The book is picked up again.

When the lieutenant came to the gate, he saw the porter who was watching the gate waiting there.

When the porter saw that the deputy was coming, his eyes lit up, and he trotted up to him in three steps and two steps, and asked eagerly, "General, can the little one go with you now?" ”

"Hmm" After the deputy general nodded, he patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "That's right, now that you are free, go with a certain family." ”

"Thank you, General! Thank you, General......" After hearing the adjutant general's words outside the gatehouse, he thanked him again and again, and his eyes were filled with tears.

Those who have never been slaves really do not understand the plight of their slaves.

The feeling of being controlled by others, life is worse than death, it is so uncomfortable, this porter doesn't want to live that kind of life for a day!

Therefore, after he heard the words of the adjutant general, he suddenly had a feeling of high and wide sea in his heart.

Looking at the concierge with tears in his eyes, the adjutant patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Okay, don't get too excited, let's go with a certain family." ”

After finishing speaking, the adjutant turned around and left, he still had important things to do, and he really didn't have time to delay here.

"It's... Let's go? After hearing the adjutant general's words, the porter immediately froze in place and was stunned.

"That's right!" When the adjutant general heard this, he paused, turned his head, and said as a matter of course: "If you don't leave, do you still have to wait here for dinner?!" ”

"But... But ......" After hearing the words of the adjutant general, the porter said in a loud voice: "But what about the small family? ”

"Family?" After hearing the porter's words, the adjutant general looked at him with a puzzled face and asked, "Do you still have family?" Are you the son of a family? ”

The so-called domestic son is a person who continues to be a slave after a slave in a large family has given birth to a son.

In other words, the parents of the child are slaves, and he was born a slave, this system is very cruel, and there is no hope at all!

"That's right" The porter nodded with a flushed face, and said in a low voice: "The little one has an old mother here, I hope the general can bring her with him." ”

After speaking, he was afraid that the adjutant general would dislike his mother as a burden, so he eagerly added: "Please rest assured that the general, my mother is flexible and a good worker."

Also, if the general calls out the mother, the little one is willing to do the work of two people! ”

When he had said that, he fell to his knees with a thud and kowtowed vigorously, which was the only thing he could do......

Hearing this, the adjutant general touched his chin, and after thinking for a while, a gleam appeared in his eyes.

Then he turned to the concierge who was kowtowing and asked, "Who are you in charge of?" ”

"Ah???h The porter was not there for a while

reacted, and looked at the lieutenant general with a puzzled face.

"Ahh The adjutant general looked at the cute expression on the porter's face, and said angrily: "A certain family is asking you, who are you in charge of?" ”

"Of course, it's in the steward's charge." Although the porter was a little confused by the lieutenant's question, he did not dare to hesitate and immediately answered without hesitation.

"Butler......" After the lieutenant parted for a while, he touched his bearded chin and asked thoughtfully: "Is that butler of yours a slave or a member of the family?" ”

In the Han Dynasty, there were two kinds of stewards in the big family, one was a slave who was loyal to the family, and was promoted to steward after being favored by the master.

And the other is the person who is not valued in the side lineage, depreciating his identity and becoming a housekeeper.

And those who depreciate themselves and become housekeepers are actually in a very bad situation, and are often despised and ridiculed by others.

The reason why those who are related to them depreciate their identities is also helpless.

If they don't depreciate their status, I'm afraid they won't even be able to eat!

Although they can also be called family members, there are too many people on the sidelines, and there are thousands of people at every turn!

In some slightly poor families, the people in the side line can't even eat, so they can only depreciate their status and beg for food.

After hearing the words of the adjutant general, the porter thought for a while and replied: "The little one has heard that the housekeeper's surname is Tian, and his ancestor is also a big man in the Tian family.

It was only later that he became a sideline and fell into the middle of the family, so he depreciated himself and became a housekeeper. ”

After the porter said this, he looked at the lieutenant with expectant eyes.

Although he didn't know the purpose of the lieutenant's questions, he always felt that it must have something to do with him.

Maybe the lieutenant asked these questions to get his mother out of the butler's hands.

After thinking of this, the porter's eyes on the lieutenant general became even hotter.

"That's right......" The lieutenant squinted his eyes in thought after hearing the porter's answer.

After a while he came to his senses, and said to the porter, "Go and fetch your butler, and say that a certain family has something to do with him." ”

"No!" When the porter heard the words of the lieutenant, he was more sure of the guess in his heart, and he happily answered and hurried away.

Looking at the back of the porter hurrying away, the deputy general couldn't help but show a smile and muttered to himself: "I thought that this trip to the Tian family had failed, but I didn't expect that the peak turned around, and there was a turning point in this gatehouse."

This is really a deliberate planting of flowers that do not bloom, and unintentionally planting willows and willows. ”

After finishing speaking, the deputy general was no longer in a hurry to leave, and walked slowly around the Tian family's mansion with his hands behind his back.

Of course

He wasn't too far from here, for he had important matters to discuss with the butler in a moment.

After about a stick of incense, the porter came here in a hurry with a middle-aged man in his forties.

The lieutenant who was wandering around, after inadvertently seeing them out of the corner of his eye, immediately stopped, turned around, and hurried to meet them.

After coming to the opposite side of the two porters, the deputy general bowed with a smile on his face and said, "Presumably this is Steward Tian, a certain family surnamed Zhang, is the deputy general of General Gao Langao, and I have seen Steward Tian." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare to ......" Steward Tian saw the deputy general saluting him, his face was flattered, and he shook his hand again and again: "A certain family is just a housekeeper, how dare you accept such a big gift from General Zhang?!" It's really a torment! Hurry up, please get up! ”

After helping the deputy general up, Steward Tian wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and the deputy general's salute just now really frightened him.

Although he was just a steward, no different from an ordinary slave in terms of status, he had read some books and knew the truth that "if you are courteous to others, you must ask for something".

And this deputy general came up and saluted him, and he knew in his heart that the deputy general must have something to ask!

And this "request" is so big that the housekeeper can't bear it at all!

So after he helped the deputy general up, he said to the deputy general with a bitter face: "General Zhang, you should know that a certain family is just a housekeeper who is not valued, and there is really nothing that can help you. ”

After finishing speaking, he saluted the lieutenant general with a sad face.

Judging by the situation, if the adjutant general did not agree, he probably would not get up again.

Although the butler also knew that his behavior would definitely anger the lieutenant, but now he couldn't care so much.

The reason why he depreciated himself to become a housekeeper was just for a bite to eat, and he really didn't want to cause trouble.

The lieutenant's attitude just now was almost like saying to the housekeeper, you have a big deal!

The housekeeper who only cares about living a peaceful life wholeheartedly really doesn't want to cause trouble.

So he knew that the deputy general was unhappy, but he still blocked the deputy general with words.

"Haha......" After the deputy general heard the butler's words, he laughed and helped him up and said: "You don't have to worry, a certain family is not looking for you, but looking for someone behind you!" ”

"The man behind you?" After hearing the adjutant general's words, the butler groaned slightly, and then asked in surprise: "General Zhang is talking about the elder of my side family?" ”

"That's right!" Seeing that the butler immediately reflected, the deputy general nodded with satisfaction, and said, "A certain family has something important to discuss with the elders of your side family, and I hope you can report it." ”