When Shanbao returned to the ancestral compound, she was shocked by the sight of Qiē, the guest house caught fire, and there were few houses left, but fortunately, Shanxi who stayed at home was safe and sound, and there were no other casualties.

The fire gradually subsided, even if her father was unscathed, Shanbao was still frightened, the beams and rafters that were not completely burned out were peeling and smashing, and the sparks were splashing everywhere, accompanied by the lamentations and cries of those aunts and maids, her heart could no longer contain the love of children, she felt that this was someone deliberately setting fire, the purpose was self-evident, it was aimed at her, maybe it was not to burn her father, but to make her a big boss tired of coping.

In the hall, Shanbao looked at the few old ladies and men standing in front of him, all of them with gray faces.

"Are you all right?" She looked at them one by one.

"The old forest man who swept the yard burned out his hands, and he didn't dare to let the grandmother see it." The old mulberry head who poured the night incense said.

Shanbao was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Where are the people?" ”

Lao Sang said: "Lying at home." ”

The so-called home refers to their residence in the compound of their ancestral family, and these rough old men do not have their own yard, and they all live in a row of low houses on the west side of the inverted house.

Shanbao looked left and right, and instructed Jinse and the maidservants: "Follow me to have a look." ”

Aunt Li persuaded: "That kind of place, it's inconvenient for grandma to go." ”

Aunt Hao and Aunt Meng nodded in agreement.

Aunt Qiao was not present.

Even Pang Zi said: "It's stinky, it's better not to go to my mother-in-law." ”

Zu Gongqing also said: "If the little lady is not at ease, I'll take a look." ”

Zu Gongwang echoed: "Yes, let's go and see." ”

Zu Gongdao disagreed: "It's just an old slave, just send a Lang Zhong over at dawn tomorrow to take a look." ”

The ancestor stood in the desert.

Li Qingzhao also persuaded Shanbao: "Although my uncle is not injured, my aunt is frightened, don't you go to take a look?" ”

There are braziers in the four corners of the hall, the white charcoal is burning vigorously, the heat wave is blowing, the outside is cold, and the inside is like spring. Slight beads of sweat appeared on Shanbao's forehead, and when everyone said enough, she slowly stood up and said lightly to Lao Sangtou: "You lead the way." ”

Lao Sang saw Zu Baifu and Dou sitting on the side at a glance. The second master didn't say anything, he didn't dare to move.

Shanbao caught his uneasiness and asked softly, "What's the matter, you don't know the way?" ”

The old mulberry head hurriedly said: "The old slave knows the way, but it's not early." Grandma should rest. ”

Shanbao smiled: "I remember that you have made meritorious efforts to fight the fire today, otherwise, I will immediately expel you from the compound and dare to point fingers at me." ”

Her voice was fluttering, but it was like a palm of bones, and she only felt bitterly cold when she fell into people's hearts, and the bluffing old mulberry knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said to forgiveness: "The old slave doesn't dare to point fingers at the grandmother, the old slave just feels sorry for the grandmother." ”

Shanbao looked at him condescendingly, and ordered Jinse to help him up. Later, he said, "Let's go." ”

The people present looked at each other, and today, she was a little abnormal.

Everyone followed Shanbao to the old forest's residence, all the way to the wind and snow, blowing the yarn lamp in the hands of the maids and shaking back and forth, Shanbao did not say a word, only walked with a stuffy head, walked a tea work, Lao Sangtou pointed to a row of houses in front of him and said: "Grandma, this is it." ”

Shanbao looked at the faint light in the small windows. It makes people feel lonely and lonely, and the luxury and richness of the back house are contrasted, as if this is not the ancestral compound, she said indifferently: "Open the door." ”

The old mulberry didn't dare to be verbose anymore. In the past, the door was opened, Zu Gongqing took the lead in entering, Shanbao and others also entered, and the scene inside was like a sad poem, which made her unbearable to read, and spread a fire kang. There is a tattered mat on the kang, and in the tattered quilt, there is a slightly unconscious old forest head, hearing footsteps, the old forest head struggles to get up, not very familiar with Shanbao, but he already knows that it is the heroine's children when he looks at the clothes, and he is busy lying on the kang and kowtowing.

Shanbao hurried to the side of the kang, grabbed the old forest's hand and looked, the five fingers were burnt and pasty, about to stick together, and the black layer should be blood.

"Quick, carry it to my father." Shanbao turned around and said.

The people on the earth did not know who she was directing, but they all stood still.

"Hurry!" Shanbao roared.

Zu Gongqing came over and bent down to carry the old Lin Tou on his back and ran out.

Shanbao took a breath, looked around the room seriously, and asked, "Before, who was in charge of this?" ”

A man in his fifties came out from behind and said, "Villain Xu Tong." ”

Shanbao looked at him, wearing a new cotton jacket, a fluffy dogskin hat, and a round face showing wealth, and asked, "Don't you know that this place is so shabby?" ”

Xu Daodao: "I know, the rough guys live like this, and besides, these old guys can't carry their shoulders and can't lift them, and the ancestral family is already grateful to Dade for not driving them out, and no one picks and chooses." ”

He is clearly speaking to the master's house, this is a necessary element to be a steward, the steward is sandwiched between the master and the servant, to know which is light and which is heavy, after all, it is not the servant who gives him the monthly money but the master, so Xu Tong's attitude is almost the attitude of all stewards, but this attitude of ignoring life and bullying the weak and afraid of the hard makes Shanbao not tolerate, pointing at him and saying: "You have been fired." ”

Xu Tong didn't understand what was going on a moment ago, but he understood it the next moment, and he was very aggrieved: "Grandma, what mistake did the villain make, the eldest grandmother said that he would be dismissed, and the villain was born in the ancestral family, born in the ancestral family, and died in the ancestral family in the future, the villain is not a slave bought on the street, how can he be dismissed." ”

A child born to a family is a child born to a slave or a maid in the master's house, and is a slave from generation to generation, serving in the master's house forever.

Shanbao frowned, and secretly said You use this to press me, am I out of line, pointing at Xu Tong: "From today, you will sweep the yard." ”

Xu Tong still had something to say: "Grandma, I'm in charge, I can't sweep the yard." ”

Still a hard bone, Shanbao smiled and said, "You are no longer in charge." ”

Xu Tong panicked, knelt in front of Shanbao with soft knees, knocked his head and said with a crying voice: "Grandma, my mother used to serve the master, in the ancestral family for a lifetime, there is no merit and hard work, you don't look at the face of the monk to see the face of the Buddha, if the villain is wrong, you point it out, remove the villain's steward, my old lady listened, maybe she won't be able to come up in one breath." ”

The daughters-in-law who had a good relationship with Xu Tong also interceded one after another, and even several aunts begged Shanbao for forgiveness.

Shanbao thought about it, and his anger was almost gone, and he made an example of him, so he simply ended up, and he had to spare people and spare people, and it would not be good if things were done, so he flicked his hand and let Xu Tong get up, and he was limited to change the situation here within three days.

Xu Tong is only promised, and everything should not be promised.

On the way back to the inner house, Li Qingzhao asked Shanbao: "You are here today, something is wrong." ”

Shanbao asked rhetorically: "Why don't you see Zu Gongluo?" (To be continued.) )