Zhang Da is a picker, he doesn't have the ability to set up a store in a prosperous business district, so he travels around in Kyoto and the suburbs all the year round with his own flat shoulder, and the countryman's gadgets, small insects woven from bamboo are quite popular among people in the city, especially the big and small maids in the big mansion, take one to coax those young masters who don't know the world, Ladies and ladies, properly coax a quasi, the maids and women there often use their embroidery work to exchange some private rooms with themselves, or exchange some rouge gouache and the like, they are not allowed to go out in the past, they have to wait for themselves to change something, if they want to decide what in advance, they have to stammer themselves, those who have been slaves all their lives pondering is not to please others? Whenever this, being looked down upon by the picker Zhang Da is like taking a sip of hibiscus cream.

Ordinary people are always afraid of these high-ranking families, dare not approach, but curious about the gossip and private affairs of the people in the house, Zhang Da walks the streets and alleys, and loves to go to Rongning Street, especially Rongguo Mansion, the people in this house are not only generous, but also generous, can always reveal a lot of things, and talk about it themselves, can always attract a group of big girls and little daughters-in-law and old women to listen, even their own tigress mother-in-law also likes, at that time also let themselves three points.

No, this day just dawned, Zhang Da carried his goods to Rongning Street, he didn't go back to the main gate, and he would be driven out if he went, and he didn't go to the corner door, where there were often some faceless mothers who followed the pony carriage into and out, and he often went to the back door, which was not only through the big kitchen in the house, but also close to the place where the family and children lived, and it was the best place to trade.

Zhang Da waited not far away, waiting for the small door to open, and then talking to the mother-in-law guarding the door, and after a while, people would come out one after another.

However, the door has not yet opened, a carriage came in the distance, stopped at the door, knocked lightly on the door a few times, someone inside came to open, sneakily did not know what to do, Zhang Da was a bold, seeing this very curious, planning to go over to take a closer look, and reluctant to his own goods, thought about it, put away the flat shoulder, picked up the bamboo basket next to the unknown who covered his goods, tiptoed to his feet, carefully went to the door, there was a stone pillar next to the door, but just to block his body.

Nested aside, the eyes looked at the car, the door was covered by a curtain, the sky was dark, the black hole could not see anything clearly, just about to step forward to take a closer look, I listened to the sound of the "squeak" door opening, and went back again.

I saw three or four mothers-in-law with thick waists and round shoulders and a few old men, some people carried something that I don't know, some people pulled a few people who were crying and crying, and rushed to the car, and some people cried loudly, so they listened to the scolding, "What are you crying for, if you cry again, you will be sold to that dirty place!" The voice was quiet, only the sound of whimpering.

Zhang Da cautiously probed to see, what was it lifting, might as well turn the thing that was not wrapped in the black hole outside, alas, oh my mother! I saw a face pop up, even if he was as bold as Zhang Da was bluffed, the black hole was hair! Zhang Da stepped back, accidentally stepped on a small pebble, and sat on the ground with his buttocks, and he couldn't feel the coolness on the ground.

Fortunately, the whimpering sound next to him was enough to block his fall, others didn't hear it, but the little guy guarding the door on the side heard it, and when he looked to the side, he saw Zhang Da who was scared of his dream, he had a little friendship with Zhang Da, so he pretended not to see it, and went to the side to be dang, which was also his luck, otherwise he would see the ugly things of the big family, and he would have to shed his skin if he didn't die.

After a while, the car was full, and I saw the leading mother-in-law and said, "I didn't expect there to be so many people in the house, so we brought a car, not full, I don't know how many are left in the house, after the old woman sends it back, how many more cars will come?" Zhang Da came back to his senses, listening to this voice like a famous person in the city, Mrs. Zhang, she is known for her strict selection of people, I think it won't be a dead person, right? Zhang Da comforted himself.

"No need, we'll send someone to deliver the rest. "The deep voice is like the impermanence of black and white of life.

Zhang Da was frightened again, but he didn't dare to move, gritted his teeth and endured. The little guy who had some friendship with him was also happy to see Zhang Da being scared like this.

The eldest brother saw that it was not too early, so he urged Mrs. Zhang to leave early, and led the rest of the people back to the house by himself.

The little guy stayed at the end, and someone in front of him shouted, "The last door is closed!" He answered, "Okay!" and closed the door in vain, and only when he saw that everyone was far away did he feel relieved to see Zhang Da.

"I said big brother, everyone is gone, why can't you pay it back?"

Zhang Da supported his body, but he couldn't hold it up, so he said to the little guy flatteringly, "Little brother, big brother, my leg is numb, help me." ”

The little guy heard the joy and couldn't stop talking, and stretched out his hand to pull the person up.

Zhang Daxin asked with palpitations, "The younger brother told the big brother to tell the truth, just now," Zhang Da swallowed his saliva, "The one who came out was alive and dead?"

"Alive! Big brother, don't worry! If you die, then Mrs. Zhang doesn't care if you are the Guogong Mansion or not, where will you accept it!"

Zhang Da made up his mind, it's good if it's not a dead person, and if it's not a dead person, there's nothing to be afraid of. After putting his heart in his stomach, Zhang Da Da seemed to come back, pulled the little girl to hide in the corner of the side, and asked cautiously, "What happened just now?"

The little guy is a mouthful, and the inquiring Zhang Da is a natural pair, hit it off, when the matter just came out, he himself was also instigated, for fear that he would also suffer, now the matter is basically over, and I saw Zhang Da worse than his cousin, thinking that his cousin is much better than him, he looked at him with disdain, and did not refuse, probe his brain looked around, and saw that there was no one around, before saying,

"Was it seen by the man who just got into the carriage?"

Zhang Da nodded.

"The one that was carrying it was all beaten on the board, and it was half disabled, oops, the injured one was called a strict zhòng, pitiful, and it was put out to be sold before he could lie down for half a night!" said pitifully, but with a gloating smile in his eyes.

"Why, what did they do wrong? I haven't seen such a big movement in your mansion for many years, and it's still like this."

The little guy gave Zhang Da a contemptuous look at the country guy, "What else can there be, you don't have the door on your mouth! Good brother, I told you, don't talk nonsense like before!"

Zhang Da nodded cautiously. I want him to walk around the streets and alleys, he hasn't been anywhere, no one has seen him, and he can't see his disdain, scolding secretly, you stinky boy, you haven't opened the door before!

"Our old lady's granddaughter, surnamed Lin, remember? The little guy only cared about himself, and didn't notice that Zhang Da's eyes flashed when he heard "Lin".

"Since the cousin girl of the Xue family came, those who didn't see it, in order to please that girl, not only belittled the girl in our Jia family's mansion, but also said that Miss Lin was bitter or mean. As the saying goes, if you walk too much at night, you will always fall, no, our frail and sick Miss Lin bumped into two mothers-in-law over there two days ago to gossip about her, this is amazing, Miss Lin went back to be sick on the second day, sick unconscious, our old lady loves this granddaughter the most, even the granddaughter of the in-laws have to step aside, in the past, it is good not to know, this knows, but also to spare it, these two days have been given a death order, it has to be rectified, see no, those are all rectified. ”

Zhang Da was surprised, "Hey, can you still cause such a catastrophe by saying this?"

"How do you know this, our house is no better than those bottomless and broken households, it is the top value of reputation, how can they be allowed to slander the master like this, this punishment is still light, if it is not for the blessing of the seriously ill Miss Lin, how can I go out of the house with all my head and feet like this!"

Zhang Da listened to it a little sobbing, there have been so many mansions in the capital that the master was sick by the rumors of the slaves, and it is really a "heavy reputation"!

After the little guy finished showing off his addiction, he sighed, "You go back quickly! It's been chaos in the house for the past two days, don't come here if you have nothing to do, ah!"

Zhang Da, "Okay! The little guy waved his hand and entered the house, and Zhang Da waited for the little guy to enter the house before picking up his goods and leaving.

At this time, the sky was bright, and there were many pedestrians coming and going, three, four or five children were running around the street, and when they saw Zhang Da carrying several baskets of goods, they surrounded him. Usually, he patiently coaxed them, luring them to pester their parents to buy them with bright things, but now he put the children away, ignored them, and buried his head in the future.

After two or three streets, he came to a quiet alley, knocked twice on the lock of the door of a medium-sized house, and an old voice came from inside, "Coming", and after a while an old man opened the door, and when he saw Zhang Da, he welcomed him in.

The door of this house has a sign of "Lin Mansion".

The author has something to say: In many novels, the maids who want to go home only need to report to their bosses, and then let the top class be done, Yu always complains, this is a feudal society, you are a slave who has been sold! Not a staff member of a modern company! The life freedom and even life of a slave belong to the master, of course, there will be some slaves who sign a living deed, just like the contract of a modern company, but if you really want to die, it is just a little troublesome for the powerful family, and it can be solved by reporting a theft or something. Moreover, generally large families have children born from their own families, not to mention the children of the slaves in the house, even the children of the slaves in the various Zhuangzi under the name of the house, just like Baoyu said, "There are seven or eight hundred girls in their house", how many masters are there, do they still need to find outside? It is okay for outsiders to sign the death deed, but who can guarantee their loyalty if they sign the living deed? So Yu's point of view is that if you are sold, except for being a first-class character in front of the master, don't think about going out, stay in the house, and then match the master with a boy, and that's it for the rest of your life.