Only then did Li Ziyu remember that in ancient times, there were prayers. If you want to visit someone's house, you have to send a message in advance.

But where did she go to find the prayers? The problem is that she wasn't prepared either.

The little girl looked at Li Ziyu's dress, then looked at the bamboo basket behind her, and asked kindly: "This young lady, who are you looking for in our house?" ”

Li Ziyu hurriedly showed a sweet smile, half-squatted down and gave a salute: "This big brother, I'm looking for your Miss Fu." Please let me know. ”

The little guy glanced at Li Ziyu in surprise and said, "You wait a while, I'll report it." With that, he closed the back door again.

Li Ziyu waited outside apprehensively, and after a while, she heard footsteps from far and near in the door.

As the back door was opened, a maid with a double mustache, an apricot red muslin placket on the upper body, and a light green muslin pleated skirt on the lower body walked out, followed by the little maid just now.

Li Ziyu took a closer look, it was the maid who followed Fu Xiaoshuang that day.

The maid walked up to Li Ziyu and gave a respectful salute: "I've seen Miss Li!" Miss Li, my name is Hongyu, and my young lady sent me to invite you into the house. ”

After speaking, he said to the little guy: "Fu Sheng, this is Miss Li." Miss Li instructed just now that Miss Li will come back in the future, and she doesn't need to be informed, just lead it in. ”

Fu Sheng agreed again and again, and said in his heart, thanks to the eyes that he had just now, seeing that although this Miss Li was dressed ordinarily, she had another bearing, so she reported it. I didn't expect it to be really a distinguished guest of the young lady, and it seems that my eyes will have to be polished in the future.

Li Ziyu also saluted Hongyu and said politely: "Sister Hongyu, I'm really tired of you." ”

Hongyu said that she would not bother, and took the lead and walked in.

Li Ziyu followed Hongyu into the courtyard, looking around with the corner of her eye as she walked.

This should be the back garden of the county government, the courtyard is open and quiet, and most of the flowers and trees have withered in winter, which looks solemn and depressed.

On the west side of the garden grows a tall osmanthus tree, which is about nine meters long, and it must be lush in the spring when the flowers bloom.

There is another emerald green Nantian bamboo on the east side of the garden, which still has tenacious vitality in this cold winter, and the emerald color is dripping, which makes Li Ziyu secretly wonder.

Along the stone-filled road, Li Ziyu followed Hongyu into the back house of the county government.

There is only one entrance to the back house of the county government, which is divided into two courtyards, east and west.

Each courtyard is in the shape of a quadrangle, with three main rooms, three east and west wings, and three upside-down seats. The room in the middle of the inverted seat is the hall, and on the left and right is the residence of the porter.

The courtyard is very spacious, on the left and right sides of the inverted seat, there are two rows of lower rooms, and behind the east wing, there are four bungalows, which are the kitchens of the house.

In the southeast corner of the yard is the owner's thatched toilet, and in the southwest corner is the thatched toilet of the lower person, which is clearly distinguished.

Fu Yunzhang and his wife gave birth to a son and a daughter, the eldest daughter Fu Xiaoshuang is 14 years old this year, and the eldest son Fu Yingjie is 12 years old.

Because he is a boy, Fu Yingjie lives in the West Cross Courtyard and lives separately from his parents and sister.

In the courtyard to the east, Fu Yunzhang and his wife lived with their eldest daughter Fu Xiaoshuang.

"Miss, Miss Li is here!"

Before entering the courtyard, Hongyu raised her voice to inform her young lady.

As soon as the words fell, Fu Xiaoshuang came out of the east wing where she lived, followed by two maids and a mother-in-law.

"Xiaoyu, you're finally coming to me! You don't know, I've been waiting for you to come! My mother won't let me go out, otherwise I would have gone to you earlier! How did you get here? Coming? Hey, I knew I was going to send a car to pick you up! Fu Xiaoshuang took Li Ziyu's hand affectionately, her face was full of joy, and she said it in her mouth.

"Sister Xiaoshuang! I took the liberty to come here today, and I hope my sister won't blame me. Li Ziyu bowed to Fu Xiaoshuang on her knees, and greeted politely in her mouth.

"Hongyun and Hongling have seen Miss Li!" The two maids who followed Fu Xiaoshuang, one named Hongyun, and the other named Hongling, curtsy Li Ziyu.

Mama Gu also stepped forward to salute Li Ziyu: "Mama Gu has seen Miss Li!" ”

Li Ziyu hurriedly returned the salute, saying that she didn't dare.

At this time, the red jade that followed Li Ziyu took the bamboo basket that Li Ziyu was carrying.

Li Ziyu said a little embarrassedly: "The first time I came to the door, I didn't take anything, it was all some country things, don't dislike it." ”

"Don't dislike it, don't dislike it! I'm telling you, don't take anything next time, or I won't let you in!" Fu Xiaoshuang didn't look at what Li Ziyu brought, she knew that Li Ziyu's family was having a hard time, so she didn't think that Li Ziyu would take anything valuable.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Li Ziyu proposed to go to see Mrs. Fu.

Fu Xiaoshuang asked Hongyu to inform her mother and took Li Ziyu into the main room.

Although the house of the county government has been repaired by several generations of county officials, it can still be seen that it has gone through the vicissitudes of time, and some places on the wall have shown mottled traces.

In a corner of the courtyard, there are a few plum trees, which emit this faint fragrance with the cold wind.

The main house where Fu Yunzhang and his wife lived, like all northern buildings, sat in three rooms facing north and south.

The middle room is divided into two parts, and the second half, which is the northern half, is the stove room, which is responsible for the heating of the east and west rooms. The stove room is equipped with pots, counters, and cupboards, and it is actually a small kitchen to make some suppers and snacks by the way.

Windows were also opened on the north wall to disperse the oil fumes.

A wall was built with glazed bricks in the middle, and a door was opened on the west wall, and as soon as the door was closed, the oil smoke inside was cut off, and it was impossible to escape at all.

The southern half is a bay, and the east side is set up as a small living room, with crimson yellow pear benches covered with black and purple satin cotton cushions, embroidered with delicate patterns. The combination of red and black looks noble, elegant, and eye-catching.

On a small coffee table of the same color, a beautiful tea tray is placed. Inside the tea tray are several delicate teacups, and the beautiful patterns fired on them are vivid, showing the good of this tea set.

Li Ziyu followed Fu Xiaoshuang into the East House.

Directly north of the east house is a large kang, on which is covered with a large bean blue brocade embroidered mattress, and next to it are two bean blue brocade embroidered pillows.

Facing the doorway against the east wall is a backrest covered with embroidered cotton cushions in the same bean blue brocade. On both sides of the backrest, there are a pair of small round carved tables. There are white plum blossoms as white as snow in the beauty of Ru kiln on the small table, and the whole room has a faint fragrance.

A bed is placed against the west wall, as if it is used for resting.

The whole house is simple and warm, which shows the frugality of Mrs. Fu's housekeeping.

At this time, Mrs. Fu was sitting on the backrest, with a plum blossom glazed hairpin on her head, a blue-purple gold-cut butterfly and a flower-cloud brocade jacket on her upper body, and a light blue dark flower filament pleated satin skirt on her lower body, looking at her with a smile.

There were two big maids standing beside Mrs. Fu, and a grandma with a serious face.

Li Ziyu hurriedly squatted down and bowed: "The folk girl has seen Mrs. Fu!" But I felt a little strange in my heart, how could I see that Mrs. Fu was a little familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen it. It wasn't until I saw the maid standing next to Mrs. Fu that I suddenly remembered the lady who was diagnosing the pulse in Qianzhi Hall.

Mrs. Fu raised her hand and said with a gentle smile: "Get up, come to play often in the future, don't be restrained, just treat it as your own home." Also, don't call me Mrs., call me Auntie. ”

Li Ziyu is as good as flowing: "Yes, aunt!" ”

"Okay, you two can play, you don't feel comfortable with me." Mrs. Fu looked at them empathetically and said.

"Yes, my niece is leaving!" Li Ziyu saluted according to her words.

Fu Xiaoshuang watched her mother make a grimace and pulled Li Ziyu out of the main room.