Chapter 51: The Thriving Tang Mansion
It has been eight days since he left home, and Tang Tong did not go to the Tongxing Changnan store, and returned directly to his home in Zhizhi Lane. He tied his horse to the stone pillar in front of the door, and as soon as he stepped into the door. A servant in a coarse cloth shirt asked, "Who are you looking for?".
Tang Tong took a look, it should be a new recruit. Tang Tong shouted and asked, "New here!".
A young man next to him, with a quick and responsive mind, looked at Tang Tong calmly, "Are you the master?".
Tang Tong didn't answer, he threw the whip to the man, "Bring the horse in and feed it!".
Saying that he entered the front yard, passed through the courtyard gate to the middle courtyard, and there were two servants who were trimming the flowers and plants, Tang Tong ignored it and entered the living room, a girl was wiping the tables and chairs, and saw Tang Tong come in a little dazed, and did not open his mouth to ask for a while. Tang Tong didn't look at her squarely, "Bring me a cup of hot tea!".
As he spoke, he sat down in the study on the right, took out a booklet and wrote down some things on it, and when he was memorizing, the girl handed over a cup of tea, "Master! You drink tea!",
Tang Tong glanced at it and waved his left hand, and the girl stepped back softly. When he was about to drink the teacup, Lao Jing walked in, bowed his head and said respectfully, "The master is back!".
Tang Tong was very concerned about Mao Zongxie, "What is Master Mao doing?".
"Master Mao said to go out and go around, I don't want to ask."
"Just know he's out! You don't have to let people follow him!".
"Understood!", seeing that Tang Tong stopped talking and asked: "The newcomer recruited in the house, when will the master meet?".
Tang Tong thought about it for a moment, "It's now!".
Lao Jing listened and immediately asked Tang Tong's opinion, "I'll go and summon people now, and then I'll call the master!", seeing that Tang Tong didn't squeak and retreated, Tang Tong continued to drink tea and read the booklet.
It didn't take long for Lao Jing to come over, "Everyone has arrived, master, please!", Tang Tong picked up the pen and made another note, closed the booklet, and stood up. Out of the study is the living room, go to the main seat in the hall and sit down. Lao Jing and Xiao Ningzi stood on the left and right sides of Tang Tong.
Four women in front and seven men in the back. Seeing Tang Tong sit down, he bowed ninety degrees and said, "I've seen the master!", and his voice was naturally mixed. Tang Tong looked at them seriously in order to remember their faces clearly, and in the future, there will be more and more people in the Tang Mansion, and the people in the mansion can be seen at a glance.
Lao Jingxian pointed to a middle-aged woman, "She is Aunt Mu.", said and beckoned, "Lao Kuang come up!", a middle-aged man came up with a pair of children, and Huzi also stood up holding the hand of the little boy, it seems that the two are very familiar.
Lao Jing introduced, "Lao Kuang is a chef, and Aunt Mu is husband and wife, his daughter is eleven years old, and his son is six years old, and he happens to be a companion with the young master!".
Lao Kuang and Aunt Mu saluted, "Hello master!", Tang Tong nodded.
Lao Jing pointed to a woman in her thirties, "Her name is Dou Erniang, and she is responsible for the hygiene of the wing room of the middle courtyard and the living of the young master.".
Dou Erniang saluted, "Hello master!".
Next is to serve tea to herself, a girl with a good appearance of sixteen or seventeen, Lao Jing introduced, "Her name is Lu Jinlian, responsible for the hygiene of the living room and serving tea.", Lu Jinlian stepped forward and saluted, "Good master!".
The last one was only fourteen or fifteen years old, and Tang Tong felt that he had seen it there, and he couldn't remember it for a while. I only heard Lao Jing say, "Her name is Feng Susu, she is responsible for the sanitation of the backyard, and she lives in a wing room on the left side of the backyard.".
Feng Susu stepped forward and saluted, "Hello master!", as soon as he heard Feng Susu's voice, Tang Tong remembered that it was the woman in Fengkou Town, her clothes were tattered that day, and her face was covered with stains just a glance, now put on new clothes and clean up, Feng Susu turned out to be very beautiful.
Seeing Tang Tong staring at him, Feng Susu's face couldn't help but be a little ruddy, and Tang Tong also realized, "It turned out to be you!" I haven't seen it yet, is your mother's illness cured?".
When Feng Susu heard this, he knelt down and whimpered, "Thank you master for saving my mother!" Tang Tong hurriedly beckoned, "Jin Lian, help Su Su up!", Lu Jinlian was stunned for a moment at first, not knowing that Tang Tong was calling herself, and suddenly remembered that it was impossible for the master to call her surname, so she immediately came up and helped Feng Susu up and stood aside.
Then came up the two people Tang Tong met in front of the mansion, "The older Yu Laoer, the younger one is called Wei Shunzi, the two of them look at the gate and clean the front and front yard of the house.".
The two saluted, "Hello master!"
Two more people came up, "The fat one is called Bao An, and the thinner one is called Yu Tao, who is driving the carriage and feeding the horses.".
The two stepped forward and saluted, "Hello master!".
In the end, the two people who came up, it was the two who were repairing the flowers and plants, Lao Jing pointed to the person on the left, "He asked Ruan Zhan to know some martial arts, so let him take care of the family, and the other called Qiu Ming would carpenter and mason, so let him do chores.".
The two stepped forward and saluted, "Hello master!".
People have also seen it, and their division of labor is also clear, "Where does Xiao Ningzi live?", Tang Tong suddenly asked.
"I live in a wing room on the right side of the backyard, and it is convenient to take care of you at night!".
Tang Tong nodded after hearing this, stood up and reprimanded: "Everyone must be familiar with each other, now there are nineteen people in the house, everyone who comes in and gives birth must keep their eyes open, even if there are guests, they must be discouraged from going to places where they can't go, except for Su Su in the backyard, no one else is allowed to come in!" Everyone is doing their part, do you hear?".
Everyone replied in unison: Got it! Sir!".
"Do whatever you have to do!", Tang Tong waved his hand, and everyone walked away after hearing this.
When the Mao Sect Association came back, Tang Tong was reading a book in the study, and as soon as he came in, he stepped forward, "I'm back!" How do you feel?", and he was not polite when he spoke, so he found one and sat down.
"Brother Mao knows that my mind is not here, and it is routine!".
Mao Zongxie saw that Tang Tong misunderstood what he meant, "I mean Feng Susu.".
"I guess that's what you mean, isn't it just a maid, the girl she saved that day is called beautiful! It's a pity that the age is too young.", revealing a hint of reverie between the inadvertent ones, and soon disappeared.
"Why are you still thinking about it?".
"It's impossible!".
"Thinking about that one?".
Tang Tong didn't answer, but changed the topic and said, "Since Brother Mao is so idle, help me take care of my business.".
Mao Zongxie hurriedly shook his head, "This is Lao Min's business, I'm not good at it.".
"I'm preparing for martial arts, Brother Mao can help me!".
Seeing Tang Tong staring at him, Mao Zongxie had no choice but to compromise, "I'll take the time to take a look!".
"This is my brother!", Mao Zongxie shook his head helplessly and smiled.
Only Tang Tong and Mao Zongxie were present at dinner, and now there are many people, and the main and secondary are clearly distinguished. Su Su and Jin Lian waited aside, Tang Tong was not used to letting them go down. He personally poured wine for Mao Zongxie, and Mao Zongxie smiled: "Not adaptable?".
"Two masters, two women are not happy on the side, come and drink one!".
Mao Zongxie woke up, "There are beauties present who can't let go!".
"It's not that you don't know my mind and don't dare to indulge yourself!".
"I'm talking and playing with you!", Mao Zongxie still respects Tang Tong.
Seeing that Mao Zong coordinated himself, Tang Tong did not forget to tease him, "Dou Erniang is good, can you hope to become my sister-in-law!".
That knew that Mao Zongxie was not to blame, and nodded without evasion, "Let's take a look!".
When Tang Tong heard that Mao Zongxie really wanted to start a family, he was happy for him, and said solemnly: "Brother, you have to seize the opportunity!", squeezed his eyes at him, and smiled secretly.
"Brother is still worried about himself, I see that you have wasted your efforts and hurt yourself!", it seems that he knows about Tang Tong, and he is right to the point.
Tang Tong shook his head helplessly, "It's not just three years, and you can turn back if you don't do anything!", after speaking, he drank a glass of wine, and Mao Zongxie also accompanied him to have a drink, it seems that the relationship between the two is not a friend of life and death, but also a sympathy...
Tang Tong sent Mao Zongxie away, first read the book in the study, and at two o'clock, Tang Tong began to practice every night, as long as he had time, regardless of the wind or rain, he had to find time to practice in the field, never stopped. The practice ground is in the backyard, and there are stone locks, targets, knives, guns and sticks in the courtyard. During the day, they sometimes go hunting outside the city. A morning's practice made Tang Tong sweat, and Xiao Ningzi began to prepare hot water after Tang Tong practiced for a while.
Feng Susu didn't know Tang Tong's habits for a few days, but he watched Tang Tong practice in front of the door of his room, and watched Xiao Ningzi carry water all over again and again, and didn't know why, when Tang Tong rested for a while and walked to the bathroom, he understood, but he was embarrassed to go in. Tang Tong went to the middle room after washing, and after a while, the sound of the piano came out, Xiao Ningzi went to bed, and after half an hour, the sound of the piano stopped, and the light in the room went out.