The Xie Family Courtyard occupies almost a quarter of Moling Town, and it is not difficult to find if passers-by point it out. The red-painted gate, thirteen steps, and a few domestic slaves in green clothes and hats are among the common wealthy families.
There was no difference. Ah Fu had already stepped forward and handed over the name sticker. The name sticker said Liu Ziqiu, the resident of Changshan Village, Yanguan County, Yuhang County.
This was Wei Zheng's idea. Although Li Zheng was not an official, he was registered with the government. Even if he turned against him, the Xie family would have to think carefully before making a move.
Moling is a big town, with more than 2,000 households, five townships, and more than 20 districts, all of which are held by the Xie family. This name sticker is not taken seriously by the slaves at the door. However, Ah Fu
There was also a piece of broken silver stuffed under the name sticker.
In this era, the hierarchy was strict. Even the slaves of the prime minister's family were not as high as ordinary people, and the custom of handing in red envelopes by name was far from popular. The expression on the slave's face changed as he held the money, ranging from excitement to worry to nervousness.
, still a little overwhelmed, it took him a while to wake up, and quickly turned around and went inside to report.
After a while, a handsome young man came out of the door. He had delicate eyebrows and delicate facial features, just like the person in the painting. If he hadn't seen the slightly raised Adam's apple, Liu Ziqiu would have almost thought he was a woman. This young man was too beautiful to be used as handsome and delicate.
To describe it, even beautiful women might feel jealous after seeing it.
The young man came up and saluted, "Brother Liu's arrival is really unlucky. Our ancestors and father have gone to the countryside and we don't know when they will return. If Brother Liu has nothing urgent, you might as well stay in the mansion first."
Xie Yun was in his forties, handsome and should have been a handsome man when he was young. Liu Ziqiu didn't expect that his son was so beautiful, so he couldn't help but look at it a few more times. This move was very rude, and the young man frowned
Then he frowned.
After all, he is a young master from an aristocratic family, and he has self-restraint skills that are difficult for ordinary people to achieve. The young man's expression returned to normal in an instant, he coughed twice and said: "Brother Liu..."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Liu Ziqiu came to his senses, quickly handed over a gift list, and said with a smile, "In a remote country, a little mountain product is not disrespectful."
After all, Mr. Xie and Xie Yun are both elders, and Liu Ziqiu can't come empty-handed. But as a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River, the Xie family has never seen any good things, and ordinary gold and silver silk and satin will definitely not be seen in their eyes. In this case
, Liu Ziqiu didn't want to think too much, so he simply prepared some local products. The winter bamboo shoots and mountain mushrooms were picked by the villagers from the mountains, and the game and seafood were also caught by the villagers themselves, costing almost no money.
Mr. Xie took the gift list, glanced at it symbolically, handed it to the slave behind him, and led Liu Ziqiu into the Xie family courtyard.
The dishes at the reception banquet were sumptuous, but Mr. Xie was the only one in the host's family. Because the Xiao family and the Xie family had been out of contact for a long time, let alone Xiao Dapeng, even Xiao Xin didn't know much about the situation of the Xie family when he was alive.
Very rarely, Liu Ziqiu knew nothing about it, so he just took this opportunity to make some insinuations.
However, although Mr. Xie was still young, he was already quite elegant in dealing with others, and he was still in trouble. In the end, Liu Ziqiu only collected some scattered information. This Mr. Xie is Xie Yun's eldest son, named Xie Zhiwen, and he has a younger brother named
Xie Zhiwu. Both brothers are well-read in books, but they have nothing to do with martial arts. The head of the Xie family is Xie Wengshan, and his three brothers are jointly in charge of various industries of the Xie family. Now, Xie Wengshan has already intended to let Xie Yun take over.
Love is basically handled by Xie Yun.
Xie Zhiwen was still young and could not drink. Liu Ziqiu was worried about causing trouble, so he only drank a small glass of wine as a courtesy. The banquet seemed a bit boring and ended early.
There are many buildings in the Xie family's courtyard, and Liu Ziqiu was arranged in a single courtyard, divided into two front and back entrances. The Xie family also sent two domestic slaves to take care of them, living with Ah Fu and others in the front yard, but Liu Ziqiu was allowed to live alone.
The backyard is used to show the difference between dignity and inferiority.
Xie Zhiwen only walked to the second door and then said goodbye. Liu Ziqiu was wondering when he saw two beautiful girls coming out of the backyard.
Although these two girls are very beautiful, they are not as good as Xie Zhi. Of course, the premise is that Xie Zhiwen is regarded as a woman. But these two girls are also unique. They are a pair of twin sisters, with the same facial features and height.
Even their smiles, frowns, and gestures were very similar. Standing side by side, Liu Ziqiu couldn't tell the difference at all. Twins are not common these days, and it's even rarer to be so beautiful.
Seeing Liu Ziqiu, the two girls hurriedly bowed and saluted: "My slave Ninglu (Ningshuang) has come to serve the young master as ordered by the master of the family."
The two sisters even spoke in the same voice, and Liu Ziqiu couldn't tell who was who. However, Liu Ziqiu knew that the two of them were maids of the Xie family, so he didn't pay much attention, nodded, and walked straight in.
But he saw two other maids carrying buckets in the room. When he saw Liu Ziqiu coming in, he bent down and left. The room was steaming, but there was a big bathtub, and two more maids were pulling a circle around the bathtub.
Curtain.
Only then did Liu Ziqiu know that the sisters and two maids were not the only ones in the backyard. The Xie family was indeed the most prominent family in Jiangnan, and even the accommodation for their guests was very generous. While Liu Ziqiu was sighing, he did not expect that the Xie family was sending him
They are treated as distinguished guests, how can ordinary guests be treated like this?
The two sisters also followed Liu Ziqiu into the house. One of them, I don't know if she is the older sister or the younger sister, suddenly walked to a corner of the room. There was a Yao Qin. She slowly knelt down in front of the Qin, caressing it with her jade fingers, and there was a clear and melodious sound.
came.
Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but shake his head. Children from rich families know how to enjoy themselves. Even when they take a bath, they have to arrange for beautiful women to play music next to them.
But I heard another girl say softly: "Master, please turn around and let me undress you and help you take a bath."
Liu Ziqiu waved his hands hurriedly and said, "No need, I can do it myself."
After hearing this, the young girl knelt down on the ground, bowed her head and said: "If the young master does not agree, the master of the house will definitely beat this slave to death if he finds out."
After being here for half a year, Liu Ziqiu has gained some understanding of this society. He knows that slaves have no personal rights and are just like an item belonging to the master. Even if they are beaten to death, the master will not be held responsible.
Although Liu Ziqiu was a little uncomfortable, he was facing a living life, so he stopped insisting and allowed the girl to help him remove his clothes with a blushing face.
Unexpectedly, just as Liu Ziqiu sat down in the tub, the girl untied her clothes, her shoulders shook slightly, and her light green coat slowly fell to the ground, leaving only a red gauze dress as thin as cicada wings.
, the graceful figure appears exquisitely.
Is this the rhythm for men and women to bathe together? Liu Ziqiu was shocked. He was about to stop talking when he saw that the girl did not continue to take off her clothes. She gently picked up a white sweat towel beside the tub and wiped his back. The girl had a pair of
The small hands were as soft as boneless, with a series of movements of beating, pinching and rubbing, making Liu Ziqiu feel comfortable all over. It was obviously professional training. However, this girl was untouched and was inevitably a little nervous when she came into contact with Liu Ziqiu's body.
The lingering sound of the piano, the lingering fragrance, and the gentle touch of the girl, such a fragrant bath, made Liu Ziqiu feel like he was in a dream, and his body began to react unconsciously. Suddenly, he heard a "pop" sound, and the strings broke and the piano stopped.
, the girl playing the piano was already lying on the ground, and said with fear: "My skills are not good, and I have disturbed the young master. I beg you to spare my life!"
The sisters were united, and the girl who was rubbing Liu Ziqiu's back also knelt down.
But Liu Ziqiu was suddenly shocked. He had practiced martial arts since he was a child and had good concentration. He was not a junior brother, so he almost couldn't control it just now. Liu Ziqiu secretly practiced martial arts to get rid of distracting thoughts. He felt that there was something wrong with the bathing water, so he couldn't help but said in a deep voice: "Someone
I don’t blame you, you should retreat first and wait for me to have some quiet time.”
As soon as the two sisters exited, Liu Ziqiu stood up, quickly dried himself, put on his clothes, and breathed again. He was convinced that the bath was not poisoned, but that some spices were added to promote blood flow.
Relax.
Returning to the back room, he saw the sisters lying side by side on the couch, and there was only one low couch in the room. Liu Ziqiu had heard that wealthy families had the practice of letting maids warm the bed, so he couldn't help but shook his head and said, "This is not yours.
It’s over, let’s go out first.”
But the two sisters said in unison: "This servant is ordered by the master of the family to sleep with the young master."
It turns out that the Xie family really prepared a show for everyone. Liu Ziqiu's face suddenly darkened, and he yelled: "Get out!"
Liu Ziqiu was not a gentleman, and there was no reason to refuse such a great thing as a beautiful woman falling into his arms. But the sisters looked younger than Gao Xiuer, so he couldn't do it. More importantly, he came to the Xie family with a mission, so naturally
Be extra careful.
Perhaps because his voice was harsher, the two sisters turned pale with fright. They sat up from the couch with tears streaming down their cheeks and sobbed: "If the master drives the maids out, they will surely die.
I beg you to have mercy on me."
Liu Ziqiu really didn't understand the rules of these wealthy families, and when he saw the two of them looking pitiful, with a thin quilt covering their chests, probably not even a hair was on them, he could only frown and said: "Then you guys go to bed first.
.”
After saying that, Liu Ziqiu meditated cross-legged and sat motionless in front of the desk. The two sisters stopped crying and quickly got into bed. They did not dare to sleep for a while and secretly glanced at Liu Ziqiu. Until late at night, the two sisters
He was probably feeling sleepy, so he snored softly. Liu Ziqiu just shook his head and smiled bitterly, and then he lay down on several cases all night.
In the early morning, Liu Ziqiu tiptoed out of the room. The other maids in this courtyard were all doing odd jobs. It was the sisters' business to serve Liu Ziqiu, eat, drink and have sex. They didn't bother Liu Ziqiu, but the sisters were still sleeping.
It made Liu Ziqiu feel a lot calmer.
As soon as they arrived at the front yard, Ah Fu and the three of them had already greeted them. They were worried about their master's safety, but they got up early. The Xie family did not restrict their freedom, so Liu Ziqiu and his three servants left the Xie family compound and came
Go to town.
The prosperity of Moling Town even exceeds that of Yanguan County. Although it is early in the morning, the market is already quite lively, with many vendors and hawkers. Liu Ziqiu and the others came out early and were looking for a stall to have some breakfast when they suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves.
As soon as there was a sound, a horse team came galloping towards the end of South Street.