Xu Hao sat in Aunt Xiao's room, and the others were all gathering in the flower hall next door to open a poetry club, sitting around the fireplace and talking about the ancient and the present, and they were happy.

Aunt Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "Who knew that your third aunt actually changed her mind and married the concubine back home." Anyway, if you can't climb your home, you just stay for a few more years. ”

"That's the fourth child who is not worthy of his cousin, and he is not blessed." Xu Hao secretly sighed that in the end, the Liu family didn't look down on the Du family, and it could be regarded as an indirect slap in the face, that is, in the face of his younger brother, otherwise with Qianqian as his cousin, the matchmaker would have to break through the threshold, "When I want to come back, I met Meng Ying from a thousand households, and she is on par with my brother-in-law in all aspects, so I will invite a matchmaker to go to Meng's house to inquire if there is a marriage." ”

"People may not look down on our orphans and widows, but Hao'er's kind aunt understands it." Aunt Xiao is very open, and she doesn't worry about getting married.

Xu Hao was not sure about this matter, so he didn't say any more, at this time, Qingwen and the other maids sent a few cloaks and asked, "What are you doing with one at this time?" It's snowing outside. ”

"It's the second half of the day, and there's a finger thick on the ground." Qingwen said with a smile.

Xu Hao looked out from the glass window, the sky was full of clouds, goose feathers, and the courtyard was plain. got up and walked next door, and listened to Ning Xue say: "Seeing that it was as warm as spring yesterday, I know that it is going to snow." ”

Because the door was open, a gust of cold wind penetrated into the house, piercing people's muscles and bones, Aunt Xiao hurriedly instructed the maid to take out all kinds of fine hair shoulders for the girls to wear, put down the spring silk curtains, put the Eight Immortals table, set up cups and spoons, and put the dishes on the table.

Coming back from the outside world, Xu Hao suddenly found that he was a little unaccustomed to it, sat awkwardly beside his wife, and poured wine for Qianqian according to the master's gift, Wang Xuanqing said: "What are you doing here?" She blushed from her age, and said her aunt carefully. ”

"It's okay, eat a few glasses in cold weather." Xu Hao said, at the moment, Hongye is also clamoring to eat and drink. Aunt Xiao asked someone to bring a few pots of sweet wine and put them in hot water to soak.

Du Qianqian was still young, and she didn't care at all about not marrying Xu Song, and said: "In this cold day, those poor people who have no clothes to wear and no food don't know how to endure it." I heard that the people of Liaodong were even poorer than here, and it was really heartbreaking to think that they had no food and clothing. ”

Yuan said disapprovingly: "They don't have food and clothing, can't they live without a house?" Also close doors and windows. Sit on the hot kang. ”

Du Qianqian had been bitter from snack, and she was surprised when she heard the words, and said, "Where is there any hot kang?" Even if there is a hot kang, the paste window paper is broken, and the cracks are exposed on the beams, how can it be so warm! Besides, how can you endure the cold? ”

Yuan frowned and said, "What are you doing just talking about that?" It's not uncomfortable, it's like today's snowy day, let's talk in one place. It's a good day, and it's a good time to take this opportunity to compose poems or couplets for fun. ”

Xu Hao listened silently and did not say a word, for him, it is better to do more practical things than to help the people, and it doesn't matter if his own woman wants to learn from Lei Feng or appreciate the snow and compose poems. It's their freedom.

Zhu Qiaoqiao said with a smile: "There are many people who are suffering for a while, and they can't save a lifetime if they can be saved, and it is in vain to worry about it." Don't you hear the old saying, a day is leisurely? One day is blessed. ”

Mu Ningxue said to Qianqian: "You said that you wanted to open a Tzu Chi Hall, but now that your brother is back, you won't ask him for money." ”

"Didn't say that. Give whatever you want. Xu Hao patted Qianqian's little head, "But you can't always expect to go around begging for money and then helping the poor, you have to learn to do business with your sisters-in-law and red leaves to make money, learn to calculate, and know how to teach people to fish is not as wise as teaching people to fish, so that you can do good things endlessly, and you won't be burdened with too many favors." ”

"Hmmm! I remembered. Qianqian smiled sweetly, looking scrappy. Cuiliu said with a smile: "It is better for you to be kind-hearted than to practice as a monk in vain, so I will accompany you to run Tzu Chi Hall in the future." ”

After talking for a while, Lu Zhu Yingying, who came forward to invite everyone to come to the party, got up and said openly: "Today's meeting, although it is said to be a good day, but it lacks beautiful scenery. In ancient times, it was called the four beauties of good day, beautiful scenery, appreciation, and happiness. ”

"What is a beautiful view?" Xiao Yushi asked deliberately.

Luzhu explained: "The scenery may not be enough, the green mountains and green waters, the morning glow and the twilight red, and the new flowers and ancient paintings can all be called beautiful scenery. ”

Xiao Yushi said with a smile: "These scenery are difficult to find for a while, but ancient paintings may be found." ”

Seeing this, Xu Cuiliu said: "The plum tree in the northeast corner of the garden has bloomed a few flowers, and it can be used as a beautiful scenery. ”

"Alas!" Xu Hao's head was as big as a bucket immediately, and as a man and a manager, he couldn't get up and had to get it.

Aunt Xiao, who was standing, hurriedly said: "Don't go, just sit for a while, don't listen to them, it's snowing outside and it's windy again, what if you get sick from the cold?" ”

"It's okay, I'm used to colder days." Xu Hao said with a smile.

Mu Ningxue hurriedly picked up her hot wine, and Xu Hao took it and ate it all. Zhu Qiaoqiao said: "It's really cold, put on a cloak." ”

Yuan looked at this scene in surprise, and said in his heart that the third brother was a general, and he was so willing to shout at his sisters, this brother-sister friendship was really enviable.

"My cloak is warm." Momiji jumped up and put on his brother's silver rat cloak and helped put on his fur hat.

Xu Hao's mood is very complicated, some apologies and joy, since the Battle of Jingjing for more than two years, it has been a long time since he has been able to play with his sisters so easily and comfortably, and the whole family has been frightened and enduring the war together, for the younger sisters, these two years should have been the best time to be carefree.

Xu Hao, who was apologetic, smiled and said, "You have prepared a vase of flower arrangements for me to come back." ”

Qingwen Musk Yue and Zhiqing waited for him all day long, since they wanted to come out with them, thinking that Xu Hao's most hated thing these days was snow, cleaning the road was too tiring, for the military and civilians of Liaodong, heavy snow is equal to a natural disaster.

Since returning home, then the snowflakes flying in the sky mean that the elegance is elegant, and the jade dust and silver foam come out at the moment, although the clouds in the sky are thin, the snow is still falling, the cold wind is getting stronger, and the pavilion and the bridge in the garden are like silver inlaid with jade.

Today, the red, green, and blue worn by Qingwen, Musk Yue, and Zhiqing correspond to the snow, as if the children of fat powder have stepped into the crystal world.

When I came to Nalamei, most of them were open, proudly competing with the cold wind, and the fragrance was flourishing.

Competing for spring flowers and snow is not compatible, and loves to play with poets and poets on short and long.

The jade flowers are three points white, and the melting snow makes the flowers a wisp of fragrance.

Xu Hao is used to the cold. It was rare for Fengya to stop and admire the blooming flowers, wandering and looking forward to it from time to time, until the three girls were frozen to death, and they stomped their feet tremblingly.

"Oh, don't look at it, if you don't leave, you'll freeze into icicles."

"Ha Lu Ha! Walk. ”

At that moment, Xu Hao raised his hand and folded the best-looking one, and returned in the wind and snow, and the little maid hurriedly lifted the door curtain. The plum blossom was inserted into the crimson glass bottle, and everyone admired it for a while.

Taking advantage of this time, Wang Xuanqing whispered to Xu Hao: "You gave the fourth child a big gift, and the eldest lady is not happy." ”

Xu Haoqi said: "Why? ”

Xu Hai also said a family matter. It is an ordinary big family in Beiping, and they will get married in a few days. After Wang Xuanqing finished explaining, he said: "Mrs. complained that you favored one over the other, saying that even if you don't give a thousand taels of dog's head gold, at least half of it is fine!" ”

Xu Hao suddenly, speaking of Xu Hai, who was born in his teens, got married, it was too early, this younger brother is good at everything, but he is too cowardly and honest, and he only knows how to study and be obedient all day long. It's very much the pity of the sisters-in-law, and when they get married, they help take care of the family, which makes people feel very relieved.

There are several gold mines in his hands, and there are not too many similar dog-headed gold in Liaodong to trade with various ethnic groups. Xu Hao smiled: "It's also a thousand taels, and you can see that the rest of the gifts are done." ”

"Hmm." Wang Xuanqing bit her lip lightly and nodded, subconsciously avoiding the other party's gaze, it turned out that she had been waiting in Zhu Qiaoqiao's room for a night last night. I didn't see Xu Hao stealing incense in the past.

Naturally, others are going to start composing poems, and Luzhu said: "We don't have to write one poem per person as in the past, it must be annoying and vulgar." Poetry is for use. I care about the narrative, I can express my meaning in a few words, why do I have to say a lot of words, let's work in a group of four, one person will join a sentence, and it will be over with a song. You don't have to look for strange rhymes, if the rhyme is too narrow, although there are good sentences, you will be bound by them and you can't say it. ”

Zhu Qiaoqiao pointed to a little girl standing by the door, "It's decided, you say a word." ”

The girl was feeling cold and panicked, so she said the word 'cold' by the way, and everyone in the room laughed, that is, it was rhymed, saying that those who were slow would punish themselves with three glasses of wine.

Xu Luzhu said first: "The white jade is frozen and broken. Xiao Yushi said with a smile: "Just this sentence can be described as the eternal swan song of Yongmei." ”

Zhu Qiaoqiao thought for a while and said, "The yellow grains are soft and soft. ”

Here, Wang Xuanqing was talking to Xu Hao, and he was so engrossed that he didn't have time to think, and couldn't help but sigh: "One of the two of you occupies the petals and the other occupies the stamens, but what do I say?" ”

Hongye smiled: "What do you say, sister-in-law, you can say it yourself, where can we take care of our son?" ”

Wang Xuanqing rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Hao'er came back from afar, I asked him to answer this sentence." ”

"Ahh Xu Hao was immediately dumbfounded, he couldn't remember a word of poetry that he hadn't written for a long time, and he was holding a wine glass and tasting it slowly, frowning and thinking hard.

The big guys said in unison: "It's already over the limit, and it should be punished!" ”

But it is said that at this time, in Qianshoutang, a relative who came from his hometown said: "As the saying goes, 'a banquet for the wealthy family, half a year's grain for the poor', and it is said that a table of food in the ancestors' house is the leftover food at the next family, which can also be compared to the New Year's banquet of the Zhuang family." ”

The old lady sighed: "Not really! In the past, there were so many fruit trees and vegetables in the Jinling Garden, in addition to eating and giving them away, I don't know how much extravagance I had.

Last year, several granddaughters-in-law went to check the fields, and went into a village to see, that family is also a family with enough food and use, there is an orchard garden next to the house, and the daughters-in-law asked other people's children when they were wandering, and learned that the fruits and vegetables produced in the garden a year can be sold for twenty or thirty dollars for self-eating. From this point of view, not to mention the fruits in our garden, even the flowers that our girls wear and throw away, and the bamboo shoots leftover from eating, are worth 200 yuan a year. In fact, it is a broken lotus leaf and a withered grass root, which are also valuable. ”

"Who's to say it isn't." The relatives looked very emotional, "In the early years, the family was wealthy, but who knew that the children and grandchildren were so good, and in just 20 years, the family wealth was completely ruined, and they only begged the ancestors to take them in and find a living errand for the unfilial grandchildren." (To be continued......)