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Linzhou County Zuofu.

In the smoke-filled bedroom, a middle-aged woman sits. She was dressed in a camel-gray jacket, her hair was shiny, her cheeks were slightly chubby, and her eyes were closed. He is sitting cross-legged and twisting Buddha beads, and there are words in his mouth.

"Madam, Madam......" A maid hurriedly entered the bedroom, and said: "I heard that the eldest master has arrived at the city gate, and he will soon enter the mansion, shall we go out to greet each other?" ”

The middle-aged woman opened her eyes slightly and said softly, "What do you call me?" ”

The maid subconsciously shuddered, and hurriedly changed her words: "Second lady, the slave knows her mistake, and asks the second lady to spare the slave and maid." ”

It turned out that this middle-aged woman was Zuo Chengye's main wife.

She opened her eyes and sighed: "Gu'er, I'm not the only lady in this house in the future, you have to be vigilant, don't let people catch the mistake, otherwise I won't be able to save you." ”

The maid named Gu'er nodded hurriedly: "The slave and maid can save it, and they will definitely not make mistakes." ”

The second lady on the left nodded and stood up: "Who called people to come to the big head." Let's go, of course we have to welcome, so as not to let people say that we don't know how to be polite. ”

Gu Er took two steps forward and grabbed her master's arm, put on a thick jacket for her, and the two walked slowly towards the door of the house.

As I walked, I heard the second lady on the left ask softly, "Witty and glad to wait?" ”

Gu Er said: "The two young ladies have long passed, and the second lady can rest assured." ”

"Where's Yuan'er?"

"The second young master has not returned from school, and he has already sent someone to carry a message, so he must be back soon."

"Well, Aunt Sun and Aunt Shen don't want to come out, they can't be on the stage."

"Yes, slave and maid can save it."

The two drifted apart as they talked.

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Zuo Di thought that after entering the city, he would go directly to Linzhou Zuofu. Unexpectedly, just after passing the city gate, the carriage stopped, and before she could see what was going on, her father directly sent a message to drive her back to the carriage.

As soon as she wanted to ask, she heard Jiaolian explain in a whisper outside the carriage that Linzhou County Cheng led Linzhou officials to line up accordingly, and it was better for the two young ladies not to show their heads.

Zuo Yunyun complied, Zuo Di pouted, Linzhou is not a big place, but the rules are not small. In Changping City, there are sassy military attache daughters riding horses through the city, how can there be so many rules.

Thinking that Aunt Luo and her two cousins covered their faces with hats, Zuo Di complained bitterly in his heart.

"Xiaguan Du Hongbo, welcome to Master Zuo." An excited voice sounded outside the carriage.

Zuo Di quietly lifted the curtain and looked out: I saw a middle-aged man with a long beard, dressed in an official uniform, slamming his father to the ground. Behind him, several people who were also dressed in official uniforms also saluted.

Zuo Zhangheng calmly got out of the carriage and stepped forward to help the person in front: "I haven't seen him for many years, why do you separate from the old man?" ”

Du Hongbo hid his face and cried: "The lower officials are not talented, and they are trapped in Linzhou and cannot be promoted. ”

Zuo Zhangheng sighed: "The great talent of generosity has indeed been wronged. Only this time the father was seriously ill, and the old man and his family were eager to return home, so they couldn't delay it longer. After the old man meets his father, he will have a long talk with Kangzhi. ”

Du Hongbo didn't dare to say anything, and exchanged a few words with Zuo Zhangheng, and then retreated first.

The carriage moved forward again, and the left drop probe said, "Who is this Du Hongbo?" Why is it called Daddy Zuoshi? Is it also a disciple of my father? ”

Jiaolian whispered: "I heard from Steward Cheng that Lord Du Hongbodu is the magistrate of Linzhou, and because he was born in two Jinshi, he called the master a teacher. Second Miss, don't you know that all the people in the world are proud to be the disciples of the master. ”

The last sentence was quite proud, he was a descendant of the Taifu Mansion.

Zuo Di pursed his lips and smiled, looked at the high-spirited father sitting on the wheel, and thought, the blood-soaked Taifu Mansion in the "dream" will never be repeated in this life!

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The carriage swayed through the streets and alleys, and finally stopped in front of a quaint gate.

Zuo Di patiently did not jump down directly, but put the footstool at the same angle, and got out of the carriage with Zuo Yunyun Qiuju.

As soon as he got out of the car, Zuodi gasped -

I saw that under the plaque with the two big characters of "Zuofu", there was a thick and simple wooden door with a large opening, and there were two rows of people standing on both sides of the door, and they couldn't see the end of the brush.

The leader was Zuo Chengye and a plainly dressed woman, who thought it was the second lady, and there were two young girls standing next to them, both of whom were covered with hats, and then there was a maid.

When everyone got out of the carriage, they heard the sound of brushing:

"The little one (slave and maid) meets the old man and the big lady."

Zuo Di's head "buzzed" a little, as the concubine of the first master, she had never seen such a pomp. I didn't expect to come to the small county seat of Linzhou, and I opened my eyes.

Not only Zuo Di, but Zuo Yunyun beside her was also dumbfounded, thinking that it was the first time she had seen such a scene.

However, Zuo Zhangheng and his wife seemed to be accustomed to what they saw in front of them, so they didn't need to be polite, and then hurriedly said a few polite words to Zuo Chengye and his wife, and then ran away and walked into the door.

Zuo Di looked at many flat-headed people outside the door, pointing at himself and others as if joining in the fun, his heart was empty, and he hurriedly followed the footsteps of his father.

Entering the house, Zuo Di looked at it.

The old man of the original road refused to enter Beijing because he suffered hardship, and now it seems that it is really difficult to say who suffers and who enjoys happiness.

The Taifu Mansion is considered rich, and the mansion is also rich and noble in Beijing. can be compared with this old mansion in Linzhou, it is really a poor widow rushing to the market - there is no one to ask for money, no money to ask for!

Let's not talk about anything else, the maids I saw in front of me, let alone a hundred. Look at the wall facing the door just now, the pattern on it is paved with gold wire, it is not a silk painted with gold powder, but a silk made of gold!

Zuo Di looked at the harazi almost flowed down, if it weren't for Qiu Ju's tightness, she would really be able to pounce on it and pick it with her hand - not to mention that she saw the money open, no one would be disgusted with the money, right?

Under the leadership of Zuo Chengye and his wife, the group of Zuo Dafang walked along the winding verandah, passed through the hanging flower gate, stepped on the stone-filled road, and stopped in front of the main house.

Zuo Chengye glanced at the people in the big house, and said thoughtfully: "The eldest brother and sister-in-law have a hard journey, so it's better to settle down first." Uchiko has already cleaned up the East Cross Courtyard and is just waiting for you to come back. ”

Then he turned to the two hooded and masked girls and said, "Xinran, witty words, haven't you two been clamoring to meet Jingli's cousins?" Now that I've seen someone, it's better to say hello. ”

The two girls took off their hats when they heard this, they were close in age, both were in their teens, one looked lively and the other looked quiet.

They bowed down and said, "Yes, father." Then he turned around and saluted again: "Xinran (punchline) has seen the eldest uncle, the eldest aunt, and the two younger sisters." ”

Zuo Di and Zuo Yunyun hurriedly returned the salute.

The second Mrs. Zuo, who was silent on the side, finally stepped forward and said softly: "Brother and sister-in-law, please come with my brother and daughter-in-law." ”

As for the wishes standing aside, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, whether it was Zuo Chengye or the second lady of Zuo, they all ignored it tacitly.

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