Early the next morning, Gu Mengping woke up in the east wing.

As usual, he first touched the monk's robe next to the bed, but the tentacles were a set of straight clothes that exuded the scent of soaphorn.

He was stunned for a moment, then quickly put on his clothes.

Pushing open the door, I saw that smoke had begun to rise from the kitchen, and Lao An was sweeping the floor in the courtyard with a broom in his hand.

From time to time, a happy figure flashed at the second gate, and a somewhat old woman looked into the courtyard with love.

Gu Mengping knew that she was a princess.

Seeing Gu Mengping walking out of the door of the wing room and helping Lao Anren sweep the floor, the corners of Wang Po's mouth reached the back of her head.

After spending the night in the outer three rooms, he had basically figured out the situation here.

The outer three-room family is poor, the small courtyard is very cramped, there are about a dozen steps between the street gate and the second door, and there is only a small inverted room in the outer courtyard for a pair of old servants to live. There are three main rooms in the second courtyard, and there is a wing room on the left and right, and there are two small ear rooms hidden between the wing room and the main room, one for the kitchen and the other for the official room.

There are three main rooms, Lao An people live in the middle, the east side used to be lived by Wei Hong and his wife, and the west side is the study.

Jia Mu lived in the west wing, and Gu Mengping lived in the east wing when he came.

After sweeping the floor, Gu Mengping was looking around to see if there was any work to do, and Jia Mu had already walked out of the kitchen, "Grandmother, will you have dinner?" ”

Lao An took Gu Mengping's hand and walked to a stone table in the courtyard and sat down, "The family eats out in the summer, and in the hall in the winter. If you are not used to being afraid of mosquito bites, tell your grandmother, and we will go back to the hall and eat." ”

Hearing the word "eat", Gu Mengping immediately liked the way the outer three rooms spoke. Eating and eating at every turn in the west room is as if there are many rules in the palace.

"Grandchildren are not afraid of mosquito bites." Gu Mengping said with a smile, and helped Lao Anren to sit down first.

Lao An watched Gu Mengping help Jia Mu put the food on the stone table, and then invited a pair of old servants to sit down and eat together.

A smile welled up on his face.

Gu Mengping ate very deliciously, and added a bowl of porridge in the middle, without any disgust.

After eating, I wiped the oily stuff at the bottom of the plate with steamed buns and put it in my mouth to chew carefully.

Then I washed the bottom of the dish with hot water, poured it into my porridge bowl, and drank it all.

Lao An and Jia Mu glanced at each other and looked at each other.

A pair of old servants were also a little overwhelmed.

Usually, they are the ones who wipe the bottom of the dish.

Putting down the bowl, Gu Mengping explained: "When I was in Fenglin Temple, the master taught my grandson that a porridge and a meal are not easy to come by. Everything has a spirit, if it is in the womb to quench hunger and thirst, it is the greatest respect for food, if it is discarded or wasted, it is a violent thing, and the Buddha will also blame it. ”

After finishing speaking, he looked at Lao Anren, and his eyes were as clear as a clear spring.

Lao Anren touched Gu Mengping's head, his face full of pity, "Good boy, how can grandmother blame you?" Frugality is a good thing, but also a virtue. But he sighed in his heart, although the outer three rooms were poor, he did not make the child so poor. Gu Mengping is obviously a child of Xidafang, but he has developed such a thrifty behavior.

After the meal, Gu Mengping and Lao Anren talked.

"The high road of Maple Rinji Mountain is steep...... The master is old, and the grandson wants to take care of ......" Gu Mengping looked at the cramped courtyard and stopped in embarrassment.

Lao Anren seemed to have been prepared, and pointed to the hall in the three upper rooms.

"When you came, I have asked Jiamu and Mrs. Wang to clean up the hall and prepare to leave it for the master to live in. I'm going to live in the east, and I heard that there is a little girl named Yingsleeve next to the master? Would it be nice to let her share a room with Kamu? As for Yijing...... Lao Anren thought for a moment, "let him live with you first, and then slowly make room for it in the future?" ”

It stands to reason that monks are not allowed to live at home.

But can an old monk be an ordinary monk? Besides, he and Gu Mengping are of the same clan. He is old, and it is normal for him to be raised by the younger generations of the same clan.

Gu Mengping glanced at Lao Anren gratefully, and added: "Yijing can't speak, but his ears are very good, and he is very clever, and he can help Ning Bo do something in the future." If there is heavy work in the family, it is good for grandchildren and Yijing to do it. ”

Lao Anren patted Gu Mengping's hand and said with emotion: "You kid, what do you say to me?" Being able to wait for the master master is something that many people can't dream of, and today it was preempted by our outer three rooms, which is also a blessing for our family. ”

Bulk, upper house.

The old patriarch was persuading the old monk to stay in Dazong for retirement.

"There is only a little place in the outer third room, and there is no place to turn around, why should the master bother to go over? Why don't you stay in Dazong, and let your nephew let go of the upper courtyard, and let Meng Ping come to ask An Ke sooner or later? ”

"I have handed over Fenglin Temple to Meng Ping, what is the matter of providing for the elderly in your place? Won't you let the world poke him in the back? The old monk said slowly.

The old patriarch was unwilling, "But the three-room residence outside is shabby." ”

The old monk lowered his eyebrows and sang the Buddha, "I have no hometown in my life, and peace of mind is where I return." ”

At this point, what can the old patriarch say more, he can only keep the old monk to live here for a few more days.

In the end, considering that it would take some time for the outer three rooms to clean up the house, the old monk decided to live in Dazong for another ten days.

The old patriarch was overjoyed, and hurriedly ordered Gu Weide to procure wood, stone and sand, paint the oilman, and be sure to renovate the outer three rooms.

The old monk wanted to object, but seeing that this eighty-eight-year-old nephew was as happy as a child, he couldn't bear to speak.

He only has a few more months to live, so why bother?

It's just that I want to spend a few more months with Meng Ping and teach him a few more months.

Dazong is looking for craftsmen everywhere, and the outer three rooms are welcoming guests.

Yesterday, Gu Mengping saw the ninth grandfather of the outer nine rooms, leading three daughters-in-law dressed as women, and an elderly woman to the outer third room as guests.

Lao Anren introduced to Gu Mengping, "This is the grandmother of the seventh room, this is the aunt of the second room, this is the aunt of the fifth room, and this is the aunt of the ninth room." ”

Gu Mengping saluted one by one.

There are a total of thirteen rooms in the outer rooms, and only the second, third, fifth, seventh, and ninth rooms are left in the city, and the others either go out to make a living, or cut off the incense, and there are two rooms that move to the countryside to live, and they have not come and gone for a long time.

In fact, there was also a person in the big house, but the descendants were not angry, and there was only an empty shell left. The children of the last big house also went out to work as a bookkeeper ten years ago, and there is no news to this day.

After listening to Lao Anren's introduction, Gu Mengping felt that the outer rooms were really not united.

Maybe this is the ending that Dazong and the East and West want to do.

If the outer rooms are united and progressive, shouldn't they be able to compete with the east and west?

These people, except for the old man in the ninth room, the other four women met for the first time.

Gu Mengping saw that Lao An treated them politely and not enough kindly, so he just maintained his respect.

The three women and the ninth grandfather sat for a moment, gave half a basket of eggs and two rulers, and left.

Only the seventh grandmother was left to stay and talk to Lao Anren.

Gu Mengping stood beside him, if he saw that they had less water in the cup, he would continue to serve it, and if he ate less food, he would add it, and he would not say much.

He knew that today he was making a set to support Lao Anren's face.

Sure enough, the more Grandma Seven looked at him, the more she liked it, and finally took his hand and asked him for a long and short question.

After listening to what they had been talking for a long time, Gu Mengping sorted out the context of the outer rooms.

He also understood that the grandfather of the outer nine rooms was probably not dealing with Lao Anren.

The reason is that he wants to give his grandson to Lao Anren, but Lao Anren is a high-spirited person, how can he want his grandson who can't read a single big word?

The relationship between the two families deteriorated just a few days ago.

As he was talking, Gu Weide's voice came from outside the street gate, "Is Aunt An there?" I'm Vader of the Great Sect! I brought craftsmen to repair the yard. ”

The seventh grandmother stood up with Lao Anren.

His face was puzzled.

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PS: I'll be on a shift tomorrow, I'm going to see my grandfather in the hospital tomorrow, and I'm critically ill today. What's going on this month? Just finished a white business......

Alas......

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