"Old Nine Gates" Frost Forest is dyed red in February

Take it if you like it, don't be shy~~

PS: I'm going to take the pre-examination for Subject [-], I haven't read much yet, I hope I don't fail...

☆、chapter04

The room full of fellows roared with laughter.

The person at the head waved his hand, looked me up and down, "Are you the bean sprouts that cook noodles for the second master?"

I nodded, this man was more than eight feet tall, with dark skin, but he was still handsome, the skin on his face was much smoother than his body, silk flowers appeared out of nowhere, and pushed my arm.

"This is the martial arts student who took the stage with the second master. He occasionally sings tricks, so he is good at it." She took two steps forward and smiled at the man, "Brother Long, this is the bean sprouts from the second master's house. I would like to trouble you to mention more about the work of going to the ground."

The man nodded at me, Juanhua doesn't have this face, the person behind this must be the second master.

Silk flower pushed me, I hurriedly stepped forward, brushed my body and called out politely, "Hello, Brother Long!"

Before Brother Long could speak, the fellows on the side rushed to boo.

"Brother Long, don't you have to reward me!"

Brother Long was also unambiguous, and directly pulled a silver ring inlaid with double dragon jadeite from his hand, and put it on my hand.

"This is something underground." Long Ge said, "It comes from the ancient tomb of a royal official during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. If you enter this industry, you must follow the rules of this industry. If you bring this, you can't talk nonsense when you go out. It's messed up."

I blinked my eyes when I heard this, the second master told me to learn to play, and I didn't take it seriously, but Brother Long became serious...

I padded the ring on my hand, it was a bit heavy, probably it was rewarded to me for the sake of the second master, but I couldn't help being a little nervous when I mentioned the rules...

I usually get a headache when I talk about the rules...

I looked up at Brother Long, "How should the servants talk and do things?"

"..."

Brother Long was taken aback for a moment, but didn't answer for a while.

"There's no rush." ​​At the end, Brother Long said, "You just have to learn from Second Master."

I lowered my head and smiled, Brother Long is good at kung fu, but his mouth is stupid, not as smart as the second master.

He pulled out a multicolored suitcase from the corner of the room, and the carvings and paintings on the box were all costumes and the like.

He pointed to the box and asked me, "What is this?"

I said: "The box..."

Brother Long nodded and asked again, "What's in it?"

I said, "Clothes?"

He shook his head with a faint smile, with a smug look on his face, I asked, "What is that?"

He squatted in front of the box, first unlocked the two open locks, and then stretched his fingers to the bottom of the box and pressed lightly. The lid opened with a "bang!", revealing bamboo poles more than one meter long inside.

There are dark knots at the ends of the bamboo poles, and the two poles together are more than two meters high. Brother Long handed one to me after putting it together, and took one himself.

He braced the bamboo pole, hung it with one arm, and stood firmly in the middle of the ground, and there was a burst of applause beside him.

Seeing the novelty, I jumped up with both hands, and hugged it hard. A few guys were about to clap their hands, but my bamboo pole tilted, and I fell to the ground with a "plop!"

Brother Long: "..."

A few people helped me up in a hurry, half of my arm fell and I lost the feeling, I said, this kind of kung fu is really not easy to learn...

It just so happened that the second master lifted the curtain and walked in. Seeing my disheveled face and messed up clothes, he couldn't help but twitched his lips.

"Long Shang, you should take it easy when you teach her kung fu. Get on the bamboo pole on the first day, don't break it."

I hurriedly said: "The slave girl is strong and resistant to falling!"

The second master looked at my slender body like bean sprouts and nodded, but I know he doesn't believe it...

I saw the second master come back to rest, I looked at the sun quickly, it was already past noon, I hurriedly brushed my body, "I will cook noodles for you."

Second Master nodded, I threw the bamboo pole and ran to the kitchen.

Juanhua at the side smiled wryly and helped me remove the bamboo pole, "This girl, once she sees the second master, she won't even want her master!"

When I returned to the backstage with my face in my hand, everyone dispersed, only the second master was sitting in front of the dressing table playing with the oil paint in front of the mirror, and I slowly approached the table with my face in my hand.

"Second Master, face is ready."

I don't know how many times I've said this recently, no matter what Er Ye usually eats or where he eats, he always eats this bowl of Yangchun noodles for lunch every day.

In the past, the Red Mansion was surprisingly lively on New Year's Eve, with all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas, and countless delicacies. I just saw a lot of novel food in the kitchen, but the second master's lunch is only this bowl of clear soup with little water. Yangchun noodles.

Looking at the back of the second master, I couldn't help feeling a little distressed.

The second master took the bowl naturally, looked down and saw the ring on my hand, "Did Long Shang give it to you?"

I nodded, "Master said, after wearing this, you have to be careful when you speak, and behave according to the rules."

"You haven't taught you kung fu yet, so you called me master?" The second master seemed to see a little bit of unhappiness in my eyes, "Why? What rules did your master set for you?"

I smiled, "Master said, let me learn from Second Master."

"Oh, I forgot that he is stupid." The second master put down his chopsticks, raised his head and glanced at me, "If you don't understand anything in the future, just ask me."

I nodded and smiled happily.

In the afternoon, I went to the front desk with the silk flowers. The front desk is much brighter than the backstage. There are red pillars, red blankets, and red stage. The fiery red silk hangs from the door to the roof of the corridor. The building is equipped with elegant seats, and the stage is very high. The pillars on both sides are carved with carved beams and painted buildings, and two thrushes are specially traced with a gold pen.

The stage was very wide, and the bottom of the stage was wiped with silk cloth dipped in running water, and then covered with a thick red carpet. The so-called running water refers to those rivers, lakes and seas that can flow. , It is unlucky to use stagnant water.

I know that there are many rules in setting up the stage, so I dare not intervene easily, so I just watched from the sidelines, but Tsing Yi saw that I was bored, and gave me a broom, "If there is nothing wrong, girl, help us sweep the floor, remember this thing is going to Sweep it in, gather it into a pile after sweeping, and be taken away by the water boy, but don’t sweep it out.”

I turned my head and looked at the bamboo pole on the handle of the broom, and my face was not very good.

Tsing Yi couldn't help laughing when she saw it, "Miss, did you think of the bamboo pole in the morning?"

I nodded, "Is this bamboo pole difficult?"

Tsing Yi bit her lip, as if she was thinking about how to answer me, "Well... supporting a bamboo pole is a basic skill, we practiced it since we were young, and we don't find it difficult. Support a bamboo pole and walk along the wall, and a small tomb will be finished within a few hours."

I said, "Is there any way not to fall?"

"There's no way this bamboo pole won't fall!" Tsing Yi smiled, "Second Master encouraged us back then, just drop more!"

I thought to myself, the reason why I can't hold up well is probably because I fell less...

I swept the floor carefully, and then ran to look for Brother Long. Brother Long was probably afraid that my second master would be unhappy if I fell, so he would not let me practice, so I secretly hid it when I returned home at night. He took two and put them in the second master's box, and asked Yunlu and Chaofang to carry them back to the mansion.

A group of us followed the second master back to the mansion. The street on the New Year's Eve was very lively. We were talking and laughing. It is rare that the second master was happy. step.

I took two steps and looked up, and saw a person standing outside the door of the Red Mansion.

This man was wearing a brown satin mandarin jacket, and there was a mink iron bomb bag pinned to his waist, and a bamboo basket kept moving at his feet, and he didn't know what was in it.

I recognize this person, he is the second master's former apprentice, Chen Pi Ah Si...

Second Master raised his head, glanced at him indifferently, and walked into the Red Mansion without looking back.

A group of people walked in one after another. I followed behind the crowd and was about to raise my leg, but my arm was pulled.

Chen Pi stretched out his arm and hooked me hard, and hooked me from the door. I opened my mouth in fright and was about to shout, but when I saw his threatening eyes with hatred, I immediately closed them.

He stared into my eyes for a long time, and then slowly let me go, "Why are people from Liyuan changed in the mansion?"

I said honestly: "The second master said that there are Japanese spies in the mansion, so he changed all the people in the mansion."

Why am I still here?

I do not know either……

Chen Pi narrowed his eyes, "The Japanese's dog paws are all in the Red Mansion..."

I couldn't understand what he said, and I didn't dare to speak, but I thought in my heart that he would not harm me.

Because I know that he still has Second Master in his heart...

Chen Pi pointed to the bamboo basket at his feet, and said to me: "Take this to Madam, the future benefits will be indispensable to you."

I looked into his eyes and shook my head, "I don't want your benefits."

Chen Pi's eyes suddenly turned into hatred, like a knife cutting my throat, I took a step back in fright, but did not compromise.

"I don't want your favor, but I will bring something."

I lifted the lid of the bamboo basket, and inside were a few fat crabs and a handful of Lao Xiang. Now is not the season to eat crabs. These crabs are extremely fresh and fat. They must have been caught from farther away .

I picked up a few sticks of old incense and put them in my arms, and silently closed the lid, "Take these crabs back, the second master won't want them."

Chen Pi didn't thank me, but nodded at me.

I turned around and looked at the gate of the Red Mansion, then turned to him and said, "Why don't you come in and have a look?"

Chen Pi shook his head, and kicked away the bamboo basket beside him, several crabs scrambled out, Chen Pi crushed the crab claws one by one, and the ginger-yellow soup flowed out...

A year ago, Chen Pi was kicked out of the school by the second master, and Er Yuehong told him that you will never step into this threshold.

A year later, he took the crab from afar and stood on the threshold without taking a step.

I stood on the threshold of the Red Mansion and looked at him, vaguely feeling that no matter it was ten or twenty years, he would come back again.

Because there are always some things, no matter how beautiful and rich you are, you will never get it...

But throughout his life, he still can't forget...

The author has something to say: the last part of Chen Pi copied a few lines from the original work of the third uncle, don’t blame it, don’t blame it... It’s still useful for the character Chen Pi to appear on the stage. These few sentences are so touching, I can’t help it...