Yan Gu's old attendant respectfully handed the invitation from the concierge to him.
Yan Gu was warming his hands with the newly purchased smokeless charcoal at home from Xujiazhuang, and then suspiciously accepted the greeting card from his old attendant.
We came together, but we handed over two greeting cards. This was not the first time that this kind of incident had happened, but it was the first time that he found it difficult to handle.
One is the son of Gongsun's concubine, the third master, and the other is a newly popular person under General Gongsun, who is in charge of three counties.
The great Confucian uncle had sent someone to sternly warn the new celebrity that he was not allowed to see him.
Otherwise, all the scholars in the world may think that they are afraid of that reckless man Gongsun Zan.
As for Gongsun An, he had already heard from Gongsun Yuan that it was not good to see him.
It's just that the clan uncle has the status of a great scholar and is not afraid of offending people. He is a young man who resigned and returned to his hometown, but he can't afford to offend people like Xu Da.
Yan Gu hesitated, and the time passed from noon to half afternoon.
Xu Da seemed to have expected it and asked Lao Wutou and He Zeng to take out the straw mat charcoal basin on the carriage.
The straw mat was spread out on the field in front of the house, the warm charcoal basin was placed, the small table was set up, the hot tea was boiled, and while drinking tea, I told my daughter about the early deeds of the great scholar in the Puyan clan.
In Xu Da's words, Gongsun An is a fool.
So as a naive person, I didn’t feel anxious at all when I came to ask for help but didn’t get started.
Seeing Xu Da looking like he was here for an outing, he who was still a little nervous suddenly relaxed.
Since I was working as an errand in the county government, I had heard a lot of strange things, so I naturally told Xu Yue stories.
Uncle Rong, who was sent by the Xu family to keep an eye on Gongsun An, looked at the leisurely two adults and one child in front of him, and was so anxious that he just wandered in front of the Yan family's gate.
Old Wutou looked like he was not surprised, and kindly comforted him: "Butler Rong, come over and have a cup of hot tea together. It's still cold. Let's have a cup of tea to warm up. Let's wait slowly. Mr. Yan's family may have something to do.
If you delay, it will come out when you have time."
Since it is a protracted war, we must preserve our strength.
Old Wutou, who had followed Xu Da and used this "shameless and invincible" method to block the door many times, thought calmly.
Xu Yue was discussing with her father the possibility of abducting a child of the Yan family back to Zhuangzi, when the closed door of the Yan family slowly opened with a "squeak".
Yan Gu's old entourage walked out of the gate, and when he looked up, he saw the Xu family sitting on the ridge at the door, drinking tea leisurely.
This is completely different from the anxious pacing and eager expression I imagined!
Thinking of the murder of the Bohai scholar, the old attendant was shocked. Looking at the young man holding the tea cup and turning his head to look at him with a smile, he couldn't help but sigh, this new celebrity in front of the general is really extraordinary.
The old attendant came over, bowed his hands, and then returned the invitation.
Old Wutou took it, and as he had just learned a few words, he recognized it at a glance. What he returned was a greeting card from his master, and his expression suddenly became a little ugly.
Xu Da waved his hand, dismissed Old Wutou, took his daughter, and led Gongsun An over.
The old attendant smiled awkwardly and said: "Please invite Young Master Gongsun to come into the house."
Gongsun An looked at Xu Da in surprise: "Cousin, let's go in!"
Xu Da nodded and took his daughter to follow Gongsun An into the mansion. When the old attendant saw it, he was shocked. What kind of operation is this?
He clearly returned the invitation to Xu Da, why did he still come?
But Xu Da didn't look at his surprised face at all, and just followed Gongsun An into the mansion together.
When the old attendant reacted and cautiously caught up to him, preparing to intercept him, Xu Da pointed at Gongsun An and said seriously:
"I'm going with my cousin, what's wrong with that?"
The implication is that I am not using my name as Xu Qingyang, I am just a supporting role following my cousin.
Seeing the indifference on Xu Da's face, the old attendant was dumbfounded. He didn't expect you to be such a Xu Da!
Xu Da smiled at him, then took his daughter and walked away.
However, Yan Gu reacted quickly. When he heard the servant's report, he knew that Xu Da had squeezed in and brought a daughter with him. He hurriedly called his old mother and asked her to go and take care of him.
After all, he really didn't dare to offend Xu Da to death. Now that the person had entered the house, and if he tried to drive him away, Xu Da would probably turn around to make him look good.
I had never seen the governor of Hejian before, but just because he made things difficult for Xu Da when he had not yet made a fortune, he was thrown into the toilet by Xu Da and humiliated for an hour?
Xu Da himself probably doesn’t even know this statement.
If he had known, he would have thrown this bastard who spread rumors and slandered him into a pig pen to feed the pigs!
Xu Yue followed her father to the second entrance of the courtyard when she met an old woman who looked somewhat similar to the second wife Yan.
Judging from her age, she is more than ten years older than the second wife. If there are no accidents, this should be Yan's old mother Yu.
Old women in their sixties are rare in this era. They are used to being pampered, and due to their advanced age, their movements seem a bit slow.
The two daughters-in-law supported her and swayed towards Xu Yue.
As expected of Yan's mother, they both have the same face and look equally gloomy, like witches who specialize in catching children in ghost stories.
Although she tried her best to wave to Xu Yue with a kind smile, she was not as kind as the two ladies beside her with lowered eyebrows and lowered eyes.
Fortunately, Xu Yue was not an ordinary child, and she did not shrink from the old lady's appearance. She stepped forward, bowed, and announced her name.
"The master is already waiting in the study. You two adults, please feel free to go over. We will take good care of the young lady."
Yu's eldest daughter-in-law said with her head in her mouth, never raising her head from beginning to end.
Xu Da glanced at Xu Yue worriedly. Xu Yue smiled at his father and said that he had no problem. Then Xu Da and Gongsun An left.
As soon as the men left, the three women breathed a sigh of relief and felt much more comfortable. They dared to raise their heads and look at Xu Yue.
Seeing that she was wearing strange and weird clothes, but if you look closely, you can see the exquisiteness and preciousness of the clothes, so she frowned in confusion.
"What does Yue'er like to eat? Candies or cakes?"
Yu's second daughter-in-law came to hold Xu Yue's hand, lowered her head and asked with a smile.
Only children make choices, Xu Yue responded sweetly: "Both of them~"
"Uh..." The second daughter-in-law was obviously a little surprised. She was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile and asked the servants following her to prepare.
Xu Yue followed them to the backyard. The fence here was built very high and several big trees were planted. The courtyard, which should have been spacious, felt cramped and gloomy.
Xu Yue thought at that time, if women lived in such a place all their lives, would they suffer from depression?
Thinking of the Second Lady's Courtyard, which I had only visited once, it seemed so dark and suffocating.
Xu Yue immediately felt happy. Fortunately, her cousin and grandma were not punished by this wealthy lady's strict adherence to rules.
