Chapter 2 A blessing is not a curse
Dayong Dynasty, the fifteenth year of Tiande, Wei County, Jinhua Prefecture, East County, Yangzhou.
With the three roosters crowing, the sky was slightly revealed, and the five untidy soldiers yawned and slowly opened the gate of the county seat, and the hawkers who had been waiting for a long time lined up to pay the entrance tax, and couldn't wait to rush to the city, setting up stalls and preparing to welcome the first batch of guests.
After about three quarters of an hour, the sun was all exposed, and the streets were filled with early city dwellers, the shouts of the hawkers continued to sound, and the shops in the streets opened one after another.
It's as if everything comes alive!
At this time, on a street at the junction of the south of the city and the west of the city, there is a three-entry courtyard in the south, and there is a shop at the street of the courtyard, which is also a big mansion. It just looks very shabby, the powder on the wall, the plaques on the door are peeling off the paint, and the copper ring on the door is rusty, and it has not been repaired for at least ten years.
Looking at the antique room in front of him, Zhang Xuan was still a little stunned!
A carved wood bed with a mosquito net, a combing table, a desk, and five rows of bookshelves full of books fill this 20-odd bedroom and study.
What he saw when he got up in the past three days was the same thing, which also made Zhang Xuan understand that he really couldn't go back.
Thinking of his parents, the white-haired people sent the black-haired people, and there will be no one to support them when they are old in the future, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but feel sad.
"Fortunately, I still have a large inheritance, so I don't have to worry too much about the two elders materially!"
"Bang bang, young master, are you up, Bao'er is bringing you breakfast!" A beautiful glutinous female voice came from outside the door, making Zhang Xuan finally come back from his sadness.
"Get up, come in. ”
With a "squeak", some dilapidated doors were pushed open, and a ray of sunlight poured in, reflecting a green girl with bright eyes and bright teeth and clear eyebrows. The pale green dress, a silver concentric lock hanging from the swan-like snow neck, a little bit of yao nose on the delicate little face, and the little ears like vermilion jade in the sun.
The girl held the wooden plate and said briskly, "Young master, Madame estimates that you have already gotten up for morning reading, so let me bring you breakfast." Also, Madame ordered, saying that you are in good shape, don't be too tired!"
Looking at the thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl in front of me, her body has just grown like a green apple. Zhang Xuan's thoughts were completely pulled back to reality.
"Yes, the present is realistic, and the former is a thing of the past!"
Zhang Xuan didn't say much, picked up the dishes and chopsticks on the wooden plate and ate it, breakfast was a meat porridge sprinkled with minced meat, the porridge was very thick, and it was accompanied by a plate of pickles. This is not bad in modern times, and it is even more abundant in ancient times.
"Bao'er, have you eaten with your mother and Uncle Zhong?" Zhang Xuan asked casually while eating.
"No, but it's all ready, wait for the young master to finish eating, Bao'er will clean up and go to eat with Madame." ”
"Is it porridge too?"
"No, there is no meat, everything else is the same, Mrs. said that the young master's illness is just right, and he needs to make up for it, we are not sick, it is better to be lighter!"
Seeing the maid Bao'er pack up the dishes and chopsticks and go out, Zhang Xuan stretched out!
For three days, I have been struggling with the things of the crossing, plus I am sick, and my health is not very good, I am either sleeping or in a daze, and my whole body is like rust.
Now, Zhang Xuan was a little quiet, so he closed the door and went to the courtyard for a walk.
"Whew! It's still good in ancient air!" Zhang Xuan took a deep breath and sighed.
Now it's just spring, and the yard is a tender green of water, which is pleasing to the eye.
After wandering around for a while, Zhang Xuan realized that this yard was really not small.
"It seems that the original owner of this body has a good life!" Zhang Xuan secretly sighed.
It's just that the yard is a little desolate and dilapidated: the paint on the beams and pillars has almost peeled off, there are traces of insect bites everywhere on the railings of the corridors, and no one has sorted out the dead grass in the yard that was obviously left over from last winter, and there is not a single figure for half a day, and it is lifeless!
"How is it?Bao'er, has the young master eaten?" As he was walking, Zhang Xuan suddenly heard a voice that made his body throb instinctively - a kind and haggard, slightly hoarse female voice.
"Eat, eat, the young master eats deliciously! And the young master's health is much better! By the way, madam, just now the young master asked us, and I answered as you instructed. Then came a glutinous female voice, crisp as a yellow oriole!
"Hmm, isn't this the voice of the maid Bao'er who just brought me food?" Zhang Xuan was puzzled for a while, "Order?
Curious, Zhang Xuan looked inside through the crack in the door!
"That's good, that's good. Come, your Uncle Zhong has finished eating and going to work, so let's eat too. It's just a pain for you!"
"It's not bitter, madam, Bao'er remembers, that winter, Bao'er was cold and hungry, fainting in front of the mansion, if it weren't for you and the master, Bao'er would have been gone a long time ago!
"Hehe, people are small and big, and they know a lot!"
"Yes, yes, Bao'er knows a lot, and she can write her own name, they are all envious to death! These are all taught by the young master to Bao'er, the young master is knowledgeable, he has passed the county examination, the government examination, and then passed the hospital examination, he is the master of Xiucai." ”
Through the crack in the door, I looked at Bao'er with her fingers smiling and squinting and counting, that look, very cute! But Zhang Xuan felt that his eyes were astringent, and his heart was a little sour!
It turned out that Zhang Xuan unknowingly turned to the kitchen, but he saw the woman in her thirties and Bao'er holding two bowls of clear soup (water boiled with rice) and eating two black steamed buns wrapped in dregs. Zhang Xuan's heart just expressed was like being blocked by a big stone - uncomfortable!
"Yes, no matter how hard and tired you are, as long as Xuan'er has a future career, it will be fine!" Looking at the woman's expectant eyes, Zhang Xuan's heart trembled, and he vowed to do something for this family.
Two more days have passed, and in the past two days, in addition to Bao'er, who often comes to deliver food, that woman, that is, the mother of this body, Zhang Li also came to visit Zhang Xuan several times a day. It's the only old servant left in this family, Uncle Zhong, Zhang Xuan hasn't seen it yet!
Since that day, Zhang Xuan has not rejected this suddenly extra mother, but as the days of getting along have gone on, the blood relatives in the body are throbbing!
And in the past few days, Zhang Xuan has eaten alone as usual, and the food is not bad! But Zhang Xuan did not break it, because Zhang Xuan saw the shadow of his parents in his previous life in Li's body.
Every parent is the same, and the best should be reserved for their children! Not only will it not change anything, but it will also make them worried.
If we want to change the current situation, we have to start from the roots.