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Chapter 107 Mustache's Beard
Chunying recalled the quarrel between Manru and herself. Although the other party acted as if they had never had a quarrel afterwards, she still couldn't let go of her guard.In addition, her mother mentioned that Manru seemed to think she was dead, which made her even more angry.

Was the missing Zhuhua related to Manru?Why did Zhou Nian suddenly ask her about Zhuhua?She obviously didn't bring the bead flower that day, could it be that Man Ru secretly stole the bead flower afterwards and left it at the scene of the crime?But from the point of view of time, there is something wrong.

No matter what the facts are, Chunying is very clear that she must be on guard against Man Ru.

So, Widow Cui came to the door of the second uncle's house now, and she is so sneaky, what is the plan?Could it be that she heard that she was not dead and hid at her second uncle's house, so she came to inquire?But what does this matter have to do with Manru?Everyone knows about the second young master's scandal. It doesn't matter if she is in the mansion or not. Manru has already fulfilled her wish and has been promoted to a first-class girl. Why are you looking for her?Don't tell her that Manru is "guilty" again and wants to "make up"!
Chunying looked at Widow Cui outside the door, she seemed to have no intention of leaving, she was still looking at the situation around her, after a while, she went to knock on the door diagonally opposite.It was an empty room, so naturally no one responded.With a look of hesitation on Widow Cui's face, she moved her feet into the alley, intending to knock on other doors.

Will she knock this way?Chunying thought for a while, then turned her head and waved to Hu Fei, who came over suspiciously, and was about to ask, "Why..." when Chunying's "hush" interrupted him, he immediately stopped talking and moved closer. Come here, under Chunying's hint, look out through the crack of the door.

Chunying whispered in his ear: "Don't let that woman know I'm here." Then she pointed to the door.

Hu Fei understood, straightened up, Chunying quickly hid by the door, the former opened the door with a squeak and walked out, pretending to look around, and then asked in surprise: "Huh? Auntie, it was you who knocked on the door just now." Door?"

Widow Cui was not wary of someone suddenly opening the door at the end of the alley. Seeing a young man talking, she lowered her head first, blushed and squeaked a few times before asking: "I... I came to find relatives, is this here?" Is there a family member named Lu?"

Who is your relative? !Chunying curled her lips, seeing Hu Fei squinting over, she quickly nodded, and Hu Fei said to Widow Cui: "Yes, yes, the one on the right behind Auntie. Are you a relative of his family? Unfortunately, he is not here now home."

Widow Cui smiled unnaturally: "This... little brother, may I ask if a little girl has come to his house recently? I... I heard that his niece is here, so I came here to ask..."

"Niece? Haven't heard of it?" Hu Fei glanced at Chun Ying, lying on his mouth, "He always lives alone. What kind of relative are you in his family? Leave your name and I will tell him when he comes back. he."

Widow Cui panicked for a moment: "No...no need. Brother, you...do you live here?" She glanced at the courtyard wall next to her, "There seems to be no one living here...it's so deserted... ..."

"I live with the elderly in my family." Hu Fei looked at her and rolled his eyes, "It's usually deserted. I heard that the neighbor's family is a businessman who does business outside all the year round, so I entrusted the house to relatives to take care of it. The relatives of their family come here every three to five days." Then he continued to ask: "What kind of relative is Uncle Lu? He will be back soon, would you like to come and have a seat?"

Chunying opened her mouth wide and shook her head vigorously at him, but Hu Fei didn't seem to see it, and even opened the door a little: "Come in and have a cup of tea? Uncle Lu must be back soon."

How dare Widow Cui come in and sit?I only glanced at the scene behind the door, and saw that the house was not small, but the old paint on the door was mottled, and no new ones were painted on it. Looking at Hu Fei again, his gestures were extravagant, which is not comparable to ordinary people , but the old civilian clothes, which couldn't be plainer, hinted at his poverty. Maybe he was a child of a declining family?Looking at the other houses in the alley, the facades are not big, and the houses must be very ordinary.

She thought: The rumor must be wrong, there are several families living here, no matter which house is not worthy of the status of the eldest son of the Marquis Mansion, it must have been made up by someone indiscriminately.Sister Man listened to someone's nonsense, and asked her to find out if she was a widow. She came here recklessly to ask about Lu Er. If the wife didn't flatter her, but instead attracted others to gossip, what should she do?

Thinking of this, she forced a smile on her face, and said to Hu Fei: "I'd better go back first, and come back tomorrow, little brother, don't tell Lu Er, I will greet him..." After a pause, her face I was a little confused, "This little brother...have I seen you somewhere?"

Chunying slandered from behind the door: Isn't this a playboy's usual pick-up trick?Aunt Cui, what do you want to do to Xiao Fei? !But she immediately became vigilant. Widow Cui was in the house when Hu Fei went to her compound, right?Maybe she had seen Hu Fei at that time? !
Hu Fei was very calm: "Since you are Uncle Lu's relative, you must have seen it? It's just that I don't remember it anymore."

Widow Cui was a little hesitant, and wanted to ask something else, but suddenly saw Hu Fei happily waving behind her: "Uncle Lu! Your relatives are here to look for you!" She couldn't help being surprised, and when she looked back, it was indeed Lu Er!She hurriedly raised her sleeves to cover her face, turned her back to avoid Second Uncle Lu, and hurried away with her head bowed.

Second Uncle Lu frowned as she walked away, then turned around and asked Hu Fei, "Who is that?"

Chunying popped out from behind the door, ran quickly to the alley, carefully looked at Widow Cui as she walked away, and then turned around and said, "It was Aunt Cui who lived in the same courtyard as my family, and her daughter Manru is different from me." And, just now she was sneaking around in front of my second uncle's house, and she didn't know what she wanted to do!"

Hu Fei explained all the conversations between himself and Widow Cui, and said again: "I saw her eyes flickering, and I don't know why she came here. If she has malicious intentions, wouldn't it harm Uncle Lu? Lie, but I don’t know if I can hide it.”

Second Uncle Lu smiled and said, "Most likely! I'm really thankful, brother. If it wasn't for you, I'm afraid she would have known the trick long ago."

Chunying gritted her teeth and said, "Manru also knew about the fact that I left the mansion, but we quarreled over it. Later when I came out, she became a big girl in the third young master's courtyard. I really don't understand, what did she ask her mother to inquire about?! To catch me? What good will that do them?!"

Second Uncle Lu smiled: "It may not be because of this. You don't care about her, just be careful at the door. When someone knocks on the door, just ignore him. If you really hit him, say it's hurt and come to rest for a while." He was a little worried. Recently, the young master's status in the mansion has been rising steadily. Even the old lady asked someone to take her brother to play every few days, and she was much more pleasant to the young master. It must be that the wife was unhappy. Only then did he ask his cronies to inquire about the young master. Fortunately, when he bought the house in this alley, he did something wrong, otherwise he would have been caught off guard.

But judging from what my niece said, Widow Cui may not have any kindness towards her. After thinking about it, Second Uncle Lu changed his words again: "Forget it, be careful when you go out, and spend more time with Wei Gong and Wei Po" Well, it will be fine in a few days."

Chunying rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "Second Uncle, Brother Xiao Fei wants to start a small business and is going to check the market. Can I go with him? Hire a pony carriage, I will never Will walk around casually! In this way, even if others trick me, I won’t be plotted against when I’m not around?”

Second Uncle Lu frowned, and looked back at Hu Fei, who hurriedly lowered his head and said respectfully, "I was thinking that Miss Xiaochun was young, so she went to inquire about the news, and others wouldn't be more wary. If Uncle Lu finds it inconvenient, it's fine." gone."

Second Uncle Lu thought for a while, and said: "It's not impossible. I was outside today, and a friend told me that a stranger has been asking about you recently. I'm afraid your family has come to find you. It's better for you to avoid it." Yes, just be careful outside, and you must come back before sunset." Then she turned to Chunying, "I'll go to your house later, and tell your mother to be more careful about that widow Cui, you go out with Brother Hu, don't be naughty!"

Chun Ying was busy patting her chest to make sure she was getting bored. It would be great to be able to go out. As for Widow Cui?Let her go!

When she got up early the next morning, Chunying cleaned up properly, broke up the little girl's iconic double haircut, combed her hair in two braids, and only put two silk flowers made by herself on her temples, and put on the most expensive pair of hairpins at hand. Silver earrings, and then put on a new blue floral jacket, a blue sarong, and newly made embroidered shoes. The whole person is clean and tidy, like a Xiaojiabiyu.

The second uncle had already left the house. She took her belongings, looked around carefully at the door, then quickly closed the door and ran to the end of the alley to knock on the door. Grandma Wei greeted her with a smile, praised her a few words, and let her Go find Hu Fei.

When we arrived at Hu Fei's small courtyard, the room was quiet, the door was closed, but there was no sound inside.Chunying knocked on the door curiously: "Brother Xiao Fei? Are you there?"

"Yes, come in, I'll be fine soon." Hu Fei's voice came from the room.

Chunying pushed open the door and walked in, saw him sitting by the window with his back facing her, not knowing what he was doing, so she called him, but when he heard the sound and turned around, she found that she had identified the wrong person, that was not It wasn't Hu Fei, but a somewhat strange boy whose appearance was between a teenager and a young man. He was only seventeen or eighteen years old at most.

She quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I made a mistake, may I ask Brother Xiao Fei... Brother Xiao Fei?!" The young man's smile was so familiar, it was clearly the Hu Fei she knew!She immediately understood: "You shaved your beard?!" Unexpectedly, Hu Fei who shaved his beard turned out to be so young!She thought he was at least in his 20s!

Hu Fei's face was a little pale, and he said with a wry smile: "I used to learn business with my father. When I was young, I was always looked down upon by others, so I simply grew a beard and looked more stable, but now it is easier for others to recognize me. It's better to shave it. It's just that it's not right to do it during the filial period...just...if people recognize it, I don't want to do anything. I really can't swallow this breath!" He put down the razor in his hand He and the bronze mirror got up and walked towards the altar, where besides his biological mother's tablet, his father's tablet was added.He knelt in front of the altar, staring straight at his parents' spirit tablets: "My child knows he is not filial. From today on, he will kneel here for two hours every night until a hundred days. Please forgive him." He solemnly kowtowed three times, until his forehead turned red.

Chunying's eyes widened. Although she knew that the ancients had many rules, she didn't know that her son couldn't shave his beard after his parents died!No wonder he has been ignoring those with messy hair and beard these days.She hesitated for a while, and comforted her in a low voice: "Filial piety is not filial piety, as long as you are sincere, these are just forms... The most important thing is that you live a good life, and your parents will be happy for you... "

Hu Fei stood up, turned around and smiled at her, went to the sink, wiped his face with a wet towel, then threw down the towel and picked up the bag: "Let's go, we still have a lot to do today!"

Chunying showed a smiling face: "Okay, let's go!"

(End of this chapter)