Zeng Rong guessed what his sister was going to say, but refused without waiting for her to finish.

Sending this silver back will only cheapen Tian Shuilan and her two sons, so she won't do this kind of stupid thing to repay grievances with virtue.

"Ah Hua, when you go back, you give them a letter, just say that the eldest sister has just settled down, and she also needs silver, so let them think about it themselves. Also, don't tell them that I entered the palace to be an embroiderer. ”

She was afraid that her family would not understand the depths, and thought that it was a great blessing for her to enter the palace, so she could run rampant from now on, and she didn't know the importance of speaking and doing things, and it would not only affect their reputation, but also her reputation.

Thinking of this, Zeng Rong said to Xu Jing: "I still need to worry about Xu Gongzi, please Xu Gongzi bring a word to the old lady, don't tell my family before I enter the palace, my stepmother is restless, and my second brother is also... ”

Zeng Rong didn't say any extra words, she believed that Xu Jing would definitely understand.

However, Zeng Hua saw the eldest sister mention the second brother, and suddenly remembered something, "Eldest sister, the second brother also said that he wanted to make a new cotton robe, and asked us if we could ask someone to bring a ready-made one back, and he said that he had grown up." ”

"Ah Hua, let him discuss this matter with his father and mother." Zeng Rong refused again.

Zeng Hua was a little disappointed when he saw that Zeng Rong didn't agree to give silver or make clothes, pouted, and didn't say anything more.

Xu Jing patted her head, "Have you forgotten how they treated your eldest sister?" Didn't Mr. teach us a sentence in the past few days, father and son are filial, brothers and brothers are respectful, fathers and sons are filial piety, brothers and brothers are respectful, they are all going to sell your eldest sister, what kind of silver and what cotton robes do you give them? ”

After speaking, Xu Jing remembered something, and added: "No, my grandmother gave them forty taels of silver, which can be regarded as buying the two of you sisters, you can't let them eat the two of you for the rest of your life, they both have hands and feet, why can't they support themselves?" ”

"yes, you go back and think about how they did to us. By the way, this is my salary for this month, you take it back and put it away, and when you have saved enough money, please ask Mrs. Xu to help us buy a house, and bring my eldest brother and sister-in-law in two years. Also, I've made a list for you to bring me something next time. Zeng Rong couldn't bear to be disappointed by Ah Hua and made a wish.

It's not all perfunctory, she does have a trace of brotherhood for her eldest brother, but this is not the point, the point is that after two years, Ah Hua will be older, and she can't always stay in the Xu family.

After speaking, Zeng Hua took out the silver from his purse, and then remembered that his drawings and book lists were still in Amei's hands, so he hurriedly looked up and looked for it, but after looking around, he didn't see Amei's figure, nor did he see Liu Gonggong, but saw Liu Chunmiao come out to urge them to go back, saying that it was not suitable to stand in the snow for a long time on a snowy day, and it would freeze.

As he spoke, a whining cry soon sounded inside and outside the fence, Zeng Rong and Zeng Hua were infected, and the two sisters were reluctant to let go of their hands.

After a while, Zeng Rong stopped her tears first, and then wiped it for Zeng Hua, while wiping it, she explained the books and papers she would buy next time, and also told her to get along with the Xu family after she went back, not to be willful or stubborn.

"Eldest sister, I, I'm reluctant to leave." Zeng Hua pulled Zeng Rong's sleeve and refused to let go.

"Okay, listen to the eldest sister, next time I come, it's only a month, and it's not like I won't see you in the future." Zeng Rong broke Zeng Hua's hand and asked Ziluo to take her away.

"Listen to your eldest sister, let's go back, otherwise, your eldest sister will be more troublesome if she is frostbitten." Xu Jing came over and pulled Zeng Hua away.

Watching Zeng Hua walk out step by step, and also watching the young man's back become more and more blurred, as if he was drifting away in his sleep, Zeng Rong covered his mouth and squatted down.

After a while, a pair of black boots appeared in front of her, and then, someone helped her up and brushed the snow on her head and body, "Ah Rong, if you want to cry, go back and cry again, crying in the snow will make you cold." ”

"Thank you, Auntie." Zeng Rong choked up.

In fact, when Liu Chunmiao first came out to speak, Zeng Rong found that her eyes fell on Xu Jing several times, with her eyesight, even if she couldn't guess Xu Jing's true identity, she could see that he was a noble son and a master of the Xu family.

Therefore, she was not surprised by Liu Chunmiao's appearance.

But she was so uncomfortable that she just wanted to cry happily, and she couldn't take care of the other party's thoughts.

Besides, she is just a twelve-year-old girl, and it is inevitable to cry sadly when she meets her only sister and then separates, otherwise it is abnormal.

Liu Chunmiao took Zeng Rong directly back to her residence, Zeng Rong was the first time to come, it was a bright and dark side house, there was no independent yard, the house was not big, and there were not many things, but it was very tidy and warm.

Liu Chunmiao pressed Zeng Rong on the edge of the kang and sat down, personally poured some hot water from the thermos on the stove, wet the handkerchief and handed it to Zeng Rong, "Wash your face, wipe something again, it is dry in winter, and the wind blows, it is easy to get ringworm and peel." ”

"Thank you." Zeng Rong also understood this truth, and took the wet handkerchief and put it on his face and raised his head to apply a warm compress.

"Who's that boy who came with your sister?" Liu Chunmiao brought Zeng Rong another cup of hot tea.

Zeng Rong tore off the wet handkerchief, took the hot tea and drank two sips, and covered his eyes with the wet handkerchief, then said: "It's the eldest son of the Xu family, and the old lady ordered him to send my sister over." ”

"On this snowy day, why didn't the old lady order an adult to send it?" Liu Chunmiao felt that this was not normal.

Reasoning, this eldest son of the Xu family should be the palm treasure in the hands of the old lady, on a snowy day, which grandmother is willing to send him out?

Besides, Xu Jing is also a teenager, what problems can he solve if he follows? If something really happens, who can take the responsibility?

"There are adults, Sister Ziluo is next to her, she is the maid next to the old lady, there must be adults in the carriage outside, but she didn't follow up, right?"

This answer naturally can't satisfy Liu Chunmiao, let alone dispel her doubts, a grandson, a big girl by her side, what kind of old lady is this Zeng sister, and she values her so much?

"What kind of relationship do you have with Old Madam Xu?" Liu Chunmiao endured it for a while and asked directly.

The main reason is that Zeng Rong's age gave her an illusion, a little girl who is only twelve years old, even if she is a little smart and a little talented, but she should not be too thoughtful in terms of human feelings.

"Distant relative, I don't know the specifics, it seems that I have to call her grandmother, right? Relatives on my mother's side. Zeng Rong made one up.

"Then how did you get to Beijing at that time? Uh, I'm asking, did you find her or did she find you? ”

"She found us, and when my stepmother wanted to sell me, she saw that our sisters were pitiful, so she took us out." Zeng Rong half-truthfully told Tian Shuilan that she was going to sell her to her eldest brother to marry.