In Shi Huan's courtyard, Dong Shu was dressed in a panic, and he didn't forget to chatter, "Xianggong, you saw that I didn't wake up, you should call me a few more times, today is the day when Shuo'er returns to Beijing, and he has brought us a lot of fun these days, I always have to send him off." As she spoke, Dong Shu quickly got dressed, walked to the dresser and prepared to tie up her long hair.

Seeing the little lady looking so anxious, Xu Shiqiu was still the same as just now, and sat calmly on the side and said: "The lady is not in a hurry, Ye Shuo's temperament, if you don't wait for us, she will definitely not leave." ”

Hearing Xu Shiqiu's words, Dong Shu stopped his movements and glanced at him, and then resumed his actions just now, "But we can't keep him waiting for us." After saying this, Dong Shu quickly combed her long hair, and then after a simple wash, she hurriedly walked out.

Seeing that the little lady was so eager, Xu Shiqiu couldn't delay any longer, so he could only follow the little lady out quickly.

"I don't know if it's because the weather has been getting hot these two days and I can't sleep well at night, and I can't seem to get up in the morning." Dong Shu said to Xu Shiqiu beside him as she walked: "After sending Shuo'er later, I want to ask Dr. Du to come and show me what is going on." ”

"Well, then I'll go back to be my husband later, and let Cuihua go to Doctor Du." Although Xu Shiqiu likes to watch Dong Shu sleep, since the little lady is not at ease, then he will spoil her, and it is nothing to ask the doctor to come and see.

The two of them talked, and also walked to the gate.

At the gate of the Xu family, Ye Shuo had already stretched out his head from the mule cart for the fifth time, and when he came out this time, he finally saw Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu.

"Hey, third uncle, you are really slow, if you don't come again, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it to the town at noon today." Ye Shuo opened his mouth to say such a sentence when he saw Xu Shiqiu, and then saw that he frowned and seemed displeased, so he hurriedly said: "You promised me yesterday that you will come with your third aunt to send me today." ”

Hearing Ye Shuo's words, before Xu Shiqiu could speak, Dong Shu took the first step and said, "Blame me for being snooze, in fact, your third uncle has already gotten up." Dong Shu looked at Ye Shuo and said this, and saw that he didn't speak, so he called Cuihua to send the dumplings that he had prepared the stuffing last night and wrapped this morning by Cuihua, "These are all dumplings that I made with Cuihua, although they are not exquisite, they are all what you liked to eat before, you take them with you to eat on the road." ”

"I knew that my third aunt loved me, and I was still thinking about the dumplings I liked to eat." As he spoke, Ye Shuo directly opened the bamboo basket sent by Cuihua, pinched a dumpling that was still hot from it and put it into his mouth, "It's from shepherd's cabbage, didn't the third aunt say that it's past the season to eat shepherd's cabbage?" ”

"This is what I asked Cuihua to go to the village to collect, now there are very few fresh and tender, I only found a little bit after searching the village, only made so many dumplings filled with shepherd's cabbage and meat, if you like it, wait until the spring next year to eat." Dong Shu looked at Ye Shuo and explained the source of the shepherd's cabbage, and didn't forget to beckon him to come early next year.

As soon as he heard Dong Shu's words, Ye Shuo's eyes lit up and he wanted to agree, but as soon as he looked up, he crashed into the eyes of the third uncle staring at him.

After Ye Shuo nervously swallowed the saliva in his mouth, he looked at Dong Shu and said, "Third uncle, I'm afraid I can't promise you, my father agreed to go to Beijing this time, and I'm afraid I won't be able to go out of Beijing at will next year." After saying this, Ye Shuo was sad for a moment, then puffed up his chest proudly and said: "But I have learned to recognize camellia with you, and I will definitely be able to find it in Zhuangzi outside the capital next year, and then I will get more to go home and let the cook at home make it." ”

"That'll do fine." Although Dong Shu regretted that Ye Shuo would not be able to come again next year, she thought of what Xianggong said to her a few days ago, and thought that she would go to the capital next year, so she was not so sad.

"Be careful on the road, and remember to write a letter back when you get home." Dong Shu is still a little reluctant to Ye Shuo's pistachio, these days at home, there is indeed a lot of laughter and laughter at home.

"I know that the third aunt likes me the most, don't worry, I will definitely write to you and the third uncle when I return to Beijing." After Ye Shuo patted his chest and promised Dong Shu this, he glanced at Xu Yanzhu on the side and said, "I will also write to my cousin, cousin, you must reply to me." ”

"Okay, you go quickly, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back to Beijing to reunite with my aunt and uncle for the festival if it's late." Xu Yanzhu has also been very annoyed by Ye Shuo these days, she is reluctant to go out, he can stay in her yard with a dead face and not leave, he has to pull her out, and he doesn't know how to avoid suspicion at all.

Ye Shuo was not unhappy at all because Xu Yanzhu said such things, but he could feel that Yanzhu's cousin cared about him.

"Hey, hey, don't dislike me, cousin, maybe we'll meet soon." After Ye Shuo said this to Xu Yanzhu, he was afraid that Xu Yanzhu would say anything about him, so he immediately got into the mule cart, and said goodbye to everyone loudly: "I'm leaving, I'm waiting for you in the capital." After saying this, Ye Shuo hurriedly raised his hand to wipe the tears that secretly flowed from the corners of his eyes.

Xu Shiqiu and the others who were standing at the door heard the crying in Ye Shuo's last sentence, but they didn't open their mouths to break the matter.

"Well, stay safe on the road." After Xu Shiqiu said this, no one spoke again.

After Ye Shuo left the door of Xu's house with the four people who protected him, as well as the things that Mrs. Xu and Xu Shiqiu were going to give Xu Nuanwen, Xu Shiqiu was just about to lead the little lady and niece home, but saw that there was another team of people on the road that Ye Shuo left just now.

Seeing the team, Xu Shiqiu had just frowned, and Xu Jun and Xu Jie, who were standing not far from him, suddenly became excited.

"Shi Qiu, it was the second brother who brought them here." After Xu Jun said this excitedly, he walked forward two steps quickly, and after taking two steps, he reacted and stopped, looked up at Xu Shiqiu and said embarrassedly: "Shiqiu, I'll go to meet the second brother first." After saying this, without waiting for Xu Shiqiu to speak, Xu Jun ran directly and quickly forward.

Watching the third brother leave, Xu Jie first smiled, and then said: "The third brother is not thinking about the second brother, he must be thinking about the third sister-in-law." Saying this, Xu Jie also deliberately winked at Xu Shiqiu.

After he finished this action, he remembered that there was such a big girl as Xu Yanzhu here.

Although Xu Yanzhu's age is not young, according to his seniority, after all, he is his junior, and he will say these words in front of his juniors, Xu Jie immediately blushed nervously.

"Yanzhu, you go back first, show your grandmother, and say that the rest of Uncle Xu's family has arrived, and the big kitchen will also prepare meals." After Xu Shiqiu looked at Xu Yanzhu and said this, Xu Yanzhu also came back to his senses, and after curtsimiling slightly to several elders, he turned around and entered the courtyard directly.

After watching Xu Yanzhu leave, Xu Jie reached out and scratched his head embarrassedly, then looked at Xu Shiqiu and said, "Shiqiu, I was talking fast just now, and I forgot that my eldest niece was still there." ”

"It's okay, it's all my family just now." Xu Shiqiu understood Xu Jie's temperament, but after saying this, he still reminded: "But the fourth brother still has to change this problem in the future, there is nothing to do here, but if it is in the capital, I am afraid that it will cause some unnecessary trouble." ”

Xu Jie also understood that Xu Shiqiu said this for his own good, so he naturally would not be disobedient.

Just when Xu Shiqiu and Xu Jie were talking, Xu Jun also greeted Xu Feng and his party.

"Second brother!" Xu Jun first called Xu Feng, who was the leader, and then saw his eldest son, second son and second nephew of the second brother's family sticking out of the mule cart and waving to him excitedly, so he was busy looking at Xu Feng and said: "Second brother, Shi Qiu just sent his nephew away, and now he is still waiting at the door, let's hurry over." ”

Xu Feng was different from Xu Jun and Xu Jie, there was not much expression on his face, and when he heard Xu Jun's words, he only nodded slightly, and then only glanced sideways behind him, and the three boys who poked their heads out just now immediately retracted their heads in fright.

"Third brother, did you come here and everything went well?" After the children all shrunk into the mule cart, Xu Feng looked at Xu Jun and began to investigate, seeing that he was excited, he said again: "You and the fourth brother have never come back to us, I just thought, I am afraid that everything is going well." ”

"It's not just smooth, the old lady of the Xu family has already written a letter to her father, saying that she wants to recognize her father as the brother of General Xu, and recognize our family as a side branch of the Xu family." Xu Jun has been following Xu Shiqiu these days, and he has thoroughly understood the benefits this has brought to his family, "With a family, in the future, the boys in our family, whether they are in the imperial examination or joining the army, will no longer be bullied, and they don't have to worry about being replaced." ”

"Well, that's a good thing." Xu Feng was not as excited as Xu Jun, in addition to the benefits of recognizing the sect to their family, he could also see the benefits of this matter to Xu Shiqiu's family.

"Then what have you and your fourth brother done these days?"

"My fourth brother and I, we ......" Xu Jun knew that the second brother was smarter than himself, so as soon as he asked, he didn't hide it, so he said it bit by bit.

When Xu Feng and Xu Jun and his party arrived at the door of Xu's house, Xu Jun happened to inform Xu Feng of what had happened these days.

After Xu Feng learned that Xu Shiqiu specially invited Lao Xiucai to teach their family to read and write, his impression of Xu Shiqiu was much better.

Seeing Xu Shiqiu waiting at the door, after he jumped off the wheel of the mule cart, he clasped his fists at Xu Shiqiu and saluted, "Third son." ”

The one who got out of the car with Xu Feng was a woman with gentle eyebrows and eyes, and after she got out of the car, she saluted Xu Shiqiu with a little restraint: "Third son." ”

"The second brother and sister-in-law don't need to be polite, you two call me 'Shiqiu' like the third brother and the fourth brother." As soon as Xu Shiqiu looked at Xu Feng, he knew that he was different from Xu Jun and Xu Jie, and he didn't say anything about it, but he didn't show it on his face.

As for Xu Feng's lady, he naturally didn't look at it much, but just looked at it and knew that it was a woman with very gentle eyebrows and eyes.

"The family has already ordered them to go down and prepare meals, and they also invite the second brother and second sister-in-law to lead the nephews and nieces in to rest and eat." After saying this to Xu Feng, Xu Shiqiu looked at Xu Jun, who was helping his wife get off the mule cart, and said, "There must be three ships next to the third brother." ”

Hearing Xu Shiqiu's words, the Lin family, who had just been helped by his father-in-law to get off the mule cart, immediately glared at Xu Jun, and then looked at Xu Shiqiu and laughed heartily, "Exactly, I am the lady of Xu Jun's family." ”

Seeing Xu Jun's family's lady's style, Xu Shiqiu was immediately stunned, and then laughed out loud, "The third brother is a good fortune to be able to marry a lady like the third sister-in-law." After Xu Shiqiu said this, he took Dong Shu's hand and introduced it to the person who didn't know her: "This is my lady." ”

Dong Shu is not as gentle as Xu Feng's lady and not as cool as Xu Jun's lady, but she looks delicate and younger, so as soon as they saw her, Ma and Lin immediately praised her.

"Hey, the second sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law are really compared today." Xu Jie was holding Xu You, the youngest of Xu Jun's family, in his arms, and his five-year-old little nephew looked a little unsightly after these days of hurrying, "I see that You'er's face is not good, presumably several nephews and nieces are like this, why don't we hurry up and go in to rest?" ”

"Look at me, I forgot about it." Xu Shiqiu was reminded by Xu Jieyi, so he took the opportunity to answer and invited Xu Feng and others to enter the door.

Xu Feng and his party didn't expect that they would come in through the gate of the Xu family.

After entering the Xu family, seeing that the servants of the Xu family were respectful and the old lady Xu had a kind attitude, Xu Feng really believed what Xu Jun said to him before.

Because of the arrival of Xu Feng and his party, the Xu family had another day of excitement today.

When he returned to Shihuan Courtyard in the evening to prepare for a wash and rest, Xu Shiqiu remembered that he had forgotten to ask Cuihua to invite Dr. Du.

"It's okay, just ask Dr. Du to come and show me tomorrow." Dong Shu looked at Xu Shiqiu and finished speaking, yawned and prepared to go to bed.

Seeing the little lady looking so sleepy, Xu Shiqiu immediately frowned, and decided that tomorrow no matter what, she must ask Dr. Du to show her.

But this night, Xu Shiqiu had a dream.