Although the Zhuangzi of the Huo family is a rural place, it is not built in accordance with the garden style commonly used by large households in the south of the Yangtze River, but it is quite freewheeling, full of pastoral atmosphere, but leisurely.

Song Song and Song Shen were both here for the first time, and when they saw that there was a screen in the open hall used by the Huo family to entertain them, it was not wood or jade, it looked like it was bamboo, but if they looked closely, it didn't look like it, and the two couldn't help but take a few more looks.

Song Sanye saw the absent-minded appearance of the two brothers with the peripheral vision of his eyes, his brows moved, he was a half-old man and Huo Jiu What to say, there was nothing to say to each other, the two brothers should have spoken, but these two people stared at the screen of others.

He coughed dryly, Song Song and Song Shen came to their senses, and Song Sanye smiled at Huo Roufeng and said, "You are of the same age, so you will be closer in the future." ”

He said to the two brothers again: "It is rare for the ninth prince to come to Wuxi to live for a few days, you two are elder brothers, take him to the city for a walk." ”

The two said yes again and again, and chatted with Huo Roufeng about the customs, Song Shen saw that Huo Roufeng's hair was still half-wet, so he asked, "Is the ninth prince good at swimming in the water?" ”

Huo Roufeng smiled: "I just learned it a few days ago, are the two Song brothers also good at this?" Another day? ”

A trace of flush flashed across Song Song's white jade-like face, he hurriedly shook his head, pointed at Song Shen and said, "I won't, the sixth brother has learned." ”

Song Shen said with a smile: "Last year, I followed the housekeeper to collect the accounts, and in the summer, it was hot, so everyone went into the water to take a shower, and I learned it as soon as I came and went, but I was not good at it, but the kung fu of the three-legged cat, and I asked the ninth prince to teach me." ”

Huo Roufeng waved his hand: "I can't talk about teaching, I've only learned it for a few days, my family has encircled a place on the lake, and it's clean, if Song Liugongzi is interested, let's make an appointment and go into the water and walk around?" ”

Song Sanye was overjoyed next to him, the second brother was right, if it comes to dealing with people, Brother Shen is much stronger than Brother Song, just look at the present, it is only a few words, Huo Jiu took the initiative to invite.

He hurriedly said to Song Shen: "The things in the shop are just a few of your brothers, isn't it okay the day after tomorrow?" Come, all of you, and the young men will come out and walk more, and see for a long time. ”

Hearing this, Song Shen said to Huo Roufeng: "Then it's decided, there's nothing to do the day after tomorrow, my third brother and I can come over, how do you think the ninth son?" ”

Huo Roufeng's heart was already like a mirror, and the Song family saw Zhanhuai, so they painted a scoop according to the gourd, followed the example, and sent two friends to themselves.

She showed a silly white and sweet smile and said to Song Shen: "Okay, I won't go anywhere the day after tomorrow, just wait for Third Brother Song and Sixth Brother Song in Zhuangzi." ”

A few people chatted for a while, and talked about the customs of Wuxi, which restaurant has good dishes, which street has more shops, and half an hour later, Song Sanye took Song Song and Song Shen and left Huojia Zhuangzi satisfied.

As soon as they left, the little guy outside ran over: "Ninth Master, those two beside Yang Gongzi...... The two women, dressed in men's clothes, came. ”

Huo Roufeng couldn't help but want to laugh, not everyone is suitable for women to dress as men, just like her, since she was a child, no one has ever doubted her gender. But the two women beside Zhanhuai could be seen at a glance that they were women dressed as men.

When Hua Sanniang and Hua Siniang came in, Huo Roufeng was sitting under the wisteria trellis.

Huo Roufeng sat on the stone bench, her two little legs dangling in the air, and Xiao Ye was feeding her the peeled apples piece by piece.

Hua Sanniang and Hua Siniang gave her a salute, Hua Siniang said: "Huo Jiuye, thank you for your care, my grandfather lived well in the city and played well, as a thank you gift, he asked people to prepare a banquet and singing and dancing, and sent it to Zhuangzi the day after tomorrow, and asked Huo Jiuye to smile." ”

Huo Roufeng snorted, I will send it the day after tomorrow, you will let someone report it today, why are you doing? Are you still afraid that I won't accept it?

Who doesn't want to give it away for free? Shouldn't you be so slammering, eat and live for nothing, and give back some favors?

"Okay, it just so happens that I also have a friend who comes to the door the day after tomorrow, since Yang Gongzi wants to send a banquet and singing and dancing, then I will save another sum, thank you for me."

After speaking, Huo Roufeng waved at the Hua family sisters, looking like I won't reward if you don't leave.

The Hua sisters came out of the Huo family Zhuangzi, and the two looked at each other.

Hua Siniang asked Hua Sanniang: "Why did you say that the fifth master asked us to run?" Could it be that he thought Huo Jiu would be polite? ”

Hua Sanniang burst out laughing: "You, isn't it clear how many years you've been waiting for the fifth master?" Since the fourth master passed away, the fifth master has not had any playmates, alas, even the fourth master is several years older than the fifth master, the fifth master is so big, there is only such a little friend as Huo Jiuye, he just wants to tease Huo Jiuye, there is no other meaning. ”

Hua Siniang snorted: "Huo Jiu is so old, he can't even eat, I've seen it a few times, and I've let the maid feed it, such an embroidered pillow, where is it worthy of being a playmate with the fifth master." ”

Hua Sanniang glanced at her: "Okay, this is not something we can manage, let's bring the words and go back to the errand." ”

As soon as the Hua sisters left, Huo Roufeng jumped down from the stone bench and said to Xiao Ye: "Let's go, let's see if Huo Xi's family has come back." ”

Huo Xi's family has returned to her parents' house, she is a child of the family, and Lao Tzu's mother is working in the Huo family, managing a bamboo forest twenty miles away.

Two days ago, Huo Roufeng said that he wanted to eat spring bamboo shoots, and Huo Xi's family went back to dig bamboo shoots today.

In the evening, Huo Roufeng watched the mother-in-law peel bamboo shoots while listening to the news sent by Zhang Shengping's nephew.

Fu Mingyang was taken to the inn by Yang Gongzi's people, and he didn't come out again, and the people in the inn heard Fu Mingyang's cry for help at first, but then there was no sound. Not only had he seen Fu Mingyang, but even the two brothers beside Yang Gongzi had never seen him. Yang Gongzi took the man named Lang Qing around the street every day, mainly to inquire about rice grain, and now it is rumored on the street that he is a member of the Yang family in Luoyang, and also said that the Yang family wants to meddle in the Wuxi rice market. ”

"Luoyang Yang family?" Huo Roufeng thought about it, and seemed to have heard her sister talk about it, but she was far away in Luoyang, and she didn't move around much with Jiangnan.

Lin Wensheng interjected on the side: "The business of the Yang family in Luoyang is very large, in addition to the rice shop and the wine shop, and the wine and vinegar bureau in the palace are also doing business, although there is no Ming Wenming purpose, it can be regarded as half an imperial businessman." ”

Huo Roufeng nodded and asked, "When my father was alive, did he have a relationship with the Yang family in Luoyang?" ”

Lin Wensheng recalled carefully, but he couldn't remember, he said: "The little one has been in Zhuangzi all the time, and he knows very little about the master's business outside, but the Cui Da shopkeeper of our Yongfeng Wuxi branch followed the master to the north and south, and the small one went to the city to ask Cui Da shopkeeper." ”