It was already the 29th of the twelfth lunar month when Xiao Linyu arrived in Luohe Prefecture, and this winter was extraordinarily cold. The north wind was blowing with snowflakes. Xiao Linyu and his party of eleven had a lot of frost on their faces, but the sound of horses’ hooves was not heard. never stopped.
The team that went to the northern Xinjiang to pick up Xiao Hairu's two elders from the Xiao family arrived a day earlier than Xiao Linyu, and the two weather-beaten brothers went to see the Song family on their knees before they even had time to wash up when they arrived at the Su family: "It's useless, it hurts my mother. suffer!"
"It's good to come back, it's good to come back!" Baba had been looking forward to the Song family for several days until the moment when the two sons with white hair on the temples came to kneel in front of him, he still couldn't believe it was true , Until the two sons knelt in front of him, Song Shi, who was already in tears, choked up and motioned for the two daughters-in-law to help them up: "Is the journey going smoothly?"
The two people sitting beside the Song family nodded, Xiao Hairu took a sip of the tea handed over by his wife, and smiled with a lot of wrinkles on his face: "The Su family has arranged everything properly, thanks to her painstaking arrangement, these three Although it was not easy to live in the northern Xinjiang, it was better than others, and although I rushed back on the way back, my second brother and I both sat in the carriage and never suffered any sins.”
After experiencing the separation of life and death, the three of them talked together for nearly half an hour, Xiao Hairu saw that Song was losing his head, and then motioned for Yu to help the old lady to rest, while himself and the second brother followed the arrangements of the Su family servants After taking a shower and changing clothes, they went back to their rooms to rest.
In the warm room where the earth dragon was burning, Xiao Hairu was lying on the carved wooden bed covered with thick brocade quilt, looking at the top of the Wufu tent, his eye sockets were sunken but he couldn't sleep for a long time, he turned to look at Mrs. Yu who just came in from outside, In a hoarse voice: "You have worked hard for the past three years."
"I'm not suffering, but the master suffered in the northern border." Yu closed the door to prevent the snowflakes and the north wind from eroding the warmth of the room. After walking to Xiao Hairu and sitting down, he gently kneaded his somewhat stiff shoulders for him. : "The wind and frost in the northern border are miserable, the master has worked hard for the past few years."
Xiao Hairu sighed, patted Yu's hand, and said, "No matter how hard it is, it's all better now. It's a pity that Lin Yu..."
The Xiao family was still sad for the eldest son who died suddenly, but they never thought that on the second night, the eldest son who came back from the dead knocked on the door of the Su family.
On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Xiao Hairu put on a clean and warm robe, and the two brothers helped the Song family to the main courtyard of the Su family. It has been more than three years since your house rescued my Xiao family from fire and water, and now that my two brothers have returned, there is no reason to rely on them any longer."
"Uncle Xiao's words have ruined our family. Although I was originally to repay my kindness, my ancestors, two aunts and sister Lin Ru have helped me a lot since they moved into my Su family. Living together is a blessing for my Su family." You Jin sat next to the Song family, but was reluctant to let the Xiao family move away.
Su Shi felt the same way, and smiled softly: "Exactly! If the old lady moves out, then these monkey children in our family can't keep making trouble with me every day?"
Song Shi, who originally didn't want to disturb the Su family, heard Su's words, and her heart softened a lot. In the past few years, several children of the Su family have come to talk to her every day, so she will not be there. She was overwhelmed with worries, and when she thought that if she moved away, there would be no joy for the children around her knees, Song was really reluctant.
Xiao Hairu was so reluctant to see his mother, and looked at his second brother. After the two exchanged eye contact, Xiao Hairu coughed and said, "Now our family has nothing to miss in the capital, why don't we just settle down? In Luohe Prefecture, what do you think your mother thinks?"
Luohe Prefecture is the place where the Xiao family made their fortune, and where the Song family passed through his teenage years. Now that he hears his son say this, he is naturally overjoyed: "Can you tell the truth?"
"So, there is a land of more than three acres and nearly four acres next to the third aunt's house, which is also our family's. If the ancestors miss us a few, why not be neighbors together?" Holding a box, he stood at the door with a smile. Young Jin from the account also interjected.
"It's so good!" Yu's Zhao's eyes are also bright. If they left the Erya Women's School, they would be really reluctant to leave. In addition, they have lived with the Su family for the past three years. True feelings, but there is a deep feeling: "The environment here at Wuli Bridge is good, the air is good, and the place is spacious, it is better than the city."
Youjin walked to Xiao Hairu and his wife with a smile, and handed the box to Yu: "This is the share of Su's tea in the past three years. Although there is not much money, it can always be used."
When the Yu family and others came to the Su family for the first year, Young Jin wanted to share the tea from the Su family to the Yu family. share of silver. For the past three years, Young Jin had to issue monthly bills to Yu and others according to Su's monthly bills. As for the 50% of the money, it has remained untouched.
"So many?!" Yu opened the box and saw a large stack of silver notes with a face value of five hundred taels: "You Jin, this is..."
Youjin looked at the Xiao family with puzzled and shocked eyes, and said with a smile: "Su's tea business is good. Last year, he opened a branch in the capital, and the annual income is 20,000 to 30,000 taels of silver. After three years, Fifty percent is exactly fifty thousand taels."
"I, this," Yu held a thick stack of silver notes, feeling both gratitude and guilt in her heart, and she didn't know what to say for a while.
On the other hand, Xiao Hairu laughed twice and said, "Good boy, my Xiao family remembers your love!" Xiao Hairu has been in the shopping mall for many years, and it is natural to see that this little girl from the Su family really wants to give herself the 50,000 taels of silver. Home, and no longer shirk, motioned for Yu to accept it.
The Su and Xiao families talked lively for a while, and the Xiao family finally decided to continue to live in the Su family for a while, until the Xiao family’s house was built after the beginning of the spring before moving.
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It was night, Xiao Linyu, who had finally arrived at Wuliqiao, didn't know that his parents and elders had decided to stay in Luohe Prefecture, and he knocked on the door of the Su family both excitedly and nervously.
"Eldest girl, someone is coming." The autumn equinox, who walked to the door of the eldest girl's boudoir with a lantern, knocked on the eldest girl's door, but after a while, she heard movement inside, and the autumn equinox carried the lantern into the room. , lit a few candles one by one: "It is said that it is someone who came from the capital."
"Get my cloak." Young Jin, who had just fallen asleep, sat on the bed, only to feel that his eyelids were a little heavy: "Who would it be at such a late hour?" Who is visiting
Qiu broke up neatly, and in a short while he took out a thick mink fur jacket and a cloak embroidered with delicate auspicious cloud patterns from the carved huanghuali double-door closet. Waiting outside."
The master and servant were quickly tidied up. The blue silk like a waterfall was gently pulled up with a white hosta. After putting on a warm cloak, the master and servant came out of the room. Chunsheng, who was waiting outside, saw the eldest girl coming out, and hurriedly led the way with a lantern: "Eldest girl, there are more than ten people outside the door. Except for the one at the head, the rest are wearing armor and carrying knives!"
When You Jin heard it, he felt even more puzzled, came from the capital? Wearing armor with a knife? Who will it be? Could it be that he came to find the second uncle of the Xiao family? After all, he is the only one in the family who is related to the imperial court. Thinking of this in my heart, my steps have also sped up a lot.
In the extraordinarily quiet snowy night, the hurried footsteps came to an abrupt end when they reached the gate.
The man with his back to the door heard the movement, turned around, took off his black cloak, and revealed the face that Young Jin had dreamed of many times: "I haven't seen you for three years, how are you doing?"
You Jin softened her legs for no reason, and the autumn equinox on the side was very alert and supported her so as not to lose her temper: "You are not... you are... "
When You Jin saw the man who was said to have been dead for three years suddenly standing in front of him, he couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad for a while. The awkward silence between the two was not broken until a long barking sound came from the same place.
"Come in first! On the autumn equinox, you ask Aunt Song to bring a few people to clean up the guest room in the front yard. It's late at night, so don't disturb the elders." The guards with knives behind Xiao Linyu added another sentence: "I will tell the old lady on the stove to cook some hot noodle soup, and cook more."
Xiao Linyu looked at the girl with slightly trembling eyelashes with a smile in her eyes and forced a calm look, and motioned the people around her to follow her instructions to take a break in the flower hall, while she followed the girl without moving.
In the study, You Jin had recovered from the initial panic and bewilderment, and looked coldly at Xiao Linyu who was sitting across from him without speaking.
"You Jin, I..." Xiao Linyu wanted to explain but didn't know how.
You Jin took a sip of the hot tea on the little maid, and felt that the five internal organs were warmer, and then said lightly, "Young Master Xiao doesn't need to explain this to an outsider like me, it's late at night, and the elders of Xiao's family have rested. Come on, if it doesn't make everyone uneasy, you can explain it to them tomorrow morning."
That's right, Young Kim is angry, and very angry. She admits that she has done everything she has done for the Xiao family over the years, and she has done her best. She even built a tomb for him, and she does not forget to worship him during New Years and festivals. No news came back! In other words, everyone feels that they have fed the dog with all their hearts!
Xiao Linyu looked at Young Jinbo's blushing cheeks with anger, and was both nostalgic and inexplicably disturbed: "I..."
In fact, Xiao Linyu has endured hardships for the past three years, but when he asked him to tell his sweetheart how difficult and hard he was, he was really a little speechless.
You Jin is angry, Xiao Linyu has never coaxed a girl in her life, and she is not even sure why You Jin is angry? How can you even talk to people? Until the sound of the autumn equinox knocking on the door outside the door broke the awkward silence between the two.
"Girl, the front has been cleaned up." The autumn equinox also recognized that the person was the eldest son of the Xiao family. She has been with the eldest girl since she entered the Su family. Naturally, she also knows the relationship between the eldest girl and the eldest son of Xiao. There are some incomprehensible meanings in it, so naturally he won't be blind enough to rush in directly.
You Jin glanced at Xiao Linyu, who only knew that she was dumbfounded but couldn't say anything. The breath in her heart was so uncomfortable, she rushed to the autumn equinox outside and said, "Take the eldest son Xiao to rest, what's going on tomorrow? Say it again!"
Xiao Linyu admits that he has experienced wind and frost in the past few years, and he is getting older. He is no longer the stunned young man he used to be, but when facing Young Jin, the feeling of worry and helplessness that he had been away for three years came back, but it made him extremely uncomfortable: "I'm going right now, don't be angry."
Young Jin looked at him dumbfounded, and his anger disappeared at once, but he still held back his smile and pretended to be indifferent: "Well."
It was not until Xiao Linyu's figure disappeared into the dark snowy night that a faint smile appeared on the lips of the young gold.
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