Sioux House.

According to the customs of Yunshan Mansion, when the parents pass away, the filial son needs to wait at home for the eighteen days, and these eighteen days must be dressed in filial piety clothes and stay at home, and Chu Huan is staying at home during the eighteen days, although he and Su Niang have been married in name, but during the funeral period, no one will mention this matter, let alone round the house at this time.

As soon as the eighteenth passed, Su Bo had already personally invited Chu Huan to the door from the Su Mansion, only saying that there was a table of coarse tea and light rice on the Su Mansion side, and he wanted to invite Chu Huan to have a meal.

Chu Huan changed into civilian clothes, and then came to the Su Mansion, and as soon as he entered the mansion, he was greeted not by Linlang, but by Su Zhongyan, the seventh elder of the Su family, and his son Su Zhen was also beside him, but he lowered his head and looked quite embarrassed.

In addition to Su Zhongyan, another old man who was over fifty years old was also beside him, and when he saw Chu Huan, he was also very respectful.

This meal was not in the lobby, but in a quiet courtyard in Su Mansion, when it was late autumn, the withered leaves were withering, and a table of wine and food had been set up in the house, and Linlang was already waiting inside, in addition to Linlang, Mrs. Su, the head of the Su family, was also Huo Ran.

Chu Huan already vaguely understood something at this time, seeing that Linlang looked a little haggard, Chu Li passed away, although Linlang was a woman, some things were not easy to show up, but there was a lot of worry behind the scenes.

Thinking of marrying Su Niang, Chu Huan felt a little guilty about it, and more importantly, he wanted to discuss marriage with Linlang in the near future, but Master Li said that Yunshan's customs, parents Xianyou, are not allowed to do happy events within two years, so if you want to marry Linlang, you will have to wait until two years at the earliest.

His heart was a little heavy, and after everyone sat down with him, Old Lady Su had already said in a deep voice: "Su Zhen! ”

Su Zhen's face was even more unsightly, and seeing that Su Zhongyan was also looking at him coldly, Su Zhen was helpless, took two steps forward, and actually knelt down on her knees in front of Chu Huan, and said stiffly: "Chu ...... Lord Chu, Su Zhen was offended a lot before, you don't remember the villain, please bear with Lord Chu, forgive me for the offense! ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Brother Su, why should you be like this, the past is in the past, you don't need to keep it in mind, as long as it doesn't recur in the future, Chu will not keep those trivial things in mind." ”

Su Zhongyan said with a look of shame: "Lord Chu, my godson has no way, and I am offended, so please bear with me." ”

Chu Huan waved his hand and said, "Uncle Seventh is an elder, Chu Huan can't afford these words." "In any case, Old Lady Su is present, Su Zhongyan is also Linlang's seventh uncle, no matter what unhappiness there was in the past, for Linlang's sake, Chu Huan will not care about them generally.

Old lady Su had already smiled and said, "Lord Chu has a lot, and the old man admires it very much. ”

"The master has won the award." Chu Huan said with a smile: "In front of the master, the word 'adult' must not be mentioned, if you mention it again, Chu Huan will not dare to continue to sit here." ”

Old lady Su laughed and said: "Okay, you are the same generation as Linlang, if you don't dislike it, how about calling Chu Xiaoyou?" ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "It is really Chu Huan's honor to be friends with the master. ”

Linlang saw Chu Huan talking decently, showing a shallow smile, and said softly: "Today's table of wine, it's not me who invites you, it's Uncle and Uncle Qian who invite each other!" Introducing the old man in his fifties to Chu Huan: "This is Uncle Qian!" ”

The old man had already bowed his hand and said politely: "Chu Da ......!" ”

"Uncle Qian, even if you call me Chu Huan, don't call me 'adult'!" Chu Huan said immediately.

The old man smiled and said, "How dare the little old man call him by his name, I will offend, and I will also call you a little friend." ”

Chu Huan nodded with a smile, and the old man said: "Little old Qian Boyi, I am fortunate to drink with my little friends at the same table today, and I am fortunate to have three lives!" ”

Chu Huan understood even more at this time that today's table meal must be related to the occupation of land with grain in the northwest, and he had already guessed that Linlang must have mentioned to Su Zhongyan and Old Lady Su the thoughts of the group of people in the northwest, for the seven surnames of Xiguan, it was undoubtedly a catastrophe, and they were also panicked when they thought about it, and they had already learned their identity, so they politely invited to discuss.

If it weren't for Linlang's relationship, Chu Huan would naturally not be able to meddle in this kind of matter, and he wouldn't be interested in getting involved in the battle between the wealthy clans in the Northwest, but this involves Linlang after all, and Linlang's matter is no different from his own matter, but his heart is also thinking, today's matter, he can't understand it too much, just stop at the point.

The table was very large, but there were not many people on the table, except for the three grandchildren of Mrs. Su, only Linlang and Qian Boyi were present, and it was very quiet.

After sitting down, Su Zhongyan first made a polite remark, Chu Huan just smiled faintly, but the old lady Su saw that Chu Huan was a happy person, and knew that it seemed cliché to beat around the bush, and he had already said with a smile: "Chu Xiaoyou, the matter in the northwest, I heard that Linlang talked about it, and I don't hide it from Chu Xiaoyou, I invite Chu Xiaoyou to come today, I still hope that Xiaoyou can give me some guidance." ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Master is polite, Chu Huan's younger generation is a descendant, his qualifications are dull, and he has always been able to let others guide and guide others, Chu Huan is really lacking." ”

Linlang glanced at Chu Huan and said, "...... Chu, none of the people here today are outsiders, after my uncle knew the thoughts of Gao Lian's gang, he was anxious, if you have any way, don't talk about it quickly." ”

Chu Huan shook his head and said: "The master knows better than me about their strength, the seven surnames of Xiguan have reached the point where they are today, and it is already quite difficult to make a comeback." ”

Mrs. Su and Qian Boyi both nodded slightly, their expressions were solemn, and Su Zhongyan frowned and said, "The Gao family is really ungrateful, and that Gao Lian is even more ...... Hmph, they want to kill them all! ”

Qian Boyi sighed: "I think that at the beginning of the sixteen surnames in the northwest, I Xiguan monopolized the seven surnames, and the strength of the seven surnames was in the forefront, at that time in the northwest, who would dare to compete with my seven surnames in Xiguan?" ”

Su Zhen couldn't help but say: "Back then, the Gao family was like a dog of our Su family, without the support of our Su family, could the Gao family have today's status in the northwest?" What a fucking white-eyed wolf, if he really kills them all, Lao Tzu will find someone to do him! ”

Old Lady Su had already said in a deep voice: "Shut up, where is there a place for you to speak?" ”

Su Zhen was very jealous of the old lady, and bowed her head and didn't dare to say any more.

Chu Huan had already laughed and said: "Brother Su's words are inappropriate, and what he is doing this time is not the Gao family, but the two wealthy clans of Tianshan and Beishan, if you really want to kill, you can't kill it." ”

The old lady glared at Su Zhen fiercely, and then smiled: "Chu Xiaoyou doesn't need to be familiar with him, he never thinks when he speaks, and he can't spit out any good words." After a pause, he frowned and said: "But the two wealthy clans can join forces, I'm afraid this is not something that ordinary people can do. ”

"Then I can't know." Chu Huan shook his head and said, "The old lady is well-informed, I don't know what countermeasures I have?" ”

The old lady sighed: "The phoenix that falls to the ground is not as good as a chicken." The seven surnames of Xiguan, the wealth of my Su family and the Qian family were all looted by the Xiliang people, and all that was left was the title deed of the land, and presumably the other surnames were not much better. If the imperial court really follows the thoughts of those people in Gao Lian and turns the title deed in our hands into a finger of invalidation, then ......! He shook his head and sighed, "With our current situation, how can we compete with them?" ”

Su Zhongyan frowned and said, "Lord Chu, would the imperial court really do such an unpopular thing?" If this is really the case, who can be convinced up and down Xiguan? ”

Linlang hadn't spoken all the time, but at this time he had already sighed faintly: "Seventh Uncle, this is unpopular, it's just the wealthy family in Xiguan, and the ordinary people in Xiguan Road can't control this." On the contrary, the imperial court really did this, but it was so big that it won the hearts of the wealthy people of Beishan and Tianshan, and the banner they played was to rebuild the northwest and resume production, how could the people understand their ulterior purpose? When the time came, they took out grain seeds and went to Xiguan Road to cultivate, and when the people saw that there was grain to plant, they thought they were kind. ”

Old lady Su nodded and said: "What Linlang said is right, if the imperial court does not have the energy to rebuild the northwest, the best way is to let the northwest build itself." At that time, our Xiguan Seven surnames were strong, not only Xiguan, but even the entire northwest had to rely on the help of our Xiguan Daohao family, and the court and the government naturally took care of us. But this time is different from the past, the Xiguan Hao clan is already yesterday's yellow flower, and it is not impossible for the imperial court to sacrifice us in exchange for cheap food. ”

Qian Boyi asked: "Chu Xiaoyou, but I don't know this will, when will the imperial court promulgate it?" ”

Chu Huan said: "For them, the faster the better. And in my estimation, since they have such thoughts, they will definitely open up the door to Beijing, and if nothing else, the imperial court will not delay this matter. ”

Su Zhongyan hurriedly asked: "Lord Chu is in the household department, this kind of thing, it should always go through the household department, right?" ”

"This kind of major event is naturally agreed upon by the Ministry of Books." Chu Huan said: "In the end, the household department only promulgated it according to the above meaning, or sent people to the northwest to implement this matter. ”

Mrs. Su said with a solemn expression: "Linlang has also discussed this matter with the old man, and their conspiracy is cheap, after all, they are still clothed, the premise of their involvement in Xiguan is that my Xiguan Hao clan itself cannot come up with grain seeds, if they can come up with grain seeds, they will not be able to get involved, but I don't know if this is the case?" ”

Chu Huan nodded and said, "That's true." After a pause, he said: "But this is not that they themselves want to wear this layer of clothing, but to give the court a step." Even if the imperial court doesn't care about the seven surnames of Xiguan today, it is impossible to directly order Gao Lian to let them enter Xiguan, if Gao Lian and they bluntly say that they will enter directly regardless of the Xiguan Hao family, it will make the court dissatisfied. ”

Qian Boyi smiled bitterly: "This dress draped on the outside is also our last straw!" ”

Su Zhongyan shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily. It sounds good, as long as we take out the food, the land will be saved, but ...... Where do we get this food? We have seven surnames, which family is not hundreds or thousands of land, and if they really want to keep their own land, what kind of grain will they need? ”