I farmed and built a villa in ancient times

Chapter 210

At this time, two men on galloping horses arrived quietly.

"Drive on... come on!" Xiao Qi rode on the horse, tightened the reins and stopped the horse, "Master, let's go straight in from the path of this big banyan tree, which is Zhoujia Village where Miss Zhou lives."

Yang Xi closed his eyes and looked around. There were no young and middle-aged people in sight. There were only a few babbling children and an old man with limited mobility sitting on the road to bask in the sun. He jumped off his horse and said in a deep voice: "Xiao Qi, let's go in and have a look."

"Hey."

Xiaoqi followed the master and quickly dismounted, led the horse and walked in. He saw an old man with white hair under the banyan tree. He hurriedly stepped forward, knelt down and asked: "Old man, do you know where Li Xiuju's house is?"

The old man turned his ear and shouted back: "What did you say?"

Xiao Qi increased her voice again, "Old man, do you know where Li Xiuju's house is?"

"Yeah, yeah, I heard it! I'm not cold. I'm not cold at all when I'm sitting here. I'm wearing thick clothes. You see, I'm wearing layer after layer. How can I be cold? Not cold, not at all. .”

The old man looked at him with a smile, moved and danced, and said some nonsensical words, which he clearly didn't understand.

Xiao Qi's smile froze on her lips, she bowed her hands, stood up straight and scratched her head: "Master..."

"Look for someone else." Yang Xi opened his eyes and looked around, and a boy of thirteen or fourteen came into view.

When the young man saw him, his eyes widened in surprise, and he smiled happily, revealing two sharp tiger teeth at the corners of his mouth.

Only then did Yang Xi remember that he had an acquaintance with this boy. He was the young man who had begged for wages with Baoyu in the Tang Mansion.

If he remembered correctly, he should be called Hu Zi.

Huzi hurriedly threw away the bricks in his hand, slipped down from the sand pile on his dirty shoes, and ran towards this side, "Bandou Yang, why are you here?"

Seeing that he had arrived just in time, Yang Xi raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Huzi, do you know where Baoyu's family is? I have something to talk to them about."

"I know, of course I know! Leader Yang, come with me."

Huzi rubbed the dust from his hands and agreed without saying a word. He happily ran forward and led the way. He walked along the village road and stopped at the end. He pointed at an inconspicuous small courtyard in front of the dead tree and said, "Ban Leader Yang." , this is Baoyu’s home, I’ll go in and call him.”

Yang Xi nodded, "Okay."

Xiao Qi tied the horse under the tree and said with emotion: "Master, I have long heard that Qian Rushan had previously lent usury to Miss Zhou's family, forcing them to sell all their remaining land and nothing was left. Unexpectedly When I came here today, the area around the house was kept spotless, and you can see there are flowers growing under the eaves."

Yang Xi slowly raised his eyes and carefully observed the house in front of him, trying to imagine every detail of Zhou Chenyu's life here.

"Auntie, where is Baoyu?" Huzi broke into the yard and asked Li Xiuju, who was busy sewing by the charcoal basin.

Li Xiuju glanced at him and said with a smile: "Huzi is here. You are here by chance. Baoyu went to the fish pond to catch fish. Do you have anything to do with him? If so, just tell me. When Baoyu comes back, I will I’ll tell him again for you.”

"Auntie, I'm not here to see Baoyu, it's Team Leader Yang who's here."

what?
Li Xiuju paused and opened her eyes wide, "Are you talking about Team Leader Yang in the city?" "Yes! They are right outside the door!"

Li Xiuju hurriedly put down everything and stood up shakily, "Huzi, take me out quickly and take a look."

"Hey!" Huzi ran out of the yard and stopped at the door: "Auntie, Team Leader Yang is over there!"

Li Xiuju heard Hu Zi's message and quickly followed him out. When she saw two blue figures standing under the tree, as if they were dreaming, she was overjoyed and smiled:
"Oh, it's really Team Leader Yang and you guys are here! I'm too lazy to keep you waiting."

Yang Xi stepped forward and nodded in greeting: "Old madam, you can just ask me to be Yang Xi. Yang Xi came uninvited. We are disturbing you."

"How could it be? You must be working on our Shen Yu matter. It's us who have troubled you." Li Xiuju smiled from ear to ear. "Today we have a fish pond here where water is released to sell fish. Shen Yu and Bao Yu followed everyone. Let's go watch the fun. You guys go inside and sit for a while, and I'll find her back soon."

Yang Xi glanced at Li Xiuju's legs and feet, frowned and advised: "Old madam, you have trouble moving around, so I don't need to trouble you. Just tell us and we'll go look for her."

Xiao Qi was also worried, "Yes, old lady, master and I will just go find it ourselves."

"Hey, don't you know where it is? I'd better go."

Li Xiuju limped and ran towards the laundry stream. Yang Xi was worried and said, "Xiaoqi, you stay here and watch." After leaving a word, he followed.

When the weather is hot, people in Zhoujia Village want to go to the other side of the stream to work, so they can just take a shortcut and roll up their trouser legs to tread the water.

However, this method will not work in winter, and you have to take a long way around the wooden bridge.

The bridge across the creek is made of several logs side by side. There are four finger-wide cracks between the logs. If you are not careful, your feet will sink in.

Yang Xi stepped forward and supported Li Xiuju: "Old madam, be careful."

Li Xiuju paused, smiled happily, looked at the desolate scenery along the way, and murmured: "Since Chen Yu's father left, Baoyu is still young, and I have weak legs and feet, our family is dominated by Chen Yu and her She has to carry it alone, so she has to be more tempered. If she says something wrong and accidentally bumps into you, I hope you will be more considerate and considerate of her for the sake of me, an old lady."

Yang Xi heard the hidden meaning in it, and paused with deep eyes: "The old lady is serious, how dare Yang Xi?"

The smile on Li Xiuju's face deepened a little deeper, and she vaguely heard a familiar voice in her ears, "I seem to have heard their voices. Are they on the way back?"

Yang Xi followed the old lady's pace and walked forward faster. When he reached the end of the wooden bridge, he saw several people rushing towards this side talking and laughing.

In the crowd, he almost caught sight of the person walking behind him. He looked at her with a much better expression than a few days ago, and the corners of his mouth could not help but raise slightly.

"Chen Yu, Baoyu! Mom is here!" Li Xiuju waved her hand in this direction. Baoyu, who was walking in front, noticed it first and smiled excitedly: "Sister, sister, do you think who is coming?!"

"Who is it?" Zhou Chenyu raised his head blankly, followed Baoyu's gaze, and caught a glimpse of the figure standing like a bamboo next to the thorn bush. His eyes suddenly came to life and he ran over anxiously.

Hongmei looked at the strange man opposite her, and at the reactions of Baoyu and Wanqiu beside her. A feeling of gossip arose spontaneously, and she inquired with a smile:
"Baoyu, is the man opposite you your future uncle-in-law?"

(End of this chapter)