3. Entering and staying outside the Huanyi Building
(Ask for collection, ask for push, ask for message)
The wind is cold at night, the streets are quiet, and there are occasional people walking in the open space and alleys, but the sound of footsteps makes the night seem even more empty. The shopkeeper of Qinghui Building followed behind Shaonan and was sending a few little girls home.
When he was halfway there, Shaonan suddenly asked a question: "Won't the family be worried about going home so late?" ”
Several little girls glanced back at Shaonan, looked at each other again, shook their heads and did not speak. Shaonan's words really hit the sore spot in their hearts, and most of the people represented by the word family are far away from them.
However, the shopkeeper stepped forward at this time and whispered to Shaonan: "They are all girls wearing yellow reed grass, only the Xiaoshen girl in front of me and her grandmother are there." ”
The four words of Dai Huang Lucao obviously made the young man frown, and he rolled up his sleeves fluttering in the cold wind, and as if some chill had seeped in, he exhaled a long breath and said in a low voice: "Troubled times untouchables, troubled times are cheap." ”
sent a few little girls back, and the boy named Shaonan went back to Qinghui Building with Xiao Er. At this time, the young man named Xie Changqing was still thinking about something upstairs, and when he saw Shaonan coming back, he raised his head and asked, "How is it?" ”
"Master, it's just a coincidence, and it wasn't arranged by anyone. This girl is the Huanyi girl in the Huanyi Building, and she is a few hard-working girls who wear yellow reed grass. One of the girls has a father who is Xiucai, and if she wants to come, she is as cool as her grandfather and is good at studying, so she understands words that others have never seen. "The young man named Shaonan and this Xie Changqing were originally a pair of master and servant, passing by Yangzizhou, they happened to encounter the heavy rain in front of them, and half of the mountain collapsed to cover the road, so they found Qinghui Building on Yangzizhou to live.
"Well, go back and make an arrangement in the Huanyi Building, even if you are literate and hyphenated, don't suffer those hands." After saying this, Xie Changqing got up and went upstairs. As he slowly walked upstairs, the wind outside the window blew in, blowing the young man's robe, and for a moment he was in a trance, like an immortal, as if floating from the clouds into the wind.
The wind did not startle the young man, he still calmly went upstairs, did not speed up or slow down, and was as calm and safe as a mountain in the wind.
The next day, the sky was still overcast, and the girls in the raccoon clothes at the head of Yangzizhou still had to get up early, even if the frost and snow could not be interrupted. The girls gathered around the water's edge in small groups, washing their clothes.
While the girls were complaining and rubbing vigorously, a Tsing Yi steward came out of the back door of the Huanyi Building from a distance, and seemed to be heading to the water's edge. The girls couldn't help but look at it a few more times, but it was only a few glances, and most of them didn't have too many thoughts in their hearts.
But today, the steward of the building walked to the water's edge and shouted: "Who is Xiao Shen?" ”
Xiao Shen, who was rubbing her clothes, couldn't help but shudder when she heard the Tsing Yi steward call her name, for fear that she had done something wrong, and the Tsing Yi steward was here to punish her. Xiao Shen stood up a little scared, walked to the Tsing Yi steward with his head down, and said softly: "Master Hui, I'm Xiao Shen." ”
The Tsing Yi steward looked Xiao Shen up and down a few times, and then asked, "Your father is Xiucai?" ”
"Yes, Shennan, the seventh place in the county test in Yongjia in seven years." This is the greatest pride of Xiao Shen's father's life, so Xiao Shen remembers very clearly that Yongjia ranked seventh in seven years, which were originally two easy to remember numbers.
"Well, I remember, that year it was a banquet in Qinghui Building, and you came into the building with me, and you were lucky that someone said it for you, and you will make fragrant clothes in the building in the future." The steward in Tsing Yi didn't show too much emotion to Xiao Shen, and turned around when he finished speaking, regardless of whether Xiao Shen would follow.
And Xiao Shen glanced at the few little sisters behind her, she was a little unsure, how could such a good thing fall on her head. You must know that Xiangyi is the best messenger in the Huanyi Building, you can wear the fine muslin clothes issued uniformly in the Huanyi Building, and there is an example of 500 Wen per month, which can be compared with the ordinary rich lady.
Seeing Xiao Shen's stupid appearance, Ah Rong hurriedly reminded Xiao Shen: "Go quickly, why are you still stunned." ”
"Uh......" Xiao Shen finally reacted, and he didn't care about being happy, so he hurriedly trotted to keep up with the Tsing Yi steward.
Seeing Xiao Shen running away, Ah Rong was full of smiles, she thought it was really good, Xiao Shen would have a head in the future, the sick grandmother could also seek medical advice, and Xiao Shen could also buy lamp oil to read and write. Such an opportunity is like a gust of wind for Xiao Shen, maybe it can send her to Qingyun.
"Ah Rong, you are still laughing, you will also be from Xiao Shen, you are more powerful than Xiao Shen, why does the Tsing Yi steward only call Xiao Shen and not call you." Ah Ye may have watched the little sisters who did the laundry together, and only had a penny a day in the blink of an eye, and they became fragrant clothes that could live like a young lady, and their hearts were somewhat uneasy, so they had a little resentment when they said this.
Smiling, Ah Rong's eyebrows and eyes were curved like the first moon in the sky last night, Ah Rong could understand Ah Ye's resentment, but she was calm and safe now: "Ah Ye, so we must be careful to read, maybe one day the steward will come to us and enter the building." ”
Xiao Yu on the side nodded and said, "Yes, yes, Ah Rong is right, five hundred Wenye, I also have to work hard to read and write, and I will enter the building like Xiao Shen in the future." At that time, I can eat whatever I want, wear whatever I want, and I will never go hungry and cold again. ”
"Well, Ah Rong, I will be serious in the future." Xiao Dao also said.
Seeing them so serious, Ah Rong smiled and bent his eyebrows again, and it was a little more brilliant, facing the rising sun, Ah Rong seemed to see the future of these girls, full of hope and warmth: "Okay, let's study hard together, we will definitely be able to do it in the future." ”
After washing the clothes and receiving rye rice porridge and steamed buns, the little girls sat around chattering, usually talking about their parents, but today they rarely have a common topic, that is, Shen Erya entered the building.
"It turns out that Xiao Shen's father is a Xiucai, no wonder, alas, why is my father not a Xiucai, so that I can also go into the building to make fragrant clothes." Most of the little girls nodded when they heard this, their eyes were full of envy, most of them didn't know what jealousy was at such an age, it was just simple envy.
Of course, there are also jealous people, but they are just sour in their hearts, but there are also those who speak out: "What's the matter, it's not his father at all, I heard that a man went to the building to say it, maybe Xiao Shen sold himself in exchange, what is there to say." ”
There is jealousy, there is injustice, as soon as this came out, someone continued: "You also went to sell yourself, see if you can get it, some people just can't see others good." ”
"Okay, okay, don't make any noise, what's there to be noisy."
Ah Rong, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but smile and bend his eyebrows again, took a sip of the big porridge and rice, and then looked at the noisy little girls over there, and his heart was very peaceful: "It turns out that the sentence is really true, if you are not afraid of being born hard, you are afraid of living a hard life." ”
After washing the clothes that day, Ah Rong and Ah Ye walked home laughing and laughing together, probably forgetting the envy or grievances in their hearts. And Xiao Shen was making incense clothes in the building and left work earlier than them, so the six of them didn't go home together for the first time that day.
"Ah Rong, are we going to Qinghui Building today to recognize words?"
"I won't go for the next few days, let's talk about it when the distinguished customer leaves, if I disturb the distinguished customer, it will make the little second brother in the store embarrassed." In fact, Ah Rong was reluctant to go, mostly because she was afraid of having too much contact with the distinguished guest who was like being in the clouds, although she felt that she was ordinary and unremarkable now. The traversal text that she had read before told her that the little sun could shine wherever she went, and she didn't want to be this little sun.
The sun has passed once, and it is good to be a star in this life, and there is still light if it is inconspicuous.
To Ah Rong's words, the girls all nodded, so they dispersed and went home.
Ah Rong lived in a very dilapidated house, left by an old woman, who had nowhere to go when she first came, and it was this old woman who took her in. Half a month ago, the old woman was picked up by her only daughter, she didn't go with her, no one is rich these years, so she doesn't want to cause trouble in the past, of course, she is also afraid that something bad will happen under the fence.
Open the door and take advantage of the little light left in the sky to boil the bathing water, fortunately there is a well in the yard and it is not troublesome, otherwise according to her habit of bathing every day, just fetching water and boiling water will tire her half to death.
took off her clothes and soaked in the big wooden barrel, the steaming heat couldn't help but make her sigh comfortably, and then twisted the towel and wiped her face. After wiping her face, she saw the longevity lock hanging around her neck again, the front was a big Rong character, and the back had the word rain sound, everyone called her Ah Rong also came up from this jade pendant.
Probably she should be called Rong Yusheng, Rong Yusheng...... Fortunately, it is not Rongsheng, otherwise it would have become a refrigerator.
She didn't let anyone see this long-life lock, even the old woman who took her in didn't know, people's hearts were sinister, it didn't matter if she told the old woman, but if it was known by someone with other intentions, it would definitely not be safe.
"Crossing, crossing, why is it my turn. It's not that I can wear a dress without worrying about food and clothing, I'm fine, and I have to worry about three meals. "Of course, if she dresses as a princess, she is more worried, so relatively speaking, this identity is still very good.
"It's good when spring begins, grow some vegetables in the yard by yourself, and then see if you can find a way to earn some silver when you get familiar with this place, if I wash my hands again, it will be really rotten." Ah Rong sighed twice, wiped off the water while the water was not cold, got dressed, and rolled into the quilt.
Before closing his eyes, Ah Rong muttered to himself again: "The matter of the beginning of spring, let's talk about it when the spring is over, there is always a way to earn silver, we are good modern people, we can't die for silver!" ”