Although Du Xiaomeng's mood is a little complicated, this does not affect her determination to move out of the General's Mansion.

Moving is a thing that has to be sent on the bow, no matter how difficult it is to open to Master Zhan, you have to speak. Du Xiaomeng looked at the spotlessly washed floor, thought for a while, and finally thought of a farewell to Old Man Zhan.

The next day, when he got up early in the morning, Du Xiaomeng sneaked out of the General's Mansion, hired a car to the market, and then found two coolies, first moved a few boxes in the house to the new house, and then rushed back to the General's Mansion before breakfast.

When eating breakfast, Du Xiaomeng had a relative-like look on her face, and she didn't take a bite of that meal, and told everyone with obvious actions that she was in a state of uncontrollability.

Old Man Zhan noticed her strangeness, and asked with concern as usual: "Xiaomeng, is there something uncomfortable?" ”

Du Xiaomeng seemed to come back to her senses suddenly, looked at Old Man Zhan and smiled reluctantly, and said, "Father-in-law, I'm fine, I'm not uncomfortable." ”

"Look at you, you can't even eat, and you still say it's good?" Old Man Zhan looked at her in disbelief.

Du Xiaomeng showed a look of embarrassment on her face. She hesitated for a while, slowly put down the dishes and chopsticks in her hand, lowered her head and said gloomily: "I, I received a letter from my mother's family, saying that my father is seriously ill. I have my father's condition in mind......" She raised a pair of red eyes to look at Old Man Zhan, and her voice became unnatural, "Father-in-law, I want to go back to my parents' house to meet him, is it okay?" ”

Hearing this, Old Man Zhan said tightly: "Is he sick in-laws?" Okay, you go back and see him, I'll send you back!" ”

"Thank you, father-in-law!" Du Xiaomeng pulled out a smile.

The other members of the Zhan family present looked at Du Xiaomeng with different expressions, and then at Old Man Zhan. They all know in their hearts, where did Du Xiaomeng come from? She now told Old Man Zhan that she was going back to her parents' house, which meant that she was leaving the General's Mansion. They had their own doubts in their hearts, but in front of Old Man Zhan, they pretended to be casual very consistently, and they cooperated together to deceive him.

With the permission of Old Man Zhan, after breakfast, Du Xiaomeng went back to Jicuiyuan to get the burden that contained all the belongings.

Zhan Li lifted the hem of her skirt and ran in quickly, and before she could slow down, she asked hurriedly, "Sister Du, are you planning to move out of the General's Mansion?" ”

Du Xiaomeng nodded and said honestly: "I bought a house outside." ”

Zhan Li put down the hem of her skirt and anxiously pulled her hand, saying, "Even if you buy a house outside, you don't have to move in a hurry!" In this way, when the eldest brother comes back, let him help you move, okay? ”

Du Xiaomeng shook the burden in his hand with a smile and said, "I don't want to carry anything with such a burden, I don't need to trouble the general." ”

"But......" Zhan Di pulled her and didn't let go, and couldn't think of any other reason to keep her, so she had to play tricks, "Sister Du, how can you just say go!" You didn't tell me earlier that you were leaving, you can't leave now! ”

Du Xiaomeng deliberately chose Zhan Qi to leave when he was not at home, when would he wait if he didn't leave at this time?

She looked at Zhan Li, her face slowly darkened, and she said with a sad look: "If I don't leave, I have to be told that I am a shameless person who eats for nothing." ”

Zhan Li's eyes widened, he rolled up his sleeves and crossed his waist, and asked angrily, "How can this be reasonable!" Who dares to talk nonsense in front of you, Sister Du? I'm going to teach you a lesson! ”

Seeing Zhan Li's angry red face, Du Xiaomeng couldn't help laughing: "Okay, Sister Zhan, you can't teach that person a lesson, don't be angry with me." ”

"Is there anyone in the general's mansion that I can't teach?" Zhan Li's eyes widened.

Du Xiaomeng smiled but did not answer. She reached out and touched the burden for a while, took out a piece of silver and put it in Zhan Li's hand, and said, "Please sister give this ingot of silver to your eldest brother, this is my accommodation fee during this time in the General's Mansion." ”

Zhan Di looked at the silver in her hand puzzled, and after a while, she understood, and asked in disbelief: "Sister Du, the person who said that you eat and live for nothing is my eldest brother?" ”

Du Xiaomeng still didn't answer her question, but said, "It's not too early, I have to go." My house is on Anping Street in the north of the city, so come and play with me when you have time in the future. ”

Zhan Li looked at Du Xiaomeng with a bitter face, and then looked at the ingot of silver. She has always had fun with Du Xiaomeng, and her relationship has always been good, it is difficult to find a playmate in the General's Mansion, and she is reluctant to let Du Xiaomeng go. However, it was her eldest brother who said that Du Xiaomeng lived for nothing, so she really has no position to ask others not to leave now. All she could do was to write down the address Du Xiaomeng said and say, "Okay, I'll definitely go to you in the future." ”

Du Xiaomeng smiled, without any hesitation, and walked out.

Zhan Li followed and said, "Sister Du, I'll send you out." ”

When I was about to walk to the gate, I saw that Old Man Zhan and Steward Yang were standing there, and Old Man Zhan was ordering someone to take all kinds of things to the carriage parked outside the door.

Du Xiaomeng stepped forward.

When Old Man Zhan saw her, he turned around and said with concern: "Xiaomeng, you have to be careful on this road and take good care of yourself." I have prepared some gifts for you to take home, and there are no good things for you to bring back in a hurry, I hope you don't mind. ”

Du Xiaomeng looked at Old Man Zhan with emotion, shook his head again and again, and said, "My father-in-law thinks so well for Xiaomeng, Xiaomeng is grateful!" Thank you, father-in-law! ”

Old Man Zhan smiled and said, "On behalf of the old man, I greet my in-laws, if my in-laws' illness is not serious, Xiaomeng, you should come back early." ”

Come back? Du Xiaomeng's heart tightened, she was afraid that she would not come back if she left like this now, but a shallow smile hung on her face as if nothing happened, and she made a false promise to Old Man Zhan: "Okay, I will come back early." When she said this, she suppressed her guilt and forced herself to look directly at Old Man Zhan.

Old man Zhan glanced at Du Xiaomeng with loving eyes, took out a small box and stuffed it into her hand, "Take it on the road, don't let yourself suffer." ”

Du Xiaomeng opened the box and saw that it was a stack of silver tickets and a few ingots of silver. She hurriedly pushed back: "Xiaomeng has brought enough money with her, father-in-law take it back!" ”

Old Man Zhan insisted on giving it to her, and said a little angrily: "I'll give it to you!" I'm going to be angry if I excuse myself! ”

Seeing that Old Man Zhan was so insistent, Du Xiaomeng had to accept it for the time being.

At this time, Liu Lu and a mother hurried over here, and the old man Zhan said to them: "You follow Madame on the road together, and you must take care of Madame on the way." ”

Now, Du Xiaomeng has to refuse anything: "Father-in-law, when there are too many people, there will naturally be delays on the road, I am worried about my father's illness, and I can't wait to go back to my parents' house soon, I just go back alone." When you go on the road alone, you can save a lot of time going back and forth. ”

Old Man Zhan thought about it for a while, probably thinking that what Du Xiaomeng said was also reasonable, so he didn't insist anymore. He said a few words of advice uneasily, looked at the sky and said, "Okay, it's time to leave." ”

Du Xiaomeng nodded vigorously, said goodbye to everyone, turned around and walked quickly to the carriage. Her steps trembled slightly, but she still quickened her pace and walked forward, she was afraid that she would walk slowly, and she would covet the warmth of the home that the Zhan family had given her, and she was reluctant to leave. He walked to the carriage in two steps of three steps, and jumped into the carriage without the slightest slackness.

After getting on the car, she saw that most of the carriages were filled with gifts that Mr. Zhan brought back to her "mother's house", looking at those gifts, Du Xiaomeng couldn't help but think of all the things that happened in the Zhan family during this time. She can stand the scolding and fighting, but she can't stand the kindness of others to herself. Somewhere in her heart was touched, and all kinds of tastes came to her, and her eyes involuntarily turned red.

She clasped her hands vigorously, resisted the urge to shed tears, and told the coachman: "Let's go!" ”

The carriage began to move forward, and she heard a goodbye from outside the car, Du Xiaomeng didn't have the courage to stick her head out of the window and say goodbye to the people outside the car again, she shrank in the car and didn't make a sound until the car was far away, so far that she could no longer hear the slightest familiar sound.

After the car had been gone for a while, the driver asked, "Girl, where do you want to go?" ”

Du Xiaomeng stared at the car curtain for a while before coming back to her senses, let go of her hands that were holding her fingers white, and took a hard breath before saying, "Go to Anping Street in the north of the city." ”

The coachman answered, grabbed the reins, turned his horse's head and walked in the direction of the north of the city.