These days, Xia Ruan Tian rarely let his mother step out of the yard under the pretext that it was cold.

My mother's illness was good for a while and bad for a while, and the decoction never stopped for a day.

Xia Ruan sighed, somewhat worried in his heart.

Since my father got my mother's promise, he stayed in Flower Street every night as before, and no longer stepped into the house.

Seeing that the New Year was approaching, my father had no idea of returning.

Xia Ruan privately asked Wang San to find his father, but his father's meaning was that he wanted to accompany Zhou Yue on the other side of Flower Street.

Before the new aunt entered the door, the father loved her so much, and where did she put her mother?

I saw the new person laughing, and the old man crying.

"Miss, you have been ...... recently" Cuiliu hesitated a little when she said this, and then quietly peeked into the inner room, and saw that there was no movement inside before she continued to ask softly, "Have you ever talked to your father-in-law about the eldest master recently?" ”

Xia Ruan shook his head, and the work on his hands slowed down: "No, how can the king ask about this?" ”

Cuiliu hesitated for a while before replying in a low voice: "My father-in-law suddenly asked about the eldest master for some reason the night before yesterday, and I blamed Wang Sanzui for saying the wrong thing at that time, and my father-in-law was angry and couldn't sleep well. When my father-in-law went out early yesterday morning, he asked me again, saying that the eldest master was practicing Miss again, and I ...... for a while I couldn't hold back. ”

Steward Wang watched her grow up, and she treated Steward Wang as if she were a relative. When I was a child, I occasionally went to Zhuangzi with my mother, and Steward Wang would personally go to the mountains to pick soothing wildflowers and put them in her house. Or let Lin make her favorite osmanthus cake to make her happy.

Now Steward Wang will complain for her in his heart, which is also something Xia Ruan expected, but he didn't expect Steward Wang to know so quickly and react so fiercely.

You must know that the steward of the king of Lu Dao has always been cautious in his words and deeds, and he will not ask more than a word about the affairs in the house, but now he is afraid that he has heard some rumors outside that he should not hear.

"I don't blame you for this, sooner or later, you will have to know the Tao." Xia Ruan thought for a while, smiled and said, "I will personally talk to Steward Wang about this in the evening. Cuiliu sighed when she heard this, but she didn't know what to say.

In the big house, the housemother is the aunt, and the aunt is the subordinate, and the occasional death of one or two seems to be a good thing for them, so that they are out of sight and out of mind. Now that the Xia family has a simple population, there is nothing to fight for except for the money that makes people red, and it stands to reason that there will be no big incidents.

It's just that what the eldest uncle and aunt want all these years is not only this money, but the lives of her father and mother. It's a pity that my father is still confused, mistaking the enemy for a benefactor, and I don't know what will happen to Lu Dao in the future.

When Xia Ruan talked to Steward Wang about the tea business a few days ago, Steward Wang's eyes were somewhat surprised. It's just that Steward Wang didn't ask at that time, but he was already suspicious.

In the past, where would she know the value of silver. never thought that one day, she would have to walk from the house to the business.

No matter who the man is, he doesn't like his woman to show his head, and would rather slap his swollen face and become fat. Back then, if Xia Ruan hadn't felt that the food was so hungry that she felt delicious, if it wasn't for the difficulty of walking an inch in the house, she wouldn't have known the importance of money.

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When the king's steward returned, it was already the hour.

Xia Ruan instructed Cuiyun to heat up the meal, and after the king steward finished the meal, he asked Cuiliu to burn the charcoal fire in the house a little more before slowly sitting down.

Steward Wang held the teacup and glanced at Xia Ruan thoughtfully: "Miss is really tormenting the old slave like this today." ”

"The king's steward said that it was too outward, and the affairs of Zhuangzi have been bothering the king's steward all these years." Xia Ruan smiled slightly, with some apology in his eyes, "This time I suddenly let Steward Wang enter the city, next time I must go to Zhuangzi to make amends to Mother Lin." ”

"Miss, what is it today?" Steward Wang didn't understand it very much, "How to talk about these things for no reason, this is what an old slave should do." ”

Xia Ruan felt a little helpless when she heard this, what Steward Wang has done over the years has actually helped her mother many times. If it weren't for the king's steward's perennial care, I don't know how much the land in my mother's hands would have to take away from my eldest uncle. Steward Wang doesn't like the eldest uncle, and it has something to do with this.

Xia Ruan's discrete mood slowly retracted, and he slowed down for a while before saying: "If you talk about relatives, you should have taken care of you without waiting for the door to come, and you should be in harmony." But now the affairs of the family must have been hidden from the king's steward, and it is a little difficult to invite the eldest uncle over this time. Second, the people outside looked at the current appearance of the Xia family, and they were afraid that they thought that the house had been peaceful and peaceful from beginning to end. As everyone knows, the more friendly it looks on the outside, the more it actually has already been a gap. Originally, the ugliness of the family should not be publicized, but now I will talk about these things to the king's steward, in fact, Xia Ruan has no way to do it, and there is still something to ask for. ”

Wang Guan heard Xia Ruan say in advance that she wanted to see her uncle, and thought that she had a pimple in her heart, and wanted to persuade her, after all, family and everything is prosperous. But before he could interrupt, after hearing Xia Ruan's explanation, he had some clarity in his heart.

It turns out that the words that I have listened to outside these days are seven points false, and three points are true. The uncle has never restrained his behavior over the years, and he still wants to put the second master's family to death.

How could he be confused this time.

"Miss, just speak." Steward Wang clenched the teacup tightly, as if he had made a great determination, "If the old slave can do it, he must do his best." ”

Hearing Steward Wang say this, Xia Ruan was somewhat relieved in his heart. It seems that all the troubles and calculations have melted cleanly like heavy snow meeting the warm sun.

Xia Ruan said lightly: "After the year, I am ready to accept all the tea leaves in Danyang County, especially the tea garden in the Nanjia, you should pay more attention to it." I see that the Nan family will soon abandon the tea plantation over there and sell it cheaply. ”

"Nanjia? Miss, what are you talking about, which south of the capital? Steward Wang's eyes widened, and he was a little surprised, "How could the Nan family sell the tea plantation over there in Danyang at a low price, it was all silver." ”

Xia Ruan was a little crying and laughing at this time, how could she explain this?

There was such a 'terrible' thing in Danyang County back then, and how many businessmen sold things over there. Especially the Nan family, a big businessman in the capital, sold all the belongings in Danyang at a low price, just to clear up the relationship.

But later, I don't know how many people in Ludao regretted that they had followed the crowd and lost all their money.

This incident was also heard from an unintentional conversation between her and Yoo Changyuan. Listening to the meaning of Liu Changyuan's words, this matter seemed to be quite a big trouble in the past. It's just the last ending, and it's even more ridiculous......

"Don't worry about this, I still have something to ask you, this matter is actually ......" Before Xia Ruan finished speaking, he heard movement outside the house.

Xia Ruan frowned, and before he could get up, he heard Cuiliu's surprised voice coming in: "Master, how long have you been standing here?" The wind and snow outside are so heavy, what can I do if it freezes? Come in and sit down, the house is already burning with charcoals. ”

After a while, the door curtain moved, accompanied by a gust of cold wind, Xia Fucheng wore a half-worn fox armpit coat, and entered the house with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

"Father is so late, is he here to find the king?" Xia Ruan had a smile on her face, but she was a little unhappy in her heart, "Then the daughter won't bother her father." ”

I don't know how much my father listened to what she said just now, she never believed in her father's character. It is no accident that my father will suddenly come back today and eavesdrop outside the house.

If Cuiliu hadn't found out earlier, she would have said Liu Changyuan's name, all because she was too careless.

My father's current behavior is unguardable.

"No, no, I'm just going to come back today." Xia Fucheng pretended to be calm, and then glanced at Xia Ruan, "After the spring of next year, I am going to go to business with your eldest uncle, and now I am going to discuss with your eldest uncle, I, I will go to your eldest uncle first, and you should rest early." ”

After Xia Fucheng said this, his face was slightly pale, and he hurriedly ran out of the house.

Xia Ruan knew that his father was lying.

Her mother once told her that her father liked to go to the land of fireworks over the years. Every time I come back to beg for money, I can't even tell a lie, either I stutter or have a slightly strange complexion.

Such a father makes the mother love and hate.

It's just that today's father, what is he hiding?