He Shen

Where is Liu Quan?

Is Liu Quan wandering around the door of Niu Hulu's house?He is a clever man, he did not come empty-handed, he brought two baskets of pigeons.

It was a coincidence that since Shanbao likes to drink pigeon soup, Dong E often ordered the cook to buy young pigeons in order to accommodate Shanbao's taste.But Liu Quanzi was kicked out of Niu Hulu's house by Suo Chuoluo's family. Fortunately, he was free and had done a lot of work. He was astute and rented a stall in the market to sell poultry for a living.Coincidentally, Liu Zhong, the buyer of Niu Hulu's family, met Liu Quan, and the two of them became acquainted. As soon as Liu Quan'er inquired about the servant's house in the donkey meat alley, he personally delivered it several times in order to seize the business.I was stupid that day, isn't this the original owner's house?

After Liu Quan made some inquiries, it turned out that the second master of the family had returned to Beijing and was still a senior official in the court.The point is, his former little master, Shanbao is still there.When Liu Quan heard the letter, he burst into tears when he was excited.

Being a slave to others, listening to humiliation, lack of dignity, servility... Is it possible that a commoner can hold his head up and walk?

Based on Liu Quan's bitter experience, he would rather return to the mansion as a slave.

So, he got up early, took things to honor his master, and wandered around the entrance of the alley.

Shanbao held Fubao's hand, and had already stepped on the threshold, when he heard a stern cry from afar, "Liu Quan, the slave, please greet the master." Accompanied by a burst of dust, Liu Quan walked towards Shanbao from the entrance of the alley. After rushing over, when he arrived, a big head was thrown into the ground, his face was full of dirt and tears, and he choked up, "Master, the servant finally saw you."

Shanbao was startled, who is this?Thinking about what the man said just now, pointing at the muddy boy, he couldn't believe it, "You are Liu Quan?"

Celebrities.

When He Shen fell from power, the last of the twenty crimes was about this guy.There are not many such famous servants in the whole 5000 years.

"Master, still remember the servant?" Liu Quan's eyes were red with excitement, thinking back then, his grandfather was the housekeeper of Niu Hulu's family, and he served Shanbao with him since he was a child, and the two grew up together.Even though he was kicked out of the mansion by the Suo Chuo Luo family, Liu Quan knew that the Shan Bao brothers were in a difficult situation last year, so he even brought two old hens here.

"Master, I miss you." Liu Quan cried as he spoke.

Shanbao didn't speak, but Fubao stepped forward to help Liu Quan, "Get up and talk, why are you here? Just now in the car, brother asked about you?"

Liu Quan wiped away his tears with his sleeve, sobbing, "This slave never dared to forget the uncle and second master one day. The slave brought pigeons to honor the masters."

"Stop talking at the gate," Shanbao glanced at Liu Quan's expectant eyes, and smiled, "It's been a long time since you came here out of kindness, and you still remember us. It's not easy to make a living outside, so you don't need to bring these things, it's too polite." Here we go. Come in."

Mo Yan, the servant next to Shanbao, took the two baskets of pigeons from Liu Quan. Liu Quan followed behind Shanbao and took a peek. Now the weather in the mansion is more solemn than when the master was there, and the maids and boys are also dressed smartly. Cotton cloth, Liu Quan's heart gradually became clear.

"Mo Yan, take Liu Quan to wash your face first." Liu Quan blushed, with tears in his eyes, Shan Bao smiled, "I'm going to say hello to my aunt first, and I'll talk to you later."

"Yes, the servant knows." He took a deep breath and made up his mind that he must sell it back.

Shanbao didn't expect Dong E's to know Liu Quan. Dong E's said, "His grandfather was the housekeeper of our family. I saw him when he was born. Are his parents still alive?"

Shanbao had to go to see Fubao, Fubao shook his head, "It's gone. I remember being in Fujian, where I was sick and passed away."

"This child still remembers his master now, so he has a conscience." Dong E said while looking at Shanbao, Shanbao looked like an old god, but he didn't talk to him. Anyone with long eyes could know what Liu Quan meant.But for some reason, as soon as he saw Liu Quan, he immediately thought of the white silk a few years later, and hesitated for a while.

No one saw Shanbao's hesitation, but saw that Shanbao was still gentle and gentle as usual. Dong E knew that Shanbao had always been very patient, so he didn't want to say this for fear of avoiding leisure.

Fu Bao echoed, "That's right, at the beginning of last year, Liu Quan even sent two old hens. He was kicked out by... um... Xiao Erniang. After my grandma passed away, my elder brother sent Liu Quan went to Jiangsu to pay his respects to his grandfather, but when he came back, Xiao'eniang found her and kicked him out."

"He is a loyal servant." Mrs. Dong E praised, "Feiyan, call Liu Quan in. Since he has come, he is still filial, so he can't send it out like this." It is still necessary to personally check.

Liu Quan not only washed his face, but also changed his clothes, the work attire of a servant in the mansion, a sky blue cotton robe.Liu Quan invited Ann, and Dong E gave him a seat, but he didn't dare to sit, his buttocks were hit by a quarter, trembling and respectful, "The slave's clothes are a little dirty, I'm afraid the master will look at me badly, Let’s borrow Little Mo’s clothes first.”

"In a blink of an eye, you are so old." Dong E's sighed, "Your family has been serving as servants in the house for generations. I heard that you were kicked out for protecting the uncle and the second master. I was wronged."

Liu Quan was full of sadness, and said in tears, "It is the slave's duty to protect the master, and the slave doesn't feel wronged. At the beginning, the uncle pleaded for the slave, so the slave was able to leave with the deed, otherwise I don't know where he was sold? The slave After going out for two years, I have always wanted to come back to serve my master... It's just that the uncle is worried that the slave will be hated by the Suo Chuo Luo family, so he has not allowed the slave to come back. Later, the slave heard that the second master and second wife had returned to Beijing, so it was finally all right."

Liu Quan has a handsome appearance and a bit of eloquence, and his heart-wrenching description is tearful.

"If the master does not dislike the vulgarity of the slave, the slave is willing to return to serve the master."

Shanbao sighed lightly, Liu Quan must stay.Wouldn't it be chilling if such a loyal slave were really driven out.

Dong E asked Shanbao, Shanbao said, "In that case, let Liu Quan stay. No matter what kind of work, Auntie will arrange it for him, just don't let him idle."

"I see that this servant is very loyal. He grew up with you, and he is also a bit smart. Let him go out with you in the future." Dong E's naturally pushed the boat to fulfill the master and servant.

"Alright. It's just that there will be one more person going out with me."

"It doesn't matter, just have one more, you are an elder brother, so it doesn't matter if you have one more."

Shanbao looked at Liu Quan with a smile, Liu Quan understood it wholeheartedly, knelt down and licked Dong E's head, and Shanbao licked his head again.

Shanbao took Liu Quan to his yard to talk.

Liu Quan was a little excited, Shanbao changed his clothes and sat on the couch, Hongyan made tea, Shanbao signaled, "Drink some tea, it's been a long time, you don't even have to drink your saliva, are you thirsty?"

"It's good to see the uncle."

"There are no chairs there, you can move one yourself, don't be cautious. You are not an outsider."

Liu Quan did have a very deep master-servant friendship with Shanbao. He looked straight at Shanbao. When Shanbao looked back, Liu Quan couldn't help laughing, "Seeing that the uncle looks good, the servant can rest assured. .Master, you are still studying in Xian'an Palace. The servant only came here because you have a rest today."

"Yeah. Uncle and aunt just came back to Beijing. You grew up with me. Our relationship is extraordinary." Seeing Liu Quan's red eyes again, Shanbao couldn't help thinking, could Liu Quan in history be a crying bag.Shanbao leaned over and wiped his face with a handkerchief, but Liu Quan was crying more and more, clutching Shanbao's hand and crying bitterly.

His shoulders trembled violently, Shanbao gently hugged him, sighed, feeling infinitely sad.Pity our master and servant, don't go the old way again.

Liu Quan's tears wet Shanbao's sleeves, his face flushed, and Shanbao said in a warm voice, "It's okay, Hongyan fetches some water."

"Master, it's good for the slave to go back and wash up."

"On a cold day, it's easy to get chapped when you go out and blow the wind."

Liu Quan twitched twice, "Master is still so kind."

Shanbao smiled and did not speak. After Liu Quan washed his face again and his mood stabilized, he continued, "I am very happy that you can come back. You know the rules in the mansion. What should be done and what should not be done, you should know what to do in your heart." Be clear."

"Yes, this slave will remember, I will not embarrass my master or cause trouble." Liu Quan experienced the downfall of Niu Hulu's family, was expelled, went out alone to seek a living, and returned to Shanbao. People of the same age are more mature and stable.Now that the little master lives with his uncle and aunt, he naturally knows how to keep a low profile.

Very understanding person.Shanbao nodded and said in a gentle voice, "We will grow up when we are together in the future. Don't worry. At this moment, you go to Liu Xiang. He is also the boy who went out with me. Ask him to accompany you to find the steward to arrange accommodation and get a collar reward. Utensils. Besides, how do you deal with your outside business, you also have to have a plan in mind. I will give you a day off tomorrow, and you can deal with these things, is it enough?"

Liu Quan shyly said, "To tell you the truth, my servant has already disposed of the rented house and everything when he came."

Shanbao couldn't help laughing, and joked, "You're at the end of your boat."

Under Shanbao's consolation, Liu Quan put his heart back into his stomach, lying on the bed, he thought over and over what Shanbao said, "It's not an outsider", hehe, that's his own.

Liu Quan had the most comfortable sleep in the past two years.

After dinner in the evening, Shanbao told Junbao about greeting Jiamo: Jiamo had agreed and decided to join Niu Hulu's camp.

Although it was expected, Junbao still praised Shanbao for his shrewdness and ability. He rewarded Shanbao with a Mongolian knife, which made Jiabao almost salivate with envy. He has been envious for a long time.

How could Shanbao fail to see the longing in Jiabao's big eyes, he took it with a smile, and secretly gave Jiabao a wink, don't be impatient.

Jun Bao snorted coldly, "Whenever you memorize the Four Books and Five Classics by heart, I will reward you with a good knife." Gouged out Jiabao's eyes.

"If uncle doesn't order, nephew will go back to his room."

"Go."

Jiabao also stood up, "My son doesn't understand an article, so I just asked my elder brother for help." As soon as he left the house, he begged with a shy face, "Brother, this knife is heavy. Brother, let me hold it for you."

Jun Bao heard clearly in the room, full of helplessness.

Dong Eshi was a little uneasy, and handed a cup of tea to her husband, with a pair of watery eyes that seemed to be full of difficulties.

After many years of husband and wife, Jun Bao still couldn't help but feel moved. He took the tea, held his wife's catkins, raised his eyebrows, and signaled, "Sit down and talk."

The maid quit early, and there was no one else in the room. Dong E said softly, "We went to the patriarch's house to have a drink, because next year is the year of the general election, and all the talk is about the show girl." I heard that the Empress Dowager summoned girls from several families to enter the palace, and the fourth and fifth elder brothers have reached the age of marriage, so I think the two princes, Fujin, will be selected from among the best girls in the world."

Jun Bao responded indifferently, and it's not his daughter's business, so what the hell are you worrying about.

"He, Ama, I heard that the daughter of the Suo Chuo Luo family may be the fifth prince, Fujin." Dong E's murmured in Jun Bao's ears.

"Yes, that's it. What are you worried about? Don't worry, it's just a rumor. The more this is the case, the more they have to be careful with me." Jun Bao put his arms around his wife's waist, leaned on Dong E's neck, breathed A faint fragrance lingered in the room, and asked softly, "What are you worried about?"

Because of her husband's Meng Lang, Dong E's face turned red, making her even more charming, and Liu Mei's eyebrows were worried, "I heard people say that the fifth elder brother is very popular. If the girl from Suo Chuo Luo's family is lucky, in case After a while, brother five misunderstood us?"

"It's not very likely that both of your scenarios will come true." Jun Bao smiled, his eyes fixed on his wife's white earlobe, and he couldn't help but stretch out his hand to rub it. There was some kind of fiery affection in his whisper. Eshi pushed back softly, "It's still early to rest, you should be careful."

"What are you afraid of? The relationship between husband and wife is justified." Jun Bao was intoxicated by the softness between the fingertips in his hands, and said coldly, "Don't say that the girl of Suo Chuo Luo's family is the fifth elder brother's good fortune. It's too much to discuss now. Gao. The Spring and Autumn period is at its peak today, and it’s not the turn of elder brothers to come out on top. Fifth elder brother, think about it, the birth mother died young, her status is not obvious, and there is no strong mother clan. Besides, the first son of the palace is still It's placed in Kunning Palace, the fifth elder brother is not a concubine or an elder, if he is a virtuous man, he has never worked as a job, so what can he tell? All right, don't worry about it, I know it well."

Jun Bao was groping with his hands, and was about to go further, when suddenly there was the sound of hurried footsteps outside, the expressions of the couple changed slightly, Jun Bao straightened his back, Jia Bao came in through the curtain, and slapped casually, "Ah Ma'eniang, let me show my brother the big characters I wrote today."

Jun Bao said angrily, "I'm lost all day, I'm not safe! Walk honestly, what are you running for? You're a fool, and if you fall or touch, you have to wait for you! Sinister!" Seeing that Jiabao was trained not to move, even Huo Da said, "What are you doing in a daze! You came back in a daze!"

Jiabao pouted, took a few pages of inscribed red from the case by the window, and ran away in three steps.Jun Bao chased after him with curses, "I just told you to walk honestly, take my words as a deaf ear!"

In order to fight this battle with Suo Chuo Luo's family well, Jun Bao Shan Bao's nephew's preparations were not insufficient, and things did not work out, which was beyond Shan Bao's expectation. Shanbao's nominal uncle Suo Chuoluo Ruiyang brought several carts back to Niu Hulu's residence.

It's a pity that he surrendered without fighting.

Ruiyang said very politely, "Back then, Shanbao and his brother were young, and sister She was worried, so she helped take care of it for a while. Now that brother Junbao has returned to Beijing, he should return the original."

Junbao smiled calmly, asked Ruiyang to drink tea, and said after deliberation, "I have been working abroad for many years, and I seldom return to Beijing. When my brother passed away, Brother Shanbao was still young, and he had never seen him since he was born. Back then, he was still a sister-in-law at home. Master, I think my sister-in-law was too sad, and she forgot to inform me that this brother came back to attend his funeral. I still feel sorry for me. Therefore, when I first heard about my brother’s funeral when I was away, I went up all night. Please transfer back to Beijing. Their brothers should have someone to take care of them. Besides, my sister-in-law is still young, and I heard that she has returned to her mother's house early, so she must have the intention of remarrying. In this case, due to the limitation of etiquette, I will not go to pay my respects to my sister-in-law."

Rui Yangrao came to the door boldly and brazenly, but at this moment he also felt his cheeks burning, and ordered his servants to present the account book.A servant picked it up and handed it over to Jun Bao, who casually pressed it on the red sandalwood carving table at hand, raised his eyebrows, "Brother, you're overwhelmed."

Dong Eshi ordered his servants to clean out the storeroom in advance, ordered the housekeeper to receive the stewards of Suochuoluo Mansion, and together with Madam Zheng and Dong Eshi's eldest girl, Feiyan, put things into the warehouse facing the booklet.

Mrs. Dong E was instructing the cook how to prepare the lunch banquet when Shanbao came over, still holding things in his hands, and a palm-sized mahogany box was placed on a booklet.

"Shanbao, have you met someone from Suo Chuoluo's family? Sit down." Pulling Shanbao to sit beside him, he ordered the maid to pour tea.

Shanbao smiled, "I really annoyed that family. I begged my uncle, but they disappeared. I should bring these things to my aunt for safekeeping." A booklet was handed over, and the paper was yellow and old, and even had a musty smell. Son, Shanbao said, "This is the account book of the former warehouse. The things that Suo Chuoluo moved away earlier are on this account book. When you introduce the old and new pair, you will know how much you have returned."

Dong E's heart was surprised, "You, why, she didn't take it away?"

"At the beginning, I ordered Liu Quan to steal it." Shanbao had already got the past out of Liu Quan's mouth, so it turned out that his predecessor had such a scheming plan, "I lost the account book, Suo Chuan Luo's made a fuss for a while, and then let it go."

Dong E's didn't know what to say for a while, the account book was there, the things were there, if they were lost, there would be a day to go back, it turns out that this home has always been in the hands of Shanbao.Suo Chuo Luo's arrogance and domineering, now can see the fate.

"You must have suffered a lot back then." Dong Eshi patted Shanbao's hand lightly, feeling guilty.

"It's nothing." Shanbao smiled lightly, "Everything will be fine when uncle and aunt come back." Then he opened the mahogany box, "This is the Zhuangzi land deed that the patriarch accompanied me to Suo Chuo Luo's house before. I go to school every day, and I don’t know how to manage housework, since we are a family, my aunt shouldn’t refuse.”

"Okay, I'll keep it for now, and I'll discuss it with your uncle."

It wasn't until the afternoon that Madam Zheng came back, gesticulating happily, "It's really amazing, dozens of boxes of things. The little lady was not particular about her work before, ma'am, there are still a few shops in the capital here." The title deed." Madam Zheng presented it to Dong E with both hands, smiling happily, "My wife can breathe a sigh of relief, and if we buy a few more villas, we will have all the property in the capital. The servants see that there are many good things, so I want to The same is true, generations of officials, how can they not have some savings. Whenever the wife goes to see, she can use it if she likes it."

Dong E's eyebrows frowned, and said in a low voice, "Nurse!"

Nanny Zheng was still unconscious, but her heart was apprehensive, she forced a smile and asked, "What's wrong Ma'am?"

"Most of these things were left by the elder brother, and they belonged to the Shanbao brother. What do you mean by taking out what you like! No one can touch it!" Dong E said solemnly, "Don't mention anything about Zhuangzi, mother. Shanbao sent all the land deeds of Zhuangzi."

Madam Zheng said awkwardly, "It should have been brought to my wife long ago."

"Mother, how many years old man can't see that Shanbao is not stingy. Think about what you said before, have you become a villain in vain?" Dong E said directly, with Shanbao's scheming, really Annoyed him, Madam Zheng was completely in vain.This is her own nanny again, Dong E's headache, do you want to find a reason for Madam Zheng to take care of her?

"My wife is so charitable, you have to think about my young master."

Hearing Mammy Zheng's words getting more and more out of tune, Dong E was also tired, rubbed her brows and said, "What's so bad about charity? Mammy only knows the benefits of charity by chanting Buddha more often."

Dong E's expression was calm, with a little tiredness, Madam Zheng knew Dong E's temperament very well, so she didn't dare to say much, and hurriedly withdrew.

Dong Eshi listened to Jiabao recite the article at night, and asked with a smile, "Mr. Yu is so knowledgeable, but you can't listen to it, and insisted on pestering your elder brother to tell you."

"Brother can explain clearly." Jiabao said crisply, "I write big characters every day for Master Yu to read. Master Yu drew ten red circles for me today." "The cursing elder brother's handwriting is like a spider crawling, and he has no strength of character. I gave my elder brother a dozen calligraphy posts and asked him to practice accordingly. The second elder brother's writing is the best, and it is simple and simple. This is what Master Yu said. Er Niang, I recited it. Well, I made an appointment with my second brother to compare wrestling."

Jiabao happily left.Seeing that his son is improving day by day, he doesn't worry about studying like he used to want to kill him. Only like this, Mrs. Dong E knows Shanbao's love. Thinking about it, if Jiabao can be admitted to Xian'an next year In the palace, she also needs to take good care of her, and her heart becomes softer and softer.