When Xu Qijin and Xu Qirong arrived home, Master Xu Si was in the flower hall and instructed his subordinates to pick up a bunch of things and move them to the warehouse.

Xu Qirong subconsciously glanced at the carved wooden table, on which there were still a few tea cups that had not been drunk.

I couldn't help asking, "Daddy, is someone coming to our house?" ”

Fourth Master Xu nodded to their sisters, and instructed Shen An's family to take the two pieces of bacon to the kitchen to hang up, and then answered Xu Qirong's question: "It's someone from the ancestral family." ”

He asked again, "Didn't Brother Zhong come back with you?" ”

Xu Qirong shook his head: "He and Tan Zhizhou are chatting happily!" Then he said, "Is the ancestral family here?" Which ancestral family is it? Why haven't I heard of it before? ”

Master Xu Si spread his hands: "Naturally, it is the ancestral family in Lingzhou...... Because of the long distance, several of my grandfather's brothers are long gone, so during the New Year's holidays, your uncle and grandfather arranged to send some New Year's gifts or something, and there is no contact with the rest. Don't say it's you, even me, this is the first time I've seen someone from my ancestral family! ”

Xu Qirong's eyes widened: "What is the ancestral family sending someone to do at this time?" Did you come to our Zhuangyuan Lane alone, or did you go to Ruyi Lane first? ”

Master Xu Si said: "Naturally, I went to Ruyi Lane first. The person who came was the fourth grandson of my grandfather's cousin, although he had no contact, but the ancestral family was sorted with us, and you should call him Uncle Seventeen.

This time, your seventeenth uncle came to the capital, but it was because your sixth uncle and your seventh brother Xu Zhi were about to be transferred to Xijing City in March this year, and many descendants of the Xu family have left home one after another to do business and become officials near Xijing City. Your fifth grandfather will make the decision and simply move the entire ancestral family to Xijing City. ”

Xu Qirong was surprised: "Daddy, where did the ancestral family move over and live?" There are so many people in the ancestral family. I'm afraid that a palace is too crowded to live in! Every inch of land in this Xijing City is expensive, and last year there were still talented people who said that it was not easy to live in Xijing! ”

Master Xu Si listened to his youngest daughter's innocent worry, and couldn't help laughing: "The ancestral family business has been precipitated for so many years, so that you can't even afford a house." Besides, who told you that your ancestral family business is big? ”

Xu Qirong pointed at Master Xu Si: "It's Daddy, you said it!" Since it was the seventeenth uncle who came to Xijing City, I want to come to the ancestral family, what else is there for the eighteenth uncle and the nineteenth uncle! There are more than 20 uncles alone, and there are still people who are the same generation as us? I don't know how many people are there! Again. What if there were still Brother Jing'er's generation! ”

Xu Xuejing is Xu Cheng's eldest son, and he is the youngest generation of the Xu family in Ruyi Lane.

Xu Qijin frowned and calculated: "It seems to be quite a lot...... Our ancestral family is quite prosperous. ”

Master Xu Si listened to the two daughters discussing seriously, and there were many people in the ancestral family. couldn't help laughing: "Where did you come from, what eighteen uncles and nineteen uncles, Xu Tingyan is already the youngest in his father's generation, and now he is only sixteen years old, and he has not yet weakened the crown." Smaller than your big brother! Besides. The reason why there are many ancestral families is because those of us who have left our ancestral families are also included, and there are not many people who are really in this family. ”

Xu Qijin and Xu Qirong suddenly realized.

Fourth Master Xu said again: "When it comes to your generation, you are not counted when you are sorted, you seventh brother, I and your seventeenth uncle have been together for a long time, and the ancestral family and our side have been lined up." discharged. ”

Xu Qijin and Xu Qirong nodded.

Master Xu Si waved his hand: "Don't make it up here, you two go down to help Daddy think about what gift to give them back." Your seventeenth uncle is thoughtful and personally sent something to Zhuangyuan Lane, and when he leaves, let's not send anything! ”

Xu Qijin said with a smile: "Daddy's words are not complete, we don't even know who the ancestral family is, how can we think of what to give?" ”

Fourth Master Xu waved his hand: "They will come over in March, and there is no need to prepare anything for your seventeenth uncle to take back...... You can help Daddy think about what to give Xu Tingyan. I heard that among the brothers of the ancestral family, Xu Tingyan has the best brain. Otherwise, at his young age, your grandfather would not let him come to Xijing City to see the house first. ”

Xu Qijin and Xu Qirong couldn't cry or laugh, so they had to agree to Master Xu Si to go back to the room and think.

After leaving the flower hall, Xu Qijin pondered for a moment and said to Xu Qirong: "Daddy seems to have a good impression of the people of the ancestral family, you see that he heard that the ancestral family is going to move over, how excited he is?" Could it be that during this time, my father had contact with the people from my ancestral family? ”

Xu Qirong shook his head: "Didn't Daddy say it, this is also the first time he has seen the ancestral family." ”

After a pause, he sighed: "Daddy is probably disappointed in his uncle and brother, so he wants to find a little uncle, nephew and brotherhood from the uncle and brother of the ancestral family!" ”

Xu Qijin nodded, and then said: "It's not all for this, these days, I see that my father is much more thoughtful than before, he is probably afraid that I am not at home, and you are too lonely." ”

After all, on the other side of Ruyi Lane, there is Mrs. Guo, even if Xu Qimoth and Xu Qidie are still good friends with Xu Qirong, there is no way to get along. Two cousins, one can't get along, and the other doesn't want to get along. The two handkerchiefs were handed over, one wanted to coax his son, and the other married off Xijing City.

It's different when the ancestral family moved over. The ancestral family moved to Xijing City, and there was no place for Xu Guo's family to speak, and there must be a little lady who was about the same age as Xu Qirong.

Xu Qirong nodded casually, she didn't look forward to the sisters of the ancestral family being able to make friends with her. She is not a real thirteen-year-old lady, she has lived an extra life, and the things she cares about are different from the things that others care about, she is busy!

But when I thought about it, when Xu Qijin first got married, Master Xu Si came to talk to her every day, and my heart softened, no matter what, the ancestral family moved to Xijing City, which is not a bad thing for their house!

At least, one day, Princess Pingtai found out Xu Tingjin's life experience, and with the elders of the ancestral family, it is also easy to be in charge!

When Xu Tingyan was optimistic about the house and left Xijing City, Xu Qirong didn't have a chance to meet the seventeenth uncle who had the best brain, but Du Zhong met him under the introduction of Xu Si.

Du Dagongzi spoke highly of Xu Tingyan, saying that this person was funny and very talkative, and he was a very good and knowledgeable person.

Xu Qirong couldn't help but be more curious about this seventeenth uncle.

Although she didn't see this seventeenth uncle this time, she didn't regret it in her heart, and when her ancestral family moved to Xijing City in March, she would naturally have the opportunity to see it at that time.

Du Zhong accompanied Xu Qijin in Xijing City until the Lantern Festival. Du Zhong has not seen the fire trees and silver flowers and lanterns of the Lantern Festival in Xijing, so he plans to accompany Xu Qijin to spend the Lantern Festival in Xijing, and then set off back to Suzhou.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, Master Xu Si was interested and personally took a few juniors out to see the lanterns. As the saying goes, "the moonlight lamp mountain is full of imperial capital, and the incense car treasure covers the pass." "As the imperial capital of the two dynasties, Xijing City is not as prosperous as other states and counties.

Master Xu Si intended to give his daughter and son-in-law space to cultivate their feelings, and after shopping for a while, he said: "Zhuo Zhuo and I went over there to guess the lantern riddles, Jin'er doesn't like these, Brother Zhong'er, you accompany her to the front to see the river lantern." If it's fun, buy two and play with them! ”

Raising his feet and wanting to leave, he thought about it, and then turned back and said: "There are a lot of people outside, and it's not easy to find people, you have had enough, just go home by yourself, the maids and maids are all following, don't let the young lady and the aunt bump into each other." ”

Then without waiting for Du Zhong to speak, he took Xu Qirong around the corner and walked to the place where he guessed the lantern riddle.

Du Zhong's brain was dull at this time, and he didn't react at once, but said that his father-in-law was really biased, and even in this kind of place, he only cared about the younger daughter and the eldest daughter. Fortunately, I am a good man who is responsible for morality, tonight, if she likes to put river lanterns, I will accompany her to put river lanterns, if she likes to guess lantern riddles, I will accompany her to guess lantern riddles.

Xu Qijin immediately understood her father's kindness, although she felt that she and Du Zhong really had no relationship to cultivate, but her father's kindness was not easy to live up. I had to bow my head slightly and follow Du Zhong's side.

Du Zhong was afraid that Xu Qijin would be separated, so he turned around to look at Xu Qijin every two steps.

I don't know if it's because there are too many people, or embarrassment, or shyness, Xu Qijin's cheeks are crimson, and against the backdrop of various Lantern Festival lanterns, the whole person seems to be more and more soft and graceful.

When Du Zhong sees it in his eyes, he has the feeling of looking at the beauty with a lantern.

I can't help but feel hot in my heart.

In fact, marrying Xu Qijin is not as unsatisfactory as he thought!

Fourth Master Xu pulled Xu Qirong and walked for a while, then stopped leaving, hiding around the corner and staring at Xu Qijin and Du Zhong. Later, I saw Du Zhong looking at his eldest daughter in a daze, and finally proudly covered his younger daughter's eyes and left.

Xu Qirong is a person who has lived a lifetime, where does she not understand the trick of her father, she can't help but feel funny and funny, her father sometimes has some children's thoughts.

The lantern riddles of the Lantern Festival are all written in advance by some readers in Xijing City and sold to lantern vendors, so the lantern riddles are almost different every year. Master Xu Si is a person who has played everything, and it is not a problem to guess this.

didn't need Xu Qirong to make a move, Xu Si won a bunch of small things and stuffed them into Xu Qirong's arms. Xu Qirong couldn't hold it anymore and gave it to Qiu Nong, who followed behind, but he couldn't hold it anymore, so he gave it all the way to the children he met on the road. Seeing this, Master Xu Si came to Xingzi instead, and along that street, he guessed while walking.

When Master Xu Si felt hungry in his belly and wanted to ask his little daughter if she wanted to eat a bowl of wonton noodles, he found that the person who took things from him behind him had become a bunch of children...... He had lost his little daughter. (To be continued......)