When Xu Jin and Xue Bingxin finished shopping to buy gifts, it was already about three o'clock in the afternoon, the streets and alleys were even more deserted, most of the shops had closed their doors, and the pedestrians on the street were in a hurry, it was estimated that they were rushing home to eat the New Year's dinner.

Bang la la, bang la la......

The sound of firecrackers came and went, white smoke rose, the air was filled with a pungent smell of sulfur, and the doors of every household were pasted with brand-new and festive Spring Festival couplets, and the Yasukuni Mansion was no exception.

I don't know if it was intentional or coincidental, when Xu Jin led Xue Bingxin back to the front of the mansion, the housekeeper Dabao just ordered someone to paste the Spring Festival couplets, and then with an order, a bundle of firecrackers was ignited. So, in the sound of firecrackers, Xu Jin led Xue Bingxin, who was dressed in full costume, into the door of the mansion, with a sense of ceremony.

When entering the gate of Xu's Mansion, Xue Bingxin was surprised to find that the courtyard was full of people, dozens of servants lined up to greet each other, and at the end stood three beautiful women dressed up, in the center was Xie Xiaowan, she was smiling, her eyes were like the crescent moon, and her temperament was gentle and dignified. Fei Ruyi and Fei Jixiang stood on both sides with a smile, Ruyi's eyebrows were picturesque, it was appropriate to be angry, it was auspicious and generous, and it was Chunlan Qiuju who was good at winning.

A group of servants and servants saluted in unison, and said in unison: "Welcome the master and the fourth lady back to the house." ”

Xu Jin smiled knowingly, Dabao's goods are getting more and more popular, and he deserves to double the year-end bonus. Xue Bingxin's pretty face turned red, and in the face of Bing Niu'er, who had no change in color even after thousands of troops, she was a little stage frightened at the moment, so scared that she didn't know which leg to take first. Fortunately, the empathetic Xie Xiaowan greeted her in time, took Xue Bingxin's hand and said affectionately: "But Sister Xue, you are here." ”

Xue Bingxin and Xie Xiaowan met once in the mountain temple in Baoding Mansion back then, she was two or three years older than Xie Xiaowan, and was the same age as Fei Ruyi.

At this time, Fei Ruyi also walked over, affectionately took Xue Bingxin's other jade hand, and said while looking at the other party's face: "Sister Xue is here, we were still thinking about it just now." ”

Fei Jixiang said with a smile: "It's not, but you can look forward to Sister Xue." ”

"Mother, this Aunt Xue is so beautiful, even better than flowers!" Five-year-old Xiao Xu Kang said with big eyes.

In early spring and early summer, the maidservants couldn't help but cover their mouths and snicker, can they not be beautiful to be favored by our master? However, this Xue girl is indeed handsome, and she looks ...... at this time It seems that it is not much better than the king.

Xue Bingxin suddenly flew her cheeks, bent down and touched Xu Kang's little brain melon, and smiled: "You are Kang'er, the little mouth is really sweet, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, Aunt Xue will give you a New Year's gift, okay?" ”

Xue Bingxin said and took out a small wooden knife that she had just purchased and handed it to Xiao Xu Kang. It is estimated that it is a genetic problem, Xu Kang, this kid loves to dance with knives and sticks, and after taking the small wooden knife, he jumped up and down excitedly, and said crisply: "Thank you, Aunt Xue, I wish Aunt Xue a good New Year, all the best, and more and more beautiful." ”

The women giggled.

Xue Bingxin was originally the daughter of the king of the county, and naturally she had seen the world, but she was too nervous and a little out of shape just now, but the enthusiasm shown by Xie Xiaowan's three daughters at this time made her feel at ease, and she began to distribute gifts in an orderly manner.

After distributing the gifts, the girls enthusiastically led Xue Bingxin to the residence in the backyard, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious and harmonious.

Zhao Datou held the gift that had just arrived, scratched his head, and said to a few brothers beside him puzzledly: "It's strange, the two women in Lao Tzu's family have been arguing and shouting for three days, and sometimes they even fight, but these people in Grandpa Guo's family are kind all day long, and they haven't even seen their stumbling mouths and blushing faces, do you think it's strange?" ”

"I still need to ask, naturally the grandfather of the country has a good way of governing the family, and the army of hundreds of thousands is well governed, and it is not easy to deal with a few women." One brother disagreed.

Zhao Datou rolled his eyes, pouted and said: "You kid knows a fart, when you have the ability to marry two women, you will know that your head is big, Lao Tzu would rather lead 100,000 troops than treat two women." It is said that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and in my opinion, one house cannot accommodate two women, let alone three women and four women. ”

Zhao Datou shook his head with a "painful" expression after speaking, it can be seen that this benevolent brother has been in a bit of a dire situation at home recently!

A pro-soldier gloated and said: "Boss, as the saying goes, if you can eat salted fish, you have to be thirsty, so let's mourn and change!" ”

"Bah, the dog's mouth can't spit out ivory, this big New Year, you kid curses Lao Tzu!"

"Hehe, it's going with the flow, going with the flow, the subordinates don't have the culture to say the wrong thing, boss, don't take it seriously!" The pro-soldier said with a smile.

"Grandma's, yesterday the two mothers-in-law in the family quarreled over trivial things, Lao Tzu was angry and beat them, tonight's New Year's dinner is afraid that there is no way to eat at home, brothers might as well go out to eat antique soup!" Zhao Datou proposed, but several brothers turned around and slipped away.

Zhao Datou scratched his head depressedly, it seems that he can only "eat himself" tonight, these unrighteous guys, why did Lao Tzu suddenly take a concubine in his brain, it seems that he has to learn from the handsome.

Zhao Datou didn't know that the reason why the back house of the Xu Mansion was harmonious, in addition to Xu Jin's coordination in the middle, the key was to look at the quality, or that sentence, kindness is the first one. Whether it is Xie Xiaowan or the two sisters of the Fei family, they are all kind-hearted people, and generally kind-hearted women are usually generous and will not care, and the probability of transforming into a shrew after marriage is low, plus Xu Jin is good at centering and adjusting, so that a bowl of water is level, and the back house will naturally be harmonious and stable.

Of course, Xie Xiaowan, the eldest lady in the main room, is also the key, she is gentle and frugal, virtuous and virtuous, open-minded, and fair-minded.

No, when Xu Jin beat the horse to chase Xue Bingxin before, Xie Xiaowan vaguely guessed the identity of the other party, so after returning to the house, he ordered his subordinates to pack up the residence for backup.

At this time, Xie Xiaowan led Xue Bingxin to the arranged residence, and someone had already lit a charcoal stove in the hall, and the room was warm. The girls walked around the house and sat down in the hall, Xie Xiaowan took Xue Bingxin's hand and asked, "Sister Xue is still satisfied with this residence?" If there is anything else that needs to be added, I will let someone do it. ”

Xue Bingxin's heart was warm, and she quickly shook her head and said, "That's it, you don't need to add anything, thank you Xiaowan...... Sister, Ruyi and Jixiang two sisters. ”

Fei Ruyi and Fei Jixiang looked at each other and smiled, when they heard that Xue Bingxin, the fourth child, existed, the two of them felt uncomfortable, not that they complained that Fujun was stained with flowers and weeds everywhere, but that Xue Bingxin's identity was not popular, and the husband was almost killed, and the other party was still a female bandit, and they were born in a scholarly family and thought that they would live under the same roof with a female bandit in the future, and they had a pimple in their hearts.

However, the clever Grandpa Yasukuni obviously noticed the prejudices of the girls against Bing Niu'er, so he often deliberately told Xue Bingxin's deeds in front of them, saying how she hoeed the strong and helped the weak, resisted the Tartars, protected the people, and was respected by the locals as the Three Niangzi.

This pillow wind blows too much, and the women naturally change their opinion of Xue Bingxin, and even begin to sympathize with their orphans and widows, so this pillow wind, not only women can blow, but men can also have a miraculous effect!

In addition, Xue Bingxin behaved politely at this time, treated people and things decently, advanced and retreated freely, and did not have the slightest bit of gangsterism, so she quickly won the approval of the women.

The girls chatted intimately for a while, and Xue Bingxin looked around and wanted to speak. Fei Jixiang was the most astute, and said with a smile: "Sister Xue wants to ask Huo'er?" ”

Xue Bingxin nodded with a slight blush, it had been almost an hour since she entered the mansion, and she still hadn't seen her son, so she was naturally a little uneasy.

Xie Xiaowan explained: "This is Chinese New Year's Eve, and Huo'er is the male of my Xu family, so after bathing, I sent someone to take him to worship the ancestral hall, which can be regarded as recognizing the ancestor and returning to the ancestor, what does Sister Xue think?" ”

Xue Bingxin nodded suddenly, Huo'er will also recognize her ancestors and return to her ancestors sooner or later, the reason why she agreed to Huo'er to enter Beijing this time, in addition to having no time to discipline him in the future, also has the meaning of letting Huo'er recognize her ancestors and return to her ancestors, after all, she is almost five years old, and in the capital, Huo'er can undoubtedly receive a better education and be safer.

At this moment, there was a burst of laughter outside, and I saw our grandfather Jingdao leading two little boys in, happy as flowers.

These two little boys are naturally Xu Kang and Xu Yang, the father and son just came back from worshipping the ancestral hall, and they went to the stable to play a game of firecrackers and cow dung.

Facts have proved that in order to make friends with children, you must first become a "little friend", and the heroic act of Grandpa Yasukuni who sacrificed himself to fry cow dung quickly won the favor of the little guy. Now Huo'er has begun to call him Daddy, and he has also become good friends with his eldest brother Xu Kang, the two boys, the eldest brother and the second brother, shouting so affectionately that they can't wait to stick together.

"Mother!" When Huo'er saw Xue Bingxin, she immediately rubbed her eyes like a dream, and then flew into her arms with a cheer.

"Mother, why are you here? Do you know that Huo'er misses you? Huo'er snuggled in her mother's arms, raised her little face and asked happily.

"It's my mother who wants to be on fire!" Xue Bingxin hugged her son tightly, her eyes were slightly red, it was not that she was ruthless, but she was now guilty, and if she wanted to make meritorious service, she had to go to the battlefield to fight, and if she didn't get it, she would sleep outside, and from then on, heaven and man would be separated forever.

The girls looked at Xue Bingxin's mother and son with a smile, and their eyes were red unconsciously, in a few days, Xue Bingxin would have to leave the capital and return to the outside of the plug to spend the days of licking blood from the knife edge, God is really cruel to the mother and son, but the king's order is not violated, what can I do!