Mama Wei knelt on the ground, kowtowed a few times, glanced at Li Xiaonuan as if she was instructing, and followed her mother-in-law out.

Mrs. Li beckoned Li Xiaonuan over, pointed to the middle-aged **** and introduced:

"In the future, you can call her aunt, your aunt's maiden name is Zhou, and there are two cousins, a cousin, they have all rested, see you tomorrow, and the days of meeting in the future will be long."

Li Xiaonuan stood up, knelt on the mat respectfully, kowtowed to Mrs. Zhou, Mrs. Zhou got up and helped Li Xiaonuan up, and sent it back to Mrs. Li, and said with a smile:

"Miss Cousin doesn't have a waiting girl by her side, so call the housekeeper to come in tomorrow, and carefully pick two girls to come over and call Miss Table."

"No need."

Mrs. Li said gently,

"Let's let the end of winter wait for her for a few days, there are many girls around me, and there is no less than one of her, let her rest in the west wing of my house for a night today, you let someone pass a message to Steward Zhou, let him free up a more comfortable car to come out, and give it to Xiao Nuan tomorrow, it's too late now, you go back and rest quickly, you have to hurry up early tomorrow morning."

Mrs. Zhou agreed with a smile, got up and said goodbye, and went out with the girl's mother-in-law.

Mrs. Li pulled Li Xiaonuan, and asked her carefully if she could read and write, and if she had read any books, Li Xiaonuan answered them one by one, and Mrs. Li nodded with satisfaction and said:

"That's right, our Li family, men are studious, girls also have to read, and they must also be knowledgeable and knowledgeable, your father taught you to read and write so early, and he also came in accordance with the customs of our Li family, alas, I have heard people mention your father a few times, and he is also a young man and talented, but unfortunately, the eight characters are weak, so he was injured outside......"

Mrs. Li said, feeling sad again, Li Xiaonuan's eyes flashed slightly, she took the handkerchief next to the pillow and held it with both hands, looked up at Mrs. Li, and said with a smile:

"Ancestors, don't be too sad, your body is important, life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky, we who are alive must always live well, in order to be worthy of the people who are gone."

Mrs. Li took the handkerchief, wiped her tears, stroked Li Xiaonuan's bun with pity, nodded again and again, and said:

"You kid, but you are transparent, this is clear, the ancestor is at this age, but you want a little girl to persuade you."

Li Xiaonuan tilted her head and said with a coquettish smile:

"The old ancestor laughed at me."

Old Madam Li smiled and hugged Li Xiaonuan,

"The ancestor didn't laugh at you, the ancestor praised you, Xiao Nuan is a good boy, a rare good boy, you are also tired for a day, let the end of winter wait for you to wash, go to the West Chamber to rest, we have to get up early tomorrow morning and rush back to Yuezhou."

Li Xiaonuan nodded obediently and agreed, Mrs. Li called a mother-in-law to come over and order, and called the end of winter to come over to give Li Xiaonuan a salute, Li Xiaonuan accepted the gift at the end of winter, got up and was blessed, said goodbye to Mrs. Li, and followed the mother-in-law and the end of winter to the West Chamber.

Li Xiaonuan sat on the chair in the west room, and was washed by the mother-in-law and the end of winter, the mother-in-law carried her to the bed, went out for a while at the end of winter, came back with a few fine linen shirts and pants, bent her knees slightly, and said with a smile:

"This is the second lady's clothes, I asked the waiter for two sets to come over, the second miss is much older than the girl, the girl will wear it tonight first, and I will change the other set overnight, and it will fit tomorrow."

Li Xiaonuan pursed her mouth cautiously, while changing her clothes, she looked at her carefully, about eleven or twelve years old, with a long face, willow eyebrows and apricot eyes, pretty description, crisp and crisp speech, and very neat hands and feet.

Li Xiaonuan looked at the end of winter with a smile, and thanked sweetly:

"Thank you, sister at the end of winter, sister don't have to bother, it's good when I'm older, I can still wear it when I grow up."

Winter Mo laughed and gently pinched Li Xiaonuan's cheek,

"The girl doesn't have to be so polite, how can she let the girl's clothes don't fit and feel uncomfortable? So what do you want us girls to do? Besides, the ancestor is a particular one, if you see the clothes on the girl's body have a trace of inappropriateness, the girl wants to eat and hang down, but I have to take the board, in the future, the girl remembers, before going to see the ancestor, must be cleaned up neatly. ”

At the end of winter, while talking, he neatly laid out the mattress, waited for Li Xiaonuan to lie down, tucked the corners of the quilt for her, and said with a smile:

"Girl, sleep, I changed my clothes, and I slept in front of the girl's bed, and if the girl has anything to do at night, just call me."

Li Xiaonuan looked at her with a smile, nodded, put down the tent at the end of winter, and went outside to do needlework with a lamp and candle.

Li Xiaonuan lay quietly on the bed, her fingers slowly slid between the dry and warm bedding, this is a fine linen quilt, the head of the ancient family died, like her, she is wearing a decrepit and heavy mourning, even such a delicate linen cloth is a little too much, and the rules and world conditions are always many steps behind.

Gu Zhiheng Gu, the only son of Mrs. Li, the champion of the Bingyin Branch in the twelfth year of Tianxi, the governor of Longzhou, hanged himself for dereliction of duty, leaving two daughters and a son.

About the Gu family, Li Xiaonuan only knows this, but this is not important, the important thing is that Mrs. Li and that aunt.

Li Xiaonuan's parents are thin and thin, even if there are one or two relatives who are not far away, listening to Mama Wei's meaning, the situation is not good, Li Xiaonuan is such a good skin, if it falls into the hands of slightly worse relatives, I don't know what the fate will be.

If you can stay in the Gu family and grow up in such a family, you can use some heart on weekdays, and be careful to please the old lady and Mrs. Zhou, and when you are older, you will pay attention to finding a suitable good family to marry, and the Gu family is just preparing a few small dowries, for her, this life is a world of difference.

Li Xiaonuan slowly pondered, and gradually fell asleep in a daze.

At the end of the next day, the sky was just bright, and the dawn light penetrated into the window lattice, sprinkled on the coarse cloth tent, and woke up Li Xiaonuan.

Li Xiaonuan opened her eyes and lay quietly on the bed, listening carefully to the movement outside.

In the yard, there was a very slight squeak of the door, the sound of footsteps falling gently, the rustle of a broom sweeping on the ground, the sound of splashing water, all kinds of sounds were very slight and rhythmic.

Li Xiaonuan lay on the bed, watching the movement of the morning light on the tent, calculating the hour, about half an hour later, there was a sound of rustling in front of the bed, it was the end of winter, and then the sound of the door being pushed open, and there was a very light footstep into the house.

"Put it here."

It was the sound of late winter, very low, something muffled to the ground, and the footsteps went out.

Not long after, the brisk footsteps at the end of winter moved to the side of the bed, Li Xiaonuan gently closed his eyes, and at the end of winter he lifted the tent, Li Xiaonuan opened his eyes and looked at her, with a smile on his face, and at the end of winter he also showed a smile, while hanging the tent, he said with a smile:

"Did the girl wake up and sleep well at night? I didn't hear any movement from the girl's ****, and I thought I slept very peacefully. ”

Li Xiaonuan sat up, looked up at the end of winter, nodded with a smile, and said softly:

"I slept very comfortably, did my sister sleep well?"

At the end of winter, he hung up the tent, turned around and put a black lacquered toilet in front of the bed, and said with a smile:

"There is no clean room in this house, and the girl will be there, so let's be here."

Li Xiaonuan nodded obediently, didn't wait for the end of winter, got out of bed by himself, dragged his shoes and walked to the toilet, where a thick layer of fragrant sawdust had been placed, exuding a slightly rich fragrance.

At the end of winter, she waited neatly for Li Xiaonuan to clean her body, took out the toilet with the lid and handed it to the rough mother-in-law, came back to get her clothes, and waited for Li Xiaonuan to get dressed, the little girl had already sent hot water, a kettle, a cotton handkerchief, and green salt in, Li Xiaonuan wiped her teeth with green salt, washed it clean, and gave her hair at the end of winter, and she rolled out two beautiful buns in just a few clicks.

"The old ancestor wakes up at the beginning of every day, Mao is getting up, Mrs. and Miss, and the young master Mao Mo come over to say goodbye to the old ancestor, and in the future, the girl will also rush over to the old ancestor to say goodbye before the end of the year."

At the end of winter, while tying the bun with a thick hemp rope, he said with a smile, tied the bun, took two steps back, looked Li Xiaonuan up and down carefully, and then nodded with satisfaction,

"The girl is so good-looking, she can even wear burlap pieces so beautifully."

Li Xiaonuan looked at her with a smile with crooked eyes, and stepped forward at the end of winter and gently pinched Li Xiaonuan's cheek,

"The girl is really annoying, let's go, let's go and say goodbye to our ancestors."

As he spoke, he led Li Xiaonuan into the warm pavilion behind the main house.