Chunying remembered the fight between Man Ru and herself, although the other party behaved like the two had never had a quarrel afterward, but she couldn't let go of her guard. In addition, her mother had mentioned that Manru seemed to think she was dead, which made her even more angry.

Was the missing pearl flower related to Manru? Why did Zhou Nian suddenly ask her about Zhuhua? She obviously didn't bring beads that day, could it be that Manru quietly stole beads and threw them at the scene of the crime afterwards? But from the perspective of time, it is a little wrong.

Regardless of the facts, Chun Ying is very clear that she must definitely be on guard against Manru.

So, Widow Cui is coming to the door of the second uncle's house now, and she is still so sneaky, what are her plans? Could it be that she heard that she was not dead and hid at her second uncle's house, so she came to inquire? But what does this matter have to do with Manru? The second young master's ugly things are already known to everyone, she is not in the mansion, it makes no difference, Manru has been promoted to a first-class girl as she wished, what are you doing with her? Don't tell her that Manru is "guilty" again and wants to "make amends"!

Chunying looked at Widow Cui outside the crack in the door, she didn't seem to have any intention of leaving, she was still looking at the surrounding situation, and after a while, she went to knock on the door diagonally opposite. It was an empty house, and naturally no one answered. Widow Cui showed a look of hesitation on her face, and moved her feet into the alley, intending to knock on other doors.

She's going to knock on this, right? Chun Ying thought. After thinking about it, he turned around and beckoned to Hu Fei, who walked over suspiciously, and was about to ask: "How ......" was interrupted by Chunying's "shh

Chun Ying whispered in his ear, "Don't let that woman. People know I'm here. He pointed out the door again.

Hu Fei understood, straightened up, and Chunying quickly hidden. When he got to the door, the former opened the door with a squeak and walked out, looking around pretending to be surprised, and then asked with surprise: "Huh?" This aunt, are you knocking on the door? ”

Widow Cui didn't watch out for someone at the end of the alley who suddenly opened the door. The young man was talking, so he lowered his head first, blushed and squeaked a few times before asking, "I...... I'm here to find relatives, is there a family name here? ”

Who's related to you?! Chunying pursed her lips, saw Hu Fei squinting at her, nodded hurriedly, and Hu Fei said to Widow Cui: "Yes, yes, the one on the right behind the aunt is." Are you a relative of his? Unfortunately, he's not at home right now. ”

Widow Cui smiled unnaturally: "This ...... Little brother, may I ask what his family is recently. Isn't there a little girl? I...... I heard that his niece was coming, so I came over and asked......"

"Niece? Haven't heard of it. Huh? Hu Fei glanced at Chun Ying and lied in his mouth, "He has always lived alone." What kind of relative are you in his family? Leave your name and I'll tell him when he returns. ”

Widow Cui was a little panicked for a moment: "No...... No need. Little brother, you ...... Do you live here? She glanced at the courtyard wall next to her, "It doesn't seem like there's anyone living here...... Strange deserted ......"

"I live with the elderly." Hu Fei looked at her, his eyes rolled, "Usually it's colder, I heard that the neighbor is a businessman and does business outside all the year round, so I entrusted the house to a relative to take care of." Their relatives also come once every three to five days. Then he continued to ask: "What kind of relative is Uncle Lu?" He's coming back soon, would you like to come and sit down? ”

Chunying opened her mouth wide and shook her head vigorously at him, but Hu Fei didn't seem to see it, and even opened the door a little: "Come in and have a cup of tea?" Uncle Lu must be back soon. ”

Where did Widow Cui dare to enter the door and sit? only glanced at the scene behind the door, and saw that the house was not small, but the old paint on the door was mottled, and it was not painted with a new one. Looking at the other houses in the alley, the façade is not big, and the house must be very ordinary.

She thought: That rumor must be wrong, there are several families living here, no matter which house, it is not worthy of the identity of the eldest son of the Hou Mansion, it must have been arranged by someone randomly. Sister Man listened to who said nonsense, and asked her to inquire, she was a widow, and she recklessly ran to ask about Lu Er, in case Mrs. didn't get married, but instead caused others to gossip and tell her how to behave?

Thinking of this, she reluctantly squeezed out a smile and said to Hu Fei: "I'd better go back first, come back tomorrow, little brother, don't tell Lu Er, I'll say hello to him......" paused, with some doubts on her face, "This little brother ...... Have I seen you somewhere? ”

Chunying slandered behind the door: Isn't this a common pick-up trick used by playboys? Aunt Cui, what do you want to do to Brother Xiaofei?! But she immediately became alert, the time Hu Fei went to her compound, Widow Cui was in the house, right? Maybe she had seen Hu Fei at that time?!

Hu Fei was very calm: "Since you are Uncle Lu's relative, you must have seen it?" It's just that I don't remember anymore. ”

Widow Cui hesitated a little, and wanted to ask something more, but saw Hu Fei suddenly beckoning happily behind her: "Uncle Lu!" Your relatives are coming for you! I couldn't help but be surprised, and when I looked back, it was indeed Lu Er! She hurriedly raised her sleeves to cover her face, turned her back to avoid Second Uncle Lu, lowered her head and hurried away.

Second Uncle Lu frowned and watched her walk away, turned around and asked Hu Fei, "Who is that?" ”

Chunying came out from behind the door, ran to the alley quickly, carefully aimed at Widow Cui and walked away, before turning around and saying: "It's Aunt Cui who used to live in the same courtyard as my family, and her daughter Manru is at odds with me, so she is sneaky at the door of the second uncle's house, and I don't know what I want to do!" ”

Hu Fei explained all the conversations between himself and Widow Cui, and said: "I saw her eyes flickering, and I don't know what her intentions were, if it was ill-intentioned, wouldn't it hurt Uncle Lu?" I simply lied, but I didn't know if I could hide it. ”

Second Uncle Lu smiled: "Most likely!" Thank you so much, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have let her see the horse's feet. ”

Chunying gritted her teeth and said, "Man Ru also knew about the incident when I left the house, but we quarreled over that." Later, I came out, but she became the big girl in the third young master's courtyard, and the celebrity in front of his wife! I really don't understand, what did she call her mother to inquire?! Want to find me? What's in it for them?! ”

Second Uncle Lu smiled: "It may not be because of this, you don't care about her, just be careful about the door, and when others knock on the door, ignore him." If you really bump into it, you will say that the injury is healed and come to recuperate for a few days. He was a little worried, recently, the status of the eldest young master in the mansion has been steadily rising, and even the old lady has asked someone to hug her brother to play every day or two, and she is much more kind to the eldest young master, presumably the wife is unhappy, so she will call her cronies to inquire about the eldest young master, fortunately, when she bought the house in this alley, she did something to do it, otherwise she would really be scared by surprise.

But judging from her niece's daughter's words, Widow Cui may not have any good intentions towards her, and after thinking about it, Second Uncle Lu changed his words again: "Forget it, you go out carefully, go to Wei Gong Wei Po to pass the time, and it will be fine in a few days." ”

Chunying's eyes rolled, and she smiled: "Second uncle, Brother Xiaofei wants to do some small business and is planning to inquire about the market, shall I go with him?" Hire a pony carriage and I'll never just walk around! In this way, even if someone else uses tricks, I will not be plotted if I am not there? ”

Second Uncle Lu frowned, looked back at Hu Fei, who hurriedly lowered his head and said respectfully: "I thought that Sister Xiaochun was young and went to inquire about the news, others would not be more vigilant, if Uncle Lu felt inconvenient, forget it." ”

Second Uncle Lu thought for a while and said, "It's not impossible. Today, a friend told me that someone has been inquiring about you recently, and I am afraid that you have come to your house, and it is good for you to avoid it, but you should be careful outside, and you must come back before sunset. Then he turned to Chunying, "I'll go to your house later, and tell your mother to beware of Widow Cui, you follow Brother Hu out of the house, don't be naughty!" ”

Chunying was busy patting her chest and packing tickets, she was almost stuffy lately, and it was really good to be able to go out, as for Widow Cui? Let her go into the air!

When she got up early the next morning, Chunying cleaned up, broke up the little girl's iconic double-bearded hairstyle, combed two braids, only put on two silk flowers made by herself on the sideburns, put on the most expensive pair of silver earrings at hand, and then put on her newly made blue floral shirt, tied a blue cloth skirt, and wore newly made embroidered shoes.

The second uncle had already gone out, she took her belongings, went to the door and looked around carefully, then quickly closed the door and ran to the end of the alley to knock on the door, Wei Po welcomed her in with a smile, praised a few words, and asked her to find Hu Fei by herself.

When I arrived at Hu Fei's courtyard, the house was quiet, the door was hidden, but there was no sound inside. Chunying knocked on the door curiously: "Brother Xiaofei? Are you there? ”

"Here, come in, I'll be fine in no time." Hu Fei's voice came from the house.

Chunying pushed open the door and walked in, and saw him sitting by the window with his back to him, not knowing what he was doing, so he called him, who knew that he heard the sound and turned around, but she found that she recognized the wrong person, it was not Hu Fei, but a somewhat unfamiliar boy with an appearance between a teenager and a young man, at most seventeen or eighteen years old.

She hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I admit my mistake, may I ask Brother Xiaofei...... Little Feige?! The young man's smile was so familiar, it was clearly the Hu Fei she knew! She immediately understood: "You shaved your beard?!" "I didn't expect Hu Fei, who had shaved his beard, to be so young! She thought he was at least in his twenties!

Hu Fei's face was a little pale, and he said with a wry smile: "I used to learn to do business with my father, but when I was young, I was always looked down upon, so I simply grew a beard and looked more stable, but now it is convenient for others to recognize me, so it is better to shave." It's just that this is done in the middle of filial piety, which really shouldn't be ...... It's just that...... If I did, I wouldn't have thought of doing anything. I can't swallow that! He put down the razor and bronze mirror in his hand, and got up and walked to the offering table, where his father's tablet had been added in addition to his mother's. He knelt down in front of the offering table, his eyes fixed on the spiritual seat of his parents: "The child knows that he is not filial, and from today onwards, he will kneel here for two hours every night until the end of the hundred days, please forgive the child." After that, he solemnly kowtowed three times, and his forehead turned red.

Chunying's eyes widened, although she knew that the ancients had many rules, she didn't know that her parents were dead, and her son couldn't shave his beard! No wonder he has messy hair and a scumbag beard all these days. She hesitated for a moment, and whispered comforting: "Filial piety is not filial piety, as long as you are sincere, these are just forms...... The most important thing is that you live well, and your parents will be happy for you......"

Hu Fei stood up, turned around and smiled at her, walked to the basin and wiped his face with a wet hand towel, then threw down the hand towel and picked up the blanket: "Let's go, we have more things to do today!" ”

Chun Ying unfolded a smile: "Okay, let's go!" ”。.。