"Mama Gui, you go and invite the third lady to come over." Old Lady Ren instructed Mama Gui.

Ren Yaoqi couldn't help frowning slightly, but Xiao Jinglin, who was sitting at the top, said, "No need, I have already seen the third wife last time." Today I am here to find Ren Yaoqi. ”

The old lady Ren gave up at this time, and asked Xiao Jinglin with a smile: "The county lord saw Ji'er last time in the White Dragon Temple?" ”

Xiao Jinglin glanced at Ren Yaoqi and bowed her head.

"No wonder it's so attached." Old Lady Ren smiled and nodded.

After sitting for a while, Xiao Jinglin put down the tea bowl in her hand, got up and said, "I want to invite Ren Yaoqi to go out, I am still the first to come back to Baihe Town, and I want her to take me out of the city to go shopping." ”

Xiao Jinglin said that she was going out for a walk, and it seemed to be a common thing for her. In fact, although Yanbei is not as strict as the Jiangnan side, it is not a major festival with the people, and the ladies of the family rarely go out to hang out, after all, the identity is there.

At that time, people believed that only by raising in the boudoir could they cultivate a docile and courteous lady, and no lady was trained in the market. No matter how open the people's customs are, this point cannot be changed.

However, Mrs. Ren agreed without thinking about it, and said with a smile: "It's better to let Yaohua and Yaoyin also go with the county lord, there will be more people." ”

The fifth wife, Lin, hurriedly pushed her daughter forward and said, "Yes, yes, and our Yu'er, let's go together." ”

Xiao Jinglin glanced at the other ladies of the Ren family, and refused lightly: "No need, I don't like a lot of people, as long as Ren Yaoqi is fine." ”

It is undesirable for the Ren family to have a relationship with the Yanbei Palace, and the old lady Ren can't wait for Xiao Jinglin to get along with her granddaughters, which will help the value of the girls of the Ren family increase.

Therefore, Xiao Jinglin's refusal made Mrs. Ren a little disappointed, but she was not easy to force, so she had to repeatedly tell Ren Yaoqi to let her take good care of the county lord. Do your best to be a landlord.

Although Xiao Jinglin invited Ren Yaoqi, she did not have the right to decide. Even if she didn't want to go, she would be forced to go by the Ren family in the end, and she would be a member of the Ren family for two lifetimes, and Ren Yaoqi understood this very thoroughly. Fortunately, she is not a person who drills the horns of the bull, and she is just smiling about it.

The different looks of everyone in the Ren family were all in sight, and she bowed her head and obediently followed Xiao Jinglin out of Ronghua Courtyard.

I don't know if Lu Dao is Ren Yaoqi's illusion, Xiao Jinglin seemed to let out a long breath after she came out. Although Xiao Jinglin's face was silent, Ren Yaoqi, who was standing very close to her, still felt it.

I guess I'm not used to dealing with these housewomen, right? Ren Yaochi remembered that Xiao Jinglin lived in the border city all the year round and rarely returned to the Yanbei Palace.

Only then did he get out of Ronghua Temple. Ren Yaochi saw the old lady Ren and the eldest master walking towards Ronghua Courtyard. Master Ren was the first to see Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin, and hurriedly said something to Old Master Ren.

Old lady Ren also looked up, then walked over with just the right smile on his face, and saluted Xiao Jinglin: "The villain Ren Yonghe has seen the county lord, the county lord is really a rare guest!" ”

The eldest lord also saluted behind the old queen mother.

Xiao Jinglin nodded, and said lightly: "I'm bothered, I'm going to go shopping with Ren Yaoqi." Her tone and demeanor really had nothing to do with the warmth, and she was really a little detached at that time. It's about the same as when I met the daughters of the Ren family in Ronghua Courtyard before.

However, the old lady Ren still said happily: "Although this White Crane Town is small, there are also a few places to see. For example, 'Lingyin Spring' and Daomen Mountain. In addition, there is a restaurant called Fengxian Lou in the town, although the name is not very eye-catching, the Fengxian Bao in the building can be called a must in Baihe Town. And then there's ......"

Speaking of this, Old Lady Ren glanced at Ren Yaoqi and said with a smile: "Why don't you let Qi'er's brother go with him?" It's also convenient to take you around. ”

Ren Yaochi lowered his head. As if he was sluggish, he didn't see the eyes cast by the old lady Ren.

Xiao Jinglin had already opened her mouth to refuse: "No need, I have an entourage to lead the way." ”

The old lady Ren didn't insist anymore, but only smiled and invited: "Then please also ask the county lord to come to the cold house to stay for a few days, you have fallen in love with the future." The two sisters are also very close. ”

Ren Yaoqi felt blushing when he heard this, this relationship is really fast. Old lady Ren also helped her and the county lord to become sisters.

Xiao Jinglin did not agree, nor did she refuse. He just nodded and left.

Ren Yaoqi glanced at Old Lady Ren and followed.

"Why did the county lord come to White Crane Town today?" When he couldn't see the figure of the old lady Ren, Ren Yaoqi tried to break the silent atmosphere.

In fact, she and Xiao Jinglin don't even know each other, and there are not ten words in total that the two have spoken. And Xiao Jinglin is obviously not a familiar person, so when she is alone at this time, the atmosphere is naturally a little stiff.

"Well, let's take a look." Xiao Jinglin's answer was very brief, obviously not much keen on communicating with Ren Yaoqi.

Ren Yaoqi stopped talking.

The two walked silently all the way forward as they did when they first met, but this time Ren Yaoqi was not pulled by Xiao Jinglin.

Strangely, Ren Yaochi felt that this kind of silence seemed to be more suitable for Xiao Jinglin, and the atmosphere was no longer so stiff.

Ren Yaoqi glanced at Xiao Jinglin, this glance was rare with some curiosity, and she suddenly had a feeling. Compared with the life of flowers and slaves in the courtyard of a wealthy family, this girl seems to be more suitable for being alone.

The Ren family said that they wanted to prepare a carriage for the two, but Xiao Jinglin refused, and she also came by carriage today. It's just that Xiao Jinglin still didn't bring a maid and a mother-in-law, and Ren Yaochi was still not used to having no one around to follow, so she brought two maids and two mothers-in-law.

When he got out of the second gate and arrived in front of Xiao Jinglin's carriage, Ren Yaochi found out that the person who drove Xiao Jinglin today was actually Dongsheng, and Ren Yaoqi understood after a little surprise. Since she and Xiao Jinglin actually have no personal relationship, Xiao Jinglin should still be entrusted by Xiao Jingxi to come to her.

However, Ren Yaoqi didn't see Ren Yaoqi in the carriage, and Xiao Jinglin's carriage was the most embarrassing, and only she and Ren Yaoqi were the two of them. The maid and woman brought out by Ren Yaoqi were the most embarrassed, but they still asked the Ren family to send another carriage out. Xiao Jinglin didn't bother to arrive.

The carriage drove out of the town after the most luke, and not far from Baihe Town, it was the West Mountain.

Because there are a lot of coal mines and coal kilns on Xishan, and there are some large and small porcelain kiln workshops nearby, the mountain roads near Xishan are flattened by vehicles moving goods to and fro, so the mountain roads are very spacious and smooth, and the horse-drawn carriages travel all the way as if driving on flat ground.

However, due to the many coal kilns and coal mines in the vicinity, the roads here are all black without exception, and the three feet of digging are also black, which is the result of the coal trucks driving here for many years.

At this time, a long convoy of coal pullers came on, and a crisp bell could be heard during the journey. Xiao Jinglin was lifting the curtain to look out, and when she saw the convoy, she said, "Huh": "It's a camel?" ”

Ren Yaochi turned his head and glanced at it, recognizing the logo of the Ren family in the team. The steward of the Ren family took a few miners to drive dozens of dromedary camels to the scene.

"Well, most of the roads here are mountainous, and there were quite a few lime kilns in this area before the coal kilns were built, because the horse-drawn carts were not good for mountain roads. Later, when the coal kiln was built, the coal was also transported by camels. Over the years, this mountain road has become a lot more stable because of the more cars walking. Therefore, the current coal kiln of the Ren family has a horse-drawn carriage and a camel cart. However, camels are much more important than horses, and they are not as expensive as horses, so they still prefer to use camels to transport coal in coal kilns. ”

Xiao Jinglin nodded: "I've ridden a camel, but it's the kind with two humps." After a pause, "The camel saved my life." ”

Xiao Jinglin suddenly said this, and Ren Yaoqi was a little surprised. Is Xiao Jinglin talking about what happened when she was at the border before?

However, Xiao Jinglin only said this and then stopped speaking, and only quietly watched the team of camels pass in front of them, bringing up a cloud of dust. Ren Yaoqi blinked, the sand grains entered her eyes, and it hurt a little, she took out a handkerchief to wipe it, and simply closed her eyes and waited for the convoy to pass, Xiao Jinglin didn't close the curtain of the car, and she couldn't say anything.

Xiao Jinglin herself reacted to Ren Yaoqi's discomfort, put down the curtain in her hand, and isolated the dust flying everywhere outside the car.

Ren Yaoqi opened his eyes and smiled a little apologetically.

Xiao Jinglin watched Ren Yaoqi put away the handkerchief in his hand before saying, "You can't stand this bit of dust?" She said this with no disdain, but with some curiosity.

Ren Yaochi glanced at Xiao Jingxi, and said half-truthfully: "Well, the county lord is not afraid because the county lord's eyelashes are thicker than mine." ”

Xiao Jinglin was stunned for a moment, but then smiled: "This statement is fresh. Her smile came and went quickly, only slightly appearing on her face, and disappeared again before Ren Yaochi could see it clearly.

"I'll let Xiao Jingxi try it." Xiao Jinglin came up with such a sentence again.

Ren Yaochi thought about Xiao Jingxi's eyelashes carefully, and they seemed to be thick, so he couldn't help laughing: "Then the county lord doesn't say that I let Xiao Ergongzi try it because I heard my sentence." ”

"Why?" Xiao Jinglin asked casually.

Why? Ren Yaoqi was speechless, naturally afraid that he would find her to settle accounts.

After such a conversation, the two finally got acquainted with each other, and the atmosphere was much better.

"What about the camel that the county lord used to be? Did you bring it back and raise it? Ren Yaoqi tried to find a topic that Xiao Jinglin liked.

I didn't want Xiao Jinglin to hear this, but it was a little strange: "I didn't bring it back, I have already eaten it." “

Ren Yaoqi: "......"

Seeing Ren Yaoqi's expression, Xiao Jinglin thought about it, and still explained: "Generally speaking, soldiers cherish their war horses very much, because on the battlefield, war horses are their own legs, and sometimes they are comrades-in-arms. However, if food is scarce, the horses will still be killed. On the battlefield, 'killing the enemy' and 'saving your life' are the first things to learn. (To be continued.) )

PS: I said that I always feel that something is wrong, it turns out that I missed the old lady's paragraph that I sent before......

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