After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 452 Peeping from the alley

Mr. Ma secretly gave Lu Gawa and Widow Lu a few words. Seeing that both his mother and son looked grateful, wishing they could go to pieces for Jin Jiashu, he nodded with satisfaction.

Seeing that it was getting late and the Jin family's house was almost tidied up, she called her granddaughter and prepared to go home.

Because Jin Jiashu still wanted to stay and tidy up the study, Ma did not call him, but whispered to him: "The mother and son seem to be quite honest for the time being, so you can do as they please. There will be a lot of things at home in the future. You still need to add two more useful people, a steward who knows the rules and can help you deal with interpersonal relationships, and a long-term follower who can follow you when you go out. Whether it is this Lu Gawa or the one you usually send. Zhou Xiaojian, you are too young and don’t have enough knowledge. I am afraid that you will show your timidity when you go to a wealthy family. This is your dignity, as well as the dignity of your parents and the Concubine Xian. If you don’t want to hire someone, hire someone! You have to hire one too. If you don’t know if the one you can find from outside is reliable, just talk to the Zhenguo Government.”

Jin Jiashu opened his mouth, but still said nothing, only nodded in agreement.

Satisfied, Mrs. Ma called her granddaughter out. Haitang glanced at Jin Jiashu with some sympathy, thinking that since he planned to live in Chang'an and his identity was semi-public, human relations would be necessary in the future. He wanted to live a quiet life behind closed doors, but he couldn't. so easy.

But no matter how you say it, the identity of "Concubine Xu Xian's nephew" is really much stronger than "the son of Concubine Xu Xian and her ex-husband". I just don’t know if Jin Jiashu made his thoughts clear in the previous letter. After reading the letter, can Concubine Xu Xian understand her son’s intention?

With the kind of cryptic words Jin Jiashu used in his family letters in the past, it was really impossible to tell such a thing.

Haitang followed her grandmother out of the house and was about to walk in the direction of the Hai family when she saw the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of another neighbor, the Wang family, coming towards her. They are old neighbors with the Hai family and have known each other more than ten years ago. When Ma saw them, he immediately greeted them warmly and called Haitang to come forward and greet them.

Both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Wang family were very curious. What was Mrs. Ma doing with her granddaughter at the neighbor's house next door? The old neighbor in this house sold the house. They all heard about it, but they didn't know who the new owner was. Ma took the opportunity to give a brief introduction to Jin Jiashu's background. Of course, he did not mention that he was a relative of the palace concubine. He only said that he was a new student of his cousin's brother-in-law Xie Wenzai. He was the son of a juren from Zhili. All his family members were dead. , it’s so pitiful to be oppressed by relatives and seize the property...

Haitang smiled awkwardly and resisted the urge to look back at the scene inside Jin's house. She didn’t know if Jin Jiashu heard Ma’s words, but the neighbors in this alley were very upright. A man from the Wang family worked on the city defense and had a son who patrolled the nearby streets every day. If the Wang family The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sympathized with Jin Jiashu and asked the men in the family to take more care of him in the future, so that he could get more help in his daily life and no longer have to rely on the help of Zhou Hai's family all the time. If someone from the second room of the Jin family comes to visit one day, the neighbors will come forward to speak for him and will not let him bully him by calling him "a relative who conspired to seize the property."

The Wang family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were filled with indignation at what Ma said, and they all said in unison that the second wife of the Jin family was too outrageous! How could you bully a smart, kind, gentle and well-behaved child like this? ! If that family dares to come and cause trouble for their new neighbor Jin Jiashu, they will definitely help.

Ma took the opportunity to invite the Wang family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to warm pot wine on Jin Jiashu's behalf. Although the time was a bit tight, the Wang family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were free that day and were happy to come and sit at the new neighbor's house. Wang's mother-in-law also asked Ma to help as a consultant. What kind of housewarming gift should she give her? Ma recalled what was lacking in Jin Jiashu's house and made some suggestions, which won the hearts of the Wang family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

When the three of them were having a heated discussion, Haitang moved a few steps to the side and signaled Aunt Ma with her eyes to go home first and prepare dinner. Ma loved to chat with her old neighbors on weekdays. God knows what time it would be by the time she finished chatting. If dinner is delayed, won't Haixiya, Haichanan, and Haijiao starve when they return home?
Aunt Ma took the first step knowingly, leaving Aunt Cui to continue to accompany Ma. From the corner of his eye, Ma caught a glimpse and didn't take it seriously. The conversation with the Wang family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had shifted to the new house bought by another acquaintance for their youngest son who was about to separate. Because the younger son's wife was at odds with his mother-in-law and sister-in-law, acquaintances like them didn't know how to pick out things when they were preparing for a housewarming ceremony. If the gift is too small, the family will lose face; if the gift is too generous, the mother-in-law and eldest daughter-in-law of that family will easily complain. It's really hard to get the right balance. Why would this family bring their family troubles to outsiders like them? !
When Haitang saw that her grandmother was chatting with others, she was afraid that she would not be able to go home for a while, so she couldn't help but sigh to herself and began to lose focus.

She inadvertently glanced towards the entrance of the alley, and saw someone looking towards her. When he saw her looking up, the man quickly retracted his head behind the wall. Who is this sneaky person? What does he want to do? !

Haitang looked at it from a distance, and felt that at a quick glance, the man's appearance seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for the moment. Judging from his young age, he is not a common acquaintance, nor is he a resident in this alley, nor is he a hawker running errands making a living on the nearby streets. Then what's the purpose of him poking his head around the alley?
Haitang was wary and turned to wink at Aunt Cui. The two took two steps back and exchanged a few words in a low voice. Aunt Cui walked knowingly towards the main gate of the Hai family, as if she had been ordered by her young master to go home to do something. Neither Mrs. Ma nor the Wang family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law paid attention, and continued to chat to themselves. But Aunt Cui walked to the door of Hai's house, but did not go in. Instead, she quickly turned and ran toward the alley.

As a burst of rapid footsteps sounded, they gradually disappeared into the distance. Aunt Cui, who chased after her, failed to catch the person and had to come back to return to Haitang.

Ma had stopped chatting at this time, frowned and asked Aunt Cui: "What's going on? There was someone in the alley just now? Who was it?"

Aunt Cui said: "He is a young boy with a raw face. He looks like he is only in his teens. He is dressed neatly and neatly. He doesn't look like a boy who lives on the street. He is just sneaky and shrinks his head. He peeks into the alley a few times. , looking at my wife, sister, Mrs. Wang and Grandma Wang, I don’t know what I want to do? "

Wang's mother-in-law said hurriedly: "It doesn't sound like a good person. She turned around and told her son to patrol the nearby streets more often. If he saw anyone sneaking around, he would arrest and interrogate them carefully. Don't call those who are not sneaky. The rogue with good intentions took advantage of the opportunity and harmed others!"

After such an incident, Mrs. Ma and Mrs. Wang's mother-in-law lost their interest in talking, said goodbye to each other and went home.

When Ma arrived home, she repeatedly asked Aunt Cui about the situation when she was chasing someone. It's a pity that Aunt Cui only saw the man briefly and couldn't tell any more details. Ma had no choice but to give up and sighed: "Now that the weather is getting warmer, there are more people in the city, including the number of children. I hope nothing happens." Then he called Uncle Cui and gave him these instructions. Let him instruct the servants working in his own house and the Chen family's house next door to strictly guard the door and not let thieves in.

After Uncle Cui left, Mrs. Ma thought of Jin Jiashu again: "I have to mention it to Brother Jin later. There are not many people living in his new house now, and he doesn't know what to do if something happens. If he meets a thief, , Isn’t it true that someone with three advantages and two disadvantages got his second room in vain?”

Haitang was reminded by her grandmother's words.

Wasn't the boy who was poking his head at the alley just now the second eldest son of the Jin family, Sun Jinwu, whom she had seen from a distance before?

(End of this chapter)