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It was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, with delicate eyes, nose and mouth, and a pointed jaw, and a petite figure, standing there with a blushing face, with a delicate charm that I saw pity.

I only felt a little familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen it, so I looked at Li Xi, "This is ......"

"I'm Linglong, we met when we were kids. Without waiting for Li Xi to speak, the girl replied first.

Li Cang read the name of "Linglong" once, and suddenly remembered, "But Uncle Hao's daughter?"

"Yes. The girl's eyes flashed with joy, and the blush on her face deepened a little, "I haven't seen you for many years, it's rare that the second brother still remembers me." ”

Li Cang looked at her and sighed: "I remember that you were born thin and small when you were young, and you grew into a big girl in a blink of an eye." But how did Sister Linglong come to the capital? Uncle Hao Shi and Aunt Shi are all right?"

The joy on Hao Linglong's face froze, her eyelashes trembled, and she bit her lip as if she wanted to cry.

Seeing this, Li Xi hurriedly picked up the conversation, "Mother is talking with Aunt Hao inside, and told me to take Sister Linglong to the back first." Sister Linglong's body is delicate, and she is tired of traveling all the way, thinking that she is tired and tight. ”

She said this implicitly, but she clearly reminded Li Cang, first, that Mrs. Li could not see him at the moment, and second, it was rude to drag the guests who had not yet settled down to talk.

Li Cang could hear it, and hurriedly said: "Sister Linglong, go with your sister, if you have anything to say, we will talk about it when you are rested." ”

Hao Linglong glanced at him with complicated eyes, and couldn't say what she wanted to say after all, so she blessed him and followed Li Xi. After walking a few feet away, he looked back again, but he couldn't see Li Cang's figure, and his face could not hide the look of loss.

Li Xi frowned secretly when he saw it from the side, and he felt a little disgusted with this uninvited guest in his heart.

Li Jiye went down to the court, and when he heard that there were guests in the house, he changed into his court clothes and came to the main room. Hearing Mrs. Li mention the name of "Hao Dashou," it took a while to remember, "Didn't he resign from his official position and move to Shaonan to hide and relax?" How many years have there been no news, and now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, how could his family suddenly come to visit?"

"It's not a visit, it's a defection. Mrs. Li corrected him, and when she saw that he looked confused, she sighed and said, "Lord Hao has passed away due to illness. ”

"Hao Dashou is dead?" Li Jiye was taken aback, "When did it happen?"

Mrs. Li took the soup cup from the girl's hand, lifted the lid and blew it, handed it to him, and then replied: "It was all five years ago, and Lord Hao has never had a child under his knees, only Linglong's daughter." After Lord Hao passed away, the mother and daughter returned to their hometown in the coffin and relied on the help of their clansmen to live.

When the old lady of the Hao family was alive, he took care of them a lot, and his life was not sad. As soon as Mrs. Hao left, the clan was in a lot of trouble for the family property, so there was no place for them, and they were driven out at the end of the year.

Originally, there was a distant relative living in the capital, and the mother and daughter sold their only belongings and rushed over, but they were empty. I was really desperate, and I remembered that my lord was an official in the capital, so I inquired and came to the door. ”

After a pause, he added, "In my opinion, there are no distant relatives at all." I thought it was because I was afraid that we would look down on us, so I was embarrassed to say that I came directly to us, so I made up a lie. ”

Li Jiye drank two mouthfuls of soup with a spoon, feeling that it was not the right appetite, he threw the spoon and pushed the bowl, "Since they are here to join us, they will take them in to live in the house for a while, but it is just a matter of adding two pairs of chopsticks."

After all, I had a relationship with Hao Dashou, and during the Chinese New Year, I can't watch his wife and daughter live on the streets, right?"

Mrs. Li handed him a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, "I'm afraid it's not just a matter of adding two pairs of chopsticks." ”

Li Jiye heard what she said, and looked over with inquiring eyes.

"Do you remember, sir, what agreement did you have with Lord Hao?" Madame Li reminded him.

Li Jiye thought for a moment and patted his head, "I remember, once I drank with Hao Dashou and said that I wanted to be a family member of my children......

What's the matter, Mrs. Hao mentioned the marriage contract to you?"

"Mrs. Hao is still not good at words as in the past, she only cried well, and she never stopped for half an afternoon, so that I also shed a lot of tears with her. Mrs. Li pointed to her somewhat red and swollen eyes, and then got to the point, "Mrs. Hao didn't mention the marriage contract to me, but Linglong mentioned it again and again, saying that when her father was dying, he kept saying that the two families had a marriage contract."

Fang Caixi'er came to tell me that when she led Linglong out, she happened to meet Brother Fu coming to ask for peace, and then Linglong kept pulling her to inquire about Brother Fu'er.

The master also knows that our Xi'er has never liked to talk too much, and if she can be called special to remind me, it can be seen that Linglong's girl is not ordinary about Fu Ge'er. ”

Li Jiye frowned, "That's just a drunken joke, I never ......took it seriously."

"The master never took it seriously, but people did. Mrs. Li pulled the corners of her mouth with a smile, "It's only the first day, and I'm impatient enough to pull Brother Fu'er, I'm afraid that it won't be a 'joke' from the master."

The old man didn't see Linglong, that girl is not the same as when she was a child, she was born delicate and weak, and Brother Fu is a weak and poor person, living under the same roof for a long time, who knows what will happen?

The family business of the Guogong Mansion is something we have been asking for, and with the identity of the girl of the Xie family, it is impossible to allow Fu Ge'er to take a concubine. If the two of you really have something, can Mrs. An spare us?"

Even Mrs. Li didn't say it, Li Jiye also knew the seriousness of this place, and said with a calm face: "The second child's family affairs can't go wrong, you keep an eye on it, and you can't let them have any dealings in private." When the new year is out, send them away. ”

Mrs. Li sighed, afraid that it would be easy to invite God and difficult to send God. She didn't want Li Cang's relatives to go on a business trip, but this old debt was obviously owed by Li Jiye, why did she bother alone?

"I can keep an eye on Brother Fu and not let them interact in private. There must be an explanation for this marriage contract, and the master has figured out how to explain it to them?"

"What is there to explain?" Li Jiye said impatiently, "It's just a verbal agreement, and there is no marriage deed, they still want to rely on us?"

Mrs. Li couldn't help but sneer, and said in her heart that the mother and daughter were desperate, they were barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, but the Li family was a family that wanted to save face.

Seeing her husband's attitude, she became more and more reluctant to take the trouble up, "If you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what happens, the master should think about it." ”

- (To be continued.) )