The Three Spirit Stones

Chapter 168 I am like this

"Women should have proper manners when sitting and standing."

"You should keep your chin straight, look straight, shoulders and back straight, arms like holding a drum, feet two inches apart, face straight, thighs straight, feet straight, body not shaking, elbows not shaking."

……

In the side hall, several maids from the palace were teaching Ah Cai the etiquette of noble women. They were holding rulers and surrounding her...

slap~

"This posture is wrong,"

slap~

"Keep your waist straighter and your hips tucked in."

"Don't raise your chin too high. When you see someone who is higher than you, you should lower your head slightly."

While guiding Ah Cai's movements, they used a ruler to hit her on the parts of her body where she did something wrong.

Although it didn't hurt much, she still felt uncomfortable as she was used to walking sideways!

She endured it!

She said to herself, this is the practice in this world.

If you can't even endure this, how can you endure for a thousand years?

After finally getting to 3 p.m., her stomach was already growling with hunger.

She has always eaten three meals a day. She should have eaten at noon, but the people of Song Dynasty were used to eating two meals, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Some people would have a midnight snack if they had the conditions.

Now she has to be like them and wait until mealtime to eat no matter how hungry she is.

It was dinner time, and the maids and servants brought the food up one after another. Ah Cai's mouth was watering at the smell of the delicious food. She was about to sit down and pick up her chopsticks to eat a big bite,

"Hey, hey, hey,"

"How can you eat first?"

slap~

The teacher hit her on the butt with a ruler again.

"Ouch, it hurts~"

Ah Cai touched her butt and said aggrievedly,

"It's okay if it hurts. If it doesn't hurt, you won't learn your lesson."

"There are also etiquette for banquets,"

"You cannot sit at the table before the host comes to the table. When the host comes to the table, you must wait on the side."

"You have to help them serve the rice, the dishes, and the soup, and you can only eat after they have finished eating."

Ah Cai's eyes widened when she heard this, and she said in disbelief, "What?"

"You want me to drink their saliva?"

"Oh my! How can this be called eating their saliva? You must not say such things."

A maid screamed strangely.

"They are your masters. Giving you the food they can't finish is a reward."

"You should thank the master for the reward he gave you,"

Ah Cai was stunned when she heard this. She recalled the old TV dramas where the emperor killed his subjects and the subjects had to shout “thank the emperor for his grace”!

"They let me eat some saliva. Should I thank God for his grace?"

"Hey there!"

The maid started to scream again, "How can you, my aunt, talk nonsense?"

"You can't say anything careless,"

"Many times, the mouth is the source of trouble. You have to understand this truth."

Ah Cai also understood this sentence. This nanny really wanted to teach her.

"Yes, Mammy,"

"Hmm~"

At this time, Mrs. Cheng came out with her two grandsons. Cheng Yu and his family would not be back home until the evening, so there was only one old man and two children at home during the day.

She sat down with her two grandchildren, and the maids served the three of them dishes and soup.

When the nanny saw Ah Cai standing there blankly, she immediately whispered to remind him, "Aunt, you should stand next to the old lady now. If only the Marquis is here, you should stand next to him. If the whole family is here, you should stand next to the mistress."

"Whatever they want to eat, you have to take the initiative to serve them the food, if they want to drink, you have to pour the wine, if they want to drink soup, you have to serve the soup, do you understand?"

"……Understood,"

Ah Cai stood obediently beside Mrs. Cheng and served her.

However, she is also clumsy enough.

During the meal, soup was spilled twice, bowls were knocked over three times, and a piece of chicken fell on Mrs. Cheng's clothes.

Mrs. Cheng couldn't stand her anymore and kept calling her a fool. She waved her hand and told her to stand aside, not allowing her to come any closer.

The two young men were at an age that even dogs hate. When they saw their grandmother calling them idiots, they followed suit and called them idiots, which made Ah Cai very angry.

I thought to myself, you two little bastards, you used to chase me to play with you, and now you dare to call me an idiot?

I will never play with you again.

Finally, when they all finished eating, she was already too hungry. Looking at the messy food on the table, she really had no appetite.

"Auntie, you can eat now,"

"Can I not eat?"

"I'm not hungry anymore,"

"what??"

……

In the evening, Cheng Yu returned to the mansion and immediately went to Ah Cai's yard.

Hearing his footsteps, Ah Cai, who was sulking, immediately rubbed her face and put on a happy look.

Because she remembered Lu Wuchen said that one should learn to hide one's inner thoughts and not let others see what one is thinking at a glance.

She didn't want Cheng Yu to know that she was unhappy, and she also asked Dongmei not to tell him what happened today.

"Color~"

"My husband is back,"

"How was your study today?"

"The maids taught me very carefully and I learned a lot of etiquette knowledge,"

"That's good. I was just worried that you would be wronged."

"No,"

With his concern, Ah Cai's mood finally improved. She was in a better mood and talked more. She also demonstrated to him the greetings and cross-arm salutes that she had learned today.

Cheng Yu was very relieved to see this. He had been absent-minded the whole day and only now felt relieved.

For half a month, Ah Cai either studied etiquette or attended ancient women's ideological and moral classes.

The lady who was giving her the lecture was a well-read and talented woman, who had always enjoyed a great reputation. She specialized in lecturing on various classics and scriptures for the ladies of the nobility.

Her last name is Cai, and Ah Cai calls her Mr. Cai.

"The way of husband and wife is to coordinate yin and yang, to communicate with the gods, to believe in the great principles of heaven and earth, and the great principles of human relations."

"If a husband does not control his wife, his dignity will be lost; if a wife does not serve her husband, her moral principles will be lost..."

Mr. Cai recited the "Female Commandments" in a rhythmic manner, while Ah Cai lowered her head and rolled her eyes.

I rely on!

The whole article is about men being superior to women.

Women should be modest and tolerant, treat others with respect, put others before themselves, bear humiliation and often show fear, sleep later than dogs and get up earlier than chickens, do housework by themselves, and do not be picky about the heavy or easy work.

This is simply pua women,

Go to hell!

"Auntie Cai,"

"Did you write down what I just said?"

Mr. Cai saw that she always kept her head down and thought she was slacking off.

Ah Cai quickly raised her head and replied, "Ah! Yes, sir."

"Then repeat what I just said."

"Oh well,"

Then she repeated what Mr. Cai said.

Mr. Cai nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and thought to himself, this boy is teachable!

This is the strength of a top student. Photographic memory is a basic quality of Acai.

In addition to learning these, she also has to learn music, painting, calligraphy, embroidery, tea ceremony, etc.

She loves these so much!

She has always felt that she has artistic talent, so she took these classes with great interest.

One day when Cheng Yu came back, she said mysteriously that she wanted to give him a gift, and then took out a sachet.

There is an animal-like pattern embroidered on this sachet. Cheng Yu looked at it from left to right but couldn’t figure out what it was.

She said this is a cat named Cheng Fugui, her cat son.

Cheng Yu remembered,

I did have a cat named Cheng Fugui, but he died of old age many years ago.

It turns out that this cat is also her pet!