Rise From the Humble

The entire Hou Mansion was rolling their eyes.

Zhu Ping'an returned to his guest room as if nothing had happened. He washed up, laid out pen, ink, paper and inkstone, opened an ancient scroll, sat at his desk and started reading slowly.

Night gradually falls, the stars appear unexpectedly, the moon is hazy, the night is hazy, everything is indescribable.

However, the fifth lady's yard in the backyard of the Hou Mansion was still brightly lit, with maids coming and going constantly. Under the guidance of Baozi's little maid and two old ladies, the maids who kept coming and going rearranged the courtyard in an orderly manner. The potted plants were replaced, the dressing table was replaced, the bedding, etc. were all replaced.

The sixth lady of the Hou Mansion had already washed herself and was about to go to sleep, but she was attracted by the movement in the fifth sister's courtyard next door, so she sent her personal maid to inquire about it. The little maid came back soon and reported all the news she had heard to Miss Six.

"The fifth lady disliked the rough material of the quilt, so she asked someone to replace it with a silk quilt."

"The fifth lady said that the style of the dressing table was too old and looked unsightly, so she had someone make a new one and send it over."

"The fifth lady said that the spices burning in the room smelled impure, so she had the incense burner and the spices replaced."

In Li Shu's yard, the little maid Baozi and the two old ladies directed the maids in the yard to work back and forth and rearranged the yard. Although the workload was heavy, it did not take much time. The reason is that there are a lot of little maids and old ladies who come here to do their bidding. It's very simple. Because Li Shu is generous, any little maid or old lady who comes here to move things as ordered will be rewarded with one or two silver coins.

Everyone can receive one tael of silver. Even the second-class maid in the Hou Mansion receives about this amount of money per month. The average little girl receives less than this amount. .

Therefore, the maids and old ladies from other courtyards actively came to Miss Fifth to listen to her orders.

So much so that a certain lady lost her temper because of the lack of manpower in the room.

"Miss, why should we give them free money? You are the master of this house. It is only natural to order them around."

Baozi's little maid Hua'er waited for the maids and old ladies in the yard to receive the rewards, and then left happily, pouting her little mouth in pain and complaining to her own lady.

"It is taken beforehand. It must be given beforehand."

Li Shu lazily leaned on the embroidered couch, with a pair of watery eyes dark and bright, and said lightly with the corners of her lips slightly raised.

When Baozi's little maid heard this, her face wrinkled up and she couldn't understand what her young lady meant. But it feels so profound.

In the dead of night, the noisy Hou Mansion returned to calm. Everyone except those on night watch had fallen asleep. It's just that the lights are still on somewhere in the guest room, and it can be vaguely seen from the silhouette of the window that someone in the room is still holding on to the book.

The next day, Zhu Ping'an got up and washed as usual, and after washing, he studied ink and practiced calligraphy. After writing two big characters, I heard the sound of the Hou's mansion gradually waking up, and the servant girl started to get busy again. Waiting for the masters to get up and wash.

After Zhu Pingan finished practicing calligraphy, after morning reading, and even wrote an essay, a servant came to deliver breakfast to Zhu Pingan with this food box. Although it was a bit late, the quality of the food was very high. Even myself, a pseudo-uncle who was not valued by the Hou Mansion, had four dishes of two meat and two vegetables for breakfast.

Not long after breakfast, another young man came to report.

"The teacher in the Hou Mansion who teaches Young Master Yan Gong had something to do at home yesterday, so he asked for a day off today. Young Master Yan Zhou was originally supposed to teach his younger brother Yan Gong. But yesterday Young Master Yan Zhou caught a cold when he got up at night, and the old lady was thinking Mr. Zhu passed the imperial examination at a young age, so he considered asking Mr. Zhu to urge Master Yan Gong to study hard today. I don’t need to worry about it, just urge Master Yan Gong to study hard and read. I hope you will not refuse."

Speaking of this offer, how could he refuse? Besides, he was short-mouthed, and he had already eaten two meals from him, so how could he refuse.

Besides, it's just to urge you to read a book. It doesn't affect my reading.

So, Zhu Ping'an packed up a few books and followed the boy to Li Yangong's study in the Hou Mansion. Walking on the road, Zhu Ping'an was still wondering who the young master Li Yangong was talking about, maybe that brat.

After walking to the destination, Zhu Pingan couldn't help laughing when he saw the provocative chubby face in the study room, this naughty Li Yangong is really such a brat.

"Why did you come here, you country bumpkin? The young master has already read a page by himself."

This naughty kid seems to have known that Zhu Pingan was coming for a long time. He was not surprised at all when he saw Zhu Pingan. He spoke provocatively when he opened his mouth and opened his mouth like a bumpkin. He closed his mouth and disliked Zhu Pingan for coming too late.

This naughty child should be the type of devil in the Hou family. It can be seen from the figure of the boy who led Zhu Pingan to the study and left in a hurry. He escaped so fast. He must have been spoiled by this naughty child. .

In the study room, only Xiongzi and Zhu Pingan were left.

Zhu Pingan turned a blind eye to the provocation of the bear boy, and walked into the study with a faint smile on his face. There are only two seats in the study room, facing each other, one is where the naughty child is doing, and the other is slightly higher opposite the naughty child. This is the position of the teacher.

Zhu Pingan walked to the opposite seat and pretended to sit.

The bear kid on the opposite side watched Zhu Pingan about to sit down, his fat face couldn't help grinning. But in the next second, Zhu Pingan smiled and stopped sitting down, then turned around and removed the two nails placed on the seat.

Seeing this, the bear kid let out a long, frustrated voice.

Then, the frustrated voices of naughty children started to rise one after another. The bugs caught in the scroll, the ink spilled on the table, and the glue on the brush holder were all resolved one by one by Zhu Pingan.

The naughty boy looked at Zhu Ping'an who was sitting opposite and reading seriously, gritting his teeth, with a fat face like a bulldog, as if he was always looking for an opportunity to take revenge.

Not long after, a young man came over and reported that the master of the Hou Mansion would be back at noon, and when he came back at noon, he would check the homework assigned to the bear boy ten days ago.

The boy's words frightened the naughty child to death. His father was very strict. He had been playing around these days and had long forgotten about his homework in Java. The teacher couldn't control him, so he didn't even do the homework assigned ten days ago.

"The turtle has a long life."

So, after the boy left, the naughty boy didn't care about trouble with Zhu Pingan. He picked up the scroll, shook his head with a fat face, and started to memorize it with bitterness and hatred.

Oh, Cao Cao's "The Turtle Sushou".

Looking at the naughty child who was so bitter and resentful, shaking his head and shaking his head to recite the words, Zhu Pingan suddenly raised the corners of his lips. When the naughty child had just memorized "The Turtle is Longevity", Zhu Pingan continued the little fat man's voice and started to recite it, his voice was clear. , articulation is clear, catchy and rhythmic.

"Although the tortoise is thin, it still has some meat. Let's make the soup first, and then eat the meat!"

Then, the brat who had just memorized the beginning was in a mess, and couldn't remember what the original text was, and his fat face was about to collapse.

So, the bear boy started again, "Although the tortoise lives long."

"Although the tortoise is thin, it still has some meat. Let's make the soup first, and then eat the meat!" Zhu Pingan hooked up the corner of his lips again.

Do this three times.

When the bear child endorsed the book again, he said, "Although the turtle is thin, it still has a bit of meat. Let's make the soup first, and then eat the meat"!

Hearing this, Zhu Ping'an nodded in satisfaction, and looked at the bear full of encouragement.

Then the bear boy disappeared on the path of the turtle, although he was thin, and stewed soup and ate meat, and he couldn't hold back.