The little girl of the landlord's house

Chapter 17

After seeing Dawei off, Xie Yujiao drank a cup of tea in Xu's courtyard, and Xu Yuxing came over.

The servant girl drew the curtain and led him in. When Xu saw him coming in, she only put down the teacup, and then looked him over from the beginning to the end. She saw that he had changed into a moon-white plain-faced fine Gebu straight gown, and his face was washed clean. The stubble of his beard was obviously shaved a little bit, and there was still some blue-red color. Although he was tired from the journey, he looked in good spirits. He saluted Mrs. Xu before entering the door, and then said: "Brother-in-law just left He was in good health when I walked this way last fall."

Xu's eyes were full of tears when she heard the words, and she just said: "The doctor said that the master had malaria, and he was fine during the Chinese New Year. I went out to play on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and fell ill when I came back. It dragged on until the middle of February, and then I went.”

Xie Yujiao was sitting by the side, and was shocked after all when she heard Xu's words.She had some doubts about Master Xie's death at first, thinking in the dark, the Xie family has a great career, if someone covets it, it is possible to design and kill Master Xie.

Besides, after Xie Yujiao passed through, no one told her the cause of Master Xie's death, so this matter had indeed been hidden in her heart for a long time.Now I heard Mrs. Xu say that Mr. Xie had malaria, which is not surprising. Even in modern times, there is no vaccine for malaria, but it is easy to cure with the development of medicine. In ancient times, traditional Chinese medicine was not lukewarm. If they can survive, they are all created by nature.

"No wonder it went away so quickly. It turned out to be malaria..." Xu Yuxing lowered his head, his face was full of sadness, and he just continued: "Is everyone else in the family okay? Is no one else sick anymore?"

Mrs. Xu lowered her head, tears had already flowed down her cheeks, she shook her head and said: "After your brother-in-law was ill, he didn't let others take care of him. The doctor also said that this disease is dangerous, and you need to rest well. , even the aunts are gone, only our mother and daughter are with us."

Xie Yujiao saw that Xu Shi was sad and couldn't help herself, so she just stood up and patted Xu Shi's back comfortingly, thinking that it was fortunate that she was cold a while ago, and there were no mosquito bites, otherwise the malaria would be contagious, if Xu Shi was bitten Master Xie's mosquito bites, that's terrible.

Xu Yuxing nodded while listening. Seeing Xu's sadness, he also cheered up and said: "I came back and saw that everything in the house is still the same as before, and the maids, women, and servants are also well-behaved. I was worried at first. You orphans and widows Mother, I don't know if those people in the Xie family will do anything to embarrass you."

Mrs. Xu still had lingering fears when she thought of those things. Mr. Xie was fine a few days ago, and the people in the clan hadn't started to mention the matter of the heir. It was only after the first seven days. She breathed a sigh of relief, the patriarch Someone was sent over there, saying that they would bring the children of the Lihai generation of the clan to show Xu Shi over.At that time, Mrs. Xu was very busy, and Xie Yujiao was also ill. She was so worried that she couldn't sleep at night. She just complained before the spirit of Mr. Xie, and remembered that she hadn't given birth to a son for so many years. Passed out from crying.

Fortunately, Xie Yujiao had taken care of her for a few days and her body was healed, so she came out and glanced at the children one by one before blocking them.Mrs. Xu was exhausted, and Xie Yujiao took care of everything after that.

"Fortunately, Jiaojiao is sensible. She made all these things up. Even the matter of your brother-in-law's burial tomorrow, she also explained them one by one. The new county magistrate even wrote an inscription for your brother-in-law, and now the stone tablet is also inscribed. Now, I will wait for the burial and erection of the monument tomorrow." Wiping away tears, Mrs. Xu walked with Xu Yu.

Xu Yuxing raised his head and looked at Xie Yujiao for a few more times. Seeing that she was an inch taller than when he left last year, and her face was much more mature than the shy one at that time, she looked more like a lady, so he smiled. He said: "Jiaojiao is so sensible, it's your brother-in-law and sister's blessing, but she is a girl after all, I'm afraid that when the elders in the clan talk about it, they will talk about it again, and my sister has something in private. Haven't figured out a way to deal with it?"

Xu Yuxing has been working with Master Xie for these years, and he is very clear about the affairs of the Xie family. The elders of the Xie family were the ancestors of eating, drinking, whoring and gambling when they were young. Thousands of taels.Now that the land rent is higher and the income is less, the money is earned by him and Mr. Xie from outside business. Although Xu Yuxing is hard to say anything, he really can't see it in his heart.

"I have no way to deal with it. I can only procrastinate. Right now, Jiaojiao has filial piety, so she won't get engaged so soon. I think that in the past two years, I will choose one of those children and see if I can do it well." I can't pick a good one, but now I'm afraid that the older ones won't be familiar with it, and the younger ones won't be worth it, so I really don't know what to do."

After hearing this, Xu Yuxing still lowered his eyes and said nothing. He only frowned and thought for a moment before he said: "It's really not possible. At that time, let Jiaojiao hire a man from outside to marry. In the future, when the child is born, the surname is Xie. Look at those gangs. What else can the old man say?"

Xu Yuxing has traveled extensively outside, so he has a lot of knowledge. What he said is that he wants to recruit a son-in-law!

When Mrs. Xu heard this, she was still worried after all, so she just said: "Where are the local men who are willing to invert the door, they will not be laughed at to death. If you do the door upside down, you won't be able to hold your head up for the rest of your life, and you still have to call me my mother, so I feel embarrassed first."

After hearing this, Xie Yujiao agreed in her heart, thinking that her uncle was still facing her, knowing that the fat and water would not flow to outsiders' fields!In fact, Xie Yujiao also has this idea in her heart, but she is still a newcomer now, so she doesn't know what is so special about this upside-down door?Although it should not be particularly difficult for Xie Jiafu to find a two-legged man to be her son-in-law, but she can't really pick and choose, and take a man home with her, so this matter has to be considered in the long run just work.

"Mother, don't worry. I think uncle's idea is quite good. Let's not talk about whether I will recruit a son-in-law in the future. I will always pass this test. Don't let the second uncle and the others stare at this matter. If you don't bother me, I'll be annoyed to death, plus an old aunt, I can't bear to take the baby home every three days."

Mrs. Xu frowned and said, "Is this really possible? What if your second uncle and the others don't agree? I haven't heard of anyone recruiting a son-in-law in these seven villages and eight villages. It can be seen that no one is willing to be a son-in-law." of."

Seeing that Mrs. Xu was still struggling with this matter, Xie Yujiao couldn't help laughing and said, "Oh, mother, why do you still want to visit your son-in-law! Right now, let him be a raft, and first shut up the mouths of the second uncle and the others, and wait until it is true. I've fallen in love with a good heir, can't I get married obediently?"

Where does Xu mean this? Seeing Xie Yujiao say that, she felt embarrassed, and insisted: "If someone really comes to be the son-in-law, you'd better stay at home. Our family is not short of money. Anyway, give them some more money." alright."

Xu Yuxing also laughed when he saw that Xu's words were serious, and followed Xie Yujiao to persuade: "Sister, don't worry, let's find the son-in-law and the heir together, we will find it there first, let's go there first! "

At this moment, Mrs. Xu finally understood, and said: "That's fine, it won't delay anything."

The three of them chatted in the hall for a while, and Xu Yuxing took out two of the Dawei's paintings and showed them to Mrs. Xu, her eyes were straightened when she looked at the paintings, and she only stretched out her hand to touch them and said: " Is this painted by a human? How come it looks real, as if it was printed by a human being."

Xie Yu didn't think it was surprising, a person who was already good at western oil painting, but this painting skill!There is indeed a little bit.

Xu Yuxing said with a smile: "I could have come back a few days earlier, but Dawei had some paints and said that he had to wait for the merchant ship to come to match them, so it was delayed for a few days. Fortunately, everything is complete now. After a few days of free time, you can start painting."

Mrs. Xu nodded after hearing this, and asked again: "Then what should we do these few days? We can't let him stay in the house alone?"

Xu Yu said quickly: "I will send someone tomorrow to drive him to play in the city. He came with me and didn't go for a stroll in the city. He also said that he would go to the Qinhuai River to paint for the red girl there!"

Xu's face turned green all of a sudden, and she thought about Dawei being so capable, what if he drew Xie Yujiao, and quickly said: "You can tell him not to draw our Jiaojiao, otherwise I will draw it." Just throw him out."

Hearing this, Xie Yujiao just smiled and said, "Why are you not allowed to draw? I want him to draw a picture for me, not only of me, but also of my father and mother, so that we have a picture." Happy family."

Hearing this, Mrs. Xu thought of Mr. Xie who had passed away, and felt her eyes were a little wet again. She nodded her head and said, "Okay, okay, I agree with you. Let him stay at our house for a while, and wait for your uncle to pick up your cousin." Come back and draw a picture for them too."

Speaking of his daughter, Xu Yuxing thought about it, and he was silent for a moment and said: "Recently, people who came from the north said that the imperial court and the Tartars fought very hard, and I don't know if the north can be defended. I plan to wait a few days. I'll go to the north and bring Huiru back, so I can feel at ease."

"It should have been like this a long time ago! I will give you all the money to go to the north!" There are only a few relatives in Xu's family, and he really doesn't want them to be scattered, so he just said: "Besides, Huiru is almost thirteen, in two years And you have to discuss marriage matters, in fact, in my opinion, you don't have to wait until she leaves the cabinet, you should give your own affairs first..."

Mrs. Xu didn't finish her sentence. Seeing that Xu Yuxing's face was not very good-looking, she changed the subject and said: "I don't care about you anymore. You are an adult anyway, and you know that there are three ways to be unfilial. It is better to have no offspring. Retire [-] yuan." Step, as long as you have a queen, you won't end up like your brother-in-law in the future."

Seeing Xu's tears, Xu Yuxing was a little moved after all, so he just said, "Sister, I will take these things to heart."

(End of this chapter)