Chapter Twenty-Five: Hesitation of Allies
While Lu Zihe was in tears in the study, Xie Xiuqi was sneaking around in the Lu Mansion. I saw that he was afraid of meeting someone, but he walked all the way, and soon came to the door of the small courtyard of Anjia located in the west courtyard of Lufu.
Lu Mansion is a character pattern, the backyard lives alone in the depths, but the front yard is set up in the east and west courtyards, Lu Zihe seems to attach great importance to the old housekeeper, and the entire west courtyard is assigned to the An family to live. Yes, it is also very easy to find a place to settle down.
The most important guess has been confirmed by Uncle Lu's mouth, how dare he stay in the Lu Mansion for longer? Calling on Anqing, it is better to leave early. Thinking so in his heart, the young man pushed open the door of the Anjia courtyard.
Just as he approached, a strong smell of chicken soup was already in his nose, mixed with a few arguments.
Xie Xiuqi was stunned, this seemed to be ...... The voice of An Xiu and An Lao's housekeeper? It's okay for an old housekeeper, but An Xiu has seen a divine mending knife......
He hesitated, and was already quite ready to turn around, but he heard a "It's better to feed the dog than to feed him" and a crisp slap one after another.
Before she could figure out what the situation was, the door opened, An Xiu covered her face with tears in her eyes and rushed out, and suddenly saw Xie Xiuqi standing at the door, she was stunned for a moment, and looked at him with great disgust, but she ran away crying.
Subsequently, the figures of the old housekeeper An and An Qian also appeared at the door.
When An Qian saw Xie Xiuqi, her face was full of resentment and grievance, and her eyes were even brighter.
This younger sister has looked down on herself since she was a child, feeling that she was born to Xiyi, and her mother abandoned her husband and daughter to do such ugly things, and she was born a head shorter than her. even relied on her to follow the young lady, but she never saw herself as a sister.
Now he is competing with each other everywhere when he defends the young master, and he is sharp and sneering, so that he can't believe it even after explaining it for a long time. Just now, she was very disrespectful to the young master in her words, and although it was not good for her father to slap her, there was nothing wrong with it.
And now that the young master is here, let Daddy see for himself whether I am lying.
The little girl thought happily in her heart.
The old housekeeper who was full of anger suddenly changed his face: "Third young master, why are you here?" Finished talking to the adults? ”
Then, a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face: "This ...... Xiu'er has been pampered since she was a child and has not grown up yet...... I like to say nothing...... It's not that you ......"
He explained with great embarrassment.
Xie Xiuqi also understood a rough idea at this moment, most of them were the old housekeeper An who arranged chicken soup for himself, but he was seen by An Xiu, in the heart of An Xiu, a friendly soldier of the Divine Repair Knife, this was naturally better to feed the dog than to feed him, so he ......
Xie Xiuqi secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, but he also said gently: "An Bo doesn't need to care, An Xiu is also excusable...... But it's hard work for Amber to work for me. ”
An old housekeeper.
Xiu'er was spoiled by Miss, thinking that everyone in the world was as gentle as Miss, but she didn't know that according to the temper of the third young master, she didn't even put herself in his eyes on weekdays, how could she stand her so abused?
But the third young master is ...... Seems to be extremely generous? He also had a heartwarming message for me...... Could it be that he is really as Ying'er said, a big change overnight?
After thinking about it, the old housekeeper felt that it was unlikely, and then, he was even more relieved again.
If it had been so polite in the past, it would have been...... Could it be ......
For a while, the old housekeeper of the Lu Mansion was full of gloomy sighs in his heart.
"Third Young Master, wait a minute."
I saw that after he said something to Xie Xiuqi, he staggered into the house and took a small cloth wrapped out: "Third Young Master, the adults didn't give you any money, and the mansion has been really poor recently...... There are still a few taels of old decay, and the whole family of the An family lives in the Lu Mansion, and they don't need any silver. ”
As he spoke, he handed over the small cloth bag: "It's just that the third young master must not be drunk this time, so save some use." It would be nice if the house gradually became more prosperous after a few months. ”
Xie Xiuqi was stunned, and then, in his memory, when his predecessor was profligate and shy, he asked the old housekeeper to borrow money but not pay it back.
For a while, Xie Xiuqi already understood that most of the old housekeepers saw that he suddenly treated him with courtesy, but he would be wrong.
While laughing and laughing, there was already a burst of anger in my heart - how many unbounded things did my predecessor do? Borrowing money from your housekeeper? Is there still a loan or a return? This bastard is also a first-generation bastard...... But every plate needs to be picked up by Lao Tzu! Is this the rhythm of Xie Xiuqi, who is going to become the pick-up man after the god mending the knife?
Thinking in his heart, Xie Xiuqi's face was already full of shame, and he resolutely refused.
The old housekeeper was flustered: "The adults are as kind to my family as a mountain. Twenty years ago, the old man was ...... with her mother."
He glanced at An Xuan, who was on the side at this time with a strange face: "The matter with her mother caused a lot of trouble in the city, and it was cited as a joke." My family also saw it as a great shame and expelled me from the house. When I was in exile with my daughter to Changzhi, and I was even poorer, I was fortunate that there was a shortage of stewards in the adult's house, and when I saw that I was pitiful and had just learned about literature and ink, he didn't think I was different from my absurd things, and took me in. ”
"Although I am no longer allowed to take my own people as slaves, I am also allowed to exist as retainers. My name is stewardship, and I have long considered myself a servant of the adult family......"
He kept babbling, but the implication was that since you have a heart, don't be shy, this is all right.
Xie Xiuqi, the pick-up man, was already so aggrieved that he wanted to cry a little, and his face was even more ashamed, but he just hated that he couldn't find a crack in the ground to get into.
After a long time, he smiled bitterly, and finally said with a straight face: "Amber, you and Uncle Lu have a relationship, you are called the master and servant, but you are actually brothers, and the little nephew knows it." What about the little nephew and the second tiger? It was always Amber and Erhu who were simple, but Uncle Lu and I didn't have the slightest intention of repaying the favor at the time. ”
Now, the little nephew has fallen into a catastrophe, learned from the pain, reflected on the past, and regretted it for a long time. The past is just that, but starting today, this matter must not be repeated. Otherwise, the little nephew can only find an old tree to hang on, and he will no longer be ashamed. ”
He looked at the old housekeeper with great sincerity and said.
"yes, Daddy." An Qian also smiled when she heard the words of her young master, but she looked at the old housekeeper An and said: "The young master is really getting better now, not to mention that he is no longer alcoholic, the young master has long been a drunkard." In this way, the daily expenses of the family have dropped sharply, but they can still support it. ”
Immediately, there was a hint of frowning in the little girl's expression: "And even if the young master is short of money, he doesn't need to look for an adult, but also for you." You know, the young master drew a picture of three yesterday, and the second tiger took it to the street and asked, someone is willing to pay forty gold to buy this picture! ”
The old housekeeper was already shocked: "Is this true? ”
He asked hurriedly.
An Qian suddenly pursed her mouth: "Daddy, my daughter has grown so big, how could she have deceived you for a single word?" Erhu also knows about this, and the Zhoujia iron shop on the street is clearer, don't you know if you ask? By the way, the young master was still in Erhu's house yesterday and helped Erhu drive away the Qian family villain who took advantage of people's danger. ”
As she spoke, she told the story of the Erhu family again in high spirits.
The old housekeeper An was already extremely shocked, and he couldn't help but look at Xie Xiuqi who was smiling bitterly on the side, as if he wanted to see a flower on his face.
The Erhu family can also be regarded as an inspiration, and it has been replaced by a Confucian who is familiar with the etiquette of the scriptures and is not so brainless, and after a long time, he will think of it - but maybe he is not as quick and wise on the spot as he is.
But what is that unheard of three views...... The principle is not complicated, but it is different...... Is it another inspiration?
In just one day, the third young master must have moved too much......
Could it be true that what she said......
It's just that, how is it possible? Zi Bu was silent, and he had read a few sentences of sage books. The science created by His Royal Highness the Ancestor even says that everything has a scientific explanation, and the theory of gods and ghosts is pure nonsense...... So, what Ying'er said, how is it possible?
The old housekeeper kept thinking about it in shock, but there was already a look of joy on his face: "That's good, I just hope that the third young master will stop the precipice from now on, so the adults will be pleased." ”
Although the words were extremely joyful, the words were not very sincere.
Seeing this, Xie Xiuqi secretly smiled bitterly again, and he also had some understanding in his heart.
How can the impression that has been ingrained in the past decade be reversed with just a few things that can be considered tricky, let alone seen with one's own eyes? An old housekeeper is like this, why is Uncle Lu as good?
In this way, it seems that he will hide the whole plan deep in his heart, and he will not trigger it, but it is right......
Although this matter has been gradually planned, it is very involved, and there is no room for error in operation. Suspicious allies might as well not be used.
And only when he rescued his sister from the catastrophe and the evidence was ironclad, was it the day to prove himself in front of these friendly soldiers and completely erase the infamy left by his predecessor for himself!
The young man thought carefully in his heart, and thought so.