Although she laughed at Su Hao's hypocrisy, Lu Xiuer finally introduced Han Qian's situation to Su Hao in detail, which made Su Hao feel sad in his heart.
Before Su Hao left Fengcheng, Han Qian avoided Su Hao for a long time due to the status of his wife and concubines, let alone visiting the Su family. But after Su Hao left, Han Qian and the Su family
They resumed their contacts and visited Yang Gendi every three days to say hello. They often sent people to bring Yang Gendi some food and clothing, as if she regarded herself as an unaccompanied daughter-in-law.
When Su Hao was in Bozhou, he would occasionally ask someone to send a letter home to say that he was safe or something. Every time Su Hao's letter was sent to the Su family, Han Qian would rush over as soon as possible and, together with Lu Xiuer, send Su Hao
Hao's letter was read over and over again dozens of times. When I heard that Su Hao was competing against Yang Yinglong in Bozhou, Han Qian couldn't sleep or eat well. The level of worry even exceeded that of Yang Gendi and Lu Xiuer, which made both mother and daughter feel very moved.
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"Brother, I think Sister Qian'er is sincerely good to you. You can't let her down." Lu Xiuer said to Su Hao.
When they said this, the two of them were in Lu Xiu'er's room. Yang Gendi was tired from the whole journey and couldn't hold on anymore and fell asleep first. Su Hao and Lu Xiu'er had to go to Lu Xiu'er's room to continue chatting.
"Xiu'er, are you trying to bring me and Han Qian together?" Su Hao asked with a smile.
Lu Xiuer scolded: "What's the matter of matching and not matching? Sister Qian'er treats you like this, do you really have the heart to leave her behind?"
Su Hao said: "You brought me and Qian'er together, what about yourself? What are your plans?"
A blush appeared on Lu Xiuer's face, and she said coyly: "Brother, what do you think?"
Su Hao stepped forward, put his arms around Lu Xiu'er's shoulders, and said to her: "Xiu'er, you and I grew up together. To use a sour word, we are called childhood sweethearts. I will definitely not be sorry for you."
Lu Xiuer leaned her head on Su Hao's chest, enjoying the sweet feeling, and whispered: "Brother, I will never leave you either."
Su Hao said: "If that's the case, would you be jealous if I married Han Qian again?"
Lu Xiuer gently pinched Su Hao's arm with her hand, and said with half annoyance and half resentment: "What's the use of being jealous? Brother, with your great ability, you will definitely not have only one woman by your side in the future. You see, when you go to the city, you will
In a few days, even the daughter of the county magistrate has taken a liking to you. If you stay in the capital for a long time, maybe the emperor's daughter will also take a liking to you. Can I handle being jealous?"
"Uh... Qian'er's incident was purely an accident." Su Hao said awkwardly, "As for the emperor's daughter, don't worry, there won't be one. The emperor is only 10 years older than me, and his daughter is still holding her
In my hands, I'm not that beastly."
"Even if the difference is more than ten years, how can he be considered a beast? Shopkeeper Song, who sells miscellaneous food in Fengcheng County, married a concubine who is more than 30 years younger than him, so isn't he also a beast?" Lu Xiuer
said.
Su Hao said: "Well, he really can't be regarded as a beast. He is worse than a beast."
It has been a long time since Lu Xiu'er heard such glib remarks from Su Hao. When she heard this, she couldn't help but giggle and buried her head deeper in Su Hao's arms. Su Hao put one arm around Lu Xiu'er
Her waist, one hand gently stroking her hair, her heart was full of tenderness.
The two of them were affectionate for a while before Lu Xiuer raised her head and said seriously to Su Hao: "Brother, let me tell you, if you really want to marry Sister Qian'er, you have to hurry up."
"What do you mean?" Su Hao asked curiously, "Is there anyone else who also likes her?"
"There are many people who are attracted to Sister Qian'er." Lu Xiu'er said, "However, I can see that she won't be attracted to anyone else. Her heart is all about you."
"In that case, why did you ask me to hurry up?" Su Hao asked.
"Sister Qianer is already 17 years old. If you don't propose marriage, when will you marry her?" Lu Xiuer said.
"You're 17...it seems like you're not in a hurry yet." Su Hao said. In future generations, even falling in love at the age of 17 is considered premature love. How can we talk about marriage?
"When we came out this time, Sister Cheng specifically told me to tell you about this matter," Lu Xiuer said.
"Cheng Yi?" Su Hao then remembered this person, and then thought of Cheng Yi's brother Cheng Dong. He asked: "By the way, I forgot to ask, how are Cheng Yi and his brother and sister now?"
"Sister Cheng manages the accounts at the mine and does a good job. When we came to the capital this time, I entrusted her with all the property left at home. Xiaohu is quite aggressive in doing things, but he is too careless.
I know how to take care of things, and I can rest assured that Sister Cheng is in charge." Lu Xiuer said.
"Has this old witch gotten married yet?" Su Hao asked with a smile. In his impression, Cheng Yi had always been a bit talkative, enthusiastic, and full of ideas, like the kind of good witch in Western fairy tales.
Look.
"Why do you call her that?" Lu Xiu'er said dissatisfiedly, "Sister Cheng is dedicated to our business, and she is also very concerned about you and Sister Qian'er. You can't call her that. She is also a
Poor woman, she delayed getting married because of her younger brother. Now that she is so old, who will marry her unless she becomes someone else's concubine?"
"I remember...she is in her early 20s, right?" Su Hao said, "Is this considered an age?"
"Of course, it is difficult for a woman to get married if she is not married at the age of 20," Lu Xiuer said.
"What about her brother Cheng Dong? Is he still in Longguang Academy?" Su Hao asked again. Cheng Dong once led a crowd to Fengcheng County Government to petition for gold mining, and pointed the finger at Su Hao, which made Su Hao miserable.
Very happy. However, after all, Su Hao helped send Cheng Dong to Longguang Academy to study, and he was Cheng Yi's younger brother, so Su Hao still wanted to ask about his current situation.
Lu Xiuer did not know about the enmity between Cheng Dong and Su Hao at the time, but she heard people talk about it afterwards, so she was very disdainful of Cheng Dong. She pouted and said: "This Cheng Dong's character is not very good, but he is good at studying.
He has some skills. He was admitted as a scholar last year, and this year he took the provincial examination and passed the examination. He is the youngest candidate in Fengcheng County."
"Oh? There is such a thing...Cheng Yi can be regarded as having a worthwhile life." Su Hao said lightly. Su Hao didn't have a good impression of Cheng Dong, so when he heard that he had won the election, Su Hao felt unhappy.
There was more comfort factor. But when he thought of Cheng Yi sacrificing his youth just so that this younger brother could stand out, and now Cheng Dong did not disappoint Cheng Yi, Su Hao felt a little better from Cheng Yi's point of view.
A very gratifying feeling.
Lu Xiuer said: "Sister Cheng and her brother often quarreled. Every time after the quarrel, Sister Cheng would come to our house and cry secretly. I don't know why they quarreled, but I feel that sooner or later, this Cheng Dong will
He is just a white-eyed wolf, and Sister Cheng cannot enjoy his blessings."
"Oh, poor Cheng Yi." Su Hao sighed, not knowing what to say.
Su Hao could actually guess why Cheng Yi and Cheng Dong quarreled. As early as the last time Cheng Dong attacked Su Hao, Cheng Yi had a disagreement with her brother and even came to apologize to Su Hao.
Cheng Dong is a cynical person, full of dissatisfaction with the current social situation. Cheng Yi is relatively more peaceful, contented, and often grateful to those who have helped him. Only in this way can two different values ​​​​do not conflict.
It's a strange thing. As Cheng Dong's academic achievements become greater and greater, the conflict between him and Cheng Yi will definitely continue to escalate.
"In a few years, I will find a way to bring Cheng Yi to the capital for development. Anyway, her brother is old and can stand on his own, and it is time for her to have her own life," Su Hao said.
"Brother, when will you bring Sister Qian'er to the capital? This matter is more urgent than bringing Sister Cheng to the capital." Lu Xiu'er reminded.
Su Hao shook his head and said: "I can't take care of these things now. I haven't established a firm foothold in the capital yet, and the emperor doesn't know what kind of mission he will assign me. This is really not the time to start a family and start a career. Wait until everything is clear.
When the time comes, I will deal with this matter again."
Lu Xiuer said: "That's fine, but brother, you have to write a letter to Sister Qian'er anyway. They are waiting for you there, and you don't even give them any news."
"Yes, I understand. I will write to her another day." Su Hao promised.
The two chatted some more gossip, and Su Hao saw Lu Xiuer's upper and lower eyelids starting to fight, so he got up and left. According to the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, even though they were an unmarried couple, Su Hao definitely couldn't be in Lu Xiuer's boudoir.
For Lu Xiuer, being able to be with Su Hao is already very satisfying. Going further is not what she can think of now.
With women in the family, the situation was completely different. Yang Gendi and Lu Xiuer quickly adapted to their roles as old lady and young mistress, and managed the entire Su Mansion in an orderly manner, making it look more like a home.
Su Hao became the hands-off shopkeeper again, leaving everything at home to his mother and sister. He hung out with Hao Qing, Ma Yu, Xu Guangqi, Xiong Ji and others all day long to learn about what they did during their stay in Fengcheng.
things and discuss what new things can be done in Beijing in the future.
On this day, several people were chatting about building a reservoir in the living room, and the concierge suddenly came to announce that a visitor was coming.
"What kind of person is he?" Su Hao asked.
"It's an old man who came in a sedan chair," the porter said.
"Just a sedan, no one else?" Su Hao asked again.
The porter said: "It's just a sedan. The old man is sitting in the sedan, and there is a house slave beside him. There is no one else."
"You're not here to catch the autumn wind, are you?" Jiang Yida, a member of the health department, joked at the side, "They say people in the capital are either rich or noble. If someone like this comes in a small sedan, he probably can't get along well.
A good person."
"If you want to catch the autumn wind, you should go to a wealthy family. I am a poor person, so how can I fight the autumn wind?" Su Hao laughed, and continued to ask the concierge: "Did the person who came here tell me his name?"
The concierge said: "He did say something, but he spoke with a southern accent, and the younger one didn't understand it very well. I remember that he seemed to say that his name was Wang Xijue." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, novels are better. Update faster!)