Chunying's heart was messy. I didn't know what to do with this for a while.

This young man is a bit like Hu Peng, and it is very likely that he is the sister-in-law born to Hu Peng's retired Yuan Partner! I remember that it seems to be called Brother Zong. When she first met Hu Fei during the Lantern Festival, Hu Fei "grabbed" the lantern one step ahead of her, which was to be given to her little nephew. It's been more than ten years, and the child back then should have been very young, and now he should be a teenager.

When Hu Fei had not returned to Daming, she had seen Hu Peng's family outside Liushuzhuang, and there was no such boy among the people at that time, and she didn't know where he went. After Hu Fei knew about this, she didn't mention it, she thought that the child was taken care of. But if it was really him she met now, what had happened in the past few years?

The young man saw that Chunying had been staring at him, and he was a little at a loss. The coachman didn't wait for the hostess to speak, and he didn't dare to scold without permission, but just frowned and scolded him: "You rushed out without looking at the situation on the road, what if you really hit it?!" That's a copper coin, it won't be crushed by the car, can't you wait for our car to pass and then run to pick it up?! Now you're almost hurt. Our grandmother was so scared that she almost fell! If there is a good one, our uncle will not spare you! ”

The young man shrank his neck in fear, as if he had made up his mind, and suddenly fell to his knees with a thud, and said in fear: "I didn't see your car run out!" I didn't mean to do it! Young grandma, you have a lot of adults, spare me! I will repay you by being a cow and a horse in my next life! You are a living bodhisattva! You are a nobleman! The kindest of all! You are the fairy of the Nine Heavens, the Guanyin who saves the suffering, please spare me......" A long list of compliments and pleadings blurted out, not even breathing, but the eyes were still dull, but the speech was extremely slippery, as if he was used to it. Chunying's face gradually became difficult to look at - this kid ...... How did it come to this? Hu Fei struggled to make a living in the market after being kicked out of his home, and he was still polite, but he didn't learn these words!

Passers-by were attracted by this scene and gathered one after another. Seeing that the situation was not good, Chunying hurriedly said to the coachman: "Park the car on the side of the road and call the child to come and talk." ”

The coachman did as he was told, but the young man hesitated and refused to come closer, with vigilance and hesitation in his eyes, and his mouth still kept reading: "You are a nobleman, a noble man on the high, I am the little stone in the mud, the dead branches and leaves on the side of the road, don't you see like me......" The corner of his eyes glanced to both sides, as if he was planning the way to escape.

"Who taught you this?!" Chun Ying interrupted him. His eyes were only fixed on him, "I didn't say anything, you just knelt down and threw this big string of words over first, what do you think I will do?!" Why don't you get me up soon?! Don't you know the saying 'a man has gold under his knees'?! ”

The young man was stunned, stopped, lowered his head and did not speak.

A woman was squeezed out of the crowd, and when she saw the young man kneeling on the ground, she scolded loudly: "I just told you to pick up some money, and when you turn around, you will cause trouble for me!" Can't you stop for a while?! Don't talk about eating rice all day long, and see me get into trouble every day! Hit the young man twice, and then apologized to Chunying with a shy face: "Did he scare you?" The small one will make amends to you, you can beat or scold him, but if he hurts someone or breaks something, we can......'t afford to pay for it."

Xiao Xiang couldn't see it, and asked her with a sneer: "You mean, as long as you don't ask you to pay the silver, we can beat and scold him as much as we want?" Who is he?! ”

The woman rubbed her hands a little uncomfortably: "He's me...... My nephew ......"

The boy quickly looked up at her, his eyes reddened, and he held back. He lowered his head again.

Chun Ying had already recognized the woman, who was clearly the girl Ah Fan who had waited for Hu Fei back then! It's just that the other party obviously didn't recognize her. At this time, she was already 100% sure of the young man's identity, and she was even more angry with Ah Fan's attitude. Although Ah Fan has married outside, speaking of which, this young man was also her old master, right? Now it's beating and scolding, what?! That's still a child!

However, thinking of Hu Peng's attitude towards their servants back then, with Ah Fan's character, he naturally would not have pity for his son, so Chunying didn't say much, just said: "I see that this kid speaks very well, and his mouth is sweet, and I am lacking a messenger at home, so ask him to go back with me." ”

The boy looked up at her in surprise, thinking back to what she had just said, thoughtfully.

Ah Fan hesitated, she glanced at the young man, and said hesitantly: "This is my nephew, I ...... I'm not going to sell him into slavery......"

When Chun Ying heard this, her expression slowed down a little: "I didn't want to buy him, I just wanted to hire him to do some work." If you want to, the wages are easy to say. But don't be too greedy, there are many clever boys in the capital! I don't necessarily have to have him! ”

Before Ah Fan could make up his mind, the young man spoke first: "I am willing!" As long as my grandmother is willing to give me a bite to eat, I can do anything! Ah Fan was taken aback: "...... you" lowered his voice, "Little master, are you crazy?!" It's a slave to man! The young man lowered his head and just didn't look at her: "This grandmother is a kind person, I am willing to go with her!" Ah Fan was so anxious that he stomped his feet: "No! You can't go! Stretching out his hand to hit, the boy hurriedly dodged. ran to Chunying's carriage and knelt down and said, "Grandma took me there!" Ah Fan was so anxious that he stomped his feet: "Are you against the sky?!" The wings are stiff, aren't they?! You didn't have anywhere to go, but I was kind enough to take you in! ”

Passers-by whispered: "No wonder this kid would rather be a little servant......"

"Isn't it? It's beating and scolding......"

"I seem to have heard her call out to that young master just now? Amazing! Is it a slave who deceives his master? ”

"Oh, even if it's really his aunt, isn't it a good thing that someone is willing to hire that child to work without having to sell his body......"

"This woman also said that her nephew eats rice, and now that people are going to earn money, she still refuses, there must be a cat ......"

A Fan broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead, shrunk his head and approached the young man and pulled his sleeve: "Come back with me!" I won't hit you in the future! The boy just stared at Chunying.

Chunying didn't want to stay and let people watch, so she asked the coachman to pick him up, lowered the curtain, and didn't look at Ah Fan's anxious appearance of wanting to talk but not knowing what to say. The coachman said happily: "Boy, you are blessed, our uncle and grandmother are the most lenient!" With that, he grabbed him by the collar and grabbed him onto the board, flicked the whip, and walked away, leaving Ah Fan to shout angrily on the spot.

When she got home, Chunying called a manservant who was on an errand in the front yard and pointed to the young man: "You take him to wash, and then change him into a set of clean clothes, and speak softer." Then he said to Xiao Xiang: "You go and tell the kitchen to get him some food, don't be too greasy." Lighter. Then he turned back to the young man and said, "You go and clean up, and we will have to make up our minds about the future." The young man wanted to kneel again, but she hurriedly stopped her, frowned, and said: "When I didn't ask you to kneel, don't always kneel around, so that people will look down on you first when they see you!" Our family doesn't pay attention to these rules, you have to salute, just do it! The boy hesitated, stooped down, and went down with the manservant.

Chunying hurriedly arrived at the main house and asked people to find Mo Han. told him about the young man, and said, "I don't know if he recognizes you, but you better don't talk to him first, and wait for Brother Xiaofei to come back." ”

Mo Han sighed in surprise: "I heard that Young Master Hu gave him to the fourth old lady to raise, that old lady has a good character, but I didn't expect him to fall into this field." It's right that grandma doesn't recognize him, he has a father like that, and he doesn't know what kind of character he has been up and down all these years, in case he has a bad temper like his father, but he will get into trouble! It's just that what does the uncle say? ”

"He hasn't come back yet?" Chunying thought for a while, "It stands to reason that he should have finished his errands a long time ago, but now the sun is about to go down, and if he is delayed until this time, I am afraid that something will happen, you go to the place where the Hu family lives, if there is anything that can help, and then tell him this matter quietly, let him inquire about what's going on in the Hu family?" No matter how downtrod his family is, there are still a lot of uncles and brothers, who did not let the children live on the streets, and called the old servants to bully and scold! ”

Mo Han answered, Chunying sat down and frowned and thought for a while, then put the matter aside for the time being, changed her clothes, and watched her son go.

Brother Dai hadn't seen his parents all day, and he was angry, twisting his little body and refusing to pay attention to her, only playing with his little wooden balls, small wooden horses, and the baby bear and tiger dolls that Chunying made for him. Chunying coaxed him for a long time, and then he showed his smiling face again, carrying the wooden horse in one hand and the tiger baby in the other, running around on the kang with his farts upside down, unable to stand for a while, falling on the thick cotton mat, and then struggling to get up and run again. Grinning little mouth. A few newly erupted teeth stand out.

Chunying looked at her son's cute appearance, and her heart softened. Thinking of Brother Zong, I couldn't help but sigh secretly. No matter what the reason for him to get to where he is today, it comes down to his father. If it weren't for Hu Peng's desire to abandon the Yuan match and send away his relatives and children in order to cling to the powerful, why would Brother Zong be exiled? And Hu Peng tried his best, but he just gave all his family property to the powerful, and in the end, he was so burdened that he lost his status as an imperial businessman for generations, and he was completely reduced to a deflated three. His wife who married only gave birth to a daughter, and as soon as his mother's family fell, he was snubbed, and now he has returned to his parents' house with the child on his own, Hu Peng only has a concubine and two concubines in front of him, and the former is still a person who hooks up everywhere! I wonder if he will have a trace of regret when he recalls the past? If he hadn't divorced his wife and married another man, at most he would not have been as beautiful as his father when he was alive, but as long as he managed it well, he would not be an imperial businessman, and he would also be a rich man!

Therefore, it is better to be a man and accumulate virtue, and if you do things too much, you will also cut off your own back road.

Chunying thought about it again and again, and silently made a decision in her heart.

She put aside her worries and happily played with her son for most of the hour, and when she saw that he seemed to be a little hungry, she ordered someone to make minced porridge and add a small bowl of stewed vegetables. There was a commotion in the front yard, and Xiaoxiang came to report: "Uncle is back!" Chun Ying hurriedly greeted him, and when she saw Hu Fei's eyebrows frowning slightly, she hurriedly asked, "What's going on?" ”

Hu Fei ripped off his belt, Chun Ying hurriedly took off his coat for him, took a home robe made of muslin cloth and put it on for him, gave him fragrant tea, handed his son to the nurse and hugged him, waved his hand to let the girls go down, and then sat down opposite Hu Fei and asked, "Isn't things going well?" ”

Hu Fei gritted his teeth and said: "There are a few brainless old men who refuse to remove Hu Peng from the clan!" They said that his father was a descendant, and Hu Peng was the only son-in-law of his old man, and there was no evidence to prove that he really committed the crime of killing his father back then, so he couldn't be dismissed! If it weren't for the new patriarch on my side, they wouldn't even agree to let me go back to the clan!" **, they are good bullies when I am?! Annoyed me and told them to walk around without eating! ”

Chunying thought for a while and said, "They made the decision to go out back then, and it was really not easy for them to change their minds." Even if all the blame is placed on the previous patriarchs, it is useless for them not to cooperate. Are there any conditions for those people? Knowing that you are now developed, you want to take advantage of the opportunity? ”

Hu Fei sneered: "What are the conditions?" They just want people to see, even if I'm developed, I have to listen to them! If they don't nod, I'll still be a ghost! ”

Chunying frowned, and suddenly smiled: "Have you told them that you only went to the Wenjun Palace's mansion yesterday to accompany the prince for a day?" ”

Hu Fei was stunned and thoughtful: "They already knew that I had a relationship with my father-in-law......

"Maybe the weight of a clan prince is not heavy. There are few clans in power today. Chunying stroked her sideburns, "Then you can reveal it, and the relationship with the palace is good." The Hu family used to be imperial merchants, so they should know how important the backers in the palace are, right? ”

Hu Fei's heart moved: "Yes, I haven't seen Hu Neijian since I returned to Beijing!" I just went to the celebrant to say hello. ”

Chun Ying glanced at him: "You are also stupid!" Why be too kind to deal with that kind of person? Even if they remain unmoved, I am convinced. If they are the kind of people who have the heart to cling, you can also take the opportunity to deter them, lest they step on your head when you return to the clan in the future! ”

Hu Fei smiled and reached over the table to shake Chunying's hand: "Good lady, you are really my virtuous helper!" ”

Chun Ying patted his hand, retracted his hand, and said angrily: "I see that you are angry for a while, so you can't even think of such a simple method!" Those people in the Hu clan, although they have heard that you are developed for a long time, they have not yet intuitively understood what kind of majestic method you are. After all, it is an elder, so you can come out with some filial piety and give them an understanding. ”

Hu Fei smiled and nodded: "That's a good point." Since I'm not what I used to be, why do I have to walk at night?! Are they still the little concubines who could only be mermaids back then?! ”

Chunying bowed her head and said: "If they still don't eat soft and hard, they can't bend their might, and they can't move their wealth and wealth, which is also admirable." Our purpose is to allow the mother to enter the ancestral tomb of the Hu family, as long as the patriarch is convinced, this matter should not be a problem. As for the other ......" paused, "Brother Zong'er's child, have you heard Mo Han say it?" ”

Hu Fei's expression suddenly became a little subtle: "I really don't know what to do with this child...... I hate his father deeply, and I complained that he ** never said a word of love to me for my mother back then, but thinking that they were also pitiful people, I couldn't make up my mind, it was really ......" He sighed a little embarrassed, looked up and said: "Three years ago, when I entered Beijing with the mission, I heard from the people in the clan that he lived with the fourth old lady, and when Hu Peng left Beijing, he didn't know him at all, and the fourth old lady was entangled by Hu Peng's creditors and lost a lot of silver, so his life was a little sad, but on the whole, he didn't have to worry about food and clothing, So I didn't pay much attention to it. I was also taken aback when I heard Mo Han's report, and asked the patriarch privately, only to know that after the fourth old lady passed away the year before last, the people in the fourth room treated Brother Zong as a slave, and the child couldn't stand it and escaped. No one in the Hu clan asked more. Unexpectedly, he went to Ah Fan's place. ”

Chunying said: "I saw that Ah Fan beat and scolded him, but it was not too much to insist on not letting him sell himself into slavery, so I didn't care about her." It's just that how to deal with this child's affairs, do you have any ideas? ”

Hu Fei frowned, and Chun Ying persuaded: "I have an idea, but I don't know what you think?" Hu Fei hurriedly asked: "Say it quickly!" ”

"Those old men of the Hu family, didn't they say that your father's lineage can't be broken, so you can't get rid of Hu Peng's genealogy?"

Hu Fei seemed to understand a little: "You mean ......?"

"Brother Zong is your father's eldest grandson! It's good for him to inherit your father's branch! As for people like Hu Peng, they deserve to be expelled from the Hu family! They said that there was no evidence to prove that he had made a mistake back then, so let's talk about his collusion and rebellion against the party! With such a charge, could it be that the people of the Hu clan still want to die for him, and would rather risk the whole clan?! ”

Hu Fei smiled: "But he was not convicted back then......" He slapped his high-fives, "But this kind of person is the most disgusting thing today!" ”

Chunying nodded with satisfaction: "I don't believe it, there is no one in the Hu clan who wants to study and take the imperial examination!" With a traitor, it is difficult for the children of the Hu family to even marry a good family, right? Just tell them these words! Then he changed his tone, "It's about you re-entering the Hu family genealogy...... If you enter, you will enter, but do you have to listen to the patriarchs from now on? Can't we open another one ourselves? Usually, we spend our days in the south of the Yangtze River, and we don't deal with the Hu clan in the capital. Your ancestors also started their own families, right? Can't you be filial to your ancestors and start your own sect? ”

Hu Fei frowned, gritted his teeth, and slapped his thigh: "That's it!" Who is impatient to listen to them?! Am I living too comfortably and finding myself a group of ancestors?! And when my father's and mother's affairs are done, my name will return to the family tree, and then let Brother Zong'er correct his name, and I will not look at their faces again! He turned his head to look at Chun Ying, and suddenly smiled: "Speaking of which, if I become an ancestor, you will be the ancestor's grandmother?!" Grandma grandpa, come, let's go see our little nephew! ”

Chunying's face was embarrassed, and as soon as she was distracted, she was grabbed by him and dragged to the front yard.

(Out of the door, late to come back...... ）。.。