The north courtyard gate of Lianhu District, the old house of the Ma family.

14:00 p.m.

The old house of the Ma family is in the middle of the west section of Beiyuanmen Road, on the south side of the Gao family compound. It is said that the house facing the street of the Ma family's old house is built with terrazzo bricks with high walls to the top. Before liberation, there was a plaque of "Dafudi" on the gate of Ma's house.

In the courtyard of the Ma family's deep house, the houses are extremely gorgeous, and the sentence "The wall of the Gao family, the house of the Ma family, and the gold of the Mi family" are mentioned in the old house of the Ma family.

The "Ma family" mentioned here refers to Ma Bailing and Ma Pingfu's family. Ma Pingfu's grandfather (a great-grandfather) Ma Bailing was an official in the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, and he used to be a businessman and was very wealthy, so the Ma family's house was magnificent and had the spirit of an official eunuch.

Ma Pingfu is a famous Hui gentleman in Xi'an. Before liberation, he served as the chairman of the Shaanxi branch of the China Islamic National Salvation Association and the head of the "head office" of the Great Mosque.

Today, there are three old houses in Xi'an, which are fortunate to be listed as the "Key Historic Blocks Protection Project of China (China) and Norway (Norway)", and have been restored successively. the other is the Gaojia Compound at No. 144 North Courtyard Gate (see Xi'an Evening News, February 28, 2008, 16th edition of "Xi'an Geography"); There is also a courtyard that has the same long history and is quite well-known, but not many people really know it, that is the old house of the Ma family, which is really a bit low-key compared with the Gao family and the An family.

The reason is because the entrance to the Ma family's old mansion is really inconspicuous. The sign of No. 121 hangs next to a sauce and meat shop, and there is a dark and narrow corridor next to the sign, and at the end is a narrow black door.

Despite this, at this moment, there are still people who are familiar with this place, this person is extremely young, it is estimated that he is only about twenty-three or four, he is heroic and personable, and at first glance he is definitely not an ordinary child of ordinary people's families, quite a bit of the melancholy male protagonist temperament of Kim in Korean dramas.

He is no one else, he is the person who made an appointment with Mi Duo to meet in the Gao family compound today, and he is Gao Laoshu, the descendant of the Gao family compound, he has been studying in the UK since junior high school, and he has also worked in the UK for a year after graduation, but his family still hopes that he can return to China for development, which forced him to return to Xi'an last night.

In order to let Gao Laoshu stay in Xi'an with peace of mind, his family specially arranged a blind date for him to be the daughter of the Mi family, and deliberately chose today's National Day, so that the two of them could meet in the Gao family's old mansion, the Gao family compound, which was enough to see Gao Laoshu's parents with good intentions.

It's just that Gao Laoshu is quite resistant to the marriage of his parents' orders and matchmakers' words, after all, the young generation in the 21st century, who has studied abroad, is avant-garde, who still wants their parents to arrange marriage, of course, they are willing to fall in love freely.

If it weren't for the fact that his mother was too strong, and Gao Laoshu was particularly afraid of his mother since he was a child, I'm afraid he wouldn't have returned to Xi'an last night.

It's just that although the person is back, he is really not unwilling to go to the ancestral Gaojia compound to go on a blind date with Mi Duo, who has never met, so he deliberately called his mother and lied that he was stuck in traffic, I am afraid that he will be at least an hour late, and let her tell Mi Duo on her behalf, that is, I hope that Miss Mi Duo, the daughter of a big family, will be angry at that time and take the initiative to give up the blind date, so he will fulfill his wish.

After all, today is the National Day, and it is reasonable for an international tourist metropolis like Xi'an to be congested.

And he himself has actually arrived at the North Courtyard Gate, no, with the memory of his childhood, he came to the Ma family's old house with a familiar car, and came to play with his best buddy Ma Haoshan when he was a child.

This Ma Haoshan is a young leader among the descendants of the Ma family, and he is also a Hui child with a firm faith, the age is as old as Gao Laoshu, he has been familiar with the Quran since he was a child, and he is kind-hearted, just like his name Haoshan, he is really kind and charitable, and has a simple personality of a promising young man.

He graduated from the China Islamic Lam Institute in Beijing, and just returned to Xi'an last year, and since returning to Xi'an, he has been studying with Imam Adan in the West Mosque of Sajinqiao Halal, and he aspires to become a rising star of the imam in the future.

Since Gao Laoshu went to study in the UK, Ma Haoshan and he have only kept in touch with WeChat, and when he learned that Gao Laoshu was forced by his family to return to Xi'an for development, he was also very happy, after all, in his mind, Gao Laoshu is his most trusted friend.

Although one of them is Hui and the other is Han, this does not affect their relationship, because respecting each other is the best way to get along.

In fact, Gao Laoshu also mentioned in WeChat last night that he didn't want to go on a blind date, saying that he planned to lie when the time came, and then go to Ma Haoshan's house to play for an hour.

But if Mi Duo is willing to wait for an hour, then he will go to the Gao family compound next door for a blind date after an hour of reminiscence at Ma Haoshan's house, but he also thought about it, and when the time comes, he deliberately behaves badly, and runs away from the daughter, and then goes back to continue to play with Ma Haoshan.

It was with this idea that Gao Laoshu called his mother as originally planned, and after lying about the traffic jam, he went straight to the door of the Ma family's old house, he knew that Ma Haoshan must be waiting for him at home, because they made an appointment on WeChat last night.

When he gently pushed open the small door of the old house of the Ma family at the end of the deep corridor and entered, and turned a small slope, he saw a traditional and simple patio, in front of the patio is a hall house facing south, this house is magnificent, antique, with two floors, and a plaque of "worry-free" is hung under the eaves.

In the middle of the courtyard of the patio, there are flower pots with various flowers, and in front of the hall there is a large clay fish tank, where several fat goldfish sway freely in the clear water.

When Gao Laoshu stood in the courtyard, he suddenly felt a leisurely and comfortable atmosphere enveloping him, and this quiet and indifferent atmosphere was completely different from the hustle and bustle of the north courtyard gate across the door.

At that moment, Gao Laoshu was also quite emotional, that is, behind the small and dilapidated door before, there was such a simple and elegant world, which really made him feel relaxed and a little distracted.

Although he had been here many times when he was a child, he had forgotten about settling in the UK for so long, so at this moment, he also felt very cordial and excited.

Just as he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and felt the unique historical atmosphere of this ancient mansion, a smiling young man with kind eyes greeted him.

He is the child who grew up in this house - Ma Haoshan.

"I said Gao Mouse, are you really willing to let go of the opportunity to go on a blind date with the beautiful women of the Gao family compound next door and come to my humble house to sit? Aren't you afraid of wasting your handsome time, and missing out on a happy marriage? ”

Before Ma Haoshan came to Gao Laoshu, he said jokingly.

"This son repeats again, it's Gao Laoshu, it's Laoshan Lao, the first sound of Shu, not the third sound of the mouse, have you ever seen a handsome and chic mouse like me, handsome and compelling, and can still walk upright?"

Gao Laoshu listened to Ma Haoshan's words, gritted his teeth and opened his eyes and retorted.

"Aren't you going to die if you don't stink? You don't really have much more than you can walk upright. Oh, drink a cup of sour plum soup and go to the fire, I'm afraid that your old man's anger is so big, and it will burn our house later, and it will be difficult for me to explain it to my father. And our family belongs to cultural relics and monuments, if there is any accident, you are a sinner of history. ”

Ma Haoshan replied with an angry glance, handed him a cup of sour plum soup as he spoke, and did not forget to remind him "kindly".

"Cut! Do you think your home is a cultural relic? I didn't see that the Gao family compound next door was still my ancestor. Haven't you heard that the walls of the Gao family are very powerful? I sue you, just a tile fell from the high wall of my house, and your house was razed to the ground. So don't bully me, an upright descendant of the Gao family? Otherwise, it will me off, and I will sneze a few more times as soon as I get angry, causing the tiles in the Gao family compound next door to fall, and the earth can be destroyed N times! It's time to see how you face the world's crusade against you! ”

Gao Laoshu took the sour plum soup and replied with a tooth for a tooth.

After saying that, he gulped down, obviously thirsty as well.

"Pull it down! Do you think the tiles of your Gao family's compound are*? Could it be that Britain has been in the UK for a long time, and there is no need to pay taxes for bragging? Now it seems that if you don't go on a blind date with the eldest lady of the Mi family next door, it can be regarded as a good deed, so as not to destroy the flowers with spicy hands. But then again, if you two really become a couple and have a child with her, you can create a miracle and cause a sensation in the world. ”

Ma Haoshan said with disdain.

But soon he sighed with a wicked smile.

"Oh...... What do you mean by that? Why did Mi Duo and I make a sensation in the world? Choreographed me again, right? If you don't tell me why today, I'm not done with you! ”

Gao Laoshu stared at Ma Haoshan suspiciously and asked.

From the expression on his face, he knew that Ma Haoshan must be making fun of him in a different way.

"You think, her surname is Mi, and you are a mouse, so aren't your two children Mickey Mouse? When the time comes, as soon as the two of you are happy and give birth to a hundred and eighty Mickey Mouse children, then we can also build a Disneyland belonging to Chinese! Ha ha! ”

Ma Haoshan couldn't help but smile and explained seriously, but as soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't help it and laughed. Laughing as he ran towards the hall.

"Poof...... You've just had a baby, Mickey Mouse! Stop! See if I'm not going to beat you like Mickey Mouse today! Oh! No, beat you up like rat! Hum! ”

Gao Laoshu couldn't help but squirt out a mouthful of sour plum soup, and scolded again with hatred and chased after him.

"Count you ruthless!"

Ma Haoshan pursed his mouth, muttered a word of surprise, turned his head and ran through the hall and towards the backyard.

And Gao Laoshu also followed in hot pursuit......