Although they have only been together for less than an hour, her good impression of Xu Xi has not changed at all, and she even thinks that she is better than she remembers.

This girl acts and speaks generously, knows what to do, knows how to advance and retreat, and is smart, she knows what she says to Mama Ruan, she knows it well. It seems that it is better than the well-bred girls in the house.

The Zhu family is usually pampered, and this morning he took a carriage to Xiaorong Village, but now he is a little tired, and after telling Xu Xi about the situation in the Hou Mansion, he closed his eyes and recuperated. Xu Xi was in good spirits, but Zhu was recuperating, and the car curtain was drawn firmly, and there was no gap to see the scenery outside, so she had to close her eyes too.

The mule cart in the village Xu Xi had already sat enough, and he thought that the carriage of the Hou Mansion would be more comfortable, but when he got into the car, he knew that he was wrong, although it was better than the mule cart, but the comfort was really limited, there was no shock absorption, and once the road was uneven, it would be unbearable.

It is no wonder that the ancients preferred to ride horses rather than carriages.

Fortunately, it was only ten miles away, and in less than half an hour, the carriage stopped in a wide alley.

Zhu opened his eyes as early as when the carriage entered the city, and at this time, Mama Ruan took the first step to help her down, and then turned back to help Xu Xi, and said with a smile: "Girl, this is our Suiping Hou Mansion." ”

Xu Xi got out of the carriage and looked at the gate of the Suiping Marquis Mansion.

The Suiping Marquis Mansion was demoted to the Hou Mansion at the first level, and the emperor Longen did not let them move, but still lived in the original mansion, just changed the door eyebrow plaque, and removed or changed the things that did not conform to the regulations.

Therefore, the location of the Suiping Marquis Mansion is very good, on a street not far from the inner city, and the alley is also very spacious, which can accommodate two carriages side by side. The vermilion gate and the stone lion in front of the door are very magnificent; Matched by a long and tall fence on both sides.

"Big lady." The two men guarding the door saw Zhu and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Zhu pointed at Xu Xi and said, "This is the five girls newly picked up from the house, but I can see it clearly." After that, the girl went in and out, and she was not allowed to rush in. ”

The two of them quickly raised their heads and glanced at Xu Xi, then lowered their heads again, and responded, "The villain obeys." ”

The Zhu family didn't care about them anymore, and led Xu Xi all the way in, bypassing the shadow wall, it was a big courtyard.

"This is the main hall of the outer courtyard." Zhu introduced, "Your uncle, father, uncle, and a few brothers who are studying all have study rooms here; Your brothers are also here to study and practice martial arts. Sometimes male guests come and arrange to live in the courtyard here. ”

When Grandpa Guo was alive, the courtyard of the outer courtyard used to house many guests. But now none of the men in the house are promising, and the money is tight, except for a few masters and young masters in the outer courtyard, there are only three teaching gentlemen and two masters who guide them in martial arts.

Looking at this huge territory, Xu Xi is really envious.

In modern times, she worked hard to help professors do projects while taking on some design work, plus the money left to her by her parents, so she bought a two-bedroom apartment in a second-tier city, less than 70 square meters. She once went to visit her work with a friend who was a garden designer, and saw the three-and-a-half-story villa plus a 200-square-meter yard, the indoor and outdoor design was comfortable and exquisite, and she regarded such a villa as her ultimate goal.

And compared with the current Hou Mansion, that kind of villa is simply a heaven and an underground. There are seven or eight of those villa-like courtyards in the outer courtyard alone, not to mention the inner courtyard.

Heo Hee felt ashamed of the insignificance of his goals.

However, considering the vast and sparsely populated land in ancient times, even if this is the capital, it is cheaper and easier to get land than land in modern first- and second-tier cities.

So Xu Xi secretly set a small goal for himself in his heart: rely on his own ability to buy a few yards. It doesn't need to be so big, just have two or three yards. Even if you don't live on your own, it's good to rent it out. This promising career of the charter wife is still worth doing.

As for a house like the Hou Mansion, Xu Xi didn't dare to think about it. Ancient architecture was regulated, and what kind of house people lived in. If you are not a prince or general, even if you have money, you can't build such a house.

The two of them passed through the verandah, and walked for another cup of tea before they arrived at the Hanging Flower Gate. The gatekeeper here has been replaced by a mother-in-law. When he saw Zhu, he also saluted very respectfully. Zhu introduced Xu Xi to them again.

"Old lady, the eldest lady is back with the five girls." In the main hall, the maid came to report.

"It's finally here." The third lady Su Shi smiled. As she spoke, she glanced meaningfully at Wei's side again.

Everyone looked out the door.

Because Xu Xi agreed to go back to the Hou Mansion yesterday, the ladies of the back house gathered in the main hall today, and they were very curious about what this fifth girl with a big shelf and very difficult to invite looked like, and she couldn't wait to stick out her head and look out.

Only Wei and Zhao Ruyu in the second room seemed to be calmer than anyone else, but the hand holding the handkerchief exposed their inner turmoil.