Before dawn, Tong Yan had been pulled out of the quilt by Xu's mother, and she was sitting in front of the dressing table at the moment, drooping her eyelids, and letting Xu's mother toss her hair. She was wearing a coarse cloth dress that she had brought from the countryside, but she had changed to a clean one.

In fact, usually in the countryside, Tong Yan also got up early, but he was tired from traveling for more than half a month, and he cried again when he saw his father yesterday, and Tong Yan was really tired and couldn't get up.

Mother Xu combed Tong Yan's hair three or two times, tied two buns on her head, and a few strands of hair hung down on both ears, which looked very cute. Although Tong Yan did not fully inherit the appearance of Master Tong, but the big eyes with some baby fat little face, it also looks clever, no powder, and even a slightly dark skin without ointment, although it is not as delicate as everyone's ladies, but it also exudes a natural atmosphere. Well, it's actually the appearance of a big-eyed, wild country girl.

I'm going to say hello to my father. This is what Xu's mother told Tong Yan yesterday. Tong Yan took a closer look at himself in front of the bronze mirror, and felt that he had never looked so good, and sure enough, the people of the official family would dress up.

After packing up, Tong Yan followed Xu's mother to the hall. It's time to see my dad again, Tong Yan is very happy.

The appearance of the child's face made the atmosphere of the hall instantly cool down.

Looking at Tong Yan in a coarse cloth dress, Tong Huai's face instantly deteriorated, and he no longer spoke to Tong Xunfan. Tong Xunfan sat on the stool, pouting and looking at his new sister, hum, sure enough, Tu Bu is a country girl!

Tong Yan saluted Tong Huai according to what Xu's mother taught, and called "Daddy".

"Call my father ......," Tong Xunfan muttered on the side.

The corners of Tong Yan's mouth twitched, this little broken child should be what Xu's mother said, his father's son, his younger brother.

Tong Huai didn't seem to hear Tong Xunfan's muttering, just took a cup of tea and drank one, and said to Tong Yan: "You still have to learn the rules, you have to change the clothes on your body, don't lose my face." ”

Tong Yan blinked his eyes wide: "Okay, Dad...... Forehead...... Father. "It's so awkward, do officials like to call their fathers so awkwardly?" But Daddy...... Forehead...... Father, this dress is very clean, and I didn't want to wear it all the way......"

The corners of Tong Huai's mouth twitched, and a sip of tea almost squirted out: "If you want to change it, you can change it!" ”

Tong Xunfan also covered his mouth and smiled on the side, don't want it, she is really a country girl.

"Butler! Go, take the young lady back to the yard, and arrange these trivialities! Tong Huai put down the teacup heavily, "Set the meal!" ”

Well, Tong Yan was so inexplicable, and he didn't eat breakfast, so he was taken back to the yard.

At this time, there were several people standing in the yard, old and young, standing in line in the yard, Tong Yan was a little confused, eh, she didn't invite anyone to eat.

Mother Xu led Tong Yan to stand at the door of the main house, and the housekeeper stood over and said to Tong Yan: "Miss, the family didn't know that you arrived yesterday, so this girl only arrived at the yard today, can you be satisfied?" ”

Tong Yan looked at Mother Xu with a blank face. Mother Xu sighed, and glanced at the people below, they should all be rough maids and maids, and the family members in the outer courtyard, how can this be used. Thinking about Master Tong's attitude yesterday and today, well, it's actually good to be able to divide a few.

Mother Xu whispered in Tong Yan's ear: "Miss, leave two personal girls, two second-class girls who are called on weekdays, two rough mothers-in-law, six people, not much, not too little, and the rest are gone." ”

"Huh? No, no, no, I can do anything by myself, and I don't need to be served, just help me, Mother Xu! "Tong Yan is very determined, she is a person with hands and feet, what can't she do!

The corners of Xu's mother and Steward Tong's mouths twitched, and the girls and mothers-in-law below couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh, but they were glared at by Xu's mother fiercely and stopped again.

Steward Tong looked at Mother Xu, this configuration is not high, and I dare not be high.

Mother Xu weighed it in her heart, cleared her throat, and spoke to the people below: "Xinghua, Chunlan, Mrs. Liu, the three of you stay, and the rest go back, what should you do." ”

When the housekeeper saw it, three of the eight people were left, and those who didn't know thought that the master had abused his daughter, could this work?

Mother Xu gave the housekeeper a look: "Okay!" Then let the housekeeper go to give Tong Yan Zhang Luo breakfast first.

"Mother Xu, I really don't need these people, why stay?" Tong Yan has a big head, she can do anything, really.

"Miss, you are now a young lady of the official family, can't you do everything by yourself like before, you have to learn a lot of things, and you don't have time to do everything by yourself, right? These three people, one for you to take care of your daily life, one who does chores on weekdays, rough work or something, Mrs. Liu to do it, where you live with a daughter, it is not convenient for the family to be there, so I sent it away, there are not many people, not much. "Miss housekeeper, there are at least ten or eight people serving in a courtyard, Mother Xu led Tong Yan to sit down in the main house, "I'll call Xinghua Chunlan to come in, and you can see who is left to serve you." ”

Saying that, Mother Xu beckoned Xinghua Chunlan into the house, and Mrs. Liu had already gone to greet herself.

"It's an apricot blossom." Mother Xu pointed to the tall girl, "Xinghua used to be Madame's third-class maid. Xinghua stepped forward to salute Tong Yan, Tong Yan felt weird, and it was the first time someone saluted her.

"This is Chunlan." Mother Xu pointed to the slightly shorter, slightly twisted girl again, but didn't say what Chunlan used to do. In fact, Chunlan used to be a laundry room......

"Miss, whoever you want to stay with, you can keep by your side." Mother Xu felt that she should have been dialed, and Xinghua used to serve his wife, so he must have kept Xinghua.

Tong Yan looked at the two in front of him, one was thin and tall, a little weak, no, the other was a little shorter, with a strong figure, well, this can work: "Mother Xu, let Chunlan accompany me, I can work at a glance!" ”

Xinghua looked stunned, Chunlan looked surprised, and Mother Xu ...... Mother Xu really wants to go to the corner of the wall to draw a circle......

The time of the day is also very good, after eating in the morning, a tailor came, saying that he was making clothes, three sets of dresses in spring and summer, and two sets in autumn and winter. After lunch at noon, Tong Yan did not have the habit of taking a nap, so he took Chunlan and apricot blossoms to walk in the garden, and listened to the story of Xinghua's granddaughter of the country's sacrifice to wine, and the afternoon passed. After dinner, I went to see my father, who said that my father was teaching my younger brother to read, and then turned back to his yard.

In fact, Tong Yan felt very bored, in the countryside, there were many things, to make breakfast in the morning, go up the mountain to collect firewood and sell it in the city, go to the field in the afternoon, and have to prepare dinner, sew clothes at night, or make some embroidery subsidies.

Chunlan waited for Tong Yan to wash, Tong Yan was very unaccustomed, but Chunlan said that someone must serve her when she was a young lady, so Tong Yan didn't do it herself, until she slept on the bed and held her rag doll, Tong Yan showed some loneliness.

Tong Yan sat up and asked Chunlan: "Chunlan, Daddy doesn't seem to want to see me, why?" ”

"Miss, you're thinking too much, why doesn't the master want to see you, he's an official master, he's busy."

"But why is it that every time I see Daddy, Daddy is so angry?"

"Because Miss hasn't learned how to be a Miss yet, the master wants Miss to be a good Miss quickly."

"What's wrong with me, I really don't know what's wrong with me?"

“…… Very good"

"Then why doesn't Daddy want to see me?"

“…… Miss, go to sleep, I'm going to say hello tomorrow. ”