Jiang Quan picked up the candle and pushed the door out, gave a look to Jiang Fu who was guarding the door, and took Xin Yao through the corridor, turning around, and opening a secret door on the side of a small rockery.

Jiang Xinyao lit the candle flame and found that this was a dark room, about fifteen square meters, and there were all kinds of stones piled up on the ground, which were very high, and it was impossible to distinguish them secretly.

Jiang Quan picked up a small piece of dark stone, touched it and said, "Miss, this is the accumulation of several generations of the Xu family, and there are also the things that the master has asked me to buy over the years, all of which are here." ”

Rao is Xinyao had already prepared in her heart, and she was also shocked by the room full of stones. The Xu family's century-old jade family really lives up to its name, and the stones in this room are a huge wealth. If this wealth is known to the old lady and the uncle...... Jiang Xinyao didn't dare to think about it for half a minute.

The candlelight was dim, Jiang Quan bent down and gently stroked the rough stones under his feet, affectionately like caressing the face of **.

Jiang Xinyao looked at Jiang Quan and the stones in the room, and her mood was extremely complicated.

Jiang Xinyao's core values in this life are just one word: mix! It doesn't matter if you eat and wait for death, or you can fish in troubled waters, mix until you die, burp up, and then mix back into the original world.

Now that this heavy burden has fallen on her, Jiang Xinyao clearly knows that she can't go on anymore. Not only can you not get along, but you may also put yourself in a dangerous situation.

……

The night is dark, and the crescent moon is like a hook.

Zhuangzi was silent, except for a house in the southeast corner, which was dimly lit.

Jiang Quan made tea for the two of them again, took a sip and moistened his throat and said: "Miss, there are few masters of the older generation of Zhuoyu alive, and now there are only four or five old people left, who will always be raised in the house, you see......"

Jiang Xinyao nodded in understanding and asked, "Jiang Quan, what do you want me to do?" Or what does my grandfather want me to do? ”

Jiang Quan hurriedly said: "Miss, the master has two unfulfilled wishes in this life, one is to find Miss Jinxin and Little Master Hongyuan; The second is that Cuiyuxuan fell because of the defeat of the Jiang family, if one day he can see the light of day in his hands, I think under Jiuquan, the master will be pleased. ”

Jiang Xinyao did not speak. She slowly closed her star-bright eyes and remained silent.

Jiang Quan stared at the girl in front of him tightly without blinking, for fear of missing even a small expression on her face.

In the hall of Nuoda, there was a deathly silence!

Time seemed to have passed for a long time, Xin Yao finally opened her eyes softly, and said unhurriedly: "Let me think about these things again, I don't care about waiting for more time after waiting for all these years." Jiang Quan, you and my grandmother Xu are of the same generation, let me be presumptuous, call you a master, what do you think? ”

Jiang Quan's gloomy eyes lit up slightly, and he didn't dare to say hurriedly.

Xin Yao said with a straight face: "Master Quan, since my grandfather gave you to me, from today onwards, you will be my person." You have worked hard all these years, you are worthy of your father, worthy of your young lady, worthy of your master, and even more worthy of the Xu family. ”

Jiang Quan waited quietly for a long time, but he didn't expect that the fourth lady would say such a thing. His body flickered, and his eyes suddenly turned red.

Thirty years have passed, and he has gone from a half-grown boy to a young man who is not confused, and he has long forgotten what it is like to be cared for. This hard work has made his silent dedication, waiting, and pursuit for so many years meaningful; made him feel that his life was not empty and boring, and his feelings were not lonely.

Jiang Xinyao lowered her head, and a chill gradually rose in her heart. Such a heavy life, such a heavy feeling, she really can't express it in words.

She suddenly remembered the times when she was arguing with her grandfather in the study unscrupulously, and the scene of you snatching me for a good dish seemed to be right in front of her, close enough to be within reach, maybe that was the most sincere side of her grandfather.

The handsome old man, who called her a girl in his mouth, coquettishly treated her, an old man who was lazy and always silently tolerate, the old man who gave up his life for love.

Jiang Xinyao's tears burst out of her eyes.

"Grandpa, have you ever thought about revenge?"

Jiang Quan was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then looked up to the sky and sighed.

"Revenge, who to report, the people who experienced this back then are almost gone. I don't know if the old man will ask the old man for justice when he arrives below. ”

Xin Yao turned her back, wiped away her tears, and sneered.

"Justice? If you are strong, you are right! In my grandfather's life, how tired he was! ”

"If you are strong, you are fair!" Jiang Quanquan tasted the words of the fourth lady, and was stunned for a while.

Xin Yao didn't rush him, sat quietly in the hall, and went through the matter again in her mind.

After a long time, Xin Yao said quietly: "Master, I will go back to Suzhou Mansion the day after tomorrow, it will be difficult to come out in the future, I want to ask you to help me do three things." ”

The moment Jiang Quan raised his head, he just caught the flash of light in the eyes of the fourth lady, breathed a heavy sigh of relief, and said respectfully: "Fourth miss, please speak!" ”

"The first thing, buy some children from poor families, raise them in the old house, and let Fubo help ** one or two. Among these children, the loyal and honest four masters were used as apprentices first. Clever, eloquent for you to use at the moment.

The second thing is to buy a shop facing the street in Suzhou Mansion, which does not need to be big, it is deep and quiet.

Third, send a letter to the money shopkeeper in the capital, and let him dispose of all the goods, just don't lose money. Then he posted a notice saying that he would return to his hometown for the New Year and let him come to Suzhou to see me."

Jiang Quan jumped straight up from the chair and exclaimed, "Miss, you want to ...... this"

Xin Yao smiled bitterly twice, and said to herself: "There are less than 30,000 taels of silver in the account of Cuiyuxuan. From this day forward, Forber is in charge of the money, and you are in charge of the accounts, and the money is separated. With these things done, we'll meet at a certain time. Dongmei and Li's mother are both trustworthy people. Yan Ming will follow you from tomorrow.

In addition, in the past two days, you have marked, registered, and made a record of the stones in the secret vault, and if Fu Bo also knows about this, let him help him, so as to be faster. I want to see how much money we have. If the little uncle comes back one day, it is better to explain it.

From tomorrow, let the masters start work, and first do the work of taking care of the house, not fast, but must be fine. Those old objects of the Xu family, you also organize and make a booklet. That's all I can think about at the moment. Don't worry, since I promised my grandfather and promised you, I won't let you down. ”

Jiang Quan saw that the fourth lady was young, sophisticated, and thoughtful, and couldn't help but make up his mind. He knelt on the ground excitedly, and kowtowed to Xinyao three times without saying anything.

Jiang Xinyao looked at Jiang Quan underground, her eyes ethereal.

"This night is not good in this life, where will the bright moon look next year...... Grandfather, even if it is to repay you for your great kindness in raising you for the past five years! ”

……

When Jiang Xinyao returned to the old house, it was already the time when the rooster crowed, and the subordinates began to sprinkle and make a fire.

When Dongmei saw Miss come back, she was so excited that she lifted the quilt and jumped straight off the bed.

"Miss, you're back, the slave has been worried all night, and she's dying."

Xin Yao said tiredly: "Good sister, help me take off my clothes, I'm sleepy, let me sleep first." ”

Dongmei unbuttoned the clothes for the young lady with her hands and feet: "Miss want to wash up, how will someone reply." ”

Xin Yao thought for a while and said, "Let's just say that I'm tired these days and I'm physically exhausted." Haven't I been weak and sick since I was a child? Sister Dongmei, you and Mother Li will sort out our things today. Tell Fu Bo that my grandfather's study will be locked first, and the things in it will be waiting for me to leave, so that he can put it away and put it in a safe place, and then slowly send it to Jiang's mansion when he has a chance in the future. ”

Dongmei nodded her head one by one.

This sleep lasted until the sun went down, and Xin Yao slowly woke up.

The warbler was doing needlework on the outer floor, and when she heard the sound inside, she hurried in to serve.

Xin Yao saw that it was her, but she was not busy getting up, and said lazily: "Yinggui, I left your brother to the whole master, this time he will not follow us back, you have an opinion in your heart." ”

Yinggui knelt down with a plop: "Miss, the lives of our sisters and brothers are Miss's, and we will do whatever Miss says." ”

Jiang Xinyao was most annoyed that she knelt at every turn, and after saying it a few times, she didn't change, and frowned: "You also know that Grandpa Quan has always been my grandfather's helper, and I have all the ability, vision, and experience to take care of my grandfather's affairs." I asked Yan Ming to follow him, because I wanted him to learn some skills and help me do things in the future. ”

Yinggui kowtowed three times in a row, and said with a moving expression: "Thank you, Miss." Don't worry, Miss, I'll let him study hard. ”

"As long as you don't blame me for keeping you siblings separated. Get up, it's cold on the ground, beware of freezing. Jiang Xinyao smiled.

Yinggui waited for the young lady to get up with red eyes.

Xin Yao drank a bowl of millet porridge, saw that the sky was cold, walked around her yard a few times, listened to Li's mother talk about some trivial things in the front yard, and went back to the room.

……

The night was cold and gloomy, and the north wind was rising.

In front of the new grave in the back garden of the old house, there are exquisite dishes and fruit snacks.

Xin Yao was dressed in plain clothes, knelt on the grave, and said with a smile while crying: "Grandfather, I will go back tomorrow, and I don't know when I can come to see you." I asked Yinggui to cook a few new dishes, you can try them. Don't worry, I won't rob you today, it's all yours. ”

Xin Yao looked up at the sky and smiled miserably.

"Grandfather, you probably guessed where I came from, otherwise you wouldn't have said, 'If there is a sound on the harp, why not sound it in the box?' If the words are on the fingers, why not listen to the Zen words on the fingers'. Granddaughter, I am a man in the red dust, how can I be impatient to listen to this, and to tell you the truth, I am indeed from another world.

Don't ask me where I'm from, it's hard to say. Everything in the world is yin and yang. There is yang in yin, there is yin in yang, there is waking up in dreams, there are dreams in waking up, Zhouzhuang dreams of butterflies, and butterflies dream of Zhuang Zhou. Maybe you'll go to my world! If I see my parents in that life and go and see them for me, it will be a big event in my heart.

What do you want me to say in your life? Grandfather, I think five points is enough for feelings, and I have to keep half of it for myself. You have given everything to others, and you don't suffer who goes. Alas! It's weird, or it's because you're so good-looking, and you're being remembered. You have to have a longer memory when you look back, not to mention the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, or the Shangyuan Gold Festival, you have to honestly nest in the room, don't walk around, and save yourself from causing trouble!

I will do my best to explain what you explain, whether it will succeed or not, it only depends on the will of God. You are below, there is porridge to eat, there is food to eat, don't be bitter yourself. When you see the enemy, don't look for trouble, if you are weak, bear with it first. Wait for my granddaughter and I to find a helper, and then come down to help you take revenge.

The granddaughter is not used to saying affectionate words, as if our grandparents and grandchildren are very good. I still remember how much you robbed me of food, how many words you scolded me, 'the shaft is hateful'. When we meet, we'll do the math. For the time being, I will entrust you to be cold for a while, sooner or later, we will come down to accompany you one by one.

From now on, Fuber will accompany you. He's timid, don't scare him. I'm less daring, so don't come to me. Alright, that's all for now, I'm going to put you to sleep. ”

Jiang Xinyao rubbed her legs and stood up, silently shedding tears.

Jiang Fu came over with a lantern from afar, and saw Dongmei at the gate of the garden stomping her feet and rubbing her hands, and hurriedly nodded to Dongmei, and quickly walked to the side of the fourth lady.

Xin Yao heard the movement, turned around, and saw that it was Jiang Fu, slightly surprised.

"Fauber, you've been so busy these days that your feet don't touch the ground, why bother to make this trip again?"

Jiang Fu bowed and sighed.

"Miss is leaving, the old slave is reluctant, come and talk to Miss."

Jiang Xinyao smiled, smiling like a flower. (..)

( Miss Jiang Si )