They had traveled for a day, and at dusk they entered a small county town and lodged in an inn in the city.

Mu Xiao asked Master Mu hesitantly: "Father, will we pass by Baijiabao this time?" ”

"Baijiabao? And not by the way. Master Mu replied.

Mu Xiao was very disappointed, and after returning to the room where she was resting, she silently used her brain for a long time, but to no avail. He really couldn't think of a reason to convince his father to lead the whole family to Baijiabao.

And the old man of the Mu family over there was moved because of the second son's words. He consulted with his wife and his confidants, and announced the next morning that the old butler would lead some of his servants to carry large household goods back to his hometown; He took his wife and two sons, as well as his cronies and entourage, and took a detour to Baijiabao in a light car.

Mu Xiao was so happy that he almost jumped up when he heard the news, but he couldn't help it, showing a steady appearance, but the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned. He didn't have the heart to think about why his father had to divide the people into two groups, and why he had to take a detour to Baijiabao, he was only happy for himself, imagining the situation of seeing Miss Bai San again, and his heart kept jumping.

When he was about to arrive at Baijiabao, Master Mu first sent someone to the front to deliver the letter, and after getting the reply from Master Bai, he continued to drive forward.

In front of the gate of Baijiabao, I saw from a distance that Master Bai was already waiting. Master Mu hurriedly got out of the car and stepped forward with his second son Mu Xiao. The eldest son of the Bai family also followed his father, and after greeting each other, Master Bai welcomed Master Mu and his party into the gate.

Mr. Bai arranged for Mr. Mu's family to live in the upper room, and in the evening, a sumptuous family banquet was prepared to entertain Mr. Mu's family. The Bai family is a person in the rivers and lakes, and there are no rules of the official eunuchs, and Mrs. Bai and the fourth lady also came out to accompany them, talking to Mrs. Mu, and they were very happy. The Bai family has a total of five children, the eldest son, the fourth lady and the fifth son are all present, and the second miss is naturally not present because she is married. However, the third miss didn't show up, which made Mu Xiao feel uneasy, and her heart sank, could it be that the third miss was also married?

Mu Xiao remembered that the third lady was only one year younger than herself, and she was already fifteen years old, wasn't it the age when Ji Lu got married? Thinking of this, he was really confused, and he couldn't wait to step forward and ask for an understanding. Fortunately, it didn't take long for Madame White to give him an answer.

Mrs. Bai was talking to Mu Xiao's mother: "Shui Yun has been weak since she was a child, and she has been sick again in the past few days, resting in her own room, and she can't come out to see Madame, which is rude." ”

Mrs. Mu hurriedly said: "If you are not in good health, you naturally have to rest, they are all a family, so you don't need to say something outside of you." When we meet, we are not in a hurry. Besides, Shui Yun has been weak since she was a child, and we also know it. By the way, I have some tonic medicine brought from the capital here, so it's better to ask Lang Zhong to take a look, if it's appropriate, just give it to Shui Yun, maybe it can come in handy. ”

"Oh, Mrs. Mu is polite, how embarrassing is this." Madame Bai hurriedly thanked her.

Mu Xiao on the side listened, and first a stone fell to the ground: Fortunately, the third miss is still at home! Then the heart began to rise again: what is her disease? Does it matter? It must be uncomfortable, right?

The next day, Mrs. Mu found a few supplements, saying that she was going to see Bai Shuiyun, the third lady of the Bai family. Mu Xiao wanted to go with his mother, but his mother said that he was such a big boy and it was inconvenient to go into someone's backyard, so he sent him away, but took his little brother to see Mrs. Bai together. Mu Xiao turned around several times in place, feeling as unbearable as tickling, but there was nothing she could do.

couldn't stay in the house, Mu Xiao walked out of the yard in an irritable mood and wandered around. He deliberately looked for a path with few people, and when he walked there, no one could see him, and he turned around and got lost.

Mu Xiao lay on the rockery for a while, and seemed to hear a faint sound of water not far away. So he got up and followed the sound of the water, and after turning and turning, a pond suddenly opened up in front of him.

He walked slowly towards the edge of the pond, which was full of lotus flowers, pink and white. In the middle of the lotus, there is a small boat, and in the boat lies a girl in a red dress and a plain skirt, whose face is covered with a silk handkerchief embroidered with lotus flowers, and her face is not clear.

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