Master Xue came out of the back hall very leisurely with a few plates of dim sum and saw the boy coming, so he put the dim sum on the table close to the boy, and he sat on the right seat to examine the boy.

The young man was very nervous standing in front of Master Xue, and his ten fingers were twisted in front of him, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at him. Although the young man felt that Master Xue was very good-looking, he was still afraid, and he bowed timidly, and said, "Meet the master...... Thank you for saving your life......"

Master Xue is not a polite person, and he asked the young man to sit down first, eat something before he speaks because he is still a little weak.

In fact, the young man had already noticed those pastries when Master Xue came in, and his eyes were green when he was hungry now, and he wanted to pounce on them and eat them all, but he was afraid that he would be ridiculed because he didn't know how to be polite, and when he thought of making the old and young masters in the city like to reprimand his subordinates, not to mention that he had fled from the countryside, he might become the object of their ridicule and belittlement...... Thinking of this young man, he slowly lowered his hand.

Seeing that the young man was not moving, Master Xue smiled and said gently: "Let's eat something first, you were hungry and faint when the dog brought you back, you need to eat something to replenish your strength." ”

"I ...... Can you really eat it......" the boy asked timidly.

"Of course."

The boy took a small bite first, thought it was delicious, and then took two more bites, and after a while, he finished eating a plate of pastries, and then took another sip of hot tea, and suddenly felt a lot more comfortable in his stomach.

When Master Xue saw that the young man was no longer eating, he asked, "I don't know where the son's surname is?" ”

"I ...... My name is Xu Hong...... The home is in a small village...... It's a pity that the Yellow River has washed away the home......" The young man said this, and unconsciously sniffled, and his voice became smaller and quieter, as if he had aroused something sad.

Master Xue realized that he had lost his words, so he hurriedly changed the topic and continued to ask: "Is this red character the red of Bingbing written in Liu Zongyuan's poem?" ”

Although Xu Hong hadn't heard what it was, he just nodded in agreement when he saw that Master Xue was right.

"That's a good name."

"Master Xie praises ......" Xu Hong looked at the new pastries brought by the next few moments, and asked timidly: "Can I eat two more pieces?" ”

Master Xue smiled and signaled that it was okay, and Xu Hong took two more pieces, even if he was hungry, he had to maintain a good tutor and cultivation in front of them. Master Xue looked at Xu Hong, although he was a little restrained, his personality was not bad, and he was completely different from Xue Chengyu. One is cheerful and optimistic, the other is forbearant and dull, and the two can just complement each other.

"Now it's freezing outside, looking at the thin clothes of the son, it is difficult to stay in my house, I don't know if you want to stay in my house?"

When Xu Hong heard that Master Xue wanted to keep him, he hurriedly asked, "Do you have anything to eat?" ”

He is also hungry now, no one wants to come out in this weather, let alone go to the street to beg for some food, if he leaves, he may freeze to death in the ice and snow.

"Yes, just take care of the dog Chengyu. The dog was born with a stubborn disease, and there was not enough people in the Xue Mansion to take care of him, so he asked his son to help. If you stay in the mansion, all food and clothing will be paid by the Xue Mansion, and the son does not have to worry. ”

Xu Hong understood what Master Xue meant, it was nothing more than an old mother who wanted to keep him as a caretaker. Xu Hong also takes care of patients in the hospital on weekdays, but now it is easy to take care of only one. What's more, the conditions offered were very attractive to Xu Hong, so he simply agreed.

"Then it's settled." Master Xue looked relaxed as if he had let go of his burden, "Later, let Fu Bo take Gongzi to familiarize himself with the environment, and Gongzi will use refreshments first, if it is not enough, then ask for it." ”

"Master Xie...... It's good for the master to call me Xu Hong...... I really don't deserve the word 'childe'......"

Master Xue shook his hand with a smile and replied, "It's okay." ”

Seeing that Master Xue was very approachable, Xu Hong had the courage to take two pieces of pastry and stuff them into his mouth, and the top priority now was to fill his stomach.

After eating two plates of pastries and drinking three cups of tea, Xu Hong stopped chewing, although he was still a little half-hungry and half-full, he couldn't eat anymore, he hadn't eaten a full meal for a long time, and eating too much suddenly would make his stomach uncomfortable, so he had to drink the fourth cup of tea to relieve the blockage of being choked by the pastry.

Master Xue didn't say anything when he watched Xu Hong gobble up like this, but he was a little silently distressed in his heart. This child of the same age as Xue Chengyu endured the pain he shouldn't have endured early, twenty-eight years old, what a good age.

Xu Hong finished eating and went to see Master Xue, he had already left the lobby, as for when Xu Hong left, he had no way of knowing, and after a while, Fu Bo came over and took Xu Hong around the Xue Mansion.

Xue Mansion is surprisingly big, walked through the front yard to the backyard, except for the east and west wings, just said that the back garden of a small bridge and flowing water occupies a lot of space, the yard only cleans the road out, and people have a feeling of walking in the miniature of Jiangnan in the yard.

In the courtyard next to the garden near the main house lives the eldest young master Xue Chengyu, and there is a cherry tree planted in front of the door, although the cherry blossoms are not blooming now, but judging from the snow piled up on the branches, it is also a small tree.

And the courtyard of the second young master Xue Chengyi is opposite Xue Chengyu's courtyard, because Xue Chengyu is happy and quiet, and his health is not good, Xue Chengyi is still young, and he will always toss on weekdays, so in order not to disturb Xue Chengyu's recuperation, he had to arrange him farther away.

After wrapping the entire mansion, Fu Bo took Xu Hong to Xue Chengyu's courtyard, and whispered: "The eldest young master contracted a cold last year, and suddenly had a high fever and his legs were inconvenient to walk, and there are some things that you need to help do." This is the thing to be prepared for the young master every day, which has been written on the list, and I hope you will do it according to it. As he spoke, Fu Bo handed Xu Hong a note that was not long but full of words.

Xu Hong looked at the list carefully, and felt that the things listed above could be done, so he replied: "I will try my best to do it." ”

Fu Bo nodded to say yes, and continued: "Try to make less noise in the courtyard of the eldest young master, the young master likes to be quiet and has a loud noise that will upset him, although the young master will not blame, but for the sake of his body, it is better to pay attention to it." ”

Xu Hong nodded very seriously, and waited for Fu Bo to finish talking about all the things to pay attention to before he dared to ask: "Does the eldest young master have any special habits?" ”

This question made Fu Bo a little confused, shook his head and said: "The young master has a gentle temperament and a broad mind, and he will not be angry because of some trivial things. It's just that now I'm a little depressed, and I'm bored in the house and don't want to come out. ”

Xu Hong rubbed his left shoulder, with a relieved expression, and sighed, "That's good...... As long as you don't hit people all the time......"

"The young master won't beat and scold his subordinates, he is very good to his subordinates, you don't have to worry."

With Fu Bo's words, Xu Hong was also relieved, and only after seeing Fu Bo leave did he step into Xue Chengyu's courtyard, take a few deep breaths outside the door, and dare to knock on the door when he was ready.