"Well, can you see that man's appearance clearly?" Before getting into the carriage, Lin glanced at Gui Yue and asked her to pay attention to the movements around her, and then asked Lin Maoxun.

Early this morning, Lin Maoxun pretended to be sick and coaxed her away, eagerly saying that she wanted to see the young lady, she was really startled at that time, if it wasn't for the age difference, she would really want to be crooked.

"Can you tell me what the hell is going on this time?" The Lin family only came out of the cabinet in his twenties, and this Xun brother is not far from her, saying that he is an aunt and nephew, but he is closer than his sister and brother.

Lin still has a little understanding of his nephew who grew up, he is capable and eye-catching, and now he has a talent and fame, it is foreseeable that in the future, the Lin family will be prosperous when it is handed over to him, which is why Lin did not question his actions.

Lin Maoxun had already received a satisfactory answer at this time, and the next things still needed to be handled by the Lin family, so he naturally dragged out what Zhang Ming said last night without concealment.

"So, do you want to give this Wu You to that Zhang Daocheng?" After a little analysis, Lin understood her nephew's intentions.

"Exactly, if Zhang Daocheng accepts him, then it will be appropriate for me to enter Beijing to study." Although he is now a showman, he knows that he is more than clever and not smart enough, and it is not easy to go down the road of the imperial examination. But if you enter Beijing Normal School, the future is very different.

There are more than a dozen schools of Shenglong Guoguanxue, which are divided into local Guoxue and aristocratic Guoxue. Compared with local Chinese studies, aristocratic Chinese studies have a wider future after being educated. Originally, the aristocratic national school was only opened for the nobles, but because of the prosperity of the academic style this year, the emperor specially set aside 80 places in the Beijing teacher school for the handsome among the nobles, provided that there must be a noble recommendation. It is much easier to be sent to an official position directly after leaving the school, which is much easier than taking the road of the imperial examination. Therefore, for the sake of this place, everyone has squeezed their heads, and the Lin family is staring at the recommended quota of this good Jiguo Mansion at this time.

It's just that the Lin family didn't think things as good as Lin Maoxun: "This Wu You is a good family, but he is just staying with the eldest girl for a few days, if you want to send him out, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get it." Just because of the baby-like appearance of Hebi, it was difficult for the Lin family to convince one or two.

"The eldest girl of the He family is said to have been a slave?" Lin Maoxun looked disappreroving, he has the blood of a businessman, has the shrewdness and decisiveness of a businessman, and is the best at grasping the weaknesses of others. "If she really got face at the master's house, how could she come back rashly, she must have something that can't be said to get to this point. Even if she is really released, there are a few innocent things in this big family, as long as you find out who she served in before, I can take her handle and marry her far away when the time comes. ”

"But Wu You also has his own elders." This is not difficult to find the previous owner's house, she has sent a lot of things to the old woman over the years, and that person happens to be from the next village, just listen to it.

"The clothes and jewelry on his body are expensive, it can be seen that his family was very good before, but now when he arrives at He's house, he can sleep on a board bed, and he has endured many times, which shows that he is in the middle of the family, and he is not afraid."

"The eldest girl did say that there was an accident in his house and came to his sister." Lin had to admire his nephew's observation.

"According to my guess, the boy is estimated to have no one in the family, and what sisters are just made up by the big girl, otherwise the blood relationship is far away, otherwise they are weak girls and young children, how can serious relatives rest assured that they are on the road alone. Even if you really have relatives, it doesn't matter, I see that Dabao is very close to him, so you take the opportunity to win him over and recognize him as a righteous son, and it is not up to you to decide how to handle it in the future! ”

When Lin heard this, he suddenly realized, indeed, this Wu You is such a look at a young age, and his future will be immeasurable, and being a godson is a big profit.

"Cheng, I will definitely inquire about this matter for you as soon as possible." Lin only felt that her heart was beating hard, which was even more exciting than when she married Da Lang, she seemed to have seen the glory and wealth of the Lin family and the bright future of Bao Ge'er.

Wu You and He Bi didn't know what medicine was put in the gourd of the Lin family, and they frequently came to them to sell it in front of them in the past few days.

As soon as Lin Maoxun left that day, the Lin family moved them to the East Wing that night, and specially cleaned up two rooms, and the furnishings inside were very different from before.

After that, he bowed down to everything and bought new clothes and jewelry for them, which made He Meiting's eyes red for a while. He Bi didn't want to take it, but he couldn't stand the persuasion of Lin and He Dalang.

"Wu You, when I worship my father tomorrow, but I wish, I will say goodbye to my mother and them, and hurry as soon as possible." He Bi's enthusiasm for the Lin family always felt hairy in his heart, and he had an ominous feeling of being calculated. The Lin family is good to her, which is understandable, but it is a bit too good to Wu You.

"Okay." Wu You lowered his head and counted the time, they lived in He's house for nearly ten days.

"Knock knock." At this time, a woman's crisp voice came from outside the door: "Is the girl up?" ”

"Get up, come in." He Bi raised his voice.

Gui Yue saluted in a proper manner, and said softly: "Madame, please invite the eldest girl to the front hall." ”

"What is the matter with my sister-in-law?"

"The slave and maid do not know." Gui Yue lowered her head, her eyes flashing.

"Sister Hebi, I'll go with you, I'm bored in the room." Wu You got up and said when he heard this.

"Young Master Wu You, Young Master Nabao got something interesting last night, and he was clamoring to play with you early this morning, why don't I let Gui Hua take you to see something new." This tone clearly didn't want Wu You to follow.

"You go to play with Brother Bao for a while, and I'll come when I go." He Bi was about to say goodbye to the Lin family, and some words were inconvenient to say in front of Wu You.

"Hmm." Wu You nodded obediently, and walked towards Dabao's courtyard with Guihua.

Seeing this, Gui Yue breathed a sigh of relief without a trace, this little boy looks like a goblin, and his heart is as cunning and transparent as a goblin, every time he faces him, there is always an inexplicable sense of emptiness.

"Please Madame, the eldest girl has come over." Gui Yue sent He Bi to the living room and went to the door to report.

"Come in, please." Hearing this, the smile on Lin's face deepened, and he said to a grandmother who was over forty years old in the guest seat beside him: "Our eldest girl is the most knowledgeable, and she is also gentle and moving. ”

The grandmother was wearing a landy gown, a pair of tweed trousers, her hair was combed into a bun at the back of her head, and a simple white hosta was inserted on it, she looked very capable, she only said politely: "Look at He Dalang's talent, his sister will not be weak." ”

Saying that, Hebi had already come in, his eyes touched the strange grandmother, and he was slightly surprised, and he saluted without changing his face.

Seeing this, the grandmother felt a little satisfied, but she didn't expect this mountain girl to be thoughtful, and this attitude of not being humble or arrogant was also rare. After all, it is a main room for outsiders, and appearance is secondary, and the most important thing is to be dignified and generous.

"This is Mama Lin, who is on duty in the outer mansion of the forester in Raocheng, and she has the most face." Lin got up and greeted him, holding Hebi's hand affectionately and introduced.

"Madam, I'm just a subordinate, but the outsiders have raised my face a little." Mama Lin's mouth was modest, but her tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and she looked at Hebi carefully without concealment.

He Bi is already beautiful and has an outstanding temperament, although she suffered some hardships some time ago, but recently, the Lin family didn't dare to let her do any rough work, and spent a lot of money to maintain her and Wu You, and sure enough, she looked radiant today.

He Bi looked at the descriptions of these two people, and vaguely understood a little in his heart, and his face turned cold, which was perfunctory.

Seeing that Mama Lin looked satisfied, the Lin family made up their minds that it would be best if this big girl's matter could be solved smoothly.

This Mama Lin had just left, and her eyes narrowed slightly, and she said lightly: "When I worship my father tomorrow, I will leave, and my sister-in-law doesn't have to bother sending me out." ”

Lin didn't expect Hebi to suddenly give her such a faceless face, she was stunned for a moment, and the maid next to her saw that the situation was not right, so she had already run away.

Lin's heart was originally on fire, but when he remembered Lin Maoxun's words, he suppressed the anger alive: "What did the eldest girl say?" This Mama Lin is the lady who helped the foresters in the house come out to see the lady she is marrying. This is also the sister-in-law's fault, the old lady feels sorry for the girl left home at a young age, and now she is also old, a few days ago I asked me to help pay attention to find you a companion, I am afraid that your girl's family is thin-skinned, so I did not inform you in advance. ”

"I came here today to say goodbye to my sister-in-law, I should have sent Wu You to her house safely with my good sister, but she was anxious, and we will go on the road the day after tomorrow." He Bi put down the pain in her heart, she never expected that this was the old lady's idea.

"You and I don't count it, marriage matters, parents' orders, and matchmakers' words." This fat meat that is about to reach her mouth, how could the Lin family let her fly, and hurriedly moved out of the old lady.

"I'll explain it to my mother, and I'll quit first." As soon as the words fell, he was blessed with a blessed body, and left without looking back.

"Smack!"

Gui Yue saw that Hebi hurriedly left the living room with a calm face, and hurriedly entered the house to wait, as soon as Fang entered the door, a teacup smashed into her feet, startling her.

"Bah, I still think that I am really made of gold carving jade, but I am just an old girl, and I dare to show my face when I eat mine!" Lin slammed a cup, and his suppressed anger was vented.

Gui Yue was like an invisible person, she didn't dare to make a sound, but she just packed up the debris on the ground and hurried out. She knows this lady's temperament the best, and she will repay her eyes, and in the days to come, I am afraid that the life of those two will be difficult.

"If you don't bother me, then I won't bother, don't think about this good lady!" Lin smirked and muttered to himself. Yesterday, her nephew had already checked Hebi's background clearly, but she didn't expect that she was sold to the Wu Mansion that had recently been raided, no wonder she didn't have any money on her body, maybe she was still a fugitive slave!

If she knew that Hebi might be a fugitive slave, wouldn't she hurry up and think about how to leave Hebi away! At that time, Wu You will lose his support, as long as Mao Xun does something from it, he will become a domestic slave of the Lin Mansion, and he will sell his body in his hand, and it is not up to them to have the final say. Sure enough, they shouldn't listen to Maoxun's gentle countermeasures, and when they treat this kind of disobedient little/person, they should let them know their identity!

The more Lin thought about it, the more he felt that he was reliable, walked into the back room and wrote a letter, and shouted out of the door in a sharp voice: "Gui Yue, hurry up and send this letter to Young Master Xun, be sure to hand it over to him!" ”

"Mother, my brother and sister-in-law don't hurt me lately, even an outsider has a face, and she wears a gold bracelet, and I, a serious lady, can only carry old jewelry!" A purple-clothed girl with a goose egg face and willow eyebrows was sitting beside the old lady, complaining vigorously.

The old lady glanced at her, but there was some pampering in her tone: "You haven't bought too little jewelry over the years?" This emerald-inlaid gold hairpin on a single head is worth a few gold bracelets. ”

"This jewelry is old is old, I will be a grandmother in the future, and I will be laughed at with those outdated styles." He Meiting relentlessly said: "Mother, you take the time to talk to my eldest brother, I haven't bought new jewelry for a long time." ”

"You have to learn the rules at home during this time, who are you going to see?" Those things of Hebi and Wu You were all from the Lin family's private treasury, so she didn't have the cheekiness to say it.

"Then that old girl is also at home all day... Mother, what do you mean..."He Meiting caught the old lady's meaning in hindsight, and was surprised: "That old girl is going to be married?!" ”

The old lady glanced at He Meiting with disgust, lowered her voice and said: "Now I'm just looking for someone to look at each other, my mother knows that you are in a hurry, but this matter is not in a hurry, in short, I will definitely let you marry properly at that time, and it will never delay you." So you should be polite to her during this time, and stop being petty, you know? ”

"I know, I know, I just need to marry her!" The voice was crisp and pleasant, but the words that came out were as cold and merciless as frost.

Outside, the light under the eaves of the window swayed slightly, casting mottled shadows on the delicate woman's face.

"Mother, you are so good to me, this is what I made with my own hands, I respect your lotus seed soup." He Meiting pulled out the thorn in her heart and happily presented a small blue and white cup to the old lady.

"You monkey." The old lady smiled and tapped her forehead with her fingertips and took the lotus seed soup.

"Mother, is that old girl really my sister?" He Meiting asked coldly, how filthy are those dignitaries and nobles in their homes, if they are really their own children, how can the old lady be willing to sell Hebi without asking anything.

The old lady didn't know what to think of, her face showed a touch of disgust, and then she said lightly: "Anyway, you remember, she is now." ”

He Bi breathed when he heard this, and his face showed a bit of contemplation. In her memory, her father was a wonderful person, and many things were close to her, but unfortunately he died when she was seven years old. Her mother is very indifferent to her, but patriarchy is a common thing, so Hebi is also used to it. It wasn't until she entered the Wu Mansion that she gradually felt that something was abnormal, her family never took the initiative to contact her, and every time she asked someone to bring something home, all she got was one or two perfunctory sentences.

In the room, the mother and daughter chatting didn't seem to notice that there was anyone outside, He Meiting said coquettishly: "Good mother, just tell me, what is it now?" It's hard to see her before, isn't it? Let me know what to do with her, what if she doesn't have a good time in the future and wants to come to me to fight the autumn breeze? ”

"The water spilled by the married daughter, if she dares to trouble you, the mother will not follow, you can rest assured." The old lady pretended not to care and tried to erase the topic.

"Mother, mother, tell me, where did she come from, how did she become my sister?" He Meiting was brought up by an old lady, and she knows the old lady's temper well, looking at her mother's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, that Hebi's identity must be weird!

"That's it, I've kept this secret for so long, and now that a pair of children have been raised, I have an explanation for the dead ghost, and it doesn't hurt to tell you, but you have to keep your mouth shut about this matter." The old lady sighed.

"That's nature!" He Meiting swears.

"Count it up, she's your cousin." The old lady's cloudy eyes narrowed slightly, as if she had fallen into a memory: "Your father's generation was a total of two brothers, and he had a very good relationship with his eldest brother. Your uncle is a clever man, not at home farming but going south and north, but also made a lot of money, but unfortunately the good times did not last long, since Hebi was born, your uncle went out and died without bones, his mother-in-law rolled up the family wealth and ran away, and never found it again. Your father was kind, so he brought Hebi over. ”

"But that Hebi is really a disaster star, not long after arriving at our house, I lost a child, and after a long time, your father was also killed. Later, a famous Taoist priest passed by our door and saw her, only to say that her life was too hard, and only people with extremely noble life could hold it down. It just so happened that someone went to the village to collect the girl and sell it to those nobles as maids, so I sent her out. The old lady sighed, and then said, "Since she was sold, I haven't asked her any more news, I just want her to fend for herself, but who knows that she has come back." ”

As soon as the old lady's call came out, He Meiting's disgust for Hebi was even worse. "No wonder as soon as she leaves, our family will get better and come back, mother, you can't be soft-hearted in this matter, how far away you can marry her, and save yourself from harming our family again! You see, the one she brought with her is also a broom star, and she has been a father and mother at a young age, and she stays here for one more day, and I feel uncomfortable. ”

"Don't worry, I won't delay this matter for a long time, I've already asked your sister-in-law to inquire about it..."

The mother and daughter in the room were still chattering about the future of others, and the blood on Hebi's face had faded cleanly. Unexpectedly, the mother-daughter relationship of nearly 20 years is just a joke!

The reason why she and Wu You can stay in He Mansion now is probably because the old lady has never cared about any news about her, and she doesn't know that her master has been raided.

He Bi's complicated gaze cleared and disappeared, and finally he didn't take another step forward, turned around and went back to the room, leaving only a faint silence.