One of the Red Buildings: Three Thousand Miles

After the celebration, the endless door-to-door marriage proposals began.Some people don't say it directly, but the female relatives came, praised their girls vaguely, and then said something appropriate for their age. Of course, Mrs. Shi immediately understood that this was because they liked Hou Xuan, the number one scholar in the gold department, and wanted to Be the first lady.

The funniest thing is the Jia family, Jia She Baba sent Jia Yingchun's birthday horoscope, as if Mrs. Shi nodded on this side, and there would be drums and gongs on the other side to publicize, Jia Shi The two are married!

Jia Amnesty had a good idea. He exchanged the Spring Festival greetings for a good marriage, and had a number one scholar as his son-in-law.I can also get on the bridge with Lin Ruhai again, the best of both worlds.So he didn't discuss it with Jia Mu, and sent someone to say it first in private, he was afraid that Jia Mu would know that it was bad for him!

"The toad wants to eat swan meat, but he doesn't look in the mirror to see what kind of material he is! A concubine's daughter wants to marry the number one scholar. She really thinks that she is the son of the emperor, and she must be honorable! This is too contemptible." Wang Momo said angrily. Then the lady came forward and said.

Mrs. Shi was not angry, but very peaceful, "Mother, don't get angry. It's normal for the Jia family to have such thoughts. If it wasn't for the thought of climbing the dragon and the phoenix, and insisting on women to be the pillars of the family, what did Jia Yuanchun do?" How did they go to the palace? Now how can they go through several palaces and gain a firm foothold in the palace. However, wanting to be my daughter-in-law is wishful thinking. No matter how good their family thinks, if we don’t do that, what do you think? any idea?"

Wang Momo smiled comfortably, "After all, it's Madam, she just has a high vision."

But even the far-sighted Mrs. Shi can't bear it sometimes, especially in front of Houxuan Hall, after she has been well received and praised by the current Holy Majesty, more female relatives in Beijing will visit her.What's more, they directly sent the famous posters of the daughters at home, as if buying and selling the daughters, and the wife was very annoying when they harassed her.In the end, Master Shi couldn't stand it anymore, and persuaded Mrs. Shi, taking advantage of Hou Xuan not having to enter the court recently, and the emperor intends to grant an official position after the Empress Dowager's longevity. stay.Firstly, it is a picturesque place, and it is all for rest. Secondly, there are too many guests who come to disturb us every day. When I am tired, my wife is exhausted physically and mentally. It is better to go to another courtyard to hide and come back when the wind calms down. It is worse than today Tired day.

Mrs. Shi was unwilling at first, but Master Shi Hou Xuanxuan and the three of them took turns to persuade her, but in the end she had no choice but to agree.

After packing a little bit of luggage and bringing some people with me, Mrs. Shi Hou Xuan took Xuanxuan, Daiyuzhuxuandexiu to the other courtyard.For a while there was no hostess in the house, Mrs. Shi left Nanny Wang behind, asked Aunt Ying to help her, and went to rest with all her heart.

On the way, Dexi was lying in the car sullenly, Xuanxuan was puzzled, and teased him with food, but this kid was unmoved, he didn't even see his favorite osmanthus cake, and looked lonely and lonely.Xuanxuan couldn't stand it anymore, pulled up Dexie, and asked differently, "What's the matter? You can stay peacefully without a moment's leisure, and said, what's the matter that makes our young master Dexie feel uneasy?" Are you comfortable?"

Dexi raised his head, muttered, with an expression of being aggrieved and about to cry, Xuanxuan was frightened, and hurriedly asked what was going on.At the side, Madam smiled lightly, and said to Xuanxuan, "Don't ask him, he brought it on himself. Isn't Zhao Jin going home now? No one plays with him anymore, he's not used to it."

It turned out that a few days ago, just after the list was released, Zhao Shuo was on the list. Although he was not the No. [-] in high school like Hou Xuan, and he did not enter the top three, he also won the sixth place. A poor scholar living a life.After high school, Zhao Shuo bought some things and went to Shi’s home to thank Mrs. Shi for taking care of Zhao Jin for many days. This year’s care saved Zhao Shuo a lot of thought, and Mrs. Shi took good care of Zhao Jin, not only eating and drinking In terms of cost, it is no different from that of Dexie, and even the teacher who reads the book will follow along.So Zhao Shuo is very grateful to Mrs. Shi.

Since the elder brother came to pick up the younger brother, Mrs. Shi naturally did not stop her.But in the end, after being raised by her for many days, she had feelings, and when she parted, she made a lot of uneasy confessions, and gave her a maid, who packed up all the things Zhao Jin loved to eat and use on weekdays, and sent them away. She also said that if Zhao Shuo later If it is still inconvenient, you can send Zhao Jin here, although the Shi family welcomes Zhao Jin.

Zhao Shuo thanked him again and again, and took Zhao Jin away.After Zhao Jin left, De Xun withered.

Xuanxuan looked at Dexie clearly, amused in her heart, thinking that she is a child after all, just for fun, and she would be sad and unhappy about such a small parting.So he touched Dexie's head, "Wouldn't it be good for Zhao Jin to go home? His brother is also in high school this time, and he won't have to look at others to live his life in the future. As a friend, you should be happy for him."

"But Zhao Jin is leaving, we've always been together." Dexie refused, looking at Xuanxuan aggrievedly, like a child who has been robbed of his favorite toy.

Xuanxuan's smile grew stronger, "That's how things are in the world, and it's impossible to be perfect. Yes, you are always together, but you are willing to keep him from going to a wider world for your own selfishness? He and His brother is connected by blood. You can't let people be separated from your brother for a long time because of you. In fact, as long as you care about each other in your heart, no matter where you are, the relationship will never change. A good man has ambitions everywhere, procrastination Girls are the worst."

Dexie sat up straight, stared at Xuanxuan, and said word by word, "Sister, I want to be a general."

Xuanxuan was sweating profusely, she didn't understand, she said so much just now, the sentence was inspiring, how could Dexie hear the meaning of becoming a general from it?This is also... too powerful.

Wanting to be a general, Dexie's nature came up, and he insisted on getting out of the car to ride a horse. The trouble was so bad that Mrs. Shi had a headache and kicked Dexie off to Hou Xuan, and asked Hou Xuan to take Dexie on horseback, so as not to save him No more fussing in the car.

He left Shi's house early in the morning, and arrived at the other courtyard in the suburbs at noon.The yard is quite big, presumably it is a farm land, unlike the capital where every inch of gold and land needs to be calculated, the courtyard with three entrances and exits is almost catching up with the mansion with five entrances and exits in Beijing.The house is also spacious. Someone has cleaned all the rooms long ago. The bedding inside is all new, and the utensils in the house are spotless. It seems that the steward who takes care of the yard is very attentive.

Xuanxuan was very satisfied, followed Mrs. Shi to the main room, and then said to the housekeeper Liu Gui who followed, "Tell Liu Gui later, everything else is fine, but the food must be fresh, mother is not used to eating it on weekdays. A dish that has been around for a long time."

Liu Gui's family laughed and said, "Young lady doesn't know about farm work. The surrounding area is farmland. Don't dare to say anything else. You will be full of fresh melons and fruits. Don't worry."

Mrs. Shi also laughed, "After all, I'm still a child. In the car just now, I saw that you taught Dexie to say the same thing, but there are still some places where you can't do it. It's no wonder, I haven't brought you to such a place before, but the place where you live In the last two days, you will know that things are going well here."

Xuanxuan accepted with a smile, and served Mrs. Shi to rest together with Daiyu, and then the two of them divided the affairs of the other courtyard as usual, and each was in charge of one, orderly, so that Hou Xuan was stunned.

"You don't need to be so detailed. How much money you need to eat for breakfast and how much tea you need to prepare for the servants behind the house are all included in it. You two are not tired." Hou Xuan, who had never managed a house and didn't know anything about the inner house, said to him. Xuanxuan and Daiyu were deeply puzzled by her meticulousness.

Xuanxuan curled her lips, "Brother, don't be in charge of the family and you don't know the price of firewood, rice, oil and salt. We have a large family and a lot of expenses. Although the money comes up every year is also a lot. But it still can't stand the large number of people. I settled the bill for my mother a while ago. My brother got married. The betrothal gift deposit plus the family expenses after marrying the sister-in-law, no ten thousand taels of silver can't come down, and the eldest sister is also at the age of marriage. Although the mother said that the dowry was paid from her private house, it was the mother's money. Even if the big sister’s dowry doesn’t need much to say, it still costs more than a thousand taels. Our family collects a lot of money from various places a year, and there is more than ten thousand taels. We live in the middle of the capital, and the expenses are too high, and my father is in the government office. , There are also a lot of socializing. Just going to the old age, my father paid out as much as a thousand taels, so if you come and go again and again, you are not frugal, how do you live?"

Hou Xuan was dizzy when he heard it. He didn't expect that managing a family in this family is more difficult than studying and learning.He understood what Xuanxuan said, but he didn't seem to understand.It's just that, watching his little sister counting the family's money with her fingers, he finds it very funny. The little sister he wanted to protect with all his efforts in the past has really grown up before he knows it.

"You haven't counted your own dowry yet. It doesn't mean that you will marry well in the future, and a less dowry will not work." Daiyu looked narrowly at Xuanxuan and said with a smile.

Xuanxuan gave Daiyu a white look, and said perplexedly, "I'm so scared, just wait, everyone has such a day, wait and see how I laugh at you."

The two girls laughed and said goodbye to Hou Xuan and walked away.

Hou Xuan stared blankly at Xuanxuan Daiyu's disappearing figure, and fell into deep thought.

As Madam Shi said, after staying for two days, Xuanxuan completely fell in love with this farmhouse.The sky is still blue, the water is still clear, but without the trouble of fighting in the inner house, as long as you think about taking good care of the few people in the yard every day, you can walk around in the other yard, and the back garden is full of flowers and fruits.There is a small pavilion in the depths of the yard. I stopped and dug a canal, and the blue waves were rippling. It was refreshing to hold a handful of it on my face!

On the third day, Master Shi came riding a horse. Today he rested and missed his wife and children, so he rushed over quickly.When Mrs. Shi saw it, her eyes were full of smiles, even though she tried her best to endure it, that little pride was still inadvertently revealed, which was clearly seen by Xuan Xuan.

"Father, mother misses you, you don't know, mother will ask every day when eating, 'I don't know if the master has eaten at this time, what is made at home can suit his wishes', father, tell me, is this considered mother? I miss you." Xuanxuan asked Master Shi with a playful smile, but looked at Mrs. Shi.

Madam Shi blushed, stretched out her hand and slapped Xuanxuan, and scolded, "Little girl, if you don't learn well, who will learn to be glib, so annoying."