The next day, early in the morning.

Dongfu, the maid of the inner courtyard, quietly came to Zhongqin Courtyard.

Mrs. Ling, who was invincible, immediately went out to greet her when she heard the news, and said flatteringly: "What is Miss Dongfu's sending?" But what about the governor? ”

Dong Fu's face was expressionless, and he said slowly: "On the order of the young lady, I came to pick up a girl from you." ”

"Which girl is it?" Mrs. Ling inquired.

Dong Fu said: "Zhao Zhenfang." ”

Mrs. Ling's face was a little unhappy, but she instantly regained her smile, and then scolded the maid next to her: "Don't bring Zhao Zhenfang yet!" ”

"No, I'll go there myself." As he spoke, Dongfu had already taken a step.

Mrs. Ling hurriedly followed, and she had nothing to say: "It's rare for Miss Dongfu to come to Zhongqin Hospital, why don't you eat tea and leave?" A few days ago, my family went to Gongbeiyuan to listen to an errand, and the lord rewarded two taels of good river black tea. ”

River black tea is a local specialty of Lead Mountain, which has been sold all over the world and is quite sought after by European aristocrats.

"Since it is a good tea appreciated by the master, I am afraid that I will not be blessed by a maid," Dong Fumu did not squint, walked slowly to the east chamber, and knocked on the door gently, "Is Brother Han here?" ”

Zhao Han pushed the door and walked out: "I am, say hello to my sister." ”

Dong Fu finally smiled and introduced himself: "Brother Han, my name is Dong Fu, and I am the young lady's maid. ”

"It turned out to be Sister Dongfu." Zhao Han saluted.

Dongfu Daoming came to understand: "I'm here to take Zhenfang's sister to the inner courtyard." ”

Zhao Han greeted him and said, "Please ask my sister to sit in the house." ”

"Well, let's go and sit down." Dongfu entered the house with a smile.

Zhao Han said again: "Mrs. Ling, please come in." ”

This title made Mrs. Ling a little panicked, and she subconsciously looked at Dongfu.

Dongfu had already entered the house, and he didn't look back, as if he hadn't heard anything.

Mrs. Ling followed up nervously, looked left and right at the furnishings in the house, and said loudly: "It's a little shabby, this washstand is broken, I don't know how many years it has been used, I'll ask someone to send a new one when I go back." ”

Zhao Han said: "Thank you Madame for your kindness, I am just a houseservant, and my body is not so precious." ”

"Don't shout Mrs., isn't this a sacrifice for my life?" Mrs. Ling became more and more attentive, "Brother Han has to be valued by the young master and the young lady, if you still use a broken face washer, won't it lose the face of the young master and the young lady?" ”

While speaking, Zhao Zhenfang took the initiative to pour water for the guests.

Notched porcelain cups, old clay pots, ordinary cold boiled water.

Dong Fu took the cup and drank it, and at the same time looked at Zhao Zhenfang, and said approvingly: "It is indeed well-behaved and sensible." ”

Mrs. Ling seemed to be a little disgusted, picked up the broken cup and didn't drink it, and was embarrassed to put it down. Even she thought that the bench was dirty and broken, and she was afraid of staining her clothes, so she stood with a smile holding the water glass, which by the way could show her respect for Dongfu.

After taking two sips, Dong Fu put the cup down, took Zhao Zhenfang's hand and said, "Let's go with my sister." ”

The brother and sister communicated last night, and Zhao Zhenfang reluctantly said: "Second brother, I'm leaving." ”

"Go ahead, be obedient." Zhao Han said with a smile.

Sending his sister to the gate of the inner courtyard, Zhao Han returned to Zhongqin Courtyard alone, and Mrs. Ling was already gone.

Qin Xin, Jian Guts and Wine Spirit, this humming trio, came to congratulate together.

There are almost no male servants in the inner courtyard, and the maids and maids in it really eat and sleep with their masters.

Don't look at their lack of presence, they usually hardly show up, but when they come to Zhongqin Courtyard, Mrs. Ling has to be careful.

The little sister was taken to the inner courtyard, not only was she worth a hundred times, but even Zhao Han was wiped out.

Does Zhao Han need to be polished?

He just admired the young grandmother Lou a little, and he did things with grace and power, and he didn't make people feel disgusted.

The little sister was taken to the inner courtyard for cultivation, which can be regarded as a reward and a hostage-taking.

Whether it is grace or power depends on Zhao Han's own choice.

……

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhao Han was familiarizing himself with "The Law of the Great Ming".

He forgot to return this law book when he left Jinghai County, and the county official didn't want to ask for it.

Suddenly, the maid Moxiang came to the East Chamber to give an order: "Qin Xin, Jian Guts, Jiu Ling, and Brother Han, immediately pack up and go to Yongping Town!" ”

The humming trio who were playing cards in the house suddenly jumped and packed up their business trip in a panic.

Mo Xiang handed Zhao Han a bookcase: "Brother Han, this is your line." ”

"There's Sister Lao." Zhao Han smiled and took the bookcase.

Mo Xiang shouted into the house again: "Hurry up, brother, pick up your outfit and leave, you can get on the boat and change your clothes!" ”

It seems that the task is urgent.

"Come, come!"

The trio ran out of the house, with a piano on their backs, a sword in their guts, and a jar of wine in their arms.

Zhao Han left with them from the side door of Fei's house, and trotted all the way to Goose Lake Town, where someone at the dock picked them up on the boat.

The passenger boat went down the Shin River, and the oars were rowing in a hurry, as if they were in a frantic hurry.

Tired from running all the way, lying on the boat to catch his breath for a while, Zhao Han finally relieved himself and asked, "What's so anxious?" ”

Qin Xin guessed: "It must be the governor master, who has temporarily changed his itinerary and wants to go to other places to enjoy the mountains and rivers." ”

Jiu Luo took out a comb and took out a red head rope: "Brother, I'll comb your bun first." ”

"Why is it red?" Zhao Han was a little resistant.

The wine spirit carried the red head rope and said with a smile: "Red is festive." ”

Zhao Han asked, "Is there any other color?" ”

"How's this?" Jian Gut handed over a navy blue head rope.

"Okay." Zhao Han reluctantly accepted.

Jiu Luo combed Zhao Han's hair, Jian Gut combed Qin Xin's hair, and soon combed it into a double bun, and the specific hairstyle can refer to Nezha.

After combing each other's buns, they changed into work clothes, and the four of them lay in the boat and closed their eyes and chatted.

Qin Xin is fourteen years old, and in two years, it will be time to be ordered to change jobs. He didn't know which unit to go to, so he took advantage of the time of the boat ride to ask his brothers to give some good advice.

Jian Dan suggested: "Go to the academy, first do two years of miscellaneous labor in the library building, and then study with my husband for a few years, and then you can be a teaching assistant to teach children." ”

Jiu Luo said: "Although being a teaching assistant is idle and face-saving, I can't earn a few silver dollars. It's better to ask for an errand in a shop, or go to a paper mill, the shopkeeper's monthly money can get ten taels, and there will be dividends at the end of the year. ”

Lead Mountain is not only a trade distribution center, but also has many special products.

Lead Shanhe black tea is sold all over the world, and the lead mountain even four papers are also famous, and the paper industry can be traced back to the Later Han Dynasty.

Qin Xin muttered: "I want to be idle and decent, and I want to make a lot of money." Is there a way to do it, brothers? ”

Jiu Lu couldn't help but laugh and said, "There is a way." ”

"What's the method?" Qin Xin hurriedly asked.

Jiu Luo pointed out in detail: "Get out of the cabin, jump into the letter river, reincarnate, and be a young master in the next life." ”

"Hahaha!" Sword Guts laughed.

Zhao Han couldn't help laughing, gave a thumbs up and said, "It's really a good way." ”

Qin Xin had to reciprocate with a blank eye, and lay down and said, "Alas, then I'd better go to the academy, at least I can be decent for the rest of my life." ”

"Don't say it, it's too early to go to Yongping, let's play cards for fun." The wine spirit took out a deck of silent cards from his bosom.

This thing is the predecessor of mahjong, but it is still in the form of cards, divided into three suits: money (cake), rope (strip), and Wan Guan (10,000).

The two cakes of mahjong tiles are likely to initially represent two pennies, and two of a kind represent two hanging coins.

Zhao Han quickly figured out how to play and wondered when he would improve it, because the original version of mahjong only had 60 cards, and three decks plus a pair (11 cards) could win with cards.

After a few plays, it doesn't feel good because there are only two cards of each suit.

Since there are only two cards of the same suit, then you can't touch, and you can't open the bar, what is the meaning of the mahjong without the flower on the bar?

Zhao Han suddenly asked, "Who still has the cards?" ”

"I have." The sword gall also took out a pair.

Zhao Han said: "Two decks of cards are played together, and each person starts with three multi-modal. ”

"How do you play that?" Qin Xin felt unreliable.

As a result, Zhao Han taught mahjong hand-in-hand, and soon the three of them became addicted.

There are already red, fortune, and tabula rasa, but unfortunately there is a temporary lack of southeast and northwest winds.

In the evening, we finally arrived at the town of Hekou.

The boat did not stop, but lit the lantern, turned into the lead mountain river, and went straight to the lead mountain county.

The four of them took out dry food, sat around in the cabin, and ate bread with water.

By the way, I picked up the lantern and fought at night, and continued to play mahjong with an oil lamp.

In the middle of the night, when they landed in Yongping Town, everyone was shocked to realize that it was late, and hurriedly put away the mahjong and fell asleep.

From Goose Lake to Yongping, this toss was purely due to the convulsions of the governor of Jiangxi, who suddenly said that he was going to pay tribute to Xin Qiji's tomb.