Chapter 5 Everywhere in the rivers and lakes
Uncle Sun is fifty-five in his sixties, and he has been working with the master for decades, so the people in this mansion look at him for two points. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info because of his hard work, the lord allowed him to return to his hometown to retire, and Zhao Jiu came to replace him. Uncle Sun did all the chores, lighting the fire, cooking, sprinkling and sweeping, etc., which was not unfamiliar to Zhao Jiu. Zhao Jiu's shop is next to Uncle Sun's shop, Uncle Sun gets up and he gets up, and Uncle Sun sleeps with him. In the kitchen, as Uncle Sun said, there are many rules, those who are in charge of spoons, those who prepare vegetables, and those who chop firewood, everyone does their own work and is orderly. The one in charge of the spoon is not easy, for a while the old lady wants to eat a snack, for a while the young master wants to stew soup, and for a while the old man wants bird's nest. There are maids in each house, and Uncle Sun additionally told Zhao Jiu that he must recognize it clearly, these people can not be offended.
Zhao Jiu is diligent, if there is something Uncle Sun said, he rushed to do it, and Uncle Sun gave instructions from the side, just like a master with an apprentice. Uncle Sun saw that Zhao Jiu was not like those flowery intestines who came before, he was a descendant who was willing to endure hardships, and he also knew that the people who came here were somewhat painful, so he talked to Zhao Jiu when he rested, and Zhao Jiu knew that the old man's surname was Wu, and his name was Tiande, and he was called the prefect outside, and some called Lord Wu.
Master Wu has two ladies and two concubines, and has three young masters and two young ladies. The eldest young master is an official with his father, the third young lady is already married, the fourth young lady has just arrived in Jilu, and the fifth young master is still in kindergarten. Zhao Jiu wondered, isn't there three young masters, why didn't Uncle Sun mention the second young master?
There was a babbling and slender tune outside the kitchen, as well as the sound of gongs and drums, which was very similar to the troupe invited by Wutang Village for the New Year's festival in the past. Zhao Jiu remembered that there was a garden outside when he came, and there was a stage in the garden, presumably the house invited a singer, but Uncle Sun shook his head and called Zhao Jiu to work.
Every other day or two, there is always a soft and glutinous singing voice outside, Zhao Jiu thinks to himself, it is good to be an official. The tone was sometimes as crisp as a bead falling on a plate, and sometimes as long as the mountains from Nanshan County to Pingyang City, Zhao Jiu suddenly remembered Xiao Ba, he turned his eyes away, buried his head and went to work.
At night, Zhao Jiu always waited for Uncle Sun to fall asleep before getting up to meditate, and he imagined in his head over and over again that the true qi was flowing in his body, tirelessly. The hard work paid off, and on the second full moon night after arriving at the Wu Mansion, Zhao Jiu actually felt a hot air in his abdomen. The heat was about half the size of a fist, and it took about a stick of incense to disperse, and Zhao Jiu was so excited that he didn't sleep all night. The next night, Zhao Jiu repeated the actions of the previous night, but there was no movement this night.
In the next few days, the heat never appeared again, and Zhao Jiu only thought that it was a full moon night, so he still practiced hard, but the heat on the third full moon night still did not appear. Zhao Jiu knew that his method was probably wrong, but Mr. Qin had never taught him how to practice, and Zhou Kunlun had never instructed him, and now Zhao Jiu didn't dare to speak out in this courtyard, so he had to comfort himself from time to time.
What are you afraid of, Mr. Qin said, all divine skills cannot be practiced in one or two days, how many people have practiced for decades and only Xiaocheng, how many hours has he Zhao Jiu practiced, it is still early.
The things in the kitchen can't be busier every day, and the little handyman who stepped on Zhao Jiu's foot on the first day is called Xiaoman, I heard that Xiaoman was born by nature, and because of this, Xiaoman was laughed at by others. Whenever this happens, Xiao Man always scolds back mercilessly: "The one left by your dog still laughs at me!" The man cursed and walked away.
Four months have passed, Xiao Man still ignores Zhao Jiu, and everyone else is familiar with Zhao Jiu.
Five months have passed, Uncle Sun is leaving, and Zhao Jiu was finally able to step out of the kitchen and follow Steward Zhang to send Uncle Sun.
When spring comes, the old trees in Wufu sprout new shoots, the grass drills out of the ground, and the red plums stand on the branches in early spring, leading the courtyard in a coquettish manner. Zhao Jiu took a deep breath, Steward Zhang looked back at him twice, and said, "It smells good, right?" โ
"Back to the steward, it's so fragrant!"
"Hehe, count you as eyesight! These plum trees were moved from Fairy Mountain, and each of them was over 100 years old, but it took a lot of effort to develop such a look! Steward Zhang laughed twice, and said: "Don't look like you haven't seen the world, our Wu Mansion is big, and there are more good things!" Uncle Sun said that you are hard-working and clever, as long as you are willing to work hard and give me a long face, I will naturally have the opportunity to take you around in the future. โ
Zhao Jiu saluted Consul Zhang, bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Master Steward!" "Zhao Jiu knew that he couldn't do anything about this matter.
In the afternoon, a person came to the house, it was Ma Sanyuan from the firewood house, and he was also an old man from the Wu Mansion. His original shop was given to someone else, so he moved in with Zhao Jiu.
Every day, Zhao Jiu always gets up before others, and after cleaning up, he opens the door of the kitchen with a broom, first cleans the corridor outside the kitchen, and then cleans the corridor and yard in the kitchen. At first, Steward Sun was worried about what tricks Zhao Jiu was playing, and he didn't see anything unusual after following him for three days, so that's it.
When he stayed outside, Zhao Jiu also recognized the maids and children in each room, and occasionally heard about some things that could not be heard in the kitchen, such as the old man went down to inspect, I am afraid that he will not be able to come back for five or six days. Speaking of which, Zhao Jiu hasn't seen Governor Wu yet. It's no wonder that Zhao Jiu, the people in the lower courtyard are not allowed to go to the front yard, and the Wu Governor's Mansion will not come to the kitchen to pick up things in person, so Zhao Jiu naturally can't see the Wu Governor's Mansion. He heard that the Wu prefect's mansion was about fifty miles away, the appearance was elegant, and there were few bad achievements under his rule, which won the hearts of the people of Jingyang City.
This made Zhao Jiu incomprehensible. That Xu Ye is obviously the person of King Zhu Long, he sold Zhao Jiu to the mansion of Wu Governor's Mansion, and Steward Zhang obviously also knows the origin of Xu Ye, but he neither avenges Zhao Jiu nor reprimands Xu Ye for what he did, isn't this an official thief protecting each other?
If the Wu Governor's Mansion is really as honest as others say, then how did King Zhu Long occupy Jingyang City and the water surface of the three rivers outside?
On this day, Zhao Jiuxian opened the door of the kitchen again, the sky was slightly bright, and the plum trees stood quietly in the faint blue mist. Zhao Jiu glanced at the stage, lowered his head and swept the ground. Suddenly, Zhao Jiu felt that the stage was a little different from the usual, so he raised his head again and looked, but saw a smart figure on the stage - flowing clouds and water sleeves dancing in the air, and Chang'e under the moon was still in touch. The ethereal light shirt flies as a butterfly, and the Nine Heavens Xuannu is also ashamed.
Zhao Jiu looked at the stage blankly, like a fascination and a dream.
The actor turned around slowly, slowly, and a sentence that Mr. Qin had said jumped into Zhao Jiu's head-suddenly looking back, his eyebrows were bright, his eyes were bright, and the sky and earth were discolored.
"Since saying goodbye to you, you have been in lovesickness every day-" The man's lips opened lightly, and the words were correct and round, which was the tone that Zhao Jiu had heard many times.
Could it be that this man sang everything I heard before?
Unexpectedly, Governor Wu actually raised a drama in the mansion, and Wang Yuanwai didn't have such courage no matter how much he liked to listen to dramas. Zhao Jiuzheng sighed to himself, someone came out of the kitchen, it was Xiaoman, he looked at the stage, and went in silently. When he was young, a person came out of it, stood at the door and shouted at Zhao Jiu: "Zhao Jiu, why are you in a daze?" โ
"Master Steward!" Zhao Jiu hurriedly responded: "The villain is about to clean the corridorโโ"
"Don't hurry up, how long will it take!"
"Yes! Be! Zhao Jiu was busy cleaning up, and Steward Zhang bowed to the stage and was also busy. After Steward Zhang entered, Zhao Jiu quietly raised his head and glanced at the stage, the man stopped singing, and looked at Zhao Jiu with a pair of watery eyes, Zhao Jiu didn't know why he saw it clearly, and his heart trembled and he panicked. He quickly cleaned up the porch, bowed to the stage, and returned to the kitchen with his head down, where Steward Zhang was waiting for him.