ungrateful

The author has something to say: My silly Ann.

There were many servants in the Xin family, and the mansion was divided into three entrances. It was the first time Ji An saw such a big mansion, he was stunned, his mouth was slightly parted, and he was dumbfounded.

The butler came up and patted the back of his head: "What are you looking at! Go help in the backyard!"

He lost his mother a long time ago, and his father became an alcoholic again. Ji An had no one to teach him, so he messed around at home at that time, and he didn't really know how to do any work.

This made him appear clumsy, and he was small and not strong enough, so he was always the one the housekeeper looked down upon.

So naturally he was scolded and beaten.

But Ji An always thought about what Xin Chi said to him, "You come back with me and be my bookboy".

He thought of the smile he met on the carriage that day, he was doing hard work, but he couldn't help being happy after lying on the bed after a hard day's work every day—after his mother left , no one has ever smiled at him like that.

So Ji An was always active and diligent in his work, and he couldn't finish it. He continued to work when others were eating, and he continued to work after others were sleeping.

He was afraid that if he did not do well, the young master would not want him.

But Xin Chi had already forgotten about Ji An.

He came back with his father, first went to report to his grandmother that he was safe, talked with him all afternoon, and then went to summarize what he had seen and learned this time, and his father would test him later.

Spring opened in a flash.

The housekeeper planned to buy some new clothes for the servants in the family. The Xin family treated the servants seriously. Except for monthly exceptions, new clothes were issued every spring and winter.

When Ji An came, the new clothes for that year were all distributed, and at the beginning of spring, he got the first set of new clothes after his mother left.

In fact, when his mother was alive, he didn't have many new clothes. They were donated to his family when they were worn out by other families. His mother washed them with starch and sewed them for him to wear.

Dressed in coarse cloth, Ji An was so happy that he didn't fall asleep all night.

The next day when I was sweeping the yard, I felt sleepy. When spring came and the weather was warm, Ji An was sitting at the door dozing off. When the housekeeper saw him, he kicked him when he went up: "Little brat, learn to be lazy!"

Ji An was honest, he would not run and hide like others, he just hung his head and was beaten, and said weakly like a poor child: "I was wrong, I dare not."

The butler really didn't continue to teach him. Ji An secretly looked up and saw Xin Chi walking over from a distance. The butler happily welcomed him: "The young master is back."

Compared to a few months ago, Xin Chi seemed to be a little taller. After changing out of his slightly heavy winter clothes, he was tall and straight, with star eyebrows and sharp eyes, extremely handsome.

Ji Anyi didn't pay attention and forgot to bow his head.

Xin Chi saw that he looked familiar, and when he walked by, he remembered who it was. The dirty child was so tender and healthy, so he said with a smile: "Oh, isn't this my little book boy? What are you doing, come back with me to organize the bookcases."

Ji An was overjoyed.

He didn't know that the Xin family had a custom of distributing new clothes. He thought that after learning the rules, he would distribute new clothes and return to the young master, chasing Xin Chi all the way.

The butler came up from behind, and said: "Follow the young master, be smart, don't be lazy, you know?"

Ji An was so happy that his eyes lit up, he nodded and said, "Yes!"

Of course you can't be lazy, and of course you can be clever.

Ji An put his young master on top of his heart.

After the new year, he is only nine years old, but he is very good at taking care of others.

In fact, taking care of the young master is originally a servant's duty, so it's not worth mentioning, but there is a difference between those who put their heart into it and those who don't. Other servants always slack off, but Ji An never does. Feeling sleepy, but as long as Xin Chi makes any movement, Ji An immediately turns over: "Master, what do you want?"

There is nothing in this house, no matter what the weather is outside, whether it is windy, rainy or heavy snow and hail, Ji An will search for Xin Chi without saying a word.

Sometimes when Xin Chi just woke up from a nightmare, Ji An said softly with his sleepy eyes, "Master, I'll watch over you."

For such a small person, one watch lasts for one night.

Turning to the second day, when Xin Chi woke up, Ji An, who had been guarding him all night, had already woken up, and was packing his bookcases, muttering something, fearing that he would be blamed by his master for not packing up. .

Xin Chi originally had a book boy, but there were two of them. Later, one was kicked out by Xin Chi because of laziness, and the other was promoted by Xin Chi to help the housekeeper in the housekeeper.

Ji An was the only one left, who circled around him like a little sparrow every day, the young master was long and the young master was short, his voice was soft and obedient, he was jumping and joyful, and he was so obedient that Xin Chi was very useful.

This stay is five years.

Ji An accompanied Xin Chi every day, and witnessed with his own eyes the hardships Xin Chi endured in order to take charge of the Xin family in the future.

The young master, the eldest grandson of the Xin family, did not live an easy life.

During the day, Xin Chi would go to a private school to study, and at night he not only had to write the homework articles left by his master, but also read the family account books. Master Xin had extremely strict requirements on him.

Xiao Shutong's heart ached to death, but his status was so humble that he couldn't do anything for his young master, so he just guarded Xin Chi every day.When Xin Chi was punished and knelt down in the ancestral hall, he also knelt with him. When Xin Chi was punished for copying books, he studied ink and laid paper.When Xin Chi was happy, Ji An was also happy, and when Xin Chi was unhappy, Ji An tried his best to coax him.

Xin Chi is afraid of summer, the unbearable heat, and mosquitoes.

Ji An accidentally discovered that he has a physique that attracts mosquitoes, and he was foolishly happy for a long time. When he accompanied Xin Chi to study and read the account books at night, he happily said to Xin Chi: "Master, I will guard you, and the mosquitoes will only bite me. Bite you."

The hot summer nights are unbearable, and a bowl of ice on Xin Chi's table can't cool off the heat. He stared at the account book in front of him, and didn't respond to Ji An's words, just said: "Roll the fan a little bit bigger."

Ji An knew that he was not in a good mood today, but he stayed at the private school gate during the day, knowing that his master hadn't scolded Xin Chi, it must be that the accountant didn't do things well.

While shaking the fan hard, Ji An poked his head to read the ledger.

This was a subconscious action, Ji An knew he couldn't understand it, he just subconsciously looked at something that made his young master unhappy.

Unexpectedly, Xin Chi closed the account book with a "crash", fixed his eyes on Ji An, and said angrily, "Who told you to read the account book?"

Ji An was taken aback, stopped shaking his fan, knelt down in a panic, and muttered at a loss, "Master, I was wrong."

Xin Chi was very angry today. He stared at Ji An viciously for a while, then stretched out his hand to pinch Ji An's chin, and said in a bad tone, "Ji An, don't forget who bought you. Without me, you would have been hungry died!"

A few years have passed, the book boy next to the young master and the big maid next to the young lady are all of the high status among the servants. Naturally, no one abuses Ji An anymore, but Ji An is still thin, with not much flesh on his face, Being pinched by Xin Chi, the pain made him want to cry.

But it was not as painful as when he was punched and kicked back then.

So Ji An held back, and whispered: "I remember the young master's kindness, and I will remember it for the rest of my life."

Xin Chi looked at him for a while, relieved some of his strength, but the hostility in his eyes was still heavy, and asked, "Did the person from Sanfang ask you to come and see?"

Ji An vaguely understands that Master Xin's third concubine gave birth to a boy last month. Except for Xin Chi, Master Xin only has four daughters. Now that he is old and has a son, he is very happy. Xin Chi feels the status been threatened.

He boldly raised his hand and tugged on Xin Chi's sleeve, and timidly, like a little rabbit shy of strangers, he pleaded softly: "Master, I don't understand."

The grip on Ji An's jaw instantly loosened.

Xin Chi sneered, stopped pinching Ji An's chin, patted his blushing face, and smiled: "Yes, you don't understand this again."

That gesture was actually very disrespectful, but Ji An didn't care. His young master smiled, and he was happy.

Xin Chi turned around and continued to look at the ledger, while Ji An was shaking his fan hard beside him, and when Xin Chi returned to the bedroom to rest, Ji An also guarded him, and did not stop until Xin Chi fell asleep.

His hands were sore, and he shook the fan vigorously all night. He was extremely tired, and there were many mosquito bites on his calf, but he was very satisfied in his heart.

At least, he didn't warm up his young master tonight.