"Jinyu, if you want to go back, mother will pack your things right now. There are still ten taels of silver at home, so take it with you.
You, although you have returned to the Hou Mansion, your grandma said that servants from rich families need money to do things. It will be easier for you to carry money with you. "
Xu's mother wiped her red eyes with the back of her hand, but she didn't dare to raise her head to look at Xu Jinyu. She was afraid that she would be reluctant to let go of the child after just one look.
Xu Jinyu slowly lowered his eyes. The book did not say that the fake young master returned home with ten taels of silver in his arms.
Maybe the cannon fodder's deeds don't need to be too clear, maybe... the Hou Mansion is under control.
Xu Jinyu wanted to laugh when he thought of this, and he did laugh, but it was a sarcastic smile:
"Go back? Where are you going back? If I were the young master of the Hou Mansion, how dare a mere servant come to greet me? I'm afraid it's not a new trick used by a kidnapper from somewhere!"
Mrs. Xu shook her head:
"Silly boy, the shoes made of gleaming cloth on that servant's feet can only be worn by noble nobles. This matter cannot be faked!"
"Miscellaneous, if it is true, then I am also a young master of the Hou Mansion. I heard that I am still a direct descendant. Why do you think I am being sent here as a servant? It's okay if I don't come back to the Hou Mansion!"
Xu Jinyu said firmly:
"Mom, grandma, I know you are good for me. Our family is not as rich and noble as the Marquis Mansion, but I recognize our family! I only recognize our family!"
Rather than dealing with those jackals, tigers and leopards, he would rather live in poverty with his family who sincerely treats him.
Xu's mother finally couldn't hold it back and started crying while hugging Xu Jinyu. She heard the answer she wanted to hear, but she felt very sad.
"My son, go back, go back. No matter how bad the Marquis Mansion is, they will not leave you alone. After you go back, the road will become smoother and smoother and farther."
Xu Jinyu had mixed emotions after hearing what Xu's mother said.
"What did mom say? Haven't I been doing well all these years?"
"No matter how nice our family is, we can't get you a miracle doctor or use good medicine. It's a pity that you stay at home!"
Xu's mother endured the heartache and said that when the child refused to keep her, her heart ached and she was extremely reluctant to let go; but now after hearing the child's unwillingness to leave, she was even more reluctant to let the child suffer at home.
He should have been rich and prosperous.
"What's a pity? How does mother know if my life will be worse than now if I go back?"
"Nonsense, that's the Hou Mansion. My son will be the young master of the Hou Mansion from now on, and he will only have endless blessings!"
After Xu's mother spoke a few words, a relieved smile appeared on her face. She used an action that was completely different from her own speaking style. She raised her rough hand and gently covered Xu Jinyu's head:
"Let's go back."
At this moment, Xu's mother's impatience caused by Xu Jinyu's fainting in the past two days and the Hou family's forceful seizure of the son gradually stabilized, and she unexpectedly said this calmly.
But Mrs. Xu felt sour in her heart when she heard this. She pursed her lips, but didn't say anything after all.
Dani also trembled and looked at Xu's mother in disbelief. She was obviously in the most pain these days.
It was obvious that Dalang no longer wanted to go back to that home.
Why does mother still want Dalang to go back?
Doesn't Dalang have to go back?
Dani's fingers trembled slightly, her heart full of confusion.
Although the younger sister was young, after listening to it so fluently, she roughly understood that her mother wanted her brother to go back. Immediately, she couldn't hold back her tears and sobbed:
"Mom, I don't want my brother to leave. I don't want my brother to leave!"
"Little sister, stop crying! Your brother will be in good health when he goes back. This is a good thing for your brother, a good thing..."
After Xu's mother scolded her little sister, she murmured.
The family's joy after Xu Jinyu woke up was once again tinged with sadness.
Dalang, you have to leave.
Xu Jinyu clearly knew how difficult it was for Xu's mother to make such a decision. At this moment, she just took a deep breath and her voice was as cold as frost and snow:
"Mom, a golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as your own doghouse. Our family is poor, but it is only because of poverty in body. But the Marquis Mansion is poor in heart!
Logically speaking, I shouldn't say this, but since the Hou Mansion can find me here, it is reasonable and reasonable to invite the young master of the house to come and take a look at the house. The Hou Mansion doesn't even have such a pattern, so I can't help it. If you go back with them rashly, you may lose all your bones that will be chewed by them! "
As soon as Xu Jinyu said these words, Xu's mother couldn't help but be speechless:
"Maybe, maybe..."
Xu's mother couldn't find any excuse for the Hou Mansion. Xu Jinyu sneered again:
"Moreover, mother, you raised me who was weak and sick since I was a child. Since they want to recognize me, they don't even show any gratitude to you. They are all mean and ungrateful people. I don't want to go back to a place like that. !”
After Xu Jinyu finished speaking, he calmed down and whispered:
"If I really go back to them and my father is not here now, what will mom, you and my sister, eldest sister, and little sister do in the future?
I promised my father that I would be the backbone of the family and I would never leave home! "
Xu Jinyu's sonorous tone made Xu's mother's heart tremble. She couldn't help but think of the time when she hugged Xu Jinyu and chased the master away, and the master Yin Yin told her to take good care of the elder man.
And just when Xu's mother was in a trance. Xu Jinyu also softened her voice, held Xu's mother's hand, and said softly:
"Or, my mother is tired of raising me, so she wants me to leave. If that's the case, then I..."
On the young man's jade face, a pair of dark peach blossom eyes looked at him eagerly. Whoever saw him like this would have his heart melt.
Sure enough, after Xu Jinyu made such a move, before she could finish her words, Xu's mother slapped her on the arm:
"You brat! What nonsense are you talking about! My mother has raised you for more than ten years, and you are already used to it! If not...why would my mother be willing to let you go back?"
Xu's mother awkwardly wiped away her tears. Xu Jinyu hurriedly handed Xu's mother a clean handkerchief. Xu's mother held it in her hand but did not move it.
"Mom, look..."
Xu's mother thought for a long time and finally exhaled heavily:
"Okay! If you don't want to go back, don't go back! Otherwise, when your father comes back, he will ask me about his son who is so old? I don't know where to conjure him up!"
After Xu's mother said the first sentence, she seemed to suddenly feel relaxed, and she even made a joke at the end.
Xu Jinyu also smiled, looking at Xu's mother's cheeks that had become rough at a young age, but she felt particularly relieved.
The gears of fate have shifted direction at this moment.
Xu Jinyu is not leaving!
This good news lightened the atmosphere in the room, Dani's face regained its joyful expression, and the younger sister clapped her hands happily:
"Okay, okay! Brother won't leave!"
Mrs. Xu was not so optimistic. She whispered:
"You are still young and don't know what the Hou Mansion means. Just wait until the people from the Hou Mansion come and take a closer look. If you regret it then, it will be too late. It's our old Xu family, I can't help you!"
After Mrs. Xu said this, she walked out staggeringly, leaning on a thin bamboo.
Xu’s mother patted Xu Jinyu on the shoulder:
"Don't blame your grandma. When your grandma heard the news that day, she was so angry that she broke her crutch. Speaking of which, your grandma can't bear to leave you the most."
Xu Jinyu nodded slightly and smiled at Xu’s mother:
"Don't worry, Mom, I don't blame Nai. I also know that Nai is for my own good. But this time, since I have chosen the path, I will not change it again!"
While he was talking, an inappropriate sound of hunger rang out.
"Are you hungry, Dalang?"
Xu Jinyu just drank a bowl of rice oil for a while, and it was almost all consumed in a short time. At this moment, she just nodded lightly with some embarrassment.
But Xu’s mother left other trivial matters behind and was ecstatic:
"Okay! It's a good thing that you have an appetite! Da Lang, just wait, Mom will make rice, Dani will help, and little sister will stay here with Da Lang!"
Xu's mother worked resolutely and left in a hurry with Dani.
The little sister knew that her brother would not leave, so she felt so happy that she moved all the belongings that she usually couldn't bear to play with to Xu Jinyu's bedside for Xu Jinyu to "play" with.
After Xu Jinyu was coaxed by a child, he felt a little embarrassed, but soon he started playing with his little sister, and he was quite fascinated by it.
The kitchen was halfway against the wall of the back room, and the sound of kicking holes could be heard from there.
The Xu family had not had a good meal for a whole day and night. Xu's mother thought for a while, took a bowl of brown rice and a bowl of white rice, mostly brown rice, and steamed them on the back stove.
Later, she asked Dani to go to the field to pick some courgettes (cucumbers), green vegetables, eggplants, and lettuce. These two vegetables grew the most during this season, so they couldn't even eat them if they were planted in two rows.
"Tuk-tuk-tuk-"
Xu Mu neatly smashed the garlic juice, cut the courgette into pieces, marinated it with seasonings and set it aside. Then cut the vegetables into pieces, cut the eggplant into pieces, and cut the lettuce into pieces.
Dani's fire was good, and the pot was already hot. Xu's mother poured half a ladle of water into it. She wanted to use the water to stir-fry, but then she thought about it. She then went to the main room and put a basket down from the beam, holding a basket in her arms. The black jar returned to the kitchen.
As soon as Dani saw the black jar in Xu's mother's arms, she swallowed subconsciously:
"Mom, it's such a bad year, why should we eat lard?"
"I'm so happy today! I'm not leaving. This is a great event. We need to celebrate!"
Dani also smiled when she heard what Xu's mother said:
"It's time to celebrate!"
Later, Dani burned the fire more vigorously, and soon the water in the pot was boiled dry.
Mother Xu carefully opened the jar, took a small spoonful of lard, which was as white as gelatin, and put it in. With a "sizzling" sound, the aroma of the fat filled the whole room.
Mother Xu put the chopped vegetables in one by one, poured some water along the edge, and put some crushed salt. She just waited for the pot of lard stew to come out of the pot!
Xu Jinyu was already hungry, but now the smell of food from the kitchen floated through the half-open window, and Xu Jinyu couldn't help but swallow.
"Gudu——"
"Gudu——"
The brother and sister looked at each other, and the younger sister patted the edge of the bed with her paw excitedly:
"My mother used lard to cook the vegetables! The oil is so fragrant that I can eat three big bowls of rice!"
Xu Jinyu almost laughed out loud after hearing this:
"Really? Then your belly will burst?"
"No way! My brother has to work hard to eat today. As the milk said, people have to live and eat. My brother hasn't eaten for a long time. It's scary! I only eat a small bowl today and give the rest to my brother. !”
The little girl shook her head and said, and her funny look made people laugh.
"It's time to eat!"
Xu's mother said hello, and Mrs. Xu stopped what she was doing, thinking about Xu Jinyu before she woke up, and set a table directly next to the bed.
Not long after, the small wooden table was filled to the brim with crisp and refreshing cucumbers, fragrant lard stew, the eggplant inside was stewed to perfection, the vegetables were green, and the lettuce was covered with a layer of oil. It was called a Crisp, tender and delicious.
Xu Jinyu had been hungry all day and night, and now he was eating without even looking up. Xu's mother also made the white porridge that produced rice oil for him thick and thick. Xu Jinyu's mouth was filled with the aroma of rice and rice. Oily aroma.
"My mother's cooking is delicious!"
Xu Jinyu sincerely praised that he had eaten a lot of delicious food in his previous life, but he rarely met people like Xu's mother who could use the simplest ingredients to make the most delicious dishes with ease.
Xu's mother was so praised by Xu Jinyu that she smiled so hard that her teeth couldn't even see her eyes:
"Hey, has this little mouth eaten honey? Come on, come on, eat quickly, this eggplant is so rotten!"
“It would be great if I could eat lard stew every day!”
The rare lard stew made the whole family's mouth full of oily flavor. The younger sister did as she said, finishing a whole bowl of rice, and even showed Xu Jinyu the clean bottom of the bowl she had eaten.
And Xu Jinyu saw that she was already full after just finishing a small bowl of white porridge... Well, I always felt like I was being laughed at by my little sister!
The family had a meal of lard residue that was only eaten during the Chinese New Year. Not to mention how happy they were.
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door, which made everyone's expressions change.
Someone is coming from the Hou Mansion.
