Chapter 6: The Strange Servant Dully Errand
After finishing speaking, he put down the bucket, took the broom and was about to sweep the floor, his kindness was regarded as a donkey's liver and lungs, Wang Tong was a little angry, how could he be so temperamental as a slave to other people's families, he walked up to him and stretched out his hand and said:
"Kind and kind to help, where is so much nonsense, give me a broom, or we didn't open this mouth!"
Wang was angry in his call, so he stretched out his hand, and the old man looked at Wang Tong a few times, and found that this brocade guard was strong and tall, but his face was full of childishness, but he was only a half-grown child, so he couldn't help but smile and handed him the broom in his hand.
A thirteen-year-old person, no matter how strong he is, is just a baby face, which is also Wang Tong's helplessness.
Taking over the tool, Wang Tong swept it up skillfully, father and son depend on each other, he can start doing this business since he was a child, and this is not counting the modern experience.
"Uncle, you are so old, let the young ones do all the heavy work...... It's not easy for you to ...... either."
At the beginning of the day, the street was very quiet, Wang Tong was in a rare relaxed mood, he was gossiping while doing it, and the old man didn't pay attention to it, and scooped out the water in the bucket with a wooden spoon and splashed it.
After the sweep was finished, the old servant took the broom and nodded, and did not thank him, but went straight to the door and closed it again.
Anyway, he also helped with kindness, how could he give such treatment, Wang Tong almost scolded, but he still held back, after all, this is in front of the door of a hundred households, people may have a weird temper when they are old, and besides, the help is not his thanks.
Yesterday I was led to Xicheng to experience the division, and this morning I came to wait, Wang Tong knew that he came too early, and after sweeping the ground, he actually stood for more than half an hour, and then waited for the first one to come almost to the top.
The sun has risen, Tian Baihu is also lively in front of the door, people gradually gathered, although everyone is wearing flying fish clothes, carrying embroidered spring knives, soldiers dressed, but there is no discipline, each scattered abnormal, three or five piles there to talk and laugh, saying that the parents are short, the wind and moon, if you close your eyes, you may think of this place as a bazaar.
Wang Tong stood silently in the corner, since he was a child, his father rarely let his family and colleagues deal with, among these people, in addition to Zhang Shiqiang, who was standing beside him, there were two people who had also been to Macau, which was considered an old acquaintance, but after seeing Wang Tong, his expression was very indifferent, without the slightest sense of greeting.
At first, some people stared at Wang Tong and talked a few words, but then everyone ignored this newcomer and chatted and laughed on their own.
When the people were almost gathered, Liu Xinyong, the chief banner, also arrived on horseback, and the burly man followed beside him.
As soon as Liu Xinyong appeared, most of the Jinyi guards who arrived greeted loudly with a smile on their faces, and Liu Xinyong, the general flag, also nodded and greeted with a smile on his face, which seemed quite prestigious.
No matter what the leader does to you, as a subordinate, you always have to smile at each other, and Wang Tong, who is thriving in the modern workplace, naturally understands this truth.
can make him smile at a boss who came to take away the family property when his father died, and even took away the safe place......
Wang Tong raised his head, there was no smile on his face, he looked coldly, but he was right opposite to Liu Xinyong, and the smile on Liu Xinyong's face froze at this moment.
Wang Tong lowered his head, Liu Xinyong had a smile on his face again, and continued to nod and greet others.
The general flag is in charge of fifty people, and he is the deputy of the hundred households, and Liu Xinyong came here at the right time, and after he finished greeting here, the door of Tian Baihu's house squeaked open, and Tian Ronghao walked out.
The noisy door was immediately quiet, Liu Xinyong got off the horse early, bowed in unison and said:
"See the Lord of the Hundred Households, the Lord of the Hundred Households is fine."
Tian Ronghao stood in front of the door and glanced at his subordinates, his eyes inadvertently stopped on Wang Tong in the corner for a short time, and then raised his voice and said:
"The emperor's grace is vast, you should be careful and diligent."
"No!!"
"Did you say anything happened yesterday?"
"Nothing!"
"It's business as usual today!"
"Obey your orders!"
This is a very routine ceremony, Wang Tong mechanically followed everyone to bow down and answer, a few simple words, Tian Baihu's personal entourage brought him a horse, Tian Baihu rode away.
As soon as Shangfeng left, everyone became noisy again, surrounding Liu Xinyong, who had the highest status at this time, chatting and laughing, and they all dispersed after a while.
said that there was something on duty, and ten ** were all hanging out and having fun, as for the only ones left behind, there were only Wang Tong and Zhang Shiqiang, "Isn't this a refrigerator", Wang Tong muttered, but Zhang Shiqiang was confused.
The two of them walked silently to a small house with a single family, which looked like a private house from the outside, but when they walked in, they found that the format was a little different, the ground of the small courtyard was paved with stone slabs, the partitions of the hall and hall were removed, and some half-used weapons were placed in the corners, and there was a square table and several wooden benches in the main hall.
Wang Tong remembered that he had followed his father to a similar place in the past, which was where the offices of the hundreds of households under Jinyiwei were located, but the conditions here were simple, and no one wanted to stay here except for the rare Shangguan coming.
Staying on standby, there is nothing to do at all, Zhang Shiqiang is a stuffy gourd, the two of them are staring at each other, there is nothing to say, it is really boring.
Although there are still a few hundred taels of silver at home, and there is no worry about life, but staying here, and not dealing with the outside, I am afraid that if you stay, there will never be any changes, that is really refrigerated here, and when the time comes, you are looking for something wrong with provocation, even if you don't let you go, you have to take the initiative to leave.
Wang Tong thought so in his heart, but he didn't show it, and even took the initiative to help Zhang Shiqiang clean up the yard.
Fortunately, it was time for lunch soon, and it was natural to save when they went back to eat, and the two of them went back to their respective homes, and when they walked out of this small mansion, Wang Tong let out a sigh of relief, it was too suffocating inside.
This side is not far from his house, walk out of the alley, go up the street full of shops, and walk along the street all the way east to go home.
The weather is cold, but the sun is good at noon, there are a lot of people on the street, Wang Tong walked in it, felt a lot more comfortable, and the morning was too lonely and lonely.
In modern times, Wang Tong has come to Yanjing many times for various reasons, and naturally knows how amazing the housing prices in this place near the Forbidden City, that is, around the Forbidden City, are amazing, and the courtyard houses are sold for hundreds of millions, and there is no market.
In the Wanli period, it was completely different, not to mention that the scale of the Forbidden City was much larger than that of modern times, and the real estate near the imperial city was not so valuable.
For example, in the courtyard of Wang Tong's house, standing in the courtyard, you can see the towering imperial city wall behind it, of course, there is still a distance from the root of the city wall, but it is separated by a few rows of people.
Of course, there was also an open space between the residential area and the city walls, which was often patrolled by soldiers, and was protected by moats on the east, west, and north sides, but not on this side.
If it weren't for the fact that there were many shops on the street next to Wang Tong's house, it wouldn't even be able to sell at a price, firstly, because the walls of the palace city were too high to block the sun, and secondly, there were often soldiers and horses passing by, and it was too noisy at night.
If this place is placed in modern times, it will not be sold at a sky-high price, and you can see such a brand-new Forbidden City every day, Wang Tong thought crankily while walking, and his depressed mood was much better.
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