However, he also remembered what Gu Zikai said, he had been staring at Mrs. Li for a long time, and he vaguely felt that something was wrong, this Mrs. Li was actually not like the Gu family at first glance.

After all, she is an old lady in the countryside, with dark skin and wrinkles on her face, where is the Gu family's nobility?

But when he frowned, his demeanor was five or six points similar to Gu Zikai's father.

I didn't think it before, but now this Mrs. Li's skin is whiter, there are not so many wrinkles on her face, her hair is combed oily and slippery, and although she is not luxurious, she is not bad.

It is about the reason for the migration of qi and the cultivation of the body, and now Mrs. Li still has a somewhat mean demeanor in the past, because the days are getting better and better, more and more comfortable, plus the two mothers-in-law are waiting, her eyebrows are stretched, and her demeanor is softer and kinder, and it seems that she has a bit of the posture of an ordinary rich and noble old lady.

Although it is not as good as the Gu family, all of them have a literati temperament, but this Mrs. Li doesn't speak, and when she sits there, she can still bluff people.

In the end, it was his own brother, although Li Jiushao was happy to see Gu Zikai eat deflated, he still coughed, signaling that Gu Zikai's words were very inappropriate.

As soon as Gu Zikai spoke, he realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly apologized: "I'm really sorry, I, I may have been drinking today, and it's all nonsense, please don't take it to heart the old lady——"

Although Mrs. Li was suspicious in her heart, she still smiled on her face: "I'm an elder, can I still deal with you about this trivial matter?" Since you've drunk a little too much today, I won't keep you, just go home early and get some sleep. ”

Gu Zikai's face turned red, and he sued for his sins again, so he and Li Jiushao said goodbye.

As soon as Gu Zikai and the others came out of the yard, Mrs. Li said angrily and funny: "These children really drank too much, they looked strange and sensible in the past, and they talked nonsense when they drank too much!" It's also a shame that my wife can hold on, if I am dozens of years younger, I will be coaxed to move if I can't keep my wife. ”

That's a joke.

Mei Xiaotong was still holding her breath in her heart, and said angrily: "They all say that they spit out the truth after drinking, but they don't see that this Gu family son has drunk too much, and he is actually like this!" ”

An Huahao on the side suddenly said: "I look at Brother Gu's words, I'm afraid that I really think that my mother is kind, Xiaotong, you take a closer look at your mother's side, is it three or four points similar to Brother Gu?" ”

When Mei Xiaotong heard this, she reflexively looked at Mrs. Li, her heart jumped, and she didn't know if she was affected by An Huahao, looking at it this way, her own mother and Gu Zikai really looked a little similar.

Mrs. Li was also stunned, touched her face, and looked at An Huahao and Mei Xiaotong: "Am I really similar to the child of the Gu family?" ”

An Huahao nodded, Mei Xiaotong hesitated, and nodded, seeing Mrs. Li's eyes, she was happy and resentful, for fear that she wouldn't be able to figure it out, so she hurriedly said: "Mother, don't think about it first, there is no blood relationship in this world."

There are many people who look alike, it's not unusual, can't it be a coincidence? ”

"Besides, looking at Gu Zikai's performance today, he must also have doubts in his heart. If there is really a relationship, presumably Gu Zikai also needs to find out, let's wait first. ”

Mrs. Li didn't know what she was feeling in her heart for a while, and she was stunned for a while, and then she barely cheered up: "It's okay, my mother has lived for so many years, and she can see it very clearly." Mother heard what you said, the Gu family is not an ordinary family in the capital, looking at his dress, so many people follow him when he goes out, I know that I am afraid that it is the nobles of the capital that we often say. “

"Such a person would casually lose their child? Even if you lose it, can you not look for it? For so many years, there has been no news, and I think that either my mother is not from their family at all, or my mother's bloodline is not important to the Gu family at all. ”

"No matter what the situation is, it shows that this Gu family is not easy to get along with, your mother and I are following the two of you now, and the good days are still ahead, why bother to go to the fire pit if you can't think about it?"

"I really think that my mother is still that seventeen or eighteen-year-old ignorant little girl, and when she hears that there is such a little possibility, she doesn't want anything, regardless of her thoughts to recognize her relatives? Let's not say that I'm just a country woman now, even if it's really the Gu family, the Gu family is willing to recognize me? Even if the Gu family is willing to admit it, I may not recognize them! ”

"Now that my daughter can earn money, my son-in-law said that he can't be admitted to the Jinshi, recognize them, and give them the icing on the cake? Don't dream of their autumn dreams! Mother, I'm not a bad brain! Don't mention this matter in the future, even if the Gu family kid comes to ask in the future, he will say that he doesn't know! Do you hear that? ”

The more Mrs. Li talked, the more angry she became, and in the end she didn't forget to tell An Huahao and Mei Xiaotong.

An Huahao and Mei Xiaotong don't understand Mrs. Li's scruples, and they also know that with the current status of the Gu family, it is impossible to say that Mrs. Li has recognized her relatives, and she will be regarded as climbing wealth.

Not to mention, An Huahao knows more, the Gu family is not harmonious, but the houses are intrigued, and even Gu Zikai's sister-in-law has to temporarily avoid the limelight and go to Jing County, so you can imagine the sinister internal struggle of the Gu family.

Why bother to go through this mess? The future glory of the mother-in-law will naturally be earned by herself.

Thinking so, An Huahao nodded and agreed: "Mother, don't worry!" Even if this matter is asked to us, it is just impossible to say. ”

The three of them agreed on the Song family, but they found that they thought about it a lot, but from that day on, Gu Zikai had never seen a gaffe again, and goodbye Mrs. Li was the same as before, no different.

Everyone is becoming less and less concerned.

Let's say that after moving into the new house, it took a few more days to clean up the house comfortably.

Yang Zongbao took advantage of the new year to buy a family to come back, the man guarded the door, and the woman cleaned up the flowers and trees, and washed the clothes.

The family had two sons and a girl, and the two sons were taken by Yang Zongbao, and they were asked to go on errands and buy things.

The girl is not very old, only ten years old

years old, nothing else, but her hands and feet are nimble, so she will be asked to clean the yard and give a hand to Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Ding.

Everyone does their job, and when there is no more warm house, there is no one to use.

After all this is settled, An Huahao can really rest assured that he can go out with Gu Zikai and Xie Lang every day to meet friends.

Mei Xiaotong also made a plan for herself every day, in addition to copying the treatise on typhoid fever, she also had to read through the notes given by Du Zhongjing, and before moving into a new home, she also took the time to go to the small Zhuangzi introduced by Li Jiushao.

I personally went to inspect the hill and the fruit forest, and asked Xiao Tiantian to scan the soil and the results showed that it was alkaline.

No wonder you can't grow food, and even the fruit from fruit trees is sour and astringent.

Mei Xiaotong must have a heart in mind, so he asked Li Jiu Shao to find the owner of the Zhuangzi and buy the Zhuangzi.

There are nine years to come forward, and the owner knows that this Zhuangzi really can't be sold, not only can't make money every year, but once there is a bad year, he will lose money.

I have wanted to make a move for a long time, but I have never found the wronged boss to take over, and now I hear that someone wants to buy it, where is there anything that is not happy.

But the owner heard that this is Li Jiu Shao, and he thought that Li Jiu Shao wanted to buy, everyone knew that the Li family was rich, and I heard that Li Jiu Shao wanted to buy it, saying that it was a small hunting ground, and he moved his mind for a while, and raised the price to two thousand taels at once.

I was going to think about it, anyway, I have less money and more money, and I have always been generous, so I won't mind if I think about it.

Unexpectedly, it was not Li Jiushao who bought Zhuangzi, but Mei Xiaotong.

Li Jiushao's face suddenly darkened, this is alive, when he is wronged, can't he be wronged? Immediately annoyed. His dog temper really flares up, and the head of the Li family also has a headache, not to mention this small owner?

The little farmer who was going to make a fortune was almost not frightened, so he almost knelt down and offered the Zhuangzi to both hands.

In the end, at a price of 800 taels, he bought the Zhuangzi, and Li Jiushao felt that he had saved some face in front of Mei Xiaotong.

Now that this Zhuangzi has been bought, it will be the end of the year, this family wants to buy things for the New Year, and they have to give the people in the Zhuangzi a reassurance, after all, this is the first year of changing the owner, and those people Mei Xiaotong have also seen it, all of them are very honest and responsible, all the strength and thought are used in this land, but it is a pity that they can only mix the whole family and half full, even if God takes care of it.

Now that the owner has changed, these people have no bottom in their hearts.

Mei Xiaotong also wanted to take the opportunity to appease one or two and subdue people's hearts, so this year is particularly important, not to mention anything else, these people on Zhuangzi have to eat their stomachs, and they can see meat meat in the New Year, right?

This has to register the hired people in the Zhuangzi, and also to inquire where there are roses sold in the capital, and when the New Year opens, it has to be planted, and this is the first time to arrive in the capital, this year to celebrate the New Year in the capital, and it looks like the New Year is coming, and the New Year's goods will be bought, and the New Year's gifts will also be sent.

Mei Xiaotong was so busy that she couldn't wait to break one person into eight people

Use.

This is also thanks to Mrs. Qi's teaching, so that it can be supported.

Mrs. Li wanted to help, but she could only help calculate what New Year's goods needed to be added to the family, how to give New Year's gifts, and what to pay attention to, she really didn't know.

But fortunately, before the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, Mei Xiaotong finally dealt with everything almost.

The New Year's gift sent to the Du family, as well as for Gu Zikai, the nine young people, and the students from Jing County, although they are not as rich as the first three, they are also practical, such as charcoal, such as cotton clothes, etc., which is to solve their temporary worries.

An Huahao also made an appointment with those students who came to Jingxian County, if there is no place to go for the New Year, it is better to go to his house and celebrate the New Year together, which is still lively.

But there are quite a few people who are moved.

On the Zhuangzi side, each family also sent a few catties of two noodles, and one family also had two catties of meat, which was enough for a family to make a meal of dumplings, so that they could eat enough on the day of the New Year.

Let the employees on Zhuangzi's side be moved one by one.

Last time in the greenhouse, Du Zhongjing on the Du family's side happened to be on duty in the palace for a few days and couldn't come out.

Du Xiuyan, the second eldest of the Du family, went out to inspect the goods last time, something happened there, and he has been busy until now and has not come back, I heard that the family brought a letter that Mei Xiaotong went to the capital and visited the Du family, and also gave a meeting gift to the second room.

I only asked someone to send a box of high-quality precious medicinal materials and a precious book to Mei Xiaotong, and asked someone to say that when he came back, he would make up for the meeting gift.

Therefore, on that day, Du Zhongjing's eldest son Du Zhijun personally sent it with a generous gift, and he also compensated for his father.

The gift should have stayed, Du Yuanjun heard that the guests were all lifted, and he was very yearning, but it was a pity that he only said a few words of greeting, and the old man around Yan's side rushed to say that there was an accident at home, and asked Du Yuanjun to go back quickly.

Where did Du Yuanjun dare to delay, he was worried all the way home, only to know that his mother was not very well.

Although I regret that I couldn't get close to those people today and ask for advice, but in the end, Du Yuanjun is a filial child, and he still asked Yan for a long time before going back to the room.

Later, after Du Zhongjing came back, he heard that the housekeeper replied about it, but he was rarely furious, and scolded the subordinates around the Yan family fiercely.

scolded a group of Diao slaves, they have forgotten their duty! Who gave them the guts? When the housewife is not feeling well, she will not go to the doctor? The family originally opened a pharmacy, will there be a lack of Dr. Langzhong? What kind of rule is it to call back the little master who went out to the banquet in a hurry?

Do you want to be the master of their own affairs?

After scolding, he also fined the subordinates who made their own claims that day for half a year's monthly money, and took back all the affairs they were in charge of.

Even the Yan family didn't get a good deal, and was reprimanded by Du Zhongjing behind his back, so that she could control her subordinates more in the future and stop making such a thing again.

sighed again for a great opportunity, so many people came to the Song family for a banquet, Ruodu

If you get a few words of advice from them, even if you are familiar, it will be a great benefit to Du Yuanjun.

Don't look at the Du family is the head of the hospital, it may be very bluffing outside the capital, but in a place like the capital, it is really not enough to see.

Those Mei Gong magnates still looked at His Majesty the Emperor and looked down on their Du family, but those pure and real scholars had a very general attitude towards their Du family, and they basically stayed away.

If the old man is still in the capital, it can't be said that the adults who were born as scholars still sell two points of face, but now that the old man has returned to his hometown, he has been circling around the palace, especially his identity, and the courtiers can not be too close, and the more cautious ministers are very avoidant, so as not to make the emperor suspect that he wants to inquire about the emperor's dragon body from him.

The master who was enlightened by Du Yuanjun at the beginning can still say that he found a Xiucai and taught for a few years, and the Xiucai won the promotion, and he went to the imperial examination with one mind.

Later, although it took a lot of effort, he was sent to study in a academy on the outskirts of the capital.

This time, Mrs. Du returned to her hometown, and she also mentioned that she wanted to bring Du Yuanjun back and let him study in the Evergreen Academy.

Du Zhongjing was still a little moved at first, but the Yan clan disagreed, only saying that the poor and remote ones could be compared to the capital?

In addition, Du Zhongjing heard that the Evergreen Academy seemed to be much worse than before in the past few years, so he did not agree.

Mrs. Du is quite open-minded, his children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, he can only worry about his son, his grandson is worried, and his son and daughter-in-law don't let him, so that's it.

Unexpectedly, the results of Evergreen Academy this time were really remarkable, and Du Zhongjing regretted it after receiving the letter from Imperial Physician Du.

I moved my mind again, planning to let Du Yuanjun contact An Huahao first, and then contact more people in Jing County, and get their advice, which is much better than staying in the academy.

Unexpectedly, a good plan was ruined by a few subordinates, how to make Du Zhongjing not feel angry?

and asked the Yan family to be more careful with Mei Xiaotong's junior sister family in the future, don't slack off, otherwise you won't spare her.

Yan's no, he received the New Year's gift that Mei Xiaotong asked him to send to the door, and he hurriedly packed a large car and sent it back, and asked people to bring a letter, so that Mei Xiaotong had time to go to the house to sit down.

Mei Xiaotong pondered, it was time to go to Du's house again this year, the typhoid treatise had been copied, and she had read the notes carefully, and copied them again, it was time to hand in her homework.

Therefore, I only asked Du Zhongjing when he was resting at home, and asked Du Xiuyan if he was going home? Knowing that Du Zhongjing had been resting at home in the past few days, Du Xiuyan sent a letter back, saying that he would be able to go home tomorrow.

Mei Xiaotong also nodded in response, and only said that she would go in the next two days, and then sent the people away.

When An Huahao came back, the two discussed it and said that they would visit Du Mansion the next day.

As a result, when he got up early in the morning, Yang Zongbao was still moving his hands and feet in the yard, and he saw the old man guarding the door holding a name card in a panic.

Straight ahead.

"Uncle, uncle, it's not good-"

Yang Zongbao was not angry: "Uncle, I am very good, what are you shouting early in the morning?" Is the sky falling? ”

"Uncle, this morning, there were two officials who smashed the door of our house, as soon as I opened the door, the official man threw this post to me, saying let me show our master, saying that their master was waiting to see our master and lady!" The old man was frightened, and hurriedly handed over the name card in his hand.

Yang Zongbao also knew how to read, and as soon as he glanced at the big Song character on the post, he immediately frowned, could it be?

opened the name post, and sure enough, I saw Song Hong's name.

Yang Zongbao chuckled in his heart, he also knew some of the grievances between An Huahao and Song Hong, and he also knew that his niece and nephew's son-in-law's family were extremely unkind to see Song Hong.

This Song Hongda sent a name post, and directly said that he wanted to see them, but he was afraid-

Yang Zongbao frowned, waved his hand to signal the old man to go down, and then pinched the name post and entered the backyard.

When An Huahao saw the post, his face changed.

Mei Xiaotong was still calm, took it and looked at it, and asked, "What about the messenger?" Even if you want to see us, you have to tell us somewhere, right? ”

When Yang Zongbao heard this, he patted his head, and when he saw that it was Song Hong's post, he forgot about it.

I was busy calling the old man to ask again, only to know that the person who delivered the post was still waiting at the door, waiting for a reply.

"It's just too much of a deception! It's just forcing us to go, and we have to go, and we don't go! An Huahao slapped the table and said hatefully.

(End of chapter)