Since he had received the "Yi Order", Guan Zhuofan became full of confidence, and the next day he rode a horse excitedly and went to the flag camp of Zhoudianfang in the east of the city to find the Ming clan. He specially wore an official uniform, so that people could see it and guess that it was Lao Ma's comrade in the army, so that he would not have other reveries.

The house is still the same row of official houses, but the first room on the left where the Ming family lives has been newly painted, and the leaks in the corners of the roof are also covered with new tiles. The firewood by the door was neatly piled up, and the curtain hung on the door was thicker than the cotton curtain. Although it's all superficial, it's much better than the next-door neighbor.

Tethered the horse, raised his hand and slapped the door, it was the Ming family who came to open the door, and when he saw Guan Zhuofan, he was surprised and delighted, and his words brought out a trill: "You...... So you're coming back soon? ”

Guan Zhuofan saw her, but his eyes also lit up, the current Ming family is different from three months ago. The haggard color on his face was gone, and he became more and more colorful, and he wore a light yellow satin jacket, which was more beautiful than the patched coarse cloth garment he wore the last time I saw him.

I just said to Bai yesterday that "I don't mean anything else", but now when I see Ming, Guan Zhuofan is moved again. After entering the house, he took out a bag of candy he had bought on the road, took one to Xiaohu, and handed the rest to Ming.

"You thought about it thoughtfully, and I even gave him a bag of candy to eat." Ming said with a smile.

An unintentional sentence evoked a joke that Guan Zhuofan had heard before. He sat on the chair and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I think of a joke, do you want to listen to it?" ”

Seeing that he didn't ask anything else, Ming Shi told a joke first, nodded and said, "Okay, what kind of joke?" ”

"It is said that there is a couple who want to do that, but they can't always succeed because of the children in front of them." Guan Zhuofan said something with a smile, and Ming knew that it was not a good word, so he blushed and said, "Phew, I said this for no reason." ”

"How is it for no reason? You'll find out if you listen to it. Guan Zhuofan still smiled and continued, "The man had an idea, bought a bag of sugar, and told his son, whoever grabs this candy will eat it." After speaking, he sprinkled the sugar out of the door: Son, grab it, I'll hold your mother down! ”

Knowing that he was begging for himself, Ming couldn't help but laugh, and the little restraint after a long reunion was swept away. Guan Zhuofan looked at Ming's clothes and felt that it matched her smile, which was particularly good-looking.

Seeing that he was always staring at himself, Ming Shi was a little embarrassed, pulled the placket of his clothes with both hands, and whispered: "This is the satin that I pulled in the cloth village, I made it from old cotton myself, and it only cost three coins of silver...... The meaning of the words was explaining, as if he was afraid that Guan Zhuofan would think she was spending too much money.

Guan Zhuofan's heart sank, and he didn't speak for a while. Ming's mind was wrong, thinking that he was unhappy, so he was a little panicked, and hurriedly said what money he had spent in the past three months, one by one, and said at the end: "I brushed the house again, I want to look brighter...... These totaled seven taels and six dollars, and the money you gave me was repaid, and there were four hundred and fifty ...... left."

Guan Zhuofan couldn't help it, and he didn't care about the little tiger who was playing at the door, stood up and pulled Ming into his arms.

"Needless to say, starting tomorrow, you and Xiaohuzi will move to live with me."

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Moved to live with him? Ming froze, unable to believe his ears for a moment. Guan Zhuofan said to her before, "I will take care of the affairs of your mother!" I thought that giving five hundred taels of silver was enough to be affectionate, but who would have expected to be treated so well. For myself, of course, it's a thousand wishes, but it's just ......

Guan Zhuofan and Ma Eqi are good friends, the old horse is gone, Guan Zhuofan is willing to help her, and others can't say anything gossip, but there is no reason to take a friend's widow to live in his own home, this reputation, no one can afford it.

Guan Zhuofan naturally knew her doubts, so he made it clear to her one by one that the house was under the name of the Bai family, what the current situation of the family was, and where she would live after moving in.

In this way, it is to move to the sister-in-law of the Guan family, which is fine. Ming's heart was moved, when he went to the Guan family before, he always felt that Bai was a kind person, but he never thought it would be so good.

However, there is still a question, although it is not easy to ask, but it must be asked clearly: "Zhuo Fan, what do you have with me...... Does the sister-in-law of the Guan family know? ”

This sentence is not easy to answer, Guan Zhuofan said vaguely: "They are all women's families, so they can naturally empathize." ”

Ming's can't fully understand this idiom, but the general meaning is still clear, and the doubts in his heart follow: How can the sister-in-law of the Guan family "empathize" with this kind of thing? Thinking about it like this, it suddenly dawned on me that this wrongdoer is really merciful everywhere! Angry and funny, he lowered his head and thought for a while, and asked in a low voice, "Then what should I call the sister-in-law of the Guan family?" ”

The words are wonderful, as if asking "Mr. Zhang, what is your surname?" It's the same, it sounds like nonsense, but under the scrutiny, it has its own deep meaning.

Guan Zhuofan understood, thinking that these two women would not be given in vain. But no matter what Ming thinks, the words still have to be clear: "She said, you sisters are commensurate." In my opinion, she is the sister and you are the sister. ”

Ming knows that this is the division of priorities. As a sister, she can see the sincerity of the Bai family, and divide the priority, logically speaking, she can also accept it happily. So, he blushed and nodded.

"So, move tomorrow?"

Ming was about to nod, but suddenly remembered something, his heart was shocked, and he was silent again.

Guan Zhuofan saw that she didn't speak, and added: "Now this place is too hard to live in, you don't want to think about yourself, you have to think about Xiaohu." ”

This sentence is completely useless, because what Ming hesitates about is Xiaohu.

According to her idea, if she moved in, she would remarry—at least at night until he married. It's not a problem to serve him, he's willing, the problem is his son. Since ancient times, there have been those who have raised wives for others, but those who have not raised sons for others, and those who remarry will bring the children with them to change their surnames. I can't stand the old horse anymore, and I can't give his son to others anymore.

It seems that the desire to move into his house is just a flash in the pan after all. However, after all, there was a thought in his heart about what to happen, so he still asked in a whisper: "Zhuo Fan, if Xiaohu comes to you with me, will you ...... What is his last name? ”

What's the last name? Guan Zhuofan was a little dazed: "Isn't it surnamed Ma?" ”

Ming's gaze jumped, grabbed his hand, and asked in a trembling voice, "You say it again?" ”

"I ...... I gave him the surname Ma. "Guan Zhuofan thought to himself, you said it yourself, this is not my son, is it not surnamed Guan if you don't have the surname Ma?

Ming covered his face and sobbed quietly.

So, the next day, Tuber brought people and hired two big carts to pick up the things in Ming's house and move them away, while Ming and Xiaohu took a sedan chair and moved into the Guan family's mansion.

The people of the Guan family's mansion saw that a beautiful woman had moved in again, but she was still with a child, and they couldn't help muttering in their hearts, the taste of our family is very unique. There are also a few people who are fast-thinking, but they think to the haode side: maybe next month's monthly silver will rise by 30%.

When it was time for dinner, there was one more Ming on the dining table in the main hall. When the wine and food came up, Bai Shi served the Ming family, and the two talked happily, but Guan Zhuofan was left out in the cold. Guan Zhuofan didn't care either, he drank the old wine by himself, looked left, looked right, the clothes were fragrant, the temples were fragrant, and the beauty was on the side, he couldn't help but feel itchy, and secretly pondered: Tonight, most of the time I want to enjoy the blessings of Qi people.

The blessing of Qi people, double flying is also! Guan Zhuofan's last life, where did he dare to expect such an affair? sighed in my heart: God really treats me well, and it's really good to cross this thing!

However, when it was time to sleep, the two women changed the place of chatting to Bai's room and talked for a long time. Guan Zhuofan walked around the courtyard, only to hear them laughing and crying, without any intention of making him happy. After several times, he finally went back to his room in complete despair, and lay down on the bed, feeling indignant in his heart.

The Qi people have a wife and a concubine, and everyone knows it. has a wife and a concubine and guards the empty house alone, Guan Zhuofan is also.