The speed of the carriage of the Cao and Zhao families is not very fast, there are two old ladies and many female dependents, and they can also enjoy the autumn scenery on the way, which is naturally not fast. By the time they arrived at the gate of Cao's Zhuangzi, it had been almost two hours.

General Cao's son, Cao Ran, arrived at the village first, preparing for the arrival of his grandmother and his parents and sisters.

Mrs. Cao loved this grandson, and happily asked him to say hello to Zhang, and also let her grandson meet Zhao Wei. Zhao Wei has dealt with Cao Ran many times, and he is already very familiar, but it is Zhao Xiu, who is the first time to see the son of this world friend.

At this time, it was still on the road, and it was a little inconvenient, so Zhao Xiu didn't get down in the carriage. She just looked at Cao Ran outside the car window a few times through the gauze. Cao Ran was a little different from the image she originally envisioned, I thought he was a straightforward teenager, but I didn't expect him to be tall and strong, obviously only eleven or twelve years old, he looked like he was fourteen or fifteen, and his facial features were also very upright, when he didn't speak, his eyebrows and eyes were very similar to his father, and he had a temperament that was not angry and arrogant. It's a pity that this qiē is all an illusion. As long as he smiled and grinned, all the majesty and dignity were destroyed, and there was a silly and silly feeling on his face, which made people feel that he was probably a person who was easy to fool.

No wonder the little brother Zhao Wei would say that Cao Ran was often teased by other eunuchs in Beijing.

Cao Ran was talking to Zhao Wei not far from Zhao Xiu's carriage: "It's great that you can come, I'm worried." My dad had lunch for a while. After a break, he is going back to the capital, and he will be on duty tomorrow. The whole family came. But I was the only man, and I had nothing to do except accompany my grandmother and my mother to the mountain temple to offer incense. To be honest, I don't even want to go to Shangxiang, who wants to go to see a monk? I don't understand what they're saying. But if I don't go, my father will beat me when he finds out. ”

Zhao Wei smiled when he heard it: "Just accompany the elders to have an incense, and you can also enjoy the mountain scenery." It's also a beautiful thing. ”

Cao Ran shrugged: "I can't compare to you, what kind of scene do I like to see." I've been tired of watching it here for the past few days, and I'll just need to look at this thing once. What's the point of looking at it year after year? Now that you're here, with you as my company, I won't feel bored on the mountain. When Grandmother doesn't need me, let's go run together, shall we? Our village is very large. We can run as much as we like. There's also a school yard across the yard where I live. We can learn martial arts and practice archery. I just learned a set of marksmanship, and my dad said that I practiced well, so how about we try it back? ”

Zhao Wei smiled: "Okay, as long as you have free time, whatever you like, I will accompany you." I just don't know if there are many horses on your Zhuangzi? ”

"Yes, there is a horse farm to the west of Zhuangzi. That's where our family's horses come from. Cao Ran waved his hand, "Take your pick!" ”

Zhao Wei paused: "Who are the people in the village?" Do we live together? ”

Cao Ran replied, "It's in one place." Our family's house in the village is three into three roads, my father is going back to Beijing, I will take my entourage to live in the east road two into the courtyard, the school field is in front of my yard, the place is big. In the middle of the road is where my grandmother, my mother, and my sister live. The west road is for your house, it is a two-entry yard, the place is a little small, and many fruit trees are planted in the backyard. The yards are connected by mezzanines, and if you want to come to me, it's just a matter of a few steps. The village is full of tenants of my family, but they can't get close to the house, if you are worried about the ladies of the family, just don't worry. My sister is so shy, she dares to take only one girl around when she arrives in Zhuangzi, and your sister is so powerful, naturally she won't be afraid. ”

Zhao Wei's expression was relieved: "That's good, I'm thinking about when to take my sister to ride a horse." ”

Cao Ran smiled: "This couldn't be easier, you can go at any time." I also asked someone to tie a few kites, and I plan to fly them with my sister. You and your sister are coming with you. ”

Zhao Xiu listened happily in the carriage, the little brother was really a believer, and promised to take her out to play, and he really did it. Horseback riding seems to be fun, and kite flying is not bad. This Cao Ran is still quite eye-catching. Although he looks simple, he is very smart. He didn't have to mention it from his brother, he could guess that his brother asked those questions for his sister. But what did he mean by "your sister is so good"? Could it be that my brother often says that he is good outside?

Zhao Xiu pricked up his ears and continued to listen to the movement outside, but Zhao Wei glanced at the carriage with some weakness, touched his nose, and quickly changed the topic: "Brother Ran, General Cao called you." Cao Ran turned his head to look, and sure enough, his father was calling him, but he was asking him to escort his grandmother's carriage all the way into the village. The group then marched towards the village.

The Cao family Zhuangzi is very large, there are more than 200 families, many of whom are the old subordinates of General Cao, who retired due to old age or injury, and settled here. With the Zhuguo General's Mansion to take care of him, his life is not bad. The Cao family's mountain house is located in the north of Zhuangzi, there is a distance from other houses, the nearest neighbors are nearly 100 meters apart, covering a large area, saying that it is a courtyard of three entrances, looking at it from a distance, it is enough to build five entrances.

After entering the house, everyone got out of the carriage and went into the house to rest and have tea, and Zhao Xiu had the opportunity to officially meet Cao Ran. She now has a good impression of this brother, and when she saluted him, she smiled on her face, Cao Ran was taken aback, and then the roots of her ears turned red.

Zhao Wei glanced at him: "What are you blushing for?" The three elders, Mrs. Cao, Mrs. Zhang, and Mrs. Cao, all laughed when they heard this.

Cao Ran hurriedly waved his hand and stammered, "No...... It's hot, I'm hot. ”

Zhao Wei sneered: "Don't prevaricate with this kind of stupid words, my sister is the same as your sister, even if it is the first time you see it, you don't need to panic, right?" ”

Cao Ran was stunned, scratched his hair, and had to admit that he was flustered. Based on his friendship with Zhao Wei, isn't Zhao Wei's sister-in-law his sister-in-law? Why did he panic when he saw his sister smiling so cutely?

He honestly and uprightly made a gesture to Zhao Xiu: "My sister is fine, but Fang is a foolish brother who is rude." ”

Zhao Xiu returned the salute with a smile: "Brother Shi doesn't have to be polite. After speaking, he went to talk to Cao Luo. Mrs. Cao is still laughing at her grandson: "This stupid boy." ”

Cao Ran looked at Zhao Xiu's back. A little stunned, but he was slapped the back, and he almost cried out in pain. looked back, but it was Zhao Wei: "Let's go, take me to see where your school is located." ”

Cao Ran was a little confused: "My father said, let's go to the room to rest first, and then eat in one place for a while." Won't you go to your room first? "Even if Zhao Wei doesn't care, he should have sent his grandmother back to the room first, right?

Zhao Wei gritted his teeth: "When can't you see the room?" My family knows how to take care of it. You lead the way and take me to see the school yard and where you live. I don't have to look back for you, but I don't know the way. ”

Cao Ran thought that this was reasonable, and hurriedly told his grandmother and parents. Mrs. Cao said: "Go, it's still early, go play for a while and come back to eat, there is fresh wild boar today." Cao Ran cheered. took Zhao Wei away.

The crowd sat for a while. And they went back to their lodgings. Zhao Xiu helped her grandmother and went to the west courtyard where they were going to stay under the leadership of the Cao family's mother-in-law. It was a two-way yard, and the orchard in the backyard was actually the garden of the house, not one with their yard. However, the place where they live in the courtyard is not small, and as soon as they enter, three rooms are open, and there is a wing room on each side, all with ear rooms. just let Zhao Wei bring a servant to stay; In the back, there is a row of six houses. Zhao Xiu and Zhang's family each divided three rooms, the girls lived in the wing room, and there was an extra clean room. There are many trees planted in the front and back of the yard, and there are several pots of blooming chrysanthemums under the window, and there are also two golden cinnamon trees in the corner of the courtyard, exuding a burst of fragrance.

Zhao Xiu stood in the courtyard, looked at the surrounding scenes, and couldn't help but vomit: Such a big yard covers more than one acre, Cao Ran actually said that it was "a little small"?! What yard does he live in?

The houses in the village are very tall and spacious, the materials used are ordinary, and there are no carved beams and paintings, only varnish, which can be lined with the big house, and the scenery outside the window of the big house, but it gives people a sense of openness and comfort. Zhao Xiu looked at the room with more than 30 square meters, liked it in his heart, and whispered to Zhang: "Our family also has a Zhuangzi, I don't know if the house on the village is so spacious?" It's much more comfortable to live here than in the city. ”

Zhang said with a smile: "Our Zhuangzi naturally has a spacious house, but we rarely go to live, and now I am afraid that we will not be able to live in it." Besides, houses in the city are not necessarily bad. Now we live in a small house, so you feel cramped, and when the Hou Mansion is renovated and you live in it, you won't think so. It's good to live in a house like this in summer, but what about winter? ”

Zhao Xiu thinks about it, the house space is large, and in winter, you have to consume more fuel to heat it, which is really troublesome.

But...... She looked back at the spacious house and felt that she still liked to live in a big house. After the renovation of the Hou Mansion was completed, she moved into a yard that belonged to her, but she had to clean up the house neatly, don't make too many bits and pieces, and look at it comfortably.

It was still very early, she watched her grandmother Zhang lie down on the couch, stretching her waist and legs, the girl also put her luggage away, and the tea was hot, so she went back to her room with confidence.

One room is more than 30 square meters, and the three rooms add up to 100 square meters, and only a screen partition is used in the middle, which is really a great space. Zhao Xiu stretched out his hand to push open the window on the back wall, and he smelled a sweet aroma, which was the charming smell of the fruitful fruits in the orchard.

"It's really a good place here, you have a good view when you open the window, and the fruits in the back garden smell ripe, I don't know if you can eat it?"

Bi Lian took the first step to say what Zhao Xiu was thinking, she turned back to Bi Lian and smiled: "Smelling this fragrance, I'm hungry." Bi Lian covered her mouth and smiled: "The little marquis bought a few dates on the road, and there are still two uneaten, if the girl is really greedy, take the mat first, I am embarrassed to pick other people's fruits." ”

Just as he was talking and laughing, Cao Luo's timid words came from the door: "Sister Zhao? ”

Zhao Xiu hurriedly turned around to greet him: "Why is my sister here?" We just came over, and we haven't cleaned up yet, and the house is a mess, so don't be surprised, sister. Please sit down, Bihan pour tea. ”

Bihan hurriedly put down the luggage in his hand and went in response. Cao Luo hurriedly stopped: "Don't bother, I'...... I'm here to ask my sister to play. She blushed and was very embarrassed: "Grandmother is tired and needs to rest, and mother has to take care of affairs." I was idle, my brother mentioned yì to fly a kite, I asked my mother, she had agreed, so I came to invite my sister, but I didn't know ...... sister"

"So what are you waiting for?" Zhao Xiu hurriedly pulled her up, "Let's go." Where to fly a kite? ”

They went to the school grounds of the East Courtyard. It was a very large place, six acres of land, and the field was empty, paved with loess, and only on the side of the field were armoured racks, and there were a few horses in the stable, and there were two huts for the master to rest.

Compared with this side, the courtyard where Zhao Xiu's grandchildren live is really "smaller".

Zhao Xiu had already known about this place from the conversation between the two elder brothers, and when they would come here to practice martial arts and riding horses, they never expected that the first thing they did here was to find their respective sisters and ...... together Kite flying.

Cao Ran explained: "This place is big and open, and there is a fence outside, so you just have to play here, and you don't have to worry about outsiders seeing." It's good to fly the kite first, and if you fly the kite, your grandmother, your father, and your mother won't get sick. Ming'er went up the mountain and just asked the Buddha for a long life. ”

Zhao Xiu didn't know how to comment on this crooked theory, but he was still very happy to have fun. The Cao family prepared a lot of kites in advance, and she picked a swallow and worked with her brother Zhao Wei to release it into the air. She ran in the wind with the string, and couldn't help but laugh out loud as she watched the kite fly higher and higher. (To be continued......)