Chapter 543 Sir, Please Stay (5)
Chapter 543 Sir, Please Stay (5)
"Xiao Xi, those sisters all laughed at me. They laughed so loudly! They also said that I couldn't even do such a simple thing as grinding ink. The words I wrote were crooked and ugly." Deng Moci cried to Gu Yuxi with a look of grievance, tears welling up in her eyes.
However, the women turned a deaf ear to Deng Moci's complaints. They continued to be busy as usual, packing their own things, as if Deng Moci's words had never reached their ears.
Each of these women had her own tasks and affairs to complete, and no one was willing to stop what they were doing to pay attention to this seemingly fragile and helpless little girl.
After all, here, everyone relies on their own abilities and efforts to survive, and no one has the extra time and energy to take care of other people's emotions.
Unlike other women, Deng Moci has a brother who loves her and a mother who cares about her to rely on and provide support.
In comparison, she seemed a little pampered, which might be one of the reasons why other women were not very friendly to her.
Looking at Deng Moci's tearful face, Gu Yuxi reached out her hand to wipe away the tears from her eyes, and gently comforted her: "Don't be sad, Miss. Everyone has the first time to try new things. Not being able to do it doesn't mean you will never be able to do it. As long as we study hard, we will definitely be able to master these skills. Believe in yourself, and keep going!"
"Oh my, you used too much water, and you didn't control the strength at all." Gu Yuxi frowned as he looked at the wet, messy ink in front of him.
"The teacher criticized me like this before, but I really don't know what to do!" Deng Moci responded with a sad face, his eyes revealing a hint of helplessness and anxiety.
At this time, everyone else around had packed up their things and left the place.
Not until the last person left did Gu Yuxi finally feel relieved and began to demonstrate to Deng Moci.
"Miss, just one or two drops of water are enough. If you make water everywhere like you did just now, it will be more suitable for painting a majestic ink painting.
Also, the direction of the ink flow should be this way." Gu Yuxi explained patiently, while reaching out and gently holding the brush in Deng Moci's hand, guiding her to adjust the way of applying force.
Deng Moci secretly made up his mind that he would never be laughed at by others again this time.
So she concentrated on following the method taught by Gu Yuxi, grinding carefully and trying to control the force that Gu Yuxi had just controlled.
"You just need to copy the words written by the teacher. As for holding the pen, you should hold it like this..." Gu Yuxi continued to guide Deng Moci carefully.
After some effort, Deng Moci wrote ten big characters crookedly. Although the handwriting did not look very beautiful, it was a clear improvement compared to before.
Moreover, the ground ink is rich in color, fine and uniform, and looks much more beautiful.
Seeing this, Deng Moci was so happy that she almost cried, and said excitedly: "Xiao Xi, you are so smart! I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach, I want to go to the toilet."
Hearing this, Gu Yuxi, who was originally immersed in the joy of teaching success, suddenly became a little unhappy.
But she still accompanied Deng Moci to the toilet. After entering the toilet, Gu Yuxi quickly took out the toilet paper she had bought in advance from the space she carried with her, and handed a piece to Deng Moci.
“This paper…”
"Miss, use this to clean yourself. We have no more toilet paper."
"Well, it won't be considered a waste."
"We should go back."
At noon, after helping Deng Moci to sleep, Gu Yuxi went to find some dead grass and soaked it in a wooden barrel with some chemicals.
Aunt Cui was busy with drying clothes and cleaning. Gu Yuxi was not idle after dinner either, and followed Aunt Cui to learn some massage techniques.
After the master woke up, Gu Yuxi accompanied the master to see the female teacher, and this time he waited by the side.
"Painting is an indispensable skill for women. Ladies, please take a look at this painting..."
At noon on the third day, Gu Yuxi began to beat the softened leaves and grass. She cooked the already fragmented plant fibers in a small iron pot.
"Xiao Xi, take a rest for a while and don't bother with these things." Aunt Cui put pieces of straw paper in the sun.
After that, Aunt Cui sat aside and took a nap. Gu Yuxi took a net and continued to make the paper template, and put it in the sun to dry. The toilet paper plan was completed.
"Madame Cui, I'm just tinkering with it for fun. You can go back and have a rest. We still have to clean up in the afternoon."
"Then I'll keep my voice down."
"The young lady will wake up soon. You should accompany her to the mulberry room to weave cloth. You still have a lot of work to do."
The busy and fulfilling life made Gu Yuxi exhausted. Perhaps her uncle would never see her again in this life...
"Tell me, where did you sell the person to? How could you be so vicious, woman?" the man asked angrily.
"My husband, I have no choice. We have four children to support. Right now, there is a shortage of food and the border is in constant war. It is a good thing to let Xi go to a rich family."
The lady kneeling on the ground was crying. She had worked too hard for this family, so why should she be scolded? Moreover, she had served Gu Yuxi for half a year, so she didn't owe them anything.
"Have you forgotten how my younger sister and brother-in-law helped us? How could you be so ungrateful? I will get Yuxi girl back no matter what."
"I sent her to the governor's mansion to be the personal maid of the eldest daughter of the Deng family. I only treated her as a living contract. She can leave the official residence on her own in the future and will not become a slave."
"Oh, are you saying you're smart?"
"Dad, Mom didn't do it on purpose. We are moving, but sister Yuxi can't stand the bumps." The four children also knelt down, which stumped the man.
"We haven't spent the money yet. If all else fails, I will go and plead with the governor to return my sister to you."
"I will never say she has always been a parasite again."
"you……"
"Dad, Mom, she did it all for us. If you want to blame someone, blame us. She has not been idle in the past few months and has been busy all year round."
The man looked at his wife and children kneeling on the ground. He knew all this, but he just didn't want Gu Yuxi to be sent to serve others like this.
"Father, how about you change sister Yuxi back? I'll be the young lady's maid and I'll get money every month."
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