Ruizhu agreed, and after a while, he came with a large stack of silver tickets, and Liu stretched his neck to look at it, but they were all in the denomination of one thousand taels and one piece.

He smiled and said, "Which of us has an old lady's hand!" ”

Old Lady Shen glanced at the maid pearl and jade who followed Xu Qirong, and then said to Xu Qirong: "You keep this silver ticket, your sister's share, you collect it for her, don't share it with your sister as soon as you return to Xu's house, and no one will tell you." ”

Xu Qirong was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Mrs. Shen meant, this silver is not let the Xu family know, if there is any emergency, Xu Qirong and the two sisters also have a dependence.

Except for Old Lady Shen, who else can plan for their sisters so wholeheartedly. As soon as his eyes were sore, Xu Qirong's tears flowed.

Seeing Xu Qirong crying, Mrs. Shen also had a sour nose, so she simply hugged Xu Qirong and cried together: "My poor Sister Rong, pity my Yunying, why is it so gone, leaving behind the two female babies, what can I do in the future!" ”

When Mrs. Shen cried, Xu Qirong didn't dare to cry, so she hurriedly went to comfort Mrs. Shen. When she first received the news of Shen Yunying's death, Mrs. Shen cried for several days, was sick for more than a month, and couldn't eat a bite of food, so she relied on medicine to hang herself. It wasn't until Xu Qirong came to Yangzhou that the Shen family got better.

He Shi hurriedly persuaded: "Ancestor, Yun Ying is gone, aren't Sister Rong and Sister Jin still your grandmother!" Don't be sad, but it will make Sister Rong worry about it! ”

Mrs. Shen said, "I don't know this truth. It's just that Yunying was conceived and born in October, how can I say that I won't read it if I don't read it. ”

The Liu family and the Chen family only said: "Old ancestor, think more about Sister Rong and Sister Jin!" ”

Old Mrs. Shen asked Ruizhu to get a handkerchief to wipe her face, pointed to Shen He, Shen Yaru and Shen Yahui and said, "The children and grandchildren of our Shen family are all filial and sensible. These days, thanks to you for accompanying me and Sister Rong. ”

Shen He said with a smile: "Where is the old ancestor talking about this, it is the blessing of He'er to be able to accompany the old ancestor and his sister to talk!" ”

The second wife, Liu, said: "They are filial and sensible, and that is also the good religion of the ancestors." ”

When Mrs. Shen heard this, she was very pleased, and her eyes became more and more loving when she looked at her daughter-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter.

Xu Qirong looked at it from the sidelines, thinking in his heart, except for the Shen family, which big family's back house is not intrigued! The so-called family has one heart, and it is no wonder that the Shen family can become the richest man in Yangzhou without any political backers!

After dinner in the evening, Xu Qirong really did not go back to Shuangpu Courtyard, and stayed in Nanyun Courtyard to sleep with Mrs. Shen.

Shen Yahui is eccentric, and she refuses to go back to her yard with a dead face, not to say that she is reluctant to Xu Qirong, and wants to sleep with Xu Qirong. Mrs. Shen couldn't tell her, so she had to leave her and Shen Yaru behind.

Fortunately, the old lady's carved wooden bed is big enough and practical!

This night, the four grandparents and grandchildren chattered until the third watch, and they couldn't stand it anymore, so they fell asleep.

Xu Qirong's things, the maid and the mother-in-law have all packed up, the carriage or something, Shen Yinzai carefully checked it several times, and very carefully prepared a lot of snacks and small toys for Xu Qirong to put in the dark compartment of the carriage. Needless to say, the usual medicines, awakening pills, soft cushions and the like are so complete that they could not be more complete.

Coupled with the gifts given by the Shen family to the Xu family, as well as the things that were given to the two sisters Xu Qirong and Xu Qijin, plus the guards of the dart bureau specially invited by Shen Huifeng, the convoy that went back this time was more than twice as large as the convoy when it came!

After breakfast, the four ancestors and grandchildren, plus Shen He, who came early in the morning, sat in a pile and talked, waiting for the eldest lady He to say that it was time to go, and everyone said goodbye.

Shen He, Shen Yaru and Shen Yahui all prepared gifts for Xu Qirong, and quietly gave them to Xu Qirong after breakfast.

Before leaving the Shen family, Xu Qirong repeatedly told her that if she found her third uncle, she must write to her.

Everyone sent Xu Qirong to the car, you and I said a word, and the team couldn't set off.

Shen Yin said: "I've said those words several times, if you don't set off, Sister Rong won't leave today." ”

One sentence made everyone happy, and Mrs. Shen spoke: "Let's go!" ”

Shen Yin rode a high-headed horse, parallel to Xu Qirong's carriage, and sent Xu Qirong out of Yangzhou City until he stopped to say goodbye to Xu Qirong.

Xu Qirong said with a smile: "The eldest cousin just said that grandma and them, and now I haven't told them over and over again." ”

Shen Yin smiled: "It's the eldest cousin, it's not right." ”

It wasn't until the carriage set off again that Xu Qirong finally couldn't laugh. The capital is where she has lived for more than 20 years, and the Xu family is where she has lived for 16 years.

It stands to reason that she should be happy to be able to return to a familiar place, but after thinking about it for a long time, she can't think of a reason to be happy.

Yu Qiu and the others were extremely happy, their relatives and friends were all in the Xu family in the capital.

Xu Qirong originally wanted to tell Pearl and Jade not to tell the silver ticket that Mrs. Shen gave her, but she also thought that if Mrs. Shen could give her the silver ticket in front of everyone, she would naturally have already done a good job. He put his mind at ease and said nothing.

The carriage prepared by the Shen family was wide and comfortable, and there were a lot of things in it to pass the time, so Xu Qirong was not guilty along the way, he should eat, drink, and play. Everything is arranged properly by Gao Bo and Yu Qiu, and Xu Qirong doesn't have to worry about it at all.

Thinking that he was going to return to Xu Mansion and see Xu Tingyuan soon, Xu Qirong was even more reluctant to see Gao Bolai.

Not only did he refuse to see Uncle Gao every day, but he deliberately kept Uncle Gao far away. For example, obviously there were all kinds of snacks in the carriage, Xu Qirong asked Yu Qiu to ask Gao Bo to go to a nearby town to buy fresh fruit and pastries.

It's nothing, the point is that she doesn't eat anything she bought, and she gives it all to the accompanying maid and maid's guard.

Gao Bo was very sad, and he didn't understand how his young lady had suddenly become so, uh, willful!

Yu Qiu couldn't stand it anymore, the most important thing was that she instructed Gao Bo to buy something every time, what if Gao Bo remembered her hatred? had to persuade Xu Qirong in private: "Girl, you don't like Uncle Gao, what if he goes back to complain to the master?" ”

Xu Qirong rested his chin on the car window to look at the scenery, and said casually: "Follow him, Xu Ting...... My dad isn't here! ”

Yu Qiu frowned: "Girl, isn't this a little willful?" Actually, what she wanted to ask was why her girl had become so willful now! How well-behaved and lovely I used to be!

Xu Qirong sat up straight, lowered the curtain, thought about it, and said to Yu Qiu: "You take out the silver ticket given by the second aunt, let's count it again." ”

Yu Qiu wanted to cry without tears, in addition to becoming more willful, her girl also had a problem of loving to count silver tickets. The second uncle's wife gave a total of 10,000 taels of silver tickets, and her girl had to count them twice a day.

It's a little fun to count the beads given by the eldest wife and grandmother!

Although he was not very happy, Yu Qiu honestly took out the silver ticket and counted it to Xu Qirong.

The closer the carriage got to the capital, the more irritable Xu Qirong became, always looking for something to divert his attention. It's good to count the beads, but the beads are small and round, in case the more you count, the fewer you get, isn't it a loser! It's better to count the silver tickets, no matter how you count them, there will be no less!

Gao Bo still called, and the silver tickets were still counted, which was not something that a small Yu Qiu could stop. Yu Qiu looked at Gao Bo's darkening face, and had to make excuses for herself why the girl didn't eat what Gao Bo bought, it was really heartbreaking!

Even if Xu Qirong was unwilling, he dragged on the way, and on the fifth day of the fourth month, the convoy still arrived in the capital.

As soon as Xu Qirong and his party arrived at the South City Gate, Gao Bo had already sent someone to inform the Xu Mansion quickly.

The carriage entered the outer city, Xu Qirong looked out of the screen window, and sure enough, when he arrived in the capital, the bustling market and the prosperity of the people were different from other places.

Since entering the outer city, Xu Qirong has been even more apprehensive in her heart, and she has no heart to pay attention to the traffic and people. Thinking that she might see the Xu family coming to pick her up at the inner city gate, she couldn't stop panicking in her heart.

Yu Qiu, who was still on the side, said to her with great interest: "We have been walking for so long, the master must miss the girl, maybe he personally brought someone to wait for us at the inner city gate!" ”

Xu Qirong didn't speak.

It wasn't until there was the sound of snacks selling outside that Yu Qiu felt that something was wrong, lifted the curtain in front of the carriage and opened a corner, took a look at it, his face became strange, and then he turned around and saw Xu Qirong pursing his lips and not speaking, and said busily: "Maybe the master is too busy today." ”

I was surprised in my heart, even if the old man was busy, the old lady Guo of the housekeeper would send someone to meet her at the inner city gate.

Xu Qirong didn't know Yu Qiu's thoughts, and when he heard that Xu Ting was far from coming, he breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Where are we here?" ”

Yu Qiu didn't dare to deceive Xu Qirong, and said honestly: "Let's go to Yanluo Xiejie, after Jiuru Lane, we will arrive at Ruyi Lane." ”

Jiuru Lane and Ruyi Lane are connected, and inside is the tobacco bag alley separated by a lotus river from the famous Zhuangyuan Lane. Two large families live in Yanbao Hutong. The Qiu family next to Jiuru Lane, and the Xu family next to Ruyi Lane.

The Xu family's family is not in the capital, but in Lingzhou, the Xu family in Lingzhou was also famous, the ancestor of the Xu family was a hero who protected the country, and the family was in Anbei Pass to block the invasion of the Luotan people. Later, the war gradually subsided and changed the dynasty several times, and the Xu family slowly moved from Anbei Pass to Lingzhou.

Therefore, the Lingzhou Xu family is also known as the Guannei Xu family. It's just that the Xu family in Guannei has not been as good as the next generation over the years, but it is the three-room Xu Changfang who took the initiative to move to the capital, and there has been a momentum of reviving glory over the years.

Xu Qirong restrained his thoughts, and sneered in his heart, in the previous life, the Xu family drove Xu Tingyuan out of the house, married her to Yun Lan, and took these two good moves, and then it was really brilliant!

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