After the "tea", the people used a lamb snack. It's a no-brainer.

The housekeeper asked the old lady and the four old men to say that they were ready to leave when they were leaving, and urged them to go back. The old lady said yes. The old man motioned to the housekeeper to bring the prepared red envelopes and distribute them to the servants who came to the old mansion one by one, and explained the return trip. Because it is early in the morning, there are few people on the road, and when it is daylight, there will be a lot of people.

Throughout the ages, there has been a talk of bribery. The distribution of "red envelopes" in Zhuangfu is similar to that of bribery. Everyone knows that it is the kindness of the old lady and the old man.

After the firecrackers sounded on the return trip, the worship ceremony of the old ancestral house was almost complete, and the last sacrifice had to be returned to the ancestral hall of Zhuangfu. Who expected the firecrackers to go off, it crackled outside and it rained heavily, and the half-burned firecrackers stopped, and the people who were waiting to go back stood under the corridor in the courtyard one by one, and they didn't know how to go back for a while, after all, above the hundreds, not one or two umbrellas can go.

The housekeeper arranged this matter, and came to ask for instructions again, saying, "The outside reception has been arranged." Although the rain is heavier, you are not afraid of having an umbrella in your hand, and the old lady, wife, and girls are covered with umbrellas, and the bottom will inevitably be wet. ”

The old lady said: "It's still early when the hour is early, it's not early, it's almost time to go back and rest." ”

When the four old men heard the old lady say this, they discussed it in private, and felt that it was time to go, so they asked Zhuang Xi to take the lead and go back to the old lady, saying, "Old lady, then let's go back!" ”

The old lady looked around, all of them were tired, and they were very tired, and said, "Every year, every year you go back, you are sleepy." This party looked back, and his eyes fell on Yu Qi. This is the first time Yu Qi has participated, presumably she is also tired, and her body is not as healthy as the girls in the house.

Then, the old lady said, "Let's rest for half a pillar of incense!" The rain is a little lighter and I'll come back. What a lot of rain this year! It's as if it hasn't stopped. ”

Many of the people were very happy to hear this, and they walked away privately in the middle of the day, looking for a place to rest for a while, or to go to the hut. The old lady also knew their hard work, and when she saw these unruly ones, she didn't say anything. After looking at it for a while, he muttered to himself, "In previous years, Yu'er wanted to come the most." I won't come this year, who will serve at home! I think he's the loneliest. ”

When Zhu'er heard this, she glanced at the county lord and the others, and saw that the county lord didn't reply, so she smiled and put it in the old lady's ear and said, "Old lady, the eldest girl is at home, and the eldest girl is watching from top to bottom!" Don't worry, Ah, you. ”

The old lady nodded and said, "I don't know if I've taken the medicine." The most intimate envoys have rushed here to send filial piety, and I don't feel at ease when I look at it. ”

When the county lord heard this, his eyes were slightly red, and he comforted: "The medicine is ready, there is a big girl here, it's okay." ”

The old lady said: "We also said before that we don't need to take the medicine, just talk to his sister." It's a pity that this living medicine also came, otherwise, let Sister Qi be with him, and I would be much more relieved. ”

The county lord tried to smile and refrain from speaking.

When the aunt heard this, she said: "The love between the two brothers and sisters is different from that of others, and the old lady is so favored, and the old lady is favored, and the ancestors are favored." His sister came to petition the ancestors, no worse than the medicine god who spoke, maybe when we go back, he will be fine! ”

The old lady nodded a few times, looked left and right, and wanted to find Yu Qi again. But when I saw her, I didn't see her, so I asked, "Where is Miss Qi?" ”

Everyone followed the old lady's gaze to look at the nuns, and sure enough, there was no Yu Qi.

Xianglian stuck in the nun pile, and replied with a salute: "The girl is still there just now, I'm afraid it will be convenient for Zisu to help her go." ”

When they heard this, they were silent.

After a while, when he saw that the rain was lighter outside, the butler beckoned to the servants and said, "It's time to get ready, cheer up." I went out to play sloppy and came back quickly, and I was about to get up the sedan chair. All on the alert. Whoever is lazy, don't care, go back and punish carefully! "Then I came to talk back to the old lady and the old man.

The county lord found that Yu Qi hadn't returned, so he quietly went to Xianglian and said, "Let's see if your Miss Qi has come back." ”

Xianglian received the order and went out with an umbrella to find Yu Qi. I walked to the thatched house, but before I reached the thatched house, I saw two people running in a panic from a distance.

Xianglian knew that it was Yu Qi, and greeted her with an umbrella.

Looking at Yu Qi and Zisu's frightened state, he asked, "What's wrong with the girl?" Seeing that they were all wet, he went to pat the rain with his own thoughts.

Zisu Zhang Huang looked behind him at a loss, and Yu Qi tried to calm down. Zi Su pulled Xianglian's hand out.

Xianglian was uneasy, and still asked, "Girl, what happened?" You're so scary. ”

Yu Qi only urged to go, but did not respond positively. Seeing that Xianglian was in a hurry, Zisu blurted out: "The ghost who asked for his life is coming, and this is what scares people." ”

After speaking, Zisu trembled all over and pulled Fu Lu Qi to speed up his steps.

Xianglian was very surprised, slowed down slightly, and then looked back. After a while, seeing Cao Shi and Guiyuan coming out of the direction where Yu Qi came back, his expression was also very uneasy.

Xianglian turned her head, wanting to quickly catch up with Yu Qi and Zisu, so in the blink of an eye, the master and servant had disappeared from the front, and she was afraid that she would return to the old lady. Xianglian eased her complexion for a moment, and comforted herself in her heart: Where did the ghosts come from in the daylight.

At that moment, Cao and Guiyuan saw Xianglian and greeted her. Xianglian didn't dare to go faster, so she paused and waited.

Cao Shi came to him, looked at Xianglian suspiciously, and asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

Xianglian was afraid that the Cao family would blame her for not serving in front, so she replied: "I just wanted to come to the convenience, but I heard that I was going to get a car and go back." I can't do it. ”

Cao Shi and Gui Yuan glanced at each other, turned to another look, and said gently: "Then hurry up!" ”

Several people hurried out into the crowd. When I got outside, I saw the butler beckoning people to serve carefully, and beckoning people to take good umbrellas, and beckoning this and that to knock on the door of the sedan so that they could welcome the masters up.

When Cao arrived. I happened to see the four old men giving the old lady umbrellas and helping her out of the old man's house. The girls also became lively and went ahead first.

Cao Shi fell under the eaves, because he saw that no one had cleaned up the rest of the arrangement, and some of them couldn't see it, so he pulled one at random and blamed: "One by one, all the confused eyes are gone, and no one has cleaned up inside?" Who was in charge of the arrangement earlier, only the beginning and the end? ”

Who wants to bump into Cao's here? Because of hearing her voice, a few sloppy people wanted to slip away, and came back.

The servants replied a few times and said, "We are responsible for carrying the box, and there are still firecrackers in it that have not been burned." The housekeeper said that it was wet outside, and he was afraid that it would not burn. We'll have to bring it back and put it together later. ”

Cao Shi said angrily: "Fart, this sent thing is carried back and forth, is there such a rule?" If it's wet outside, just put it outside, and put it in a dry place, and if it makes a thousand sounds, I'm afraid that it won't get wet. I think you want to take the long and eat the short, but you are on the housekeeper. A few of you, stay and pack up, and after a while I will get up and return to the car, I have to hear the sound of the cannon. If there is no sound, go back and I'll slap you in the face. ”

The servants were very unconvinced, but they did not dare to attack. Here, the division of labor among the people of Zhuangfu is clear, what the first thing to do, the second person should still do. These people carried the box, just carried the box, but they were caught by the Cao family.

One of them was more bold and said, "Madam, let's stay or not, go back, who will take care of the vacancy arranged for us in the house?" I arranged this place earlier, and after listening to the greeting, I went out. ”

Cao was angry. Guiyuan said: "Our wife only needs to come as good as she wants." It's time for you to monitor each other, remind. Now, let the people in question go, and it's still yours or not. After you finish here, fly back to do it, it's yours too. ”

The servant said, "I didn't see my wife here before, and they were bold. ”

Cao Shi was so angry that he didn't know why, slapped him in the face, slapped the servant in the face, and said, "I'm here with a pestle, and your courage is so strong that you can squeeze through the sky, not to mention those who haven't seen me?" In this case, you listen to me, quickly find those sons and pups, and clean up for me inside and out. When I go back and have the evening ceremony, I will come back to see, but if I see anything uncomfortable or dirty, I will only ask you. ”

After that, he helped Guiyuan's hand, asked her to put the umbrella right, and left.

The servants who carried the box at the back put down the box and scattered like headless flies, braving the rain to find someone to take care of the aftermath.

Out of the door, Gui Yuan patted Cao's back and said, "Mrs. Don't be angry, these people don't listen to the greetings, let's go back and treat them well." This time, go back first, don't show it in your face to the old lady. ”

Cao Shi exhaled and sighed: "It can only be like this." He lowered his voice and complained: "It's really hard for us, which one is good to serve inside and out." If you're not careful, you don't know where to plant it! The inside of the house doesn't listen to the greetings, and the outside of the house takes advantage of the fire to rob, and if you don't pay attention to the inside, you will see how it will happen in the future! ”

After speaking, he followed behind everyone and arrived at the car where he was. After getting into the car, I sat down and heard the housekeeper's voice and said, "Get up!" ”

I got out of the car and went home.

On the way, Cao's was restless, lifted the sedan curtains several times to look out, and from time to time he leaned out and asked Guiyuan: "Are you gone?" ”

Gui Yuan looked behind him, looked at the old mansion, and replied dodgingly: "I'm afraid I'm leaving." Don't worry, ma'am. Let's go back first. ”

Cao sighed and nodded in response. Guiyuan's words of comfort are naturally comfort, and only she can understand the uneasiness in it. Why is that? Now, she doesn't quite understand, and even if she does, she doesn't dare to publicize it.

Like the Cao family, Yu Qi and Zisu were also uneasy, and they were even more panicked than the Cao family.

It turned out that the artillery fire started earlier, saying that they were going back to the house, and the old lady and others said that the rain would be heavy and rest for a while. At the right time, Yu Qi and Zisu signaled that they wanted to go to the thatched house, and the two left quietly.

Because it was the first time to come to the old house in the south of the city, the house was not very familiar, and the two went around for a while, but did not find the thatched house. Actually, Zi has always been on it, but he remembered the wrong direction, which led to a few turns.

When I found the thatched house, I was happy, and suddenly I saw a few people talking around the corner, and the voice was easy to identify, it was Cao and Guiyuan.

Yu Qi was afraid that Zisu would be curious and eventful, so she grabbed her and said, "Sister is waiting for me at the door, I'll be soon." Go when you're done. ”

It means that the child is not nosy.

Yu Qi was about to enter the door of the thatched house, when he heard Cao's shock coldly: "It's amazing!" ”

Yu Qi was frightened. Zisu also heard it, and looked at Yu Qi with wide eyes.