From Dongyang County to Zhuangzi, it takes about six hours by carriage.

Xia Ruan got into the carriage after lunch, and when she held the account book handed over by her mother, she was a little excited.

Once upon a time, she was in the same mood when she first tried to do business.

In fact, she went to Zhuangzi for a purpose.

And this purpose made her a little ashamed to say it.

She is going to find the two loyal maids by Liu Changyuan's side in the past.

When the six princes were defeated, the minions around Liu Changyuan ran away, and after Liu Changyuan entered the prison, only two maids were left by his side.

When she went to visit Liu Changyuan in the prison of the Criminal Department, she saw the two little girls kneeling on the ground and begged the official to let them in. This Liu Changyuan is a serious offender in the imperial court, how can ordinary people see it, even if the two little girls almost fainted on their knees that day, the officials would not have the slightest pity

Xia Ruan felt a little sorry for the two little girls, so she took them in together.

Later, Liu Changyuan told Xia Ruan that the two little girls were the big ones as Du Ruo, and the little ones were called Du Lan. When he was in Zhuangzi, he saw two little girls selling their bodies to bury their parents, but no one dared to buy them back, so he inquired......

Du Ruo and Du Lan's father, Du Ming, was a doctor, and later because he killed the Xu family's man, the father and mother of the two girls, he was beaten alive, and he died of depression. In fact, the death of the Xu family has nothing to do with Du Ming, Du Ming has already said that he can't get out of bed and walk around after taking medicine. But where would the countrymen listen to this, they still go to the fields to do farm work, and they will die suddenly in the fields at the very least.

But the family can be indiscriminate. After killing Du Ming and his wife, he still caught the two little girls of the Du family. The people around didn't dare to buy these two little girls. Uncle Xu even found a ruffian, wanting these two little girls to be sent to Flower Street.

Yoo Chang-won at that time. After hearing these words, he felt a little embarrassed in his heart, so he relented and gave Du Ruo and Du Lan a few taels of silver.

For Liu Changyuan, this silver is almost half his income for half a year. He helped Du Ruo and Du Lan, just to make his heart feel more comfortable. But after Du Ruo and Du Lan buried their parents, they went to Liu's house and became maids.

Du Ruo and Du Lan learned the craft of their father Du Ming, and they knew more or less about medical skills. So much so that back then, Liu Changyuan was poisoned. The two little girls found out at once.

Liu Changyuan once entrusted Xia Ruan to take care of these two girls, and Xia Ruan agreed.

But as soon as Liu Changyuan died, the two little girls politely refused Xia Ruan's acceptance and left Kyoto with Liu Changyuan's body. When he left, Du Ruo looked at Xia Ruan and said, "Mrs. Xia, your body is unwell, I see that it is caused by the poisonous things you have eaten for many years, do you want me to help you take a look?" ”

At that time, Xia Ruan was a little shy about avoiding medical treatment, and smiled and said that there was no need. He gave Du Ruo and Du Lan some silver and sent them away.

Du Ruo and Du Lan are two girls who value love and righteousness. They took Liu Changyuan's body back to Dongyang County. Because Liu Changyuan said: "If I do it again, I will never step into the officialdom and be an honest businessman, let alone live up to Du Ruo's feelings...... If yes. I still want to go back to Dongyang County......"

In fact, Liu Changyuan has always known that Du Ruo's twenty-seven or eighty-eight people are reluctant to marry because their hearts are on him.

Xia Ruan was somewhat regretful.

When she fell ill at the end of her life, when she knew that she had saffron in her body. Xia Ruan believed Du Ruo's words. But it was too late to believe it. There is no way to change the current situation.

This time, she not only wants to prevent Liu Changyuan from entering politics, but also takes Du Ruo and Du Lan with her. Ruoliu Changyuan is still emotionally attached to Du Ruo. She will definitely make Du Ruo's marriage beautiful.

And Xia Ruan also knew that she needed loyal people like Du Ruo and Du Lan by her side.

By the time I arrived at Zhuangzi, it was already a little dark.

Steward Wang and Aunt Zheng knew that Xia Ruan was going to come to Zhuangzi today, so they stood at the entrance of the village early and waited.

When Aunt Zheng saw the carriage, she was so excited that she almost cried: "Third Miss, Third Miss......"

Xia Ruan lifted the curtain, looked at Aunt Zheng and Steward Wang, who were dressed in coarse cloth, and smiled faintly: "Aunt Zheng, Steward Wang, why are you here." ”

She was a little surprised, she hadn't seen Aunt Zheng for a few years, she seemed to have made a lot of fortune, and Aunt Zheng, who was much older than her mother, now looked younger than her mother. Xia Ruan looked at Aunt Zheng's appearance, happy and worried.

"Aunt Zheng misses you and wants to see you sooner." Aunt Zheng said sincerely, and she also looked at Xia Ruan.

I haven't seen Xia Ruan for many years, and the white and chubby little girl who used to be in the past is now slim.

Slender willow eyebrows, a pair of clear eyes, a small nose, and lips that are not dotted.

Xia Ruan looks very much like the Li family in the past.

It's just that when she thinks of the Li family, Aunt Zheng's heart is a little uncomfortable, how could such a good woman marry the second master of the Xia family.

After Xia Ruan got out of the carriage, he walked to Aunt Zheng's side and said with a smile: "Then I'll accompany Aunt Zheng for a walk, I haven't talked to Aunt Zheng for a long time." By the way, I heard from my mother that Aunt Zheng likes to eat the pastries of the Southern Visitors, and I also brought some with me. I'll let Wang San send it to you later. ”

When Aunt Zheng heard this, she was obviously a little surprised, and quickly waved her hand: "No need for Miss Three, I'm ......"

"Aunt Zheng used to call me Ruan girl, but now she is polite to me." Xia Ruan pretended to be unhappy, lowered her voice and said aggrievedly, "Aunt Zheng doesn't seem to feel sorry for me anymore." ”

Steward Wang, who was on the side, smiled helplessly, and Aunt Zheng, who was provoked, also laughed.

"You girl...... Aunt Zheng said that you can't do it, Aunt Zheng prepared sour bamboo shoots and duck soup for you tonight, to ensure that you like to eat it. Aunt Zheng no longer cared about Xia Ruan's identity, held Xia Ruan's hand, led her and walked towards her home.

Wang San wanted to stop Aunt Zheng, but was reprimanded by Steward Wang in a low voice.

The king is a little helpless, if his stupid son is in other rich and noble families, I am afraid that there will be no bones left that have been eaten a long time ago. It doesn't matter if you don't know how to watch the scene, you won't even look at your face.

As a subordinate, you must know how to read more and ask less, and be cautious in words and deeds. You can't hear half a sentence that you shouldn't hear, and even if you see what you shouldn't see, you have to pretend you don't see it.

Aunt Zheng is a good person, and she has taken care of the Li family and Xia Ruan over the years, and Steward Wang has been watching it. And Xia Ruan is not a fool, she is a young lady in the boudoir, and she is willing to walk from the entrance of the village to Aunt Zheng's house, you can see that this young lady is different from ordinary Miss Jiao, Xia Ruan is a person who can bend and stretch.

Steward Wang glared at his son and reprimanded in a low voice: "Learn more from the third lady in the future, how can I have you, the son with the head of a wooden fish......"

After speaking, Steward Wang hurriedly followed Xia Ruan and Aunt Zheng in front, leaving Wang San with a confused face.

"The harvest in the Zhuangzi last year was good, and Madame was happy and gave us an extra half a month's salary, and I wanted to come to see you at that time. But my family said that he was a little unwell...... "Aunt Zheng said with relish, as if she was going to finish what she hadn't said for several years, and kept holding Xia Ruan's hand as if she was holding a rare treasure, "Aunt Zheng is really, I miss you." ”

Speaking of this, Aunt Zheng's eyes suddenly turned red.

Xia Ruan hurriedly comforted Aunt Zheng, when she was in distress and lived in her aunt's house in the past, Aunt Zheng once wanted to go into her uncle's house to see her, but how could the eldest aunt let Aunt Zheng see her. She begged a mother-in-law beside her aunt to tell Aunt Zheng that she was safe, and the mother-in-law was reluctant to pass on the word at first, but later when Xia Ruan was desperate, the mother-in-law came in and said that Aunt Zheng knew the truth, and brought a small paper bag to her.

In the paper bag was the candied fruit made by Aunt Zheng herself, and Xia Ruan cried at that time.

She knew that the mother-in-law next to her aunt couldn't be so kind, and sure enough, she later learned that Aunt Zheng gave her most valuable earrings to her mother-in-law, so her mother-in-law would bring things in for her.

Aunt Zheng is a person who will not use money indiscriminately. So when I came to Dongyang County to see her in the past, I also came on foot.

As long as she thought that Aunt Zheng had walked more than 100 miles, in order to listen to her words of peace, her heart was very sour.

"In the future, if Aunt Zheng misses me, let someone bring a message, and I will come to Zhuangzi to see you." Xia Ruan finally calmed down his emotions, pretended to be relaxed, and said lightly, "I also miss Aunt Zheng, and I want Aunt Zheng to cook delicious food for me." ”

Aunt Zheng listened to Xia Ruan's words, and laughed: "You girl, you have a sweet mouth." ”

The two walked for more than half an hour, and finally came to the door of Aunt Zheng's house, where Aunt Zheng's husband stood outside the door and stiffened nervously.

As soon as he saw Xia Ruan, he broke out in a cold sweat and greeted inarticulately: "Three...... Third Miss ......"

Aunt Zheng couldn't help but sigh and explained: "Ruan girl, he is like this, he is very unproductive, but he is still ......."

Seeing that Aunt Zheng couldn't go on, Xia Ruan smiled: "I know that Uncle Chen is a good person." ”

As soon as these words came out, Aunt Zheng herself was a little embarrassed, so she could only nod.

At this time, there was a burst of laughter from a woman in the room, Xia Ruan felt that this voice was somewhat familiar, and she raised her head to look at the room. I saw a woman wearing a carmine floral jacket walking out of the room, with a happy face: "Third Miss, I'm Jia Cui, do you remember me?" ”

Xia Ruan narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was smiling.

Of course she remembered the man.

She remembered Jia Cui too much, her mother treated Jia Cui as a relative in the past, but what Jia Cui did the last thing made Xia Ruan completely chilled.

If Jia Cui hadn't told her aunt where the title deed was, she would still have some silver in her hand. If Jia Cui hadn't released the news behind her back that her mother had stolen people, how could her mother have ended up with those ugly reputations after her death.

Jia Cui now reappeared in front of her, smiling.

It's just that Jia Cui's smile is a big irony in Xia Ruan's eyes. (To be continued......)