Chapter 45: The Honest Dealer
Zong Xiu stayed up until midnight before falling asleep, and early the next morning, Jiang Chen's voice came from outside the courtyard: "Is Master Zong up?" The little Jiang Chen asked to see him. ”
Zong Xiu is a traverser, he has the habit of sleeping lazy, since he lived here, he has been lying on the bed all day long to recuperate, and he didn't sleep on time, he slept when he was sleepy, and woke up when he was full.
Yi Qingqing was also taken by Zong Xiu's irregular work and rest, and when he heard the knock on the door, he hurriedly got up and tidied it up casually, and then brought a veil to open the door.
Outside the gate, Jiang Chen led a woman in her thirties. The woman was slightly chubby, her skin was tanned and rough from years of labor, and she wore a coarse cloth shirt with several patches carefully woven with cloth of the same color.
"Girl, is Master Zong up?"
Jiang Chen saw that Yi Qingqing's hair was messy, and he was a little embarrassed when he knew that he had just gotten up.
Without waiting for Yi to speak, Zong Xiu's voice came from the back room: "Is it Jiang Wuchang?" Wait, I'll get up. ”
"Uh-huh, no hurry, no hurry, it's a small one that comes early, bother, bother."
Jiang Chen led the somewhat restrained woman into the courtyard, and the two of them didn't dare to sit down, so they stood in the courtyard. After a while, Zong Xiu walked out with sleepy eyes: "Sorry, I got up a little late." Jiang Wuchang, this is my sister-in-law. ”
Jiang Chen hurriedly said: "Neizi is stupid, her identity is humble, and she can't be a sister-in-law." Saying that, Jiang Chen said to the woman beside him, "I haven't seen Master Zong yet." ”
The woman's expression was restrained, and her tone was a little flustered: "The folk woman Jiang has seen an adult." ”
Jiang is also a native of Jiangjia Village, he is a childhood sweetheart with Jiang Chen, he has never been far away in half his life, and the biggest 'official' he sees on weekdays is Jiangjia Village's 'Lizheng'. This time, I heard my husband say that I helped her find a job, and the other party is still a master on the ninth grade, how can I not be nervous.
This one became nervous and stammered.
Jiang Chen had embarrassment on his face: "My lord, Neiko is timid by nature, and it is absolutely no problem to cook." This little one is on duty, and he is in a hurry to report to the country, and he is worried that the adults will not have breakfast, so he brought Neiko to come early. ”
Zong Xiu said: "It's okay, pour your affection, you take the Jiang family's sister-in-law to the kitchen to have a look." ”
said to go to the kitchen, in fact, it is the side room next to it, after all, this small courtyard is so big.
After Yi led Jiang to the kitchen, Jiang Chen thanked him many times, Zong Xiu knew that Jiang Chen was going to be on an errand, and he was not verbose, and after a few polite words, he urged Jiang Chen to leave quickly, and there was no need to worry about the family.
When Jiang Chen left, he deliberately went to the kitchen and said to Jiang: "Lady, this is not our family. Master Zong is a young talent, with poetry and books in his belly, and he is very valued by His Majesty, so you can't be lazy. After three meals a day, the yard will be cleaned and cleaned, be diligent, and don't wait for the adults to tell you if you have any work. ”
"Got it, got it, you go quickly, it's not too late."
Jiang Chen was still not at ease, and instructed again: "Be careful with the adults, even if there is something at home, you must greet the adults before going back." ”
The courtyard is not big, even if the sound is small, you can hear it. Zong Xiu sat on the stone bench under the tree in the courtyard and sighed that Jiang Chen was a real person.
After Jiang Chen left, Jiang also began to cook her first meal when she came to the 'Zongfu', and Yi was doing chores next to her, helping to clean up the vegetables or something.
There are few kinds of breakfast, and the firewood rice cooks quickly. Not long after Jiang Chen left, Jiang Shi took the bacon porridge and made a plate of simple stir-fried vegetables, and brought it to Zong Xiu, a little nervous: "My lord, do you taste it to your appetite." ”
Zong Xiu took a sip of porridge and sandwiched some dishes, which tasted really good.
"Sister-in-law, you haven't had breakfast yet, let's eat some together."
Zong Xiu greeted Jiang, and shouted Yi to come over and eat together.
After ten days of getting along, Yi was used to it, so he took a small porcelain bowl, took half a bowl of porridge, and sat opposite Zong Xiu. Jiang Shi didn't dare, waved his hand and said: "How dare the women sit with adults, adults, you use it slowly, I'll clean up the kitchen." ”
After saying that, Jiang hurriedly entered the kitchen and began to clean the stove or something.
After Zongxiu finished eating, Jiang came over to collect the dishes and chopsticks again, and he was very quick to work.
After finishing his work, Jiang was a little timid: "My lord, but there is still a place that needs to be done by a woman?" ”
Zong Xiu looked at the yard, the weeds in the yard had already been pulled out by Yi Tou, it would be really fine, so he said: "Sister-in-law of the Jiang family, if you have something to do, you can go back first, and come back at noon." By the way, pour out your love and give the silver to the sister-in-law of the Jiang family first. ”
Yi Qingqing took out a piece of broken silver from the purse on his waist and handed it over.
Looking at the white flowers, Jiang Shi shirked and didn't dare to ask for it, and finally Zong Xiu clapped his hand and said: "If you want to take it, take it, come to work with me, and you will get the money first." ”
Jiang took the silver and went home, and she was in Jiangjia Village downstream, which was convenient to come and go.
got up early in the morning, one has no mobile phone, and the other has no Internet, Zong Xiu is bored. His injuries are not completely healed now, and he has the leave given by Lao Li himself, and he doesn't want to go to Guozijian to teach arithmetic classes to students.
This is boring, Zong Xiu is a little anxious, he can't be in a daze for a day.
Zong Xiu paced back and forth in the courtyard, peeking at Yi Chengqing from time to time, and saw that Yi Chengqing was the same as him, and the two of them had nothing to do.
"Love ......"
Zong Xiu's tone was a little strange.
Yi poured out his feelings: "Childe is boring? Do you want to give the public a song? ”
“……”
Zong Xiu wondered, how did the ancients live every day? I don't have a computer or the Internet every day, can I still live a day listening to a song? That's a good mentality, isn't it?
Seeing that Yi was about to hug the pipa, Zong Xiu shouted: "Forget it, it's still early, why don't you go out with me for a walk." ”
"Turn?" Yi was stunned.
Zong Xiu said: "Just go out for a walk, I'm almost healed now, let's go to Wei Gong's house to have a look, don't you still want to find someone?" ”
Hearing that he was going to Li Jing's house, Yi was overjoyed at first, and soon looked gloomy: "Childe, now I am a 'dead' person, and it is not good for Childe to show up." ”
"What's that, isn't there a veil?" Zong Xiu said: "By the way, Gong Wei's house is in Chang'an City, a little far, you go and ask the sister-in-law of the Jiang family, there is a carriage in their village, let's take the carriage over." ”
Yi Xiangqing hesitated slightly, and finally the urgency to find the 'crescent moon' overcame his worries, and he went out of the hospital and went down the Qujiang River to Jiangjia Village.
Jiangjia Village is a small village on the banks of the Qujiang River, and it is said that it also belonged to the fiefdom of a certain Beijing official, and most of the villagers were tenants of that Beijing official, who made a living by paying rent and farming.
Although Najing officials do not live in this place, they still have a mansion at the head of the village. When Yi poured his affection away, Li Zheng heard Jiang say that this was the maid of the master of the country, who came to borrow the carriage, and directly made the decision, put the carriage left by the Jingguan in the village, and specially arranged a farmer to drive the car.
"Sister-in-law of the Jiang family, this is the key to the courtyard, you go and see it at noon, if we don't come back, we don't have to cook."
Yi politely handed over the key to the courtyard door to the Jiang family, sat in the carriage and went back to pick up Zongxiu, and went straight to the Weiguo Mansion.