The worst is the next cousin

Just when the sun was rising, the white snow that had accumulated on the green tiles the day before yesterday reflected a strong and bright golden light, and the melted snow water dripped from the eaves from time to time.

Mao Xiaofei wiped the water from his face, stood on the steps, let out a deep breath, turned his head to look at the steps he just walked up, and there were two huge white jade lions squatting in front of the door.

"Is this your mansion?" Unexpectedly, at such a young age, Mu Canshang had already moved out of the Mu family and set up a new one.

Mu Canshang came up and hugged Mao Xiaofei's shoulders, Fu Dong carefully tugged at his father's sleeve and followed beside him.

"You're so handsome." Bo Shanxi was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, "I said you can make a fortune by following you, right?"

After knocking on the door three times, the vermilion door opened inward.

"The major general is back?" The person who opened the door was stunned for a long time, the question suddenly turned into a shout of surprise, turned his back and ran into the house ecstatically, shouting loudly while running: "The major general is back! The major general is back! The major general is back..." The cheers were like a tide, and within a short while, hundreds of people poured out from inside and outside, surrounded by Mu Canshang, those who carried luggage, helped unloading unloading.

Everyone was vying to talk to Mu Canshang, Mao Xiaofei felt that his ears were going deaf.

Unexpectedly, Mu Canshang raised such a lively group of people, and Mao Xiaofei, who was squeezed out, happened to look around.

Thousands of hectares of mansions, with five or six entrances front and back, towering pavilions and pavilions, can be seen from a distance.

I saw a minaret-like building, and I didn't know what it was for.It was the dry season, and the pool in the courtyard was green and green. The bamboo as thick as an arm was cut in half, and the water was drawn into the pool from somewhere far away. Apart from the rockery bonsai, there were two finger-sized floats floating on the water surface. The boat is made just like the real one, only smaller, with the mast and sail clearly visible.A sloping shed was built with thatch on it, so that the boat would not sink even if it rained.

"Like this?" Mu Canshang walked over and took the burden from Mao Xiaofei.

Fu Dong tugged at Mao Xiaofei's robe: "Father, hug me!"

Mu Canshang bent down and picked up Fu Dong. Fu Dong just pursed his lips in dissatisfaction, and was attracted by the pool.

"What is this?!" Fu Dong exclaimed excitedly.

"Boat, haven't you seen it?" Mao Xiaofei teased him.

"It's so small..." The child was amazed, obviously very fond of it, and his eyes were shining.

"I'll find someone to make a set for you some other day." Mu Canshang said bluntly.

Fu Dong immediately hugged Mu Canshang's neck happily and kissed him on the face.

Mu Canshang was stunned.

Mao Xiaofei couldn't help laughing.

At noon, the cook at Mu Canshang's mansion made a large table, and together with the two brothers Bo Shanxi, everyone tidied up and sat down to eat.

A tall, thin middle-aged man was standing beside him, and two maidservants with delicate looks and exquisite figures were serving soup and vegetables.

"Usually I don't like to have too many people serving me. If you need anything, you can find this Uncle Chen. He is the steward of this mansion." Mu Canshang turned to introduce the thin and tall man: "These are all my friends. My friend, I want to live in the mansion permanently, and later I will have the rooms next to my study cleaned up, and the west wing will also be cleaned."

"Don't worry, young master. Although the young master is not at home, the family is not lazy. You can live in it with a little arrangement." Chen Butler slightly lowered his head and replied, "By the way, someone came from the old master just now and asked the young master when he will go back for dinner. The caller returned to him and said that he must go back before dinner."

"Understood." Mu Canshang poked open the fish belly with his chopsticks, and picked the two pieces of fish belly without spines to Mao Xiaofei, and the other side to Fu Dong. He ate quickly, and went out after eating.

After Mu Shen's businessman left, Bo Shanxi stretched his neck towards Mao Xiaofei, and said in a low voice, "I can't tell, he really came back to his home." Bo Shanxi winked.

Mao Xiaofei ignored him, and after eating, he hugged Fu Dong, who had been playing with the oil beads on the chicken soup noodles, to the table.

The room uses inch-long silver charcoal, served by two servant girls, who help make the bed and light incense, using a smoker cage instead of an incense burner.

The maids packed things very lightly, but one of them still peeked at Mao Xiaofei curiously, not daring to talk to him, and they all left after packing up. One of the older ones came up and told them that they were all in this yard. Listen to the instructions, in the northeast corner room, just let me know if there is anything to do.

Mao Xiaofei nodded happily.

As soon as the door was closed, Fu Dong couldn't wait to jump on the bed, and rolled several times against the quilt.

"Father, this smells so good!"

It can be smelled that the quilt has just been smoked, and everything on the bed is brand new.Mao Xiaofei thought about it, at first he was a little beggar who couldn't wash the floor, then he went to work as a helper in a restaurant, and then he worked as a handyman in the Anyang Prince's Mansion. The treatment he is currently receiving is the best and most generous.

"Go to bed when you're sleepy, wake up after half an hour, and take you for a walk in the yard, to get familiar with you." Mao Xiaofei bent down to take off Fu Dong's shoes, and shook off the quilt.

Fu Dong knelt straight on the bed, stretched out his arms to hug Mao Xiaofei's neck, and said excitedly: "Father sleep with me!"

"I don't sleep, you sleep by yourself, I will call you later."

Fu Dong curled his lips in dissatisfaction, but he was too sleepy, after two yawns, he curled up in the blanket and fell asleep like a fleshy worm.

In the afternoon, Uncle Chen came to Mao Xiaofei and asked him if he needed more people to serve him in the room. Mao Xiaofei thought it would be inconvenient for the servant girl, so he asked for two servants.

Uncle Chen asked again: "I don't know what your son's hobbies are, whether there are any hobbies and taboos in eating and drinking, the young master asked me to ask clearly. There used to be a cook in the house, but the young master was not at home all year round, so he was sent back. I have already sent someone to invite it, and I will use it for now, and you can see if it suits you."

Where did Mao Xiaofei receive this kind of treatment?

"Uncle Chen can figure it out, don't be too polite with me."

Not long after Mu Canshang came over, Mao Xiaofei was thinking about which bamboo to cut off to make a fishing rod.

"How is it? Do you still like it?" Mu Shen wrapped Mao Xiaofei in a cloak, half pushed and half hugged him into the study room, which was separated by two small rooms from the room where Mao Xiaofei and Fu Dong lived.

Mu Canshang's house was dry and warm, and servants had already tidied it up.

Books were lined up neatly on the bookshelves as tall as two people, Mao Xiaofei asked in surprise, "Have you read all of these?"

"Partly, I have basically seen the two rows above, and the bits and pieces on the bottom, some of them have been seen and put on the bottom for easy browsing." Mu Can business, he took out a delicate box, put it on the table, Just ask Mao Xiaofei to go over.

"For you." Mu Canshang said.

The box is red, with three wintersweet flowers in different postures.

Mao Xiaofei opened it and saw that there were several different kinds of candied fruit. He took a sweet mouth at random and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Don't fool me with the way you coax the little girl, your father is in a hurry to tell you to go back, and he will definitely follow you!" Talk about my business, don't I need to follow you back?" Mao Xiaofei sat on Mu Canshang's lap directly facing each other.

Mu Canshang was caught off guard, but quickly reacted, put his hands on Mao Xiaofei's waist, naturally raised his head and kissed his chin, and said in a deep voice, "No, I can handle it."

"That's the best, Chinese New Year today, come back tonight?" Mao Xiaofei pecked and kissed Mu Canshang's thin and sharp lips.

"Try to come back." Mu Can said, "Uncle Chen arranged, everyone in the mansion will stay with you to watch the New Year's Eve, if you want to go to bed early, you can go to bed early, don't worry, they know what to do." It slipped onto Mao Xiaofei's waist and patted him lightly, motioning him to get up.

"Then I won't wait for you, don't worry about it, today is New Year's Eve, stay at home with your parents, by the way, did you bring a gift for your brother?" Mao Xiaofei suddenly remembered.

"Bring it." Mu Canshang said with a light smile, "He can count the number of times he goes out of the house in a year on one hand. Every time I go out, I will bring him some gadgets."

It seems that although the two brothers are not biological, they still have a good relationship. Originally, Mao Xiaofei thought that he also bought a lot of gadgets, some of which were rare, and he could ask Mu Canshang to bring them back to his brother.Now that Mu Canshang has considered it himself, there is no need.As for the old general and wife of the Mu family, it is obviously inappropriate to meet them now, and they should be mentally prepared.

In the evening, Mu Canshang went back with the people from the General's Mansion.Mao Xiaofei asked Fu Dong to ride on his neck, and carried him for a walk in the yard. Looking around, there were red colored papers hanging on the doors and windows, narrow red silks and satins were hung on the trees, and stickers were pasted on the door. couplet.

The master and servants of the New Year's Eve dinner did not eat together. Steward Chen ordered someone to set up a separate table in the hall. There were only four people in total, and it was a large table that could accommodate nearly 20 people. One table had 36 courses of meat and vegetables, four dishes Fruits and four cold dishes lined up a table full.

The rest are spread from outside the hall to another courtyard where the servants live.

Before the meal, a firecracker was set off, and then the wine was bustlingly opened. It was a 20-year-old wine. As soon as the mud seal was opened, the aroma of the wine immediately filled the whole house.

After the meal, a brazier was set up in the house, hands and feet were warmed, and wrapped in a thick woolen jacket, they ate some melon seeds and fruits while listening to operas in the backyard, waiting for the end of the year.

Everything in front of him made Mao Xiaofei a little dazed, the smell of warm wine, a large group of maids wearing red and green eyes, the servants and maids crowded together one after another, and those who were clustered together in twos and threes were all piled up under the stage Listen, or watch.

Fu Dong twisted his body in Mao Xiaofei's arms.

"Father, I want to eat that." Fu Dong stretched out his hand to reach it, but he couldn't reach it.

Mao Xiaofei casually grabbed a stick of wax gourd and put it on Fu Dong's clothes, letting him carry it around.

"Eat less, you have no teeth."

Fu Dong stuffed a stick of wax gourd into his mouth, sucked it up and ignored him.

Mu Canshang didn't come back that night, and he didn't come back for several days.In the blink of an eye, the new year is over, and the first three days of the first month are also over, and Mu Shenshang still hasn't shown his face.Only then did Mao Xiaofei feel that something was wrong, he lived in an empty mansion, but the man who brought him back did not show up all day, what is this?