After the Republic of China

Chapter 5
The little child felt bored in the room, his little face was flushed, and his eyes were ignorant.

Ximei smiled and tugged at Xiao Jinling, "Stupid, little girl, miss, thank you for coming to play with us."

Xiao Jinling heard this, her eyes lit up, and she said with a smile: "Then I will come back every day."

"Okay," Shao Yunshi responded happily.

Bai Erniang was also happy to see the young lady treating her daughter like this.

However, she glanced at the notebooks and pens on the young lady's low couch, and knew that young lady is very busy here, so she shook her head and said: "Miss has a lot of things here, how can she be bothered every day, a little girl."

After hearing this, Xiao Jinling lowered her head in frustration.

Ximei glanced at Baierniang reproachfully, "Little Jinling is so good, she comes to play every day, it's fine."

After hearing this, Xiao Jinling glanced at Mu Ma at the side.

Bai Erniang gave her daughter a look with a smile, pulled her away, and said, "Okay, I'll let you accompany Miss later."

Now, Xiao Jinling was happy.

"You!" Ximei nodded Xiao Jinling's head.

Bai Erniang saw that there was nothing wrong, so she said: "Miss, I'm leaving now, if there is anything, let Xiaodong or Ximei go and explain."

Shao Yunshi nodded.

Xiao Jinling is a clever little ghost, she has something on her mind, being dragged by her mother, she doesn't want to leave.

After Bai Erniang finished speaking, seeing that she couldn't move her daughter, she looked over strangely, "Hurry up, let's go."

Xiao Jinling shook his head hesitantly.

Bai Erniang saw that her daughter was acting abnormally today, and her face became a little anxious.

Ximei is a law-abiding person, and she was a little puzzled when she saw her.

Shao Yunshi saw what the child meant, and said to the embarrassed Bai Erniang: "If Erniang has something to do, go and do it, and let Xiao Jinling stay."

How could Bai Erniang agree, "She is very troublesome, go back with me today, teach me the rules, and come back to accompany Miss tomorrow."

Shao Yunshi looked at Xiao Jinling with a smile, "I just woke up, and I have nothing else to do, so I just let her stay and talk to me."

The young lady opened her mouth to keep her, and Ximei followed suit to persuade Bai Erniang.

Seeing this, Bai Erniang had no choice but to give her daughter a more honest look, and left with the basket.

Before leaving, Ximei stuffed a few bergamots and brought them back to Xiangwu.

Bai Erniang was worried about her daughter, she carried the box and left in fear.

The locust tree garden under the afterglow of the evening sun, among the shadows of the trees, is desolate and somewhat permeating.

Bai Erniang had something on her mind, so her steps were a little messy.

In chaos, accidents are bound to happen.

No, she didn't walk well on a shallow slope, so she slipped out.

Fortunately, there are many medicinal herbs and trees here, so Baierniang stretched out her hand and grabbed the leaves of the Dripping Guanyin to stabilize it.

"Hiss..." Baierniang put down the carrying box in her hand and raised her foot.

Fortunately, the twist was not heavy, after a while, she didn't dare to be distracted, and walked back carefully.

When she turned around the screen wall in the inner courtyard, a person appeared from where she fell just now.

This person is dressed in dark blue, with a top hat of the same color on top.

There was a gloomy and cruel face on the face that no one could see.

He glanced at the locust garden without emotion, then turned around and hid in the flowers and trees.

This matter passed without a trace.

Bai Erniang didn't know that she was passing by danger.

When I got home, I found no one in the house, muttered a few words, and then got busy with myself.

In the inner courtyard, Shao Yunshi's place, no one knew that a dangerous person had visited the inner courtyard of Huaiyuan Garden.

In the small seating room, the stove was burning hot, and everyone looked relieved and happy.

Little Jinling is much more lively without her mother standing in front of her.

Seeing the joy of the child, Shao Yunshi was not in a hurry to look at the account book.

Seeing her casually putting the ledger aside, Ximei smiled and stepped forward to gather it up a bit.

Shao Yunshi pushed some cakes, biscuits and fruits, and went to Xiao Jinling, "Jinling, do you have something to say?"

She knew that the child was obedient and well-behaved, and that something was wrong today, so she asked directly.

"Hmm," Xiao Jinling asked, nodding her head seriously.

"Ah, you really have something to do." Xi Mei said with a smile.

Xiao Jinling was unambiguous, she stood up straight and said: "Miss told me earlier, let me be smart these days, so I sneaked into the main courtyard..."

"You brave girl, how dare you sneak into the main courtyard alone." Ximei was bluffed by her, and almost threw out the account book.

Shao Yunshi frowned disapprovingly.

Ximei calmed down, and said a lesson: "If the people at Aunt Bai's side see this, it will be good for you."

After all, Xiao Jinling was still a child. Hearing this, he trembled and was a little frightened.

Seeing that she was afraid, Shao Yunshi quickly stopped Ximei, "What are you doing to scare her?"

Xi Mei sighed, "Miss, this girl is too courageous."

"You're right." Shao Yunshi glanced at Ximei, then said softly to the little girl, "Jinling, you'd better stay in Huaiyuan honestly in the future, so you don't have to bring trouble to your mother."

"Isn't that what you said, it seems that Chinese New Year is almost here, let's calm down a bit." Xi Mei agreed.

Xiao Jinling was probably small, and looked at the two of them inexplicably.

Seeing her like this, Shao Yunshi's heart softened, "When I told you to be smart, I didn't tell you to do anything, but I told you to avoid the main courtyard."

"That's not what you said." Xi Mei glanced at Little Jinling disapprovingly, "Over the past few years, it has become more and more insane. If Aunt Bai sees Little Jinling, why would she want to be a young lady?"

Xiao Jinling's mind was bright, and now she knew the seriousness of the matter.

She knew that she had misunderstood what the young lady meant, and she was a little embarrassed, a little person, her little face was flushed red.

Seeing that the child understood, Shao Yunshi didn't hold her tongue. She patted her little head pityingly and sighed: "You're still young, it's normal that you don't understand some things. Don't be embarrassed, we don't blame you."

After being comforted by the lady, Xiao Jinling felt even more embarrassed.

Fortunately, Ximei had already hugged her and said that she was not to blame, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.

Xiao Jinling hid in Ximei's arms, and after being comforted for a while, she whispered: "I know I was wrong, so I won't be reckless next time."

Seeing her like this, Shao Yunshi breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, if something happened to Xiao Jinling, she would be easy to spend, and Baijia might not be safe.

The four members of Baierniang's family are servants, and they all guard the courtyard in Huaiyuan. If the master wants to trouble them, he will find one.

Moreover, as she got older, she spent most of the year with her old aunt in Suzhou.

What happened to Baijia, she was beyond her reach.

On the first floor, because she is often not in Huaiyuan, Baier's family has no extra income except the monthly salary she deserves.

In order to subsidize hundreds of families so that they can stay in Huaiyuan with peace of mind, she carefully planned Huaiyuan.

In the garden, all kinds of fruit trees, flowers and trees, even herbs, are planted that can be fruitful all year round, and all the families are asked to take care of the harvest by themselves.

(End of this chapter)