Huaiqing Mansion, Xu Zhai.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Mrs. Xu ordered several servants around the house early in the morning. The house was decorated with lights and colorful lights, giving it a very festive atmosphere.
Old Mrs. Xu was in the room, listening to her daughter-in-law being busy outside. She couldn't help but curl her lips and said: "I know how to waste money every day, so I don't use all my energy in the right place."
Mr. Xu rubbed the walnuts in his hand, his eyelids drooping as he said, "You don't have to work too hard, and you don't care whether you are tired or not."
"Can I do it regardless? The family doesn't have much income all year round. We have to save our money to donate to Bingrong and give Yihao a wife!" Old Mrs. Xu said unhappily, "I don't expect anything to be done in business. If she doesn't fall in love with her, she can't even capture her own man's heart, which makes Bingrong run away every day and doesn't want to go home. If it weren't for the fact that she gave birth to Yihao, I would have kicked her back to her parents' home!
"Also, Yurou is the same. In previous years, she would have to give her family more than a thousand taels of silver during the New Year celebrations. This year, she only gave her five hundred. She didn't even write a letter, and she asked Yihao to bring back several maids for no reason. What do you mean by her? I’m afraid you don’t like me for sending Yihao over to eat and drink from her, and you’re trying to make me angry, right?”
When this was mentioned, Mr. Xu became silent.
In fact, speaking of it, six or seven years ago, the Xu family had a very comfortable life with dozens of taels of silver throughout the year.
After her son-in-law Shen Zhonglei became the prefect of Yongzhou Prefecture, the money in Xu Yurou's hands gradually increased, and the money she gave to her parents' family increased year by year, from a few hundred taels of silver at the beginning to more than a thousand taels of silver later.
Everyone is like this. It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
In the twelfth lunar month, Mrs. Xu was still looking forward to Xu Yurou giving her parents two thousand taels of silver this year. Unexpectedly, Xu Yihao only brought back five hundred taels in the end, which made her so angry that she couldn't enjoy the whole new year.
"We'll wait until the weather gets warmer and let her bring Yunyao and Yuan Lin back to stay for a while." Mrs. Xu had her own little calculation in mind. Xu Yurou would not be empty-handed every time she returned to Ning, and she would never lose money to her family. It was also a good time to ask her why she had so little money this year.
Mr. Xu didn't want to continue this topic, so he looked at the sky outside and said, "It's already three o'clock in the morning, why hasn't Yihao gotten up yet?"
Mrs. Xu immediately protected her and said, "Children are greedy for sleep, and there is nothing going on at home. It doesn't matter if we let him sleep a little longer."
Mr. Xu stood up and said, "That's all, I'm going out to do some activities."
The two of them had no idea that Xu Yihao didn't go home at all the night before. At this moment, he was sleeping on the beautiful arm of the Baihualou girl and was drooling!
When he was taking medicine to treat his illness in Yongzhou Prefecture, he often felt unbearably hot in his heart.
However, because of the doctor's advice not to do anything like clouds and rain while taking medicine, he was afraid that he would not take it seriously in the future, so he could only endure it.
After taking the medicine and being released from the ban, Xu Yihao was like a young boy who had just started eating meat. He couldn't help but become restless in the carriage on the road.
I have to say that Dr. Liu is truly worthy of being an imperial doctor, he is really capable.
This prescription not only cured Xu Yihao's illness, but also made him last longer than before. It was an unexpected surprise.
On the way, he could only follow a few maids Xu wanted to come over and mess around, so as soon as he returned to Huaiqing Mansion, Xu Yihao couldn't stay at home anymore. He often stayed in Baihua Building, and the people he slept with were different every day. .
After curing his problem of not lifting, Xu Yihao felt that he was far more powerful than before. Naturally, the girls in Baihualou also supported and coaxed him, making him more and more proud that he almost forgot his last name.
"Mr. Xu, wake up. Today is the Lantern Festival. It's almost noon. You have to go home quickly."
Xu Yihao woke up in a daze from sleep. He didn't listen carefully to what the girl said. He stretched out his hand and pulled her into his arms. Before he opened his eyes, his hand had already dishonestly touched the girl's belly pocket.
"Oh..." the girl squeaked, but still relaxed her body and allowed him to move, "Xu, Mr. Xu, I'm afraid you've been secretly taking supplements these days when you've been out. You're really becoming more and more brave..."
"What are you talking about? With your body and your age, do you still need to take supplements?" After Xu Yihao finished speaking, he worked harder and harder.
By the time he finally vented his anger and rested lazily for a while before taking a shower and changing clothes, it was long past lunch time.
Xu Yihao simply ordered a table of wine and food at Baihualou, and asked two of his favorite girls to accompany him. They ate and drank comfortably until it was almost dark before going home.
Although he had been away from home all day and the whole family was still waiting for him to have dinner, no one in the Xu family blamed him. Mrs. Xu even asked with a smile on her face: "Yihao is back. What's going on today?" The meals are all cooked according to your preferences. If you want to eat anything else, ask the chef to cook it for you."
Xu Yihao sat down on the chair and said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter, I'm not hungry anyway."
Xu Bingrong frowned and asked: "It's a big holiday, where have you been? Let the whole family wait for you to eat!"
Mrs. Xu immediately said displeased: "You're not letting people eat anymore? What's wrong with you for scolding your children right after they eat? Besides, isn't Yihao back? It seems like you came back much earlier than him!" "
Dinner was noisily eaten, and everyone went back to their houses. No one appreciated the lanterns hanging in the yard.
Mrs. Xu put on a cloak and took the maid for a walk in the yard.
"Madam, the master has finally come back. Why don't you go and talk to the master? Why don't you go out and blow the cold wind and watch what these dead things do."
After hearing this, Mrs. Xu stood next to a red plum tree. There was a glass lamp she specially placed under the tree, which made the red plum trees look particularly pretty.
"You look at how beautiful the flowers are blooming. Even though it's cold outside, it makes people feel happy. The room is warm, but it's a pity that it makes people feel uncomfortable."
"Madam..." The maid wanted to persuade her again, but suddenly she heard a shrill scream coming from the side.
"Ah - people are coming quickly - people are dead -"
The screams came from Xu Yihao's yard.
Mrs. Xu's heart sank suddenly, and she ran towards her son's yard.
The maids in Xu Yihao's courtyard were already in a panic. They didn't know what to do, but they were running around like a headless duck, bumping into others from time to time.
"Get away!" Mrs. Xu pushed them away with all her strength and ran into the house as fast as she could. She saw Xu Yihao lying naked on the bed, his face was red, and his palms were covered with red circles. The situation was particularly horrifying.
Under him was a naked maid, whose face was pale and she had already fainted from fright.
"Yihao, Yihao, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me! Someone, come and call for a doctor! Go and call for a doctor!" Mrs. Xu yelled wildly, her voice cracking.
She rushed to the bed and put her trembling fingers under Xu Yihao's nose.
Not feeling the slightest breath on her cold fingers, Mrs. Xu couldn't help but wailed loudly: "My son——"
Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen, who came after hearing the news, had not seen clearly what was going on in the house. When they heard Mrs. Xu's words, their eyes went dark and they fainted on the spot.
