The sky was dimming, and Xu Qingchen had already opened his eyes. It's not that I can't sleep, but it's a habit I've maintained over the years. When he was in the mountains, he would already get up at this time every day to fetch water, cook, and practice martial arts. But now he is not required to do these tasks, nor can he get up to practice, as this will disturb others, so he will open his eyes at this time every day and stare quietly at the beams.
Several people in the same room were sleeping soundly and snoring very noisily, but he didn't care because his life was very good now and he was very satisfied.
When he was a child, I don't know how old he was, there was a severe famine in the north, so he followed the famine victims all the way south. Just when he was about to starve to death on the roadside, he was rescued by his master.
He didn't know the master's name. For so many years, the master had never said it. I don't know which sect I studied under, because my master never told me.
The master was a very strange man. He placed him in a small hut on the mountain, prepared food and some money, and then ignored him. He comes once every ten days and a half to teach him martial arts. Days like this lasted for more than ten years.
Until more than half a year ago, when he was just twenty-one years old, he came back from carrying water in the morning and saw his master standing in front of his small thatched house. The master looked back at him, then pointed to the blue package and a long sword on the ground, and said to him: "Go down the mountain today, and you are not allowed to come back in the future, and you are not allowed to tell outsiders about your time on the mountain. "
After saying that, the master left without further instructions. He didn't know what made his master unhappy, but he couldn't disobey his master's orders, so he had no choice but to go down the mountain.
He was no stranger to the mountains. He would come here every once in a while to buy some daily necessities, but his range of activities was only a few dozen miles up and down the mountains.
Xu Qingchen was confused and wandered around in confusion for more than a month. It wasn't until the money his master gave him was almost spent that he thought of finding a job.
It happened that Xu Qingchen signed up for a nursing home at the home of Mr. Yao, a wealthy businessman in Runan. During the martial arts test, the leader of the Yao Family Nursing Home was shocked. Xu Qingchen's swordsmanship is so powerful. Why don't you use such swordsmanship to conquer the world? Why should you condescend to be someone else’s nursing home?
After getting acquainted with the nursing home staff, someone asked him this question. He smiled awkwardly and replied: "Because I don't know what I want to do."
Boss Yao is a good man, good at business, good at educating his children, has a harmonious family, and treats people sincerely. Such a rich man only had one wife, not even any concubines. He has a son and a daughter, both good children.
Boss Yao's son is named Yao Chongshun. He is twenty-four years old. He is forthright and generous. He has inherited his father's business acumen and is very kind to his servants. He never beats or scolds his servants, nor does he take any arrogance. With his family's financial resources, even if he were a dandy, he would not be able to make all this money in two lifetimes, but he knew how to save and rarely wore silk or satin.
Boss Yao’s daughter is named Yao Xinxin, who is sixteen years old. She is a beautiful girl, petite and cute, with an eccentric personality, without the temper of a young lady. For the servants in the house, she calls the younger ones her younger siblings, the older ones her brothers, sisters, and sister-in-law, and the older ones her uncles, aunts, and aunts. Very endearing.
After Xu Qingchen arrived at Yao's house, he felt very comfortable. His daily work was very simple. It was nothing more than accompanying Boss Yao out, accompanying the eldest son to look around the family's property, and guarding the female family members when they went to the streets. The remuneration given by Boss Yao is also very generous. I heard from several nursing homes that the previous nursing homes bought houses, purchased land, and married wives after working for Boss Yao for several years. Boss Yao is so kind and righteous.
Just as I was thinking about it, the rooster crowed three times, and the nurses yawned and got up.
Xu Qingchen got dressed, washed up, and followed the nursing staff to the canteen for dinner.
Except for Boss Yao, Mrs. Yao and other female relatives in the family, everyone else in the Yao family eats in the same dining hall, as does the eldest son Yao.
"Let me tell you, the jade from Kunlun is really good."
Every day when eating, Yao Chongshun would sit at the table in the nursing home and brag with them. If it weren't for the different clothes, others would think he was the Yao Family Nursing Home.
A fat nurse asked: "Master, how good is it?"
The Yao family does not run the jade business, and Yao Chongshun does not understand gold, stone, and jade articles. He was just bragging, but someone really asked him carefully. This time, Yao Chongshun was stopped. He hesitated and said: "It's, it's very good. You guys Just know it’s very good.”
The nursing staff laughed loudly, and a middle-aged nursing staff in his forties said: "Fat Liu, don't ask too deeply when the young master talks about things from now on. Our young master himself doesn't know. Won't you show your cowardice when you ask the young master?" ?"
The nursing staff laughed again, and Xu Qingchen also laughed together.
Yao Chongshun blushed and said impatiently: "Don't believe it. Next time I go to the Western Regions, I will take you there so that you can see what I am doing."
Everyone stopped laughing at their young master and hurriedly ate.
Yao Chongshun touched Xu Qingchen beside him with his elbow and said, "Qingchen, my father didn't arrange any work for you today, did he?"
Xu Qingchen replied: "Today's work has not been arranged yet, and I don't know."
"Hehe," Yao Chongshun said with a smile, "after dinner, come and fight with me."
The reason why Yao Chongshun is willing to sit at the same table with the nursing staff is because he has a dream of being a hero. He has liked to dance with swords and guns since he was a child, but unfortunately Boss Yao didn't like it and never asked a master to teach him, so he had to learn from the nursing staff at home. As a martial artist who works as a nurse in other people's homes, his martial arts skills are naturally not very high. In addition, Yao Chongshun has little time to learn martial arts, so he is still just a three-legged cat.
Xu Qingchen smiled and replied: "Okay, let's compete with the young master later."
When the middle-aged man heard this, he smiled and said: "Young Master, I think it's better to forget about competing with Brother Qingchen. If your hands are really itchy, just try a few tricks with Liu Fatty later."
Yao Chongshun slapped the table: "Old Zhang, do you look down on me?"
Fatty Liu teased: "My young master, you can't even beat the local gangsters with those two attacks, let alone compare with Qing Chen. Our Qing Chen's martial arts is not inferior even if we fight against those famous heroes, young master, I advise you not to be unhappy."
"Go, go, go," Yao Chongshun said a little anxiously, "Qingchen, are you full?"
"full."
"Let's go! Practice in the courtyard!"
After saying that, he put down his bowls and chopsticks and walked out of the dining hall, and Xu Qingchen had no choice but to follow him. The servants and guards also put down their bowls and chopsticks, followed by the hooting, and ran into the courtyard.
Dozens of people surrounded the two of them on three levels outside. Yao Chongshun threw Xu Qingchen a wooden sword and made a decent fist move: "Brother Qingchen, don't hold back your hands."
Xu Qingchen smiled and said: "Try your best."
After saying that, Yao Chongshun rushed towards him, and the servants all cheered.
What kind of competition is this? It's just Xu Qingchen giving Yao Chongshun tricks. The gap between the two of them is higher than that between adults and babies.
Everyone is cheering for the eldest young master, not to fawn over him, nor to yell at him, but simply to want his young master to last a few more rounds.
Amidst the cheers of "Master, please work harder", a girl's voice like a silver bell stood out.
"Well done to brother Qingchen!"
Everyone is familiar with this voice. The owner of the voice is Yao Xinxin, the eldest daughter of the Yao family. But no one was surprised. Every time the nursing staff competed, Yao Xinxin would come to cheer her up. Everyone in the mansion was used to the eldest lady's temper.
Liu Pang turned around to look at Yao Xinxin and asked, "Miss, I'm not like you. Are you expecting your brother to lose?"
Yao Xinxin stared at the two people fighting in the middle of the field and replied: "My brother always talks about how powerful he is, but in the end he can't even beat Fat Brother, so it's time for Brother Qingchen to teach him a lesson."
Fatty Liu curled his lips and said in his heart that I don't care if you belittle your brother, so don't take me with you.
The result of this competition was no surprise, Yao Chongshun was defeated miserably.
He dropped the wooden sword and said breathlessly: "Qingchen, you have good kung fu, but your skills are not as good as others, so I'm willing to be defeated."
All the aunts who wash clothes in the house know that their master's skills are not inferior to others, he has no skills at all.
Xu Qingchen also clasped his fists and responded: "Young Master, I accept the concession."
The servants and nurses dispersed happily, each going about his or her own work. Yao Xinxin walked up to the two of them, handed Xu Qingchen a towel, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, brother Qingchen."
Yao Chongshun frowned and asked his sister: "Xinxin, where is mine?"
Yao Xinxin made a face and said, "You didn't. By the way, my sister-in-law asked you to go back to the house."
Yao Chongshun had no choice but to go back quickly. He was a generous person and always behaved like a little man in front of his wife, just like his father.
There are not many men around the same age as Yao Xinxin in the house. The ones closest to her in age are Xu Qingchen and Liu Pang. Yao Xinxin especially likes chatting with Xu Qingchen, and the reason is very simple. Xu Qingchen has the most outstanding temperament among the group of servants in the nursing home. He is handsome and has a good figure. Several of the little maids at home had secretly watched Xu Qingchen wiping himself in the yard at night. He was fascinated by the tendons that "looked thin when dressed and fleshy when undressed". Therefore, Yao Xinxin also likes to be close to Xu Qingchen.
Not far away, Boss Yao, who had just finished eating and was walking with his wife, looked over and saw his daughter chatting happily with Xu Qingchen, and couldn't help but frown. Mrs. Yao also saw it. Looking at her man's expression, Mrs. Yao said, "What are you thinking about?"
Boss Yao said: "Is that nonsense? Am I thinking nonsense? The meat falling off your body, what is she thinking, you, the mother-in-law, don't know? Let's fly away, little girl."
"Qingchen is a good kid," Mrs. Yao said regretfully, "What a pity, with this status..."
"Identity or not, I was still a poor boy before. Doesn't your father look down on me?"
"I heard from Zhang Tou that this child Qingchen's martial arts is very powerful, even more powerful than those heroes, and our Yao family can't keep him. Are you willing to let your daughter go into the world with others?"
Boss Yao smiled "hehe": "My family, you said this as if our daughter would really run away with others."
"Don't laugh, what will you do if you really run away?"
"Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. My daughter likes it. What else can I do? You also know that Qingchen is a good kid. He has been here with us for more than half a year. He is the most diligent and reassuring. I am thinking about taking him with me in the spring of next year. Go to the Western Regions and let him see the world. If he is really interested in our girl, then train him. I am just a girl, and I cannot just marry someone I don’t know."
Mrs. Yao smiled and pinched Boss Yao and said, "You have already planned it, right?"
Boss Yao smiled and was noncommittal.
