Mei Yi went out to find Zhang Guo, and this Steward Zhang was waiting outside the courtyard gate, when he saw Mei Yi coming out to greet him, he asked, "Is the young master resting?"

Mei Yi said: "The young master is very good, he has already rested, Steward Zhang, I have something to look for you, please come with me." ”

Seeing his solemn tone, Zhang Guo didn't say anything and went with him, and came to the Jushui River after leaving Jingwu Villa, seeing that there was no one around, Mei Yi turned around and said, "Zhang Guo, you and I have known each other for forty years, right?"

Zhang Guo replied: "Yes, you were young at the time, but now you are strong and prosperous, and I am already old. ”

Mei Yi smiled faintly: "You're not old, you just don't show your tracks, if you talk about age, I'm afraid you're older than Sun Lao Immortal, right? ”

This sentence was like thunder on the ground, Zhang Guo took a few steps back, bowed down and said: "It turns out that you have seen through it, I am indeed the essence of Wumei in this life, and entering Liufu in my early years was just a plan to support myself in the world." Liu Boshu treated me very kindly, and I was always grateful in my heart, and later entered the Mei family with Qiao Niang, and became the manager of Jingwu Villa, so I got this beautiful place to cultivate myself. In the past few years, I have been doing my best to take care of Xiao Houye, and there is no fault at all, I hope General Mei will see it!"

Seeing that Zhang Guo was so happy to admit it, Mei Yi didn't continue to ask anything, stepped forward and grabbed his shoulder and said, "You don't have to panic, the young master also said that you are kind to him, and I don't want to embarrass you." In fact, if you hadn't cast a spell to protect the young master in a hurry today, how could you have revealed your hidden treasures? ...... It was the young master who ordered me to ask you, since you don't hide your identity, then go and see the young master, he has something to explain. ”

Mei Zhenyi's place of residence is an independent courtyard in the back garden of Jingwu Villa, and there is an old black plum tree with knotted branches behind the rockery next to the courtyard. The courtyard door faces south, there are two partial rooms in the east and west compartments, the main compartment is three rooms, the middle hall is a place to entertain guests, Mei Zhenyi has no guests to wait here to put the usual daily things, Gu'er, Sui'er two maids live in the west room in order to take care of them at any time, and Mei Zhenyi lives in the east room.

Zhang Guo went to find Mei Zhenyi, Gu'er and Sui'er were guarding in the middle hall, and when they saw him, they said, "The young master has already slept, is there anything wrong with the housekeeper?"

Zhang Guo: "I have something to report to the young master, and it doesn't hurt to sleep, I'll stay in front of the bed and wait for him to wake up." After speaking, he walked into the east room, and at this time Mei Yi also stepped into the courtyard door, but stood outside the hall and did not come in.

Mei Zhenyi was indeed a little tired, after Mei Yi left, he just wanted to close his eyes and rest for a while, but unexpectedly fell asleep, and when he opened his eyes dimly, he saw a person standing in front of the bed respectfully, it was the housekeeper Zhang Guo. He rubbed his eyes and got up and said, "It turned out to be Zhang Lao, I asked Mei Yi to call you, but I fell asleep, I waited for a long time, right?"

Zhang Guo hurriedly stepped forward to help him, put the pillow behind his shoulder, and said with a guilty face: "The old slave has been hiding in the house for many years, but he has not said his identity and origin, today he was broken by Mei Yi, please punish the deception, no matter how the young master wants to deal with it, or expel from Jingwu Villa, the old slave has no complaints." ”

Mei Zhenyi smiled: "What you said in the old words, you have no merit or fault, what is good to punish you, I still have to thank you." If it weren't for the fact that you were worried about my safety and cast a spell, how could Mei Yi see through it?...... I just asked you if you want to make your identity public or keep it a secret?"

Zhang Guo breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a begging tone: "I don't want to be regarded as an outlier, otherwise I don't have to hide my identity, since I was seen through by the young master, then the young master has the final say." ”

Mei Zhenyi: "In this case, Mei Yi and I can know about this matter, you don't have to tell others to know, don't worry, I won't say it, and I also told Mei Yi not to say it." ...... In the future, you will still be the housekeeper of Jingwu Villa, everything here is still up to you, no different from before, I am young and frail, and I have to worry about you to take care of it a lot. ”

It's normal for him to deal with it like this, Zhang Guo himself didn't make any mistakes. He looks very much like Mrs. Mei, Mei Zhenyi thought in her heart just now: "If you find out that Mrs. Mei is an old goblin before crossing over, what should I do?" After thinking about it, the answer is - no, Mrs. Mei is still his grandfather, so the housekeeper Zhang Guo will do the same. Anyway, this world is already strange, so let's not be weird.

Zhang Guo was greatly moved when he heard this, and nodded on the spot and said: "The young master has such a mind and can tolerate Zhang Guo, but in the future, if he has orders, he will do his best!"

Mei Zhenyi hurriedly leaned over to help: "Elder Zhang doesn't have to be like this, get up quickly!" Mei Yi is here with my father's letter, there are generous rewards from all over the villa, you go to the treasury to take it and share it with everyone, and I thank you." There is no need to talk about today's events in the future. ”

Zhang Guo took the order and left, saw Mei Yi outside the door, and whispered about the matter. Mei Yi stood in the courtyard and looked at the window of the east room and pondered for a long time, and said secretly in his heart: "I really can't imagine it, I thought that the young master must have not opened his mind when he woke up, but when he saw it, he was such a smart child, it seems that God is not completely unfair, he gave him twelve years of barren years, and gave him the talent to be young when he woke up." This matter has been handled very properly, and he has already understood the way of Huairou to control people, this child is really an outlier, if he can be trained well, he may be extraordinary in the future!"

According to Mei Xiaolang's thoughts, Mei Zhenyi is young and ignorant and thousands of miles away, and Zhang Guo and Mei Yi are in charge of the size of Jingwu Villa. But after this incident, Zhang Guo and Mei Yi had to ask the young master for what they meant, Mei Zhenyi was so young that she had become the young master of Jingwu Villa.

After dinner that day, Gu'er and Sui'er had to clean and change clothes for Mei Zhenyi, Mei Zhenyi waved his hand and said: "No need, prepare hot water for me, I want to bathe, and in the future, I will take a bath and change clothes in the morning and evening, I will come by myself." ”

The two maids were startled, thinking that they had done something wrong to make the eldest young master unhappy, and said with a panicked face: "Young master, if the slaves and maids do something bad, even if you say it clearly, please don't drive us out." ”

Mei Zhenyi looked at the frightened appearance of the two of them, and said gently, "Who said that they were going to kick you out?"

"Then why doesn't the young master want our sisters to serve? What place is it bad to serve? Why does the young master want to change people?" The two maids still knelt on the ground and didn't dare to get up.

Mei Zhenyi sighed secretly and said softly: "It's not that I won't let you serve, it's just that I'll just come by myself, and I'm very satisfied with you doing the rest." ”

"What are you talking about?" The two little girls looked up together, their faces puzzled. Mei Zhenyi knew why they were surprised, when they were in Beijing before the crossing, they heard that many of the old and young people of the Eight Banners would not be able to dress themselves until they died, and they needed a nanny to serve them when they got up in the morning. It may sound incredible to modern people, but this is how the children of aristocratic families lived in the past.

There are a bunch of people waiting around to serve, and there is nothing uncomfortable, but every day dressing, bathing, and cleaning these things are done by the two girls, Mei Zhenyi still feels awkward, since the action is normal now, let these be waived. And his current small body is really not very worthy of the audience, which affects the image.

Thinking of this, Mei Zhenyi said with a smile: "Don't panic, I'm very satisfied with you, it's just that Old Immortal Sun said that I have been weak for many years, and if I want to recover as soon as possible, I must be diligent in my daily affairs, which is good for my body." So it's not that you don't serve well, but that you need to heal the disease, understand?" At the same time, he also smiled secretly in his heart: "I want to wear clothes and pee by myself, and I have to lie to the two little maids and pull Sun Simiao in." ”

When Gu'er and Sui'er heard that it was Sun Lao's order, they didn't dare to say anything more, so they hurriedly went out to prepare a bath soup bucket. Mei Zhenyi has a special bathroom, just in the west wing of the small courtyard, the carved granite paving is non-slip and neat and beautiful, and there is a special drainage outlet in the corner. There are curtains on all sides of the house, in the center is a large wooden barrel, there are wooden tables in the barrel, how big a fat man is enough to sit in it and take a comfortable bath, the place for boiling hot water is next door, there is a small door to communicate with the bathroom, the water is slightly cold and can be added at any time. The bath water is smoked with mugwort leaves, which has a faint medicinal fragrance, although there is no modern soap, and it feels very comfortable and clean after soaking in the bath.

said that he didn't want to be served, boiling water, adding water, cleaning the bathroom, etc., or someone else was going to do it, Mei Zhenyi just took off his clothes and washed them in the bucket by himself and then put on his clothes and came out. After bathing and changing clothes, Gu Er and Sui'er asked him if he was going to rest? Mei Zhenyi shook his head and said, "It's still early, I want to visit Sun Lao Immortal, where does he live in the villa?"

At this time, someone in the courtyard spoke: "The young master wants to see the old immortal Sun, send someone to invite him, why visit in person at night?"

Mei Zhenyi waved his hand and said: "I asked him to move his old man before, but there was no way, and now I can't move, how can I let him come to see me, a junior?...... You don't have to be alarmed, Gu'er, you lead me, Sui'er, you stay and make the bed. ”

Sun Simiao's status is not low, although he is a cloth cloth, but he is also more respectful than the prince. The housekeeper Zhang Guo did not dare to let him live in the guest room, but invited him to live in the main room where the owner of the villa rested. His old man did not live in the owner's bedroom, but lived in the study next to the main house, and the two little boys lived in the ear room on the side of the courtyard. The scale of Jingwu Villa is not small, it is built according to the scale of a large mansion, and the back garden courtyard where Mei Zhenyi lives should be a place to receive honorable female dependents, but now it is used by the eldest young master to recuperate.

The study of large families is not a direct door, there is a screen to separate a small vestibule, and there is a bedroom where you can rest at the back, and the hall between the bedroom and the antechamber is the real study. Qu Zhenming was waiting in the front hall, and when he saw Mei Zhenyi's visit, he hurriedly reported and invited him in.

Sun Simiao didn't sleep, he was reading under the lamp, and when he saw him come in, he said, "Teng'er, you don't rest so late, do you have something to do with me?" Why do you want to come by yourself?"

Mei Zhenyi walked up to the front and bowed deeply: "The old divine doctor extended my life for twelve years, and cured my soul loss with a divine needle, which has the grace of reinvention for Teng'er." In the past, I couldn't walk, and I had to bother your old people to visit in person, but today I can act, and I don't dare to be rude anymore. ”

Sun Simiao looked at him with a very happy look in his eyes, twisted his beard and smiled: "No one should have time to teach you this, you yourself understand the etiquette, you are really an amazing child." ”

What he said is also right, Mei Zhenyi's performance is not very normal, not like an idiot who has just woken up, it seems that he is still too exposed. Thinking of this, Mei Zhenyi also said: "I also feel strange, I have been ignorant for 12 years, and once I wake up, I feel that it should be like this, what do you say is going on, old man?"

Sun Simiao: "Actually, don't be surprised, you are an extraordinary person, Confucius once said that people are born to know, learn and know, I think you belong to the born to know." But remember, there is no limit to what you are born to know, and there is no end to what you can learn. ”

Interesting, Mei Zhenyi was still thinking about how to cover it up, but Sage Kong had already explained his situation with a sentence "People are born to know". He didn't know at this time that Sun Simiao had taken a fancy to his talent, and he had the idea of becoming the heir to the mantle, but he didn't want to say anything about it for the time being. In fact, in the world, the master passes on the mantle, often the master looks for the apprentice rather than the apprentice looking for the master, and the person who looks down on it is useless to kneel in front of him and cry and shout to want to apprentice.

Mei Zhenyi said very respectfully: "Your guidance is right, and there is no end to learning." My father also wrote to me saying that I should always be respectful in front of your old man and listen to your teachings. ”

Sun Simiao smiled and stretched out his hand, Mei Zhenyi is not tall now, not even Gu'er's chin, standing there Sun Simiao stretched out his hand to support the top of his head, and a gentle heat came from his palm, sweeping away the moisture from his hair, and said: "Good boy, if you want to ask me anything in the future, just come." ...... But what is the matter with going out of the house after bathing like tonight and getting wet and going out, which is not good for your health?...... Come, sit down and talk. ”

moved a stool to sit next to Sun Simiao, Gu Er offered tea, and the old and the young talked about serious things. What Mei Zhenyi really wanted to know was -- what was the difference between this world and the Tang Dynasty in his impression before he crossed over? What is the origin of the immortals, bodhisattvas, demons and monsters in this world, and how can they openly run around? What is the matter with those cultivators? What are they cultivating? This topic is complicated to talk about-