When Zhao Xiu and Mi Yingzhi finished walking and returned to the house, Zhang and Mrs. Mi had already finished their afternoon naps, freshened up, and were sitting in the warm pavilion talking.

When Zhao Xiu entered the door, he only listened to the end of the words, and Mrs. Mi seemed to be talking to Zhang about her condition: "...... Now, although I am careful to maintain it, in the end, it hurts the root, I don't have anything to do, I just feel sorry for the master. But when she saw Zhao Xiu and Mi Yingzhi's cousins coming in, Mrs. Mi shut up and didn't talk about it.

Mi Yingzhi's expression was a little gloomy at that moment, but she quickly returned to normal, smiled and saluted Zhang and Mrs. Mi, and asked them if they slept well. Zhang smiled: "I slept well, your girl is really good, and she beats my waist and legs so comfortably, I don't know how you trained it." ”

Mrs. Mi smiled and said, "If the old lady likes it, take her back." ”

Zhang hurriedly waved his hand: "A gentleman doesn't take people's favor, but if that girl can teach me to use both hands with the person waiting in front of me." ”

Mrs. Mi naturally agreed, and called the girl with the beauty hammer to talk to Xia Lu in the ear room. In front of the Zhang family, there is naturally a girl from the Mi family waiting for tea.

Zhang was in a good mood and asked Zhao Xiu: "I've been shopping for a long time, could it be that the garden here is really beautiful?" ”

Zhao Xiu smiled: "The scenery is naturally good, but no matter how good it is, it is not as good as people." Cousin Mi told me a lot. ”

Zhang smiled and said to Mrs. Mi: "It is rare for her to have a good sister, and she can talk about her heart together." In her hometown, although there are girls of the same age as her in the clan, most of them are juniors, and they dare not laugh with her casually because of the etiquette. She has only been with her brother since she was a child, but her brother wants to study and socialize, how can he accompany her at home all day? In her free time, she can only help the housekeeper, or read books, practice calligraphy and painting, and there is no other pastime, and I feel sorry for it. When she arrived in Beijing, she met a few good girlfriends, and the girl from a remote family went to a foreign post with her father, and she couldn't see each other in her spare time. The remaining one is still in Beijing, I look good, and she doesn't think she has the same interests. It's good now, with your sister Ying, she jokes more, and she doesn't have to stare at the account book all day long, and she is deep at a young age. ”

Mrs. Mi said: "Our family Yingzhi also holds the account book from time to time, and the master loves to teach her practice, and he treats her as a boy. I always persuade my daughter to learn more about the boudoir truth, but he refuses to listen, and what to say, once the girl gets married, she will suffer, everything can not go well, parents can only take advantage of her still at home, more spoiled, more habitual, so that when she suffers in the future, there are still some happy past events that can be recalled from time to time. Listen, old lady, where is this like what a father should say? ”

Zhang sighed when he heard this: "Isn't it? Where does a man's family know about a woman's difficulties? As parents and elders, who doesn't want to spoil their children more. But when she was at home, she was spoiled, and after she got married in the future, no one would spoil her or get used to her, and she couldn't turn around, so she had to suffer. It's better to let her endure more hardships and learn more things when she is at home, so that she won't fall too badly when she gets married in the future. So although I feel sorry for Sister Xiu's hard work as a housekeeper at a young age, I didn't stop it. She will always have to learn these things in the future, and if she learns it earlier, it will not be easy to suffer in the future. ”

Zhao Xiu and Mi Yingzhi glanced at each other, smiled dryly, and stepped forward to comfort their mother and grandmother. Mi Yingzhi hugged Mrs. Mi's arm and coquettishly, and Zhao Xiu directly changed the topic: "Grandmother, it's rare for you to come here, don't you look at the garden behind?" Although the place is smaller, it is quite exquisite, and it is a different style than the place where we live now. ”

Zhang glanced at her with a smile: "The garden is everywhere, where can I go over?" But since you said that the garden here is good, then I'll go and have a look. Over there, Mi Yingzhi also persuaded Mrs. Mi, and the four of them went to the garden together, walked around and came back, and went for another half an hour.

Zhang sighed: "Jiangnan Gardens have been famous for a long time, and they really live up to their reputation. I've been visiting three gardens in Hangzhou, and each has its own merits. In the capital and hometown, I have also been to a few gardens, and there is also one in my own house, and I think it is not bad. But when I arrived in Jiangnan, I realized that the garden at home was just a pile of stones and branches, which was far from the garden in Jiangnan. ”

Mrs. Mi smiled: "Although there are a few famous gardens in Hangzhou, the few gardens I visited when I went to Suzhou that year are even better." When the old lady is free, when she goes around Suzhou, she will definitely be able to see a better scenery. ”

Zhang smiled: "I want to play a few more places, but this time I went south, and I was sent here for Brother Wei'er." After the next year, he finished his errand and was going back to Beijing, and I couldn't stay. Come to think of it, it's February and March, right? ”

Mrs. Mi smiled slightly: "That's not necessarily, maybe Qincha will stay in the south for a longer time?" The old lady will have plenty of time to have a good time. ”

Zhao Xiu glanced at Mrs. Mi a few times with some surprise, and thought to himself: Uncle Mi must have known something, could it be that King Guangping and Zhao Wei sued him?

But Mrs. Mi didn't say any more, and Zhang only thought she was comforting herself, and didn't take it to heart. The four of them talked around the stove for a while, and seeing that it was not early, Zhang and Zhao Xiu got up and said goodbye.

Back in the small house where he temporarily lived, Zhang's mood was still very good. She slept comfortably at Mi's house today, and her spirit was still very full. After changing into homely clothes, she pulled her granddaughter to talk about the Mi family, praised Mrs. Mi, praised Mi Yingzhi, praised their family for good rules, and praised their family for training people. There is simply no one bad about all these advantages.

Zhao Xiu took the opportunity to say, "Isn't it?" Not long after we went today, so many strangers came, and I was worried about how to deal with them, but my aunt and uncle were able to deal with it. Although my cousin was young, she also helped her cousin and aunt send people away, and even the wives of high-ranking officials behind her were not their opponents. I admire them the most, if you can learn from them, you will have more confidence when you interact with people in the future. ”

Zhang was stunned, thought about it carefully, and reacted: "Ah, speaking of which, your cousin and aunt were really ...... at that time" paused, and couldn't help but sigh, "It's really amazing, I don't have such skills, it's hard for her to deal with it." The group in front of them are all subordinate officials and family members in the prefect's yamen, but it doesn't matter, their status is not as good as her, and they don't dare to refute her face no matter what. The next few people are all above her, and she actually sent people away along the way, which is really rare. Saying that, she was a little curious: "The wife of the Zhejiang political envoy seems to like you a lot, she has been teasing you, and she has been praising you without a mouth, as if she already knows who you are." When have you seen her? ”

Zhao Xiu also felt strange about this: "I haven't seen it, I don't know this person at all." We went to Mi's house today to visit relatives, and my grandmother didn't play the banner of the county duchess. It's just that the wives of those petty officials come to flatter, and it's too strange that she also comes to sell her orders with such an identity. ”

"What do you say?" Zhang glanced at his granddaughter, "Don't say it so ugly. When I was in Fengxian's hometown, it was not that there were no high-ranking officials and their families who came to our house to flatter. Not to mention anything else, that Lu San girl has an uncle who is a waiter in the court. Didn't Miss Lu also come to our house as a guest? ”

Zhao Xiu said with a smile: "That's because she has other intentions, and today's wife of the political envoy also has similar intentions?" ”

Zhang was stunned for a moment, and immediately became a little surprised. The wife of the political envoy of Zhejiang praised Zhao Xiu several times today, and always looked at her with a strange gaze, could it really be that she had other intentions? She had to find someone to inquire about whether there were any children of the right age in the Zhejiang political envoy's family, lest someone covet her granddaughter, and she didn't know about it. Zhang secretly decided to go back and discuss it with his grandson.

Zhao Xiu didn't think as far as she thought, but when Zhejiang was the political envoy, there was also a young lady of the right age waiting to get married. When Zhao Wei came over for dinner in the evening, she made fun of her brother. Zhao Wei was a little wolf, and he was more concerned about Mi Yingzhi's thoughts. But before he could find an opportunity to communicate with his sister privately after dinner, Zhang called him into the house, and told him about today's experience in this way, especially highlighting the strange behavior of the wife of the political envoy of Zhejiang.

Zhao Wei immediately became solemn: "His son has already married a wife and had children, and his daughter is also married, so it shouldn't be an intentional marriage." Wait for the grandson to inquire and see what his family wants to do. ”

Zhang nodded, and said to his grandson: "The Mi family and his wife are both decent people, it is rare that your brothers and sisters have reliable relatives, so let's have more contacts in the future." You are working in Hangzhou, so ask your cousin for advice in case of trouble, don't trouble him. ”

Zhao Wei responded, and after a few more gossips with her, he withdrew and talked to his sister.

Zhao Xiu knew what he was most concerned about, so he gave him a general introduction to the content of his conversation with Mi Yingzhi, and then said with some guilt: "I can't see if Cousin Mi is interested in my brother and disappointed my brother, I'm really sorry." However, I looked at it coldly and felt that Cousin Mi was a person with great ambitions, and her heart was dignified and upright, not a frivolous person. How many times has my brother met her? If it weren't for love at first sight, she wouldn't have had an idea for her brother so quickly. It's better to find an opportunity to meet more often, talk more, and let her know you better. When she knows her brother's temperament, if she really has a good impression, it will be easier for us to say kiss. As for her grandmother, she likes the Mi family now, and it is not difficult to convince her. ”

Zhao Wei was silent for a while, and finally nodded: "That's fine." It's because she's such a good girl that I look at her differently. He had already thought of a plan: "I will go to see the lights tomorrow night, I have taken leave from the prince." You can invite Aunt Mi and Cousin Mi over together. The box I booked was big enough, not far from the government, and it was convenient to watch the lights. ”

Zhao Xiu agreed with a smile, then paused, and asked Zhao Wei carefully: "Since the box booked is big enough, did my brother invite someone else?" ”

Zhao Wei's face immediately drooped. R1152