Being fooled by fierce beasts to travel through the beginning is fleeing famine

Chapter 133
Xue Minghua took out a piece of silver from his bosom, stuffed it into the hand of the gatekeeper and said, "Brother, I'm sorry to run around, and said that there is a little woman named Minghua looking for it outside, if Manager Yang doesn't want to come out , then we will go to another place to settle first and come back tomorrow."

The man shook the broken silver in his hand, finally put a smile on his face, and said to them: "Then you wait, I will report right away."

This is good but it is different. Even if Manager Yang is unhappy, won't there be people outside the door to support it?He is just doing things for others.

After speaking, he turned his head and went into the yard, and closed the side door again, but it didn't close the bar when he heard the sound.

They are not the kind of rude people, even if the door is open, they will not rush in rashly, even if this is Xue Minghua's natal family.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, the person still hadn't come back, and Qingyan hadn't heard any movement. If she hadn't heard with her own ears that the other party was going further and further away, she would have thought that he was taking advantage of the benefits and not doing anything, and ran to sleep.

Glancing at the expression on Xue Minghua's face, he was accustomed to it. This mansion should be quite big, so it must have taken him such a long time.

It seems that she has the heart of a villain.

A few minutes later, there were footsteps in the distance, and it was obviously not from someone alone. Of course, Xue Minghua couldn't hear these, but Qingyan's good ears heard them.

One should be the concierge who just left, relatively brisk, and the other should be older, walking a little slowly, and wheezing loudly, as if he had a bad trachea.

Then came the voice of the concierge just now, "Guard Yang, please wait a little longer, my lantern can't illuminate the road under your feet, and I will throw you down when I turn around..."

Then a panting old voice said: "Hou Shunzi, hurry up, it's Miss Minghua, it's Miss Minghua who's back! Huh...you bastard, why didn't you invite them in, and let Miss Waiting outside the door, hoo... I will not deduct your monthly payment..."

The concierge Hou Shunzi said flatteringly: "Yes, yes, it's because the boy is blind to gold and inlaid jade, so he didn't recognize the young miss. I guess it was too dark, and I didn't light the lanterns before, the young miss I didn't show my identity, and I didn't think about that for a while.

In a while, I will make a good apology to the young lady, and let the young lady hit me a few times to vent her anger..."

Listening to the conversation, Qingyan thought that this should be a good deal. Judging from Manager Yang's attitude, it was obvious that the family had not given up on Xue Minghua, and should welcome her back.

These current people are very good at looking at the master's family, otherwise they would not be able to be in charge of the house. In many cases, the attitude of the servants is the attitude of the master, and they all look at the dishes.

Thinking of this, she quietly asked Xue Minghua: "Sister Minghua, did the concierge know you just now?"

Xue Minghua shook his head, "I probably don't know each other. When I was in the mansion, Uncle Liu was the concierge here, but Uncle Liu was almost 60 years old at that time, and he probably had already returned home to take care of his life, or he was no longer here. Replaced with this.

It should be brought up by the servants at home. There are so many servants in the family that I couldn't recognize them all before, but I'm sure I'm not familiar with them. "

Qingyan nodded. Hou Shunzi probably just said polite words. Even if Xue Minghua had reported his family name before, the other party probably wouldn't recognize him, and would think he was a relative of Xue's family.

Soon, the footsteps became closer and closer, and the side door was opened, this time the two wooden doors were pulled open.

Then I saw the previous concierge holding a somewhat yellowed lantern in his hand. When the man went in to report, there was a dog barking from the opposite side, and Xue Minghua asked her to put out the torch first.

Qingyan guessed that the other party probably didn't want to attract other people's attention, and wanted to quietly test whether she could go home first.

After all, she didn't have a good reputation when she disappeared back then. Now that she came back suddenly, her family's attitude is unclear, and it's normal not to want to attract attention.

So it's dark outside here, but now with this lantern, the light is brightened up all of a sudden.

I saw an old man with a beard and gray hair first appeared behind the door, raised his foot and stepped over the high threshold, and was about to kneel on the ground as soon as he came out.

Xue Minghua quickly reached out to help, but she was holding a cane with one hand, so she could only stretch out one hand, and couldn't help at all.

Qingyan quickly started to hold the old man back.

The old man knelt halfway up. This posture is neither kneeling nor not kneeling. It's quite awkward.

Fortunately, Xue Minghua opened his mouth, "Uncle Yang, what are you doing? Get up quickly!"

Only then did the old man straighten up, with tears in his eyes excitedly, he said: "Miss, you are really a lady, you are finally back! Where have you been all these years?"

It could be seen that he was really excited, his lower lip trembled, but he still knew how to keep his voice down. It seemed that the old steward was also a wonderful person, and he knew not to make too much noise and attract the attention of outsiders.

After saying this, he looked at Qingyan and the two children. He knew that this should be Xue Minghua's child. After so many years of disappearance, it is normal to have a family and have children. Just looking at it like this, he should have a child soon after he disappeared.

Steward Yang's eyes finally fell on Xue Minghua's injured leg, and the tears in his eyes finally couldn't hold back.

"Miss, what's wrong with your leg? How did you hurt it? Have you seen a doctor? Oh, my miss has really suffered a lot these years..."

Xue Minghua waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, Uncle Yang, it's all over now, I'm back now.

I just don’t know if my parents are okay, if they still recognize me as an unfilial daughter, but even if they don’t recognize me as an unfilial daughter, it’s okay.

It was because I was young and ignorant that I went out and ran around, which caused this disaster. I just want to come back this time to see the two elders, and I will have no regrets when I leave. "

Steward Yang hurriedly said: "Where is it, where is it, the madam and the master have been looking for the eldest lady for 11 years without interruption.

It's just that I haven't been able to find Miss. Madam is always talking about you, Miss, saying that you must have endured hardships outside, and let the master and the master not give up, and must find you.

The first young master and the second young master never forget to inquire about the whereabouts of the young lady every time they go out on official business, but there has been no news of the young lady for so many years..."

Hou Shunzi who was next to him saw that the old housekeeper was about to talk about the past outside the door, and quickly reminded: "Miss, Manager Yang, let's not talk about it outside, come in quickly, and report to the master and wife."

Steward Yang looked annoyed, "Yes, yes, oh, I'm really old, and it's a crime to stop Miss from the door. Miss, please come in quickly. This is Young Master Sun and Miss Sun, right? like miss..."

Hou Shunzi helped the lighting with a flattering expression, and said to Xue Minghua, "Miss atones for her sins, but the younger one really didn't recognize her. Don't get angry with the younger one."

As he said, he would return the money.

Xue Minghua waved his hand at him, "You did a good job, this is your reward."

Hou Shunzi hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you Miss, thank you Miss!"

After a few people went in, Steward Yang looked at the two of them and said nothing, these are common things, not surprising, as long as the matter is done, the master will be fine if he is not angry.

He looked at the donkey cart at the back, pulled Hou Shunzi aside, and said in a low voice, "Remove the threshold, and help drive the donkey cart and the horses beside it in, first to the stables. Miss Don't talk nonsense when you come back, if there is anything unpleasant to hear, I only ask you!"

After speaking, he took another look at the horse. Donkey carts are not uncommon, and this horse is not something that ordinary people can raise.

Not only is the price of this horse more expensive, but it also costs a lot of silver every year to raise it, at least it is not a small burden for ordinary small families.

Hou Shunzi repeatedly assured that he would not talk nonsense, and would keep his mouth shut.

All the old people in their mansion know that Xue’s family also has a eldest daughter who was born as a descendant. She disappeared when she went to a temple fair 11 years ago. Knowing that he was taken away by kidnappers.

Now that the eldest lady is back, she is still limping with her child, so she is obviously having a very bad time, and I don't know how the old lady will arrange it.

While thinking about it, he removed the threshold and poked it on the wall on one side, and led the donkey cart and horse in. Hou Shunzi quickly closed the door. Before closing the door, he looked around to make sure that there was no one there.

Qingyan was a little funny seeing him like that, and those who didn't know thought he was engaging in underground joints.

Steward Yang turned his head and said to them: "Miss, young lady, the donkey cart and horses should be taken to the barn for raising first, and if they are used later, they can be brought out directly."

Xue Minghua looked at Qingyan and saw that she had no objection, so he said to Guanshi Yang: "Okay, let Uncle Yang arrange it."

Steward Yang: "Then let's go to the backyard as soon as possible. Mrs. Madam must be very happy to know that you are back. It's just Miss Hardworking. You can walk with your injured leg? Why don't I carry you on my back."

Xue Minghua shook his head and said, "It's okay, I have crutches, just walk slowly."

Qingyan whispered in her ear: "Is it far away? How about I carry your back and don't turn around and add to the injury."

She still remembered that Manager Yang had only come here in more than 20 minutes, which shows that Xue's residence is very big.

Xue Minghua shook his head with a smile and said, "The backyard is not far from here. Steward Yang came from the front yard, so it took longer."

Hearing this, Qingyan felt relieved, and then sent Chouchou to look at the layout of Xue's mansion with his spiritual sense through sound transmission.

In a few seconds, Chou Chou replied: "We are in the west, it is a back garden, and the stable is in the northwest, where there are several horses. There are brand marks on the horse's buttocks, and there are hooves on the hooves. They should be war horses.

On the east side is the front yard, with a hall, flower hall and study room. On the south side, there are several independent yards, ranging from large to small. The largest one near the southwest is probably the backyard where the head of the house lives. "

It seems that the Xue family is really not an ordinary family, they have raised several horses. Of course, ordinary wealthy families can afford to raise them, but Chou Chou said that the horse has a brand on it, it should be a war horse, which means that the Xue family is serving in the army.

I heard from Xue Minghua before that the members of the Xue family are indeed in the army. They used to be inspector captains, but now they don’t know what their jobs are, and she doesn’t understand how this ancient official position is calculated.

Supporting Xue Minghua with one hand and holding Huan'er in the other, Fulai followed them and walked forward with Steward Yang.

After entering the yard, there are all kinds of trails among flowers, especially in this summer, when the vegetation is lush, one can only walk slowly following the light.

Fortunately, Hou Shunzi gave them the lantern before, so he went to the stable to discredit him, otherwise Qingyan suspected that he would trample many flowers to death.

Huan'er clung to Qingyan, and didn't dare to leave for a while. It's normal for the little girl to be afraid. After all, it's a strange place. Besides, except for the lantern in front, it's not dark all around, and there are some crickets and insects calling. It's quite permeable.

For some reason, when Qingyan looked at the dangling lantern, the music special effects of Liao Zhai's woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. The picture in the picture is thrown out.

Sure enough, I can't scare myself, this is too scary, I almost scared myself to pee!

Fulai is okay, after all, he is a young man in his teens, supporting his mother from the other side, although he is not big, he still works hard to serve as a crutch for his mother.

At this time, Guanshi Yang told Xue Minghua what happened at home after she disappeared.

"After the eldest lady disappeared, the master sent many people to look for it, and even notified the Zhizhi side, asking them to help see if there was any trace of the lady in the imperial city and Bianzhou, but they couldn't find it.

The Eldest Young Master and the Second Young Master also went out to look for it, but Madam fell ill immediately and lay down for more than three months before recovering.

Because of this illness, the housekeeper was handed over to the second wife, but the second wife made a big mess, and the wife had to drag the weight of the illness to take charge of the house.

The current second wife is Miss Gao's family who entered the door four years ago. "

Qingyan felt Xue Minghua's body visibly paused, then relaxed again, and followed the old butler in front to continue walking.

Qingyan thought, this second wife could not be Xue Minghua's father's concubine, right?Didn't it mean that the concubine's room is also called the second wife, the little lady and so on.

Then I heard the old housekeeper continue: "Six years ago, the young master also got married, and he married a lady from the He family in Bianzhou. Now your eldest nephew is three years old, and your youngest nephew is over one year old.

The second young master was married three years ago to the eldest daughter of the Sun family in the city, and now there is only one young lady under his knees, who is just over one year old this year.

The third young master, the fourth young master and the fifth young master were also married last year and this year respectively. They have been separated by the master and did not stay in the main house.

Several concubines have also married out, most of them married to Bianzhou and the imperial city, but they didn't stay there..."

Listening to Guanshi Yang's words, Qingyan thought that the first young master, the second young master and Xue Minghua should be the legitimate sons of the same mother, so she focused on it.

Then the third young master, the fourth young master, and the fifth young master were all born from concubines, so they just passed by.

As for what the young ladies said, it is more clear. The concubines who directly mentioned are all married to other places.

It should be a marriage. The larger families are basically married to each other.

(End of this chapter)