I really just left the dragon pond and entered the tiger’s den. Ruyi didn’t expect that she would be kept by Madam Wang to read the account book by saying that she was “not just a blind man with her eyes open.”
Ruyi was only twelve years old after all, and she had not yet walked out of the powerlessness and guilt that she had been surrounded by a group of desperate women. At this moment, she just wanted to escape from here and return to the small house behind Cheng’en Pavilion, holding her Folang-ji doll, sitting cross-legged on the kang, drinking her mother’s newly fried oil tea.
Ruyi hurriedly said, “But… but Mother Chan is still waiting for me to go back and close the door.”
Jiang was still old, and Madam Wang called a woman who was in the night, “You go to Cheng’en Pavilion and find Madam Chan, and said I have kept Ruyi and asked her to rest by herself and leave the door for Ruyi.”
Ruyi had to sit on the chair next to Madam Wang. Madam Wang lit another oil lamp, the wick was as thick as a finger, just like lighting more than a dozen lamps. In an instant, the room was much brighter.
Ruyi began to read the account book:
“On the second day of June, he moved to Hema’s grocery store, located in Jiqing Street’s first-time insurance company, the fifth house, the seventh-level and the fifth house, with one shop and five houses, and the compensation was 800 taels. The person in charge came to enjoy it.”
The Ming Dynasty continued the Baojia system of the Song Dynasty, with ten households being one a, and ten households being one a. This He Ma grocery store is the 75th household in Jiqing Street.
“On the second day of June, I moved to Zhongliangmi Store, located at the sixth house of the first and second houses of Jiqing Street, with one shop and three houses, and compensated 1,000 taels. The person in charge of the agency will be blessed.”
“On the fourth day of June, I moved to Maotai Tavern, located at the fourth house of the first house of the first house of Jiqing Street, with one shop and five houses, and compensated 800 taels. The person in charge of the agency will be blessed.”
“On the fifth day of June, I moved to Lao Gan Madou Sauce Store, located at the first house of the second and first houses, and paid 500 taels. The person in charge of the agency will be blessed.”
“On the fifth day of June, I moved to Di Di to Jiqing Street, with one shop and two houses, and compensated 1,000 taels. The person in charge of the agency will be blessed.”
“On the fifth day of June, I moved to Shunfeng Escort Agency, located in Jiqing Street’s No. 1, 1, 7th house, 2 houses, 5 houses and 2 horse sheds, and compensated 1,500 taels. The person in charge came to the fortune.”
“On the fifth day of June, I moved to Liu Hanyuan’s family, one house, located in Jiqing Street’s No. 3, 3, 3, 3. The third house in Jiqing Street’s first house. The person in charge came to the salary.”
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Ru thought about it, I knew that the account book she read was to connect the Summer Palace and the East and West governments together. The Zhang family demolished the entire Jiqing Street and paid for it, and paid for the compensation for the shops and household owners along the street.
After that, there are also shops such as Sijia Inn, Santong Escort Agency, Wudalang Shaobing, and private home owners such as Zhao Qian, Sun and Li.
As Ruyi read, Madam Wang felt a little sleepy and closed her eyes and listened. Ruyi thought she was the king for a while.The nanny sat down and fell asleep, so she lowered her voice to test.
Madam Wang closed her eyes and said, “It’s like a mosquito, read it louder.”
Ruyi had to cheer up and read it aloud until she was dry and she finished reading the first account book.
At this time, the woman who was in the night brought all the night snacks tonight.
Madam Wang ordered, “Add a pair of chopsticks, I will eat it with Ruyi.”
At this time, Ruyi just wanted to go back and lie down, and hurriedly said, “No need to bother, I’m not hungry.”
“Sit down, add a pair of chopsticks, and eat my part together.” Madam Wang said, “Do you have to ask me to sit down?”
Ruyi didn’t dare, so she sat down obediently. Tonight’s midnight snack was made of chicken soup wonton stew, four exquisite side dishes.
The chicken soup was boiled thickly and her tongue was fresh. Ruyi was a girl who was still growing and liked to eat. She only drank the first sip and couldn’t stop chopsticks afterwards. She ate most of the midnight snacks!
After eating, some of the women handed over tea cups, copper basins, hand towels, etc. in turn.
It was a savory tea that was cooked like red soup. Ruyi would not drink this kind of strong tea at night. She would get sleepy and not sleep well. However, she had never been treated like this. She did not want to show her timidity in public, so she picked up the teacup like Madam Wang and drank it with her neck.
It’s so bitter! Is this the good thing the nannies in charge of the nannies?
Ruyi frowned and almost vomited it out on the spot, but she saw Madam Wang spit the tea in her mouth into a copper basin!
Madam Wang looked at her shocked look and smiled, “Ruyi, why did you drink the rinsing tea for your mouth? Be careful not to sleep at night.”
This tea is used for rinsing your mouth! No wonder it is bitter and astringent!
Ruyi made a big ugly appearance, and her mind was very quick. She forced her dignity to win back her dignity and said, “I have to continue reading the account book after having a midnight snack. I have to stay up late, so I drank strong tea and thought I would be a little more energetic later.”
Madam Wang said, “I am old and can’t stand it. I’m going to sleep in the pay room now. You go back to Cheng’en Pavilion.”
Ruyi was tired and almost made a big ugly appearance. She quickly said goodbye and left like she ran away.
Who knew that just after walking to the door, Madam Wang said, “Tomorrow morning, I will come to see me after breakfast.”
Ruyi took a quick step, took a deep breath, and tried to smile, “Yes.”
Back at Cheng’en Pavilion, Mother Chan was not asleep yet. She pointed to the stove and said, “The water for soaking feet has been boiled, and the coal for the burning kang has been added. You can warm the kang, hurry up and wash and go to bed.”
As soon as she came back, the hot water was hot, and a warm feeling surged in Ruyi’s heart, “Thank you, mom, you can’t sleep so late.”