The sound of firecrackers, family reunion.

In Fushou Ju, the whole family and their dependents are dressed up, sitting at the banquet and talking and joking around the old lady, compared to last year's slightly cold, this year is undoubtedly much more lively.

Zhu Qiaoqiao and Wang Xuanqing's two granddaughters-in-law were busy and couldn't stop for a moment. The three ladies sat in the chief with the old lady, surrounded by some elderly decent mothers.

The aunts sat alone, the girls sat for a seat, Xu Song and a few younger brothers sat for another seat, and the younger ones were held by the nurses.

The maids with status have opened more than ten seats and eight seats? Not counting the girls around the girls, once the numbers are over, the people in Xu Hao's house are huge, and the number is neat, almost all of them are sitting and laughing and eating vegetables, who let Xu Hao confiscate one?

Xu Wen is very happy to have a roommate, Xu Ji is full of four, Xu Song is the youngest and not to be outdone, there are also two, even if he doesn't open his face and has no correct reputation, he has to accompany the two young grandmothers to stand and serve people.

As for the three masters and Xu Wen and Xu Ji, who became relatives, they all had wine with the guests and housekeepers and other men in the outer house, and they came to accompany the old lady to laugh for a while, and then went.

The old lady put down the silver chopsticks and asked with a smile, "Why hasn't Hao'er come back yet?" ”

Zhu Qiaoqiao, who was standing next to him, had an unnatural expression, glanced at Wang Xuanqing, who was being pulled by Xu Cuitao to pour wine, and said with a strong smile: "I sent someone back in front of the head, saying that I want to accompany the saint and the girls, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back tonight." ”

"Oh." The old lady smiled and said to her old friends: "Last year, Hao'er was at home and was on his knees, but this year he is not there." Come on, come on, let's eat ours. Leave him alone. ”

The old ladies all nodded with a smile, praising Xu Hao's ability, appearance, temperament, and so on. The old lady listened with a smile, and Zhu Qiaoqiao hurriedly stepped forward to add wine when she saw this.

Didn't wait for the wine to go through three rounds. The old ladies were worried about their children and got up together to say goodbye. Zhu Qiaoqiao hurriedly arranged for the little girls to play umbrellas and palm lamps and send them away one by one.

Among them, there was a respected wet nurse who personally fed the eldest master, and Zhu Qiaoqiao simply helped her back home. When he came back, he heard the cry of a woman in the house, Zhu Qiaoqiao secretly screamed that it was bad, and walked into the house quickly.

saw Wang Xuanqing crying pear blossoms with rain, kneeling in front of the elders and crying loudly. Mrs. Wang's face was pale, she kept wiping her tears, and was supported by the two wives, one left and one right, and two strange women with filial piety stood on one side.

And the girl's brothers and most of the maids were not there, so they should have gone to another room for refuge.

"Weird? When did they come in? Did you clearly say that you were not allowed to put people in? ”

Zhu Qiaoqiao muttered to herself, hurriedly stepped forward, and saw the old lady raise her hand and point at herself, and said in a deep voice: "Qiaoqiao, do you know the good things Hao'er did?" Say. ”

Zhu Qiaoqiao's throat was dry immediately, and Ai Ai said, "I know." ”

"Then why didn't you say that?" The old lady was furious.

Zhu Qiaoqiao smiled bitterly: "It's a big holiday." Isn't this afraid of angering you? Everyone was distracted, so they thought it would not be too late to wait for tomorrow. ”

"You, you're so angry." The old lady looked excited, and her trembling hand pointed at the two women of the Wang family. "The old marquis has just died, and the whole family will move back to their hometown together early tomorrow morning, who gave you the courage to say tomorrow?"

Zhu Qiaoqiao pretended to be sad. Wiping the corners of his eyes with a sweat towel, he whispered, "I was wrong." ”

"Alas!" The old lady sighed. Shaking his head, he said: "Unfortunately, there is such an obstacle in the family. It's my Xu family who can't live with your Wang family. ”

Seeing this, Xiao Shi said in a low voice: "What's the matter with Hao'er?" What the Holy God explained, did he dare to listen to? ”

"Shut up for me."

The old lady scolded loudly: "Didn't you hear clearly just now? It was your precious son who designed to force the Fu family's father and son to death, and then ran to the Wang family to force the old marquis to drink poisonous wine, and the saint was furious about this! Oh, the saint is confused! Why didn't you kill that wicked beast with a rod? ”

Xiao Shi wanted to speak at the moment, looking at the angry appearance of the old lady and the sister-in-law who was crying non-stop, she didn't dare to continue to defend her son, in fact, she was also confused in her heart, how could her son save his life after committing such a big sin? Thanks to God forbid!

One of the women said: "Now that the title of my family has been removed, most of the family wealth has been confiscated, there is not much money left, and more than half of the people have been sent away. ”

The old lady nodded heavily, remembered the cages that the Wang family stored in his house, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, if the old body has a breath, he will definitely take care of Xuanqing, and as soon as your family settles down, the old body will send someone to send Xuanqing's dowry over, in addition to a little bit of my Xu family's heart, and send it at that time." ”

"Thank you, old lady, the slave family has taken their leave." The two women kowtowed to the old lady Wang and the others one by one, and hurriedly left with their heads down.

Wang cried: "The family business has been ruined for many years, old ancestor, you have to make decisions for me and Xuanqing!" ”

The old lady smiled bitterly and said, "How can I make the decision for you?" That evil beast now has the support of the saint, who dares to help him? ”

Wang cried and cried, "Isn't he demoted to a commoner? He is a murderer, and he should be atonerated with death. ”

"You're confused." The old lady frowned and explained: "Even the saint has not executed him, who dares to disobey the will?" Besides, he didn't violate the family law, what basis did he use to beat him to death? And if you are really confused and can't see through the joints here, and you are bent on revenge on the third child, don't blame the old man for turning his face and ruthlessly driving your family out of the house. ”

Wang Shi was suddenly shocked, his face was incredulous, and he shouted like crazy: "Mother, how can you be so partial? He killed someone and got away with it? Is there any reason left? ”

"I'm too lazy to tell you." The uncertain old lady was impatient, and waved her hand: "Help your wife back, take care of your life, and don't want to live if something happens." ”

In this way, Zhu Qiaoqiao and other women talked badly, and finally pulled the unwilling Wang and Wang Xuanqing away, and there were no more people left in the house in an instant.

The Liu family is now very grateful to the second sister-in-law and the third child who brought her son back, and the Fu family and the Wang family have nothing to do with her, so she pulled down the sleeve of the Xiao family and whispered: "I'll avoid it first, you are so persuasive, don't you let Hao'er go home for the New Year?" Even if you make a mistake, it's our child in the end. ”

"I take care of it." Xiao nodded and walked over.

At that moment, Liu gave Yuelan and the other maids a look, and everyone retreated.

When everyone was gone, the old lady smiled bitterly at Xiao Shi and said: "It's finally here, since Hao'er became a brocade guard, the old body knows that sooner or later there will be this day." ”

Xiao Shi sighed: "This child is really unpredictable, An An is his young master, how good is it to stay at home?" Why do you have to go and get involved with Yan Wangfu, who of the other brothers of the same clan is not hiding far away? It's good now, it's a big loss! ”

The old lady said angrily: "Isn't it for you, a face-saving mother? Otherwise, he lost his mind and went crazy and ran to the Yan Palace? You are talking about regret now, since Hao'er climbed the royal family, I see that you are beautiful all day long? Now it's okay, even the fame is gone, so from now on he will be his young master at home. ”

Xiao's eyes were red, and he choked up: "My daughter-in-law knows that the child is for me, and after this incident, I just want to stay by my side peacefully, and don't blame him for not being angry." ”

"Okay, okay, don't cry, no one is dead!"

The old lady looked helpless, "You have to keep it at this age, otherwise it will be unlucky!" Let them all come into the house to talk to us, Hao'er said a thousand things and ten thousand, after all, he couldn't help himself, otherwise how could he dare to harm the two old generals? Tell him to go home and be honest to me from now on. ”

"Yes!"

At this moment, Xu Hao and Li Jinglong were sitting opposite each other in the Li family's Peach Blossom Pavilion for a drink, listening to the Li family's singers singing unbearable songs.

"You are really a gentleman, even the Fu and Wang families were ruined by you, and Bixia can be said to have peace of mind from now on."

Li Jinglong raised his wine glass with a smile, Xu Hao raised his glass with one hand angrily, and said, "I'm unlucky." If it weren't for me in the way, there is a chance that this matter would fall on you, and I knew that you were gloating, so I would have pulled you along. ”

"Don't, don't." Li Jinglong hurriedly waved his hand and said with a smile: "My brother's ambition in life is to have a group of wives and concubines, read all the beauties in the world, and die in the merry township." I don't want to sleep and eat all day long, and I was slaughtered by a beautiful woman with a deep hatred of blood. ”

Xu Hao shook his head helplessly and said: "It's okay for the Wang family to say, the title is gone, but the family is safe, go back to your hometown to buy some fields, and you won't have to worry about your livelihood in the future." The Fu family is a little troublesome, half of the clansmen moved to Yunnan to be taken care of by the Mu family, and the other half is going to Liaodong, I have no friendship with King Ning, what about you, big brother? ”

Li Jinglong said unyieldingly: "Leave it to me, I will repair a book in a while, Ning Wang Chitose will not embarrass the Fu family for the sake of my face, and will be properly settled." ”

Xu Hao still shook his head: "It's better to ask for others than for yourself, the problem is that I don't have much savings, why don't my brother lend me 10,000 treasure money?" Help me deliver it to the Fu family. ”

Li Jinglong was a little painful and said, "Who doesn't have money after the New Year's Closure?" Naturally, I am not immune to vulgarity. By the way, why don't we do some business together, buy tea and other things from small countries in the southeast privately, and transport them to the customs to earn at least three or five times more, and then smuggle back the silk porcelain and sell it at a high price, not to mention a year, to say the least, you can earn 100,000 taels of real money. ”

Xu Hao's eyes widened: "Isn't this just smuggling?" This is a capital offense. ”

Li Jinglong said disapprerovingly: "Others are capital crimes, can we be the same?" Not to mention it from afar, let's just say that a few horses in the capital, who don't secretly assign domestic slaves to do business, hasn't the saint turned a blind eye for many years? ”

Xu Hao knew Zhu Yuanzhang too well, and said: "I don't believe it, if someone really exposes their smuggling of goods, ten heads are not enough to cut off." ”

Li Jinglong said with a smile: "On the surface, they naturally abide by the law, but as long as they secretly go back and forth once a year, they will take risks at the top of the previous year?" ”

"That's just as well." Xu Hao laughed out loud and smiled very happily. (To be continued......)