There is a home in the depths of the white clouds

"When the slaves passed by, the old lady and her people had already left. The second room was full of her own people. Camellia said that the lady is fine now. The old lady specially ordered that the second room has fifty catties of vegetarian meat every month. I rewarded my second wife with two bolts of plain brocade, four bolts of plain cloth, and one hundred eggs; my wife gave me two bolts of plain brocade, two bolts of plain cloth, and ten catties of vegetarian meat; you gave me two bolts of plain brocade, One hundred eggs, not conspicuous." Jasmine reported very carefully, and even found out what others sent.

After all, Wu Youwei was not married yet, and the things he gave were no more than those of his aunt and sister-in-law, which was just right.

"En." Wu Youwei nodded, this is the effect he wanted.

"When the eggs were delivered, the maidservant opened them in front of Mrs. Fang, and Mrs. Fang said, you are interested." Jasmine recalled how touched the second wife was when she saw the money, and felt that her young master was really considerate.

The life of the second room was not easy, and since the second master left, it was even more difficult.

One-third of the first house's income is used for daily expenses and rewards; one third is used for gifts, so as not to let people forget that there is a second master and second house in Wu's mansion; one third is used for Bringing up the young master, now there is another one in her belly, the second wife rubbed her stomach and even smiled wryly.

Giving her money means she can buy whatever she wants, which is much better than looking at the faces of servants in the house.

There were originally [-] servants in the second room, ten of them were brought by the second wife, and ten of them belonged to the second master. Unfortunately, the second master went, and the ten servants were angered by the old lady. Next, they are all sold, the reason is that they did not serve the second master well.

Now there are only ten servants left there, including a nanny and two little girls who serve the young master.

There are only seven real servants, four rough envoys, two second-class maids, and one first-class maid.

It's not as good as there are more people serving in their small courtyard!

"En." Wu Youwei still nodded, and he didn't say anything. This kind of thing, the target is the widowed second sister-in-law with a posthumous child. It's normal for him not to say anything. If he said it, he would be careless.

In ancient times, a man was a piece of sky above a woman's head. A man could control a woman's life and death, and could do things that a woman dared not even dream of. A woman could only rely on her husband and son.

Just look at the second room and you'll know, the sky over his head has collapsed, and he's started to suffer.

The old lady sold out her servants, but when she turned her head, she pretended that nothing happened, and she didn't continue to assign a few servants to the second room to serve her.

In addition to the matter of the old man, it is of course forgotten.

She pretended to be deaf and dumb, so who would dare to mention it?

The housekeeper's wife didn't even think it was a thing!

Fortunately, she also left a son for her. It doesn't matter if the man or woman in her stomach is now, as long as it can be born, the second wife is not considered a single seedling.

"Second brother is gone, the second room... You've done a good job, let's go down." Wu Youwei was actually just a little hurt.

He is also a bastard, fortunately the original owner was up to the challenge, and fortunately, at that time, the old man understood and protected the original...

Jasmine retreated, and Furong came.

They urgently processed the clothes for the little master, and by the way, the little clothes were also ready.

They make clothes, not individual clothes, but a set of clothes from inside to outside, from top to bottom, from top to headband, bottom to shoes, and a complete set. A total of four sets were made for Wu Youwei to wear temporarily .

Looking at the cotton robes made of Sujin, Wu Youwei remembered that sitting at home like this, his classmates all gave him gifts, so he had to return the gifts!

"Furong, can you make Luozi?" Wu Youwei remembered that it should be called Luozi.

A network is a knot (Chinese knot).

Luozi is a usage of Chinese knots made into bags to hold things.

Chinese knots were very popular in ancient times.

To dress, you need to tie a cloth belt (that is, the sweat towel in the Red Chamber), and then tie it with a knot; in addition, on the hair, the fan pendant, the curtain, and even the waists of men and women, they used to like to use some Chinese knots as decorations.

Luozi, pronounced laozi, is also called "tape".

It is a net bag made of colored rope.

A small mesh bag made of thread can also be used to hold things.

"What does the little master want to use? Is it for a fan pendant or a jade pendant?" Fu Rong asked cautiously: "The servants have plain white, jade white and milky white silk threads.

"The element is white, and it looks like a fan pendant." Wu Youwei thought for a while: "Go and call Wu Xu."

After Wu Xu had been in charge for so long, he was finally called in by the little master. He was so excited!

He almost lost his sense of being in charge. Wu Youwei remembered Furong and Jasmine when he had something to do.

Personal matters are handled by Xiaoxiao all by himself, and Wu Xu, the manager, is in charge of trivial matters, receiving monthly money, and handing it out when he comes back, which can be done by himself.

Someone was guarding the door, Changfeng and Changyu guarded the gate of the small courtyard, they were still not convinced at first, they wanted to find a little trouble, but in the end Xiaoxiao didn't show up at all, and they went out to bring food for the little master , who dares to stop him?

Moreover, the small courtyard is not big, and there is no place to betray anyone at first glance. If there is a dispute, it will be discovered immediately. The young master just lost his temper, and the two of them did not dare to commit crimes against the wind.

After a long time, the heart will drop, and then it will drop again and again, and finally it will completely turn off. Now wearing the padded jacket of later generations, guarding the door, what is the difference from a person guarding 【】?It's not as good as those four who always follow!

Wu Xu just came in and saluted: "I have seen the young master.

"Well, I need two small carving knives, the kind used by carpenters to carve wood. Don't take the stupid, black and thick ones. I use them for making things. Find me some camphor wood. It doesn't take much. Two pieces will do, big... just like a paperweight." Wu Youwei held up the paperweight for Wu Xu to see: "Find me another tool that can make a small hole in the wood and thread it through."

Although Wu Youwei's request was rather strange, Wu Xu still nodded and said, "Okay, when do you want it?"

"If it's convenient, the sooner the better." Wu Youwei put down the paperweight: "If you need money, ask Xiaoxiao to get it.

"Such a small thing doesn't need money, so I'll get it for you, little one." How dare Wu Xu ask for money?Even if it's a subsidy, he has to take care of it!

This is the first time that the little master has ordered him to do something seriously, no matter how difficult it is, he must complete it!

What's more, it's not a big deal, it's a trivial matter, and what you want doesn't need to cost money, even if you want to buy good camphor wood, he just has to pay for it, and he still has some money.

Wu Youwei felt that the "as soon as possible" he said would take at least three to five days, but Wu Xu brought what he wanted that night.

"Because the other party will not sell the guy who eats his food, so the little one asked the blacksmith to type four or five of the carpenter's things. It will be convenient for you to use in the future. There is also this iron stick, as you said, make it It looks like a stylus, and the head can be burned red." Wu Xu put the things on the table: "Look, is it okay?"

"Yes, yes!" Wu Youwei nodded, that's all right.

The things I make are very small, and it may not be very useful for carpentry, but it is enough for bookmarks!

Another three days later, another classmate Chang Sui came to see Wu Youwei, and he brought back the "U"-shaped bookmark he made himself as a return gift.

In fact, it is a common bookmark in later generations, but at this time, the Ming Dynasty did not have any exquisite bookmarks. His bookmarks were hollowed out and carved from camphor wood, with a small and exquisite tassel hanging on one end.

The hollowed out pattern is very small, it is "Plum Orchid, Chrysanthemum and Bamboo" Four Gentlemen, Wu Youwei ironed two small poems on it with a red-hot iron stick, matched with the hollowed out pattern, and the hanging tassels, not to mention how elegant it is.

It is an elegant thing for a scholar to make a bookmark by himself, and it will not attract criticism. The bookmark made by himself is also a way of getting close to others.

The four classmates got the bookmarks, and they couldn't put it down for a while.

Everyone else was very happy, only Yang Yiqing sent someone to pass the message: "Our young master, please make four more bookmarks for the master, and send the younger ones to pick them up. Our young master will give them to several gentlemen on your behalf."

After hearing this, Wu Youwei thought for a while: "Please report back on your behalf, Youwei will definitely do it.

Yang Yiqing is a juvenile juren just like him, but Wu Youwei is one year younger than Yang Yiqing, Yang Yiqing is 16 years old, and he is 15 years old.

Moreover, Yang Yiqing's family is both civil and martial arts, not only requiring his children to read and practice calligraphy, but also to ride horses and shoot arrows.

So it was also a juvenile juren, the original owner died, and Yang Yiqing was able to ride a horse and follow the people to the funeral in winter.

But after all, he was raised by his family. Unlike Wu Maid, a concubine whose mansion was run over, he knew that there were some things that needed to be mentioned to this juren who was one year younger than him.

Giving things to classmates is naturally their friendship, but the teacher must not be left out.

Especially when Wu Youwei stayed at home, he would not be able to go out for at least a year and a half. If he did not contact more people, I am afraid that after three years of mourning, no one would recognize him.

"Please thank your young master for me, and just say that I appreciate his favor!" This was a reminder to him, how could Wu Youwei not thank you properly?

He doesn't understand the customs of ancient times, and because the original owner doesn't leave his house, he is stupefied with reading.

It just so happens that no one knows that he doesn't understand, and they will only think that Mrs. Wu is too powerful, and the suppressed bastard only knows how to read, but has no understanding of the world.

After the person left, Wu Youwei began to think of a way.

The things given to the teachers must be more delicate than those given to the students.

He can't give away expensive things even if he has money now, because the literati are so lofty now.

But even those who are not expensive can't do it, he is the young master of Wu Mansion, at first hearing, he thought it was "little grandfather".

He is old enough.

So Wu Youwei called Wu Xu over again: "I still want camphor wood.

"I'll pick up the small ones for you, and I still have some left!" Wu Xu got a lot of camphor wood last time, because camphor wood is something that prevents moths, and it is usually used for bookcases, and it is not uncommon outside. , It's just that there are not many good camphor woods, and when he sees it, he especially wants some scraps, and he can't afford the big ones!

"Okay, take it." Wu Youwei felt for the first time that Wu Xu's existence was necessary.

After the things were brought, Wu Youwei made some more bookmarks, but this time the bookmarks did not come with a tassel fan pendant, and when Liu Daxia and his servants came, he wrote a handwritten letter, and soon there was an answer.

After reading the handwritten letters given by Liu Daxia and Liu Jian, he wrote two short poems after burning them red with a stylus.

In the Shuntianfu Township Examination in the sixth year of Tianshun, Chen Jian was the chief examiner, and Liu Xuan was the deputy chief examiner.

Logically speaking, these two are Wu Youwei's tutors, and tutors are the respectful titles given to examiners by Juren and Jinshi in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The chief examiner, Chen Jian, whose courtesy name is Zhenming, was born in Gao'an, and his nicknames were Fang'an, Fang'an, Xinyuanlou, and his native place is Changzhou.

Orthodox 13-year No.2 Jinshi, commonly known as: second place.

In the first year of Tianshun, he went to Korea with Gao Run as an envoy, and sang harmony with the ministers of North Korea, and compiled "Ding Chou Huang Hua Ji".

Originally a literati with a second place background, he should like the elegance of literati, but the book he likes to read turned out to be "Three Kingdoms"!

With the body of a literati but the heart of a warrior, it is said that he will be transferred to the Imperial Academy to sacrifice wine in the next year.

Oh, few people know that "Guozijian Jijiu" is equivalent to "principal" in the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, Guozijian was the number one university in the country, and the president of the number one university was very important.

As for the deputy chief examiner, Liu Xuan, styled Shaohe, named Jingzhai, from Anfu County, Ji'an Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, he is also a good man.

And his experience is quite legendary.