Gu Nianbin didn't expect Xia Xiaowan to go back to the ancestral house with them. Fang Yaru said that she invited Xia Xiaowan to come, Gu Nianbin couldn't say anything, he and Xia Xiaowan had nothing to do with it for a long time, but Xia Xiaowan and her mother became friends, but it was not for him to interfere.

As soon as Fang Yaru heard her son's attitude, she exploded on the spot and scolded Gu Nianbin, if it weren't for Gu Guangxian's kind words and persuasion next to her, she would definitely refuse to give up, with so much hope, she was only one step away from success, why did she give up all her efforts? But Gu Nianbin didn't go home often, she couldn't see anyone, and she had nothing to do, so she chatted with Gu Guangxian several times, saying that Gu Nianbin didn't know what to think, and such a good girl actually gave up. Gu Guangxian's health has not been very good recently, but he doesn't express his opinion when he listens, and Fang Yaru is not interesting to talk alone, so it slowly fades. In her heart, she was stunned, she really liked Xia Xiaowan, although Gu Nianbin made it clear, she always had a meager hope in her heart, so as soon as Xia Xiaowan mentioned the ancestral house, she immediately invited her to go with her.

The ancestral house of the Gu family is about 100 kilometers away from G City, Fenglei Town, which is an ancient town with a long history, beautiful mountains and rivers, simple folk customs, and very convenient transportation. Later, the government allocated funds to rebuild the ancient town, and developed it as a tourist attraction, and the town slowly became prosperous again, with shops on both sides of the street, still maintaining the antique style of the old days.

The ancestral house of the Gu family is in the southernmost part of the town, many years ago, the Gu family was the richest man here, more than half of the shops in the town, and countless fertile fields are owned by the Gu family, the ancestral house was re-expanded after the Gu family was made, connected to a large area of nearby mountains and waters, the scenery was unparalleled at that time, but unfortunately the family road fell in the middle, the shops and fertile fields were sold, and then the mountains and forests and waters belonged to the government, and only the ancestral house was left complete.

Fang Yaru asked Gu Nianbin to enter the house and had nothing else to do, just to let him take Xia Xiaowan around for a walk.

When Xia Xiaowan heard this, she hurriedly shook her head: "No, no, I'll just go by myself." Would such a big man still go away? ”

"That maybe," Fang Yaru said with a smile, "This house is like a labyrinth, don't talk about you, sometimes I get dizzy." ”

Gu Guangxian also said: "Yes, Nianbin, Xiaowan is a guest, and it's the first time to come, you can take her around." ”

As a gift of hospitality, it is actually understandable to lead the guests to visit the ancestral house, Gu Nianbin smiled and said to Xia Xiaowan: "Then please, it will really take some effort to walk through all these houses." ”

Seeing him say this, Xia Xiaowan had no choice but to smile and nod and follow him.

Fang Yaru sat on the carved mahogany sofa, looking at the backs of Gu Nianbin and Xia Xiaowan walking out side by side, and the smile on her face couldn't stop.

Gu Wenxian smiled and said, "I think you still don't give up." ”

"Don't you think?" Fang Yaru said: "What a match, I don't know what Nian Bin thinks, I agreed to date at the beginning, but now my attitude has changed again, where to find such a good girl, knowledgeable, educated, and top-notch, hey!" I'm scared! ”

"Let's worry less about snacks," Gu Guangxian said, "Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren." ”

"My sons are thirty-two, and if I don't hurry, when will I be able to hold my grandson!" Fang Yaru said and sighed again.

Gu Guangxian was not in good spirits, and he didn't bother to answer again.

Xia Xiaowan followed Gu Nianbin all the way, and found that this place was indeed like a maze as Fang Yaru said, there were doors everywhere, and all the porches were exactly the same, extending in all directions, if you were not careful, you would really get lost.

The antique mansion is all carved railings and paintings, the mahogany lacquer pillars can see the human figure, the quiet corridor is reflected in the pond in the courtyard, the small stone lion in front of the door is honest and lovely, the stone carving in the front yard is beautiful and beautiful, and the blue and simple bricks and tiles and the cornices stretching under the blue sky make people seem to be misplaced in time and space.

Xia Xiaowan walked all the way, breathtaking, and said to Gu Nianbin: "I really didn't expect your ancestral house to be so big and so beautiful!" ”

"It is said that it is a house with three out and three entrances in the third year," Gu Nianbin said: "In fact, it is smaller, and there are seven into eight points." I heard my father say that when my grandfather was still young, there were people living in every room here, there were groups of slaves, and the entry and exit were eight sedan chairs, hugging the front and back, and the neighbors were afraid to avoid it, and the scenery was infinite, but it was a pity that the family road fell into the middle of the road and became like this. ”

Xia Xiaowan's gaze withdrew from a carved window railing, and said with a smile: "It's not bad now, haven't you already carried forward the Gu family?" ”

"No matter how much money you make, your ancestors' family business can't be recovered, and it's in vain." Gu Nianbin breathed a sigh of relief.

Xia Xiaowan said, "Do you mean the Gu family's centennial building?" ”

"So you know." Gu Nianbin smiled bitterly: "That's a piece of my father's heart, and he always thinks that he can take back the building in his lifetime." It's a pity that now I don't even know who the owner is. ”

"Can't you find out your relationship?" Xia Xiaowan asked.

Gu Nianbin shook his head: "He is very low-key, he is entrusted to an intermediary, I have been investigating in the past few years, except that I know that he is not from G City, I don't know anything else." ”

"Or I'll let the family trust the relationship and help you ask, but you can't find out, I guess I won't have a show here."

"No need," Gu Nianbin said, "I'll just say it casually, you don't have to bother." ”

Xia Xiaowan nodded and continued to follow him. Gu Nianbin pushed open a wooden door, pointed to the empty courtyard and said, "This is the place where the family used to hold happy events and set up wine, and it is said that twenty tables can be placed. ”

This place is big, but can it really set twenty tables? Xia Xiaowan expressed her doubts, Gu Nianbin saw her confusion, and said: "Of course it's not the big round table like now, it used to be a square and eight immortal tables, and eight people sat at one table. Look at the bricks on the ground, when they were built, they were carefully measured according to the size of the feast. ”

Xia Xiaowan suddenly realized and sighed: "In the old days, people were more particular than modern people. Modern people set up a table, have a ball or something, just have an open space. ”

"Speaking of the ball," Xia Xiaowan continued, "I saw Du Xiaoxian at my cousin's coming-of-age dance last time. ”

"Oh? Is it? Gu Nianbin's light tone obviously didn't really want to go on.

Xia Xiaowan didn't seem to notice it, and said: "At first glance, I almost didn't recognize it, it looks like a different person." I really didn't expect her to dress up and be a little beauty. ”

Gu Nianbin snorted twice, "It's so-so." ”

"Her little boyfriend is also good, and he looks talented. The two of them stand together and are a good match. ”

The corners of Gu Nianbin's mouth raised, bringing out a shallow smile, "Do you think they are a good match?" ”

Xia Xiaowan said with a smile: "Not only do I think so, but their classmates also think the same, I heard my cousin say that they didn't get good for long, but they have a good relationship, and they often go in and out of pairs on campus." ”

"Really?" Gu Nianbin said lightly: "It's not good to study at a young age, but when it comes to falling in love, I have to talk to her." ”

Xia Xiaowan pretended to be surprised: "Why, don't you know at all?" I thought she told you! ”

"How could she tell me about such a thing?" Gu Nianbin stepped on a small pebble on the side of the road with his foot and said, "If you don't say it, I don't know." ”

"Yikes!" Xia Xiaowan stuck out her tongue, "Then I shouldn't say it, I ......"

"It's okay, and I want to thank you for telling me this." Gu Nianbin said and pointed to a door in front of him and said: "This is the back door, behind the door is the mountain, the mountains near here used to be our family, and then they were taken back by the government, and now I bought the mountain behind me again, built a road on it, built a pavilion, planted some ornamental trees, the scenery is not bad, do you want to go up and take a walk?" ”

There was a little invitation to ask in the words, but the tone was indifferent, Xia Xiaowan said: "You don't have to accompany me, I will go up and walk by myself, anyway, it's still early for dinner." ”

Gu Nianbin nodded and said hello, turned around and left. Xia Xiaowan looked at his back, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, very gentle, very demure, like a rose blooming in a dark corner.

Gu Nianbin sat on the corridor and smoked, the reflection of the carved window railing was reflected on the ground, bringing out the warmth and beauty of the old time, he looked at the wooden window railing along the reflection, the carved crane ring fairy pavilion, the one-legged crane, the pavilion around the clouds, complex and exquisite, such a window fence carved down I am afraid it will take a lot of effort! Gu Nianbin looked at the pattern with complex lines blankly, and suddenly felt like a mess in his heart, with a thousand clues, cutting constantly, and sorting out the mess......

He threw away his cigarette butt and sat silently for a while before getting up and going into the hall. Gu Guangxian was lying on the mahogany rocking chair with his eyes closed, and when Fang Yaru saw him coming back alone, she asked a little strangely, "What about Xiaowan?" ”

"She went up the mountain." Gu Nianbin sat down, took a sip of the tea handed by A Ling, and said, "I'll be back when it's time to eat." ”

"Oops!" Fang Yaru shouted: "How can you let her be alone, what if something happens?" She is a guest and a girl, so you should accompany her! ”

"The road on the mountain is not complicated, and it is easy to walk, what can happen?" Gu Nianbin lowered his head and drank tea calmly, ignoring his mother's fuss.

Fang Yaru glared at her son, and then saw that Gu Guangxian was still recuperating with his eyes closed, afraid of arguing with him, so he didn't say anything.

But until Xiao Bonian said that it was time to eat, Xia Xiaowan still didn't come back, Fang Yaru blamed Gu Nianbin: "What did I say, I haven't returned yet, go and find it, Lao Xiao, you also ask someone to go up the mountain to find it, don't really have anything wrong." ”

Gu Nianbin also felt strange, and hurriedly took people up the mountain to scatter to find it, and he walked halfway up the mountain before he saw Xia Xiaowan sitting on the ground with a painful face.