Thirty-nine
Mo Mo replied to him with a smile,
"Brother Zhu has something to do at home, so I will entertain you!"
Tong Lu took a sip of wine and said,
"Heh, does this guy want to repay the debt, one thousand taels, although it is a bit much, but for him, it is not a big deal!"
Mo Mo laughed and said,
"So, if he cheats, I'll pay it back for him!"
Tsk, this little woman's bearing is really extraordinary, if she really marries Zhu Zhu in the future, then there are many small and medium affairs in this family that can only rely on her!
Tong Lu ate a small fruit and asked while chewing,
"By the way, Mo Mo, when will you and Zhu Zhu get married, if you arrange it earlier, maybe we can also have a glass of wedding wine!"
Mo Mo responded with a smile,
"Well, it's not like I can say it!"
Xiao Yi asked,
"Mo Mo, what happened to Zhu Zhu's family, can we help?!"
Mo Mo replied,
"Actually, it's nothing, I think Brother Zhu will be able to handle it soon!"
She didn't want to talk about it, maybe there was something unspeakable, and since this was the case, Xiao Yi didn't want to ask more. Mo Mo personally poured wine for Xiao Yi and Tong Lu, and scooped some juice for Yao'er. And then he said,
"I won't hide it from you, there are outsiders in my house visiting today, so I will entertain you here! I think, this spring and summer season is the most comfortable, and living in this forest is much more comfortable than other places!"
Yao'er Dao,
"It's a nice place, it's quiet and comfortable, I'd rather live here!"
Xiao Yi asked her,
"Mo Mo, your yard is really big, you can't see the end at a glance, and I don't know how many plum trees have been planted!"
Mo Mo replied,
"Because this plum tree grows luxuriantly, it looks huge! Oh yes, Brother Zhu's plum forest is bigger than mine!"
Xiao Yi asked,
"Hey, do you all like plum blossoms, how do you plant so many?!"
Mo Mo replied to him with a smile,
"Yes, Grandpa Zhu and my grandfather are world friends, and both of them have a soft spot for this plum blossom. The two of them planted the plum grove together, and a few decades later, it became what it is today! Not far from there, outside the wall was the plum tree planted by Grandpa Zhu!"
Tong Lu didn't speak for a long time, and when he heard this, he couldn't help it anymore, and asked urgently,
"Hey, could it be that the Zhu family and your family are neighbors?!"
Mo Mo nodded with a smile and replied,
"yes, I've been a neighbor for decades!"
Tong Lu became extremely interested at this time, and said with a sigh,
"That's amazing! So, you two really grew up together!"
Mo Mo replied,
"Yes, besides, my marriage with Brother Zhu was also decided before we were born!"
Yao'er was very interested, and looked at Mo Mo in a daze!
At that time, my father and Uncle Zhu were still in the wombs of the grandmothers, but the two grandfathers had discussed that if they were a man and a woman, they would become husband and wife! But they couldn't do what they wanted, the grandmothers gave birth to boys! There was no way, and they could only be a pair of brothers! Later, the grandparents could not add a son and a half daughter, so they had to hand over this marriage to the next generation to realize! Aunt Zhu and my mother were pregnant almost at the same time, but the two old people were so happy that they were discussing the marriage again. Of course, both of us are very good, and no one has objected! Brother Zhu was born half a month earlier than me, so both families are looking forward to having a daughter! After I was born, both families were about to go crazy, thinking that this was the best arrangement of God! The two grandfathers also paid attention to their names, both of them were homophonic, and they were very easy to pronounce, and they really looked like a couple! Because the fortune teller said that the two of us were short of water in the five elements, so I took Zhu and Mo, so they both carried water!
Tong Lu smiled and replied,
"Interesting, funny, these two grandpas are really funny!"
Mo Mo sighed lightly and said,
"The two grandfathers were so happy, they ate and drank together, and after getting drunk, they didn't wake up!"
Tong Lu sighed and asked,
"You mean, people, people are gone, or are they all gone?!"
Mo Mo couldn't help nodding, and his mood was not good,
"Yes, this incident was also a sensation back then, and there was no one in the entire Lin'an Mansion who didn't know! The second elder was so good, Uncle Zhu and my father buried him in one place, so that the two of them could be neighbors after they died! My marriage with Brother Zhu was the wish of the second elder and the wish of the two families, so ah, it was a logical thing!"
Xiao Yi asked,
"Mo Mo, then are you really willing to marry Zhu Zhu?!"
Mo Mo nodded seriously and replied,
"Although Brother Zhu is a little willful, sometimes like a child, but he has a good heart and is kind, and he can't see others suffering, I think, if I marry him, I will definitely not suffer hardship!"
Xiao Yi said again,
"If you marry him, maybe it will be harder, you think, you have to take care of such a child who has not grown up, it is terrible to think about!"
This sentence also amused Mo Mo, Mo Mo smiled for a while, then stopped and replied,
"Brother Xiao Yi said the same, taking care of Brother Zhu is also a hard job!"
Tong Lu interjected and asked,
"Hey, by the way, you and Zhu Zhu, are there any other brothers and sisters, you two are married, what should they do?!"
Mo Mo replied,
"Both families are only sons and only daughters, so ah, after I get married to Brother Zhu, we will become a family!"
Tong Lu couldn't help but admire, and said,
"Ouch, this yard is twice as big!"
Mo Mo said with a smile,
"Hey, Brother Lu Lu and I have thought about it together! I've been thinking that after I get married to Brother Zhu, I will tear down the wall of this courtyard and merge the two courtyards together, which is really great!"
Tong Lu said with a smile,
"Tsk, this is amazing, the two rich families are merged, even if the emperor comes, then you have to give some face!"
Mo Mo smiled,
"We are all honest businessmen!"
Xiao Yi knows that in today's world, most people look down on businessmen, but if you are rich, what do you want to do, what you want to eat, and what you want to eat, you don't care if you look down on it!
Tong Lu asked,
"Oh yes, I haven't asked yet, you two are so rich, what kind of business are you two doing?!"
Mo Mo replied,
"My family is mainly engaged in silk and cloth, and Brother Zhu's family is mainly engaged in paper and pen scrolls, and everything is outstanding!
Tong Lu laughed and said,
"Zhu Zhu's family actually makes this paper, pen and ink, but I look at Zhu Zhu, and I don't seem to be interested in it!"
Mo Mo smiled,
"Well, you don't know Brother Zhu yet, his ability, but he's older!"
When Mo Mo said this, her eyes were full of admiration! She laughed for a while before she stopped and said,
"Let me tell you the story of Brother Zhu's childhood first!"
After saying this, I couldn't be happy again, and continued to laugh to myself. Xiao Yi and the three of them will also smile when they see her like this! After she finished laughing, she continued,
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I lost my temper just now, I lost my temper! Where did you say it? Well, oh, yes, when Brother Zhu was a child! That was when he was just one year old, and we have the custom of catching Zhou here, and Brother Zhu is of course no exception! The elders have prepared all kinds of objects, and what Brother Zhu catches, he means that he can do something in the future! Guess what, Brother Zhu actually regarded money and other things as dung, and grabbed a pen!"
Tong Lu said with a smile,
"Hehe, is it possible, he still did it?!"
Mo Mo replied,
"Isn't it, he's done it!"
Several people are very curious, looking at Zhu Zhu's appearance, he doesn't look like a literati!
Mo Mo smiled and said,
"Hehe, yes, everyone thinks that Brother Zhu will be a scholar in the future, gain fame and glory! But ah, Brother Zhu doesn't like to read, every time he goes to school, he will fall asleep in front of the master, if the master hadn't been for the money, I'm afraid he would have been angry and run away! Later, Brother Zhu was obsessed with one thing, and since then it has been out of control, and this matter is also related to this matter!"
Tong Lu blinked and said,
"Could it be, could it be that this brush was made?!"
Mo Mo clapped his hands and said with a smile,
"Brother Lu Lu is really smart, he can guess it at once!"
Hehe, I didn't see it, this Zhu Zhu is still an expert in pen making! Also, these three hundred and sixty lines, the line is the champion, Zhu Zhu can do the ultimate, and he is really talented!
Tong Lu said with a smile,
"Heh, if you have a chance, we have to let him make us two more pens!"
Mo Mo replied,
"It's very easy, when Brother Zhu finishes handling the matter, it will be done in a few days! Hey, don't you know, there are already hundreds of people waiting in line for Brother Zhu to make pens now!"
Well, to be able to do this, there are still two brushes! At this time, several people looked at Zhu Zhu differently!
Tong Lu said,
Hey, Mo Mo, have you ever thought about who will be in charge of the house after the two of you get married?!"
Tong Lu's words are very bad, he knows that Zhu Zhu is never good at communicating with people, but Mo Mo is the opposite, delicate and thoughtful, for a man, he must want to have the final say, but now it seems that maybe Mo Mo is more suitable for being in charge. But think about it, it is not a good choice for the two of them to complement each other and form a family!
Mo Mo smiled and replied,
"Of course I'm in charge!"
I thought she would say that she would let her brother Zhu be in charge, but who would have thought that she would be so direct, which is really surprising!
Mo Mo continued,
"Of course, this is not what I mean alone, but all the elders think so! Brother Zhu is a little weak, so if such a big family is pressed on him, he will definitely not be able to bear it! And I, I have long learned all kinds of business with my father and Uncle Zhu, and now I have achieved a little success, and in time, I will be able to stand alone!"
Mo Mo said very crisply and clearly, she is very confident in this point! Xiao Yi has long seen it, after meeting her that day, everything she did was extremely sophisticated, and it seems that it is also related to the deliberate cultivation of these two families!
Mo Mo paused slightly, and then said,
"Brother Zhu only needs to concentrate on making his pen, and leave the rest to me!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yi's heart was also inexplicably moved! Yes, if a person can stick to his dream for the rest of his life, it is also a great miracle! What is even more valuable is how happy he is to be accompanied by such a person!
The crescent moon came out, and only a trace of it hung quietly on the branches. Several people ate a bowl of wine together, and Xiao Yi heard someone coming over again, so he couldn't help but say,
"Hey, someone is coming, and I'm in a hurry, and I don't know what's going on!"
Mo Mo frowned slightly, glanced back, and saw a bright light flashing in the distance, and when he came closer, it was Xiaomei carrying a red candle and lantern! Xiaomei saw that a few people were eating, drinking, and talking, so she slowed down her pace and came to wait outside the pavilion.
Mo Mo stood up and said,
"Brother Xiaoyi, Brother Lu Lu, Sister Yao'er, you eat and drink first, I'll come when I go!"
Yao'er said busily,
"Is there any trouble with Zhu Zhu's family?!Mo Mo, he is also our friend, you, don't hide it from us!"
Mo Mo hesitated a little, but finally didn't say anything, she might be thinking that Xiao Yi and the others were all guests, and it was not yet critical, so there was no need to trouble them first.
Mo Mo thanked him, and then went to Xiaomei, the second daughter discussed in a whisper, and Xiaoyi and the three did not hear it. After listening to this, Mo Mo was silent for a moment, and then returned to the pavilion and said,
"Two brothers, sister, Brother Zhu may be in trouble, so I'll go over and help. For now, it's still under control, so I don't have to trouble you! If I need to, I'll let the little guy invite you! Then, the little sister will go over first, Xiaomei, you take care of it!"
Xiaomei answered and stayed. Mo Mo gave another salute and hurried away.
Yao'er asked Xiaomei to come closer and asked softly,
"Xiaomei, tell us what happened to the Zhu family?!"
Xiaomei shook her head with a smile and replied,
"Girl, Miss has already made it clear just now, why do I have so many mouths!"
Yes, after all, there is no command from the master's family, she doesn't dare to talk nonsense, Xiaomei saw that several people wanted to understand, so she said again,
"Don't worry, Miss will be able to handle it if you go over!"
The three of them all know Mo Mo's ability, if they are reasonable, there should be nothing to say, but if the other party uses tough methods, they may really suffer a big loss!
Xiao Yidao,
"Your young lady went over like this, and you didn't bring a few helpers, will it be dangerous!"
Xiaomei poured wine for a few people, and said,
"Don't worry, with Manman and Miaomiao, there will be no problem!"
Of course, Xiao Yi and the three of them have also seen the power of those two women, and with the protection of the two of them, there should be no problems, but Xiao Yi is still a little worried, after all, Zhu Zhu is too simple, and it is very likely that he will fall into the way of others!
Xiao Yi asked again,
"By the way, Xiaomei, your young lady said just now that the Zhu family is outside this wall, and I don't know how the plum trees over there are growing!"
Xiaomei couldn't stop blinking, she was also a smart person, and she should have guessed what Xiao Yi wanted to say! Xiaomei looked to both sides, and said to the two little guys and Yahuan,
"Come on with me, you guys, go back and rest first, and if there is anything, I will inform you to come!"
The men saluted and retreated in turn. Hey, it seems that this Xiaomei's status is not low, and she can arrange them!
After Xiaomei saw those people leaving, she whispered,
"What about the specific situation, I, I don't dare to tell you. However, if Miss Gongzi herself inadvertently walked to the Zhu family and learned about the situation, it would be very different! Moreover, Miss has already arranged, we can't get out from the front door, hehe, there is no way, we can only use this trick!"
Oh, she is really a smart person, no wonder Mo Mo will hand over important matters to her to deal with, and he also trusts her!
Tong Lu said with a smile,
"What if you young lady blame it?!"
Xiaomei thought about it, her eyes were watery, and she kept blinking, so cute, and listened to her again,
"I know that several of them are very unusual, with you here, we will definitely be able to ensure the safety of Miss and Zhu Gongzi! As for the punishment, it is nothing compared to their safety!"
Tong Lu nodded and replied,
"Yes, yes, a little clever ghost! No wonder you young lady is so kind to you!"
Xiaomei smiled, picked up a glass of wine for herself, and said,
"I know that I pour a cup, but as soon as Miss Yao'er insists, Xiaomei can only eat this cup!"
Xiaomei gritted her teeth, ate it in one bite, and said again,
"Thank you for a few young ladies and gentlemen, my family, my family's ......"
Hey, don't you want to be so fast, before she finished speaking, she closed her eyes, her body was weak, and she was about to fall down! Xiao Yi hurriedly held it and said with a smile,
"This little girl's play is enough!Then let's go over and take a look?!"
Tong Lu laughed and replied,
"It's really indecent for her to be drunk here alone, it's better to carry it to the house!"
The three of them cleaned up casually, Xiao Yi picked up Xiaomei, Tong Lu led the way with a lantern, and the three of them went to the forest. It didn't take long to walk, and I saw a hut, which was exactly the same as the one Xiao Yi had entered before, if it weren't for Tong Lu's clothes, I really couldn't tell the difference! Yao'er took off her shoes for her, Xiao Yi put Xiao Mei on the bed, and covered it with a thin quilt, and the three of them went out.
After recognizing the direction, Tong Lu extinguished the lantern, you know, in this darkness, a little firelight, it is particularly eye-catching! After moving forward for a while, with that little starlight, you can barely see the situation ahead. It didn't take long to see a wall, the wall was not too high, and Xiao Yi could reach the upper end while standing and stretching out. The plum trees on both sides were luxuriant, growing out of their respective courtyards, and intertwined with each other!
Xiao Yi jumped lightly, put his hands on the wall, supported his body, and could see the other side. However, apart from this plum tree, there is nothing to see over there, it is black and empty, if one person walks in it, it must be hairy in his heart! Xiao Yi went up a little hard, squatted on the top, reached out, reached down, Tong Lu and Yao'er each grabbed one, and with a little bit of strength, they were also easy to come up to the wall! Yao'er looked outside, and couldn't help but say,
"Ouch, the yard is big, and it's not necessarily a good thing, hey, weird!"
Tong Lu looked at Yao'er, couldn't help but smile, and replied to her,
"This is good, it's a good place to cheat!"
Yao'er knew that Tong Lu was laughing at herself, and she didn't bother to argue, so she said,
"Ouch, Lu Lu is right, it's indeed a good place to cheat! Stinky man, let's take a break and steal love here?!"
Tong Lu was not angry, and replied,
"Okay, good, count you awesome, count you awesome!"
There was no light in the woods, and if you walked in it, you were afraid that you would get lost! So the three of them did not go down from the wall, but walked along the wall. Although there are many branches on both sides, it is not as laborious as expected. After a short time, the wall was connected to a roof, and when you stood there, you could see the light. Both sides were bright, and they were all ponds.
Tong Lu couldn't help but say,
"Ouch, we're going the other way around!"
Xiao Yi patted him and said,
"Don't speak, lest anyone find out!"
The three of them took a few more steps forward, and when they saw that there seemed to be passage below, they came down the wall. Continue to grope forward, and finally arrived at the covered bridge! There were some lights in the distance, and there seemed to be people walking, Xiao Yi and the three of them hid behind the bridge pillars, and first saw what the situation was before making plans.
Tong Lu glanced at it a few times, chuckled, and said,
"Look at it, such a big yard, sneaking in dozens of people, they can't find it! Haha, now it seems that they are not so envious of these rich people!"
Yao'er smiled,
"Also, don't worry about being stolen or robbed, of course, you don't have to think about the delicacies of the mountains and the sea and the beautiful little girl!"
Tong Lu chuckled lightly and raised his big finger! His movement was a little louder, alarming those people. There were four or five lanterns over there, and they were all coming this way! Xiao Yi pushed Tong Lu and grinned. The few people walked this way, and felt that there was nothing abnormal, so they didn't come closer, but just said a few words leisurely, and then turned back.
After these people left, Xiao Yi and the three of them continued to move forward, and without being hindered, they went around the path and went in. Oh, isn't this back to the Merlin, hey, the three of them are very impatient. Several people in Mo Mo's family have also seen it, and from Mo Mo's mouth, several people have also learned that Zhu Zhu's family is more than that! The three of them walked into this gloomy forest, and most of the stars above their heads were blocked by branches and leaves, and the more they walked in, the more they felt a chill on their backs, but fortunately, the courage of the three of them was still relatively large, if they were timid people, they might have been frightened and fainted! I don't know what these two families think, and they don't hang a lantern at night, they really want to scare people to death! Hehe, thinking of the few people who were looking for it with lanterns before, maybe it was because of the horror here that they gathered outside!
The distribution of this forest is really strange, and the three of them are a little lost, and they don't know how long they have been turning around here before they find an exit. Xiao Yi thought to himself, if the two families cooperate in the future and tear down the wall in the middle, won't it be even more impossible to find the north!
Finally turned to the side of the house, this is a few small houses, it seems to be the place where the people live, but there is no light in the house, quiet, there is no sound at all, it should be no one! Continue to go forward, and it is a long time to detour, and then I finally see the shadow of the light! I turned the corner of the wall, and the chaotic sound also came, and it sounded like a quarrel!
Tong Lu whispered,
"Hehe, I'm arguing, I haven't started yet, I should still be in control!"