Chapter 3: The maid in the Hou Mansion

For three days, Yang Hao could only stay in the room to read and write, and in order to prevent him from sneaking away, Mrs. Zhang sent Qing'er to guard the gate of the courtyard. Qing'er is known in the Hou Mansion for being conscientious, and after receiving the order, she moved a chair and sat in the shade of the tree at the door to do needlework.

The autumn sun is soft and intoxicating. In order to dispel Qing'er's doubts, Yang Hao simply moved the soft chair to the courtyard, and lay down comfortably to read a book of "Juju vs. Tuyao", Juju is polo, but Yang Hao knows nothing about this kind of outdoor sport that is highly respected by the Tang people.

A few days ago, the housekeeper of Yingwang's Mansion sent an invitation to participate in a competition held in the West Inner Garden on the fifth day of October. Yang Hao said that he was unwell and couldn't go to the appointment, but the housekeeper didn't follow, and said that everyone would have fun together, who could really play with their lives, so he rode the horse and turned around a few times to sweat and be happy.

Yang Hao had to sharpen his gun, familiarize himself with the rules of the game as soon as possible, and ask a few friends to practice a few more times in two days, maybe he could cope with it.

A fragrant breeze came to her face, it was a small fish, she was wearing a peach blossom red dress, Tingting walked over in a curling manner, and there were two golden pears in the tray in her hand, which was Yang Hao's favorite fruit. There was a low table next to the soft chair for refreshments, and at the moment there was a bowl of leftover tea from Yang Hao, and Xiaoyu cleaned up the tea bowl and used a knife sharpened by jasper to cut Sydney pears into thin slices.

When she was squatting on the ground and busy working, Yang Hao fell in love with a mutton fat jade pendant on her belt, the jade is the best and the jade carving is also very good. Yang Hao took advantage of her unpreparedness to quietly unbutton and hide it in his sleeve, and then continued to flip through his book as if nothing had happened.

Xiaoyu looked at it in her eyes but remained silent, Sydney cut it, she picked up a piece with a bamboo skewer and sent it to Yang Hao's mouth, the juice was sweet and sweet. Yang Hao applauded repeatedly, and after eating a piece of it, he was still unsatisfied, and opened his mouth to ask for it again. Xiaoyu picked up a piece and sent it to his mouth, but he deliberately didn't put it in, teasing Yang Hao and the monkey to grab it in a hurry.

Taking advantage of this time, she grabbed Yang Hao's wrist, searched out her jade pendant from her sleeve, and asked in her hand: "Catch the thief and catch the stolen goods, what do you say now?" ”

Yang Hao pretended to be surprised: "Hey, why did your jade pendant run into my sleeve?" It's really weird. After that, he sat up straight and tossed his clothes upside down, naturally finding nothing. Xiao Yu watched coldly, smiling and silent.

Yang Hao tossed enough, stretched out his hand in front of Xiao Yu and said, "You reach in and search again, maybe there is still one inside." Xiao Yu sneered, really put his hand into Yang Hao's sleeve, and pinched him the arm.

"Oops!" Yang Hao exclaimed exaggeratedly.

Qing'er, who was doing needlework at the door, looked up and looked this way. Xiaoyu glanced at Yang Hao, grabbed a few pieces of Sydney pears and stuffed them into Yang Hao's mouth, and deliberately said loudly: "I said I don't need ice, you have to be ice, don't you have ice teeth?" Yang Hao replied loudly: "It's okay, it's not ice at all!" It's just right to eat. The two of them sang and harmonized, hoping to get by.

But Qing'er still put down the needle and thread and walked over: "The prince is weak, how can he eat ice things?" How can it be hurt to get hurt? He reprimanded Xiaoyu: "Are you a wooden man?" He's willful, you can't stop it! ”

Qing'er is two years old when Xiaoyu is older, and she entered the house three years earlier than her, because she is loyal and diligent, Mrs. Zhang is extremely fond of her, almost to the point of obeying her words, and the maids in the house, including Xiaoyu, are in awe of her.

Qing'er took all the remaining pears, and Xiaoyu stuck out her tongue at her back and grimaced. Yang Hao's heart was full of joy watching from the sidelines, covering his mouth and snickering.

Xiaoyu glanced at Yang Hao, got up and went into the house, and Yang Hao hurriedly followed. He didn't go out for the past two days, but he wasn't idle either. Mrs. Zhang has sent someone to the Qi family to propose marriage, and it is said that the Qi family has agreed, and Qi Yu will pass through the door in a few days. Yang Hao has always been curious about this daughter-in-law who has fallen from the world, and he can't wait to meet her first. So he asked Xiaoyu to find his original personal entourage from Xiaosi and asked him to help meet Qi Yu.

"Did you find him?"

"I heard it, but I didn't see it." Xiao Yu took a feather duster and wiped the dust on the bookshelf while answering lazily, looking like he didn't like to answer.

Yang Hao was so anxious that he was like a cat, but he didn't dare to offend Xiaoyu. Now that she is restricted from moving, she can't do anything without her help. I think what a docile and obedient girl Xiaoyu was at the beginning, just a month, and she was spoiled by herself with a temper bigger than that of Miss Princess.

Looking at Xiao Yu's lukewarm face, Yang Hao couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

"You arrange it, I want to see him tomorrow." Yang Hao trembled and raised the shelf of being the master.

The small fish immediately turned to color. She impatiently threw the feather duster on the table: "It has been arranged, Yuhua Building in Xishi, the first room in Jiazi on the second floor." with silver one tael three money 1. As he spoke, he stretched out his hand with a cold face.

"What?" Yang Hao asked blankly.

"Silver! If you say that you can't let your wife know about this, then I can't go to the account office to ask for money, and you have to pay for it. ”

This is obviously Xiaoyu attacking himself, and Yang Hao's heart is on fire. Isn't it just a tael of silver, I'll give it to you, Yang Hao thought hatefully, but when he rummaged through every pocket on his body, he didn't even find one. He opened the drawer of the bookcase again, but found nothing.

The little fish looked at him mockingly.

Yang Hao was in a hurry, he took off the jade pendant on his clothes and stuffed it into Xiaoyu's hand, and said, "This is worth one or two pieces of silver for you, and I will give you the rest in two days." ”

Xiao Yu slapped the jade pendant back into Yang Hao's hand with a cold face.

"What? It's not worth a tael of silver? ”

"It's worth a thousand dollars, and I can't afford to use it."

"What do you have to bear? The sword is given to the hero, and the beautiful jade is given to the beauty. Yang Hao said sarcastically in his heart.

Xiao Yu's eyes were slightly flushed, she put the jade pendant on the table, took out a mahogany box with copper horns from the wardrobe, opened it, and there were some large and small silver ingots inside.

Xiao Yu picked up a piece casually: "There are a total of nine hundred and forty-three taels of silver in this box, all of which are pocket money that you don't usually need, and I saved it for you." It's enough for you to pay me back. ”

Saying that, Xiao Yu untied his money bag, counted out a handful of copper coins from it, and said while counting: "I will return your change, and none of us owe anyone anything." As he spoke, he held back his tears.

Yang Hao grabbed her hand, grabbed the money she had poured on the table and put it in the box, and then pushed the box in front of Xiaoyu: "It will be entrusted to you, in the future, what is yours is mine, and mine is yours." ”

Xiaoyu's eyes changed from flushed light rain to tears, she wiped her tears while feeling sorry for herself: "You shouldn't say such things, you are the master and I am the slave, we are slaves and maids to listen to the words of the master is right, the master is good to us is our favor, bad to us is our blessing, I don't know what to do, why should I be ...... with you"

Yang Hao's heart was disturbed by Xiao Yu's crying, he took out a handkerchief and stuffed it into Xiao Yu's hand, and said impatiently: "Okay, okay, you are not allowed to say such things again in the future, although the title of master and servant has been decided, but you ask yourself, when have I treated you as a slave in the past month." I spoil you and let you, in exchange for these hurtful words? I provoked today's incident, and I'll give you a company. It's just that your temper should also be changed, is it so difficult to ask you for a favor? ”

"That's what the score is." Xiao Yu bit his lip lightly and said, glancing at Yang Hao shyly, and his cheeks suddenly turned red.

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1 Note: Silver was not the form of currency circulating in the Tang Dynasty, and for the convenience of writing, gold, silver, and copper coins are used as the main monetary units of measurement, and the exchange rate changes between them are not considered.

The basic conversion formula is as follows:

1 tael of gold = 10 taels of silver = 1000 copper coins (Kaiyuan Tongbao) = 10 stone rice = 1200 catties of rice

1 tael of silver is a month's living expenses for an ordinary city person, Chang'an, Luoyang and other big cities have higher prices, about 2 taels a month, and rural areas are generally between 0.4-0.8.

The border areas are sparsely populated, the prices are high, and the cost of living is generally higher than that in the interior.