Not long after breakfast, the steward prepared a sedan chair and carried his family to Luo's house as a guest.

The Luo family's house is located in the southwest corner of Guihai City, and the place is huge, occupying a whole street! The two adjacent streets were also filled with tribesmen and their servants and servants. After the sedan chair entered the gate of the Luo family's house, Wen Yi quietly lifted the corner of the sedan curtain and saw that there was a row of rooms in the front yard, at least five or six rooms, and nearly a hundred men and stewards were interspersed with each other, bustling and busy. There was a small door on the west side of the house, and the door was open, and there was a row of houses inside, which was also bustling with people.

The sedan chair crossed the front yard, turned into the west aisle, and walked a stick of incense before arriving at the second gate. When everyone got off the sedan chair, they found that the place where the sedan chair fell off was a separate small courtyard, which was similar to the courtyard in the Xuanle Hall of the Gu family's room for female dependents to get off the sedan chair, but the area was twice as large. After yesterday, everyone in the Gu family already had an understanding of the wealth of the Luo family, and they were not surprised, but the Jiang family and Wen Hui were a little resentful in their hearts: there were people in the Gu family who had been officials for generations, and there was no such pomp, and the Luo family, a merchant family, had crossed the head. However, the Jiang family still remembered her mother-in-law's instructions, and did not say anything, Wen Hui remembered that the Luo family was also an imperial businessman, and she was quite blue-eyed in the palace, so she held back her anger with a trace of disdain.

The next sight calmed the two of them a little. Although the Luo family is an imperial businessman, there is only one fourth master in the long house who is an official, and the eldest master of Luo, as the head of the family, is only a commoner no matter how faced, so the main courtyard of the Luo family's house is strictly in accordance with the shape set by the imperial court, but it is only three main houses, two east and west wings and two inverted seats, and that's it. Wen Hui recalled the other courtyards she had glimpsed on the road just now, all of them were narrow and small, which could not be compared with the courtyard of Xuanle Hall, let alone the pattern of the Shilang Mansion in the capital, her face suddenly showed a look of pleasure, and she glanced at a few well-dressed maids and servants who came to greet the Luo family, and decided not to be like the little Luo family!

Wen Yi has been silent, secretly admiring the head of the Luo family in her heart. Xuanhetang had been renovated, so she could see that the Luo family's house also had traces of renovation, and many small courtyards were originally supposed to be a whole courtyard, but they were separated by a wall, so the overall pattern seemed a little strange, and before the main courtyard arrived, people could see the doors of three or four small courtyards. Looking at the traces of this renovation, it has been at least one or two decades, and most of them are now ordered by this Lord Luo after he became the patriarch. The Luo family has a large population, and in order to spread the branches and leaves, let the adult children who are not heirs go out of the family, which is the usual means of the family of this dynasty, but the practice of the Luo family is to divide the original large courtyard into a small courtyard and distribute it to the children to live in.

In places far away from the capital, it is very common for wealthy families to ignore the laws of the imperial court and build more houses and enlarge their yards. In the peaceful years, there is naturally no defense, but if the luck is bad and the government deliberately makes it difficult, one crime of violating the system is enough to make the rich and noble family become poor! With the wealth of the Luo family and its powerful position in Guihai City, it is really not easy for Lord Luo to be cautious to this point. Thousands of miles of embankment, collapsed in an anthill. Only by paying attention to the details can the family avoid disasters. Wen Yi felt that she had learned something again.

Mrs. Luo is a chubby woman in her fifties, with a round face, a round figure, and a good temper. The second wife's figure is much thinner, her facial features are upright, and her dress looks a little traditional and stereotypical, which seems to be too serious at first glance, but after a few words, people feel that she is actually quite kind.

The two wives stood under the eaves to greet the visitors of the Gu family, and they were very polite to the old lady and the Jiang family, and the meeting gifts of several juniors were very generous, and they did not look tacky, which made the Jiang family and the Gu family's young ladies have a little change in their views on the Luo family. As for Wen An, he didn't enter the inner house, and went directly to the flower hall under the guidance of Tan Shi, where Master Luo and Second Master Luo were taking their sons to greet him.

After seeing the ceremony, everyone went into the house and sat down. Mrs. Luo first greeted everyone in the Gu family for a safe journey, how they rested last night, and then asked if the courtyard was satisfactory, but after a few words of greeting, after speaking, seeing that the attitude of the Gu family was not very enthusiastic, she was a little distressed, and she didn't know what topic to say. The eldest lord of the Gu family is a high-ranking official in the capital, and his status is much higher than that of the Luo family, that is, the fourth lord of Luo has some reputation in the army, and when he comes to the eldest lord Gu, he also has to salute respectfully. The two wives looked at the old lady of the Gu family and Mrs. Gu, and then looked at the two young ladies next to them, and always felt that the other party looked down on their own family, with the status of the Luo family in Guihai, there were really few people who were so cold, and they were not very happy in their hearts, but because of the instructions of their respective husbands and sons, they reluctantly pulled a few words.

Mrs. Yu was secretly angry that her daughter-in-law couldn't be a person, but as an elder and a son who was a second-class official, it was naturally difficult to let go of her body and be a snake with the Luo family, so she could only secretly give Jiang a look. Jiang Shi looked at the two central halls hanging on the wall a little dizzy, thinking that the signature seemed to be an alias of the emperor when he was still a prince in the past, and not many people knew it, she only knew it because she accidentally saw a plaque with the same name in someone else's house. But how could the Luo family have the emperor's ink treasure?! Isn't it rumored that the emperor doesn't want to see the Luo family?!

Wen Xian sat upright on the chair, looking downward, looking dignified and ladylike. And Wen Juan also learned to sit upright like her sister, but she was still young, and her temperament inevitably jumped, and she couldn't help but look up from time to time to peek at the elders talking to the wives of the Luo family. And Wen Hui casually swept the tea bowl on the small table, estimated its origin, only took a shallow sip of tea, then slightly loosened his brows, and took another small sip, before putting down the tea bowl, looking at the words on the opposite screen, and having some doubts in his heart: Luo's courtyard is so rich and luxurious, but the objects used in this house are only good tea, and the others are all ordinary, and most of them are old things. The Luo family has used it for many years, could it be that his family is only rich on the surface, but in fact, it has long been lost on the inside? She remembered all the rumors outside, and a calm smile curled into the corners of her mouth, thinking that she had guessed the truth.

The scene was a little cold for a while, and Mrs. Luo was a little thirsty after talking for a long time, so she had to bow her head and drink tea. Second Mrs. Luo's expression was faint, and she began to talk to Wen Yi. She had already heard that this Miss Gu Jiu recognized her second son, so she wanted to know how the two met and how their relationship was.

Wen Yi has been sitting dignifiedly, because the fourth Mrs. Luo was not present, she was not so nervous, but she didn't dare to be careless, listened to the words of the second Mrs. Luo, and hurriedly answered the "experience" of her acquaintance with Luo Mingmin, in fact, she just lightly pointed out that Nie Heng and Luo Mingmin were classmates at Cannes College, and said that the two of them had met many times in Pingyin County, and he met him occasionally when he went to visit his uncle, which could not be said to be familiar.

Mrs. Luo Er was slightly disappointed in her heart, but her expression relaxed a lot, and the corners of her mouth smiled slightly: "My second child once mentioned to me that when he lived in Pingyin, he had a former classmate friend who had a good personal relationship and took good care of him. That friend was also the head of this year's Pingyang Provincial Examination, and he used this incident several times to spur his brother's homework and make his brother angry. I had heard about it a long time ago, but I didn't know until today that Miss Gu Jiu was the cousin of the talented man in charge of the case, which was really rude before. ”

Wen Yi hurriedly got up and said, "You're polite, the little girl is just a junior, and I don't dare to say this to you." Brother Luo and the little female cousin are classmates and friends, because the cousin used to be weak and sick, he didn't get much care in the college, and later Brother Luo went to Pingyin County, and the cousin just reciprocated the favor, and the friends watched and helped each other, which was supposed to be. The little girl is not the right master, how dare she take it in front of you? "Paused," I used to hear the cousin of the Nie family say that Brother Luo's little DD is very good at homework, and he is smart, and Brother Luo loves to tease him, but in fact, he has always been proud of his younger brother in his heart. The little girl heard from the housekeeper that Luo Xiaogongzi had already been admitted to Xiucai, and it was really amazing to have such a ability at such an age! ”

The smile on Mrs. Luo's face deepened, and her whole body exuded pleasure: "My youngest son still has many shortcomings, I didn't expect to be so praised by the head of the first house, but it is his blessing." I will accept Miss Jiu's noble words, and I only hope that he will really be able to make a difference in the future! ”

Speaking of this topic, Mrs. Luo has a lot to say, first flattered the name of the eldest young master of the Gu family, pulled Jiang's mind back from the middle hall, and then modestly said a few words about her own son, only the youngest son of the second master is a little good among the nephews, of course, the eldest son is also excellent, the second son was originally only naughty, but recently he finally knew how to be filial to his family and do something serious - she did not forget to ask Wen Yi to convey the Luo family's thanks to the Nie family at this time, in the eyes of the Luo family, Luo Mingmin can learn well, It must be the credit of the friend in charge of the case - after introducing his own children and nephews half-exaggerated and half-derogatory, he talked about the daughters of the Luo family's room, and by the way, he asked someone to bring the ladies over to meet the distinguished guests, and then depreciated a few words, and then began to praise the young ladies of the Gu family.

Even Wen Hui, who is accustomed to seeing the world, also blushed in Mrs. Luo's daze, not to mention Wen Xian and Wen Yi's shy temperament, only Wen Juan happily accosted Mrs. Luo a few words and received a few more compliments. Mrs. Yu had a smile on her face, deeply regretting that none of her daughters-in-law had such skills, and Jiang failed to understand her mother-in-law's thoughts, but the smile on her face never disappeared, and finally politely praised several young ladies of the Luo family, saying that they were "good-looking" and "well-mannered", and they deserved to be from a "famous family".

Wen Yi listened to the praise of several wives, she was a little dumbfounded, and she was even more ashamed in her heart. She praised Luo Mingmin's younger brother a few words before, pleasing the second wife of the Luo family, it was the first time to flatter someone other than the clansmen's relatives, I thought it was already an extremely embarrassing thing, but I didn't expect that now Mrs. Luo is even more capable, she is really too far behind!

At this time, the mother-in-law outside the door came to report: "The steward of the fourth master's family came to report that the boat that the fourth wife and several young ladies were on has entered the port, and the second master Min has gone to the dock to greet him." ”

Mrs. Luo Da showed surprise on her face: "Really?!" That's great! Then he smiled and said to the old lady and Jiang: "My fourth uncle went to northern Xinjiang to take up his post, and the fourth brother and sister took their children to Beijing. Mingmin's nephew mentioned to me earlier that the boat hired by your family can't go to sea for some reason, if you don't dislike it, why don't you go with my four brothers and sisters? The boat prepared by the family is large, and it is not a problem to take dozens of people, and the four brothers and sisters are official dependents, and they are escorted by officers and soldiers all the way, which is more reliable than the boat hired outside. ”

Jiang's eyes lit up, and he was about to agree, but he paused abruptly and glanced at Old Madam Yu. The latter smiled and nodded: "This is naturally good, but I don't know if the fourth wife is willing or not." Mrs. Luo smiled: "She has always liked to be lively, she must be willing!" Second Mrs. Luo also said: "When the fourth brother and sister get home, ask her to come over and meet the old lady and the eldest lady?" Everyone talks and talks, so close and close. ”

Mrs. Luo glanced at her brother and daughter-in-law, and said to Jiang Shi with a smile: "My fourth uncle used to be an official in the Pingxi Garrison, and I heard that it is not far from you, but I don't know if I have seen it before." Jiang shook his head: "I have been in Beijing and have never seen it." Mrs. Yu said: "I've heard that Luo Qianhu exterminated the Taiping Mountain bandits, and our family is next to the Taiping Mountain." He looked at Wen Yi again: "The Nie family may have seen it." Wen Yi smiled and nodded: "I heard my uncle say that he has seen it, but I don't know the details." "I thought that Luo Mingmin's fourth uncle was Luo Qianhu who exterminated the mountain bandits back then, but it was a coincidence, so Liu Dongxing and Luo Mingmin also participated in the suppression of bandits back then, probably thanks to the blessing of this fourth master Luo? Thinking of her family's relationship with the Taiping mountain people, she felt that the fate in this world was really interesting.

After chatting for a while, someone came to report that the fourth lady and the two young ladies had entered the gate and were going back to the courtyard to freshen up, and after a while, they came over.

Wen Yi held her breath a little nervously, looked at a handsome woman in her thirties with a gentle smile on her face, walked in with a little girl in one hand, and said softly: "I'm late, I neglected the distinguished guest, please forgive me for being rude." Then he stepped forward to salute.

Ruyi, who was beside the old lady, gently pulled Jiang's sleeve, and Jiang thought that Mrs. Luo was a five-grade order, which was quite decent, so he stepped forward with a smile and helped the person up: "Mrs. Fourth doesn't need to be polite, you have worked hard all the way, right?" ”

Mrs. Luo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and when she saw that the second wife next to her did not move, she squinted, so she smiled and stepped forward to talk to Mrs. Luo and Jiang affectionately, and asked everyone to sit down, and then the two little daughters of the fourth wife stepped forward to salute.

Naturally, several young ladies of the Gu family also had to bow to meet the fourth wife. When it was Wen Yi's turn, a hint of discoloration flashed in Mrs. Luo's eyes, and her smile deepened, she stepped forward to help Wen Yi up, looked at her carefully, and then said softly: "This Miss Nine, I feel good when I look at it, and I feel closer in my heart!" ”

Wen Yi was surprised, looked up at her, saw her soft eyes, smiled, the tension in her heart dissipated a little, and she lowered her head to reveal a smile.

(Guess what this Mrs. Luo Si will do?) Ask for a pink ticket ~~~)