When they arrived at the main hall where the banquet was arranged, the old lady took the lead in taking a seat, and then everyone sat down.

Then the maids came out and brought out the dishes, all of which were carefully cooked, making people feel appetizing at a glance.

However, Zhuang Zhiyong and Wu Yuan were not in the mood for these delicacies.

Zhuang Zhiyong was worried about how to take Wu Yuan away, but Wu Yuan was worried that he didn't know how the old lady would send him after his uncle left.

Everyone was silently eating dinner.

Wu Zhonghe stood up with a smile and toasted, "Last time Brother Zhuang sent his sister-in-law back, I didn't have the opportunity to feast Brother Zhuang, this time I finally let the younger brother seize the opportunity to do some landlord friendship, this glass of wine I will toast Brother Zhuang with a lot of money and prosperity." ”

After speaking, Wu Zhonghe drank a full glass of wine, Zhuang Zhiyong looked at Wu Zhonghe's appearance, although he had disdain in his heart, he also drank it patiently, but his face was much colder.

Wu Zhonghe sat down with a smile.

Then Zhuang Zhiyong got up and toasted the old lady and said: "I came back in a hurry this time, and there are no good things for the old lady to enjoy, but I accidentally got a century-old ginseng, and I asked the old lady to smile." ”

After speaking, the subordinates who accompanied Zhuang Zhiyong respectfully presented the red lacquer gift box with both hands.

The old lady opened it with a smile and said, "I've bothered you!" It's hard for you to still miss my wife, so I accepted it unceremoniously, how is your mother's health? Are you okay? I haven't had time to see her for so long, and I don't like to go out and around anymore as I get older, and we two old sisters haven't talked together for a long time. ”

Mama Zhu, who was standing on the side, hurriedly took it over.

Zhuang Zhiyong replied respectfully: "Everything is fine with my mother, and when I came, I asked my little nephew to greet the old lady." ”

The old lady smiled, "Sit down and eat, don't be polite, it's the same as your own home." ”

Zhuang Zhiyong sat down respectfully at this time.

After dinner, Zhuang Zhiyong held the tea and looked at the Wu family silently.

Wu Yuan silently hung his head and pretended not to know anything, secretly saying in his heart that he was afraid that no one would be at ease with this dinner, and everyone had their own thoughts.

Zhuang Zhiyong thought for a while, and said tentatively: "Old lady, the little nephew wants to take Wu Yuan to stay at the banker's house for a few days, Wu Yuan is so big, he hasn't been to the banker's house yet, and his mother misses her very much." I wonder if the old lady can allow it? ”

Wu Zhonghe had just relaxed a little, and suddenly heard Zhuang Zhiyong mention the matter of taking Wu Yuan to the banker's house again, and his body couldn't help but tense up again.

The old lady smiled and took the tea handed by the maid, and it was justified to go to the dealer's house, after all, the old lady of the dealer was Wu Yuan's grandmother, and she was afraid that Zhuang Zhiyong would not send it back after taking Wu Yuan to the dealer's house.

Cui's brain turned quickly, if Wu Yuan went to the dealer's house, it would be really difficult for him to go to the dealer's house to talk about the marriage.

Zhou Biao is going to enter Beijing next year to take the exam, and seeing that he is about to enter the court as an official, Cui's father has high hopes for Zhou Biao, and Zhou Biao is greatly praised, saying that he is an outstanding talent of the Cui family in recent years, and he is bent on pulling Zhou Biao into Qin Xiangye's camp.

And Cui's has promised that Zhou Biao will give Wu Yuan's family affairs down, so that he can take the exam with peace of mind.

was interrupted by Zhuang Zhiyong like this, it seems that Wu Yuan's family affairs are really difficult to handle, and he is afraid that the dealer will block it.

The old lady smiled and said: "Naturally, Wu Yuan should have gone to your banker's house to see your mother, but she was young before, and I couldn't bear her to be tired, but now that she is older, her homework is complicated and she forgets the matter of going to the banker's house, fortunately you mentioned it, otherwise your mother will complain about my wife." ”

Wu Yuan looked up at his grandmother in some surprise, so he agreed, according to her thoughts, shouldn't she let herself set up a family affair and marry someone early?

Isn't grandmother afraid that she won't come back if she goes to the dealer's house?

Wu Yuan was puzzled.

Zhuang Zhiyong saw that the old lady happily agreed, so he showed a smile and told Chun Tao to clean up his things.

Wu Yuan thought for a while and said, "Since my granddaughter is going to live at my grandmother's house, there is one thing I want to tell my grandmother and second aunt here." ”

Cui Shi looked at Wu Yuan vigilantly, not knowing what tricks she would play in public.

Wu Yuan looked at Cui's appearance and said lightly: "Lilac has been languishing since she was beaten last time, and she told me in the past few days that she doesn't want to stay in Wu Mansion anymore and wants to go out of the mansion, she has informed her eldest brother outside to redeem her tomorrow, and asked her grandmother and second aunt to agree." ”

The old lady looked directly at Wu Yuan and said, "The maids in this mansion have signed a deed of sale, and it's not impossible to go out, let's talk about it when her brother comes." ”

Wu Yuan hurriedly said: "Lilac signed a living deed, she is an inferior maid, and she signed the year, I also thought that it was not easy for her to follow me, and her relatives were willing to take her back so I agreed." ”

"Since you have made a wish to your maid, then let her brother redeem it, there is no shortage of maids in the Wu Mansion, and when you come back from the banker's house, let your second aunt make up for the maid you lack, just after you go to the banker's house, let your second aunt Zhang Luo rearrange Zhuxuan for you, I was busy with your eldest brother's establishment of the sect in the past, and I haven't taken care of your affairs, it is our elders who are negligent." The old lady said with a smile.

Wu Yuan didn't even dare.

Zhuang Zhiyong's face was a little bad, but this was the Wu family's housework, and he didn't want to meddle and ask more.

Endured his dissatisfaction, Zhuang Zhiyong talked to everyone in the Wu family for a while, and then was taken to the wing room to rest.

Zhuang Zhiyong wanted to see how Wu Yuan lived now, so he proposed to let his subordinates take him over to see, and the subordinates showed a dilemma, Zhuang Zhiyong immediately put on a straight face, his face was cold, and the Wu family hurriedly led Zhuang Zhiyong over.

Walking through a dark path, it is a long dirt road, which leads to the lake, not even paved with floor tiles, all the way to Zhuxuan, Zhuang Zhiyong's robe is stained with mud.

Seeing the black light of Zhuxuan, Zhuang Zhiyong stood outside the courtyard and shouted a few times, only then did he see the candles in the house lit up, and Chun Tao came with a lantern.

Zhuang Zhiyong entered the hall, inspected the layout of the room, and couldn't help frowning.

It's really unreasonable, is this how the people of the Wu family treat Wu Yuan? It is the side rooms where the merchants who temporarily settle down are much more exquisite than this bamboo pavilion, which is like the girl's place to live, more like a small farm yard.

The gate outside was obviously freshly repaired, and the weeds in the yard had not been cleared, and the flowers and plants were sparse, let alone in the house.

Wu Yuan came out and saw his uncle's appearance and knew what he was thinking, and said lightly: "Uncle doesn't have to worry about these things, Wu Yuan doesn't think this place is bad, far away from the main courtyard, but much cleaner." ”

Zhuang Zhiyong sighed, looked at Wu Yuan, and seemed to see his sister Zhuang who left home and went to the capital.

The same look, the same indifference, the same perseverance.

Zhuang Zhiyong secretly thought, just go to the banker's house and then make plans.