On the second day, Qian Yuning asked Xia Ying to tell Hua'er that she wanted to see the He family and asked her to come to the inner courtyard. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the afternoon, the painting came, followed by a middle-aged woman in jujube clothes, about thirty-seven or eighteen years old, saw Qian Yuning, and both of them came forward to salute in a proper manner.

Hua'er saluted and said: "Slave and maid Hua'er, I've seen my aunt!" ”

The middle-aged woman who followed her also stepped forward and saluted according to the painting: "Cheap concubine He, I've seen my aunt, my aunt is safe!" I saw her raise her head, with a flattering smile on her face, and a pair of eyes full of brilliance, looking cautiously at Qian Yuning sitting in the hall.

The painting introduced on the side and said: "Auntie, this is the wife of Steward Jia on Yongzhou Zhuangzi, He, she is the one who wants to come to see you." ”

Qian Yuning sat in the hall and listened to the introduction of the painting, nodded at her, raised his hand to help He's side, smiled on his face, and said gently: "Presumably this is Mrs. Jia, please sit down, Dongxue, serve tea." ”

The woman, that is, the He family, had a smile on her face, and she bent down again and again to thank her: "Aunt Xie, Aunt Xie, where can the concubine be the aunt's wife, the aunt can just call the Jia family at will." ”

It turned out that this Jia steward and his wife He had a big shelf in Yongzhou, and the pomp was not small, and the food and clothing were more particular than those of ordinary rich families and small officials, but in terms of identity, they were still subordinates of the Marquis of Anxin.

After arriving in the mansion, I saw that there were the same stewards as them everywhere, and there were the butlers of these masters such as the wooden housekeeper in the house and Mama Xu and Grandma Zhang, who were beating at any time, so they were cautious everywhere, not to say that they didn't dare to hold up in front of ordinary slaves, and they didn't dare to have the slightest presumptuous in front of their aunts. After all, even if one of the stewards of Zhuangzi is released, after all, he is still the son of the Marquis of Anxin's mansion, and his life and future are all in the hands of the masters.

He sat down on the chair under the hall, and Dongxue took out the jasmine slices and placed them on the high table on her right hand, and a strong jasmine fragrance wafted out. He looked at the girl who served the tea, and then looked at the two gorgeously dressed girls standing behind Aunt Qian in the hall, and said in his heart, the meritorious family, the nobles of the Hou Mansion, are really not comparable to the ordinary families of small officials and businessmen, and even the maids around an aunt are as delicate and graceful as the young lady of the Xiaofu family.

Qian Yuning pointed to the jasmine slices on the coffee table and said, "I heard that Mrs. Jia is from Yongzhou, and I just have some jasmine slices brought back from Yongzhou here, so Madame might as well try them." ”

He smiled and thanked again, took a sip, and said: "Auntie's jasmine slices are authentic, they are a superlative, I didn't expect to be able to drink such a good tea in the capital, even if we are in Yongzhou every day, it is difficult to drink, I have only drunk it once." ”

Every year, Yongzhou exclusively supplies jasmine tablets to the palace, and a superb product is supplied to the princely and aristocratic families, and only the third-grade products can be circulated and traded in the market. This He said that she drank it once, which shows that Steward Jia is still very good in Yongzhou.

Qian Yuning said: "Speaking of which, I would like to thank my wife for bringing me apples and pomelos from Yongzhou." ”

He also opened the conversation at this time, and said: "It's good if my aunt likes it, it's not worth it, it's just that the capital doesn't produce apples, and the old marquis and the little marquis love apples very much, so our Zhuangzi in Yongzhou specially purchased two mountains, specially hired a few families to plant, and selected the best one every year." Grapefruit is also planted more than 100, Yongzhou's pomelo is famous, sweet with some slight sourness, the most refreshing, that is, there is no pure sweet greasy and not so sour that people lose their teeth, this year the head of the house and I selected a hundred to send to the Hou Mansion, just to honor the masters. ”

Qian Yuning smiled and said, "Steward Jia and Mrs. Jia have a heart. I wonder how Yongzhou is doing this year? ”

He said: "Yongzhou's harvest this year is not very good, and we have dealt with it. However, I heard that Jiangning County is even worse, there has been a drought for almost two months, and many people have been displaced to Yongzhou City to ask for food. My niece's family suffered, although her family did not farm and her family lived in the county town of Jiangning, but she couldn't stand God not having a drop of rain for two months, and saw that the crops in the field were only as high as a person's calf bone, neither growing upwards nor scion, and it was really too dry because there was no water. So everyone went to the rivers and lakes to carry water to irrigate the fields, and the weather was dry, and there was little water in the rivers and lakes, so the small rivers were all dried up, and the fish in the rivers and lakes could not survive without water, and many died. Her family was originally selling fish, but this time, she had no livelihood, and she couldn't open the pot anymore, so she begged me to come to me. ”

Qian Yuning looked at her and had some understanding in her heart, Yan family? But he asked: "I also know the fish sellers in Jiangning City, I don't know which one Madam is talking about?" ”

When He Shi spoke, his eyes had been staring at Aunt Qian tightly, and there was a stone hanging in his heart, and when he heard her say this, the stone fell halfway, and he said: "It's the smoke family that sells fish in the west of the city, and my niece has been married for eight years, presumably everyone who went to Jiang Ning's house to buy fish knows her, so speaking of which, my aunt also knows her, and that is also fate." He's mouth was oily and slippery, and he spoke skillfully, with a hint of flattery and caution in his smile.

Qian Yuning smiled faintly: "I am originally from Jiangning, why don't I recognize it, speaking of which, I am still familiar with the sister-in-law of the Yan family." ”

At this moment, the stones in He's heart were all put down, and his heart said, it seems that it is, this is the second daughter of the Qian family who sells tofu that the whole Jiangning City is talking about, it seems that He Xiaorong's little hooves did not deceive himself. It's just that they all said that the second daughter of the Qian family had good luck and married the son of a wealthy family from the capital, and now it seems that it is not an ordinary son, but a dignified little marquis of Anxinhou's mansion, and his identity is extremely noble.

He couldn't help but glance at Qian Yuning, who was sitting in the hall, good guy, this dress, this appearance, this bearing, grace and elegance. On her head, she is wearing a red sapphire inlaid jade pressed Huasheng, a whole body white mutton fat jade carved white magnolia solid hairpin, pure gold dotted with gold silk step shaking, all are precious products, any one placed in the ordinary people's home is to be treasured as a family heirloom, an aunt in the Hou Mansion can wear so rich, it can be seen that Qian Yuning is climbing the high branch.

Qian Yuning listened to He's words, and her heart was still a little shocked, sure enough, it was her, her eyes flashed, and she said: "Of course I recognize it, the sister-in-law of the Yan family had some friendship with me in the past, but I don't know how she is doing now?" ”

He Shi was surprised on his face, and said smoothly: "Oh, Xiaorong's dead girl was true, she said that Miss Qian and her were old acquaintances, and now that she is in trouble, she will not fail to take a hand, and if I happen to see her in the capital, I must share it with her, and I will come to Aunt Qian to give you a hand and serve you well." ”

Qian Yuning listened to these words in his ears, turned around in his mind a few times, did not speak at once, but took a sip of tea, and then said: "The sister-in-law of the Yan family used to be kind to me, I remember it in my heart, but I am just an aunt in this house, and I can't even be my own master, where can I be someone else's master." I have a hundred taels of silver here, and Mrs. Lao Jia brought it back to Jiangning to give it to the sister-in-law of the Yan family, which can be regarded as a little bit of my heart. ”

Qian Yuning said to Mama Liu again: "Mama, you go and get one hundred and twenty taels of silver, wrap them separately and bring them back to Mrs. Jia, and catch ten more silverfish to bring back to her and distribute them to the children!" ”

After saying this, Qian Yuning said to the He family: "Mrs. Jia, if you run this trip, the twenty taels of silver will be your carriage and horse fare, so you can accept it." Then he took a gold ring from his hand and gave it to her.

Dongxue gave the gold ring to He's and gave it to her, and He knelt down and thanked him for his kindness.

After talking for a long time, Qian Yuning was also tired, and instructed Mama Liu to send He and Hua'er out, and she went back to the inner room.