Rise From the Humble

If you don't show off as a person, what's the difference between you and a salted fish?

Mr. Zheng interpreted this sentence with his actions. After the poetry meeting, Mr. Zheng seemed to be addicted. When he had something to do, he would hang out in Zhu Pingan's courtyard. In front of Zhu Pingan, he became very excited about poetry. He wrote a poem and composed a couplet. , and even once deigned to teach Zhu Pingan how to do eight-legged exercises.

The fact that Zhu Ping'an was ashamed of himself at the Poetry Society spread throughout the Linhuai Marquis Mansion under the intention of Master Zheng. As a result, the Linhuai Marquis Mansion had many more versions of Zhu Ping'an, and even added the title of mediocre uncle.

In this regard, Zhu Ping'an seemed to be fine. He should read and practice calligraphy. His life was no different from usual.

However, some people can't stand it. For example, when the little maid Baozi came to deliver a change of clothes to Zhu Ping'an, she said a lot of things with a puffy face. Generally speaking, it means that Mr. Zheng is not good at literature and martial arts. When Pan An was still alive, he pretended to be a romantic and talented person with a fan, and he was so shameless. There were still many people in the house who were gossiping and saying bad things about my uncle. Why don't you write a poem and blind their eyes?

"If you were bitten by a dog while walking on the road, would you bite the dog?" Zhu Pingan asked with the corners of his lips curled up after the little maid Baozi finished speaking.

"No way, I'm not a dog." When the little maid Baozi heard this, she made a dissatisfied expression on her bulging face and said angrily.

"Then it's the same for me." Zhu Pingan smiled slightly.

"But, there are many people in the house saying bad things about my uncle. It's no use saying that he is a soft-boiled person." The little maid Baozi thought for a moment, then pouted her lips again, filled with indignation, as if those people were talking about her.

"When water is low, it becomes the sea, and when people are low, they become kings." Zhu Pingan said softly and nonchalantly.

The little maid Baozi thought for a while after hearing this, and then thought for a long time, and finally shook her head and said two words, "I don't understand."

After finishing speaking, the little maid Baozi looked at Zhu Pingan with an innocent face, waiting for Zhu Pingan to explain to her.

"Okay, to put it simply, I can blind them without showing off." Zhu Pingan rubbed his forehead.

Little Maid Baozi understood this sentence, and her eyes suddenly lit up. Although she had never heard of pretentiousness or anything like that before, there were also some embarrassing words like bragging. As for blinding their dogs. Eyes understand better. Anyway, in a few days, my uncle will just want those people to look good.

The little maid Baozi folded and put away the clothes that Zhu Pingan had changed, and took them to the backyard for washing later. After folding the clothes, the little maid Baozi tidied up and cleaned the room again, although Zhu Pingan also paid attention to hygiene. , but after all, she is not as particular as the little maid of Baozi. This is her profession.

Looking at the bright and clean windows and the neat and tidy guest room, the little maid Baozi patted the chubby hand with satisfaction, her eyes curled like crescent moons.

Zhu Ping'an's unstinting thanks made Baozi's little maid's eyes look more like crescent moons.

When the little maid Baozi left with her clothes, Zhu Pingan put the money bag from last time on the clothes and asked the little maid Baozi to hand it over to Li Shu.

This money bag looks like my daughter's money bag. The money bag is made of fine silk, imbued with a light fragrance. There is also embroidery on the money bag, but the embroidery is a bit weird. Usually it is embroidered with mandarin ducks or something like that. , but this money bag is embroidered with two fat ducks with anthuriums playing with clear waves!

It can only be said that Li Shu's hobbies are very unique, because this purse was given by Li Shu to Baozi's maid when Zhu Ping'an went out with Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen last time. It must be Li Shu's. Just as Baozi's maid returned to the backyard, Zhu Ping'an returned the money and purse to Li Shu through Baozi's maid.

When the little maid Baozi returned to the backyard with her clothes and money bag, Li Shu was practicing embroidery in her room. There was an embroidery sample on the table. The embroidery sample showed a pair of mandarin ducks playing in the water, but the semi-finished product in Li Shu's hand was a fat duck paddling in the water, and the other fat duck was also half embroidered.

Embroidery, which is a type of female embroidery, is an important way for the Ming Dynasty Poetry and Etiquette House to provide "boudoir education" to girls. In the early years, Rich Man Li originally spent a lot of money to hire an embroiderer from the Gu family, which was famous for embroidery. However, Li Shu had no patience for pinching needles and threads. Rich Man Li also felt distressed. Rather than embarrass Shu'er, it would be better to I will buy more embroidery girls for her in the future, so the matter of Li Shu learning embroidery will be dropped.

Li Shu only started to learn embroidery recently, and in the eyes of the little maid Baozi, it was just a whim of the young lady. Up to now, Li Shu has only completed one and a half pieces of work. One piece is an embroidered money bag, and the other half is the unfinished insole in her hand. The insole is a bit large and is definitely not worn by her daughter's family.

"Miss, this insole is a bit big." After the little maid Baozi came in, she looked at the insole in her lady's hand and said with her mouth slightly open.

Li Shu raised her head and glanced at the little maid Baozi, put down her needle and thread, stretched her sore wrist, and said casually: "Oh, I just started learning embroidery. If I don't do it well, it's a waste if I throw it away. It's better to buy cheap embroidery." Where’s Ping An’s stinky toad?”

Oh, it turns out that the young lady was using her uncle's skills to practice her skills. If the embroidery was not good, she gave it to him. The little maid Baozi believed the young lady's words.

"Miss, this is what my uncle is here for."

After the little maid Baozi poured a glass of water for her young lady, she gave Li Shu the purse handed over by Zhu Ping'an.

After Li Shu saw the money bag handed over by the little maid Baozi, her expression suddenly turned bad, and her watery eyes were filled with mist, as if she was very angry.

"My uncle said thank you for the miss's rescue last time, and let me pay back the money this time." Baozi's little maid didn't see the change in her lady's expression, and said to herself.

"He said he wanted to pay back the money?" Li Shu looked much better after hearing this.

"Yeah." The little maid Baozi nodded when she heard this.

"Put away the money and give him the wallet the next time I go to bring him a change of clothes. If it's not well embroidered, it's a waste to throw it away. It's better to save Zhu Pingan's stinky toad." Li Shu continued When he spoke, his expression had returned to normal.

"Yes, okay, miss." The little maid Baozi nodded repeatedly.

The little maid of Baozi served tea and water in the room, and went outside during the break, handed Zhu Ping'an's clothes to the little maid in charge of cleaning, listened to the maid in the next courtyard chat for a while, and then trotted all the way Went back to the room.

"Miss, I heard Qin'er from the next yard say that the grandma's nephew is pretending to be a genius with a fan. It's obviously not good at all, but he always shows off. The third lady and the others are making jokes behind their backs. I heard that the grandma's family My nephew's father is a very powerful official, why is his son like this?" the little maid Baozi said with her lips puffed up in front of Li Shu.

"If it wasn't like this, why would my aunt introduce it to me? It was carefully selected by my aunt." Li Shu sneered, and the corners of her mouth were full of sarcasm.

"Grandma, how bad is it?" Baozi's little maid puffed her mouth.