Early the next morning, Xie Jinci got up early and left from the back door of the Shen Mansion with a food box.

Shen Changfeng was injured and needed to be repaired, so she planned to go to Tongque Lou to buy some black chicken and old ginseng soup.

The ingots that Dong Li gave her yesterday still had three and a half left, plus the remaining half taels of Shen Luli that had been repaid before, a total of four taels of silver.

After buying the soup from the Tongque Building, half of the purse was deflated, and now, she only had two taels of silver on her body.

The little girl was a little worried.

Spending money in this way is simply not enough to make ends meet.

She has to find a way to earn more silver taels, not only to save money for going to Beijing to find relatives in the future, but also to prevent emergencies now.

She also had to find a way to reduce her daily expenses, and always went to the restaurant to buy cooked food, which was really a luxury.

In fact, she can buy her own ingredients and learn to cook, at least she can save most of the silver.

The more the little girl thought about it, the more feasible she felt, and the footsteps of returning home also turned to Jinghe Street.

This street is connected with the back door of Shenfu, and it is very convenient to travel.

Compared with Chang'an Lane, Jinghe Street is slightly narrow, but it is very lively because it is located in the golden area where rich and noble families gather.

There are few restaurants in the market, most of them are small stalls and vendors selling vegetables, and the mothers-in-law and maids who are responsible for buying through the streets and alleys are also some large families.

Xie Jinci held the food box between his arms, opened his clear deer eyes, looked left and right, and felt fresh everywhere.

There were all kinds of cries echoing in her ears, she had never bought vegetables, and she couldn't decide what to buy for a while.

As she was walking, a sharp "rolling" sound suddenly sounded on the side of the road, which startled her.

The little girl followed the prestige, and was immediately attracted by a fat white figure trapped in a cyan bamboo cage.

It was a snow-white goose with a tall neck and a flat yellow beak under its black eyes.

The goose seller was a middle-aged woman, wearing a thin old linen dress, and when she looked over, a sincere smile bloomed on her rough black and yellow face:

"Little girl, do you want to buy a goose? It's my own home, you can see how good it grows! ”

As she spoke, her eyes showed a confident brilliance, and she looked helplessly and reluctantly at the white goose in the bamboo cage.

The pure and friendly gaze is moving.

"Rolling!"

The white goose seemed to understand human words, tilted his head and shouted straight at Xie Jinci, and his coquettish appearance was very cute.

The woman laughed and said, "It wants to go with you!" ”

Xie Jinci's eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and he squatted in front of the bamboo cage suspiciously, and his thin white fingers reached through the crack of the cage.

The white goose immediately stretched her neck and rubbed her hand, which made her laugh.

"Auntie, how do you sell this goose?"

The little girl asked softly.

"This goose has a fate with you, if you are really willing to buy it, give me a silver tael or two! Bamboo cage for you! ”

The woman touched the bamboo cage with a soft expression, and sighed with a smile, "This cage is hand-made by my man, and it may be a little worse in appearance, but it is very durable!" Alas, it's no wonder that he used to do hard work, and then he broke his leg and began to learn to weave a bamboo cage......

"Hey, that's a big deal. Little girl, this white goose was raised by me, but it can understand human nature! Buy it back to take care of the family's nursing home, and you can also lay eggs to eat! ”

As soon as she heard that the goose asked for one or two halves of silver, Xie Jinci was still a little hesitant, but after hearing the simple words behind, she immediately made up her mind to buy the white goose.

The girl's family is always kind-hearted, and besides, she really likes this beautiful goose.

"Auntie, I want this goose, give you money!"

Xie Jinci took out one or two halves from his purse and handed them forward with a sweet smile.

Back at Ling Heng Courtyard, the little girl came to the pond with a bamboo cage and couldn't wait to release the white goose.

The white goose did not recognize life at all, "rolling" called twice, strode around, and soon became familiar with the environment.

Xie Jinci followed the goose in a hurry, completely forgetting that he was still carrying a food box containing black chicken and old ginseng soup in his hand.

I don't know how long later, a chuckle came from behind him, and the voice of the young man Qingyue sounded unhurriedly:

"My sister is so interested, she can run for half an hour chasing a goose. Your brother and I'm still hungry, but it's good for you to have a lot of fun here, tsk, what a little white-eyed wolf. ”

"Little brother, why did you come out?"

Xie Jinci looked back in shock, and realized that he hadn't sent the food box to the room yet.

She was a little embarrassed, blinked her eyes helplessly, and whispered, "That, I bought black chicken soup, but I forgot to give it to you......"

Shen Changfeng lazily leaned on a weeping willow, and his eyes fell on the white goose, as if he was watching a plate of delicious food.

"Where did my sister buy such a fat goose? Did you know that foie gras is a great tonic, so you bought it for me to make foie gras soup? ”

The white goose met the young man's smiling peach blossom eyes, immediately drooped his head, twisted his buttocks and hid in the bamboo cage.

When it came to making soup, Xie Jinci was even more flustered and dazed.

She remembered that she had obviously gone to Jinghe Street to buy vegetables, but she didn't buy the vegetables, but she brought back a goose.

But her original intention of buying the goose was not to kill the stew......

Shen Changfeng bent his peach blossom eyes and observed the change in the little girl's expression with great interest, "What is my sister still doing standing there?" The geese know that they are in the cage, why don't you go and slaughter them? ”

"Rolling ......"

The white goose smelled the smell of danger and cowered in the corner of the bamboo cage, its small black eyes very innocent.

"Little brother!"

Xie Jinci hurriedly stood in front of the bamboo cage, "This goose is very smart, not only can it take care of the house, but it can also lay eggs to eat...... You can't kill it! ”

The boy raised his eyebrows, "What does my sister mean, to keep this goose?" ”

The little girl nodded slightly.

"Hehe, it's not impossible."

The young man lazily hooked his lips, "It's not easy for me to raise my sister to have a mouth, and now I have another mouth, how should I count it?" Why don't you deduct the food and clothing of this goose from your sister's monthly money? I'm not the kind of unreasonable master, how about a tael of silver a month? ”

Xie Jinci: "......"

Regardless of whether the goose has food and clothing, her monthly money is only one or two pieces of silver every month!

If she had to take out a tael of silver every month to raise geese, wouldn't she be able to save a penny?

Just as he was hesitating, the young man stepped gracefully towards the bamboo cage.

The white goose cried in horror.

Xie Jinci thought that he was going to catch the goose, his heart tightened, he trotted forward to stop the person, and compromised: "One tael of silver is one or two of silver!" This goose can't be killed anyway! ”

"What is my sister so nervous about?"

Shen Changfeng smiled slightly, rubbed her bud, and bent over to take the food box in her hand, "I'm just here to get my black chicken soup." ”

So, the matter of raising geese with one tael of silver every month was settled.

The big white goose that had relieved the crisis began to wander around carefree again, but Xie Jinci sat on the stone steps outside the house, looking at the long-lived flowers with emerald green stems and leaves in a daze.

Occasionally, the white goose would walk to the front yard, lean his neck and bark at her twice, and when she saw that she did not respond, he swayed his hips and went around the pond, which was very pleasant.

The sky is high, and the sun is falling through the clouds, but it does not bring a trace of warmth.

The cold wind blew, the cold was biting, and the little girl in a thin half-arm hugged her knees and shivered gently.

In Yangzhou before, she should have changed into winter clothes at this season, although her winter clothes were worn by her cousin, but she could also keep warm from the cold.

Just as he was thinking, a slightly older and slightly sturdy woman came with a tray.

Xie Jinci looked at it fixedly, and immediately recognized that this was Mother Wu, the steward of the big house, who she had seen in the Wisteria Courtyard before.

The little girl hurriedly stood up, took a few steps forward, and said hello in a sweet voice.

Mother Wu nodded at her and handed the tray to her, "This is the winter coat for your yard, remember to distribute it." ”

Xie Jinci looked at the well-sewn brocade jacket on the plate, as if he had felt the warmth after wearing it, and the smile on his face became brighter, "Thank you, Mother Wu!" ”

Mother Wu answered and asked casually, "What about the fourth son?" But in the room? ”

Without waiting for Xie Jinci to answer, she suddenly leaned down and said in a low voice: "You don't have to forget the things that the eldest lady explained, when the time comes, you will be rewarded with more than these winter clothes." ”

The little girl's face turned pale for a moment, and the hand holding the tray suddenly tightened a little.

(Mother Wu: "What's your reaction?") How? Am I Mama Yung or the devil? ”）

After Wu's mother left, Xie Jinci stood in the cold wind for a long time.

She stiffened her hand and flicked the laundry from the tray.

Except for the top few skirts, which are chic and exquisite, the bottom is full of rough jackets with coarse cloth and cotton, some of which are small and some of which are maidservants.

The handmaids' winter coats were obviously not the size she was wearing.

The little girl tilted her head, her eyes bewildered.

In Ling Heng Courtyard, she didn't remember that there were other maidservants.

So who are these extra winter coats for?

The question was quickly answered.

Three days later, in the evening, Nanshuang carried the burden on her back and stepped into Ling Heng Courtyard with a sad expression.

At that time, Xie Jinci was tiptoeing in the courtyard to collect clothes.

The black clouds were low in the sky, the wind was howling, and the rain was coming.

She had to get the clothes that were dried on the bamboo poles into the house before it rained.

The little girl was holding the layers of frost-white middle clothes and green shirts, and when she turned around, she saw Nanshuang standing under the eaves of the porch, her slender body swaying in the wind.

I don't know what she has experienced, but after a few days, the whole person has lost a lot of weight, her eyes are bloodshot, and her eyes are blue and black.

The girl with a bright and beautiful face seems to have gone through many years of vicissitudes.

Xie Jinci walked up to her quickly and said softly, "Sister, are you here to find your son?" At this hour, Childe shouldn't have woken up yet, why don't I go in first and take a look? ”

If it was normal, she wouldn't say such a thing, no matter who came to the little brother, it was not something she could stop or interfere with.

But now the situation is special, the little brother was first whipped, and then contracted the cold, he couldn't afford to get sick, in addition to drinking tonic soup all day long, he was lying on the bed to rest, and even the return to the academy was delayed, but he was intimate, and simply asked for half a month's leave for him.

The little brother specially instructed that no one should come in and disturb him while he was sleeping.

If it weren't for his illness, Xie Jinci wouldn't want to get involved in the matter between him and Nanshuang, and it would be hard and thankless, maybe he would offend people.