It is said that Peony was very worried in her heart, but she never stopped in her hands, thinking about talking to Sister Shen, but she didn't know how to speak. Another woman in this room, dressed in goose yellow kitchen clothes, raised her hand and moved softly and flexibly, her face was soft, and she smiled and said: "Sister, that stove is going to be prosperous, you can add some firewood into it." Peony hurriedly got up, looked at the woman with a smile on her face, and said, "Eldest sister, what do you call it?"

The woman smiled slightly, and said softly: "Sister can call me Sister Yue, the person in charge here is our eldest sister Shen, and the thin one in red can be called Chili." What about you?"

Peony's face was red by the fire, and she hurriedly said, "Sister Yue, my name is Peony, and I am from the town next door." ”

"That's good, there are dozens of cooks and maids in the Ji family, all of whom come from all directions, and you are quite close. "It's the chili pepper that opens.

"It's up. "There are a few chickens and dots of oil flowers floating in the cauldron, but the soup is bright yellow and clear, and the fragrance is tangy, I don't know what spices are put to accompany the flavor. Aunt Shen came over to take a look, and Peony thought: "The cuckoo has never drunk a little oil star at home since he was born, and there are about 4.5 chickens here, thinking that the food of the scholar's maid is also good." Aunt Shen looked at the peony thoughtfully, and said: "This chicken, the main family doesn't like to eat, wait for this chicken soup to be boiled into a thick juice, add sugar to taste, sprinkle with sesame raisins, and drink it one bite at a time, so as to nourish and nourish people." This chicken is an add-on dish for the servant. ”

"The lord's family is so generous, it's really not an ordinary bearing. ”

"That's natural, the Ji family is a big family, where is the talk. Chili chili interjected as he busied.

Peony was very happy in her heart, thinking that the cuckoo finally had abundant food and clothing these days. Everything is worth it.

Peony is still busy here, thinking about inquiring about the news of the cuckoo.

said that the cuckoo and another child, named Qing Chong, became the scholar here together. But they never lived in the maid's room, and the two lived in a small room in the courtyard of the two young masters, although it was simple, but it was also quiet.

And the cuckoo is careful and alert, always remembering her mother's instructions, coupled with her thin body, where can you tell whether it is a man or a woman. The little master of the cuckoo, Guan Song, is indifferent by nature, does not talk much, likes to be silent, and the cuckoo is also clever, and does not say much. Sometimes after the teacher finishes teaching, he also follows the young master to find a secluded place to practice and recite sentences, and the days are also leisurely, and life is naturally better than starving and freezing with his mother. But I miss my mother very much, sometimes I am worried, sometimes I am afraid, and sometimes I dream that I am laughing and playing with my mother. My mother is very poor, but she often laughs, thinks about the night, and often dreams that my mother is very beautiful. It's still young after all.

On this day, Du Juan followed the young master Guansong to the stone table in the bamboo forest, laid out the cushion for the young master, and opened the book when the young master sat down, took out the paperweight and pressed the pages of the book, so as to prevent the wind from blowing the book and blowing away the young master's mood of wanting to learn. Fortunately, the young master has always been indifferent, and his occasional speech is soft and amiable, and the blame is only a faint glance, and his brows are frowned. But the more this is the case, the more Du Juan feels that he must be more conscious, not stupid, and lose the face of the young master, so as not to dislike the young master.

The young master doesn't like to read aloud, just watching, sometimes very lazy, too lazy to watch. Just a finger of the hand, "Read." "Fortunately, Du Juan has a good memory, and Mr. also memorizes it by heart when he lectures. But it's still not as good as the young master, obviously he doesn't work very hard, but he misread and missed, just a "hmm" word, and Du Juan hurriedly corrected it. Such a life is neither salty nor light. The cuckoo stood next to the young master, looking at it seriously, when several maids passed by the bamboo forest.

"Today there is a new cook, named Peony, very beautiful. ”

"What's the use of being pretty, it's called a shabby, patched patch. ”

"It seems that in the town next door, the people over there are so poor?"

Many people are fond of talking, especially some gossip. That's when I talked about the town next door, passing by.

The cuckoo's ears were sharp, and when he heard the peony in the next town, he was so excited that he was like twisting a twist, and he wanted to run to see if it was his mother, and he missed her. I don't know what to do. The young master on the side rarely saw that the cuckoo was not in a state, and stared at the cuckoo with interest, wondering if his scholar was hungry, how could he be stunned when he heard the cook.

"Go back, I'm tired. ”

The young master's voice summoned the cuckoo of the fugue.

"Oh, good. The cuckoo was in a hurry, his hands were shaking with excitement, and the paperweight fell to the ground.

The young master saw it on the side, raised his eyebrows, and said nothing. He turned around and left.

The cuckoo picked up the paperweight, but he still couldn't calm his mood, and he felt weak and weak when he took his steps, how good it would be if it was his mother. She lowered her head to keep up with the young master's pace, but she really wanted to turn her head and run over to look at the peony in the maid's mouth.

Today's young master walked very slowly, and suddenly stopped. The peony with his head down didn't see it for a while, so he bumped into it.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. The cuckoo was busy bowing his head and apologizing, but the young master didn't care.

"I'm a little hungry, can you go to the kitchen and see what you have to eat for the evening?" Before the words fell, the cuckoo was already like an arrow off the string, rushing straight out.

"Do you know the way?"

Before the words were finished, the cuckoo had already run away without a shadow!

The young master was dumbfounded, it was really rare for such an active scholar to be like this, and he didn't usually talk much or laugh much. I thought I was the same as myself, indifferent, but I never thought it was so energetic. The young master unconsciously smiled, not at all 8 or 9 years old children's hearts, completely a little adult!

The young master walked slowly, looking at the evergreen bamboo leaves in all seasons, smiling and changing into strange shapes of clouds, life is leisurely, what do you do with so many things?

The cuckoo had rushed to the kitchen in a blink of an eye, and when she looked up and saw the familiar face in the haze of smoke, she was stunned. Aunt Shen saw the cuckoo: "Cuckoo, are you here to get the young master's snacks?"

"Oh, yes, yes, yes. "But the eyes kept staring at the peony, in a daze, in a daze, in a daze.

Peony raised her eyes to see the cuckoo.

"You're a cuckoo, I'm also from the town next door, and your mother is my distant cousin, do you have any impression?"

"Uh-huh, uh-huh. Du Juan didn't say anything, borrowed the plate handed by Aunt Shen and walked towards the courtyard where the young master was. Peony opened her mouth and said nothing.

The young master and the old god leaned back in his chair, watching the silent cuckoo walking distractedly with a plate of mung bean cakes, squinting his eyes.

"Put it here. ”

The cuckoo obeyed and stood aside.

"Are you hungry, eat one?"

The cuckoo shook his hand, completely out of shape.

Today's book boy is strange and interesting. Playful.

The corners of Guansong's mouth curled into a smile.

Forget it, look at his absent-minded appearance, let him rest, the young master is in a good mood today!

"I'm tired from studying today, so go back to your room first." ”

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the cuckoo turned around and left without saying a word. Guan Song looked at the cuckoo's small body, thoughtful, today's scholar really has something on his mind!