Mrs. Yao heard that her son went to give gifts and actually lost the treasure. She was so angry that one Buddha ascended to heaven and two Buddhas entered Nirvana. She scolded her son like crazy.
Mr. Yao lost his temper and scolded Mr. Yao, and the news soon reached Mengying's ears. She knew the reason and was not surprised.
She now has no one to do business in the outer courtyard, as if she is missing her eyes and hands.
Who can I turn to?
When Qingluo saw that the girl was unhappy, she wanted to say a few words to amuse Menzi.
"Girl, this morning, a beggar came to beg for food. Butler Liu was kind and generous. Not only did he give him food, he also rewarded him with a few copper coins. The man left with a lot of thanks. If the former Butler Song was not so kind,
."
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Mengying said to herself, "Beggar, yes, how could I forget him?"
Mengying called Hongying who was in the wing and took her out. Before leaving, she explained something in Qingluo's ear, and Qingluo nodded repeatedly.
Qingluo watched the carriage leave at the gate. Just as she was about to turn around and go back to the inner courtyard, she happened to have a "chance encounter" with Mrs. Yao. Mrs. Yao tried in every possible way, but Qingluo just hesitated and refused to speak.
Mrs. Liu hurriedly took off a silver bracelet from her hand, and then "inquired" from Qingluo's mouth: the few people who left the day before yesterday were the benefactors who saved Mr. Yao's family on the road, and the reward they wanted was the Yao Family Winery.
Mr. Yao had no hope of inheriting the winery, so he went to Beijing to find reinforcements.
When the second lady heard this, she was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped. When she thought about it carefully, this was really a great good thing for them.
*
Hongying went out with Mengying for the first time. She was a little excited and a little nervous.
Now that the Dongsheng people have left, the stable has arranged for a coachman.
It was the first time I drove a car for a big girl. The driver cupped his fists and saluted Mengying: "Little man Liu Fu, please greet me, girl."
Mengying looked at her and saw that he had an honest and courteous face, but it would take time to see how he felt.
"Get up, follow me when you go out, and be strict with your mouth when things happen. I won't treat you badly."
"Yes, yes, the villain is just a gourd with a sawed mouth." After saying that, he quickly set up the ladder to get on the carriage, and Hongying helped him get on the carriage.
Sitting in the car, Mengying said, "Go to the City God's Temple."
Liu Fu whipped his whip, and the carriage clicked toward the City God's Temple.
The Chenghuang Temple is in the south of the city, and the carriage arrived after two-quarters of an hour's journey.
Mengying lifted the curtains and saw the Chenghuang Temple right in front of her.
This City God's Temple is better than what I remembered in my previous life, perhaps because there has not yet been a war and the City God's Temple has not suffered any disasters.
The fence is still there and the roof tiles are in neat order.
Mengying told the coachman to go inside and find a beggar named Lin Xiao.
The driver didn't dare to be lazy and trotted to find someone.
In the previous life, Mrs. Yao, mother and son were unable to survive, and Mengying once exchanged her embroidery for money.
Once, when she was passing by Wang's outer door, a big yellow dog rushed out, scaring her so much that she ran away and lost her shoes. The Wang family boy sat at the door and watched the joke, but it was Lin Xiao who came out to rescue her and drove away the vicious dog.
Mengying was grateful to Lin Xiao and even sent food to the Chenghuang Temple twice.
It's just that I haven't seen him since he left Qixian County.
According to the time in my previous life, I met him three years later, and I don’t know if he lives here now.
Fortunately, before Mengying could think about it for too long, the coachman came with someone. Hongying opened the curtain and Mengying got out of the car.
This man was in ragged clothes, with dark skin, a branch stuck in his unkempt hair, and he walked carelessly. Mengying could not be sure for the moment based only on her past life memories.
Seeing Mengying looking at herself, Lin Xiao asked: "Who are you and what do you want from me?"
He is obviously a beggar, but he has an arrogant look on his face and opens his mouth to reveal his white teeth. Who is he other than Lin Xiao?
"I am a member of the Yao family. I want to give you a job. I wonder if you are willing?"
"Errand? Looking for me?" Lin Xiao pointed at her nose and asked.
"You heard that right, exactly. I need an errand boy who can earn money and take care of food and clothing." Mengying replied with a smile.
"I won't sell myself into slavery. You have found the wrong person." Lin finished the novel and turned to leave.
"Wait, you don't need to sell yourself." Mengying called out to him.
"What exactly do you want me to do?" Lin Xiao looked at Mengying and asked with a wary expression.
As expected, rushing is not a business deal. When Mengying saw Lin Xiao like this, she felt a little embarrassed to speak.
At this time, Hongying came forward, put her left hand on her hips, and pointed at Lin Xiao with her right hand, saying: "We girls heard about your kindness and righteousness, so we wanted to give you a job, but you don't know what to do, and you really can't get into the official banquet."<
/p>
After Hongying finished speaking, she turned to Mengying and said: "Girl, let's go, we have money, it's hard to find anyone, there's no need to talk nonsense with this kind of person."
Mengying turned around and before she even got in the car, she heard Lin Xiao shouting from behind: "You, you really want to give me a job."
Hongying and Mengying looked at each other and smiled. Mengying turned around and said seriously: "Since Mr. Lin has no intention, forget it and say goodbye."
"Wait a minute, as long as I'm not sold into slavery, I'll do it."
Lin Xiao suddenly lost his previous momentum, nodded and bowed, and asked what the errand was and how much the salary was.
Mengying stated her request, and Lin Xiaoyi patted her chest and said: "Girl, these are all trivial matters to me, but I still have seven or eight brothers in the City God's Temple. Seeing that the New Year is here, do you think I can advance the salary first...
”
Before Mengying could reply, Hongying became anxious: "You haven't done your work yet..."
Mengying stopped Hongying and asked Hongying to get him two taels of silver first
"You go back and make arrangements. Come to Yaojiadong Cross Courtyard to find Hongying at noon today." After Mengying said that, she got in the car and left.
Lin Xiao held the two taels of silver and watched the carriage go away. For a long time, she felt like she was dreaming. Then she happily ran into the City God's Temple.
Hongying got on the carriage and felt a little uneasy. Mengying saw Hongying's embarrassment, took Hongying's hand and said, "You did a good job, this is a reward for you."
After speaking, he took out a purse from his arms and handed it to Hongying.
Hongying opened it and saw a pair of ruby earrings.
Hongying hurriedly declined: "This is too expensive, slave..."
"Keep it, I have a filial piety on my body now, I won't be able to wear it for a while, you can just play with it."
"Slave, thank you, Miss." Hongying carefully took it into her arms. She was secretly happy in her heart. This could be considered as getting closer to the girl.
*
Before noon, Lin Xiao came and changed his clothes. He looked a lot more energetic. Since he had not sold himself, it was not convenient for him to enter the house. So he asked Hongying to rent a small yard nearby, although it was too small.
A little, but more than enough for one person.
Lin Xiao was also very satisfied and asked excitedly when he would get his errand.
"The girl said that in the past few days, I asked you to pay attention to the movements in the Yao family's old house next to you and keep an eye on the whereabouts of the second master. You don't know the second master of the Yao family, Yao Qingjiang, right?"
"Know it, know it."
"In the next two days, the second master should go to the county government to deliver gifts. If you get the chance then, cut off the gifts; if you don't have the chance, try to remember what you see and hear, and report it back to the girl.
."
"I've written it all down. Tell the girl, don't worry, I'm the best at keeping track." Lin Xiao agreed, patting her chest.
Hongying finished explaining and left.
Lin Xiao sat down on the bamboo couch, patted her left and right, and said to herself: "I never thought that I, Lin Xiao, would be like this. Yesterday I was worried about eating and drinking tomorrow, but today I have a yard and errands. God has really opened my eyes."
”
He has laughed and been happy, and he has never forgotten Hongying’s explanation.
After much thought, I put on my old beggar's clothes, took a bamboo pole and a broken bowl and went out.