Chapter 4 Counting is Counting
The dish is not good, the taste is even worse, and the salty taste overshadows everything.
Gu Yao didn't eat happily, so he went to see others. The grandfather ate very well, and although the eldest uncle's family did not gobble up, they ate very freely, and only the eldest uncle said: "It's good to have meat." ”
The Gu Jin sister and brother nodded frequently.
In addition to the meal, look at Yu Niang, after eating for half a day, clean up the dishes and chopsticks, watch the kang fire, and make hot water, and the busy work has not stopped until now. In comparison, Mother Lin, who is only responsible for accompanying her and receiving 500 yuan a month, is so happy.
My grandfather has a higher official position than my father, and he has strange family rules, and his life is not as good as her father's, what do you think!
When Yu Niang came back, she saw that Gu Yao hadn't slept yet, and said with a smile: "The girl slept too much in the afternoon, so she can't sleep at this time, right?" ”
Gu Yao hummed and suddenly asked her, "Why didn't you see Aunt Chen?" ”
Yu Niang tucked the quilt for her and said, "The general does not allow her to come to the front yard." ”
Well, that's good news.
Before leaving, Gu's mother instructed her: "The eldest master's second-room Chen family is not an ordinary person. When the girl arrives in Fengcheng, remember to stay away from her. As for the people next to her, the girl kissed not far away. ”
Now, if she doesn't go to the back room, she won't see this "dangerous" person.
Gu Yao looked at Yu Niang again and said, "Mother Lin is not far from my eyes, why is Yu Niang so busy?" ”
After a long time, Yu Niang remembered which Mother Lin was, because she said: "There are seven or eight people in the front and back yards of the second master, and there are only Menzi, me, and Mother Liu in the general's mansion." ”
“…… Such a big house, the three of you? I can't complain about being busy. ”
Yu Niang wanted to persuade her to sleep, but when she heard this, she hurriedly said: "The house is not under our control, and I was about to talk about Miss Yu." The general only left two courtyards, and the rest were given to others to live in, which were counted as other courtyards, and the girl was not allowed to walk around. Besides, the food is not good, and the girl can't say it to her face. ”
Gu Yao was not convinced, and asked, "Why can't you say it?" How do they know it's wrong? ”
Yu Niang sighed: "How can anyone be embarrassed to live in the General's Mansion for nothing? In addition to the chores in the house, they also took turns to take care of the Gu family's three meals a day. For example, tonight's meal was cooked by Captain Fang's family. Her family of four eats sorghum rice and pickles, but she got four dishes for us. We also say that the food is not delicious, what do they think? ”
In this way, it must be chaotic, unclear, and wronged, what did her grandfather think?
The next morning, Gu Yao quickly finished changing houses.
She wants to keep filial piety for Aunt Shen, and the items she uses at this time will be commonplace. Gu Jin glanced at it cursoryly, pouted and left; The old man looked at it carefully for a long time and bowed his head secretly. Seeing a few books on the kang, the old man took a hundred yuan out and asked Yu Niang to go outside to buy a bookcase.
Gu Yao asked the old man: "Is there a school for reading?" ”
The old man scratched his head and said, "I'll go back and ask if there's such a thing." ”
After breakfast, the old man took his grandson and eldest son to the barracks, and after the eldest girl Gu Jin asked Aunt Chen to leave, Yu Niang did not return, and only Gu Yao was left in the family.
Gu Yao muttered in a low voice: "So, why did you call me here!" ”
After finishing speaking, Yu Niang came back. In addition to the bookcase, she also paid out of her own pocket to buy a pack of caramel and two frozen pears back. After thanking him, Gu Yao divided a pear and Yu Niang, but Yu Niang refused to accept it.
Gu Yao didn't insist, took the frozen pear, took a bite, and the rich smell of wine wafted in, and the taste was ...... She didn't like it.
After putting down the pears, Gu Yao asked something closely related: "I don't have any monthly money, where did Yu Niang's money come from?" ”
Before leaving Wanping, Gu Zhixian and Gu's mother both said that Old Man Gu was thrifty, and he changed a box of money for Gu Yao overnight, and there were more than five hangings, so she was afraid that she would not make the money. But my grandfather didn't even pay her monthly money, so how could she use the money?
Yu Niang, hearing this, smiled, was silent for a moment, picked up the pear that she refused to receive, "clicked", and gnawed half of it. Gu Yao understood in seconds, immediately changed the topic, pointed to the sugar and asked, "How much is this?" ”
After swallowing the frozen pears in two bites, Yu Niang said, "This is the most expensive caramel candy!" That's a little, ten dollars. ”
"Ten is a lot?"
"Can you buy ten Chinese cabbage, does the girl say much?"
Gu Yao originally didn't look down on those few dollars, but as soon as he counted them at this time, he nodded and said, "A lot." ”
I'm so rich, how can I be stingy? After speaking, she took out a plain sachet from the small box in the corner of the wardrobe. The little hand reached in, took out five coins, handed them to Yu Niang, and said: "Then give this to the Fang family, her family cooks more for me, I can't eat her things for nothing." ”
Yu Niang packed the box for her, and knew that there were a hundred coins in the money bag, so she smiled and said, "The girl is about to put it away." The days are long, and you can't cook a meal and give money, right? I really want to thank the girl, just visit me everywhere tomorrow. ”
Gu Yao did as he said, but he shouted a few aunts and aunts, and sure enough, he received a lot of appreciation and gratitude.
Gu Yao only felt ...... Be all abroad.
For fear that others would notice her precociousness, Gu Yao has been deliberately speaking in children's language. But she is not a real child in the end, and what she says and does is not much better than a real child. And because he is not a real child, he does not make a fuss, but in two or three days, he has become what his parents call "someone else's child".
The people in the house also said: "The eldest girl is not as good as the fifth girl." ”
After these words reached Gu Jin's ears, Gu Jin smashed a celadon tea bowl, and Aunt Chen's kind words persuaded her for a long time, but it was not easy to do it, which made the little girl even more annoyed.
After dinner that day, Gu Jin didn't go back to the room, but followed Gu Yao into the west room, looked at the bookshelf, and asked with a smile, "Do you know a lot of words?" ”
Gu Yao said modestly: "I only know a few." Does Big Sister Learn? I can teach you. ”
Which one wants you to teach! Gu Jin endured it and said, "Don't learn." My aunt said that the most important thing for a girl to be able to take care of the house is to be able to do it. Ah, by the way, we're going to have a snowball fight, are you coming? ”
Hehe...... I didn't look at myself a few days ago, but now I'm coming to see what you're going to do!
Yu Niang asked, and when she learned that they were going to play in the snow, she asked with a solemn face: "It's okay to play, but you are not allowed to eat that thing." ”
Gu Yao chuckled and said, "Only fools eat snow." ”
Yu Niang looked at her strangely, but she didn't squeak. When it came to the arrow field, Gu Yao knew the meaning of Yu Niang's eyes.
A group of children from three or four to thirteen or fourteen years old, of all ages. Except for the Gu sisters and Liuliu, the daughter of Liu's experience, there are more than a dozen children, and the rest are all boys. Sure enough, as Yu Niang said, there are more men and fewer women; Sure enough, as Yu Niang expected, fool, no, there are many boys who eat snow.
Gu Yao saw that the Fang brothers were also there, and when the two of them saw her, they hurriedly led a little girl over and called the girl in unison.
After Gu Yao replied, "Brother Fang, Second Brother Fang", he looked at the little girl. From the little girl's eyes, I can see my appearance clearly, which is clearer than a bronze mirror. The little girl was a head shorter than herself, this one was called Gu Yao more satisfied, she smiled and said, "Call me sister." ”
"Sister."
Liu Liu called someone obediently, and Gu Yao promised: "Go back and send you a doll." ”
The two chatted amicably, and Liu Liu said, "Why is my sister covering her face?" ”
"I'm afraid of the cold."
"Why don't you talk the same way we do?"
Gu Yao's heart tightened, she had worked hard to adapt to the current language style, how could the little doll see the problem?