The best idlers of the Tang Dynasty

After Du Zhong dealt with the Du Pingyuan brothers, he began to persuade Du Rui earnestly. Although the two Du Pingyuan brothers were Du Zhong's grandsons, they were servants of Du Zhong's mansion. Rui knew that he had good intentions, so he didn't care too much.

"Young master! Although it is said that the world has been peaceful since the emperor Yuji, there are still some young people who make up their own minds from time to time. The young master is the father's flesh and blood, and the old servant is entrusted by Mrs. Cao. Please be careful in the future, don't let the old man This is embarrassing for the servant! Besides, the old master has just passed away, and the young master is still in his filial piety period, if he acts like this, if people find out, it will be a hindrance to the young master in the future!"

Du Rui heard the words and said with a smile: "Uncle Zhong is right, I will pay attention to it in the future!"

Then Du Rui told Du Zhong about the two sisters, now Du Zhong is the big housekeeper of his house after all, there are some things that Du Zhong needs to know.

Du Zhong didn't care much about this. Although Du Rui was dispatched by the Lai Guogong Mansion, life in the mansion is now easier with the profit from wine making, but there are only six of them as servants. Du Rui There is also a shortage of people around, even the two brothers Du Pingyuan don't care. Du Pingyuan is a stuffy gourd, and Du Pingsheng is born to escape. Need to add some servants, even if Du Rui is studying, there should always be a maid who grinds ink by his side.

After inquiring about the origins and native places of the two sisters in detail, Du Zhong didn't find anything wrong, so he asked his daughter-in-law Liu to lead the two sisters to freshen up.

Although the Du Mansion is not a wealthy family, Du Zhong believes that as long as Du Rui is there, it will only be a matter of time before the Du Mansion develops. In the future, when more people are imported, one must pay attention to face. Seeing his daughter-in-law take people away, he invited Du Rui Rui's meaning, urging the old wife Xue to go out to order some seasonal clothes to decorate the two sisters.

Du Rui didn't have any thoughts about the two sisters, but it was just a coincidence to save people from hardship. Seeing that Du Zhong had made arrangements, he put this matter aside and went to the study alone to read.When passing by Du Gui, he did not forget to tell him to bring some food to the Du Pingyuan brothers in the firewood room at night. Du Zhong naturally heard it, but he didn't say anything. people.

Du Rui was in the study, holding a copy of "The Analects of Confucius" in his hand and looking at it casually, but he was thinking about the way out in the future. At present, it is gradually moving towards a prosperous age, but after Zhenguan, the political situation gradually became chaotic. The empire is full of holes.

As a later generation, Du Rui can't avoid that period of history no matter what. When he was reading history books in his previous life, Du Rui was also fascinated by the prosperity of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. If he was allowed to watch this prosperous dynasty gradually decline, his I always feel empty in my heart, and the children and grandchildren of my family in the future may also be deeply tired by it.

Now it seems that the only way to go is official career. Use your own knowledge of the future to gradually change this dynasty and push the originally glorious Zhenguan prosperity to a peak.

It's just that today's officials pay attention to family background. Although Du Rui is a descendant of Du Ruhui, he is just a bastard with no status in society. His name is missing from the records of the Gong lineage.

Then we had to go another way, using talent and fame to attract the attention of the Tian family. Didn't Li Bai, Du Fu, and Bai Juyi in the future come into the royal family's attention through this way, although they failed to realize their own goals in the end? Political ideals, but that's because of their problems. Du Rui believed that he could have a different ending.

Just as she was thinking, Mrs. Xue knocked on the door outside. It turned out that the two sisters had finished washing and dressing up, and came to meet Du Rui, the master.

"Enter!"

The door opened, and under the guidance of Mrs. Xue, the two sisters walked in generously. Mrs. Xue bowed and retreated.

Du Rui really didn't care at first, but when he looked up, he couldn't help but be attracted by the peerless grace of the two girls. Although they are still young and their bodies haven't grown up yet, even now At the age of ten or so, it is easy to see that when these two sisters grow up, they must be beauties who are all over the country.

The elder sister was dressed in light yellow and light-colored attire, coupled with her natural appearance of wealth and honor, she looked graceful and luxurious, while the younger sister was dressed in blue clothes, presumably because of the wind, frost, hunger and illness these few days, she is really better than Xizi holding her heart, Arouse pity.

When they met just now, Du Rui felt that the two were the real Tang version of Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai. Now that the two sisters have washed and dressed, they look even more beautiful and graceful, which is a little more appropriate.

"Slaves pay homage to their master!"

The two sisters walked up to each other, swinging their skirts gracefully. Du Rui knew that this was the rule. Although he was not used to it, he could only bear it. After the two sisters got up after paying their respects, Du Rui said, "It's okay to enter the mansion the day before today. , we will all be under the same roof in the future, there is no need to be so cautious, even though you have voluntarily sold yourself into my residence, you still don't need the deed, if there is any whereabouts of your relatives in the future, your sisters can leave on their own!"

Xue's daughter bowed her head and said: "Young master, why did you say that? Since the slaves and maidservants have entered the mansion, they are members of Du's mansion from now on. The young master is very kind to the slaves, how can the servants have two hearts!"

Although he didn't have much contact with her, Du Rui also saw that this elder sister was a well-rounded person, who was somewhat similar to Xue Baochai in "A Dream of Red Mansions". Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "I don't know what to call your sister!"

"The maidservant ranks second among the sisters in the family. Poor people don't even have a boudoir name. The parents only call her Erniang. When the maidservant's cousin is at home, her boudoir name is Feng'er!"

Hearing this, Du Rui felt playful, and said with a smile: "This name is indecent, why don't I choose a name for you!"

The master gave the name, and the two sisters naturally had nothing to refuse. At this time, the master's giving the name was not only an insult, but a great joy, so they nodded in agreement.

"From now on, you will be called Baochai, and you will be called Daiyu?"

The two sisters looked at each other, and thanked Yingying: "Slave Baochai, Daiyu, thank you young master for giving me your name!"

Seeing that the two sisters agreed, Du Rui was also overjoyed, and suddenly a thought arose in his heart: Now that we have Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu, should we build the Grand View Garden in "A Dream of Red Mansions" when we become prosperous in the future?

Du Rui thought about it, and said with a smile: "Okay! There are a lot of things today, and the two of you sisters are tired, so go to rest! I will wait until tomorrow to serve you. There is nothing in this mansion that needs to be taken care of by you. From now on, I will follow the back house. It would be nice to have a few ladies as companions and help my three aunts with some trivial matters!"

When Baochai and Daiyu heard the words, they bowed again and then withdrew. When the lights came on, Mrs. Liu came to call them to dinner. The rules in Du's mansion are quite different from other places. In other high-ranking mansions, it is the mistress. He is also not qualified to eat in the hall, but there are not so many rules in Du Rui's place. Every day, Du Rui eats with his three aunts and sisters, and there is no need to wait around. Du Zhong's family lives in the outer house Baochai and Daiyu were newcomers to dinner at the residence, so naturally they also ate with them.

At this time, ordinary people have two meals a day, but since Du Rui became independent, they have changed to three meals a day, which is the food of Du Zhong and other servants. Although it is not very good, there are meat and vegetables .

Both Baochai and Daiyu came from poor families, they had never seen such a good meal before, and they looked reserved at the dinner table, they just ate the rice with their heads down, not daring to stretch out their chopsticks to pick up vegetables.

Seeing it, Mrs. Xue on the side smiled lovingly and said: "You two girls don't need to be restrained. Our young master is the most generous person and never treats his servants harshly. Since you have entered the mansion, even though you are slaves, you don't have to take it lightly. own."

Mrs. Liu also said: "That's right, in the future our Du Mansion will be prosperous. The two girls are now the young master's side, and they will make their own arrangements in the future. Maybe in the future, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of my family will call the two girls Madam!"

Baochai and Daiyu blushed immediately with shame. Although their sisters were young, they also understood the implication of Xue and Liu's words. When they thought of Du Rui's gentle image, they couldn't help but feel like a deer in their hearts.

Du Zhong also laughed and said: "Today, the two girls will have a meal with our family for the time being, and we will go to the inner hall for dinner tomorrow! This is also what the young master meant. In the future, the two girls will be from the back house. The young master's biological mother, but the young master is extremely filial, and the two girls need to be careful and take care of them, so don't neglect them!"

Baochai knew that Du Zhong's family had kindly reminded her, so she quickly thanked him, "My servant, thank you, Uncle Zhong, for your guidance!"

After dinner, Mrs. Liu led Baochai and Daiyu into the inner house. Now the back house is only occupied by Du Rui, Mrs. Ma and other women. There are quite a lot of spare rooms. Although they have been idle for a long time, after simple repairs, But they could live there, so the two sisters were assigned to a room, and Mrs. Liu gave a few more instructions, and then left.

The two sisters closed the door, and finally relaxed a little from the anxiety of arriving in a strange place for the first time.

As soon as Daiyu calmed down, she began to miss her relatives. She couldn't stop her tears and cried, "Cousin! I miss my mother!"

Baochai also looked sad, walked over, sat next to Daiyu, took her hand, and comforted her softly: "Why should my sister be like this? It's my aunt. My uncle should feel relieved when he sees my sister. I have a good place to go. Although the sisters sold themselves into the mansion and became servants, but the young master is generous, and he would not treat me poorly, sister! Just relax, everything will be fine!"

Daiyu was still worried, and said: "Cousin! But I don't know anything, I'm worried that I will make the young master angry!"

Baochai smiled lightly and said: "There is nothing to worry about. We just need to be careful. If you want to come with the temper of the young master, it will be fine! Good sister! Don't worry, now my sister is lucky to meet the benefactor, and I think it will be too. Parents are blessed by the spirits in heaven, we just need to remember to devote ourselves to the young master, and that's it!"

Daiyu looked up at Baochai, and suddenly said with a smile: "Cousin! So, it's really like what Aunt Liu said, you really have the intention of being a wife!"

When Baochai heard this, she blushed immediately, and seeing Daiyu's teasing expression on her face, she said angrily, "You lazy bastard, how dare you come to make fun of me? I won't beat you!"

For a moment, the room was filled with girls' laughter and laughter. Du Rui, who was planning for the future behind the courtyard, couldn't help but feel happy when he heard it. It seemed that adding some popularity to the mansion was right.