Time Travel: The Noble Family
Chapter 335 - Chapter 335 Chapter 120 Contradictions (Part 2)_2

Chapter 335: Chapter 120: Contradictions (Part 2)_2 Chapter 335: Chapter 120: Contradictions (Part 2)_2 Yueyao looked at Yueying in surprise, “Coming to the mountain is all about vegetarian meals, praying, and copying scriptures, and yet you didn’t even bring your own brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. I don’t know what kind of mood you were in or how you planned to fulfill your filial duties.” Yueyao had Hua Lei fetch some unused writing materials for Yueying from the chests and baskets.

After burying her head in copying for a shichen, Yueying’s arms were so sore she couldn’t continue. She put down her brush and asked Cai Qing, “What is Third Young Lady doing?”

Cai Qing returned after a while and said, “Miss, Third Young Lady is also copying scriptures.” Cai Qing was somewhat worried in her heart. Third Young Lady had great patience; she hadn’t uttered a single complaint from yesterday until now, quietly attending morning prayers and borrowing scriptures to copy, quickly adapting to the life of the temple. In contrast, their own Miss had encountered so many problems in such a short time. Cai Qing was very concerned–could their Miss endure these two months? If she couldn’t, it would be a case of outsmarting oneself.

Yueyao borrowed those twelve scripture volumes with a purpose in mind, to first show her sincerity to the steward monk and leave a good impression; it would make it easier to later borrow some precious Scripture Scrolls. When the right opportunity came, she would see if she could meet the achieved monks of the monastery.

During the midday meal, Yueying cautiously asked, “Third younger sister, how much have you copied? I’ve only copied twelve pages.”

Yueyao replied, “It’s fine, I haven’t copied much either.” Considering the time since she gave Yueying the scriptures, copying twelve pages in less than a shichen was not too little.

Qiao Lan’s eyes showed some astonishment. If she hadn’t misremembered, the scripture book Miss was copying only had a few pages left. Without comparison, one wouldn’t notice, but with it, the disparity became obvious.

In the afternoon, it was Cai Lan’s turn to hobble and fetch water. By the time for the evening meal, her shoulders, waist, feet, and other parts of her body were aching–essentially, her whole body was in pain. She said to Yueyao, “Third Young Lady, I can’t do the task of carrying water.”

Yueyao hesitated with her chopsticks in hand as if she hadn’t heard, and continued to serve herself food.

Unable to withstand it, Cai Lan continued, “Third Young Lady, I think Nanny Hao can carry the water; I truly can’t handle it. Third Young Lady, I can help out in the kitchen.”

Nanny Hao was still bustling about in the kitchen at the time, and she would have certainly rolled her eyes if she were there. Hua Lei, at the side, rolled her eyes–carrying water was a chore they had chosen themselves, it wasn’t assigned by their Miss.

Seeing Yueyao ignoring her, Cai Lan could only seek help from Yueying. Yueying, seeing Yueyao’s indifferent expression, did not dare to speak up, and the ambiance became very quiet.

After a while, Yueyao gently placed her chopsticks on the bowl and asked softly, “Then what are you able to do?” Her voice was so soft that only the few people present could hear.

Cai Lan, feeling a blaze of anger in her heart at Yueyao’s expression, replied loudly, “I came to the mountain to serve our Miss, not to do these heavy chores.”

Yueyao laughed lightly, her smile filled with mockery, and turned to Yueying, “What does big sister think?”

Just now, Cai Lan had shown Yueying her swollen shoulders and the blisters on her feet, which Cai Qing also had, though Cai Qing was in better condition than Cai Lan. These were her personal maids who had followed her for many years, and seeing them like this pained her as well. Yueying spoke softly, “Third younger sister, since Nanny Hao can carry water, let her do it then!”

Hua Lei looked at Yueying strangely before lowering her head without speaking, as it wasn’t a maid’s place to interrupt when her master was speaking.

Yueyao put down her eating utensils, smiling as she said, “So, big sister means for my steward mother to take over her chores?”

Yueying felt troubled and finally said softly, “Third younger sister, both Cai Lan and Cai Qing have shoulders that are red and purple, and they have blisters on their feet; they can’t endure this hardship.”

Yueyao laughed and said, “Big sister means, my steward mother and personal maid are naturally resilient people. Not only do they have to serve us sisters, but should they also serve her?” She paused before continuing, “You don’t think that just because mother and maid have kept silent, they can manage these tasks, do you? Hua Lei, Qiao Lan, show them your hands.” Both of them had also developed blisters from chopping wood today; they just hadn’t said anything.

Yueying hesitated for a moment, then finally told Cai Lan, “You continue to carry water tomorrow; it will get better in a couple of days.”

Cai Lan collapsed to the ground crying after hearing this, crying out, “Miss, I really can’t do it. Miss, please assign me another task!”

Yueying looked at Yueyao, and seeing that Yueyao remained silent, said by herself, “Then what task would you like?”

At that moment, Hua Lei really wanted to roll her eyes–so this was the performance they had set up, ready to play together!