The evening wind in autumn was a bit chilly. Xue Zhaoqing was walking in the corridor of the Xue family mansion, taking advantage of the light from the red lanterns lit on the corridor to the study in the southeast of the main hall. It was just after Xu Shi's shift, and by this time, my father had already finished his dinner, so he should be reading a book or looking at the account book in the study at this moment.

"Bang bang" he stood outside the study respectfully, and tapped lightly twice.

"Come in." A thick voice came from behind the carved wooden door, Xue Zhaoqing adjusted his collar and belt, pushed the door open and entered.

"I'm back." Xue Qian put down the account book in his hand, and looked at his eldest son whom he hadn't seen for a long time, although he was happy in his heart, his face was still calm.

"Yes, I have lived in the provincial capital for a long time and have not returned. I am worried about my father. It is my son who is not filial."

"It's not a big deal," Xue Gan said to his son, "It's a matter of accumulating virtue that you teach books and preach abroad. If your grandma didn't think so much of you, I wouldn't be so anxious to let you come back."

"How is grandma's illness?"

"It's an old problem. I have a severe cough in autumn. I asked the doctor to see it. He only said that it was cold air entering the body and that there was an external syndrome of wind pathogens. The medicines prescribed were all lung-nourishing and cough-relieving medicines, but there were so many medicines to drink. Going down, her old man is still not well, and she just says that she misses you every day."

"There is still a good doctor in Xi'an. Father, can you take grandma to the provincial capital?"

"That's all, you don't know your grandma's temper? She doesn't want to go out even in Sanyuan County, so why would she want to go to a place as far away as Xi'an Prefecture? It's a bit late today, so you can go see her tomorrow."

"Yes."

"It's getting late, go back to your room and rest."

After leaving the door of the study, Xue Zhaoqing took the lantern brought by the clerk at home, picked it up by himself, and didn't let anyone follow him, so he went to the backyard. His room was originally in the east wing of the backyard, but now he is Taking advantage of the darkness, he walked regularly to the cow stable in the deepest part of the backyard.

The further you walked into the backyard, the stronger the pungent smell of the livestock, but Xue Zhaoqing didn't seem to care about it at all, he didn't even cover his nose, but when he was about to reach the stable, he gently Blow out the candles in the lantern.

"Niu Er, come, add some good fodder to this horse." Uncle Zhong's voice, Xue Zhaoqing hid himself in the shadow of a bamboo forest on one side of the stable, and by the moonlight, he saw Xue Zhong carrying the horse on his back. The carriage's brown-and-black stallion was tied up in the stable.

"Uncle Zhong, let's get back. Is the road going well?" A burly man by the haystack answered, hearing the man's thick and bright voice, Xue Zhaoqing bit his vermilion lips, his eyes were a little steamy, The lower back couldn't help feeling weak for a while.

"It's going well, the young master is so kind, he even cut up half a catty of beef for me to take with me."

"Beef, I've grown so big, my mother can cook me a bowl of beef bone soup during Chinese New Year."

"Fool, I've already eaten rock candy for you, isn't that more expensive than that beef gold?" Xue Zhaoqing stomped his foot in the dark, cursing in his heart, but as if he couldn't restrain himself, he leaned out half a bit more, stealing Look at that working man.

The man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a high nose and thick lips. In the early autumn night, his upper body was still naked. His wheat-colored skin looked oily and healthy under the moonlight. His arms were thick and powerful, and they were full of hay. He raised his basket and sprinkled it into the horse drinking trough. On his broad and strong back, there were some strangle marks left by heavy loads, but this seemingly scary scar, on his body, did not have a uniquely masculine sexiness. Son.

Xue Zhaoqing watched from afar, unwilling to blink his eyes, his throat was rolling up and down uncontrollably, and he had swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva in this moment.

"You child, you are really good at work. I have been with Master Xue for nearly 30 years. There are really not many long-term workers as capable as you." After finishing the horse, the burdock began to chop the uncut fodder again with the guillotine.

"Uncle Zhong, my father used to be a long-term worker with Master Xue. I was only 14 years old when he died of illness. Who would want to find a child to be a long-term worker at that time? It's not that Master Xue's benevolence and righteousness kept me here. I have strength now, but Why don't you work harder for the owner? Besides, when my mother was living on the street, it was the old lady of the Xue family who picked it up and gave her a good job helping out in the kitchen. The Xue family was very kind to my Niu family. I just It’s not enough to drink cows and feed horses for masters and young masters in a lifetime.”

"Haha, you boy, you look at the stupid, but you still have a sense of justice in your heart. But you are not too young, what's wrong? I didn't think about doing more work and sharing more food, okay? Hurry up and find yourself a wife?"

"Hey." Niu Geng patted his round head, just smirked and didn't speak.

"What? You boy, are you still shy?"

"No, uncle, my mother asked my cousin to find a girl from the neighboring village. I heard that she is strong and able to work. My mother said that when the harvest is finished next year, there will be enough to give to the girl's family." wedding ceremony."

"What did I say, why are you working so hard lately, brat? Hurry up and marry a wife and go home, and give birth to a big fat baby. This can be regarded as an explanation to your ancestors of the Niu family."

"That's right, Uncle." Niu Geng responded, rattling the hay hail under his hand.

Here, Niu Geng and Xue Zhong were smiling happily, but Xue Zhaoqing, who was hiding aside, was about to turn pale with anger. He tightly clenched the extinguished lantern pole in his hand, and snorted coldly in his heart: I want to get married Have a baby?You reckless man, I have to ask you, Young Master Xue, if he agrees or not!

With a flick of his cuffs, Xue Zhaoqing took advantage of the night to hide from the servants who were watching the night and walked quickly back to his room. He asked the girl to light the candles and boil the water. After washing, Xue Zhaoqing blew out the lamp in the room. Underwear, lying on his big gold-carved walnut bed in a daze.

In the darkness, the man's broad and strong back clearly appeared in front of his eyes again, Xue Zhaoqing hated himself for thinking about it, turned over, and sandwiched the thin quilt between his legs.While doing Mosuo, he forced himself to recite the book in his head.

"From the son of heaven to the common people, all of them are based on self-cultivation. Those who are in chaos but not governed..." In the beginning, the mind was full of books of sages and sages in the Four Books and Five Classics, and suddenly the strong and powerful arms of Niu Geng appeared. It must be very easy to be able to hold a basket full of fodder and hug your body effortlessly.Xue Zhaoqing smacked his lips, what would it feel like if that strong body was pressed against his tall body...

The book of sages has long been thrown into the back of Xue Zhaoqing's mind. He looked at the excited parts below his waist, and couldn't help putting his delicate hands into his underwear. Suddenly, he sat up from the bed: that savage man, the young master of the Xue family, is about to be settled!

Early the next morning, after breakfast in his own room, Xue Zhaoqing changed into a light blue gown, tied his belt, tied up his hair, and tidied up his appearance. Mrs.

"Cough, cough cough!" As soon as he entered the door of the west wing, Xue Zhaoqing heard grandma's heavy coughing, he hurriedly trotted a few steps, and walked to the bedroom on the inner side of the wing.

"Grandma, grandma." Upon entering the bedroom, Xue Zhaoqing saw the old lady leaning on a soft pillow, sitting softly on the bed, and the big girl Jinfeng who was waiting on the side was standing by the side holding a spittoon, asking the old lady to keep her throat The heavy phlegm in the eyes was spit out.

Xue Zhaoqing hurriedly patted the old lady's back, coughed for a while and finally spit out the phlegm, the old lady panted slowly for a while, and then said: "Zhaoqing, are you back from Xi'an mansion?"

"Yes, grandma, the great-grandson came back to see you."

"Okay, okay, let me see, have you lost weight?"

"No, Grandma Grandma, Zhaoqing is doing well in Xi'an Mansion, but Grandma Grandma, why is she coughing so badly?"

"I'm old, grandma is useless."

"Young master." Jinfeng, who had emptied the spittoon, lifted the door curtain and came over, holding a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup in her hand, and walked to the bedside of the old lady: "Since autumn, the old lady often does this. Sometimes it's even worse, and sometimes the cough is so bad that I can't even take a few mouthfuls of food."

"Don't listen to this girl's nonsense, grandma grandma is fine, grandma grandma still has to wait for Zhaoqing to get married, marry a wife and have a baby." After saying a word, the old lady coughed while clutching her chest. The wrinkled face was even more twisted into a ball at the moment.

Xue Zhaoqing took the bowl from Jinfeng's hand, and when the old lady finished coughing, she fed the old lady soup one bite at a time. While feeding, a beautiful woman came in with the curtain lifted.

This woman's face is like a peach blossom, with willow eyebrows and almond eyes, high nose and small mouth, graceful figure, and a very gentle and humble face. Seeing her coming in, Xue Zhaoqing quickly put down the bowl, got up and bowed her hands.

"Zhaoqing pays homage to Auntie."

"Zhaoqing is back. Let me tell you, the old lady's cough has subsided this early in the morning. She must be happy to see her great-grandson. Get up quickly and don't hold back."

"I came back last night and didn't dare to disturb Grandma and Auntie. I came here early this morning to say hello to Grandma. I was planning to visit my Aunt after watching Grandma, but I didn't expect to meet here."

Xue Tian covered her mouth and smiled, and continued: "You have traveled all the way from Xi'an Mansion, and you must be exhausted. Auntie doesn't have so many rules here, so you just have to visit the old lady as long as you have time." The old lady picked up the porcelain bowl by the bed and continued to feed.

While drinking the soup, Mrs. Xue pointed to the bedside cabinet, as if there was something she wanted to take.

"Old lady, what do you want? Tell me, and I'll get it." After feeding the last sip of white fungus soup, Xue Tian handed the bowl to Jinfeng, and walked to the place pointed by the old lady.

"There are a few fragrant pears in the cabinet, you give them to Zhaoqing. He has liked sweet pears since he was a child, so he must like these." Xue Tian opened the closet, and sure enough, he saw five or six big yellow pears wrapped in a cloth parcel. Fragrant pears, she recognizes these pears, they are the tribute pears that the master asked someone to transport from Jiangnan Kuaima a few days ago. There are only about ten of them in total. The master kept two for himself and gave one to her. It was sent to the old lady, but look at the quantity, the old lady only ate two at most, and the rest were hidden here.

"Grandma, you can't do this. This pear is good for coughs. It must be left for you by your father. Zhaoqing can't take it."

"Yes, yes, grandma's teeth are bad, she can't even bite this, it's a waste to let me go, besides, Qing'er likes to eat sweets since she was a child, who will grandma not give it to you?" Mrs. Xue answered After passing the package that Xue Tianshi handed over, he insisted on stuffing it into Xue Zhaoqing's arms.

"Zhaoqing, just accept it. This is your grandma's wish. If you don't take it, the old lady will be unhappy." Xue Tian persuaded, Xue Zhaoqing had no choice but to accept the package and hug it in her arms .

"Young master, the master is waiting for you in the ancestral hall, and he told you to pay respects to the old lady before going to the ancestral hall to pay respects to the ancestors." The clerk at the door of the old lady Xue preached.

"Okay, I'll go there."

Saying goodbye to Grandma Grandma and Xue Tian, ​​Xue Zhaoqing came out of the west wing of the backyard with Xiangli in his bag, just about to go back to his room to put Xiangli down, when he saw a servant coming from the corridor, he thought for a moment, and said to the servant "You send three of these pears to the second young master's house, and say they were given by the old lady, and put the rest back in the house for me first."

"Yes, young master."

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