Four Snow Storage

  "Wanwan, from now on, follow the people of Yunlu Academy, do more and talk less. Watch what others do and learn from them. This general will return to the mansion after a while. During this time, you can learn more about the rules of our mansion." Xueqing said as she walked with Yan'er.

  Wanwan was the name she gave her, this woman was somewhat dull and didn't talk much, which was just right for the mansion, she didn't have a name anyway, so she simply gave her the original name of the maid who had been redeemed and left years ago, after all, it was more convenient to get used to calling her that than to come up with multiple names.

  "Uh-huh," she nodded slightly, not saying anything along the way. She looked at the building's pavilions and gardens, but the general's mansion didn't have any particularly unusual artificial mountains or water features. There was just a simple, newly built stone carving in the east garden that resembled a mountain. She didn't understand these things. Nowadays, Wanwan and her past self weren't much different, except that her past self had been a young lady from a good family. At least she knew something about artificial mountains and water features. Occasionally, she would look at some basic books on women's etiquette, occasionally do some needlework, and spend the rest of her time eating, drinking, or simply sunbathing and taking naps. She understood some basic manners.

  Wanwan and her face are just a bit different, with more foolishness. Of course, for a crippled girl like her, Wanwan doesn't know about her own past, she just remembers what Big Aunt said, that when she finds her daughter and son-in-law, they will take her away. Her thoughts are as simple and trusting as white paper, believing in everyone around her.

  "Wanwan, you're just in the back kitchen of our Yunlu Villa." Xueqing brought Wanwan to the kitchen of Yunlu Villa, occasionally reminding her with a few words as they walked.

  Xue Qing naturally wouldn't directly arrange a new maid to the upper house of Yunlu Villa, in case something went wrong and she would have to follow suit and be punished. So first, she arranged her to do miscellaneous chores with the lower servants. There was a maid named Qinglian in the back kitchen who looked obedient and had quick hands and feet, so Xue Qing had her transferred to the upper house to serve the master first. The back kitchen naturally lacked one pair of hands, and since there wasn't anything particularly eye-catching for Wanwan to do anyway, she just found something for her to do here.

  "Hey, isn't this Xue Qing?" He said as he entered the kitchen, Zhang Dacheng smiled and looked at Xue Qing who was led in by a servant girl.

  Xue Qing, about 28 years old, is the daughter of General's wet nurse. She has been serving General in the mansion since she was a child. In this mansion, except for Guan Yunji who manages all the big and small things, there is also Xue Qing. She is specifically responsible for General's daily life, including eating, drinking, sleeping and other aspects. As a woman, her thoughts are more meticulous, so with her arranging these things for General, it is generally more detailed than a man.

  "Ah, Zhang Dajun, I'll have someone bring this over to you personally. The young lady has gone up to the house, so let's take the luggage up first and have it taken care of." As soon as Xue Qing spoke in her gentle voice, Zhang Dajun hastily nodded his head.

  "Hey, what's this girl's name?" Zhang Da chef looked at her with a kind smile.

  "Wan Wan" spoke up, using a handkerchief to gesture for Wan Wan to come over.

  "Hey, which family's girl is this? Haha!" Zhang the cook laughed with his head thrown back, not to mention his tattered clothes, but his face was covered in smallpox scars, looking dark and dirty. He could only chop firewood, let her help out in the kitchen, who would dare eat the food he cooked? Hygiene is very important after all.

  "Later Li's mother and the others will come, you ask them to get her a cleaner set of clothes, and then give this little girl a good bath." Xue Qing covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled lightly.

  "Yes, Snow Qing young lady," Zhang kitchen hastily bowed his head.

  "Alright, I'm back. I'll call Qinglian over to go upstairs in a bit." Xueqing didn't linger and turned her head to walk out.

  They went back and forth like this, Wanwan seemed to have nothing to do with herself. After Xueqing left, she still stood stupidly in front of Zhang's kitchen, her eyes showing only a dull expression, nothing else.

  "Alright, from now on, you'll just follow us in the kitchen, stoking the stove, pulling the bellows, washing clothes for everyone... looking at you, you're not a very clever girl, so just do what you can, don't worry about it." Zhang Dachuan said to himself.

  After a while, the other party still didn't make any sound. He looked up and found that Wanwan was still staring at him seriously in a daze.

  Chef Zhang didn't say much either, and was busy with his own work. Outside the door, a series of footsteps could be heard, probably Madame Zhang leading people back home. Since General wasn't in the mansion, everyone was relatively relaxed. "Madame Zhang, you're back! This is Snow Qing bringing someone to replace Xiang Wei." Without even lifting her head, she pushed Wanwan over to Madame Zhang.

  "Oh, let me take a look," said Zhang Mama with her usual warmth and generosity. As she spoke, she walked over to Wanwan, took hold of her, and examined her carefully. Her features were quite pretty, but she was just too dirty - her skin was blackened, and her clothes were tattered and worn out. "Come on, let's get you some clean clothes first, then you can give yourself a good wash. From now on, you'll be following us sisters."

  Mother Zhang pulled Wanwan and walked towards the downstairs house.

  Wanwan looked at a bucket of hot bath water and opened her mouth.

  "Hehehe, hurry up and go take a bath, get yourself cleaned up!" Zhang's mother was busy finding clothes.

  "Hmm" Yan Yan took off the worn-out clothes one by one, and the parts that were still covering her body were still very white in color. However, the skin exposed outside was indeed very dark.

  Zhang's mother rubbed her eyes, wondering if she had seen it wrong. The girl was very clean and didn't look like the sloppy person she thought she saw. She walked over, stood in front of the wooden bucket, bent down to the water bucket, and thoroughly cleaned herself up. The water had been stirred up by her and was now murky.

  Wanwan looked at Zhang Mama, not saying a word. The two of them stared at each other, one with nothing on her mind and the other looking at Wanwan in surprise. This was unbelievable! It turned out that this little girl had a stunning appearance. Her face, washed clean by water, was so lovely that it made Zhang Mama like her even more.

  Porcelain skin, steamed by hot water to a tender pink, due to the heat, her curved eyes narrowed unconsciously, and her already charming eyes became even more so. Her small mouth slightly pursed, looking at herself like that, she was an old lady but still couldn't help swallowing hard at the sight of the curved one in front of her, oh dear, something big is going to happen!

  "Wanwan, come out quickly and put on your clothes with Mama Zhang." Mama Zhang waved the clothes in front of her.

  "Oh." A simple response, Wanwan stood up and stepped out of the wooden bucket. Her slender figure couldn't help but shiver in the air, and she took the clothes from Zhang Ma's hands to put them on.

  Who dresses like this? Zhang Mama shook her head and went over to help her take off the clothes, putting on a new undershirt and outer garment one piece at a time. Looking at this child, indeed, except for her face, there was no other clever place.

  Zhang's mother helped Wanwan put on her clothes, and without saying much, she walked out of the room, leaving Wanwan standing alone in front of the wooden bucket, lost in thought. She quickly went to find Zhang's cook, this Snow Qing girl brought back a person, how could he be in such a state? What was the intention behind it?

  "Old Zhang?" Zhang's mother ran into the back kitchen, looking at Zhang who was busy cooking, and waved her hand for him to come over to the doorway.

  "What's wrong? Can't you see I'm making lunch?" Zhang the cook wiped his oily hands with a towel and walked over.

  "Zhang Dacheng, did you carefully consider bringing this girl back with Xue Qing?" Zhang's mother asked in a low voice.

  "The girl brought back by Xue Qing has her own vision, I don't care about the reason for managing the household." Zhang Ju looked at her seriously.

  "What's going on? You just took a girl to get her hair done and now you're back with a mysterious look?"

  "You come with me and see for yourself. I don't know what Snow Qing's intentions are." Zhang Ma dragged the chef along as she headed towards her room.

  Zhang Da chef looked at Zhang Mama with suspicion, as they had worked together in the mansion for many years. Although Zhang Mama was known for her bold personality, she was still a careful and meticulous person when it came to work. Since she asked him to take a look, there must be a reason for it. Following Zhang Mama, he walked towards her room, pushed open the door, and saw Wanwan standing in front of the wooden bucket.

  Both of their eyes widened, this is a real beauty!

  Wanwan looked at them two, didn't know what to do, they looked at her and she also looked at them.

  "Zhang Ma, will Xue Qing miss out on this?" the head chef muttered to Zhang Ma beside him.

  "No, I think Snow Qing's intention is not that simple. Look, she brought such a beautiful person to Yunlu Courtyard, it must be to hide this girl here first." Zhang Ma nodded in agreement, with a woman's intuition, it must be so.

  "What's going on here? What are you trying to do?" Zhang was still puzzled, he really didn't understand.

  Zhang's mother glared at him, rolled up her sleeves and scolded this foolish man: "Don't you think carefully, this girl's face, how can she enter Yunlu Courtyard so openly? If she wasn't made to look ugly, if she wasn't dressed in rags, how could she possibly get in here? Yunlu Courtyard is a place for serving the general, who doesn't know that? Xueqing Miss likes the general too, this girl is silly and stupid, yet has a good appearance, think about it carefully!"

  Zhang's kitchen was deep in thought, lowering his head to consider what Zhang's mother had said. Was Xue Qing trying to use this foolish and obedient girl to trip up the person in that courtyard first, borrowing a knife to kill someone?

  "Hmm..." After some serious thought, Zhang Ju nodded, "But Snow Qing didn't give any clear instructions either." If she wanted something to be done in a certain way, shouldn't she have made it clear?

  "Fool! If we change shifts, won't that just let them know?" Zhang Ma said with a pout.

  "You mean Xue Qing is pretending to be silly, but this one is really silly? Then aren't we in trouble?" Zhang the cook shivered.

  "Alright, I've thought about it before. Let's just restore her to her original appearance. Later, she'll follow me, and when Xue Qing wants her to show up, she'll naturally come here." Zhang Mama said firmly to Zhang Zhuangzi.

  "Alright, in that case, I'll go to the kitchen and get some soot. You make her dirty, okay? We'll just pretend we don't know anything about this. When she comes in, she's still the same as before, and we can both save ourselves." Zhang the cook said, then headed towards the kitchen.

  Mrs. Zhang also agreed with his decision, this is the best, the general has not returned yet, before returning to the mansion, nothing should be done, anyway it's all their upstairs scheming and jealousy, having nothing to do with these servants at all.