Everyone entered the main courtyard with greetings. Bai Shao and Yu Niang had been waiting here for a long time.
Bai Shao was okay, after all, they met yesterday. Yu Niang was not okay. Her eyes were red with excitement and she stepped forward, holding Cheng Xue's hand tightly.
"Madam, welcome home."
Looking at Yu Niang who had not changed much, Cheng Xue smiled and nodded.
"How are you? Does your knee still hurt? I heard Li Zhong say it's much better, but you have to use the medicine regularly and keep soaking your legs. You're still young, and if you insist on it for three to five years, you will definitely be able to get rid of the root."
Yuniang hurriedly thanked her and thanked her from the bottom of her heart.
"Don't worry, madam, I will definitely insist. My knees are much better now. It's cold in autumn this year, and my knees are warm in the morning and evening."
The master she used to serve didn't care about her life or death. She was left on the farm and ignored. Once the master needed help, no matter if it snowed, rained or hailed, she had to return home. Not only that, she did the best she could.
It was the dirtiest and most tiring job, yet she had to stay at the village all year round, with no supporter in the house.
Fortunately, God was merciful and allowed her to find such a good owner. Not only the old knee problems were alleviated, but also the daughter's lifelong affairs were settled. Last night, my daughter said that her eldest son's marriage was also settled. So she had no worries.
,What reason does she have for not doing things well?!
The main house was kept clean and spotless. They started lighting the fire early in the morning and the house was warm. They also burned incense and the smell in the house was even more pleasant. The children had been taken back to their respective yards by Bai Shao, and the Yu Huai family
Also go to the front yard and wait. You have to give them time to clean up. You can chat about anything in the front yard.
Li Hui did not enter the room, but was led directly to the wing next door by Li Zhong. Cheng Xue sat on the kang, lying on the soft kang mattress, and could still vaguely smell the sunshine.
"Did you dry the quilt at noon?"
Jade Lady nodded, brought a bowl of red dates and wolfberry water, and said:
"The sunshine is not bad these days at noon, so I will take out the bedding from each courtyard to dry it with Li Zhong. Madam, you must be exhausted from the journey."
"It's not that easy." Cheng Xue answered without being pushy, "What about you, are you okay? Bai Shao told you, that's the one wearing the green skirt just now."
Yuniang recalled it carefully, and then said shyly:
"I really didn't pay attention to those two girls, but they are quite tall, much taller than me. Madam, I will take care of you to take a bath."
"Okay."
Cheng Xue stretched herself out and went to the ground with her.
The hot water has been prepared a long time ago, and I deliberately put in a lot of hot water to avoid wasting time. The water temperature is just right now, and a charcoal stove is lit, so the indoor temperature is very high.
Cheng Xue got into the tub and got ready, while Yu Niang stood behind her and kneaded gently.
The last time I gave her a shoulder squeeze was during the Chinese New Year, and now the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. Knowing that she misses the village, she has been talking about it ever since she moved into the house. The Guo family has rebuilt the house. The Dong family has bought a lot of land.
Ah. Li Qingshan’s wife is finally pregnant. Xu Kun’s wife ran away during road construction, slipped and fell off a cliff and died.
After talking a lot, I finally talked about Xu Daguo.
"Madam still doesn't know that Xu Daguo is gone."
"What?!" Cheng Xue turned her head in shock and saw Yu Niang nodding in disbelief, "That shouldn't be the case. He was not that old, so why did he suddenly disappear? What about Aunt Geng? How is she?"
"Aunt Geng and her grandson still live next door to the workshop. The old lady is fine. After all, when the two of them reach that point, they will definitely be sad, but they will not be depressed all the time."
This analysis is correct. Geng is not an indecisive character, otherwise he would not have been so clean. However, I still feel uneasy, so I will go over and take a look tomorrow to help feel my pulse.
"Why is the old man gone? Did he die due to illness?"
Yuniang sighed and shook her head, saying:
"It would be better if he was sick, but... alas! He started drinking after the New Year, and every time he drank too much, he would go to Aunt Geng to make trouble. To put it bluntly, he still wanted Aunt Geng to go back and live with him. But Madam also knew that Aunt Geng recognized
If you do something right, you won't go back, so the two of them were frozen like this.
During this period, he drank too much several times and felt uncomfortable. He asked Mr. Dong for help. He heard that he was not allowed to drink, so he stopped looking for help and stopped taking medicine. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, the old man drank again and burned a whole kilogram.
Ah, I fell when I was about to go out after drinking, and I never woke up again.”
"A pound of burning knives?! Didn't Xu Jin stop his father?"
"He said he stopped him, but we all know Xu Jin's temperament, so what's the difference between stopping him and not stopping him? Because of this, Mother Shuanzi broke off with him and will never interact with him again. There is no difference between Aunt Geng and Zi, after all, she used to
Ignore him."
After hearing this, Cheng Xue said "Yeah" and smiled bitterly. The Xu Jin she knew was indeed capable of doing such a thing. It wasn't that she wouldn't stop him. She could only say that he would hide or not take advantage of trouble. She didn't know if he had any future plans.
Regret.
After taking a bath, Yu Niang put her in clean clothes and sat by the charcoal stove to wring her hair.
"Xu Daguo passed away, and Shuanzi Niang didn't let me tell you, because she was afraid that you would be anxious for her in the capital. However, I gave you three gifts in total, and Xu Jin also got them."
She always does things well, so don't worry about this.
"Okay, you have arranged it very well. I can rest assured that the house will be left to you and me. How are your arrangements for the next three days?"
"Go back to Madam, everything has been arranged. This morning, Li Zhong went out to look for cooks in other villages. He found eight cooks in total. The flowing water mats are placed in the yard of our newly built workshop, and the stoves are built. Tomorrow morning, I will go to the forest farm.
, in the afternoon we will set up a flowing mat. The day after tomorrow, we will perform rituals for the old man and his wife and visit the grave. In the evening, the Qingchun clan leader will open a temple to worship. The day after tomorrow, madam and the old man will have a rest, and then you will set off on your way.
Your servant has prepared two hundred catties of fungus, three hundred catties of hazelnut mushrooms, etc., as well as shredded beans, cucumber money, etc. This year's newly harvested grain will be sent to you. When the court comes to supply it, my wife will keep it and sell it to the north.
Qi, there is the greatest shortage of food over there. Don’t worry, I won’t let you be short of things in the north.”
Cheng Xue listened to her arrangement and held her hand happily.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Where is Wen Tian? Why didn't you see us when we came back?"
"Master Wen escorted the things directly to the north. It is said that there is no peace there, and there are so many things in our house. But if someone robs them, it will be very difficult for the master and you to deal with them."
"Did you let him or did he go on his own?"
"Back to Madam, Mr. Wen is going to go on his own. Originally we wanted Gastrodia to come with us, but he didn't let us. He said that he wanted the child to spend more time with us, and we would not have this opportunity in the future."
After Yu Niang said this, she couldn't help laughing, and Cheng Xue also chuckled lightly.
In the final analysis, Wen Tian is considerate and wants them to spend more time with their children.
To put it mildly, it really suits his temperament.
But they are right to think about it, "the law does not punish the public"! If things are really stolen, they can only stare and can't do anything...