The housekeeper Gou Cai took some silver taels and set off from Chengdu and arrived in the south of his hometown after dark. That night, Gou Cai summoned the house slaves to talk in the old house. A few house slaves walked into the hall and saw Gou Cai sitting at the desk, and felt that their backer was coming, and they may have a little stability in their hearts, and said politely: "The big housekeeper." ”

At this time, the arrival of the big housekeeper Gou Cai was like asking for guilt, and first reprimanded these house slaves, and said: "The good things you did in your hometown, the master came to take the blame for you, and now the master's butt still hurts, let's talk about it, how did you get caught by the second young master?" ”

"We don't know that he is the second young master, and he doesn't report his identity, but he just said that he is a chivalrous and righteous person, there are so many chivalrous and righteous people in the world, we thought that it was a guy who didn't know whether he was alive or dead and pretended to be a hero," Speaking of which, they all felt aggrieved.

"The second young master is so uneven, don't you know this? Pig brain, in the future, you will be more restrained in doing things, if you are in the hands of the second young master, I will not be able to protect you. ”

"Yes, we won't be too ostentatious in the future." At this time, Gou Cai paused for a while after finishing speaking, as if he remembered the thing that Mrs. Tai asked him to do, it seems that this time he only cared about Xingshi asking for guilt but left behind what Mrs. Tai entrusted him to do, stretched out his hand and patted his head, and said: "Lord came this time to ask you to do something, you must keep it secret, don't talk about anyone, this is about the draft girl of the He family." If this matter is done well, everyone will be rewarded, and if you say that this matter is done badly, then you will come back and confess your guilt. ”

"Yes, let's do it," one of the house slaves was a little suspicious as they were leaving, and turned around and said, "We have no experience in the matter of draft girls, you teach us," and then laughed a few times.

Gou Cai was a little angry, pointed at them and scolded: "You pig brains, you are usually very shrewd when I see you doing bad things, but you can't do serious things, write notices like the government and post them." ”

"Well, this is a good idea," said them, as they began to struggle again, "We are illiterate, and we can't write notices." ”

"Wouldn't it be nice to have a literate teacher? Do you need me to teach you this? ”

"Okay, okay, let's do it," one by one bowed their heads and hurriedly squeezed out of the hall door.

As soon as the notice was posted, some villagers sent their own daughters into the He family's old house and stood in rows. Gou Cai stepped forward to observe carefully, thinking, these thin skin and tender meat are really distressing, so he looked at a show girl and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Little girl Xiaomei."

"Xiaomei, what a lovely person, what are you good at?"

"Laundry and cooking."

"Okay, that's you, stand aside," he walked up to a show girl and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Little girl, Xiaoya."

"What are you good at?"

"Qinqi, calligraphy and painting."

"Okay, it's you, stand aside."

Then Gou Cai called a painter to draw the selected show girls one by one, and then checked them himself. Then he took a pen in the painter's hand and lightly touched on some of the portraits of the show girls, it seems that this Gou Cai is moved by lust for this, so he also chooses a few to fill in the house for himself. The next day, he brought the selected show girl to Chengdu, arranged to stay in the inn temporarily, and entered He Yuan to report to Mrs. Tai. Gou Cai entered Mrs. Tai's room, Mrs. Tai looked at Gou Cai who entered the room, and asked impatiently: "Gou Cai, how has the old body done the things handed over to you?" ”

Gou Cai took out the portraits drawn by the painter for these selected show girls from his arms, stepped forward, bowed down and said: "Mrs. Tai, everything is done, now temporarily arrange for them to live in the inn outside He Yuan, ask Mrs. Tai to decide, and then you can arrange for them to enter the mansion." ”

"It's still your best way, you can do things at ease," Mrs. Tai took the portrait and looked at it carefully, selected a few, and said: "Just these few photos, let them rest for a good night, and arrange for them to enter the house tomorrow." ”

"Okay, the minion stepped back first."

"Well, you step down and go to the account office to get the reward."

"Yes, the servant is leaving," Gou Cai bent down and exited Mrs. Tai's room.

The selected show girls entered He Yuan one after another, stood in the hall, and saluted: "Hello Mrs. Tai," Mrs. Tai sat on the chair, her face was full of glory and refreshment, and then called an old woman and said, "Mama Rong." ”

The old woman stood up, bowed and saluted, "Mrs., the old slave is here." ”

"Take them down and wash them first, and then check them out."

"Yes, the old slave will lead them down," and then the old woman turned to face them, and said, "Everyone, go with the old slave," and the old woman took them into her room, washed them, and sprinkled red rose petals in the bath, and the ladies entered their rooms, took off their clothes, and stepped into the bath to enjoy the fragrance of bathing, and there were maids standing beside them to dress. Then the old woman went into their bathroom, led them into a dark room, took off her clothes and stood naked, and after the old woman examined them one by one, she entered the hall and said, "Madame, they are all virgins." ”

"Okay, the old body knows, you go down first."

"Yes, the old slave is leaving," the old woman withdrew from the hall and called out the show girls, and stood in the hall, hovering in front of them with her cane, and said for a long time, "You have come to serve the old husband and the princess, and you will serve them well." ”

"Yes, Madame."

The old woman stood aside, and Mrs. Tai stepped forward and said, "The old man looks at Xiaomei quite well, and Xiaomei will serve her tonight." ”

"Yes."

Then the old woman faced the beautiful girls and said, "Xiaomei stays, and the rest go back to the room to rest." ”

A few days later, Taigong regained his energy, but his body was not as good as before, and he sat in the pavilion accompanied by all the beautiful girls, watching the autumn colors of the lake. At this time, the Taigong sat on the chair, the quilt was wrapped very tightly, and he was angry, looking at the lake and the willow trees on the shore, and said: "Old man, you are old, many things are more than enough and not enough," the show girls standing next to them were secretly laughing, and the Taigong looked at them and said, "What are you laughing at?" ”

"Taigong is not old, Taigong is like the pines and cypresses on the mountain, and his youth is permanent."

This made Taigong laugh, he was out of breath for a while, and he kept coughing, and one of the show girls patted Taigong on the back, and then he was relieved. Taigong pointed at them and smiled: "Your little mouth, it's so sweet." ”

Pregnant in October, the maid Qiuyue's pregnancy has been hidden from the He family, and she is ashamed to speak, but her belly is getting bigger and bigger day by day, and she can't hide it if she wants to. After Mrs. Chen knew about this matter, she called an old woman and asked, "Mama Rong, the maid Qiuyue is pregnant, do you know?" ”

"This old slave already knows."

Mrs. Chen continued to ask, "Who is the adulterer?" You can find out. ”

"The old slave doesn't know."

"You go and bring Qiuyue to the slave's room, the slave family will interrogate," the old woman then exited the room and called a few old women to rush to Qiuyue's room, pushed the door in, and said, "Qiuyue, come with us," the maid Qiuyue looked at them menacingly, thinking that the comer was not good, so she asked, "Where do you want to take the slave and maid?" ”

"You don't need to ask more about this matter, you will know when you go," and then Mama Rong faced the old woman next to her and said, "Take it away." Several old women forcibly took the maid Qiuyue away, and He Guoan had been staying in the study at this time, looking through the window, watching them take Qiuyue away, but he couldn't do anything. Sitting in front of the desk, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and said, "Sister Qiuyue, it's me who is incompetent, I'm sorry," his hands kept trembling, took out a handkerchief to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, and was silent, maybe he was thinking at this time, "If Qiuyue at this time can't stand the torture and confesses to me, then, then I'm finished, finished." ”

Several old women brought Qiu Yue into Mrs. Chen's room, and Mrs. Chen sat in front of the dresser, turned around, and looked at Qiu Yue, the maid standing beside her. The old woman next to her said fiercely: "When you see Madame, you don't kneel down quickly." ”

Qiu Yue covered her stomach with her hands, knelt down and said, "The slave has seen Madame." ”

Mrs. Chen looked at the maid Qiuyue with a big belly, and she was angry, and said, "Say!" Who is this kid for? Who is the adulterer? ”

No matter how Mrs. Chen tortured her, the maid Qiuyue was still silent. Mrs. Chen ordered someone to drag the maid Qiuyue out and tie it to the wooden pillar, and the house slaves lifted the pillar and slammed it on Qiuyue's big belly, only to see blood flowing out from below, standing slimy on top of the skirt. The maid Qiuyue endured the severe pain, gritted her teeth, and didn't say anything even if she bit to death. Mrs. Chen walked out and sat on the chair and said fiercely: "Say! Who is the adulterer? The maid Qiuyue was still silent.

"Don't you say yes, come on, drag this cheap maid off the cane and die," several old women dragged Qiu Yue loose, her blood flowing, dragging two lines of marks on the ground. Several house slaves dragged the maid Qiuyue out, hit her on the head with a wooden stick, and saw blood flowing out of her forehead, and died on the spot.

An old woman stepped in and said hurriedly, "Madam, she's dead." ”