The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

Chapter 148

Xiao Hongyun was over fifty years old. Unlike Pei Jian, who was tall, thin, elegant and refined, he looked more like a wealthy country squire. He was not tall, but very strong, with a ruddy face and a pair of shrewd little eyes that were bright and sharp. It could be seen from his round face that Xiao Yinxiu almost inherited this face.

He stroked the sparse beard on his chin, laughed as he got out of the car, and strode towards Pei Jian with joy on his face.

"Master, how are you these days? Are you feeling healthy?"

"Brother, you have been so polite all these years. Thanks to my brother and sister-in-law, everything is fine."

Xiao Hongyun hugged Pei Jian, who was a head taller than him. Over the years, the two of them had grown close to each other. Xiao Hongli stood behind them with his hands behind his back and smiled, "Cars come and go, people come and go, why don't you two move into the mansion and reminisce about our old friendship?"

Pei Jian was rarely happy, and smiled slightly, "Listen to my third brother, come on, come on, let's go inside."

At the same time, all the younger generations came forward to pay their respects to their elders, and after a round of politeness and intimacy, they gathered together and walked towards the mansion.

Mrs. Min was holding Qi Yueniang’s arm, while Mrs. Liu was holding Xiao Yinxiu’s arm. The mother and daughter were very affectionate. Mrs. Min looked over and asked her daughter, “Xiu’er, why can’t I see the fourth daughter’s family?”

There are only a few masters in the mansion, and An Ge'er's family is not here...

Xiao Yinxiu helped Madam Liu up the stone steps, and smiled when she heard this, "Don't mention that monkey. He was injured a few days ago while trying to save the lives of several children. He finally got better, but a few days ago he was riding horses with the three children and tore his old wounds. Now it's difficult for him to walk, so he can only stay in Shaohuayuan."

"Oh, she is really a good child. We are lucky to have her, otherwise Ling'er and Huan'er..." The Xiao family knew all these things. Now that they were mentioned at the gate of the mansion, Mrs. Min praised them repeatedly.

If Xiao Yinxiu and Qi Yueniang hadn't stopped them, the two aunts would have gone to Shaohua Garden to investigate.

Qi Yue Niang also tried to comfort her, "It's okay. She is brave by nature. Although she looks pretty, she is like a boy at heart. Xiu'er and I will go over to sit with the two aunts later."

The brothers and sisters of the Xiao family who followed behind were all chatting and laughing with Pei Chen and Pei Qiuyu, while at the same time, they pricked up their ears to listen to the strange deeds of Mrs. Pei Si.

After everyone went in, a carriage slowly arrived at the mansion gate. Alu was originally lazy and went to the gatehouse to watch the fun, but he happened to meet a handsome young man getting off the carriage.

He immediately stepped out and asked, "Fifth Master, why are you lagging behind?"

Two servants in blue clothes were supporting a young man in a dark green brocade robe. When they heard this, they looked over. The man squinted his eyes and struggled to identify them as the servants serving my fourth cousin. "Have all my family members gone in?"

Alu came forward and bowed to greet him, "My uncles and mistresses have all gone in, Fifth Master, follow me."

Xiao Cang snorted, pushed the two servants aside, and climbed the stairs with one foot high and one foot low, squinting his eyes, "Where's my fourth cousin?"

"Replying to the Fifth Young Master, the Fourth Young Master has gone on duty. He has been very busy with official duties these days and it is not convenient for him to ask for leave. He will be on duty later." Alu was worried about the serious-looking Fifth Young Master in front of him, especially when he almost tripped over the threshold when entering the corner door.

"Be careful, Fifth Master."

"Go away, I can walk by myself!"

He flicked his wide sleeves, and the two servants in blue clothes did not dare to come forward, but just followed him not far away. Aru touched his nose. His temper was the same as always, but judging from his walking, his eyesight was still as difficult as always.

Xiao Cang is a loner by nature and doesn't like crowds. He deliberately lags behind in order to avoid being hypocritical among a group of people.

After passing through the second gate, Xiao Cang's servants Mu Er and Mu San hurried over and carefully supported him on both sides, "Fifth Young Master, be careful with your step."

Xiao Cang said sternly, "I can see that in the past, they didn't come up to me at home, but now that they are at my uncle's house, they are pretending to be so. Who are they showing this to?"

"Young ones don't dare!"

Neither dared to give up, but just kept a low profile and apologized.

A'lu stood aside, somewhat embarrassed and at a loss for words. But Xiao Cang turned around and told him, "Don't leave. Take me to my fourth cousin's Yanlai Hall later."

"Yes, I will wait for you outside Zhengxian Pavilion."

At this moment, Pei Jian led everyone to Zhengxian Pavilion. No matter how willful Xiao Cang was, he had to kowtow to his elders first.

After entering the door, Xiao Cang's eldest brother Xiao Du and his third uncle's fourth brother Xiao Bei had already greeted Pei Jian and wanted to kowtow, but Pei Jian stopped them, "It's not a festival, why are you kneeling? Just kneel in front of your uncle. It's enough to make people feel relieved."

The three sisters-in-law, along with the fifth sister Xiao Yinmei, the sixth sister Xiao Yinhui, and the eighth sister Xiao Yinfu, came forward to pay their respects to Pei Jian. Qi Yueniang and Xiao Yinxiu both arranged gifts for the meeting, and even the younger brothers and sisters were not left out.

Xiao Cang came in last. Pei Jian waved and brought him forward without waiting for him to greet him, and held him in the hand.

"You seem to be more energetic, but your temper is still so stubborn?"

Xiao Cang couldn't see the man in front of him clearly, but he knew he was the Duke, so he didn't dare to act rashly. He just said, "Don't worry, uncle. Everything is fine."

Xiao Hongyun pretended to scold, "What's good about that? It's still his temper. He has the worst temper in the entire Xiao family."

Relying on talent and being arrogant!

Pei Jian asked a few questions and found that Xiao Cang was more introverted and less talkative than before. He also saw that the room was packed with people, so he could only say to his two daughters-in-law, "Your uncle is still strong and should not be too tired, but the women should not be able to endure the hardship of the journey. Why don't you arrange for them to rest? Let's have lunch in each courtyard and gather together in the evening."

Qi Yueniang and Xiao Yinxiu agreed at the same time, and took their two wives, several sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, maids and servants, and led the young masters and girls out of Zhengxian Pavilion.

The three courtyards that had been gathered together before, Nuanfeng Garden, Biluozhai, and Rongfuyuan, were all put to use now.

Xiao's second uncle died young and never got married. Xiao Hongyun lamented that his second brother died pitifully, and adopted his second son Xiao Song to live in the second house to set up his own family. Xiao Yinxiu originally wanted to live in a courtyard with each family and live a cheap life.

At this time, Xiao Song's family had not come yet, and he asked his mother, Mrs. Min, and his third aunt, Mrs. Liu, for their opinions.

Mrs. Liu was not very old, more than 30 years old. She was Xiao Hongli's third wife, so she was young. She just smiled and said, "Ask your mother about this. Third Aunt is usually lazy, how can she understand these things?"

Mrs. Min knew that she was young and in an awkward position, and it was not appropriate for her to give orders to the brothers and sisters of the third house, so she made the decision.

After a few minutes of division, they decided that Nuanfeng Garden was the largest, and the Xiao family's eldest house and their maids and servants moved in to make do. Biluozhai was the second largest, and the third house moved in. The remaining Rongfu Garden was the smallest, and was temporarily vacant.

"There is no reason for us to come here and occupy your empty yard."