Chapter 409

Seeing Mao Wenzhi's change from arrogant to respectful, Ye Xiaotian was amused. "All right, all right," he said, "As long as you keep your loud voice down, it will be much quieter."

"Dage," Mao Wenzhi argued, "You don't know, the old woman next door …"

"All right, all right," Ye Xiaotian snapped, "I don't care who is right or wrong, you are a big man, do you have to be like this? How about I help you scold her? "

"No," Mao Wenzhi hastily said, "You are an official, you must conduct yourself with dignity. I am different, I am … "

"Don't explain," Ye Xiaotian interrupted him, "You don't have the slightest bit of decency. Let's tidy up tonight, tomorrow we will move to the mountains! This is such a big house, no matter how your underwear floats, it will not float into other people's pigsty. Oh, right, you said that the young lady made it for you, whose young lady is it? "

While talking, Ye Xiaotian walked into the house. Mao Wenzhi followed behind him. Hearing this, his old face blushed. "It's … it's the young lady of the Ye family," he said in embarrassment.

"What young lady of the Ye family?" Ye Xiaotian said, "Oh! It's her? "

Ye Xiaotian suddenly remembered the little woman he saved two days ago, who went to court to ask for a remarriage. He turned his head to look at Mao Wenzhi, smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to have some ability, kid. In just two days, she is even willing to make your underwear."

Mao Wenzhi smiled apologetically with a guilty conscience, "How can that be? She has nothing to do on the mountain. Seeing that my clothes are a bit tattered, she asked me to pull some cloth, she wants to help me make a new set. I was the one who said to make underwear, she is a woman, how could she have the nerve to ask?"

Ye Xiaotian laughed and said, "That's right! One must have a thick face, thicker than the city wall, to be able to get a good wife. I say, Old Mao, the two of us are not alike in other aspects, but in this aspect, we are definitely taught by the same master. "

When Yao Yao heard Ye Xiaotian's voice, she ran out from the inner room with an embroidered bow in her hand. There was a piece of cloth tied to the bow, and there were already two bright-colored flower petals embroidered on it. When she saw Ye Xiaotian, she excitedly said, "Big Brother Xiaotian!"

Ye Xiaotian bent down to pick her up and asked, "What are you doing, are you learning embroidery?"

"That's right," Yao Yao said, "I have nothing to do at home. I see the Ye family's wife making clothes for Mao Dage, but I don't know how to do it. So I asked her for some needles, money, and cloth. I want to embroider a pouch for Brother Tian. "

Ye Xiaotian gently pinched her tender cheeks and said with a smile, "Our Yao Yao is really sensible. "Our Yaoyao is really sensible," he said. "Hmm, now that you mention it, you are still young, you can't be idle all day. We will move to the mountain early in the morning tomorrow, when the house is big, I will hire a teacher for you, you can learn the four arts, calligraphy, poetry, singing, and be a little talented girl. "

Yaoyao said happily, "Our big house can be lived in now?"

"There is still a lot of space that needs to be built," Ye Xiaotian said, "But it will not affect the occupancy. This small house is really too crowded, we will move there early tomorrow morning. I am thinking … "

As Ye Xiaotian said this, he carried Yaoyao in his arms and entered the central room filled with furniture. He found a chair and sat down, saying, "I am thinking if I should send someone to fetch my father and mother, but I don't know if they are willing to leave the capital. It is hard to leave their homeland, the elderly are especially stubborn. If they are willing to come, my brother does not need to be the head of the prison, I can help him arrange a proper job … "

Yaoyao had heard Ye Xiaotian talk about the family before, she happily clapped and said, "Good, good, then I will talk to my family, let them come over, this way, our family will suddenly have more people, it will be more lively."

Ye Xiaotian laughed, "Yes, my brother has a son, younger than you, if they are willing to come, you will have a very cute little brother to play with you."

Ye Xiaotian thought of a happy family reunion, he happily said, "I will go back and prepare some gifts, ask the courier station to help send them home, and then write a letter to ask my father, as long as my father agrees, my mother will not object. As for my brother, as long as my sister-in-law agrees, it will not be a problem. Haha, it seems that I have to choose a gift that can move my sister-in-law! "

… …

In the north, when moving to a new house, there is a custom called "burning the bottom of the pot". After determining an auspicious day to move, the house will start moving in the morning when the sun has just turned red, the first thing to do is to remove the iron pot from the stove and send it over first.

Before moving the iron pot, a large flatbread must be baked in the iron pot, but only on one side, it is not cooked. When moving the pot, the lid must be covered tightly, a red string is used to tie a circle, after moving to the new house, it is placed on the stove, and the other side must be baked, until the flatbread is cooked.

After that, a banquet must be held to entertain the friends, colleagues, and neighbors who come to congratulate. The scale of the banquet is decided according to the family's financial level, but this flatbread must be shared with everyone, to ensure that the wealth and happiness are not lost.

Ye Xiaotian was a northerner, and the boisterous Mao Wenzhi was also a northerner. Naturally, this custom was carried over to Guizhou. Early the next morning, Mao Wenzhi did not care about anything else. He stared at the iron wok and baked a half-cooked flatbread. When the wok cooled down, he tied a red string around it and carried it down from the stove, holding it in his arms.

Mao Wenzhi carried the iron pot for a while, and felt that his arms were tired, so he suddenly had an idea. He turned the pot upside down and put the lid on his head. Just like that, he swaggered through the streets with a black pot on his head, just like a scenery in the morning of Gourd County.

Ye Xiaotian had already asked County Magistrate Xu for leave in advance, so no matter what grudge County Magistrate Xu and Register Wang had, they naturally came to congratulate him. After that, they rushed back to the yamen to handle official business. Squad Leader Zhou, Su Xuntian, Ma Hui, and the others helped Ye Xiaotian move the furniture to his new house.

But when Ye Xiaotian invited them to the banquet, they all refused. They were on duty now, and it was not convenient to take a day off. They all knew that County Magistrate Xu and Ye Xiaotian did not get along, so they did not want to do anything that would give County Magistrate Xu a chance to make things difficult for them.

These colleagues could not stay for the banquet, and Ye Xiaotian's house was built on the mountain, so he did not have any neighbors. Therefore, the "Burning Pot Bottom" banquet became his own family's enjoyment.

The house was quite large. In terms of area alone, it was probably the largest house in Gourd County. Ye Xiaotian did not want to be so ostentatious, but after these seedlings arrived, they spontaneously expanded the size of his house.

Such a large house required a lot of servants and maids to take care of it. Ye Xiaotian had already asked a middleman to help him choose, but they had not arrived yet. However, he had already hired a few cooks, so it would not affect the progress of the banquet.

…

"Burning pot bottom, what kind of custom is this?"

The deputy of Gourd County, Zhao Wenyuan, looked at the invitation in his hand and shook his head with a bitter smile. He had received the wedding invitation sent by Ye Xiaotian last night, and knew that Ye Xiaotian was moving in today, but he did not go to congratulate him. Instead, he sat in the parlor with the wedding invitation in his hand, his mind preoccupied.

He had just gotten in touch with a dragon and had just done a business, but a dragon's nest had been overturned. Ever since a dragon was exterminated, Zhao Wenyuan had always been in fear. Although he was careful in doing things, and even if a dragon's people called him out, there was no evidence to deal with him, but in the end, it was still not good for him.

Now that several days had passed, and nothing unusual had happened, Zhao Wenyuan gradually relaxed. The first time he contacted Long Lingyun directly, and the second time was with the youngest of Long Lingyun's Thirteen Eagles. Both of their heads were now hanging on the city wall, so his identity had not been exposed.

However, Ye Xiaotian had just eliminated Yi Long's gang, and he, who had a close relationship with Yi Long, was going to see him. Zhao Wenyuan could not help but feel guilty.

Qian Qingqing was also worried that Zhao Wenyuan's mental fortitude was not up to par, and he would expose himself in front of Ye Xiaotian, so he said, "Since it's not convenient for you to make an appearance, why don't you use the excuse that the relay route has just been opened and you're too busy with official business as an excuse to decline? Just send someone to deliver a congratulatory gift."

Zhao Wenyuan shook his head and said, "Ye Xiaotian has made a great contribution, and his foundation in Gourd County will be even more stable. Magistrate Hua, County Magistrate Xu, Register Wang, one by one, the only one I can really work with is Ye Xiaotian. If I don't go and congratulate him, it won't be good. I'm just worried that some of the captured bandits might know of my existence. Even if they don't know my identity, if Ye Xiaotian finds out that there's a traitor, it will be troublesome. "

Qian Qingqing thought for a moment and said, "Your worries are somewhat reasonable. Why don't I go on your behalf and observe his movements? If he really has suspicions about you, or knows something, can he cover it up seamlessly? If we know, we can plan ahead. "

Zhao Wenyuan happily said, "Good! You've always been meticulous, so it's good to go and investigate! "

Qian Qingqing nodded and said, "I'll leave after I prepare a congratulatory gift. That's right, One Dragon has already collapsed and can't be used anymore. How do you plan to control this relay route? "

Zhao Wenyuan slightly narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Chang Zizai has already lost his backer, so I plan to crush him first and secretly train people to replace him. Xie Chuanfeng is an abandoned child of the Tian family, but it's very likely that he's a spy the Tian family arranged to be in Gourd County. He's currently very close to Register Wang, and Register Wang isn't an idiot. Since he's willing to accept him, it's very likely that he's already relying on the Tian family. If that's the case, he and Xu Boyi are actually on the same side. I'll be careful and take care of Chang Zizai first. This is also one of the reasons why I want to rope in Ye Xiaotian. "

Zhao Wenyuan didn't tell Qian Qingqing all of his plans, but the method he had come up with had already satisfied Qian Qingqing. Qian Qingqing nodded and said, "Taking an unconventional approach will result in failure on the verge of success. This kind of steady and steady approach is also a good method. "

Qian Qingqing stood up and said with a light smile, "Alright, I'll go to the Ye family's' Burning Pot Bottom 'and probe that Ye Xiaotian on the way!"