Chapter 168: Grapevine
"What are you doing here?" Mo Cong asked, turning his head.
"Young master, we are your companions, and we can't find you anywhere, so we found here all the way. Outside the pavilion, there were four rings standing in front of and behind them, and the first one on the left in the front row seemed to be the leader, whispering back to Mo Cong's words.
"Accompany the room?" Mo Cong was surprised.
"Yes, we are responsible for taking care of the young master's food, clothing and daily life, before the young master gets married, the four of us take turns on duty, resting on the small bed outside the main room, and the young master can deal with things like drinking water or adding or subtracting quilts at night. The girl said.
"Is that so?" Mo Cong originally thought that the main room was very strange, not only did it have two rooms inside and outside, but also there were beds inside and outside, but he didn't expect it to be used for this purpose. "Then if I want to sleep with the other girls, are you also guarding the room?" he asked bluntly, after a moment's thought.
"This ......," the leader blushed, "before the young master got married, there were only four of us... You can live in the main house, and if the young master wants to sleep with other girls, you can... It can be in a partial room or in another room. ”
"Is it so troublesome?" Mo Cong frowned, he didn't expect that there were so many rules in this kind of deep mansion compound, and if he wanted to sleep with Mo Min, he was not free when he was in the Giant Spirit Pass. "Then if I sleep in a side room or another room every day, that's fine, right?" he asked, thinking for a moment.
"Young Master, you're... Do you dislike us?" The leading Yahuan looked at Mo Cong in surprise and nervously, the Yahuan of Mo's Mansion has been selected by thousands of people, and these four personal Yahuan are all one in a million, but I didn't expect to see Mo Cong's meaning, it seems that they don't want to serve at all, and they don't want to live in the main house for a day, which not only surprises them, but also makes them very frightened.
"No, I'm just not used to being served, and I don't like being served. Mo Cong said, "I don't have the habit of having people bring tea and water to make beds and quilts, and you don't need that." There are so many houses in the house, you can find a place to live according to your preferences and take care of yourself every day. If you don't want to live in the house, you can go home and live, anyway, whatever you want. ”
Hearing Mo Cong's words, several Yahuan were even more panicked, they were all Yahuan who finally came to Mo Mansion after thousands of selections and rigorous training, and the task given to them by the Rui Kingdom Royal was to serve Mo Cong well, if there was anything wrong, the consequences would be very serious. And some of these people were originally the daughters of criminal officials, their families were ruined, and they were almost sold to the kiln or exiled as military records, and finally got out of the tragic fate and came to the Mo Mansion, but Mo Cong did not let them serve, first said that they would not live in the main house every day, and now they even said that they should go home to live. Hearing Mo Cong say this, the leading maid didn't dare to say anything, just stood there trembling, for fear that what she said would cause Mo Cong to be even more disgusted, and directly drove them out of Mo Mansion.
"What are you afraid of?" Mo Cong asked strangely, looking at their trembling appearances.
"We... We're afraid we'll be beaten to death with sticks, or we'll ......," said a girl trembling.
"Really, who wants to do this to you?" Mo Cong frowned.
A few girls didn't dare to speak.
"Don't be afraid, I just want to ask who is watching you and who will punish you?" Mo Cong looked at the girls who were like flowers and jade, and wanted to figure out these questions, otherwise he lived in such a daze, and he didn't even know who was secretly staring at Mo Mansion, and his heart was neither comfortable nor steady.
"No one is looking at us, we are free here. But if we don't do well, Steward Mo will replace us, and when we get out of here, we will... It's miserable. The leading Yahuan said carefully.
"Is it, is that Steward Mo watching your every move?" asked Mo Cong.
"Yes and no. The leading maid said, "Steward Mo himself must try his best to do everything here, and he must ensure that he takes care of the young master's life, so he also has his difficulties, and he has to pay attention to whether we do well or not." ”
"I see. Mo Cong breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the people in Mo Mansion were specially selected by Hang Xiao, and the purpose was to do everything possible to take care of their own lives, and there was no malice. "Then I'll talk to Steward Mo, saying that you are all very good, so that none of them can be replaced, otherwise I will replace him, so that there will be no problem?" Mo Cong thought for a moment and asked.
"That's fine, but young master... Do you really want us to serve so much?" the leader sighed with relief.
"I see that you are very knowledgeable and knowledgeable, you should have been served by others instead of serving others before, do you want to serve people like that?" Mo Cong asked with a smile. No one is born to want to be a maid, since these people are forced to come to Mo's Mansion for various reasons, Mo Cong doesn't want to treat them as maids, and it is neither convenient nor accustomed to being guarded by someone around him, so Mo Cong doesn't want to draw the ground as a prison like this.
"If you come, you will be safe, I am willing to serve the young master, you can rest well at home, and you can also be in a good mood when you go outside to do big things, so I will also do my best for the country. The other sisters also mean the same thing. Therefore, if the young master insists on not letting us serve, it will make us feel uneasy and feel that we have not done what we should have done. The leader said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"Is that so?" Mo Cong smiled, thinking that this leading girl was talking very interestingly, not only did not mention the respect of the past, but also regarded the current misery as sublime, and should be a person with a lot of background. "Then you will serve me here, and the others will go back and rest!" he said, after a moment's thought.
The three maids agreed, and left with the yarn lantern. The leading girl Huan faced Mo Cong alone, a little nervous and a little scared, although she had undergone strict training and made a lot of preparations, but she was still inevitably apprehensive when she was really there.
"I kept you here just to... Find someone to talk to, you don't have to be afraid. Mo Cong originally wanted to say that he wanted to ask her a few words, but he temporarily changed his words when the words came to his mouth. "Don't stand still, put out the yarn lamp, and come into the pavilion and sit. ”
"Yes. The leader turned out the yarn lamp, walked into the pavilion, and sat down next to Mo Cong at a distance.
"What's your last name, what does your family do, can you tell me?" Mo Cong asked.
"The young master can call me Xiaomei in the future. The leader didn't want to mention anything more, but just said what she would call in the future.
"Xiaomei, are the three girls called Xiaolan, Xiaozhu and Xiaoju respectively?" Mo Cong smiled, thinking to himself how could all the girls in the world have such names.
"The young master is right, that's what they call it. The leader said.
Seeing that this leading Yahuan was not very talkative, especially reluctant to mention the past, Mo Cong felt that she might be afraid of something, or she had already mourned more than her heart died, and fully accepted the fate of being Yahuan. He thought for a moment and said, "You don't have to be so restrained, since we all live in this place, we can be regarded as a family for the time being." I am not only the master of this family, but also a soldier of the country, I am defending the country at the border, and I will also support a barrier for this family when I come back, you can not be afraid of anyone or any force here, you can speak freely and freely. ”
"Thank you, young master. The leader thanked her and kept silent. Obviously, Mo Cong's so-called Rui [***] identity does not give her any sense of security, but makes her more cautious.
"Okay, then you can go back and rest by yourself, if Steward Mo asks, you just say that I want to be alone and quiet, and I don't want others to disturb me. Mo Cong saw that the conversation was really impossible, and her worries could not be dispelled at once, so Suo asked her to go back.
"Young master, you can go back too, it's very cold at night, and you've been sitting here worrying about catching a cold. The leader stood up as if she were about to be amnestied, but said uneasily.
"I'm not that delicate, you can go. Mo Cong said casually, and sat comfortably with his back against the stone pillar of the pavilion.
The leader Yahuan lit the yarn lantern and went away, Mo Cong sat in the pavilion for a while, thinking about all kinds of things in Mo Mansion, thinking about the background of these maids, and suddenly wanted to go to Chen Ruoping to ask. He was used to asking Chen Ruoping if he didn't understand anything, but at this point, Chen Ruoping was probably sleeping, and he was embarrassed to disturb.
Sitting until the second half of the night, Mo Cong returned to the main room, and the leader was sleeping on the small bed in the outer room, Mo Cong glanced at it strangely, and quietly entered the inner room. He was indeed quite tired from a long day of traveling, and he fell asleep after lying on the bed in the middle of the room.
slept until the sky was slightly bright, and some sounds came from the yard, as if Mo Xiao had gotten up and was going out to the restaurant. Mo Cong glanced at the sky in a daze, turned over and got out of bed and walked out.
"Young Master, you... When did you come back?" The leading girl was not sleeping deeply, but she had already woken up when she heard the movement outside, and was startled when she saw Mo Cong suddenly coming out of the room.
"It's okay, you can sleep. Mo Cong said casually, and walked out of the main house to the courtyard.
In the courtyard, Mo Xiao was talking to Steward Mo, Steward Mo asked Mo Xiao to have breakfast anyway before going out, the cook had already started to prepare, but Mo Xiao said that it was okay, he wanted to go to the restaurant for breakfast.
"Big brother, are you going out so early?" Mo Cong took a few steps over and looked at Mo Xiao strangely.
"yes, I go out so early every day. Mo Xiao was afraid of losing Mo Cong's face, so he didn't say what he was doing when he went out so early every day, but just said it in general terms.
"Okay, then I'll go out with you and feel your daily life. Mo Cong smiled and walked out side by side with Mo Xiao.
"Young Master, you... You better eat and then go out, the cooks in our house are very good, and you will never be able to eat such a delicious breakfast in our house outside. Steward Mo followed behind with a smiling face and persuaded him.
"I want to go out for a walk, you can eat by yourself, just entertain my third sister and my third sister's friends. Mo Cong said, "In addition, Lao Mo, I want to tell you very seriously, you, the housekeeper and the people in the house, you are all very good, and you have done everything conscientiously, I am very satisfied." But you must not embarrass them, let alone replace any of them at will, otherwise I will replace you, do you understand what I mean?"
"The little ones don't dare, but the little ones understand. Steward Mo was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and bowed down again and again.
"Don't be afraid. Mo Cong said, "I am an orphan, I have longed to have a family since I was a child, and now that we are destined to get together to form a big family, I hope that everyone will be harmonious and close to each other in the future." In this family, I don't want to see anyone do anything unharmonious, and you can convey my meaning to everyone as well. ”
"Okay, young master. Steward Mo nodded repeatedly.
Mo Cong didn't say anything more, turned around and went out with Mo Xiao.
When he got to the street, Mo Xiao asked Mo Cong why he said that to Steward Mo just now, he felt that Steward Mo was quite a good person, he was able to take care of things, and he was also loyal, and he was a good housekeeper.
"I know he's good, and I've just praised him for being very good. Mo Cong sighed and told him what he had learned from the maids last night.
"Don't blame Steward Mo for this, since he is appointed to be in charge of this mess, he must take care of everything well. And I look at his appearance, and he is also in sympathy with those subordinates, and he will not put on a housekeeper's stand to embarrass those subordinates, and even try his best to help them cover up anything. I mean, people have a much better relationship with him than they do with you. Mo smiled.
"Ha, that's fine. Mo Cong also smiled, "I just think that since it is a home, I must have a home, and everyone is like a family, and that is where I want." If everyone is afraid of that surveillance and that kind of report, then it will be boring. ”
The two came to Shangpinxiang Restaurant while talking, Mo Cong was waiting in the hall, Mo Xiao went into the back kitchen to pick up a big wooden barrel, and the guys in the restaurant were also acquaintances with Mo Cong, and they all surrounded Mo Cong and said kind words. After a while, Mo Xiao came out with a wooden barrel, and Mo Cong turned around to follow Mo Xiao.
"Don't care, where are you going?" the guy Xiao Dongzi was shocked.
"I went to the market with my eldest brother to buy vegetables and carry vegetables. Mo Cong said.
"Don't dare, don't dare. Xiao Dongzi hurriedly grabbed Mo Cong, "You are the big hero of our Rui country, how dare our restaurant let you go to the food." ”
"It's okay, I just want to go around with my eldest brother, aren't heroes still allowed to go on the streets?" Mo Cong smiled.
"This really doesn't work. Xiao Dongzi said very seriously, "Everyone is spreading that the emperor is going to marry the seventh princess to Mo Guan, you will be the master of our dynasty in the future, how can you go to a place like the vegetable market." ”
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