The little girl of the landlord's house

Chapter 107

It was only more than an hour's journey from Xie's house to the capital. When he went out at Chenshi in the morning, by the time it was two quarters past, the carriage had already stopped at the gate of Mafu.The Ma family also had a noble family in the past, but it is a pity that the later heirs did not produce any high-ranking officials, so the title was cut off for the fifth generation, and now it is just the Baiding family, but there are still some backgrounds of this kind of aristocratic family. of.

Back when Xu Yuxing got married to their aunt, the Ma family no longer had a title, but the Xu family was still the third house of Duke Anguo's mansion, so it was not considered a high-ranking one.Judging from the current situation, although their master is a fifth-rank official in the capital, his son doesn't even have any fame.Although Xu Huiru didn't have the big tree of An Guogong's mansion, it was more than enough for the son of the Ma family.

Because she was going to be a guest at Ma's house today, Xie Yujiao specially dressed up.The clothes at home have not been removed yet, and she can't wear too bright clothes, but at the end of last year, the big aunt made her a honey-colored folded branch floral wind-fur round neck beanie, which set off her pointed face even more. of.Moreover, she is a person who is in charge of the house on weekdays, and her behavior always makes people look like a lady.

When the women at the corner gate saw them, they came out as soon as they answered, and surrounded Xie Yujiao and Mrs. Xu to go in.After entering the door, before turning the corner, I saw someone coming out of the small door at the corner. It was Mama You who was always serving by the old lady of the Ma family. When the person saw Mrs. Xu, he greeted her with a smile and said: "The old lady just said that the magpie in the yard blew a few times just now, it must be the aunt who came, and hurriedly ordered me to come out to meet him, but I happened to catch up."

When Mrs. Xu heard this, she only smiled faintly. Since she married into Xie's family, she has not been in touch with her relatives in the capital for many years. She doesn't know how to deal with such familiar servants. up.

Hearing this, Xie Yujiao murmured in her heart. She originally planned to come over on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, but that happened a few days ago. If she really valued them so much, she would have been waiting at the door early in the morning. They are so enthusiastic, they are fools!
"Mum, you're being polite. A busy person like you must be serving in front of the old lady. I dare not take you personally to greet us. The ladies at the door were very friendly just now. He can talk and be polite."

When Mother You heard this, her complexion changed immediately. Xie Yujiao praised those housekeepers for being polite. Isn't this clearly saying that she has no manners?Originally, she didn't even think about coming by herself, she just wanted to send a servant girl over to greet her, but the old lady refused, so she greeted her in person, who knew it was still too late, but now the little girl told her a lesson, Where did she put her old face for a while?
But Xie Yujiao's words really left her with nothing to say.

At this time, Xu Yuxing just packed his horses and horses from outside and came in. Seeing Mama You standing in the aisle, he was a little embarrassed, so he said, "What's the matter? Go in quickly, your cousin is still waiting for you."

Xie Yujiao saw Xu Yuxing coming, so she didn't care about anything, she just smiled and said to Xu: "Mom, let's go."

The few people started chatting while walking, Xie Yujiao looked at Mama You with high eyebrows and low eyes, and felt very uncomfortable, so she deliberately struck up a conversation with Mrs Xu, "Mom, uncle was the one who took a fancy to this house back then. Later, I also came to see it. Although it was not as good as our two houses in Bailuzhou and Mochou Lake, the others were not bad. There was a yard inside. When I came to see it, it was still open. The lotus flower, I'm afraid it will be gone at this time."

When Nayou's mother heard this, she felt sour in her heart. Normally, the old ladies and wives always said that their Xie family was a local rich man in Jiangning. Now it seems that it is true. Hey, how much money do you get?really...

Mrs. Xu just smiled and said: "When your father was here, we used to live there for a while because the lotus flowers in the other courtyard on Bailuzhou in summer bloomed well. I haven't been there much in the past two years. If this year If you're free, you can take Tianhao to live there, it's clean and the scenery is beautiful."

Ever since Mrs. Xu got Zhou Tianhao as a good son-in-law, she wished she could hold it in her heart every day, and even compared Xie Yujiao. Xie Yujiao was very dissatisfied when she heard this, and she just smiled and said, "Mother, you really are, with his background, how can he still be a good son-in-law?" Have you ever seen a good house? The best house in the whole world belongs to their family..."

When Mrs. Xu heard the words, she couldn't help laughing, isn't it... Is there any place in the world that is better than the imperial palace in the capital.But now the Tartars have taken it.

"For you, he has come to this point now. If you still want to say such sarcastic remarks, I will not agree."

Xie Yujiao saw Xu's eccentricity into the armpit, and didn't argue with her, the two of them laughed all the way into the second gate, and went to the old lady's yard.

Just passed the door of Chuihua, and saw the curtain of the main hall flash, Xu Huiru got out of the room, and ran towards Xie Yujiao with her skirt.Before they got close, they already shouted "cousin, aunt".

Xu looked at Xu Huiru with a smile on her face and flushed cheeks, she could see that her grandma still loved her very much.

"Are you still used to living here?" Xie Yujiao asked her.

"I'm used to it. I miss you a lot. Besides, in the city, I can't go out anymore." When Xu Huiru was in Xie's house, Xie Yujiao would take her for a walk around Xie's house, although she couldn't see any novelties. , but for a girl who has been trapped in the boudoir, it is fresh to breathe the air outside.

"There's nothing good outside, it's just people. People you don't know are worse than those at home." Xu said, holding Xu Huiru's hand.

For a moment Xu Huiru led them in, and Xie Yujiao saw an old lady in her early sixties sitting on a mahogany chair in the main hall, she should be the old lady of the Ma family, and next to her sat a woman in her early forties Her appearance was heavy with makeup, and she had the air of a family woman, and there was a woman who looked similar to her age standing beside her, with lowered eyebrows.

As soon as the old lady saw them coming in, she hurriedly beckoned Xu Huiru to lead Xie Yujiao to her. She only held her hand and looked up and down. With a deep smile in her eyes, she just said, "I often hear Huiru mention You, said you are the most powerful person in the world, I was still guessing in my heart, what does such a powerful girl look like, now that I see you, she is so delicate, she is so powerful, I can tell at a glance that she is a sensible girl Generally."

Xie Yujiao respectfully saluted the old lady, and the old lady gave a wink to Mama You just now, Mama You understood, took out a purse from her sleeve, and handed it to Xie Yujiao.At first, she thought that the old lady was just preparing a meeting gift for the juniors, and it was enough to put a few gold scorpions, but she actually put a whole small gold ingot. After hearing what Xie Yujiao said just now, she felt that even this little I'm afraid the gold ingots won't catch her eye.

Xie Yujiao took the purse and thanked her.Before saying hello to Mrs. Ma, Mrs. Ma also gave a purse to the people around her.

After seeing each other like this, Xie Yujiao and Xu Shi sat down.The maid brought the tea, and Xie Yujiao took a sip from the teacup, but saw the woman standing behind Mrs. Ma who had just handed her the purse, secretly staring at her.

Xie Yujiao lowered her eyes slightly, she was a little suspicious, but she heard the old lady say: "Aunt Song, go and call Brother Rong in so that he can also meet Xie's cousin."

Hearing this, the woman only nodded her head before leaving, then suddenly turned around and asked: "Brother Hao is also at home today, do you want to invite him over together?"

The old lady frowned when she heard the words, and just said: "Brother Hao is getting old, it's inconvenient, just call Brother Rong here."

The woman seemed to be slightly disappointed when she heard the words, but she still said politely: "Okay...then I'll go right away."

Xie Yujiao had also heard Xu Yuxing talk about the Ma family earlier. It turned out that Mrs. Ma gave birth to a son in the early years, but later died, so now the eldest son of the Ma family is not the legitimate son, but the concubine.According to her speculation, this Aunt Song just now should be the biological mother of the young master of the Ma family.As for that "Brother Rong", Xie Yujiao knew that it was Xu Huiru's second cousin.

Mrs. Ma's eldest son died young, and later she got such a son. Naturally, she held and loved her in the palm of her hand, and she would not be wronged in the slightest. Therefore, her usual habits were a bit out of the ordinary. It is said that Xu Huiru usually looked like Jia Baoyu in terms of the situations that Xu Huiru revealed to herself. , for beautiful maids, one loves the other.

It's just that Xu Huiru is also a young lady of a family. She was brought up by her biological mother when she was young, and she probably instilled the thinking of some young ladies of the family. She always felt that there was nothing wrong with a man having three wives and four concubines. After giving birth to a boy and a half girl, the position of the main room is also unshakable.Therefore, although Xu Huiru complained to that cousin, she never showed it clearly.

Xie Yujiao thought of this, raised her head slightly, and saw Xu Huiru with her head down, twisting the silk handkerchief on her fingertips, which is what she usually looks like when she is nervous.

Xie Yujiao thought of the purses that Xu Huiru usually made at home, and wondered if she had given them away, but now that my uncle is not optimistic about this marriage, I am afraid that she will be happy for nothing.

After about a cup of tea, Xie Yujiao heard chattering sounds from outside, mixed with the voice of a young man.Xie Yujiao put down the teacup and raised her head, only to see the curtain hanging on the door flicker, and a fair-looking young man came in from outside.

Xie Yujiao gave him a playful look, then lowered her head, and glanced at Xu Huiru, seeing that she lowered her head, her cheeks were slightly red.

Xu Huiru is usually quiet and introverted. Apart from being close to Xu Yuxing, if she sees other outsiders, she can blush with just a glance.Now that he has a little affection for this cousin, he naturally becomes more and more shy.

The second young master of the Ma family came in, first swept the people in the room, then went to Xu Huiru's side, glanced at Xie Yujiao again, and said, "Cousin, is this the cousin you mentioned? She really is." It's as good-looking as you said, and even more beautiful than those official ladies I usually see..."

Before the second young master of the Ma family finished speaking, Mrs. Ma just stopped him and said: "What are you talking about, you have seen several official ladies, and you just started talking nonsense like this, besides, the appearance of the girl's family Are you allowed to judge like this?"

Xie Yujiao smiled coldly, although Madam Ma's words were somewhat reasonable, but looking at the way she looked at Ma Shurong, it was clear that she didn't mean to blame at all, but she was just coaxing Xie Yujiao and Xu's like children.

"Cousin Rong was joking. Of course I can't compare to Miss Guanjia. We're just nouveau riche from the valley. How can we get on the stage? We don't have much background in our family, but we only have a few acres of land. It's just a few taels of silver."

As soon as the Ma family came to Jinling, they wanted to buy a Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing, so the money used to buy the house was not enough, so Xu Yuxing told Xie Yujiao about it.Xie Yujiao thought to herself that since it was Xu Yuhang's Yue family who wanted to buy the house, it would be fine if the money was in arrears for a while, anyway, they were not in a hurry to get the money out of the way.

Of course Mrs. Ma also knew about this, so when she heard this, she felt a little harsh, and thought that Xu Hui said her cousin was amazing as usual, but now that she took a look, she was indeed a powerful character, and she didn't know what the old lady was thinking about. Can it be done.

It turned out that besides wanting Xu Huiru to be her granddaughter-in-law, the old lady also wanted Xie Yujiao.Now that the imperial court has moved to the south, although the emperor said that one day he will go back, but when he really wants to go back, he doesn't know that it will be the year of the monkey.The Ma family had no roots in the south, and before leaving, some farm shops in the capital hadn't had time to convert it into cash, so they were a little stretched, so they wondered if they could find a daughter-in-law from a better-off family to survive the famine.

Later, when the old lady heard that Xie's family was rich, and Xie Yujiao hadn't betrothed to anyone else, she was moved and wanted to betroth her eldest grandson, so that her two grandsons marrying their aunts and cousins ​​would really be a good thing!

Hearing what Xie Yujiao said, the old lady felt a little embarrassed. She just smiled and said, "What's so good about being an official? Shouldn't you run after the Tartars? It's not as comfortable as you, and the emperor stays far away." Now, the ancestors have accumulated family wealth again, and they lived comfortably and nourished." After the old lady finished speaking, Yin glanced at Mrs. Xu and asked, "Her aunt, your Jiaojiao can be betrothed to someone now. How can such a good girl be married?" You can’t just agree to it easily.”

Mrs. Xu has been in the exciting period of having a son-in-law these days. Hearing the old lady of the Ma family's question, she immediately beamed with joy and said, "I didn't have it before. Who knew that she was a lucky one. Because of some things before, It's a good marriage, and now we can wait for our family to take care of it."

The old lady of the Ma family had never heard of this matter from the beginning to the end, so she immediately became curious, and asked Xu Huiru inexplicably, "Didn't you say that your cousin has no family? Why do you have it now?"

Xu Huiru couldn't hear the faint sense of loss and blame in the old lady's words. She only remembered that Mrs. Xu said that Xie Yujiao had a family, and asked happily: "Is my cousin engaged? Which family's son is it, do I recognize it?"

Because Zhou Tianhao lived in Xie's house for a while in the summer, Xu Huiru also knew about it, so Xu smiled and said, "You know it too, it's Young Master Yang who saved me in Yinlong Mountain last time." Xu was afraid that she might misunderstand, He just continued: "It turns out that he didn't make it clear at the beginning, his surname is not Yang."

Xie Yujiao now knows Xu's family. She usually looks low-key, but now that she has Zhou Tianhao's son-in-law, she can't wait to install a tweeter. Everyone knows about it.But Xie Yujiao didn't stop her anymore. Anyway, now that Zhou Tianhao is living in her house, are you afraid that he will escape?

When the old lady heard that Xie Yujiao had a family, she immediately lost interest, and said somewhat disinterestedly, "Then... that's really congratulations to my in-laws and aunt."

Seeing that the old lady suddenly stopped asking, Mrs. Xu didn't say any more, just took a cup of tea and drank it.

Madam Ma at the side raised her eyelids, and Aunt Song who was standing beside her lowered her head even lower.

It turned out that when the old lady had such thoughts, Mrs. Ma refused to follow her. There was no reason for that, but I heard that Xie Yujiao was too capable, and Xu Huiru, whom his son was going to marry, didn't look like a housewife at all.In the future, if she made the daughter-in-law of her first-born son always be a head shorter than the daughter-in-law of the concubine, she would not be willing in her heart.

"That's a pity..." Madam Ma pretended to be casual with a faint smile on her face, "Originally I had a suitable candidate here, and I wanted to mention it to my in-laws, but now it seems superfluous. After Madam Ma finished speaking, she smiled and said to the old lady: "Let's not talk about that, just talk about these two children."

After Mrs. Ma finished speaking, she raised her head to look at Xu Huiru and Ma Shurong, and Xu Huiru lowered her head lightly.Hearing the meaning of what she said, Mrs. Xu really regarded Huiru as a daughter-in-law, and the smile on her face became a little more awkward. She still remembered what Xu Yuxing said before leaving, but she didn't know it for a while. How to say it.

Xie Yujiao knew that Xu's face was getting thinner now, so she simply said first: "Cousin, Mrs. Qi came to our house to play two days ago, and asked about you, saying that next time I will let you go to Hong Kong with me. Go to Jue Temple to go to the temple, and her youngest son was also selected as a scholar last year."

Old Madam Ma shook her eyelids unconsciously when she heard the words, and only asked Mrs. Xu, "Why, didn't Yu Xing tell you about Ru girl?"

Just now when Xie Yujiao mentioned this point, Mrs. Xu immediately found a breakthrough for pretending to be stupid, and only said, "Why didn't you mention it? I have been looking for it all the time. It's not the new year, so I invited Mrs. Qi, Mrs. Wei and the others." Come here, it's just that Huiru is not at home."

The old lady Ma's face changed color when she heard this. Is it because the Ma family's shaving burden is overwhelmed by the matter of feelings?At this time, Xu Yuxing happened to have greeted the men in front of him, and he also came to the main room. When he entered the door, he saw Mrs. Ma blushing.

The old lady then asked Xu Yuxing: "Grandpa, Ru girl is not young now, and I wanted you to settle this matter a few years ago, but you refused. Now, in front of my in-laws, I will also mention it." , when will the marriage between Ruyatou and Brother Rong be settled."

That Ma Shurong is usually a jerk, and there are not many maids in the house who don't know each other. Just now when he saw Xie Yujiao coming in, he thought she was good-looking, and thought to himself, if such a girl could also be in his room, how great would it be?Seeing the old lady propose marriage to Xu Yuxing at this moment, she whispered in the old lady's ear: "Old Ancestor, I think Huiru's cousin is prettier than her. Can I marry her cousin instead of my cousin?"

The old lady Ma's face immediately changed when she heard this, she could only blame the child for being too lawless by Mrs Ma, to come up with such absurd ideas.The old lady Ma just stared at him, then lowered her voice and said, "Didn't you hear that she already has a family? Otherwise, I still want to marry her for your brother's sake?"

The voices of the two of them were very low, and Xie Yujiao couldn't hear them for a while, but just watched the eyes of the two flickering to her side, and felt a little uncomfortable, so she kept drinking tea with her eyes downcast.

I just heard Xu Yuxing say: "Although the old lady has good intentions, the son-in-law doesn't dare to climb up. Now that our branch of An Guogong's mansion has long since fallen, the old lady also knows that I am just a businessman full of copper stink. Following me in the past year, the etiquette of those ladies is also unfamiliar, so I really don't deserve to be the housewife of the Ma family in the future."

Xu Huiru, who had kept her head down all the time, raised her head after hearing these words, her shy and timid face was full of confusion, the handkerchief in her hand was pulled out of shape, and she couldn't help but shed tears down.

Before she could ask why, she covered her face and ran out.

Seeing Xu Huiru running out, Xie Yujiao hastily chased after her.I only heard the voice of the old lady Ma jumping in anger: "It's fine if our Ma family doesn't dislike your family, but it's your turn to dislike our family? If it weren't for the fact that you are the third house of An Guogong's mansion, I would have sent my daughter to you. Will you marry me? You are... too ignorant of flattery. "

Xu Hui ran out of the door of Chuihua in a hurry, and saw a few maidservants coming towards her, she wiped her tears without haste, and slowed down her pace.

Xie Yujiao chased after her, and seeing that the maids had gone far away, she asked her, "Hui Ru, do you really like your cousin?"

Xu Huiru wiped away her tears, looked back at Xie Yujiao, and only heard Xie Yujiao continue: "You only care about being sad, why don't you ask why uncle doesn't want you to marry your cousin?"

(End of this chapter)