He Wei

Master Xue came out of the back hall very leisurely with a few trays of dim sum. When he saw the young man coming, he put the dim sum on the table next to the young man, while he himself sat on the right seat and looked at the young man.

Standing in front of Master Xue, the young man was very nervous, his fingers twisted in front of him and he lowered his head, not daring to look at him.

Although the young man felt that Master Xue was very good-looking, he was still a little afraid. He saluted timidly, and said, "See you, Master... Thank you for saving my life..."

Master Xue is not a very polite person, and because he is still a little weak, he asked the young man to sit down first, eat something before talking.

In fact, the young man had already noticed those pastries when Master Xue came in, his eyes turned green from hunger now, and he really wanted to pounce on them and eat all the pastries.

But I was afraid that I would be ridiculed because of my lack of manners, thinking that all the masters and young masters in the city would like to reprimand their servants.

What's more, I escaped from the countryside, maybe I will become the object of their ridicule... Thinking of this young man, I slowly put down my hands.

Master Xue saw that the young man was still not moving, smiled, and said gently: "Eat something first, you were so hungry when the dog brought you back, you need to eat something to replenish your strength."

"I...can I really eat..." the boy asked timidly.

"certainly……"

The young man took a bite of a small piece and thought it was delicious, and then he took two more bites. After a while, he finished the plate of pastries, and then took another sip of hot tea and felt a lot more comfortable in his stomach.

Master Xue saw that the young man stopped eating, so he asked, "I don't know your surname, where does he live?"

"I... my name is Xu Hong... I live in a small village... It's a pity that the Yellow River flooded my house..."

When the boy said this, he unconsciously sniffed his nose, and his voice became smaller and smaller, as if something sad had evoked.

Master Xue realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he quickly changed the subject and continued to ask: "Is this the word 白 written in Liu Zongyuan's poem?"

Although Xu Lang hadn't heard what it was, he just nodded in agreement when Master Xue said his words correctly.

"That's a good name."

"Thank you, master, for your compliment..." Xu Lang glanced at the newly brought pastry again, and asked timidly, "Can I have two more pieces?"

Master Xue smiled and indicated that it was okay, and Xu Wei took two more yuan, even if he was too hungry to maintain a good family education and self-cultivation in front of them.

Master Xue saw that although Xu Lang was a bit reserved, he had a pretty good personality. Compared with Xue Chengyu, he looked completely different.One is cheerful and optimistic, and the other is forbearing and dull. The two can just complement each other.

"It's freezing cold outside now, seeing how thin the young master's clothes are, it's difficult for the winter, so I wonder if you would like to stay at my house?"

As soon as Xu Hong heard that Master Xue wanted to stay with him, he quickly asked, "Is there anything to eat?"

He is also frightened of hunger now, no matter what the weather is like, no one is willing to come out, let alone go to the street to beg for some food, if he leaves, he might freeze to death in the ice and snow.

"Yes, I just need you to take care of the dog, Chengyu. The dog has a stubborn illness, and Xue's mansion is not enough for anyone to take care of him, so I ask you to help me. If you stay at the mansion, all the food and clothing will be paid by Xue's family." Pay, son, don't worry."

Xu Lang understood what Master Xue meant, he just wanted to keep her mother as a caregiver.

Xu Lang also takes care of patients in the medical hut on weekdays, but now it is easy to take care of only one patient.What's more, the conditions offered were very attractive to Xu Lang, so he simply agreed.

"Then it's settled." Master Xue looked relaxed as if he had let go of a heavy burden, "Let Uncle Fu take you to familiarize yourself with the environment later. You will have refreshments first, and if you don't have enough, you can ask for more."

"Master Xie...Master, just call me Xu Lang...I really don't deserve the word "Young Master"..."

Master Xue smiled and shook his hands, and replied: "It's okay..."

Seeing that Mr. Xue was very approachable, Xu Lang boldly took two pieces of pastries and stuffed them into his mouth. The most urgent task now is to fill his stomach.

After eating two plates of cakes and drinking three cups of tea, Xu Hong stopped chewing. Although he was still a bit hungry and half full, he couldn’t eat any more. He hadn’t eaten for a long time and suddenly ate too much, which would make his stomach feel uncomfortable. Drank the fourth cup of tea to relieve the choking feeling of pastry.

Master Xue didn't say anything when he saw Xu Hong devouring food like this, but he felt a little distressed silently in his heart.

This child who was the same age as Xue Chengyu suffered the pain he shouldn't have suffered early. Twenty-eight years old, what a good age.

After Xu Hong finished eating, he went to see Master Xue. He had already left the lobby, and Xu Hong had no way of knowing when he left.

Xue's mansion is surprisingly large, walking through the front yard to the back yard, excluding the east and west wing rooms, the back garden with a small bridge and flowing water takes up a lot of space, only the road is swept out in the yard, people have a kind of walking in the yard The feeling of being in the miniature of Jiangnan.

In the yard next to the main house next to the garden lived the young master Xue Chengyu, with a cherry tree planted in front of the door.

Although the cherry blossoms are not in bloom yet, judging from the snow accumulated on the branches, it is not a small tree.

The second young master Xue Chengyi's yard is opposite to Xue Chengyu's yard, because Xue Chengyu likes to be quiet, and his health is not good. Xue Chengyi is still young, and he always makes troubles on weekdays. In order not to disturb Xue Chengyu's recuperation, he had to be arranged far away.

After walking around the entire mansion, Uncle Fu brought Xu Hong to Xue Chengyu's courtyard, and whispered: "Young master caught a cold last year, and suddenly had a high fever, and it was difficult for his legs to walk. There are some things that need your help. This is something you need every day. The preparations for the young master have been written on the list, and I hope you will follow the above." As he spoke, Uncle Fu handed a short but full note to Xu Lang.

Xu Lang looked at the list seriously, and felt that all the things listed above could be done, so he replied, "I will try my best to do it well."

Uncle Fu nodded to show that he was good, and continued: "Try to make as little noise as possible in the young master's yard. The young master Xijing has loud noises that will upset him. Although the young master will not blame him, he still needs to pay attention to his health." good."

Xu Lang nodded seriously, and waited for Uncle Fu to finish all the things he needed to pay attention to before he dared to ask, "Does the young master have any special hobbies?"

Uncle Fu was a little confused by this question, he shook his head and said, "Young master is gentle and broad-minded, and will not get angry because of some trivial matters. It's just that he is a little depressed now, and he is bored in the room and doesn't want to come out."

Xu Lang rubbed his left shoulder, sighed with a relieved expression on his face, "That's fine...as long as you don't hit people all the time..."

"Young master won't beat and scold servants, he treats servants very well, you don't have to worry."

With Uncle Fu's words, Xu Lang felt relieved, watched Uncle Fu leave before stepping into Xue Chengyu's yard, took a few deep breaths outside the door, and dared to knock on the door when he was ready.