novelaction Chapter 1249 Xu Family
Chapter 1249 Xu Family
It was the first time that Xu Yubei heard of this habit. He said, "Your brother asked me to pick you up. He is busy and has gone to the city to comfort the people. Come on, let your second brother take you down. Are you scared?"
Zhou Guo found it funny. She had been to the battlefield before, and although she felt a little emotional, she had not been there herself, so how could she be scared?
I asked him, "What have you been doing for so long? Did you go to the war?"
Xu Yubei said: "I am different from your brother. I don't like fighting. How can I do this? I'm going to pick someone up. Come, I'll take you down to meet him."
Zhou Guo knew who they were as soon as he heard them, and asked curiously, "They are actually near the capital?"
The Xu family is really good at hiding.
Xu Yubei said: "Yes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. Go and see them. Mother and the sisters-in-law like you very much and they all want to meet you."
"They haven't even met me yet, so they like me?"
"They have never seen you, but they have heard of your deeds. They all admire you very much and say that you are as good as dad. No, even better than dad. You built the business from nothing. Dad took over the business from grandfather."
Zhou Guo felt relieved after hearing this. Although she was not afraid, she was afraid that she would have to deal with these people for the rest of her life. It would be much easier if they had a good relationship and liked each other.
The group went down the mountain and came to a temple.
Xu Yubei said: "Yes, it's all here, go in, don't be afraid."
Zhou Guo nodded and rode forward. Before they could knock on the door, the temple gate creaked open. The person who came was a young servant. When he saw them, he ran into the house, shouting as he ran: "Madam, first madam, second madam, the second young master and the young lady are back, the second young master and the young lady are back!"
Zhou Guo found this title new and fresh, as no one seemed to call her that at home. Because Wu Jiang and the others were the first to join the sect, no matter whether they came later or earlier, they all followed them and called him master.
Miss, you really don't treat her as an outsider.
The next moment, there was only the sound of chaotic footsteps in the temple. "Where is it? Let me take a look."
Zhou Guo and Xu Yubei looked at each other and hurriedly walked in. It was freezing and snowy, so they were afraid they would fall if they looked back.
Xu Yubei said loudly, "Old lady, don't come out. I'm bringing your little girl in. You stay in the house. It's snowing heavily outside."
Two people strode in.
As soon as I entered the room, I felt the warmth coming towards me. With the help of the light, I took a closer look and found three large charcoal basins in the room.
The room was full of people, and she could feel that as soon as they came in, all the eyes, big and small, were directed at her.
She stood there openly, smiling slightly and letting them look at her.
One of the gazes was particularly enthusiastic. She looked over and saw an old lady sitting at the head of the kang. It was not quite right to call her an old lady, because she was not very old either. She had a head full of black hair, and a rosy face like a silver plate. She had very few wrinkles and was looking at her with a smile. She had kind eyes and a gentle smile, and she looked like Maitreya Buddha.
There were two young noble ladies sitting at the bottom. Although they didn't have many jewelries on their heads, their whole demeanor made them look like those of noble ladies.
There were four teenagers sitting on both sides. The oldest was younger than Zhou Suli, and the youngest was only three or four years old. The group of boys looked at her with curiosity in their eyes.
She was looking at them, and the people in the room were also looking at her.
The old lady's eyes were full of stars, and she waved at her, "Good child, come here quickly, let me take a good look at you."
Zhou Guo walked over with a smile, "Yes."
The old lady touched her hand, then her body, and said with a fierce face, "You are so pitiful. Your father and brother are both rough men who don't know how to raise a girl. They let you stay in the mountains for so long at such a young age. How can a girl compare with these rough men? When your father comes back, I will have a good talk with him."
She looked Zhou Guo up and down, and liked him more and more. She had been waiting all her life, but never had a daughter. She had waited so long for her two sons to get married, but in the end she didn't even have a granddaughter, and she even gave birth to several bad boys.
A noble lady nearby said with a smile: "Mother, this little sister is really like a real young master, so popular."
The old lady embraced Zhou Guo and said with a smile: "Come, meet your family. This is your eldest sister-in-law, her maiden name is Sun, and this is your second sister-in-law, her maiden name is Yuan."
Zhou Guo called out, "Sister-in-law, Sister-in-law."
The two women agreed happily. One took off two green bracelets from her hands, and the other took off a gold hairpin inlaid with a pigeon egg-sized gem from her head. One put it on her hand, and the other put it on her head.
Zhou Guo hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, you don't need them. You can wear them yourselves. They are all good things. If you give them to me, I have nowhere to wear them. I can only put them in the bottom of the box. Isn't it a waste?"
She usually wears men's clothes, so why is she wearing this gold hairpin and jade bracelet? She can't wear them out on normal days. Isn't it a pity to let such good things be covered in dust?
The old lady said, "This is a gift from them. You have to take it. You are a girl, and you just like to wear men's clothes. You can wear beautiful dresses. In the capital, there are many beautiful dresses for young ladies to wear. There are many beautiful fabrics. When we enter the city, we will buy clothes and wear these jewelry."
The two sisters-in-law also joined in the fun. They did have a younger sister at home, but she was not around all year round. They often regretted not having a daughter, and they had no chance to give these beautiful dresses to their little girl.
Zhou Guo couldn't refuse after hearing that, so he accepted it generously, "Thank you, sister-in-law. I really like this bracelet and hairpin. I can tell at a glance that they are your good things. Now they are mine, so I have to ask you to pay for them."
The two of them were even happier that their thoughts were liked, seen and valued, and that the things they carefully selected were worth it.
Next are the nephews, four teenagers, and one in the north, who is led by Xu Xiaobei himself.
Zhou Guo was very glad that he always carried some jade pendants with him and one or two strings of jewelry on his hands. So, after squeezing in, five gifts came out.
She apologized as she gave it to him, "Aunt, I was in a hurry to leave, and I didn't bring anything good with me. This is a little gift from me, please accept it. If you don't like it, you can keep it in the bottom of the box and give it to someone else later."
She doesn't care what the other person does with the things she gives away, that's the other person's business.
Several young men held the things and said with a smile: "Thank you, auntie!"
Zhou Guo waved her hand and said, "You're welcome. It's my duty. I'm your aunt."
The old lady laughed out loud, pointed at her and said, "Look, she's really one of our family members, even the way she speaks is similar."
After a while, the steaming hot food was served.
There is nothing good in the temple, just some vegetarian dishes.
But Zhou Guo hadn’t eaten anything all night, so he ate happily even without meat.
Xu Yubei and the five young men ate with relish, one bowl after another, as if it were some kind of delicacies from land and sea.