Seeing that Mrs. Zhou was going to find someone to question whether her words were true or false, the servant who made the mistake was extremely nervous, because he knew very well that as long as Mrs. Zhou stepped out of the study door and asked anyone casually, he would All the lies he just said will be ruthlessly exposed. At that time, even if he sincerely repented and confessed frankly, his future and destiny will be ruined, because in the Zhou family, those with questionable character are It will never be forgiven.
He tried every means in his mind to stop Mrs. Zhou from asking someone to question her, but after thinking about it, he suddenly realized that the matter had reached this point and was irreversible.
He fell into deep despair, his eyes lost their luster, and his mood was extremely low. He had no time to think about how the master and his wife would deal with him after the truth about his lies was exposed, because there was a more important thing. It was always pressing in his heart, leaving him no time to think about anything else.
The matter that weighed on his heart was even more important than his life, and if he wanted to understand this matter, he had to start from the childhood of this servant.
This servant was originally from a very humble background. His family has been poor for generations, and his father is just a farmer making a living on the outskirts of Huijing City. He cultivates a few acres of thin fields. If the harvest is good, he can barely support the family. People's livelihood, if there is a natural or man-made disaster, the whole family will starve and freeze.
Before this servant was five or six years old, their family's life was barely manageable. After all, although his father had no abilities, he was strong and in good health.
After the busy farming season, his father would still work hard for others to earn some extra money and improve the family's quality of life. If fate continues like this, their family will definitely live a happy life, but as the saying goes, there are unforeseen circumstances. Wind and cloud bring disaster and fortune to people.
When the servant was six years old, his father suddenly fell seriously ill. Because the family had no money to seek medical treatment, his father's condition became serious within a few days, and he finally died.
His father's sudden death suddenly put the family's life into trouble. For a period of time, the family could not even drink porridge. When they were hungry, they could only drink cold water to satisfy and eliminate hunger. a feeling of.
At that time, there were eight people left in their family. In addition to the servant's mother, he also had four older sisters and two younger brothers. As the eldest boy in the family, the burden of supporting the family suddenly fell on him. On the body.
Because his mother had no means of livelihood, she could only ask someone to send him, who was only seven years old, to a wealthy family to work as a school boy for the son of a wealthy family, in exchange for some money and to maintain the family's livelihood.
The servant, who was young at the time, had no complaints about his mother's actions, because he understood that he must support the family now, otherwise the family might starve to death.
After he went to work as a book boy in a wealthy family, although the noble son of that family did not treat him too hard, the servants of their family, seeing that he was young and had no backer, often bullied him behind his back and even took pleasure in it.
The servant, who had been tortured and abused, had the idea of escape several times, but when he thought about his family's lack of livelihood, if he ran away, his family's life would immediately fall into a desperate situation. Every time he thought about this, , he was heartbroken, so he immediately gave up the idea of escape and continued to endure the humiliation and work as a book boy in that family.
Because he is too sensible, even when he returns home during the New Year and holidays, he will not tell his family about the hardships he suffered in that wealthy family, because he knows that once his family members know about the hardships he endured, they will suffer even more than he does.
In order to make a living for his family, he put down his dignity and worked as a book boy in that family for several years. Finally, because of his age, he left that family and worked as a servant in the homes of many high officials and dignitaries, but he The servant's life has never been smooth. Either he was squeezed out by other servants, or his master thought he was too smart and kicked him out of the house.
Several times of bad luck made him fearful of being a servant. He even discussed with his family several times about changing his career to something else.
The family originally planned to support his idea, but unfortunately the family was poor and had no way to support him.
Because he had no capital to start a business, and he was too old to learn a trade, he finally had no choice but to return to his old business and continue to look for job opportunities as a servant for high-ranking officials.
While he was looking for a job, his relatives told him good news, saying that Zhou Ruhai's family was very kind to their servants, so he might as well give it a try.
After listening to the relatives' suggestions, the servant inquired carefully and found out that this was really the case, so he decided to come to Zhou's house to give it a try.
But when he came to Zhou's house, he was surprised to find that there were so many people who wanted to work here, and it was not that easy at all.
Later, he entrusted many people and found many connections. Finally, after spending a little money, he was able to join the Zhou family as an errand.
After he came to work as an errand, he deeply realized that what his relatives said at the beginning was indeed true. Not only was the master of the Zhou family very polite to his servants, but the servants also had a very good relationship with each other, except for the black sheep like Laifu. Besides, there has never been any bullying.
After getting this good job, the servant felt like a fish in water. He even wanted to stay in the Zhou family for the rest of his life, because in this way, his family would have no worries about food and clothing.
It was precisely because he had this idea in his mind that he was very careful every time he worked. He never made a mistake during his work. What he didn't expect was that it was just because he didn't say a word correctly. , he will face disaster.
He is not worried about his life and death, but he is really worried about his family. Although his four sisters are married and have in-laws, each of them is living a very difficult life. He wants them to be supported by a few sisters. Mother, taking care of her two younger brothers is simply giving them a hard time.
When he thought of his mother and brothers starving, his heart was twisted, and he even regretted his lie just now, but he also understood in his heart that what had happened had happened, and even if he regretted it, there was no way to make up for it. .
Just when he was suffering and in great pain, he suddenly heard that his master stopped Mrs. Zhou from going to find someone to question. This suddenly gave him hope of survival.
He widened his eyes, wanting to see Mrs. Zhou's reaction.
As a result, Mrs. Zhou's reaction also made him relieved.
Not only did Mrs. Zhou stop going to ask people to question her, she even turned around and praised Zhou Ruhai for his integrity.
After seeing Mrs. Zhou's performance, the servant who made the mistake finally breathed a long sigh of relief, because he finally understood that Mrs. Zhou had no real intention to go out to find anyone to question. She was just doing this. Made for my master.
This servant originally thought that things would reach this point, and he would be fine. As soon as he relaxed, he heard Mrs. Zhou praising his master at the last moment, and suddenly said that the servants who work in the Zhou family are all A good person cannot stay if he has bad character. These words suddenly made the scene awkward.
Because just now in the yard, my young master had just dealt with the big bad guy Laifu, and now Mrs. Zhou said that all the servants in the family were good. Isn't it clear which pot was not opened and which pot was lifted? And to my master, these words are all mocking him. After all, he single-handedly promoted Laifu, the big bad guy. If my young master hadn't seen clearly today and saw this evil man's trick, with his master's ability, , is no match for Laifu.
After noticing the tension in the atmosphere, the servant quickly stood up straight, staying where he was without daring to express his anger. He was afraid that if he didn't pay attention, he would anger his master again. After all, his master was full of anger now. spread.
"Hey, look at what I said, I don't know what to say." Mrs. Zhou knew she had made a mistake and quickly went back to make amends, "Even if our family has strict rules and the master is aware of every detail and has clear rewards and punishments, we still can't stop one or two black sheep from showing up. , after all, people’s hearts are separated from each other. When encountering those guys with ulterior motives, no matter how wise the master is, it is difficult to see their true face, and it is inevitable to be deceived by them for a while. This is not the master’s fault. I can only blame these low-life people, they are too despicable. Shameless.
Master, do you think I am right? "
The servant who made the mistake stood aside and almost laughed out loud when he heard these words. He thought to himself that the lady just thought that the sarcasm of the master was not thorough, and now she actually forced the master to speak and express his position. This was simply embarrassing. It's incredible.
After hearing what his wife said, Zhou Ruhai's face turned even redder. He coughed lightly first, then looked down at the ground and murmured: "It seems so. Scholars like us have been reading since we were young. How can a sage's book understand the thoughts of those evil people?"
After seeing her master's behavior, Mrs. Zhou suddenly realized that what she just said was reckless again. At this time, Mrs. Zhou was powerless to resolve the embarrassment, and she was afraid that she would make a mistake if she said more, so In the end, I could only keep my mouth shut.
The study room fell into silence for a moment, and the atmosphere was a bit depressing. When Mrs. Zhou saw her master's uncomfortable expression, she blamed herself and at the same time blamed the servant who made the mistake, because she felt that the whole thing was wrong. It was because of him. If he hadn't caused the trouble first, how could he have said those stupid things?
It's good now. I'm about to have a big meal for my son, but my father is so angry with me that he has a constipated expression on his face. If my son comes in later and asks my father what happened, how do you want him to answer? ?
There was nowhere to vent the anger in her heart, so Mrs. Zhou vented all her anger on that servant.
