Section 4 The future is uncertain

Sister-in-law Yun said, "Go ahead."

Su Shi responded and walked towards Zhegui Tower. I saw that the two sides were planted with double-petaled hibiscus, which was in the flowering period, full of verdant trees, and there were countless purple and red flowers in the middle, which were delicate and dazzling, and very spectacular.

She walked up the bluestone steps, knocked at the door, and an old servant welcomed her in.

Su Shi didn't expect that the first floor of this building was just a hall, and there were stairs to go up directly, and the second and third floors were the study and living room of the young master Li Songchen.

The back of the building is still very wide, only to see a craggy rockery of the Taihu Lake stone pile facing a pool of turquoise water, and there is a pavilion built by the water, which is very exquisite. There is a table in the pavilion, there is a hard-working young man on the desk, and there is a middle-aged man standing under the weeping willows on the edge of the pavilion, dressed gorgeously, holding the scriptures in his right hand and reciting silently in front of his eyes, and his left hand behind his back, but he keeps twisting a string of prayer beads - this must be the old man Li Heshan.

Su Shi walked over in a few steps, and blessed Li Heshan, Li Heshan took the book down from his face, but the rosary in his left hand kept turning.

At this time, Su Shi saw a well-maintained face, but Master Li, who was over fifty years old, did not look confused, a purple silk shirt wrapped the slightly chubby body very decently, the black satin soft hat was wearing auspicious jade beads, and the white fat face was kind and kind, which was very kind in Su Shi's opinion.

He asked; "Girl, why are you here?"

Su Shi said softly: "I want to enter the mansion and be Ling Gongzi's companion." ”

Li Heshan said: "I have heard that Mr. Su's Ah Shi Bingxue is smart, diligent and talented, and he is usually young. I am also very relieved that you are willing to accompany Song Chen and urge him to improve. Then, he turned around, and the phoenix-eyed Bodhi Zi Buddha bead on his back stopped, leaving only a pinch of red tassels swaying slightly, making ripples in the light.

"Ah Shi, what do you think of my house?" Su Shi was a little confused, Li Heshan asked abruptly, she didn't react at once, and replied without having time to think about it: "Elegant and chic, quite thoughtful."

Li Heshan shook his hand, held the Buddha beads in his palm, still turned his back to her and asked slowly, "Is it good?" Su Shi said sincerely: "Okay." Li Heshan didn't ask again, Ah Shi stood behind him, and he didn't dare to speak.

After a while, he walked straight out, without looking back, and a sentence fell into her ears along the wind, but it was: "Since you like it, then stay here with your ministers." ”

At this time, the young man in the pavilion walked out, and an indigo shirt was put on the fourteen-year-old body, which was already quite straight, and this indigo color also set off his thick eyebrows and big eyes, red lips and white teeth, and he was very energetic.

Li Songchen was surprised and delighted, a pair of eyes looked her up and down several times, regardless of the fact that the two were not familiar with each other, holding her sleeve and saying, "Ah Shi, is it really you?" When I went that day, I thought you weren't coming. ”

Su Shi also wanted to say something, for example, he was actually out of helplessness, and he might only want to be stable when he came to accompany him, but in the end he found that he couldn't say anything.

After the ecstasy, Song Chen calmed down, noticed Su Shi's expression of wanting to speak and stopped, and suddenly found that he had actually overstepped. So he immediately withdrew his hand and said, "No offense, I'm sorry." Su Shi didn't speak, just looked at him quietly.

Song Chen met her eyes and said softly: "Don't worry, this is your own home." This Zhegui Building and this small Suiyuan Garden are mine, and no one can come except for my father's homework. As long as the two of us and Uncle Feng are here, we don't have to talk about any rules, and we are all at ease. ”

The words "being your own home" were Cui Lu for the first time, and that was insincere; This second time is Li Songchen, but he is very sincere.

However, there was only one place in Ashi's home. Only the courtyard where she has lived for eleven years, watching her embrace joy under her father's knees, and containing all kinds of memories of her past, is her home. In the Li Mansion, she is a guest, maybe not even a guest, just a long-term worker who has not signed a deed of sale.

Li Songchen saw that Su Shi was stunned and didn't answer, so he asked her with his eyes, and she nodded.

This is all right, and Ah Shi has to go home and get his things. Li Songchen was afraid that she wouldn't be able to take it, and he couldn't get close to her again and again, so he asked Uncle Feng to call Zhang's mother, who helped with the cook, to go back with her.

Zhang's mother was short and thick, her face was very clean, two sparse broom eyebrows, and a pair of swollen fish bubble eyes. I also refused to clean up, and it looked dilapidated. But at first glance, it is a good way to work, the hands and feet are very sharp, one hand scoops the package into his arms, and the other holds a roll of cover and the wind under his feet, and walks quickly.

Su Shi took a closer look at the house again, stroked the shelf of the weaving cloth of his mother, held his father's ring ruler, and finally saw the willows and flowers in the yard, shed a few tears, and then locked the gate. chased Zhang's mother's steps all the way to Li's mansion.

Seeing that she was chasing her really hard, Zhang's mother stopped slightly, raised a few sporadic eyebrows, and said impatiently: "What the hell is a girl who doesn't work, this little bit of road is so slow." “

Su Shi secretly complained in his heart, but he didn't dare to reply. Then he was asked, "What is your name?" “

- "Su Shi, just call me Ah Shi."

Zhang's mother muttered, "With a bitter face, the name is good", and then asked lightly, "That was your house just now?" It doesn't look like someone, what about your parents, just a little girl? “

- "My parents have recently passed away, and I am alone."

Zhang's mother was stunned for a moment, her face was slightly apologetic, her eyebrows were not raised, and her voice slowed down: "Then what are you doing in the house?" “

- "Young Master Li's Companion Reading".

Zhang's mother said "oh" and said, "Have you rested enough?" Enough is enough and let's go. It was almost noon, and the kitchen was busy. If Old Man Feng dares to assign me out at this time, the food will not be served on the table, and the old man and his wife will be angry, and no one will be able to afford it. With that, he grabbed his things and continued to rush towards the Li Mansion in a hurry.

Entering the side door, Zhang's mother handed over the things to Su Shi, turned around and walked to the kitchen, walked two steps and stomped back, staring at Su Shi's little face that had not yet opened, but had already shown a little beauty, and said in a low voice: "Although Master Li is quite famous, he still has a five-room wife, three children, and nearly 100 people up and down in this house. There are many people in the courtyard of the deep house, and the water here is no shallower than elsewhere, so you have to be careful when you come in. "I turned around and left.

Su Shichu was shocked when he heard this, and when he thought about it carefully, it was true.

There are so many people in the Li Mansion, and they are mixed, and not all of them may have good intentions. Although I haven't seen the farce in the house on weekdays, I have also played a lot of it in the playbook. They often form gangs and fight openly and secretly. Li Heshan has a five-room wife, but I am afraid that this family may not be as peaceful as outsiders say.