Ling'er followed Sister-in-law Zhang through the Hanging Flower Gate, came to the outer courtyard, and asked the housekeeper Zhou Quanan to sign the deed of sale. Zhou Quanan happened to be absent, and he heard the little guy say that the master had something to call him away.

Sister-in-law Zhang was worried about the laundry room, and she didn't know when Zhou Quan'an would come back, so she asked Ling'er to stay in the room and wait, and asked the little maid to look at Ling'er, she went to the laundry room to have a look, and came back immediately if she was fine.

After Sister-in-law Zhang left, Ling'er looked around curiously, although the house in Jiang's Mansion is not carved beams and paintings, but the materials used are also good, I don't know if Master Jiang built it himself or sold it from others?

Ling'er unconsciously paced slowly around the room, and after walking for a while, she remembered that she was here to sign the deed of sale, she turned her head to look at the little guy, and saw that the little guy was looking at herself, Ling'er smiled generously, and was going to come forward to say hello, but the little guy suddenly blushed, and his eyes were chaotic and he didn't dare to look at himself.

Ling'er was stunned for a moment, uh, the young man is shy! She was secretly funny, and her heart was beautiful, it turned out that she was still quite attractive! She smiled and said, "Hey, my name is Wen ...... Wen Xiaobai, what is your name? ”

"I ...... My name is Wan Xiaogui. ”

"Hello, I'm going to go to Miss County on an errand soon, please take care of me in the future!"

Wan Xiaogui blushed a little again: "I... I'm just an errand boy, and I can't care about you. ”

"No, I'm new to the city, and I'm not familiar with life, so it's good to have a familiar friend to show you the way!"

"Friends?"

"yes, would you like to be my friend?"

Wan Xiaogui saw Ling'er's big eyes staring at him, and his face blushed even more. He nodded instinctively, and Ling'er grinned: "Wan Xiaogui, let me ask you." How many masters are there in this house? ”

Wan Xiaogui listened to this simple question, and counted them one by one without hesitation: "There are a total of seven masters in our house, including the old lady, the old man, the lady, the eldest son, the eldest young grandmother, the eldest lady, and the second son. ”

"Eight a piece? Not much, either. ”

Wan Xiaogui nodded: "Fortunately, our master has not been in Donghu County for a long time." There are not too many masters in the family. ”

"Oh? When did Mr. Jiang come to this office? ”

Wan Xiaogui thought for a while: "Actually, the time is not short, I entered the house when I was seven years old, and it has been nearly ten years!" ”

"Oh? Master Jiang has been a county magistrate for ten years and has not been promoted or transferred? ”

Wan Xiaogui was stunned for a moment. I tilted my head and thought for a moment: "This ...... It's not that easy to get promoted, right? I heard that the master went to run a few times, but to no avail. ”

"Really?" Ling'er knocked on the table with one hand, but her mind was thinking about something else.

"yes, hey. Don't talk about it. To be known by the masters, most of them have to be beaten on the board. ”

Ling'er paused, smiled and nodded: "Yes, I know, thank you for reminding me." ”

Wan Xiaogui blushed a little again, Ling'er smiled secretly in her heart, this kid is really innocent! That's right, ask for more news!

"Hey. Little noble brother, were the few little masters in the house born and raised by their wives? There's no aunt or anything in the house? ”

Wan Xiaogui almost jumped up when he heard this. He hurriedly ran to the door to take a look, and then ran back and said with a nervous face: "Ouch, sister Xiaobai, don't mention the word aunt in the future, these two words are the most taboo in our house, there was an unknowing maid who accidentally said it before, and when Mrs. heard it, she immediately dragged it down and beat her half to death!" ”

"Oh? And such things? ”

"Not really!" Wan Xiaogui leaned over and whispered: "Let me tell you, our lord is a well-known wife in our county, someone used to ask the lord to do something, and sent a beautiful maid in, and the lady immediately beat the maid out, and ran to the door of someone's house to scold all day, since then, no one dares to send the maid or aunt or anything in." ”

Ling'er was surprised: "Really? Madame so powerful? I can't see it! ”

"Hizz~~~~ Madame has a lot of powerful places, and the eldest lady is not too reckless, you have to do things by the eldest lady's side in the future, but you have to be clever, it is best to talk less and do less, don't look at Madame's Miss was coaxed by you at that time, maybe when they are in a bad mood, they will beat you up when they think of a certain sentence, tsk, the master is so gentle...... Alas! ”

Looking at Wan Xiaogui shaking his head and sighing, he remembered the Mrs. Jiang and Miss Jiang he had just seen, although he had only seen one face, he felt ...... It's not surprising to do this, am I in the wrong place? Ling'er retreated a little.

"But Sister Xiaobai, our master is still very good, he is kind, and he is also lenient to his subordinates, if you really want to do something, it's best to find a way to beg the master, as long as it's not too big, it should be fine."

"Really? That...... Is the old lady easy to talk? ”

Wan Xiaogui snorted, as if he was frightened, he whispered: "Sister Xiaobai, remind you one more thing, don't look for the old lady if you have something, and don't mess with her, if you want to commit it to her, no one can save you, not even the master." ”

"Ah, so powerful? Is it more powerful than Madame? ”

"It's not, in recent years, the old lady's body has not been as good as before, a few years ago, tsk, the old lady is walking around the house with a group of stout women with her hands behind her back every day, and she will be beaten up when she sees anyone who is lazy and slippery, and she will deduct people's wages, I think the old lady is actually the most money-loving, or she will not fall in love with Mrs. This daughter-in-law."

Ling'er was surprised and funny when she heard this, she was just casually inquiring, and she didn't expect to gain much, but she didn't expect this little noble brother to be not only warm-hearted, but also gossipy! Just what the doctor ordered.

Ling'er pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh? Why? Is Madame's family rich? ”

"Of course, where would Madame have such a thick confidence? I heard that when the old man first came here, he had nothing, and this house was bought by the lady's mother's family, and it seems that the old man also spent a lot of silver. ”

"Really? Isn't the master from a human background? Does it cost money to become an official? ”

"Oh, little white sister, you don't understand this! How big a thing is in the eyes of our people, but in the eyes of other officials, there are so many people waiting for fat every year, but how many can really sit in the position? It's not about whoever does a good job on it. ”

Ling'er suddenly realized: "Brother Xiaogui is so powerful, he understands everything!" ”

Wan Xiaogui scratched his head embarrassedly: "I have been with Steward Zhou all the year round and have seen some things, so I know some, don't laugh at Sister Xiaobai." ”

"Yo, that's what you're talking about?" Sister-in-law Zhang came in, and saw that the two were chatting happily, and her face was not very good-looking, she squinted at Wan Xiaogui: "Boy, why hasn't Steward Zhou come back yet?" ”

Wan Xiaogui shrank his neck in disdain, turned away and muttered: "How do I know that I am not the roundworm in his old man's stomach." ”

"You stinky boy, you dare to talk back."

"What for?" A middle-aged man in an elegant robe walked in with a straight face. (To be continued......)