Chapter 277: Help

Zhou Nian has always been a gentle gentleman. When Chunying first met him, although there was a gloomy color between his eyebrows, compared with his current expression, he still had a sense of vitality, and he would also smile when he spoke to people. But now he gives people a strange feeling, as if he is hopeless, or numb, and there is a kind of dazedness in his expression, which makes Chunying's heart sour.

Zhou Nian walked in the direction of his small courtyard at the end of the street, but two mothers-in-law came over, chatting with each other and looking at the courtyard of the Wang family, and did not pay attention for a while, one of them hit Zhou Nian's arm, and woke him up, bowed his head and gave the mother-in-law compensation. But the woman glared at him, and scolded him as soon as she opened her mouth, saying that he had rushed into herself, and that he was rude and arrogant, and that he was mentioned several times in her speech that he was a lowly official slave and a sinner of the court. Even if another mother-in-law pulls her. She ignored it and still scolded there.

Chun Ying saw that her heart was on fire, and she felt that the mother-in-law was very face-saving, and she didn't know where she was on an errand, although Zhou Nian was an official slave, but in fact she was the son of a friend of the Hou Mansion, and the Hou Ye and the Third Young Master had always treated him very kindly, how could they allow the people below to insult him so lightly?! However, Zhou Nian didn't seem to hear other people's scolding, just lowered his head and listened, and he didn't refute, Chunying looked anxious.

"I'm still watching my sister, it turns out that I watched a crazy woman scolding the street." The voice of double happiness came from behind her ears, and then she leaned over and looked out of the car next to Chunying's shoulder, "Where is that mother-in-law?" What is the noise?! Fourth Miss is here, is she blind?! ”

Chunying's eyes rolled, and she smiled: "I don't know this woman either, but I know who it is." Didn't you say two days ago that Master Hou recommended a companion to our fourth young master, the son of an old friend? It's this Young Master Zhou Nianzhou. ”

Shuangxi was taken aback, hurriedly retracted his head, then smiled secretly, and then looked out of the car carefully: "Look...... Pretty good-looking...... It's just not very good ......."

Chunying said: "He wasn't like this before, and I don't know what's wrong with him now." That's it, this woman is hateful! People just didn't pay attention to bumping into her, she had already lost it, and she still had to catch people and scold her. and did not listen to the persuasion of others. If it's just a weekday, now that the Wang family marries their daughter, everyone comes to congratulate, and the fourth lady is also there, she is full of nonsense, does she take us in her eyes? ! ”

Shuangxi hurriedly said: "I said the same thing, let's send someone to scold her!" With that, he turned to the other side of the window, lifted the curtain and called a mother-in-law, telling her to go and chase people. Chun Ying took advantage of her unpreparedness, and then lifted the curtain to look at Zhou Nian, but just saw him turn his head to look over, his eyes were facing each other, he was stunned at first, and then a faint smile appeared on his face, but unfortunately this smile was only a flash, he turned his head away, and continued to listen to the scolding in silence.

Chunying frowned slightly, feeling that his situation seemed to be really bad.

The mother-in-law of Dongfu walked over and said a few words to the scolding mother-in-law, Chunying thought that the mother-in-law would obediently shut up, but who knew that she pouted. refuted sarcastically, and from the carriage, she could vaguely hear her saying "I'm not a subordinate of your family, you can't control me", "Such a big road, anyone can walk, why don't you allow me to stay here", "Which young lady has such a big shelf, and dares to teach the old lady a lesson" and so on, Chunying and Shuangxi both frowned. The latter sneered: "What a big breath! Listening to her, it turned out that she was not waiting from below? Where did the crazy woman come from to go wild here?! ”

A daughter-in-law who followed the car sneered: "Girl, listen to her nonsense? Why wasn't she waiting underneath? She is the nurse of the second young grandmother of Xifu, and she married with her, something! It's just relying on the momentum of the Taishi Mansion! ”

Shuangxi sneered: "It turned out to be the master's person, who am I, I have such a great blessing to be able to raise such a decent minion!" ”

A mother-in-law walked over from the courtyard of the Wang family, looking very majestic, and scolded the scolding mother-in-law with a cold face: "You are the person on the card?!" So rude to our own young lady?! Since you said that you are not the person who waits in our house, then simply return to the old lady and the wife, please go back to your own house! Save the grievances, grandma! The mother-in-law was angry when she heard this and wanted to scold again, but the mother-in-law of the Wang family ignored her, turned back to the mother-in-law who was laughing with her before, and said, "Aren't you supposed to be in today's class?" Got here? If you're lazy, I can't care about our family's happy events, and when the children go out, let's go to see the second wife together, so as not to make trouble, I have to carry the black pot for you! The mother-in-law shrank her head and dragged the second young grandmother's nurse away, saving her from quarreling with others again.

At this time, there were a few shouts from the carriage of the fourth lady in the back, and it seemed that the people of the black family had finally finished their ramblings, and several small carriages in front of them heard the sound. She only had time to glance at Zhou Nian again, but unfortunately he didn't raise his eyes again, he just retreated to the side of the road and bowed his head to send the carriage over.

Chun Ying could barely hide the surprise in her heart, what the hell is going on with him like this?!

Shuangxi didn't notice his abnormality, because she saw something new again: "Isn't that person the son of the former governor of Xifu?" I heard that his family was released? Are you here to congratulate you today? Ah...... It's actually a quarrel, how can this end......" The mother-in-law who followed the car persuaded: "Double girl, although most of the people on the street are from their own families, there are still men in the end, quickly put down the curtain and sit quietly in the car." Shuangxi pursed her lips and sat down again, Chunying reluctantly smiled and comforted: "The Wang family has its own opinions, don't worry about it, I really want to know, let's inquire later." ”

She returned to Dongfu with a heart, although she was not in the mood, but her duty was to laugh in front of the second old lady, and told all the experiences of this outing, and wanted to tell Zhou Nian's affairs. But after thinking about it, I felt that this was a bit dangerous, so I hid it. After the second old lady was blocked by the carriage and sedan chair she said, the black family came up to make amends for their sins, and saw that their granddaughter had come up to ask for peace, so they specially asked about it, and the fourth lady added all the details with a bitter face, and the grandparents and grandchildren were happy again.

Chunying reluctantly laughed with her for a long time, and when she returned to the room, she was already very tired. After a brief freshening up, she climbed into bed. But after thinking about it for a long time, he came to a conclusion: Zhou Nianjia's case failed to be rehabilitated, he must have been discouraged and desperate, so he lost his spirit, and the second young grandmother took this opportunity to bully him.

I just don't know if Hou Ye and the Third Young Master don't interfere? Or did they interfere, but the people of the second young grandmother still went their own way? The mother-in-law who scolded Zhou Nian is the nurse of the second young grandmother, and she should have a bit of status, but no matter how high her status is, she can't be as high as the Hou Ye and the third young master. But then again, the third young master has been doing it lately?! It's not a matter of a day or two for his best friend to become like this, so why doesn't he take care of it? All day long, I just think about who I want to give the girls to be concubines!

Chunying complained angrily, thought about it for half a night, and yawned when she got up the next day, but finally thought of a way, hurriedly got up and combed her hair, while thinking about the time to speak to the second wife. Who knew that she was about to fall asleep when she encountered a pillow, and not long after breakfast, the second wife called someone to pass her on.

Seeing the second wife, Chunying first saluted, and then stood on the side to listen to the instructions, and the second wife Zhuo generously gave a footstep, and then asked: "The in-law of Xifu, the young lady of the Fan family, has lived in Beijing for so long, have you heard the rumors that she will marry into the palace after the draft?" ”

Chunying was a little puzzled, so she nodded and said, "There have been rumors for a long time, but there has been no movement." ”

"How true do you think this rumor is? The palace in Beijing, does it really have anything to do with the Fan family? ”

"Yes, yes." Chun Ying said, "After Miss Fan entered Beijing last year, she was introduced by Princess Jing and met several princesses, princesses and county lords of several palaces, and two palaces seemed to like Miss Fan and took her as a guest from time to time, but the marriage was never mentioned, maybe it was mentioned, but the slaves and maids didn't know. ”

Zhuo fell silent. Chunying asked: "Mrs. asked about this?" Presumably Miss Fan is really going to marry into the palace? ”

Zhuo Shi smiled: "She will marry someone else, I don't know, but yesterday she sent someone to see me, saying that her uncle has found the house and is cleaning up, and will move out when it is cleaned up, so I wonder in my heart, is it because the marriage is decided, I plan to move out?" After all, she has a family, parents and relatives, and she can't marry from a relative's family.

Chunying didn't know how to answer, so she had to bow her head silently. Zhuo thought about it again, smiled again, and was about to send Chun Ying back, Chun Ying hurriedly made an expression of wanting to say something, and when she saw it, she asked, "What else do you have to say?" ”

Chunying hurriedly stood up, bowed her head and said respectfully: "The slave maid received a letter from home the day before yesterday, saying that the brother-in-law had found a school for his younger brother, and the gentleman was good at learning and willing to accept his younger brother, so the slave maid was happy and sighed in her heart. Last night, thinking of what she had seen and heard in the Wang family, the slave maid remembered something. ”

Zhuo asked, "Is it a thing?" It's good that your brother can study seriously for a few years, but in the situation of your family, it is better to learn some crafts seriously. ”

Chunying didn't refute, but responded with a smile: "What Mrs. said is true, the slave maid's family just thinks that even if you can't go to school, it's always good to know a few words, and only after reading can you understand the truth." After a pause, he returned to the topic: "The slave maid saw the children of the Wang family, the eldest in his early tens, and the youngest three or four years old, all playing around the street. The older ones are fine, and the younger ones are almost like wild children, and they only know how to play all day long. The slave's younger brother used to be so naughty, and there were few boys in the neighborhood. Those who were literate before entering the house on an errand cannot find a single one out of ten! The slave maid thought...... Since the gentleman outside is not willing to accept slaves as students, why don't we find a literate and hyphenated person in the mansion to teach the boys? It's not to teach them the Four Books and Five Classics, just to recite some three-character scriptures and hundreds of family names and the like, and then let them learn arithmetic, and when they enter the house in the future, whether they are waiting in front of the master and young masters, or on an errand in the door, study, and account room, they can also know some basics, and they can save themselves from retraining and spending effort. ”

Zhuo Shi frowned: "This ...... Is it necessary? On the door, in the study, the errand naturally have to pick literate people, but to train is not only literacy, really to ask someone to spend time to train, is it not more troublesome than people into the house to teach? Besides, where can we find such a gentleman? But everyone who knows a few words has been sent an errand. ”

Chun Ying knew that the critical moment was coming, so she hurriedly approached Zhuo's side: "Mrs., do you remember that Young Master Zhou?" Master Hou recommended him over, and his wife felt that he was too old to be the companion of the fourth young master, but he already had some knowledge, so why not let him be this gentleman? ”

A gleam flashed in Zhuo's eyes: "Go on!" ”

"The identity of this Young Master Zhou is really embarrassing, speaking of which, he is an official slave turned into a domestic slave, in fact, he is still on the list of official slaves, Hou Ye is courteous, Hou Ye is benevolent, but if someone wants to be picky, it is also a trouble. It's just that if you really want to call him as a slave, relying on the friendship between the two families, it is a little immoral. Besides, there may be hope for his family's case to be rehabilitated, and he will be free in the future, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing if our house had neglected him? To be a gentleman to the son of a slave, although it is not as decent as a serious master on the outside, it is also a teacher, and it is not ashamed to say it. Mrs. doesn't have to worry about Hou Ye having ideas. ”

It took Chunying a long time to come up with this method, but there are actually pros and cons. She didn't know that Hou Ye and the Third Young Master had an opinion on Zhou Nian now, but with students, Zhou Nian could also have a spiritual sustenance, and when he was busy, where would he have the time to think nonsense? His situation in the backstreet will be much better, and if someone bullies him, there are also people who stand up for him, and they can avoid the people of the second young grandmother. After all, as long as he enters the East Mansion, there will be no second young grandmother.

Zhuo's thought that this method was decent and simple, not only did not break his promise, but also isolated his son from Zhou Nian, and there was an excuse not to let Zhou Nian go to Liu's mansion, and Hou Ye couldn't pick it out, if something happened to Zhou Nian in the future, he would find someone to replace him. It's just that things are a little troublesome, and the clansmen may still have objections, but they have to find a way to solve it. If you do it well, you can also get a good reputation.

Thinking so, she smiled: "The girl really has good ideas from time to time, so I invited Manager Xu and Aunt Xu to come, let's have a total of good students?" ”

Chunying breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that her method could really help Zhou Nian.