Ye Xiaotian saw that Mao Wenzhi was arrogant and then respectful, and he was amused, so he said: "Okay, okay, as long as you stop your loud voice, it will be much quieter."
Mao Wenzhi argued: "Brother, you don't know that the old woman next door..."
Ye Xiaotian said angrily: "Okay, okay, no matter who is right or wrong, you say you are a big man, so why not. Otherwise, I will help you scold the street?"
Mao Wenzhi hurriedly said: "Don't, you are an official, you have to respect your status. I am different, I am..."
Ye Xiaotian interrupted him and said: "Don't explain, you are out of shape. Clean up tonight, we will move tomorrow morning and go to the mountains! It is such a big house, no matter how loose your underwear is, it is impossible Float to other people's pigsty. By the way, you said that the little lady made it for you, who's little lady?"
Ye Xiaotian walked into the house while talking, Mao Wenzhi followed behind, and when he heard this, his old face blushed, and he said embarrassingly: "That's... that's the young lady of the Ye family."
Ye Xiaotian said: "What little lady of the Ye family, oh! It's her?"
Ye Xiaotian suddenly remembered the little woman who was rescued two days ago and sued the court for remarriage, he looked back at Mao Wenzhi, smiled, and said: "I can't see, you have some skills, that's why In two days, they will even make you underwear."
Mao Wenzhi said with a guilty smile: "Why, she has nothing to do on the mountain now. Seeing that my clothes are a bit torn, she asked me to pull a few pieces of cloth. She wants to help me make a new set and make underwear. I said it myself, how can a woman be ashamed to open her mouth."
Ye Xiaotian laughed, and said: "That's right! You have to be thick-skinned, thicker than the city wall, in order to get a good lady. I mean Lao Mao, we don't look alike in other places, that's all , definitely taught by a master.”
Hearing Ye Xiaotian's voice, Yaoyao ran out from the back room, holding an embroidery bow in his hand, with a piece of cloth stretched on it, and two brightly colored petals had already been embroidered, seeing Ye Xiaotian, Yaoyao jumped up and said: "Brother Xiaotian! "
Ye Xiaotian bent down and picked her up, and asked, "What are you doing, are you learning embroidery?"
Yaoyao said: "Yes, people have nothing to do when they are idle at home. I saw that the Ye family's wife made clothes for Brother Mao, but I can't do it. I asked her for some needles, money and cloth, and wanted to give it to Brother Xiaotian. You embroider a purse."
Ye Xiaotian pinched her pink and tender cheeks lightly, and said with a smile: "Our Yaoyao family is really sensible. Well, I remembered what you said. You are so young, you can't just sit around all day long. We will move to the mountains early in the morning, and when the house grows bigger, my brother will hire you a teacher to learn piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and poetry, and become a talented girl."
Yaoyao happily said: "Is our big house ready for people to live in?"
Ye Xiaotian said: "There is still a lot of space to be built, but it won't affect the occupancy. This small house is really too crowded. Let's move there early tomorrow morning. I'm thinking..."
While talking, Ye Xiaotian hugged Yaoyao, turned left and right into the main room full of furniture, found a chair to sit down, and said: "I was thinking, should I send someone to take my parents away as well?" I just don’t know if they are willing to leave the capital. It’s hard to leave their homeland. The old man is especially stubborn. If they are willing to come, my elder brother won’t have to be that prison boss anymore. How can I help him arrange a dignified errand… "
Yaoyao heard Ye Xiaotian talk about the family affairs before, and clapped his hands happily: "Okay, okay, then brother, let's talk to the family and let them all come over. In this way, the population of our family will suddenly increase. Then It's just fun."
Ye Xiaotian smiled and said: "Well, my elder brother has a son who is younger than you. If they are willing to come over, you will have a very cute little brother to play with you."
Ye Xiaotian thought of the happy appearance of the family reunion, and said happily: "I will prepare some gifts first, ask the inn to help deliver them to my family, and then write a letter to find out what my father said. As long as my father agrees, my mother will not I will object. Big brother, as long as my sister-in-law nods, it is absolutely fine, haha, it seems that I have to pick a gift that can make my sister-in-law's heart beat!"
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In the north, there is a custom called "burning the bottom of the pot" when moving to a new house. Determine an auspicious day for relocation, and start moving when the sun is just turning red in the morning. When moving, you must first remove the iron pot from the stove and send it over first.
Before moving the iron pan, you need to bake a large pancake in the iron pan, but only one side is baked, half-cooked. When moving the pan, cover the pan tightly, tie it around with a red string, and put it on the stove after moving to the new home. Then uncover and bake the other side until the dough is cooked.
Next, a banquet will be held to entertain friends, colleagues, and neighbors who came to congratulate. The scale of the banquet is of course determined according to the financial resources of the family, but this bread must be shared with everyone, so as to ensure that the wealth and happiness will not be lost.
Ye Xiaotian is from the north, and Mao Wenzhi, who is so lively, is also from the north. This custom was naturally moved to Guizhou by them. Early the next morning, Mao Wenzhi didn't care about anything else. When the pot cooled down, he tied a red string, took it off the stove, and held it in his arms.
Mao Wenzhi walked for a while holding the iron pot, feeling that his arms were a bit strained, so he turned the pot upside down with an idea, put the lid on his head, and just walked through the city with a black pot on his head, just like a morning scene in Hu County .
Ye Xiaotian had already reported leave to Xu Xiancheng in advance, no matter what rift Xu Xiancheng and Wang Zhubu had with him, they naturally wanted to congratulate him at this time, and then rushed back to the yamen to act as an agent. Xuntian, Ma Hui and others helped Ye Xiaotian move and carried all the furniture to the new house.
It’s just that when Ye Xiaotian asked them to have a banquet, these people all refused. Now it’s time to be on duty, and it’s not easy to take a day off. They all know that Xu Xiancheng and Ye Xiaotian don’t get along, and they don’t want to do something that would give Xu Xiancheng a chance to make trouble. things come.
These colleagues can't stay for a banquet, and Ye Xiaotian's house is built on a mountain, and there are no neighbors, so this "burning pot" wedding banquet becomes his own family's enjoyment.
The house is quite large, probably the largest house in Hu County in terms of area. Ye Xiaotian didn't want to be so ostentatious at first, but after these seedlings arrived, he spontaneously expanded the area of his garden.
Such a huge house requires many servants and maids to take care of it. Ye Xiaotian has already asked Ren Yazi to help him choose, but it has not been delivered yet, but the cook has already hired a few. Affect the progress of this wedding banquet.
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"Sear the bottom of the pot, what kind of custom is this?"
Zhao Wenyuan, the Postmaster of Huxian County, looked at the invitation in his hand, shook his head and gave a wry smile. He received the wedding invitation sent by Ye Xiaotian last night, knowing that Ye Xiaotian was happy to move in today, but he didn't go to congratulate him, sitting in the flower hall holding the wedding invitation, full of thoughts.
He had just made a business with Yilong when Yilong's lair was blown away. Ever since Yilong was exterminated, Zhao Wenyuan has been in fear and fear. He came, and there was no reason to punish him, but it was not good for him in the end.
It has been several days now, and there is still nothing unusual. Zhao Wenyuan gradually felt relieved. The first time he was in direct contact with Long Lingyun, and the second time was with the youngest of Long Lingyun's thirteen eagles. The heads of these two people are now hanging on the head of Hu County, and his identity has not been revealed.
However, Ye Xiaotian had just eliminated Yilong's bandits, and he, who had a close relationship with Yilong, was going to meet him, so he still couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Qian Qingqing was also worried that his psychological quality was not good enough, and he would show his flaws in front of Ye Xiaotian, so he said: "It's not convenient for you to come forward, so you might as well decline it on the grounds that the post road has just been cleared and the business is too busy, and someone will send you a copy." Congratulations are."
Zhao Wenyuan shook his head and said: "Ye Xiaotian made this great achievement, and the foundation in Huxian County will be more stable. Huazhi County, Xuxian Cheng, Wang Zhubu, count them one by one, and the only one I can really join hands with is Ye Xiaotian. If you don’t go to congratulate me, it’s not good after all. I’m just worried, whether some of those captured bandits know my existence, even if they don’t know my identity, if Ye Xiaotian finds out that there is an insider, it will be a trouble after all.”
Qian Qingqing thought for a while and said: "There is some reason for your concerns. Why don't I go for you, observe his words, and watch his movements. If he really has suspicions about you, or knows something, can he cover it up?" Is it perfect? Let’s make plans early when we know.”
Zhao Wenyuan said happily: "Okay! You have always been careful, so you might as well go and find out!"
Qian Qingqing nodded, and said: "I will leave after I prepare a congratulatory gift. By the way, a dragon has collapsed and cannot be used. How do you plan to control this post road?"
Zhao Wenyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and said deeply: "Chang Zizai has lost his backer, I plan to crush him first, and secretly cultivate manpower to replace him. Xie Chuanfeng is obviously an abandoned son of the Tian family, but it is very likely that the Tian family arranged for him to go to Hu County. A secret, he is very close to Wang Zhubo now, Wang Zhubo is not an idiot, since he is willing to accept him, he has already joined the Tian family in all likelihood, so in this case, he and Xu Boyi are actually the same people , I’m going to be careful, I’ll swallow Chang Zizai first and then I’ll talk. This is also one of the reasons why I want to win Ye Xiaotian over.”
Zhao Wenyuan didn't tell Qian Qingqing all his plans, but Qian Qingqing was very satisfied with the method he said at the moment, Qian Qingqing nodded and said: "The sword is on the wrong side, and the success is on the verge of failure. Such a steady and steady fight is also a challenge. Method."
Qian Qing stood up, smiled lightly and said: "Okay, I'll go to Ye's house to 'burn the bottom of the pot', and check out Ye Xiaotian's bottom along the way!"