Jiang Nv is indescribable

Especially Liao Zuo.

Not long after marrying into the Xiao family, when the Tong family and Mrs. Tong had accidents one after another, the hero Xiao Hu actually entrusted Liao Zuo to her.

Zhong Meili was overjoyed and fearful at the same time.

At first, I thought it was related to the situation of the Tong family.The hero is always thinking about the old love, and it is not easy to help directly, so he uses himself...

It wasn't until one time that Guanshi Tao accidentally slipped his mouth, that Zhongliu knew that it was the fifth sister-in-law who personally found the heroine, and appointed her to take over by name.

After all, Liao Zuo was "presented" by Jiang Fosang, and the candidate she proposed had indeed business acumen, and was already the daughter of Xiao's family, plus some tacit matters between the two of them, Xiao Hu had no reason not to agree. .

Of course, Zhong Mei didn't know these details.

She just vaguely felt strange, and felt that such arrangements seemed to be arranging funeral affairs.

Could it be that the fifth sister-in-law knew that she would never return to the Northland before she left Jiyuan?
Apart from their private friendship, is there any other reason for entrusting Liao Zuo to her instead of other Di Sis?

For example, Xiao Yuanxi and Xiao Yuandu are brothers from the same mother, if there is anything in the future, they will naturally help each other...

Will it be so? -
Something happened to Liao Zuo just now, and Zhong Meili hurried over to deal with it.

It was handled properly, and he was planning to return to the city, after all, there was a celebration banquet in the evening.I just heard that Xiao Yuandu came to Dafeng Garden.

She, Xiao Yuanxi and their three children also came to this small courtyard where black mastiffs were raised.

Two of the three children were born to Zhong Meili, twins, the male named Xiao Xu and the female named Xiao Yu. Fengxiang landed in June of the eighth year.

The other one year older is Xiao Hong, the son of his elder brother Xiao Yuanyin and the son of his eldest sister-in-law Mrs. Bian, whose name was still chosen by Jiang Fosang.

Mrs. Bian has been in poor health since she was pregnant, dystocia and blood collapse, although she finally gave birth to Lin'er, her body was not healthy, and it was delayed until the spring of the next year, when she finally passed away.

Zhong Mei still remembered that when she went to see her the night before, Mrs. Bian was exhausted, so she held her hand and talked a lot intermittently, always panting for a long time every time she said a few words.

There are probably many things that I can't let go of, and the one I can't let go of the most is this youngest who cannot be raised by himself.

Mrs. Bian wept when she mentioned it, and she didn't dare to bother her, so she only asked her to take care of her if she had time.

How could Zhong Mei not respond?
After Mrs. Bian left, Xiao Yuanyin never remarried.

Fearing that the nurse and maid on Xiao Hong's side were not dedicated, Zhong Mei also had children here, so they simply raised them together, and Xiao Hong was closer to her.

Xiao Hong was a little cautious, greeted each other, called uncle, and then leaned against Zhong Mei's side without moving.

Xiao Xu was lively, but like all his cousins, he was always afraid of this taciturn and vicious fifth uncle, and kept hiding behind his father.

Only Xiao Yu was not afraid, he kicked his legs to let the nurse put her down, ran to Xiao Yuandu, raised his head and asked, "When did uncle come back?"

Xiao Yuandu looked down at his little niece, raised his hand to touch the hair on her head, and replied, "I just came back."

"Did uncle bring a gift for Xing'er?"

They brought back a lot of things, tens of thousands of people, hundreds of thousands of horses, countless cattle and sheep, in addition to gold, silver, treasures, cloth, utensils... But all of them were given to the soldiers.

Zhong Mei leaned over to pick her up, and tapped her forehead with her index finger: "Uncle marched and toiled, you don't understand, you only think about presents!"

She taught her daughter here, Xiao Yuanxi stepped forward: "The battlefield is dangerous, and the sword and gun have no eyes, brother, is it hurt?"

Xiao Yuandu said that there is no problem.

"Brother just came back, Xu didn't know yet, there was a happy event in the mansion recently, Ah Shao had made a marriage contract with Fei's eldest daughter a month ago..."

He spoke neatly, but his eyes dodged and his forehead was sweating, it was obvious that Xiang Zhuang's sword dance had other intentions.

Xiao Yuandu didn't point it out, just glanced over, and then moved his eyes to Xiao Yu not far away who was drooping because of being scolded.

Xiao Yuanxi cleared his throat, clenched his hands hidden in his sleeves: "Brother, Si, Si are far away, you can't... Father, you, you still..."

Xiao Yuanxi has also become more and more calm these years. After all, he is a father, and he is no longer as prone to stare at his feet as before, unable to hold back a whole sentence for a long time.

But what should I say?After searching my stomach, it is still inevitable to bring up my dead sister-in-law.

Xiao Yuanxi was really in a difficult situation, the more anxious he was, the more he stumbled.

Zhong Mei winked at Xiao Feng, and put her down again.

Xiao Yu understood, and ran to Xiao Yuandu again, pulled his thumb with little effort, and pulled him away: "Uncle, follow me, I will take you to find General Hei, I know where he and Xue Mei Niang like to go Play."

Seeing his daughter dragging his brother away, Xiao Yuanxi sighed helplessly and frustrated.

Then he glanced at his wife beside him: "Cousin, I..."

After being married for so long, she still couldn't change her habit of calling her cousin in private.

"I know you still miss your dead sister-in-law in your heart. I am the same as you, but Father..."

A few days ago his father called him away, Xiao Yuanxi thought he would be reprimanded again.

He has been obsessed with woodwork in recent years, and at first it was limited to household items. Last year, there was a drought and it was difficult to irrigate the crops. When he saw the waterwheel in the manor, he had the idea of ​​improving the waterwheel. Then he got out of hand and often went to the countryside recently. run……

Xiao Hu didn't call him to teach him.

Because the six sons like to make wooden utensils, he and Xiao Yuandu have had several disputes.

The reason why Xiao Yuanxi is timid and cowardly is all because he was frightened when he was young.And the incident happened in the year when Xiao Yuandu was sent to Beiliang.

Although there is no conclusive evidence, Xiao Yuandu suspects that the Tong family did it, and Xiao Hu can hardly refute it. After all, the Tong family has done a lot of evil...

However, if it wasn't for his negligence and connivance, why did it come to this?

I feel ashamed, and I didn’t expect much from this son at all—marry and have children, have a capable elder brother to help, and have a shrewd wife hand in hand, this life is enough to be safe.

It's up to him to use waterwheels and agricultural tools.

He called Xiao Yuanxi away to remarry Xiao Yuandu.

Xiao Yuanxi couldn't figure out why his father would discuss such an important matter with him.

But who else could Xiao Hu look for if he wasn't looking for him?It is this brother from the same mother who can make the fifth child more patient.

On the one hand, it was his father's order; on the other hand, as a younger brother, Xiao Yuanxi couldn't bear to see his elder brother die alone.

So I had no choice but to open this mouth.

"Don't be upset."

The cousin's mood changes have never been hidden from him. When he mentioned the marriage contract and the fifth sister-in-law, the cousin became unhappy.

Zhong Mei shook her head: "I'm not unhappy, it's just—"

Great changes have taken place in the Northland in the past four years.

After Binzhou, several other states have successively abolished marriage by robbery. At present, only Liangzhou still retains this custom.

In addition, square tables and chairs, cooking in iron pots, health books, and Binzhou brocade...the wider the promotion, the greater the impact.

Although I don't know why the fifth sister-in-law did not take credit or fame before, she blindly hid behind the scenes.However, due to Zhong Li's intentional or unintentional publicity in the past few years, the people in the Northland know who these changes are because of.

At the beginning, when everyone mentioned the ex-wife of the Xiao family, they all praised her again and again, and after the compliments, they couldn't help but sigh that she was too beautiful.

Now that four years have passed, everyone is used to it, and this sigh gradually fades away.

It's only been four years, and that person is going to be forgotten.

It's all for others, even Xiao Yuandu...