Chapter 5 Tai Chi
It started to snow, and the snowflakes were falling one after another, gradually covering the roof and the ground.The sound of firecrackers and children's laughter could be heard in the distance, making Luoxia Residence even more desolate.

Nanny Zhou went to the big kitchen to get food, and the other maids and women had long since disappeared.Xie Xianer stood under the branches covered with snowflakes, looking out from the open courtyard door.Although she couldn't imagine what the lively scene outside was like, she still couldn't help but envy and yearn for it.

She stood obediently in the yard and did not go out. She knew that going out would be annoying.

Nanny Zhou came back with a food box and saw Xie Xian'er with a red nose from the cold standing under the tree, her hair and clothes were covered with snowflakes.

She hurried over to pick up Xie Xian'er and walked into the house.He kept muttering, "Why did the girl come out? What can I do if the Chinese New Year is cold? Sit on the kang and play obediently. Today, there are not only minced meat and egg custard, but also stewed chicken with small mushrooms. The dishes are a bit cold , Mommy will warm it up for you before eating."

Xie Xian'er sat on the kang by herself and played with the wooden carved duckling, which was carved by Mammy Zhou's man himself.Although rough, it was Xie Xian'er's toy since childhood.

As night fell, simple meals were served in the room, only Xie Xian'er and Nanny Zhou were sitting at the table, although it was quiet, it was considered warm.

Originally Mammy Zhou didn’t sit down, but Xie Xian’er said: “Today’s New Year’s Day, the ancestors said that everyone should gather around a table for a reunion dinner. Sit down quickly, Mammy and I will have a reunion too.” round."

Xie Xian'er looked at Nanny Zhou with wet eyes, and Nanny Zhou couldn't refuse, so she pleaded guilty and sat down.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Xie Xianer was being served by Nanny Zhou for lunch when she suddenly heard a noise coming from outside, from far to near.

"Girl, don't be afraid, don't choke." Nanny Zhou patted Xie Xian'er's back as she said, and then shouted loudly, "Tweety, Tweety, go and see what's going on outside. Tweety , Tweety,..."

Where is the shadow of Tweety in the room, Zhou Nanny put down the bowl and cursed, "Damn girl, I don't know where she died, I don't want to break her legs when I come back..."

Before Nanny Zhou could finish her sentence, the thick door curtain was suddenly lifted, and the son Xie Xie, who Xie Xianer called his father, broke in.His face was ashen, and his red eyes glared at Xie Xian'er.

Xie Xian'er was so frightened that she burst into tears and hid behind Nanny Zhou.Xie Shizi overturned the dining table with his palm, kicked Nanny Zhou away, grabbed Xie Xianer's skirt and picked her up.Cursed, "You evil, you go to hell." Xie Shizi roared loudly, and threw Xie Xian'er who was crying unceasingly.

Later, Xie Xian'er found out that Nanny Zhou was lying on the ground as her meat pad, and it was the princess who snatched her unconscious from the almost crazy Xie Shizi.

The princess handed Xie Xian'er to Nanny Zhou, hugged Shizi Xie and cried, "Master, I won't stop anyone you want to kill, but her life must be kept, and her life and your life are inseparable." Together."

Xie Shizi said angrily: "Don't listen to that demon's nonsense. If this disaster is not eradicated, what kind of face do I have to survive in this world?"

The princess continued to persuade: "It's better to believe in something than nothing. Keep her life, as long as you don't see her, wouldn't it be the same as death?..."

Then, Second Master Xie and Third Master Xie also came, and they persuaded Mr. Xie to go out.

Xie Xian'er's life was saved, but she has been living in this small courtyard ever since.Meals are delivered to the gate of the courtyard by people, and of course there is no more delicious minced meat and egg custard.The monthly money was also deducted from time to time. I don't know whether it was because Mrs. Xie (who was Anping after the death of the old Hou Ye) who presided over the middle feeding had forgotten, or the servants were greedy.Sometimes, the food was really bad, and Nanny Zhou had to use her monthly money to improve Xie Xian'er's food.

Madam Zhou's man knows some carpentry skills, as well as writing and accounting.The head of the village often asked him to help with the accounting, and the farmers in the village would occasionally ask their father and son to do some carpentry, or to help write a letter.Therefore, they still have more money in their hands.Nanny Zhou's monthly payment will not be taken back to the man.

If it was said that the servants other than Nanny Zhou treated Xie Xianer with negligence and disdain, now they are dissatisfied and contemptuous.

"Other slaves follow their master to eat and drink well, and enjoy endless blessings. We follow her to eat leftovers left by others and wear tattered clothes that others don't wear. Life is miserable."

"Hey, she has completely lost the face of the son of the world and the Hou family. How can we please follow this kind of master? What a loser."

……

Those few people pointed at Sang and scolded Huai and did not avoid Xie Xian'er, sometimes they almost poked her face with their fingers.There are many people in the family, and Nanny Zhou cannot be scolded or beaten.

In the end, she had no choice but to hold Xie Xian'er and cry: "Miss, don't listen to those conscience-stricken words, they will go to hell for doing so."

It turned out that Nanny Zhou would go back to Zhuangzi for one day a month, but now she didn't dare to leave Luoxia courtyard at all, for fear that the fourth girl would be bullied if she wasn't there.

No matter how difficult and helpless, Xie Xian'er grew up quietly in the small yard.She also finally knew the reason why the Hou Fu treated her like this.

Xie Xian'er was 12 years old that year, and her nanny Er Shuanzi, the youngest son of Nanny Zhou, came to visit Nanny Zhou.Nanny Zhou didn't go back to Zhuangzi, so the man and his son came to visit her every two or three months.

The courtyards of other girls are generally not accessible to boys, because the Luoxia courtyard is remote, not far from the back door, and the fourth girl is not welcome, so it is quite convenient for Er Shuanzi to visit Nanny Zhou.

This time, he not only brought another old book to Xie Xian'er, but also brought a kitten that was two or three months old.This cat has snow-white fur all over its body, but its face is half white and half black. It looks like a Tai Chi Eight Diagrams, very cute.

"Pretty, isn't it?" Er Shuanzi saw Miss Si's eyes light up, and smiled, "My father picked it up when he went to the mountains to cut wood a few days ago. My father said that he had never seen such a beautiful girl before." The kitten is not like a wild cat at all, it must have been lost by some nobleman. I thought, it would be a pity for us to keep such a beautiful cat, so I will use it to relieve the girl's boredom." After finishing speaking, he put the cat Pass it to Xie Xianer.

Xie Xianer happily took the kitten, which crawled meekly into her arms.Xie Xian'er wiped its back, and it squinted its eyes in comfort, and even called softly.

Xie Xianer smiled and said, "Thank you Brother Ershuan, I like it very much."

In the past few years, it was the first time Er Shuanzi saw Miss Si smile.That delicate little face looks even better, Er Shuanzi doesn't know how to describe it.In his opinion, the fourth girl is prettier than all the other girls, including the other girls in the Hou's mansion.Last year, Mrs. Tai took several girls to Zhuangzi to escape the summer heat, and he saw it from a distance.

"As long as the girl likes it," Er Shuanzi said with a smile, "it doesn't have a name yet, so let the girl choose one for it."

Xie Xian'er thought for a while, then looked at its yin and yang face, and said, "Its face looks like a Tai Chi Eight Diagrams, so let's name it Tai Chi."

"Tai Chi? A very unique name." Er Shuanzi laughed.

The two teased Tai Chi for a while, and Xie Xian'er asked Nanny Zhou to go out and buy some embroidery thread.

As soon as Nanny Zhou left, Xie Xian'er asked impatiently, "Have you found out what I asked you to inquire about?"

As Xie Xian'er grew up, she also wanted to understand why she was shunned by her family, why she was angered by servants even though she was the master.

She asked Nanny Zhou, but Nanny Zhou would only sigh and say, "Good girl, there are some things that girls shouldn't know. When the girl grows up, it will be easier to marry someone."

Helpless, she secretly entrusted Er Shuanzi, who occasionally came to visit Nanny Zhou, to help her find out.

This was the second thing Fourth Miss asked him to do besides asking him to borrow books occasionally, so Er Shuanzi did it very seriously.To this end, he also spent the pocket money he had accumulated over the years.

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