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At this time, a man hurriedly came in from outside, and as soon as he came in, he called out, "Have you finished the clothes I asked you to make last time? My lady is in a hurry to wear them tomorrow!"

His young lady's clothes were not allowed to be picked up by her girl, but a man was found to get them?Bai Ye also felt strange, so he glanced over, and happened to turn his head to look at the man, and the man trembled when he met him, and Aide moved forward to salute.

"Uncle, Uncle, you, why are you here?"

Bai Ye raised one eyebrow.Oh, call him Uncle, isn't he from He Fu?There is only one young lady in the He Mansion now, only He Ruhui.

"Why, get clothes for Ruhui?"

"Uh... yes yes, Miss ordered two sets of clothes here a few days ago, she said they will be worn at the master's birthday banquet tomorrow, so let me hurry up and pick them up."

"Where's Little Shuang'er?" Bai Ye asked.Xiao Shuang'er is He Ruhui's personal maid, and it is said that she is very fond of her. Since she married, she has changed a few old maids and maids, but this little Shuang'er has never left.

It was also because he had never changed before that Bai Ye remembered this person.

"Well... Shuang'er seems to be busy. The young lady was in a panic, so she asked the little one to come over."

Bai Ye nodded.

"Go do your thing."

"Yes, yes!" The man hurriedly retreated to the side, not daring to make another sound until the clerk took out two sets of clothes and handed them to him.The man took it without unfolding it to take a look, and then he saluted Bai Ye and was about to leave.

Bai Ye was a little unhappy, tell me, did he look fierce?Why do you want to run when you see him?

Bai Ye, who was upset, just looked at the man a few more times.

The man was about thirty years old, he was not tall, but he was strong, and he usually did physical work, his strong muscles bulged out of his jacket, and he was strong and tight.This person has dark skin, and his appearance is not the most eye-catching person. He is almost the kind who can't be found in the crowd for a while.But that person's small eyes flickered, maybe Bai Ye was thinking too much, why did he always feel that this person dare not look at others straightly?

Thinking about it will make you think too much, this person is not a servant of the inner courtyard at first glance, but he looks more like a gardener or a nurse in his attire.However, the rules of the He Mansion are also strict. Men like gardeners or nurses should not be allowed to enter the inner courtyard at will. How did He Ruhui meet this man?Even if Xiao Shuang'er doesn't have time for such things as taking clothes, doesn't it mean that He Ruhui doesn't have other girls to order?Why let a man come to fetch it?

The man saw Bai Ye staring at him for a long time without looking away, and the sweat began to flow from his temples. Bai Ye saw it, and felt more and more puzzled. "...What's your name? Why haven't I seen you in He Mansion?"

"My uncle, the villain's name is Jiang Dayong, and he is the guard of the back door. You are not very good at going in and out through the back door. It's only natural that you haven't seen the villain..." He kept looking at the corner of his eyes not far behind as he answered. shop door.

Bai Ye was about to ask another question when the old tailor led Xiao Ran out.

The old tailor walked in front, and Xiao Ran followed slowly, bowing his head while tying the knot at the skirt of his clothes.

When Bai Ye saw Xiao Ran, he forgot about everything else, stood up and approached. "Have you chosen all?"

"Yes, Second Young Master, I have prepared everything for Mr. Xiao. Don't worry, even if none of us sleep tonight, we can get out tomorrow afternoon." The old tailor replied hastily.

"En." Bai Ye nodded, his eyes never leaving Xiao Ran's fingers tied with knots, they were slender and white, not very flexible, but very pitiful, just like the owner of the fingers. "The charge will be charged to my account."

"Alright Second Young Master, we will take care of this."

Bai Ye saw the fingers pause, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Xiao Ran looking at him hesitating to speak, and raised his eyebrows and smiled knowingly. "Don't talk about money, just like that cup, just return it to me in the future."

Xiao Ran frowned and thought for a while, then nodded. "All right."

What Bai Ye was most afraid of was that Xiao Ran suddenly had the guts to say that he didn't want his help. Seeing Xiao Ran nodded, he was very happy, so he pulled him and said, "I'll pick a jade pendant for you later, and hang it on my lapel. While making a display, what do you say is as gentle as jade, how suitable is it for you?"

Xiao Ran shook his hands when he heard it. "Farewell, farewell, I can't bear wearing gold and jade, Bai Ye, don't bother!"

"What kind of tossing is this!" Bai Ye immediately felt a little unhappy when he heard that his kindness was described as tossing. "It's just a set of accessories, why is it a toss?"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Xiao, Buddha needs gold clothes, people want clothes, and if you wear clothes that suit you and match them with matching accessories, this person will feel beautiful when he looks at it." The old tailor on the side came After getting excited, he interrupted and said: "Just like the gauze dress I told you about just now, Mr. Xiao, such a thin layer won't make you stuffy at all, and you look handsome when you wear it, why do you feel it's cumbersome? "

"Shayi? What's going on?" Bai Ye asked curiously.

"Back to the second young master, the younger one told Mr. Xiao just now that many literati like to wear a gauze dress on top of their robes, which is elegant and dignified. The gauze dresses in our Jinxiufang are of good quality, and they won't feel uncomfortable wearing them in summer. It's stuffy. But Young Master Xiao just doesn't want to, ouch, Second Young Master, you haven't seen what Young Master Xiao looks like when he's dressed, it's so pretty!"

"Then book it." Bai Ye immediately made a decision when he heard that Xiao Ran was dressed nicely, and pulled Xiao Ran, who still wanted to express his rejection, to leave. "I'll come over to pick up my clothes around tomorrow afternoon. If you have any questions, please find someone to come to He Fu to find me."

"Yes, Second Young Master, Young Master Xiao, go slowly."

Bai Ye pulled Xiao Ran and turned around, and saw Jiang Dayong standing in the corner, who was holding a goose-yellow women's suit and looking at them with some surprise. "Why are you still here?"

"Yes, yes, the villain will leave now..." The man named Jiang Dayong glanced at Bai Ye and Xiao Ran again, and left in a hurry.

Bai Ye felt in a good mood as he pulled Xiao Ran, and the matter of Jiang Dayong was forgotten just now. "Would you like to go for a walk in the street later? I know that there is a shop that is said to make delicious cold cakes."

Xiao Ran was a little uncomfortable being dragged away by others, he was busy trying to get Bai Ye to let him go, but Bai Ye naturally refused, and the few people who pestered Xiao Ran also forgot to refuse the gauze and accessories, and went to the street after being pulled by Bai Ye go up.

It has to be said that Xiao Ran's temperament has long been fixed, and after two years, he is still not very good at refusing.

When he first met Bai Ye, he could still treat Bai Ye coldly because of a knot in his heart, but in the past two days, Bai Ye's warm treatment made him unable to maintain a cold face and ignore him. Now Bai Ye is pulling him Going to eat cold cakes, even though he was tired, it didn't break Bai Ye's heart after all.

Fortunately, Bai Ye is no longer the selfishness he was two years ago, he dragged Xiao Ran to eat cold cakes, visited the night market for a while, and then sent Xiao Ran back to the hotel.

"Tomorrow morning, I will ask Qiuxi to come over and let him accompany you to Hefu. He is smart and will help you deal with things." Bai Ye accompanied Xiao Ran upstairs, entered the room, sat on the chair and crossed his legs, why? It looks like they have to sit for a while.

Xiao Ran was so good-tempered that he poured tea for Bai Ye, and said guiltily, "Farewell, that kid has been walking around with us these days, and it's really tiring. I can go by myself tomorrow, so what do you want him to do?"

"Anyway, he has nothing to do, well, let's settle this matter." Bai Ye drank the tea in one gulp. "Where did you go today?"

While Bai Ye kept looking for topics, he sat with Xiao Ran until Xiao Ran couldn't help but yawn before leaving.

Regardless of the past or the present, Bai Ye never denied that he liked staying by Xiao Ran's side, especially when they reunited two years later.He wanted to know everything about Xiao Ran in the past two years, where he had been, who he had met, whether anyone had caught his eye...

He wants to know, he wants to know everything, he doesn't want to miss anything.

The next day, Xiao Ran arrived at He's Mansion almost after Shen's time. At that time, the doorway was already bustling with sedan chairs and carriages, and servants carrying congratulatory gifts kept coming in and out.

Xiao Ran followed a few servants, and when he reached the door, the guard stopped him.

"Does this young man have an invitation?"

invitation?Naturally there won't be any, Xiao Ran was stunned for a while, and the cute person behind him who was holding a gift box hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Presumptuous, you actually asked my uncle for an invitation?"

Uncle?The two gatekeepers looked at each other, how could the uncle and the others not know each other, and remember that the uncle had clearly not gone out today, so why did another uncle come here?But they did remember the person who spoke, he was my uncle's personal servant...

"Oh, it turned out to be a guest invited by my aunt, please come inside, please come inside!" One of them hurriedly bowed and smiled apologetically.

Just kidding, my uncle is a person who is even courteous to my master. He must invite distinguished guests. Whether there is an invitation is not important at all.What's more, look at the person in front of him, dressed in fine clothes, with a gentle demeanor, he may also be a person with a lot of background, if he offends, wouldn't he be unlucky?He didn't dare to ask any more questions, and hurriedly sent Xiao Ran inside.

Until entering the door, Xiao Ran still hadn't figured out what this change was all about, so he figured it out first, and said with an embarrassed smile: "My lord, the He family has changed many servants over the years, the two people at the door don't know each other. Don't take it to your heart."

Xiao Ran was surprised, then he understood, shook his head and chuckled lightly: "No wonder they, no wonder they... I have never been back these years, of course I can't recognize them, no wonder they are."

But the two at the door didn't recognize him, but it doesn't mean that there is no one who recognizes him. From a distance, Butler Yang saw Xiao Ran in the crowd, and greeted him while instructing the servants around him to entertain the distinguished guests.

"Uncle, long time no see." He walked up to Xiao Ran and bowed.

"Ah, Steward Yang, I haven't seen you for many years." Xiao Ran hurriedly returned the greeting.He remembered the old steward of the He family, he had always treated him very well, and he had never neglected him like other servants. "It's a pleasure that you're still in good health."

"Hehe, Eldest Uncle still remembers this old slave, and this old slave is really happy. It's a pity that Missy left early, and this old slave couldn't give Missy a ride..." Steward Yang sighed heavily. "Miss, I watched her grow up, hey, old slave, hey..."

"It's Xiao Ran who didn't take good care of Qionghua, made Qionghua suffer, and made the old housekeeper sad."

Butler Yang wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, and smiled again: "Look at me, I haven't seen you for many years, but I only mentioned such sad things. My uncle laughed. But I really didn't expect you to come back here. Yesterday, the master and I I didn't believe it when I said it, I didn't expect it to be true..."

"I passed by and met Mr. Bai, and he told me about my father-in-law's birthday." Xiao Ran motioned for Kuixi and handed the box in his hand to Steward Yang. "This is a birthday present for my father-in-law."

Steward Yang took it, opened it for a glance, then closed the lid again and handed it back to Yuxi. "This is a good thing, uncle, you'd better give it to the master directly."

"This, isn't it the old housekeeper who should record the list?"

"Hehe, Elder Uncle, this gift of yours is very precious, you have to deliver it to the master yourself, so you can earn some face!" Steward Yang sneered. "Uncle, the master said that you will come when you come, and I don't expect you to embarrass him, but I don't want you to embarrass him, so I invite you to sit at any table outside the banquet."

"That's it..." Xiao Ran smiled, not surprised that such words would come from his father-in-law, so he cupped his hands and thanked Butler Yang for his kindness, and then walked towards the banquet in the garden with joy.

In fact, many rich and noble families like to hold banquets in the garden when autumn is high and crisp. One is because the weather is cool, and the other is just to enjoy the carefully decorated garden scenery.However, it is midsummer now, and the weather on this day is too good, and the sun is scorching hot.Due to the large number of banquets, they were all looking for open and unshaded places. Although the pergola had been pulled to cover them, the heat on the ground alone was enough to make people uncomfortable.

Xiao Ran found a table near the corner, although it was still very hot, it was much better than directly under the sun.Such a place naturally pleased many people. When Xiao Ran passed by, the small round table was almost full of people, and after a quick scan, most of them were scholars like himself, whose clothes looked similar to him. The original self looks alike, although it is clean, it looks like it has been worn for many years in a book long robe, and at most a small sachet is hung on the body as an accessory.

There were also a few warriors dressed in short jackets sitting at this table, their faces were not too kind, and the ones with big swords and long swords were placed next to their stools.The stools around these people were all empty, and those scholars were all sitting together, obviously they didn't want to be with these warriors.

Xiao Ran didn't think too much, he went to a man in a white coat and sat down, raised his head and said softly to Kuixi: "Okay, I'm fine here, you can go back and find your master. It's very hot here. "

She looked around and shook her head. "Second Young Master asked me to serve you today. If you drive me back, he will definitely think that I made you angry because of my poor service, and will punish me."

"Then, how about this, you can just find a shady place, you don't need to stay with me here." In fact, Xiao Ran doesn't like the feeling of having a servant, after all, he was not born into a rich family, and there is a person behind him who does this for him. Those who do that are always unable to get used to it.

But there is no way to please him, the second young master of his family said, let him take care of him well, and he must not leave half a step, if Mr. Xiao has something unsatisfactory, let him think about the consequences.

There was only one consequence that the Second Young Master could give him, and he didn't want to choose.

So the result of the discussion was that Huxi continued to follow, and now, before the meeting started, Xiao Ran asked Huxi to pull up a chair and sit down together.