Chapter 9: The First Pot of Gold
"You know?" At this time, only Steward Li, Steward Zhou and Xiao Yao were left in the side hall. Steward Zhou saw Steward Li and Xiao Yao greeting each other, as if they were very familiar, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously.
"Hehe, this may be fate. Xiao Yao and I only met in the morning. Speaking of which, the old man still owes Xiao Yao a great favor! Steward Li explained to Steward Zhou with a smile.
After Steward Li's simple explanation and understanding the antecedents, Steward Zhou joked with a smile, "This kid gives me a good impression, and I want to say a few kind words for him, but I didn't expect us to introduce a talent to the Zhao Mansion, haha."
Xiao Yao was teased by Steward Zhou, even with his long-term practice of being cheeky, he couldn't help but blush slightly, a little embarrassed. Not to mention the touching story made up for his hairstyle in the morning, he shamelessly described himself as an image of desperate and loyal and righteous. After the retest, he took the classic poems of the bigwigs in his previous life as his own to fool everyone. I have experienced more than the people of this world who have experienced the baptism of Chinese culture for 5,000 years. In the end, Xiao Yao can only find another reason to comfort himself, these knowledge is also what I have learned diligently and studious for more than ten years, since God let me travel over with the memories of my past life, that is my capital. I am here to make Chinese civilization shine in this world......
After a series of selections, Xiao Yao lived up to the expectations of his uncle and aunt, and finally became the companion of the young master of Zhao Mansion. In the eyes of outsiders, Xiao Yao has found a golden job, but in Xiao Yao's opinion, how can it be like being sold? The reason lies in the next steward's words.
"Xiao Yao, from today onwards, you are the young master's companion reading boy, except for sleeping time, you have to stay with the young master every step of the way, you have to accompany the young master when he is in class, when he is resting, you have to serve tea and pour water, and when he goes out, you have to carry the necessary bags for the young master?????? In a word, we must think more about the young master and guide the young master to study hard. Steward Li called Xiao Yao to a guest room alone and instructed him in every detail.
Before Steward Li could finish speaking, Xiao Yao had already been petrified. I'm X, how does it sound like a servant? I kept repeating this sentence in my heart.
"Uh, Mr. Li, no, Steward Li, are you mistaken? Are these all book boy jobs? This is too far from Xiao Yao's ideal scholar. Xiao Yao vaguely remembers that in his previous life "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance", Tang Bohu was a scholar for the two young people in Washington, that is called life! Serving tea and pouring water, laying paper and grinding ink, that is what the young master does. When I am in a good mood, go out and bend, fight crickets, carry a bird cage, eat, drink and have fun, this is the life I want~ God. Xiao Yao shouted silently.
Steward Li didn't understand Xiao Yao's thoughts for a while, these jobs were the most basic jobs in the bookboy's job. It's normal anymore, I don't need to say much, but I'm afraid that Xiao Yao won't be able to adapt to the young master's stubborn character, so I asked again. I just don't know how Steward Li would feel if he knew Xiao Yao's thoughts.
"Well, don't be dissatisfied. Zhao's treatment of employees' benefits is still quite good. And being a scholar for the young master is also a relatively beautiful errand, Master Wang is very satisfied with your cousin, as long as you study hard with the young master, you will definitely achieve great things in the future. Have a good rest for half a day and start work tomorrow. After a short period of contact, Steward Li and Xiao Yao were also familiar with each other, and they did not treat Xiao Yao as a human being.
After the butler had instructed some necessary things, he had a brief chat and walked out. Before leaving, he threw Xiao Yao a small notebook, Xiao Yao opened it and saw that I relied on "Zhaofu Family Rules". When I took the manual in front of my eyes and measured it, it was actually two centimeters thick. "Oh my god. It's thicker than the company's employee handbook in the previous life! Xiao Yao fell on the bed all of a sudden. This cottage is Xiao Yao's residence in the Zhao Mansion in the future. There was only one bed, a futon, a small round table, and a chair, on which were placed a teapot and a teacup. Oh, by the way, there is also a set of staff clothes specially prepared for Xiao Yao - for scholars.
Xiao Yao was lying on the bed, with his hands behind his head, one leg half on the side of the bed, the other leg propped up on the bed, and a dog's tail grass in his mouth that he didn't know when he was pinching. Staring at the ceiling in a daze, I don't know if I'm tired or hungry or thinking about something. After a while, I got out of bed and walked to the round table, picked up the teapot and poured a few large sips of tea directly into the spout, and the teacup was too lazy to use. glanced at the children's clothes on the bedside, walked over, picked it up and shook it, and looked back and forth repeatedly, the blue-gray robe, the cuffs were trimmed with blue edges, and the Zhao character embroidered with red needles and threads in the upper left corner of the chest was eye-catching. In addition to the clothes, there is also a five-pointed hat and a pair of newly made cloth shoes.
Take care of yourself, in contrast, although the clothes and fabrics prepared by Zhao Fu for Xiao Yao are all the best workmanship, I still feel comfortable wearing the clothes made by my aunt. Looking at the clothes on his body, there was a trace of warmth in his heart. Thinking of living in his uncle's house during this time, the uncle and aunt regarded themselves as their own and treated themselves sincerely, how could Xiao Yao not know, he just kept these in his heart and didn't explain them. Although the time spent together is short, they can experience the feeling of home in the old couple, and Xiao Yao slowly treats the old couple as parents, and is determined to let the two live a happy life in the future. Hehe, uncle and aunt probably don't know that they were hired. Then go home and tell them the news, so that they can be happy.
After packing up, he walked out of the hut and walked to the Zhao Mansion, still wearing the same set of clothes that his aunt had made for him.
As soon as he walked to the gate, he was stopped, "Xiao Yao, Xiao Yao, wait a minute, someone is looking for you." "It was the guy who stopped Xiao Yao who led the way for Xiao Yao in the morning. While shouting Xiao Yao, he ran towards Xiao Yao.
Xiao Yao didn't expect that someone would know his name after coming here for less than a day. Is my brother so famous? After chatting with the family leader for a few words, I learned that it was the selection in the morning, and many family members in the Zhao Mansion had learned of Xiao Yao's name, loyal and righteous, brave and resourceful, talented, and domineering??? The more he crossed the evil, Xiao Yao's deeds swept by like a whirlwind, as if it was still spreading. This family name is surnamed Wei, and he is the fifth oldest in the family, so his single name is a five-character character. When Xiaoyao heard this name at first glance, he also praised Wei Wuda. It's really mighty! During the morning interview, Wei Wu was moved by Xiao Yao's story, and then heard Xiao Yao's great performance in the re-examination, two couplets, a song "Late Spring" overwhelmed the crowd, and he admired Xiao Yao so much.
"Who is looking for me?" Xiao Yao asked Wei Wu suspiciously.
"Well, he said his name was Li Er, and he was making baked cakes at the corner of the street. He's waiting for you right now on the east side of the street. Wei Wu said and pointed out the direction to Xiao Yao with his hand.
Xiao Yao suddenly remembered that he was doing business with himself in the morning, and the young man was called Li Er. After saying thank you, he walked towards the street.
Li Er, who was waiting in the corner, saw Xiao Yao coming, which was completely different from the half-belief and suspicion when he first saw Xiao Yao in the morning, and looked up at Xiao Yao like reverence for immortals at this moment. I have never seen so much silver today, let alone touch it, holding a large bag of silver in my arms, it is incredible to think about it, it feels like a dream. In the morning, according to Xiao Yao's explanation, he took the twenty-five envelopes that Xiao Yao gave him, and ran to the door of Qinyuan Building to wait for someone to buy them at a high price, but he didn't expect to be sold out in less than a while. And each envelope was sold for 1 tael of silver!! A total of twenty-five taels were sold. That's a lot of silver! The combined income of himself and his father every day is only a few dozen copper coins!
When Xiao Yao walked up to Li Er's side, Li Er hadn't woken up from the shock until Xiao Yao gently patted his cheek, which was flushed with excitement, with his palm. "How? Brother, the harvest is not small, right? Xiao Yao saw Li Er's appearance and knew that the morning deal was successful.
"Ahh Xiao Gongzi, you are finally here! I've been waiting for you for a long time" Now Li Er's name for Xiao Yao has changed, and even Gongzi has been called. After a few glances around, he carefully pulled out a heavy package from his arms.
"Xiao Gongzi, this is the money you gave me for the envelope you gave me in the morning, a total of twenty-five taels. It's a lot. You check it out. As he spoke, he handed the package to Xiao Yao for inspection.
"Oh? Hehe, I'll take a look," he said, unwrapping the package, flipping through it a few times with his hand, all of which were pieces of silver. To be honest, after coming here, it was the first time Xiao Yao had come into contact with so much silver, and the uncle and aunt were not rich, just ordinary people's families, barely worrying about food and drink.
I roughly counted it, counted out ten taels of silver and handed it to Li Er. Xiao Yao looked at things like money very lightly and never cared much about them.
Li Er hurriedly shirked it, although he wanted it very much, but his parents often taught him not to forget his righteousness. After the good things had been negotiated before, Xiao Yao promised to give himself a reward of five taels of silver, which was already a lot. Now Xiao Yao actually gave himself as many as ten cars, which greatly surprised Li Er.
"Give it to you, take it, you deserve it. As long as you believe me, there will be many opportunities to make a lot of money in the future."
Xiao Yao only saw that Li Er did not look like a treacherous philistine, so he decided to find him. Just now he took out ten taels of silver and was even more tentative, if Li Erxin was full of joy and accepted it without prevarication, then Xiaoyao would never associate with him again in the future. However, Li Er shirked it, not to mention hypocrisy, but a sincere refusal, which could be seen from Li Er's eyes just now, and Xiao Yao also determined the idea in his heart. After all, he is still relatively unfamiliar with this world, and he needs to have a few trustworthy friends, otherwise it will be inconvenient to do things, Xiao Yao has never planned to be able to live with the salary of Zhao Fukai, and he is not used to being controlled by others. Whether in the previous life or here, you must have your own hole cards in order to live comfortably. Of course, what Xiao Yao wants is not to let go and do a big job, but in Xiao Yao's cognition, it is better to rely on others than on yourself after all!