Zhang Xuan moved into the new house the day after buying the house, the deed exchange procedures have been completed, and the five hundred taels of gold have also been handed over to the Mai family, so that the house in Jiashanfang has officially become Zhang Xuan's family residence in the capital.

At the beginning of moving into a new house, there will always be a mess, Zhang Xuan bought a lot of daily household items, the Mai family sent hundreds of pieces of furniture such as cages, bed cabinets, etc., and the Su family sent more than a dozen maids and servants, these items and personnel were like timely rain so that Zhang Xuan and his personal soldiers could settle down.

Although there is no shortage of furniture, Zhang Xuan did not live in the back house, which was temporarily sealed, and he lived in two rooms in the middle courtyard, one was his bedroom and the other was his study.

A few plum trees and an apricot tree were planted outside the study, and the huge canopy of the trees hung over the roof, so that the room did not feel hot even in the middle of summer.

At this time, Zhang Xuan was sitting in his study carefully looking at the map of Jianghuai that the Ministry of War had just sent, and the map was full of a large box, including the entire map of Jianghuai, the maps of various counties, and the combat marching maps drawn by repeated battles.

At this time, Zhang Xuan was more interested in the complete picture of Jianghuai, which was drawn on a white silk silk and spread out to cover the entire bed.

Just yesterday, the Ministry of Officials approved his request and officially named Wei Yunqi as the commander of Beihai County, which made him breathe a sigh of relief, at least after he left Qingzhou, his power in Beihai would not be cleared.

At this time, the little maid walked into the study with a cup of tea and put the tea on the table, "Childe, please use tea!" ”

Zhang Xuan picked up the tea and looked at this thin maid, the maid's name is Xiaocui, she is eleven years old, she is naturally thin and small, her mother is also one of the five subordinates in the house, and she is currently the chef in the house. But they were white and fat, and the mother and daughter sold themselves to the Mai family, and now they are sold to Zhang Xuan along with the house.

The little girl is smart and clever, and Zhang Xuan likes her too, "Xiaocui, where are you from?" Zhang Xuan asked with a sip of tea.

"Returning to the childe. Xiaocui is a native of Feng County, Pengcheng County. ”

"Feng County is good, rich in grain, how can you go to the capital as a slave?"

Xiaocui lowered her head and said timidly: "Daddy is sick, sell the good land to treat the disease, and in the end it is still not cured, my mother and I can't live, so we have to beg all the way to the capital, and we happened to meet the Mai family to buy a servant, so we sold ourselves into the house." ”

"Oh! How many years have you been in the Mai family? ”

"It's been more than four years. But we've been living in this house. ”

Zhang Xuan nodded and smiled, "Do you want to go back to your hometown?" ”

Zhang Xuan's casual words frightened Xiaocui's face to change greatly, and she knelt down and cried: "Childe, don't drive us away, we really have nowhere to go." ”

Zhang Xuan hurriedly said: "Hurry up, I didn't drive you away, I just asked if you want to go back to your hometown?" Don't you want to go back and visit Daddy's grave? ”

Xiao Cui was shocked for a moment, slowly stood up and cried: "Daddy was burned after he died, and I don't know where he was buried?" There are no relatives to return home. The house is also gone, except here. My mother and I really don't have a place to stay. ”

Zhang Xuan sighed secretly, so he had to nod, "Okay! Since you don't want to leave, stay here, and I won't drive you away. ”

"Thank you, Childe!"

At this time, the housekeeper Xu Tian hurriedly walked into the courtyard gate. In the courtyard, he reported: "General, there are guests visiting outside the palace gate. ”

"What kind of guest?"

"It's a lady!"

Zhang Xuan thought it was Su Erniang, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was wrong, if it was Su Erniang, Steward Xu should know it.

"Which lady is it?" Jang Hyun asked a little strangely.

"It seems to be Mrs. Lu."

Jang Hyun stood up suddenly. Isn't Mrs. Lu Lu Lu Qing's mother? She actually came, Zhang Xuan was not prepared at all, and hurriedly said: "Invite her to the guest hall, I will come immediately." ”

The housekeeper saluted and hurriedly went, Zhang Xuan was dressed very casually, short shirt and shorts, clogs on his feet, and his hair was tied in a knot casually, it was really rude to see Mrs. Lu like this, he hurriedly put on a long shirt, Xiaocui helped him tie a flat scarf again, changed a pair of boots, and then hurriedly walked to the guest hall.

Generally speaking, Madame Lu, as a female relative, should not visit the male host of Beppu, but she is an elder, and Jang Hyun may be her future son-in-law, so it is okay for her to come to see Jang Hyun.

Mrs. Lu followed the housekeeper into the mansion, she looked at the new mansion all the way, the house is good, the environment is quiet, the building is exquisite, although it is not a big mansion, but the house of ten acres of land is also considered luxurious in the capital, she can't help but nod secretly, even if the property is passed.

Although Mrs. Lu was born in a famous family, she is also a woman after all, and it is a woman's nature to pay attention to reality, and she doesn't want her daughter to marry a poor ghost and a high-ranking official.

After a short time, the two came to the guest hall, and the housekeeper invited Mrs. Lu to sit down, and arranged for the maid to serve tea.

Mrs. Lu was a little uneasy in her heart, although she came to Zhang Xuan today was a little abrupt, but in fact she had to come, after all, Qing'er was her only daughter, and she needed to know Zhang Xuan a little more before she could rest assured that she would hand over her daughter to him.

Mrs. Lu met Zhang Xuan once, and Zhang Xuan did not leave a good impression on her, of course, there are special reasons for a bad impression, this time, that time, put aside those special reasons, she wants to talk to Zhang Xuan calmly again.

At this time, hurried footsteps sounded, and I saw Zhang Xuan walking in quickly, and he saluted apologetically: "Junior, see Madame!" ”

Mrs. Lu didn't get up, she was an elder after all, she nodded to Zhang Xuan, waved her hand and said, "General Zhang, please take a seat!" ”

Zhang Xuan sat down, and Mrs. Lu said slowly: "I'm not invited, I'm sorry to disturb General Zhang." ”

"Madame doesn't have to be polite, if there is anything that needs to be done by juniors, please feel free to speak."

Mrs. Lu's face showed a faint smile, took a sip of tea and said, "Maybe my words will be a little abrupt, I hope the general doesn't mind." ”

Zhang Xuan was silent, he couldn't figure out Mrs. Lu's intention for a while, and the best way was to deal with it calmly.

Mrs. Lu nodded secretly, her attitude was okay, which was very important to her.

"May I ask where General Zhang is from?"

"The younger generation is from Hanoi County."

"Oh! I don't know what Ling Zun is."

"It's just a civilian!"

Zhang Xuan smiled, and he talked about a set of excuses that even he quickly believed to be true, "My parents died very early, and the younger generation has been living with my uncle, but Yang Xuangan rebelled the year before last, and my uncle and aunt don't know their whereabouts. ”

"Does General Zhang have any other relatives?"

Zhang Xuan shook his head, "The village where I live was burned to the ground, several distant relatives also died in the chaos, and the younger generation has no relatives and no reason. ”

Although Zhang Xuan's answer was not very satisfactory to Mrs. Lu, it was also expected by her, she had heard that Zhang Xuan had no background, no life experience, and could become a general at a young age, which was really an outlier.

After a deep sigh, Mrs. Lu asked again, "Has General Zhang ever read?" ”

This is also a very important condition, if Zhang Xuan is an illiterate rough person, she also can't accept it, but Mrs. Lu immediately remembered that her husband said that this Zhang Xuan has good knowledge, it should be that he has read books, and he asked more.

Zhang Xuan said with a smile: "My uncle has a solid family background, and he once sent his younger generation to Zhang's family to study. ”

Mrs. Lu suddenly perked up and hurriedly asked, "Is it Hanoi Zhang's family education?" ”

"Exactly!"

Mrs. Lu suddenly had a glimmer of hope in her heart, her biggest regret for Zhang Xuan is that Zhang Xuan is not from a family, the Zhang family is Hanoi County, although it is not a famous family in the world, but it can be regarded as a prestigious family, if Zhang Xuan and Hanoi Zhang have a relationship, it is the best.

"May I ask what is the relationship between General Zhang and Hanoi Zhang?"

Zhang Xuan saw Mrs. Lu's eagerness, he could completely understand it, anyway, his life experience was also made up, and adding one or two more sentences would not have much impact.

"The younger generation doesn't know what the relationship between me and the Hanoi Zhang family is, and my uncle has always refused to talk about it."

Zhang Xuan replied very tactfully, neither admitting it, but also not denying it, which made Mrs. Lu more hopeful, and she asked, "Then there is no sacrifice in your family?" ”

"The younger generation has not participated in the sacrifice, but my uncle will go out to worship every New Year, and I heard from my aunt that many people participate, and men must be over twenty years old to participate in the sacrifice."

Many people participate in the sacrifice then it will not be a small family, Zhang Xuan's answer made Mrs. Lu more convinced of her judgment, Zhang Xuan should be a member of the Zhang family in Hanoi, maybe he is a side branch of the house, so he is not qualified to participate in the sacrifice, she secretly wondered in her heart, when will she have the opportunity to go to Hanoi County to confirm, if Zhang Xuan is really from a family, then her daughter marrying him is not a grievance.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Lu's face softened even more, and then she said slowly: "General Zhang, can you give us a token for the Lu family, Su Erniang came here today, and mentioned the matter of General Zhang, according to the rules of the Lu family, the first time you propose marriage, you need to send a token, whether it is successful or not, this token is needed." ”

For Mrs. Lu, the important thing is not Zhang Xuan's token, but that she needs to use Zhang Xuan's token to ease the conflict between her and her daughter, which is the real purpose of her coming to find Zhang Xuan today. (To be continued.) )