Niuniu played a few sticks casually, took back the long stick and put it on the ground, tired and panting, Jian Wu handed her a handkerchief to wipe her sweat, and was just about to give a few more instructions, but she saw Amber and Mo Shopkeeper at the door, so she shouted in surprise, "Oh, Amber is here." ”

Although the old man Amber is very respected by the Zhao family and his wife on weekdays, and has a very high status in the Zhao family, he never puts on the shelf of his elders, and he smiles when he talks to anyone, which is very popular with everyone.

As soon as she heard that the old man was coming, the big and small maids all stepped forward to salute, Rui Xue also got up, smiled and invited the old man to sit on her chair, and then handed Yiran in her arms to the old man and hugged him, and said, "Amber is afraid that he didn't eat dinner, and it just so happens that we haven't eaten either, so I'll cook a few good dishes, and Amber and Mama will help me take care of the children for a while." ”

Amber was teasing the little apprentice, smiling so much that his eyebrows and eyes were crowded together, and he didn't notice anything unusual, so he replied one after another, "Okay, okay, go ahead, remember to make a bowl of braised pork." ”

Rui Xue couldn't help laughing, motioned to a few little maids to follow her to the stove, and picked up Niuniu to wash and change clothes, leaving Amber and the old mother to sit side by side, one holding a child in his arms, like an old couple who enjoyed their old age and teased their grandchildren.

The old lady moved her body a little uncomfortably, coughed softly, Amber looked up at the only two of them left, her face slowly turned red, she hesitated for a while, and asked in a low voice, "The old girl can use the medicinal wine, does the joint pain light?" ”

The old lady hugged her filial brother and twisted to the side, and replied, "Well, I used it, thank you for your concern." Her voice was flat, but the reddish ears betrayed the shame in her heart.

Amber saw it, and the smile on his face immediately added three points, and his beard was about to fly into the sky...

Zhao Fengnian took Yushun and ran on the official road back to Tongcheng from Wudu, and on the big trees on both sides of the road, occasionally fallen leaves fell, which happened to fall on them, and were immediately blown away by the wind and sprinkled on the half-withered grass.

Yushun was so numb that his buttocks were numb, and he couldn't help shouting, "Young master, young master, let's find a place to rest and then hurry." ”

Zhao Fengnian slowed down his horse, looked up at the winter day above his head, untied the collar with mink fur under his neck, and said, "Okay, let's go to the front and find a restaurant to eat." ”

"Okay, young master, I know a shop that tastes good, let's go there." Yushun was overjoyed, when he led the way, the master and servant entered the town three miles away, and finally sat in the shop that was overcrowded with some people, Yushun breathed a long sigh of relief, raised his hand and poured a cup of warm tea for the master, and then poured his own, and poured it down, and finally felt alive again.

Riding a horse in winter is the hardest part, not to mention the pain in the cold, the most uncomfortable thing is the lungs, panting, and the cold wind is poured in, it is like an ice lump in the stomach.

The shopkeeper stepped forward to ask the two of them what they wanted to eat, and Yushun looked at the master as if he was attracted by the gossip of the people at the table next to him, so he took the lead and ordered two dishes and asked for two bowls of rice.

As a result, when the dishes came up, Zhao Fengnian's face sank like water, he didn't praise half a word, and he only ate half a bowl of rice, Yushun was worried, so he asked, "Young master, but this meal is not appetizing?" ”

Zhao Fengnian glanced at him and threw down a sentence, "Pay the bill and go on the road!" With that, he got up and went out first.

Yushun immediately had a bitter face, he had only eaten half of it, and it had been less than a quarter of an hour since his butt was stained on the chair, why was he going to hurry again, he didn't dare to delay, he quickly paid the money, chased the master all the way, and ran back to Tongcheng madly.

When he arrived at the door of Zhao's house, Yushun jumped off the horse, his legs were trembling, his face was so cold that he couldn't tear out a crying face, and when he saw the wind coming out, he hurriedly pulled him and said, "The young master doesn't know what's wrong, three hundred miles away, he ran back in one day, and the horse was going to be tired to death..."

Feng Tiao frowned, glared at him fiercely, and scolded in a low voice, "Don't complain, something happened, the young lady is here." After he had finished speaking, he hurriedly trotted in to report the events of the past few days to his master.

Leaving Yushun stunned for a long time, he suddenly shivered and muttered, "It's lively now." ”

In front of the gate of Kuaiyi Garden, Zhao Fengnian walked briskly inside, and without waiting for the wind to speak, he asked in a low voice, "Is there a rumor about the young lady in the city?" ”

Feng Tiao was stunned for a moment, and he didn't dare to ask the young master how he knew, so he hurriedly replied, "Yes, young master." The day before yesterday, it suddenly came out of various teahouses, and the little one went out to inquire, and it was said that it was the news that a few passers-by who came here from Lingfeng City to buy goods were scattered, and they all said that they knew the young master in Lingfeng City, but the little one seemed to be a little strange. ”

Zhao Fengnian sneered, not to mention that almost all the people he knew in Lingfeng City were restaurant shopkeepers, and there was no restocking manager, even if there was, those people would never guess that he was the eldest son of the Zhao family in Tongcheng, because his name in Lingfeng City was Zhao Runzhi.

Needless to say, this must have been a means of sacrifice by some person who wanted to calculate his marriage.

Feng Tiao untied the cloak for the master, and cautiously looked at the master's face a little bad, but he still stubbornly said, "Young master, there is one more thing, don't worry." ”

Zhao Fengnian turned his head to look at him, a flash of worry flashed on his face, and asked, "Has the old man's condition changed?" ”

"No, no, the master is fine." Feng Tiao hurriedly waved his hand, pondered the sentence and said, "The night the young master went out, well, Mu Gongzi once brought someone to the door to find the young master, and when he heard that the young master was not at home, he left a message. ”

"Boy Mu? Mu San, Jun Yu? Zhao Fengnian frowned suspiciously, "Didn't he stay in Yunjia Village..."

Feng Tiao cried with a sad face, and said helplessly, "It's that the young lady is here, with the little young master and little miss, or the young master is just about to go out... Miss Wu made a fuss, young lady..."

Before the tone finished speaking, Zhao Fengnian suddenly stood up, grabbed his collar and said, "What about people, where are people?" ”

"West of the city, flat... Ping An Inn! Feng Tiao saw that the young master was really anxious, and he didn't dare to be verbose in half a sentence, and directly said the location. Sure enough, the next moment, Zhao Fengnian rushed out like the wind.

Yushun sat in the front yard, enjoying the hot tea sent by a few porters, just took a breath, and said in his mouth, "Young master's horse, don't move, wait for me to settle down, it was bought by the young master in Wudu, it is rare." ”

The voice didn't fall, and as soon as he raised his eyes, he saw that the master was back again, and he was surprised to come forward to serve, not wanting the master to lead the horse out of the door, and disappear in a blink of an eye...

Amber has been living in the inn under the pretext of boiling soup for Ruixue to nourish his body in the past few days, and occasionally goes back to Zhao's house during the day to see, and in his spare time, he holds the two apprentices, talks to the old mother, and smiles like flowers on his face.

On this day, he ate too much at noon, and the old man only drank a bowl of porridge at night, so he went to the front yard to catch the Mo shopkeeper who had gotten along well for the past few days to play chess. ”

Amber didn't say much, raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the left back, and said, "Holly Courtyard." ”

Zhao Fengnian didn't bother to say thank you, and rushed in. Shopkeeper Mo was stunned, got up and was about to chase in, but was stopped by Amber and said, "Shopkeeper Mo, come, come, let's go to the next plate." ”

Mo Zhang flicked his sleeves to avoid the old man's pull, and said with a wry smile, "Amber let me go first, Miss Xijing, I don't want outsiders to disturb me." ”

"That's not an outsider, it's your young lady's husband."

"Master?" Shopkeeper Mo was so shocked that his eyes were about to pop out, his mouth was wide open, and even the insect teeth inside were exposed, "That... That's the eldest son of the Zhao family! ”

Amber smiled and nodded, "yes, I know that too." Your young lady is married to the eldest son of the Zhao family, and my two apprentices are the grandchildren of the Zhao family. ”

Shopkeeper Mo sat on the chair for a long time, not because he didn't want to say, but because he was so shocked that he didn't know what to say, it turned out that his own young lady was the "maid" in the mouth of everyone these days...

Niuniu was carrying a stick, practicing sticks against the evergreen trees in the corner of the courtyard, and when she saw a man entering the yard, she jumped over, and it turned out to be her brother-in-law who made her sister sad, she immediately hit her head with a stick, and scolded, "I let you bully my sister!" ”

Zhao Fengnian was anxious and helpless, his brother-in-law and sister-in-law were all characters who caused him a headache, his brother-in-law was treacherous and cunning, obviously a wolf, but he pretended to be a sheep in front of his wife every day, this sister-in-law is better, she puts her anger on her face, there is no need to be suspicious, and there is no room for anything, which really makes people not know how to deal with it.

"Niuniu, let me in first, and then we'll talk later." He couldn't touch it, so he had to dodge and dodge, and with a few arrows he rushed up the steps, opened the door and entered the main room.

Niuniu stomped her feet with hatred, and was about to rush up with a stick, but Caiyun and Caiyue hugged her two arms, "Second Miss, Second Miss, don't worry, Madam has her own ideas, Second Miss will go in later." ”

Their sisters were bought back by Zhao Fengnian, so they were naturally more partial to the male master than others, and at this time, they tried their best to stop the second lady, and they still remembered the kindness of the day in their hearts.

There were no candles in the inner room, and the window on the west side had a faint sunlight shining through, reflecting the room half dusk, Rui Xue took a book in her hand, and while lazily flipping through it, she was talking with the old lady who was doing needlework, and the two children were full of food, and they had just changed their diapers, and it was the time of joy, waving their little hands, and chattering twice from time to time, wanting to lead their mothers to play with them.

Hearing a noise in the yard, the old lady put down the work in her hand and wanted to go out to have a look, as soon as she stood up, Zhao Fengnian rushed in with a cool air, and the master and servant forgot to speak for a while.

The old lady turned her head to look at her young lady, and when she saw that she nodded slightly, she bowed, withdrew from the door, and closed the door tightly.

Rui Xue put down the book in her hand and carefully looked at the person next to the pillow who she hadn't seen for a month, her face was extremely calm, and she didn't see annoyance or joy.

Zhao Fengnian looked at the woman who missed day and night, the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were faintly haggard, and he felt a thousand guilty and cherished in his heart, he wanted to say that he missed, wanted to say these troublesome things, and wanted to say that he didn't do anything to make her sad, but unfortunately, they were all choked in his throat, and he couldn't spit out half a word...

After a long time, Rui Xue sighed softly and asked in a low voice, "Shopkeeper, are you... Changed your mind? ”