After the Republic of China

Chapter 37

The aunt and nephew were looking at the plan happily, when something happened outside.

Ximei hurriedly went out to ask questions.

Shao Lanxiang threw down the album, "Mom probably sent someone to call."

Shao Yunshi glanced at the clock, "It's not time yet."

Just as they were talking, Ximei brought Xiao Jinling in.

Shao Yunshi smiled and said, "Most likely I'm here to ask about afternoon tea."

Ximei just heard it, she smiled and shook her head, "It's not about this."

The little girl Jinling was clever, and after saying hello, she hurriedly said: "Miss, it's Brother Leizi from Xiahewan."

"Leizi? Which Leizi?" Shao Lanxiang seldom met Shao Yunshi with guests, so she stopped listening for a while.

Shao Yunshi knew that her aunt was concerned about her, so she said, "It's the son of Grandma Miao's family. When someone comes, aunt will recognize him."

After finishing speaking, Shao Yunshi hurriedly said to Ximei, "Hurry up to meet him. Oh, yes, you go directly to the front. He must bring something when he comes. He will most likely be in the kitchen right now."

Xiao Jinling nodded quickly, "He picked out a lot of things, and they are indeed in the kitchen right now."

The Shao family's house is large and the population is small, so the residents are scattered, so each courtyard opened fire on its own.

No, once Shao Yunshi returns to Yangzhou, Grandma Miao's family will often come to deliver firewood, vegetables, rice noodles, etc.

After Ximei got the order, she hurriedly responded, pulled Xiao Jinling, and walked out quickly.

Leizi from Xiahewan?After Shao Yunshi finished giving her instructions, Shao Lanxiang remembered, "Is it the child from the Zhang family? It must be. This child will be sixteen this year. He was with you for a year. He was raised by your mother when he was a child. He looks like a tiger. of."

Zhang Leizi is Shao Yunshi's nanny brother, his mother Miao's mother is Lu's dowry maid, she was Shao Yunshi's nanny, her father is a flower farmer in Xiahewan, and often sends flowers to the old man.

Father Zhang and Butler Zhang of the Shao family belong to the same family.

Now the Zhang family is helping Shao Yunshi to manage the dowry Zhuangzi left by the Lu family.

Shao Yunshi guessed it immediately when she saw her aunt, and was a little surprised, "Auntie still remembers things so far away."

Bringing up the past, Shao Lanxiang sighed: "Why don't you remember, your Nanny Miao treated me very well at that time. By the way, didn't their family leave here long ago and go to Qingdao?"

Nanny Miao left only two years after Lu's divorce. At that time, the old lady didn't want to see Mrs. Lu, so she didn't want to see Mrs. Miao.

In addition, Shao Yunshi often cried, and the old lady blamed Miao for not being able to look after children, so she told her to leave.

Shao Yunshi had nothing to hide from her little aunt, so she explained: "The nanny's family came back when I was ten years old. I didn't meet my aunt, so I didn't say anything."

In fact, not only Shao Yunshi and Mr. Shao knew about Nanny Miao's return, but Mrs. Shao also knew about it, but no one wanted to talk about it again.

These are trivial matters, and they involve old matters. Shao Lanxiang didn't say anything, but asked, "Why didn't they follow you to Suzhou?"

"I asked them to stay in Xiahewan and help me take care of Zhuangzi." Shao Yunshi replied.

There is the dowry field of his ex-sister-in-law in Xiahewan. Shao Lanxiang knew it and disapproved: "It's better to follow you. Dad is in the dowry field. You are afraid that no one will take care of it."

"Grandpa told me to learn to take care of it myself." Shao Yunshi explained with a smile.

Shao Lanxiang nodded her, "You yourself..."

"Miss, we're here." Shao Lanxiang's words were just interrupted by Ximei.

Shao Yunshi asked, "Is everything arranged?"

Xi Mei nodded, "It's all set."

Shao Lanxiang still remembered Leizi's naive appearance when he was a child. On the spur of the moment, he interrupted his niece, "Ask Leizi to come in, also to see what he looks like."

This is the Nuan Pavilion, and generally outsiders or those who answer questions do not come in.

Zhang Leizi is not young anymore, he usually doesn't come to the inner courtyard.

It was also because of his aunt that Shao Yunshi asked him to come into the yard to talk today.

However, when the aunt came to be interested, Shao Yunshi hurriedly greeted Zhang Leizi to enter the Nuan Pavilion.

Ximei glanced at Shao Lanxiang who was sitting comfortably, nodded and went out to call for someone.

After a while, a cold wind blew up and people came.

Unexpectedly, Bai Erniang came with Zhang Leizi.

Seeing her, Shao Lanxiang knew that Bai Erniang was avoiding suspicion for Shao Yunshi, so she said with satisfaction: "Erniang's soup with water shield and thorns at noon is not bad."

Bai Erniang saw that her handicraft was favored by the second aunt, and wiped the hem of her clothes excitedly, "It's good if it suits my aunt. Our rough handicraft is not worth anything."

Shao Lanxiang said with a smile: "You are really too modest. Not only are the dishes well cooked, but the people are also honest, and our Huai Garden is not badly managed."

After finishing speaking, she gave Xiao Cui a wink.

Xiaocui hurriedly took out a purse, walked up to Bai Erniang, and handed it to her.

How could Bai Erniang accept it, she hurriedly declined and said: "This is all a matter of duty, how dare you be a reward from your aunt."

Shao Lanxiang was determined to make a fool of her niece today, so she couldn't help but say, "Okay, accept it quickly, it's not a bad gift."

Xiaocui also urged Bai Erniang to accept it.

The essence of Shao Lanxiang's gifts is to reward servants, which is also a common practice.

Seeing that Bai Erniang didn't answer, Shao Yunshi knew that she was really embarrassed, so she nodded and asked her to accept it.

Bai Erniang accepted the purse embarrassingly.

With her like this, Shao Lanxiang nodded secretly, thinking that she is honest, at least she does not hide adultery, and can be taught.

Shao Lanxiang was quite satisfied with Bai Erniang, her complexion softened a lot.

Bai Erniang didn't dare to look up at her little aunt, she held a purse in her hand and said words of gratitude.

Shao Lanxiang heard too much flattery, and she didn't think it was bad.

only?She remembered what Xiaocui had brought out earlier, and interrupted Bai Erniang's gratitude, saying: "Here in Huaiyuan, Manggu rarely comes back a few times a year, if you have any thoughts, just say so, I can still help her It's up to you."

ah?Bai Erniang happened to feel guilty about what happened yesterday, and when she heard Shao Lanxiang's words suddenly, her heart shrank, and she hurriedly said: "No, I don't have any ideas, it's okay to work in Huaiyuan, and the young lady treats us well. "

As she spoke, she was afraid that Shao Lanxiang would not believe her, so she pulled the little Jinling beside her and said, "If you don't believe me, ask my girl, she knows my heart best."

Seeing her lose her composure, Shao Lanxiang frowned a little. You must know that her beating like this is also normal. Isn't Bai Erniang's attitude a little too much?
Shao Yunshi raised her eyes, understood a little, and immediately said: "Er Niang, go down quickly, you have a lot of things to do, and you have to help make the sauce later."

Bai Erniang was still waiting to argue, but Ximei stepped forward and stabbed her.

Being poked by Ximei, Bai Erniang became sober in an instant, and when she just lowered her head and saw her daughter's worried eyes, she felt a chill down her spine, her performance just now had indeed gone too far.

Fortunately, she was an old man after all, and her heart tightened, but she calmed down, and immediately said a few more polite words, and then backed out.

As soon as she left, there was a sudden silence in the room.

Shao Lanxiang turned cold, and said directly to Ximei, "Tell me, did something happen? Don't talk to me."

(End of this chapter)