As mentioned earlier, Xu Ziyan and others broke up unhappily because they quarreled a few words at the dinner table. And in the days that followed, everyone was even more discordant and intrigued. Almost everyone has their own wishful thinking in their hearts, and they are always guarding against each other, which can be said to be unique.

At the beginning of March 727, the old housekeeper of the Xu family was nearly sixty years old. Due to the lack of physical strength and energy, coupled with the continuous exclusion of hostile forces from all sides, he took the initiative to choose the solution of retreating and avoiding trouble. The Xu family originally had few men, but now even the old housekeeper who took the lead chose to leave, and now the Xu family is completely messed up. Not only is there no one to take care of all kinds of affairs at home, but even the business of the silk village is also deteriorating, and the situation is not optimistic.

In order to change this unfavorable situation, Xu Ziyan took the initiative to propose to everyone to recruit another housekeeper for the family, so as to better manage daily affairs. It is strange that this time the opinions of several of them were surprisingly unanimous, which had never been done before.

However, since the Xu family fell into the middle of the road, as long as the Xu family wants to do something, it is often counterproductive. No, the news of the Xu family's recruitment of housekeepers has been spreading for several days, and no one has come to apply. As for the reason for this, it is self-evident.

Let's think about it, but who would like to take the initiative to jump into the fire kang if they have a little brain? Don't say it, there are really people who are not afraid of this. For survival, for the future, he seems to be able to endure anything.

This person's name is Xu Sicong, who lives in the south of Luoyang City, and has been alone for many years. Because Xu Sicong's family background is not very good, he has not yet married at the age of nearly thirty. And Xu Sicong's parents died of illness several years ago because they lived a life of hunger and cold all day long. In addition, Xu Sicong himself has no relatives, and the Xu family only has an only son like him, so he can only choose to be self-reliant. But because Xu Sicong, who is from a poor family, has not received any serious education since he was a child, and only has the ability to settle accounts to make ends meet, he is even more eager to have a relatively stable job. In order to be able to find a job that suits him, Xu Sicong walks around Luoyang City almost every day.

One day in early March, Xu Sicong heard that the Xu family was hiring for the position of housekeeper. He thought he could do it, so he couldn't wait to get here.

And to his surprise, he was selected by them effortlessly, and Xu Sicong, who was kept in the dark, thought that this was a good thing.

Since he is already the big housekeeper here, he naturally wants to come to meet his master in person, after all, the etiquette cannot be lost, and the first impression is often quite important.

Xu Sicong put on a satin suit on his first day in office, which he never dared to think of before. So early in the morning he was so happy that he couldn't even eat, and when everything was ready, he happily came to the gate of Xu's house, and stood there secretly happy.

I thought to myself, this time I can finally get out of the predicament and let myself live the good life I dreamed of.

According to common sense, the first person Xu Sicong should meet should be Song Wanting. And he, who had never seen the world, actually came to Song Wanting's residence recklessly without waiting for someone to report it.

Just when Xu Sicong entered the house, Song Wanting was conspiring with several old buddies of the Silk Village, discussing how to set up Xu Ziyan, so as to successfully get the Silk Village.

As soon as Song Wanting turned around, she saw someone visiting, so she immediately asked them to leave.

Song Wanting just heard that the Xu family had a new housekeeper, and today it was the first time for the two to meet. But Song Wanting still hasn't forgotten her nature of being eager to buy people's hearts, and when she sees a newcomer here, she can't wait to win him over.

"You're the new Steward Xu?" Song Wanting asked.

Xu Sicong lowered his head and bent over to maintain this posture, not even daring to breathe.

He replied in a whisper, "Exactly the little one." ”

"Why don't you say hello when you enter the door? I really don't understand the rules at all! Hearing Song Wanting's reproach, Xu Sicong was so frightened that he knelt down with a plop and quickly admitted his mistake.

Song Wanting smiled slightly, the corners of her mouth rose, and she said calmly: "It's okay, you get up first!" ”

Xu Sicong stepped aside, still bowing his head and not saying a word.

Song Wanting picked up the light blue handkerchief in her hand, turned around and opened the drawer beside her, and took out ten taels of silver from it.

I saw Song Wanting take the initiative to step forward and put the silver in Xu Sicong's hands, and said: "As long as you can work hard here with peace of mind, there will be many benefits in the future!" ”

"No, no, ma'am, this is absolutely unacceptable! I've just come here, and I haven't done anything, so how can I accept so many taels of silver from you for no reason? Xu Sicong said that he didn't want the ten taels of silver, so he and Song Wanting pushed it up.

Song Wanting was about to get angry, but saw Xu Yuexiao and Yushuang coming back from outside.

As soon as Song Wanting saw Xu Yuexiao's appearance, she knew that she must have run out to fool around again. Facing Song Wanting's various questions, Xu Yuexiao looked very impatient.

Just as their mother and daughter were talking, Xu Yuexiao saw Xu Sicong, who had been standing aside and bowing his head silently. So Xu Yuexiao pulled Song Wanting aside to ask about the situation, and then she also accosted.

"You are really, my mother told you to take it, where is so much nonsense!" Xu Yuexiao said while eating the snacks she bought from outside.

Seeing this, Xu Sicong was afraid of another incident, so he hurriedly retreated and left.

Xu Yuexiao looked at Xu Sicong's strong back as he gradually moved away, stood there blankly, and said to himself: "I didn't expect this new Steward Xu to be quite interesting, you see his powerful arms and dark face, he is really manly!" ”

Xu Sicong has been gone for a long time, and Xu Yuexiao is still there to be a nymphomaniac. Yushuang had never seen Xu Yuexiao like this, so she only heard her whispering on the side: "What does the girl's family look like, as if she has never seen a man in her life." At this age, I'm afraid it's more than enough to be your father, what hope can there be! ”

"What are you muttering and talking nonsense all about? Why don't you go and put everything away for me, look for a smoke! ”

"I know, miss, don't be angry, I'll go right away." Yushuang has always been obedient to Xu Yuexiao, and never dared to take a step beyond Lei Chi.

Every time they go out to buy something, it is the young lady who pays for it, and this time is no exception. Xu Yuexiao has to buy a lot of things every time she goes out, and she can buy whatever she wants to eat. But she never took these things, and it was inevitable that Yushuang would complain a little.

After Xu Sicong left from Song Wanting, he should have gone to see Xu Ziyan again, but because Xu Ziyan was taking care of things in the silk village at the moment and was not at home, he went straight to Wang Ruxue's residence.

Xu Sicong had just come to Wang Ruxue's courtyard wall when he heard the elegant sound of the piano coming into his ears. The sound of the piano is extremely beautiful, like the spring water in the mountains slowly flowing into your heart, which makes people extremely fascinating, so that Xu Sicong can't help but stop and listen to the music.

The beautiful sound of the piano, like a pair of gentle and delicate little hands, caresses every inch of the skin on the listener, bringing an otherworldly spiritual comfort to the listener. Xu Sicong gradually became intoxicated with such a graceful piano sound, but unexpectedly, the piano sound suddenly stopped at this moment. Xu Sicong came to his senses at this time, and then walked towards the courtyard gate.

Xu Sicong walked into the courtyard and saw a young woman sitting in front of a guqin eating something, and that person was Wang Ruxue.

She was seen sitting on one chair with her legs resting on the edge of the chair, her head resting on the edge of the chair, and her body facing up in a supine position.

There are several maids next to her who take turns to serve, some serve tea and pour water, some massage and beat their legs, and some feed fruits, and their lives are very leisurely.

Xu Sicong saw this formation, and knew that it was not a good sign, he was just about to turn around and leave, but he was discovered by Wang Ruxue.

After Wang Ruxue saw Xu Sicong, she quickly got up and ordered Xu Sicong to go to her side. But Xu Sicong was unmoved, and kept his back to Wang Ruxue.

Wang Ruxue heard that a new housekeeper named Xu Sicong would arrive today, and when she looked at this outfit, she thought it should be him.

Wang Ruxue saw that Xu Sicong had been standing far away, and if she waited for him to react, it was estimated that the daylily would have been cold, so Wang Ruxue decided to go out in person.

said that it was too late and that it was fast, Wang Ruxue blew in front of Xu Sicong like a gust of wind with lightning speed. With Xu Sicong's personality and temperament, he naturally didn't dare to take the initiative to look up at Wang Ruxue.

I saw that she was wearing a long hair shawl with a golden hairpin, and the rouge gouache on her face was covered with layer after layer, painted like a fairy.

The pungent fragrance on her body choked people, and the rich smell was enough to reach the point of "ten miles of fragrance", I really don't know how she keeps her breathing smoothly on weekdays.

Wang Ruxue's shoulders were draped with a white fox fur, the belt of the fox fur was tied around the chest in the shape of a bow, and the fox fur was wearing a silver-white low-cut skirt. The whole fox fur covered the top part of the skirt and the shoulders, but this fox fur could not see other objects to hold the clothes in place, and it seemed that it could fall off at any time. At her feet, she wore a pair of red shoes, which stood out against her almost all-white attire.

After all, the temperature is not very high at this time, and she also needs to use a fox fur to keep warm. As for why they dress up like this, you'll know in a moment, and they have their own wonderful uses.

With the passage of time, Wang Ruxue's "primitive nature" was gradually exposed, and her behavior began to become extremely restless.

At this time, Xu Sicong was already sweating, and even trembling a little, so he could only bow his head and keep wiping the sweat on his forehead.

Xu Sicong never thought that a woman with such a graceful piano sound would look like this! At the same time, he also regretted very much that he did not listen to the kind words and persuasion of his neighbors, and insisted on coming to this Longtan Tiger's Den.

As the so-called fear of something, more frivolous and debauched actions continued to pour into Xu Sicong like a rolling tide, causing his heart and spirit to be tormented.

I saw Wang Ruxue put her left hand on Xu Sicong's shoulder, and then pinched the strap of the bow on her chest with the thumb and index finger of her right hand, and then slowly pulled it away.

Wang Ruxue shook her shoulders slightly, and the fox fur fell to the ground. As the fox fur landed, Wang Ruxue's two arms, shoulders on both sides, and the upper part of her chest and back were all exposed without reservation. Not only that, Wang Ruxue also used her chest to * Xu Sicong from time to time, which made Xu Sicong, who had always kept his duty, both afraid and disgusted.

Xu Sicong didn't say a word when he saw this, he pushed Wang Ruxue away with his strong body, and then ran out of Xu's house in one go.

The frightened did not stop at all, and then came to the silk village, packed his luggage and went home.

When leaving the gate of Silk Village, Xu Sicong happened to meet Xu Ziyan. Xu Sicong happened to step forward to submit his resignation to Xu Ziyan, and by the way, he also handed over ten taels of silver to Xu Ziyan, and asked her to transfer it to Song Wanting instead of herself.

Xu Sicong originally insisted on leaving, but fortunately, Xu Ziyan repeatedly kept him, so Xu Sicong decided to stay and work for a few days temporarily. It's just that Xu Sicong said that he didn't want to go to the Xu family's compound again, so he temporarily lived in the silk village.

The reason why Xu Sicong was willing to stay was entirely for Xu Ziyan's sake. Because in Xu Sicong's opinion, among these people in the Xu family, it seems that only Xu Ziyan is normal. Dressed neatly, decently, dignified and generous, it is completely different from the atmosphere of the rest of the Xu family.

This is true: we are all sons of men in the world, but the gap between them is hanging. After thinking about it all his life, he turned back to nothing.