Now it's better, Xie Liangcai lived in Xu He's yard openly.
The two of them had nothing to do every day and couldn't go out, so they had to study the scriptures in the courtyard.
Although he may not be able to participate in the imperial examination this time, Xu He's habits in later generations told him that opportunities are only given to those who are prepared. It is impossible for Zhou Futai to be a palace for a lifetime. As long as he survives, he will still have a chance. hope.
But if things don't go as planned, it depends on luck if you want to survive.
Xie Liangcai hadn't stayed there for two days when suddenly a servant from Uncle Song's courtyard came to Xu He's courtyard to announce that the bandits had retreated and that Xu He and the others could leave!
Of course, he said it very tactfully, but the meaning behind his words was to drive people away.
Xu He looked at the visitor suspiciously and said, "Is this what Uncle Song meant?"
The visitor affirmed: "That's natural. The eldest master told Mr. He not to ask for permission, but to move out today!"
Xu He frowned: "Uncle Song, do you have any other instructions?"
"I only told you to move out today, nothing else!" the servant replied with a normal expression.
Xu He glanced at him again, and then said expressionlessly: "Help me go back to Uncle Song and tell me we will move right away!"
After the man left, Xie Liangcai frowned and said, "Xiao Shigong is so stingy. How about living in his house for two days? Do you think I am an outsider, so you are afraid that I will impoverish the Xu family?"
Xu He pulled him into the main room and said seriously: "This is not what Uncle Song meant!"
Xie Liangcai's scalp went numb when he heard this: "What? It's over there..."
As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of the courtyard where Xu Dai and his son lived.
Xu He nodded.
Xie Liangcai asked curiously: "How can you be sure that it was not Xiao Shigong's intention?"
Xu He didn't answer.
Feng Xiaozhu's matter is still a secret for the time being. If it is Xu Song's intention, he will definitely find a way to resettle Feng Xiaozhu.
But Xu Dai and his son didn't know about Feng Xiaozhu, so the other party was exposed in this matter.
However, Xu He has also been worried these days. Although living in Xu Mansion is relatively safe, the enemy may not use Xu Luan to cause harm.
Now the enemy is making a move, and the first move is to expel him and others from the house so that he can easily attack.
In this way, the enemy thought they had a plan, but Xu He was prepared to use it, lest they instruct Xu Luan when the plan failed. If the plan failed, it would be even more difficult to guard against any dirty tricks.
Nowadays, Xujiacun is definitely out of reach. The place is dark at night and you can't see your fingers. The other party will definitely attack without any scruples.
Fortunately, a few days ago, Uncle Jia had secretly bought two adjacent yards, and these two yards were near Tokachi Street in the city. Not far from them was the military store, which was on duty day and night. If the opponent was about to take action, You should also be careful.
Moreover, not far from the military store is Zhang Jingxian's Haiphong Dao Yamen. With the current relationship between Xu He and Zhang Jingxian, it will cost him a lot of money to ask him to help find someone to guard the area day and night.
After figuring this out, Xu He invited Mrs. Xie out and told her what had just been evicted by the Xu Mansion.
While they were talking, Xu He heard footsteps coming from the side room and stopped behind the curtain at the door. He knew that this was Feng Xiaozhu who was concerned about this matter.
Xu He asked Xie Liangcai to go out and make arrangements for the trip first, and then whispered: "Miss Feng, I'm afraid this matter is not uncle's arrangement. I estimate that if I go to uncle's place to greet him, I will be blocked. Look at your side..."
This time Feng Xiaozhu had not yet spoken, but Mrs. Xie spoke up: "He'er, we must bring Miss Feng with us!"
Xu He was surprised and looked at his mother in surprise.
Mrs. Xie sighed: "Since that day, Mom has been very worried about something happening in the courtyard. She also saw you and Liangcai studying knowledge and sleeping deeply every day, so she stayed up every night listening to the noise in the courtyard."
"When Xiaozhu learned about this the next day, she got up after midnight to take over from me. No matter how I tried to persuade her, she wouldn't listen!"
Xu He looked towards the door curtain in astonishment.
In fact, the Xie family's guards are on patrol every night these days. After learning about this, Lao Changjia and his son also took the initiative to take on the duty in the hospital.
The whole yard is in a state of looseness on the outside and tightness on the inside.
Xu He was worried that his female relatives would be worried, so he never dared to speak out about it, so as not to increase their psychological burden.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Xie and Feng Xiaozhu also thought of this.
All right!
Human resources are wasted.
But to be honest, Xu He was quite moved.
No matter how you say it, the Feng family has been an aristocratic family for hundreds of years. Although there are some problems with its reputation now, the family fortune is there, and the young ladies of the Feng family do not look like hard-working people.
But Feng Xiaozhu was unexpectedly able to stay on duty in the middle of the night when he was most sleepy. With this heart, Xu He couldn't treat others badly.
After thinking about this, Xu He said: "That's just right. Today we will move out of the Xu Mansion, and my son bought a house on Shisheng Street! The place there is also more spacious than this small courtyard, and the provincial mother and Miss Feng are squeezed into the same room. inside."
Speaking of this, Xu He said through the curtain: "Miss Feng, are you willing to come with us? If you stay in this yard, I'm afraid that my uncle will not come back elsewhere..."
Feng Xiaozhu was a little excited inside the curtain, but her tone remained calm: "Everything will be subject to Mr. Xu's arrangements."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu He outside the curtain felt his arms tighten. Unexpectedly, it was Mr. Xie who excitedly grabbed his son's arm after hearing the words, and unknowingly used his strength.
This old lady, this girl is coming with us, why is she so excited?
baffling.
When they fled, Xu He and Lao Jia Chang's family only brought some soft goods with them.
Packed up quickly.
The Xie family's guards called for a carriage, and the two families quietly got into the carriage from the corner gate and headed west.
Along the way, Xu He, Xie Liangcai, Lao Jia Zhang, Xu Peng and others were very vigilant, fearing that their opponents would intercept them on the road.
They even had a plan in place if a car blocked the road.
But the journey was uneventful.
The calmness made Xu He feel that he was suffering from persecution paranoia today.
It wasn't until I entered the newly purchased yard that I didn't encounter a single beggar along the way, let alone anything else.
The newly bought yard is not big, and there is an old vine at the door. The original owner said that the old vine is more than a hundred years old and has been growing at the door. He also heard that Xu He was a scholar, and immediately said that the yard is rich in culture and the door is old. Vine is proof of this.
What prompted Lao Changjia to make the decision was not the old vine at the door, but Xu He's courtyard, which was not far from the bustling city but very quiet. It was indeed a good place to study.
Everyone entered the courtyard and was very satisfied. After everything was settled, Xu He went to the house of Lao Jia next door to have a look.
Although the yard was smaller than Xu He's house, it was still very regular. Xu Peng knew that his father bought this yard for his future marriage. He was so happy that his face turned red and he kept giggling when he entered the yard.
In the evening, after moving to the new yard, both families had to warm the stove, so they didn't have dinner together.
It was a day after moving and everyone was very tired. Xu He wanted to call for a banquet, but Mrs. Xie said that on the first day of the new home, the stove must be lit so that the Xu family can become more prosperous in the future.
Xu He thought his mother was right, so he didn't insist.
However, after a while, Ms. Xie hurriedly ran out of the backyard: "He'er, you, you told your uncle Jia not to light a fire for cooking for the time being!"
Xu He looked at his mother confused. He was fine just now and went to cook in a hurry. Why did he change his mind so soon?
Xie looked nervous and whispered to Xu He: "Xiao Zhu wants you to buy two dogs from the market and try the well water in the courtyard!"
Xu He suddenly froze in place. He was used to turning on the faucet and getting water. In this life, Mrs. Xie also took good care of his life, almost living a life without touching the water.
But these days, every household uses well water!
The two newly purchased courtyards both have wells in the courtyard. The convenience of water is even used as a selling point of the dental shop, so they charge more money.
"If Feng Xiaozhu hadn't reminded him, I would have let down my guard!" Xu He was secretly shocked.
After a while, Xu Peng bought two dogs from outside.
After arriving home, I fed the dogs with water from two wells respectively. After a while... the dog that fed the water from the well of Xu He's house foamed at the mouth, convulsed and died. After a while, the dog from Lao Jia's house did the same. .
When everyone saw this, they felt as if a snake had crawled up their spines, and they broke out in cold sweat.
Xu He was secretly frightened. His opponent had been targeting them for a long time and had kept silent. It turned out that he wanted to catch Xu He and his related people in one fell swoop.
He was really lucky that if Feng Xiaozhu hadn't reminded him, both families would have been completely cold tomorrow morning.
