Mei Xiaotong smiled and nodded at Gu Xiucai, and before she turned her head and didn't take a few steps, she heard Gu Xiucai's little girl's puzzled voice: "Childe, why are you still standing here and not leaving?" I'm going to be late—"

Then there was a low cry of frustration, and then the sound of chaotic footsteps slowly drifted away.

Mei Xiaotong turned around at this time, and saw that Gu Xiucai still had a little bit of talent and reserved appearance at the moment, lifting the robe with one hand, and being dragged by the little guy with the other, stumbling and running so hard, yesterday's beautiful scenery, gentle spring-like temperament disappeared all of a sudden. Mei Xiaotong naturally didn't pay attention to this little episode, and waved at An Huahao, who was still watching her at the door, before turning around and leaving.

An Huahao waited for Mei Xiaotong to take a few steps, and disappeared out of the alley, then his eyes were dark and gloomy, and he looked at Gu Xiucai, who had not run far.

The speed of his feet increased, and he caught up with Gu Xiucai in three steps and two steps, and was about to speak, when he saw that Gu Xiucai shook off the little girl's hand, stopped, and gasped for breath.

An Huahao stepped forward quietly and walked to Gu Xiucai's side, "Brother Gu? What are you? ”

Make a puzzled look.

Gu Xiucai was stunned for a moment, and when he saw that it was An Huahao, he hurriedly stood up straight, put down the corner of the robe he was dragging in his hand, cleared his throat, and tried to say naturally: "Brother Song——"

"Brother Gu, where are you going? In such a hurry? An Huahao asked expressionlessly.

Gu Xiucai didn't know why, a chill on his back slowly climbed up, shivered, and then said with a smile: "I'm going to Evergreen Academy, I got up a little late today, I guess it's a little late, I wanted to run, but unfortunately I neglected to exercise on weekdays, and I couldn't breathe without running two steps, which made Brother Song smile." ”

After a few words, he was frank and swaying, and there was nothing to hide.

An Huahao lowered his eyelashes to block his eyes, and the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked: "I happen to be going to Evergreen Academy next, but I am on the same road as Brother Gu, I wonder if Brother Gu can take it on the next trip?" ”

When Gu Xiucai heard this, he didn't care about the little chicken next to him wiping his neck, so he nodded happily and agreed: "It's just a way, it's a gesture, why should Brother Song be so polite?" Brother Song, please—"

Instead, the speed slowed down, and the two chatted as they walked.

Yesterday, I just passed the surname, and after greeting for a while, we learned each other's names.

It turns out that this Gu Xiucai, named Gu Zikai, has just turned nineteen this year, and he is a person from the capital, because the teacher is old, and he returned to Jing County Evergreen Academy to cultivate his self-cultivation, and he also plans to participate in the township examination in the second half of this year, so he simply followed his teacher to Evergreen Academy to study.

Because he had been to the Evergreen Academy for a while, he had a general understanding, and knew that An Huahao was also going to the Evergreen Academy to study, so he didn't reserve anything about the situation of the Evergreen Academy that he knew.

An Huahao is no stranger to Evergreen Academy, listening to Gu Zikai's introduction,

The mood became complicated for a while.

looked at Gu Zikai's eyes and became thoughtful.

With Gu Zikai personally sending An Huahao to the dean, coupled with Zhu Haoran's famous post, the courtyard of the academy only inspected a few words, and then he had a number in his heart, and readily agreed.

And Mei Xiaotong's side, first went to the door of his shop to take a look, because this shop had not been rented out because he hadn't thought about what to do at the beginning.

The street where the shop is located is not the most prosperous, a little off, but it is quite large, divided into two floors, there is a small yard at the back, a few houses, can be used as a warehouse, can also be used for the guys to live, very convenient.

There is also a well in the middle of the yard, which is convenient for water and also has the meaning of fire prevention.

Mei Xiaotong estimated in her heart that this shop is about 30 square meters, plus the upper floor, there are about 60 square meters.

Coupled with the yard and house in the back, it is already very good in the county seat.

I went upstairs to observe the flow of people, although this area is not as lively as the most prosperous street, but Boss Tian still has his reason and vision for choosing to buy a shop in this area.

Generally speaking, living in the county is divided into three, six, nine and so on.

Didn't even the capital hear that it was rich in the east and rich in the west, poor in the south and cheap in the north?

Jing County is naturally not as prosperous as the capital, and the dividing line is so obvious, but there are differences.

For example, it is close to the center of the county, a prosperous area, and relatively close to the county government, and the people in this vicinity are either local elders of Jing County for generations, or the houses of officials and dependents near the county government.

Or it is a rich businessman who also buys a house here, which is safe for a while, and a status symbol for the second.

The more remote the place from the county center, the house is not as neat and beautiful as the county center.

In addition, because of the Evergreen Academy, most of the houses at the foot of the mountain are inhabited by the masters and families of the nearby academies.

And the location of this shop is near the junction of rich and poor.

I wanted to come to Boss Tian at that time to still have ambitions, but he wanted to do the business of the rich and ordinary people, so he chose such a position.

After reading the shop, Mei Xiaotong had a number in her heart, locked the shops, bought some snacks and snacks along the way, and walked back slowly.

She also knows now that the alley she lives in now is called Swallow Lane.

Turning into the alley, I happened to see Mrs. Li chatting with a few mothers-in-law at the door, and when she saw Mei Xiaotong coming back, she waved at her and motioned for Mei Xiaotong to come over.

Mei Xiaotong approached, and heard Mrs. Li introduce herself depreciatingly: "This is my old daughter, the most worry-free thing is that she has a good life, and her son-in-law is a good child after marrying her, so she is so extravagant, this shopping will cost you!" ”

The pride and pride in that tone were about to overflow.

The mother-in-law present, no one is stupid, hearing this new neighbor praise his daughter so much, although he doesn't know much about the An family, he has eyes, and no one will be stupid to offend people.

Besides, this girl is blessed and good-looking, her eyes are crooked when she smiles, and she is so sweet that she feels like a heart, and they can't help but love two points when they see it, no wonder their mothers feel pain.

At the moment, they all echoed Mei Xiaotong's praise of heaven and earth.

Mei Xiaotong also took advantage of the opportunity to divide the snacks and candies she bought, and grabbed a handful of them for each mother-in-law, and said some polite words, saying that she should have moved here to visit the neighbor's house, but because of her filial piety, it was not good to come to the door.

Eat soft mouth, take people short.

A few mothers-in-law who don't have a son or grandson, although there are not many candy snacks, but it is also a heart, and it can also give the children at home a sweet mouth.

Holding things in his hands, and then looking at Mei Xiaotong and Mrs. Li, they were a few points pleasing to the eye, and felt that although this mother likes to show off her daughter, if her daughter is so pleasant, she will also show off!

Not to mention this girl, she is good-looking, thoughtful, speaks well, smiles all the time, has no impatience at all, and suddenly her good feelings have increased.

If he didn't know that this girl was married, there would be mothers-in-law who wanted to introduce Mei Xiaotong to their son.

Mei Xiaotong accompanied Mrs. Li and a few mothers-in-law to greet her for a while, and then said casually: "Mother, aunts, you can chat, it's not early, I'll go cook first, and my family officials should come back for dinner in a while." A word woke up the mothers-in-law, it's time to go home and cook.

They scattered as birds and beasts.

Mrs. Li looked at the scattered crowd before pouting, "The people in this city are all pretending, and they are not happy." Early in the morning, you walk on the front foot, and the back foot is probably at the door of our house. The old lady went out to buy a baked cake, and was surrounded, and the hot baked cake was good, but now it is cold! ”

As he spoke, he took out the baked cake from his arms, and sure enough, the fragrant baked cake was now as cold as a stone, hard, and when he knocked it on the wall, it could knock up a piece of ash.

Mei Xiaotong took the baked cake: "What is this worth, what does my mother want to eat?" Shall I buy it now? "Give the rest of the snacks and candy in your hand to Mrs. Li, and turn around.

"Isn't that what it is? Won't this pancake be soft when you cook it for a while? I've inquired, everything in this city costs money, we can't sit and eat empty, Hua Hao's bunch doesn't know how much, we have to save some flowers, you know? ”

Mrs. Li snatched the baked cakes distressedly, and she was patiently chatting with those mothers-in-law in the city today, and it was not in vain.

I already know which rice shop in the neighborhood has cheap rice, when to buy vegetables to buy the freshest, which steamed buns are the most affordable, and even firewood, and I know who to buy.

It can be said that it is only a morning's time,

I have mastered at least half of the cheats on how to survive in Jing County.

I have already calculated in my heart, according to their family's expenses, in addition to An Huahao's shackles, the family eats and dresses, and there are some odd expenses or something, at least five taels of silver.

Although Mrs. Li now knows that her daughter has money in hand, and her son-in-law is not a useless person, but for her, five taels of silver is too expensive.

In the countryside, five taels of silver can make their family live for two or three months, and when they get to the city, this silver is worthless.

Mrs. Li still has a hidden worry in her heart, but she can't talk about it with her daughter.

At the beginning, the second brute was touted as a prodigy, and he was selected for Xiucai at the age of sixteen, but what happened later? After more than ten years of exams, I didn't get a lifter.

An Huahao's child only knew how to read and read when he was a teenager, and the showman at the beginning was probably lucky, and because of his grandfather, he was barely admitted.

If she wants to be admitted to the lifting of people, Mrs. Li has been ready for at least ten years.

Now the family's mountain goods business, the daughter has also withdrawn, although the dyeing workshop has dividends, but in the future, the daughter has a child, and the place to spend money is still behind.

Not to mention, she knows that if there is a scholar in this family, the expenses will not be counted, even if the girl can earn money, she can't help the family to spend lavishly.

Therefore, I am determined to take care of my daughter's home, this money can be saved a little bit, and it is okay to lose a little bit, and I can't make my daughter embarrassed in the future.

How did Mei Xiaotong know that Mrs. Li actually thought so long-term, and thought that now that she finally took her mother out, she naturally wanted to send the best in the world, as long as her mother liked it, to her.

One insisted on buying, the other didn't want to live or die, and when he was in a stalemate, An Huahao came back.

"Mother? Xiaotong? What are you doing? "I heard the words "baked cakes", "buy, don't buy" from afar.

Mei Xiaotong saw An Huahao coming back, and Gu Xiucai and his little servant were still beside him, only smiling and nodding at Gu Xiucai.

Before he could speak, he saw Gu Xiucai stunned for a moment, and then as if he had been pricked by a needle, he walked forward quickly, and said without looking back as he walked: "Brother Song, I'll go back first-"

It was in a hurry, as if a wolf was chasing after him.

Mei Xiaotong looked at An Huahao in puzzlement, and then at Gu Xiucai, and was surprised to find that Gu Xiucai even had the tips of his ears and neck red.

"Brother Song, is this Gu Xiu?" Mei Xiaotong looked confused, she didn't think she looked scary, right?

Yesterday she didn't dare to glance this way, but this morning she was stupid when she looked at it, and then she ran away, and she didn't pay attention to it first.

Why did he just smile politely at him at noon, and then nod his head, as if someone was going to kill him? Turn around and run?

How scared is this?

Touching his face, Mei Xiaotong asked, "Song."

Big brother, mother, am I scary? ”

Mrs. Li is such a shrewd person, you can see at a glance that the Xiucai surnamed Gu is not afraid when he sees his daughter, but like shyness.

However, now that his daughter is married, and his son-in-law is also satisfied, where can he look down on others?

Don't mention that Gu Xiucai looks like a weak chicken, and he falls down when the wind blows, what's the use?

In Mrs. Li's simple concept, a man still has to be strong and strong, this one is as weak as a chicken, he can't pick his shoulders and can't lift his hands, what is the use of him? Looks good at home?

What's more, women want reputation, this newcomer, if they get a bad reputation, the daughters and sons-in-law's lives will be ruined.

Seeing that his daughter hadn't opened this trick yet, he thought that Gu Xiucai was afraid of him, so he immediately echoed: "But no, this Xiucai master is afraid that he looks down on us from the countryside, right?" I heard that he is from the capital, so he can't look down on our Zhuang family! Hua Hao, such a person, let's have less contact! ”

As he spoke, he glanced at An Huahao.

An Huahao still doesn't understand, his heart is warm, his mother-in-law is on his side.

smiled at the moment, rubbed Mei Xiaotong's face, and said: "Mother, Xiaotong, you all misunderstood, Brother Gu is not such a person, he is naturally afraid of dealing with women, and he is afraid when he sees women, especially young women, he can't even speak when he sees it, and he has a rash all over his body." When you see him in the future, don't talk to him, lest you make him sick again—"

When Mei Xiaotong heard it, isn't this the disease that those domineering presidents love in the original world? What's it called? Gynophobia? Generally, you have to meet the True Destiny Girl to be immune, and only the True Destiny Girl is immune to one person, which is simply a genetic lock.

Sympathetically said at the moment: "It's pitiful! Mother, when we meet Gu Xiucai in the future, we must stay away, and we can't talk to him! ”

Mrs. Li glared at An Huahao, turned her head, and smiled again: "What we Xiaotong said is that we must stay away from such a person." ”

An Huahao squeezed out a smile at Mrs. Li's flattery, remembered the words he heard just now, and guessed what was going on, "Mother, I'll go buy you hot baked cakes and come back to eat." ”

With that, I hurriedly went to buy baked cakes.

Mrs. Li pulled Mei Xiaotong into the courtyard, wanted to say something, opened her mouth several times, closed it again, and waved her hand simply: "Go back to the house and rest, I'll cook some mushroom soup, so that I can eat it with baked cakes." ”

Mei Xiaotong was pushed into the house by Mrs. Li to rest and was not allowed to come out.

Seeing Mrs. Li go into the stove house and go busily, Mei Xiaotong showed an indescribable smile.

It's really unpredictable, at the beginning, Mrs. Li looked at An Huahao, but her nose was not a nose, and her eyes were not eyes, but she didn't expect that it was less than a year of hard work, and Mrs. Li helped An Huahao coax herself

I have come.

Gu Xiucai is shy or shy, do you really think she can't see it?

Living in the previous era of knowledge explosion, who hasn't read two romances of domineering presidents? Who hasn't flipped through a few **? Who hasn't heard a few colored jokes?

No matter how bad it is, I have chased all kinds of dramas, and some people have pursued it in the past, a person has a good impression of himself, or he doesn't have a good impression, as long as he doesn't pretend to be stupid, he will always feel it.

It's not Mei Xiaotong boasting, she is now a beautiful little beauty, it's normal to attract the attention of the opposite sex, right?

I didn't expect An Huahao to be such a scheming boy, and he was so jealous.

To put it mildly, it will be Gu Xiucai's

is a little shy, and it has become a phobia to steal beams and change pillars.

If you really believe it, you can't stay away from Gu Xiucai in the future?

Thinking of this, Mei Xiaotong was angry and funny, and shook his head very domineering President Fan, what can he do with his own man?

Indulgence! You can't break his heart for an innocuous outsider, right?

After a while, An Huahao had already bought hot biscuits, and came back with other food, looking at the closed door, An Huahao touched his nose and carried things into the stove house.

Seeing that Mrs. Li was busy working on the stove, An Huahao had a great eye to put down the things and honestly went to the stove to add firewood.

The fire jumped, and the stove house was very warm, and the various mushroom soups in the pot began to tumble, and a fresh fragrance spread in the stove house, bringing smoke and fire to the face.

An Huahao's tense body couldn't help but relax in this kind of fireworks, and his eyebrows and eyes were no longer as sharp as usual, and they were much softer.

looked at An Huahao, a big man, sitting on the small bench in front of the stove obediently and throwing firewood into the stove.

The idea in Mrs. Li's heart was uncomfortable, and she couldn't help but dissipate.

After thinking about it, he spoke: "Then what's going on with Gu Xiu?" ”

An Huahao explained very honestly:

(End of chapter)