Chapter 608 Zhang Mao
The seventh young master, Zhang Mao, is more than one year younger than Huo Nian, and was born of Zhang Fu's liaison.
Because it was a maidservant who gave birth to a son, and her biological mother passed away early, she was considered a little transparent in the mansion.
The Duke’s wife, Mrs. Wu, doesn’t have a hand in hand. Although she has caught everything about the big house, but if the big house has an extra male, it will be more of a threat to her son. Can she treat Zhang Mao?
Zhang Mao, who is more than eight years old, doesn't even go to school now.
Mrs. Wu said that he was not in good health, and worried that he would not be able to bear it. Not only did he not let him go to school outside, but he didn't even invite a gentleman into the mansion to give him lectures.
As for Zhang Fu, he devoted himself to the army, and didn't care much about the affairs in the backyard. Mrs. Tai wanted to care, but she didn't let Mrs. Wu handle it anymore, so should she even take care of the big house's affairs?
Besides, she has many grandchildren, so she can't bear the pain.
The little transparency becomes more transparent.
Today his nanny went home on leave, and his servant fell ill. At the end of the day, no one brought him food in the kitchen.
Wanting to be self-reliant, Qiqi Ai Ai moved to the kitchen step by step. Unexpectedly, the kitchen stepped on the high and low from top to bottom and ignored him, saying that it was not time for lunch in the afternoon, so he was only asked to wait in the courtyard, and someone would bring him food.
There is no food to eat. It's past dinner time. Zhang Mao was wronged so badly.
I was really hungry, and I was even more hungry when I went back to the house to sit still, so I thought about walking around the mansion to pass the time, maybe I won’t be hungry after walking. How could I want to go? I just walked to Xianglanyuan.
I also heard discussions in the courtyard about whether the peach blossom mandarin fish should be steamed or braised, and how to eat shrimp and crab.
It caused him to drool for a while, and he couldn't help it, so he lay down at the gate of the courtyard to watch.
Seeing that Huo Xi had discovered him, she shrank her head back in fright.
The nanny said that the newly returned sister is not a fuel-efficient lamp, so don't provoke her. Zhang Mao rubbed his feet on the ground, swallowed, and turned to leave.
"What are you doing standing here?"
Zhang Mao was startled and looked up in a panic. I saw the newly returned sister was looking at him.
"I, I don't do anything..." The small body was pressed against the wall tightly, looking at Huo Xi nervously.
The woman guarding the door carried the things to the kitchen and returned to the gate of the courtyard, "Seventh Young Master, why are you here?"
"I, I, I want to go to the kitchen to get food..."
"Why did Nafan come here? Where are your nanny and servant?"
"The nanny is home, and Mu Mu is sick." He replied in a low voice, lowered his head, not daring to look at the crowd.
His stomach was rumbling, and he covered it with his hands in panic, with an embarrassing look on his face.
Wanted to turn around and run, but was stopped by Huo Xi, "Come in."
Zhang Mao looked up at her, and seeing that she had turned around, he followed her in a daze.
Sit down in the house, not daring to lift your head.
Amber Xia He and others brought him some pastries to eat, and poured him tea.
"Thank you big sister."
Carefully picked up the teacup, drank several sips, put down the teacup and glanced at Huo Xi, then reached out to eat the pastry.
He ate in small bites, but his movements were not slow. Seeing that Huo Xi didn't object and ate a few more dollars, he slowed down.
Seeing this, Nanny Ma sighed, and looked at Huo Xi.
"Wood is very sick?" Huo Xi asked him.
Zhang Mao put down the half-eaten pastry and nodded with a low expression: "Mu Mu can't get out of bed anymore."
"Did you let the doctor see it?"
"I told the nanny to call the doctor, and the nanny said it would be fine after a night of sleep."
"The nanny has something to do at home, so she went home."
The nannies of the young masters and ladies of the Duke's Mansion are all hired out, most of them are hired workers, and they sign a contract of work.
Generally, after the young master and young lady stop drinking milk at the age of two, they will be repatriated, but if the nanny takes care of them well, they will continue to let them take the young lady and young master until they are six years old before they will be repatriated.
Zhang Maodu is eight years old, and still has a nanny.
One is that his biological mother is gone, the other is that he is weak, and he is used to being taken care of by this nanny, so the mansion has always kept this nanny. Manfu also followed Zhang Mao with the nanny.
"So you haven't eaten today?"
Zhang Mao buried his head even lower.
Huo Xi glanced at Mama Mama, Ma Mama nodded, and told Hu Po: "Take the auspicious person next to the young master, and go to see the wood. If he is seriously ill, he will invite a doctor."
"Yes." Amber responded and left.
Zhang Mao looked up at Huo Xi gratefully, "Thank you, big sister."
Huo Xi asked him about the situation again, only to find out that there was only a nanny and Mu Mu to take care of him, and there were other women in the yard, but the nanny was not there, and they didn't know where they went.
Now there is no one to call.
The concubine of the government of this country is not as good as the ordinary people outside. Huo Xi was a little emotional.
"It's also Wu's fault, I'm afraid I don't want to see him, let him fend for himself." Mama Mama leaned close to Huo Xi's ear and whispered.
Huo Xi looked up at Zhang Mao again.
She didn't have a good impression of this concubine brother, but she didn't have any bad feelings either. When she left the mansion, he hadn't been born yet, and she had no memory of his biological mother, Mrs. He.
This concubine who lives in the Duke's Mansion, seems to be doing not so well compared to her and Nian'er.
"Don't eat too much, it's time for dinner later."
"yes."
Zhang Mao looked at the pastry that was only half eaten, and wanted to put it back on the plate, but felt it was inappropriate. After thinking about it, he stuffed the whole thing into his mouth, took another sip of tea, and slipped off the chair.
"Thank you big sister, that Maoer has gone back."
Huo Xi watched his whole movement, and sighed: "Let's stay and eat. Your fifth brother will be back in a while, and there are fresh fish to eat today."
Zhang Mao swallowed his saliva, and inexplicably said hello, and stayed.
When Huo Nian came back, he was a little surprised to find that there was one more person in his sister's courtyard.
After hearing the reason clearly, he said generously: "The seventh younger brother should stay and have dinner with us. It will be more lively if there is one more person. Today my father brought fresh river fish. It's fresh! I haven't eaten peach blossom mandarin fish for a year. fish."
Maybe feeling the kindness of Huo Xi and his brother, Zhang Mao was more relaxed.
"What is Peach Blossom Mandarin Fish?"
"Have you ever eaten peach blossom mandarin fish?"
Zhang Mao, not to mention never eating, never heard of it.
Huo Nian explained to him: "When the peach blossoms are in full bloom in spring, this kind of fish jumps out of the water and eats the flowers growing on the peach trees by the river and the fresh peach blossoms falling in the stream. It smells like peach blossoms. It’s delicious! Every year, you can only eat peach blossoms when they are in full bloom! My father even went to the peach blossoms to catch them!”
Last year he went to arrest with his father, but this year he can't go. Some sentimental.
Zhang Mao swallowed again and again. He asked Huo Nian some more questions, and Huo Nian answered him patiently. A pair of brothers got closer.
When Hu Po came back, she said that the wood was so hot that people were almost confused, but fortunately the doctor was invited in time. Moreover, he also told Huo Xi about the situation in Zhang Mao's courtyard, saying that the room was empty, not even a valuable ornament.
How does this look like the room of the young master of the Duke's Mansion? Worse than some servants' rooms. Amber sighed with emotion.
Huo Xi frowned, and told her: "You have someone wait at the gate, and if you see the Duke of the State returning to the mansion, tell me that I invited him to eat peach blossom mandarin fish."
"yes."
(end of this chapter)