[Comprehensive] The Giant of the Red Chamber

Xue Pan regretted it, but it was a pity that he had already boarded the pirate ship, and because Master Xue promised him that if he was not discovered by others during this trip, he would be rewarded with two days off every half a month.For these two days, he doesn't need to read or write, and he can go out of the house to play happily. Such conditions are quite attractive to Xue Pan now.In this way, even if all kinds of discomfort and discomfort, Xue Pan has to endure for the time being, lest all previous efforts be wasted.

Zhuangzi's steward wanted to curry favor with the master's family, not only tried his best to arrange the three masters of Master Xue's family properly, but also set a high standard for the food and lodging expenses of the accompanying servants.The dinner is a unique dish in Zhuangzi, and there are eight or nine dishes prepared, big and small, not as exquisite as in the mansion, but it also has a special flavor, especially the taste is really good, at least Xue Pan's Wu Zang Temple didn't suffer much.

As for the accommodation, of course, there is one above the other and the other under the ground. Although it is a room for two people, it looks clean, but I am used to living in a large room and a big soft bed. In addition, flying insects and mosquitoes are unavoidable in the countryside, and Xue Pan is the favorite of a fat guy with thin skin and tender flesh. Xue Pan was tossing and turning in the first half of the night.Although there were servants in the same room who helped to fan the insects, but it was only in the middle of the night that I couldn't hold on anymore before I fell asleep.It's just that in the early morning of the second day, several red envelopes, large and small, appeared on Xue Pan's white and tender cheeks, and at a glance, he knew that the mosquitoes must have had a good meal last night.

The farm work is always done when the sun is about to dawn and it is cool. Master Xue and others get up early, and when they go out for a walk, they have already seen the tenants working on the field from a distance, and it is obvious that they have been working for a long time.

"Father, I want to go and see what the rice looks like?" All kinds of animals and plants are things that cannot be seen in the mansion, and it is very novel to see everything.

"Okay, let's go and see together, has your wife ever seen rice?"

"Don't talk about Baochai, I haven't seen what rice looks like until now." It's rare to come out to relax, Aunt Xue is quite open-minded, and is willing to accompany her daughter to have some wild fun, but from the corner of her eyes, she can see the listless people in the crowd Xue Pan with a swollen head and obvious red bumps on his face, probably because he didn't get a good rest last night.Not to mention that Xue Pan didn't sleep well in the servant's room, but Aunt Xue slept in the best room in Zhuangzi, and even changed into the bedding brought from the house, and she felt uncomfortable sleeping.

"Master, madam, the country people are vulgar, you can take a look from a distance outside the field, lest you get close and bump into the master and madam, it will be bad." The steward put on a smiling face, and said very Sincerity, in fact, I was worried that we would get close. If we had a few words in the chat, it would be bad. Although we have already bought a few tenants, we are not afraid of [-], just in case.If it wasn't for the busy farming season, the steward would like to find an excuse to let the tenants rest at home for two days, so it would be best not to run into Mr. Xue.

"The steward is bothering you." Master Xue replied in a nonchalant manner. There seemed to be some indescribable meaning in the words of thanks, which made the steward's heart flustered, worrying whether the matter would be discovered. up.

Master Xue was carried by others, and Aunt Xue walked slowly holding Baochai's hand. The steward, consciously or unconsciously, led them to the tenants who had been bought in advance.

"What are these children doing?" When I approached Baochai, I found that in every plot, there were one or two children who were about the same size as me carrying a small basket, bending down to pick up something and throwing it into the basket. He grinned happily as if he had found a treasure.

"They are picking rice ears. Every grain of rice in the farm is exchanged for sweat. Although there are not many rice ears falling on the ground, they are enough to feed several meals."

Baochai nodded receptively, "Why is the rice we eat different from theirs?" Obviously, the rice in the bowl is all white, but the rice here is all yellow, so Baochai thought everyone was eating differently .

Master Xue didn't answer right away, instead he waved to a little boy in the ground. The boy was wearing a patched clothes, which hung empty on his body. It was obviously changed clothes, and his feet were exposed. He was wearing shoes on his toes, and was holding a small half-basket of rice ears in his hand.Seeing Master Xue's call, the little boy took two steps back shyly, carefully looking at the nobleman by the field with big eyes, not daring to step forward.

"This is the master, don't be afraid, come here." The steward helped to call someone, a four or five-year-old boy who didn't understand anything, and was not afraid to say things he shouldn't say.

The little boy looked at the parents not far away, and after getting permission, he walked to the edge of the field with small steps and stopped, refusing to move half a step forward, "My master." A voice as thin as a mosquito sounded , If you don't listen carefully, you can't hear it at all.

"What's your name?"

The noble lord in front of him was not as arrogant as the other lords he had seen, his eyes were high above his head, and he wanted to stay away from them as if he was hiding from the plague. The little boy mustered up some courage, and his voice became louder, at least he didn't have to pierce his ears to listen carefully, "Stone."

"What a coincidence, I have a man named Shitou just like you." Master Xue replied with a smile.

Aunt Xue was wondering why she didn't know that there was a man named Shitou among the servants, when she saw Master Xue waving at Xue Pan who was standing outside, Xue Pan didn't realize that he was calling him, so he froze on the spot and didn't move.

"Stone?" Master Xue looked at Xue Pan and yelled again, which made Xue Pan look confused, and said that he would pretend to be a servant to experience life, but he didn't tell him in advance that he had to change his name, what kind of stone, it's so ugly, How can he be worthy of his status as the dignified Xue family uncle, Xue Pan expressed 12 points of rejection.

"He was stunned because you were also called Shitou." Master Xue chuckled, Baochai who was beside him cleverly reflected, pursed his mouth and tried hard not to laugh out loud, and helped to call out:

"Shitou, the master is calling you, come quickly."

That's why Xue Pan reluctantly walked to the front, bowed his head and stood in front of Master Xue, "What do you want Master to do?" Xue Pan managed to imitate the three-pointed figure, imitating how servants used to speak. Fortunately, he was young and thought that the rules were not good when he first entered the mansion, so no one doubted him.

"When I went out, I met someone with the same name and surname. After a while, you can help this little stone go to the field to pick up wheat ears. You can also experience the joy of labor for my master." Xue Pan, who was forced to have the same name and surname, dare not be angry Dare to speak.

"Little Shitou, can you sell me the ears of rice in the basket?"

The little boy still doesn't know what "selling" is, but the ears of rice are his treasure, and he won't give them to others easily, until Master Xue took a sling of money from a servant next to him and handed it to Xiao Shitou, who had seen copper coins What it looked like, he remembered that his parents treasured even a copper coin, so they must be very happy to take back so many copper coins.So Xiaoshitou happily exchanged half a basket of rice ears for a sling of money, ran to his parents, and held the sling of money in his hand high.

Master Xue took out an ear of rice from the basket, twirled it with his hands, and the rice took off its golden coat, revealing the real color inside, "Do you think it's the same as what we eat?"

Baochai took a closer look with her little head, nodded, "It's really the same." She felt so miraculous in her heart.

The father and daughter hadn't finished talking when they saw an old farmer coming forward and insisting on returning the money he had just given, "My lord, it's just a few ears of rice and it's worthless, so I dare not take your money. "It's the land that people planted. If they want a few ears of rice, they have to charge such a penny. It's a shame. Although their farmers are poor, they don't want such money.

As soon as the old farmer came over, the steward's heart began to arouse. The person he arranged was in another field ahead, but suddenly stopped here and led the old farmer over.

The old farmer said it sincerely, and Master Xue should not be too forceful, "In this case, let me, a servant, work for you for a day, and it will be regarded as the money for the half basket of rice ears." Too late to say anything.

It’s hard for the old farmer to refuse anymore. Although he saw that the little brother who was going to help with the work was white and tender, with thin skin and tender flesh, but because he said he was a servant, the old farmer felt a lot less embarrassed, so he agreed , Of course, he will not really arrange any heavy work for him. It seems that he is not very good at working, and the old farmer is worried that his field of rice will be ruined.

So Mr. Xue, who had initially enjoyed the rural fun of the farm, took his wife and daughter to pat their buttocks and went back to have breakfast. Only Xue Pan, whose pseudonym was Shitou, was left behind.