Chapter 7 Talent Emerges
Back in the Tang Mansion, Ye Yuanhang heard that the master was not in the mansion, so he returned to his room. The old housekeeper had already left, and Ye Yuanhang was lying on the bed looking at the roof. He didn't know how he would explain it when the master came back, and he didn't know if Xia Qinghe would come to him, let alone how he would manage this big Tang Mansion in the future. Unconsciously, Ye Yuanhang fell asleep.
"Butler, butler." Ye Yuanhang was woken up by a burst of calling. "The master has returned to the house, and I will call you in the living room." Tang Ling stood on the side of the bed and pushed his body and said.
Ye Yuanhang hurriedly got up and walked out of the door.
"Wait a minute, butler, your clothes have been delivered to the branch, quickly change them on, don't lose your sense of proportion in front of the master." Tang Ling helped Ye Yuanhang change into a white robe.
"Master Qiyu, the voyage is coming, I want to say hello to you." Ye Yuanhang entered the living room and saw the old man and his wife sitting in the first place, and the eldest lady in the first place was also there, and he only felt that his heart speed was speeding up and his blood was surging.
Everyone looked at Ye Yuanhang, and they were all surprised. It is true that people rely on clothes and horses on saddles. The person in front of him was dressed in a brocade robe, his long black hair was tied into a heroic knot on his head, his sword eyebrows were starry, his lips were red and his teeth were white. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a housekeeper, but like someone's son-in-law.
"Yuanhang, you came just in time......" Before the old man's words fell, he saw Ye Yuanhang kneel down to him with a 'coo'.
"Master, there is a mistake in the voyage, please punish you." Yuanhang knelt down and kowtowed.
"Why is that? You get up first, and if you have something to say, speak slowly. The old man sat on the chair and looked puzzled.
Ye Yuanhang stood up, and truthfully reported the matter of borrowing silver and buying green lotus, and he also made two clothes by the way. I don't know how the master will punish himself, so Ye Yuanhang said while secretly glancing at the master.
After listening, the old man didn't get angry, but just asked Ye Yuanhang: "Is the maid you bought back?" ”
"Back to the old man, she hasn't come back yet, maybe she hasn't finished dealing with the funeral yet." The voyage replied with insufficient confidence.
"Well, if she returns, she will be a faithful maid to you, and you must be kind to her. If she doesn't come back, then you're going to have to plead guilty. As a steward, you're doing something wrong. In any case, fifty taels of silver need to be returned by you, and even if this maid comes, she doesn't have to sign a contract with the house, it belongs to you. Tang Yuan said in a steady tone.
"I understand the master, the small silver must be returned, even if she doesn't come back, I have no regrets, so I will do all the funeral expenses I gave to her mother, and accumulate virtue for myself. Help others for a while, and enjoy yourself. Ye Yuanhang said solemnly.
"Good!" After listening to Ye Yuanhang's words, Tang Wanyue couldn't help but shout, and when she knew that it was rude, she immediately blushed and lowered her head.
"Yes, there is integrity." Tang Yuanwai nodded and looked at Ye Yuanhang with appreciation. said: "There is something that called you here today, when you competed with Shopkeeper Chen that day, how did you calculate the amount of money in such a short time?" I talked to Wanyo, and she was surprised and wanted to ask you. ”
"Oh, Daddy, you ......" Wanyu heard her father say what she meant, and she was very shy.
"Haha, what's so embarrassing, Yuanhang is not an outsider. If you learn it, won't you be more at ease when you go out to take care of your father in the future? Tang Yuanwai said with a smile that he didn't mind.
"Back to the master, it is a quick calculation method, which can quickly calculate large numbers. It just takes some time, and if the eldest lady wants to learn, the little one should tell me truthfully. "Yuanhang is secretly happy in my heart, the opportunity has come.
"Thank you butler, please give me more advice another day." Wanyue heard that Ye Yuanhang could teach her, so she got up happily for a while, put her hands on her waist and turned sideways to make him a blessing.
"Don't dare, don't dare, the eldest lady is tormented by the little one." Ye Yuanhang said this, but his heart blossomed.
"Daddy, Daddy." A little girl ran over and threw herself into Tang Yuanwai's arms.
"Oh, little ancestor, you're going to kill your father, haha." Tang Yuanwai stroked the child's little head, his eyes were full of love, and he could see that he liked this little girl very much.
"Who is this big brother? She looks so handsome, and she's as beautiful as her sister. The little girl looked at Ye Yuanhang innocently.
Ye Yuanhang stepped forward and said, "This must be the second lady, I am the new housekeeper, and the second lady will tell me anything in the future." ”
"Okay, okay, brother housekeeper, can I tell you now?" The second lady tilted her head and asked.
"This ...... Yes, what does the second lady command? "Ye Yuanhang regrets this, what am I polite to a child, it's true.
"Mr. has two pairs, it's been a few days, I haven't come out yet, my sister gave the right answer, Mr. is not satisfied, you can help me, right." The second lady pouted and said.
Ye Yuanhang's eyes lit up, this is his strength, I think I was a spotted bamboo in the couplet plate at the beginning.
"Please also ask the second lady to come out. Give the small one a try. Yuanhang still said modestly.
"The first couplet is, ten thousand trees and silver flowers are like fire. The second joint is, Haoyue closes her eyebrows to make her beautiful. ”
After Ye Yuanhang heard it, this is not a difficult couplet, it can be said that it came easily. After a little thought, he replied softly: "Ten thousand trees and silver flowers are like fire, and a bright moonlit night is like a year." Haoyue closed her eyebrows to make her beautiful, and her red face played with her hands. ”
After a while, the second lady jumped up happily, "Great, great, much neater than my sister." ”
Tang Wanyue tasted the couplet, and when she heard Wanru's unintentional words, her face was slightly red, and she looked at Ye Yuanhang. I thought: Who is he? It seems that the matter of buying a maid is almost a fool, and the matter of settling accounts and couplets is almost a rare talent. I don't understand it myself.
"Good, good." Tang Yuanwai stood up. said with a smile: "Yuanhang still has such talent, it seems that the old man is looking for the right person, haha, let's go, let's eat, Yuanhang will also come." ”
"Thank you, sir." Ye Yuanhang hurriedly bowed.
"Brother housekeeper, you can teach me to read in the future, you are even more powerful than our husband." The second lady came up and pulled up the voyager and said.
"Hehe, the second lady laughed, she still has to go to the school, if you don't know, you can come to me." Yuanhang quickly fell in love with this little girl.
Walking into the dining hall, several hostesses of the Tang family had been waiting for a long time. After Tang Yuanwai and the others sat down, Ye Yuanhang stood behind the master.
"Voyage, come, sit down and eat together." Tang Yuanwai turned around and greeted Yuanhang and said.
"The little ones don't dare, the little ones are waiting for the master to eat." Yuanhang hurriedly bowed down and said.
"Sit down, you are the butler, just like my family, just ask them to serve." Tang Yuanwai now looks at this young man like his own child.
"Yes." Yuanhang sat down at the bottom of the list.
Picking up the chopsticks and just about to clip a piece of chicken, Tang Ling walked in and bent down and said, "Housekeeper, the woman you bought at noon is here, at the gate of the mansion." Do you want her to come in? ”
Yuanhang looked up at the master, Tang Yuanwai smiled at him and nodded, he also smiled and got up and said, "Master, I'll take a look first, you use it slowly." Ye Yuanhang got up and said goodbye.
"Take that maid to my room, and tell the cook to cook some food and send it over." Yuanhang instructed Tang Ling, and after speaking, he turned around and walked towards his room.