ordinary people's house

When Xiao Yunlang woke up, he heard someone talking outside the door, and Lin Yulan beside him also woke up, Xiao Yunlang didn't know what he remembered, and looked at him suspiciously.

Lin Yulan also looked at him, seeing Xiao Yunlang's face getting redder and redder, she didn't ask anything, she hurriedly put on her clothes and ran away, Wen'er and Taozi outside the door knelt down, and said some auspicious words crisply, Xiao Yunlang handed over the prepared red envelope, and said with a smile: "You are also one year older, and the longer you grow, the better you will look. I will help you find a good husband's family."

Wen'er lowered her head shyly, Tao Zi was stunned for a moment, and then nodded with a blushing face.

After a while, the Zuo family came to pay New Year's greetings. Brother Zuo, sister-in-law Zuo, their son and two daughters came together grandly. Xiao Yunlang quickly asked someone to bring out cakes and fruits for the children, and he sat with the Zuo family and his wife.

The Zuo family and his wife were a little cautious. The neighbors who were originally in financial difficulties suddenly became relatives of the rich and powerful. This time it was different. In the past six months, their husband and wife sometimes discussed in private, and felt sorry for Xiao Yunlang, a young man who wanted to support him. Alcoholic husband, after the turmoil of selling the house passed, Mr. Lin suddenly cheered up. He turned out to be such a spirited person, which surprised the couple again. They knew a lot of people. The only three remaining husbands and wives in the Jingchuan Hou Mansion whose house was confiscated before.

All the previous things can be explained.

Xiao Yunlang said with a smile: "I've been busy these days, and I haven't found time to go to your house to explain clearly, let's forget about selling the house."

Brother Zuo smiled awkwardly, "I understand that."

The Zuo family and his wife were cautious, Xiao Yunlang didn't know what to say for a while, only a few children chattered aside, he was a little envious when he saw it, and when the filial piety period passed...they would also have a few children!Suddenly Xiao Yunlang was full of ambition, he grabbed an apple and took a bite without even looking at it, then he looked at the Zuo family couple awkwardly, and said embarrassedly: "I see them eating, and I am also hungry."

"Hey, you're still young, so you're not just like children," Zuo's sister-in-law said quickly, "The house to the east of yours, although we don't have much contact on weekdays, the children often walk around, and ask a few children to kowtow to the elders later. , we won’t go either, what about you?”

"We have nothing to go out." Xiao Yunlang thought for a while, the first day of junior high school was originally his family's own day, when he was in the uncle's mansion, he spent it with his parents and brothers, and when he was in the marquis' mansion, the three of them lived together Compliment and compliment each other, and a reunion banquet is over.In the market, the common people like to go out in the first day of junior high school, visiting all the neighbors and neighbors to say hello one by one.Xiao Yunlang decided to follow the old rules, go to the uncle's house in the second year of junior high school, and visit the other elders in the third year of junior high school, that is, go to Chenghou's mansion to see the elder sister.As for the other families, the two of them who have filial piety don't move around much.

Speaking of which, another neighbor of theirs is still an official, but their grades are not high, and they don't like to socialize with their neighbors, so they haven't gotten to know each other for half a year. Mrs. Zuo said, "I heard a few days ago that their husband is going to be promoted. gone?"

"Is it?"

"Is it sent to some county to be the county magistrate?"

Xiao Yunlang nodded, "If you're the magistrate of Fu County, it's not much better than living in Beijing for more than ten years. Last year Chunwei didn't select many talents, but this year there may be more, and there is no chance for these people. gone."

"Who says it's not? His wife also intends to sell the house. She said that if she can return to the capital in the future and buy it again, she probably wants to exchange money and buy some property there."

"The place here is not bad, and it must be able to sell for a lot of money."

Aunt Zuo waved her hand and said, "I don't think 500 taels is enough, and if there is too much, I can't sell it."

……

As soon as Lin Yulan entered the door, the Zuo family's couple fell silent. After all, they didn't have much contact with Lin Yulan, and Lin Yulan didn't seem to be as gentle as Xiao Yunlang. Lin Yulan said stiffly, "Happy Chinese New Year."

Big Brother Zuo also said stiffly: "Yes, Happy Chinese New Year."

The corners of Xiao Yunlang's lips curled up uncontrollably, and Mrs. Zuo also yelled, "They're all neighbors, why are you so careful?"

After a while, the Zuo family and his wife left. Xiao Yunlang remembered that his east neighbor's house was about to move out, and thought that he could also help out when the time came.

In the afternoon, the husband and wife sat down and played chess. Lin Yulan's face was not very good, and she wanted to look at Xiao Yunlang after a while. As soon as Xiao Yunlang made a move, he smiled and said, "You don't have to do this. Things are dead, but people are alive." , Those exquisite treasures are of no great use to us."

Lin Yulan said in a muffled voice, "That's what your mother left for you."

"My mother gave it to me, so it's mine..." Xiao Yunlang said softly, "You don't have to think too much, we are a family, what is mine is yours."

Lin Yulan also lost her son, but her face still did not recover.

Xiao Yunlang's mutton fat jade Guanyin statue is an old one, and it came out of the Su'an mansion. Yuan Shenyan's wife, Mrs. Du, gave it to her beloved daughter, and Mrs. Yuan gave it to Xiao Yunlang when he was out. Well, Xiao Yunlang sold a lot of things in the past six months, and the remaining few are treasures that are of great significance to him.

"Speaking of which, Zong'er is only one year younger than us, and I haven't heard of any marriage arrangements."

"It's Quan'er who made the appointment a long time ago..." Lin Yulan suddenly remembered, "Second sister appointed Quan'er back then to the second lady of the Runan Hou's family. The Runan Hou's house... was also ransacked half a year ago."

The two looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

"...Second sister, it's also quite unlucky." Xiao Yunlang said.

Xiao Yunlang sneered and said, "It's a good thing the young lady of the Runan Hou's family didn't marry, otherwise the second sister would have even more headaches."

"I don't know how the second lady is doing now. The Marquis of Runan belongs to the imperial family, so the emperor will be lenient."

"Who knows."

"Yes, none of this has anything to do with us."

After the two of them played chess, Xiao Yunlang was superior and won a few moves. He thought for a while and said, "We don't have anything for women... Eh? I remember there is still a box of Jasmine Ningshen Incense, I'll go and have a look."

Before Lin Yulan had time to say anything, Xiao Yunlang went to rummaging through boxes and cabinets again. Lin Yulan looked at his back with a dazed expression for a moment.

Xiao Yunlang and Lin Yulan had just been introduced to each other by their elders, and they played together. They were both young and didn't understand love. They just thought each other was fun, so they liked each other more and more.

Xiao Yunlang was pampered by the whole family, and there were almost no chances to go crazy with boys. Lin Yulan had the idea of ​​having fun, and could make Xiao Yunlang happy. Lin Yulan was as tall as his elder brothers, so he had someone to rely on. Worry about the others, this is perfect for Xiao Yunlang.And Lin Yulan grew up watching her elder brother's back since she was a child. Lin Duo and his wife spent most of their time in Zhuangzi, leaving the younger son to the elder son. Lin Yuqing has official positions, colleagues, friends, and his own wife. And the child, the energy he spends on his younger brother is always limited, and his second elder brother Lin Yuming prefers to run his own small family, and he is just trying to save face for this brother. Limited, Xiao Yunlang is the first person who treats him wholeheartedly, is the first person who can be full of him in his heart, whether they leave their small yard or stay inside, they are always an affectionate young couple.

The box of Ningshen incense was bought by Xiao Yunlang at a high price back then, and he said that the taste would not change after ten years of storage. He opened it and looked, and it really didn't change. They had a lot of things to do in the past six months, and they were full of worries almost every night. He fell asleep, and was not in the mood to light some incense. After thinking about it, Xiao Yunlang found another pottery lotus incense burner that he had used before, and felt that the etiquette was complete.

In the evening, Xiao Yunlang said casually: "Tomorrow when we go back to my house, what we brought made my father and brothers uncomfortable. Let's go eat and drink, and leave after eating."

Lin Yulan couldn't help laughing, Xiao Yunlang thought of something, and smiled and said: "I don't know if there will be a banquet on New Year's Eve this year, no matter what time, the emperor will start to match the elder brother, I don't know what kind of person it will be ? I don’t know if my eldest brother will like it.”

"You can ask him directly."

Xiao Yunlang thought for a while, then sighed with a smile: "Brother, there is finally news here. The Jinjiang Bofu will be more and more crowded in the future, and it will become more and more lively."

In the early morning of the second day of junior high school, Lin Yulan seriously finished writing the letter of greeting to the Yongcheng Houfu. Xiao Yunlang came over to read it while eating, "Let's go to our house and ask Uber to find a boy to deliver it to us."

"……Um."

"When we live a good life this year, we will buy a servant."

"it is good."

The two were wearing thick clothes, but as soon as they went out, they ran into the carriage that came to pick them up from the uncle's house, Xiao Yunlang got into the carriage, and he didn't forget to ask the coachman if his elder brother had been in the palace.

The coachman laughed and said, "On New Year's Eve, the uncle and the young master will go, and the other little ones don't know about it."

"Oh……"

In the way of the country's filial piety, even the palace banquets don't have any good food, Xiao Yunlang asked again: "This year's fifteenth, did the emperor order the elder brother to accompany you?"

The coachman thought for a while, and said: "This little one doesn't know yet, if it wasn't snowing, the eldest and young master would probably go out on horseback, so he didn't go to our place to give us a clear order."

Xiao Yunlang smiled, and the coachman said: "Could it be that our young master can really make an appointment this year?"

"I hope so."

In the uncle's mansion, Xiao Su and Xiao Yuan were sitting upright waiting for the young couple to kowtow, Xiao Dulang was waiting by the side, but Xiao Mulang was not there.

Xiao Yunlang got up and asked, "Where's elder brother?"

Xiao Dulang burst out laughing suddenly, Xiao Su gave him a dissatisfied look, but didn't speak, and silently picked up the teacup to drink, Xiao Yuan said with a smile: "Your eldest brother is busy now."

Xiao Yunlang and Lin Yulan sat down hand in hand, Xiao Yunlang said: "Father, Yulan and I will go to Yongcheng Hou Mansion tomorrow to greet the old Hou Ye."

Xiao Su nodded, "It should be."

Xiao Yunlang asked: "What the hell is Big Brother doing?"

Xiao Dulang said maliciously: "Someone twisted his foot, as long as our elder brother takes care of it, I think elder brother will not want to leave."

——"Second brother, what are you talking about?" Xiao Mulang said with a smile outside the door.