The little girl of the landlord's house

Chapter 1

The April day in the south of the Yangtze River is the season when there are many rains in Qingming.The sky that was somewhat gloomy just now has already started to drizzle, reflecting the green mountains and green waters, it feels a bit misty and rainy.

Not far away is a large area of ​​houses with blue tiles and white walls, which makes people feel deserted in the rain. The white banners on the lintels have not been put away, and they are soaked by the rain, and the words "Xiefu" have been covered up. half.A woman in plain clothes stood on the bluestone steps in the corridor, leaned over and looked outside, her embroidered shoes were half wet from the rain.

Maybe it was because of the strong wind in the rain, she lowered her head and coughed a few times, but the old mother behind her hurried forward and put a coat on her body.

"Don't worry, ma'am, it's not raining too much, the girl will be back in a while." The one who spoke was Mother Zhao, the daughter-in-law next to Xu, the hostess of Xie's family.Zhao's mother is Xu's companion. She is in her early forties now, and she has been in Xie's family for more than [-] years. She is an old man by Xu's side.

Xu Shi only nodded, but she still couldn't help feeling a little worried.Master Xie died of illness a month ago, and now he has been at home for more than 20 days, and it seems that it is time for the burial.She has been in poor health recently, and she can barely get up. Now, the important matter of choosing a cemetery falls on her and Master Xie's only daughter.

It is said that the children of the poor are in charge of the family early, but this Miss Xie was raised in a honeypot since she was a child, but because of her father's death this time, it seems like a different person. He grew up, and in front of many uncles, he lived like a family member.

Sitting in the sedan chair, Xie Yujiao stretched out her hand to pull up the curtain of the sedan chair. She glanced at the misty and rainy April day in the south of the Yangtze River, and a look of sadness suddenly appeared on that delicate and beautiful face.

Bringing this up, Xie Yujiao still felt a pain in her chest!She was just sleeping at night, who would have expected that when she woke up, she would arrive at a place where there were no shops, no computers, no phones, no iPads.Xie Yujiao lost her father since she was a child, and she lived with her mother. Now that she can go to work and be filial to her mother with great difficulty, who knows that she has timetraveled...

If Xu's face and name were not exactly the same as Xie Yujiao's mother in modern times, Xie Yujiao really wanted to quit.

What kind of thing is this? Just after transmigrating, the father died and the mother became ill. This is not a problem. The most important thing is that the father and mother have not yet given birth to a son. Just like that...just like this "temporarily" still weighs on Xie Yujiao's shoulders.

The rules in ancient times are different in modern times. Modern women also have the right to inherit. When the father dies, it seems reasonable for the daughter to inherit the inheritance.But in ancient times, daughters were regarded as belonging to other people's family as soon as they were born, so don't worry about inheritance rights. If the money falls into other people's hands, whether Xie Yujiao will have a dowry in the future is still a problem!

Father had just died, so the patriarch would naturally not bring up the matter of separating the family, and Xie Yujiao would not let them succeed so easily. Why should the old Xie family's money saved by the hard work of several lifetimes be distributed to those who don't want to do it? I'm sorry Xie Yujiao can't understand this truth .The only way now is to find a child from the same clan and adopt him to Xie's family, maybe this family property can be kept.

The patriarch has agreed to this idea, but it is really hard to say anything about the candidate for this child.

Although my father is the old man's only son, but in the old man's generation, there were several uncles and brothers. Although they lived separately when they were young, they often came to the house to enjoy the autumn breeze these years, but for the huge wealth of Xie's main house , everyone is coveting like a tiger and a wolf.

Xie Yujiao had just crossed over a few days ago, and before everyone recognized them, she had already been led to see more than a dozen children, ranging from the early twenties to just under the moon. Everyone has this opportunity.

Mrs. Xu directly claimed that she was sick and refused to come out to meet people. Xie Yujiao had to be patient and met one by one. The seniority was correct, but the names were messy and couldn't remember for a while. This group of people has been recognized clearly.

Let’s not talk about those who have grown up, few of them look at their eyes, and those under the age of ten don’t know what they will be like when they grow up. Now Xie Yujiao is already fourteen, turning fifteen years old, even if she is It will only take a few years to marry after three years of mourning for Mr. Xie.

If you choose a big one, it is tantamount to giving away all your belongings. If you choose a small one, you will not be able to teach well after three years.Xie Yujiao held her forehead in trouble, and right now, she could only delay it for a day.

The rainy moon was getting heavier outside, and the little maid followed the sedan chair with an umbrella, and whispered: "Hey, slow down, be careful that the road is slippery and you will shake the lady."

The bearers were all native servants of Xie's house, they were very reliable, their clothes were all damp in this rainy day, and no one complained, they just carried Xie Yujiao back in the rain.

Xie Yujiao saw that the curtains of the sedan chair were all damp, and she thought that it must be raining heavily, so she set up the curtains and glanced outside, and saw a khaki-colored temple not far away amidst the pattering rain. The earth temple in this area.Farmers in the countryside especially believe in gods such as the Dragon King of the Earth, who are said to enshrine gods that can bless the year with good weather and rain, and crops and grains rich in rice.As the largest landowner in this area, the Xie family is naturally the most wealthy pilgrim in this land temple.

"Magpie, go to the temple and ask if we can go in and rest our feet. It's raining a lot, and we don't feel comfortable getting wet."

The maid named Magpie responded crisply, went first with an umbrella, then turned to the bearers and said, "Slow down, walk steadily, don't rush to follow."

In the Earth Temple, two uninvited guests just happened to come at this meeting, one of them was Jiangning County Magistrate Kang Guangshou who was newly appointed this year. Be a parent.

Kang Guangshou is about 27 or [-] years old, looks a bit bookish, and looks mature and stable.Another man beside him was wearing a stone-blue long gown, sitting cross-legged. He looked like he was in his early twenties, but he was born with a good appearance. A pair of sword eyebrows flew into his temples, and his black eyes were as deep and wise as lacquer. There is also a bit of elusive arrogance in the eyes.

Miao Zhu is an elderly man in his 60s and [-]s. He is a native of Jiangning. He became a monk in this land temple since he was a child, and he is very familiar with the big and small anecdotes in this place.Today, Kang Guangshou happened to be walking around, and when it rained, he went to his temple to hide from the rain.

"Your Excellency, when you come to Jiangning, how can you not know about the He family and the Xie family? Not to mention in Jiangning, even in the entire Yingtian Mansion, the He family and the Xie family are also one of the best families. The He family is the most famous in Jiangning County. The rich man of money, I heard that apart from the land in the countryside, there are always hundreds of shops in this city, and the entire Gongyuan West Street is their family's ancestral property. Every year, the rent collected by those shops alone can pile up several warehouses. "

The old Miao Zhu talked eloquently, obviously he was familiar with these anecdotes: "Of course, the Xie family is even more serious. The Xie family is the largest landowner in Jiangning County, and they also do silk and tea business. The land in several nearby towns is Their family has been from Dongshan to Shangyuan to Dangtu, and even Moling County next door, there are still many fields of their family. Guangzhaizi, there are five or six places in this city outside the city. During the tour, I lived in their family's mansion, and now the mistress of the Xie family, and the current empress are still cousins, she is truly the richest man in Jiangning, no one can match her!"

The man in brocade clothes heard this, frowned slightly, and asked casually: "If you're so rich, don't you exploit a lot of people, why don't you hear that the people said they are bad, but you have some tricks?"

When Miao Zhu heard the young man talk about this, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Master, you are wrong. Although the Xie family has money and land, they never exploited the people. This area belongs to their family." The land rent is the least, and if there is a famine, they will set up a tent to buy porridge on credit, and the people in the nearby villages and towns have received many favors from their family, and it is really a family of good deeds." When Lao Miaozhu said this, it was true. Couldn't help sighing, the goatee trembled, and continued: "It's a pity that this good man didn't live long, just last month, this Mr. Xie got sick, leaving behind this huge family business, only Orphans, widows and two women watched."

Hearing this, the man in brocade clothes became a little interested and asked, "Is there no son in this Xie family?"

"It's not that I don't have a son, but I only have a daughter, who is raised like a pearl in the palm of my hand. I heard that Miss Xie's family doesn't use water for bathing, but she uses white milk squeezed from the cows in the village as bath water. Before Master Xie passed away, few people in Xie’s house had seen Miss Xie’s appearance. I heard that she was even more beautiful than Chang’e in the sky. I glanced at it from a distance, hey, that girl's skin is as white as the petals of magnolia flowers blooming outside. It's a pity that she lost her father at such a young age, what a pity!"

These two young people were obviously not interested in Miss Xie's appearance, but they asked other questions: "Then what is the relationship between Xie's family and He's family? Speaking of which, the local tyrants may have some collusion. "

Lao Miaozhu frowned and thought for a moment, and then said: "In the past, the old lady of the Xie family was the aunt of the He family, but later I heard that the He family wanted to have another relative with the Xie family, and wanted to let the young master of the He family He asked to marry Miss Xie's family, but Mr. Xie really treasured this girl so much that he didn't want to give it up. Now that he left early, Miss Xie's marriage has not been settled yet, and he doesn't know what will happen next, but Now that the Xie family has no one to support them, and this orphan and widowed mother guards such a large sum of money, I'm afraid life will be difficult in the future!"

Before the old Miaozhu finished speaking, the little novice from outside ran in and said, "Master, there is a girl at the gate of the temple who said she was the maid of Xie's family. They went to Yinlong Mountain today to choose a cemetery for Master Xie. It's raining outside, I want to come in to hide from the rain."

(End of this chapter)