Dahei noticed Tangtang's nervousness and said, "Don't be nervous. This old man can't understand. He is just an ordinary person."
Tangtang blinked a few times and looked up at the kind-faced butler.
The housekeeper smiled and explained, "The third young lady used to have two little sparrows as friends. She even asked me to put melon seeds and fruits in the courtyard for the little sparrows to come and eat."
Speaking of this, the housekeeper didn't know what to think of, and sighed softly: "But since that incident, the two little sparrows have not been here, and I don't know if they went south to spend the winter."
Tangtang was surprised. The housekeeper came back to her senses and coughed lightly: "Don't be weird, young lady. People will always miss the past when they get older."
"It's okay, I also want to hear my mother's story," Tangtang shook her head and said it was okay.
"The story of the third young lady?" The housekeeper thought for a moment, "The third young lady is a very special person."
Tangtang’s mother is Bai Weiwei. She met Tang Xuan in high school and fell in love in college. The two got married immediately after graduating from college. They were a very happy and enviable couple.
She was unique and independent in her actions. After graduation, she tried out careers in various walks of life and resigned when she found them uninteresting. She bought a small shop and opened a grocery store with the money she saved.
He said he wanted to be his own boss and didn't want to be scorned by Shi Laozi's boss.
Although the grocery store doesn't sell many things, her income is not bad.
The housekeeper knew that in addition to the grocery store, she would also work part-time jobs, such as being a counterfeiter, matchmaker, substitute waiter, errand boy, delivery person, and occasionally helping people go on business trips to solve crisis problems in the employer's company.
"By the way, I think I heard her mention that she also helped people come to collect debts."
Tangtang was shocked when she heard this and was in awe of her mother, whom she had never met before. "She knows so many things?"
"Yes, so your mother is a very powerful person," the housekeeper looked around and after making sure there was no one around, he lowered his voice and shared the secret with Tangtang, "Xiao Chen regarded the third young lady as his idol, so he said I want to be as powerful as the third young lady."
"Uh," Tangtang thought of Xiao Chen, who had been taking care of her these past few days, and couldn't imagine her working as a matchmaker or delivery person, visiting people to collect debts.
"After graduating, Xiao Chen followed the example of the third young lady and worked everywhere. Then she found that her income was unstable, and finally gave up her dream and returned to work in the Tang family."
"Stable income is indeed important," Tangtang nodded in agreement.
Like Master and Senior Brother, their income has never been stable, so Yunshan Temple cannot eat meat and drink soup every day.
However, the third senior brother who works part-time at the mountain has a stable job and a good income. Whenever the third senior brother comes back to visit, it is a good day for the Taoist temple to improve its food.
The third senior brother is doing well, and the first senior brother is considering whether to kick the lazy second senior brother down the mountain to make a living. The second senior brother hugs the first senior brother's leg and cries like a wolf, saying that he will never take a part-time job.
"Uuuu, senior brother, am I not your favorite cub? How can you bear to let me go down the mountain to work? I don't want to go down the mountain, wuwu," the second senior brother also wiped his nose on the eldest brother's robe.
The senior brother couldn't bear it and kicked the second senior brother away: "You are not my favorite kid. You are taller than me and the third junior brother. If you don't want to work part-time, just learn from the diligence of the third junior brother. Take more jobs and improve your life. Dinner table You have eaten all my flesh, and Tangtang has lost a few pounds."
Second Senior Brother: "I am different from Third Junior Brother. She is a money addict. The more money she has, the happier she will be. I am different. I don't like money. I like to eat and drink in the temple."
The second senior brother's words made the first senior brother so angry that the latter chased him with a broom and beat him.
Thinking back to this, the corners of Tangtang's mouth rose slightly, but then she thought of the whereabouts of her master and several senior brothers, and she became depressed again.
The housekeeper was keenly aware of her emotional changes: "Little miss, what's wrong with you?"
"I miss my master and senior brother," Tangtang said weakly, "There has been no news about them."
The housekeeper comforted her: "Third Young Master has already sent people to look for her. You don't have to worry too much. Your master and brother must be lucky. If there is news over there, they will contact us as soon as possible."
These words of comfort have little effect.
Children are like the sky in June, changing from moment to moment.
Tangtang would not be like this usually, but she didn't know if it was because she was particularly tired today.
Some time ago, Tangtang thought it was okay not to see her master and brothers. But now she suddenly remembered that Tangtang really wanted to see them.
The housekeeper was not in a good mood when he saw the little milk bag. He thought for a while and said, "Just now I saw that the chef baked an egg cake."
Tangtang's thick eyelashes twitched, not showing much interest.
Seeing this, the butler continued: "There are also roasted pig's trotters."
The roasted pig's trotters are chewy and delicious. The second senior brother secretly took Tangtang down the mountain and ate them once when he went to the night market.
She told the housekeeper about it.
Tangtang raised her head: "Really?"
"Really, can I ask the chef to squeeze a glass of sweet and sour ice juice for you?" the butler asked with a smile.
The fluffy and delicious egg cakes, the chewy roasted pig's trotters, and the ice-cold juice are all perfect in the summer.
Tangtang forgot about her depression and her master and brothers. She and Dahei happily followed the housekeeper to the kitchen to find delicious food.
The housekeeper looked at the little milk buns eating happily and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Children are still relatively easy to fool at a young age. If you can't fool them with one delicious food, let's have two.
In the far western desert, there is an underground labyrinth that never sees the light of day.
The four people groped forward in the dark underground palace.
One man sneezed, and the woman with a high ponytail walking beside him looked at him with disgust: "You're so dirty, stay away from me."
The man smiled and rubbed his itchy nose: "Third Junior Brother, there are viruses and bacteria everywhere here. I am much cleaner than the air here."
The woman glanced at him and said coldly: "Stupid diseases are contagious."
The man's peach blossom eyes widened: "Huh? Where am I stupid? Senior brother said that I am the most talented among our senior brothers. Third junior brother, you have the worst talent. Senior brother, are you right?" Senior brother! Senior brother, please answer me."
The man walking in front holding a compass couldn't stand his noise, so he turned around and uttered two words: "Shut up."
The man shut up instantly, and the team of four fell silent, leaving only the sound of slight footsteps.
The underground palace returned to silence.
A long while.
The man said again: "Junior brother must be thinking about me. Ah, when will we find the exit? I don't want to stay in this damn place for a moment. Master, why do you want to take this business? Think about it, little brother." Junior brother, it’s so pitiful for her to be alone in the temple, and she doesn’t know if she will be bullied or abused..."
"Shut up, I," the old man at the front turned around and yelled loudly.
"Boom!"
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PS: According to Taoist tradition, both Qian Dao and Kun Dao are called brothers and sisters, and there is no such thing as sister or sister.
