In the courtyard, Li Xiaozu, the eldest man of the Li family, had already stretched his neck under the corridor and waited, and when he saw Zhou entering the courtyard gate, he hurriedly greeted and picked her up, and helped her to sit on the kang with flattery, and smiled with concern: "Come back so late, A-Niang lost her temper again?" I've heard about the fifth sister's return, don't go to your heart, you're hungry, right? You drink a bowl of soup first to calm your breath, the food is cold, and I will let people heat it up. ”

"If you don't drink soup, I'm full of gas, and my feet are very sore, you rub it for me!" Zhou's voice was soft, and he rubbed Li Xiaozu with his feet coquettishly, Li Xiaozu smiled good-natured and was about to reach out to rub it, Xiao Mama coughed a few times, Zhou pouted at Xiao Mama, stretched out his hand and patted Li Xiaozu away and said, "I didn't let you really rub it, I'll talk about it." ”

"Then I'll rub it for you at night." Li Xiaozu glanced back at Mama Xiao, leaned over to Zhou's side, lowered his voice and smiled, Zhou's seemed to slanted at him with disgust, and let out a soft 'um' from his nose.

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A five-entry house in the north city, flowers and trees are sparse, carved beams and painted buildings, red lanterns are gently swayed by the wind, illuminating the silent courtyard, and the warm red light actually illuminates the courtyard with a winter cold.

On the landlord's compartment in the main courtyard, only a thin red candle was lit on the five-headed candlestick in the corner of the house, and the candlelight fell steadily on the new paper on the kang table on the appointment letter of the ministry, on the side of the kang, there was a middle-aged man sitting cross-legged, hanging his head and shoulders, motionless, opposite the middle-aged man, a young man in brocade clothes in his twenties was anxious and anxious, fidgeting and staring at the middle-aged man, and his handsome face was a little hideous.

"Daddy!" The son couldn't help but shout, the middle-aged man slowly raised his head, and the son picked up the appointment of the ministry and held it up in front of the middle-aged man, eagerly complaining: "Daddy, don't you think about your son?" This is the future of our son, and the future of our Huang family! You have been a slave and a servant and have worked hard for half your life, don't you just want to earn a future for the Huang family and your son, so that our Huang family will be stronger from generation to generation? Daddy!"

"The old lady treats us well...... the middle-aged man said with difficulty: "You let me think about it, you go out first, let me think about it." ”

The son held the appointment of the ministry with both hands, and suddenly knelt straight in front of the middle-aged man, looked up at his father and gritted his teeth and said: "Daddy, the son is your son, whether you agree or not, the son will never dare to complain, but this future is ...... If my son has no future, he might as well die!"

"You ......" The middle-aged man looked at his son anxiously and painfully, raised his hand weakly, and said in a hoarse voice: "You get up, the old lady treats us well, trust and reuse, not to mention, since your eldest father, you have given us a free membership, you can call slaves and maids to grow up, it is the grace of the old lady......"

"The two generations of Big Daddy and Daddy have made cows and horses for her, this is what we deserve, besides, the old lady is dead!" The son stared at his father and gritted his teeth and said, the middle-aged man held his head with both hands, the old lady treated the Huang family well, but she died, and her son had this appointment of Ningyuan County, with this start, the Huang family will also be the home of the eunuch in the future, that Li Wuniang...... In the past two years, she has sold seven or eight shops and pumped so much running water, where did the money go? Who's in charge of her? As the saying goes, once a son of heaven and a courtier, Li Wuniang is not an old lady after all, and the old lady is dead, so she can't blame herself......

"I ...... I resigned from this big treasurer, but we don't do anything else, we can't do anything else, and we can't break our conscience. The middle-aged man said with difficulty, his son's face was full of ecstasy, and he nodded like a fool: "Dai Ye said, as long as Daddy is willing to go with me, Dai Ye still wants to say a few words to you, just a few words, nothing else!" The son will go to invite Dai Ye. ”

Seeing his son running out in ecstasy, the middle-aged man sighed, looked up at the dark window, Li Wuniang is only thirteen, a girl's family, too much silver is not a good thing, she just doesn't leave, and she can't keep those shops for her, this business will wither sooner or later, what can you do as a manager? You can't blame yourself for this, besides, you are also a person with a family and children, who doesn't think about yourself first......

"Dai Ye, please!" The son respectfully let Dai Ye, who raised his chin up, the corners of his mouth down, and was dressed in a gorgeous costume, Dai Ye stood proudly in the room, put his hands behind his back, squinted his eyes and looked around first, the middle-aged man had already gotten off the kang, and politely bowed his hand and said, "Steward Dai, please take a seat." ”

"Shopkeeper Huang, please take a seat." Steward Dai said perfunctorily, sat down unceremoniously, touched a few pieces of paper from his arms, patted the kang table and pushed it in front of the shopkeeper Huang Da and said: "Please take a look at the shopkeeper Huang, if there is any omission, and who is available, please give the shopkeeper Huang some advice." ”

The shopkeeper Huang lowered his head and looked at the pieces of paper, scratched them a few times with his fingers and said, "These families have been out of the house for other families a few years ago," and pinched a few places with his fingernails and whispered: "I don't dare to say if I can use it, let's try it." ”

"Good! The shopkeeper Huang Da is really a cheerful person! In the next day, I will say a few words to the head of the house for the shopkeeper Huang, I don't know when the shopkeeper Huang plans to leave? When will I resign from your proprietor? ”

"I'll leave in ten days, and I'll leave before I leave, but it's just a piece of paper." Huang Da's shopkeeper's face was relaxed, and Steward Dai stood up with a smile, arched his hand casually and said: "Huang Da shopkeeper is a smart person who knows current affairs!" Well, I'm leaving, Huang Da's shopkeeper is going to the mountains and rivers here, and the future is bright!"

The shopkeeper Huang looked at his son who had sent Steward Dai back, sighed and ordered: "Quietly let people pack their luggage, the two houses in the capital have been sold, this capital, we will never come back." ”

Early the next morning, Li Tian stood under the porch and looked at the plum trees in the yard, and was hesitating whether to go over to ask Mrs. Yang for a goodbye, when the little girl Yinhua turned into the weeping flower door and reported: "Five ladies, the eldest lady of the Yu family has come to see you." Li Tian hurriedly greeted him along the eaves corridor, and before the two of them entered the house, he heard Lin Ke's crisp voice coming in from outside the weeping flower door: "The eldest sister of the Yu family has arrived?" She's so fast on her feet! I'm late again!"

The two stood at the door of the main house, and waited for Lin Ke to come in before entering the house together.

Lin Ke wrinkled his brows, looked around at the furnishings in the house, Yu Yaofang pulled Li Tian to sit on the kang, first reached out and touched the kang, and saw that it was just warm, so she asked the family with concern if Li Tian was okay? Did the sisters see it? Is it good to get along...... Like this, Lin Ke's houses turned around, jumped over and sat down next to Li Tian, listened to a few words, pulled Li Tian and said: "Tian'er, you are too cold in this house, when you are out of filial piety, let's arrange the layout together, by the way, there is one thing, I couldn't ask you yesterday, how did you know that they were going to set fire the night before?" ”

"I told you they were going to set fire?" Li Tian was angry and laughing, Yu Yaofang stretched out her hand and flicked Lin Ke's forehead and said, "Tian'er said that as long as there is something unusual, it will pass, how can it be said that it was set on fire?" ”

"That's what I mean, how do you know there's something out of the ordinary?" Lin Ke glanced at Yu Yaofang, shook Li Tian and asked, Li Tian sighed: "How do I know?" Just in case, when my grandmother was here, they hurt me more than once or twice, and now that my grandmother is gone, you can think about it with your heels, and you can think of it!"

Yu Yaofang's smiling eyes bent into one place, and Lin Ke muttered, "Your heels are more than I thought." Yu Yaofang laughed out loud, and Li Tian rolled her eyes at Lin Ke speechlessly.

The three of them were talking and laughing, when they heard Yinhua raise his voice at the door: "Fifth lady, fourth lady has come to see you." Li Tian was stunned, hurriedly motioned for the two to sit down, and lifted the curtain to welcome him out.

Li Yutang, the second concubine and the fourth lady, was dressed in a gorgeous and new pink and blue dress, and her face was described as a young version of the second wife, she turned her head and looked around while walking, and kept pouting, and when she saw Li Tianying coming out and standing at the door, she ignored her, only looked into the window, and said with a look of arrogance: "I heard that you have a guest here, which little lady is it?" I'm here to help you accompany the guests, don't be rude. ”

Li Tian sighed depressedly and secretly, this fourth sister is the same as her mother, bitter and stupid, stupid and stupid, but also consciously shrewd, this arrogant and proud to come to accompany her guests, it seems that she has the idea of befriending a noble girl.

Alas, Li Tian sighed secretly, and had no choice but to politely turn sideways and let Li Yutang and follow him into the house.