After passing the courtyard gate and turning back, the scholar spoke: "Sister Yuchu, do you still recognize me?" ”

Meng Yuchu turned his head to look at the scholar, and then exclaimed in surprise: "Aren't you Senior Brother Li Fengchao?" ”

The scholar nodded and replied, "It's me."

"Why are you here? Didn't my dad say you had already gone to the capital? ”

"Alas, it's hard to put into words!" Li Fengchao smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "The world is impermanent!" ”

Li Fengchao was originally a wealthy merchant in a neighboring town, and his family ran a restaurant and tea house, and he worshiped Mr. Meng as a disciple because of his admiration for Mr. Meng's knowledge. This Li Fengchao's humility and studious are very appreciated by Mr. Meng, and sometimes Mr. Meng will invite a few proud disciples to gather at home, so he also knows several children of the Meng family. It's just that the Li family moved to the capital last year because of years of war and business losses, and Li Fengchao and a housekeeper are left in the family to take care of the rest of the affairs.

"After taking care of the affairs of the family, I and the housekeeper and a few domestic servants set off to the capital, who knew that when passing through Nanlong Mountain, I encountered a group of bandits, they not only robbed the money but also killed the housekeeper and a few domestic maids, just when they were about to do something to me, fortunately, Lu Da came to save me, I was afraid of another accident so I stayed incognito. I didn't expect to meet you today, and I didn't expect the teacher to be embarrassed to such a situation, and I blame me for being busy with family affairs and not taking care of the teacher, alas! Li Fengchao smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Brother Li doesn't have to blame himself, his father will not preach to the outside world, let alone his own students, he is afraid that he will affect everyone!" Mo whispered and stared at the ground and said faintly.

"In fact, it is a blessing in misfortune to come to this grassy ridge, the big boss here is called Lu Changqing, he has a bold and brave personality, and he is also an upright person, and he robs some officials and businessmen who are evil and unkind, and he never allows his brothers to offend the people at will; These two masters are called Wei Chengyong, not only good at the exercises but also witty, today it is he who deduced the route and time you want to take from the message sent by the brother who beat the guard, and successfully robbed you up the mountain. Speaking of this, Li Fengchao laughed.

"Probably, there is also the credit of Brother Li." Meng Yuchu said lightly, otherwise, why would you rob a weak scholar!

"Oh... Well... A little bit" Li Fengchao smiled embarrassedly, "I'll help you read and write..."

"Alas..."Meng Yuchu sighed softly, if his father knew that his daughter was willing to sell herself, how could he be embarrassed to be a proud disciple who fell into the grass?!

"Sister Yuchu, you won't be... Look down on me, right? Probably guessing Meng Yuchu's thoughts, Li Fengchao asked with some embarrassment.

"Brother Li is too worried, you and I can't help ourselves, we can only say that it is bad luck!" are all the same down, who is still qualified to look down on anyone, can only say that they were born at the wrong time!

The two stopped talking, and walked to the innermost row of houses in the courtyard, Li Fengchao pointed to the larger one in the middle and said: "This is the lady's room, next to it is Aunt Zhang's dormitory, this Aunt Zhang is not bad, you don't have to be afraid." ”

While he was talking, a woman walked out of the room, dressed in a crimson blue coarse cloth gown, although old but also neat, gray hair combed in a big bun at the back of the head, held by a wooden hairpin, eyebrows and eyes crooked to look very kind, a pair of hands full of flour, on the body of the cloth kept patting. When he saw someone coming, he looked up and said with a smile, "I just made a good meeting, and you came to find it, this is..."

"Aunt Zhang, these two are brought up the mountain by the second master to be maids for the new lady, you take them to eat first, give them a bath and change their clothes, and then take them to see Mrs." The scholar arched his hand and said.

"Ah~ Okay" Aunt Zhang's eyebrows were more curved, and she said with a smile: "Now there is someone to accompany my wife, come, come, come in!" ”

"Aunt Zhang" scholar took a step forward and said: "This is Miss Meisheng, and this is Miss Meng Yuchu." Xuan lowered his voice and said, "This Meng Yuchu is a distant sister of mine, you should take care of it more." ”

"Really?" Aunt Zhang looked at it suspiciously, and then smiled as if she understood: "You still have a sister?" Didn't you say there was no one at home? Oh, isn't it your boy who has a crush on other people's girls? ”

"Aunt Zhang, you're joking, it's really my distant cousin, I didn't know she was still alive, I was such a relative, you have to help me take care of it!" Li Fengchao said with a serious face.

"Okay, okay, don't worry, scholar, the girls who come to us won't be treated badly!"

Li Fengchao turned around and said goodbye, and before leaving, he said to Meng Yuchu: "Sister, stay in peace, I will come to see you later, if you have anything, you can also go to the West Courtyard to find me, I live in the third room on the left with Mr. Hu, the bookkeeper." ”

Meng Yuchu owed Li Fengchao a debt and said, "Brother don't worry! ”

is the eldest lady of a scholarly family, a little girl who has been accompanied by poetry, books, piano and chess since she was a child, and now she has become a little maid who serves others, can she do it? Li Fengchao glanced at Meng Yuchu with some unbearable eyes, turned around and walked out.

Aunt Zhang on the side secretly pursed her lips and smiled...