Dressed as a vicious stepmother, the whole family is full of wealth

Chapter 96, Framed

Qiao Hong handed the food to Guanshi Li, and said in a low voice timidly: "Guanshi, this is the dish that the master asked for, you give it to..."

"Did you bring me some food from Bin Restaurant privately today?" Manager Li asked in a low voice.

Qiao Hong lowered his head, and whispered back: "Steward, the villain has no money on him, the master's money, the villain does not, dare not move..."

Qiao Hong heard from the servants in the backyard that, like him, the former gatekeepers were often beaten and scolded by Manager Li, and often starved for a meal or two, and died like this.

Li Guanshi can be said to call the wind and rain in the Li family. The last time the master entered the guest restaurant because of him, he didn't go there after that.

Because some people gossip about the master, saying that he even used the relationship of servants in order to eat food, the master is so ostentatious and face-saving, after going there, he never went again.

But the master knew that he was the one who helped, so instead of being angry with him because of what the outsider said, he thanked him heavily and gave him twenty Wen.

The master is easy-going and doesn't care much about the affairs of the servants. Li's housekeeper is in charge of Li's house.

In the past few days, the master asked him to buy vegetables for him, so he gave him a lot of money in private.

After Guanshi Li found out about this, he asked him to use his master's money to buy some vegetables for him, and if he didn't bring them, he would beat him and scold him.

In the past, he was just kicked, punched, once every few days, but now Manager Li is waiting for him at the door with a whip every day. There is nothing good about him being beaten.

The boy in the backyard said that if this continues, he will disappear without a sound in ten days and half a month.

He didn't want to be gone, but he couldn't touch the master's money!
Li Guanshi flicked his whip casually, and slapped Qiao Hong's leg with a "snap": "You are stupid, didn't you know to tell the master that the food price of the guest restaurant has increased? Huh?"

"Steward, steward..." Qiao Hong endured his reasoning: "This...doing this is not in the proper manners. If the master knows that Qiao Hong has violated others, he will be sent to the government..."

"Shut up!" Li Guanshi looked back to see if anyone came out of the house, and then said in a low voice, "Do you still want your book? How dare you tell me if you stole the master's book here?" Being captured by the government, think about how you can explain that you stole the master's book!"

As a scholar, Qiao Hong didn't have the conditions to study, but these years he has been doing what a scholar should have. He has repeatedly explained that the book is his own, but in the end he couldn't get Li Guanshi to understand.

"Steward, why don't you tell the lord master about my books, I am physically and mentally upright, and dare to go to court with you, but you want me to embezzle the money from the lord's house, that is absolutely impossible!" Qiao Hong snapped. Gritting his teeth, he said in order to preserve the last trace of his dignity.

"Hmph, let's see if your bones are hard or your mouth is hard!" Li Guanshi turned around and walked into the house. When he reached the door, he looked at the two boys in the house and said, "Our Joe Uncle has already eaten at noon, there is no need to eat, remember no need to ask him to eat at noon and night!"

The two boys in the door answered yes with a smile.

Qiao Hong stood at the door, and when he saw the people walking inside, he bent a wry smile. This is his usual position. Every morning, before dawn, he would wait at the door, waiting for the nobles to use their cars and horses. Step on, if the nobles can't wait, just step on him to get on the horse and the carriage.

Now the only hope is to have a book to read to relieve the depression in his heart. It doesn't matter whether he eats or not, and it doesn't matter whether he dies or not. As long as he has a book to read and drinks cold water, he can live. I am afraid that the book is gone. , he is still alive, this is the saddest thing in the world.

Thinking of the letter his stepmother handed him last time, his heart itch again, those words are really good!
Thinking that all the servants inside had gone to eat, and he was the only one outside the house, he couldn't help laughing, and finally he was able to do something he wanted to do.

He sat at the door, carefully took out the letter paper from the sole of his shoe, and unfolded it carefully.

I don't know how many times he has read this letter and how many times he has appreciated it.

When he saw the words on the letter, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he couldn't help sighing: "The words are so beautiful. If I can write such good words one day, can I be a book boy for the little prince? Will he read all the books in the room?"

He didn't believe the contents of the letter. He didn't believe a single word of what would take him back home and what made him wait for a few days, but each word made him think about it for a long time.

The more Qiao Hong looked at the characters, the more fascinated he became. He could tell the character of this person through the handwriting, just like the strokes and strokes in the small regular script with hairpin flowers. The font, he has never seen that kind of font, but he thinks it is very mysterious, like a treasure.

Alas, I forgot to ask my stepmother today, who wrote this letter, if I can meet this person before I die, I will die without regret.

He imagined that if he could become a confidant and a good friend with this person, if he had the opportunity to humbly ask him for advice, if he could teach him a few words, so what if he died?

This person must have a delicate and free-spirited mind, as well as extensive knowledge. He can imagine that this person acts unrestrained, chic and elegant, and he should be a great writer in Yaoshan.

He was fascinated by it, and suddenly he didn't know how long it had passed, when he heard a voice approaching behind him, he quickly folded the paper and put it in the sole of his shoe, and stood up.

"Qiao Hong, the master asked you to go to the main courtyard, and said he wanted to ask you something!" the servant in the house shouted.

Qiao Hong was worried that the paper in his hand would be seen, so he replied without thinking, "Here it is, here it is."

He patted the dust off his body, and followed the boy to the main courtyard.

Qiao Hong came to the main courtyard only two or three times, and every time he came to the main courtyard, he would come in with Li Guanshi. He could only stand at the door and wait, and could not enter the master's courtyard.

The boy opened his eyes and pointed to a side room in the main courtyard: "The master is inside, you go in quickly, remember not to touch the master's things!"

Qiao Hong nodded in agreement.

Everyone here is older than him, he is hired, not even a normal servant, so whatever they say, he has to do.

Seeing him with his head down, Zhang Mu went inside and called out to him: "Wait!"

Qiao Hong turned around again, lowered his head and responded, "Brother Zhang!"

"This is what Li Guanshi gave back to you. Remember, remember Li Guanshi's kindness to you. Even if you refuse to help us buy food from Laibin Restaurant, how should we treat you? How should we treat you? You must know how to be grateful! Zhang Mu returned the book to Qiao Hong, nodded his head and said.

When Qiao Hong saw that it was his book, he was so happy that he forgot all his precautions, and replied again and again: "The villain knows, the villain knows! Tell the elder brother in charge for me, thank you, thank you, Qiao Hong will remember it." mind!"

Zhang Mu snorted coldly, and an imperceptible smirk flashed across the corner of his mouth, which disappeared in a flash.

Qiao Hong focused on the book in his hand, flipping through the book to see if it was damaged, but he didn't find the smile flashing across Zhang Mu's mouth.

(End of this chapter)