As dusk fell, a gentle drizzle began to fall from the sky.

The raindrops gathered along the ridge of the roof, flowed along the gaps, and then fell from the edge of the eaves, hanging like silk threads, forming a flowing and transparent rain curtain. The entire Guogong Mansion was covered by the rain curtain, and the dusk and water mist intertwined.

, the exquisite and elegant scenery becomes a little blurry, and the pavilions and pavilions with carved beams and painted buildings are looming, like an ink painting with profound artistic conception.

Looking down from above, this extremely vast Duke's Mansion is full of rules and regulations. Hidden in the picturesque scenery is a strict hierarchy with clear distinctions between superior and inferior.

Enter along the main gate, followed by the Yimen, the hall, the warm pavilion, the inner hall, the three inner gates, the inner Yimen and the inner gate, until you reach the main hall. There is an independent courtyard on the left side of the main hall, which is the Pei family ancestral hall. Each courtyard

Because the owners are different, even the roof regulations are different. For example, the Ding'an Hall where Pei Taijun lives has a single-eave roof, while the small courtyard in the southeast corner near the front yard, where Pei Yue usually lives, has a roof.

It is a rolled roof.

Although Pei Yue also liked reading in his previous life, he was not omniscient and omnipotent. Even if he climbed to the roof in the rain at this time, he would not be able to see any mystery.

This was Li's arrangement, because the roofs of the residences in the mansion were like Pei Yue's rolled roofs, and they were all servants like Pei Wu, the steward of the front yard.

This arrangement is not a humiliation for the current Pei Yue, but it highlights that Li, the head wife, is too narrow-minded.

There are only four rooms in the courtyard, and the main hall is quite cramped. Of course, it is much better than the low house that Pei Yue lived in half a day ago.

On the corridor in the courtyard, two little people who looked a little malnourished were sitting side by side, looking at the hazy rainy scene and chatting away.

"Master, I have been worried about you these past two days. I also went to see Aunt Liu, but she scolded me and said that I was not allowed to run around and had to stay in the courtyard, otherwise she would have people beat me.

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"Master, can you really leave the house? Then you must take me with you. Don't leave me alone in the house. I'm afraid. By the way, can you not take Aunt Liu with you? She is really fierce.

fierce."

"Master, how big is that farm? How big is the three thousand acres of land? How many people are there? Or, you should tell the old lady that you don't want those people anymore. It's enough for me to serve the master. Besides, so many people have to eat every day.

How much food? Master, we have no money."

"Master..."

Pei Yue let out a long sigh, turned to look at the yellow-haired girl beside him, and said helplessly: "Master, stop reading."

This yellow-haired girl is the maid sent by Li's side, and she is also the only maid. She usually helps him clean the small courtyard, starch and wash clothes, and boil water for bathing. Of course, she has to go to the small kitchen in the southeast corner to get meals for two people.

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She is fourteen years old, one year older than Pei Yue. It is said that she was sent to Pei Yue when she was eight years old.

Eight years old... just crazy!

Because of this, Pei Yue was more patient with this very verbose maid.

However, he was thinking, should he change her name after leaving the house?

An ordinary-looking and thin yellow-haired girl named Taohua...

Who on earth chose this name? It is completely different from the names of other maids in the house.

Although he doesn't judge people by their appearance, the sense of disobedience and unreality this name brings to him is even more serious than the matter of time travel.

Taohua blinked her eyes, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "The young master thinks I'm verbose again."

Pei Yue waved his hand and said, "It's not that I dislike it, it's just that I'm hungry."

Taohua stood up and said, "Then I'll go cook."

"Cooking? Don't you go to the kitchen to get food?" Pei Yue was a little confused.

Taohua stopped, with a smile on her thin little face, and said very normally: "Those people in the small kitchen look down on others, and the food they often give is cold. Although it is almost summer, this rain is still

It's a bit cold, what should I do if my stomach is broken by the young master? There are still big things waiting for the young master to do in the future!"

Pei Yue also stood up and said, "Can you cook? Do you have the ingredients?"

Taohua smiled and said: "The young master is confused again. Don't you usually eat the food I cook? There are still some rice and noodles. I will give them to the young master."

Pei Yue smiled: "How about I do it?"

Taohua sniffed, this time it was her turn to be a little disgusted, and she didn't show any mercy: "No, the young master also talked about cooking last time and almost burned down the kitchen."

"Actually... I really know how to cook."

Of course, Pei Yue is not bragging. In his previous life, when he started his business, the conditions were very simple. In order to save money, he also cooked his own food. Although his skills were not that of a great chef, he could prepare a few side dishes.

With a coaxing expression on her face, Taohua nodded her head and said, "That's right. The young master is so good. There will definitely be no problem in cooking. He just needs to put a little effort into learning."

After all, I added one final sentence.

Seeing her walking briskly towards the kitchen like a spring swallow, Pei Yue couldn't help but smile.

If you think about it carefully, this girl doesn't abide by the rules like Wen Yu and Liangyan. She calls herself "I" and doesn't know how to open her mouth and shut her mouth. In the past years, the two little people could only hug each other for warmth.

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The young master is not like the young master, and the maid is not like the maid.

It's actually quite good.

The rain became heavier and heavier, forming sheets in the wind, like thick ink, and slapped on the bluestone ground in large clumps.

In this heavy rain curtain, a flash of green appeared at the door of the small courtyard, holding an umbrella with some difficulty.

Pei Yue's eyesight was very good, probably because he didn't need to study in the past few years, and Li didn't give him the opportunity to study, so his eyes were well protected. His eyes could see the green color at a glance through the rain curtain.

The green figure is Good Words, the maid next to eldest sister Peining.

"Miss Liangyan, why are you here? It's raining so heavily." Pei Yue stepped forward to greet him.

"It's raining too much, Third Young Master, please don't come out." Liangyan hurriedly advised, holding a baggage in his arms.

Pei Yue welcomed her to the corridor and saw that her green maid clothes were wet in many places. He looked away and only looked at her delicate face with fine beads of sweat. It was obvious that this

The journey was very hasty.

"Come in first and have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up." Pei Yue said kindly.

He must always remember every favor he has received. This is his code of conduct.

Good advice smiles gratefully.

The decoration in the main hall of the small courtyard is very simple, with a table and a few chairs, and there is no central hall. However, it is kept clean and tidy by peach blossoms, giving it a warm feeling of a small home.

Pei Yue walked to the table, picked up the teapot, poured a cup of hot tea, and handed it to Liangyan.

"Thank you, Third Young Master."

Liangyan did not rush to drink tea, but put the bundle on the table and said: "Third Young Master, the eldest lady asked the maid to give this to you."

"What did eldest sister give me?"

"A set of clothes, shoes and socks, these are made by the eldest lady. I originally planned to give them to you as a baby gift when the third young master gives birth to a baby. However, the eldest lady heard that the third young master will go to help him entertain guests in the future.

I was afraid that you didn’t prepare the appropriate outfit in advance, so I asked my maid to deliver it in advance. The eldest lady also said that since it was delivered in advance, it could not be considered a birth gift. When the third young master gave birth to the baby, she would give it to him again.

Prepare a gift."

"Sister is so kind to me, but the rain is so heavy now, why bother sending it in such a hurry."

"The eldest lady said that she only made it based on the figure of the third young master, but she didn't know if it would fit, so she asked the maid to send it to her now and ask the third young master to try it on. If it doesn't fit, the maid will take it back and return it tomorrow.

Changing the time in one day is called preparing for a rainy day! Geez..."

Liangyan smiled like a flower, but Pei Yue felt his eyes were a little astringent.

He thought that he had cultivated his heart to be as solid as stone, but at the moment he felt a little sad. To use a popular saying from that era in his previous life, after he took over this burden, his defenses were a bit broken...

"Third Young Master?" Seeing him in a daze, Liangyan called in a low voice.

Pei Yue calmed down and said with a smile, "I'll try it now."

The baggage is light yet heavy, like a huge weight.

On the right side of the main hall is Pei Yue's bedroom. After he came in, he unpacked his clothes. The clothes were a moon-white uniform, soft and comfortable, with light-colored lace embroidered with bamboo leaf patterns.

Compared with this outfit, the simple old clothes he was wearing were worth throwing away.

After a while, Pei Yue, who had changed his clothes, came out of the bedroom, holding the cup of hot tea, his eyes suddenly brightened.

I had never noticed before that the third young master is very good-looking! He is just too thin...

"Third Young Master, does it fit?" she asked hurriedly.

Pei Yue nodded and said: "It fits very well. Miss Liangyan, when is it convenient for you, eldest sister? I want to go and say thank you in person."

Liangyan said with a smile: "As long as it fits well, the eldest lady said that the most important thing right now is the old lady's birthday party. Don't worry about other things for the time being. We will have a long time in the future."

Pei Yue thought for a moment, then stopped insisting and said, "Sister, I will go and thank you in person. However, Miss Liang Yue, it's getting late and it's dinner time. If you don't mind, just have dinner here.

Go back, Taohua is cooking."

Just as Liangyan was about to refuse, the little cook came.

A pair of peach blossoms with flour on their hands appeared at the door. Looking at Pei Yue, who seemed to be a completely new person, he was stunned for a moment, with a look of wariness on his face, and deliberately asked in a rough voice: "Who are you? Why are you here?

it's here?"

Pei Yue and Liangyan looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
Chapter completed!