"There are only three of us in such a large courtyard, and the housekeeper is an old man like me, don't you think it's a little strange?" , Dong Zehua asked happily.

Nie Xiaohu and the others all nodded.

"This house was left by my grandfather, my ancestor was originally in business, the family was quite rich, I also have an aunt, but she doesn't know which tendon is wrong, she eloped with a poor Xiucai, and has not been heard from since, after my grandfather died, the family property was left to my father.

My father was a scholar and didn't know how to do business, but he lived a very frugal life, and there were many houses in the family, so in order to be able to study quietly, my father sold all the rest of the property, leaving only this house.

After the death of my father and mother, I became the master here, I have been influenced by my father since I was a child, I like to read, and I don't know how to do business, about 50 years ago, the family came to a monk who traveled to the party, the monk witty words lotus, is a monk who has attained the Tao, I talked with him for a long time, and suddenly understood, it is considered to have seen through the world! ”

Speaking of this, Dong Zehua smiled slightly, and then said: "After that, I vowed not to marry for the rest of my life, and I didn't want to get any fame, just fiddling with some flowers and plants at home, raising bees, and enjoying myself for the rest of my life."

My housekeeper Yuan Jisong and I have been playmates since I was a child, and he has also been a housekeeper in my house since my grandfather's generation. ”

"Old man, the relationship between your master and servant is really rare in the world!" , Nie Xiaohu sighed sincerely.

"Who's to say it isn't! I also admonished him, but he refused to listen, and he saved himself from it. ”

Dong Zehua shook his head, "For this reason, I made a promise to him that after a hundred years, if he does not die, I will leave all the family property to him." ”

"Old man, your mind is also broad enough!" , Shi Yuning also nodded frequently when he listened to it.

Dong Zehua smiled slightly, "Money and wealth, if you don't bring it in life or in death, who will it leave it to, what's the difference?" ”

Shi Yuning and the others all smiled faintly, not committal.

"No, Ji Song and I are both old, and there are many things that are already beyond our strength, so Ji Song found a young man to work at home, called Wang Likun, although the salary is not much, but the young man is a sincere person, he works very hard, and he is never lazy."

At this moment, water droplets suddenly fell intermittently from the roof in the middle of the living room, dripping on the floor, making a "pop, pop" sound, Nie Xiaohu frowned slightly, and looked up, it turned out that the roof was leaking.

"Alas! The old house is in disrepair, and it leaks when it rains", Dong Zehua shook his head and walked to the corner of the house, took a porcelain basin and put it in the leaking place, and then sat back on the chair.

"But just last year," Dong Zehua said, "but my aunt's grandson, who has not been heard from from me, came to my house, his name is Su Yuelun, a twenty-three-year-old young man. ”

"How can you be sure that he is your aunt's grandson?" , Nie Xiaohu asked.

"He held the token of my Dong family, it was a jade ring, my father and aunt each had one, the two rings were originally a pair, each ring was engraved with a part of the Dong character, and the two rings together are a complete Dong character, which cannot be imitated in any way."

Nie Xiaohu nodded, "I see." ”

"My nephew is also helpless, so he came back here, but he is a strong man, I originally arranged for him to live at home, but he refused, he had to go to the city to work, saying that he would rely on his own ability to support himself, and if he didn't take a penny from me, I couldn't resist him, so he had to go.

Yue Lun is still a very filial child, he would come to see me every few days, stay at home for one night, and the next day he left in a hurry. He loves to hunt, his archery is very accurate, every time he goes out hunting, he will send the prey he catches to his home, I can be regarded as enjoying the joy of family! ”

Speaking of this, Dong Zehua's face showed a pleased smile.

"Seeing this child working so hard, I can't bear it in my heart, I'm old, I don't have a few years to live, and I don't want him to work so hard all the time, so I thought about giving him half of my family property after I was a hundred years old, but before I had promised all my family property to Ji Song, and now I am also in a dilemma, alas!"

After speaking, Dong Zehua sighed.

"Old man, since the relationship between your master and servant is so good, I think he will definitely understand your hard work!" , Nie Xiaohu nodded.

"I think so too," Dong Zehua said, "so I wrote a will, explaining the distribution of the family property, there is a shortage of two witnesses, you came at the right time, can you be a witness for the old decay, sign your name on the will?" ”

"Deserve it!" , Nie Xiaohu said with a smile.

"God helps!" Dong Zehua got up with a smile and walked to a wooden shelf on the side of the living room, on which books were placed and some antiques and other ornamental items.

Dong Zehua took a book from the shelf and came to Nie Xiaohu's side, Nie Xiaohu saw that it was a Tao Te Ching.

Dong Zehua opened the Tao Te Ching, took out a page of paper folded into squares from it, and handed it to Nie Xiaohu's eyes, "That's it, you can take a look!" ”

Nie Xiaohu took the paper, unfolded it and read it from beginning to end, then got up with a smile and said, "Binzi, let's two of us be witnesses!" ”

"No problem!" , Tang Yibin also stood up.

Nie Xiaohu and Tang Yibin wrote their names at the bottom of the will, and then returned the will to Dong Zehua.

"Good, good!" , Dong Zehua looked at it with a smile, folded the will again, sandwiched it in the book, turned around and walked back to the shelf, and put the will back in its place.

Nie Xiaohu looked out the window, he didn't know when the rain had stopped, and then he hugged his fist and said: "Old man, the rain has stopped, we have been disturbed for so long, we should go back, and we will definitely come back to visit when we are free in the future!" ”

Dong Zehua nodded and said, "Okay, good!" But before that, can you do the old man a small favor? ”

"Old man, just give orders!"

"You can help me tear off the oilcloth on the beehive shed, Ji Song and I are both old, and Wang Likun is not at home, so I have to bother a few people."

"It's a trivial matter, why worry about it!" , Nie Xiaohu said with a smile.