The heat is finally over.

The vendors selling chrysanthemum cakes, persimmons and hairy crabs on the long street gradually increased, and the little girls frolicked through the crowd with their sideburns and osmanthus flowers.

It's autumn.

Xie Jinci sat in the jewelry shop, fiddling with the abacus seriously.

The silver owed to Qian Meiren has been paid off, but the 200,000 taels of silver from Lufeng Qianzhuang are still pressing on her shoulders like a hill.

She has to operate for at least three years to save up 200,000 taels of silver.

She put her hands on her cheeks, and was pondering, Li Bai came in happily, "Miss, Yuzhou's letter!" ”

"Yuzhou?"

Xie Jinci hurriedly took the two letters.

Yuzhou was the place where her uncle and brother were exiled.

The first letter was written by her uncle, with a handwriting like a child who had just learned to write, saying that it was very safe in Yuzhou, so that she didn't have to worry, and asked her grandfather if he was okay.

The second letter was sent by the elder brother, crying that there was no fun in Yuzhou, and even the Oiran was not good-looking, and by the way asked her to ask for silver to eat, drink and have fun.

After Xie Jinci finished reading, his eyes jumped with joy, and he hurriedly picked up the pen and replied.

and stuffed two thousand taels of silver for his uncle and brother.

She asked Ribaku to hurry up and send the letter.

Shortly after Ribai left, a green-skinned carriage stopped outside the jewelry shop.

The man who stepped out of the carriage, dressed in white and snowy, with high lacquered hair, and a handsome posture like the moon in a mountain stream, was strangely carrying a food box in his hand.

He stepped into the threshold of the flowers.

There was a faint incense of cypress burning in the jewelry shop, and the girl in the water-blue half-arm dress sat at the table of the Eight Immortals with her hands on her cheeks, not knowing what she was thinking, and her curved eyes were as sweet as a crescent moon.

He said softly: "Sister Xie." ”

Xie Jinci raised his eyes and saw that it was him, and the smile on his little face immediately subsided a lot.

Rong Zhejiu walked in and took out a plate of red hairy crabs from the food box, "Our family has a lake on the outskirts of the city, and the fresh crabs we caught from the lake this morning." I cooked it myself, and I made this bowl of sauce myself, so you can taste it. ”

Xie Jinci lowered his head and played with the hosta, neither answering nor tasting it.

Rong Zhejiu took out a plate of flower cakes.

It is completely different from the flower cake on the market, it looks crystal clear, and there is a small blooming white chrysanthemum lying inside, which is so delicate that it is unbearable to swallow.

"This is also made by myself, my mother and little sister both said that it tastes good, Sister Xie must try it."

Rong Zhe wine presented chopsticks to Xie Jinci, and he was extremely diligent.

Xie Jinci didn't answer.

Rong Zhejiu was not annoyed, smiled and scooped up a small flower cake with a spoon and sent it to Xie Jinci's lips, "Taste?" ”

Xie Jinci, don't overdo it.

Rong Zhejiu was silent for a long time, and ate the flower cake by himself.

He put down the spoon, "I'm a gentleman, I don't poison dishes." I've figured it out, and I'll use legitimate means to win Sister Xie's love in the future. The most terrible thing in the world is not to lose, but to cherish after loss. In this life, there is nothing more joyful for me than to lose and recover. ”

He left the jewelry shop.

Xie Jinci looked at the table full of dishes, and his eyes were sarcastic.

Rong Zhejiu took the carriage back to Rong's house, but saw his mother counting the dowry in the front yard.

He frowned, "Mother? ”

"Broken wine back?" Mrs. Rong stepped forward with a smile, "Today, the old lady of Sima Mansion sent someone to urge her, and my mother was a little annoyed with her, so she allowed her to marry as soon as possible." ”

Seeing that Rong Zhejiu's face was wrong, she couldn't help but lock her eyebrows, "At the beginning, it was the old lady of Sima Mansion who helped her with the help of both the outside and the outside, and the condition was to let her two granddaughters marry you." Folding wine, you don't want to regret it, do you? ”

Rong Zhijiu was silent.

Mrs. Rong was slightly angry, "You still read Xie Jinci?!" ”

Seeing Rong Zhejiu lowering her eyebrows, she couldn't help but persuade her bitterly, "Our Rong family is a big family for hundreds of years, if we cross the river and tear down the bridge, which family in Shangjing will dare to cooperate with us in the future?" Breaking wine, the last thing you should indulge in as a man is women, don't forget your ambition! ”

Rong Zhenjiu clenched his fists.

He finally made up his mind to use legitimate means to gain Xie Jinci's affection, but his mother suddenly came to this ......

After thinking about it for a long time, he finally frowned, "Don't make a big deal. ”

"This is my mother's good son!" Mrs. Rong smiled, "They will enter the door as concubines, but there are just two playthings on the left, and there are two more pairs of chopsticks in the house, if you don't like it, don't touch it." As for the main wife, naturally it is not their turn. ”

At dusk, Xie Jinci locked the jewelry shop and returned to Sima's Mansion.

As soon as I stepped into the door, I saw that there were many more people in the house.

Xie Wanzheng came to her with a cane with a snort, "Xie Jinci!" How did that old woman hook up with the Rong family?! Feng Zhenzhen and Feng Xiangxiang are going to become the daughters-in-law of the Rong family, I'm really angry! ”

Xie Jinci's face was expressionless.

Sima Mansion fell, the old lady and the second and third rooms were all promoters, and the Rong family must have promised them benefits.

Feng Zhenzhen and Feng Xiangxiang became the daughters-in-law of the Rong family, which is expected, what is there to be surprised?

She was about to leave, and the old lady came over with the people from the second and third rooms.

The old man touched the dowry and smiled from ear to ear, "The old saying is that fortune and misfortune are predestined, it is not unreasonable. Some people, even if they can say that they have a good family business, but if they can't make it, they can't do it, and they are dismissed on the day of the wedding, tsk, how embarrassing? ”

Xie Jinci's face was expressionless.

The old lady happily hugged her two granddaughters, "We are really different from Xiangxiang, we should be blessed with a happy life, and we will be blessed in this life!" Do you say, Xie Jinci? ”

"Congratulations to my two sisters for finding a good son-in-law." Xie Jinci was indifferent, "It's just a blessing and a curse, the rest of my life is still very long, whether marrying into the Rong family is a blessing or a curse, there will always be a time to reveal." ”

She was about to walk away when the old lady said, "Stop! ”

Xie Jinci looked back at her.

The old lady sneered, "The boss has a bad plan, and even the official position of the general has been lost!" We disdain to be with you in two rooms and three rooms, and now my wife is in charge and separates the family! ”

Xie Jinci raised his eyebrows, "Really? ”

"Naturally! Your big house is now down, and you want to stick to our second and third rooms! Hmph, my wife is not stupid, I won't ask you to take advantage! ”

Xie Jinci was very happy, "Okay, split up." ”

The old lady was unceremonious, and ordered someone to build a wall in the mansion to separate the entire mansion.

Xie Wanzheng was unhappy, "Xie Jinci, are you stupid, how much benefit did the old woman take advantage of the big house in the past, but now she is down the well and says that if you divide the family, you will divide the family, and we haven't got any benefits at all!" ”

Xie Jinci was unimpressed.

From then on, honor and disgrace had nothing to do with each other.

Rongfu is the home of the tiger wolf, she wants to see what will happen to the two and three rooms that accompany the tiger wolf.

……

The temperature is getting cooler day by day.

Rong Zhejiu came to the flowers every three or five times, and every time he must bring various dishes and snacks made by himself, Xie Jinci was unwilling to taste a bite, and gave them all to Libai and Meiqing.

But men don't get tired of it.

Xie Jinci was unbearable, and was thinking hard about how to make him never come again, when Shu Tong, who was waiting for the old lady in the Shen Mansion, suddenly came to the door.

It was said that the old lady was seriously ill.

Xie Jinci closed the shop and rushed to the Shen Mansion, and sure enough, he saw the old lady lying on the couch with a pale face, looking at the loss of a lot.

Shu Tong wiped her tears, "Since Concubine Shen came on the day of the fight, the old lady has been sick with anger. The old lady is a stubborn person, she can't think about it, she can't get out of her chest in one breath, and after accumulating over time, she falls ill......"

Xie Jinci frowned, "The doctor didn't prescribe medicine?" ”

"It's open, but it's not good to eat."

As he was talking, the maid came in to report that Concubine Shen was here again, and Lord Shen was also there.

Shu Tong was surprised, "Which Lord Shen?" ”

"Which Lord Shen is still in the capital, of course, my grandfather who has never met." Xie Jinci tucked the quilt corner for the old lady.

The old lady took her hand and sat up strongly, her voice hoarse: "Let them in......"

This was the first time Xie Jinci saw Shen Zhixing.

The titular grandfather, even if he is old, is still gentle and elegant, and it can be seen that he did have a good skin when he was young.

They sat outside the bead curtain, and Shen Jingzhen smiled, "I heard that the old lady is seriously ill and came to visit." I don't know how the old lady thought about the last time she broke off her family? My grandfather and I came to the door in person today, and I wanted to ask again. ”

The old lady looked at Shen Zhixing.

A man she hadn't seen in decades, her cousin who used to live under the same roof.

Because she couldn't find a reason to hit Shen Luli, she could only force her to sign a letter of severance.

She coughed a few times and said lightly: "Shen Zhixing, do you really want to deal with Lu Li?" ”

Shen Zhixing stroked his white beard, "Yes." When I was alone in Shangjing, it was Ah Lu who accompanied me for so many years. I was able to sit in the position of the secretary of the ministry, and Ah Lu contributed a lot. Ah Lu returned to his hometown to visit relatives, and it happened that Shen Luli was in the local office, Ah Lu kindly said goodbye for him, but he made Ah Lu so angry that he was sick in bed, why should I think about this family relationship? I advise you to get acquainted with each other and sign the letter of renunciation as soon as possible. ”

He was unreasonable.

And dealing with Shen Luli is equivalent to dealing with their Shen family.

The old lady smiled, "Although the Shen family is an official family, they don't have much money. When you and your cousin went to Beijing to take the exam, you have been entangled in the officialdom over the years, and you have used my dowry a lot. I am alone in Jiangnan to run a huge family, and I have no credit and hard work. Shen Zhixing, you still haven't paid off what you owe me, seeing that my grandson has a good future, you actually have such dirty thoughts? ”

Shen Zhixing was silent.

Shen Jingzhen covered her lips and chuckled, "The old lady is commendable, that is, there are a few stinky money." You stay in Jiangnan, and to put it nicely, you are presiding over the feeding and pulling of children and grandchildren. It's not nice to say, your husband died early, who knows if you have done something to insult our Shen family in Jiangnan for so many years......"

"Shen Jingzhen!"

The old lady was furious and slammed the bed hard, "What nonsense are you talking about?!" ”

Her decades of innocence are so unbearable in the eyes of others? !

Shen Jingzhen's smile was even bigger, "Old lady, you are innocent or not, don't worry about it for the time being." If you refuse to sign the letter of intimacy, the concubine will naturally not be polite to you. I advise you to sign it quickly, otherwise, what kind of remarks will come out of the capital will not be something that this concubine can control! ”

"You-"

The old lady was so angry that she clutched her heart.

After a while, I suddenly ptysed up blood!