While listening, the third aunt and grandmother slowly walked to Jianwan's side, took one of her small hands and looked at it, only to see that the entire palm was red, although it was not a big deal, but obviously Mr. Qi did not keep his hand.

Wen Jianwan raised a pair of eyes and looked at the third aunt and grandmother with expectation, but after waiting for a while, she sighed and shook her head, and ordered: "Why don't you go and get the medicine to apply to the young lady." ”

The third aunt and grandmother said to Mr. Qi: "Seeing that Wan is young and has been rude for a while, don't blame Mr. After class today, Mr. Wangwang stayed for a while, I have something important to discuss. ”

Wen Jianwan suddenly showed a look of disappointment, and Mr. Qi was a little more afraid.

Mr. Qi nodded, and agreed.

The third aunt and grandmother said to Ming Kan: "Yesterday I didn't think about it, and I haven't brought you to see your sisters, you come over." ”

She first led Ming Kan to the little beauty who threw the tea cup just now.

"This is your eldest sister, your uncle's daughter, named Jianwan. ”

The little beauty Wen Jianwan snorted and turned her head away.

She took Ming Kan's hand again and came to another little girl wearing a bamboo blue pleated skirt.

Although this one is not as good-looking as the previous one, it is also beautiful. Her eyebrows and eyes were slender, her face was graceful, a little shy and shy, and when she saw Ming Kan coming, she smiled softly and apologetically.

Ming Kan barely tugged at the corners of his mouth, but he still couldn't laugh.

"This is your second sister, the daughter of your second uncle, named Jianxiu. ”

The third aunt and grandmother took Ming Kan's hand and came to the last one.

"This is your little sister and your second uncle's daughter, who is only four years old this year, named Jianyu. ”

Ming Kan saw that the nurse was holding a delicate villain in her arms, looking soft and cute, which was very painful. Her big dark eyes blinked twice, and she was looking curiously at Ming Kan in front of her.

Just as the third aunt and grandmother were about to take Ming Kan back, the villain, who had not spoken from the beginning to the present, suddenly spoke: "This person looks so dark, like a ghost." ”

Childish words, innocent.

Everyone took another look at Ming Kan and laughed, and the study was suddenly filled with a happy atmosphere, and even the little girl with an arrogant face just now couldn't help laughing.

Ming Kan pursed the corners of his mouth tightly, hiding all his emotions in his eyes.

Although on the way here, Mei Shan asked Ming Kan to cover the rare sun all day long, now she is a little whiter than when she was in Pingqiao Village. But there is naturally no comparison with the delicate ladies who do not go out of the door and do not step out of the second door.

Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at a person next to her who seemed to be not smiling, and it was Mr. Qi at a glance. She frowned slightly, looking more unhappy than Ming Kan, the person who was being teased.

The crowd laughed for a while, and then stopped.

The third aunt and grandmother said gently: "Since they have already seen it, these little girls will trouble Mr. more." We won't bother here. Later, when the homework is over, I will ask my husband to talk about it, and please don't forget it. ”

Mr. Qi sent them to the door, then turned back and continued to watch Ming Kan and them practice calligraphy.

As soon as she walked away, Mei Shan asked suspiciously, "What are you looking for Mr. Qi?"

The third aunt and grandmother smiled at her: "Go to my yard and talk about it." ”

Mei Shan's trip to the third aunt's yard to drink tea today was not a whim, but she intended to go to the side to inquire about the reason for the Wen family's accident this time. She came back only two days late, and she had already missed the important moment. Although this matter has been secretly spread in the Wen Mansion, it is better to ask the third aunt and grandmother from the mouths of the subordinates.

After the two sat down, the third aunt and grandmother followed up on the previous words and explained the ins and outs of the matter.

It turned out that this time it was not a business opponent, but a few words of quarrel between the second master and people at the wine table. The second old man didn't take it seriously when he woke up afterwards, but the other party was the brother-in-law of a major general's family, and he was inevitably young and vigorous, so he instigated his brother-in-law to give him color. It wasn't until the Wen family's goods were seized that the second master sent someone to check and refused to let them go, so he realized that something was wrong, and he was busy looking for the eldest master who was far away in Shanghai to come up with an idea.

Fortunately, the eldest master sent a telegram in time to inform Mrs. Wen and begged him to find a way. Mrs. Wen dragged her sick body to write a letter to a former friend, and prepared a generous gift, and the two parties sat down to make peace, which was considered to settle the matter. However, the overdue detention of the goods has been determined, which has offended many big customers, and this time it still hurt a lot of vitality.

Mei Shan listened thoughtfully, and was keenly aware of a trace of abnormality: "What does this have to do with Mr. Qi?"

The third aunt and grandmother continued to tell the story that although the Wen family was injured this time, it was finally in danger. But when something like this happens, it is inevitable that people will have a pimple in their hearts.

Over the years, the Wen family's business has spread all over the country. Although he doesn't say that he has friends all over the world, he has a wide range of contacts in the business field. This time, I happened to meet a stunned young man, and he was eaten to death, which greatly touched the old men of the Wen Mansion. If the Wen family has their own cronies above, why should they be so passive this time.

Since the emperor abdicated more than ten years ago, the world has been chaotic day by day. The city head changes the king's flag, and no one knows what will happen in the future. Although the people outside were clamoring for new ideas, the old men of the Wen family were very cautious about these things, and they also let the young masters of the family go to study in the foreign school in Shanghai, but after all, they couldn't make up their minds to catch up with the current tide of studying abroad, not to mention a few girls in the family.

Now that the old lady is old, and the other two masters have to take care of business, they naturally can't count on it. The only one who can be counted on is the younger generation. The boys are going to send them out to study abroad, and as for the girls—

The third aunt and grandmother said softly: "According to the meaning of our old lady, these girls in the family can't just learn from girls to become popular, but they still have to send them outside to see the world." What new ideas do young people like today, let them see more, and talk about family affairs in the future. ”

Mei Shan smiled and groaned: "That's the reason." Men, it's inevitable that they are all hypocritical. It is not enough to be able to help take care of family affairs if you want to be extraordinary, but also want to be outstanding, gentle and virtuous, it is not enough to help them take care of family affairs, it is best to talk elegantly, and you can help them have that dream of adding fragrance to the red sleeves. ”

Her words were straightforward and vulgar, which was quite ugly, and the third aunt and grandmother pretended not to understand, and sighed: "What the old lady means is that the eldest lady in Shanghai is also busy, and she has no time to raise them." Why don't Mr. Toqi do me a favor and take a few girls to our aunt and grandmother in Hong Kong. She is getting older day by day, and she still doesn't have a child, so she can send the girls in the family over to be her companion. ”

Mei Shan chuckled: "Our aunt and grandmother really don't have a biological child. But I've heard that she's having a good time in Hong Kong. Although he has no biological children, the girls raised under his hands are all knowledgeable and interesting, and there are a bunch of followers, who are a little more beautiful than movie stars. ”

The third aunt and grandmother couldn't say anything, so they could only smile and say nothing.

The Wen family's aunt and grandmother who are far away in Hong Kong are called Jingshu, and she is the only beloved daughter of Mrs. Wen. In his early years, he married a wealthy businessman in Fujian, and within two years, the rich businessman died of old age. The old man had no children and left her a large inheritance. Wen Jingshu was influenced by the new ideas at that time, and ran to Hong Kong, where she bought a villa and widowed her, and made friends with celebrities. She was born beautiful and witty and funny, and she was in the limelight in the upper circles.

To put it nicely, Wen Jingshu is the hottest number one person in Hong Kong's social circle, and if she says it ugly, she is a courtesan. But courtesans are also courtesans, and people can be regarded as having seen the world, and it is more than enough to teach a few little girls films.

Interestingly, the girl from the family was sent to the Wen family, who was raised by such a person.

Thinking of this, Mei Shan couldn't help but chuckle.

......

While Mei Shan and the third aunt were chatting, Ming Kan was practicing calligraphy in the study.

Ming Kan's small hands, from childhood to adulthood, have held the rope of the boat and the knife to kill the fish, and they are very energetic. But I have never touched such a thin and delicate object as a brush, and the posture of holding the pen is clumsy and cautious, for fear that if I exert my hand hard, I will break it. And the hairs on the tip of the pen are so soft that they absorb the ink in the inkwell, and a little bit of it is a black mass on the paper.

Mr. Qi stood behind her and patiently guided, and it took a long time for Ming Kan to draw a clear stroke.

She looked at it, and Leng Buding grabbed the pen and pumped it hard, but she didn't pull it out after a few strokes, and couldn't help frowning and said to Ming Kan who turned her head to look at it: "Your hand holding the pen is too hard, so writing is not only laborious, but also restricts the pattern of your words." ”

Ming Kan glanced at her silently, and then relaxed the strength in his hand, lowered his head and continued to scratch awkwardly and vigorously on the paper.

Her lines are rampage, and even the bends have a sense of certainty.

Mr. Qi behind him couldn't help but shake his head, how old is this little girl, and her temperament is already so upright and stubborn.

She was thinking about it, the corner of her clothes was timidly pulled twice, and when she turned her head to look, she saw Wen Jianwan squirming and said, "Sir, my hands hurt from practicing big handwriting, can you let me rest for a while." ”

Mr. Qi nodded and said, "Go ahead." ”

Wen Jianwan got the answer, and immediately happily ran to pull Wen Jianxiu on the other seat: "Let's go, let's go to the garden together." ”

Wen Jianxiu looked a little embarrassed, she was pulled twice, her body shook and she could only put down the pen, and looked at Mr. Qi like a help. But Mr. Qi neither nodded nor shook his head, and she didn't dare to resist Jianwan, so she could only be dragged away by her.

The two sisters went out, and after a while, the nurse came over with the little Wen Jianyu in her arms, and before she opened her mouth, Mr. Qi said lightly: "I know, let's go." ”

When they all went out, Mr. Qi glanced at Ming Kan, who was still clumsily practicing calligraphy, and his heart may be upright and stubborn, but it is also good to be stubborn, better than an impetuous temperament, a submissive temperament, and an uncertain temperament.

It was quiet in the study, and the maids all followed Jianwan and them out, leaving only the two of them. Xu was because of his good impression of Mr. Qi just now, Ming Kan had the courage to ask, "Sir, can you teach me to write two words first?"

Although Mr. Qi looked stern, he was actually very good at talking, and she immediately took a pen and laid out the paper and asked, "Which two words do you want to learn first?"

"I want to learn the word 'Ming Kan', Ming is tomorrow's Ming, and Kan is a kind of grass. ”

Mr. Qi glanced at her and asked, "Why do you want to learn these two words first?" ”

Ming Kan replied calmly: "This is the name my mother gave me." ”

Mr. Qi lowered his head and wrote these two words on rice paper, while slowly chanting: "'Bai Hua Kanxi, Bai Mao Shuxi', your mother gave you a good name." ”

Ming Kan shook his head: "I don't understand what you mean, but my aunt told me that Kan is a kind of weed, and we people in Pingqiao Village often use the roots of this grass to make brooms." ”

Mr. Qi said softly: "Then do you know that this is a sentence in the Book of Songs." Kan grass leaves have long roots and tenacious vitality, and the name your mother took has a deep meaning, she must hope that you can have a tough temperament and live well wherever you go. ”

Ming Kan stared at Mr. Qi for a moment, then lowered his head to look at the words on the paper, carefully remembering their outlines, and then took the rice paper on which the words were written in his hand, and asked cautiously, "Sir, can you give this paper to me?"

After Mr. Qi nodded, she folded the paper like a treasure, stuffed it into her arms, and continued to practice calligraphy with her head down.

Akasuga was absentmindedly drawing paper while thinking about the past.

My aunt told my uncle in private that her mother was a fool, otherwise she wouldn't have fallen into that situation.

Two years ago, my mother died of illness.

Jianning remembered that before she died, she was still thinking wholeheartedly that the young master of the Wen family would come to pick up the two of them and live a good life. But she didn't know that her father had forgotten her a long time ago. Even if you are so confused, will you expect your daughter to be like Kan and live well wherever she goes?