Yizhou, Daotai Mansion, Inner House, West Courtyard.

Jade Spider sat in front of the dresser, holding a piece of eyebrows, holding a pair of bronze mirrors, carefully outlined. Because the uncle is not in the house, the door of the inner house is guarded more and more tightly, and even those who take them from the courtyard are stopped from leaving the hospital, which is really boring.

However, she was a little weak-hearted, and it was too unexpected. At first, I didn't expect that the uncle would go to Beijing after hearing about the three girls' grievances; I didn't expect that something had happened, and even the county lord gave up the little master and went to Mengyin.

In the past few days, the jade spider has been unable to sleep steadily, and every time she thinks of the way Amethyst looked at her, she seems to have an understanding, and she regrets it in her heart.

And on this side of the yard, the jade dragon is still feeling guilty, just thinking that he is leaking his mouth, leading to the right and wrong behind, losing the face of the Cao family, and making the jade cicada beaten, and not caring about the jade spider.

Although the jade cicada was hit by the board because of its tongue, it did not complain about the jade dragon, and looked at the jade spider more and more unpleasantly. Even with the jade firefly, every time I see the jade spider, there is something wrong with my expression.

The jade spider had no bottom in his heart, and he had been separated for several days, but now he was really bored, so he thought about walking to the main house, if he met Amethyst, see if he could offer some small intentions.

Although I look down on Amethyst in my heart, but now that the second master is not there, I think of the previous things, and if I want to say that I am not afraid, it is false. The more scared she was, the more she regretted why she was shallow. Not to mention that the second master is gone now, even if the second master is still there, the second master is really nothing. The uncle is the eldest son of the Cao family, and the future of the family will naturally have a good future.

Let's just say that in this house, her second master's room is not as decent as the big girl next to the uncle, and it is really boring to do it.

Looking at the mirror, properly done, the jade spider looked at the pale cyan gown on her body, ivory-colored armor, and there was nothing more than a small comb of rice beads on her head, and a pair of Nanzhu earrings on her ears. It is not pretty, and it is no longer appropriate.

After standing up, she took a cloth tiger from the kang table. This was sewn by her own hands, just to please Chu Yu, the stitches were sewn very tightly, and it was obvious that she had put her heart into it. I found a piece of green and white silk and wrapped it carefully.

Thinking that although the snow was outside, but the north wind was tight, the jade spider found a stone blue cotton cloak and put it on, and then pushed the door out, and arrived at the door of the jade dragon next door, and asked with a smile: "Is the dragonfly sister there?" ”

Hearing the sound of footsteps, the jade dragon answered the door and opened the door, and welcomed her in. Seeing the jade spider dressed up, she was stunned, and then asked, "Sister, is this going to ......?"

Jade Spider smiled and said, "It's early for dinner today, and it's fine, didn't you say that the main courtyard added a **?" It's been a few days, let's take a look, or it's like we're on the shelf! ”

Jade Dragonfly hesitated and said, "Sister Spider, this ...... Didn't Sister Amethyst say that the uncle was not there, and the doors of the courtyards should be tighter? Isn't it good that we have passed like this? ”

A gust of wind blew, and the jade spider couldn't help but shiver, tightened the cloak on her body, and said with a smile: "It's just to see the new **, and it's not idle to hang out." She only said that the door was stricter, and she didn't say that she wouldn't let us out of the yard! My sister too, even if I have a grudge against her in my heart, it's not good to be so indifferent, I always have to deal with it in front of people, who made her the housekeeper! ”

When Jade Dragon heard this, her face changed color in a hurry, and she hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Sister Spider, don't say that!" Sister Amethyst is acting according to the rules, where will my sister complain? It's all my sister's fault, if I hadn't talked about this with my sister lightly or seriously, there would be no right and wrong behind! ”

The jade spider took her hand and whispered, "In front of my sister, what else is there to hide from my sister?" Even if she has waited for the old lady, she is older, not to mention that her sister is the second master's person, she is the jade cicada, and she is also the girl in the second room, where is her turn to discipline? It's just to bully the county lord with a tender face, relying on the old and selling the old! The poor second master is not here, and no one is in charge of us, so we can only deal with it in a low voice. ”

Jade Dragonfly has always felt guilty about the matter of the three girls, where is the heart of resentment Amethyst? However, she has always been stupid, and the jade spider spoke quickly, but she didn't know how to refute, her face was flushed, and tears were rolling in her eyes.

Jade Spider smiled secretly in her heart, but with a hint of helplessness on her face, she pushed her and said, "Don't be wronged, add some clothes, let's go together, save her from looking for ballast again, isn't it looking for us!" ”

Jade Dragonfly took a piece of Mao Bijia and put it on the side of the kang, and said in a low voice: "Sister Jade Spider misunderstood, my sister didn't complain about Sister Amethyst." Sister Amethyst is relied on by the uncle and the county lord, and she acts most fairly and properly. The previous thing is not my sister's! ”

Jade Spider said: "Look at you! Speaking of which, the identity may not be more noble than ours, where is it impossible to say! ”

The jade dragon wanted to say more, but was robbed by the jade spider and said, "Okay, okay, my sister knows!" She's a good person, and she won't be wrong at all! If you really say it, it's not my sister's, if it weren't for the curiosity of the day and a few more questions, it wouldn't have made the jade cicada listen! She has a broken mouth, everyone knows it, hey, this is my sister's sin! As he spoke, his face was full of worry and guilt, he took Jade Dragonfly's hand and said, "She has always been merciful on her face, but she is strict with her subordinates." My sister couldn't sleep well for several days, afraid that she would want to sell well in front of the uncle and the county lord, and put the fault on you and me. My sister is better, she can't be considered a person on the stage, but my sister has been with the second master for several years, isn't this a slap in the face of the second master? There are only two of you, and I can't rely on anyone else! rushed over like this, but also wanted to sell it well, so that she could turn big things into small things and small things! ”

Seeing that the jade spider's eyes were dark, and her spirit was really insufficient, her hands trembled when she talked about it, and she looked pitiful, and comforted: "Sister is too worried." What are you doing? Even on my sister's side, Sister Amethyst is nothing, and she won't go to her sister! Besides, it's been a long time in the past, where will it be turned out again? ”

Hearing this, the jade spider felt a little relieved, and reluctantly smiled: "Let's go over quickly." After a while, it was dark, and the master was afraid that he was sleeping, so we went, but we were disturbed! ”

The jade dragon responded, and then noticed the package in the jade spider's hand, and asked, "Is this ......?"

"The little things for the master, it's the two of us!" Jade Spider laughed.

The snow on the road had been cleared, revealing the path of the bluestone slabs, and the jade spider looked at the bleak small garden to the north, and said to the jade dragonfly: "It's not as good as Jingli, and even plum blossoms are rare on this side!" I don't know when the uncle will return to Beijing, we are people in the second room, and we have such an identity, living here is embarrassing! ”

Jade Dragonfly heard her melancholy, and she was also thinking about Cao Song in her heart, but she still comforted: "Sister, what are you doing with all this? We were originally bought by my wife, and we were assigned to wait next to the second master, where did we get a big house and a second room? ”

While talking, I entered the main courtyard, and happened to see Xixia carrying a basin of water to the upper room.

The jade spider hurriedly stepped forward and helped Xixia open the cotton curtain. The jade dragon saw that the water was not hot, it seemed to be cold, and it was a little strange, and asked, "How is it cold water?" Or do you go to the end? ”

Xixia thanked the jade spider first, and then replied with a smile: "The kang is burning hot today, I'm afraid that the young master will have a dry throat, and Mama said that it is good to put a few basins of water in the house!" A few small ones, all of them were eaten, so I went to serve them! ”

Xiyan was in the house, and when she heard Xixia's voice, she came out to take the copper basin in her hand, and said to the jade dragon and the jade spider: "The two girls are expensive, and they haven't come to our yard to play for a long time!" ”

As they spoke, they entered the west room.

The jade spider and the jade dragon looked around, in addition to Mama Ye, there was also a young woman wearing an indigo cloth jacket sitting on the edge of the kang, guarding the rocking cart, coaxing Tianyou. With a little shyness on her face, she looked at the one with low eyebrows, and when she saw someone looking at her, she got up, smiled a little shyly, and looked at Mama Ye who was sitting on the side with a little pleading. Come to think of it, this is the new ** Xu.

Seeing that it was the jade spider and the jade dragon, Mama Ye didn't get up, and said with a smile: "The two girls haven't been here for a long time, what kind of wind is it today?" Drink a cup of hot tea and go to the cold first! As he spoke, he greeted Xiyan and served tea to the two of them, and then said to Xu: "Liu family, these two girls are from the second master's house, the slightly tall one is the jade dragon girl, and the other is the jade spider girl!" ”

Xu leaned over, took a blessing, and said in a low voice: "I've seen the jade dragon girl, I've seen the jade spider girl!" ”

The jade spider took a step forward, wanting to be close to the Xu family, thinking of the words of Mama Ye just now, it seemed that she was afraid that she and the jade dragon would give the cold on her body to the master, so she stopped moving, returned the salute, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Sister-in-law Liu, so young, don't let us call us old anymore!" ”

The jade dragon behind her also returned the salute.

Xu was restrained, not knowing how to deal with the quips of the jade spider. Mama Ye smiled and said, "Look at the words of the Jade Spider girl, it seems to be how old she is, it is the age of a flower!" Saying this, didn't you let the old woman drill into the cracks in the ground! ”

"Mama, don't you look at it, up and down the house, who can be as young as Mama! Where to be an 'old', wouldn't it make it impossible for others to live! Jade Spider said obediently.

Mama Ye was happy to hear this, pointed at the jade spider with a smile, and said, "Why shouldn't these words be said in front of your master?" If you're used to being smart, just this mouth, no one else can compare to you! ”

"Mama, it's not like you don't know, it's the spider who sees you! I always think about how good it would be if you were the mother of the spider, and it would be unfortunate to give birth to us people! The jade spider whispered with red eyes.

In a word, the jade dragon, Xiyan and Xixia in the house are also uncomfortable, and several of them are also motherless.

Mama Ye saw that the little face of the jade spider's palm was pale and her eyes were red, and she remembered that she and the jade dragon were both sold by the Cao family's beaters. Even if there is an old lady alive, I am afraid that I will never see her again in this life, and it is not like other families who have family members and relatives, which is really pitiful.

As she got older, her heart was softer, Mama Ye waved her hand, summoned the jade spider to the side of the kang, put the package in her hand aside, and then held her hand and said, "Quickly put away the gold beads, there will be Mama who will hurt you in the future!" It is also your blessing to enter such a family and have such a master! You have been in the inner house, and you have not known the things that are outside, and there are many things that you young people cannot hear. It's not that Mama is biased and talking nonsense, it's really hard to find someone like us in the house! ”

"Hmm!" The jade spider smiled on her face and said with tears in her eyes: "Isn't it our blessing? Needless to say, the degree of food and clothing is not to mention, even if you are cold-eyed, you have never suffered it, you are really in a blessed nest! ”

While talking in the house, I heard the sound of hurried footsteps in the yard, and it was the little girl Wu En who came over and said to Mama Ye: "Mama, the uncle and the county lord are back, and Sister Amethyst is facing you at the Yimen!" Uncle's legs and feet are a little inconvenient, so he wants to send someone over, send me to inform Mama, and ask my sisters to avoid it, and the things over there are also in the warm pavilion! ”

When Mama Ye heard this, she immediately put down the hand of the jade spider, stretched out her legs and got off the kang, and said, "This is back for the time being!" I didn't let anyone come back to say it first, but fortunately, the fire on the other side of the warm pavilion never lived! He explained to the Xu family: "The Liu family, our master is back, the old woman is going to greet him, the master is here, I will take care of you carefully!" ”

The Liu family's (Xu's) leaned down to respond, and Mama Ye remembered the jade dragon and the jade spider, and said with a smile: "Uncle just came back, there will be chaos here, and there will be no two girls to talk today!" ”

Jade Dragon smiled and said, "You're polite, let's go back, Ming'er will come to say hello to the county lord!" ”

The jade spider took the package along the kang and handed it to Mama Ye and said, "Mama, this is the gadget that the jade spider sewed for the master, don't think the jade spider is clumsy!" ”

Mama Ye smiled: "It's hard for you to think, who doesn't know that you are skillful?" The designation is good! ”

Seeing that Mama Ye was in a hurry, the jade spider and the jade dragon didn't stay long, so they said hello to the Liu family, and went out together and went back to the west courtyard.

After the two left, Mama Ye hurriedly took Xiyan and Xixia and entered the East Warm Pavilion.

This is Chu Yu's bedroom after giving birth, Mama Ye and the others took a closer look, put the two sets of Chinese clothes that were originally placed outside in the cabinet, and put away a few small things that are not suitable for outsiders to see.

I touched the kang, and it was like the west side, burning hot. Now I went to serve water, but it was too late, so I had to wait a while.

Hearing the sound of footsteps in the yard, Mama Ye asked Xiyan and Xixia to go back to the West House, and only called Wuen to follow her to greet her.

* Finally home! Looking at the few upper rooms that were not eye-catching, Cao Hao suddenly felt a little emotional. Now, he was carried in by Wei Hei and Zhang Yi, and he looked a little embarrassed.

Looking at Wei Hei, who had a calm face, Cao Hao didn't know what to say for a while.

Although he also wanted to clean up the Du family brothers in his heart, he was just thinking about beating the board hard. Wei Hei was here to pick their hamstrings and avenge Cao Hao's broken leg, but he was stopped by Mr. Zhuang.

Although he heard Mr. Zhuang talk a lot of truths, he was still a little depressed in his heart, and his face never got better.

Cao Hao couldn't help but persuade him again in private, only saying that he was fine, and the two brothers naturally had national law waiting for them, even if they didn't do it, they wouldn't be able to get down.

Wei Hei is not a fool, seeing that Mr. Zhuang values the brothers so much, he knows that there are other uses. It's just that I still can't help but complain about Cao Hao, I shouldn't be so soft-hearted and keep their surnames; Give them something to eat, otherwise they will not suffer in vain.

Cao Hao could only smile bitterly, he didn't want to be so "generous", how could it be "the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime is unforgivable", dozens of boards were beaten, and the two brothers were allowed to lie down for three or five months, so as to meet his own surname of "retribution".

Mr. Zhuang disagreed, saying that it would damage the "benevolent" image left by Cao Haosu, and if it spread, it would damage his reputation.

After all, these two brothers will be of great use in the future, and they will have to go to the court to question, testify, and identify, etc., so it is better to give their brothers some hope, so that they can remember Cao Hao's "generosity" and honestly and wholeheartedly "cooperate" with the yamen to suppress the bandits.

In officialdom, there is such a contradiction, although the Qing officials can't do it, the image of this "hypocrite" still needs to be maintained. If you keep a pigtail and let Qingliu catch the handle as a "villain", then don't expect an An Sheng to say in the future.

Even if you have no obstacles, if you can upgrade a few more grades, it will only be a change to a higher-grade imperial history to stare at you. The slightest mistake is a denunciation, which is too embarrassing. If it is thin-skinned, it is estimated that he even has the heart to resign and retire.

This is only half a year in the next place, Cao Hao has gained a lot of knowledge, and he can only be grateful to Mr. Zhuang in his heart. If it weren't for this old man who is well versed in officialdom to follow, with his own cautious eye, it is estimated that he would have fallen into the pit a long time ago, waiting to be cleaned up.

Wei Hei and Zhang Yi sent Cao Hao to the upper room Xinuan Pavilion, and then went out in the rear. Chu Yu followed Amethyst and came in.

Seeing that Cao Hao's legs were sandwiched between wooden boards, Amethyst was calm, and her eyes were red, so she couldn't cry, and took people to the kitchen to prepare food for the two masters.

Cao Hao touched the hot kang and watched Chu Yu come in with his son at the door, and his heart was indescribably satisfied. "Wife and children hot kang head", where is there anything stronger than this?

(To be continued)