Xu Huaigu stepped across the threshold and walked into Yi Mansion. The furnishings of Yi Mansion are still the same as they were many years ago, and the rockery and pond are still in the same place, but the trees and flowers in the courtyard are obviously lacking care. The trees are overgrown and the weeds are overgrown, making it look a bit messy.
Xu Huaigu looked around carefully while walking along the path through the garden and towards the house behind.
The Yi Mansion occupies a large area. In addition to the main house where Yi Xingping lives, there are wing rooms, study rooms, and living rooms on both sides. Xu Huaigu's goal is to visit these abandoned houses and find the sloppy man. The origin of.
Soon he passed through the garden and came to the backyard where the people lived. You don't know this, but Xu Huaigu was really shocked when he saw it.
I saw that the backyard was full of people of all kinds, including unshaven middle-aged men, women doing laundry, seven- and eight-year-old children running around, and children a few months old growing up in their swaddling clothes. Crying, everyone is laughing, noisy, it was you who sang and I came on stage, it was a chaotic mess.
Xu Huaigu couldn't help but be a little surprised. He looked around and made a calculation in his mind. From what he could see, he estimated that there must be fifty or sixty people.
These people filled up the left and right west wings of Yi Mansion, and even the study room was transformed into a living place.
And looking at his clothes, he looks worse than ordinary people, like a poor family. The slovenly man I saw at the door before was also among them. He was sitting on the floor with several other men, playing cards and gambling, enjoying themselves.
Xu Huaigu felt a little pain between his eyebrows. Originally, if something unpleasant happened in this mansion, he would have to rely on his help to settle it, but now there are too many people in this mansion, right?
Besides, he still hasn't figured out what happened to Yi Mansion, and where did these people come from?
It will not be easy to handle this matter if we don't understand the whole story. He decided not to take any action for the time being and go see Yi Xingping first.
Xu Huaigu walked forward, passed through the bustling crowd, and headed towards the main house. The noisy people were not surprised at all when they saw him. They just looked at him lightly and then continued to do their own things. This made Xu Huaigu feel even more strange.
The door to the main room was unlocked, so Xu Huaigu pushed it open gently. The furnishings in the main room were relatively clean and had not been touched. Walking further inside, I opened a door and saw a bed next to the wall. Lying on the bed was a middle-aged man in his fifties. The man is fast asleep.
This is Yi Xingping, whom Xu Huaigu has seen before. He has not changed much from what he looked like eight or nine years ago.
Although he lost his soul, he only lost his memory and became crazy, but it was not life-threatening, so his complexion was no different from that of an ordinary person.
Xu Huaigu didn't bother him, but just walked around the room and found many traces of human care.
It seemed that although there was chaos outside, there was still someone taking care of the main house, and Yi Xingping was not harmed.
From this point of view, the situation in Yifu does not seem too bad. Since someone is taking care of the main house, the person taking care of it will come sooner or later. He must know the origins of the people in Yifu.
Xu Huaigu simply sat down in the room and waited quietly. About an hour later, the sun rose to its highest point, and it was already noon.
Xu Huaigu closed his eyes and meditated on the chair, but suddenly heard a loud sound of gongs and drums coming from outside the house. He quickly opened his eyes, stood up and looked out the window.
The gongs and drums rang a few times, and those living in Yifu seemed to have received the order, and gradually began to put down their work and went to the garden in front.
Xu Huaigu was curious again, what did these people do? So he also left the main room and followed the steps of everyone.
Not long after, he arrived at the gathering place of the crowd. I saw them all forming a long queue, as if they were waiting for something.
Xu Huaigu did not line up. He walked through the crowd and looked at the front of the line. He saw that what people were queuing up to receive turned out to be two carts of fresh fruits and vegetables.
A skinny old man stood next to the car, handing out vegetables to everyone. Xu Huaigu's eyes lit up. The man standing by the car handing out vegetables was the first person he had ever seen.
The man's name was Tang Fu, and he was the housekeeper of Yi Mansion. In order to beg Huang Shan to treat Yi Xingping's illness and injuries, he knelt at the door of Huang Shan's room all night. Because of this, Xu Huaigu was particularly impressed by him.
Seeing him in the chaotic Yi Mansion at this time, Xu Huaigu seemed to have received a reassurance. As long as he was still here, things coming to Yi Mansion must still be under control.
Xu Huaigu didn't bother Tang Fu. He just stood and waited under a tree. He waited until Tang Fu had divided all the things in the car and pulled the car aside and put it away before he stepped forward.
After being busy for a while, Tang Fu sweated a lot on his forehead. He wiped the sweat with his sleeve and was about to walk to the backyard to see Yi Xingping when he turned around and saw Xu Huaigu.
Tang Fu was startled when a man appeared behind him. When he looked carefully, he didn't look like a refugee taken in by the Yi Mansion. He couldn't help but frown a little.
Seeing his confused look, Xu Huaigu smiled and said, "Butler Tang, don't you recognize me?"
"You know me?" Tang Fu raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"May I ask your name, sir, but is my master's old friend?" Xu Huaigu said with a smile: "You really don't even recognize me anymore. My name is Xu Huaigu. I used to be familiar with your young lady and Huang Shan. Do you remember?" Tang Fu's expression froze, and he looked at Xu Huaigu carefully. When he saw that it was indeed him, he smacked his lips and said, "Oh, it turns out to be Xu Xianchang! Long time no see, long time no see! Look at my memory. The older I get, the more confused I become. You have a lot of immortals, so you will definitely not care about this old man like me!" Seeing that he was really a little reserved in front of him, Xu Huaigu hurriedly said: "Steward Tang, what are you talking about? I know your master, so these days I came back to Xingqing and came here specifically to visit. Eighty-nine years have passed, and even if you don’t recognize me, even I don’t dare to recognize you. It’s all human nature, so there’s nothing to care about!” When Tang Fu heard this, he burst into tears for a moment. With tears in his eyes, he bowed his hands to Xu Huaigu and said, "What happened back then was all thanks to Xu Xianchang's dealing with it. The head of my family is still alive today. Now Xu Xianchang specially comes to visit. , I didn't prepare in advance, I'm really ashamed, ashamed!" Xu Huaigu hurriedly advised: "Butler Tang, there is no need to be so sad. I came today originally to find Huang Shan and Yi Yun to talk about the old relationship, but they didn't I didn't see them two, but I met the group of people behind who you just distributed vegetables and fruits. May I ask the old housekeeper, where do these people come from? Why do they live in Yifu?" Tang Fu suddenly replied: "Oh, these people, they are just refugees from outside. Since Xu Xianchang has come to Xingqing, I'm afraid he has heard some things. It is said that the southern part of Dayu Country is going to war with other countries! It's making a fuss. , these people all fled from the south."
"But Yi Mansion is a private residence, how could they come in?" Tang Fu paused, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Well, I actually let them in." Xu Huaigu smiled and said, "No wonder, I just said, why did you prepare food for them just now? It turns out that you took in these refugees." Tang Fuben was still a little scared, fearing that Xu Huaigu wouldn't like this.
When he saw Xu Huaigu smiling, he dared to smile and echo: "It's true. They were a group of people outside without food or shelter. They were quite pitiful. They looked so much like me when I was young at that time, so I felt compassion. I thought it would be a bit wasteful for the master and I to live in Yifu since it is such a big place. So I wrote a letter to the lady and asked her what she wanted. The lady agreed, so I invited them in. I I think this can be regarded as our Yi family's good deeds. Maybe God will see this and help the master get well soon." Xu Huaigu nodded and asked again: "These people don't do anything, they all rely on you for food. We provide it every day, and you have no way to make money. Where did you get so much money?" Tang Fu said hurriedly: "Isn't this a blessing to Xu Xianchang and you and your group? Back then, Miss and Huang Xianchang left to look for the soul-nourishing food. Method, for many years, the young lady has been thinking about her family. She always sends a letter every month to ask about the situation in the Yi family, and then she will send some money back together. I know that the young lady has no way to make money, where can it come from? Money? It’s not that Huang Xianchang who is kind-hearted and helps our family. Huang Xianchang is really a rare good person, and he is kind to our Yi family!" Xu Huaigu thought with a smile in his heart, but he never thought that he never wanted to be a good person. Huang Shan was praised like this again. If he had heard it with his own ears, he would have been ashamed to death.
"By the way, talking about Miss Huang Xianchang, I remembered one more thing. The letter they received last month said that they were on their way back to Xingqing, and that they had found a medicine to cure the old man's disease, and asked me to prepare it. The carriages and horses, as soon as they returned to Xingqing, immediately took the master away. I wondered why it was so urgent, and why I wanted to leave quickly before anyone came back, so I also wrote back a letter to ask, but when I arrived I haven't received a reply so far, I guess I can only wait until the two of them come back to ask in person." After hearing this, Xu Huaigu lowered his head and thought.
In this way, Huang Shan must have also learned the news about the southern part of Dayu Country. It seems that he has been doing well in these years.
It's okay if he wants to leave, but Xu Huaigu must meet him and tell him about Zuo Qiuxun. They were close friends back then, and he has the right to know.
Xu Huaigu asked: "Have they said a specific time to arrive?" Tang Fu replied seriously: "When we are on the road, sometimes it is sunny and sometimes rainy, how can there be a specific day? But it will arrive in the next few days. I know Xu Xianchang must want to see them. Don't worry. As soon as they come back, I will bring you news immediately, and you will be able to meet them naturally." Xu Huaigu warned: "Then please take care of the old housekeeper. I lived there back then. When they come back, they must come and tell me immediately, thank you." Tang Fu agreed, and Xu Huaigu said a few words to him about taking care of himself, then said goodbye to Yi Mansion and went back to the inn.
