Like other large households, the place where Chu Mansion eats is also located in the main hall of the front yard.

Every time it is time to eat, the people will put a big log table and a few mahogany chairs, Li Xiao always feels that this is troublesome, although they have mentioned it a few times, but they seem to be tired of it.

After passing through a moon gate, you will arrive at the main hall. It was the meal, and the people who came and went were all maids holding the food, walking neither fast nor slow, lowering their heads, saying "Good young master", and leaving with small steps.

To tell the truth, the quality of the maids in Chu Mansion is not low, they are carefully selected one by one, and if they are dressed up one or two, they are not much worse than the Oiran in the courtyard of the city. Especially Chu Xin'er's personal maid Xiaocui, with a good posture and slightly moist cheeks, was placed in the past, when it was a class flower.

"Okay, Xiao'er, don't make fun of Miao Miao, sit down and eat quickly." Chu Xin'er took the hot tea handed by Xiao Cui, took a sip, and then said with a smile to Li Xiao, who had just walked over.

Miao Miao is Li Xiao's maid.

Li Xiao let go of Miao Miao's immature ears and trotted all the way to sit opposite Chu Xin'er, a position where he could clearly see his sister's appearance.

There's one word that comes from, well, it's beautiful.

After taking the hot rice handed by the maid, Li Xiao, who lifted the chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth. Then he puffed out his mouth and said inarticulately: "Sister, these maids are becoming more and more disagreeable, they have no rules, and they dare to make fun of the master's family." ”

Miss Chu didn't busy talking, chewed the food in her mouth, took another sip of hot tea, and said, "That's not what you taught well, look at Xiaocui, how well-behaved she used to be, and look at it now, everyone who was taught by you began to disobey the rules." ”

It's not that she complains, it can be said that she likes this too, when she is alone, Xiaocui can still talk to her sisters and solve her troubles.

Li Xiao glanced at Xiao Cui and Miao Miao, who were smiling with their mouths covered, and buried their heads in eating and didn't want to talk. Every time, my sister will defend them and help the second daughter tease herself. I really don't know who is the maid and who is the young master.

"Dad, why aren't you at home?" Chu Xin'er looked at Li Xiao, who was immersed in eating and didn't speak, smiled, and asked.

The father in Chu Xin'er's mouth is naturally the head of the Chu family, Chu Yi.

As the head of the Chu family, he never cares about anything, and the big and small affairs in the mansion are handled by Chu Xin'er, who is twenty years old, while he plays around.

"Daddy is here...... You go...... Soon after, he took Uncle Luo ...... Out of town hunting. After taking a bite of food, Li Xiao replied vaguely, "Count...... The days, hiccup, are coming back. ”

"Eat slowly, don't choke." Chu Xin'er couldn't help but smile when she looked at Li Xiao puffing out her mouth and talking.

"Dad always doesn't care about family affairs, and he runs around with Uncle Luo all day long." Li Xiao took a sip of soup, smoothed his breath, and said angrily, "Uncle Luo's legs and feet are not good, what should I do if something happens." ”

"Also, just go out and play, just ground me and don't make me happy."

Uncle Luo that Li Xiao said was the one who rescued him from the fire, but unfortunately his right leg was seriously injured that day and he lost consciousness.

Fortunately, everything was uneventful, and no one paid attention to the two who escaped from there, or or, in the eyes of some, they were dead.

"The grounding is to let you study hard, don't run around all day, like a wild child."

"By the way, I went to Luzhou this time to meet my aunt's family, and said that my cousin had married a concubine." Chu Xin'er put down the porcelain bowl in her hand, took the handkerchief and wiped her mouth, and said, "Xiao'er, this year is not small." ”

Li Xiao looked up in confusion, wondering why her sister would talk about this. This is not small, what does it refer to?

Putting down the handkerchief, Chu Xin'er continued: "I should also ask for a daughter-in-law for you, so that you don't mess around all day long." ”

"What?"

Li Xiao doesn't understand very well, what is the situation, counting the days, this body is only in his early sixteens, how can it be time to marry a daughter-in-law, he hasn't played enough, but he can't be tied up at this age, and he is psychologically refused.

"What, unwillingly? This can't help you" Chu Xin'er looked at Li Xiao, knowing that the latter was careful and didn't want to marry, but he couldn't help it.

This kid is messing around at home all day long, and when he has nothing to do, he takes the handkerchiefs and other objects of the maid in the house and pretends to be his own, sells them to talented people who come from outside the city, and often tinkers with some strange things at home, it's time for him to start a family, and he is looking for a job to start a business.

"I think the young lady of the Zhang family in the east of the city is good, she is ingenious and knowledgeable, and she also has business dealings with the Zhang family in the house, and she is a few years older than you." Chu Xin'er said while flipping through the account book.

"The young lady of the Zhang family is as thin as a hemp stick, and she falls down when the wind blows, and I can't afford to serve it. No! ”

Just kidding, the young lady of the Zhang family, how can there be a few pieces of meat on her body, she is thin and doesn't pull a few, and she looks like she will break when you touch it.

"What about the second young lady of the Chengxi Cui family? It's easy to give birth to at a glance. ”

"Sister, are you kidding me? The second lady of the Cui family is a titan, do you think my brother can bear it? ”

If you want to talk about the Cui family, except for the eldest lady of the Cui family, she is okay, and her posture is still good, but it is a pity that she married early. But the second young lady of the Cui family is only one or three hundred pounds of fat feathers, and our body can't hold it.

"You kid, how do you talk?" Chu Xin'er put down the account book in her hand, looked at the unobtrusive brother in front of her, and said, "Don't want this, tell me, what do you want." ”

Li Xiao put down the porcelain bowl, burped, thought for a moment and said, "I think Xiaocui is good, well-behaved and sensible, and good-looking." ”

Chu Xin'er took the account book and gently slapped Li Xiao's head and said, "You kid, why don't you speak in an orderly manner." ”

"How can there be a master's family who accepts maids as wives and concubines, is it used to it on weekdays, and he is not accurate in speaking."

Yes, if you say the wrong thing, your sister's verbosity is indispensable.

Shrugged helplessly, exchanged glances with Miao Miao, and said quickly to Chu Xin'er: "The book requested by my father has not been copied yet, and my sister is tired of traveling, so I won't bother and leave." ”

After that, he immediately ran back to his own study, and Miao Miao behind him bowed to his young lady and trotted after chasing him.

……

On the outskirts of Suzhou.

It is a forest with lush foliage. The towering trees are nourished by the sea breeze and grow extremely tall. The creatures of the forest also thrive under the protection of this forest.

Behind the forest, there is a plain, with birds singing and fragrant flowers, and many creatures.

However, a wooden house is out of place, and the two appear in the center.

"Huh~" A reddish-brown horse came running from the plains, came to the front of the wooden house, and stopped steadily. Then a man in a power suit jumped off his horse.

As if hearing the sound of a horse, the door of the wooden house creaked open, and a man in a wooden wheelchair stepped out of it.

"I'm back." Roma looked at the man who jumped off his horse and smiled.

"Today's harvest is not good, just two rabbits and a pheasant." Chu Yi threw the prey in his hand to the ground, then took the towel handed by Rome and wiped it, and said.

"Come on, I think you've had enough fun this time, it's time to go back." Luo Ma took a wooden stick, looked at the prey on the ground, and said, "It's been so many days, Xin'er's girl is almost back, as the steward of the Chu family, don't throw everything to your daughter." ”

"Hey, eat white rice, eat white rice, what do you care about me. Be careful that I leave you here alone. Chu Yi pushed the wheelchair and said angrily.

didn't get angry because of what Chu Yi said, on the contrary, Rome was a little funny, this old friend of his was born to be the kind of person who wandered the world, but it was a pity that the agreement seventeen years ago made him unable to get too far out of this small Suzhou City.

As the sun set, the remnant red sky shone down and reflected on the faces of the two, showing a slight vicissitudes of life.

"Is there any news over there?" With his hands on his lap, Roma looked to the north with a sad look on his face. Count the days, it's time to act over there.

Chu Yi also stared towards the north, nodded with a heavy mind, and said, "A few days ago, a letter was sent from there, saying that it had already begun. ”

"The grievances of the previous life involved a few children, so they can live in peace, isn't it." Roma sighed and said, "I know, that's what you think too. ”

Chu Yi sat on the stone bench and looked at the sword in his hand, feeling more and more incompetent.

Although swordsmanship is invincible, what is the use of it now.

"Lao Luo, you said that if I don't rush there directly, cut them down, it's a big deal, it's a big deal."

After listening to Chu Yi's words, Luo Ma was not surprised, he knew that his old friend had this ability, but, those who practice martial arts, tell the truth. If you agree on something, you will not break it. It's been more than ten years, Chu Yi is like this, and so is the one in the General's Mansion.

"I was enthusiastic at the beginning, how could I listen to that person's flicker, otherwise, Xiao'er, there is no need to ......" Chu Yi sighed.

Patting the old friend in front of him on the shoulder, Rome knew his helplessness and how resentful he was back then.

"Aren't all scholars good at this hand, in Xiao'er's words, that is the mouth, don't think too much, whoever you are, on that occasion, will agree."

Chu Yi put down the sword in his hand, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it: "If it weren't for what happened back then, Lao Luo, you would be like this." ”

"The events of the year have passed, and I have no regrets about saving his heirs." Rome also poured a cup of tea, paused for a while, and said, "It's not early, you haven't gone to cook, is it possible for me to serve you who can't move?" ”

After hearing this, Chu Yi also felt the emptiness in his stomach, and at the same time, there was a crisp sound from Romea's body.

After a moment's pause, the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Okay, let's let me, the head of the Chu family, serve you."

As he spoke, Chu Yi picked up the three wild animals on the ground and walked to the kitchen on the side of the wooden house.

The sky was getting darker, and shining stars dotted the dark sky.

This night, like a charm.