Chapter Eighty-Seven: Out of the House
Xi'er nodded again and again when she heard this, thinking about it, she was a little upset, now that Lianniang was plotted by someone, Hou Ye was in a coma again, and no one was protecting, she still had to keep a low profile, thinking of this, her face calmed down.
Shen Qinglian's eyes were full of praise, Xi'er and Qing'er both had to be used, especially Xi'er, who was able to understand everything a little. The carriage bumped all the way to Zhuangzi in the western suburbs, the carriage stopped, and the attendant outside shouted, "It's here." The hearts of the master and servant who had been hanging were also put down, but fortunately there was nothing on the road. Xi'er and Qing'er put a hat on Shen Qinglian, but they were still careful, and they were afraid that there would be many vulgar people in the countryside, for fear of colliding with Shen Qinglian.
Xi'er and Qing'er helped Shen Qinglian get out of the car, Shen Qinglian raised her eyes and looked at this Zhuangzi, only to feel that it was really different from the hot spring Zhuangzi that Zhao Jinling took her to last time, there are beautiful mountains and rivers and trees, there are only two words to describe it here, that is desolation, Shen Qinglian can't understand how to buy such a Zhuangzi with Zhao Jinling's vision.
He bowed down and trotted out, not daring to raise his head, but only lowered his head and said, "I don't know if the noble person is coming, I miss the welcome, and I ask the noble person to forgive me." Shen Qinglian saw this black and thin Zhuang head, dressed in coarse cloth clothes, probably just came back from the ground, the trouser tube was rolled up one high and one low, and there were some mud spots splashed on it.
A guard stepped forward arrogantly, raised his chin and said, "This is Aunt Lian in the house, temporarily live in your Zhuangzi for a while, you can lead them into the Zhuangzi to settle." With that, he only bowed his hand slightly to Shen Qinglian, and galloped away with another guard on a horse and a carriage.
Shen Qinglian saw that they were leaving like this, and she felt a little uncertain, so she said to the black and thin Zhuangtou, "May I ask what the uncle is called, in the future, the three of us master and servant will be bothering in the Zhuangzi for a while, and please pay more attention to the uncle." ”
The old Zhuang Tou had never heard such a delicate voice like Cui Ming, and he couldn't help but be a little flattered by such politeness and courtesy to him. But this farmer was born and had never been in the world, so when he heard this, he was a little frightened, and his hands were nervously rubbed. After a long time, he said, "The people on this Zhuangzi are called the small Qi Zhuangtou, the nobles live here, and the small ones are treated with heart, but the countryside is simple." The conditions are limited, and the small ones are afraid of wronging the nobles. ”
Qi Zhuangtou is also puzzled and embarrassed, his own Zhuangzi is the poorest, it was bought cheaply by the master of the house, and it turned out that this Zhuangzi is really not promising, that is, even the minions in the house do not want to come here to be an errand, a small Zhuangzi, the master of the house did not take it seriously, just threw it here by the head of the village to fiddle, the house may not have been asked for a long time. Lao Qitou is honest and wooden, and he is not good at flattery, so he will only bury his head in work, so he has been here, although he has worked hard, his life is barely passing.
But I don't want to send the delicate aunt here in the house today, when he got the news just now, he was also surprised, and I don't know why, he is just an honest man. Naturally, he couldn't think of the reason for this place even if he wanted to break his head, so he had to hurry out, and he sent someone to find his daughter-in-law, and his wife was no longer there. There are three sons in the family, all of whom are honest people, only the eldest daughter-in-law is shrewd, and she is the master of many things in the family.
He was worried in his heart, and he didn't know how to greet Aunt Lian, who was suddenly sent, and the person who sent it didn't give a hint. Qi Zhuang's brows were wrinkled into a Sichuan character. Shen Qinglian's master and servant were sent here by the house, thinking in her heart, I am afraid that there will be many things in the future, and if you want to trouble this Qi Zhuangtou, Qi Zhuangtou will become more and more polite, "Qi Zhuangtou, you are so polite, Lian Niang came here to make trouble for Zhuangtou, so why dislike it." Qi Zhuangtou lowered his head and laughed a few times, "It should be, it should be." I don't know what else to say.
Shen Qinglian secretly laughed in her heart, but with a few words from Qi Zhuangtou, it could be roughly seen that this Zhuangtou was an extremely honest and wooden person, not so treacherous and cunning. Thinking about it, if not, he would not have been sent to such a tattered Zhuangzi, really, Shen Qinglian walked into the Zhuangtou with Qi Zhuangtou, only to feel that this Zhuangzi can really be described as tattered, the walls are mottled everywhere, and there is not a single flower or plant in the yard, so that a lot of various vegetables and vegetables are planted, and there are chickens pacing in the yard, seeing people are not afraid of life, some are foraging, Shen Qinglian's eyes widened when he saw it, this is like a farmer's yard.
Shen Qinglian and a few people walked cautiously, for fear that if one of them didn't pay attention, they would step on. But looking at such an honest Qi Zhuangtou, Shen Qinglian breathed a sigh of relief, this Zhuangzi other people don't know if they get along well, they haven't seen it yet, at least this Zhuangtou is loyal and honest, and he hasn't dared to look up at himself until now, which makes Shen Qinglian feel a lot more at ease, as for this poor environment, this is nothing to Shen Qinglian, thinking that she has just woken up from rebirth, and her home is also a family with four walls.
At this time, a woman with an obese body and a dark face and a little snarky looked at her with a smile on her face, her small eyes turned around and secretly looked at Shen Qinglian, and at first glance she was a restless woman, Qi Zhuang hurriedly said to Shen Qinglian, "This is the little daughter-in-law Wu, let her lead the noble person to the room!" ”
The woman, Wu, hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, and said flatteringly in her mouth, "Your nobleman, please, your nobleman is from the city, look at the clothes on this body, and this skin, tsk" A pair of eyes couldn't wait to stare at a few people, it was really annoying. Shen Qinglian frowned, and Xi'er and Qing'er also reluctantly pulled out a smile patiently. Shen Qinglian said softly, "Trouble!" And he said no more.
Wu didn't care, he just talked to himself. A pair of small eyes are looking around. I couldn't see what Shen Qinglian looked like, her little eyes rolled around, and she couldn't help but fall on Xi'er and Qing'er, and said in her heart, these two little maids are very smart, her skin is white and clean, her body is slender, and her waist is swaying lightly when she walks, she stared at a pair of eyes, secretly envious, in the end, she is a maid from a big family, this clothing material, and this style are completely different from this country girl.
Speaking of poor families in the countryside, both men and women can work in the fields, **** wind and sun, natural rough and dark skin, plus regular work, most of them are strong, and there are not many natural good-looking. After Wu finished talking to himself, he looked at the heavy package that several of them were carrying, which must be full of good things, and their eyes showed undisguised greed.
Thinking of this, he diligently stepped forward and pulled the package in Qing'er and Xi'er's hands. smiled and said, "Look at the two girls, they are both delicate and tender little flowers. I'm afraid that carrying these big packages will be tiring, and I am not as tired as us countrymen, who do rough work in the town. If you have the strength, I'll help you carry it! ”
Xi'er and Qing'er had long seen the undisguised greed in the eyes of the Wu family, these packages were all Aunt Lian's belongings, how could they let her carry them, and they were busy avoiding them. smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is really too polite, Qing'er and I are also waiters in the house, where is there a sister-in-law who says so expensive, although it is not like my sister-in-law who has to go to the field to do farm work, but a few packages can still be moved, and it is just a change of clothes, which looks big, but it is actually very light." ”
When had Xi'er and Qing'er seen such a vulgar woman, and they dealt with the Wu family with a smile on their faces. There is a lot of impatience in my heart, but I can think of the people who came here and are not familiar with the place, and now it is not as good as in the past.
Seeing that Wu was rejected by them, his face was a little unhappy, and he said in his heart, it was still not good to offend her at this time, so he pressed the boredom in his heart and took the initiative to talk to Wu. "Speaking of which, my sister-in-law can really say this, at first glance she is a very capable and enthusiastic person, look at how beautiful these words are, and the slave and maid are looking at so many people in the house. I haven't seen anyone as clever and eye-catching as my sister-in-law, but it's a pity that my sister-in-law is in this rural place, but it's buried Speaking of which, we came here with our master, and we have to be taken care of by my sister-in-law in the future."
was so politely praised by Xi'er, the unhappiness on Wu's face had long since disappeared, and his mouth was grinning behind his ears. grinned, "The girl really promotes the little woman, but most of the things in this village are in charge of the little woman." It's also a girl who is polite, and what do you say about caring for it or not, some little things, isn't it the business of our subordinates?
However, the countryside is coarse and simple, and you are afraid that you will not be used to it in the house. She glanced at the tender little hands of several people, was jealous in her heart, and secretly pouted, I am afraid that they are all ten fingers that do not touch the spring water, and they will have to suffer when they get here. I don't know why I was sent here, Wu thought inquiringly.
The shrewd face was thoughtful, and Xiao Jiujiu also played in his heart, since she was an aunt, she must have a lot of valuable things in her hand, if she was favored by the master in the house, not to mention that she would naturally rely on her own many things when she got here, and then her small eyes suddenly lit up, looking at Shen Qinglian's eyes, which made Shen Qinglian stand up a few cold hairs.
Along the way, I only heard the voices of Xi'er and Wu's talking, and after a few words, Xi'er found out the situation in this Zhuangzi from Wu's words. It even coaxed the Wu family to laugh, Shen Qinglian secretly praised Xi'er in her heart for being really clever, she and Qing'er only listened silently and did not interject. While talking, Wu led them to arrive, and several people pushed open the door and saw that their hearts were cold, the yard was overgrown with weeds, and the dilapidated doors and windows.
When I walked into the room again, I saw only a small wooden table, a few chairs, and a wooden bed. Rao is several people were mentally prepared, and they were also surprised, staring and stammering speechless.
When the woman saw their expressions, she didn't know why, but this Zhuangzi was really too poor, and there was nothing to do in the Zhuangzi, so she relied on her own fields to raise chickens and geese. Coming to this Wu Lilai again is shrewd and stingy, she thought in her heart, this aunt must have done something wrong, so she was sent to this poor Zhuangzi by the master, otherwise, there is no reason to send a delicate aunt here, who knows if she can go back to the house, and her family can't make money and stickers for her.
If it weren't for the fact that she was the aunt in the house, she must have a lot of money in her hands, and when she arrived in this rural place, they would not be able to beg themselves obediently when they arrived in this rural place. Wu's temperament is unprofitable, and she won't do it if there is no benefit. Now she was staring at the parcels in their hands, the clothes and jewelry on their bodies. Otherwise, how could she be so attentive to them?
With his own little abacus in his heart, Wu Shi made a bitter face and complained, "Alas, this is the situation in the countryside, this is still a good room for my aunt to live in, as for the family in this room, you came suddenly, and secondly, we really can't afford to buy it, our own house is too shabby, we really can't do it, I thought that the house must know the situation here, and will prepare these for my aunt, how can this be good now?" ”
There was a worried look on his face, as if he was really planning for them. Qing'er snorted to herself. There was dissatisfaction in his eyes, he was really shameless, and his aunt just came, so she thought of a way to ask for money. No futon is given to anyone. It's not that she bullied our aunt and was sent here by the house.
Shen Qinglian listened to Wu's words, and her heart was like a mirror, so she took off her hat and made a gesture to Chun'er, and Chun'er took out a purse and stuffed it into Wu's hand. smiled and said, "It's also in a hurry, the house didn't have time to prepare, these five taels of silver, sister-in-law, you take it first, go and help us buy some bedding and other things to be used in this house, if there is any leftover, I will reward you as hard money." ”
When Wu saw Shen Qinglian's appearance at first glance, he straightened his eyes for a moment, and it was not until the delicate purse was stuffed into his hand that he came back to his senses. Suddenly squinted with a smile, thinking that in addition to purchasing the things needed, there was still some surplus, so he nodded again and again, "It must be fully prepared, then you can wait a while." Happy went out, and before leaving, she glanced back at Shen Qinglian, and said in her heart, no wonder the aunt who can be the master really looks like a fairy.
Shen Qinglian looked around. Seeing a house of ashes in the house, I was afraid that it had not been cleaned, frowning and sighing in my heart, I should have expected to send myself here. There will be no good days. Thinking of this, she didn't complain, she simply rolled up her sleeves and went to fetch water to scrub, and said to Qing'er Xi'er with an optimistic smile, "Okay." We do it ourselves, as the saying goes, do it ourselves. Shen Qinglian also joked with a smile.
Xi'er and Qing'er saw each other, and hurriedly grabbed her, Xi'er took out a handkerchief, wiped the chairs in the room clean, and Qing'er helped her sit down, and said angrily, "Auntie, you are really, there are slaves and maids, where can you ask your aunt to work, if you let Hou Ye know, I don't know how to punish the two of us!" You just sit here and rest. Qing'er also nodded in agreement.
When Shen Qinglian heard Zhao Jinling's name at first glance, she had a momentary shock, and she didn't know what happened to the Hou Ye now, whether the mansion had taken care of him or not, and he couldn't think about it, and his heart ached. She shook her head, forcing herself to come back to her senses, and pressed the strong thoughts and worries in her heart. took Xi'er and Qing'er's hands, and said apologetically, "Xi'er Qing'er, let you suffer with me." "Although Xi'er and Qing'er are maids, they are also first-class maids in the house, where do they have to endure such hardships and do such rough work.
Xi'er and Qing'er hurriedly smiled and comforted, "Look at what my aunt said, we are slaves and maids, we are cheap, and we are not in a good place, we can follow my aunt, it is a great blessing." What are these worth, out of the house, I can't say that a few of us can live more comfortably! It's my aunt, if you want to think about it in this kind of place, the slave and maid are very distressed, and the housekeeper in the house is too ruthless, and he actually sent us to this kind of place. Shen Qinglian sneered, this was said playfully, and the original sadness in everyone's hearts immediately dissipated.
A few people cleaned up with their hands and feet, Xi'er and Qing'er couldn't resist Shen Qinglian, the master and servant scrubbed a few times, and when Wu came over with his things, the house was already bright, and the windows were clear. Wu came in with a brand-new futon, and said politely with a smile, "Oh, just this kung fu, the house will be cleaned up, and this kind of rough work will be done by me."
Xi'er took the futon she was holding, smiled at the corner of her mouth, and said politely, "Where can I bother my sister-in-law with everything, it's already a lot of trouble for my sister-in-law." Wu put down the futon, smiled at Shen Qinglian with a courteous face, and said, "Auntie, this is a slave maid who spent a lot of effort in the village to buy it from a family whose daughter is going to marry at a high price, look at this quilt cover is still red!" Shen Qinglian smiled at her and said, "That's really hard!" ”
Nodding to Xi'er again, Xi'er stepped forward to reward her with a handful of money, Wu immediately smiled so much that he couldn't see his eyes, and said positively, "Then the slave will go and send other things as well." Shen Qinglian bowed slightly. The Wu family left happily.
Qing'er couldn't get used to her, and as soon as the Wu family left, she took a sip and scolded, "What a snob, why should my aunt be so polite to such a vulgar villain." Shen Qinglian called her disapprovingly and said, "Qing'er." ”
Seeing Qing'er's unconvinced expression, she said, "We were specially sent here by the house, and we don't know what is waiting for us later, although this Wu family is greedy for money and ugly, but she must be the daughter-in-law of Zhuangtou, there is still some power in this Zhuangzi, we don't have to deal with her for trivial things." What's more, it is better to have more things than one thing now, first settle down, and then plan for the things that follow, and many things will be endured first. ”
It wasn't until Wu ran back and forth a few times that everything he needed was gone. Shen Qinglian was also exhausted, so she cleaned up the house more decently, Xi'er and Qing'er brought hot water again, a few scrubbed, and changed their clothes, and they were all hungry, so Shen Qinglian asked Xi'er to ask the Wu family where to eat. (To be continued.) )
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