CHAPTER XXXV

Let's say that Shanniang and her party arrived home, and as soon as they got off the carriage, someone came over to call Uncle Gui, saying that the master was looking for him.

Shan Niang was still thinking about whether to go to the old lady to report her brother's matter, but seeing that Uncle Gui didn't seem to mean this, she didn't have much of that.

It just so happened that Hou Rui's secondary two disease was committed again, knowing that she would fight back with claws, he didn't relentlessly use some small actions to provoke her; Obviously, his nurse came to pick him up with an umbrella, but he wanted to squeeze under Shanniang's umbrella. So the brother and sister were like two preschoolers, fighting and pushing and shoving back to the inner courtyard.

As for Uncle Gui, he hurried to the master's study.

In the study, I saw the fifth master holding the big case with both hands, and he was staring at the picture he had just drawn on the desk with dissatisfaction. And Uncle Gui's study was very tidy before he left, and at this time there were already clumps of badly drawn papers thrown everywhere.

The master's personal servant Ah Bao made a grimace at Uncle Gui with the old man behind his back, and then withdrew with the teapot.

Uncle Gui took a step forward, and was just about to speak, when the fifth master suddenly raised his head and frowned: "What trouble did that kid do again?!" ”

At this time, if Shanniang was here, she would definitely be stunned - the rumored fifth master who didn't ask about family affairs would actually take the initiative to ask about things.

Uncle Gui didn't seem to be surprised, bowed down and smiled: "It's nothing, it's the uncle who is fighting with people again." But it's okay, just some flesh wounds. ”

"Oh." The fifth master nodded, and then stared at the failed painting on the big case and stopped paying attention to Uncle Gui.

When he realized that Uncle Gui hadn't withdrawn, he couldn't help but look up at him and raise his eyebrows.

Uncle Gui lowered his hand and said, "That, the little one is to invite the eldest girl to go with the little one." ”

"What?!" The fifth old man stretched his neck in surprise, "What is she going to do?!" ”

Uncle Gui raised his mouse-like little eyes and glanced at the master, and then lowered his hand and said: "The little one told the master a long time ago, the master is always the master, some small things can be replaced, and some things are small things that can't be done. Now that the uncle is in trouble, the second master is young, and the younger one can only find the eldest girl. ”

As he spoke, he raised his eyes to look at the fifth master, and when he saw that he frowned and didn't squeak, he learned all the behaviors of the eldest girl today. As he learned, the mouse eyes couldn't help but become bright and bright, and he shook his head and smiled: "I didn't expect our eldest girl to be so powerful." ”

The more he talked, the more excited he became, but the more he listened here, the frowning his brows became. After Uncle Gui almost finished talking about the whole thing, he saw the fifth master say with a solemn face: "You go and ask, how did that girl get kicked out of the West Garden and what happened." "--The old man was not interested in this matter before.

Uncle Gui squinted at the bright little eyes and smiled: "Don't tell the old man, the little one has already ......inquired about it," he said, and told Shanniang about her recent slackness and "sick leave", and said: "The old lady thinks that our girl is pampered and arrogant, and she wants to cold our girl, so she will let people back." The little one looked, we girls really didn't want to stay in the West Garden anymore. As for why, I don't know yet. ”

The fifth old man frowned and pondered for a while, but suddenly tilted his head, looked at Uncle Gui and said, "You keep saying 'our girl' and 'our girl', you seem to appreciate that girl?" ”

"Indeed," Uncle Gui shook each other's wrists and smiled, "I don't know, how long the little one has been looking forward to such a master." The lord and the wife are both people on the clouds, and they refuse to go down to the earth to take care of these mundane affairs, and the small ones can't force the lord to be the director, but this huge family, relying on us subordinates alone, will not become a unified person after all. Now that the big girl is back, and she is still a person who can do things, can the little one be happy! ”

It is said that the old lady of the Hou family was born with a rebellious nature when he was young, and later after being forced by his grandmother (the last Mrs. Hou) to marry the Meng family, the old lady became even more debauched, and she was simply a lazy farmer farming for her children - just sowing seeds and not reaping them. So it can be said that the Hou family has actually been crooked from the root, so that the fifth master has also been raised crookedly, and he has a strange temper when he is young, and he is not close to anyone, and he can occasionally say two words of truth with Uncle Gui, who grew up together. Therefore, relying on this affection, Uncle Gui often behaves a little presumptuous in front of the fifth master.

Seeing Uncle Gui's wish fulfilled, the fifth old man was angry, picked up a paper ball on the table and smashed it at Uncle Gui, "Why don't I go down to earth?" The fifth master said angrily, "You are the abacus bead, if I don't dial you, you won't move, and you still have the face to say that I pushed everything on you!" ”

If Shanniang is here, I'm afraid I'll be scared again. She thought that Uncle Gui was the *OSS behind the scenes, but she didn't know that in fact, the real *OSS was still her father.

However, her father's temperament is here, and it is definitely impossible for him to take care of those household chores, so in fact, the fifth master is always deceived by Uncle Gui with tricks. Moreover, even if he asks about things, he only asks about some big things, and he doesn't bother to take care of the trivial things in his daily life. And even if it is those big things, he just gives a charter, and then how to arrange and do it specifically, it is still Uncle Gui's errand - that's why Shanniang has that kind of doubt, feeling that Uncle Gui doesn't look like a person in charge, but it seems to be the *oss behind it.

As for Uncle Gui, Shanniang once commented that the most treacherous person in their family was none other than Uncle Gui - he had the benefits of the manager, but all the responsibilities were borne by the "obscure and post-mortar five masters". Uncle Gui said in a serious manner that he is "loyal to his duties", and he will never exceed his authority by doing what he should do and what he should not do...... Of course, these are all gossips after Shanniang learns the truth.

Let's say that at that time, Uncle Gui dodged the paper ball smashed by the fifth master with a hippie smile, and said, "Don't worry, master, the eldest girl can definitely afford it." Didn't you find out? When we came back, our home was a lot fresher. ”

But it turned out that the abandoned rules in the house were of course due to Ma's mother, and they were also related to the indulgence of the fifth master. What's more, Uncle Gui also thinks that those are small sections, so no one wants to care, so he will lead to a mess when Shan Niang comes back.

However, things are like this, only with comparison can we know the difference, and now that the family has been rectified by the eldest girl, Uncle Gui immediately found that the original cumbersome rules are still somewhat useful. And because of this, he often looked at her with the kind of crystal eyes that made Shanniang's hair stand upside down - the kind of eyes of the water ghost looking for a stand-in, I am afraid that anyone who sees it will be uncomfortable.

"What do you mean, that girl actually asked her wife for the right to be a housekeeper?" The fifth old man said, "Mrs. Ma didn't eat her?!" ”

Uncle Gui smiled: "So the eldest girl is so powerful, she didn't even want the right to be a housekeeper, she only had the responsibility of supervision." Ma Pozi is not a smart person, if she is used as a gun by the big girl every day, she is still happy. After a pause, he squinted at the fifth master and said, "Based on this alone, you can know that the eldest girl is the daughter of the master." ”

The fifth master didn't seem to hear his praise and criticism, and suddenly asked, "Have you found out what happened to Mrs. Zhuangzi?" ”

Seeing that he was down to business, Uncle Gui looked stunned and said, "I was about to sue Master Sù, and I found out." ...... behind his back," he paused and looked at the fifth master.

The fifth master suddenly understood, sighed, and said, "Why did this Ma Pozi suddenly become bolder?!" In the past, it was just piecemeal, for the sake of her loyalty to his wife, she didn't ask if she didn't ask, but this time the amount was much larger. ”

Uncle Gui said: "The little one is not puzzled, but when I came back and saw the movements of the eldest girl, I somewhat understood." I'm afraid that she suffered a loss from the eldest girl, and seeing that his wife doesn't care about her, and the master doesn't seem to know anything here, that heart gradually grows up. After a pause, he said, "But you want to dispose of her?" ”

The fifth master frowned, suddenly sneered, and said, "How to deal with it?!" I'm afraid that I've just made a move here, and my wife is about to die of fright, maybe I think it's ......."

He was silent, suddenly picked up the failed eagle picture on the table, smashed it on the table, and said angrily: "Tell Lao Zhao that I want to connect with Ma Pozi's brother and get my wife's money back!" ”

Uncle Gui looked at the fifth old man with a gloomy face, agreed, and cleverly withdrew from the study.

Standing at the door of the study, thinking that although the old man has not said anything over the years, in fact, his heart has never changed for his wife, and his wife is still only willing to guard her embroidery room as always...... Uncle Gui sighed.

The farthest distance in the world is not one at the end of the world and the other at the cape, but I have the heart to be close to you, but you avoid me like a snake and scorpion......

Looking at the drizzle falling from the sky, Uncle Gui, who was obviously a widower, copied his hand into his sleeve cage, and couldn't help but be literary and artistic.

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The spring rain fell overnight and stopped at dawn the next day.

Seeing that the rain had stopped, Shanniang slowly walked towards his wife's yard.

It was almost March, and the weather was getting warmer, and the branches and treetops were covered with a pleasant layer of fresh green. I don't know if it's because I want to understand that I have completely got rid of the knot in my heart, or because of this chilling spring breeze, at this time Shanniang only feels relaxed all over her body, and she is also full of some kind of ...... for the future A kind of play-like joy.

The fifth prince asked her to ask Mrs. Fifth if she could give up an embroidery, and Shanniang told Mrs. Fifth honestly.

The fifth wife thought that she wanted it, and she was about to agree, but after listening to Shanniang's explanation, what she wanted was an irrelevant outsider, and the wife was startled, and hurriedly waved her hand and said: "How can this work, this was originally embroidered by me for fun, how can I give it away as a birthday gift?!" What if something goes wrong? Say no more. ”

Ma's mother listened to it on the side, and muttered coldly: "I really don't know what the eldest girl thinks of our wife, embroidery girl?" ”

"Mom!" Mrs. Ma glanced at Ma's mother busily.

Shanniang smiled disapprerovingly: "Yes, what do you think of our wife?!" I'll go back to him. He learned from Lin Ruzhi's appearance very schemingly, held his wife's arm and smiled: "Don't blame me for being reckless, Mrs., I like my wife's embroidered paintings too much, I just hate that everyone in the world likes it as much as I do." ”

She was talking and laughing, when she suddenly saw a little maid running in outside, and said in a panic: "Something happened, the second master asked someone to push into the river!" ”