Meng Hetong didn't say much. When they returned to the He Mansion, Mrs. He had just returned from the shop. She was still muttering something. When she saw them, she smiled and said, "Why are you back so early? It's Hangzhou City." Isn’t it fun?”
He Jinshan quickly explained: "It's been raining and it's very cold, so I came back early and will go out again when the weather gets better!"
Mrs. He suddenly realized: "Yes, yes, it rains endlessly in Hangzhou City. Once the weather starts to improve, you can go play again in a few days!"
Xu Qingmo didn't say anything more, nodded and walked into the yard. Now she just wanted to lie down on the bed and have a good rest. She had traveled for more than half a month and just wanted to have a good rest, but as the host, Madam He Afraid that I would not entertain them well, I kept looking for places for them to play.
Mrs. He finally relented, and Xu Qingmo returned to her yard immediately. Because she and He Wenqian lived in two neighboring yards, the two of them walked back together.
"You don't seem to be happy to go out to play?" He Wenqian looked at Xu Qingmo and asked softly.
Xu Qingmo yawned, with a look of sleepiness on his face: "If I have nothing to do on weekdays, I won't go out to play most of the time. It's such a waste of time and energy!"
"Then what do you usually do in the yard?" He Wenqian was a little surprised, "Is it possible to do embroidery like us?"
Xu Qingmo shook his head: "I don't know how to do that! In addition to going out to ride horses and play polo, when I stay in the yard, I mostly read books!"
He Wenqian paused, and before she could react, Xu Qingmo turned around and left.
Lan Yin, who was standing aside, couldn't help but said: "You're still reading, why are you pretending!"
He Wenqian frowned: "Lanyin!"
Lan Yin curled her lips a little aggrievedly: "She treats you so much, girl, how could she still help her?"
"It's not so much that it's too much, it's better to say that she tore reality into pieces and put it in front of me for me to see!" He Wenqian smiled bitterly, "Lanyin, tell the truth, am I good-looking?"
Lan Yin looked at He Wenqian for a long time, but finally said nothing.
He Wenqian smiled softly: "Look, even you don't dare to tell the truth to me!"
"Girl, appearance is not everything..."
"Yes!" He Wenqian smiled and looked at Lan Yin, "All along, all of you would only tell me that I am very virtuous and will be a good wife in the future, but no one has ever said that I can be myself. !”
Lan Yin looked at He Wenqian with some confusion: "Girl?"
"Actually, as Xu Qingmo said, it is human instinct to like good-looking things, and I lack this kind of thing that can make people like things instinctively. This is a fact!" He Wenqian said helplessly, " What I have to do is to find a marriage that is most beneficial to me outside of this instinct!"
Lan Yin was confused and didn't understand, but she didn't continue to ask, and just stayed with He Wenqian silently.
As for Xu Qingmo, after returning to the yard, he was so frightened by Meng Hetong who suddenly appeared on the beam that he almost pulled out his nine-section whip. Finally, he was so angry that he threw a pillow at him: "Are you crazy?"
"Would you like to go somewhere with me?" Meng Hetong took the pillow and jumped down from the beam.
Xu Qingmo took a deep breath: "I just came back! Did you see that steaming cup of tea was poured by me just now!"
"On the outskirts of Hangzhou, there is a strange village. There are no men in Zhuangzi, but the women in the village are very wealthy, and their children can also go to school, regardless of gender!" Meng Hetong walked to the table in front of Xu Qingmo , sat down on his own and poured himself a cup of hot tea.
Xu Qingmo looked at Meng Hetong for a long time: "What does that have to do with me?"
"Aren't you curious about those water thieves before? They knew that the people on the boat were officials, but they still dared to rob them. Don't you think something is wrong?" Meng Hetong took a sip of tea, and his mouth was so hot that he smashed it.
Xu Qingmo frowned, his face full of impatience.
Meng Hetong saw that Xu Qingmo didn't want to go so much, so he wasn't embarrassed. He stood up with regret on his face: "Well, since you don't want to go, then I'll go by myself!"
Just when Meng Hetong was about to leave, Xu Qingmo called out to him: "Stop!"
Meng Hetong raised his eyebrows. He knew that with Xu Qingmo's temperament, he would definitely follow him, so he smiled and said, "What's wrong? Are you regretting it?"
"Get out, I'll change my clothes!" Xu Qingmo pushed Meng Hetong out and went back to change his clothes.
The rain outside was about to stop, but the sky was getting darker and it was getting colder outside, so Xu Qingmo found a fox fur coat and put it on.
Meng Hetong saw Xu Qingmo wrapped in a fox fur coat with his small head exposed, and couldn't help laughing: "Looking at it this way, you are quite thin!"
Xu Qingmo rolled his eyes: "How are we going? If we go out from the gate openly like this, we will definitely be questioned by the lady!"
"I have agreed with the doorman at the back door that we will go through the back door!" Meng Hetong said softly, "Do you want to bring a girl with you?"
"No, take them out. If Madam He asks, they alone may not be able to stop Madam He!" Xu Qingmo shook his head, then looked at Hua Ying and Qu Lian who followed them out, "You stay here, no matter what. Don’t let them in no matter what the madam says, do you understand?”
Qu Lian was a little worried: "Girl, let me go with you!"
Xu Qingmo shook his head: "You stay here well. No matter what happens, you have to protect Hua Ying. Do you understand?"
Qu Lian lowered her head and nodded reluctantly: "Okay!"
After Xu Qingmo arranged for Qu Lian and Hua Ying, she followed Meng Hetong out of the back door. However, she never expected that when Xu Qingmo stepped out of the door, his back foot stepped into a puddle, and his pink embroidered shoes immediately got wet. through.
After getting on the carriage, Xu Qingmo was a little annoyed. The damp shoes made him feel uncomfortable, and his face also became unhappy. Meng Hetong was still laughing at her: "Don't you have eyes? You are such a big one. You can’t see the puddle?”
"Stop talking!" Xu Qingmo was so angry that he didn't want to speak.
It was difficult for Meng Hetong to see Xu Qingmo like this. She always looked very stable. It was very interesting to see her lose her temper with him. "Isn't it just that the shoes got wet?" ? I’ve never seen you so squeamish before, I thought you didn’t care about these things!”
