Wrong Changhuan

At noon the next day, as soon as Chang Huan went downstairs, he saw Hua Manzhi walking into the door of the inn with a smiling face.

The chief welcomed the past, and sure enough, everything went well.Hua Manzhi asked Chang Huan to pack up and salute, and go with her.

Chang Huan ran and jumped up the stairs happily, went into the room, picked up the small bundle, and went out the door.At the stairs on the first floor, I happened to meet Chen Yu holding a tray with a bowl of soup with a strong medicinal smell on it.

When Chen Yu saw Chang Huan, he also stopped in his tracks.

Chang Huan looked at the medicine on the tray, took out the cloth pouch from his bosom, took out a piece of candy, put it in the tray, and said, "This is a parting gift."

Chen Yu looked at the candy eagerly, Chang Huan sighed slightly when he saw it, took out another candy and put it on the tray, "Forget it, this one, I'll eat it for you!"

Chen Yu said, "Are you leaving?"

Chang Huan said with a relaxed face, "Well, the mountains are high and the waters are long, and there will be no end." As he said that, he walked out of the inn gate together with Huamanzhi.

Chen Yu freed one hand, picked up the candy that he said was given to him, put it in his mouth, and whispered as he went upstairs, "It's really sweet."

After entering the room, he saw Murong Ji gazing at the booklet at the table, Chen Yu put the medicine on the table, and retreated to the side.

Murong Ji put away his notebook, turned his head and caught a glimpse of the medicine and the candy beside him, then stretched his brows and said, "Did you see her?"

Chen Yu was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized that she was talking about the little girl's film, and then nodded, "Yes. She just left."

Murong Ji paused the hand holding the medicine bowl, and said, "What did you say?"

Chen Yu repeated the words exactly.Murong Ji drank the medicine in one gulp, then picked up the candy, but didn't eat it, he just looked at it carefully in his hand, as if looking at a rare treasure.Then he said, "We will meet again."

Lin Changhuan followed Hua Manzhi out the door all the way south to the lover's crossing on the shore and waited.Two guards in uniform dark gray uniforms stood at both ends of the road with sticks, like two gatekeepers, with expressionless faces.

After walking through this short lover's road, Xiaoyao Island is opposite.

A middle-aged man with a fat body and a beard came to meet him on the lover's road. When Hua Manzhi saw him, he smiled and shook his hand as a greeting, then turned his head and told Chang Huan, "This is There is an uncle in my family, you can just call him Uncle Man. He is the steward of this outer courtyard, and when he enters the island, he will watch more and talk less, and do things well, with Uncle Man taking care of him, I don’t think there will be any trouble.”

Mancang met Chang Huan, took a look, and asked, "Is this the girl you were talking about?"

Chang Huan nodded slightly and said, "Hello, Uncle Man."

Hua Manzhi laughed and said, "That's right, Xiao Nuan is smart and honest, please ask uncle to take care of you when you go in... When you are free again, remember to come home for a drink, I still have a few The good wine in the altar's private collection has not been opened yet, and then I will make some good dishes."

Hearing this, Mancang seemed a lot more kind, and said, "Then you can keep it for me...I won't be on duty in the future, and I will go to Laohua for a drink tomorrow night...Okay, leave it to me , you go back first, I will take her in and resettle her first."

After Mancang finished speaking, he walked back with Chang Huan.

Uncle Man was with him, but the two gatekeepers let them go without saying anything.It was the first time for Chang Huan to walk on Lover's Road. The stone road under his feet looked clean and smooth after being washed by yesterday's rain.

Chang Huan suppressed the joy in his heart, walked forward step by step, and finally set foot on Xiaoyao Island.

From the window on the second floor of the inn, Murong Ji watched Chang Huan enter the gate, and the back door was closed again.

Chen Yu said, "Master, do you want us to keep an eye on her from the dark side on the island?"

Murong Ji said, "Of course you have to stare, find out her purpose, and...tell the people inside, people, I want to live."

Chen Yu said yes, and exited the room.

When Chang Huan entered the door, he saw a huge Taihu Lake stone soaked in the shallow pool at the entrance. Looking in the direction of the water flow, the running water meanders and leads directly to a large lake in the courtyard.

In the center of the lake is a small lake, surrounded by flowers and plants. It is late autumn, but red, white and yellow flowers are still blooming.There are two stone bridges in the east and west of Xiaozhu leading to the land by the lake, and there are stone tables and benches in the center of the lake.

This island in the middle of the island is very artistic.

The entire outer courtyard is like a huge garden, which can't be seen at a glance.A corridor with green columns and red walls is built around the outermost wall of the courtyard.The courtyard is built along the water, and there are many pavilions and small pavilions, connected by wooden corridors.

From time to time, Chang Huan could see servants busy at work, some repairing and planting trees, some cleaning pavilions, and some salvaging fallen leaves in the lake.

Going north, there is only a small river that is as wide as a person's head, flowing down from the northernmost mountain, and finally merges into the lake in the courtyard.On the east side of the river, there are large areas of flowering trees and green bamboos, with a gravel path in the middle, which looks quiet and serene.

Chang Huan followed Uncle Man through the gravel path, and walked eastward for about half a stick of incense before arriving at a courtyard on the east side of the island, which was the residence of the servants in the outer courtyard.

There are rows of rooms in this courtyard, and many people presumably lived there.Uncle Man brought Chang Huan into a room and said, "You will live in this room from now on."

Chang Huan saw that the room was not big, with a double bunk and four beds, only the outermost one was empty.Then put the burden on it.

At this time, a little girl who was about the same age as Chang Huan ran over and said respectfully, "Uncle Man."

Mancang hurriedly said, "Niannian, you came just in time. This is Lin Xiaonuan. I will live in your room from now on, let her help you first, teach her how to do things, and the rules." Uncle Man finished. , and went out.

When Chang Huan saw that girl named Niannian, her little face was flushed, and she looked a little lively and cute.

Nian Nian surrounded Chang Huan, looked left and right, and asked curiously, "Have you had lunch yet?"

Chang Huan shook his head and said softly, "Not yet."

Niannian took Chang Huan's hand with a familiar hand, and walked out while walking, "I'll take you to dinner. It just so happens, I haven't eaten yet."

Nian Nian pointed to a courtyard passing by while walking, "This is where the boys in the outer courtyard live."

Seeing another courtyard, he dragged Chang Huan into it, and said, "This is the kitchen, I will eat here from now on." Then he led her into the hall.

There are five or six tables in the hall, full of people, and men and women eat at separate tables.Nian Nian took Chang Huan to a table with only two and a half old women, picked up the steamed buns on the table and handed them to Chang Huan, and said with a smile, "Eat quickly, I will take you to familiarize yourself with this place in the afternoon when you are full. "

Chang Huan looked at everything here curiously. She had never experienced such a life.Simple four dishes and one soup, two meat and two vegetables, heart said, the Xie family's treatment is not bad.

The boys at the next table saw strange faces, chatting and laughing in low voices, and from time to time someone looked at Chang Huan.

Seeing a commotion at a table, Chang Huan looked back and said, "Don't pay attention to them, the more you look at them, the more arrogant they are. This is how they usually behave."

Adhering to the principle of watching more and talking less, Chang Huan buried himself in the meal and left the kitchen every year.

Nian Nian pointed to another yard next to it and said, "That's the clothes washing yard, which is responsible for cleaning the clothes and bedding of the masters. The other two people who live in our house are on duty here."

After Nian Nian finished speaking, he brought Chang Huan into the courtyard, and walked out of the house from time to time, taking two thick sets of seasonal handyman uniforms, and brought Chang Huan back to his residence to change into.

Niannian looked at Chang Huan's light green short-sleeved shorts, which were the same as her own, and a dark green knee-length waistcoat, and said, "Xiao Nuan, you look good in this suit... You go to where I work."

After Nian Nian finished talking, he went out side by side with Chang Huan and headed north, talking about various rules in the mansion along the way.

Going west across the gravel path, you come to a lawn surrounded by small potted flowers.On the west side of the lawn is an open space, on which there are more than a dozen bonsai, most of which are pines and cypresses.Across the open space is the greenhouse.

To the north of this lawn is a large independent courtyard.

Nian Nian pointed to these bonsai and small potted flowers and said, "I raised these. From now on, you and I will do it in the greenhouse now, and we will take care of these flowers and plants first." After doing it, he said with relief, "These flowers and plants are easy to grow, don't worry, I will teach you slowly."

Chang Huan nodded, pointed to the courtyard to the north, and asked, "What is this place?"

Nian Nian hurriedly pressed down her raised hand, and said, "That's the residence of the masters, people from our outer courtyard are not allowed to enter... If they can go inside to serve, then the monthly payment will be multiplied several times." Said With an envious look.

Behind this courtyard is a sunny hillside, lush and lush, Chang Huan said again, "Do you need us to take care of the plants planted on the hillside?"

Niannian glanced at it and said, "That's the medicine garden of the third lady, and there are special people to take care of it. Ordinary people can't get in."

After getting acquainted with the yard, Chang Huan fetched water every year and watered the potted plants around Huaping one by one.

There was a creaking sound behind him, and Niannian hurriedly stood aside with his head bowed. Seeing that Chang Huan didn't respond, he went to pull her back.

Chang Huan violently tugged like this, the bucket in his hand tipped over, and the water flowed all over the floor. He only heard Nian Nian say, "Eldest young master, she is a new maid and doesn't know how to behave yet." sleeve, motioning her to beg forgiveness.

Only then did Chang Huan see a thin young man with a gentle smile like a jade, sitting on a wooden wheelchair, followed by a servant.

Chang Huan recalled that the strange person once said that Xie Baitang's adopted son, the eldest son's son, was disabled, but he never thought that he was such a person with a smile like a bright moon, so he couldn't help but sigh for him.

Chang Huan regained his composure, and saluted, "This servant has just arrived, so I didn't pay attention to the noise behind me. If I bump into the young master, you have a lot of people, please forgive me."

Xie Tiandong still looked down at the potted flowers under his feet, but said without any hostility in his voice, "It's okay, let's go down."

Nian Nian took Chang Huan back to the greenhouse built against the westernmost wall. Seeing Chang Huan thoughtful, he hurriedly said, "Don't worry, the eldest young master is just like the third wife. They both have a good temper and never beat or scold servants."

Chang Huan took the opportunity to ask, "Niannian, why is this young master sitting in a wheelchair, but recently broke his leg?"

Nian Nian hissed, and said in a low voice, "You can't say this, and you can't ask about it. A few years ago, there was a servant who said this, and the old lady found out, and she was kicked out of the garden."

Chang Huan said in a low voice, "So, it's been several years since Eldest Young Master's leg was broken?"

Seeing no one around every year, he nodded and said softly, "It's been almost ten years. The young master was pushed into the frozen lake and soaked overnight when he was a child. It's gone, the leg is just useless, the doctor said that I probably won't be able to stand up in this life...Don't say I told you."

Chang Huan nodded, thinking that there are indeed many secrets on this island.