Chapter 168 I want to go to Beijing
(Oh, I must have been dizzy. I put the written updates in the middle of the night last night, but forgot to post them regularly... Cover your face! I will go to the second update immediately, and then I will beg for pink without any thoughts. Lun's family doesn't want to be anal~~~)
Ouyang Mulan didn't recognize it, but the guy looked at the young master who came to talk to him and his face turned green.
Although this person was hiding, wasn't it the young master of the Hou family? He was so embarrassed to talk about gossip in front of him for so long. His face was so embarrassed that he slipped away with oil, leaving Hou Fangyu to inquire about the capital.
"So the girl is the lady of the Ouyang family. She is so respectful. How is Mu Jie'er doing well? Have you found her father?"
Seeing him asking anxiously, Ouyang Mulan smiled wickedly, but asked seriously, "Who are you? Why should I tell you?"
Hou Fangyu couldn't speak directly, and said, "Since you recognize her, have you seen Zixiao? That horse was given to her by me."
"So senior brother is the horse you raised?" Ouyang Mulan looked suddenly, as if she had put aside her guard against him, but pretended to be sad, "But Sister Mu'er is not doing a good life. She has not found her father, and she has to do business outside all day long. It must be snowing in the capital now, and I don't know if she can continue in such a cold day and whether she can make money."
Ouyang Mumei looked at her sister in surprise, her little face full of curiosity. Sister Mu and her elder brother were together, so she wouldn’t have to eat even if she had no food, right? Will my sister be too exaggerated?
But Hou Fangyu didn't feel exaggerated. Not only did he believe it, he also became anxious. "How could this happen? Is she not rich? Didn't she be with Ouyang Kang? He didn't care?"
Ouyang Mulan sighed. "Who said my brother didn't care? But Sister Mu was strong. The prices in the capital were so expensive, and she didn't want my brother to raise them for nothing, so she had to go out to do business. Tsk tsk, a crystal roll was only sold for fifteen cents, and the business was not good. She refused to let me tell her family that she was afraid that they would worry. It was really pitiful."
Hou Fangyu felt a stinging pain in his heart when he heard it. Even his voice trembled, "Then why didn't she come back with you?"
Ouyang Mulan blinked and said nonsense, "When I left Beijing, she happened to be sick. Who dared to let her go?"
"What? She is still sick? What disease? Is that serious?"
"It was the wind and cold. She could barely get up and do business when I left, but now I don't know."
Hou Fangyu's eyes suddenly turned red, and his mind was outlined with a miserable scene of his sick sister Nianfu still having to hold on to business. He felt so distressed that he couldn't sit still. "Thank you for telling me. I, I'll go back first!"
He wants to go to Beijing. He must go to Beijing! Otherwise, what will happen to his sister Nianfu?
Seeing his anxious back, Ouyang Mulan covered his mouth and laughed indifferently. Ouyang Mumei couldn't help but frown, "Sister, why are you lying? Sister Mu is fine, she's not sick at all."
Ouyang Mulan curled her lips, "It's just to make this boy named Hou anxious. Who made him so unpromising? He actually broke up with an engagement. Do you know how much damage this will damage a girl's reputation?"
Ouyang Mumei was a little puzzled. "How do you know his surname is Hou?"
"What a smart person your sister is? I pinched my fingers. What can't be calculated?" Ouyang Banxian would not tell her sister that she had seen Zixiao's accessories engraved with the word "hou". She also asked Nianfu at that time, but Nianfu was vague and refused to say it clearly. It turned out to be her fiancé!
Humph, look at this kid's uselessness, can he still find the capital?
But this time Ouyang Banxian made a mistake. Hou Fangyu, who was avoiding Miss Yao's return home from the back door, expressed his firm attitude to his grandparents, "I want to go to Beijing. Even if Miss Ouyang coaxed me, I have to go and see me."
Old Master Hou thought about it and nodded in agreement, "The Yao girl is making a fuss, so Yu'er can go out to avoid the limelight. If you are worried, I will accompany him on this trip in person."
Hou Xianglin said, "But the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Dad, aren't it good for you to go out?"
Old Master Hou snorted coldly, "The girl from the Yao family is blocked at the door every day. Let's stay at home. Can we live this year? While we are not here, you can get rid of the trouble you caused as soon as possible! These days, the family's business is no longer as good as before. If I don't go to find a way, will I really wait and have enough money to eat? Don't persuade me, this matter is settled. Yu'er, go and contact the car and ship, and our grandfather and grandson pack their luggage and go on the road."
Hou Xianglin and his wife looked at each other in shame.
Just because of his son's marriage, some of the honest and kind old business partners were reluctant to interact with their family. In addition, Yao Tongzhi also made a joke about Miss Yao Liu's affairs.
He had originally planned to give his daughter to the governor as a concubine, but when he made a fuss about his daughter, there was still a tigress in the governor's family who refused to agree, even the governor himself was not happy. He blamed him for his lack of advice and did not keep his word, so he gave him some small shoes to wear. Yao Tongzhi was angry and had no place to go, so what if he didn't vent his anger on the Hou family?
Although the Hou family is in the store, the inside is gradually becoming empty. If you don’t think of a solution, you will have to sit and eat the whole country.
Hou Xianglin had already regretted it, "If I had known today, what would we have to do in the past? After we got married to the Mu family, how could we have these bad things?"
Mrs. Hou also regretted that after a quarrel over the marriage, she would not say that her own money was damaged, and even her son would not kiss her. "How about Yu'er going to Beijing this time, and then she would find a way to pick up this marriage?"
Hou Xianglin shook his head immediately, "Dad definitely won't open his mouth. How can this make people feel embarrassed? The Shi family won't agree either."
But Mrs. Hou felt that things were not that bad. "Isn't Yu'er still there? I asked him to go and get along with Sister Mu. That girl is pretty good to Yu'er, so she always calls him Brother Fang Yu. Then they are willing, so it will be natural for this?"
Hou Xianglin touched his chin and thought, it makes sense! If he could accomplish this, fulfill his son's heart and restore the reputation of the Hou family, wouldn't he kill two birds with one stone?
"Let Hou Gui come over and let me give me some instructions, let him act with you when you see the opportunity, and be sure to push it at critical moments. Otherwise, Yu'er, a child, would be a little honest and would not do anything."
Mrs. Hou focused on the key points and quickly went to find someone.
Ouyang Kang, who was far away in the capital, suddenly sneezes and touched his nose in confusion. Is there something wrong with it going to happen?
I suddenly heard Nian Fu's reprimanding voice downstairs, "You little villain, how can you steal your own chicken? Have you eaten it all? My God, you are not afraid of dying from being over!"
Ouyang Kang hurried downstairs, "It's still small, don't bet on it."
"You're all used to it!"
"It's ignorant, and it's useless for you to lose your temper. Wangcai, come here and listen to me tell you..."
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Two days later, Ouyang Mulan and her sister finally returned to their hometown - Huaian.
This is an ordinary town, so ordinary that there is nothing special about people who are proud of it, because it was raining two days ago, and the road covered with black mud still looked a little dirty and not so pleasing.
However, when I heard the familiar accent similar to my father and brother in the streets and alleys, I suddenly felt a little instinctive intimacy, and even began to feel a little excited.
Yes, this is the taste of the local accent.
Yes, this is the joy of returning to the roots.
"Here you come!" When I was about to arrive at the door of my house, I had already received the letter. The servants who came to Xuancheng to pick them up could not help but be happy and started shouting loudly.
Suddenly, a burst of firecrackers were heard, which surprised Ouyang Mulan and Xiao Mumei in the car.
On the contrary, Madam Zhao told them happily, "Girls, don't be afraid, this is the etiquette to welcome distinguished guests in the countryside. The old lady is welcoming you back!"
Is it a grandmother?
Ouyang Mulan felt a little nervous, and she suddenly felt nervous again, touching her hair and face, "Is it okay for me to do this? Isn't it rude?"
Her nervousness made Xiao Mumei also nervous, "Where are me and I, sister, look, are I okay?"
"Everything is good, everything is good." Madam Zhao happily lifted their hearts when she saw their nervousness, but she couldn't help but tidy up her clothes. She thought to herself that the old lady gave her face to her, that was to give her face to her. As the big manager sent back by her wife, she could not lose her face.
With a whistle, the carriage stopped in front of the gate of Ouyang Family Wu's old house. The firecrackers that were thrilling in the sky had never stopped. They were a little chaotic, but they made people feel warm, as if they had dispelled the fatigue on the road.
As soon as Ouyang Mulan calmed down, a servant opened the curtain of the car. The old house was decorated with lights and red felt paved with floors. Everyone was wearing new clothes that they would only wear during the New Year, surrounded by an old lady with gray hair waiting at the door.
When Ouyang Mulan looked at the old lady's loving smile, she felt hot. Even the maid's hand forgot to help her. She quickly pulled her sister out of the car and walked quickly to the old lady to kneel down.
"The granddaughter is unfilial, so I'm just back today to pay my respects to my grandmother..." Before he finished speaking, his throat was choked unconsciously.
Infected by such emotions, Xiao Mumei couldn't even say a word. She just called out to her grandmother and started crying.
The old lady looked at their sisters and tears flashed in her eyes, "Okay, okay, they are all good kids. Come in and talk in the house!"
The third wife, Lu, followed in with a smile, but curled her lips a little. She thought that what kind of beauty was coming from the capital? The eldest lady looked really bad, but the second lady, who was born in a concubine, was born well. Is this saying that the sister-in-law behind her family was not as good as her?
You should know that since the third wife entered the house, she has been angry for more than ten years compared to her deceased sister-in-law Cui. Today, she suddenly found that she was at the bottom. She was indescribable and her enthusiasm for the Ouyang sisters increased by three points. Therefore, this time the Ouyang family reunites, it is really a joy to meet each other.
Chapter completed!