Chapter 300: Portrait
(Maopu Chinese) The small courtyard is not large, the whole building has only five main houses, the front yard has three or four zhang (more than ten meters), the back yard is very narrow, only a big tree away, Yun Xiao walked into the room, the first sight saw an old bed, this room is too dim, the furniture is too simple and old, making people uncomfortable. (Fengwu Literature Network)
"Xiao Shunzi, ask someone to redecorate the house, replace the walls, ceiling and floor, and then buy a good bed, replace all the things in the house, and put some good furniture."
"Yes, ma'am."
Xiao Shunzi immediately asked someone to move out the old furniture, decorate the ceiling floor, fortunately, there were enough craftsmen, and the decoration was completed in less than two days.
Xiao Wan cleaned up the room and worked hard for a long time, everything was in order, and the two of them were tired enough.
Yun Xiao's thoughts have not been stable, except for sleeping in the bed, he is looking at the leaves and looking at the clouds in the yard.
On this day, Xiao Wan asked Xiao Shunzi to go out to buy a few kitchen utensils, but Xiao Shunzi suddenly ran back not long after she went out, and plugged in the deadbolt of the courtyard door in a panic.
"Madame, ma'am!"
He hurried to the room, knocked the tea tray in Xiao Wan's hand to the ground and shattered, there was a chaotic sound, and the tea splashed all over the ground.
"Little Shunzi, you can't walk, you can only run." Xiao Wan pouted and glared at him angrily.
Xiao Shunzi didn't have time to take care of her, so she went into the house to report, "Madam, the third master has found it." ”
"Huh!?" Yun Xiao was so shocked that the fan in her hand almost fell to the ground.
So soon, he followed?
Xiao Wan couldn't care about the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, and stepped over the tea stains all over the ground, "Is the third master here in person?" ”
"No, it was Wang Guard who led a few people through the streets and alleys to search for each house, and also took the portrait and rewarded him with 10,000 taels of silver."
It wasn't for him to come looking for him personally, Yun Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, she broke her promise and didn't stay by his side, and she would not be able to see her again in this life and this life!
"Miss, the king's guards are still holding portraits." Xiao Wan anxiously reminded.
Yun Xiao was also worried about this, and saw Xiao Shunzi's mustache in anxiety, so she slightly stabilized her rapid heartbeat, "Don't panic, fortunately, we all wore makeup when we came, Xiao Wan and I haven't gone out these days, no one has seen our true faces, Xiao Shunzi has been sticking to his beard and buttoning a hat, even if there is a portrait, the neighbors around him will not recognize us, as long as the Wang guards can't see us in person, it's fine." ”
"What are they going to do if they want to find the door?" Xiao Wan was still very panicked, once the door was blocked, it would be exposed, and the three of them could only obediently follow the Wang guards back to see the emperor.
Yun Xiao frowned and thought about it, there was no other way but to hide, "Xiao Shunzi, lock the gate from the outside, stay in the yard and don't go out, if someone knocks on the door, we will sneak out of the back door and hide for a while, and we will come back when they are gone." ”
"Yes." Xiao Shunzi trembled and went out and locked the front door, and came in through the back door and plugged in the door.
No one came up that night, and the next day someone knocked on the door, and sure enough, it was Wang Wei's voice.
"Anyone, may I ask anyone? Open the door. Wang Wei knocked on the door a few times.
"King's guard, lock the door." One of the guards reminded Wang Wei, who looked down at the lock on the door and ordered, "Go to the neighbor and ask about this household." ”
The three people in the door held their breath and listened to the sounds outside, so frightened that they didn't dare to come out.
"Let's go." Yun Xiao quietly ordered Xiao Shunzi with her mouth.
The three of them slipped out the back door and threw down an empty courtyard house.
Wang Wei was very serious, he didn't let go of a single household, and found the chief to ask about the situation of the household that locked the door.
Li Chang looked at the three portraits, the two beautiful women on the portrait are quite strange and have never seen it, the lady who rented the house and the maid are not as beautiful as the beauty in the portrait, the number of people is quite in line with the person they are looking for, however, the chief is a more conservative person, find a lady to offer a reward of tens of thousands of taels, that lady is definitely not an ordinary woman, ten thousand taels of silver to take home for fear of disaster, or make a little money to live a safe life.
The brother's house was rented at a high price, which was a rare opportunity to make money, and the chief was unwilling to let this satisfied tenant be found, so regardless of whether the woman who rented the house was the wife they were looking for, the chief only said that his brother's house was empty and unoccupied, and sent them away.
Yun Xiao went to the temple in the west of the town to hide for a day, and only dared to come back when it was dark.
"Little Shunzi, open the door."
"Who?"
"I'm the landlord."
"Oh, here comes the chief." Xiao Shunzi went to open the door and let the lieutenant in with a smile, "Lieutenant Adult, my wife has only come back shortly after she made incense today." ”
"No wonder the door was locked all day." Li Chang entered the hall and was very surprised, his house has completely changed, the new shed and new floor, the walls are also white, the tiles are bright, the house is full of high-end furniture, it seems to be very valuable, how much money does it cost!
The chief secretly rejoiced in his heart, it seemed that they were going to live in this house for a long time, such a high rent, if they lived for a year, it would be worth two years, if they left, maybe they could still leave these high-quality furniture and valuable furnishings, it was really earned.
"Elder Li, whether these old furniture are kept or sold for you to dispose of." The first thing Xiao Shunzi did when he saw the chief was to push the old furniture in the yard to the landlord for disposal, and the old furniture in the yard was blocked when he looked at it, and he didn't dare to throw away the landlord's things, and there was really no place to put it.
"Okay, I'll send someone to move it out tomorrow." The attitude of the governor is very easy-going.
"Thank you, thank you." Xiao Shunzi went to a heart disease.
Yun Xiao and Xiao Wan hid in the inner room and didn't dare to come out to meet the guests, and the chief didn't care, but felt that they were women from a good family, and told Xiao Shunzi about sending the gang away during the day, so that they could live in peace.
"Uncle Laurie takes care of him, Xiao Shunzi, take fifty taels of silver and thank Uncle Li." Yun Xiao spoke in the inner room.
Although the landlord is a small sesame official, he is also a small citizen of the market, and it can be expected from the simple household in this small courtyard room that the life of the chief is not too rich, and he must be happy to see the silver.
Xiao Shunzi took the silver and handed it to the lieutenant, "My wife has thanked the lieutenant for his care, please accept these silver." ”
Yun Xiao thought that Xiao Shunzi's words were not transparent, and said to the chief through the door, "Uncle Li, a little bit of courtesy is not a respect, the silver money is the big one for Xiao An, the little woman is out of the house, helpless, and I hope that Uncle Li will take care of the little girl master and servant in the future." ”
"Madame is gracious." Li Chang was surprised to take a heavy bag of Xie Yin, he has lived for such an age, and he has not touched so many white flowers, these silver are enough to buy a room in this courtyard, this lady is generous, she must be a rich man, Li Chang hurriedly made a guarantee, "Although Madam lives with peace of mind, there is a book, and no one in the neighbors dares to bully you." ”
What Yun Xiao wanted was the chief's words, "Thank you Uncle Li for keeping my master and servant safe, and the little woman is grateful." ”
The chief said politely, and went back to his home happily with the silver.
Leaving her husband to go out alone, and without the protection of the guards, Yun Xiao always felt unsure, Xiao Shunzi has been a eunuch since she was a child, she is young and does not have much manhood, and she grew up in the palace, she has not seen the world for a few days after leaving the palace, and it must be useless to encounter major events.
There is no hard man in the family to support the door and will be bullied, and now that he has the solid protection of the chief, Yunxiao has a little dependence, and he doesn't want to buy a house and move, so he quietly lives in the house of the chief.
Afraid that someone would recognize her, Yun Xiao didn't dare to go out and walk around with her true face, and besides, her stomach gradually became pregnant and it was inconvenient to move, so she had to stay at home and help Xiaowan do some simple work.
Xiaowan washes vegetables, she helps chop vegetables, Xiaowan washes her clothes and she helps to dry, Xiaowan cleans up the house, she helps wipe the table and wipe the vase.
Xiao Wan was afraid that the young lady would be tired, so she always forbade her to do it. Seeing Xiao Wan's hard work alone, Yun Xiao had the courage to let Xiao Shunzi go back to Xiangcheng, and sneaked into Mai Huang's house after dark, and unknowingly took Mai Huang to Jiangnan.
As soon as Mai Huang came, most of the housework was done by Mai Huang, Mai Huang was a self-reliant bitter child who had no mother since he was a child, and he worked cleanly and quickly, Yun Xiao was very satisfied with her. Xiao Wan is only responsible for cooking and making tea, and when she has spare time, Xiao Wan changes her way to make delicious food for Yun Xiao.
Three months passed in a flash, and the weather warmed up in the spring, Yunxiao's stomach also bulged, and she stayed in the house and was bored, so she raised a few small flower chickens in the yard.
A handful of rice was sprinkled on the ground, and the chickens rushed over to peck at it, and Yun Xiao sat in the yard and watched it, thinking it was also very interesting.
Touching her bulging belly, Yun Xiao curled the corners of her mouth and was secretly happy, she could still have a child in her belly in this life, this is really unimaginable, and she must be cherished and cared for.
Remembering that the child should be dressed when he was born, and he should prepare some things that the child needs, Yunxiao asked Xiaoshunzi to buy some high-quality clothes and sew clothes for the child by herself.
made a small quilt and a small mattress, made many sets of inner and outer clothes one by one, and the cute little clothes were piled up all over the bed, Yunxiao likes to make clothes for her children, and she is busy all day long, and she does it very exquisitely.
"Oops!" I accidentally pricked my finger with a needle.
"Miss, are you running away again, and you miss the third master again?" Xiao Wan came over and half-truthed Miss Teaser took place. The young lady is not attentive to work, she is stunned when she is doing things, and the needle that is doing work often pierces her hand, Xiaowan is used to it.
"No, I won't see him in my life, what do you want him to do?" Seeing a drop of bright red blood coming out of her delicate fingertips, like a ruby, Yun Xiao put her finger down in her mouth and sucked it, looking at the needle and thread with a deep brow.
"Not yet? The circles under his eyes are red, and he must be missing the third master. ”
"Xiaowan, I don't know if the third master is doing well now, is there anyone who takes good care of him......" Yun Xiao's heart was sour. Cat flutter Chinese