Before he knew it, Xu Hao had been a companion for two months. Seeing that the first month was approaching, he packed up his clothes, said goodbye to his husband and three classmates, informed the housekeeper, and returned to his house by carriage.

He has not met Mu Ningxue in two months, and has completely regarded himself as a companion.

Outside the Xu family gate, people were busy decorating lights and hanging peach talismans. The whole family was cleaning the room and sweeping out all bad luck.

Xu Hao got off the carriage and walked straight towards the inner house. From time to time, he met the smiling old woman, holding the New Year gifts given by the wives of each room in his hands.

As usual, I went to Fushouju to greet me first. The old lady sat crooked on the soft couch made of ebony. Two maids knelt beside the bed and kneaded her legs and feet. Cui Tao and Luzhu sat on the lower heads, and the three grandparents and grandchildren were playing dominoes.

Somehow, the old lady saw that Xu Hao had a little more smile on her face when she came in, sat up, waved her hand and ordered the two maids to go down, pointed to her side and said, "Come here to sit and chat with grandma."

For a moment, Xu Hao was a little flattered. The eldest maid Yuelan came over to help him take off his coat and ordered the little maid to bring clean water to wash his face and hands. Then Yuelan handed over a cup of hot tea, and Xu Hao raised his head and drank it dry.

Sitting beside the old lady, Xu Hao looked at Luzhu, meaning to give a reminder. He didn't think that maybe it was because of his engagement, Luzhu became quiet.

However, the second sister Cui Tao explained with a smile: "You brothers are not at home, grandma is so panicked."

Seeing this, Xu Hao asked, "Is the eldest brother not at home? The Imperial College should have a holiday, why has the second brother not come back yet? What about the fourth brother, I have been to the north for so long."

The old lady held a good hand, but her children and grandchildren were still unhappy. She said angrily: "They are all those who are not consciences. Those who are in the New Year don't know how to come back, so don't come back next year."

"Grandma, don't sulk, aren't we girls accompanying you? Could it be that you only have grandchildren in your eyes?"

Cui Tao played a card with a smile, deliberately playing it to the old lady. The old lady smiled and ate the card, and reached out to take away the ten big money in front of Cui Tao.

Cui Tao said to Xu Hao: "Don't you know the family affairs? Your uncle was promoted to general, and your elder brother Jing Enmeng has become a hundred households. Now he is serving in front of the army and sent a manager to say that the court seems to be going to use troops next year. The Governor's Office ordered the local chief officials to train troops and sent officials to go down. Therefore, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back before the New Year."

Xu Hao was surprised. Unexpectedly, his uncle took Xu Wen instead of being an official in Xu Mansion, but instead took military positions to lead troops to fight. He did not turn a blind eye to the outside world. Now there are many places where the Ming Dynasty may use troops to foreign countries. The remnants of Yuanmeng in the north, the nomadic peoples who occasionally attacked the border from the northwest, some rebellious tribes in remote mountainous areas in Yunnan, and Japanese pirates in the southern coastal areas may all be the targets of military conquest.

It seems that my uncle is no longer willing to be a vassal of the Xu Mansion. He is determined to establish his own business. Fighting war is a coexistence of danger and opportunity, which is probably a good thing.

Cui Tao said again: "My second brother is no longer in the capital. A few days ago, I wrote to me that I would go to Suzhou and Hangzhou with a few friends to increase my experience and visit the famous local scholars and talents. As for the fourth brother, I wrote to me that Princess Yan missed her son, so she kept him in the north for the New Year. Look at the many gifts he sent back, which makes me feel happy and unwilling to worry about Shu."

Xu Hao nodded and said, "Uncle and uncle and a few brothers are not coming back because of serious things. Grandma is actually happy. I am the only one who is not capable at home. Well, this year I will help my father with housework and no longer playful."

"Good boy." The old lady smiled sincerely and asked with a smile: "Grandma knows that you are studying hard at the Mu family. Are you sure about the provincial examination next year?"

Xu Hao thought for a while and said, "You can give it a try."

"This is better than practicing martial arts, and it makes people feel at ease." The old lady sighed, "Your uncle doesn't listen to others' advice, and grandma is very worried, just because she is afraid that Wen'er is young and energetic, and that there is no eye-catching sword on the battlefield."

Xu Hao frowned and said, "Grandma, why not talk to my uncle and find a way to keep my brother in the capital?"

Cui Tao smiled bitterly and said, "Who can persuade him? He is determined to make achievements. He has made a big fuss about this several times, saying that since ancient times, father and son have been in war. He is afraid that his grandmother will order him to trap him at home, and he may have made up his mind not to come back for the New Year."

"A man is determined to be in all directions, so he will suffer a little." On the other hand, the old lady was open-minded and spoke to comfort her grandchildren.

Xu Hao suddenly felt a little closer to the old lady, and he no longer had the same indifference as before when he spoke. He smiled and told some interesting stories from outside. He has read a lot of books recently, and with his past accumulation, he can easily pick up many allusions and jokes.

The old lady was very happy to hear this. Cui Tao and Luzhu helped to help with bricks and tiles when they saw this, and the maid with vision followed them to make fun of it, making the old lady laugh from ear to ear, and the room was full of joy.

But with the arrival of the third wife, Liu, the old lady immediately raised her face. It turned out that Liu planned to reunite with her husband in the north, be a wife of the county magistrate, and enjoy the taste of being in power in the house.

The reason why the old lady was unhappy was that the third brother had just started his career and was working diligently as an official. Although the third wife was determined to get rid of herself, it was nothing. The old man hated the relatives of the Liu family, worried that these snobbish and greedy merchants would rush to join the third brother, what if they would cause private fraud?

Therefore, the old lady never let go, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a little stuttering. Liu knew that the old lady didn't like her now, so she asked for peace and sat down for a while and said goodbye and left.

The Chinese New Year was about to come, and the third wife looked cold and looked cold. The old lady was furious and immediately broke out. She threw the celadon tea cup in her hand to the ground, pointing to Liu and said angrily: "I just don't fulfill your wish. Since you deliberately disgusted me, from today on, I will spare you all the rules and do not have to come and serve you."

Bang! The teacup fell into pieces, and Cui Tao and Luzhu were so scared that they stood up quickly, looking panicked, and Xu Hao also stood up.

I originally thought that Liu would be so scared that he bowed his head and admitted his mistake, but he said calmly: "My wife dare not, I will come here on time to pay my respects sooner or later, but since you don't want to see your wife, then your wife will kowtow in the yard."

"You are cursing me to death, aren't you?" The old lady became more angry, and her arms pointed at Liu's.

Liu turned his head stubbornly and cried, "Did I have such a ruthless idea? You don't like your wife, you can beat, scold and scold, why do you say such chilling words?"

After such a fuss, who dares to come forward to persuade the fight? They all were so anxious that they were wandering around. Xu Hao ordered Yuelan to quickly inform the two wives to come to rescue him. At this moment, he said to Lu Zhu who was crying: "Why are you crying? Take your mother away."

I happened to beat the few women in charge who ran in from outside, all of whom had followed the old lady for many years. They were very decent and dared to come forward to comfort her in the anger of the old lady.

The next was a chaos. When it was almost over, Wang and Xiao, who came to hear the news, were so mourning and persuading him. Many of them were persuaded, and they were dragging Liu away, who was crying and making a fuss. After a long time, the old lady gradually calmed down and finally controlled the situation.

Later, the second master Xu Qingtang rushed over and scolded Liu a few words in front of a group of servants. Liu was so angry that he shivered all over, gritted his teeth and lowered his head without saying a word.

"If my mother has something to do, I will never end up with you." Finally, Xu Qingtang angrily said a harsh word and walked into the room.

Xu Qingtang first saw my mother lying on the bed. She looked bad and was very angry. She cursed at Xu Hao: "It's all you, you are so bad boy. As soon as you get home, you make the house uneasy. Go to the walls of the ancestral hall to think about your mistakes, get out!"

Okay! Just squeeze the soft persimmons as much as possible! Xu Hao made a punching bag unfairly. There is no way, let’s be honest and admit your mistake.

The old lady lying down said weakly: "Bastard, what are you doing for no reason?"

“就是这兔崽子惹得娘不高兴,我没揍他已经是格外开恩了.”徐庆堂急忙舔着脸笑道.

"Okay, okay, stop acting." The old lady waved her hand unhappily, "Others except the two wives and the second master, please go out."

Seeing that the old lady was really angry and relieved, everyone showed a smile and stepped out lightly. Xu Hao was the last one to come out, so he naturally didn't feel naive enough to go to the ancestral hall to face the wall.

After thinking about it, Xu Hao went to the ancestral hall and urged his family to clean up the ancestral hall. He lit three incense sticks and worshiped him. Then he wiped the spirit cards of his ancestors spotlessly.
Chapter completed!