I guess I didn't get downstairs until everyone had finished eating.

Zhou Xiumei went out again, but she didn't know where she went.

I called Tang Jiang to the tea room. I have now appointed Tang Jiang as the chief butler, but I should still know about his origin, right?

"Master, the villain is good at making claims, and he found someone to customize a wooden plaque." Before I could speak, Tang Jiang reported first.

"What plaque?" I asked curiously.

Tang Jiang said: "We have such a big mansion, and so many people live here, so the villain thinks that there should be a door plaque." The villain made his own decision and called this place 'Little Knife House'. ”

I nodded, smiled and said, "As long as it's not called the Judge's Mansion, hehe." ”

Seeing that Tang Jiang had been standing on my left hand side and bowing down to answer, I pointed to the futon opposite and said to him, "What are you sitting on, what are you standing for?" ”

Tang Jiang said: "The lord is here, and the villain does not dare to sit on an equal footing with the master." The lord is willing to take in the villain, and the villain is already grateful. ”

I've seen this a long time ago, and these ancient people just have a lot of rules.

I said impatiently, "It's just the two of us here, so there's no need to talk about so many rules, just whatever." ”

Tang Jiang still said respectfully: "There are no rules, there is no circle." Even if no one else is there, there are still rules. The villain thinks that our Xiaodao Mansion is too unruly, and the villain will try his best to turn them around in the future. The master should have the majesty of the master, and the subordinates should have the rules of the subordinates. ”

Seeing him so stubborn, I didn't know whether to be angry or funny, and said, "But I need to talk to you now, I feel very awkward when I'm sitting like this and you're standing like this." ”

Tang Jiang thought for a while, and then sat down on the futon on my left hand.

I looked at Tang Jiang and said, "You said that you used to be a big housekeeper in a big family, can you tell me what kind of family it is?" ”

Tang Jiang thought for a while and said: "The lord is very knowledgeable, and he knows a lot about allusions and characters in ancient times, so he must have heard of Yuan Chonghuan?" ”

I said in surprise: "Is that Yuan Chonghuan who fought against the Qing Dynasty with iron and blood, killed Nurhachi, and was killed by Emperor Chongzhen?" ”

Tang Jiang said: "It's him." I have followed Yuan Chonghuan from the time he was married, and after he was thirty-five years old, I was the head of the Yuan Mansion until Yuan Chonghuan was killed and his family was exiled. ”

I couldn't help but ask with great interest: "Now some people say that Yuan Chonghuan deserves to die, and some people say that he is wronged, since you have been following him, what should it be?" ”

Tang Jiang smiled gloomily and said, "What is the meaning of the past?" In short, there is a grievance, but it cannot be said that there is no reason to kill him. A person with an upright temperament will always offend many people. I have come to the conclusion that if you don't think it's right, everyone will make way for you. In fact, many people feel that they are right from their own standpoint. ”

"It's not what you think is right, and everyone will make way for you?" I repeated this phrase once, thoughtfully.

Tang Jiang said: "In all fairness, Yuan Chonghuan can be regarded as a good person, but he can't be a man. He thinks that he is all for the country and the people, so he rightly offended almost everyone, even the emperor and he didn't give face. How can such a person survive in such an era? After all, it's not up to you to decide what happens in the world. ”

I nodded, and asked curiously, "You said you followed Yuan Chonghuan when he got married?" I remember that Yuan Chonghuan's birth was not very high, and his family seemed to be born as a peasant. He must have gotten married when he was in his twenties, right? At that time, the family conditions were so poor, how could you think of following him? ”

Tang Jiang didn't answer my words, and his face was very strange.

I seemed to ask him about his sadness.

I was about to change the subject, but Tang Jiang said: "I am for a person, a woman." ”

"A woman?" It turns out that there is a story in this.

Tang Jiang nodded, sighed, poured a cup of tea that had already been cold from the teapot, and drank it in one gulp.

"Yuan Chonghuan's wife's surname is Huang, and her name is Xiaoyue." Tang Jiang said, "Xiaoyue and I are childhood sweethearts, we study together and learn art together." At that time, there were only two of us brothers and sisters, and we were learning various skills from Master on the mountain. It was the happiest day of my life......"

Tang Jiang held the small teacup in both hands, looked at the teacup with his eyes, and completely fell into deep memories.

At that time, Satsuki was wearing a long, thick braid, and she was running and shaking. Satsuki's face is like a full moon, round and cute, especially when she laughs, there will be two deep dimples, brilliant and pure......"

"You like this little sister of yours?" I asked with interest. I don't know why, but I like to hear stories like this with legends.

Tang Jiang didn't seem to hear me, and said to himself: "But since we met Yuan Chonghuan, everything has changed. Although Yuan Chonghuan is a scholar, he is heroic, heroic, completely informal, and very ambitious. At that time, we met him because he traveled the world alone, and as a result, he met a big insect in the mountains, and if he hadn't happened to meet our brothers and sisters, he would have become the breakfast of the big worm. ”

"Damn, that's a cliché." I thought to myself, "My little sister has changed her mind and fallen in love with someone else." Isn't this similar to the story of Ling Hu Chong? It can be seen that there is nothing new under the sun. ”

I don't dare say it. Looking at Tang Jiang's affectionate and nostalgic appearance, if I were to surprise his feelings, maybe he would turn his face with me immediately.

Tang Jiang continued: "Since then, the little junior sister has been getting closer and closer to Yuan Chonghuan. Later, Yuan Chonghuan left, she didn't think about tea and dinner, her mind was in a trance, and she was getting thinner and thinner. I think if she continues like this, I'm afraid her life will be lost. So, I encouraged the little junior sister to find that Yuan Chonghuan. ”

When Tang Jiang said this, he smiled slightly bitterly and continued: "The little junior sister was immediately happy and immediately agreed to my suggestion. So, we didn't say goodbye to the master, and quietly went down the mountain. After several twists and turns, we finally found Yuan Chonghuan, and soon, they got married. I made a hut near them. Since then, the three of us have lived happily together. ”

I couldn't help but sigh and say, "You're crazy." However, don't you feel sad when you see the young couple kissing me and me? ”

Tang Jiang smiled bitterly and said, "To say that it is not sad at all, it must be self-deception." But as long as I see the smiling face of my little sister every day, I am very satisfied and happy. ”

I sighed and said, "What happened then?" ”

Tang Jiang continued: "Although Yuan Chonghuan is a scholar, he is full of ambitions, so he has never given up the imperial examination. Finally, more than ten years later, when he was thirty-five years old, he was admitted to the Jinshi, and the imperial court asked him to be a magistrate, and later transferred to the military department, and I naturally followed all the way and became the housekeeper of the Yuan family. ”

I looked at Tang Jiang and had nothing to say. I'm afraid I can't find any of this kind of man now, right? This kind of relationship between these three people is really valuable.

Tang Jiang continued: "Later, Yuan Chonghuan was finally transferred to Liaodong to resist the Qing Dynasty, and in order to show his determination to break the kettle, he brought his entire wife and children over. However, Yuan Chonghuan was busy with military affairs all day long and rarely returned home. Later, I watched him constantly offend his boss and colleagues, and offended the emperor, I couldn't help but persuade him, but he couldn't listen to it at all. Later, he killed Mao Wenlong with Shang Fang's sword without authorization, and I knew that Yuan Chonghuan might not end well. I told my little sister to ask her to persuade Yuan Chonghuan to be careful. But the little junior sister ignored it completely, saying that what her husband did was right, and she supported her unconditionally no matter what she did. ”

"Later, as I expected, Emperor Chongzhen fell for Huang Taiji's discordant plan, and finally made a move to Yuan Chonghuan."

Speaking of this, Tang Jiang's face was very sad.