The door was opened, and inside was a very simple room, one foot five feet deep, one foot two feet wide, with an open window in the middle of the front back wall, and a long table under the window, on which were placed a few books, a chess set and a wax table, on which half a candle had been used, on both sides of the table were two single beds, on the left was only the bed board, there was no bedding on the top, and the right was a complete set of tools. In addition to these, there is also a bookshelf in the house, two small cabinets with locks, and some miscellaneous items such as hangers and wooden basins, all in all, the situation in the house is similar to the situation in the student dormitory of Jiangdu Chess Academy, the difference is that it is a double room and Jiangdu Chess Academy is a triple room, and it feels much more comfortable.

"Every day, you will live here today, your roommate is called Zhuo Bufan, two years earlier than you, twelve years old this year, is a very sensible child, the two of you should be able to get along well, the cabinet on the left belongs to you, your own personal belongings can be placed in it, you can put away the key, just leave the key when you don't live here in the future." You need to get the futon, you clean the bed first, and then go to the room on the far right of the first row in front of you to find me to get the futon to do these things yourself? Lao Yang introduced the situation of the house to Tan Xiaotian, and asked if there was anything that needed help - usually he would not ask so carefully, the children who can live in this yard are basically in their teens, and they have considerable self-care ability in life, but Tan Xiaotian seems to be eight or nine years old at most, and he is a person who has been specially cared for by Steward Zheng, so he is so concerned.

"No problem, when I was in the dormitory of Jiangdu Chess Academy, I did all these things by myself." Tan Xiaotian replied.

"Jiangdu Chess Academy? Hehe, it's the chess academy opened by the second master in Yangzhou, right? "Lao Yang is the old man of the Zheng family, and he knows a lot about the affairs of the Zheng family, although he has long guessed that Tan Xiaotian may be a chess boy recommended by Zheng Jigong to the old lady, but after being confirmed, his heart will be more down-to-earth - to say that this second master is also a talent. The only pity is that the talent in chess is a little worse (of course, this score is compared with whom, if compared with those ordinary first-class masters, Zheng Jigong's chess skills are completely able to compete and not fall behind), resulting in the status of the family is not as good as the fourth brother Zheng Jizhong, so he left the capital and went to Yangzhou to open a chess academy, and proved his ability to the Zheng family in another way.

"Yes, Uncle Yang. Do you know Dean Zheng too? "The so-called 'long drought and sweet rain, meeting old acquaintances in other places, spending candle nights in the cave room, and inscribed on the gold list' are the four happy events in life, Tan Xiaotian came to the capital from afar, except for Steward Zheng, no one here knows anyone, and now I hear Lao Yang talk about the dean of the chess academy when he was learning chess in Yangzhou, and naturally there is a sense of recentness.

"Huh. Of course I know, I think when I first entered the Zheng family and was an ordinary subordinate, the second master was about the same age as you, and when I was naughty, I ran around the yard with the fourth master. Mrs. Tai led us to chase a group of maids and servants everywhere, alas, it has been thirty years younger, and it still seems like yesterday when I think about it. Lao Yang said proudly. After speaking, he sighed again, and his face brought infinite emotion.

I'm playing with old qualifications again, don't you bother! -- Lao Yang was there to reminisce about the past. Li Weijian, who was holding a small wooden box in the back, slandered that his qualifications were great? ! After working in the Zheng family for 30 years, if you become the chief manager like Qi Siyuan, there is nothing to say, but even the Zheng family, who entered behind you, Zheng Xing, who was still listening to the shouts under your hands, climbed on your head and became the second housekeeper, are you still embarrassed to blow to others?

"Uncle Yang, is there anything else I have to do here? If not, I'll go back to guarding the door. Not wanting to listen to Lao Yang's story, Li Weijian put the box on the empty bed board and said.

"Let's go, let's go, guarding the door is such an important job, how can you do it without you." Glancing at Li Weijian, Lao Yang said mockingly-Boy, you dare to stab in front of me, and you are against you!

Old guy, as the saying goes, I'd rather bully ten years old, not ten years young, you are in your fifties, I'm less than twenty, don't say anything else, I can survive you to death, let's ride a donkey and read the record book, let's see!

Li Weijian scolded secretly in his heart, turned around and put on a smiling face, "Every day, I'll go first, remember to find me if you have something." After greeting Tan Xiaotian, the young man left the house.

Every day? Hmph, it's quite affectionate, and you don't look at your identity, so are you qualified to call it? Today, the second housekeeper took you into this courtyard, come alone at a time, and see how I clean you up!

The young man's thoughts can be guessed seven or eight points when he looks at the performance before and after, and Lao Yang also snorted secretly in his heart, he must repair this guy if he has the opportunity in the future, so that he can know where the salt is salty and where the vinegar is sour!

"Alright, every day, you can pack your belongings first, there are rags on the shelves, and there is a well on the right side of the house. Play as much as you want, by the way, the courtyard in the east is where the disciples of the Zheng family's outer sect learn chess, you haven't passed the test yet, don't go over yet. Wait for two days after tomorrow, meet the old lady or pass the entrance test, and you can come and go as you please. Lao Yang is a person who doesn't use his mouth, and after telling Tan Xiaotian a few words, he also left the room.

Tan Xiaotian was the only one left in the room, he had two years of experience in living in the school, he was no stranger to tidying up the room, he immediately took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves and got dry, first opened the cabinet assigned to him, put the change of clothes and other personal items in it and locked it, and then found the key and tied it with a string and dropped it around his neck - those chess books with over-the-top contents were pressed under the bottom of the clothes. After that, he picked up the wooden barrel, followed the path pointed out by Lao Yang, brought clean water, wet the rag, and wiped the bed board, as for the bottom of the bed, he also wiped it clean with a mop, and it was spotless.

When the work was in full swing, the courtyard suddenly became noisy, listening to the sound, it seemed that there were dozens or hundreds of people pouring into the courtyard, and from time to time I heard the sound of the door opening and closing, which was very similar to the situation when the class was out of the Jiangdu Chess Academy, but the noise was much smaller, at least there was no such thing as you chasing me and shouting.

Is this the end of the Zheng family's daily routine of practice?

Tan Xiaotian thought.

The sound of footsteps came from far and near, and it seemed that two or three people who were enthusiastically discussing the chess game were walking towards this side, and when they reached the door, one of them suddenly said, "Why is the door open?" (To be continued......)