Chapter 42: Blessing
It took me almost a whole day to figure out the true nature of Taopinlou.
Thinking back to that time, because I believed in the name of "the largest restaurant in Kazhou" as Wen Zhao said, I really thought that this was just an ordinary wine shop with some style, which was really naΓ―ve and a little stupid.
Regardless of my real age, I am a real Wen Ling, and after listening to the conversation between Aunt Hua and her subordinates last night, I should know in my heart early in the morning that this so-called No. 1 restaurant will naturally not only do the business of wine and meat feasts.
It wasn't because I heard some strange noise last night. In fact, on the contrary, the five-story wing room in the back building arranged for me by Aunt Hua is extremely elegant and clean, and you can see the peach blossom tree in the yard that is over 100 years old and simple under the screen window.
The reason why I was able to know that this was originally the Qinlou Chu Pavilion, or when I got up in the morning, I noticed that the doors of the guest rooms were closed, and the courtyard was also lonely, so I asked the little guy who fetched water. Or he told me that the reason why the back building is clean during the day is because it is located at the end of the Taopin Building, quiet and elegant, like a fairyland, and only a few guest officers can afford to live in the row of good Tianzi rooms on the first floor here.
And the second floor goes up to the fifth floor, which was originally the embroidery pavilion where a group of people in the building rested. These young and beautiful boys and girls go into the night every day or to perform at the table, or to pick up guests, and they work hard until dawn to rest, which completes the rare cleanness and tranquility of this small courtyard in the "first floor of Karzhou".
In the afternoon, Aunt Hua took the time to come and see me, and in addition to asking for warmth, she also prepared a table of delicacies and a variety of clothes and toys. Its luxury and sophistication are not inferior to the food and clothing used when I was in the Hou Mansion before. Aunt Hua added the same dishes to my bowl on the first wall, and looked at me from the front and back to the left and right.
"On weekdays, I only listen to the uncles in front of me say that the marquis is honest and honest, but today I can see it with my own eyes." She pinched a sharp voice that didn't match her age and said, "Ling'er, tell Aunt Hua, how much have you suffered in their mansion these days?" In the past, you wandered the rivers and lakes, and you couldn't come back once a year, and you never saw Qing reduced like this! β
After hearing this, the sentence "full" that came to his lips had to be swallowed back with a large mouthful of food.
I know that Aunt Hua won't believe it, so I have no point in arguing that my treatment in the Hou Mansion was so rich and generous.
In the end, Wen Ling's physique is strange, I have secretly called myself strange more than once, and I can barely explain it with a statement that I can accept, perhaps because her body's metabolism is extremely fast, so while the serious injury heals quickly, no matter how much rare supplements you eat every day, you will not gain weight.
After I repeatedly said that I should be thoughtful, Aunt Hua finally hurried away with the hesitation of urging her to go back to the director's house several times in succession.
I think that everything in this huge restaurant is taken care of by one person, and Aunt Hua's hard work seems to be no less than that of the Hou Ye who assists the monarch.
It wasn't half an hour after she was gone that there was a knock on my door. It turned out to be the cousin who pleased Aunt Hua in just a few words last night, and the one who has always been face-saving by her side is called Fulin. When he saw me open the door, he smiled politely, twisted his hands behind him and bowed down.
"Girl, at noon, my mother was so busy that I forgot to make a dot. As soon as I remembered it, I specially called the little one to look for the girl again. Fu Lin pointed to the two behind him, and said resignedly, "This is a subordinate sent by my mother to run errands for you, and you will probably need it if you live in our building for a long time in the future." β
I looked up and saw that the people behind Fu Lin were a man and a woman, and the girl was still Zhou Zheng, but I saw that the boy was thin and small, and he was still a child. The little head shrank to the neck socket, and he didn't dare to speak with bated breath.
When I saw him cowering and trembling like this, I could imagine how he was ostracized and oppressed by other servants in the building. With pity in his heart for a while, he couldn't help frowning. Fu Lin was so obedient, but seeing that I looked displeased, he immediately stepped forward and reached out and grabbed the boy.
"Come on! In front of the girl, what are you doing like this! Fu Lin turned to me, and his face was fierce and vicious, and suddenly changed to infinite sycophancy, "Girl, don't be surprised, this kid Su Ri is this boneless look, and my mother also said that although he is not physical, he is not stupid in the end." In the future, if he serves you in the future, if there is anything inconsiderate, you can beat or scold, it doesn't matter! If you don't like it again, you can just leave it to the little one, and the little one will make sure to transfer you-"
"-Okay, I didn't say anything." I didn't like Fu Lin's face, so I straightened up my face and said, "But this kid looks like he is only eight or nine years old, how can he come to us to do the work of serving people?" β
"That's what the girl said! Xiao Yuan can't figure out how we can't pick out a clever one in the building, but I pointed to this stupid boy in front of you, and I didn't have to block you! Fu Lin squeezed his eyebrows and echoed, "It was my mother's meaning, I am afraid that the older boy will be disgusted by being unclean, so you have to be younger and unfamiliar with personnel to serve you closely." In fact, if you want to say a small one, it's better to change to know the cold and the hot one, and now since you also mean this, you can give an order, and the small one is called twenty or thirty delicate and clever ones, and you will choose slowly! β
I didn't bother to look at Fulin, I just stopped my eyes on the boy.
Since entering the door, he has been worried and dare not raise his head, I don't want to think more about what kind of rules Fu Lin set for him in the morning, but if he let the slave retreat, he doesn't know what kind of punishment and ridicule he will endure after he goes back, and he will not be able to straighten his waist in Taopinlou in the future.
However, I really have a lot of worries in my heart - I will leave sooner or later, I can't shelter him forever, I don't want another turbid moon in this world, and I will pour my heart into a master who cannot be trusted. Turbidity Moon is still mature and sensible, and in the Hou Mansion, it can be regarded as a lifelong dependence on the promise of the Hou Lord. But this kid ......
"You go back and tell Aunt Hua that I won't keep either of these - and I won't bother you to choose someone else for me." I suppressed Fu Lin's flattering look in time, and continued coldly, "I'm used to being alone, and I don't like people to accompany me all day long. Since there is a special person to serve you every day for dressing up and washing, and making tea and passing on meals, you don't have to keep people around. β
"But, girl..."Fu Lin said with a bitter face, "the little one also received his mother's errand, and he took care of all the inconveniences around you, and you didn't leave any of them, and the little one really couldn't handle it......"
"Something for me? Okay, then pass on my meaning, and bring this boy to my floor in the back building, and be responsible for the daily cleaning of doors, windows and corridors. I turned my head to Fu Lin Youyou, "You can make a deal this time, right?" β
"It's... Girl, Gan Lai was originally washing rags and pouring swill buckets in the back kitchen, since you don't accept it, then you naturally have to go back to your original post to do things. Don't you know, although there are many people in our building, they all have a clear division of labor. You're going to transfer him to the back building at this time... It's really difficult for the small ones, not to mention that you live on the fifth floor with a few girls with heads and faces, and you can't really send someone to clean it alone..."
"Brother Fu just said to take care of me, and now I only said one thing, and you have a lot of words, which is really chilling." I watched Fulin slowly let out a bead of sweat, and said casually, "Aunt Hua values you on weekdays, and asks you to take care of everything for her." But now that I'm back, I can help her old man in business. Speaking of which, Brother Fu can be idle, in my opinion, it is better for you to take care of the work of the child's kitchen, so as not to bother arranging manpower. You say, "What about me?" β
As soon as he said this, Fu Lin dared to reply, and fell down as soon as his knees were weak, only saying that he was confused for a while, and he would never dare to be my master again, and begged me again and again to take back his life.
The boy seemed flattered, and was obviously happy but did not dare to show it, only raised a pair of large clear eyes, and winked at me excitedly.
I secretly rejoiced in my heart, and I had already relieved the anger of Shicai; I also remembered that Fu Lin had been with Aunt Hua for many years, and he had a face. I don't want to put up a full shelf on the first day of Taopinlou, and I have no intention of making Aunt Hua lose her dignity. So he only flicked a few words, and then ordered them to go down.