The grandmother lifted the curtain of the car, Xiaoyu and the starling helped their mother out of the car, and at this moment, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman came over, frowning slightly and scolding softly: "Mama Lu, you can ask clearly, the fifth brother didn't say that someone was going to come to the family..."

Mrs. Xia looked up at her with a smile and saw her white and pure melon seed face, thin eyebrows and fine eyes, combing a cloud bun, a silver hairpin with a southern pearl ball on her head, and a moon-white dark silk smock on her body, and a moon-white phoenix tail skirt underneath. Mrs. Xia whispered in Xiaoyu's ear, "That's it! Seeing Xiaoyu looking at her puzzled, he smiled and said, "Just so that you can also see and understand." ”

Although Xia Xiucai is pedantic and square, he is at the age when he knows the destiny of heaven, and suddenly saw a woman who he had never met in his son's house, how could he not know, and couldn't help but whisper and complain: "Jiu'er is still young, how can you take her to see such a dirty thing." ”

Although Xiaoyu didn't quite understand, she vaguely guessed a few points in her heart, and secretly thought: "How could a person as smart as the fifth brother do such a foolish thing?" I'm afraid that my mother will be wrong this time. ”

Seeing Mrs. Xia's eyes, the woman first shrank back, and then looked over calmly. Seeing Mrs. Xia's white face, although she smiled, the smile was not under her eyes, and she was wearing a silk jacket with a ginger entwined flower pattern, revealing a small crescent white collared middle garment inside, and a horse-faced skirt with a turmeric bottom underneath. The girl standing on the side had a duck egg face, an innocent face, looking at her and smiling, wearing a pink sprinkled light silk embroidered with colorful butterfly stand-up collar jacket, and a pleated skirt with amber embroidery on a white background.

I only heard the lady say to the girl in a gentle voice: "In your daily life, don't you often say that your fifth brother can be poor and can be good for himself, and if he is good, he can help the world at the same time, and he can govern the country and the country? ”

The woman's eyes rolled, she hurriedly walked forward, and said, "These two must be Mrs. Xia and Miss Xia, Jin'er is polite." ”

As she was talking, the fifth grandmother walked out quickly from the hanging flower gate of the side courtyard, and looked at Mrs. Xia and her party in surprise: "Mother, Jiu'er, why are you here." Dad, what's going on at home?" As he spoke, he saluted and instructed people: "Go and see if the fifth master has withdrawn?" ”

Xia Xiucai hurriedly said: "Don't delay Yanwu's business. ”

The woman named Jin'er smiled and said, "It's okay." If there is an incident, there will be a servant who will come to the back and call someone. ”

Mrs. Xia glanced back at Xiaoyu and Starling. Xiaoyu and Starling glanced at each other, and they were both thinking in their hearts: "Fifth brother, you can be spiritual, why do I think my mother is going to pit you." ”

Mrs. Xia took the fifth grandmother's hand: "I came to pick you up and go back to Yanbei to have a baby, and by the way, let Yan Zhao and Jiu'er see the world." As he spoke, he glanced at his daughter-in-law, and saw that she was wearing a honey-colored silk shirt and a green onion yellow half-used horse-faced skirt.

The fifth grandmother couldn't help but be stunned when she heard this, and laughed awkwardly: "Mother-in-law is making fun of me again, what is there to know in this poor and remote country?"

Mrs. Xia smiled at the corner of her mouth, patted her hand and said softly: "You are still young, where can you save it?" It's a pity that the other girls in our family are not there, and Ling'er is too young, otherwise they should come out to see each other for a long time. ”

The fifth grandmother glanced at her mother-in-law in surprise, and the false blood on her face faded in an instant because of the running, revealing a slightly haggard appearance: "Dad, mother, go inside and rest." Mama Lu, you and Qing'er go and clean up the two side houses in the main courtyard, move my futon over, and then clean up the house in the west side courtyard, and let Qing'er open the box and take out a few futons. ”

The one named Jin'er said, "Fifth grandmother, I'll go make tea for the master and wife." With that, he turned around and walked away.

Xiaoyu saw that the originally clever fifth sister-in-law was stunned when she heard Jin'er speak, and it took a long time before she continued: "A few rooms in the front yard should also be cleaned up for the eighth master and the coachman to live in." Oh, it's too late to cook at this time, let Uncle Lu go buy some wine and vegetables and come back, ask for two plain and seasonal vegetables, a small ribs with salt and pepper, a braised elbow, and the rest of Uncle Lu can choose some seasonal ones. ”

Mrs. Xia was not in a hurry, and looked at the courtyard with Xia Xiucai, tasting a few roses. Seeing that she had made the arrangements, she said, "I was going to take care of you, but I tired you." Alas, this man, when he is old, is a little willful. ”

Starling looked at his mother, glanced at Xiaoyu again, and thought: "I've always wondered: why is my father and mother so steady, but Jiu'er is so jumpy, it turns out that he came from here." ”

Just thinking about it, the footsteps outside were hurried, and the fifth master walked in quickly, and stroked the hem of the white blue shirt of the moon: "The child is not filial, but the parents are asked to work all the way." ”

Xia Xiucai smiled and said, "Hurry up, your mother and I are fine, take your younger brothers and sisters out for a walk." ”

The fifth master looked at the eighth master, frowned, and said: "Jiu'er just followed, how can Yanzhao also come out, I'm afraid that I will delay my schoolwork." ”

The tattooed girl and Zhong Min sat at the bottom, like sitting on pins and needles, this time they were called out to be guards, why don't they seem to be quite right now.

Mrs. Xia laughed: "I brought him here to teach something that is not in the books." ”

The fifth master was stunned, a trace of embarrassment flashed on his face, he quickly glanced at everyone, and immediately looked at the fifth sister-in-law with a straight face and scolded: "Why hasn't I served tea to my parents and younger brothers and sisters for so long." ”

The fifth grandmother lowered her head and didn't know what she was thinking, but she was startled when she heard this, and hurriedly got up and said, "I forgot about it." ”

At this moment, Jin'er walked in with a tray: "Let you wait for a long time, the usual small stove is stewing soup for the fifth grandmother, and it is not easy to burn when the fire of the big stove is extinguished." ”

The fifth master breathed a sigh of relief, and a gentle smile appeared on his face again: "Jin'er, thank you for your hard work." Xiaoyu tilted her head to look at the fifth brother's expression, and thought: "It's just pouring tea, the fifth sister-in-law doesn't know how much tea she poured for her father and mother, how many dishes she distributed, why didn't she see him grateful like this?"

Thinking about it, I couldn't help but glance at the fifth sister-in-law, and saw that she didn't speak, still keeping her head down and not knowing what she was thinking. The eighth master couldn't hide things on his face, and immediately frowned and showed an anxious look.

Jin'er smiled apologetically: "There is no good tea to entertain you here. ”

The fifth master coughed heavily, and the fifth sister-in-law seemed to wake up, and hurriedly walked over and said, "I'll come." ”

Jin'er smiled: "The fifth grandmother is still pregnant, the fifth master, please persuade the fifth grandmother to take a rest." ”

The fifth master smiled and said: "You don't care for yourself too much, sit down and rest for a while, I see that your face is not very good, and your father and mother are not outsiders, if you are not feeling well, you should go back to the room to rest." ”

The fifth grandmother just sat down, and when she heard this, she hurriedly stood up again and answered: "Yes." ”

Mrs. Xia snorted coldly and put down the teacup in her hand with a bang. Everyone's hearts were cold, they all lowered their heads and didn't dare to speak, and the fifth grandmother, who was about to retreat, also looked at Mrs. Xia with a white face. Mrs. Xia didn't seem to see it, and blew her hand and said, "It's so hot, I'm old, and my hands and feet are not neat!"

The fifth grandmother hurriedly walked over and picked up Mrs. Xia's teacup, lowered her head and gently blew the tea, Mrs. Xia fanned it in front of her with her hand, turned her head to look at Xia Xiucai and smiled: "Master, it's a pity, it's a good rain before, let it go." ”

When Jin'er heard this, her hand pouring the tea couldn't help shaking, and she almost spilled the water, and she was busy settling down and smiled: "Mrs. is really amazing, this was given to you by the magistrate of Liuxian County last year." ”

Mrs. Xia laughed and glanced at Xiaoyu narrowly: "I ask you to work weekdays, but you don't listen, you see, this is your own family, if Shangguan is a guest, this kind of tea will not work." ”

The fifth master's face turned red, and he was just about to speak, when Mrs. Xia said again: "Yanwu, sitting next to Miss Zhong is Jiu'er's newly invited guard, Miss Wen." ”

The fifth master hurriedly walked over and bowed slightly, and said, "The sister is naughty, and I hope the girl will bother more." ”

The tattooed girl glanced at Xiaoyu and got up to salute: "Don't dare!"

At this time, Mama Lu came in and replied: "Grandma, the room in the side courtyard has been cleaned up, do you want to place the little ladies' rooms first." ”

Zhong Min breathed a sigh of relief and got up and said, "Sister Wen and I have nothing to do, just go to help with the luggage." When the tattooed girl heard this, she hurriedly got up and followed her, and the two of them flew like arrows, and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Mama Lu was startled, and hurriedly trotted all the way behind, wondering in her heart: "These two little ladies don't dress like girls, but they walk faster than rabbits, and they don't know where they come from." ”

As soon as the three of them left, the house was quiet, the fifth master lowered his head and drank two sips of tea, looked at the fifth grandmother and asked: "Dinner can be arranged, do you want to go to the stove and keep an eye on it, there are many people today, I am afraid that I will have to add a few more people." ”

The fifth grandmother said in a low voice: "At this time, Zhang Luo, I'm afraid it's too late, so I've already asked Uncle Lu to buy a table of noodles." ”

At this time, Jin'er had already poured the tea, and when she heard this, she said: "The fifth master thinks that his own food is satisfactory, otherwise, I will go to the kitchen to help get a few dishes." ”

The fifth master nodded with a smile and said, "Since the table has been decided today, it's just that." The food in this restaurant should be liked by everyone, and it is inevitable that it will not be suitable for their own taste. Dad, mother, let Lan'er make a table for you to pick up the wind tomorrow according to your taste. ”

When Jin'er heard this, she covered her mouth and smiled: "Fifth master, you forgot again, the fifth grandmother is now having a baby." ”

The fifth master couldn't help but smile and said, "I'm busy again." ”

Mrs. Xia looked at the fifth grandmother with a smile and asked, "This girl is called Jin'er, right? She looks really beautiful, and she looks like she is also well-read, and she is also from a rich family, so you bought it?" ”

The fifth grandmother was slightly stunned, and hurriedly waved her hand and said, "I didn't buy it, oh, she's not our girl." ”

Hearing this, Jin'er glanced at the fifth master, and muttered in a low voice, "I don't..."

The fifth master hurriedly glanced at her soothingly and said, "She is the daughter of the county scholar." I just came here thanks to their father and daughter taking care of me. Her father died of illness a few years ago, and she had nowhere to go, so I let her live in. ”R1152