Wen Yi stood in the cold courtyard and looked around.

This is the place where Liu Dongxing lived alone when he was a child, located in a corner of Liu Street, with two small courtyards, the front yard is a small living room, kitchen and firewood room, the back yard is a bedroom and a study, and there is a room for servants to live. The house is very old, the broken tiles of the roof have not been replaced, and there are still three or four gaps in the courtyard wall. The courtyard is overgrown with weeds, the old jujube tree in the front yard has almost lost its leaves, and there are two crows resting on the empty branches, and the bird's nest can be faintly seen.

The courtyard revealed such a decaying atmosphere, and the house was even more empty, with tables, chairs, beds, and tables, all of which were thick with dust, and cobwebs in the corners of the roof. The cold wind blew the window pages, crackling, and none of the panes of paper were intact, all of them had several holes.

Master Liu Si stood in the courtyard, and he really wanted to slip away immediately. Although it was early winter and the wind was cold, his forehead was sweating: "Brother Xing, this house has not been inhabited for many years, your fourth aunt and I have cleaned up and down the house of the long house, and your yard has been freshly painted, just wait for you and your daughter-in-law to come back, and you can move in immediately." What are you doing here? Over here...... No one comes here on weekdays."

Liu Dongxing turned around and smiled at him, not caring at all, but said to Wen Yi with a smile: "Since my parents died, I moved here until I went to study in Cannes later. After I came back from Pingyin, I didn't go back here, and my second aunt was here in my hometown at that time, so I directly asked me to move to the house in Changfang. I wanted to go out, but someone stopped me, and I had something to do at that time, and I didn't bother to come back and see it for a while. Now it's finally back, but it's a pity that the house hasn't been repaired for many years, and it's uninhabitable, otherwise we would have lived here for a few days, and we can also look back on the past. Don't look at the small place here, it's quite comfortable to live in. ”

"Okay, brother, are you kidding?" Mrs. Liu Si was as uncomfortable as her husband, and interjected with a dry smile, "How can it be comfortable to live in such a place?" You are a big man who is not particular, but you also have to think about your daughter-in-law, right? She is a young lady from a well-known family, where has she ever lived in such a house......"

Wen Yi smiled and said to her: "The fourth aunt has been promoted, although our family has some prestige in the township, it is not that there are no old houses, and some of them are not as good as here." Then he turned back to Liu Dongxing and said, "It looks a little dilapidated here, but if you clean it up carefully, it's quite interesting to live in." It's a pity that we can't stay in Hengan for too long, and if we want to look back on the past, I'm afraid we will have to wait for later. Why don't we call someone over to repair it while we are still in our hometown? Later, when I passed by, there was also a place to stay. ”

Mrs. Liu Si hurriedly interjected: "Why bother? This place is small, the former brother is young, and there are few people around him, but now you husband and wife, and you have brought many servants, where can you live in this courtyard? ”

"Yes, yes." Master Liu Si echoed continuously, "Besides, Brother Xing'er is the eldest grandson of the Changfang Zheng'er, and it is really unruly to live in a long house and live in this kind of place." The big mansion with five entrances in the long house is enough for your family to live in, and you can also live there when you come back in the future. Hengzhu, your second uncle's family is in the capital, and the house is empty and empty. ”

Liu Dongxing smiled: "That's not good." Although I am a descendant of the long house, but I have already divided the family and set up a separate house, how can I occupy the house of the long house? Besides, it's a small place, but it's really my house. Fourth uncle, have you forgotten? After my parents died, my second uncle took the lead and the clan discussed that the courtyard was recorded in my name, and I moved here. The entire Willow Street, as well as the old houses in the countryside, is the only small courtyard that can really be regarded as my property. ”

Master Liu Si's face was ugly for a moment, his eyes flickered and he closed his mouth, and Mrs. Liu Si also smiled, and said reluctantly: "Brother Xing'er, is this an old account?" The second uncle is the patriarch, and when he spoke, the clan naturally only has his share of the ......"

"Don't say it" Master Liu quickly pulled his wife, turned to Liu Dongxing again, and said with a dry smile: "Brother Xing, look, this is ...... We didn't expect that when you came back to worship your ancestors, you wouldn't want to live in the house of the long house, so we didn't think about cleaning up this place. It's not too early, the house is broken like this, it's too late to clean it up, this time it's going to be done, right? Just live in the long house, according to your daughter-in-law's words, send someone over to tidy up first, and then come back to live later? However, the fourth uncle is honest, the place here is too small, even if the yard is renovated, it may not be able to accommodate so many people. You are now an official to the fourth grade, if you live too shabby, let alone outsiders who want to laugh at it, even if the clansmen look at it, they will feel that it is not like words. When the time comes, what kind of face will the fourth uncle have to meet everyone? ”

Liu Dongxing's expression slowed down a little: "My nephew didn't plan to trouble the fourth uncle, but he just wanted to bring his wife over to see his previous residence." Since the fourth uncle has already cleaned up the house of the long house, let's live there first. It's still going to be cleaned up here. I've been away for a long time, and I don't know when I'll pass by, and there's a place to stay, which is better than nothing, and the house of the long house is ...... I'm afraid that in the future, if there is no place for me to live, I will always disturb my second uncle's family, and I am embarrassed. In the future, when I am old and want to return to my hometown, I will either build or sell it, and buy a big house nearby, you say, don't you? ”

Master Liu Si was stunned, glanced at his wife, didn't understand the deep meaning of his words, only understood the superficial meaning, nodded with a dry smile, and then opened up, led the servants of the Liu family waiting outside the courtyard, and carried the luggage to the long room.

Only Wen Yi and Dongxing were left in the courtyard, and Wen Yi glanced at Dongxing: "Are you warning something?" Liu Dongxing smiled: "It's just a little breath." They deceived me back then, I was lonely, I was young, except for Mama Shu's family, there was almost no one around, although there was a fourth grandfather in the clan, the help was limited, so they discussed wiping my share of the family property, and only gave me this small yard, not a single acre of family land. I am no longer Wuxia Amun, and I should wake them up, and if they are interested, I will send what I deserve by myself, otherwise don't blame me for not respecting my relatives, but the face of our branch cannot be trampled underfoot."

Wen Yi held his hand, patted the back of his hand gently, calmed his anger, and opened the topic with a smile: "You lived here when you were a child?" Can you be a guide for me? Which room do you sleep in? ”

Liu Dongxing smiled again, took her hand, and walked around the small courtyard, pointing out where was his bedroom, where was the study, where was the place to worship the tablets of the ancestors, and where was the place where he practiced martial arts and calligraphy, and by the way, he mentioned the only interesting things when he was a child. Wen Yi listened, although there was a smile on his face, he was really sad in his heart, and comforted: "The sky will descend on the people, and they must first work hard and work their muscles and bones." God made you suffer so much when you were a child, and now that you have finally come out of now, it will be smooth sailing in the future, and there will be no disasters again. ”

Liu Dongxing hugged her with a smile: "What's so terrible about the calamity?" I'm not going to throw in the towel. The hardships I suffered when I was a child, and if I ask others to eat them back in the future, won't it be over? You see, now the news of the second uncle's resignation has not yet come back, so the people in the clan still have doubts, although they talk to us, they don't dare to talk too much. When the news came back, the scene was lively. Now I hope that the second uncle will be neat, don't be sticky and confused, we are all gone, they haven't come back yet, so they will miss the show. ”

Wen Yi burst out laughing and glanced at him: "I knew that your stomach was full of bad water" Reaching out to touch his abdomen, he grabbed her hand and smiled: "How can there be?" I'm hungry and empty, so how can I get bad water? ”

Wen Yi glanced at him and withdrew his hand: "Are we going to move to the house of the long house?" That's fine, if you're hungry, have someone bring the food first. Although several families are clamoring to invite you and me to the banquet, this time is very tiring, where is the leisure to socialize? Hurry up and fill your stomach and rest, Ming'er still has something to do. ”

Liu Dongxing nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Lady, fourth grandfather...... It's just that I have doubts about the Gu family's daughter, and I don't mean anything else, don't worry about it. His old man has always loved me, when I was a child, others didn't take me seriously, and he was the only old man, who would prepare new clothes for me during the New Year's holidays, and the brothers in the clan bullied me, and he also asked the fourth grandmother to send me medicine. When I went to study in Cannes, he opened his mouth, and my second uncle let me out. For the sake of his old man's care for me, don't take the matter of Fang Cai to heart, right? ”

Wen Yi smiled slightly, Fourth Master Liu just had a cold attitude, not a blatant reprimand, although she was embarrassed in front of the clan, but she really didn't take it to heart, but comforted Liu Dongxing: "It's okay, I've heard Aunt Seven say it a long time ago, it doesn't matter." They didn't recognize me, but they thought of me as a bad person because they were worried about you. When the days go by, I will naturally understand my true heart. ”

Liu Dongxing put his mind at ease, took Wen Yi's hand again and walked out, no matter how much Wen Yi earned, he refused to let go. He knew that there were many people outside the courtyard who were probing their brains, but so what? This is his wife, his closest family member in the world, he wants them to see it clearly, don't think that he can look at Wen Yi in private

Wen Yi gradually understood what he meant, although her face was slightly blushing, she still let him go. Seriously, she didn't care what the people of the Liu clan thought. She also grew up in a big family, and she still doesn't understand what is going on with the clansmen? In the Gu clan, there are so many clansmen who don't take Liufang seriously, they bully and step on it secretly, and she has also supported the family business, not to mention the Liu family?

That Fourth Master Liu, although he was kind to Dongxing, has been supporting and loving him for many years, but Dongxing is still suppressed, even the family property has not been distributed, the imperial examination cannot be examined, and the reputation of the so-called adulterous son is still spreading, which shows that this kindness is also limited. To put it mildly, Gu's long room bullied the six rooms enough, but before turning his face, the silver rice every month was never less, when the grandmother Mrs. Lu was sick, Mrs. Yu would also help invite the imperial doctor and send medicinal materials. In comparison, what does this Fourth Master Liu do more than the long house? It's just that compared with the indifference of other clansmen, his attitude towards Liu Dongxing is much kinder. Wen Yi respects him as an elder, appreciates his kindness, remembers etiquette, and always respects, but will never make himself sad because of his coldness. As for the rest of the people, not to mention.

The couple left the courtyard and moved into the house of the long house under the watchful eyes of the clansmen. This is a five-entry mansion, it looks like it has only been in the past twenty or thirty years, not to mention compared with the small courtyard where Liu Dongxing lived when he was a child, even compared with their house in Yangliver Hutong in the capital, it can be regarded as new.

Liu Dongxing said: "This is after the second uncle was promoted, Mrs. Yao presided over the newly built house, so it was newer. The old house is at the end of the street, where my grandmother and my father and mother used to live, but after they passed away, in the past ten years, the second uncle was divided and divided into young children from the clan, and now it has long been unrecognizable.

Wen Yi silently looked at the courtyard where she was, with flourishing flowers and trees, carved galleries and paintings, and this was just one of the guest courtyards of the long house, and Liu Dongxing lived here after returning from Pingyin. A guest house can be built so carefully, but the house of this family cannot be preserved, and Second Uncle Liu clearly has ulterior motives. Wen Yi knew that silence was better than sound at this time, so she could only caress her husband's back to show comfort.

Liu Dongxing held her hand instead: "It's okay, I'm just feeling emotional." The house is just a dead thing, and the orthodoxy of the house is a joke at all, you wait and see, there will be a good show tomorrow."

The husband and wife spent one night in this guest house, freshened up and dressed on the second day, had breakfast, and went to the front yard together, where the housekeepers and servants who stayed in the long house had been waiting for a long time.

The long house is headed by Liu Fuliu's second uncle, and even the servants are used to bullying Liu Dongxing, and they are a little at a loss for a while, but they are also talking about it in private. Seeing that Liu Dongxing pulled Wen Yi to sit in the right seat, several housekeepers widened their eyes and exchanged glances with each other, hesitating and not knowing which one to send to dissuade them.

Liu Dongxing didn't see it, and said lightly: "Yesterday, I ordered to prepare three incense sticks and candles to prepare for ancestor worship, but are they all ready?" ”

Shu Ping, who had been waiting on the side, stepped forward and said: "Back to the uncle's words, the little one asked the housekeeper here to help buy it yesterday, but the housekeepers only said that they were busy, and the little one had to go to the street to buy it by himself, and now he only has incense and candles, three animals and fresh fruits, I'm afraid it will have to wait until noon." ”

Liu Dongxing nodded, and was about to speak, but a housekeeper in the long room was pushed forward by his companions: "Uncle Xing, this ...... Not in line, right? The master is not present, which ancestor are you sacrificing? ”

Liu Dongxing said casually: "I married a daughter-in-law and became an official, do I still need my second uncle to be present when I return to my hometown to worship my ancestors?" What kind of rule is this? ”

Several housekeepers laughed dryly, and pushed the man again, and the man had to say: "Uncle Xing, if it's just a new daughter-in-law's entry, you ...... Are you really worshipping your ancestors just for these two things? ”

Liu Dongxing smiled and glanced at everyone: "I don't know that the children of the Liu family worship their ancestors, when will they even be able to meddle?" If you are not at ease, I am afraid that I will peel the skin of your master when I worship my ancestors, so what if I wait a few more days? Hengzhu, your lord will be back soon. If he wants to tell the old man to return to his hometown, he naturally wants to worship his ancestors, and when the time comes, I will sacrifice with him as a junior, which will save the ancestors from being angry."

His gentle and clever words seemed to be thrown into the spark in the oil pot, which instantly caused an uproar in the entire compound.

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