The little girl of the landlord's house

Chapter 65

After Xie Yujiao finished explaining the matter here, she went back to the main room. Mrs. Xu was waiting for Xie Yujiao in the room. Seeing her coming in through the Hanging Flower Gate, she hurriedly greeted her and asked, "What did the second housekeeper say?"

Xie Yujiao said quickly: "The person who reported the funeral has not come yet. I will ask the second butler to bring a few servants over to see if there is anything that can help. No matter what you do, you can always do some errands. The second butler used to I have arranged for my father's funeral, so I know something, so I can tell the people in the yamen."

After hearing this, Mrs. Xu just nodded her head and said yes, and said: "Poor Mrs. Kang is now serving as a foreigner here, and Mrs. Kang died in office. It is a guest who died in a foreign land. It is really distressing. In the future, only Master Kang and that child, what should we do?"

Mrs. Xu has brought Xie Chaozong too much recently, typical maternal love is overflowing, now thinking of Mrs. Kang, the child will be alone in the future, and she can't help but shed tears again.

Xie Yujiao knew that she was sad, and if she didn't cry a vat of tears, she might not be able to persuade her. She was frowning, and Zhang's mother came out holding Xie Chaozong who had woken up. !"

When Mrs. Xu heard the words, she really didn't need to persuade her. She just wiped away her tears immediately, and greeted her with a smile on her face, "Is Chao Zong awake? Come and give me a hug."

Although Xie Yujiao was helpless because of her plummeting status, she couldn't help laughing, she just went up to greet Xie Chaozong from Zhang's mother's hand, and said with a smile: "Chaozong will play with sister for a while, let mother Stay away, I like you!"

Xie Chaozong has been around for more than five months now. A few days ago, a small white tooth really popped out of his gums, so his gums have become more itchy these days, and he can't hold back his saliva. As long as he smiles, he will It will drip down with saliva.

Xie Yujiao hugged him in her arms, and wiped his mouth with a small handkerchief. Now that Xie Yujiao had to hug Xie Chaozong from time to time, Xie Yujiao didn't need embroidered handkerchiefs anymore, saving the hard patterns on the top, which had worn out Xie Chaozong's tender little cheeks. .

Seeing Xie Yujiao taking care of the child so carefully, Mrs. Xu was happy, but said: "Put him down quickly, he has teeth these few days, and he will drool a lot in one day. If it gets on you, you have to return it." A suit of clothes, let me hold it."

Xie Yujiao wiped Xie Chaozong's mouth. At this moment, Mrs. Zheng came in and replied, "Girl, the second housekeeper hasn't gone out yet. The county government's mourner has come. The second housekeeper has paid some money and gone out. Let the old slave and the girl go out." Reply, saying that he has gone to do something about it. He also told Shen Nuyuan about the dragon boat race. He has been going to the county government to help out in the past few days. Call him."

Seeing that Mrs. Zheng spoke clearly, Xie Yujiao nodded and said, "I see, how about this, after dinner, you ask Brother Shen to come to my study, and I will discuss with him about the dragon boat race. "

Mrs. Zheng agreed to go out, and then Xu came over, took Xie Chaozong over, and said, "Your father is usually a lively person. He liked the dragon boat race very much when he was there, and he went to it in person two years later." , Give the folks a boost of morale."

Now that Mr. Xie has been away for a long time, Xu has gradually come out of this period of sadness. When he mentions Mr. Xie now, some of them are just a kind of warm remembrance: "Your father often said that the Zhuang family started from April. At the beginning, I have been busy until the beginning of October. If I don’t cheer them up, they will relax, so this dragon boat race is just a fun for the folks in the village. The money spent is small, so that everyone can have a good mood Work harder in the village, and when the grain is harvested at the end of autumn, all the money spent will be recovered.”

Hearing this, Xie Yujiao felt a little funny in her heart. Although Mrs. Xu doesn't care much about outside affairs now, Xie Yujiao would usually tell her about the family business.Xu Yuxing even blindly praised Xie Yujiao as a shrewd businessman, so he probably left Xu an impression that he was stingy.

Now listening to Xu's euphemistic mention of herself, Xie Yujiao couldn't help laughing and said: "Mother, don't worry, I understand the truth that water can carry a boat and overturn it. Dayong has been fighting for years now, and he dare not join him at will." To collect tax money, although our Xie family is just a landlord’s family, we will not be stingy with such money. I made an agreement with the second housekeeper early in the morning, and everything will continue as usual. I will do what daddy does, and I will follow suit!"

Hearing Xie Yujiao's words, Mrs. Xu felt that she was so careless, so she sighed again: "I also heard that the court was fighting a war, and I don't know when the rent will be increased. I heard that you donated something before. I was afraid that you would feel sorry for Yinzi, so I..."

When Xie Yujiao heard this, she only smiled and comforted Xu: "Don't worry, mother. With these land rents from the common people, although our Xie family will not starve to death, we may not be able to make a fortune. This money has always been earned. It is definitely not saved. If you are willing to spend money, you will spend more time to earn money."

Xu has never heard of this kind of reasoning. In her opinion, those nobles from aristocratic families can enjoy wealth and honor, that is the inheritance left by their ancestors.The Xie family now has these family assets, and it also relies on the fields left by their ancestors.

But Mrs. Xu also found any reason to refute Xie Yujiao, so she just wondered: "Your words, I didn't think it made sense at first, but after thinking about it, I couldn't think of a single word to refute you. It can be seen that your words are still somewhat Makes sense."

Xie Yujiao looked at Xu's bewildered face, and saw Xie Chaozong also looked at Xu's bewildered face, and couldn't help laughing: "Mother, Chaozong understands, don't believe me, you can ask him?" Xie Yujiao After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand to pinch Xie Chaozong's little cheek, and the little baby suddenly giggled, and arched into Xu's arms.

Mrs. Xu held back her laughter for a while, and only hugged Xie Chaozong and asked, "Did you really understand?"

Xie Chaozong ran back and forth with a smile, as if he really understood.

After lunch in the afternoon, my aunt said that she had just gone to the kitchen to see that the leaves of the reeds were washed clean with salt water. The mothers-in-law were making glutinous rice fillings and asked the children if they wanted to learn how to hold zongzi. Teach them in the small courtyard of the old aunt.

It turns out that although my aunt only knows a few kinds of zongzi, my aunt used to be a maid, so things like making zongzi are not a problem. I heard that the girls are going to learn how to make zongzi, so I became interested. I just asked the kitchen to prepare the ingredients and deliver them later. Going to her courtyard, I plan to show my hand!

Xie Yujiao didn't go because she called Shen Shihu to discuss things in the afternoon, but if Xu Hui was interested, she followed her aunt to the small courtyard after dinner.

Although the old aunt and grandma used to do it, she experienced a broken tailbone and lay in bed for several months, and she seemed to have figured out a lot of things.Especially after Xie Yujiao helped the eldest aunt to clean up the Jiang family this time, she became more and more convinced of Xie Yujiao, and gradually became more like an elder.

But as a mother, she still has something to worry about in her heart, and that is the future lifelong event of her great aunt.An aunt who has been married and left home, and has two children who are in trouble, can't really live in her mother's house like this for the rest of her life. Even if the Xie family is willing to raise them, the gossip of those people outside They all ate a pot.

A few days ago, I heard that a matchmaker came to propose marriage to my aunt, and my aunt was very happy, but who knew that she sent someone to inquire, and it turned out to be Bian Xiucai, who couldn't marry a girl in Dongshan Town, and she was so angry. It hurts.No matter what the eldest aunt is, she is also the daughter of the Xie family. Even the blind man can see what is going on in the heart of that surnamed Bian. Isn't it just counting on the dowry of the Xie family, which is enough for him to chew on? A few years, thanks to him being able to figure it out.

It's a good thing the old aunt and grandma are not here, if they were, they would beat the matchmaker out as soon as they carried the broom!But what comforted the old aunt and grandma was that after all, Mrs. Xu was a sister-in-law who loved her sister-in-law, so she refused immediately. Thinking about it this way, the old aunt and grandma felt that she was more sorry for Mrs. Xu back then.Because she is young and gentle, it shouldn't be taken right in front of her.

Then again, now that the Xie family has a queen, even if she has any tricks, she can't use it now.Xie Yujiao is so shrewd and powerful, no matter how old she is, she is her opponent, and now she still has this life, she must thank the Buddha for blessing.Therefore, now she has completely obeyed the advice of her aunt and grandma, and has begun to enjoy her old age.

The eldest aunt was holding Baozhu, and Xu Huiru was holding Baozhen's hand and following behind them. No matter how they looked, they looked like sisters from a family, the two girls were talking enthusiastically!
When Baozhen was a child, she had always looked at an adult surnamed Jiang. She had never enjoyed her father's love since she was a child, and she was always in fear of her father. So every time she saw Xu Yuxing coming back from outside, bringing small things and talking kindly to Xu Huiru, she was very envious.

But now she is not envious anymore, because even if Xu Yuxing comes back sometimes, he will remember to bring theirs.Whether it's the pastries in the city or some small gadgets, she and Baozhu can also get a share.

"Sister Xu, Uncle Xu hasn't come back for several days, don't you miss him?" Baozhu raised her head and asked Xu Huiru.

"Why don't you think about it? I still thought that Daddy could live in Xie's house, but he didn't want to, saying that there were many things going on outside, and it was inconvenient to run around." It's the one who lives in Xie's house, and now he insists on going out to live, so naturally there is a reason for this.She is not too young to understand these things.

"It's so good to live here, I can see sister Xu every day, if my father treats me so well, I would like to live with him too." Baozhen said, remembering Jiang Guosheng's way of beating his aunt and grandma before. Eyes are full of fear.

The eldest aunt walked to the front, and when she heard this sentence suddenly, she felt a little depressed in her heart.She didn't tell the two children about Jiang Guosheng's death.The Jiang family has not sent half a person to ask about the two children in the past six months. It seems that they have no intention of recognizing the pair of granddaughters.

Thinking of this, the aunt still felt a little uncomfortable, so she turned to Baozhen and said, "You and cousin Xu have been chattering for a long time, people will think you are annoying."

(End of this chapter)