Returning home from Fenghuang Dun, Xu He had something on his mind, so he remained silent after arriving home.
When Mrs. Xie saw it, she thought her son was having a hard time in the imperial examination. After he came back, he took orders non-stop, for fear that Xu He would be tired.
So regardless of exhaustion, he went to the kitchen to cook food for him.
After working for a long time, the family finally sat down to rest. Xu He thought for a long time and finally decided to tell Feng Xiaozhu what happened today.
After all, after being under the same roof for so long, when others leave, you always have to say goodbye properly.
Thinking of this, he said to Feng Xiaozhu in the wing: "Miss Feng, if you don't mind, let's come out to eat together!"
Xie, who was serving dishes, looked at her son in surprise when she heard this.
After a while, the door curtain was lifted, and Feng Xiaozhu walked out of the side room with a blushing face.
She walked gracefully, calmly and naturally. Except for the two blushes on her slightly drooped cheeks, which showed that she was a little shy at this time, everything else, whether it was temperament or figure, was that of a lady.
"Mr. Xu!" After today's playfulness by the hearth, although the two of them were still polite and courteous, there was a lot less of a strange feeling.
Xu He glanced at her and then said: "Miss Feng, I just came back from uncle Xu's house..."
As soon as these words came out, Feng Xiaozhu froze, and his green jade fingers fiddled with the hem of his clothes, obviously feeling very nervous.
Xu He continued: "Uncle Feng said that Uncle Feng has been favored by His Majesty in Beijing and has taken up the post of Shaoqing of Taipu Temple. He also asked Uncle Feng to send someone to send the girl to the capital for a reunion."
Feng Xiaozhu felt mixed emotions when she heard this. During this period of time, she had experienced thieves and being dependent on others. Her only relative left her in order to seek an official position, and there was no news for so long.
Now that there is finally news, she should be happy, but...
She secretly raised her head and glanced at Xu He.
"Is it time to leave?" Feng Xiaozhu didn't know why, but suddenly felt melancholy in his heart.
When Xie heard this, her reaction was even more intense than that of Feng Xiaozhu: "What? Xiaozhu is leaving?"
Xu He nodded.
Mrs. Xie took Feng Xiaozhu's hand and said: "My child, we have lived together for so long, and I have treated you as my own daughter. Why do you say you are leaving? Can you write a letter to your father? Let you stay a little longer...Auntie, I can't bear to leave you!"
Feng Xiaozhu didn't know what happened, and suddenly tears filled her eyes, and she threw herself into Xie's arms: "Auntie..."
Seeing the two women crying together, Xu He was also very sad.
Everything on the sandbank is vivid in his mind. He saved this girl, and the girl also saved him.
Even for the sake of hypothermia, she broke through the shackles of ethics and hugged him, a grown man, to keep herself warm.
Thinking about it, it’s really disappointing.
The three of them had a tasteless meal. Compared with the food in Xujiacun, the Xu family's food was not a bit better, but what they ate was the same.
After dinner, Feng Xiaozhu took the initiative to help Mr. Xie go to the kitchen to wash the pots and dishes.
Looking at Mrs. Xie who was carrying the dishes and chopsticks to the kitchen, she murmured: "What a good girl. She obviously doesn't know how to do many things, but these days, she has been trying hard to adapt to the environment of our family. If she can not leave, Enough!"
Speaking of this, Mrs. Xie's eyes lit up and she said to Xu He, "How about I go and beg the great master and ask him to be the matchmaker and marry Miss Feng to you? He'er, what do you think?"
Xu He was speechless when he heard this.
Not to mention that Xu Song would not agree to this marriage at all. Besides, what is the current situation of the Feng family?
Fengfang took up the post of Taipusi Shaoqing, which in later generations was equivalent to the deputy minister of the Ministry of Strategic Resources and the Ministry of Transportation. How could a senior official at the deputy ministerial level like you, a little boy?
Even if she is a concubine, she will not be allowed to get married!
In such a short period of time, Fengfang went from a person who was seeking official positions and had a bad reputation as a scholar, to a dignified fourth-rank official in the imperial court. This change in mentality may also cause Xu Dai and his son to be humiliated. The Xu family has a very bad impression.
At this time, let alone getting married, it would be good if the other party does not target the Xu family.
Seeing her son shaking his head, Ms. Xie looked disappointed and said regretfully: "You don't know, I live with Xiaozhu. Her child will definitely be a good child in the future. It would be a pity not to marry her and go home!"
"..." Xu He!
"Do you look down on his talent?" Xie looked at her son suspiciously.
Xu He was speechless: "Mom, I'm still studying now, so I haven't thought about these things for the moment! Okay, I'm going back to my room to read!"
After that, he got up and went back to his room.
Feng Xiaozhu quietly listened to the movement in the main room by the kitchen door. When she heard the sound of Xu He getting up and moving the bench, she quickly returned to the stove and washed the dishes...
After waking up one night, just after breakfast the next day, two old ladies came from Xu Mansion in Fenghuang Dun.
They walked in, talked to Mr. Xie for a while, and then went into the house to help Feng Xiaozhu pack her things.
In fact, how could Feng Xiaozhu have so many things to pack? In just a moment, a few people walked out.
The old ladies were standing in the courtyard talking and laughing, chatting about the family's shortcomings. Feng Xiaozhu said goodbye to Mrs. Xie in the main room.
The two mothers talked and cried for a while, which made Xu He feel a little at a loss as he bid farewell.
After the two of them finally finished speaking, Feng Xiaozhu walked to Xu He's side, squatted half-crouched and saluted, and said, "Thank you Mr. Xu for taking me in!"
Because there were outsiders around, Xu He couldn't say much, so he could only clasp his fists: "Girl, take care of yourself all the way!"
For some unknown reason, the two of them looked up at each other at the same time, and immediately moved away when their eyes met.
At this startling glance, Xu He's face moved slightly.
When both of them were thinking about what to say, the old woman in the courtyard said: "Girl, let's go back after saying goodbye. We have to go to the dock tomorrow morning, so go back and freshen up early!"
Her words immediately brought Xu He and Feng Xiaozhu back to reality.
Feng Xiaozhu bit his lower lip, bravely raised his head and took another deep look at Xu He, and finally said: "I wish the young master a lot of success in Kejia and be on the apricot list as soon as possible!"
Xu He nodded: "Thank you to Uncle Feng for me. I have chosen this book as "Poetry" and thank him for the "Annotations on Mao's Poems" he gave me that day!"
Feng Xiaozhu heard this and felt a little sad when he heard that his last sentence was just to say hello to his father. He resisted the urge to cry, turned around and left with the two old ladies.
When the light yellow dress disappeared at the courtyard gate, Xu He felt empty in his heart.
That day, they spent time together in the reeds, and finally, the day came to break up!
Xu He turned around silently, so be it, let all this be forgotten in the world!
Thinking of this, he turned and returned to the room.
Only Ms. Xie was left in the courtyard, still sighing: "What a good girl, it would be great if she could be my daughter-in-law!"
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