Chapter 91

Just as Zhang Xiaohua's patience was about to run out, Ma Jing finally finished his daily routine for going out.

Only then did he slowly pack up his things for going out. He took out some silver from the small cabinet at the head of the kang bed and weighed it in his hand. A wicked smile appeared on his face.

Zhang Xiaohua watched from the side and shook his head, thinking, "This smile really looks like a weasel going to pay his respects to the chickens."

However, he immediately froze. Looking at the silver in Ma Jing's hand, he seemed to know that he had forgotten something. When he left the Guozhuang House, the silver he brought was kept by Zhang Xiaohu. Last time, when he parted ways with his second brother at the Lotus Escort Agency, he only brought a small bag with no silver in it. After staying in the villa for more than a month and not using any silver, he naturally couldn't remember. Now that he was going out, it would be difficult to go out without some silver.

Of course, Zhang Xiaohua immediately remembered that when he came to the villa, Elder Sister Qiu Tong seemed to have said that if he worked in the villa, he would receive three coins of silver every month. However, he didn't know how to use the silver. He couldn't go find Qiu Tong now. After being in the villa for so long, Zhang Xiaohua also knew that Qiu Tong stayed in the inner courtyard of the villa. Most of the people who lived there were women. It wasn't good for the servants and other people to go there directly. Moreover, Qiu Tong's status in the villa wasn't low. If he went to find her for such a small matter, it would seem like he was too calculative. Why didn't he ask Ma Jing in front of him?

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaohua went up to Ma Jing and asked with a smile, "Brother Ma, I want to ask you something."

Ma Jing glanced at him and said, "Say it, brother. There's nothing in the villa that I don't know."

Then, he felt that Zhang Xiaohua was looking at the silver in his hand. His expression changed and he immediately put the silver into his clothes. He smacked his lips and said, "Other than this, I want to borrow silver."

Zhang Xiaohua said, "That, Brother Ma, it's really about the silver."

Ma Jing firmly waved his hand and said, "This, I really don't have it."

Zhang Xiaohua smiled and said, "This, you can have it."

Ma Jing was displeased and said, "Brother, if Big Brother says no, then no. Big Brother is a man of his word."

Seeing that Ma Jing was unhappy, Zhang Xiaohua stopped teasing him and said, "Brother Ma, I'm not asking to borrow money from you. I just want to ask you about this month's salary."

Ma Jing rolled his eyes and looked at Zhang Xiaohua's expression. After confirming that he didn't want to borrow money from him, he let out a big sigh of relief and said: "Good, kid. You've only been in the villa for a few days and you already know how to joke with your brother. You've really grown up."

Zhang Xiaohua quickly smiled and said, "Look at what you're saying, Brother Ma. It's all because of your influence that I've improved. As long as you talk about my improvement, the first thing I say is to thank Brother Ma. Only then can I thank others."

Ma Jing walked forward and patted Zhang Xiaohua's shoulder. He didn't use a lot of strength, but Zhang Xiaohua's shoulder trembled. Zhang Xiaohua's heart also trembled. He thought to himself, "This, in a while, should I go wash the clothes first?"

Patting Zhang Xiaohua's shoulder, Ma Jing said with satisfaction, "Xiaohua, you're very good. Big Brother will teach you another good thing. As for this gratitude, you don't have to put me first. You can put me second."

Zhang Xiaohua was stunned. She asked modestly, "Brother Ma, then should I be the first to thank my parents?"

Ma Jing said earnestly, "Wrong, Xiaohua. It's not a problem to thank your parents. First of all, you still have to thank the villa. It's right to say filial piety to your parents. You also have to thank the villa in your heart. You have to put the villa first. Don't just talk about your parents. You have to mention it. Of course, if you thank me, I'll be very happy. It means that you don't need to strengthen your moral education and there's still room for improvement. By the way, you also have to thank the leaders of the villa. They gave you the right to thank not only the villa, but also me, and your parents."

Zhang Xiaohua looked as if she had been taught a lesson. She nodded like a chick pecking rice.

After Ma Jing finished speaking, he turned his head and asked, "By the way, Xiaohua, what did you say just now? I didn't hear it clearly. Can you say it again?"

Zhang Xiaohua looked as if she couldn't stand it anymore. She said, "Brother Ma, I just wanted to ask you. I've been in the villa for more than a month, and I haven't received my monthly salary. I want to ask you how to receive my monthly salary."

Ma Jing stared at Zhang Xiaohua, looked up and down, and said thoughtfully, "Xiaohua, look at your body. You've grown up and you're almost developed. It's time to consider some things. However, I still want to advise you. The price of the young ladies of Zuixiang House is not low, but with your monthly salary, it may not be enough. If you insist on having your own way, you'll probably have to borrow money from the accountant for a few more months. However, speaking of borrowing money, I've done it before. You're a newcomer, so they may not be able to do it."

Zhang Xiaohua didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She explained, "Brother Ma, look at what you're saying. I don't have such elegant hobbies like you. I'm just …"

Before Zhang Xiaohua could finish, Ma Jing interrupted and said anxiously, "Xiaohua, let me give you another piece of advice. Even if you don't go to the Drunken Fragrance Brothel, you still can't go to those hidden brothels in the alleys. Back in the day, I made a mistake and regretted it for eternity. It was also because I didn't have enough money on hand that I occasionally went there and got infected with a disease. It was so painful that I didn't want to die. Let's not talk about it anymore. Now that I think about it, I feel terrible. Alright, brother, I really can't do it.

Brother Ma, don't hurt yourself. Brother Ma, don't hurt yourself. "After saying that, he went to open the small cabinet on the kang bed. Zhang Xiaohua hurriedly stopped him and said emotionally," Brother Ma, can you listen to me?

I just want to take out this month's salary to walk around Ping Yang City and buy some things. You're thinking too much. "

Ma Jing asked tentatively, "Xiaohua, are you sure?

You don't need me to lend you money? "

Zhang Xiaohua smiled and said, "Brother Ma, I'm sure, sure and sure."

Although Ma Jing misunderstood, his intention to lend money to Zhang Xiaohua made Zhang Xiaohua extremely touched. This greatly reduced the influence of his smelly feet in Zhang Xiaohua's heart.

After that, Ma Jing explained to Zhang Xiaohua, "The monthly salary for this villa is not given out every month. It is stored in the villa's account room. If you need it, you can go to the account room to withdraw it. If you don't need it, it will be kept in the account room until the day you leave the villa.

Of course, you can also go to the account room to withdraw it every month and store it in the cabinet like me. "

Zhang Xiaohua thought for a while and decided to withdraw the first month's allowance first. He would buy whatever he liked in Ping Yang City and give the rest to his second brother, Zhang Xiaohu. He might not be able to use the money in the mountain villa, but his second brother might be able to use it. If his second brother did not need it, he would keep it first. However, he did not know if he could think of a way to bring it back to his family.

At the thought of this, Zhang Xiaohua asked Ma Jing again, "Brother Ma, do you know how I can bring the money back to my family in Lu Town?"

Ma Jing smiled and said, "This is easy. If someone you know returns to Lu Town, you can ask him to bring the letter you wrote and the money back.

If you don't have one, you can go to the carriage company and ask them to do it for you. However, the carriage company will charge a fee for such a thing. As for how much they charge, it depends on how far Lu Town is from here. They all have a price. You can go there and ask. However, I heard that the fee is not standard and is quite expensive. Why don't the government properly rectify it? Isn't this unreasonable fee disturbing the social order? "

"Oh right," After Ma Jing finished speaking, she added, "Are you really not planning to save money to go to Zuixiang Restaurant?

I am very familiar with that place and can introduce you to a few good friends. "

By the time Zhang Xiaohua stood still with the stake, Ma Jing had already packed up and walked out of the small house. Zhang Xiaohua shook her head that was dizzy from Ma Jing's words and hurriedly chased after him.

Following that, Zhang Xiaohua followed Ma Jing to the accountant's office to collect the money. The accountant's office was in another place in the villa and it took a long time to walk there. The accountant was an old scholar. When he saw Ma Jing coming, he frowned and said, "Flatterer, why are you here again? Didn't you collect this month's salary long ago?

Don't tell me you are here to buy on credit again? "

"Flatterer?"

When Zhang Xiaohua heard this, she wanted to laugh. This name really suited Ma Jing. The pronunciation of Ma Jing's name was also very similar. Thinking about Ma Jing's usual behavior, he really did have the potential to be a flatterer. However, she had been here for so long, why hadn't she heard anyone call him that?

Flatterer, this name was often called by people in the past. Later on, the manservant in the villa changed and fewer people knew about it. Naturally, not many people called him that. Usually, when Ma Jing came to the accountant's office, this accountant called him that and felt that it was very affectionate. Now that there was a new little brother following behind him, this Ma Jing's face turned a bit red. He hurriedly went forward and said, "Listen to what Mr. Tong is saying. Although I, Ma Jing, am not talented, I won't always come to the accountant's office to buy on credit. Those who can come to buy on credit are those who have difficulties in life.

Old Mr. Tong muttered, "That's right. Not repeatedly, but at least seven or eight times a year."

Then, he turned to look at Zhang Xiaohua and said, "Young man, what is your name?

This time you came to the accountant's office to withdraw all of your money, or a part of it? "

Zhang Xiaohua hurriedly went forward and said respectfully, "Old Mr. Tong, my name is Zhang Xiaohua. I've only been here for a month, so I don't have much money. Please withdraw all of it."

Old Mr. Tong looked at Zhang Xiaohua and said worriedly, "It's okay to give all of it to you. It's your money anyway. However, you have to be careful. Don't spend money recklessly." After saying this, his eyes glanced at Ma Jing.

Ma Jing seemed to have noticed Old Mr. Tong's gaze. He immediately looked up at the roof of the accountant's office and studied the large peony flower painted on the roof.

Zhang Xiaohua said submissively, "Don't worry, Old Mr. Tong. I want to give the money to my second brother first and see if he has any use for it. Then, second brother will think of a way to bring it back to my parents."

When Old Mr. Tong heard this, he was very happy and said, "You're very good. You're a good child. You're not like some people who always take their hard-earned money and learn how to be romantic. In the end, they don't get any points for pretending to be cultured and elegant. Instead, they get a lot of problems."

Ma Jing's face became redder and he studied it more attentively.

The withdrawal procedure was actually very simple. They just had to compare it with the register and sign or leave a fingerprint. Because it was Zhang Xiaohua's first time here, they had to leave a fingerprint. Not long after, Zhang Xiaohua finished the procedure. She carefully put away the first money she had earned in her life. Then, Zhang Xiaohua said goodbye to Old Mr. Tong. Old Mr. Tong liked Zhang Xiaohua very much. He talked to him a lot and treated him as if he was his own grandson. Seeing Zhang Xiaohua come out, Ma Jing's research project also came to an end. He pulled Zhang Xiaohua and left quickly. Old Mr. Tong opened his mouth and swallowed the words that he didn't say.

However, when Old Mr. Tong turned around, he suddenly stopped and said, "That's not right. How can Zhang Xiaohua's monthly salary be more than that of a flatterer?

Why didn't I notice it just now?

Could it be that the manager wrote it wrong? "

Then, Old Mr. Tong returned to normal and slowly walked into the house. He thought to himself, "It's not my fault that the manager wrote it wrong. Anyway, I withdrew the money from Zhang Xiaohua according to what was written. This child seems to be good. It's fine that she took more. Who told you to write it wrong?"

Of course, Zhang Xiaohua and Ma Jing didn't know this. They were walking out of the manor.

The last time Zhang Xiaohua entered the manor, he took a carriage and came in from a large side door. However, this accounting house was not on that road. He didn't know the road that Ma Jing took him. In fact, they went out from the original road. He guessed that Zhang Xiaohua didn't know either. The accounting house was not far from the side door. The two of them arrived at the door in a short time. This side door was still guarded by guards. Ma Jing guessed that the guards didn't make things difficult for him because Ma Jing had come here often. Although Ma Jing wanted to get close to him, he understood that it was better for him to stay away from him because he was unapproachable. Although it was the first time that Zhang Xiaohua left the manor, he was already recorded in the register of the manor. Therefore, there was another set of procedures and it was quickly completed. The two of them each received a waist token. There was a subtle difference between the two waist tokens. However, Ma Jing didn't notice it and neither did Zhang Xiaohua. The two of them put the waist tokens in their clothes and hid them properly before leaving through the side door.

As soon as they went out, Zhang Xiaohua was stunned and asked, "Brother Ma, that's not right. I remember that I didn't enter this door last time."

Ma Jing said with a smile, "There are five side doors and one main door in our Huan Xi Manor. Who knows which door you entered last time. By the way, brother, you must keep this waist token well. When you enter the manor later, you have to take it back. If you lose it, it will be very troublesome. You must be careful."

Zhang Xiaohua nodded and said, "Of course I know. However, Brother Ma, when will you come back at night?

I have to enter the manor with you. Otherwise, I'm afraid that I won't be able to find you on such a long way. "

Ma Jing curled his lips and said, "Look at how careful you are. Once we enter the manor, it's our world. You're still afraid of losing it. I don't know when I'll come back at night. If you want, you can wait at the gatehouse."

Zhang Xiaohua said with a bitter face, "Well, Brother Ma, remember to come back early."

At this moment, Zhang Xiaohua once again selectively forgot about Ma Jing's smelly feet and the way she avoided Ma Jing from afar every day. She was like a little wife waiting for her man to come home with a hidden bitterness.

It was already June. At noon, the sun was scorching hot. Zhang Xiaohua looked up at the scorching sun and secretly complained about Ma Jing. It would be better to leave early. If they were to rush on the road at this time, they would be burned to death by the heat.

After crossing the straight main road, Zhang Xiaohua thought that Ma Jing would walk to the shady place by the side of the road. Unexpectedly, Ma Jing did not walk on the main road. Instead, he walked to the side of a small alley and turned down. Zhang Xiaohua was puzzled. She chased after him and said, "Brother Ma, you're going the wrong way. You should be walking on the main road."

Looking at Ma Jing's surprised look when he turned back, Zhang Xiaohua thought that she had made a mistake. She hurriedly said, "Brother Ma can't be hungry again. Looking at the sky, it's only right to eat something."

When Ma Jing heard this, he laughed out loud and said mockingly, "Brother, don't tell me you're going to walk to Ping Yang City?"

Zhang Xiaohua frowned and said, "Of course we're going to walk to Ping Yang City. We don't have our own horse carriages and the farmstead didn't make any for us."

Ma Jing smiled and said, "Brother, don't tell me you're going to walk from Lu Town to Ping Yang City?"

Zhang Xiaohua said, "No, we're going to take a horse carriage.

Oh, don't tell me there's a horse carriage from our farmstead to Ping Yang City? "

Ma Jing did not answer. He waved his hand and gestured for Zhang Xiaohua to follow him.

Indeed, Zhang Xiaohua's guess was right. There was a huge courtyard at the end of the alley. There was a huge banner hanging on the courtyard that fluttered in the wind. It said, "When a carriage reaches a mountain, there will be a road. Where there is a road, there will be a speeding carriage." There was also a small flag below that said, "Speeding". It turned out that this was the horse carriage company that brought Zhang Xiaohua to Ping Yang City.

Zhang Xiaohua knew that she was ignorant and inexperienced. She did not say anything else and looked at Ma Jing. Not long after, a small horse carriage that could only fit two to three people drove out of the courtyard and stopped at the entrance, waiting for people to board.

Looking at Zhang Xiaohua's dazed expression, Ma Jing pulled Zhang Xiaohua up the horse carriage. He did not forget to say, "Brother, since this is your first time going out with me, you don't have to pay for the carriage fees. The next time we go out together, you can go out and take the carriage."

Zhang Xiaohua was full of joy as he sat on the horse. He was too lazy to say anything to Ma Jing. He hadn't seen his second brother for such a long time, and he didn't know how he was doing at the Lotus Flower Escort Agency. On the day of his second brother's test, that person had said that his second brother was a good seedling for practicing martial arts. He reckoned that he must have learned a lot of fist techniques by now. Thinking about his own nondescript punches and kicks, Zhang Xiaohua was looking forward to seeing his second brother practice martial arts as soon as possible.

However, this horse carriage was very comfortable. It was unbearably hot outside. Thinking about how tired she and Second Brother were when they walked from here to Ping Yang City, she did not expect to be able to take a horse carriage after so long.

She did not know if Lu Town had such a horse carriage. If it did, it would be very fast to go from Guozhuang House to Lu Town. She did not need to look for someone else's donkey cart. It would be great if there was such a horse carriage from Guozhuang House to Eight Mile Valley. She did not need to wake up early and arrive at noon. Thinking of Eight Mile Valley, she wondered how Eldest Brother and Sister-in-law were doing.

Was Eldest Brother's health better?

Also, how was her parents' health? How was the farmland at home? What was she planting in the plot of land that she owned? All of these made Zhang Xiaohua very concerned. Unknowingly, she fell into deep thought.

Seeing Zhang Xiaohua like this, Ma Jing thought that it was noon and that Xiaohua was resting. He did not say anything to her. If he knew that a simple ride in a horse carriage would make Zhang Xiaohua think so much, he would definitely laugh until his teeth fell out.

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