Chapter XXVII
Ren Jiulong is the envoy of the salt and iron festival, he asked for leave, even if the government affairs are running as usual, the people below dare not really ignore him, hurriedly entangled a group of people, ran to the Rulai Temple to ask him to come back, and went to the Taoist temple to ask Ren Yu to speak, so that he could talk badly, tossing back and forth countless times, Ren Jiulong only "reluctantly" came back from the Rulai Temple.
On this day, he came home after a tiring day, writing in the outer study, but when he wanted to drink water, his glass was empty, he couldn't help frowning, and opened his mouth to shout: "Yahuang! Refill the water. ”
A pretty girl came in and refilled him. Ren Jiulong looked at her eyebrows and eyes that were more like Kuibi than Yahuang, and couldn't help but be a little stunned: "Where are you from?" ”
The girl smiled, not stage frightened and not too frivolous, but really like the Kui Bi of the year: "The slave maid is the girl next to the lady, Ah Cheng, and the lady asked the slave and maid to come to the study to serve." ”
The corners of Ren Jiulong's mouth hooked up a satisfied smile, and he was about to talk to Ah Cheng again, when Ah Cheng saluted: "The slave and maid retire." ”
Ren Jiulong shouted in his heart that it was a pity, he loved this girl's appearance, and he liked her resemblance to the old man, she was more in line with the person he hid in his heart than Li Yahuang. It's just that this Ah Cheng is also the same as Kui Bi, abiding by etiquette and not letting him touch it for half a point. But it was precisely because of this failure that Ren Jiulong was worried.
Ren Jiulong couldn't write half a word, he was anxious, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a white shadow flying in front of the door, and his face sank at the moment, and he vented his anger: "Beast, the road is unstable, if you lose your manners!" ”
Dai Zhong had no choice but to retreat and obediently kneel down in front of the door: "The child knows his mistake." ”
Dai Xing, who was panting and catching up, saw his brother kneeling down again, and hurriedly knelt behind his brother, and shouted honestly: "Dad." ”
Ren Jiulong was not angry: "What's the alarm? ”
Dai Zhong raised his eyes and glanced at Ren Jiulong, and was immediately frightened by his vicious triangular eyes, and his voice was not as loud as usual because of lies: "I got a good thing on the street, and I want to send it to the big girl." ”
Ren Jiulong snorted angrily: "Something that has no interest, I don't see you making progress in your studies, every day you are either messing around outside or revolving around your sister, next year, if you can advance to the bottom ranking, I will give you a banquet!" ”
Dai Zhong shrank his neck into his clothes more and more.
Ren Jiulong saw that he had no shame on his face, and he was so angry that he wanted to kick him, and thought that he was strong and couldn't kick at all, so he flicked his sleeves and shouted angrily: "Don't go to see your mother yet." ”
When Dai Zhong heard this, it was like getting a **** order, so he immediately got up and left happily; Dai Xing kowtowed and followed Dai Zhong down.
Dai Zhong hurried all the way to Bang Xiaju, saw Hongyan writing the account book, Yun Tan dialing the abacus next to him, Yuyan sat in the arms of Xiaoxiao, who was not good-looking, watched, Zhang's lying on the couch and smelled the fragrance of mugwort leaves wafting out of the incense burner, so he went over and sat down, and said while pouring water for Dai Xing: "Today can make me angry." ”
Hongyan finished writing the last stroke and put the pen down: "What's wrong?" ”
Dai Zhong said: "The old thing in our school, I heard that His Royal Highness the Prince is recruiting staff, and he wants to recommend himself to the pillow seat, but he is suffering from a bitter cold background, and he doesn't understand the etiquette of a big family, so he wants to get a son to take him with him, we ignore him, he forced us to write a self-recommended article, and it has to be reviewed, and the bad ones are rewritten, I wrote this day, and my hands are sore." Dai Zhong said, and rubbed his wrist.
Hongyan smiled: "It's strange if you're not sour, as far as your writing is concerned, it's worse than me, where can you satisfy Old Master Liao?" ”
Dai Xing said: "Don't talk about my brother, I don't feel comfortable today." He valued my article and wanted to take it for himself, but he couldn't find a suitable reason, so he deliberately tossed me and asked me to keep changing the topic and writing, and urging him like a soul. ”
Yun Tan said with a smile: "Hearing what the second master said, I kind of understand: this old master is not capable of himself, and he loves to call others." ”
"Isn't it?" Dai Xing drank a glass of water and began to complain a few, "This person is the most old-fashioned, strictly abides by dogma, and if he laughs a little louder in the school, he will be beaten and sued his father." A few months ago, a classmate wanted to watch the farmer because he lived in the suburbs, and he forgot to write on the return date on the fake note, and the old master ordered someone to rush him back for 800 miles to write and go back, which caused him to lose a few stones of grain and receive his father's whip. ”
Xiaoxiao was very surprised: "Old Master Liao is really mean, so harmful." ”
Dai Zhong pouted: "No, but he also got a compliment from His Majesty: 'Be a teacher and fulfill his duties', and carved those words into a plaque and hung it in the lobby." ”
Hongyan couldn't stop laughing: "I estimated that His Majesty was so annoyed that I couldn't stand it back then, and I couldn't scold him on the spot, so I had to say something back, but I didn't expect Old Master Liao to take it as a spur." ”
Zhang got up and pinched Hongyan's mouth.
This dead girl has sent the emperor in.
After laughing for a while, Ah Cheng came over and replied: "The master said that he was hungry, so he urged him to eat." ”
Zhang shrugged: "Fortunately, I know your father's temper, don't say it when he's not hungry, and eat irregularly, when he's hungry, he has to eat immediately, if he is not prepared, always warm, where to give him a meal." ”
Qiong Xia asked, "Madam, do you want to invite Aunt Li to come?" ”
Hongyan frowned, and her voice was fierce: "What did you call her for?" A minion, still can't eat with the master? She used the things in the public privately, and her mother was punishing her for copying the Tao Te Ching. ”
Qiong Xia's face was very embarrassed, and Yun Tan hurriedly came out to help her mother round the field: "The rough work of the usual cloth vegetables was originally what my aunt should do, but now she has made a mistake, is there any preparation for the next girl to do it for her?" ”
Zhang's family also came forward to give Hongyan the next step: "Yes, I'll let Ah Lu go." ”
Yun Tan immediately understood:
Zhang's family is going to arrange for Ah Lu to be a concubine at night. As long as Ah Cheng and Ah Lu have faces, and the Li family is locked up again, sooner or later the master will forget about her, and when she falls out of favor, how to handle it is not a matter of words?
And Li Yahuang was imprisoned for many days, and when he heard that Ren Jiulong was back, Tete dressed up and was going to Bucai, preparing to hook Ren Jiulong back tonight to blow the pillow wind, let Ren Jiulong avenge himself, and by the way, see if he can regain the right to be a housekeeper. These days, Hongyan has given her a lot of less than two catties, and there are many things that can't be used for a while, and she has long held back her grievances. But she waited left and right, but she didn't wait for the person who came to summon her, and the night was dark, so the daughter-in-law who delivered the food came lazily, holding the lacquer box, and said:
"Here's what's left over from tonight, auntie, eat it."
Li Shi was very surprised: "The master actually finished eating?" ”
The daughter-in-law squinted her eyes and looked disdainful: "Otherwise? My aunt still thinks that she is a fairy, and you can still 'not know the taste of meat in March' without the master? ”
Li Shi didn't care about her mean words, and only asked, "Who did the dishes?" ”
The daughter-in-law let out a "snort" from her nose: "What do you care?" Not you anyway. The aunt used public property privately, and the girl hadn't told the master about it. If your aunt is smart, she should still copy the Tao Te Ching three hundred times, and she will be worthy of the rules of your good family. ”
After the daughter-in-law finished speaking, she left, so angry that Li Shi sat down, and the girl almost didn't hold on.
Li clenched his fists, his nails re-piercing the wound he had pierced a few days ago, and blood flowed out again.
The girl poured incense and screamed softly, and hurriedly broke Li's hand, dressed and bandaged her, and counted in distress in her mouth: "Why should my aunt be angry? In the past, it was common to be unsatisfactory at home, not to mention that the eldest lady's personality has long been rumored: it is a Zhenshan Yaksha, and it took eight lifetimes of bad luck to meet her, why are you so angry and ruining yourself? ”
Li Shi was not angry: "I don't believe that I can't cure her, can she take care of everything?" ”
Li Shi thought for a while, and suddenly asked: "Xiangxiang, has there been chickenpox in the displaced area recently?" ”
Xiangxiang was stunned for a moment: "Yes, last month, the young master instructed Ah Yan to go to the homeless area to give alms, and Ah Yan was able to come out to meet people in a turban recently; Yan'er, the little sister of the Deng family who went with her, also got it, and it was only recently. ”
Li smiled: "Where are their clothes?" ”
Dumpling thought for a moment: "It's all burned, right?" ”
Li whispered to Dumpling Xiang, and Dumpling Xiang was shocked: "Auntie, this is murder!" ”
Li Shi hurriedly slapped Xiangxiang's mouth: "Dead thing, what are you doing so loudly!" ”
Pouring incense hurriedly knelt down, but still said, "Auntie, no." ”
Li said: "I don't harm serious people, I just kill chickens and monkeys and teach her a lesson." Aren't the Deng family all right? Harm the undead. When you enter the mansion compound, you are going to honor the master, my old master, you just let me be tortured to death like this. As he spoke, he covered his face with a handkerchief and whimpered and cried.
Tilting Xiang walked to Li's feet and wiped away her tears for Li's: "What does Auntie say, Tilting Fragrance follows Auntie freely, and she will not betray Auntie if she dies." Since the aunt is just a small punishment and a big commandment, the slave and maid just do it, and the slave and maid will bear it if something happens. ”
Li Shi hurriedly helped up the incense: "Good incense!" ”
Pouring incense was praised by Li's family, and tears flowed down. For her, the highest honor of being a slave is to be recognized by her master, and she is satisfied; Now it's time to let her go to the soup, and she won't hesitate to do it.
The night is like a deep pool.
Zhang smiled at Ren Jiulong in the outer study: "Master, do you think Ah Lu is good?" ”
Ren Jiulong originally cared about Ah Cheng, but Ah Lu was not bad, and compared to Ah Cheng's rules, Ah Lu was more charming, not to mention that the Zhang family personally sent Ah Lu over to sleep, Ren Jiulong was naturally full of words: "Good".
Zhang smiled, didn't say much, and withdrew by self-care.
She has been down-looking for so many years, and she doesn't care what her husband does, as long as the children are doing well.
The wind blew, and she flinched.
Zhang looked up at the night sky like splashed ink, and his brows gradually knotted.
How can there be an ominous premonition?