In the study of Xufu, the sunlight spills into the room, which is bright and transparent.

Xu Qinghe sat on the circle chair and shouted loudly: "A-Yao! A-Yao! ”

Xu Yao heard the voice and hurriedly rushed in, "Miss, what are your orders?" ”

"Pack your bags, I'm going to Xingyuan Mansion tomorrow." Xu Qinghe said.

"Huh?" Xu Yao exclaimed, why did Miss suddenly want to go to Xingyuan Mansion?

Xu Qingyao said again: "You and Uncle Xu will go with me." Go pack up and leave tomorrow. Remember to bring the colorful glass bowl in the storeroom. ”

Xu Yao nodded stupidly and hurriedly went down to prepare.

The next day, a dark blue carriage sped out of the city.

From Meizhou to Xingyuanfu, it takes a day for a fast horse to gallop. Xu Qinghe and the others hurried non-stop, and finally entered the city at the moment when the city gate was closed.

The night was dark, the streets were dark, and occasionally a few barking dogs could be heard.

Xu Ya drove the carriage to the door of the fifth house in Lihua Lane, Xu Yao helped Xu Qinghe get out of the carriage, the two stood and waited, Xu Ya went forward to knock on the copper ring on the door, and waited for almost half an hour before the lights inside turned on.

"Who? In the middle of the night, I didn't let people sleep! The man who opened the door shouted with half-open eyes. When he saw the three people outside the door, he immediately sneered: "Why did Miss come here in the middle of the night?" Please come in, the deeper the exposure, the cold, it will not be good. ”

The one who opened the door was called Xu Jiu, who specialized in taking care of the only house that the Xu family had purchased in Xingyuan Mansion.

Xu Qinghe entered the house without saying a word.

Xu Jiu and Xu Ya went to carry their luggage, and Xu Yao hurriedly went to the kitchen to boil water for the young lady to wash.

Xu Qinghe sat on the edge of the bed, looked at the familiar furnishings in the room, and sighed in his heart that there was really no change at all.

In the past, every time I came to Xingyuan Mansion with my father to discuss business, I lived in an inn.

She always complained that the inn was full of people, and the quilt was torn and dirty, and her father bought this small mansion with the hard-earned 10,000 taels of silver in order to coax her.

She happily stayed with her father for one night and returned to Meizhou the next day.

Soon after her father died, she never came here again.

Xu Yao came in with hot water, and found that the young lady was sitting on the edge of the bed crying, so she hurriedly put down the basin, "Miss, what's wrong?" Why do you cry? ”

Xu Qinghe woke up from his memories, wiped away the tears on his face, and said lightly: "It's okay." I remembered the scene when my father treated me in the past, and I felt a little sad. ”

Xu Yao lifted Xu Qinghe's feet, took off his shoes and socks, soaked them in hot water, and whispered: "Actually, when A-Yao came in just now, she also remembered the master. Although this house only lived for one night, it left the mark of the Xu family everywhere. ”

Xu Qinghe nodded, smiled slightly, looked at the maid who was squatting on the ground and serving him to wash his feet, and said softly: "You also go to wash and rest early." I'll just do it myself. ”

Xu Yao raised his head and smiled, "It's not bad for a while." ”

Xu Qinghe cleaned his face, soaked his feet, and then lay down in the quilt, seeing that Xu Yao was still cleaning up the bits and pieces, he said loudly: "Ming'er will clean up again, go to sleep." ”

Xu Yao had no choice but to put down the things in his hand, quit, close the door, and go to rest.

The most lively part of Xingyuan Mansion is the Colony Street, as the name suggests, there are many shops on the street, and there are all department stores, which is the place where merchants from Jiannan Road gather. At the end of the street, it is close to the City God Temple, where many small stalls and vendors gather, and it is even more lively when it comes to the temple fair.

Xu Qinghe took Xu Yao and walked leisurely on the breeding street.

"Miss, there's a ready-to-wear shop in front, let's go in and have a look!" Xu Yao said excitedly.

The clothes of Xingyuan Mansion have always been more exquisite than those of the local states.

Xu Qinghe nodded, and the group entered the ready-to-wear shop, Xu Yao was suddenly dazzled by all kinds of exquisite clothes, and whispered excitedly: "Miss, there are so many beautiful clothes!" ”

There was a young lady in a gorgeous dress standing in front of the counter, followed by a personal maid, who seemed to hear Xu Yao's admiration, and muttered with disdain, "Where did you come from, a wild girl in the countryside!" ”

Xu Qing and the master and servant didn't hear it, and they were still strolling around the store.

Xu Qinghe saw that there were no patterns on many clothes in Meizhou City, so he thought about writing them down, and he might be able to make a small profit when he turned around.

The two of them walked around the shop three times, and the guys who followed were so dry that they didn't buy a single piece of clothing.

When the maid at the counter saw this, she openly laughed and said, "What kind of shop do you have without money?" Shame. ”

Xu Qinghe looked around and made sure that she was the only one in the shop, and then he was sure that the maid was talking about their master and servant.

Xu Yao heard what the maid said, and asked stupidly: "Are you talking about us?" ”

The maid looked at Xu Yao's puzzled look, snorted, and said disdainfully: "What a poor and sour girl!" ”

Xu Yao understood now, her eyes were red, she pulled Xu Qinghe's sleeve, and said aggrievedly: "Miss, she scolded Ah Yao!" ”

Xu Qinghe touched the stupid girl's head and comforted: "It's okay, you are smarter than her, she is richer than you, the two are offset, don't care." ”

When the young lady heard this, she turned around, but she was a young and beautiful woman, who looked no more than thirteen or fourteen years old.

She frowned and reprimanded in a low voice: "Xiaozhu, don't apologize to this sister yet!"

Xu Qinghe had the heart to say a few words in return, but seeing that the young lady was so young, it was not easy to care. smiled at the moment and said, "A little quarrel, it's okay." ”

The young lady bowed, thanked her, and went out, the maid Xiaozhu glared at Xu Yao, and then hurriedly picked up the clothes she had just bought and went out.

Xu Yao looked at the green cloth clothes on her body, and then looked at the light green dress worn by the young lady, without a trace of embroidery decoration, the style was simple, no wonder she was ridiculed for being poor and sour.

The shopkeeper sighed on the side, "Your master and servant are fortunate to have escaped a catastrophe. ”

Xu Qinghe was uncomfortable listening to this, and asked, "Shopkeeper, what do you mean by this?" ”

The guy next to him explained: "It was the second daughter of Lord Yin Liu who went out just now. ”

Xu Qinghe suddenly turned out to be a young lady from a high-ranking official's family, and she really couldn't afford to provoke a small person like her.

When the guy saw Xu Yao's frightened face, he even gossiped: "Maybe in the future, it will be the eldest daughter-in-law of Lord Shen who is very rich!" ”

Xu Qinghe smiled lightly, but Xu Yao's eyes were full of envy.

The guy said again: "Although Lord Shen's eldest son is a seven-grade county commander in Meizhou, he will definitely return to Xingyuan Mansion to take over his father's position in a few years. ”

Xu Yao's eyes widened in surprise.

The guy was still gossiping, and the shopkeeper shouted, "Do what you do, go to work!" ”

The guy winced, walked to the side, and looked back at Xu Yao's stunned appearance, thinking it was very cute.

Xu Yao tugged on Xu Qinghe's sleeve and said in a low voice: "Miss, it turns out that Lord Shen's family is so powerful!" ”

Xu Qinghe also knew about Shen Ye's family background, and he was slightly surprised, but quickly adapted to it.

Thinking that the county zun is now twenty and two, and wants to marry a girl who is almost ten years younger than himself, he actually feels a little sympathetic.