There was a sound of footsteps on the stairs, and Yang Gendi stumbled down the stairs. She was a country woman, so her feet were not bound, but she had been in the county town for more than half a month, and she was still not used to walking up the stairs. When she reached the last step, she almost tripped.
, Su Hao quickly stepped forward to meet her and helped her up.
"Mom, I'm back." Su Hao said.
Yang Gendi pulled her son, looked him up and down for a long time, and muttered: "Why is he so tanned? There is some flesh on his face, and he seems to be in much better spirits."
After Su Hao went to the countryside, he thought that it would not be safe for Lu Xiuer to stay alone in the county town and live in a big house, so he sent someone to Longkou Village to ask Yang Gendi to come and live in the city. Yang Gendi did all the work in the fields.
I gave it to Su Xiaohu's family to help take care of it, agreed to give a percentage of the harvest as reward, and then moved to the city with my luggage.
These days, Yang Gendi and Lu Xiuer were looking forward to Su Hao's early return. But when Su Hao got busy, he didn't pay attention to the entrustment and sent messages. As a result, he came back suddenly, which caught his mother and sister off guard.
After checking carefully and confirming that her son was not sick, injured or bullied, Yang Gendi felt relieved and then noticed Deng Kui and Hao Tong standing at the door like two door gods, and couldn't help asking strangely
: "Hao'er, these two eldest brothers are..."
Su Hao quickly introduced: "Oh, these are two friends I made in the countryside. They came to the city to do some things with me. I want them to live in the wing behind our house. Mom, you can think of it.
?"
"Of course, of course." Yang Gendi said repeatedly: "You two brothers, come in and sit down. Why are you standing there?"
Yang Gendi has always regretted that she did not have more children, leaving Su Hao alone. When he was in the village, Su Hao only read books about sages and did not have much contact with the young people around him. This made Yang Gendi worried about what would happen in the future.
During the incident, Su Hao had no helpers and would be bullied. Now that Su Hao has brought back two friends, and they are both powerful and strong men, he can't help but feel happy.
There are some differences between country people and city people. City people are somewhat resistant to relatives and friends from outside, and are worried that others will disturb their lives. Country people are different. They like to be lively. The more people at home, the more likely they are to live in peace.
The happier she is. This is the case for Yang Gendi. When she heard that Deng Kui and Hao Tong were going to live in her home, she was as enthusiastic as welcoming her own nephews.
"The little man will give a gift to the old lady and the eldest lady."
Deng Kui and Hao Tong saluted Yang Gendi and Lu Xiuer in unison. They were both soldiers and had received strict training in etiquette. Although they were reluctant to work for Su Hao, they met Su Hao.
Family members, they still have to do enough etiquette.
"Oh, you two little brothers, don't call me like that. What an old lady. I'm just an old country woman. Since you are friends with my Hao'er, just call me aunt, and call me sister if you call Xiu'er." Yang Gendi said with a full face.
He corrected the names of Deng Kui and Hao Tong with a smile.
"How dare you..." the two said.
"There's nothing you dare to do, it's settled." Su Hao said, "Both of you, what Mr. Tu has told us cannot be completed in a day or two. I guess I have to trouble you to stay at my house for a little longer.
Since we live together, it's better to be casual. Let's do this. From now on, you can call my mother Auntie, and you can call my sister by her name. Her name is Xiu'er."
Having said this, he turned to his mother and sister and said: "Mom, this brother's name is Deng Kui, and that brother's name is Hao Tong. They are both good men who have killed enemies at the border. You can call them by their names from now on."
Yes. Xiu'er, you call them Brother Deng, Brother Hao, do you understand?"
"I know." Lu Xiuer pursed her lips and said with a smile. She was a little shy when meeting new people for the first time, but she was very happy to have a few more people at home.
Deng Kui and Hao Tong persisted for a long time, and finally accepted Su Hao's arrangement. The two of them were rural children before joining the army. They followed Deng Zilong when they were thirteen or fourteen years old. They have been soldiers for nearly ten years now. For rural areas,
Their lives were almost forgotten. Seeing Yang Gendi's simple smile, they seemed to have returned to their teenage years, and they suddenly felt close to Su Hao's family.
Yang Gendi took a basket and went out to buy groceries. When her son came back, he brought back two friends. Naturally, she had to prepare a large table of dishes to welcome him. Su Hao asked Lu Xiuer to help clean out the back room so that Deng Kui and Hao Tong could live in it.
Next. These two people were originally soldiers. As long as they have a hard bed to sleep on, they will be satisfied.
After simply settling in, Su Hao let Deng Kui and Hao Tong do what they wanted. They could go out to play on the street or practice martial arts and fight in the yard behind the house. He went back to his room upstairs and fell on the bed.
, refusing to move even if he was alive or dead.
"Brother, why did you lie down on the bed without washing your face?" Lu Xiuer followed Su Hao and frowned when she saw Su Hao lying on the bed with a dirty look.
"Xiu'er, brother, I'm exhausted from this trip." Su Hao lay there and replied feebly. That's how people are, they can still hold on when they are busy, but once they stop, all the fatigue in their bodies will break out.
After he came out, he only had one idea now, which was to cover himself with a quilt and sleep for three days and three nights.
Lu Xiuer couldn't help but feel a little distressed when she looked at Su Hao's appearance. She stepped forward and helped Su Hao take off his coat and shoes. Then she went to the kitchen and poured hot water, washed a towel and washed Su Hao's face.
Washing feet. She had never served Su Hao like this in the past, but now she felt that Su Hao was like an adult. Even the magistrate praised him for what he did. It seemed natural for her to take care of Su Hao.
Su Hao let his sister play with him like a dead pig. When Lu Xiuer washed his face, the breath from her nose sprayed onto his face, carrying a bit of a girl's fragrance. Su Hao sighed softly and comfortably: "Oh
, with a sister like this, what more could a husband ask for!"
"What did you say?" Lu Xiuer didn't understand.
Su Hao opened his eyes just a slit, looked at Lu Xiu'er, and said with a smile: "I mean, my sister is the best sister in the world."
"Bah!" Lu Xiuer's face was slightly red. A fifteen-year-old girl already had a somewhat ignorant understanding of men and women. She also knew that she was Su Hao's child bride and that she would marry Su Hao in the future.
Hearing Su Hao's praise, she felt a little beautiful and a little embarrassed.
"Brother Hao, I heard someone said that when officials go to the countryside, the district chief will arrange for young women to warm their quilts. You have been in the countryside for a month, are there people helping to warm their quilts every day?" Lu Xiuer half-jokingly said
asked.
"Is this happening? Who did you listen to?" Su Hao asked.
"I heard what Sister-in-law Wu said." Lu Xiu'er said. The Sister-in-law Wu she was talking about was Wu Da's wife Feng. Women's families like to spread such gossip when they get together. In fact, Lu Xiu'er herself doesn't believe it.
I can't imagine what it would be like if someone warmed Su Hao's quilt.
"What a loss, what a loss." Su Hao said repeatedly, with a look of regret on his face.
"What's wrong?" Lu Xiuer asked in surprise. She thought Su Hao had done something wrong.
Su Hao said: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had told me earlier, I would have asked the liars below to make arrangements. Don't tell me, I really saw a beautiful girl when I was in Dashun Township.
, that one is beautiful..."
Bang! Lu Xiuer slapped Su Hao and said seriously: "You really want someone to warm you up! Let me tell you, Sister-in-law Wu told me that you are now an official, I have to
You should be stricter and I won't let you get involved with those bad women."
"Have you made a mistake?" Su Hao shouted, "This Wu Da doesn't care about his wife, and he is instilling bad ideas into my sister all day long!"
"It's not a bad idea!" Lu Xiuer argued, "Sister-in-law Wu said that some people learn bad things when they become officials, and I won't allow you to learn bad things."
Speaking of being a bad person, Su Hao suddenly remembered it. He pointed at the baggage he put on the table and said to Lu Xiuer: "Xiuer, open the baggage and take a look."
Lu Xiuer took the baggage inexplicably, and when she held it in her hand, she asked in surprise: "What is it? Why is it so heavy?"
"You'll know after you open it and take a look." Su Hao said.
Lu Xiuer opened the bag and took a look. Among the piles of clothes, there were more than a dozen pieces of silver of various sizes wrapped in it. She was so frightened that she covered her mouth and asked in a low voice: "Where did you get so much silver?"
Su Hao said: "Don't ask, anyway... the origin is not considered unfair, just keep it and give it to mom when she comes back."
"With so much silver, I'm afraid there are dozens of taels, right?" Lu Xiuer asked.
"It's a full one hundred taels." Su Hao said, "They are all given by the chiefs and leaders of each village."
Lu Xiuer hesitated and said, "You accept money from people? Isn't this not good?"
Su Hao shook his head and said: "These are all unspoken rules. It's not appropriate not to accept them. If I don't accept them, it will be an advantage to the subordinate officials. Besides, I am here to benefit the people, so I don't feel guilty about accepting the money."
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"It turns out that being an official makes so much money." Lu Xiuer said with emotion, "Brother, our family will no longer have to farm in the future."
"Well, you don't have to farm anymore. From now on, I will be responsible for making money and you will be responsible for spending money. That's good." Su Hao said with a smile.
"I don't!" Lu Xiuer pouted and said, "I don't just know how to spend money. In the past half month, I have made one, two or three yuan."
"What? You can still make money while staying in the city? Tell me, brother." Su Hao said with interest.