My ancient leisure life

In the early morning, a donkey cart was treading on the country road. It was extremely cold in the late autumn morning. Xu Nuo tightened his thin jacket and insisted on sitting outside the car, hoping to spend more time with Cheng Ge.

He didn't know where this premonition came from. The chance that he and Cheng Ge might meet again after parting this time was slim, but he couldn't selfishly keep him.

Whether it was from Zhao Wenhao's side or Cheng Ge's vivid eyes, the first time Zhao Wenhao asked for their escort, Xu Nuo could see that he was about to move, so he couldn't stop him.

All these let Xu Nuo understand that the blood in his bones and his experience of fighting on the battlefield cannot make him stay by his side indifferently.

"It's cold outside, go in and get warmer." Seeing that his cheeks were flushed and his body curled up a little, Cheng Ge persuaded Xu Nuo to get into the carriage.

"It's okay." Xu Nuo smiled, "From now on, I'll just sit outside and drive the car. It's not too late. I can just get used to it."

Cheng Ge was silent. He didn't want to be in the center of power, and he didn't want to intrigue among others. But he was a soldier after all. How could he see someone like Zhao Wenhao in danger and not lend a helping hand.

He knew Xu Nuo didn't want him to go, and he refused as he wished.But when Zhao Wenhao's guards came and told them all about their identities and why they frequently recruited people to assassinate them, he couldn't refuse indifferently without being unreasonable.

Fortunately, Xu Xu has a heart of compassion for everyone, and is even more free-spirited and willing to help others. Although he doesn't want to, he still opens his mouth to let himself decide.

"I'll be back, and I'll be back soon." Cheng Ge didn't know what to say to make a comforting promise, so he could only leave this promise.

Xu Nuo just smiled lightly and didn't say anything.Since Cheng Ge can't be stopped, and Cheng Ge can't be selfishly kept by his side, saying anything seems pale.

"Xu Nuo, what's wrong with you?" Seeing him listless, Erdan asked worriedly, "What's wrong with you? You don't have the energy at all."

"It's okay." Xu Nuo said weakly.

Ever since he sent Cheng Ge away and came back, he felt empty in his heart, without any strength in his body.He knew that he had been sitting in the courtyard for a long time, which was where Cheng Ge used to sit for a long time, so it was no wonder Er Dan was worried about him.

"I didn't sleep well last night. I'll go in and catch up." Xu Nuo said lazily, "I'm fine, you don't have to worry."

Maybe it was because he didn't sleep well last night, or maybe he was tired, Xu Nuo fell asleep shortly after he lay down, and he was still frowning tightly with a vague uneasiness in his sleep.

He woke up when his internal organs were in trouble, and he looked out of the window in a daze. The shadow of the tree in front of the house covered the window lattice, and it was already afternoon.

No wonder his stomach rebelled, it turned out that he missed lunch.Although he was hungry, he didn't feel like eating. He stayed on the bed and refused to get up. For some reason, he just felt uneasy.

"Master, master." Shopkeeper Lin called the door from outside the door.

"What's wrong?" Xu Nuo opened the door and came out while arranging his clothes.

"Someone is looking for the owner." Shopkeeper Lin said.

"Do you know who it is?" Xu Nuo asked.

"It's the Housekeeper of the Zhou Mansion."

"Zhou Mansion" Xu Nuo's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.

He took a deep breath, hoping it wasn't what he thought it would be.He walked into the front hall with big strides, and sure enough, he saw the butler of the Zhou Mansion sitting in the front hall with a smile on his face.

"Little boss, sorry for the trouble." Steward Zhou greeted Xu Nuo, they were also acquaintances.

"Butler Zhou, you're welcome, why are you free to come over today?" Xu Nuo smiled back and sat opposite him.

After receiving the tea from Shopkeeper Lin, he dealt with Butler Zhou in a neither humble nor overbearing manner.

"Little master." Steward Zhou said with a gentle smile, "I came here today at the order of the old man."

Xu Nuo nodded without saying a word, with an attitude of listening attentively.

Housekeeper Zhou said: "Master Yi and the others are going to the capital, and they can't return for a short time, so the old man asked to come over and discuss with the little boss, and take back the shop."

Steward Zhou saw that there was no surprise in Xu Nuo, but he was taken aback for a moment, and then continued: "As for the joint venture of the small owner, you can rest assured that you will be refunded little by little, and you will not suffer any losses."

Hearing this, Xu Nuo smiled and said: "Forgive me for asking rudely, do you Young Master Yi know about this?"

"This." Butler Zhou hesitated.

Xu Nuo's expression remained unchanged and he continued: "I think the old man may not have asked Young Master Yi, otherwise he would not have let Steward Zhou go this trip."

He met Steward Zhou's puzzled eyes and said, "Master Yi, you sold the shop to me before you left."

"What?" Steward Zhou's eyes widened in surprise, and he almost lost his composure and threw the teacup out of his hand.

"The government has filed a record." Xu Nuo said the most powerful sentence calmly.

It's over, it's over, it's over.Steward Zhou's heart was icy cold, the third wife's calculations had failed, and she didn't know how to make a fuss, Master Yi and the others were going to be miserable.

He wanted to persuade Xu Nuo, but some things were hard to say, so he could only sigh silently, wondering if this promise would be implicated.

Xu Nuo's heart was gloomy at the same time, he knew that if Zhou Mansion fought against him and insisted on taking back the shop, he would not be able to resist, and he only hoped that they could still care about a little bit of face.

Naturally, this face is also determined by Zhou Yuyi's status in the Zhou family, and it is also where Xu Nuo has no idea.

At the beginning, Zhou Yuyi transferred the shop to his own name just to beware of the Zhou family's tricks, hoping to resist it, but he also said that if the Zhou family wanted to get it back, there were many ways to get it back, so that he would not confront them head-on to avoid losses.

After thinking about it for three weeks, the butler didn't speak, so he simply went back to report to the old man before making any plans.

Seeing his serious face, Xu Nuo politely sent Butler Zhou away.I sighed secretly in my heart: I don't know how things will end up, but the uneasiness in my heart is obviously worse.

"Old master." Butler Zhou called out tentatively.

"Alas!" Hearing that the shop was sold, Mr. Zhou didn't speak for a long time, and his face was filled with bitterness.

The two children were afraid to be on guard, and it was obvious from this that they had no intention of coming back.

How can Mr. Zhou be dismissed by saying that the shop is sold? He didn't think about the truth of the matter at the moment, but thought that the two brothers might have calculated everything, so this happened.

"Tell the third master, let's let this matter go, don't think about it again." Master Zhou said with difficulty.

He couldn't forcefully take back the shop, that would be tearing apart the face with the two children, and there would be no room for relaxation in the future.

No matter how much he valued the lintel of the Zhou mansion, no matter how much he thought about the success of his children and grandchildren, he could not praise one and suppress the other.It's just that they disappointed him very much, did they think it would be easy to get rid of Xu?

Without his pressure, they would have been tied back long ago, and their situation would be even more difficult by then, and a little carelessness might make it even more miserable.

In this family, that is to say, I can protect one or two, and others have nothing to do with me, and I have to take care of them no matter how angry they are. After all, they still have the affection of their grandfather.

"What?" Xu was furious, and threw the cup in his hand to the ground, and asked Zhou Baichuan angrily, "They actually sold the shop?"

"Maybe it's because of the lack of money." Zhou Baichuan didn't think about anything else, but he knew that Xu's extortion of the two concubine sons would reduce all the expenses when traveling.

He didn't go to the guild hall opened by the concubine. Although he heard how good it was from others, he didn't expect how much money he could make.

So much so that she missed Xu's true thoughts and thought that she really did all this for her eldest son.As for the previous nagging about the bastard's shop, he also thought that, as usual, he wanted to suppress the harsh treatment of the bastard.

Xu's complexion changed unpredictably, and his resentful eyes wished to tear those two bastards to pieces, even if they were hacked into pieces, they would not be relieved.

And that Mrs. Wang, if Mr. Zhou hadn't made it clear that if she had an accident, Sanfang would be kicked out of the Zhou mansion, she would have killed her long ago.

In the past, she was a child, and she was a concubine and couldn't rely too much on her natal family, so she could only use the name of the prefect's family to pretend to be a tiger, but now she has nothing to be afraid of, she has her eldest son to support her.

"Okay." Seeing her bowing her head and not speaking for a long time, Zhou Baichuan said impatiently, "Tell Yu Shu to go back early, bring the news to Yuwen, and then help his elder brother open that guild hall."

He thought for a while and then said: "It's fine if you sell it, Yuwen doesn't have to worry about others talking about his brother-in-law, and he won't be suspected of robbing the business. Wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?"

What he meant was that there was no need to get entangled with Zhou Yuxuan and the others because of this matter, let alone being slammed by Mr. Zhou all the time, the eldest son can still achieve his wish, which is simply killing three birds with one stone, but this cannot be said to Mrs. Xu.

Xu suppressed the anger in her heart, no matter how much she had the backing of her natal family, she was still the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family, and some things were beyond her control.

"Master." Mrs. Xu squeezed out a smile and said, "Yuwen spent a lot of money to open a shop, and he needs to bring more money to go there."

"Oh" Zhou Baichuan rubbed his forehead, there is still this matter!

The state capital is no different than here, and it costs a lot to open a shop. If he needs to buy another shop, Zhou Baichuan will start to have a headache.

Xu Nuo has been thinking about it since the Zhou family closed the shop, and he is restless because of the troubles every day.

He thought of many ways, but rejected them one by one. There was no support to stop the Zhou family. No matter what he thought or did, it didn't help.

He could only stay in the shop every day, afraid that a little accident would happen, Xu Nuo knew it was futile, but he just couldn't feel at ease.

Don't be afraid of losing the shop, there will always be a chance to open it in the future, not to mention that he still has the backup of the civilian hall, if he wants to make him run out, it is impossible.

Time passed, and there was no movement for four or five days in a row. Xu Nuo let out a sigh of relief, and began to wonder if he was making too much fuss.

Maybe it's because I watched too many costume dramas, those private intrigues, and all kinds of conspiracies and tricks, which scared me to the point of losing my mind.

After Cheng Ge left, he had to take care of all the family affairs by himself.He had to take care of some live animals at home and some autumn vegetables that he had planted in the field himself.

Putting aside the affairs of the Zhou family, he devoted himself to some matters at home, forcing himself not to think so much, leaving the Zhou family and Cheng Ge aside, life is always going on.

"Master, master." Shopkeeper Lin knocked on the door before dawn.

Xu Nuo opened his eyes in a daze, and when he heard the voice of Shopkeeper Lin clearly, his heart skipped a beat and his heart beat faster. Regardless of getting dressed, he put on a pair of shoes and ran to open the door.

Under the gloomy sky, shopkeeper Lin was in a state of distress, with disheveled hair and tears on his face, Xu Nuo felt that his eyes were getting dark, and he barely supported the door frame to support his body, but he couldn't even ask a word.