The Third Sister of You's Family in the Red Chamber

Yao Shan was already worried about Master You's illness, but when she suddenly heard the people inside say such words, she couldn't help feeling even more sad.

With just such an effort, the little Taoist priest who was left behind by her before as the housekeeper and the little Taoist priest who led the way also caught up.Yao Shan regained her composure, and let those people pass on to her.So the little Taoist went forward and knocked on the door, and said softly: "Master, the third girl is here."

There was a pause in the conversation inside, and there was a rustle of clothes, as if someone was getting up.After a while, I heard a familiar and slightly hoarse voice laughing: "Brother Youshi, why do you have to be so ignorant? The little girl is only five years old. I think she came to visit at the order of her mother. Brother, there is no need to deliberately avoid her."

Yao Shan was slightly taken aback when she heard this.It seems that Mr. You is a good friend who keeps the etiquette. Before she thought of anything to dodge, this master thought of it first.

In the blink of an eye, Mr. You was already greeting her inside.

"It's the third girl? Come in quickly."

Yao Shan responded, surrounded by Nanny Hu and Xiaotao, and stepped in through the door pushed open by the little Taoist priest.

This is a clean cloud room, and Yao Shan has been there before.It's just that when I entered the room today, I just felt that there was a scent of medicine out of thin air, but it felt different from before.And the most different thing is that there is a complete stranger in the room.

And this person really avoided behind the screen.Because she was worried about her father's illness, Yao Shan was not in a hurry to greet him.Just pretending not to see it, as soon as he entered the door, he went straight to Master You's bed.When he saw that although he looked haggard, his spirit seemed to have recovered a little bit, and he didn't look so dangerous. He finally breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately greeted him: "Master, you are awake? How do you feel?"

Seeing her coming, Mr. You was very happy, so he stretched out his hand to touch her head, and said with a smile, "I'm fine, but third sister, why did you come here by yourself? Where are your mother and sister?"

Although there is a screen makeup, but because there are outsiders, Yao Shan can't be too casual, so she replied respectfully: "My wife and second sister are worried about your body, but it's getting late, and you have been traveling too much these days." I was afraid that it would be inconvenient for them to be weak if they came out to catch the wind, so I recommended myself and ran here. My wife was worried at first, but I was able to say a lot of good things to come out. You see, Baba has sent so many people to follow, so you know what Madam is thinking."

As soon as she said this, Master You laughed, and the vague dissatisfaction with Mrs. Yu's indulgence of her little daughter Hu Lai immediately dissipated.

After the two father and daughter exchanged pleasantries, they remembered that there was still someone hanging out next to them.Although it is said to be an old acquaintance of Master You, he is still a guest after all.Master You and his daughter were done warming up, so he hurriedly pulled her away and asked her to go behind the screen to ask someone to come out.

Yao Shan responded crisply, and was thinking of taking action when the guest came over from behind the screen with a smile.Master You also laughed, took Yao Shan's hand, and introduced to this old friend: "Brother Youshi, this is the third sister, the third girl, come on, see you Uncle Zhang Shi soon."

Yao Shan hurriedly kowtowed, and praised: "Niece and daughter met Uncle Zhang, today's father is ill and depends on Uncle Shi to take care of him, niece and daughter are very grateful."

She was really grateful to this uncle, think about it, if it wasn't for him, maybe her father would be alone in the alchemy room for a long time.To put it bluntly, if no one is watching or caring about this, after a few days, whether Master You is still alive or not will be a problem.The so-called life-saving grace is like this.

Thinking about it this way, the head would be kowtowed anyway, but what I didn't expect was that for the first-timers, this ceremony seemed a little heavy.

That's why Zhang Youshi hastened to speak out, gave a little support and said, "My niece is too famous, there is no need to be so polite, get up and talk."

Yao Shan still kowtowed respectfully, then stood up and looked up at the friend's face.But seeing that this man is about thirty years old, with a white face and a slight beard, a smile on his face, and a relaxed expression, he seems to be doing everything "let it be", which is indeed in line with Master You's philosophy of life, and also No wonder we have been friends for many years.

Yao Shan is looking at her here, and that friend Zhang is also looking at her.I saw this old man's young girl, only five or six years old, wearing a pink-blue crepe skirt and a bright red brocade cape, with two big black and white eyes on a face like a pink dumpling, she is really cute Tight, but he speaks in such an adult tone, which makes people laugh, but also can't help but look at him differently.

So everyone sat down again, and Yao Shan asked a few questions about Mr. You's illness, and the friend Zhang really used the prevarication words commonly used by doctors, saying that he was overworked and he should take care of himself.As for the words "I'm afraid in the future" that he and Master You said alone just now, they didn't mention half a word.

Yao Shan didn't take it seriously either, but she secretly made up her mind to get something out of this uncle no matter what.

After all, it was because of Yao Shan's arrival, that friend Zhang couldn't stay for a long time, so he left after a while, saying that he was staying in the next room, if there was anything to do, he could come to him at any time.

Yao Shan sent him out respectfully, and then came back to serve Master You to take medicine.Master You was obedient, he obediently drank a big bowl, and Yao Shan put him to sleep again.Although she was young, she did these things in an orderly manner, which amazed Mr. You and his servants.

Everything has been settled, and the sky is nearing the dawn.Yao Shan also settled in the outer room of Master You's bedroom, and Nanny Hu and Xiao Tao slept with her.Yao Shan squinted for a while, then took advantage of them falling asleep, and slipped out quietly by herself.

Yao Shan used to sleep very well at night, and never got up to wait for things to toss about at night. This made Nanny Hu and Xiao Tao, who were also light sleepers and vigilant, relax day by day, and only lamented that they met someone who was easy to serve. Master, gradually fell into a deep sleep.In addition, during the day, I ran to the Ningguo Mansion and Xuanzhen Temple, and the bumpy rides and horses all the way exhausted my energy, not to mention serving Master You to take medicine together until Chugengtian, such a day When they came down, Nanny Hu and Xiaotao were already exhausted and fell asleep almost lying down.Therefore, Yao Shan tried to sneak out alone at night for the first time, and she succeeded.

This day coincides with the [-]th day, and the breeze in early summer is warm and cool. Standing on the open space in the temple and looking at the full moon in the sky, it is really an elegant thing.However, the place Yao Shan chose was very special. She walked straight through the corridor and stood at the door of the next room. She didn't do anything extra, just quietly looked at the door and the window.

Candlelight shone on the snow-white window edge paper of Yunfang, and it seemed that the people inside hadn't rested yet.Yao Shan slowly took two steps closer, standing at a place neither too close to the door nor far away from the door.In order not to arouse the suspicion of prying eyes, but also to make people feel that she is looking for this uncle for something.

After all, it was late at night. Although she was an uncle, it was not very good for a little girl like her to knock on someone's door rashly.But thinking that this might be a good opportunity to learn medical skills, Yao Shan decisively decided to be willful.If she doesn't follow the rules, then she doesn't follow the rules. Anyway, it's not the first time she's done something that doesn't follow the rules... At most, she'll just have to be taught a lesson tomorrow by her father and Mammy Hu.

She took a deep breath, walked two steps to the door, raised her hand and knocked on the door, the person inside responded, "Who is it?"

Yao Shan responded immediately: "Niece and daughter pay respects to Uncle Shi."

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard light footsteps coming from inside, followed by the door opened, the friend Zhang looked down at her, and said with a smile: "You really came."

When Yao Shan heard this, she felt a little interesting.Hurrying to salute, he said apologetically, "My niece interrupted you to read by candlelight at night."

The friend Zhang shook his head, and the smile on his face became brighter.Yao Shan felt a little apprehensive for no reason, that friend Zhang had already opened the door and let her into the room.

"Come and sit in the house, you are still young, and the night wind blows too much, it will be useless in the end."

Yao Shan nodded obediently, and followed this friend into the cloud room.This cloud room is basically the same as that of Mr. You next door, but the furnishings are simpler. There is nothing beside it, but there are a few books spread out on the desk, and there is a large box of books in the corner under the desk. , making the room look like a study.

Yao Shan was secretly pleased when she saw it, thinking that according to her father's introduction just now, this uncle is a great Confucian who has read poetry and books, but he is also proficient in medical theory.And just this contact, she feels more and more that this uncle is quite educated, it seems that he is indeed a talented person, maybe her chance really falls here.Before she finished reading, the friend Zhang had already led her to the desk, let her sit down again, and then got to the point, asking her why she came late at night.

For some reason, Yao Shan thought well at first, but when she met him, she suddenly didn't know what to say.In the end, I had to stumble and say that I was worried about my father's illness and wanted to learn medical science.Fortunately, this kind of not-so-fluent, somewhat shy request fits her status as a five-year-old loli, so it doesn't make people so suspicious.That Zhang Youshi looked at her with a smile, and said with a long beard: "The filial piety of my niece is commendable, but it is very difficult to learn medical theory. Don't say you are a little girl, even men like us can learn it. There are a lot of people who can't bear hardships and give up halfway."

Yao Shan quickly shook her head and said, "My niece will definitely not be like this. Although my niece is young, she has been taught by her father for a few years since she was a child, and she has a little understanding of the truth. It is definitely not possible to give up halfway. I did it. My niece is really worried about my father's health, if Uncle Shi is willing to accept my niece as a disciple, my niece must study hard so as to live up to the love of my uncle and father."

Zhang Youshi looked at her with a smile, neither saying yes nor no.Yao Shan shut her mouth knowingly, and sat on the stool obediently like a baby.After a long time, Zhang Youshi finally couldn't hold it any longer, and said with a smile: "The little girl has a lot of ideas. It's getting late, so hurry up and go back to your room and sleep well. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

He lightly brought up the topic, but still did not give a clear answer to the question of apprenticeship.Yao Shan was neither in a hurry nor annoyed, she stood up politely, saluted and said goodbye.When returning to the room, those few were still asleep, she climbed into bed silently, and fell asleep peacefully.

The next day, she sent the housekeeper back to report that there was nothing serious, but she insisted on staying to serve her father to take medicine.Seeing her like this, Mr. You was naturally amused and moved, and after a few words of persuasion, he agreed.

So Yao Shan lived in the small courtyard of Xuanzhen Temple, took care of Mr. You every day during the day, and visited Zhang Youshi at night.Ten days passed in a flash, Master You's illness was no longer a problem, and Zhang Youshi also acquiesced in Yao Shan's harassment every night, but the tone of accepting apprentices still did not relax.

Seeing that Master You was about to pack up and take her home, Yao Shan was still a little depressed.I don't know what this teacher Zhang thinks, why is it so difficult to ask for a teacher.

She was in a bad mood, and in the evening, she wanted to wander around the temple alone.Unexpectedly, just after leaving the door of the small courtyard, someone bumped into her arms.

Looking up, she saw a young lady who looked like seven or eight years old rubbing her head standing in front of her. Unfortunately, Yao Shan, who had another butt fall, sighed secretly: Well, I bumped into another one. I don’t know who this little brother is. origin.