Northerners are accustomed to calling the 23rd day of the lunar month a small year, while southerners are accustomed to calling the 24th day of the lunar month a small year.

Today is the 24th day of the lunar month, because the head of the Xu family and the main mother are from the south (Jiangxi), so the descendants of the Xu family also "follow the customs", worship the Dingfu stove king today, and at the same time carry out a big cleaning.

Yue'er, the steward of the inner house, and Dabao, the housekeeper, have already issued an order that the house must be cleaned spotlessly inside and out, preferably the kind where even flies can slip when they stand on it, because there is news that the master of the house will return to the house in the next few days, which is a major event in the house.

So early this morning, the servants of the whole house started to clean up in unison, beaming with joy and enthusiasm. It's a pity that the sky is not beautiful, it snows, and it is getting bigger and bigger, the snowflakes fall from the sky like wool, and the whole house is soon covered with a thick layer of snow, and ice hangs of different lengths under the eaves, and it is estimated that even the flies will slip when they stand on it.

Outside the warm pavilion in the backyard, a few plum trees that were proud of the cold and snowy had been bent by the snowflakes, and the heavy snow was still falling.

Suddenly, half of the windows of the warm pavilion opened, revealing two delicate and sweet faces, these two faces looked exactly the same, Qiong's nose and small mouth, snowy skin and fragrant cheeks, and dark apricot eyes, all with double buns, delicate and cute, like two fresh cabbages that make people eat vigorously.

These two little cabbages are naturally twin pretty women in early spring and early summer, early summer looked at the fluttering snow outside, pouted slightly: "It's really annoying, it's snowing again, I don't know where the master is back, can he go home in time for the New Year?" ”

Chu Chun chuckled and teased in a low voice: "It's broken again, it's really in response to the sentence that the emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuch is in a hurry, and the lady is not as broken as you, I'm afraid the little hooves won't be thinking about being an aunt, right?" ”

Chu Xia said unashamedly: "No, people just want to be aunts, how can they be like you, they obviously want to be, but they don't dare to say it, what kind of hero is it." ”

Chu Chun's face turned red, and he said angrily: "You talk nonsense, how can people have it." ”

Chu Xia pouted and said, "I don't recognize it yet, but I heard you call the master when you dream." ”

Chu Chun suddenly made a big red face, and said authentically: "Yes...... Have it? You choreographer less! ”

"What are you two hooves muttering under the window? If you don't close the window quickly, you will die of coldness, if you are cold to the lady and the little master, be careful of your skin! A crisp and "mean" voice sounded in the warm pavilion.

Chu Chun and Chu Xia looked at each other and stuck out their tongues, hurriedly closed the window, and walked back to the charcoal stove with a smile and sat down.

At this time, Xie Xiaowan and Yue'er were sitting on chairs covered with wool blankets doing needlework.

Xie Xiaowan was wearing a light blue mouseskin carved jacket skirt, covered with an orange-red armor, combing the popular women's hair bun, the bangs on her forehead were neat and good-looking, her long eyelashes were hanging down, and she was doing needlework seriously, looking quiet and delicate.

This little girl is eighteen years old, more and more round and jade, her skin is white and smooth, her chin is round, her buttocks are round, her bulging lower abdomen is also round, and the pair of granaries raised on her chest are also obvious in scale.

Xie Xiaowan was knitting a little tiger head hat, her face was full of maternal tenderness, and the beautiful maid Yue'er next to her was knitting small socks, and from time to time she glanced at Xie Xiaowan's bulging belly, as if she had a perspective eye, measuring the size of the little guy's feet inside.

In early spring and early summer, they sat down by the fire, and then helped with needlework, and they made adult clothes, which were made for Xu Jin at a glance. Originally, Xu Jin's clothes had always been made by Xie Xiaowan and Yue'er themselves, but since Xiaowan had a little life in her belly, Master Xu's treatment was downgraded.

"Madam, you said that the master is back there now?" Hatsu asked, while sewing clothes.

"Well, I guess it's almost to Tongzhou Wharf!" Xie Xiaowan's eyelashes fluttered a few times, and the good-looking crescent moon eyes showed a strong joy, and on the twentieth day of the lunar month, she received a letter sent back by Xianggong from Shandong, saying that she had left for Beijing on the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and if you take the canal, it is estimated that you will be able to reach Tongzhou in ten days and eight days, and today is the twenty-fourth of the lunar month, that is, if there is no accident, you can see Xianggong in these two days.

Chu Xia said happily: "Madam, then should we go to Tongzhou in advance to greet the master?" ”

Yue'er raised her head and glanced at Chu Xia, and snorted: "Little hoof, don't think that the manager doesn't know what your idea is, stay at home honestly, and save the master from making trouble." The lord took a large team of men and horses, returned hundreds of prisoners, had to hand over to the criminal department and the military department, and finally had to reply to the emperor, but he didn't have time to take care of you. ”

Chu Xia stuck out his tongue and said: "How can people have any ideas, hehe, the master has made such a big contribution this time, I don't know what official he will be crowned?" ”

As soon as these words came out, several women in the house showed hope, and Xie Xiaowan was also very much looking forward to it, as the so-called marriage and husband, the mother is expensive by her son, ancient women are destined to dedicate their husbands and children all their lives, and the glory of their husbands and sons is their glory and honor.

"With the master's merits this time, at least the official will be promoted to two grades, and maybe he can be knighted!" After all, Yue'er is a palace maid from the palace, and her knowledge in officialdom is naturally broader.

Xie Xiaowan's heart is sweet, and it is a great honor to be knighted. In early summer, this little hoof is also happy in his heart, if the lord is knighted, as the aunt of the lord, he will naturally be honored.

A room of women is beautiful, but the housekeeper Dabao walked into the warm pavilion with two housekeepers, Dabao's face was angry, but the two housekeepers were crying and mourning, their heads and faces were blue and purple, it was estimated that they were beaten, and they knelt down in front of Xie Xiaowan with a plop, crying: "Madam, you want to be the master of the little one!" ”

Xie Xiaowan hurriedly put down the needle and thread, and said in surprise: "Dabao, what's the matter, Xu Fu and Xu Lu were beaten by whom." ”

Now the Xu family's family has been changed to Xu, Xu Fu and Xu Lu's name was changed by Dabao, and the goods themselves have changed their name to Xu Dabao. After all, the lord is not what it used to be now, so Dabao feels that it is more decent and majestic for the subordinates to unify their surnames Xu Cai.

Dabao said angrily: "It was fought by the people from the Wuding Marquis Mansion on the other side. ”

Xie Xiaowan frowned and asked, "Xu Fu Xu Lu, have you offended others?" ”

Xu Fu and Xu Lu immediately called out: "Madam, the family is the Hou Ye, how dare the little one offend others." The little ones went to buy some New Year's goods according to the housekeeper's instructions today, and when they returned to the house, they happened to meet the son of the Wuding Hou family. ”

"Madam, the son of the Hou family of Wuding is deliberately looking for trouble!" Dabao said angrily: "He also said, in the future, when he sees the people of our Xu Mansion, he will fight once and once." ”

Xie Xiaowan'e couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, and Yue'er blurted out: "How can this be reasonable, the Marquis of Wuding dares to be so arrogant, no, even if this matter goes to the emperor, it will seek justice." ”

Although the Marquis of Wuding is the Hou Ye, the Xu family is not bad now, the lord is a court official, and he is a court official who has just made great contributions, and he is deeply favored by the emperor, and his wife is also the lord of Yongxiu, the emperor's righteous sister, the An of the Wuding Hou family dares to be so presumptuous!

Dabao and the two subordinates were all in good spirits when they heard this, and looked at Xie Xiaowan with blank eyes, they had been wronged outside, and naturally wanted the head of the family to come forward to find the field for them.

Xie Xiaowan frowned, recently Xianggong wrote a copy of "Qingtianzhuang", which caused extreme dissatisfaction among the nobles in Beijing, and she had also heard about it, and it was estimated that the Wuding Hou family was looking for ballast today because of this incident.

"Xu Fu Xu Lu, you get up first, Dabao, give them two taels of silver for each hair, I don't care about the outside affairs of a woman, forget it this time, next time you meet someone from the Marquis of Wuding, you can avoid it!"

Xu Fu and Xu Lu glanced at each other, and stood up in disappointment, and Dabao also looked depressed.

"Also, this matter is not allowed to be complained to the master, do you hear?" Xie Xiaowan said with a little sternness.

"The little ones know, the next time they meet the Wuding Hou family, the little ones just take a detour and hide far away." Xu Fu and Xu Lu said a little angrily.

Xie Xiaowan is no longer a little village girl who didn't know at the beginning, and the book published by Xiang Gong a few days ago has harmed the interests of too many officials and nobles, and it can be said that she has committed public anger, so Xie Xiaowan feels that it is really not appropriate to make trouble for Xiang Gong at this time, as long as the Wuding Hou family is not too much, just bear with it for the time being.

Dabao and the two subordinates left the warm pavilion disappointed, Yue'er couldn't help but sigh secretly, Mrs. wants to calm things, but I'm afraid that it will backfire, these nobles and nobles are used to flying and domineering, the more you calm down, the more they think you are a bully, it is estimated that there will still be trouble in the future, okay, bear with it for the time being, and wait for the master to come back before making a decision.