The room is not small, the bedroom is connected to the study, and the middle is separated by a sandalwood bookcase.
The windows are not glazed, they are still old-fashioned paper paste, the location is good and the light is good, you can see the wildflowers that are beginning to bloom in the yard.
Looking out from Ling Shu's point of view, you can just see a vibrant spring.
But none of this could hide the poverty of this house.
Next to the window, there should have been a desk.
Bookcases should have neatly displayed books.
There should be vases and utensils on the museum cabinets that can be seen in ordinary homes.
Perhaps there should have been Clivia or bonsai on the desk, the Four Treasures of the Study, or an open copybook or letterhead.
but now-
Not all.
This is an empty house.
No, there is still something.
One bed, one futon.
That's all.
Where is this room for entertaining guests, it should be a place where the disobedient concubine at home is abused, right
Guanshi He also knew that the environment was too shabby, and he couldn't say a good word even with his bright tongue, so he could only try his best to brew an excuse in his stomach to try to get through.
"What's the matter."
"Ah? Ah! Young Master Yue, you ordered!"
Hearing Yue Dingtang's voice, he hurriedly raised his head and squeezed out a smile.
"Dare to ask Guan's guest rooms, are they always like this?"
He Guanshi continued: "Yes, you are half of your own family, and you are also a distinguished guest. The villain would not dare to be slighted. To be honest, this room is already the best of all the guest rooms. The rest Either you didn't clean it, or you didn't even have a quilt. Your quilt, I had someone play it yesterday and send it quickly!"
Ling Shu: "What's the matter, what about my guest room?"
Guanshi He smiled with him: "If you don't dislike it, this step-by-step bed is big enough. I'll ask someone to send you a pillow later?"
Ling Shu: …
Yue Dingtang's face sank obviously.
He didn't say anything, but a storm was brewing in his eyes, and it might burst out soon.
Guanshi He couldn't figure out the temper of the other party, but he had heard about the background of the Yue family.
This young master of the Yue family, who is probably also the master of the noble family at home, has come to mourning in response to the affection of the Guan family, but he has been treated like this, and it is impossible for anyone to be happy.
"You don't know, the things in all the guest rooms disappeared after the old man fell ill, regardless of whether they were valuable or not. This room is the cleanest and most complete of all the guest rooms. I have cleaned them up for you. I don't have the face to let you live next to me!"
Yue Dingtang frowned: "Everything has been resold by the servants? You don't report it to the master?"
He Guanshi smiled bitterly.
Ling Shu suddenly said: "I'm afraid I will let Master Guan and several brothers split it up."
Yue Ding, Tang Ding, and Tang Ding decided to see He Guanshi.
He Guanshi persisted for a while, and finally lost the battle under his gaze.
"Master Yue, if I tell you about this, don't go to the second master, otherwise I won't be able to hang around in the Guan family if I talk too much."
"Say."
"During the period when the old man was seriously ill, he called several masters together, divided the belongings of the Guan family, and allowed them to live separately, but he did not say how the house belonged. The first master bought a place in the city. In the new house, the things in the house are transported out, saying that the things in the house can be made by themselves, and there is no need to report to the old man to know. I started moving into the guest room, for fear of losing money, and no one would be left behind. The servants in the family also began to reach out, and I caught a few, but I really don’t want to interfere in the affairs of the gentlemen. Fortunately, the things in the warehouse It hasn't moved yet, the old man has divided five keys into the hands of the five masters, and no one can open the warehouse without five people at the same time."
Yue Dingtang knew that the Guan family was in discord, but he didn't expect it to be so chaotic.
The original vases in the guest room were either sold or taken away to fill in their new house.
As soon as the old man left, the group of dragons had no leader, each for his own benefit.
The upper and the lower are effective, the masters have done this, and the servants will naturally start cheating and slippery, and their hands and feet are not clean.
"What about your third and fifth masters?" Ling Shu asked.
He Guanshi: "The third master likes to play woodworking on weekdays, and he is often locked in the house without seeing anyone, and everyone dares not disturb it. The fifth master hadn't come back at that time. When he came back, he heard about it and was furious. The villain saw it that day. You see, he also had a quarrel with the eldest master."
Yue Dingtang: "What about you, who are you?"
He Guanshi was stunned for a moment: "Why did you say this?"
Yue Dingtang: "You have exposed all the master's faults, can you continue to work in this house?"
"Young Master Yue doesn't know, the villain was originally serving by the old man's side. Once the old man left, several masters would not want me. In the end, the second master asked me to receive you. After you leave, if the second master does not If you are willing to stay with me, I can only pack up and go back to my hometown in the countryside."
Seeing that Yue Dingtang and Ling Shu had nothing to ask, Manager He said, and bowed to leave.
"You two rest first. The hot water and face towel have already been taken by someone, and they will be delivered soon. In another hour, the villain will come and pick you two to go to the flower hall for dinner."
"Why didn't you speak?"
After Guanshi He left, Yue Dingtang glanced at Ling Shu.
"It's rare to see you look so speechless."
"Lao Yue, your mother's family is absolutely amazing." Ling Shu clicked his tongue twice, "Look, not only is there nothing on the table, but even the chairs have been removed. The chairs were originally made of pineapple wood, right? I have to keep some dignity, I am afraid that the table is gone now!"
Yue Dingtang frowned: "What word is used, it's not my mother's family, it's my mother's family."
"Almost, almost!" Ling Shu snorted, "Where should I sit?"
He sat directly on the huanghuali wood table, his two long legs were dangling in the air, and his hands were wrapped around his chest.
"Interesting, really interesting!"
Yue Dingtang: "What's interesting?"
Ling Shu: "Everywhere is interesting! As Guanshi He said, dare to love the whole family, none of your cousins and cousins can catch your eye, so what did the old man leave for you, he has to make you travel thousands of miles from Shanghai Coming here, he doesn't know the virtues of his younger generation, and asked you to make a special trip to watch the joke?"
Yue Dingtang: "You can't fully trust any director's words."
Ling Shu waved his hand: "I know, but you have seen how your eldest and fourth uncles fight each other, so now the fifth master is more reliable."
Yue Dingtang pursed his lips, showing a little helplessness on his face. With his calm personality, he was not happy or angry, he thought he was deeply impressed by the excitement that opened his eyes when he first entered the door, and he was also amazed at the wonderful work of the Guan family.
But he is a relative after all, and he is a relative who has not been around for decades. If it weren't for the funeral of the old man, I am afraid he would not have remembered that this relative is still here, let alone come here.
"Lao Yue, there is something I need to say hello to you in advance."
Ling Shu interrupted his thoughts.
Yue Dingtang was puzzled.
Ling Shu: "Well, I don't sleep well."
Yue Dingtang snorted: "Then you can lay the floor at night. I'll let Steward He clean it up and send me an extra quilt."
Ling Shu's expression was exaggerated: "How can you bear to let your old classmates who are sick and weak come from afar to accompany the gentleman to lay the ground floor!"
Yue Dingtang: "But you are still my subordinate, the boss sleeps on the bed, and the subordinate makes the floor, isn't it right?"
The more serious his expression, the more Ling Shu believed that bad water was swaying in his stomach.
People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads.
Ling Shu didn't want to pay for the hotel, let alone go to other uncleaned rooms.
This house is so rudimentary, it is hard to imagine what other houses will be like.
Ling Shu smiled and leaned over.
"I know, you are tough-mouthed and soft-hearted. You can't miss your old classmates the most. What's the big deal? Let's go back to Yuelai Inn for another night?"
Yue Dingtang shook his head: "I'm going up the mountain to kowtow to the old man early tomorrow morning. I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time. I'm afraid I will have to do it tonight."
"Okay, I sleep well, I promise not to move."
After all, while he was unprepared, Ling Shu lay down directly on the bunk bed.
"Well, the bed smells like me now, don't you dislike it?"