At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 355
It was midsummer in June, and although it was close to evening, the sun was still high and the weather was hot, and the attic was just shone by the west-slanting sun, making it even more unbearably hot.

The eldest grandson Wugou was wearing a half-worn taupe-colored pleated skirt and a lake-green vest over his upper body. He was reading a book by the window with his left hand, his right hand waving a fan, his black eyebrows were curved, his eyes were bright, and the corners of his mouth were open. With a smile on her face, her skin is as moist and lustrous as a freshly peeled lychee, and her temperament is gentle and talkative. In this scorching hot summer, she is as quiet as a green lotus facing the wind, which makes people feel refreshed and inexplicably calm.

The stairs in the attic were pounding loudly, and the servant girl with a basket in her arm ran up hurriedly, as if a stone had been thrown into the lotus pond, breaking the beautiful tranquility instantly.

"Oh, the maidservant is almost dying of heat in this weather." The servant put down the basket, fanned vigorously, and wiped his profuse sweat with a handkerchief.

Changsun Wugou put down the scroll, and said calmly: "It's natural to be cool when you are calm, if you talk and walk more calmly, then naturally you won't be so hot."

The waiter poured himself a cup of cold boiled water and drank it up, then said: "The servant girl is not as good-tempered as the girl. This attic is as hot as a steamer in the afternoon. Fortunately, girl, you can still sit here. Why don't you ask Madam to discuss it with my aunt and give the girl another place to live, and be careful if she gets sick from the heat."

The eldest grandson Wugou frowned and reproached lightly: "What nonsense are you talking about, you girl? It's not like you don't know the situation in Uncle's house. If there is something better, you don't need to mention it, Uncle will arrange it. Now that we are dependent on others, we have to trouble the master's family for food and clothing. We should always be grateful, instead of ignorant of good and evil, and then make some unreasonable requests. will hate us."

The waiter blushed and stuck out his tongue, complaining: "The servant girl is just worried about the girl's body, if things go on like this, she will get sick!"

The eldest grandson Wugou shook his head and said: "I live well here, don't say such nonsense in the future, lest outsiders hear it and think that we have been treated poorly by the master, and it is not beautiful to hurt the harmony of the whole family."

The servant was a little ashamed and said: "Well, it's because the servant girl didn't think carefully, so I won't mention it in the future."

The eldest grandson Wugou naturally understood that the servant girl was doing it for his own good, so he sighed apologetically and said: "Servant, you have worked hard these days, you could have stayed in the grand mansion of the eldest grandson's family, but you have been sent to suffer under the fence with us, or I told my mother, let me marry you into a good family, anyway, you are not young anymore."

The servant's expression suddenly changed, and he said in a stuttering manner: "Girl, are you going to drive me away?"

The eldest grandson Wugou quickly shook his head: "No, don't think too much, I just can't bear to let you live a hard life with us."

The waiter breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest and laughed: "I scared the servant girl to death, the servant girl thought the girl was going to drive the maidservant away, the girl has endured this pain, how can the maidservant not bear it? Maidservant Don't go, unless the girl drives the servant girl away, otherwise the servant girl will serve the girl for the rest of her life."

The girl serving the book is obviously quite clear. Although life is a bit tough right now, a good master is even rarer. It is a rare blessing to meet a good-tempered master like Changsun Wugou, and life will not always be difficult , Shiro is full of talent and learning, and one day he will be casted by others. The girl is dignified and virtuous, with a beautiful heart, and she will marry a good husband in the future, and her life will definitely be better.

The eldest grandson Wugou was both amused and touched, and said angrily: "What stupid things are you talking about, you can't stay with me forever without marrying, right?"

The waiter smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, the girl will always get married. Although the servant girl is not as good as the girl, she is still a bit pretty. At worst, she can be a dowry girl for the girl. From now on, she will serve both the girl and the uncle. , wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds?”

The eldest grandson Wugou blushed slightly, and spat: "You shameless little hoof, I have to tear your mouth apart."

The servant giggled and hid aside, the master and the servant fought for a while, the eldest grandson Wugou didn't feel a little sweat, took out a scented handkerchief and wiped his face like a silver moon, the servant rushed to pour the cup The cold boiled water was brought up, and I fanned my daughter.

The eldest grandson Wugou took a few sips of water and stopped drinking it. This girl is always very measured, no matter how she deals with people or the details of daily life, she is very self-disciplined, just like this cold boiled water. It's refreshing to drink, but it's definitely not good for the stomach, and it's like eating, she always only eats seven or eight percent full every meal.

Therefore, Changsun Wugou is a very self-disciplined girl, elegant and intelligent, dignified and quiet, with a good heart, it is no wonder that she can become a generation of virtuous queens in history.

Changsun Wugou shook the round fan lightly by himself, and asked, "I bought everything back, why did I go there for so long? Don't you just wander around the street with your ambition again?"

The servant said with a bitter face: "That's not true. Yang Xuangan rebelled in Liyang. I heard that he will soon come to Luoyang. Now the price of goods in Luoyang city is soaring. The most exaggerated thing is food. The average price of rice has doubled." If there is more than enough, even the silk thread has increased by [-]%, and the servant girl has been shopping for a long time, but she really can’t buy it, so she has to bite the bullet and pull three feet of silk.

The eldest grandson Wugou couldn't help frowning his eyebrows, he turned around and took out the 20 taels of silver he had saved in the past few months from the dressing box, and said, "Before it's dark, I'll find two servants to help you, and go to the market to buy more rice noodles , salted fish and bacon are back!"

The waiter asked in astonishment, "You bought all of them?"

Changsun Wugou nodded and said: "With food in hand, don't panic. The price of food has already doubled before the rebels arrive. When the rebels besiege the city, I'm afraid it will be even worse. It is possible that the price will increase by ten times. Hurry up and stock up now, just in case you need it.”

The servant said in pain: "The girl saved the money for more than half a year, why don't you keep half of it."

The eldest grandson Wugou said angrily: "Silly girl, money and silver are originally used to spend. The money can buy a cow now, but in a few days, I might not even be able to buy a sheep!"

The waiter became anxious when he heard the words, took the silver and hurried down to the attic, but almost bumped into Gao Shi who was going upstairs.Gao Shi was a little annoyed: "Why don't you have eyes, maidservant, what are you going to do when you are in a hurry?"

The servant stuck out his tongue and said with a smile: "Madam, I'm sorry, but the servant girl is in a hurry to go to the street to buy food."

Gao Shi wondered: "What kind of food should I buy? Is there no food at home?"

The servant said: "The rebels are about to come to Luoyang. Now the price of rice and noodles in the market has doubled. The girl said that it will rise a lot, so let the maidservant stock up on more food. Ma'am, I won't tell you, maidservant!" If you are in a hurry, the market will close when it gets dark!"

After the maid finished speaking, she ran downstairs!

"Hey, where did you get the money to buy food... This bloody servant girl is getting more and more unruly!" Before Gao could finish speaking, the servant had already disappeared, so he had to go upstairs angrily.

(End of this chapter)