On the twenty-eighth day of the year, the first sunny day after the snow, the Xu Mansion in the capital hour, the housekeeper Dabao is directing the family to clean up the snow in full swing, and clean the house inside and out.

It is said that today's Xu Mansion can be regarded as a prominent high-ranking family in the capital, the old man Xu Jin was named the Marquis of Jinghai by Jing'an Bojin, with 3,000 stones, this Yulu is about the same as the level of the national prince, and it is also the official residence of the Zuo Shilang, a proper member of the third grade, not to mention the title of Doctor Guanglu and Prince Shaobao, and even the three ladies in the mansion have also been sealed, it is Zhu Zigui who is full of envy of others.

On the opposite side of Xu's Mansion is the mansion of Guo Xun, Marquis of Wuding, and at this time, a dirty guy led a donkey cart to pass by the door, and the car was full of honeycomb coal, which should be a coal seller.

Seeing this, the porter of the Marquis of Wuding's Mansion immediately ran out and beckoned: "Hey, who is that...... Send coal, we want all the honeycomb coal in your car from the Marquis of Wuding, and the master will open the side door for you, and your hands and feet will be sharp, and your reward is indispensable. ”

The coal seller waved his hand and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, this car of honeycomb coal was booked by the Jinghai Marquis Mansion." ”

When the porter heard this, his heart sank, and he didn't even dare to let go of a fart and turned around and returned to the house.

It is no wonder that more than two years ago, Guo Shouqian, the eldest son of Guo Xun, Marquis of Wuding, was designed by Xu Jin to break his leg, and afterwards Guo Xun was demoted by the emperor to a knighthood, and the title was not restored until he participated in the ceremony last year. Now that Xu Jin is famous all over the world, he has been promoted from Earl Jing'an to the Marquis of Jinghai, and he has also been promoted to the left servant of the Ministry of Households, which is even more unbelievable, so now the subordinates of the Marquis of Wuding Mansion have consciously bowed their heads when they see the subordinates in the Mansion.

Let's say that the coal dealer sent a cart of coal into the Xu Mansion, and got the payment and reward money from the head manager Dabao, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, because the reward money was actually the same as the payment, and it was a big deal, compared to the housekeeper of the Wuding Hou Mansion, he was much more stingy.

"Hehe, thank you chief, I heard that the Marquis of Jinghai is going back to his house, is this coal enough, do you want to send another car over? After today, the small ones will be closed for the New Year, and they will be open again after the Yuanxiao Festival. The vendor said with a smirk.

Dabao's goods are now more and more in charge of large households, and he nodded proudly and said: "It's certain that the master will return to the house to be more lively than usual, well, then let's have three more cars." ”

The vendor said happily: "Okay, the small one will be sent over immediately, hehe, the porter of the Wuding Marquis Mansion opposite just now still wants to intercept the goods, I heard that it is the goods of the Jinghai Mansion, and I immediately didn't even dare to let it go." ”

Dabao scolded with a smile: "Go and go, you kid talks a lot of, hurry up and work, maybe my master will arrive at the house today, and I have to clean this coal again." ”

"Okay!" The vendor led the donkey cart and trotted out of the Jinghai Marquis Mansion from the side door, but was stopped by the porter in front of the Wuding Marquis' Mansion.

"What does the eldest brother command!" The vendor stopped and said with a smile, he dared to ridicule the Marquis of Wuding Mansion behind his back, but he dared to be there in person, although the Marquis of Wuding was not as good as the Marquis of Jinghai, but it was not something that he could provoke as a small trader.

"Send a cart of coal to our Wuding Marquis' Mansion, ah, this is a deposit!" The porter casually threw out a bag of copper coins.

The merchant took the money and threw it back, and said with an embarrassed expression: "Big brother can't help it, the little one has to send three trucks of coal to the Jinghai Hou Mansion, I'm afraid I won't have time to send it to your mansion today, so the big brother should find a home." ”

The porter frowned and said, "What do you want more coal on the other side?" ”

The vendor smiled dryly: "Hehe, this ...... How do you know the little one, it is estimated that the Marquis of Jinghai is about to return home, store more spare! ”

When it came to Xu Jin, Marquis of Jinghai, the porter suddenly lost his temper, and said in a deep voice: "Then send it over tomorrow, it's cold, and Lao Tzu is too lazy to find the next house." ”

"Ouch, big brother is really sorry, after finishing today, the small one will be closed for the New Year, and it is estimated that no one will send it tomorrow."

The porter couldn't help but say angrily: "How can this be reasonable, you kid did it on purpose, why do you look down on our Wuding Marquis Mansion?" ”

"Hey, big brother, look at what you said, how dare the little one look down on the Marquis of Wuding, he really can't pull out, and after sending three truckloads of coal to the Marquis of Jinghai, it should be dark to get off work, there is no way, the eldest brother will forgive me." The vendor laughed.

"Then you hurry up, send it here after sending it there, it's okay later, there won't be less money on you."

"This ...... Big brother really can't do it! ”

When it came to this, the vendor still refused, and the porter couldn't help but be furious, and shouted: "Bold, the money of the Marquis of Jinghai is money, is the money of our Wuding Marquis Mansion not money?" Don't talk nonsense, offend our Wuding Marquis Mansion, believe it or not, you kid can't get along in the capital. ”

The vendor frowned and said: "Big brother, are you a strong man, you have the ability to go to the Jinghai Hou Mansion, what kind of ability is it to bully a small vendor." Then he took the donkey and drove away.

"Ouch, there's a kind of kid, you wait!" The porter jumped to his feet and scolded, and was about to turn around and return to the house, but found that his marquis was standing at the door at some point, with a gloomy face.

The porter was startled, and hurriedly saluted: "Master! ”

Guo Xun is a very domineering and authoritarian person, and when things don't go well, even his wife and children kick him big, and he spits on his son's face and is not allowed to wipe it, so at this time, he raised his hand and slapped the porter with a big ear scraper, and scolded: "Useless waste, you can't do any small things, what's the use of leaving you!" ”

The porter was beaten so that the corners of his mouth were bleeding, but he didn't dare to squeak, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed, Guo Xun stared at the Jinghai Marquis Mansion opposite, and then flew up and kicked the gatekeeper down, and then returned to the house with a gloomy face.

In the afternoon, a fast horse galloped to the door of Xufu, it was the family Ding Xu Fu, this goods got off the horse and climbed into the house, while shouting: "The master is back, the master is back, the master is back!" ”

In an instant, the whole house was boiling, and hundreds of maids, mothers-in-law, and family members ran to tell each other, and the news soon spread to the main house in the backyard.

At this time, in the main room of the backyard, the coal stove is burning, the warmth is melting, the tin pot on the stove is steaming, a group of women are chatting together, and the beautiful faces are Chunlan Qiuju, each good at winning, a total of: Xie Xiaowan, Fei Ruyi, Fei Jixiang, Yue'er, Fei Xiaoyu, this little pepper is also present.

"Madame, Mrs., the outside said that the master is back!" A maid ran in panting, beaming.

"Xianggong is back!" Xie Xiaowan blurted out in surprise, her voice trembled a little, Fei Ruyi and Fei Jixiang also stood up excitedly, God is pitiful, this ruthless husband has finally returned home.

At this time, Jia Ding Dabao came in at a trot, and waved his hand again and again: "Lady, I'm sorry, put Wulongha, Xu Fu said that half of the leak is half, the master is back to Tongzhou Wharf, the royal driver will rest in the Tongzhou Palace for one night, and then march to Beijing tomorrow, the master is estimated to have to return home tomorrow." ”

The girls couldn't help but be disappointed when they heard this, and sat down again happily, Yue'er pouted and said in annoyance: "How can this be true, Xu Fu's guy is always very arrogant, and this year's year-end bonus has been deducted for him." ”

Dabao scratched his head in disgust, but at this moment, someone outside shouted that the master had returned to the house, the master had returned to the house, and the voice was still Xu Fu's goods.

Dabao couldn't help but be furious, you kid is endless. At this time, Xu Fu ran in like a gust of wind, and said excitedly: "Three ladies, master...... The lord is back home! ”

"Xu Fu, is your kid itchy to find a twitch!" Dabao knocked Xu Fu and scolded.

Xu Fu's face turned red, and he pointed outside to eat and said, "Brother Dabao, I didn't ...... this time There is no oolong, the master is really back home, and he is coming to the backyard. ”

"Ahh The ladies covered their mouths and exclaimed, and then ran out of the door with their skirts, but as soon as they ran out of the door, they saw a handsome young man in a crimson official robe, walking into the courtyard gate.

"Phase-Gong!" Xie Xiaowan burst into tears in an instant, wasn't it the man who had been worried about him day and night for nearly two years who strode into the courtyard gate at this time.

"Husband-kun!" Fei Ruyi and Fei Jixiang covered their mouths, and they were also so excited that they burst into tears, and the pear blossoms brought rain.

"Xiaowan, wishful luck!" Xu Jin hurriedly stepped forward, hugged Xie Xiaowan tightly, and then opened his hands to embrace Ruyi and Jixiang next to him.

"Master, great, it's great that the master is finally back!" Mei Wan Yue'er stood next to her crying and laughing, so excited that she couldn't say anything.

At this time, in the early spring and early summer, the two twin pretty maids also entered the small courtyard, and the two of them were also holding a young girl, who was He Zhi'er, who was curiously looking at the people and things in the courtyard.

Why did Xu Jin suddenly appear at home?

It turned out that Xu Jin was anxious, and he had just returned to the Tongzhou wharf to the emperor, and after obtaining permission, he directly led people to fight horses into Beijing, only half an hour later than Xu Fu who reported the news, so Xu Fu's front foot had just entered the mansion not long ago, and Xu Jin's back foot also arrived.

"Hehe, Brother Dabao, I didn't put an oolong!" Xu Fu scratched his head and smirked.

Dabao glanced at the goods and said in a low voice: "You kid has a good name, and the year-end bonus is probably not deducted!" ”