The return of the son-in-law

Seeing that New Year's Eve was getting closer, Huo Yu led Jia Huan and others to get busy up and down the yard.

At first, Huo Yu was worried that his big fanfare would cause trouble to Guo Zhan'an, so he just let the people in the yard go out to buy all kinds of things for the New Year in private, and then slowly moved them into the yard.But after only two or three days, Huo Yu discovered that Liu Pianpian didn't care about this side at all, and he didn't want to embarrass Guo Zhan'an, and Jia Huan also said that Guo Zhan'an usually just ate a few mouthfuls of reunion dinner Just going back to his own yard, he simply directed everyone to go about their business.

In fact, Liu Pianpian didn't want to make things difficult for them, it's just that she has nothing to do with herself.

Although Liu Pianpian issued a gag order afterwards, and replaced all the restless servants in Guo Feng'an's yard, the rest were beaten up.However, the confrontation between the masters of the Guo family in Guo Feng'an's yard that day still spread intermittently in the Guo residence.In particular, the fact that Guo Feng'an ate the little girl's rouge made many people's thoughts alive.

It's a pity that Liu Pianpian had been extremely strict with Guo Feng'an during this time, and she severely taught the two restless little maids a lesson on the first day.If it weren't for the New Year's Eve, it's not good to sell a maid at this time, Liu Pianpian really wanted to sell her immediately.

But even if there is no way to clean up the people now, Liu Pianpian still sent someone to send the two little maids, together with their old lady, to his Zhuangzi first, and let the people in the Zhuangzi take good care of them.After the new year is over, she will find the most vitriolic people and sell them away.

Here Liu Pianpian put all her thoughts on her precious son, while Guo Xiantong on the other side had a good time with a pretty concubine in the backyard.

Although Liu Pianpian's appearance is outstanding, she is a middle-aged woman who is about to forty after all. Guo Xiantong has seen this appearance for more than ten years. In his eyes, how can it compare with the youth and freshness of the twenty-something?

But Guo Xiantong wants face, he doesn't want others to say that he dotes on his concubine and destroys his wife, and he has to worry about Liu's family, so he usually spends most of the time in a month in Liu Pianpian's house, and only five or six days to find those few The concubine is having fun.

But these five or six days were enough to drive Liu Pianpian mad with anger, and often took advantage of Guo Xiantong's absence during the day to try her best to torture these concubines who were either bought or sent in.

Although Guo Xiantong felt sorry for these concubines, he did not stand up for them. Instead, he was watched by others, forbidding these concubines to leave the backyard and allowing Liu Pianpian to torture them.

Now that Liu Pianpian made such a big joke, these concubines were naturally overjoyed, and while Guo Xiantong was sleeping in their own room, they often put eye drops on Liu Pianpian and Guo Feng'an in front of Guo Xiantong.

If it was before, Guo Xiantong would naturally go in his left ear and out his right ear, and he would regard it as enjoying the fun of being scrambled for.But this time Liu Pianpian made himself feel ashamed in front of his eldest son, and found that the second son who Liu Pianpian said was hard-working in the past didn't work hard at all. Guo Xiantong had a certain prejudice against Liu Pianpian. After a while, what these concubines said touched his heart.

When Liu Pianpian came back to her senses, she found that her husband had been wandering back and forth among the concubines in the backyard for nearly ten days!Especially one of the youngest and most beautiful, Guo Xiantong, would sleep there almost every other day!

Not only that, these days, when Liu Pianpian plans to use the old interface to call these vixens over, and wants to torture them, Guo Xiantong always appears!

Guo Xiantong looked impatiently at the women who were kneeling on the ground and weeping in a low voice, pulled one of them up in displeasure, and said to Liu Pianpian: "Just think about how to bully others, and spend more time on disciplining your son. !"

Liu Pianpian was so angry that her face was crooked!

Thinking that all of this was caused by Guo Zhan'an, Liu Pianpian was so angry that she pulled the handkerchief in her hand, as if she was ravaging the handkerchief as if it was Guo Zhan'an.

Qiu Ju watched from the side, and cautiously persuaded: "Madam, don't be angry, it's not worth it."

"Oh, angry? How dare I be angry?" Liu Pianpian laughed back angrily, "The son of the first wife looked down on me, and my own son didn't live up to it. How dare I be angry. Guo Xiantong, hehe, back then he asked to marry me It wasn’t like that when I was a child! Well, it’s only been more than a dozen years, and the true face has been exposed! I might as well go there early, at least I have a son who is worthy!”

"Ma'am, ma'am, be careful!" Qiu Ju glanced out hastily, and saw that the confidant maid who came from Liu's mansion was guarding the door, she felt a little relieved, and said with relief: "Ma'am, you are the master's father!" The one married in the big sedan chair is the wife of the Guo family. How can those vixens in the backyard compare to a hair of the wife? Let me tell you, this young master is just lucky. He became the companion of the third prince. Those who study in the palace. Can the ones taught in this palace be inferior? That’s where the princes and grandchildren study!"

"What you said makes sense. If An'er wasn't too young, she wouldn't have been able to study with the fourth prince at that time. How could anyone else take this job." Speaking of this, Liu Pianpian's eyes lit up, "Yes I haven't seen my cousin for a long time, when I enter the palace on the New Year's Eve, I will have a good talk with my cousin."

Seeing the cold light flashing in Liu Pianpian's eyes, Qiu Ju knew that she had thought of something again, and said with a smile: "Isn't that right, Madam has been a bit haggard these days, and Concubine Liu will definitely stand up for Madam when she sees her." of."

Liu Pianpian didn't just enter the emperor's harem. Before the new year's eve, she had to discipline her son, watch over her husband, and watch out for those little concubines. Guo Zhan'an and Huo Yu lived comfortably in their small yard.

On this day, Jia Huan came into the study to look for Guo Zhanan: "Master, there is a man outside, who is said to be sent by the shopkeeper at Nuanyuxuan. I look familiar, and it is indeed the guy I met at Nuanyuxuan for more than two years. Right now, I'm asking him to wait at the gatehouse. Young master, do you want to let this person come in and see him?"

Guo Zhan'an nodded and said, "I thought I couldn't see her again years ago, so let's bring someone in. You can ask Fuquan to invite Yu'er here by the way."

Jia Huan knew that Guo Zhanan might have bought something for Huo Yu at Nuanyuxuan.

Just as he stepped out of the study, he suddenly heard Guo Zhanan calling him: "Wait, don't let Yu'er come over, in case something goes wrong, it will make him happy for nothing."

Jia Huan couldn't help but wanted to laugh, but held back again, and said, "Yes, young master."

The guy came in, bowed first and said, "I've seen Mr. Guo."

Guo Zhanan responded and asked, "Did you find what I wanted your shopkeeper to look for?"

"I found it, I found it. Didn't I just ask the master craftsman to carve it, and the shopkeeper asked me to deliver it immediately." While talking, the clerk took out a small dark red box with a square shape and handed it to Jia Huan. .

Jia Huan took it and turned it upside down, but the contents inside were not too heavy.He turned to look at Guo Zhan'an, saw Guo Zhan'an reaching out to him, and hurriedly handed over the box.

Guo Zhanan opened the box, took out a safety buckle from inside, turned around and walked to the window, and watched carefully through the sunlight coming in from the window.

Jia Huan has been with Guo Zhan'an for so many years, and even had the honor to visit the imperial palace once. He has seen many treasures rewarded in the imperial palace, but such a white jade safety buckle is rare.

He couldn't help but poked his head to look, only to see that under the sunlight, the Ping An buckle had a translucent texture, with a faint layer of mist covering it.Coupled with the red string attached to the safety buckle, the white jade looks even more flawless, like curdled fat.

"It's a good thing." Guo Zhan'an put the safety buckle back into the box, and asked the guy again, "Didn't your shopkeeper say that the sheep fat jade in the past two years is not good?"

"Isn't it?" The guy said with a look of feigned annoyance, "Master Guo, you don't know that the suet jade has always been in short supply. When you came here half a year ago, it was just a coincidence. Two days before you sent people here, the mountains in the northwest were shaken for a while! Several of our host’s jade mines were damaged, and a lot of people went in. Fortunately, thanks to Mr. Guo’s blessing, Half a year ago, the shopkeeper got a small piece of high-quality Ziyu, and used it to carve a safety buckle. The shopkeeper saw that the leather color of this piece of Ziyu was not bad, so he asked the master to carve Xiaozhi. Yes, let me send it together, but I don’t know if it will fall into Master Guo’s eyes.”

After all, the guy took out another smaller box, handed it to Jia Huan, and said to Guo Zhan'an: "This thing is really too small. The shopkeeper may not be able to take it out. Before I came, I would try it again and again." I confessed, "Master Guo is not an ordinary person. Ordinary things cannot be seen by him. If Master Guo still likes the safety button, then take out this jade cicada." I think Master Guo is very fond of the safety button. I like it, so I dare to take it out."

Even Guo Zhan'an couldn't bear this flattery, and laughed and scolded: "You have a clever mouth."

He opened the small box, and inside there was a small jade cicada lying on a dark green leaf.He took out the jade cicada, only to find that the green leaf was carved from the skin of this jade.Although the jade cicada on the green leaf is only as big as a thumbnail, the cicada's wings are slightly spread out, just separated from the slightly protruding abdomen, and there are clear veins on the wings, it can be seen that a lot of work has been done .As for the leather carved into green leaves, the veins are even more distinct, especially there is a yellow spot the size of half a grain of rice on the leather. The old craftsman carved half a circle of uneven lines on it, which looks like a cicada gnawing on it. Traces left behind by leaves.

This guy's level of observation is first-class, otherwise he would not have been sent by the shopkeeper of Nuan Yuxuan to deliver goods to Guo Zhan'an.He saw that although Guo Zhan'an didn't show it on the face, he looked at the jade cicada intently for a long time without any displeasure in his eyes, obviously he admired the jade cicada very much.

He was not in a hurry, and waited for Guo Zhan'an to say hello, then he smiled and said, "Master Guo likes it, it would be great. This jade cicada, the meaning is blockbuster. If it is given to students who are studying, it would be great." But that's all."

"You don't have to study to become a blockbuster." Guo Zhan'an didn't want to explain, put the two boxes, one big and one small, aside, took out a piece of paper from a locked drawer, and handed it to Jia Huan. Said, "Tell your shopkeeper, I like this item very much, and add [-]% to the original price. Jia Huan, take him to the cashier to get the money, and give him a tael of silver for running errands."

After hearing this, the man smiled and said a long string of auspicious words, and followed Jia Huan to collect the money contentedly.

Guo Zhan'an stood in the study for a while, thought about it, and took the two boxes to find Huo Yu.

Huo Yu is picking out the menu in the study right now, because Guo Zhanan has already spoken, this New Year and Huo Yu will not eat meat, and he can’t have a New Year’s Eve dinner, so let Guo Zhanan eat boiled radishes with him, So in the past two days, let the boy who can write write down all the specialties of the cooks in the kitchen, and let him choose one by one.

When Guo Zhanan came in, he saw Huo Yu staring at the papers in front of him in a daze.He hurriedly clenched his fist to cover his mouth, so as not to laugh out loud, then walked softly behind Huo Yu, and blew behind Huo Yu's ear.

Huo Yu only felt itching in his ears, before he came back to his senses, he subconsciously turned his head away.

What came into view was Guo Zhan'an's smiling face. Although he had seen it no less than a hundred times a day, Huo Yu still blushed a little and said, "Why is my brother here? Fuquan didn't let me know."

"What? Did you do something bad behind my back?" Guo Zhanan asked with a smile while patting Huo Yu's thigh.

Huo Yu got up and gave the chair to Guo Zhanan. He was about to move another chair to the side, but Guo Zhanan grabbed him, patted his leg, and asked squintingly, "Why, sitting so far away?"

Huo Yu coughed a few times, his neck was almost red: "Brother, I'm too heavy."

"Where is it heavy? I haven't touched meat for several months, and I feel that I have lost three or four circles in the past two days." Even so, Guo Zhanan let go of Huo Yu and asked the latter to move a chair next to him. to his side.

"Although I don't touch meat, I still eat a lot," Huo Yu explained for himself, and asked, "Isn't my brother busy these two days planning Xuzhou's farming after the spring? Is it finished?"

Guo Zhan'an intentionally teased him: "That's not in a hurry for these two days. Instead, I got a good thing today, and I eagerly took it to give it to you. It turned out that you were fine and drove me out."

As expected, Huo Yu's curiosity was aroused. He was not familiar with the capital city. In the past two days, it had been snowing heavily, and secondly, he was wearing mourning. Thirdly, he didn't want to bring unnecessary troubles to Guo Zhanan, so he simply stayed in this courtyard.Either he led his servants to prepare for the New Year's affairs, or he found a few travel notes of Guo Zhan'an's picture book to pass the time, and he was already bored.

Now that Guo Zhan'an could say something good, Huo Yu's heart was itchy, he couldn't help getting up and said, "Brother, I was wrong, show me quickly."

Guo Zhanan pointed to his face: "What about sincerity?"

Huo Yu blushed, but still reluctantly kissed Guo Zhanan on the face, and said, "It's all right now, show me quickly."

Guo Zhan'an refrained from teasing Huo Yu, and took out the box that had been hidden all along from behind his back.

Huo Yu's eyes lit up: "I said, when I came in, one hand was behind my back, and when I sat down, I didn't sit up completely. So it was hidden behind."

Guo Zhanan looked at Huo Yu with a smile, and raised his chin: "Open the big one first."

Huo Yu opened the big box according to his words, saw a safety button lying inside, and looked at Guo Zhan'an with eight parts excitement, one part anticipation and one part doubt.

Seeing Huo Yu like this, Guo Zhanan pinched Huo Yu's chin and said, "Of course it's for you. Besides you, who else can I give it to?"

Huo Yu played with the Ping An button in his hand. He is no longer an ignorant imitation kid. In the past two years with Guo Zhan'an, Huo Yu has seen many treasures. Although he doesn't know what the Ping An button is Yu made it, but he knew that the safety buckle must be very valuable.

"Brother, this is too precious."

"Why is it so precious?" Guo Zhanan leaned forward, put his face close to Huo Yu's, and said, "I've wanted to give you something nice for a long time. Wear it on your body, as if I'm with you, so that you won't be outstanding in the future." I forgot, I forgot the love between you and me today. Don’t wear the jade pendant in the kit, just put on the safety buckle I gave you. I couldn’t accompany you for more than ten years before you, but I will always accompany you in the years to come For you, although I can't promise you a lifetime of glory and wealth, as long as I, Guo Zhan'an, am here, I will report you to be safe and worry-free, okay?"

Huo Yu bit his lower lip, and tears welled up in his eyes: "Brother is really going too far, isn't this going to force me to cry! It's Chinese New Year, I cry so ugly, I don't want it!"

Guo Zhanan coaxed him and said, "Okay, okay, is it mine? Yu'er, can I put it on for you?"

Huo Yu nodded, handed the safety button to Guo Zhanan, turned around again, and turned his back to him.

Guo Zhan'an untied the red rope from Ping An's buckle, put it on for Huo Yu, then hugged Huo Yu from behind, and lightly pecked Huo Yu's lips: "This time, I'm caught."

Huo Yu nodded, and said softly, "I have been trapped by my brother for a long time."