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Chapter 37 finalized, take the helm in the backyard

Yuan Xinrou smiled triumphantly at Xin Ruo, then looked at the old lady and said, "It's rare that grandparents are here, and my father didn't test us for a long time, why don't you take this opportunity to test us?"

Yuan Xinran also chimed in. The old man stroked his gray beard and looked at the complacent Xin Ruo with complicated eyes. He finally nodded and said, "Let's just write a little poem."

There was someone setting up a desk over there, Yuan Xinran and Yuan Xinrou were writing poems with enthusiasm, Xin Ruo was holding a brush in his hand, and his eyebrows were wrinkled again and again.

Zilan watched from the side, and hurriedly took out a goose feather from her bosom. Fortunately, she had prepared it. Since Xin Ruo refused to write in the Yuewang Mansion last time, Zilan took the goose feather with her. Unexpectedly Used it today.

Xin Ruo looked at Zilan gratefully, Zilan blushed, and hurriedly stepped aside, Yuan Xinran and Yuan Xinrou finished the writing very quickly, and happily showed it to the old man.

Seeing that Xin Ruo didn't even move the brush, she was even happier. She didn't have the strength, so she had to blow the cowhide, and she couldn't blow it up. Let's see if I don't make fun of you later.

After a while, Xin Ruo finished writing, dried the ink, and took it to the front. The old man took it and looked at it.

The old man took another look at the goose feather in Xin Ruo's hand. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he couldn't believe that the words were written by the goose feather.

Look at the poem again: Drunk with a lamp on to watch the sword, dreaming of returning to the battalion of blowing horns, eight hundred miles of fire under the command, fifty strings turning outside the fortress, autumn soldiers on the battlefield.Lu Feikuai of the horse, his bow like a thunderbolt, ended the king's affairs in the world, and won the fame before and after his life. It happened for nothing.

From these simple poems, the old man seemed to feel that he had returned to the battlefield, and his moods coincided with each other, and he looked at Xin Ruo with even more surprised and complicated eyes.

She is a girl in a boudoir, why is she in such a state of mind, and seeing her clear and pure eyes, which seem timid, but there is a touch of aloofness and alienation hidden in her eyes, she can't help sighing: "If I was a kid, I would have a successor."

After listening to the old man's words, Master Yuan thought he had heard it wrong, but he didn't look like he was joking, so he hurriedly took a look, and his eyes became strange, such talent...such pride...he felt so ashamed.

Xin Ruo lowered her head and rolled her eyes. She just copied Xin Qiji's "Broken Time", so why did she get involved with someone who succeeded her?

She was just following what she liked, and hurriedly explained: "I've seen this poem before. At that time, I thought it was like the scene of my grandfather fighting on the battlefield, so I wrote it down carefully."

Yuan Xinran and Yuan Xinrou were about to read some good poems written by Xin Ruo. Hearing what she said, he snorted coldly and said, "You're really good at opportunism. Grandfather asked you to compose poems, not to copy them."

Master Yuan didn't think so, what the old master said just now was to ask them to write a poem, but he didn't say that they had to do it by themselves, and when he looked at this poem again, he had never seen it before, and it was considered a study today.

If Xin Ruo said that she did it by herself, they would not doubt it. It seems that this daughter is honest. Thinking of this, there is a look of guilt in her eyes.

He had asked her about her talents and studies before, but the daughter stood in front of her and hesitated for a long time and couldn't hold back a word, so he didn't have the intention to ask any more. I haven't seen her for a while, and she has improved a lot. It should be her. teach it.

The old lady smiled kindly. This granddaughter was able to read and write despite the harsh treatment of the eldest lady, and even read some poetry and books. She was able to write such a handwriting with a single goose feather. She was a tough person.

If she was really a boy, she would have no regrets in this life. The old lady thought about it, and felt a little blocked. The son is 35-[-], and there is no successor. The third aunt is pregnant, but the boy's hope is only half. ...

The old lady looked at Xin Ruo, and hoped that the third aunt was pregnant with a boy.

Seeing Xin Ruo standing there respectfully with lowered eyebrows, she thought for a while and said, "Although the handwriting is good, this goose feather is really hard to be elegant. You should practice your handwriting well when you go back." I got Xin Ruo a good set of the Four Treasures of the Study.

The angry Xin Ran and Xin Rou's eyes were red, why should she be rewarded for being opportunistic, but they only got one line of praise for the poems they put in their time and effort, but they didn't dare to be presumptuous when the old man was here, but they hated Xin Ruo in their hearts up.

It is certain that Xin Ruo can read and write. The old lady is more and more fond of Xin Ruo learning to be a housekeeper, so she brought up this matter again. The old man Yuan and the old man rarely take care of the affairs of the inner courtyard. The old lady is sick, so naturally the old lady call the shots.

Seeing this, Yuan Xinran felt displeased. Although Xin Ruoding's relatives were somewhat lacking, they were very rich. Na Cai and Wen Ming gave her a dowry of forty or fifty. It is uncertain how much dowry she will get when she gets married in the future. .

In my heart, I regretted that I didn't accept the marriage of Funing Mansion, and let Yuan Xinruo take advantage of it for nothing. Those things should have belonged to her.

Then he said to the old lady: "Since the third younger sister has learned how to be a housekeeper, then Xin Rou and I are also learning from the side. The old lady is teaching, and the three of them are also teaching. If there is anything the third younger sister doesn't understand, we will be on the sidelines." Might as well help."

Yuan Xinran said so, the old lady should not do it any more, it is partiality, the old lady smiled and nodded, but the eyes looking at Yuan Xinran are not as warm as before, how could the old lady not know.

Master Yuan never cared about the affairs of the backyard, but today he suddenly came to talk to her about the housekeeping, and it wasn't her aunt who instigated it behind her back.

I want to take advantage of the eldest lady's illness and take charge of the affairs of the backyard, and fight to the death with the eldest lady on weekdays. Once she takes power, there will be no peace in the mansion. If she is as obedient as the third aunt, she will Just open your eyes and close your eyes.

Yuan Xinran was a little satisfied now, thinking that Second Concubine was still waiting for news from her, so she left and went back. When she mentioned what happened today to Second Concubine, Second Concubine's eyes became cold, and Yuan Xinran was also furious , the eyes are complicated, I don't know what to calculate.

When Xin Ruo went out from Chunhui Courtyard, she felt that the sky was gray, just like her mood at the moment. Xin Ran and Xin Rou also participated in it. Most of the people in this mansion are controlled by the eldest lady, and there are also many second concubines. of.

The third aunt has always been in-depth and simple, her temperament is gentle, and she does not fight or fight. The only one she can rely on is the old lady, but the old lady will not help her out of the blue, and she has to do everything by herself. up.

The eldest lady was not so angry when she heard the news. It was better for the old lady to ask Xin Ruo to help her than to leave it to the second aunt, otherwise she would not feel at ease even if she was lying on the sickbed.

No matter how Xin Rou grew up by her side, she was swayed by her ears and eyes, and the housekeeper knew more or less about it. If she let Hongxiu follow her, how could those two people bully her?
After lunch, Xin Ruo went to Chunhui Courtyard to look over the accounts with Xin Ran and Xin Rou. The two of them brought a right-hand assistant, but Xin Ruo let Zi Lan follow her. Seeing the old lady, her heart felt a little distressed.

She has only five granddaughters in total, Xin Yu is already married, and her life is not comfortable, the remaining three are all in front of her, and the fifth girl is weak and raised in the yard, and has never been near her at all. .

Xin Ran and Xin Rou brought a helper, and Xin Ruo was alone with these few people, she knew them all, so she didn't have to rely on them.

The table was full of account books, and there were several large stacks, all of which were divided up. When Xin Ruo saw it, she understood in her heart, and she was also grateful to the old lady. The old lady is a bowl of water. The time is confused, and she suffers.

Xin Ran and Xinrou puffed up their mouths, and according to their thinking, it would be good to have a leg everywhere, and the old lady said: "The above has divided into three parts, you choose by yourself, and you are responsible for the one that suits you. "

As soon as Xin Ran and Xinrou heard this, they went to look through the account books. Naturally, the warehouse was the best, and the two of them didn't want to let go of the account books of the warehouse, "I choose the warehouse."

Xin Ruo rolled her eyes at the side, hugged a pile nearby and stood aside, let the two fight over, the old lady watched from the side, she didn't look like a lady in the slightest, she didn't learn how to be courteous and courteous.

He couldn't help but put the teacup heavily on the table, and said sternly, "If you fight any more, I'll go back and think about the past behind closed doors."

Xin Ran Xinrou just gave away her hand, almost forgot that this was still the old lady's room, they were too rude just now, they couldn't help but lowered their heads and stood there with lowered eyebrows, but they scolded each other a lot in their hearts .

The old lady frowned, and said coldly: "Since they are all vying for it, I won't be partial to any one, let's draw lots, and whichever one is drawn will be whichever one is drawn."

After hearing this, Xin Ruo hurriedly put back the stack she was carrying just now, and Bai Zhi came over with the note, Xin Rou drew it first, and the last one left was Xin Ruo's.

The warehouse finally fell into the hands of Xin Rou, Xin Ruo was in charge of the kitchen, Xin Ran was in charge of the flowers and plants in the yard and the sewing workshop, and the old lady was in charge of other matters in the house.

There was nothing to say now, although Xin Ran was still a little angry, she just held back, so as not to upset the old lady again, and hurriedly took the account book to look at it.

At the beginning, it was okay to say that it was extremely boring to watch, and it was even more troublesome to calculate, so I asked the maid to help with the calculation.

Seeing Zilan, she felt a little anxious. She should have learned to read earlier, otherwise she could help the girl.

It can be seen that Xin Ruo wrote words she couldn't understand on the white paper, and turned over the account book page by page, even faster than the second and fourth girls, and her eyes widened involuntarily.

Is the third girl looking at flowers on horseback or can she really understand it?He didn't dare to ask, for fear of disturbing Xin Ruo's thoughts.

The old lady sat watching from a high place and nodded secretly.

In just over an hour, Xin Ruo finished reading and tidying up several large stacks of ledgers. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, stood up, and twisted his neck and waist.

Seeing this, Zilan hurriedly waved her hand, this is an old lady's house, so those gestures are not allowed.

Only then did Xin Ruo come to her senses, quickly stood up straight, and raised her head. Sure enough, the old lady and the others were all looking at her, and smiled mischievously: "I've been sitting for a long time, exercise your muscles and bones."

The old lady was not angry, but put down the teacup in her hand and asked, "Have you finished watching?"

(End of this chapter)