After dinner, Chen Mu returned to the backyard of the General's Mansion.

There he had a room without a back door or window, and at the gate stood ten heavily armed sentinels, spearmen, shieldmen, swordmen, shieldmen, and crossbowmen, all of whom were armed, and two horses tethered to them, ready at all times.

There is a secret sentry behind the courtyard wall, there are people hidden in the attic on the roof, and dogs are tied to the small windows of the warehouse, which can be described as heavily guarded.

When he returned to the house, it was getting late and the house was dark, but Chen Mu did not find a candle.

He was not in a hurry, sat down in the chaise longue, leaned back, closed his eyes and rested, and waited for Xiaohuan to serve.

A little flower cat broke in, jumped on Chen Mu, and rolled.

Chen Mu took advantage of the situation to press the cat under his hand and rubbed it.

At this time, there were two crisp mouths outside the house, and then Xiaohuan was heard to reprimand sternly, and she scolded the maid for being too slow to deliver the candles and not meeting her requirements.

Xiaohuan was beating and scolding the maid again, and when she heard the sound, Chen Muyi frowned.

In the Liang Dynasty, it was common for a master to beat a servant, but in Chen Mu's opinion, it was not right to beat people casually.

Chen Mu wanted to go out to stop him, but he had always been "slow" in doing things, so he didn't go out directly, but put down the cat and stood behind the door with his hands behind his back to listen.

Li Shi walked in with a stack of clothes, and when she saw Chen Mu, Chen Mu made a silent gesture to her, the little guy was sensible, and his footsteps kept passing by, as if nothing had happened, put down his clothes and left.

Outside the house, Xiaohuan chattered and cursed: "You thing, you are a lazy father and lazy mother, why are you so slow." It's only been a few days since I've been here, and I've done so many wrong things, do you want to be angry with me! ”

This maid named Cui Ji is indeed slower, her slowness is the kind of natural slowness, and sometimes Chen Mu feels anxious when she looks at her. She's not stupid, she's just half a beat slower than everything she does, and the rhythm is even. When I was in a hurry to walk, I saw her in front of me, and I wanted to push her.

Chen Mu said that such a person can be regarded as a kind of wonder.

Obviously, Xiaohuan regretted it a little, and felt that the 17 taels and 5 coins of silver were spent a little unjustly.

Chen Mu believes that some people are like natural enemies, and every look and every word makes another person feel annoyed. The contradictions between them are irreconcilable. But some people can change their minds through reminders and education. Especially these two people with obvious class differences. It is relatively easy to educate those with high status.

Chen Mu turned out of the door and said to Xiaohuan: "Okay, don't fight, you come to my house." ”

Xiaohuan raised her hand to hit again, but she didn't fall, scared Cui Ji, asked her to roll to the wall, snatched the candle from Cui Ji's hand, and Xiaohuan came to Chen Mu's house.

"I'm really angry, I'll go to the slave dealer tomorrow and return it."

Xiaohuan said indignantly while lighting the candle.

Chen Mu smiled: "Xiaohuan, you are my first maid, who followed me to Dunhuang thousands of miles away, and is one of my close people." Sooner or later, our family will have to add Ding to import, and when the time comes, you will be the chief steward of the slaves, the steward of the big maid, you have to learn to tolerate. Otherwise, the chickens and dogs at home will not be peaceful. ”

"But I'm just this temper, how can I tolerate it." Xiaohuan pouted.

"Learn to find the good in others, and then you will be tolerant. If you only look at the shortcomings of others, you will also have a miserable life. Chen Mu Laocheng said solemnly.

The little flower cat was frightened away just now, but now it calmed down, and it ran to Chen Mu's side to roll again.

Small rings drive away.

Chen Mu said no.

"It's like this kitten, it's lazy all day long, and it takes a few hours to sleep in the daytime. Can you say that it has no merit? I don't usually see it contribute to the family, but as long as you treat it well, it will circle around you, and when I sleep, it will run out to catch mice. ”

Chen Mu rubbed the cat's head with his thumb, and the cat was drowsy.

"Cui Ji was bought by you from a slave trader, and you helped her get out of the sea of suffering, and she is grateful to you in her heart, but if you always beat and scold her, but don't continue to show kindness, over time, that kindness will be worn out, and you will even become an enemy. Cherish the people around you. Start with Cui Ji and make yourself a tolerant person. ”

Xiaohuan said with a sad face: "But I thought about it for a long time, but I didn't find any advantages in her." It's grinding, and it's clumsy. ”

Chen Mu smiled: "Clumsy is because she has less contact, and she is not stupid if she has frequent contact." People who are slow are often patient people. You can teach her to be a female celebrity, and when you teach her, you also take Li Shi with you. In the future, if there are more small slaves in the family, let them continue to teach new people. At that time, you will be able to take it lightly and truly become a big steward. It's half a master. ”

"Hey, hey." Xiaohuan was very yearning for the future life, and said with a smile: "Master, what do you think of my merits?" ”

Xiaohuan waited shyly and timidly for Chen Mu's evaluation.

Chen Mu paused for a moment and teased: "I'm still looking for it." ”

"......" Xiaohuan's face was full of grievances.

"Hehe, lie to you, I think Xiaohuan is very loyal. That's enough, I don't care about anything else. ”

It was late at night, and the sentries on patrol at night passed by in a procession, and the lights were still on in Chen Mu's house.

The lame man rushed past the door of Chen Mu's house and found that Chen Mu had not slept, so he walked into the small courtyard instead, entered the house, and saw Chen Mu "painting".

"Sure enough, it's a eunuch." As soon as the lame man walked in, he said, "That guy named Guo Yang is a waste. ”

Chen Mu put down his pen: "How did you experiment?" ”

The lame man smiled: "Don't ask about the details, so as not to dirty your ears." In short, I am relieved in the future, just let him follow Hanxiang to do it, and let him go on some occasions where it is inconvenient to go with Hanxiang. ”

Chen Mu nodded, and shook his head again: "Poor talent." Have you seen his rolling paper, whether it is the style or the content, it is convincing. Still so young. ”

"I don't need someone like him, and I don't study him."

The lame man was a little thirsty, and called Xiaohuan to make tea, Xiaohuan had already boiled the tea, and ordered Cui Ji to pour it, Cui Ji walked in slowly, poured tea slowly, and slowly retreated to the door.

The lame man looked at Cui Ji like a puppet, and said with a smile: "Where did you pick up this maid, but her temperament is slow enough." If there is something urgent, she can get angry when she looks at her. ”

Hearing this, Cui Ji's face was feverish, and she turned her face sideways.

Chen Muyi smiled and said: "Slow has the benefit of slowness, many times slow work produces meticulous work." ”

"My daughter-in-law made you a set of clothes, and I have time to try it." The lame man leaned back in his chair and began to rub his head again.

"What's wrong with you lately, I always feel that you don't feel well."

"I haven't slept in two days."

"Why don't you sleep?"

"Cao Sui has a move." The lame man took out a secret document of the Xuanjia military system from his pocket: "Look for yourself, the Queen Mother has given a death order to kill you." Dunhuang is the territory of the Tang clan in the end, and it is estimated that Cao Zhi will not dare to blatantly attack you. But we can't afford to be on guard. I have already told Wang Caotian to tighten his guard, and Wang Caotian said that as long as he is there, Cao Yihou will not want to do it in the city. ”

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