Chapter 31: The Sheep Enters the Tiger's Mouth (2)
The Waidong Cross Courtyard is located in the southeasternmost part of Conductor Xu's residence. Several rooms were built randomly in this remote corner, half of which were for the servants to live in, and the other half were used to store sundries.
Mrs. Zhou led Qin Dewei into a room facing the north, and saw that it was dusty and filled with many items. Under the window, there was an abandoned piece of wood.
Qin Dewei frowned, but he remembered his status as a refugee and had no choice.
I don’t know how my uncle will handle things after he returns, and how Capt. Dong will react.
Mrs. Zhou just helped her son wipe the wooden floor clean, then clapped her hands and said, "From now on, you will live here temporarily while I find a bed and quilt."
Qin Dewei glanced at the rest of the place. It was still dusty and messy. It was unbearable to look at. He couldn't help but look to his mother for help.
Zhou's Dundun taught: "Those things you clean slowly by yourself are considered as exercises! When you find a host in the future, you must be diligent with your hands and feet. You often do this kind of sweeping. It's not a bad idea to start practicing from now on!"
Qin Dewei lowered his head and looked at his hands that were not yet strong enough to bind a chicken. He was speechless and could only lament that he was a real mother!
If you are not your own mother, who can help you think so carefully?
Mrs. Zhou had to take care of the housework and could not stay with her son all the time. She turned to go back to the inner house. Qin Dewei first sent his mother to the door of the courtyard.
Suddenly I saw two people coming in from outside the gate of the mansion, a man and a woman, both young.
The man is about the same age as me, but not as handsome as me. He wears long sleeves and long clothes made of fine silk. He is obviously the son of the family.
The woman was about two years older. She was carrying a cloth bag and had a beautiful appearance. She was following half a step behind the man. She must be a maid.
"Third brother!" Mrs. Zhou greeted the young master.
The young master came over and saluted Mr. Zhou and said, "Why are you here, aunt?"
As soon as he heard these mutual addresses, Qin Dewei understood that this person must be the cheap nanny brother, Xu Shi'an, the third son of Commander Xu. When his mother first entered the Xu Mansion as a nanny, it was for him.
When Qin Dewei mentioned the term "milk brother", his thoughts could not help but wander.
Anyone who knows a little about history knows that the most famous pair of brothers in the Jiajing Dynasty were Lu Bing, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard, and the emperor whose name cannot be mentioned.
Looking at other people's milk brothers, and then looking at his own milk brothers, there is really no comparison between people, Qin Dewei sighed with emotion.
This is the first official meeting between the two brothers. Their relationship is still very unfamiliar, and they are not familiar with each other, so they don't have much to say.
In the end, the third son, Xu Shi'an, expressed some kindness to Qin Dewei, then said goodbye and went back to the inner house. The beautiful maidservant followed suit carrying her bag, but only looked at Qin Dewei deeply.
Qin Dewei didn't take it seriously. With his appearance, it was normal for him to attract a few glances from others.
Zhou explained: "Third brother goes to clan school every day, and Miss Liu Yue follows him all the time."
Qin Dewei murmured in his heart, didn't it mean that in order to ensure the health of the young master, wealthy families did not allow beautiful maids to serve the young master personally?
Besides, he actually went to school with a maid instead of a book boy. He was worthy of being a member of the Wu family and did not follow etiquette.
In the evening, after Qin Dewei finished eating the food sent by his mother, he lay down and fell asleep. He was thinking about a very important question.
If you want to transform a person, you must first start with your thoughts. How should you change your mother's thoughts and concepts?
Otherwise, your mother would always be thinking about selling herself, just like the sword of Damocles hanging over her head.
Suddenly someone knocked on the window, and then a soft voice was heard: "Is the Qin family brother here?"
Qin Dewei was stunned. Who was looking for him this late at night? Or was it a woman?
He climbed up from the wooden ledge, opened the door, and saw a young girl standing outside in the moonlight. It was none other than the one he had seen during the day. The beautiful maid next to the third son of the Xu family seemed to be named Liu Yue.
The plot of a beautiful maid visiting alone at night is very familiar! Qin Dewei didn't know if he should be expecting anything.
After entering the house, the maid said a blessing and explained the purpose of her visit: "Liu Yue, my servant, has been ordered by the Third Master to bring some snacks to my little brother."
Well, there’s no need to look forward to anything. It turns out that it was just a token of appreciation from Brother Nanny and a gift. Qin Dewei nodded and said, “Thank you, Third Master!”
Qin Dewei stretched out his hand and was about to take it when suddenly Liu Yue screamed at the top of her lungs and the food box in her hand fell to the ground.
Then I saw the little maid quickly pull open her breast, revealing a little bit of white, and then covered it tightly with her hands, her clothes were messy, and she looked at Qin Dewei in horror.
Qin Dewei was still stretching out his hand, dumbfounded... Did you also go to the School of Fine Arts of Shuimu University?
As mentioned before, half of the houses in the East Cross Courtyard were occupied by other servants. When they heard the screams, two people immediately came out to see what was going on.
Liu Yue retreated to the door of the house and shouted at Qin Dewei: "Don't come over!"
When the two people saw this scene, they immediately became angry and shouted: "How dare you insult Miss Liu Yue!"
Qin Dewei withdrew his hand and continued to be stunned... What's going on?
Liu Yue was panic-stricken but also kind-hearted, and advised the two people: "Brothers, please don't do anything. He is Aunt Zhou's son. Don't hurt the peace of the slave family."
Qin Dewei took a breath of air and was still stunned... Such pure green tea!
When they heard that it was Aunt Zhou's son, the two of them were inconvenient to take action. One of them turned around and went to the back house to report the news.
Not long after, Mrs. Zhou ran over first, looking back and forth between Qin Dewei and Liu Yue several times, her face uncertain.
Liu Yue seemed to be afraid that Mrs. Zhou would be angry, as if she was trying to persuade her: "It's all the slave's fault. Madam Zhou, please don't blame me, lest mother and son get angry."
Qin Dewei looked at his mother and spread his hands innocently.
When it came to her son, Mrs. Zhou couldn't handle it. To avoid suspicion, she didn't even dare to ask, so she could only wait.
After a while, Mrs. Xu was seen walking over, accompanied by two maids.
"What's going on? I can't even have a restful night!" Mrs. Xu asked with a frown.
Miss Liu Yue knelt down in front of Mrs. Xu, crying and saying: "It's my fault that I alarmed the old mistress!
The little brother of the Qin family was just confused for a moment, and it is also his fault that the servant is ignorant, he should not have shouted out, otherwise he would not have alarmed the old mistress!"
Mrs. Xu smacked her lips, these little people really don’t teach people to worry!
Liu Yue is the daughter of her husband and the squad leader, and Qin Dewei is the son of his confidant, Mrs. Zhou. I don’t know what the fuss is about!
"Look at your good son!" Mrs. Xu couldn't help complaining to Mr. Zhou.
Liu Yue took another step forward and begged bitterly: "They are all members of our own family. I beg my old mistress not to punish the Qin family's younger brother, so as not to lose the peace. This is not necessarily my original intention."
When Mrs. Zhou saw that Qin Dewei still hadn't said a word and allowed the little bitch to act like a monster, she thought to herself, is this son stupid?
Unable to bear it anymore, he shouted to Qin Dewei: "What did you say?"