Zhou Nian wiped the tears on his face. Blushing slightly: "I'm sorry...... This time...... But I lost my temper. ”

Chun Ying smiled and shook her head, feeling that Zhou Nian was closer to her now, no longer the ancient young master who was high up on the top all day long, and never seemed to have negative emotions, seeing that he was a little embarrassed to tidy up his appearance and clothes, she looked away very much, and pretended to look at the furnishings in the room.

Although it is elegant and simple in style, this room is really better than the old Zhumeng Villa, not only the walls around it are newly painted, but the furniture is also complete. The middle room is a hall for guests, separated by a large bookshelf on the left, and you can see that there is a study inside. On the right is the bedroom, with a somewhat messy quilt on the wide kang, and a few robes on it, but there is a wooden basin on the ground next to the kang, which Chunying recognizes as the size of the laundry basin.

She was slightly taken aback, and when she looked back, she realized that I was reading.

Zhou Nian noticed her gaze, and seemed to be even more embarrassed: "Ahem...... Don't be surprised, I'm ...... I'm not very good at tidying up the house, it's ...... What a faux pas......"

Chun Ying smiled dumbly: "Why did Young Master Nian tell me such things?" Where are you the ones who do this? Could it be that Sanqing lives so close and didn't come to help you? She asked, casually finding a broom from behind the door, clearing the cobwebs and sweeping the floor again.

Zhou Nian hurriedly stopped her: "No, no, Sanqing wants to help, and I refused." He is now responsible for guarding the garden, and he has to regularly clean up the residual leaves in the lake in the garden, and he lives in the garden, so it is difficult to get in and out, so it is better for me to do it myself. ”

Chunying looked at him strangely: "Why?" His hut is on the edge of the corner gate, which is only a few steps away from you, and not far away compared to before, not to mention that this gate is rarely walked, so what is the trouble?

Zhou Nian smiled faintly: "I went out on a long trip, only to realize how lucky I am!" was obviously demoted to an official slave, but he still firmly remembered his former noble status, and he didn't know anything about himself, so he confidently supported Sanqing...... In fact, he is just the son of my family's former tenant, I accidentally saved his ** life, and he gave up his life and never gave up. He's really my friend! I have gone too far in treating him as a slave. Now I have your advice. Hou Ye and Brother You have won this upright identity for me, and I should do my best to repay it. Now that you have become a slave, you have to be a slave, so as not to let people find out the abnormality and harm the Hou family. ”

Chunying thought for a while and said with a smile: "This also makes sense. Actually, it's not that hard, but I can't imagine you doing it. Looks like you're not adapting well? ”

Zhou Nian raised his sleeves to hide his face: "Don't joke, when I lived in Zhumengshan in the past, I also did some light work, but it was the first time to do laundry and cleaning...... In fact, I am much stronger now than I was at the beginning, at least the bookshelf and desk are still clean. ”

Chun Ying snickered, and suddenly thought, "Then what should you do when you eat?" When I entered the yard just now, I didn't seem to see the kitchen? ”

"Usually I work as an errand boy in the outer study, eat with the little guys there, and only come back here in the evening." Zhou Nian felt a little more comfortable, "I specially waited for Sanqing not to do anything for me, let me try it myself, now I am returning to the Hou Mansion openly, even if it is for the peace of Hou Ye and Brother You, I have to do enough to play." so as not to let anyone see the flaws. ”

He looked up at Chunying: "When I first made this request, whether it was Hou Ye, Brother You, or Sanqing, they all ****, but they couldn't resist me, so they reluctantly agreed." But in the outer study, Hou Ye still pointed to a small guy to help me, and Brother You made excuses from time to time to let me eat more food to replenish my body, and when I was not at home, Sanqing would quietly come to the door to do work for me. I told you what I said, I was worried that you would also be ****, but now I am finally relieved. ”

Chunying said with a smile: "It's not a heavy job, Young Master Nian's occasional exercise is also good for the body." I think they are too accustomed to protecting you, for fear that you will be wronged. But ......" she turned her head to look around: "You don't have to be too dead-eyed, this kind of work is water and laundry, even if it is a small house in the Hou Mansion, not everyone does it by themselves, you can learn to clean the room by yourself and take care of yourself, it's enough, you can't even learn to cook and sew clothes**, right?" There doesn't seem to be a well in this courtyard, and if you want water, you have to get it from elsewhere, these are still ** to Sanqing, and the young master's energy should be spent on the right thing to rehabilitate his family, rather than laboriously going all the way to carry water. ”

"You girl......" Zhou Nian couldn't laugh when she heard this, and sighed, "That's it, I don't dare to eat the food I made and wear the clothes I sew...... Your words also make sense, then ask Sanqing to carry water for me. The well is in the first yard at the mouth of the alley. Although it is not far away, I brought a bucket back, but there is only less than half a bucket available, and Sanqing has to follow all the way, and his face is long. ”

Chunying imagined that scene and felt funny: "Anyway, he followed all the way, so Suo ** just told him to go, save your effort and do something else." By the way, Young Master Nian, you live here and work as an errand in the study, so are you going back and forth every day? Where to go?! ”

"Naturally, it came out of the second gate." Zhou Nian smiled, "I walked openly this time, and if I wanted to be lively, I came around the street from the front gate, and if I wanted to be cleaner, I went to the back street." I always get up early to enter the house and come back after dark, but today I heard that Brother Yu said that you would come, so I specially asked for leave to wait at home. ”

Chunying was faintly worried: "That...... Won't Master Liang's people embarrass you? "It's a backstreet, but in fact, outsiders can still come in, and it's quite far away from other courtyards where people live, in case something happens. But there was nowhere to hide.

Zhou Nian said: "Don't be afraid, Sanqing is close to the left, and there is no movement to hide from him." Besides, after just one thought, Lord Liang won't take it to heart, and all he cares about is Hou Ye. He looked out the door and looked at the sky**: "It's not too early, I heard that you have to go back before the time?" I'm afraid it's overdue. ”

Chunying saw that it was indeed so, and hurriedly picked up the baggage, and said, "Then I'll leave first, and I'll definitely come to see you when I'm free!" Young Master Nian ......," she paused, "You have to take care more, and you must not forget three meals a day." Go to bed early at night too. Let's look at everything, remember, the day of rehabilitation is getting closer, isn't it? ”

Zhou Nian smiled back at her.

This smile made Chunying's mood very good, and even the depression caused by touching nails from her parents dissipated most of them, she continued to work in the evening fragrance hall very calmly, learned the rules of the Huo family from Linglong, and did needlework with Shi'er, Sang'er and Nanqi in her spare time, occasionally stammered Aunt Qing, and thought of two soup suggestions for Mrs. Gu to try, and naturally got a few more rewards, I only felt that life was quite comfortable, and even Yulan didn't come to entangle anymore.

It's just that Mrs. Gu's illness is good and bad, there have been some **, after entering May, because the roses in the courtyard are blooming, she accompanied the old lady to appreciate it, and that night she began to have a fever, ate **, the fever subsided, and began to sleep badly, eat badly, can only kao half a bowl of porridge oil every day, half a bowl of ginseng soup support.

Miss Huo's eyes were red from crying, and Aunt Qing's temper became irritable, and a little girl rushed into her, and she was so angry that she kicked off all the trees in the yard. Miss Huo couldn't say anything about her, so in order to avoid the remnants of the tree from hindering the view, she had to order someone to cut down the two tuberoses, and when she went to the old lady to ask for peace, she would make amends to her grandmother.

Maybe it's because the new doctor has mastered his medical skills, and his aunt is gradually getting better again, with blood on her face, she can eat a bowl of gruel at every meal, and her sober time is gradually increasing, and she can even talk and laugh with her mother. The Hou Mansion celebrates with the family. The old lady was even more happy and said that she would reward everyone in the evening fragrance hall. Huo Yi took the opportunity to ask his grandmother to go back to the Huo family's old house to deal with housework and take a look at his younger brother who he hadn't seen for many days.

The old lady naturally responded, just reminding her not to delay too long. However, An's god ** was a little abnormal, and after visiting his sick sister-in-law at night, he came to his nephew's room, looked at the suitcase on the ground, and persuaded with a smile: "Yo, look at this posture, do you want to go back and live for a long time?" It's not that your aunt is troublesome, your mother is still sick now, and if I can't see you, I'm afraid that my heart will be uncomfortable. ”

Huo Yi put the book in his hand back into the cabinet, bowed down, and waited for An Shi to open his mouth to excuse himself, and then said lightly: "It's just a few things that are not needed, and they also occupy space here, so Yi'er thought that it would be better to send them back to the old house." This time I went home to visit my brother and take care of housework, which didn't take more than a few days. If my mother wanted to see me, she could have sent someone to bring me back at any time. ”

An Shi sighed, sat down and said, "It's hard for you to be young, and you have to take care of your mother and brother, and you have to take care of housework, it's really hard." I remember that after your father's funeral last year, you also fell ill? Later, I had to serve the sick again, and I had to hurry, and I entered Beijing, and I didn't see you idle, doesn't it matter if you're **? You are still young, don't burn your body, it will be difficult in the future. ”

Huo Yi hesitated in her heart, she really didn't understand the intentions of this aunt, so she had to follow her words and give a blessing: "Thank you for your aunt's mercy, Yi'er is fine." ”

An Shi picked her up with a look of pity, gently brought her to the side of the bed and sat down, stroked her hair and temples closely, and said softly: "Yi'er, my aunt knows, you grew up in Nanjing before, and you have never seen your grandmother, uncle and aunt's family, but the two families have exchanged a lot of letters over the years, you should know that we are the best relatives, if there is any difficulty, you can tell us, uncle and aunt will definitely do it for you, don't be polite to us!" ”

Huo Yi's heart moved, and he lowered his head: "Yi'er knows." ”

An Shi looked satisfied with the look in his eyes**, and continued to gently persuade her: "You are young, you have lost your father, your mother is still sick, you serve your mother soup every day**, we adults look at it from the side, and we all feel distressed." This time your mother is seriously ill, you have been with your mother's bedside for a few days, you are already very tired, and you have to rush back to the old house tomorrow, take care of the housework and then rush back in a hurry, where can you eat? Suo** put away all the housework, and asked the housekeeper to take care of it himself, and you can concentrate on staying here** to serve your mother, if you don't feel at ease, let your uncle send someone who can be Kao to watch. If any of the Huo family's subordinates are disobedient and the slaves bully the master, just tell your uncle and aunt, your uncle and aunt will definitely make the decision for you, drive away those bastard minions, and replace them with good ones! ”

Huo Yi's head hung lower: "Thank you aunt for your kindness, it's just ...... This time I went back to the old house, but I was just to visit my brother and ask my aunt for peace. Furthermore, it is to see how well the housekeeper has renovated the old house, and whether the family members perform their duties. It's just a matter of knowing what to expect, and it's not a tiring thing. Yi'er is young, and her mother can't be too tired, so she just barely learns to be a housekeeper, and if she doesn't understand anything in the future, she has to ask her uncle and aunt for advice. ”

When An heard this, although she was not very satisfied, she was quite passable, but Huo Yi's previous attitude was a little too strong, which made her a little uneasy. After a few more pleasantries, and many words of concern, she got up and left, stopped outside the door and thought for a while, and then made up her mind.

Huo Yi returned to the old mansion, Chunying was on the list of entourage, and she was the only one among the maids sent by the Hou Mansion, so she was busy packing her luggage and preparing to stay at the Huo family. Shi'er was helping or adding to the chaos on the side, and kept telling Chunying to tell her everything she saw when she came back.

Shi'er said so excitedly that even Sang'er listened to it excitedly, and made a share, which gave Chunying a headache, and just when she was hesitating to think of a reason to plug Shi'er's mouth, she suddenly heard a loud scream from outside, followed by a commotion.

Chunying and the three of them were busy probing to see what was going on, but they saw Linglong sitting at the foot of the steps of the main house, stroking her ankles, and her face was full of pain. Aunt Qing was directing the little girl to help her up, and hurriedly explained to Miss Huo, who rushed to hear the voice: "Miss, Linglong has a crutch!" ”！ ~！