After my mother asked me to be a maid

The bullock cart soon entered the boundary of Dayan Village.

From a long distance away, Xia An saw two figures working in the half-acre paddy field of his family, it was Mrs. Xia and the elder sister Xia Ping.

After a long time no see, he really missed them a little, and immediately thanked Mu Liang and jumped off the bullock cart.Mu Liang still wanted to say something to him, but saw that the man had already run a long way towards the paddy field, so he had to give up.

"Mom! Big sister, I'll come back to see you!"

Shouting all the way, Xia An rushed into the field.

When Mrs. Xia and Xia Ping heard the shouts, they stopped what they were doing, wiped their hands on the lapel of their clothes, and then took Xia An's hand, looked up and down, and asked about his health.

"An'an, why did you come back without saying a word, but did you suffer any grievances in the prime minister's mansion." Mrs. Xia asked worriedly.

"No, the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion are very nice to me!" Xia An shook his head, and said the same rhetoric he had discussed with Su Ruohan before, "I missed you all, and ah, it's not my birthday Are you here? I happen to be free today, so I’m going home, and our family will have a meal together.”

"Okay, okay, what do you want to eat, mother will make it for you when you go back." Mrs. Xia felt relieved and said, "It's just that you came back so suddenly, the clothes and shoes that mother and eldest sister embroidered for your birthday gift are still there." It’s not finished, I’m sorry for you.”

"There's nothing wrong with this. Being able to have dinner with you is the best birthday gift for me." Xia An smiled, seeing that Mrs. Xia and Xia Ping looked a little nervous, obviously they were very concerned about the birthday gift. He said again: "Actually, there is a gift, you can give it to me right now."

"What gift?" Mrs. Xia and Xia Ping asked at the same time.

"Help me boil a few pots of hot water and let me take a good bath." Xia An said with a smile, scratching his back as he spoke, "You don't know that when I was in the prime minister's mansion, I was afraid of being When I found out my identity, taking a bath was a quick fix, and I haven't had a hot bath for a long time."

"What a big deal, I'll boil hot water for you as soon as I get back." Mrs. Xia looked at her son lovingly, feeling deeply in her heart, a big family like the Xiangfu is good, and her son has been there for a few months, and she has been completely reborn. In the same way, not only does the person become more energetic, but the words he speaks also make people feel warm in their hearts.

Back at Xia's house, the whole family worked together and quickly boiled a large bucket of hot water, and together with the large wooden bucket, they moved to the room where Xia An used to sleep.

Following the habit of the original owner, Xia Le stubbornly wanted to stay in the house to help Xia An take a bath and rub his back. Xia An coaxed and persuaded him, and it took a long time to push the little guy out.

When the family members saw it, they were even more emotional, how powerful the Prime Minister's Mansion is, the slackers from the Xia family went there, and even cured their laziness, and became so sensible that they could take a bath by themselves.

Xia An didn't know what his family thought, he was just being innocent, and couldn't bear to let a five-year-old child take a bath for him.

"Cool!"

He stripped himself naked, and after immersing himself in the hot water, he involuntarily let out a comfortable sigh.

Although it is possible to take a bath in the Prime Minister's Mansion, he and Su Ruohan just help each other guard the door, but in case of accidents, they always wipe their bodies with hot water every time, so it is better to take a leisurely bath at home. The wooden barrel bath is comfortable.

If I knew it earlier, I would bring the big brother out and let him take a bath with him.

Because it was so comfortable, Xia An soaked for more than half an hour, and almost fell asleep halfway through, until the water became cold, and then reluctantly crawled out of the bucket.

He put on a cloth shirt from the original owner, and walked out of the house while wiping his hair. At this moment, Mrs. Xia and Xia Ping were busy in the kitchen, and the twins were also squatting at the door of the kitchen peeling beans. Just say hello and let him go to rest, and don't give him a chance to help.

But it's boring to do it alone.

Xia An thought about it, well, I'm going to play with my one-year-old niece Aman.

Out of politeness, he asked Xia Ping first: "Sister, can I take Aman out to play?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, the kitchen, which was still in full swing just now, suddenly became quiet.

Xia Ping was cutting vegetables, when the knife tilted and almost cut his hand, the smile on his face couldn't hold back, and he whispered: "Aman, she is still not good."

Now it's Xia An's turn to be surprised: "What's the matter, didn't you buy medicine for Aman earlier? Or did the medicine you bought not work?"

A pair of medicines cost one tael of silver, a total of five taels of silver was bought for the medicine, and he sold himself for this medicine. If it was useless, he would have to go to the quack doctor who sold the medicine to settle the score!

"I bought it, bought it, took all the medicine, and it works, but..." Xia Ping stopped talking halfway, and forced a smile: "It's a happy thing to congratulate you on your birthday today, let's not mention those things that are not Happy, let's cook first."

Mrs. Xia also echoed: "Yes, yes, cook first, those are small things, it doesn't matter."

Xia An went to see the two younger ones again. Although they didn't speak, they both lowered their heads and their eyes were red.

He figured it out, Mrs. Xia went to see him at the prime minister's mansion before, and said that everything was fine at home, so don't worry. The biggest worry recently was that the prostitute found out that Xia An had become the second young master's personal maid, so she came to scold him. It is said that their Xia family is low-minded, scheming, and they say the same thing in front of the face, and they are scolded by Mrs. Xia and run away. This bunch of words is all good news and not bad news. There are obviously things that don't go well in this family. The thing is Aman's disease.

But they are all a family, so there is nothing they can't say.

Xia An straightened his face immediately and asked: "What's going on, Aman is my niece, if you don't make it clear today, I won't be able to eat this meal."

"This……"

Mrs. Xia and Xia Ping looked at each other, and it was Xia Ping who finally said, "It's just what the doctor said, Aman's disease can't be cured by just taking a few doses of medicine. You have to take it every day, every month, every year, it's good." Only after giving birth and raising it for decades can the disease be cured."

When she mentioned this, she began to sigh, "But you also know that medicine, it is very expensive, even if you take a few big tonic herbs every day without using it, you still have to pay three or four taels of money for a month's medicine, how can our family bear it?" Come on, I saved the first five doses of herbs for almost two months, but I haven't taken any medicine for the next month or so."

Xia An frowned and asked, "It was the barefoot doctor at the entrance of the village who saw the doctor for A-Man. Did he say what's wrong with A-Man?"

Mrs. Xia wiped her tears and said, "It's tuberculosis, and not only Hu Langzhong said so, but also the doctors in the city's medical clinic."

Xia An was all ready to roll up his sleeves to beat up the barefoot doctor who wasted money, but he stopped when he heard this.

Tuberculosis is what modern people call tuberculosis. This disease is nothing in modern times, but it was really serious in ancient times.

It is said that Lin Daiyu in the red building suffered from this disease. The Jia family is so rich, there is no shortage of good doctors and medicinal materials, and it has not improved after careful care, let alone their poor family.

But it can't be because of this that you can't stop treating Aman.

Xia An also sighed heavily, and asked, "How long has it been since Ah Man took his medicine? I brought home all my monthly money for the past few months. How much is left?"

Xia Ping replied: "We bought the five pairs of the medicine at the beginning. We saved and boiled the medicine dregs for nearly two months. In the last month, there was no more medicine."

"As for your monthly money." Xia Ping hesitated for a moment, but continued, "Most of the money has to be kept, and to redeem your contract of sale in the future, it's better to wait until you are older and expose it in the prime minister's house." It's dangerous. An'an, in order to save Aman's life, I asked you to sell yourself to be a girl in the prime minister's mansion. The eldest sister felt very sorry, but I can't use your ransom money to buy medicine for Aman. In this way, Aman can only... ...Blame her bad luck."

After speaking, people were already crying.

Xia An was a little moved. Under such circumstances, the elder sister could still think about him.Indeed, it is impossible for him to be a servant girl in the Xiangfu forever. As he grows older, his masculine features will become more and more obvious, and the possibility of exposure will increase. It is better to redeem himself as soon as possible, but compared with Aman's life When he got up, he didn't look so anxious again.

He made a decisive decision, "Buy the medicine for Aman first, and then I will find a way to collect the money for the redemption. Elder sister, don't say such outrageous words, we are a family, and the family must be neat and tidy, and we can't do without anyone. .”

"But this money can't buy much medicine." Mrs. Xia still had a sad expression on her face. As the head of the family, she calculated clearly in her heart, "You pay two taels of silver a month, and the medicine costs at least three taels of silver." Two, even if you don’t keep a penny and give it all to Aman to buy medicines, it’s still a shortfall. The income from the paddy fields at home is small, and with the money bought from embroidery work with your elder sister, it can barely maintain the family’s expenses. I can’t squeeze out a single point.”

Xia An frowned and thought for a long time, and could only say: "Buy as much as you can, and leave the rest to me to figure out a way. I will definitely bring enough money back before the medicine is finished."

He still doesn't believe it anymore. As a modern person who has studied mathematics, physics, chemistry, politics, history and geography, and has all-round development of morality, intelligence, physique, art and labor, in this backward ancient world, he will not be able to find a way to make a lot of money.

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