"Good." Mrs. Dong nodded, her eyes no longer so cold, and she added: "Please bring the servant back, you can leave first!" The slaves were relieved, and they all stood up and bent over. Step back slowly.
Concerning these domestic slaves, Mrs. Dong calmed down a little. The Han people always valued their promises and trust. What's more, they were slaves of the Hou Mansion. They were both prosperous and harmed by the Hou Mansion. They would not do anything to harm the Hou Mansion. things to come.
Later, Mrs. Dong took two more maidservants and went to the kitchen. She was not from a high family background, and her father was just a wealthy family with a small amount of land. However, after marrying into the Hou Mansion, she had not been in the kitchen for a long time. .
As soon as I entered the door, I saw a group of chefs from the Hou Mansion surrounding the goldfish. They were all paying attention and did not notice that my mother had come in. Maid Jian shouted: "How dare you be rude!"
Hearing this sound, the cooks turned around one after another, and when they saw the mistress, they were so frightened that they bowed their hands and bowed. Mrs. Dong waved her hands and said: "This thing is a gift from God to my son, and you are the confidants of the Hou Mansion." , it will definitely be good for my son to prosper."
"Thank you, Mistress, for your kindness!" Whether it was true or false, these people acted like they were loyal and repaying their kindness. Mrs. Dong smiled and nodded, pretending to support them, and said: "Then get up and get busy. Come on." After saying that, he didn't leave. He and the two healthy maids stood aside and watched. Under the watch of the mistress, everyone suddenly became busy, some were burning stoves, some were sharpening knives, and they were going in and out. .
Ms. Dong didn't want to leave. She felt in her heart that this goldfish actually had a sacred book hidden in its belly. It must have a great background. If it was eaten by my son, it would be beneficial. She just stood there and waited, and she didn't feel any hardship. The cook After pulling out the gold scales and trying to clean the internal organs, I suddenly found that the goldfish had no internal organs. I was surprised and could only chop the big fish into several pieces and put it in the cauldron to cook.
Waves of fragrance spread to the surroundings. Mrs. Dong just took a sip and her appetite was whetted. After about half an hour, the big fish was completely made into a cauldron of fish soup. The slaves brought the fish soup to the side. In the living room, Ms. Dong summoned Liu Hong again. The little fat man had just been semi-forced to the room, and now he was brought out again. He was all dissatisfied in his heart, muttering, and walked slowly away. Come.
Mrs. Dong first picked a piece of meat and put it into her mouth. The meat immediately melted in her mouth and turned into a stream of meat juice, which rushed straight to her abdomen. The taste was not fragrant, but just one bite made Ms. Dong feel all over the body. Exhausted and feeling extremely comfortable, she nodded and shouted to Liu Hong: "Come on, eat it!" The little fat man sniffed it, then quickly ran to Dong's side and looked down.
"Is this the big fish I caught?"
"Eat!" Ms. Dong didn't talk nonsense to him. The little fat man just felt that he couldn't understand her more and more. She was not allowed to eat more before it was clearly not time for dinner, so why was she forced to eat now? However, the little The fat man was so hungry that he licked his lips, picked up the chopsticks and started eating. After taking a bite, the meat turned into juice and flowed directly into the little fat man's abdomen.
The little fat man touched his abdomen in shock and looked up at Mrs. Dong. Mrs. Dong frowned sternly and shouted: "Eat it!" The little fat man had no choice but to continue eating. Although the meat was not fragrant, it was not difficult. Eat, the little fat man ate for a while and felt full. He couldn't finish such a big fish by himself. He raised his head and said, "Mom, this fish is so big that I can't eat it alone, so we should eat together." stop."
Mr. Dong shook his head and said: "You can eat this fish, but not the others, and neither can I. Don't talk too much, just eat it!"
The little fat man nodded thoughtfully, and this sentence has always been deeply remembered in his mind, and it will be regarded as the foundation of the world in the future.
Under the force of his mother, the little fat man was sweating profusely and ate the whole fish bit by bit. Although the fish was big, it had no internal organs and not much meat. Most of it was bone spurs. Mrs. Dong helped him pick out the fish.
All the fish bones and meat were fed to him. In the end, even the soup was forced into Liu Hong's mouth. For the first time, the little fat man felt that eating could be so painful!
Finally, he was carried back to the dormitory by the domestic slaves. His abdomen had swollen into a round ball and he was restless. As soon as the servants put him on the bed, the little fat man immediately fell into a deep sleep and even started to tremble.
Snored.
And then, the entire Hou Mansion also started to get busy. Before the Han Dynasty, the family manager was an official position under the princes and princes. But now, it refers to the family steward. The steward of the Hou Mansion, whose surname is Liu, is a distant brother of the Hou Mansion.
For more than fifty years, everyone respected him. He was the one Dong called him before. He was busy outside with spring planting. When he learned about the auspiciousness, he rushed towards the Hou Mansion and met Dong again on the way.
The people who were sent rushed there quickly.
Manager Liu was standing in the hall of the main room, leaning on a cane, huddled up, swaying and trembling, looking as if he would fall down at any time. The old man's face was full of vicissitudes of life, he was very thin, his eyes were squinted, Mr. Dong
He was quickly offered a seat, and there was Jian Nu standing by to help the old man sit down.
"Three years have passed since my husband passed away. During these three years, I have been diligent and loyal to you, and I can't thank you enough." As soon as Ms. Dong finished speaking, Manager Liu bowed tremblingly and said, "What are you saying, mistress? I am incompetent."
He has mediocre talent and mediocre virtues, but he dare not take on the role of mistress.”
The Han Dynasty valued filial piety and elders, so how could Mr. Dong dare to accept the courtesy of Manager Liu and quickly return the favor?
Elderly people over eighty years old did not need to pay homage to officials in the Han Dynasty. Even the emperor had to bow politely when he saw them.
Although Guanshi Liu is only about sixty years old, Mr. Dong must still be respectful and respectful. Respecting the old and loving the young is the custom of the Han Dynasty, and no one can make an exception.
"Come to think of it, this old man is in his sixties, his eyesight is dim, and he is about to retire and return home to enjoy his family..."
Mrs. Dong knew in her heart that her words were a bit abrupt, and Manager Liu had misunderstood. She quickly told the story of today's events slowly. Manager Liu's eyes widened and he remained silent until Mr. Dong finished speaking.
Come on, my whole body was trembling a little, auspicious, Shaojun has a great fortune! He opened his old eyes that were originally cloudy, they were clear and clear, there was no trace of his old age at all?
"This...Mother...Young Junhou..." The old man has stayed in the Hou Mansion all his life and grew up with Shao Junhou's grandfather. The previous generation of Jieduting Marquis was brought up by him personally, not to mention the old man.
He has no heirs. He has long regarded Liu Hong as his own and loves him very much. At this moment, his voice is trembling and his words are not smooth, but his energy seems to have returned to its peak, and his whole person is like a burst of energy.
Scabbard sword!
"The emperor has no descendants...he who is destined by destiny is my son!" Mrs. Dong also directly said what was in her heart. If you can't trust this old man who has been working diligently for the Hou Mansion for decades, how can anyone else?
Can you trust it?
"No!" The old man stood up suddenly. Jian Nu was stunned and tried to hold him back, but he pushed him away. The old man's face turned red and he cursed at Jian Nu: "You blind Zang Huo, go away.
Stand guard outside the door!" The slave ran out in a hurry. For a moment, Mrs. Dong was stunned. Didn't everyone say that Liu Jun was old and exhausted and was afraid that he would not be able to make it through the end of the year? How could this...
"Mother, although those domestic slaves are all private slaves of my Liu family, we cannot trust them all. There are inevitably other people's eyes and ears among them. How can we just let them go like this? Please order my mistress to send someone to go to them with heavy gifts.
At home, I would like to thank his mother and wife for his contribution!" Manager Liu's eyes flashed with a hint of fierceness, and he said: "Send them to the old man again. We still need some help from domestic slaves for the spring planting!"
Mr. Dong was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Good."
In an instant, the old man returned to his old and confused state, and he saluted tremblingly and said: "In addition, I also ask the mistress to remember that the matter of the Heavenly Book is of great importance and must not be leaked. Even the Qi family... also
Absolutely no, the mistress is the mother of the Liu family, not Dong!" After saying this, the old man resigned and left. Dong frowned and remained silent.