The cold rain wet the delicate flowers in the garden, and the ground was full of residual flowers and leaves.

In the long corridor, the thin boy stared at the slanting wind and rain outside the corridor in a daze.

Xu Qinghe looked at the railing, the sky was gray and dark at the four corners, and the rain was dripping. She turned her head to look at the young man's melancholy side face, and said softly: "Ah Jin, if you want to cry, cry out!" The rain is loud, and my uncle can't hear it......"

Su Jin shook her head, "I can't cry." ”

A cool breeze with moisture wafted through the corridor.

"I heard that you haven't been to the county school for the past two days?" Xu Qinghe was blown by the cold wind, looked at the unconscious young man, and asked.

Su Jin glanced at her cousin and said, "I have already taken leave with the teacher." My father is now very ill, and I should be at the bedside. ”

Xu Qinghe said softly: "Ah Jin, I found you a new playmate, although he is younger than you, he has a docile temperament, is well-behaved and cute, and you will have to take care of him more in the county school in the future." ”

Su Jin frowned, "Cousin, I've grown up, what do I want my playmate to do!" I have to be busy studying hard in the county school, and I have time to take care of the children. ”

"Don't be in a hurry to refuse! When the time comes, I will take you to get to know him, and maybe you will be happy to take care of him. Xu Qinghe said with a smile, and said in his heart: I didn't see that you were always alone, alone, and you didn't make a friend in the county school, so I tried my best to help you......

Su Jin was silent, he seemed to know why his cousin said this, "Okay, when the time comes, please ask my cousin to introduce you." ”

"Originally, Xu Sheng and you were the same age, and they knew each other when they were young, but the two of you had a temper and never played together, otherwise you also have a confidant and friend in the county school...... Xu Qinghe said regretfully.

Su Jin frowned when she heard her cousin talk about Xu Sheng, "Cousin, he often fights and fights in the county school, and the division commander can't help him, so he doesn't care about him now." The two of us sometimes meet on the road, and we are strangers. ”

Xu Qinghe sighed, "The upper beam is not right, and the lower beam is crooked." I just hope that he won't do some murder and arson, and don't endanger the reputation of the Xu Mansion, and I am satisfied. ”

"Is he still living in the Xu Mansion?" Su Jin asked.

Xu Qinghe shook his head, "He moved to the west of the city with his second uncle, and I can't keep it." Xu Sheng is afraid that he will not be able to enter the official career in the future. Looking at his polite and childish little cousin, he asked, "Are you going to take the exam next year?" ”

Su Jin was in a trance for a moment, "If I'm lucky, I'll participate." ”

Xu Qinghe was silent for a moment and patted the young man's thin shoulder, "Everything will be fine." ”

At this time, Mrs. Xu came out of the bedroom, stood at the door, saw two figures in the corridor, one tall and one short, and shouted, "Qinghe, come here!" ”

The two people in the corridor looked over in unison when they heard the voice, and saw Mrs. Xu standing at the door, waving to them.

Xu Qinghe looked sideways at the young man beside him and asked, "Uncle is afraid that he has something to say to me, you go and talk to your aunt!" ”

Su Jin nodded.

Xu Qinghe entered the bedroom, sat down on the edge of the bed, and asked softly, "Uncle, do you feel better?" ”

Su Zhe smiled and said, "It's okay, don't worry about me." What have you been up to lately? ”

"Quanpinju was busy for a while when it first opened, and now the business is hot, so there is nothing to worry about." Xu Qinghe happily replied, "Uncle, Quanpinju has earned more than 1,000 taels of silver in half a month after it opened, and according to this momentum, the profit in a year is enough for several cloth villages." ”

Su Zhe looked at Xu Qinghe with a smile and said her business experience with a bright face, and asked with satisfaction: "Qinghe, have you planned for the future?" ”

Xu Qinghe replied without thinking: "Of course there is!" I want to expand the business of Xu Mansion to Xingyuan Mansion, and even the entire Jiannan Dao! Even if you are poor for a lifetime, you can only do it......"

Su Zhe praised, "Good ambition!" Uncle believes you can do it! ”

"If only my uncle can understand me and support me-" Xu Qinghe's eyes lit up, and after a while, they dimmed, "I talked about this with my mother, and she always had a grudge, thinking that I was a fool and dreaming, so it was better to find a Langjun to marry early......"

Su Zhe smiled and persuaded: "Your mother is just anxious about your life's events. Uncle asks you, do you still have no plans for this now? ”

Xu Qinghe was stunned and said, "I think this kind of thing should be followed by fate, and I can't force it." ”

Looking at her uncle's kind and peaceful eyes, she continued: "Uncle, in fact, I am a little afraid of getting married. ”

"Why?" Su Zhe was slightly surprised.

"I'm afraid that after getting married, I won't be able to show my face, I can't have my own pursuits, I can only stay in the deep house compound, teach my husband and children, and serve my in-laws." Xu Qinghe said slowly.

She didn't want to live that kind of life, she wanted to fly, fly to different places to see......

She wants to earn money, earn a lot of silver, and then travel to the mountains and rivers and live a leisurely life......

Su Zhe smiled comfortably, "Qinghe, do whatever you want." Someday, there will be someone who will support you and let you be free from the stereotypes of the world......"

"Will there be someone like that?" Xu Qinghe looked confused.

Su Zhe nodded, "Uncle said that there is, then there will definitely be." ”

Xu Qinghe smiled, "Well, my uncle never lied to me. Then I was earning money while waiting for that person to appear. ”

Su Zhe smiled and narrowed his eyes and asked, "Did Lord Shen move next door to your house?" ”

Xu Qinghe heard his uncle suddenly talk about this, and asked puzzledly, "Why did uncle ask about this?" Yesterday, together with my brother-in-law, I accompanied Lord Shen to visit his new mansion. ”

"Uncle, the new Thorn Mansion is extremely wide, and the inside is completely new, which is very different from the previous Liu Mansion!" Xu Qinghe praised.

Su Zhe asked her, "Qinghe, are you afraid of Lord Shen?" ”

Xu Qinghe said embarrassedly: "It stands to reason that he is an official, I am a people, and I should be in awe in my heart." But he is also good friends with his brother-in-law, and he usually does not show off when they meet, so I forgot his identity and was less in awe. My mother had already reprimanded me for this. ”

After listening to this, Su Zhe asked again: "Then what do you think of him?" ”

Xu Qinghe's mind suddenly appeared with the majestic figure of the man, and the scenes that occurred in the heavy rain that day, and replied softly: "He...... Very good......"

Su Zhe smiled approvingly when he heard this, "If you have a good impression, your uncle will be relieved." ”

"Huh?" Xu Qinghe was stunned, what did his uncle mean by this?

"Lord Shen is ambitious, if you want to expand your business in the future, you must rely on his power a lot. When Lord Shen moves to the Assassin's Mansion and is close to the water, you must make friends with him. Although you can build a bridge from it by berthing a boat, it can't compare to your own friendship with Lord Shen. Do you understand what your uncle said? ”

Xu Qinghe pondered in his heart, nodded with a smile, "I understand, thank you uncle for your advice!" ”