Hong Zheyan saw that the mother-in-law was kind and kind-eyed, and she was very polite, so she hurriedly stepped forward to give a salute and said: "The next three people have come from afar, and they are coming for a happy event in the village, and there is a lot of trouble, and they also ask the eldest lady to guide the path to the Confucian Mansion." ”

The mother-in-law smiled and said, "I see that the little brother is a talent, and his appearance is extremely good, didn't he come to find the eldest lady of the Kong family?"

Hong Zheyan was stunned for a moment, thinking that the mother-in-law was right to say this, and didn't know how to answer.

Chao Kun laughed on the side and said, "This lady is right, we are here for Miss Kong's personal affairs." He was so frightened that the little girl next to him hid behind her mother-in-law and whispered: "Grandma, this person looks so fierce, so scary!"

The mother-in-law stroked her granddaughter's hair and said with a smile: "Qing'er is not afraid, this uncle just speaks louder, and there is grandma here, so don't be afraid." He turned back to Hong Zheyan and said: "The Kong family is the head of this village, everyone here knows it, you go all the way along this road, and then turn to the right two times, you can see the gate of the Confucian Mansion." It's just that there are more distant visitors in Bailu Village recently, and under normal circumstances, the housekeeper will arrange to rest at various homestays in the village, wait for a good day and auspicious day, and then the Confucian family will unify the guests to come into the house to congratulate them. ”

Hong Zheyan was surprised: "What day does the eldest lady mean by the good day and auspicious day?"

The mother-in-law said: "Of course, it is the day when the new aunt of Confucius Mansion comes to the door." I'm going to see it!" said with a smile in his eyes, staring at Hong Zheyan.

Hong Zheyan was very embarrassed. Mixed Kun hurriedly played the round and said: "Auntie, it's really late today, I don't know if I can ask Auntie to point out a homestay, let's spend the night first, and it's not too late to visit Confucius Mansion tomorrow." ”

The mother-in-law smiled: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, if the three of you don't dislike it, you can go to my old house, and there are two empty rooms in my house." ”

The mother-in-law took her granddaughter with one hand, packed the basket with the other, and led the way. The three of them followed her into Bailu Village, turned two corners, and came to a courtyard, where several simple wooden houses stood in the garden, and a row of fences were tied up outside the garden.

The mother-in-law pushed open the fence door of the small garden, only to see a bamboo plaque hanging next to the door, with the words "Xu Fuju" written on it.

The mother-in-law introduced: "The old man's family name is Xu, and he has a pair of children. My son was killed on the battlefield because he followed Master Kong to join the army and help the court quell the chaos, and his daughter-in-law also died in childbirth, leaving only a granddaughter, who was brought up by me and my daughter. Fortunately, Mr. Kong established a mountain village here, which took in our helpless family and was able to live here safely. On this big day of Confucius, we are also happy to help the guests stay overnight, and we can do our part to repay the care that Mr. Confucius has always taken care of us. ”

As he spoke, the door of a wooden house opened, and a young woman came out and said, "Mom, are you back?" Why did you bring guests to your home, are you guests congratulating Confucius Mansion?"

Mrs. Xu responded: "Yes, the three guests came from afar, just for the Confucian Mansion. Silkworm Niang, you can entertain them to live in the two empty side rooms of my house!"

The young woman called Silkworm Niang, with a silk scarf on her head, dressed very plainly, and smiled very kindly, led the three of them into the side room, arranged one room for Hong Zheyan and Chaokun, and Sun Xiuying lived alone in the other room.

The silkworm girl made proper arrangements, and unconsciously glanced at Sun Xiuying a few more times, and suddenly said: "This sister is so familiar, I don't know if she has ever been to this village?"

Sun Xiuying entered the room and leaned on the head of the bed, and said lightly: "Well, I once passed by Fengmingpo a long time ago and spent the night at Qihuang Inn, did I happen to see it?"

Silkworm Niang said: "Oh, that's the case." I always feel very familiar, not like there is only one side. Seeing my sister in the dust, she must be tired, so the silkworm girl will not bother, if she has the opportunity to talk to her sister tomorrow. My sister can call me at any time if she needs anything. Then he walked out of the house.

Hong Zheyan and Mingkun entered the side room, and saw that the interior of the room was as simple and clean as the entire garden, and it was obviously specially cleaned and arranged for the purpose of receiving guests this time.

Mixed Kun said: "While the lights are on, the sky is still acceptable, and Brother Hong can go to the Confucian Mansion by himself." I'm here waiting for news from my brother. ”

Hong Zheyan nodded and said, "Big brother and rest here, on the day of the great joy of the Confucian Mansion, it is not appropriate to have an incident, the eldest brother should stabilize Mrs. Nachedi for the time being, and then choose the opportunity to act tomorrow after I come back." ”

After getting out of Xu Fuju and asking for the direction of going to Confucius's Mansion, Hong Zheyan walked along the street.

The Confucian Mansion is extremely famous in Bailu Village, and almost everyone knows it, and it is no trouble to find his door.

It was a huge mansion that occupied a very large area, and the black and purple sandalwood gate was also crowned with white copper buckles, and there was a horse stone in front of the door, and a pair of huge stone lions, and there were four lanterns on the left and right of the gate, but there were two men who looked like they were strong standing in front of the door!

Hong Zheyan glanced in front of the door, and immediately attracted the attention of the two men, one of whom strode over and looked Hong Zheyan up and down.

"What do you do? The man raised a pair of broken eyebrows, "What are you looking around here?"

As he spoke, another slender man also walked over and looked him up and down suspiciously.

Hong Zheyan smiled and said, "May I ask if this is the outer mansion of Kong Xuankong?"

The man with broken eyebrows nodded and said, "You want to find our grandfather?"

"Don't hesitate!" Hong Zheyan hugged his fists and said: "My surname is Hong, and I came from afar, especially to visit Mr. Kong and the girl." ”

The slender man smiled and said, "Unfortunately, our grandfather is in retreat, and the time has not yet come, and he has not yet left the customs. What do you have to do with your guests?"

Hong Zheyan said: "Since it is inconvenient for Master Kong to meet outside, I want to meet Mrs. Deer Fairy and Miss Kong." ”

The slender man said "hmm" and said, "This ...... I'm afraid it's not very convenient!"

The man with broken eyebrows said: "Guest, are you also here to congratulate you?" Our grandfather has taken care of it very clearly, and before the hour comes, please invite guests from all walks of life to go to the village homestay to rest, and when the grandfather is out of the customs, we will arrange to receive everyone to come to the house as a guest. ”

As soon as he said this, he saw a girl in a green dress and a green jacket appear in front of the door, glanced at this side, and said in a sharp voice: "There is a guest coming, isn't it?" While saying, this girl who seemed to be very lively, ran and jumped to the front, but turned a pair of small eyes up and down on Hong Zheyan's body: "This guest, are you from the south?"

Hong Zheyan was very strange in his heart, and nodded and said, "Yes, ...... are you?"

The girl in green smiled: "That's right, my name is Yingchun, and I am the maid ring next to Miss Kong, please guest." ”

While speaking, she smiled and waved her hand, and then walked into the door with Hong Zheyan, but the pair of men on the door were stunned on the spot, and they were silent for a while.

The girl called Yingchun took Hong Zheyan into the second courtyard, entered the living room, invited him to sit down, offered a fragrant tea, and said: "Our young lady has already taken care of it, because there are a lot of guests in the village these days, and it is inconvenient to receive them one by one before the master goes out, I am afraid that you will not be able to come in, so I want the maid to go to the door often to see, I didn't expect it to be so coincidental, I just ran into you as soon as I went out." ”

Hong Zheyan said strangely: "How did you young lady know that I was coming?"

"This ......" Yingchun said with a smile: "Our young lady will calculate, she, she has great ability! Sir, you take a break for tea first, and I will go and tell our young lady." ”