The Plow

The room is not small, the bedroom is connected to the study room, separated by a sandalwood bookcase in the middle, stacked with lattice, elegant and ancient.

There is no glass on the windows, and they are still old-fashioned paper paste. The location is well lit, and you can see the wild flowers blooming in the yard even if you stand on the edge.

Looking out from Lingshu's point of view, one can just see a vibrant spring.

But none of these can conceal the poverty of this room.

Next to the window, there should have been a desk.

There should have been neatly arranged books on the bookcase.

There should have been vases and utensils and other decorations that can be seen in ordinary homes on the museum cabinet.

Perhaps there should have been Clivia or bonsai, the Four Treasures of the Study, or spread out copybooks or letterheads on the desk.

but now--

Not all.

This is an empty room.

No, there is still something.

A bed, a futon.

That's it.

This is not a wing room for entertaining guests, it should be a place where disobedient concubines in the family are abused, right?

He Guanshi also knew that the environment was too shabby, even if he was eloquent, he couldn't say a word of good manners, so he could only desperately brew excuses in his stomach in an attempt to get away with it.

"What's the matter."

"Ah? Ah! Master Yue, please order!"

Hearing Yue Dingtang's voice, he quickly raised his head and smiled.

"May I ask Guan's guest rooms, do they all look like this?"

He Guanshi said repeatedly: "Yes, you are half of your own family and a distinguished guest. The villain must not dare to be negligent. To be honest, this room is already the best among all the guest rooms. Either it wasn't cleaned, or there wasn't even a quilt. I got your quilt to be played and delivered as soon as possible yesterday!"

Ling Shu: "Guan He, what about my guest room?"

Manager He laughed together: "If you don't mind, this Babu bed is big enough. I'll send another pillow later?"

Ling Shu: ...

Yue Dingtang's face darkened obviously.

He didn't say anything, but there was a storm brewing in his eyes, which might burst out soon.

Manager He couldn't figure out the other party's temper, but he had heard about the background of the Yue family.

This young master of the Yue family was probably the master of gold and jade at home, and now he came to attend the funeral because of the affection of the Guan family, but he was still treated like this, no one would be happy if he changed it.

"You don't know that all the things in the guest room were gone after the old lady fell ill, regardless of whether they were valuable or not. This room is the cleanest and most complete among all the guest rooms. I cleaned it up for you. I don't have the face to let you live beside me!"

Yue Dingtang frowned: "The servants resold everything? You didn't report it to the master?"

Manager He smiled wryly.

Ling Shu suddenly said: "I'm afraid that Mr. Guan and his brothers will be divided."

Yue Ding and Tang Ding Ding see what is in charge.

He Guanshi persisted for a while, and finally lost under his gaze.

"Young Master Yue, if I tell you about this, don't go to the Second Master, otherwise I won't be able to hang out in the Guan family if I talk too much."

"Say."

"During the time when the old man was seriously ill, he called several old men together, divided the property of the Guan family, and allowed them to live separately, but he didn't say how the house belonged. The old man bought a place in the city first. For a new house, transport the things in your own room out, and you can make decisions by yourself if you say it is your own thing. You don’t need to report to the old man to know. The second and fourth masters knew it and followed suit. I started to move people in the guest room. I was afraid that I would suffer if I took less. No one wanted to lag behind. The servants in the house also started to reach out secretly. Before moving, the old master distributed five keys among the five masters, and no one can open the warehouse without five of them being present at the same time."

Yue Dingtang knew that there was discord within the Guan family, but he didn't expect it to be so chaotic.

The original vases in the guest room were probably either sold off, or taken away to fill in his new house.

Once the old man left, there would be no leader among the dragons, and everyone would benefit from it.

Follow the example, the masters have done this, the servants will naturally start to cheat and play tricks, their hands and feet are not clean.

"Then what about your third master and fifth master?" Ling Shu asked.

He Guanshi: "The third master likes to play carpentry on weekdays. He is often locked in the house without seeing anyone, and everyone dare not disturb him. The fifth master has not come back at that time. When he came back, he heard about it and was furious. The villain saw it with his own eyes that day. See, he even quarreled with the old man."

Yue Dingtang: "Then what about you, who are you from?"

He Guanshi was taken aback: "Why do you say that?"

Yue Dingtang: "You exposed all the faults of the master, can you continue to work in this family?"

"Master Yue doesn't know something. The villain was originally serving the old man. Once the old man left, several masters refused to want me. In the end, the second master asked me to receive you. When you leave, if the second master does not If you are willing to keep me, I can only pack my things and go back to my hometown in the countryside."

Seeing that Yue Dingtang and Ling Shu had nothing to ask, Guan He bowed and left.

"You two rest first. The hot water and face towels have already been taken away, and they will be delivered soon. In another hour, the villain will come to pick you up and go to the flower hall for dinner."

"Why didn't you speak?"

After He Guanshi left, Yue Dingtang glanced at Ling Shu.

"It's rare to see you showing such a speechless look."

"Old Yue, your mother's family is really amazing." Ling Shu clicked his tongue twice, "Look at this, not only is there nothing on the table, but even the chairs have been removed. The chairs were originally made of pineapple wood, if not You have to save some face, I'm afraid the table is gone now!"

Yue Dingtang frowned: "What words are used? That's not my natal family, it's my mother's natal family."

"Almost, almost!" Ling Shu laughed, "Where should I sit?"

He sat down directly on the yellow rosewood table, his two long legs dangling in the air, and his hands crossed his chest.

"Interesting, really interesting!"

Yue Dingtang: "What's interesting?"

Ling Shu: "Everywhere is interesting! According to what Guan Shi said, I dare to love the whole Guan family, you cousins, none of you can catch your eyes, so what did the old man leave for you, and you have to travel thousands of miles from Shanghai Come here, he doesn't know the virtues of his younger generation, he asked you to come here to see the joke?"

Yue Dingtang: "You can't believe what Guan Shi says."

Ling Shu waved his hand: "I know, but you have also seen how your eldest cousin and fourth cousin fight each other, so now the fifth master is more reliable."

Yue Dingtang pursed his lips, showing a little helplessness on his face. With his calm personality, he was deeply impressed by the eye-opening excitement when he just entered the door, and he was also amazed at the wonderfulness of the Guan family.

But he is a relative after all, a relative who hasn't moved around for decades, if it wasn't for the old man's funeral, I'm afraid he wouldn't even remember that this relative still exists, let alone come here.

"Old Yue, there is something I need to say hello to you in advance."

Ling Shu interrupted his meditation.

Yue Dingtang was puzzled.

Ling Shu: "Well, I don't sleep well."

Yue Dingtang snorted: "Then you can make a bed on the floor at night, and I'll ask Manager He to clean it up and bring an extra quilt."

Ling Shu's expression was exaggerated: "How can you have the heart to let your old classmate, who is weak and sick, travel so far to lay down the floor with his old classmate who risked his life to accompany Junzi!"

Yue Dingtang: "But you are still my subordinate. The boss sleeps on the bed, and the subordinate sleeps on the floor. Isn't it right?"

The more serious his expression was, the more Ling Shu believed that there was bad water in his stomach.

People have to bow their heads under the roof.

Ling Shu didn't want to pay for the hotel by himself, and he didn't want to settle in other uncleaned rooms.

This house is so simple, it is hard to imagine what other houses are like.

Ling Shu approached with a flattering smile.

"I know, you are hard-spoken and soft-hearted, and you can't care less about your old classmates. What's the big deal, let's go back to Yuelai Inn and stay for another night?"

Yue Dingtang shook his head: "Tomorrow morning I will go up the mountain to kowtow to the old man. I may not be able to make it in time. I am afraid I will make it tonight."

"Okay, I'm sleeping pretty well, I promise not to move around."

After finishing speaking, taking advantage of his unpreparedness, Ling Shu lay down directly on Ba Bu's bed, acted first, and rolled around before getting up.

"Here, the bed smells like me, don't you think it's wrong?"