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As long as it is in the hall, no matter if it is a servant or a prostitute, the madam can't wait for them to sell it day and night.

When the sun was high, I heard the sound of her knocking on the spittoon with her copper pipe in the yard, "I haven't got up to clean it up yet! Everyone is neither human nor ghost, and I don't want to check what time it is!"

Hearing this, Ling Xiao opened his eyes, looked at the gauze curtain above his head and the glaring sunlight leaking in, and thought, "It's not that there are people and ghosts."

There were three knocks on the door, it was Zhiqiu who was arranged by the madam to wait on him.

Ling Xiao turned over on the bed, supported his left hand, and looked at him.

The little boy was about ten years old, and he was also a miserable person who couldn't tell his exact age.But he wasn't as pathetic as he actually looked, or as he immediately thought.Ling Xiao knew that among the four slaves raised in the hall, three of them were raised to sell, and the other one who was older but obviously much stronger was raised to watch the nursing home.And Zhiqiu in front of him was raised to sell, and he was eager to sell himself immediately.

Zhiqiu looked at Ling Xiao and said, "Get up quickly if you want to wash, don't expect me to boil a second pot for you when the water is cold!"

Ling Xiao smiled, turned over and lay down again, covering his face with a moon-white bed gauze, thinking like forgetting things and me: It really is true that the world has no limit, and there are all kinds of people.

"Put the things down, you go out, I don't have to wait. If you want to wait, you can let Yin Chuaner come in later." He said, his voice did not have a tired and lazy voice.It seems that everyone is fighting for a small slave who is not enough, and he is very disdainful to him.

Zhiqiu bullied him as a newcomer, and wanted to save his face, but Ling Xiao didn't think of him at all.As soon as his eyes made contact with Ling Xiao, he hurriedly lowered his head, blushed, slammed the door and left, and the sound of him stomping down the stairs could still be heard in the room.

However, Ling Xiao was still thinking about the resentment in his look just now, and couldn't help thinking of himself, but it was all for survival, so he didn't care about it at this time.

When the bustard saw Zhiqiu go up, she immediately came down angrily, and asked, "What's the matter? Didn't you take care of me?"

After all, Zhiqiu was young, and she was still very afraid of the madam. She got angry, and he must have no good skin left, and said quickly: "No, no! Brother Xiao detested me, and asked Brother Yinchuaner to serve me by name. Woolen cloth!"

"Then let Yin Chuan go!" The bustard frowned slightly, and smoked Zhiqiu's calf with a cigarette, "Hurry up and call someone to go! Later, you will go to Yunniang's room to serve."

Zhiqiu bared her teeth in pain and went away.

Later, when the sunset glow will burn the square sky in the hall red, Cheng Nian will arrive.

Before Cheng Nian came, Ling Xiao was making preparations. He not only prepared for serving at night, but also fed the fish himself, and swept away the remaining snow with Yin Chuaner.

Yunniang has a phony surname called Niu Hulu Yunning.I don't know the real name, but her three hobbies are real: playing small cards, smoking big cigarettes, and cracking melon seeds.However, Yunniang is also a master with moving eyebrows and eyes. She can play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, play and sing ditties, so she can't stop singing and singing every night.

The old madam asked her slave, Zhiqiu, to serve Ling Xiao, which was really frustrating, but there were four slaves in total, and the other was Zhenghong, and she had received five hundred cash from the boss, and she had no choice but to do so. .It's just that there is no one in the hall who doesn't have the eyes to take the madam at her head, so they compare themselves in private and raise their faces.

Ling Xiao doesn't like them, Ling Xiao always feels that he is only staying in the world of mortals temporarily, but he will be at ease when he comes, and he doesn't dare to speculate about future events that he hasn't thought about.Because he didn't expect that he would come here at the beginning, and he was doing this kind of unimaginable business, so it wasn't worth thinking about.

He was also very lucky, compared to the luck that came from such a difficult situation: he was booked the first night, and he seemed to be a good person, so he didn't have to do more plays, wouldn't it be easy.Therefore, he refuses to be sloppy, and requires himself to be healthy, so he does not sleep too much, but also works, exercises, reads a couple of books, and watches a couple of plays to learn about current affairs outside.

The only person who could talk a little more to him was Fang Zhiyuan, but it was limited to talking a few more words than others.Fang Zhiyuan is the number one card in this hall, and he only has good guests in his hands, so naturally he can keep good guests.In this regard, no one can match him.Ling Xiao looked at Fang Zhiyuan, and sighed that even he thought he was a wonderful person, so what would other people think?So Fang Zhiyuan has actually been subjected to all the methods of the guests, as can be seen from the blackness in front of his eyes, which always makes Ling Xiao unconsciously compare himself with himself, and work harder on weekdays.

So at Shen time in the afternoon, he called Yin Chuan'er and went to sweep the residual snow at the door together.

Yunniang came downstairs and happened to see it, she didn't know whether it was intentional or not, she saw her coming out of the door, and the melon seed shell followed her out of the door, eloquently and very skillfully.

Yin Chuan'er looked up at Yun Niang, smiled and called out, "Yun Niang."

Ling Xiao doesn't need to pay attention to her, he never pays attention to anyone.

Yunniang kowtowed melon seeds, threw them while eating, and seeing that Ling Xiao really didn't care to talk to her, she rolled her eyes and snorted sarcastically, "Who will show this?"

Ling Xiao still ignored her, but what he thought in his heart was: since everyone has become so downcast, what face do they have to fight and fight when they are full.

Yin Chuan'er was busy trying to smooth things over, "Ms. Yun, what do you need? I'll run errands for you while it's still early."

After hearing Yin Chuan'er's words, Yunning flung out two winks, which almost flashed on Yin Chuan'er's face, and said softly: "It seems that Yin Chuan'er is the one who loves people the most. Son! Brother Xiao, and remember to learn more from the old man!"

Yin Chuan'er: "What is Yunniang talking about? Brother Xiao is so happy when he opens the door this time. When he meets such a kind guest, his mother is so happy to say that Brother Xiao is a lucky person."

Yunniang laughed exaggeratedly, and almost spit out the melon seeds in her mouth: "Blessed? I haven't seen anyone living in the hall who is blessed." After finishing speaking, she tapped Ling Xiao with her chin, sarcastically He smiled and said, "Are you the young master here?"

Seeing that Ling Xiao was still sweeping the snow blindly, Yin Chuan'er thought that he was unhappy and was about to persuade Yunniang, saying to forgive her, but a rickshaw stopped at the door of the hall.

The person who came was Ling Xiao's benefactor, Cheng Nian.Seeing this, Yin Chuan'er shut up.

Yunniang didn't see Cheng Nian, and Cheng Nian didn't wear a military uniform today, just a simple long robe and mandarin jacket, which suits his demeanor very well, but Yunniang likes him very much.So, he leaned on the door frame and smiled at him, ticking off while laughing: "Master came so early, why don't you go to my room for tea?"

Cheng Nian looked at her and smiled too, but didn't speak yet.

Ling Xiao was sweeping the floor with his head down, his back was facing the main road, and knowing that the other guests didn't need to pay attention, he backed up and took a step towards the door, just in time to shovel the last handful of snow.Not wanting to, but he stepped on someone's big leather shoe, became unsteady, and almost fell off.

"Why are you so careless? Do you usually do these jobs?" A pair of big hands supported him from under his armpits.

Ling Xiao recognized Cheng Nian's voice, but still looked at him in surprise.Calculating carefully, it hasn't been long since he left in the morning.

"Second Lord." He and Yin Chuan'er called him in unison, and saluted him together.

"I'm asking you something, I haven't seen you for a long time, why are you so dull?" Cheng Nian smiled and stroked his hair like a child.

"Lazy is lazy, just come out and move around..."

The four eyes met and were speechless.

When the neon lights first came on, the light from the melted snow began to take on a sticky color, while the orchestra wafting from nowhere in the night wind seemed to thicken the air.It just happened that there was this snow, which relieved the tense siege, and a trace of coldness penetrated into the scorching heat, making the atmosphere less enthusiastic.

In this way, Cheng Nian didn't feel so unbearable when he looked at the feasting lights and listened to the "decadent music".

Seeing the situation, Yunning gave Yin Chuaner a wink, and the two retreated.

nobody.

There were only the two of them left at the door.

"Isn't it cold?" Cheng Nian put his arms around his shoulders and looked at him.

Ling Xiao didn't answer him. He frowned and said, "I've heard this song before. It's a Belarusian song. I heard it when I was at home."

Cheng Nian: "I'll take you to listen to this song, okay?"

Ling Xiao looked back at the courtyard, then at Cheng Nian, and said, "I'll tell mom."

Cheng Nian: "Okay, I'll wait here."

After he finished speaking, he saw Ling Xiao trotting into the courtyard, disappearing among the lanterns and the rich red and emerald green of Qi Luo.

Cheng Nian was stunned for a moment.

He didn't know if he was emotional or not.It's just that he thinks that Ling Xiao is very special. He is not mature enough for his age, and he also has some aura. He shows a little of these things inadvertently, so they hit it off.

He also knew that he was really busy with official duties today, but after finally taking a break, he thought of Ling Xiao's clean and indifferent face again, and he would worry that if he didn't come tonight, would he disappointment?

And he didn't want to disappoint him.

So here he comes.

Of course he didn't know that he was thinking too much.