Chapter Ninety-Five: Visiting

Just when Cheng was full of doubts, Xie Ke raised his feet and stepped into the courtyard. Cheng shook his head and smiled, feeling that he must be dazzled.

Although my sister has been away from home for seven years, she takes care of it, and everything in the yard is the same, even the inner room that the fourth grandmother arranged for my sister back then remains in its original state, and everything seems to be as if my sister has not left...... How did the Cheng family know that for her, Xie Ke had only lived in the Chu family for seven years before returning home. But for Xie Ke, stepping into his own courtyard again, it seems that two lives have passed.

Looking at the grass, trees, flowers and trees in the courtyard, although Xie Ke tried his best to remain calm on his face, his heart was beating hard, and he felt as if he was about to jump out of his heart.

“…… In the past seven years, I have come to the courtyard every day, afraid that the girl next to me will mess up my sister's house, and everything is done without her hands. Sister, look at it, is it exactly the same as seven years ago? Cheng Shi pushed away the wooden plank first, and the familiar scenery instantly met Xie Ke's eyes, the table, the chair, and a set of blue and white tea cups on the table were also selected by her mother when she was alive, Cheng really did as she said at the beginning, and would protect everything for her, and would not lose a penny.

"Thank you, lady." Xie Ke looked around, and finally said softly.

Cheng smiled, feeling that it was worth it for the past seven years, whether it was 9 to 5 every day, or personally sweeping the dust and sprinkling water for the small courtyard.

Even Cheng Shancai felt that she had really done too much.

Sister Bao won't come back before her thirteenth birthday, what's the use of cleaning no matter how clean it is? But Cheng's rain or shine, even hail and heavy snowfall, and there was never a day of break.

All this she did, Xie Ke lightly said a few words, and she felt that it was worth it.

This is her big sister, and she knows what her temperament is.

Sister Bao'er's words are from the bottom of my heart...... Cheng's eyes were so hot that he almost burst into tears.

Seven years of waiting, seven years of waiting, finally achieved perfection at this time. Presumably, the fourth grandmother has a spirit in the sky. You'll be pleased. "Sister, take a rest first, I'll go to the stove to have a look." The next year after Xie Ke's absence, the eldest girl Qiu Xuan went out of the house to make a promise, and Cheng simply looked for Xie Nian. asked Xie Ke for the position of steward in the courtyard, and in the past few years, except for a few little girls looking at the house, there has been no one in the courtyard.

Now that my sister is back, these few people in the courtyard are naturally not enough, and Cheng wondered if he had found Mrs. Xie. Add some people to the yard.

But the immediate priority is to get the stove running first......

Xie Ke nodded, and then Shui Qing and Shui Zhu lifted the curtain and came in.

"Cheng's mother is also here. Miss, the slave has already arranged the manpower. It is still according to the way it was when he was in Chu's. Shui Qing said softly.

Cheng was confused when he heard this, and couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at Xie Ke.

Xie Ke nodded, and then he spoke in a hurry. “…… The so-called capable people work hard, and the nurse still received the position of the housekeeper in the hospital. Shui Qing is still the big girl in the courtyard, and the small things can be disposed of by themselves, and the big things are the nurses. Yuhui and Congrui are still the same...... "Since Shui Qing and Shui Zhu were sent to Xie Ke's side, there are four big girls in Xie Ke's courtyard.

Xie Ke used to hand over the matter to Shui Qing and Shui Zhu.

After all, the two have followed the Chu family since childhood. See more of the world, and things are naturally mellow.

Yuhui and Congrui are a few years younger than the two, so one is in charge of Xie Ke's daily life, and the other is in charge of Xie Ke's cage......

Explain these things clearly to Cheng, and it is time to go to bed. Cheng Shi picked up the curtain and went out in a bit of a daze.

There were so many things that had surged into her mind today that she had to sort them out...... When her sister returned home, she was most worried about the manpower problem, for fear that the old lady would have many excuses not to send people to her sister's hospital.

The dignified Xie family's daughter-in-law, if there are only three or five girls serving in the courtyard, others will definitely laugh at the sister's namelessness if she is known.

But that's the biggest concern. After Xie Ke finished talking about her experience in the Chu clan, it was easily solved.

Because the most important thing that my sister lacks is a girl.

There were those who were brought with him from the Xie family, those who were rewarded by Mrs. Chu after staying in the Chu family, and those that the fourth master of Chu bought from the market for Xie Ke according to the instructions of the old lady of Chu. That's a lot of twenty or thirty.

These people all followed their sisters back to Jian'an this time.

The arrangement that Shui Qing said just now is to place these girls. It's like in Chu's. Cheng was originally afraid that the courtyard would be too cold, which would make Xie Ke feel desolate. I didn't think that in just half an hour, the yard had already undergone earth-shaking changes.

Dusting, sprinkling, slurrying......

There are as many as five or six mothers-in-law on the stove. Where is the need for Cheng to worry about the work on the stove......

Ever since he saw Xie Ke, Cheng has always felt that Sister Bao in front of him and the little girl in his memory are like two people. At this point, I really understood why I felt the way I did.

Seven years ago, my sister was just the daughter of the Xie family, and she was noble, but she was only in vain.

Seven years later, my sister is really golden.

There are houses, granges, silver buildings, restaurants, tea houses...... These private properties are enough for my sister to be rich for a lifetime.

Sister Bao'er, it's no longer her memory to listen to Sister Bao'er, she doesn't need her to protect her anymore, she already has enough capital to be proud of the Xie family.

Cheng walked out of the courtyard slowly, and met several girls during the process, and they all stepped aside, calling her 'Cheng's mother'. Cheng's originally gloomy mind suddenly cleared up after the rain......

She's so stupid, isn't it what she expects her sister to live like this? When the fourth grandmother was still on top, she was worried that her sister and son would be able to live if they were not entrusted to anyone? Now it's okay, no matter which family my sister marries into, she can rely on herself to have food and clothing.

It's really wonderful.

Cheng and Cheng Shancai talked in detail about what happened that day.

From the original teenager who suddenly broke into the flower hall and gave Xie Ke a stack of house deeds and title deeds, to her departure from Xie Ke's courtyard, the courtyard was lively but orderly...... Cheng Shancai was silent for a long time.

He has been by the side of the fourth master since he was a child, and he was the fourth master's companion at the beginning, and then he followed the fourth master all the way.

He watched the fourth master and the fourth grandmother become a good couple, but in the end, yin and yang were separated forever. also saw that although the fourth master was full of reluctance, for the safety of his only daughter, he still reluctantly cut his love and left Sister Bao in the Chu family.

Along the way, in Cheng Shancai's opinion, Xie Nian is the most pitiful person.

Lost his wife and daughter.

The reasons are all temporary mistakes.

Now that my sister is back, the fourth master has a smile on his face, and Cheng Shancai is naturally happy. It's just that...... The Chu family has been seven years, and after all, a lovely little girl has grown into what she is now.

Beautiful, delicate. And what his wife just said is that he can be rich all his life by relying on his own private property.

After all, Sister Bao is not like the fourth master, and her temperament is not like the fourth grandmother Chu. Such a character. Cheng Shancai thought about it and spoke to his wife. "Since my sister is back, I should also let Brother Zhi go to meet him, after all, Brother Zhi'er has always been my sister's companion in name." Cheng Shancai didn't mention it, and Cheng almost forgot.

Oh, yes. The reason why his youngest son entered the Xie clan school and was finally admitted to the official school is all due to his sister. If it weren't for my sister's insistence, how could the fourth grandmother and the fourth master agree to let Brother Zhi'er be my sister's companion.

Cheng nodded.

"Tomorrow, I'll let Brother Jin run by himself. And Brother Jin, did you also find a chance to meet your sister? Cheng Shancai's eldest son, Cheng Jin, is eighteen this year, and has been by Xie Nian's side since a few years ago, and now he is in charge of a tea house of the Xie family, which is a small achievement.

“…… Let's talk about it when we get a chance. Just in case others say we're hiding our minds. "Cheng Shancai mentioned to Xie Nian that when Sister Bao gets married, she will bring a companion room. At that time, most of Brother Jin'er had already married wives. asked his son and his family to be Xie Ke's companions.

When my sister arrived at her husband's house, she was called by someone who was handy.

It's just that after listening to his wife's words, Cheng Shancai felt that it was better not to be too blatant.

Cheng nodded, she and her husband Cheng Shancai were both sons of the Xie family, and their son was naturally born as a servant of the Xie family...... If she went to her husband's house with her sister in the future, she was worried that her son would feel wronged, after all, her sister's husband's family would naturally not reuse the people brought by her sister, but now it is different.

My sister has so many properties under her name.

Even if she returned some to the Chu family, Mrs. Chu would naturally leave some for her sister.

In this way, the son has a place to play......

As for the youngest son, he reads well. In the future, if she really gains fame, she will have a light on her face and will also help her sister's reputation.

After all, it was Xie Ke's original discernment.

The more Cheng thought about it, the more he felt that the future of his two sons was excellent......" ...... When Brother Jin recalled Brother Zhi'er, I found an opportunity to meet Brother and meet my sister. Cheng Shancai nodded, and the husband and wife fell asleep.

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Or because of the change of chuang. Or because of the first time he returned to Xie's, Xie Ke didn't sleep well last night.

Tossing and turning in the first half of the night, and almost falling into a nightmare in the second half of the night.

In the dream, she seemed to have returned to her childhood, Chu took her half in his arms, and called her in a loving voice, "Sister Bao'er......" She also responded, but no matter how she blinked her eyes and looked at her mother's face. But I couldn't see it clearly.

Shui Qing picked up the curtain and came in to serve Xie Ke to wash.

“…… The Ziyun girl in the old lady's courtyard came just now, saying that her sister must have been tired yesterday, so she didn't need to say hello to the old lady today. Xie Ke nodded to indicate that he understood.

Today, there is no need to ask Mrs. Xie for peace, and presumably her courtyard will not be clean.

“…… The Chunxiao girl in the grandmother's courtyard just sent a box of food, and the grandmother got up early to boil the lily white fungus soup herself, saying that she was the most able to get irritable, and her sister rushed all the way back to Jian'an, which was hard work, and she was tired yesterday. The eldest grandmother told her sister to use some. Xie Ke nodded again, and Shui Qing couldn't help laughing.

"The slave maid found that since the words of the little prince of the Qi clan yesterday, the entire Xie clan seems to be a little grassy." My sister has been back in Jian'an for some days, although she lives in a new house in Beicheng. But it is only a pillar of incense away from the ancestral house of the Xie family, if you have the heart to visit, why wait until your sister returns to the Xie family.

Today is just one early morning, and three or five groups of people have visited one after another.

Either the food is delivered or the food is delivered......

These people, their minds are really very clear. Xie Ke was also amused. "Shui Qing is really a long learner, and he even knows that the grass and trees are soldiers." Shui Qing was blushed by Xie Ke...... "Since the slave maid has the heart to stay by my sister's side, I can't let my sister lose face because of the slave maid, so naturally I have to be attentive, the slave and maid have studied for half a year, but I know a few words, so I let my sister laugh like this." ”

"Alright, alright, I won't laugh at you. But you really remind me of someone. ”

Shui Qing asked in agreement while giving Xie Ke a sharp gesture.

“…… You should know, too. The nurse's youngest son, called the ...... who knows his brother He was the same age as me, and the last time I saw him, he was obviously a child, but he was very old when he spoke. Five or six-year-olds are the same as soon as they open their mouths. ”

"Brother Zhi'er? It's because Miss entered the clan school, and then the one who entered the official school. ”

Xie Ke nodded.

"Speaking of which, it's all the credit of my sister, if I don't have my sister's support, how can he have a child in a family, let alone enter the official school." Shui Qing's words are not bad. But Xie Ke didn't think so.

Cheng Zhiben is a capable person.

Even without her, he could eventually learn and succeed, maybe the process would be more difficult, but the road would be the same.

The reason why she helped him in the first place was not to help herself.

So when Shui Qing's voice fell, Xie Ke shook his head. "Having said that, you also have to know your brother wisely. How many children does the Xie family have, and which one of them is not a family child. But who can enter the official school like Brother Zhi'er. Therefore, there is no distinction between high and low, as long as you are willing to learn, what about the children of the family, there are still great things. Speaking voice, Shui Qing neatly inserted a plum hairpin in Xie Ke's sideburns.

The azure plain gown, with a filigree plum hairpin, is plain and gentle.

Shui Qing couldn't help but take a step back and look at her own young lady.

For what Xie Ke said just now, did he understand it.

Just because she didn't understand doesn't mean that no one outside the door understands.

Cheng came a little earlier, and was about to pick up the curtain to enter the house, when he heard Xie Ke in the room say something gentle about his brother.

is the Cheng family, who has always regarded himself as a slave, and his heart can't help but flutter.

Sister said, knowing brother will become a big thing in the future? Sister thinks so highly of my brother? Cheng felt a warm heart, thought about it and quietly retreated. She went back to discuss it with her husband. My sister has never treated my brother as a slave.

So don't worry so much, let Brother Jin also come to see my sister.

In just three or five years, my sister will get married.

When the time comes, Brother Jin will also help my sister......

Xie Ke's breakfast was made of lily white fungus soup boiled by his grandmother, and the return gift was a nod from Wangchuan made by the chef Xie Ke brought from the Chu family......

The rest of the people who have seen Xie Ke and sent things have been given back by Xie Ke one by one.

After receiving the return gift, the girl was sent to thank her, Shui Qing and Shui Zhulun stayed to talk to these little girls, and rewarded a few coins of silver according to Xie Ke's instructions before leaving.

It wasn't until late afternoon that the real visitors arrived. (To be continued.) )