Things are in order, and the life of the Sun family is still going on as usual.

However, plans have not kept up with the changes.

As soon as he entered the Layue Gate, a fast horse galloped from the official road in the south, entered the boundary of Dengzhou, and went straight to Sun's house.

Outside the gate of Sun's mansion, he snorted, reined in the horse's head, rolled the saddle and dismounted, and bowed to the gatekeeper who was sitting on two benches at the door.

"General Sun has a letter, please take me to see the old lady."

It was an official who came, wearing armor and carrying a large sword.

The general Sun in his mouth, as soon as the two janitors at the door heard it, they knew that he was referring to the second master, Sun Hualu, who was the second master's person.

The two did not dare to slack off, so they hurriedly led the horse in to feed the fodder, invited him into the porter, sat down, and one of them walked to the gate of the inner house, and when he arrived at the door of the weeping flower, he said to the mother-in-law who was guarding the door.

"The second master sent a letter to meet the old lady, and I bother you to report to the old lady and tell the old lady that he is waiting at the concierge now."

"Alas!" When the mother-in-law heard that it was the second master from the south, she didn't dare to slack off, so she hurriedly went in and informed the old lady of the news.

It just so happened that the uncle was also there on this day, and when the lord heard that the second master had sent someone, he immediately said: "Pass quickly, let him come in and talk back!" ”

The old lady said to a woman in her forties standing on the side: "Fan Er's family, you go to the door to pick it up!" ”

"Alas!" The woman who was called Fan Er's family hurriedly went out.

After a while, the military master followed Fan Er's family in a hurry through the verandah, turned a few corners, and stopped in front of the old lady's door.

When he came, the saber on his body was gone, and he entrusted the porter to help keep it, and he couldn't bring the knife into the inner house, which would be disrespectful, as if it were raiding the house, and then there was the fear of bumping into the young lady or the young daughter-in-law, for fear of scaring them.

Fan Erjia lifted the curtain and said inside: "Old lady, he's here!" ”

"Let him in!" The uncle said to Fan Erjia, and at the same time looked out of the door.

At this time, in the old lady's hall, the ladies had long avoided it, only the old lady led the three wives, and five or six daughters-in-law guarded here, and there were a few big maids.

The official entered the door, and under the guidance of Fan Erjia, after seeing the salute one by one, he took out a letter from his body, and Fan Erjia took it and handed it to the uncle.

When the uncle took the letter and opened it, the young military master stood aside, his hands lowered, his head bowed, and his eyes looked at his own feet.

The uncle looked at the letter, and his face gradually relaxed.

Seeing that he had finished reading the letter, the old lady hurriedly asked, "What does the letter say?" The lord wants to take them all back for the Spring Festival? ”

The uncle hurriedly folded the letter, still stuffed it into the envelope, and said to the old lady: "Mother, my father didn't come back, only the second brother came back with the leopard." ”

"Zheng'er didn't come back?" The second lady asked busily, her face a little disappointed.

"No, what are you doing here? There's a lot going on over there! The uncle replied to the second wife's words with a broken face, and everyone was puzzled.

There are people busy over there, what does this mean by being headless and brainless? Soldiers are in the army and can't come back, so they naturally guard their posts, is this emphasized by the uncle?!

The uncle saw that the old lady was stunned, so he smiled and said: "Mother, the second brother said in the letter that the emperor gave our family a house in Nancheng, and my father reported to the emperor, saying that the family has a large population, and he is afraid that his family will not be able to live, so he wants to expand the house, and the emperor approved it, and also gave our grandson two thousand taels of silver for building a house, which is great news!" ”

"Huh?!" The old lady exclaimed, and when she understood what was going on, her frowning brow also relaxed, and she looked at the uncle with surprise.

Everyone was also shocked, and then they began to talk about it.

The old lady still didn't believe it: "You can take out the letter and read it, don't be mistaken, let my old woman rejoice." ”

"It's true!" The military master, who had been standing on the side with his head down, spoke, he turned to the old lady, raised his head slightly, and said: "General Sun asked the little one to pass the message, just to make the old lady and the masters happy, and now Lord Sun is in the southern capital, and he is in full swing looking for someone to plan the house and draw drawings, and the construction will start before the year. ”

"So, our family is moving?" The old lady said excitedly.

"General Sun said that if it goes well, he will be able to live in it in the autumn of next year, and the emperor just hopes that the adults and the whole family will reunite as soon as possible, so he will give this house!"

As soon as the military master's words fell, several wives were excited.

The uncle hurriedly asked, "How many days will my second brother be home now?" ”

"It is expected that in just two or three days, I will get up and go to greet General Sun, if there is any news, I will report immediately!"

"What's the panic?" The uncle said: "You have worked hard enough this way, can it be that if you go, my second brother and Leopard will be able to come back early?" ”

Speaking of this, the uncle said to the bell behind the old lady: "Bell, you go and inform the housekeeper and let him arrange it, let this military master rest for a while, find someone to accompany him at noon, drink a few glasses, and rest!" ”

The bell promised to go. After a while, the housekeeper asked him to find him, arranged for him to wash and rest, and waited until noon, and then found someone to drink two cups with him.

As soon as the military master left, the young grandmothers and young ladies who were waiting behind the screen, they had already heard it clearly, and they suddenly came out from behind the screen, chattering and giggling for a long time.

They all talked about it.

The uncle was talking to the old lady, and he couldn't hide the joy in his heart, he felt that such a big event should be celebrated, so he ordered people to go down, not only in the small kitchen, but also in the big kitchen outside, and there should be meat, so that everyone in the whole house can eat meat, so that they can also be happy.

Let's say that the military master only drank two glasses of wine at noon, so he came to say goodbye to the uncle, he wanted to return to the second master, if there was any news, he would come to report to the uncle.

The uncle knew that he was riding a fast horse, and it was not good for the family to go with him, so he let him go first.

The uncle planned to meet him outside the city tomorrow, afraid that his family would go outside the city to greet him.

It is said that good things come in pairs, and the military master has only been gone for a short time, and suddenly someone came to report at the door, saying that someone from the Zhou family had come, and Mrs. Gu led the people, and they entered the city after a while.

When the old lady heard that her daughter was back, she got up from her chair excitedly and said, "Quick, help me to the door, I will pick her up!" ”

The uncle smiled and said: "Mother, you rest first, don't worry, doesn't she say that she has a while, I will send someone to pick her up outside the city, and when I have the accurate number, I will tell you that it is not too late for you to pick her up at the door!" ”

The old lady hadn't seen her daughter for five years, and it was too far away for her to come back.

The year before last, the Zhou family moved from the southern capital to the northern city, and her daughter originally said that she wanted to come to see the old lady, but Mrs. Naigu was sick on the road, and the illness was not light, and she was afraid that she would come and provoke the old lady to get angry, so she didn't dare to disturb and hide the matter.

When my uncle sent Zhou Daqing here, he only said that he was busy with official business, and his aunt followed his father's men and horses all the way to Beicheng, and there was no time to stay here, and when she came to pick up Zhou Daqing, she came to visit the old lady.

said that he would come up next spring to pick it up, but as a result, Mrs. Gu came early.

However, Mrs. Gu came to pick up Zhou Daqing in advance, not only this thing, she wanted to discuss something with the old lady and the uncle.