As soon as he woke up, it was very cold outside the quilt, and Cheng Xi didn't bother to get up, so he sat in the quilt and asked Xu Lan who entered the door, "Is there something wrong with coming here?" ”

Xu Lan first glanced at Xu Sanlang who was standing aside, and then stammered, "Just, I'll come and see you." ”

Xu Sanlang estimated that Xu Lan was because he was not good at talking and wanted to let him leave first, but he was not at ease to leave Cheng Xi alone and stay alone with Xu Lan, for fear that Cheng Xi would suffer Xu Lan's loss.

Cheng Xi looked at Xu Lan with a look of something to say, thinking that she was the only sister of the Xu family's eldest brother who was good to Xu Sanlang, Cheng Xi's heart was a little tolerant of her, and the expression on his face was a lot gentler, he reached out and patted the side of his bed, and said, "Come and sit." ”

Xu Lan was not polite, and sat down on the edge of the bed, just looking like she wanted to speak and stopped, and looked up at Xu Sanlang from time to time.

Xu Sanlang looked at Xu Lan as if he was looking for trouble with Cheng Xi, plus he also thought of Cheng Xi's combat effectiveness, even his most powerful grandmother was not Cheng Xi's opponent, and Xu Lan, a little girl, was afraid that she wouldn't be able to make any waves in Cheng Xi's hands, but she was a lot more relieved, so she said to Cheng Xi, "I'll go out and have a look." Then he turned and walked out the door.

Cheng Xi had already seen that Xu Lan had something to say, but because Xu Sanlang was present, it was difficult to speak, and as soon as Xu Sanlang left, Cheng Xi said, "Say what you want to say." ”

Xu Lan was sure that Xu Saburo was leaving, so she lowered her head and blushed and whispered, "I want to ask you to help." ”

Cheng Xi was very curious, this Xu Lan found herself, what help did she ask herself, wouldn't it be inseparable from Yu Zhaocai, thinking in her heart, she also asked at the same time, "What's the help?" ”

Sure enough, Xu Lan responded, "Can you introduce me to Yu Gongzi." ”

Cheng Xi frowned slightly and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to help you with this matter." ”

Xu Lan heard Cheng Xi's words, looked up at Cheng Xi with slightly red eyes, and said angrily, "Are you, do you also think that just like me, you are not worthy of someone like Yu Gongzi at all?" ”

Cheng Xi looked at Xu Lan with a devastated look, and sighed in response, "I don't think so, but it is impossible for you to be with Yu Gongzi, you also saw the woman next to Yu Gongzi that day, Yu Gongzi likes her at all, why do you want to go up again and find yourself bored?" ”

Xu Lan heard Cheng Xi's words, her eyes turned even redder, and she said in a choked tone, "My mother told me, and I know it, but my father and fourth uncle discussed with my grandmother that they planned to give me to that rich man as a concubine, if this is the case, I, I might as well go and be a concubine for Yu Gongzi." ”

Cheng Xi was speechless when he heard it, and felt more and more that this Xu family was ruthless and shameless, and he couldn't look down on this Xu Wenyu, and he actually wanted to use his niece to take care of his future, and he was really unscrupulous in order to climb up.

Xu Lan looked at Cheng Xi and said pleadingly, "You must help me, I heard that the person that the fourth uncle found for me is fifty or sixty years old, I don't want to marry an old man, or be a concubine, my mother said that she has no choice, my brother is also gone, and no one can help me." ”

While saying that Xu Lan was already in tears, Cheng Xi remembered Xu Lan who he had seen before, with a proud face, and he was afraid that he was still dreaming unrealistic dreams, and then looked at Xu Lan today, he was afraid that he would finally see the cruelty of reality, sighed, and said with a slight warning, "If you want me to help you, you can also put away those careful thoughts and small calculations in the past, some things can be obtained through your own efforts, not the same as being obtained by calculation, even if you get it by calculation, Are you sure it's going to be yours forever? The twisted melon is not sweet, some things, you don't have to force it too much, as long as you put yourself in the right position, what you want to work hard for, what should belong to you, will eventually belong to you. ”

Xu Lan sobbed and said, "But I'm just a woman, and I don't know anything, what can I get no matter how hard I try?" ”

For this kind of feudal idea, Cheng Xi rolled his eyes speechlessly and corrected, "What's wrong with the woman?" Women also have hands, feet and brains, so why do they have to pin their hopes on men who don't have more hands and brains than women? ”

Xu Lan was afraid that she would have run out of options, otherwise she would not have asked Cheng Xi, who she had never looked down on, and nodded in response, "As long as you help me leave the Xu family, I will listen to you in the future, and I will do whatever you ask me to do." ”

Cheng Xi waved his hand, "That's not necessary, but your previous careful thinking and calculations should be put away earlier, if you go out again, don't blame me for sending you back." ”

Xu Lan saw that Cheng Xi actually agreed to take her away, and said excitedly, "Definitely not, as long as you can take me away, I will listen to you." ”

Cheng Xi looked at Xu Lan's performance, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "You just tell the Xu family, I promised to send you to Yu Zhaocai's side, as for how to behave, you don't need me to teach you, right?" ”

Xu Lan's face was slightly red and said excitedly, "I know what to do." ”

Cheng Xi hurriedly continued, "Don't think about what you don't have, saying that I sent you to Yu Zhaocai's side is just an excuse to take you away, I forgot what I said just now?" ”

A hint of gloom flashed on Xu Lan's face, and finally nodded obediently.

Cheng Xi waved his hand, "Let's go, we estimate that we will leave after the New Year, you should also pack up earlier, and by the way, quietly tell your mother, we will go to see your brother after the New Year and see if she needs us to take it." ”

Xu Lan said excitedly, "I'll go now." ”

Cheng Xi hurriedly reminded, "Don't let people find out the clues." ”

Xu Lan reacted at this time, she was too excited, and she hurriedly cleaned up her expression, and then left from the east chamber, and met Xu Sanlang who was wandering around at will in the courtyard, Xu Lan called out "Third Brother" with rare enthusiasm, which made Xu Sanlang a little flattered, this cousin used to use her nostrils to him, where would she greet him, and now she suddenly has such a cordial attitude towards him, this is really the first time in history.

Xu Saburo entered the house, shut the cold wind out of the door, sat on the edge of the bed, and said to Cheng Xi, who was still lazily nestled in the quilt and didn't want to move, "What did you just say?" Why do I think Xu Lan seems to be a different person? ”

Cheng Xi didn't intend to hide it from Xu Sanlang, so he curled his lips and responded, "It's really a family, this grandmother of yours, and a few uncles, are really a virtue, and they actually want to give Xu Lan to an old man as a concubine, and it's a shame that they came up with it." ”

Xu Sanlang also frowned slightly when he heard this, thinking about Xu Lan's expression when he left just now, and he looked very happy, and his brows furrowed even tighter, "Xu Lan won't come to show off to you, right?" ”

Cheng Xi glanced at Xu Sanlang speechlessly, "If you let you marry an old man in his seventies and eighties as a concubine, can you show off everywhere?" ”

Xu Saburo muttered in a low voice, "I'm not a woman. ”

Cheng Xi cut off and continued, "Xu Lan came to beg me to help her leave the Xu family, I saw that Xu Lan was not bad, not to the point of hopelessness, so I agreed, isn't this still your eldest brother's sister-in-law." ”

Xu Sanlang heard Cheng Xi's words, and said in surprise, "You want to take Xu Lan away?" How is this possible? ”

Cheng Xi responded, "Why is it impossible, don't the people of this Xu family want Xu Lan to climb the high branches, I will give them a chance to climb the high branches, I don't believe they can refuse, as for whether they can climb it, that's another story." ”

Xu Sanlang was not stupid in the first place, but he had little knowledge, and then he went to the restaurant in the county town, and he got along with Cheng Xi for a long time, and his brain was a lot more flexible.

Neither of them wanted to face the people of the Xu family, so they planned to spend the afternoon in this room, and they didn't want to be too old for a while, so the old lady Xu came over with Xu Sanlang's uncle Xu Wenqiang.

Cheng Xi, who had been nesting in the bed, had to get up to greet the two even if he was reluctant.

When she sat down at the table in the room, Mrs. Xu looked around, and then said, "Why didn't you even bring some tea?" Boss, ask your daughter-in-law to send some tea and a charcoal brazier in a while, there is no kang here, how can you live in this cold house? ”

Then he turned his head to Cheng Xi and asked with concern, "Is the quilt thick enough?" Will it be cold when covered? If you feel cold, I'll have someone bring you a new bed. ”

Cheng Xi looked at the old lady in front of him, who was originally incompatible with him, and suddenly cared so much about himself, he really felt very awkward, but he still dealt with it hypocritically, and he didn't refuse to just answer, "Thank you, grandma." ”

Mrs. Xu said with a smile, "It's all my own family, what is polite, if you need anything, tell me as soon as possible." ”

Xu Wenqiang on the side couldn't wait, and as soon as Mrs. Xu finished speaking, she asked, "I heard my Lan girl say that you plan to send her to Yu Gongzi, but is it true?" ”

Cheng Xi nodded, looking at the reactions of the two people in front of him, and despised this person in his heart, he was a villain who sold women for glory.

Xu Wenqiang's next words made Cheng Xi refresh the lower limit of his cognition of this person, not only a villain, but also a greedy villain, only to hear Xu Wenqiang speak, "Then when will Yu Gongzi come to the door to propose?" ”

Cheng Xi said with a smile, "Uncle is thinking too much?" Who is Yu Gongzi? Can you come to a portal like ours to propose? It would be good to be able to keep Xu Lan by his side. ”

The old lady, who has been getting more and more inflated recently, heard Cheng Xi's words, but she felt very uncomfortable in her heart, but she still tried to maintain a calm tone and said, "My Xu family is not so bad, but there is also an official in the county government in the family." ”