The development of things, of course, is not as bloody as Xiaoru imagined, this young man just said a few jokes like a gentleman, and he didn't dare to move his hands and feet, Lou Yi didn't have time to get angry, and an old man with a gray beard and a little hunched back came out of the door, and dragged the young man.

"Young master, Madame commanded, you are not allowed to leave the door for half a step for three days, and the master will come to test your homework in three days......

The old man seemed to have a headache and dragged the young man to chatter, but the young man's face was full of unwillingness, "Old Liu Tou'er, don't worry too much, the young master has been very lucky recently, and when I win the money, I will come back to buy you wine to drink." After all, he was young, and his strength was much greater than that of the old man, and as soon as he struggled, he broke free from the old man's grip, and despite the old man's bitter face, he waved his hand, and ran away in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Ru was stunned for a long time, and when she saw the hunchbacked old man shaking his head and sighing and walking back, she hurriedly shouted: "Steward Liu......"

When the old man heard the scream, he was very surprised, his body paused, he looked back suddenly, looked at Xiao Ru in amazement, and after a long time, he hesitated and said, "Little lady Ru'er?" ”

"The old butler doesn't recognize me?" Xiao Ru blinked and smiled, "I remember when I was a child, I liked to eat sugar gourds made by the old housekeeper the most." ”

As soon as she said this, she vaguely remembered that when she was still young, every year before the Chinese New Year, Steward Liu made a lot of delicious snacks, especially sugar gourds, which were the best, more flavorful than those sold on the street, not only did she like them, but her mother also loved to eat.

The bright red sugar gourd has now become a rare good memory of childhood......

"Oh, it's really a little lady back." The old man's eyes widened in a daze, his cloudy eyes flashed with a little crystal tears, but there was an indelible smile on the corner of his mouth, and he murmured, "The little lady has grown up, and she really looks like a lady...... It's these eyes, a little like the old man...... Hurry, hurry, come in quickly......"

Lou Yi explained that Jiang Tian took Fu'er, parked the carriage, and took Xiaoru into the courtyard gate with Steward Liu.

The Gao family has changed a lot, it is still the house that is not small in the four entrances, but the flowers and trees that flourished in the past are gone, the yard seems to be a little defeated, and the stone steps on the walls are dyed with moss.

Xiaoru sighed in her heart, so that when she saw Zhang's in the hall, she was inevitably a little distracted, and waited until Zhang's asked a few words coldly, is the road safe? Ordinary words such as life can go well, only then did he suddenly come back to his senses, and remembered to ask Jiang Tian to bring the gift prepared by his mother-in-law, present the gift list, and respectfully give the Zhang family a salute.

I have to say that although Xiaoru has tried to streamline as much as possible, her mother-in-law has watched it, after all, she doesn't dare to go too far, and the three big cars of things are still neatly piled up in the yard for half of the yard.

Zhang saw these gifts, especially the fine furs there were sixteen boxes, wolf skins, leopard skins, bear skins, tiger skins, fox skins, and even mink skins, in addition to old wine, processed bacon, a lot of precious medicinal materials, small jewelry with unique styles, new clothes, gold and silver coins made into animals or melons and fruits, these things, if they were placed on the market, thousands of taels of silver were available, and in an instant, his eyes were a little straight, and he was looking at Xiaoru and her husband at this time.

At the beginning, Zhang felt that Xiaoru was not doing well, the clothes she wore when she went out were all half-new, and her husband was wearing a short shirt, so she really didn't look like a person with any status......

But now I look at it, I feel very different, Xiao Ru's clothes, are pink, milky white pipa sleeves twelve jacket skirts, with slender leather waist, palace silk decorated with mutton fat white jade, the style is extremely novel, and Lou Yi is a short shirt, but the material is the best material, the whole person seems to be extraordinary, according to Xiao Ru's words, Lou Yi, who was raised by the national teacher Gongsun Zhi, can definitely be called a sentence, gentleman is square, warm as jade.

Zhang's eyes rolled, and he didn't think of anything in his heart, and immediately looked eager, took Xiaoru's hand, and made a motherly gesture, shushing the cold and asking for warmth, looking closer than Xiaoru's mother.

Seeing her like this, Xiao Ru couldn't help but be a little stunned, this Zhang ...... has also changed, the years have added traces to her face, she is not yet forty, she looks like she is in her forties, almost fifty years old, only between her eyebrows, how much can you see the style of her youth, in fact, Zhang's family used to be very beautiful, otherwise, she would not have fascinated her father.

Seeing Zhang's philistine face, I remembered that seven years ago, although this person was not good to her, but the graceful temperament is still there, and she is also a little innocent and girlish...... Two attitudes, one cold and one enthusiastic, changed so quickly, Xiaoru lowered her head and frowned, she rarely disliked individuals, but it was difficult to show her liking for this stepmother.

"Sister Xiaoru, uncle, your brother is now studying in the room, preparing to participate in next year's college exam, Master Cen said, his knowledge is enough, hey, my mother is counting on Yu'er to be able to take the exam next year, and she will be able to make a name for herself in the future, come, meet your sister first, Mother Liu, go and call Sister Yun."

After a while, a girl wearing a lake-colored skirt walked in the door, Xiaoru looked up, her first reaction, she couldn't help pouting, she remembered that her sister was two years younger than herself, and she was eighteen years old this year, but she was extremely slender and weak, and she was too petite...... What's more, my sister is still wrapped in a pair of small feet that are only half the size of a palm.

I can't help but feel a little sarcastic in my heart, Zhang's is also stupid, how can her girl develop this virtue, is she having an enmity with her own daughter!

In fact, since the establishment of the Xia Dynasty, the new emperor had ordered that women were strictly forbidden to bind their feet, and many old scholars who thought they were Confucian orthodoxy had objected greatly, but the new emperor said - whoever of you is against it will go and try it, and it will all stop, at that time, Xiaoru did not understand much about the new emperor's other new policy decisions, and was very grateful for this, but how many years have this been, how can there be people who have not let go of their feet!

Under the guidance of Zhang's family, Gao Yun said hello to Xiao Ru, and said a few words, he was very dull, and he also had a small family spirit, Xiao Ru's impression that Gao Yun was a little lively in the past, and he was also a clever girl, but now, he can't see it.

Xiao Ru talked to her sister and stepmother lightly, and her face was passable, but she was cold, I believe that Zhang could feel it clearly, but even so, her face did not change at all, and she showed great affection to Xiao Ru.

A room full of people were talking with their hearts, but before it was time to start dinner in the evening, Steward Liu suddenly stumbled into the house, panting and moaning, "Madam...... Madame is terrible, young master, young master, he and the son of the Li family have a fight......"