The group sped up their pace.

But after all, the road was slippery in the rain, and the road was temporarily changed, so I couldn't get to the next inn when it was dark.

In the distance, he heard the sound of horses' hooves stepping in front of him, and Dai Qiu pulled the curtain of the car and looked towards the side of the road.

Xi Fangyu also got out of the car and asked, "Is it that Qin Hu has come back from exploration?" ”

Laiwang turned around and said, "It looks like him." ”

Qin Hu soon approached the carriage, and said to Xi Fangyu: "Third girl, there is a Zhuangzi in front, the owner of the household is surnamed Zou, about five miles away from here, we can go there for a night tonight." ”

Dai Qiu smiled and glanced at Fang Qi, "Great! ”

Qin Hu was dressed extraordinarily and had a good temperament, saying that he came to spend the night for the master's family, and the owner of the village surnamed Zou knew that the other party had some background, and personally took his wife to greet him at the gate of the courtyard.

The courtyard is a small courtyard with two entrances, which is not very spacious, but there are also seven or eight main rooms, and three or four maids and envoys.

This is a small town on the outskirts of Beijing, and it can be regarded as a rich family.

Xi Fangyu generously greeted the head of the family, and also met a pair of children of the head of the house.

The family has a very simple population, only a family of four, and they look kind and hospitable.

Dai Qiu asked Laiwang to take the seasonal snacks from the carriage and distribute them to the two children.

Xi Fangyu casually chatted with the couple: "How many years has the old man lived in this area? ”

Zou Bo looks to be in his fifties, but his children are very young.

The eldest daughter is only in her teens, and the younger son is only five or six years old.

"The little old man has lived in this Pingqugou for several lifetimes, at first he planted crops and raised livestock for the owner, and then he accumulated some capital and bought his own land, and he can also give the owner some filial piety silver every year."

Dai Qiu thought of the turmoil in the imperial court over the years, the emperor ignored government affairs, and loyal ministers were wantonly framed, and thought that the people would be a scene of people's misery.

But listening to this Zou Bo's words, it has the meaning of prosperity and peace.

Xi Fangyu asked: "Dare to ask the old man, who is your owner?" ”

Zou Bo: "Don't hide it from the little nobleman, it is the Xu family in Ningcheng." ”

Xi Fang said happily: "Ningcheng Shen is waiting for the Xu family? ”

Uncle Zou's expression was stunned, "The little nobleman recognizes the decrepit owner?" ”

Xi Fangyu hurriedly smiled and nodded: "It's a coincidence, my aunt is Xu Hou's wife." ”

After reporting to the door twice, Zou Bo stood up with joy and said that he wanted to give the seat to Xi Fangyu.

Xi Fangyu naturally waved his hand and said no, and the old couple discussed again, saying that they would vacate the main house for Miss Xi and her entourage to live.

Dai Qiu smiled and stepped forward to relieve Xi Fangyu: "Uncle Zou, you don't have to be polite, my young lady was also temporarily rerouted, which has already alarmed your mansion." If the second elder still has to go through a lot of trouble, will this make my young lady happy? You just think about us, everything is simple! ”

Zou Bo saw that Dai Qiu's words were very polite, and Xi Fangyu looked very kind, so he discussed with his wife and stopped insisting.

But he sent a long-term worker to report to Xu's house in Ningcheng overnight, only saying that his wife's maiden niece had arrived in Zhuangzi.

In the evening, Dai Qiu waited for Xi Fangyu to wash his face.

Xi Fangyu seemed to think of something, and said to Dai Qiu on the side through the hot cloth on his face: "Don't you think that this Zou Bo's children don't seem to look alike." ”

Dai Qiu replied with a smile: "Even if they are brothers and sisters, where are there those who look exactly the same, you and the second son are the same mother, aren't they also different." ”

Xi Fangyu stretched out his hand to uncover the handkerchief on his face, threw it into the copper basin in Dai Qiu's arms, and said: "I actually look more like the eldest brother, but between the eyebrows and eyes, the second brother and the second brother are also brothers and sisters. ”

inadvertently mentioned the eldest prince again, Dai Qiu only felt that his heartbeat seemed to miss a beat, I wonder if the eldest prince is okay now?

When she comes back from Tongzhou, is she going to Luzhou, so that she can tell the eldest prince what has happened recently, so that he can be prepared?

Changing the topic indiscriminately, he replied: "Yes, in this way, the two sisters and brothers are indeed not very similar, as if the younger brother and this couple are a family." ”

Xi Fangyu spoke, glanced at Dai Qiu unintentionally, saw her like this, and asked with a smile: "This is so decent, why are you blushing suddenly?" ”

Dai Qiu hurriedly reached out and touched his face, and his expression was extremely unnatural: "How can I blush, but the place here is narrow, I used to open the window to breathe." ”

Xi Fangyu didn't continue to joke with her, and after cleaning up, he changed his clothes and went to sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, Dai Qiu came to Xi Fangyu's room to wait for her to get dressed and get up, and when she left the West Courtyard, she saw many people standing in the hall of the main courtyard.

After asking, I found out that this was the steward of the Xu family, and he made a special trip to pick up the third girl to the house.

The leader was Mama Gui, who was the right-hand man beside Mrs. Xi, whom Xi Fangyu had seen a few years ago.

A few people also planned to go to Xuhou's Mansion to live for a day, just get rid of the bandits along the way.

Seeing this, he happily followed the Xu family's carriage and horse into the city.

Originally, I thought that the most prosperous place in the world was Kyoto, but it was only when I entered the inner courtyard of this Shenhou Xu Mansion that I knew what it meant to be drunk and drunk.

The 12 gold-lacquered faces are lined up in a circle, each spitting out a hyacinth.

Each of the turtles in the fountain is the size of a soup bowl, and it looks like it has lived for more than a hundred years.

Not to mention the pavilions and pavilions, the main wood used for supporting is either golden silk nanmu or purple shirt wood, all of which are produced in the south, and each one passes through the canal, and it takes three or four months to get here.

Mrs. Xi was very happy to see her niece, and the two sat on the upper seat together, holding hands, and talked for a while.

Until a woman dressed in a blue rich dress smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, Miss Cousin hasn't had time to take a sip of tea since she entered the room and sat down." ”

Mrs. Xi took the opportunity to call Xi Fangyu over to pay a salute.

This is Xu Hou's fifth brother and daughter-in-law, known as the fifth lady.

The fifth lady got up with a smile, personally helped Xi Fangyu up, and looked her up and down closely: "Yo, this life is really a good picture, and the sister-in-law is also seven or eight points alike, they all say that there are beauties in the palace of the Taifu in Kyoto, just look at the sister-in-law and the three sisters, and you will know that the rumors are true." ”

Xi Fangyu smiled silently, withdrew his hand without a trace, and only said lightly: "Madame has won the award." ”

Dai Qiu knew that Xi Fangyu had an upright temperament, and he had never liked people like the fifth lady who were too ostentatious.

Taking advantage of the fact that she and Mrs. Xi were joking with each other, she hurriedly stepped forward to help Xi Fangyu to return to her position and sit down.

After a while, Mrs. Xi said to Mama Gui on the side: "You go to all the rooms and everywhere, and call the ladies and ladies to come and see the guests!" ”

Mama Gui answered yes and opened the curtain and went out of the main room.