Seeing Eleven Niang hurriedly coming over, Xu Si hurriedly pushed away the crowd around him.

"Mother!" He opened his arms to hug his mother, and remembered that his father had repeatedly warned him not to grind in front of his mother like an unweaned child, so he immediately changed his robe to a flirtatious robe, "I'm back!" ”

knelt in front of Eleven Niang.

The room was full of people bowing their knees or bowing down, and the courtyard was filled with the sound of huo huo kneeling.

Because she had already seen her son before, Eleven Niang was a little less surprised and a little more happy.

She stepped forward with her son and asked him with a smile: "After the prisoner ceremony, Lord Gong handed over the handsome seal, why did you come back at this time?" Grandmother has asked several times! ”

Xu Sijin stood up and hugged his mother, and explained: "Master Gong left Beijing yesterday, he was the chief soldier of Guizhou, and he had some official matters to instruct me, and he was kind to me, so I sent Master Gong back!" ”

Eleven Niang nodded: "Let's go see Grandmother first." She let her son hold her, and while going to his wife, she talked to him, "When will you take office?" How many days can you stay at home? ”

When the officials issue official documents, they will indicate the time of arrival, and if they fail to meet the deadline, they will lose their official positions at least and suffer from prison at worst.

"The emperor has allowed me to stay at home for two days." Xu Si said solemnly, "You can take office before July 22. ”

There is a rule in the imperial court that those who are more than 2,000 miles away from Beijing will take up their posts within 15 days, and the officials will let Xu Sijin arrive 22 years ago, which is already very face-saving.

The official, the staff, the guard, the servant, the maid, the cook, the porter...... They all have to prepare for themselves, and they must be faithful and competent. Otherwise, he followed him to his office, did evil in the name of the master's family, bullied the people, and ruined his reputation, and was impeached by the imperial history is a small "careless, offended someone who should not be offended, and lost his future and even his life."

Xu Siyu said that at that time, the family usually paid attention, and with the help of Lord Xiang, as soon as the official document came, the person who went with him was immediately determined. The news of Xu Si's appointment as the commander-in-chief of Guizhou came too suddenly, and the family was not prepared at all. Although Xu Sijin is not afraid of offending people, if he harms the people or has a grudge with others, the gains outweigh the losses...... Eleven Niang asked Xu Lingyi to help give Brother Jin an idea, but Xu Lingyi said that if she wanted to ask Xu Sijin first, she also said that Xu Sijin was away from home, "If there are not even a few available people around, if you go to Guizhou, you will return, and if you don't go to Guizhou, you will come back!"

She was a little anxious about Xu Si, and was about to ask him, when Brother Xu, who was following them, suddenly jumped out.

"Sixth brother, I want to follow you to Guizhou." Xu Sichen didn't speak because of his mother's words, he didn't dare to make a sound, Brother Xu'er has always been close to Eleven Niang, and Eleven Niang is used to it casually, and in a hurry, he can't take care of much, "I also want to go to the guard like the sixth brother to fight and build a career with real skills!" He said, with an envious expression.

Brother Cheng was eager to try it for a long time, but he didn't dare to speak, and when he saw his brother speak, his courage also increased, "Sixth brother, you can follow me too!" I also want to go to Guizhou. ”

Xu Sijin was a little surprised, but quickly smiled: "Go into battle with father and son, fight tiger brothers." Of course I want you to go! I'm afraid that the fifth uncle and the fifth aunt will not agree! As long as the fifth uncle and the fifth aunt agree, I will take you to Guizhou. ”

The brothers cheered.

"It's all so big, why are you still screaming like a child and can't hold your breath?" The fifth lady suddenly walked out of the courtyard of Mrs. Tai and scolded her two sons, "Look at Brother Jin, "I am only two or three years older than you, but I am much calmer than you......"

Brother Xu'er and Brother Cheng'er's expressions became a little abrupt.

Eleven Niang was busy relieving the two of them: "Isn't this Brother Jin coming back?" The two brothers are also happy! ”

Xu Si stepped forward to salute the fifth lady shrewdly: "Fifth aunt, are you okay?" Last time, Brother Qi wrote to me, saying that you can't sleep well in the summer, and this is the height of summer, are you feeling better? I have a colleague who is from Hunan, and he said that the bamboo made of Junshan there is particularly cool, and I will ask him to come back next time, you can try it and see if it can be cooler! The fifth lady just saw that Xu Sijin became a general soldier at a young age, Brother Xu'er and Brother Cheng were still childish, afraid that he would look down on him, and he didn't really scold the two sons.

She said with a smile, "I'm bothering you", and then said to Xu Sijin and Eleven Niang: "Mother heard that Brother Jin is back, and she can't sit still for a moment, so she has to go to greet her."

The weather is too hot, and everyone is afraid to let Mrs. Tai go out, and I am about to go to see if Brother Jin'er has passed......" As he was speaking, there was a noise of warblers and swallows in the yard.

"Oops!" The fifth lady's face changed slightly, "It must be that the second sister-in-law couldn't stop the good ......."

Her voice did not fall: "Xu Sijin has already taken three steps and made two steps into the courtyard.

The crowd hurriedly followed.

The second lady and several maids beside Mrs. Tai were standing on the steps to stop Mrs. Tai, who was on crutches, to persuade her.

"Grandmother, grandmother!" , Xu Sijin ran over with a smoke, "I'm back!" "Ouch, ouch" Mrs. Tai hugged Xu Sijin, who was about to kowtow to her, "Our brother Jin is back!" As he spoke, as if he remembered something, he took two steps back and looked Xu Sijin up and down carefully, "I heard that you caught Duoyan, were you injured?" Eat enough in the barracks? Has Chang'an served you well? Is Gong Dongning good to you? You have made such a great contribution, what did the emperor say when he saw you? Sentence after sentence, he was very anxious, "Grandmother, I'm fine, don't worry." Xu Sijin said, rolled up his sleeves, revealing his strong arms, "Look, I don't look like I'm full?" Then he helped Mrs. Tai to the house, "The official department and the military department have already issued official documents, and I will arrive on the 22nd of this month, and I can stay at home for two days at most." In the past few years that I have been outside, I have dreamed about the braised lion head at home, you let the kitchen make a bowl of braised lion head first, and then I will ask if these are okay? ”

When Mrs. Tai heard that he could stay at home for two days at most, and she dreamed of eating braised lion's head, she was so distressed, where to ask about that, she took Xu Sijin's hand and immediately shouted to Luzhu, "Go quickly, the sixth young master wants to eat braised lion's head!" ”

The dew drops went away.

Mrs. Tai smiled with satisfaction, and sat on the big kang near the window of the banquet room with Xu Si in waiting.

Xu Sijin went to take Zhang Jinqi and sat in front of Mrs. Tai: "Grandmother, I found that you have a lot of white hair, didn't you drink walnut paste well?" ”

"Nonsense, why didn't I drink walnut paste properly?" Mrs. Tai frowned slightly, and immediately became worried, "I don't know why, there are more and more gray hairs." Your second aunt said, help me dye my hair, but once my hair is dyed, it grows white, but it is black and white, like a monster, so I simply let it go. "After speaking," he said worriedly, "Isn't my appearance scary?" ”

"How so?" Xu Si said seriously, "I look good." The silver light is shining, and it looks respectable at first glance. ”

Mrs. Tai smiled into a curved moon when she heard this, and said in a loud voice: "I think so too." It's just that everyone asked me to dye my hair, so I had to go with them! It's good that you're back, otherwise I wouldn't even have someone to speak for me! ”

What is this?

Everyone looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Xu Sijin picked up those interesting things in the barracks and told Mrs. Tai, Mrs. Tai couldn't laugh from ear to ear, and when Xu Lingyi took Xu Sijin to worship the ancestors, the third master and the third lady rushed over with their sons, daughters-in-law, and grandsons when they heard the news, and the people in the three rooms gathered at the Taifu, divided into men and women and set up six tables of banquets, and Amber led ten tables in the courtyard of Mrs. Tai to reward the head and face of the housekeeper mother and the big girl in the inner courtyard, led by the white manager in the huā hall of the outer courtyard to open more than 20 tables to reward the steward of the outer courtyard called the name, and the wine passed three rounds, Mr. Bai and several senior stewards came in to toast Xu Sijin, Mrs. Tai smiled and scolded Mr. Bai through the screen for not knowing how to be sympathetic, and Mr. Bai gaged and joked with Mrs. Tai there, causing a lot of laughter and laughter, making this midsummer night with a gentle evening breeze become warm.

After the banquet, the husband wanted to leave Xu Sijin to rest in her room. Xu Lingyi naturally did not object, and explained a few words to Xu Si, and everyone dispersed.

Eleven Niang and Xu Lingyi talked about Xu Si's promise to Brother Xu'er and Brother Cheng to go to Guizhou: "...... I don't know if the five brothers and sisters are reluctant to give up their children! I was reluctant to do it anyway. Xu Lingyi smiled when she heard this: "As a mother, who doesn't want to tie her child to the waistband of her trousers?" Danyang is naturally reluctant. But this matter is related to the child's future, and it is not something she is willing to give up. What's more, there is also the old Marquis Sun, and the prince of Dingnan Hou is not a foolish person, and he will not let Danyang Hu come! ”

"Then you are going to ask Old Hou Ye to come forward?"

"Let's see what happens tomorrow!" , Xu Lingyi said, ", Danyang may not be unable to figure it out! ”

The two of them stopped gossiping.

Early the next morning, Amber quietly told Eleven Niang: "The fifth lady, there was a lot of trouble all night last night. said that the seventh young master and the eighth young master were going to Guizhou, and the fifth lady said that the seventh young master was the eldest son and wanted to stay at home, and only agreed to let the eighth young master follow, but the seventh young master was not convinced, and shouted to tell the old marquis Sun! Makes the fifth lady angry enough! This is also human nature.

The eldest son can be gracious, so naturally he has to find a way for the second son.

Thinking about it, Xu Si came to greet them.

"Daddy, can you help me find a staff member?" , he asked Xu Lingyi for help straight to the point, "There are also a few people around me, and it is not a problem to be a guard, a servant, or even a porter or a cook, but it is a little difficult to be a staff member!" "And said," Master Gong also asked me about this when he was leaving, and I thought that he had someone recommend it to me, but who knew but just asked. I look at him like that, it's not that there is no candidate, I'm afraid it's for fear that I'm too careful and avoid suspicion! "So what do you mean? Xu Lingyi asked him leisurely.! ~！