Chapter 43: Uncle
The result of the drunken stay was that Ning Tonghua woke up early in the morning with a splitting headache and a broken soul.
In Bai Jin's words, he is a demented criminal.
Roche could only decide not to take him with him.
Speaking of this, Bai Jin also knew a quarter of an hour ago that they were going to visit their uncle's house in Huicheng every New Year.
Fang Yuan wanted to take care of Ning Tonghua, and Bai Jin didn't plan to let him come to send them to Huicheng, so he directly asked someone to call a carriage and go on the road.
Seeing that Bai Shan was about to wear last year's clothes again, Bai Jin hurriedly asked Bai Qian to change into his newly made clothes, his set was a dark blue robe, embroidered with cedars, which matched him quite well.
Huicheng is about four hours away from Jingnan, and it can reach Huicheng before Shenshi.
It was the first time that Bai Jin knew that he had such an uncle, and he had never heard of him when the Bai family was in a predicament.
However, looking at Bai Shan, he was still very happy, and Bai Jin didn't ask such a question to disturb his interest, and waited quietly in the carriage.
In previous years, the Luo family would come to Huicheng to greet them, and this year was the same, after the carriage entered Huicheng, it stopped on the side of the city gate, and Luo's opened the curtain and waved outside.
Only then did Bai Jin notice that a carriage had been parked by the city gate, and the coachman saw Luo's before getting down from the carriage and saluting: "Third Miss, the head of the family has been waiting for a long time. ”
The coachman's words were not loud, but Bai Jin sat beside him and heard clearly, this one is a "family owner" and a "young lady", and it will not be small to come to the Luo family, maybe it is also a big family in the city.
Rock's jaw lowered the curtain in his hand, and the carriage moved slowly.
It was less than a cup of tea, and the carriage stopped again.
This time it was Bai Jin who went to open the curtain by himself, and saw more than ten steps leading to the gate through the window of that side, there were two small stone lions at the door, one left and one right, and I don't know how long they had been placed, and they couldn't see the appearance of the lion, and the heavy wooden plaque on the gate was loosened and hung crookedly, and a thick layer of ash had fallen on it.
The porter was also empty, except for a maid standing at the door.
Bai Jin looked behind, there was only a deep alley leading here, both sides of the alley were crawling with green creepers, and there was moss in the cracks of the stone road, it seemed that few people came here.
The Luo family? Bai Jin seemed to remember something.
Before they had time to think about it, Luo Shi urged them to get out of the car, Bai Shan couldn't wait, opened the curtain and ran to the maid's side and said, "Sister Mei, I haven't seen you for a year!" ”
Bai Jin followed Luo's back into the mansion together, although the house of Luofu is the scale of three entrances, but it is the size of a small four, and there is also a hanging flower door, and when he enters the entrance, Bai Jin even saw a huge screen mixed with Hetian jade.
Raising her eyebrows, she saw that the two people on both sides had hundreds of years of history raising lotus flowers, the purple elm trees planted in the yard were also the size of the palace, and the garden on the house had a gallery across the lake.
The maid, who was called "Sister Mei" by Bai Shan, covered her mouth and smiled: "No matter how many times Bai Girl comes here, she is so curious. ”
"Sister Mei laughed," Bai Jin also called according to the name of Baishan, "Where can the countrymen see these rare treasures, it is rare to come to the house once and only stay for four or five days, how can they have time to see enough." ”
"Our master also said that Miss Luo will often bring you over to play when she is free." Sister Mei turned her gaze to Luo's and said softly.
Luo Shi didn't answer, Bai Jin watched the scenery of the courtyard while paying attention to Luo Shi's expression, she had barely spoken since she arrived in Huicheng.
The maid seemed to be used to it, and with a smile on her face, she led them into the main hall of the main house.
Uncle Luo Chen has been waiting for him in the main hall for a long time, his age and height are similar to Ning Tonghua, but his body is very strong, wearing a robe sewn with fox fur, his facial features are quite rough, and he has two moustaches.
Bai Jin's first impression was that he should not sit here, but go to the steppe of the Xiongnu in the north to set up horses.
"Eh, you're here." Luo Chen got up with a smile, and the fox fur on his body was fluttering one after another.
"Uncle!"
Bai Shan shouted enthusiastically, and Luo Chen went over and directly picked him up and said, "It's tall, and it's strong." ”
Then he looked at Bai Jin beside him, and Bai Jin smiled back at him: "Hello uncle." ”
"Jin'er is not as thin as before, she is a lot more beautiful, it seems that you had a good time last year."
The first half of the sentence is about Bai Jin, and the second half of the sentence is really about Luo's.
Luo nodded, and the maid helped her sit on the side and said, "The first few months have been a little harder, and the next few months are much better." ”
"That's good," Luo Chen looked a lot more relieved, "My brother-in-law died, I wanted to take your family back." ”
"No need." Luo replied resolutely, "My father cut off relations with me decades ago, and now my father and mother have passed away, and I come back every year to see how I can live back." ”
This involved old things, and Bai Jin immediately pricked up his little ears to listen to gossip.
But they were by their side, and Luo Chen didn't want to talk about it in detail, Bai Shan knew that he didn't know much at a glance.
"I know your temperament, if you don't come back, you won't come back, if there is anything, you can send someone to send a letter over, I can't leave Huicheng, and I don't know how you are doing." Luo Chen shook his head and said.
"Can't leave Huicheng?" Bai Jin frowned and accidentally blurted out what he was thinking.
Luo Chen didn't think much about it, rubbed her head and said, "Yes, your uncle hasn't left Huicheng for decades, and I don't even know what this Jingnan is like now." ”
It is no wonder that the Bai family was in a desperate situation at that time, and the Luo family did not provide assistance, no wonder Luo Chen, it can only be that the Luo family did not tell the Luo family.
Bai Jin couldn't help but wonder what would make the Luo family fall into a situation of near collapse and not ask for help from Luofu, even if Luofu is now showing a scene of decay, it is not difficult to save the Bai family from fire and water.
Of course, she is now from the perspective of a bystander.
Luo Chen still had something to say, so he sent them away, "At this time, the academy should have been released." Yaqin and Yaqi have almost returned from the academy, and they have long been impatient when they heard that you are here. ”
Suddenly remembered: "Bai Shan is not young anymore, has he gone to school?" ”
Bai Shan was worried that he didn't have a chance to tell his uncle, and when he mentioned it, he quickly said, "I just went to the school in the Bailu Cave Branch in the second half of this year. ”
"The branch of the White Deer Cave Academy?" Luo Chen was slightly stunned, and then said, "Okay, it's a good academy." ”
"What about Jin'er?"
Bai Jin smiled and said: "There are a lot of things at home, the salt mill has not been closed after my father died, and I have to work hard for all of this, naturally there is no time to go to the academy, and women can't get fame, so it's okay to have Baishan go, and I'm still waiting for Shan'er to get fame." ”