The snow was heavy, Xu Hao rode his horse alone to catch up with the convoy in front of him, and immediately alarmed several guards on horseback, and did not stop him after seeing that it was Xu Hao.

Xu Hao slowed down and gradually approached a carriage in the middle, the beauty was close at hand, but he didn't know what to say for a while, so he walked with him on the side.

As he walked, the curtain on the carriage was lifted, revealing Zhiyan's pretty face, and asked, "Xu Gongzi deliberately followed us?" ”

Xu Hao raised his hand to wipe the snowflakes on his face, shook his head and said, "I was about to return home, but I didn't expect to meet you." ”

Zhiyan tilted her head and asked, "Is there anything you want to say?" ”

Xu Hao thought for a while and said with a wry smile: "I want to say what I want to say, but I can't say it." By the way, will your girl still regard Xu as a friend? ”

"My girl doesn't have any friends of the opposite sex." Zhiyan smiled lightly, "I'm sorry, son, please go back!" ”

Xu Hao sighed, it seems that the fate between him and Mu Ningxue is coming to an end, he is not a person who drags mud and water, since the beauty has no intention, then don't continue to entangle, in fact, even if you want to entangle, you don't have that chance.

Suddenly, three young men on horseback came in front of them, one of them was Mu Sheng, and the other two Xu Hao didn't know, Xu Hao nodded to Mu Sheng.

Mu Sheng grabbed the reins and said: "I advise you to die, this is Zhan Yu, the eldest son of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Officials, this is Yu Manting, the youngest marquis of the Yueshan Hou family, and they are both first-class young men in the capital, and how can you Xu Hao want to marry my sister?" ”

Mu Sheng meant to let Xu Hao retreat from the difficulty, and he didn't want Xu Hao, who was almost dead, to be aroused by this, and said calmly: "I like Ning Xue, not because of her identity, and in the same way, if Ning Xue favors me, it is not because of my background." Mu Sheng, you don't have to use these two to pressure me, Ning Xue has the right to choose her husband independently, and I will never give up until the moment the dust finally falls. ”

Mu Sheng smiled: "Then you just wait, my sister still has nearly three years of filial piety, don't be a laughing stock when the bamboo basket is empty." ”

Xu Hao smiled and asked with interest, "What about these two?" Won't we wait together? ”

Zhan Yu said coldly: "Unfortunately, my mother died last year, I can afford to wait." ”

Yu Manting looked a little strange, and said lightly: "My father is busy with official affairs in Jiannan, and he has no time to take care of his children's marriages in a few years, so he will disappoint Brother Xu." ”

Xu Hao nodded in understanding and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, the little brother has taken his leave." ”

"Wait." Mu Sheng asked with some curiosity: "You were moved by the fact that you only saw my sister's flower and moon appearance once, if my sister looked ordinary, would you still be so stubborn?" ”

Xu Hao was stunned for a moment, this question undoubtedly hit his weakness, think about it carefully, at first it was indeed because of Mu Ningxue's beautiful and unparalleled appearance that he was moved, and later he was impressed by her talent, and then when he learned her identity, he pursued it with great fanfare out of interest considerations.

At this moment, he can make quibbles, but Xu Hao didn't say a word, which can be regarded as acquiescence. Seeing this, Mu Sheng smiled silently, turned the horse's head and continued to move forward, while Zhan Yu's expression was full of pity, and he politely hugged his fist and said goodbye to Xu Hao.

Yu Manting couldn't help but laugh shamefully: "I have seen a lot of people like you, and they all covet the status of the Mu family, in order to gain both people and money." But you're the most honest one, haha! ”

Xu Hao was speechless about this, no matter how he explained, he would be even more pale and powerless, and he was bored! In silence, he watched the convoy gradually move away, and laughed at himself helplessly: "If I really want to get both people and money, I might as well pursue the daughter of the old Zhu family, why bother!" ”

This kind of blow will not have any impact on Xu Hao, after all, he is a human being in two lives, and he has a mature enough mentality to face these children's affections.

After returning to his home, Xu Hao first asked about the trivial matters at home, Wang Fu said that there was a fire in the middle of the night at the entrance of the village last night, but fortunately no one was injured in time and burned down a house. Heavy snowfall in the past few days, the mayor was afraid that the houses would be crushed, and asked the big families in the village to send some people to help the lonely people clear the snow.

Xu Hao said: "According to the custom, give some silver, rice, flour and wood and other things, the weather is too cold, and the house will be repaired as soon as possible." Let the second housekeeper gather all the men, bring tools and obey the instructions of the chief, prepare wine and meat at home, and wait for them to come back and reward them. ”

Wang Fu nodded with a smile, and said: "The eldest lord wrote that the imperial court was about to use troops against the north in the near future, and he was too busy with military affairs to go home. The eldest young master made meritorious service and wanted to postpone the date of marriage for some time, but he was scolded by the eldest master, and in a few days he had to send someone to escort the eldest young master back to complete the marriage. The letter said that Brother Hao was the only one in the family these days, and it was hard work. I tell you to go to the Qin Wangfu a few times, and if you have any requirements there, even if you are in debt with your colleagues, you must handle the marriage perfectly. ”

"I see." Xu Hao felt a little wrong, he always felt that there was something he couldn't remember, it seemed that as Xu Huizu said, his news was too closed, and he really had to look at the movements of the imperial court in the future, maybe he could think of something.

In addition, there are a few favors, and the favors given to them are taken care of by the wives of the house. Then there are a few small things on the Zhuangzi, most of them are disputes between neighbors and the entanglements of the villagers, which have been dealt with by the stewards of the village and the elders, Xu Hao listened carefully to the whole cause and effect, and the results are very fair.

As for the dirty affairs and trivial matters between the Xu family, his mother took care of them, Xu Hao didn't ask much, it was getting late at this time, and he got up and went into the inner house.

Fushouju, at this time, the sisters surrounded the old lady to tell what they saw and heard last night, and they were talking lively. Zhulan and Yuelan stood outside and whispered, and when they saw him come in, Zhulan stepped forward to serve with a smile.

Zhulan and Qiuxiang are both the same big girls who have entered the mansion, and it has been about seven or eight years. At first, Zhulan was a little embarrassed after being assigned to Xu Hao a few days, but after a few days, she lost that discomfort, after all, everyone grew up together.

Zhulan took Xu Hao's coat and turned around, Yuelan leaned over and smiled: "Just now I said that the wife's family wants you to be a son-in-law, the old lady asked the young lady about her appearance and temperament, and the eldest lady said that she was very good-looking and had a good temperament, what do you think?" ”

Xu Hao had already thought about this matter, and immediately chuckled: "I also think it's good." The second brother is not married yet, and the two are just the same match. ”

Yuelan stroked her palms and smiled: "We guessed that you would definitely say that, and sure enough, we guessed correctly." Hehe! The old lady also meant this, but I don't know what the wife thinks, why she should be willing to go far. ”

"Do you need to talk about that?" Xu Hao and Yuelan looked at each other and smiled, both knowing that the Wang family must have a reason that is not easy to say.

When the old lady saw Xu Hao coming in, she hurriedly asked: "I said I came back before the head, and I didn't see you entering the house, so I sent someone to ask if I was taking care of serious things, and I could eat?" ”

Xu Hao patted his hungry belly and said with a wry smile: "No, it seems that I haven't eaten a bite of food for a whole day." ”

"That's okay, what do those bastards do? How can it be that you should be hungry for a day? The old lady was distressed, so she immediately ordered the rice, and ordered Yuelan to go to the kitchen to order a few more dishes that Xu Hao likes to eat on weekdays, and send them as soon as possible.

Yuelan said yes and Yingying went out, Xu Hao saw that Wang and Cui Tao were not there, and asked, "Auntie, they didn't come back?" ”

Xu Qinglian pointed to her side and asked her younger brother to sit down, and said, "Before leaving, my aunt said that she would stay for a few days. ”

The temperature in the room is suitable to make people warm all over the body, Xu Hao sat comfortably on the chair, and Chunyue came over with a cup of hot tea and two plates of snacks, "Eat it all while it's hot, pad your stomach." ”

Xu Hao glanced at the excited red leaves and Xiao Yushi, who was sitting quietly beside her, reached out and took it and put it on the coffee table beside her, picked up a piece of mung bean cake and took a bite, and said inarticulately: "Didn't my mother come to say hello today?" ”

Xu Qinglian looked left and right, and whispered: "The third aunt was a little unhappy, and she fell ill when she went home. ”

"What's wrong with this?" Xu Hao frowned, this and that at the two ends in three days, has this Liu recently reached menopause?

Xu Qinglian didn't continue, but Chunyue whispered: "When Xizhu came to pay tribute, I asked her privately, and she secretly told me that someone from the north told me that Mei Lan and Ju Lan had become the third master's roommate, and the third wife was angry. ”

Before Chunyue finished speaking, Xu Qinglian scolded: "Don't say it." Let me know again that you are spreading these private words behind your back, and I will not be spared. ”

Seeing this, Chunyue stuck out her tongue and stood to the side in an orderly manner. Xu Haoxin said that the third uncle is still so romantic when he is old, Mei Lan and Julan are about the same age as themselves, and when they are pregnant, they have to call their aunts, it is awkward to think about it, plus the three concubines in the house and one wife, the family will be lively again in the future.

After dinner, I talked and amused the old lady for a long time, and then we came out together, and the maids supported their young lady with lanterns, and returned to the garden step by step, and separated.

As soon as he entered the house, he saw Qiu Xiang and Yi lying on the small bed on his side, Xu Hao walked over and pushed it with his hand, Qiu Xiang was awakened and was about to turn over.

"You continue to lie down." Xu Hao was taken aback, and reached out to feel Qiu Xiang's forehead, "It's so hot, have you found a doctor?" ”

Qiu Xiang slowly shook her head and said: "Don't look for a doctor, if others know, I have to move out of the garden to live, I don't want to cause gossip when I go in and out." ”

Xu Hao said: "Who likes to gossip, just go and say, with me protecting you, what are you afraid of?" ”

Qiu Xiang's face was flushed, she only shook her head and didn't speak, Xu Hao couldn't screw her. At this moment, Qingwen suddenly came in from outside, and sneered: "Young master, don't pretend, how can we be girls have the life to ask for any doctor, and we can be content if we can ask for a few bowls of medicine to save this little life." ”

Xu Hao became angry when he heard this, got up and said: "I'll go and ask the doctor to come now, you wait and see, I will set the rules from now on and solve this difficult matter once and for all." ”