Only then did I see clouds covering the top of the ridge, and snow like dust falling on the rocks.
The scenery in the snow is extremely magnificent. The sky and the earth are completely the same color, and only a silvery white can be seen.
A carriage was driving in the countryside, surrounded by a vast expanse of white. Looking down from above, the sky and the earth seemed to be a piece of white paper, with the traveling carriage dotting it like a drop of ink.
The driver of the carriage wore a bamboo hat and a black cloak, and the hot breath from his mouth reflected the coldness of the ice and snow.
The horses' hooves clicked on the frozen solid ground. The driver waved the whip in his hand and drove the carriage carefully.
"Sir! We're going to Zhuangzi just ahead." The young man driving the carriage shouted into the carriage.
"Fortunately, we didn't listen to those young masters. If we really came here on horseback, wouldn't we be freezing?" Another young man in the carriage muttered.
But no one responded to his words. The luxurious carriage was not slow, and there was a big village ahead.
Xu Changgui, the steward of Zhuangzi, put his hands in his sleeves and stood at the door of Zhuangzi, stamping his feet. He stretched his neck and looked at the road in front of him. When he saw the approaching carriage, he was so happy.
Go up to the tip of your eyebrows.
"But it's finally here. It's really too cold today."
"Isn't that so? My nose is so cold that my nose is so cold. It's the Chinese New Year. The young masters are not staying at home, but they still want to go out and play. How nice would it be to stay on the hot Kang?"
The servant standing behind the steward opened his eyes wide, looked at the approaching carriage, and complained a little.
"Go, go, go! What do you know? You dare to arrange for the master, don't you? Be careful not to eat and walk around. I think you are quite smart, so I asked you to show your face in front of the master. Don't be stupid, if you provoke me
If the master is unhappy, I can't protect you."
Xu Changgui regretted looking at Zhang Da. Zhang Da was usually quite smart and familiar with Zhuangzi, so he asked him to come and serve him. He didn't expect him to be such an indistinct person. Don't let this kid ruin his good deeds.
Son!
"Look at what Steward Xu said, how dare you talk nonsense in front of the master? Isn't this just a few words in front of you?" Zhang Da was a little disapproving. How could he be so imprudent in front of the master?
"You! You can only stay in Zhuangzi. Do you know that the servants in the mansion live a luxurious life? The rules are very strict. If you were in the mansion, such rules would not be followed for a day.
, I bet you can ask the chief manager of the house to teach you to be honest."
When Steward Xu said this, he envied the outside stewards in the mansion. They had great authority! Not to mention Steward Yu who was working for the young master outside. Who wouldn't give him a little favor when he went out to do business? He was from Zhuangzi.
How can a little steward compare with others?
Zhang Da has never been into the mansion, so naturally he doesn't know that there are strict rules in the mansion. He rarely sees his master once a year. Even if the master comes, he is not qualified to serve him closely. This time, Manager Xu also saw his cleverness and ordered him to serve.
, in fact, you can't get close to him, the master has a personal entourage around him.
"Be smart, and if the master is happy, I can reward you with some silver." When the master comes to Zhuangzi, he goes to wait on him. If he is satisfied, the silver he casually rewards is his monthly salary for three or four months.
When Zhang Da heard it, there was such a good thing? No wonder Manager Xu was very happy every time the young master came.
The carriage got closer and closer, and did not stop at the entrance of Zhuangzi. It drove directly into Zhuangzi and headed towards the other courtyard.
Manager Xu quickly grabbed Zhang Da and followed closely behind, trotting towards the carriage.
"Sir, we're here!"
Manager Xu jogged all the way, hurriedly wiping the sweat on his forehead with his sleeves and saluting the people in the carriage.
"Xu Changgui, young man, I wish you all the blessings and good fortune, sir!" As he said this, he pulled Zhang Da from behind and knelt down, kowtowing firmly.
It's the Chinese New Year right now, so of course you have to kowtow to your master when you see him, and the master will give you a big red envelope. Although during the Chinese New Year, all servants will have one, but no one thinks this extra is too much, right?
Zhang Da had never seen this scene before, so he could only follow Xu Changgui on his knees. He had never seen his master before, so he didn't feel that just the luxurious carriage and the entourage on the carriage could give him a sense of oppression.
, so that he couldn't say anything.
"No need to be polite, steward, please get up!" The curtain of the carriage was opened, and a young man dressed similarly to the driver's entourage got out of the carriage.
Then, another person got out of the car. Zhang Da knew that the person who got off the car must be his master. He had only seen him from a distance before, but did not see his appearance clearly.
Lowering his head and looking forward, he could only see a pair of blue satin boots.
With Steward Xu's obstruction, he somehow raised his head to look at the owner of the boots. At this glance, he was stunned.
This is a young man of thirteen or fourteen years old, with a light cyan hairband on his head, a round-neck robe embroidered with gold on a white background, and an azure-colored crane cloak with white fur.
Very.
Looking at his face again, we can see that his face is like a crown jade, and his color is like a flower at dawn in spring. His eyebrows are set into the temples, and his peach blossom eyes are slightly raised at the corners, looking forward and flying. One can't help but admire him, what a romantic young man with extraordinary appearance!
Of course, Zhang Da couldn't describe such a good-looking young man, but he had never seen such a good-looking young man.
Gu Chengyu felt that the servant in front of him was not very clever. Maybe he had never seen his master before. The servants of Zhuangzi could not be expected to be very well-behaved.
Ask Ming Mo to give the red seal, and then take Ming Mo and the others into the other courtyard.
"You silly boy, you didn't know what to do with the red envelope that the young master gave you. You were still talking just now! How come you don't dare to say a word when you meet the young master? You haven't thanked the young master yet! Fortunately, the young master doesn't care."
Manager Xu thought Zhang Da was frightened, so he pulled him and gave the smaller red seal to Zhang Da.
Manager Xu usually takes great care of Zhang Da. Zhang Da is also sixteen this year and was originally from a village near Zhuangzi. My wife was old at home, so when Zhuangzi bought him, he begged him and sold him to Zhuangzi.
Don't forget that his name is Zhang Da. That's what the village calls him. He got the name because of his big head. Because he bought it, Zhang Da is very dependent on him, so Manager Xu has always taken good care of him.
"Manager Xu, I have never seen such a good-looking person since I was a child!" Zhang Da came back to his senses and opened the red envelope excitedly. When he saw two taels of silver inside, he almost jumped up with joy.
"How many people have you met? However, our young master does have a good appearance, but he is a man, so don't say this again in the future."
Gu Chengyu didn't know about the conversation between the two. He came to the other courtyard because he invited two classmates from the Imperial Academy to come to the other courtyard to soak in the hot springs and eat game.
"When did the people who were sent say that Brother Sun and Senior Brother Ye would be here?"
Today is the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. Sun Xian and Ye Zhiqiu went to Jiaoyu's house to pay a visit, and then came together in a carriage.
Two years ago, both Sun Xian and Ye Zhiqiu were admitted to Boshan Academy and are now studying in the academy. The courtyard that Ye Zhiqiu rented happened to be not far from Sun Xian's home, and they happened to be on the same road.
This time, because she had a foreign husband, Gu Chengyu didn't call Gu Wan and the others.