Wangfu Shenyuan

"Does it mean to look down on money?" Xia An saw that Steward He's face was not looking good, so he took the initiative to attach a good meaning.He also knew very well in his heart that the name of the courtyard chosen by the prince could not be good.

Steward He nodded in satisfaction, feeling more kind to Xia An in his heart, but there was no need to hide it, Xia An had been in this courtyard for a long time, how could he not know?Simply let him say it, and earn a good impression of being kind and unabashed.

"The reason why it is named Adu Courtyard is that the prince wants everyone to be vigilant at all times, so as not to waste the money of the palace."

That is to remind everyone to be stingy when sending out gift slips.In the past, Xia An would have disdained such a stingy person.But firstly, he is now very poor in his own pocket, and he has suffered enough from having no money, and secondly, he has gradually developed a sense of intimacy with the prince, and he feels that the prince's behavior is not stingy, but a little conniving.

Xia An lowered her head and pursed her lips.

Manager He knocked on the table and reminded: "In the future, if you can mention the name of the hospital, you should mention it as little as possible. Internally, it is good to talk about our courtyard, and externally, it is enough to say that it is a single courtyard. Don't worry about nothing."

Xia An obediently said: "The servant understands."

"The room opposite is where Director Sun rests when he's busy. You live in it first. He won't come for a while, but if he comes, I can spare my room for him to live in. Although your deed of prostitution is in the palace, you can live in it. After all, you didn’t officially come to our yard, and there are many times when it’s not convenient for you to show up, so you have to live here for a while.”

Xia An responded quickly.The palace has run away as a slave, so it will take some time to investigate strictly. After all, it is difficult to deal with him showing up, and he would also like to be able to hide.

"Although I like your talent, it doesn't mean that you can be lawless here. You must always remember that you are just a slave, and you signed a death contract. Your talent also belongs to the palace. , even if you die, you can’t shout tired and stop, unless you can be promoted to master one day, understand?” He Guanshi asked sharply.In his heart, he vaguely guessed that the prince was not only interested in Xia An's ability.

This is the first time Guanshi He has put down his face on Xia An, Xia An replied: "The slave will do things according to the order, and will never exceed the distance."

"My lord, do you need me to say something?"

Xia An raised his head, a little dazed and a little embarrassed, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind, his reason reminded him that it was wrong to do that, but there was a voice in his heart clamoring loudly to do this, which overwhelmed his reason .

"No, the prince has a lot of things to do, and the slave is only doing small things like changing the yard, so he doesn't dare to disturb the master."

"Very good." Manager He praised.In his heart, he was actually afraid that Xia An would report to the prince. He didn't know what the prince had in mind for Xia An, but it would be a pity if such a person became a man. good.

"Go and rest, and wait for me in the flower hall tomorrow at o'clock."

Xia An resigned, and did not forget to close the door for Guanshi He when he went out, walked through the flower hall, and pushed open his own door.The inside is neatly tidied up, which looks better than Manager He's room, at least everything is complete.

Throwing on the bed, Xia An didn't want to move anymore.Too many things happened that day. At Chenshi, he was still in the dungeon. He was served by someone for breakfast. After a while, he was arrested and sentenced to death. Then he failed to escape and was sold. .

Speaking of it, it's a good thing. Didn't he always want to climb up? Working in the outer courtyard has more opportunities than serving the master in the inner courtyard, and relatively speaking, he can maintain more dignity.

However, what Manager He values ​​is his ability to settle accounts, but what does a yard that manages gift giving and receiving of gifts need someone who can calculate accounts?Even if it is necessary, it will definitely not be so important.

Xia An lay on the bed and fell asleep muttering, because she was thinking about getting up at midnight, so she didn't sleep soundly. She woke up several times in the middle of the night, but she didn't wake up at that time, and she woke up leisurely at nearly ten o'clock.Seeing that the sky had already dawned, she turned over and sat up in fright, grabbed the clothes and hurriedly put them on, it was still the prison uniform from yesterday, after a day of tossing around, it was very dirty.

Before going out, he did not forget to tidy up his clothes, anyway, he was already late, so he couldn't let Manager He mistakenly think that he was a sloppy person.

Guanshi He was already sitting on the grand master's chair in the flower hall, holding a cup of tea and eating.

"I've seen Guan Shi He." Xia An calmly saluted.The outer court is not as good as the inner court, in addition to skills, it also pays attention to people's temperament and character.

"You don't need to bring your surname, I'm the only manager in this yard, you have to be clear." Manager He put down the teacup with a serious expression on his face.No matter how capable a person is, what is the use if he is not faithful.

"Yes, I've met the steward." Xia An was kind.

"I know you were shocked and tired yesterday, and you got up late today, which is understandable, but next time you commit the crime again, you will be punished severely."

Xia An stared at her toes and replied, "I know."

"Well, follow me to the second courtyard."

Xia An followed Steward He to the Second Courtyard. Steward He opened the door of the Second Courtyard and asked Xia An to wait in the center of the courtyard.He took out a chronicle book from it, and said: "This book records the income of the Wangfu's three-year and one-year gift list. After many years, the value of the things on it has risen or fallen. I want to make a rough statistic." .You first sort out the cash and silver in the booklet, and calculate the amount and give it to me. After you have calculated it, I will give you food and clothing."

That is, you are not allowed to eat if you can't finish the calculation.Xia An had come into contact with many scribes who tortured people like this before, so he didn't feel annoyed by Mr. He.He knew in his heart that Guanshi He was testing him.

Xia An flipped it over a bit, and said respectfully: "The slave will be able to figure it out in about an hour." He doesn't dare to show his talents, and it's better to keep some when he's new to a place.Xia An said twice as much as he could clearly finish in half an hour.

Manager He is very satisfied. This kind of small statistics can be done by the masters in the yard in about an hour, but they are not very happy. Besides, there are only three masters in the yard, so they are too busy with any number of major tasks. Come.Then there are the eight first-class servants who work for the master, and they can't do it for three hours.Needless to say, the second-class boy who is in charge of carrying and guarding, the third-class boy who does rough work such as sweeping in the yard should not even think about it.

Manager He went to the first courtyard. Yesterday he was on duty to watch the night. This morning, a servant boy will come over to help him wash, change clothes and eat.He wasn't in a hurry to go out to do these things, but he wanted to tell people about Xia An first, so that no one would leak anything.

Adu Courtyard had to go to work at three o'clock every hour, and when Guanshi He arrived at the first courtyard, there was already a cleaning boy cleaning the yard, the porter opened the door and went to sleep again, and the four first-class servants under Guanshi He's subordinates The servant rushed over early to greet Steward He, and the two second-class servants who were in charge of serving Steward He brought clothes and breakfast.Manager He asked them to send their clothes to the third hospital, and the food was used in the first hospital.

When it was almost time for the people to arrive, the three principals also arrived at the main hall. Steward He called everyone together and said that he had hired a new second-class servant.This young man was originally serving in the inner courtyard, but he offended a young master and was kicked out.He is a distant relative of Guanshi He, so he can't just leave him alone and put him in the yard.Let everyone take care of it, keep it secret for a while, and discuss whether he will stay or go after the limelight passes.

What Guan Shi said is interesting.He couldn't say that Xia An was admitted by him because of his ability, because those who served in the outer courtyard relied on their ability to make a living, and those who were jealous naturally also had their ability.If Xia Anruo was envied by everyone as soon as he came in, then he would never have a good life in the future.

And Xia An is not sure whether to go or stay, so the threat to people is much smaller.

Manager He treats people well, when everyone heard that they were his distant relatives, they agreed without saying a word.

After arranging the affairs of the subordinates, it was estimated that it took an hour and a half before Manager He brought a breakfast in person and came to the Second Courtyard.He deliberately slowed down for half an hour, thinking that Xia An was bragging and couldn't finish it in the end, so he planned to set aside more time for Xia An to finish it, and it was not easy for him to hit people the first time.

In fact, Xia An said that he could finish the calculation within an hour, but Guanshi He didn't really believe it. The three principals under him were all mature, so an hour was quite reluctant.If Xia An could finish the calculation in an hour and a half, it would be much better than a first-class servant, and it would be even better if he was young, and if he taught for another two years, he would not worry about not being able to catch up with the steward.

Xia An was done in half an hour, and Manager He asked him to settle the accounts in the ear room. After he had nothing to do with the calculation, he went to look at the pens and inks in the ear room.There is only one small side room in the second courtyard, and the other rooms are used to store gift lists and chronicle books, and the side room is used to store necessary sundries such as pens, paper, ink and inkstone.

Nothing expensive, just middle-of-the-road stuff.For example, the pens are durable, not the flashy ones that are popular today.The paper is all high-quality rice paper, which can be regarded as the middle and upper grades in the paper category.The shapes of the inkstones are almost the same, only a few shapes are simply distinguished.

Xia An liked an inkstone carved with a jade tiger very much, and held it in his hand to enjoy it.It just so happened that Guanshi He came in with a meal, and seeing Xia An's love for it, he smiled and said, "When you are the master, you will be able to use this inkstone." He saw the new chronicle book spread out on the table , has been written densely, and I can't help but hold back my solemn face.

Master?It's a position above stewardship, and Xia An doesn't have much contact with the inner court, so he's not familiar with it.But he thought it would be very difficult, and he might not be able to use the Jade Tiger Inkstone within three to five years.

"The steward, the servant has already done the work." Xia An looked up and saw that Steward He was carrying the meal in person, and immediately wanted to take it, and said in his mouth, "Please trouble the steward."

Unexpectedly, Manager He moved his hand away, suppressed his smile, and said, "Let me take a look first, if there is a mistake, I have to correct it first."

Xia An had no objection, and waited aside while drooling.Manager He fetched the abacus and calculated page by page. It took an hour and a quarter to finish the calculation.When he finished, Xia An stared at the food with straight eyes.

Manager He smiled gently and said, "Very good, there is nothing wrong with it, eat quickly, you must be hungry."

"Thank you, Steward." Xia An thanked her, and started to eat.In the morning, the noodles were cooked. After leaving them for such a long time, they no longer taste good. However, Xia An has been hungry for a long time, and now he eats chaff like honey when he is hungry.

Guanshi He took advantage of Xia An's meal and went out to ask someone to deliver a second-class servant's service. "In the future, you will be in charge of guarding and cleaning the warehouse in this yard. Besides these, I will order you to do other things."

After dinner, Xia An followed a second-class boy named Qingbai to sort out the new gift list.It is said to be sorted together, but it is actually Qingbai Lane, Xia An looks at it.This is the rule, novices always have to look at it for two days before they can start.

Two days later, Xia An had already started sorting out the new gift lists, sorting them into categories, and then distributed them to the first-class servants for copying. After sorting them out, they sent them to different warehouses.

Tidying up the warehouse is not tiring. Usually, no one gives gifts, and there is no need to give them gifts. Sometimes all you need to do is scrub the bookshelves in a day.The first-class servants are responsible for copying and assisting the master. The master is the busiest person in Aduyuan, and they are the second busiest.

Xia An didn't know what the master was busy with, and he didn't have the heart to think about it. He didn't have the strength and thought to make more guesses at the moment.It's not busy tidying up the warehouse, but Manager He always catches him and tells him to count a lot of books.Xia An is determined to do well here, and is willing to show his face in front of Manager He, and slowly shortens the time he spends on sorting out an old chronicle book to half an hour. This kind of achievement made Manager He close the door for a long time, secretly laughing, Then he opened the door and arranged more difficult and complicated things for Xia An.

The night is as cool as water, and the shadows of the trees are swaying.

Xia An pushed open the window to let the wind blow. He had been calculating for several days, but He Guanshi still refused to let him go, so he took a few booklets of appraisal prices of books and paintings for him to memorize.

The tea boiled on the brazier exudes a strong fragrance. Xia An asked for the brazier in Manager He's room. Midsummer doesn't need to keep warm, but Xia An likes to drink tea, and there is a fire to make hot tea by himself. It is much more convenient for the hospital to ask for hot tea.

Having to drink strong tea to refresh his mind, Xia An smiled wryly, he shouldn't have shown his abilities just to make Steward He value him, but as a result, Steward He became more and more fond of challenging the bottom line of his ability.

It has been a month since I left the dungeon, and Xia An has not stepped out of the Adu Courtyard.In the past few days, my head hurts, and it is a bit difficult to calculate the accounts. Except for the difficulty of the things that Manager He ordered, it can be attributed to this cranky brain.

I don't know whose side the four servants are serving now, what Xiao Jin is doing, is the "miracle doctor" still relying on the four servants and refuses to come down, has the imperial doctor been released from the dungeon, and the prince... has he looked for him?

That day, Xia An didn't ask Steward He to notify the prince. What he was thinking at that moment was that if he disappeared like this, what would the prince's reaction be? Will he forget it immediately, or send someone to look for him.

Just for such a thought, Xia An rejected Guanshi He's kindness.But later, I found that I was more and more entangled in this idea. When I was tossing and turning in bed because of this idea, I regretted wanting to bite off my tongue.

He himself also wondered why he had such a thought, and it was so profound.He thought, probably because the lord was very bad to him, the worst person he ever met in his life, whipping his calf left the root of the disease, kicking his stomach and kicking half his life away, beating his forehead so far There is also a shallow mark the size of a fingernail. The broken hand bone has been raised for three months.It was really tortured from head to toe all over the body.

But the lord was very kind to him, even though it wasn't the best, it made Xia An feel as if he had taken a poison or a tonic, thinking about it all the time.Give him books to read to pass the time, change him to a clean and comfortable cell, hug him to see a doctor, take the reward that was hard on his head to make up for his mistakes, let the imperial doctor live in the cell to guard him, and send four The servant girl took care of him and brought in a "miracle doctor" to bully him...

Xia An patted his head, really, he was thinking too much, the moon is already in the sky, if he doesn't study hard, he won't be able to sleep at night.Tomorrow, I will go and beg Manager He to let him go to the prince's yard. No matter whether the prince sent someone to look for him or not, he should say something after receiving the favor of the prince.