No matter what Luo Mingmin's intentions were, the Gu family had already decided to accept the Luo family's hospitality and go to his family's courtyard to spend the night.

The subordinates of the Luo family quickly used blue silk to surround the tent on the dock to block the sight of outsiders, and after a while, all the sedan chairs were also gathered. The blue and green tweed sedan chair, the corner of the sedan curtain is embroidered with the Luo family mark, bright and neat, lined up in two rows, there are more than 40 lifts, just the same as the number of all the female dependents of the Gu family and the daughter-in-law of Yahuan. If someone observes carefully, you can find that although the curtain of those small sedan chairs is the same color, the materials are different, the most valuable is the color brocade, and the cheapest is coarse silk. Even the materials that ordinary servants of the Gu family may not be able to wear on their bodies are actually used as sedan curtains in the Luo family! When the Gu family saw it, they were all secretly surprised.

And the sedan chair drivers equipped with each small sedan chair are generally tall, short, fat and thin, with good facial features, and between twenty and forty years old. They were dressed in the same clothes, neatly dressed, with their heads bowed, their eyes staring straight at the ground a foot in front of them, and they did not make a sound, apparently well-trained.

Wen Yi walked forward with her elders and sisters, looking at these people secretly out of the corner of her eyes, and couldn't help but feel admiration for the name of Guihai Luo. Even the servants of the rough and miscellaneous servants can behave in such a proper manner, and the strength of the Luo family can be seen, if it is just because there are no high-ranking officials and nobles in the family, it is really not a wise move to despise them. There is always a day when high-ranking officials and eunuchs will decline, and in-laws and noble relatives may not be reliable, like the Luo family, who act in a low-key manner and strictly restrain the servants of the clan, but it is more stable!

Wen Yi recalled the memories of his previous life, whether it was the turmoil of the vassal king or the new monarch coming to power, he had never heard of the Luo family being involved, but the Luo family was always a respected family. The so-called family is like this, right? Do not seek to be prominent for a while, but only to inherit it for eternity...... She looked up at the sedan chair in front of her, Old Madam Yu and Jiang had just gotten into the sedan chair, these two Gu family mothers probably might not agree with this approach, right?

The sedan chair is cleaned very clean, the cushion is also soft and moderate, an order, the sedan chair is lifted, except for a slight shake at this moment, all the way is very stable, no matter uphill, downhill, passing through the downtown crowd or remote area, the rhythm has never been chaotic. Wen Yi couldn't help but praise the Luo family's well-trained people again.

The courtyard is not far from the wharf, and it is located on the periphery of Guihai City, you don't have to enter the inner city gate, pass through a large market, and then turn into the fork in the road through the main road, and walk on less than a stick of incense, and you will arrive at the gate of the courtyard. It's very quiet and surrounded by trees, and even in winter, it's full of greenery, which makes people feel shocked. If you listen closely, there seems to be the sound of water nearby.

The steward of the other courtyard had already received the news and brought his servants to open the door to greet him. The housekeeper of the Luo family talked to him for a few words, and then asked people to carry the small sedan chair of the Gu family into the vestibule of the other courtyard, and then waved his hand to rebuke the sedan chair man, and asked a team of mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law to come and help the Gu family's daughters get off the sedan chair. The servant woman of the Gu family, who followed behind, got off the sedan chair early, but she looked a little confused, and she couldn't rush to the master's side to wait for a while.

Wen Yi got off the sedan chair, and quickly glanced at the daughter-in-law who was in charge of receiving her, only to feel that the other party's facial features were upright, and the clothes and clothes were decent, but they were low-eyebrowed, with a bit of ability, every move was in line with etiquette, every time she opened her mouth to lead the way, she was not verbose at all, but the tone of her words was just right. She sighed again in her heart: If the male and female servants of the Hai Luo clan are all such people, how can the Pingyang Gu clan boast of being a prestigious family in front of his family?!

This courtyard is not small, the front and back houses are similar to the mansions of ordinary rich and noble families, but there is a narrow garden on the east side of the house, and flowers and trees creep into the house over the wall, bringing full greenery, which reveals the true face of this house that is different from ordinary houses.

The Gu family went to the main courtyard under the guidance of the Luo family's housekeeper and servant, and saw that there were many flowers and trees planted here, and they didn't know what kind of variety they were, because it was winter, there were no flowers, but there were pots of blooming flowers on the flower stands arranged under the corridor, all of which were not seasonal flowers, and they didn't know where the Luo family got them, so they were placed in the corridor. Although there are thick curtains hanging under the corridor, they are always inferior to the house walls, aren't these Luo family members afraid of the cold wind freezing these delicate flowers to death?!

Old Madam Yu had a solemn face, but the Jiang family was thinking: This belongs to the Hai Luo family, which is also a family that has accumulated years, how can he act like a nouveau riche? Don't you treat silver as silver?!

The housekeeper of the Luo family invited everyone into the house with a smile, and introduced them to them: "The courtyard here was originally built by another family in the city to escape the summer, but now that his family is in decline, he sold this courtyard, and finally fell into the hands of our second young master." I heard that when this courtyard was built, the old owner had gathered many craftsmen with outstanding skills, and every grass and tree was collected from the north and south of the river, and all the houses were carved and chiseled, and they had long been famous in Guihai City. After our second young master took over, he funded it again and planned to use it as a place to entertain VIPs, but I didn't expect the first time to welcome distinguished guests, it was Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Gu, as well as all the young masters and young ladies! ”

As he spoke, everyone had already entered the house, and there was a flower in front of them. I saw that in this main house, all the carved furniture of the high-grade Huanghuali was placed, on the multi-treasure grid, each piece of furnishings was a treasure, the house was paved with wool colorful felt, the brass incense burner was burned, the agarwood of the South China Sea was burned, the wall was placed with all kinds of peonies, the flowers were clustered, and the gold was brilliant. Even old lady Yu, Jiang and Wen Hui, who are accustomed to seeing wealth and nobility, can't help but gasp.

Wen Yi frowned slightly after being surprised. Luo's wealth can be seen from the small sedan chair and sedan chair driver who pick them up, but ...... What's the point of showing off like this? Looking at Luo Mingmin's behavior during his four years of learning art, he was just a coarse cloth every day, talking to farmers or subordinates, never putting on a show, not like a person who likes to be public?

While she was thinking about it, the housekeeper of the Luo family had already invited Mrs. Yu and Jiang and others to take a seat, and also invited the housekeeper of the other courtyard to introduce several courtyards here, and let the guests choose a place to live.

It turned out that this courtyard was originally built for leisure, and after it fell into the hands of Luo Mingmin, it was converted into a place for hospitality, so the premises of each courtyard are not big, but the scenery is very good. Mrs. Yu originally thought that this was too troublesome, since there was a courtyard, it was no problem for two or three people to live together, especially since there were several young ladies in their group, and it was inconvenient to live separately.

The housekeeper of the Na Luo family said: "This is the main courtyard, so the place is larger, and there are more houses, but the other courtyards are much more delicate and small, and the houses are not big, I am afraid that it is only enough for a young lady to live with a few girls." Please rest assured, this is the place of my Luo family, no one in the city and outside the city will not dare to disturb you, just wait for you to settle down, I will take all the Luo family servants out of the courtyard, and you can let your family use all the house supplies in the courtyard. If there is a shortage of manpower, we also have a girl to drive. ”

Old Madam Yu was a little surprised and didn't say anything more, but Jiang Shi happily responded. She brought enough people with her this time, and there were men and women, and two days of errands were enough to deal with, and it was more convenient than having servants from other families walk around the house. But it's good for a few people from the Luo family to stay, and she also needs a few people who are familiar with the local situation to be responsible for purchasing and inquiring about news.

Now that the matter has been decided, Wen Hui immediately jumped up, gave her grandmother and mother, and took the girl to pick a place to live, Wen Juan was not to be outdone, and pulled Wen Xian to follow, Wen An has been listless, casually said that it is okay to live in the wing of the main courtyard, and you can accompany your grandmother more, but Jiang Shi thought that there were too many young girls around her mother-in-law, so without saying a word, she chose a yard closest to the front door for her son, and kept the wing room by herself. Wen An had no choice but to nod. Wen Yi stood still, only sat in the room and talked to the old lady, and only explained to Xiuzhu, who was with her, to find Mama Zhao and the He family to see if they needed help.

She thought very clearly, among the Gu family daughters in the same company, she was the only one in another room, or a junior, so it was impossible to grab a good yard with others, anyway, it was only a day or two, at most a few days, just have a place to live, there is no need to care too much. Since the housekeeper of the Luo family said that there are many small courtyards in the other courtyards, there will be no place for her to live, right?

But to her surprise, the final result was that there was really no yard left.

This courtyard is a typical three-entry house, the east side is the garden, and there are four small courtyards in a row on the west side, each with different scenery, flowers and trees, but all of them are small and exquisite without exception, even the beds are single size, as the steward said, only enough for a host and guest to live with a few girls, and in addition to the gorgeous and elegant furnishings of the main house, the other side rooms and ear rooms are basically equipped according to the specifications of the attendants, that is, unless there is a young lady who is willing to sleep in the room where the girl lives, it is impossible for the two young ladies to live in the same courtyard.

Wen Yi was dumbfounded when she heard this, such a room, if it was said to be used to entertain guests, it would be too weird, right?

Everyone in the Gu family also looked at each other, Wen Hui frowned, and said with some hesitation: "Or...... Can you squeeze me? There seems to be a bench in my room, covered with futon, and it is estimated that it can deal with a night's ......" Old Madam Yu coughed heavily, and then said: "Nine girls will stay in this courtyard, there should be another side room." Jiang Shi was stunned, and immediately counted the number of Wen Yi's attendants in his heart, and was a little worried: her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, plus the accompanying maids and servants, had already packed this main courtyard, and if there was one more person, I was afraid it would be too crowded.

Wen Yi was helpless, and was about to respond, but the Luo family steward suddenly said: "This is the negligence of my Luo family, how can I be so wronged Miss?!" Speaking of which, there is another courtyard in the other courtyard, but it is rarely used in winter, and with a little trimming, it can also live in people, I wonder if Miss Nine is willing to move? ”

Want to trim it? Isn't that too much trouble? Wen Yi immediately refused, but inadvertently saw the big girl Du Juan beside Jiang Shi making a look at her, and couldn't help but be stunned, and then looked at Jiang's expression, she seemed to be relieved, she faintly understood, but she made a difficulty.

The housekeeper of the Luo family is still saying: "My Luo family has never made such a mistake in hospitality, what a shame!" If the second young master knows, what face will I have to see him?! If it gets out, I won't have to see people when I talk about ten! Miss Gu Jiu, don't worry, the old talk will never make you feel wronged! ”

That's an exaggeration, isn't it?

Wen Yi was surprised, and hurriedly stepped forward to reassure: "You don't have to be so ...... to talk about stewardship" Before she finished speaking, Old Madam Yu beckoned her over, and said in a low voice: "Your Royal Majesty of the Luo family must be extremely strict, although we don't know, but listening to this person, I am afraid that such an omission is extremely embarrassing." The Luo family is rich and rich, and they are big families in the city, there is no need to offend his family, you just should go down. Go to the courtyard where he said, if there is anything unagreeable, just bear with it, and when you leave this place in the future, your uncle and grandmother will definitely compensate you. ”

Wen Yi was even more surprised, she glanced at Old Madam Yu a few times, and confirmed that the other party was not joking, so she reluctantly nodded, and said ten words to that: "In this case, I will bother to talk about the stewardship." ”

When he talked about Shishi, he immediately replied with a smile: "Don't worry, everything is on me!" ”

Sitting down and talking, Tan Shi immediately recruited many servants of the Luo family to come over and decorate the courtyard, and by the time Wen Yi and the others had eaten, the room had been arranged. The daughter-in-law who was in charge of leading her into the inner house appeared again, picked a glass lamp, and Yin Wenyi went to rest.

It turns out that this small courtyard is located on the edge of the garden, but it is only separated by a passage from the main courtyard, which is smaller than those guest courtyards, with blue tiles and white walls, and when you enter the door, it is a bright and two dark three houses, and the east side of it is a hugging house, which can be seen from the wide and many carved panes, this should be a courtyard specially used to cool off. In addition to the main house here, there are two huts on the west side of the courtyard, which are the residence of the girl's mother-in-law, and there is only a verandah between them and the main house. Under the east wall, there is a row of plantains, and under the trees, there is a stream of water gurgling, bending into the corner, forming a small pond, and then sinking under the corner of the wall, going to the east.

Wen Yi entered the house and found that the room had a lot of windows and good ventilation, but it was too cold in this winter, but the west side of the house was separated by several large screens, forming a ten-foot square room-in-a-room, with thick felt hanging on the rosewood carved shelf bed to isolate the cold, and a large brass incense burner was placed in the middle of the room, and the warm incense came out of the furnace, which made the room very fragrant and warm.

There are too many windows in the east house, can not live, and the main house is not easy to live in, but this West Warm Pavilion is a veritable warm pavilion, which is to live in the cold winter wax moon, and it is okay. Dong Que took a turn inside and outside the room in this room, and came back and whispered to Wen Yi, who knew that the room in this room was smaller, but it was full of organs, even the clean room and the study.

Wen Yi nodded secretly, and was a little puzzled: "Is this the sound of water?" How can it seem louder than in the yard? ”

The daughter-in-law bowed her head and replied, "There is a waterfall not far from the window, and I think the sound of water is coming from there." ”

Wen Yi pushed open the only window in the Xinuan Pavilion, and sure enough, he saw a rockery in front of him, which was more than ten feet high, and a waterfall fell from the top of the mountain, forming a pond in front of the window, and then flowing to the southeast corner. Wen Yi suddenly realized that this must be where the stream in the courtyard came from.

The daughter-in-law said again: "Miss Gu Jiu thinks that the water is too noisy at night, just close the window." ”

Wen Yi nodded in response, thinking to herself: It's an excellent place to spend summer here, but it's a pity that I actually came here in winter.

After a tired day, Wen Yi felt a little sleepy, and when the daughter-in-law retreated, she instructed the two girls to do some housework, knowing that Mama Zhao and the other servants lived in the inverted room in the front yard, and everything was fine, so she also put her mind at ease and prepared to freshen up and rest.

After the hectic confusion, Dong Kui blew out the candlestick and said, "Miss, we live farther away, if there is anything to tell us in the middle of the night......

Wen Yi interrupted her with a smile: "Why did I tell you to do things in the middle of the night?" Just go to sleep, Ming'er must have something to do! ”

Tomallow smiled and stepped back and closed the door. Wen Yi lay on the bed, listening to the sound of water not far away, and slowly fell asleep.

Half-asleep, she suddenly heard movement, as if something was knocking on the window.