Chapter 174: Honest Man
On the other side, the little guy who had just finished delivering the money ran to Hou Fangyu, "Young Master, the matter has been done, I saw his family come out and see the money bag before leaving." ”
Hou Fangyu felt a little relieved in his heart, but after thinking about it, he said, "I don't know how long it will take to come back this time, and you will send the two hundred taels of silver tickets to Aunt Song who opened the restaurant." In case something happens to the Shi family, let her give them the money. I have a few taels of silver here, even if I thank her first, and then tell her that when I come back from the capital, I will thank her again. ”
The little guy answered, went quickly, and after a short time he rushed back, Hou Fangyu reluctantly glanced at his sister's home from a distance, turned the horse's head, and took the little maid away.
The Hou family's carriage and horse luggage have been prepared, and as soon as the day dawns, Mrs. Hou took her grandson and embarked on the journey to Beijing.
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With two dark circles under his eyes, Ouyang Kang, who had been getting up until the time to get up, habitually knocked on the door next door, but heard that Nianfu had already gotten up.
Did she change sex? Wrong.
Nianfu is just because of insomnia, so he gets up early. I can't sleep anyway, so it's better to get up and work, so I don't have to think about that guy all the time, which disturbs people's minds.
In the kitchen, Nianfu was carefully cooking another pot of her soup.
I don't know if the running of the road has worked these days, or if there is really the so-called sun and moon essence early in the morning, in short, it has been like being trapped in a mess and can't distinguish the direction of Nianfu, who got up early this morning, and suddenly became enlightened.
began to understand what Zhu Silin said, what was the taste of herself that she was looking for.
If you want to develop a strong and unique personal style, it's like haute couture. In addition to having your own appearance, you must also have a stable standard. Even if someone else can plagiarize, but if these details are lost, it can only be a copycat version, and it must not be called genuine.
Nian Fuzhi, who understood it, said that what she needed most now was not a little mute tongue, but a scale.
She has to accurately measure each ingredient she uses each time, and then blend it into the mix, and then find out what she thinks is the most suitable flavor, which is her own taste. If you still need the help of the little mute. And that was after she figured out the taste.
"Then are you still going to Zhu Master's house today?" Seeing that the girl didn't look back, she was in full swing. Ouyang Kang felt slightly lost, and there was still a faint panic. I'm used to running, so why don't you run? Is she still angry?
"I'm still going to go." Nianfu still refused to look back, and deliberately moved closer to the fire. to hide his slightly hot face. "I'm also going to buy a new scale. Well...... Then ask Master, if I am right? ”
Oh, Ouyang Kang breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably, "Then when will you go?" ”
"Right now. What about Wangcai? Take it with you for a run. Save it from getting into trouble at home all day long! In fact, the girl thought in her heart that multiple people, even if there were multiple little wolf cubs, would make people feel more at ease.
But looking at the little hairy ball that didn't sleep well last night, and is now nesting at the foot of the bed, sleeping straight and snoring, Ouyang Kang smiled and said, "It's still small, don't toss it." I'll call Zixiao, and I'll come right away. ”
Who asked you to come along? waited for people to run away, Nian Fu dared to murmur in his heart to the backs of others. But when people really came with horses, she refused to look at them again.
Shame on you? Nianfu also felt a little.
But what to do? Every time she plucked up the courage to look over there, her heart would unconsciously beat faster, and her face would burn hotly.
She also thinks that this will seem very useless and very stubborn, but what to do? The situation is completely out of her control!
The girl knew that this kind of affection was not a day or two.
Before that, when she was writing, or even earlier, she couldn't remember when, and she quietly appeared.
But what about appearance?
This is not an era where you can fall in love freely, and even if you can fall in love, it is for the purpose of getting married. But can she and Ouyang Kang get married?
The answer is not to say, the girl knows it in her heart.
It's impossible.
Even if Ouyang Kang is not treated well by his family, he is the son of an official eunuch after all, and he cannot intermarry with a commoner like himself. At the very least, Ouyang Jin's snobbery would definitely not agree.
Moreover, Ouyang Kang is studying with Su Cheng now, and it is very likely that he will become an official in the future. At that time, no matter how well he learns from Zhu Silin, he is just a cook, what do you want to marry someone else?
Thinking about it, the girl became depressed.
Running to the door of Zhu's house in a reluctant way, the girl found for the first time that the distance didn't seem too far. Is it about to leave so soon?
I felt a little sour in my heart inexplicably, and suddenly I was thinking that one day, she would still have to part with this person. He would marry another girl and give her all his tenderness and thoughtfulness......
Ouyang Kang didn't know what Lu Dao was doing, but he could feel it, and the girl's mood suddenly became bad.
"What's wrong?" Is it to part with him? Although I really want to have this possibility, intellectually Ouyang Kang knows that it is impossible.
Be. But the girl didn't admit it, and only said, "Nothing." But the dull voice still revealed her displeasure.
I can't find the answer, and I guess this kind of dumb riddle is the most worrying. Ouyang Kang was a little anxious, and he wanted to tell her that he really didn't deliberately avoid it last night, but the door of Zhu's house suddenly opened.
Mo Yun poked his head out curiously, "Sister Mu, why didn't you come in after standing for a long time?" I already heard the sound of horses' hooves in Zixiao. ”
This kid is so uninteresting! Ouyang Dashao categorically decided to put him here indefinitely to fill the army, "Then I'll go." Na ...... In addition to scales, what else do you want, do you want to go back and buy together? ”
This sentence, of course, is a blessing for asking. But Mo Yun took over again uninterestingly, "Young Master, can I trouble you to buy a night pot?" I wish the master's house is broken, it's not very easy to use, and it's too cold to get up at night. ”
The dead boy actually told me to buy a night pot? Ouyang Kang glared at him fiercely, took out the money from his arms and threw it to him, "Buy it yourself!" ”
He buys it, he buys it, but what is so angry for? Mo Yun, who took the money bag, finally sensed that something was wrong with his young master. What's wrong with him? Could it be that he quarreled with Sister Mu again?
It's a rare time, the honest man Mo Yun wants to do something smart, "Young Master, don't be angry." If you offend Sister Mu, you won't have anything to eat. Haha ”
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This joke isn't funny at all, is it? Ouyang Kang finally left, twisting his face and angry.
Mo Yun thought about it and explained to Nian Fu, "Sister Mu, my young master sometimes has a bad temper, and he wants to offend you. Don't be angry. "Think about it and add what he thinks is the most important sentence." Don't deny him food when you're angry. ”
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Nianfu glanced at him, also twisted his face, and entered the house.
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Pingguo Mansion.
Hearing that the county lord went to the Jin Wang's Mansion as a guest, Mu Shaoqin didn't say much. Just let him go for a walk in the garden. "It's so easy to get sunny. I'm also out of the air to breathe. ”
I all know that the grandfather of Lu Daoguo is so quiet. So the yard where he lives is not far away, which is a quiet bamboo forest. It's just that at this time, the bamboo leaves have fallen a lot, and there is nothing to see. But Grandpa Guo couldn't see it. What does it matter to him whether there is a good view or not?
Sha--sand, someone was sweeping the floor, and from time to time they coughed.
After listening to it for a while, Mu Shao suddenly ordered, "Go and pass on two of the kabuki raised in our house, and let them sing two songs of the song that Mr. Su gave last time." Just don't stand too close, just outside this bamboo forest, and listen from a distance. ”
It's easy, but it's a little difficult to come out with him, "Then the grandfather of the country might as well go back to the room first, and let the little one go and call someone to come?" ”
"No need." Mu Shaoqin casually pointed there, "I heard someone sweeping the floor, you can ask him to come over and accompany me." ”
When the next person saw that it was a rough servant in their yard who was sweeping the floor in the bamboo forest, he was in his forties, and he was very honest, so he called him over to serve him, and hurriedly went back to pass the word.
The rough envoy had a rare opportunity to serve Grandpa Guo, and he was very nervous, but he saw that Grandpa Guo asked kindly, "Your name is Ah Shun, right?" ”
The next person was surprised, "Grandpa Guo actually knows the cheap name of the Dao Xiao?" ”
Mu Shaoqin said with a smile, "When I went back to worship outside the city, I heard them call your name. I can't see, but my ears are fine. You had a cough at that time, and I heard it as soon as I coughed. Why did you come out to work before you were well? ”
Ah Shun was really moved this time.
Because he is honest, he has not been reused in the house, and he is often bullied, even if he is sick, he is not allowed to ask for leave, and he has to work every day.
But most honest people don't cry out, so even if he is bullied, he still has to say, "Actually, the little one is almost better, but he coughs twice once in a while, and it doesn't get in the way." ”
Mu Shaoqin didn't ask, just talked to him about homely, "Listening to your voice, it seems that you are also a little old, and you still have to maintain it when you should maintain it." By the way, how many people and children are there in your family now? ”
"The younger one is forty and two years old this year, and the old lady at home is gone, but the father is still there. There is a big girl and two sons. Thanks to the grace of the Queen Mother, we sent our family to the house, and finally had a place to eat. ”
Mu Shaoqin nodded, "Then are your daughter-in-law and children also working in the house?" ”
Ah Shun said, "My daughter-in-law is not in good health, and the children don't know the rules very well, and they are not good-looking, so they are all at home." ”
Mu Shaoqin smiled faintly, "Then you are working alone now, and it is not easy to support the whole family, right?" ”
Ah Shun's nose was sour when he asked, and he almost didn't shed tears.
In large families, not all children have the opportunity to enter the house on an errand. It is especially difficult for a rough subordinate like him who does not flatter him. A few years ago, it could be said that it was because his children were still young, but in the past few years, the children have grown up, but there is still no chance.
The whole family of six can't live at all on his meager monthly money. The daughter-in-law, who was already in poor health, could only pick up some pulp and wash the work outside to supplement the family's income, soaked in cold water all day long, coughing so much that she was about to vomit blood. and his sensible eldest daughter, who buries her head in stringing beads and making needlework for people all day long, but she is pitiful and her back is hunched at a young age. The two sons also carried a large bag of coolies outside, and the major injuries on their bodies were never broken.
It was as if I was soaking in bitter water, and there was no hope at all.
(Eyes begging for pink!) (To be continued......)