Chengju, Ulsan.

It's just the beginning of spring, and the weather is still a little cold. Xu Yue tucked the cloak on his body, glanced at the tablet on the hall, and his heart was already a lot calmer. He bowed solemnly to the tablet before he got up, and a small nun knocked on the door outside.

"Lord Xu." Seeing that the moon poked his head out, Xiao Ni hurriedly saluted, "The person who came to pick you up has arrived." “

The moon nodded and said, "Got it, thank you, little master." “

Looking back at Jingtang again, I suddenly felt that time was not slow, the three-year period passed in a blink of an eye, and today is the period of filial piety. "Dad, I'm going back, I'll come to see you later." She whispered, "And my mother." “

Then he said goodbye to Mrs. Shi and followed Xiao Ni down the mountain.

In the spring rainy season, the mountain fog is heavy, and the mountain road paved with bluestone is still a little muddy, but fortunately, Manian is at the foot of Ulsan Mountain, and the way down the mountain is not difficult to walk, so in more than a quarter of an hour, at the beginning of the month, I saw Fu Bo and Xiao Xiao, who had been waiting at the mountain gate for a long time.

"Miss, miss." I haven't seen the beginning of the month for nearly half a year, and Xiao Xiao is a little excited. Seeing Fu Bo and Xiao Xiao, the beginning of the month was also full of joy, "Xiao Xiao? You're here too? “

"Yes, my father said that he was coming to pick up Miss, so I came with me." Xiao Xiao stepped forward, circled around the moon for half a circle, and said happily: "Miss is tall again!" It's beautiful again! “

Yue smiled at the beginning of the month, looked at Fu Bo who was standing aside, and stepped forward to call "Fu Bo." “

The cloth-clothed man on the side responded with a smile: "Uncle is in a hurry to buy goods, so I came to pick up Miss." Since the death of Xu's father, Hudong Academy has also been closed, and at the beginning of the month, his uncle Lu Mingyuan sold the real estate of the academy, bought some money, and opened a bookstore in the city and sold some scholar's things. Later, he bought a house in Shao'an City, and arranged to live in the city at the beginning of the month.

"It's cold in the mountains, so Miss should get in the car first." Seeing Xiao Xiao stumbling and talking at the beginning of the month, Fu Bo opened his mouth to urge, and then turned around and gave Xiao Ni on the side some sesame oil money, and thanked him before getting into the car.

Along the way, Xiao Xiao chirped non-stop, probably not seeing the beginning of the month for a long time, holding back a lot of words. One will say that a new cloth workshop has opened in the east of the city, and the new colors are not expensive; After a while, he said that the dim sum from the apricot blossom shop has become more and more unpalatable. At the beginning of the month, she didn't stop her, and occasionally agreed a few words.

The carriage clattered all the way into the city, and as soon as Xiao Xiao had said that he was on the head, suddenly the carriage tossed and stopped. There was still some noise outside. Xiao Xiao was stunned and lifted the curtain, "Dad, what's wrong?" “

I saw that there were many people in front of me, who didn't know what they were looking at, and blocked the road. Fauber frowned, "I'll go up and investigate, girl, you look at the car." Xiao nodded, and Fauber got out of the car to look.

After a while, Fauber folded back. "The son of the Li family, the county lieutenant, fell in love with Xiao Dan in the Furong class and wanted to marry him back as a concubine, but he didn't expect that Xiao Dan to run away overnight. I'm afraid I won't be able to get over it for a while. “

"County Lieutenant Li's family?" Beginning wondered.

"It was transferred from Caozhou two years ago, miss, you don't know, then the son of the Li family is horizontal! Cause trouble everywhere with a bunch of gentlemen every day! Xiao Xiao on the side said indignantly.

"Isn't there anyone in his house?"

"What's the matter, his mother is doting, just such a grandson." The beginning of the month nodded after hearing this.

As he was talking, there was a sudden noise in front of him, and I saw that the crowd that was originally surrounding suddenly opened an opening, and a man fell out, impartially, and fell right next to the carriage at the beginning of the month.

Immediately followed by a few people, led by a young man in a stone blue brocade robe, delicate and white, but there was a brutality in his eyes. It is the son of the Li family in Xiaoxiao's mouth, Li Maoran. And it was the Song class leader of the Furong class who was thrown out. Li Maoran saw someone leaning on the side of a carriage, thinking that someone was trying to help, so he said angrily: "Whose carriage? Dare to take care of the master's business! “

The people around looked at each other and hurriedly retreated, and for a while the carriage at the beginning of the month came out suddenly. Fu Bo was so frightened that he was about to step forward to pull the cart to explain, when a clear voice came from inside the carriage: "Childe misunderstood, I was passing by, but I couldn't pass because pedestrians blocked the road, so I had to stop here." As he spoke, he saw the curtain open, and there were two young girls sitting inside, one in a gray short brown and the other in a white skirt, who were the ones who spoke.

Seeing that she behaved elegantly and spoke appropriately, she looked like a young lady from a noble family, but she was a little more bookish. Li Maoran and the others were stunned for a while. Seeing that they didn't respond, the beginning of the month continued: "If the son is fine, can you let me, I'll leave later." “

"Huh? Isn't this Shino? It was a small guy next to Li Maoran who spoke, and when he saw the person sitting next to him at the beginning of the month, he felt familiar.

Li Maoran came back to his senses at this time, frowned and asked his little girl, "Do you know?" “

The little guy nodded: "Yes, the one who wears short brown is the clerk of the Hudong bookstore." "Because I helped my young master buy stationery a few times, Xiaoxiao naturally met Xiaoxiao.

Even if you know Li Maoran, you won't make things difficult for no reason, and the other party is humble and polite. He winked, and the thugs behind him stepped away.

At the beginning of the month, it became clear that the other party was already willing to give her thin noodles, so she smiled at him. "Thank you, Childe."

With such a thank-you, I don't know why Li Maoran felt a little embarrassed, and the original tense atmosphere dissipated a lot.

At the beginning of the month, she motioned to Fu Bo on the side to help up the Song class master who fell next to the carriage, and saw that the corners of his mouth were bloody, her eyes darkened, but then with a smile on her face, she said again to Li Maoran: "I don't know what this person did to make the son unhappy, but since everyone is like this, presumably this son is also relieved, right?" Can you just break up and make my carriage better? “

Li Maoran was stunned, and he was indeed not as angry as he was just now, and if he really killed someone, he would not be so happy, since the little beauty in front of him was willing to give a step, he would follow the wishes of the beginning of the month.

The moon nodded and thanked again, and then lowered the curtain. Over there, Li Maoran saw that someone had put the curtain, and it was no longer easy to rely on talking, so he also led people away. The people around saw that they had seen enough, so they dispersed.

Fu Bo helped the Song class master back to the Furong class, and then came back to drive. Xiao Xiao on the carriage looked adoring: "Miss, you are really amazing, you can subdue that Li family son in three or two sentences." “

Yue Yue poked her forehead and said with a smile: "You don't laugh at me anymore, I'm just giving a step at the right time, when I was in the academy before, I saw a lot of this kind of son." As long as you say a few words in a good voice, most of them will not be unreasonable. “

"Haha, it depends on who it is, in the end, it is only when Miss speaks like this that no one can listen, if it is replaced by an old man like me, maybe he will have to call back." Fauber in front couldn't help but interject.

At the beginning of the month, although he was happy, he couldn't help but be a little shy, "Fu Bo also started to make fun of me," I felt that it was not good to say it again, so I quickly changed the conversation, "By the way, Fu Bo, how is that Song class master?" “

"It's okay, but it's estimated that it will take a few days, and he asked me to thank Miss." Fauber replied with a smile.

At this time, Xiao Xiao began to pull the moon again, talking about the "evil deeds" of the Li family's sons rampant in the township. I listened all the way to it, and after a while, I arrived at the Lu Mansion.

The Lu Mansion is a two-entry courtyard, the outer courtyard is inhabited by servants and helpers, and the inner courtyard is inhabited by family members. Lu Mingyuan also has a son and a daughter, the east chamber is left to his son Lu Yan, who goes to school in Fengzhou, and the west chamber is separated by two rooms, the front is for the beginning of the month, and the back is for his daughter Lu Yinyin.

As soon as I got out of the car, I saw Aunt Gui standing at the door smiling, and when I saw the beginning of the month, I greeted: "Miss is back!" You're hungry, the meal is ready, let's go in and eat! “

When I saw Aunt Gui, I greeted her with a smile at the beginning of the month. "Aunt Gui ~ What about my uncle and aunt? Have you eaten it? “

"After eating, my uncle just finished eating and went to the bookstore again, saying that the young lady would go back to herself, and I would see you later when I came back. My uncle and wife went to Yongqing Temple early in the morning to fast, and they didn't return until two days later. Aunt Gui said as she welcomed the beginning of the month in.

As soon as I entered the back room after lunch, I saw a delicate wooden box on the dresser, which looked a little familiar. "Aunt Gui, this is"

"It was brought back from the old mansion by the uncle, and it was said that the makeup box in front of the lady should be placed in the lady's room." Aunt Gui on the side explained. The moon nodded and didn't speak, Aunt Gui glanced at the moon, and didn't dare to say anything more for fear of hooking her sadness, so she just let the moon rest well and went out.

After sending Aunt Gui away, I looked at the makeup box at the beginning of the month, it was a locked, and the keyhole was a little special. I shook it slightly, there was something in it, and it was quite heavy. I had no choice but to open it, so I had to give up first. I'll talk about it when my uncle comes back.

Approaching evening, the first to come back was the little cousin at the beginning of the month, Lu Yinyin. As soon as they saw the beginning of the month, they were also happy, and the two were talking, and after a while, Lu Mingyuan also came back, so they talked before dinner.

"Yue'er's filial piety period has passed now, and I have already told the female master today that I will go to the academy with Yin Yin from tomorrow," Lu Mingyuan said.

The moon nodded, thinking about how to tell her uncle about the makeup box. While he was struggling, Lu Mingyuan spoke again: "Yue'er, what did you think about what your uncle told you a few years ago?" “

At the beginning of the month, I remembered that during the winter solstice of the previous year, when Lu Mingyuan went to Mani Nunnery to give her winter clothes, he asked her whether she would like him to take care of the bookstore with him or simply hand over the bookstore to him after the next year. In return, Lu Mingyuan will prepare a rich dowry when he gets married at the beginning of the month.

Lu Mingyuan was idle when he was young, and the family property left by his grandfather was lost by him early at the beginning of the month. The Lu family can have today, and it also relies on the belongings of the Xu family at the beginning. The bookstore is nominally still at the beginning of the month, but now that she is almost an adult, the ownership of the bookstore has become a problem for Lu Mingyuan, and it is no wonder that on the first day of his filial piety at the beginning of the month, he asked about it.

Now it seems that it is indeed difficult to dismantle the Xu family, and it is okay for the bookstore to be managed by Lu Mingyuan.

After being silent, Yue Yue lowered his eyes and said: "I have thought about this matter clearly, the bookstore is still taken care of by your uncle first," As soon as these words came out, the stone in Lu Mingyuan's heart was half put down.

"It's just that my uncle said that staying in the bookstore to take care of the business......" Chu Chu hesitated, "I'll think about it again." “

Lu Mingyuan nodded and said, "You follow your father, your knowledge is also good, or you can stay in the women's school as a master." Then he remembered one more thing, and said, "I went back to the old house a few days ago and found a makeup box." It should have been your mother's, so she put it in your room. “

Yue Yue said: "I saw it, and I wanted to ask my uncle if he had a key." “

Lu Mingyuan was stunned, "I thought you had the key." “

The moon shook his head.

"If it doesn't work, I'll find someone to open the box another day, but the makeup box is a little exquisite, and it's a pity that I'm worried that it will be broken." Lu Mingyuan said.

The moon frowned, "Then I'll look for it again." "If it's broken, it's a pity.

After dinner, I frolicked with Yin Yin for a long time before returning to the room, and it was late at night after freshening up.

The moon sat on the bed fiddling with the makeup box, took a closer look at the keyhole, and was worried about how to open it, when he was suddenly stunned, and touched a silver pendant on his neck, the hole of the keyhole was somewhat similar to the pendant. Hurriedly removed the pendant from his neck and compared it. "It turned out to be the key to the makeup box." The beginning of the month exclaimed.

Since the early death of his mother, he has been wearing this pendant at the beginning of the month, and Xu's father once said that it was his mother's relic and did not say anything more. She always thought that the relic was talking about a pendant, but now that she thinks about it, it probably refers to the contents of this makeup box, right?

Thinking of this, at the beginning of the month, she buckled the pendant to the keyhole and turned it gently, only to hear a "click", the box lid bounced up slightly, she was happy in her heart, and hurriedly opened the makeup box.

The makeup box is divided into two layers, and it contains some exquisite jewelry, which should be the dowry of her mother Lu Mingxiu, and there is a letter below, and a jade pendant is pressed on it. There is still a trace of crack in the middle of the jade pendant white with green, the jade quality is not very good, and the carving is also average. Extremely unworthy compared to the delicate jewelry of the upper layer.

At the beginning of the month, he frowned and took out the following letter. When I opened it, it was a marriage contract. The letter states:

In the thirty-second year of peace, the tenth day of the lunar month.

I Xu Yu is willing to give my beloved daughter Xu Yue to Xu Shu's son Xu Shiheng, and the two sides will wear a bracelet as a token. When the children are adults, they can get married, and this is hereby agreed.

At the beginning of the month, I was stunned, who is Xu Shu? Who is Xu Shiheng?