Mama Ruan decided that the Xu family wanted to fight with the Hou Mansion, and she didn't allow the Xu family to hide Xu Xi, and she refused to hand her over again if she didn't have enough money.

However, she is a subordinate, and she has not consulted Mrs. Hou, and it is not good to tear her face directly with the Xu family.

She glanced at Xie Shi with a smile: "Then Mrs. Xu, what do you say?" The lord and the lady are still sitting at your house, so I have to give them an explanation. ”

Xie Shi looked at the time and discussed with Mama Ruan: "Why don't we go in and wait?" Maybe they're going to go shopping on the street? No matter what, they will always come back at noon, and if they don't come back here, they will also go back to Xiaorong Village. Shall we wait here until noon and then go back? ”

Mama Ruan thought about it and felt that it was useless for her to be anxious about this matter, so she said, "That's good." He pointed to the lock on the door again, "Mrs. Xu has a key, right?" ”

"Naturally." Xie took out the key from his arms and went to open the door of the courtyard.

Mama Ruan beckoned to the little maid who had been standing by and watching, and when she saw her trotting over, she commanded, "What does Miss Xi look like, you also saw it yesterday." After a while, Mrs. Xu and I will go in and wait, and you will follow the coachman around the city. When I saw Miss Xi, I followed her not to let her lose it, and spent a few copper coins to invite someone to come and report to me. ”

"Yes." The little maid squatted down and saluted, and respectfully responded. After Mama Ruan followed Xie into the house, she climbed into the carriage again and told the coachman to hurry away.

Mama Ruan explained to Xie: "I asked the little maid to buy me something. ”

Naturally, Xie did not believe this reason. But there's no reason for her to stop anyone else from doing so. Moreover, at this hour, she estimated that Xu Xi had already entered the academy exam, and even finished the exam. After coming out, even if he met the little maid, he was not afraid, so he just didn't know, and boiled water to make tea to entertain Mama Ruan.

While Xie and Ruan Mama stayed in the small courtyard and waited, Xu Xi and Xu Yongyi's father and daughter had already taken a mule cart back to Xiaorong Village.

At this time, it had been more than half an hour since Zhao Yuanliang and Wei arrived at Xiaorong Village. The Wei clan was already on the verge of going berserk, and the patriarch and the chief of the clan sat in the room with Zhao Yuanliang, and they talked about all the topics they could think of and talk about. As for the group of villagers who ate melons and watched the excitement, they had already dispersed, and they went back to their own homes to do whatever they had to do.

Therefore, before Xu Xi's mule cart entered the village, some villagers who went out to work in the fields stopped them and ran over panting: "...... Hou, Hou's Mansion is here, looking for Sister Xi. It seems to be the second master and the second lady of the Hou Mansion, and I heard that the girl who hugged you by mistake also came. ”

As he spoke, the middle-aged man also glanced at Xu Yongyi.

"Thank you for telling me." Xu Xi smiled, "Go back and let Sister Pear Blossom go to me, I have two good handkerchiefs for her." ”

"Oops." Uncle Liu smiled and waved his hand, "Let's go back quickly." ”

The mule cart continued to move forward, and Xu Xue looked at Xu Xi: "Sister, what should I do?" ”

"Let's see." Xu Xi said, seeing that Xu Yongyi was also worried, she said, "Look at this style, the Hou Mansion will not let me go outside, if I don't go with them today, maybe the old lady will come tomorrow." ”

"If that's the case, then it's better to go back with them today." Xu Yongyi said with a frown.

Afraid that Xu Xi would misunderstand what he meant, he hurriedly explained: "Sister Xi, uncle didn't drive you away." In fact, if you have to ask the old lady to pick you up in person before you are willing to go back, it will not sound good when this word spreads, and your life in the Hou Mansion will not be easy in the future. It's better to take advantage of today, and accept it when you see it. Over at the academy, if there is news, Xiaoxue and I will tell you. They can't stop you from going to the academy, right? ”

Xu Xi nodded: "Okay." But as long as I promise to go back, it shouldn't be a problem to delay going back for a day or two. ”

Seeing that Xu Xi knew what to expect, Xu Yongyi put his mind at ease.

The mule cart had stopped not far from the alley.

It's not that the coachman is unwilling to go in, or that the alley is too narrow, but that the front is blocked by two carriages from the Suiping Marquis Mansion. If the mule cart goes any further, it may not be easy to exit. The coachman is from the village, and he is familiar with Xu Yongyi, and his friendship is good. Therefore, I was not embarrassed and told him directly.

It was only a few steps, Xu Yongyi naturally didn't care, and immediately paid for the round-trip car, and led Xu Xi and Xu Xue into the alley.

Wei and Zhao Ruyu stayed in the front car, and Wei leaned back and fell asleep; Zhao Ruyu took the embroidery bandage and sat in front of the window to embroider. If you ignore the occasional chatter from the villagers, the mottled mud walls on both sides of the car windows, and the unpleasant smell, it's not uncomfortable to sit and wait.

The car was so big, it was naturally impossible for the maids and women to squeeze in it, so Mama Li beside Wei's side made arrangements, and Wei and Zhao Ruyu's subordinates each left one person to guard the car door, and the others went to the carriage behind to rest, and changed shifts at meal time.

Now the big shelf of the Hou Mansion has not fallen, because it is beyond its means, the inside has long since ceased to be the pomp and circumstance, and the subordinates of the masters have been reduced a lot, and there is only one Mama Li in the Wei family's room, plus two maids and two rough daughters-in-law; Zhao Ruyu only supported a big maid, plus a little maid and a rough mother-in-law.

I don't know what the situation is when I came here today, the two of them brought all the maids and women except for the rough envoy, a total of five people, the four maids happened to rotate with each other, and Mama Li was in charge of the overall situation, coming out from time to time to take a look, or to exchange news with Zhao Wuliang's little girl.

When Xu Xi and the three of them got off the mule cart, they happened to meet Mama Li coming out of the yard. Seeing Xu Xi and his entourage walking towards this side after getting off the mule cart, Mama Li was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes looked back and forth on Xu Xi and Xu Xue's faces.

After a while, she walked straight towards Xu Xue, and asked respectfully with a smile, "Is this Miss Xi?" ”

In order to let Wei and Zhao Yuanliang in the courtyard know, she also specially raised her voice.

Xu Xue was stunned, blinked her big eyes in confusion, and then shook her head again and again, pointing at Xu Xi and said, "This is, I am not." As she spoke, she also avoided behind Xu Xi.

Mama Li was also stunned, looked at Xu Xi, and then at Xu Xue, she couldn't react.

Wei Shi woke up and was sitting there distracted, not knowing what she was thinking, listening to Mama Li's words, she sat up straight, and then stood up, wanting to get out of the car.

Zhao Ruyu concentrated on embroidery, and reacted a beat slower. Seeing Wei get up, she subconsciously put down the needle and thread to support Wei, and waited to hold Wei, only then did she remember Mama Li's words, her body shook slightly, and she glanced at Wei, and the corners of her mouth were mocking that could not be concealed.

Seeing that Wei is so excited, everyone thinks she must love her daughter very much, right? But in her last life, how did she treat her biological daughter? Thinking like this, she suddenly rejoiced in her origin.

It's better to have a biological mother like Wei, it's better not to have one.