After rebirth, dribbling and leaving

Xia He paused, feeling depressed. It seemed that Qiu Ju was beyond help!

Well, for the sake of the young mistress’s future plans, I’d better bear with it for now!

After a while, Xia He brought some steamed bread and pickles:

"Qiu Ju, I begged for this from the tenants. It seems that the young mistress is really angry this time... You just have to eat it for the next few days. When the young mistress calms down, I will speak well of you and let you go back!"

"Also, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you have to understand your own identity and who your master is. If you make a mistake again, even if the young mistress sells you out, no one else can interfere!"

Qiu Ju had a look of disgust on her face and was furious. After hearing this, she was about to throw away the black steamed bread in her hand, but then she took it back and started eating it silently!

Xia He helped to turn a broken bowl over, and seeing a small water tank nearby, she scooped half a bowl of water and handed it over. Qiu Ju was stretching her neck to swallow the steamed bread in her mouth, and the sour feeling in her throat almost made her suffocate!

She took the broken bowl without even bothering to show disgust, and pressed down on the side with the smallest gap, her eyes filled with tears, and her porcelain-like little face was full of grievance and indignation!

Since I have been with the young lady for so many years, I have eaten well, dressed well, and even slept better than ordinary young ladies. But in just half a day, I feel like I have fallen from heaven to the mire. The contrast is too great!

"...Qiu Ju, I can't accompany you anymore. Think about it carefully. Why did the young mistress punish you to come to Madam Zhou?... Let's see how to make the young mistress calm down!"

Xia He patted Qiu Ju, turned around and left the hut!

The light in the room was dim. Qiu Ju, who had barely swallowed a few mouthfuls, felt itchy all over. The difference between this place and the fragrant quilts and soft pillows she had in the Marquis' Mansion was like heaven and earth!

She lay down sideways, using the small bag that Xia He had helped her bring as a pillow. Inside the bag were her spare clothes. Only then did Qiu Ju remember what Xia He had said!

"... Could it be... that the young mistress knew that I had framed Madam Zhou and is now looking for revenge?... No, if she knew that it was a false accusation, she would not have sent Madam Zhou to the manor!... It should be that the young mistress regretted punishing Madam Zhou and now wants to take her back to the manor..."

"From what Xia He said, even if the young mistress wants to sell me out, no one will lend a hand to help me!"

Qiu Ju was not stupid and was quite clever. Thinking of this, she started to rack her brains to figure out how to clear Nanny Zhou's name. If Nanny Zhou could not clear her bad reputation, she guessed that the young mistress would keep her here!

If that happens, I will never have the chance to become my brother-in-law's woman again!

The bond is in the hands of the young mistress, so even asking the lady for help won't work. As for the second young lady of the Xin'an Marquis's Mansion, I'm afraid she is out of reach now!

While thinking deeply here, Nanny Zhou came back with a basin of wet clothes. She hung the clothes outside to dry first, and then slowly walked into the thatched hut!

He took a cold look at Qiu Ju who was lying there, then silently turned the casserole over, took a bowl to scoop water from the jar and poured it into the casserole, then walked out of the house with the bowl in hand!

Not far from the thatched hut, there was a simple stove made of mud and stones. Some broken straw was put into the stove, and then it was lit with a flint. The thin dry branches were ignited little by little, and then the casserole was put in!

Then he put in a few thicker branches, and took this opportunity to go back and scoop a handful of old rice from a broken jar. He washed it with half a bowl of water, separated out a lot of husks, and went out to put the shriveled rice grains into the pot!

When the rice soup was about the size of two bowls, Madam Zhou turned off the fire and turned back to shout:

"Come out and eat before it gets dark!"

Qiuju didn't want to care about it, but the steamed bread was so unpalatable at that time that she only ate a few bites and put it down. Now her stomach was rumbling and she felt really uncomfortable!

He slowly got up, with a head full of lawsuits, but his feet honestly moved out and he casually took out the bowl of water he was drinking!

There was no spoon at home, so Nanny Zhou used two relatively straight branches to stir the pot, then put rags on both sides of the casserole and poured some into her own bowl!

"Drink everything in the pot!"

Nanny Zhou picked up the porridge with a slight rice aroma and thin soup and slowly drank it. Qiuju walked closer and saw that her peach blossom eyes immediately widened and her plump breasts heaved violently!

"Madame Zhou...you...you did this on purpose, didn't you?...How can you feel full after eating such a bland soup?"

Nanny Zhou snorted coldly and said, "If you feel that this meal is not filling, then go back! That is my food for half a day. If you don't want to eat it, then stay. It's just right for me to drink a few more sips!"

After saying this, Madam Zhou took another sip of the soup and continued:

"What you think is not enough to eat has been like delicious food to me over the past year or so!... When I first arrived, I would thank God if I could have a bowl of porridge with a few grains of rice a day. This is the life of my old bones..."

"As for you...you young thing, don't let yourself get so hungry after a few days that you become a yellow-faced woman...by then, forget about finding a good family..."

Qiuju thought about herself if she became like that, not to mention others, she was scared half to death. Her scalp went numb for a moment and she didn't dare to do anything weird. She shook the rest in the casserole into the bowl, and only got half a bowl!

I felt nauseous in my heart, but at the same time I thought it was better than plain water, so I took a sip with a frown and squinted my eyes, and almost vomited!

"Oh my, why does it smell so musty? It's going to kill me! Aunt Zhou, did you do this on purpose?"

Qiuju put the bowl on the ground, her pretty face distorted with anger. This bowl of porridge was a hundred times more unpalatable than plain water!

Nanny Zhou was not annoyed. After finishing her bowl of water, she went back to the room, scooped half a ladle of water with a gourd ladle and poured it into the casserole, then placed it on the stove which was still warm!

He picked up the half bowl on the ground and drank it all in a few gulps. Then he took two bowls and put them into the casserole. He cleaned them one by one with a rag and put them back. He poured the water in the pot into a small ditch next to it, then came back, scooped a ladle of water and continued to cook!

After finishing all the work, Madam Zhou sat on the wooden barrel again and said slowly:

"What you think is poisonous is actually my life-saving food. I have plucked it from these straws over and over again. Some of it was secretly given to me by the kind tenants in this farm..."

Qiuju was speechless for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully, she understood.

Mrs. Zhou made a mistake and was punished to the farm. The lady didn't like her and would definitely order people to treat her harshly. Considering this, it was not easy for her to survive unscathed!

Qiu Ju hesitated, "Mammy, it's all Qiu Ju's fault. I didn't think right at the time... Qiu Ju will help Mammy clear her name!"

Nanny Zhou was stunned. How could Qiuju have a change of heart?

This girl is the most cunning and cunning one among the four dowries of the young lady. She also has bad intentions, otherwise she would not have been bribed to frame herself!

When I was framed, I wanted to remind the young lady to be careful of the people in Changning Marquis' Mansion. Unexpectedly, the young lady wanted to let him go lightly, but was seen by the marquis's wife, who ordered people to beat me with twenty boards and immediately sent me to the manor!

Fortunately, the young lady was kind-hearted and asked Chunlan to give her twenty taels of silver, a bottle of medicine, and a few sets of clothes, and had them delivered to the farm under the young lady's name!

It was a pity that the silver was taken away and divided by the two maids who were delivering it on the way. When they arrived at the farm, they even said something to the head of the farm!

From then on, she found herself being targeted in various ways in Zhuangzi!