There was nothing else in the hall, You Dechuan couldn't sit still for a long time, got up and said, "I'll take a look at Ke'er's villa."
"Guangwu." You Miao ordered: "You lead the way to accompany my father to the garden."
"Might as well." You Dechuan waved his hand and said, "I'll just walk around."
It is said that Bi You Dechuan went out of the yard by himself, but did not go far, only watching flowers and birds under the corridor. Wang Shi still sat embarrassedly in the hall, You Miao felt uncomfortable when she saw her, so she had no choice but to act like she wasn't there. After thinking for a while, I thought that You Dechuan is now going to the villa to see him, and Laozi came to see his son, so he should be compensated for it, so he can't always keep a sullen face. At least let them have a meal, so he asked Li Zhifeng, "Have you prepared dinner yet?"
Li Zhifeng said, "No, I'll go and tell me, what do you want to eat?"
You Miao thought that Anlu was already in chaos. I was afraid that the market was gone. If you wanted to eat food, you had to go to the south to buy it, so he asked, "What else is there at home?"
Li Zhifeng came back yesterday, ordered the stock once, and replied, "I have meat, chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, fish and shrimp. There is no shortage of food."
Only then did You Miao feel relieved, and said, "Instruct someone to ask Zhu Tang to bring two fish up, leave father and aunt for dinner at night, and open a jar of wine in the cellar."
"Understood." Li Zhifeng went out and ordered the arrangement, leaving You Miao and Wang Shi in the hall. You Dechuan was still enjoying flowers in the front yard. You Miao asked the Wang family, "The villa is okay."
Wang Shi was originally stunned, but when he heard You Miao talking to her, his smile rose. However, when he heard about Biyu Villa, his face became bitter again. His face changed so quickly that You Miao almost spit out a sip of tea.
"It won't work." Wang said sadly: "I didn't know what happened that day, but the soldiers came at once, and Peixian was occupied overnight. It was your elder brother who had an idea to protect your aunt and your father, and hurry up. Escape in a hurry…”
You Miao was distracted when he heard it. He had seen the appearance of Biyu Villa with his own eyes and knew the situation. Presumably at that time, as soon as the news reached the Ancient Tea Horse Road, every family was empty, and even the people of Liuzhou fled south. Fortunately, there is You Hango in the villa. Otherwise, if you still go to Beijing by yourself, as you did many years ago, and have no eldest son to take care of, I am afraid that You Dechuan will live for a few days, and his family property will be confiscated and he will be escorted to Pei County by the Hu people.
"I heard that the Hu people set a fire." Wang Shi wiped his tears and said, "We set our tea forest on fire for fear of General Nie Dan's surprise attack. Your aunt and me and your eldest brother are not afraid. I also came from poverty. When I was young, my aunt set up a stall in the alley to sell tofu. I told your father that the poor are poor and the rich are rich. "
"You didn't bring anything out of the villa?" You Miao interrupted Wang's words and asked.
Wang Shi shook his head numbly, You Miao glanced outside, saw You Dechuan in the yard, watching the rockery that Li Zhifeng moved back to, and knew that You Dechuan could hear it. After a vague thought, it suddenly became clear again.
He always felt that the Wang family had something to say, yes, yes, came up to cry, and wanted to live in the villa
You Miao asked, "Now everyone in the villa lives in Yangzhou?"
"Where is there anyone else?" Wang said with a wry smile: "It's your elder brother, your father and I, thanks to the kindness of Mr. Qiao, who gave us a place to live. Hey, Miaozi, my aunt said something out of her heart..."
You Miao immediately had a hunch that Wang was going to make amends.
Sure enough, with snot and tears, Mrs Wang said to You Miao: "Miaozi, it was my aunt's fault when I was in the villa. My aunt has been poor for all these years, and I am proud to climb on the high branch of your father's tree. , Now think about it carefully, people, sometimes it's life. It's my aunt who is sorry for you and your father. Your father is not in good health recently, and this happened again. According to your father's stubborn temper, it is all about I don't dare to drag you down, but my aunt always thinks about your elder brother and can't let it go. Your elder brother is not like you who is a scholar and has an idea in his heart. He is a no-brainer, and I heard that you will be a high official when you come back. Come on, the third highness values you the most. When the third highness comes back, he will be the emperor of our Jiangnan..."
You Miao glanced out the window again, and saw You Dechuan pretending not to hear, standing in the courtyard, interrupted Wang's words, did not let her continue, and asked, "Is the title deed of Biyu Villa still still there?"
Wang Shi didn't know, just shook his head blankly, You Miao said again: "Now in Yangzhou City, eldest brother has no means of making a living?"
When Wang Shi heard this, his face was full of joy, and he said: "They are all people who fled from the north to the south, and the money is spent a day less, if it weren't for Master Qiao's help, relying on your elder brother's ability, where would you find a living. My aunt wanted him to go to the pier to see if he could do some work. After all, he was a coolie back then. Your elder brother also said the same thing, but your father couldn't let go of that face. For fear of being laughed at, he just told you to wait Come back and talk about…”
"Enough!" Yu Tokugawa finally said angrily outside.
Wang shi then shut up, what a ghost You Miao is, after hearing this, you know that even that "enough" is a negotiated one.
When You Dechuan came in, You Miao brewed tea with his own hands and placed it in front of You Dechuan. You Miao knew that he recognized this set of Ru ware cups as his mother's dowry, and was touched.
"Did you bring out the land deed?" You Miao asked.
"The army is in disarray." You Dechuan said, "I don't know which box it's under. I went back and looked for it. The mountains to the north were all burned down, and now they're occupied by barbarians. I don't know what year it will take to go back. It's difficult."
You Miao stopped talking. After a while, You Dechuan said again: "I heard that the Tartars were going south in the twelfth lunar month, and I was always worried about you. I sent several waves of people to Beijing to let you come back. I didn't expect the passage to be cut off..."
"Yeah." You Miao nodded and said, "Later, except for those who left first, all the officials were captured by the Tartars."
You Miao briefly talked about the events in Da'an City. He knew that You Dechuan must have gone to inquire about it. However, from the mouths of the young masters who had retreated to Jiangnan, it was not as clear as what You Miao had said. Can't speak.
"Your mother is watching from the Spirit of Heaven." You Dechuan sighed heavily.
You Miao smiled. After so many things, he was no longer able to sneer at You Tokugawa as he used to. After a while, Li Zhifeng arranged for dinner to come back. When Yumiao stayed in Dechuan for dinner, he never mentioned anything else. Qiao Jue also came over. Li Zhifeng got on the mat and ate dinner with everyone in the garden. You Miao also ordered the servant to give you a lantern and send You Dechuan back to Yangzhou.