A man walked towards him, dressed in a brand new light green jacket like Lin Wanrong, with a "Xiao" character embroidered on the left chest sleeve. Hmm, could this guy be a fellow from the Xiao family's compound?
"Brother!" - The two of them went forward together and shouted out loud at the same time.
That guy's face showed a look of surprise, and he clasped his fists together, saying: "Brother, are you also one of the new additions to the Xiao family this year?"
"Exactly, exactly." Lin Wanrong's face piled up with smiles, pretending to be enthusiastic.
"Alas, it seems we can also be considered fellow scholars now. Forgive me, forgive me." This guy is a real bookworm, speaking a few words and constantly dropping classical phrases. He should be the kind of person those three old men were talking about yesterday, who are extremely honest and suitable for guarding warehouses.
"Indeed, indeed!" Lin Wanrong had always had a strong desire to form cliques and pursue personal interests. Seeing that he could even meet fellow party members on the road, he was naturally delighted and hastily cupped his fists in greeting: "Well said, well said! But may I ask your honorable surname and given name, sir?"
"Honestly, I dare not, my humble surname is Qiao and my given name is Feng. After entering the house, Madame bestowed upon me the surname Xiao, so now I am called Xiao Feng."
Today, Lin Wanrong almost fell to the ground, Qiao Feng? Xiao Feng? Such a despicable person dares to be called by such a heroic name. If the Southern Institute's Great King Xiao Feng knew about this matter, he would probably have hit his head on the ground long ago.
"It's actually Xiao Feng, I've long admired your great name. After entering the Xiao family gate, everyone has the surname Xiao, so it's hard to distinguish when calling Xiao brother, so we call him Xiao Feng brother."
"But I don't know your esteemed surname and great name, brother?" Xiao Feng asked excitedly.
"My name is Lin San." Lin Wanrong said with a smile, and from then on, Lin San became one of his code names.
"Huh, Brother Lin, you don't know that after entering the Xiao family, we were all granted the surname Xiao. You should be called Xiao San." said bookworm Xiao Feng in a serious tone.
Look at this bookworm, he really has a few points of cuteness, Lin Wanrong talked about his own contract employee identity, and the bookworm Xiao Feng patted his thigh and said: "Ah, Brother Lin, you are confused."
"What's wrong with me?" Lin Wanrong asked strangely.
"Do you know how many people are eager to get into the Xiao family? Once you're in, it's like holding a golden rice bowl, and you'll never have to worry about your life again. How can you give up such a good opportunity? No, no, I'll go help you beg the steward to speak to the ladies of the house, and change your contract to a lifelong one."
Although Xiao Feng is a bookworm, he also has some sense of justice. Lin Wanrong smiled and patted his shoulder: "Xiao Feng brother, don't worry, I'm doing this just to live a carefree life, free and easy, the rest doesn't matter to me. This way, in the future if you have any matters at the Xiao family's estate, come find me."
Xiao Feng saw Lin Wanrong being so carefree and could only sigh regretfully, no longer trying to persuade him.
Two people chatted and laughed, heading straight to the Xiao family. On the way, Lin Wanrong only found out that this Xiao Feng was a poor young man from the east of Jinling City, but his father was a failed scholar who didn't make it into the top ten lists, so the son he taught turned out to be equally stubborn and incompetent.
However, Xiao Feng is a good person and won't report small things, which suits Lin Wanrong's taste.
Lin Wanrong and the other person arrived at the entrance of Xiao's house, where they saw two gatekeepers with thick facial features standing at the door, looking fierce and menacing.
Lin Wanrong was experienced and understood what was going on at a glance.
This is the old Ding giving a show of power to the new Dings, just like when new students report for duty, the old students always have to show off their prestige.
Lin Wanrong was no good either. When he was a new student, he had never seen any senior take advantage of him. He pulled Xiao Feng and went towards the main gate.
Xiao Feng hastily grabbed his hand and said: "Lin brother, where are you going?"
Lin Wanrong said: "Where else can we go? Of course, we have to enter."
"No, Brother Lin, we are newcomers, it's our first day reporting for duty, we should enter from that door." Xiao Feng said, pointing to a very low and small door beside them.
Lin Wanrong took a look at the small door, which was only half the height of a person, not much better than a dog hole. The several family servants who came before them had to bend their waists and even put their hands on the ground to crawl in.
"Dog hole? You mean we're going to crawl through a dog hole?" Lin Wanrong's eyes widened, and she was furious.
Xiao Feng looked at him strangely and said: "Lin brother, what are you talking about? This door is so big that two dogs can walk in side by side, it's much better than a dog hole."
Can two dogs walk through the same dog hole at the same time? Xiao Feng said it casually, but Lin Wanrong took it to heart. He felt a surge of anger rising up in his chest and was about to lash out when he heard Xiao Feng continue: "Besides, Brother Lin, you're not unaware of the rules for new servants. On their first day, no matter which household they enter, it's always like this."
"What rules? What rules?" Lin Wanrong said irritably: "Is drilling dog holes also a rule?"
Xiao Feng chuckled and said, "Whenever a new servant comes to report for duty, they have to enter through this small door. The idea is that once you enter this gate, you become a lower person and will always be inferior to others. Don't look at those two brothers standing at the gate with an air of importance - when they first entered the household, they must have also come in through here. It's not just the Xiao family, all large households' servants are like this. However, it's only once, afterwards you can enter and exit from the side door."
It turned out that this dog hole was specially used to teach new servants to remember their identity, and although it was only once, it could leave a shameful mark on a person for a lifetime.
Lin Wanrong was furious, I'm here to work, not to dig dog holes. He raised an eyebrow and pulled Xiao Feng along, saying: "Brother, don't go that way, let's walk through the main gate together."
"No, no, Brother Lin. You and I are different. You can come and go freely, without worries or cares. But I cannot be as carefree as you. This job is very important to me. My whole family relies on me for financial support. Besides, it's the same with all wealthy families - wherever they go, they can't escape this fate. Brother Lin, I...I'm going in now."
He finished speaking, then pushed away Lin Wanrong's hand and ran to the entrance of the cave, slowly crawling inside. Then he turned his head and looked at Lin Wanrong with tears in his eyes.
Lin Wanrong did not despise Xiao Feng, he could understand Xiao Feng's feelings, they were different from themselves, because they had grown up in this world since childhood, they were familiar with the rules of this world, thinking that all this was natural, so there were many more constraints, and they could only act according to the rules. For Xiao Feng, such a life may have been very tiring, but it was his fate, and no one could change it.
Lin Wanrong understood Xiao Feng's approach and smiled at him in a friendly manner.
Xiao Feng saw that he didn't look down on himself, and hastily wiped away his tears, calling out from inside the door: "Lin brother, you'd better come in too."
Lin Wanrong shook his head, crawling through a dog hole? Don't be ridiculous! A real man should kneel to heaven and earth, and to parents, but not for three pecks of rice.
He gave Xiaofeng a reassuring look and then strode towards the main gate.
