Xu Rulie hugged Su Lian's thin waist with one hand and held her wrist with the other, only to feel that the touch under his hand was smoother and more delicate than before. Su Lian raised her head with tears in her eyes and looked at Xu Rulie, turned her head to look at Master Su, she didn't know what to say, and she remembered to squeak for a long time.

"Family, by the way, father, daughter has just come back, why don't you invite your sister back for dinner? Our family can really get together. ”

"She?" Master Su was very disgusted when she heard this, so she turned her eyes away and pursed her lips, as if she was not talking about her own daughter, but like an enemy.

"Li'er, you tolerate everywhere, when she is a sister, but how many times has she taken care of you? Before, her father wanted her to help the queen mother, but she refused. Today I heard that she took her mother out again, I'm afraid I just don't want to see you come back, so we don't have to call her. ”

The luggage on the carriage behind, the people in the house came and went to help carry it, so lively, the more and more cool Lord Su. Su Lian pursed her mouth and didn't speak, and Xu Rulie was also beside her to help nod and persuade.

"Master Su is right, every time she comes over, which time is not a big noise, today is just to let us be quiet, Li'er, don't think about her anymore, go in first, lest the specially prepared food be cold."

"Okay." Su Lian had no choice, so she had to go back to the house with Xu Rulie half-pushed, half-on-the-spot.

At the same time, Su Jiao, who was far away in the pomegranate forest in the west of the city, somehow, suddenly sneezed, and her body trembled twice as if she was disgusted.

"What's wrong, but you're caught the cold?" When Xiao Huai'an saw it, he hurriedly helped Su Jiao pull the cloak up.

"During this time, the weather is not good, the day is hot, but the night is cold, you must remember to cover the quilt, otherwise it is easy to catch a cold."

"What's the matter, I'm in good health, and Hibiscus is so clever, she can wake up as soon as I turn over, how can I have a chance to kick the quilt."

Su Jiao rubbed her nose with a handkerchief, and when the hibiscus behind heard it, she immediately smiled embarrassedly and touched the back of her head, so that Liang Xin could see it, and glanced at her with a little disgust.

"I'm afraid it's not because of a cold, but someone is saying bad things about me behind my back, if I let me know who it is, next time I will make countless arrangements behind his back."

After that, Su Jiao was still very angry and squeezed her fist into a fist and waved it twice in the air, Xiao Huai'an couldn't help but laugh, and saw that she forgot everything the next moment, staring at the pomegranate fruit on the treetops next to her.

"Oh, the ripe fruits are on the top, and the bottom ones are still green, which can be seen and not picked, the most annoying, but the pomegranate tree in our house is not as good as growing here."

Su Jiao sniffed, found a relatively short pomegranate tree, and gestured to her own height, even if she jumped, she might not be able to pick it.

"And I've heard that the varieties of pomegranates here are different from other places, with thin skin and plenty of moisture. Also, it seems that the pomegranate seeds here can be chewed as sesame seeds, which is quite fragrant. ”

Su Jiao had a smile on her face, and hinted to him so clearly, how could Xiao Huai'an not understand, and immediately exchanged a look with Liang Xin.

It's a pity that he also saw Xiao Huai'an's eyes at the moment, and flew up with Liang Xin at the same time, and they happened to grab the same fruit, which can also be regarded as a tacit understanding.

"This is what I picked, what are you doing?" Hibiscus pursed his mouth, his eyes were bulging and he glared back, Liang Xin was also very unconvinced at this time, the two picked the largest pomegranate on the top of the tree, one person grabbed half of it, and with the potential energy of the landing, the pomegranate was just divided into two halves, and the flesh inside was scattered on the ground like a fairy scattered flowers.

"Ahh

Su Jiao didn't mind, happily leaned over to the hibiscus, broke half of the pomegranate and put it in her mouth, the sweet juice bloomed between her teeth, and she smiled with joy.

"It tastes good, you can also taste the hibiscus."

"Really?" Mu Hibiscus blinked, saw Su Jiao nodded, and also broke a small piece of the entrance, and suddenly nodded his head exaggeratedly.

"It's good to be able to work lightly, and you can easily pick the fruit, there are more pomegranates here, you can pick a little more, fill our basket, and bring it to your mother in a while."

Su Jiao smiled and patted Mu Hibiscus on the shoulder to encourage, Mu Hibiscus nodded, and immediately flew to the treetops again, Su Jiao clapped her hands and handed the remaining half to Mu Rong and Diecui.

"The happiest thing in life is to eat ready-made." Su Jiao pursed her mouth and smiled at Xiao Huai'an, then lowered her head and swept the place, which immediately reminded her of the memory of more than a month ago.

"I still remember the last time I came, it was the first time I met the eldest princess, and who knew that I had encountered so many robbers. These robbers are naïve, much easier to deal with than any assassination they encounter later, but who would have thought that it was just the beginning,"

"It seems to be a reminder that I will encounter a lot of troubles in the future, and I don't know if there will be people to make trouble when I revisit the old place today."

Su Jiao sighed, and Xiao Huai'an's eyes also chased her around the forest.

As soon as her words landed, she turned her head and saw behind the pomegranate tree behind her, and suddenly an unknown man stood there, and Su Jiao's hair stood up in fright.

"Oh my mother!" Su Jiao was frightened and panicked, and subconsciously hid behind Xiao Huai'an, but when the person came out from behind the pomegranate tree, he called her out very relaxed.

"Don't be nervous, this is Zhang Yuanwai, a cousin of Lord Zhang's family, this pomegranate forest is still their family's property, if you have any pomegranate varieties you want to eat, you can ask him."

Hearing this, Su Jiao reluctantly poked her head out, and looked at Zhang Bai opposite, who was indeed quite amiable. With a smile on his face, Zhang Bai stepped forward and saluted respectfully.

"Zhang Bai has met Lord Xiao, he has met Mrs. Xiao, and Mrs. Xiao likes my pomegranate in the forest, which really makes the grass people feel very honored."

I did hear about the ownership of this pomegranate forest before, but in addition to the legendary Zhang Yuan, Su Jiao saw it for the first time.

The middle-aged man in front of him has the usual diseases that men of this age have, and his body skeleton should not be very strong, but he has a big belly of a successful person.

He had a smile all over his face, and if he were smiling exaggeratedly, it would make people feel obscene, but now he looks just right.

Su Jiao nodded, probably frightened, and said something a little unscrupulous.

"Ah, it turned out to be Zhang Yuanwai, didn't you give this forest to the court as a congratulatory gift, how did you think of it today? But are you going to take it back? ”

As soon as these words came out, several people present were a little stunned, Xiao Huaian helplessly pulled Su Jiao lightly with his hand, and Zhang Yuanwai on the opposite side didn't care, and waved his hand with a smile.

"Mrs. Xiao, this is a joke, I specially gave it to the imperial court, how could I take it back. After the imperial court got this forest, it was not used as a Huangzhuang industry, but opened it to the people, I was waiting for this time when the pomegranate should be almost long, so I specially came over to pick a few and go back to my wife to try it,"

"Then I overheard someone talking here, so I came over to visit Lord Xiao, Mrs. Xiao." As soon as Zhang Bai arched his hand, Su Jiao also nodded.

"So that's the case, the relationship between Zhang Yuanwai and your lady is really good."

Zhang Bai is honest, but he is also a womanizer, and he has many wives and concubines at home.

Hearing this, Zhang Bai awkwardly shifted his gaze, and only after his mood calmed down did he remember what he wanted to say when he came over.

"Ah, by the way, didn't Mrs. Xiao just say that she wants to know which varieties of pomegranates are more delicious, in fact, this one is not the best. The two rows of trees planted on the side of the creek with white pomegranate flowers are the most delicious, and the skin is thin and falls off with a slight pinch, but this pomegranate is easy to rot, and he has to pick it two days when it is ripe, and I don't know if it has arrived now. ”

"Oh, that's it, thank you so much." Zhang Bai said, Su Jiao smiled and thanked him, and Xiao Huaian lowered his voice to help mention it on the side.

"This Zhang Yuanwai is one of the richest imperial merchants in the city, and his industries are all over the capital and beyond, this time I am afraid that this time I will not just say hello, it is so simple, for Zhang Shangshu's sake, if something happens in the future, officials everywhere in the city will shelter some, which is also his cleverness."

After hearing this, Su Jiao raised her eyebrows, Xiao Huai'an's words seemed to be mentioned on purpose, which made her suddenly remember the Tian mother she had heard about before and had not been found yet.

Seeing that the two people on the other side did not respond for a long time, Zhang Yuanwai couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and was about to walk away, Su Jiao hurriedly took a step forward and stopped the person.

"Wait, Zhang Yuanwai, I heard that your family is quite wealthy, and you should also have connections in the city, I have something I want to ask you for, I don't know if you are willing?"

Su Jiao asked anxiously, at first glance, she almost thought she wanted to blackmail, Zhang Bai smiled reluctantly, "It's all about everyone's face, so that I can have the status I have now, Mrs. Xiao might as well say it directly, if I have someone who can help, I will definitely not refuse." ”

"Ah, that's the case, I want to ask you to find someone, it's a middle-aged woman, the body is stronger, there is a mole on the face, the surname is Tian Caihua, there should be some easier to find if you have a name and a surname!."