Second-hand lady

Chapter 68

After the Lantern Festival, the atmosphere of the New Year is almost gone. Although it is no longer snowing, it is also the time when the spring is cold and the weather is very cold.

Wen Yanping's injury has been healed for half a month, and her face is a little more bloody. Rucui no longer restricts her from going out. Most of the time, when the female family members of the Tan family invite her to visit the garden, she will bring a new The daughter who took office went to see the world.However, because she herself doesn't like this kind of gathering between wives, she usually doesn't stay long, and she doesn't worry about tiring her adoptive daughter who is not in good health.

After this appearance, the problem came. Originally, the wives in Pingjin City got the news that Grand Master Wen had adopted a adopted daughter. Such a smart man considers her a righteous daughter, and besides his own merits, everyone also wants to see her. If she has a good relationship, it will also be beneficial.

But who is that boy following Mrs. Wen?If they had to say that the child was a girl, they wouldn't be able to say it out of conscience. It was obviously a boy, so how could it be a girl?The wives who were waiting for the Taishi's wife and the adopted daughter finally had to admit with blood in their mouths that the child dressed in men's clothes was the adopted daughter of the ruling Taishi, and then felt in their hearts that their information was actually wrong, Wen Liang admitted It should be the adopted son.

After this kind of thing happened a lot, the adopted daughter became a adopted son unknowingly. When Rucui didn't realize it, when the wives of the aristocratic families in Pingjin met each other, they would tenderly call out to Wen Yanping who was by her side. "Young Master Wen".As time passed, everyone thought that Wen Liang and Ru Cui recognized the adopted sons.

After the new year, the men in the Tan family became busy, and Wen Liang was also invited out every day, or he was busy cleaning up some people, so it was rare to see each other during the day.After being so busy, I was busy until the end of January before I was free.

"Father, have you finished your work today?" Wen Yanping dragged Tan Jixi to Wen Liang's temporary study room, two short winter melons climbed the edge of the tall table and looked at Wen Liang.

The food in the Tan Mansion was good, and the old lady told the kitchen to nourish their bodies every day. Wen Liang made them full of energy and blood, and dragged Miss Rucui to "fight" on the bed every night. Miss Rucui made her complexion rosy, He is in good health, and Wen Yanping may have lost a lot of money in the past two years. Except for his skin color, he still looks thin and weak. He is eight years old, but he is as tall as Tan Jixi, who is six years old. Just stand side by side, it is two dwarf wax gourds.

Wen Liang put down the letter in his hand and pressed it under the platform, looked at the two children with a smile, and said with a half-smile: "So what if you're done, so what if you're not done?"

Tan Jixi raised his neck hard, and said with a smile: "Take us to play after we're done~"

Wen Yanping said with a grin: "Little cousin said he wanted to go to Meiling to see the peach blossoms that just bloomed. I heard that there are often officials and wives there to enjoy the spring, and there are many squirrels in the forest. I want to take Xiaohua to lure a female squirrel back. Good baby squirrel, give me a baby squirrel."

Rucui just came in with some tea, and when she heard Wen Yanping's words, she asked in surprise, "Little cousin, is Xiaohua's hair all grown? Will the mother squirrel dislike her fur and refuse to befriend Xiaohua?"

Tan Jixi suppressed her face and said unhappily: "Bad cousin, Xiaohua is the most beautiful squirrel, and every mother squirrel will like it. When the little squirrel is born, I will give Brother Yanping a little squirrel."

"Really? Well, I apologize." Ru Cui said sincerely, but that expression was not what it meant.

Humming childishly, he turned his head and saw Wen Yanping staring at him, and asked unhappily, "Why are you staring at me like that? I'm my cousin!"

Wen Yanping rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "Little cousin, you disrespect your elders, be careful of bad guys and shave Xiao Hua's hair."

"Hmph, I haven't asked Xiaohua to play tricks on others recently. Who would shave Xiaohua's hair?" Tan Jixi looked upright, but his chubby appearance made him look a little arrogant, and with a face similar to Wen Liang, Wen Yanping She couldn't help but hugged him and rubbed him vigorously.

"What are you doing?" The child who was hugged so tightly that he could hardly breathe was furious, "Brother Yanping is a big villain!"

Wen Yanping hugged him, and then messed up his hair vigorously, Fang smiled and said to Wen Liang: "Father, if you have nothing to do today, let's take mother to play with us, mother also talked about the peach blossoms in Meiling the day before yesterday It’s very good, I want to go and have a look.”

After hearing this, Wen Liang turned his head to look at Ru Cui, and Ru Cui also smiled and said nothing, so he knew that the little girl was using Ru Cui as an excuse.But thinking that they might leave Pingjin in a few days, and they didn't take them to play in Pingjin city, they nodded in agreement.

The two children cheered happily, and Wen Yanping took Tan Jixi's hand and ran out to pick up Xiaohua from the yard where Tan Jixi lived.

Watching the two children go out holding hands, Ru Cui came over and poured a cup of tea for Wen Liang, and said happily: "It seems that Yan Ping is just acting on his own heart, not because he hates the opposite sex. Don't you see that she and Ji Xi are very good? "

Wen Liang shook his head, "Jixi is a little brother in her heart, she can love her, but she is very resistant to older men." After speaking, she felt a little distressed, if she was always so defensive towards the opposite sex, how could they help her in the future? Proposal?Does she really want to wear men's clothes all her life and live as a man?

Ever since she found out that the newly adopted adopted daughter had witnessed her mother being raped by the robbers, which left a deep shadow in her heart, and she was extremely resistant to creatures like men, Wen Liang was a little distressed.Wen Liang knew that the timing of his appearance was very good, and because of the bowl of porridge that Ru Cui gave her back then, Ai Wu and Wu accepted her, and occasionally acted like a baby with him.But she didn't pretend to be polite to other men, and even treated herself like a boy, in order to avoid the fate of her mother in the future.

Knowing her heart disease, Wen Liang intentionally indulged Tan Jixi to come and play with her. Poor Xiao Jixi was so young, he really thought it was because he had bad eyesight before and misunderstood Wen Yanping's gender. I'm the same boy, so I won't think about being hugged by the other party at all.The reason why Wen Yanping treats him so intimately is that Tan Jixi didn't treat him as a boy at all because he was young, and because Tan Jixi's similar appearance to Wen Liang completely treated him as a rich and rich younger brother.

"Girl, since we adopted her, let's teach her well in the future." Wen Liang leaned over and kissed the corner of her lips, comforting her.

Ru Cui nodded. In fact, she wasn't too worried. She smiled back at him and said, "Actually, I think it's fine as long as Yan Ping is happy. I'll talk about the rest later. Life is still long. Well, Mr. Wen, you are so smart." If you are capable, you can just choose a suitable person for Yanping in the future, and I believe that with Mr. Wen around, Yanping's marriage will never be a problem."

Wen Liang laughed, "Do you really think that I am omnipotent? Look at the little girl, who would have thought that she is a girl? I am really worried that I will have to choose a wife for her instead of a husband for her."

Ever since Wen Liang acquiesced in letting the little girl wear men's clothes, Wen Yanping unceremoniously swept the girls' clothes prepared for her to the bottom of the cage. Someone ordered some boy's clothes for her.

Rucui also thought about this question, pondered for a while, and finally said based on her trust in Wen Liang's IQ: "It doesn't matter, I believe that whether it is choosing a wife or a husband, it will not be difficult for you." So Mr. Wen, you can Those who work too hard, come on!
"..."

The two children soon brought back the furry squirrel, holding hands and smiling brightly at them.

Wen Liang laughed, "Okay, then let's go."

In the Ruixiang Courtyard, several aunts were accompanying the old lady to talk about the family's troubles, so a servant came to report that Master Biao took Master Xi to Meiling to see peach blossoms.

"Oh, it's good to go for a walk, and send more people to take care of them." The aunt hurriedly ordered, both of them are the old lady's heart and eyes, so they should be taken care of carefully.

The second aunt covered her mouth with a smile, and said to the old lady: "Mother, since Brother Liang came back, our Xiaojixi has become more lively. We go to Piaoxiangyuan every day and play very well with that girl Yanping. The third sibling, it seems Xiaojixi hasn't been sick this month, has she?"

The third aunt said with a smile: "Exactly, I was worried about this kind of weather at first, and he would fall ill after running outside every day. I was more worried."

"It seems that it is good to have a playmate of the same age." The eldest aunt continued.

The second aunt said angrily: "Sister-in-law is wrong. There are many girls in our family who are similar to Jixi's age. Why don't you see Xiaoxi send to the backyard to play with them? I see, the reason is still For Yanping, Xiao Jixi only wants to play with her, isn't she a childhood sweetheart?"

The third aunt's smile suddenly faded.

The first aunt's smile didn't change, she just glanced at the third aunt vaguely, and didn't speak to her.

"Hey, what childhood sweetheart?" The old lady was puzzled.

"It's Yanping and Jixi." The second aunt said with a smile.

But the old lady laughed, "Yanping's injury is healed, he is really a spirited boy, Jixi should really be with boys of the same age, and can't stay in the room all the time, so that he can be energetic, And he won't be sick all the time. Third daughter-in-law, you don't have to keep him all the time in the future. "

"..."

The three were silent at the same time, and the eldest aunt sighed and said, "Mother, Yanping is a girl, you misunderstood."

The old lady didn't believe it, she thought that such a lively and clever child was a boy no matter how he looked at it, how could it be a girl?He also said that Zixiu would not lie to her, that would be her great-grandson or something.The old lady is old, and her actions are not as vigorous as when she was young, and she is still a bit old-fashioned now. The three of them knew her faults and did not argue with her.But the third aunt was a little displeased, not happy that the second aunt put her Jixi and Wen Yanping together, she would rather Wen Yanping was a boy.

After thinking about it, the third aunt decided to keep her son in the future, not to let him hang out with Wen Yanping every day.

"By the way, when will Zixiu return to Beijing?" the old lady asked suddenly.

"It's scheduled to be after the Huachao Festival." The eldest aunt replied carefully.They all knew the importance of being gentle in the old lady's heart. After the new year, Wen Liang was going back to Beijing. After all, he was now appointed by the emperor as the master of the prince, so how could he stay outside for a year or so.

After listening, the old lady sighed and stopped talking immediately.

(End of this chapter)