Xie Mulin didn't know who was carrying it in the strange carriage, and after listening to Lu Qi's description of the embarrassment of the third sister Xie Yingrong with the eldest sister Xie Yinghui, he went back to his room.

Dinner time was approaching, she looked at the large spring plate on the table, remembered the gift Xiao Rui sent to herself, and couldn't cry or laugh in her heart.

This should have been sent by someone before he left Beijing, right? It's just that the mother-in-law who sent the things didn't know what was going on, but she sent it so late and sent such a large portion, how can people eat it? And this thing is to eat a fresh, there are a lot of vegetables in it, take a "bite spring" meaning. If you eat it tomorrow, I am afraid that the taste will be greatly reduced, and the original meaning will be lost. But she can't eat the whole spring plate by herself, right? Will it still hold dinner?

There was no way, Xie Mulin could only take out this spring plate in the end and share it with his brothers and sisters.

She bluntly said that it was sent by Xiao Rui, Xie Xianzhi had been in contact with Xiao Rui many times in Huyin, and she was also familiar with each other: "It turned out to be him." Didn't he leave for the northern border towns to take up his duties? He even ordered people in advance to send the spring plate over on the second day of February, which is really heartfelt, but why did he send it over at this time? ”

Xie Mulin smiled and said: "Maybe he is not at home, and the subordinates in the family will be slack, right?" In fact, what does it matter if the time is sooner or later? Just to add a dish to our dinner. ”

Xie Xianzhi smiled and nodded, stretched out his chopsticks and took a few bites to taste it, and praised: "The taste is really good, and the vegetables he uses at home are also the best vegetables, probably from Huangzhuang." "The spring plate that Ma Yurong sent over is the vegetables produced in Huangzhuang, and the taste is much better than the one I will make at home.

Xie Yinghui ate a few bites casually, and raised her eyes to look at her brother and second sister: "I have heard you and Yurong talk about this person several times, but it seems that I have never really gotten along face-to-face, and I don't know what kind of person he is." In the past, we never dealt with the people of the Xiao family, but I didn't expect you to be so familiar with him now. ”

Xie Xianzhi said with a smile: "He is a good person, with a kind temperament, and he is smart and capable, not at all like the rumors, he is a gentleman who does not learn and has no skills, which shows that many people in the world are false." When he was in Huyin, he followed Jin Shanwei's wounded soldiers, and raised his injuries in our old house for more than half a month, and he was familiar with several of our brothers, among whom the third brother was the best with him. He opened a small shop in Huyin County, specializing in grocery business in various places, and the third brother also took a stake in the shop, so he advanced the monthly money for the next two years, and also borrowed debts from me and the second brother, and I don't know when I will be able to return the capital. ”

Xie Yinghui didn't care about her brother's small business, she only glanced at Xie Mulin: "For no reason, why did Xiao Rui pull the third brother to open a shop in partnership?" He is a disciple of the general, and he also has the imperial concubine and the prince in his own house, so he has nothing to do with our Xie family, what is the reason, right? ”

Xie Mulin bowed his head and ate the vegetables with some weakness, but he didn't hear it.

Xie Xianzhi didn't understand, and continued: "What reason can he have? It's very close to us. You don't know that when his father was locked up in Dali Temple that day, he happened to go to Dali Temple to work as an errand for his friend Dong Huiwu to get involved in a lawsuit, and he happened to be in charge of his father's prison cell. When his mother, second sister, and third brother went to visit the prison, he led the way. The second sister told her father about the family, and he listened to it right next to him. Maybe the conspiracy of Pingnanbo Mansion failed later, and there were also Xiao Niangniang and the third prince's secret hands, but these are things that my father should care about, and we don't have to care too much. Xiao Rui gets along with us, and treats the third brother well, as long as he has no bad intentions, he is a good friend of our family. ”

"Oh? So you've known him so early? I vaguely remember who mentioned it to me. Xie Yinghui only stared at Xie Mulin.

Xie Mulin raised his head casually and asked her calmly: "Don't worry about Xiao Rui, he went to the north and didn't know how many years it would take to come back, let's care about ourselves first." Sister, have you packed your luggage? Tomorrow when I go to the eldest princess of Yongning, although it is close, it is not good to send someone back to pick up something that has been missed, so it is better to bring all the things you need at once as much as possible. It's really not possible, when you meet with the eldest brother, just say it and let the eldest brother bring it to you. ”

"Got it." Xie Yinghui retracted her skeptical gaze and said calmly, "It's not the first time I've gone back to the eldest princess's place to borrow it, can I still not know the rules?" You just have to rest assured. But you, since you don't plan to go with me, my brother has to come to the temple every day, and you are home alone, so you have to be careful and careful, don't let random people into the door. ”

Xie Mulin rolled his eyes: "Eldest sister, how old do you think I am?" Am I really a child? How could I not even understand this? Besides, there are guards at home, and there are strong women, so I'm not a pitiful little one who is alone at home and unprotected. On the contrary, it is the eldest brother, who comes and goes to the temple every day, and has to be careful on the way, so as not to be kidnapped by the bad guys. ”

Xie Yinghui took a sip of her: "You don't curse my brother, can I forget to prevent this?" Tomorrow, I will borrow someone from Yurong and escort my eldest brother back every day! ”

Xie Xianzhi protested: "Don't open this mouth, Miss Ma listened carefully to the joke!" How come I am also a dignified man, do I need to lead so many people to walk this way? Don't think of me as a weak scholar who is helpless?! ”

Xie Mulin and Xie Yinghui looked at him with suspicion, looked from head to foot, and then looked at each other, both showing disgusted expressions.

Xie Xianzhi blushed suddenly, but he couldn't continue to brag cheekily, so he had to stuff a large mouthful of vegetables into his mouth angrily.

There was nothing to do all night, and when he got up early the next morning, Xie Mulin specially went to the kitchen to direct the cook, prepared a sumptuous breakfast for Xie Yinghui and Xie Xianzhi, and specially steamed a few more sweet and salty pastries, packed them carefully in the food box, and prepared to make a souvenir for Xie Yinghui and give it to the Ma family to taste.

Xie Yinghui saw that her sister was well prepared, and happily praised her a few words, and said: "I'll ask Yurong when I go back, what kind of dim sum do you like, and when the time comes, I'll give you a letter, and you will let the cook make it and send it to me, the stuffing is ingredient, don't use a little meat oil." I can use it when I have tea with Yurong in the temple. ”

Xie Mulin answered, and suddenly heard the doorkeeper report: "The Ma family's car has arrived." ”

Xie Yinghui was taken aback: "So early?!" She was worried that Ma Yurong would also follow, so she hurriedly got up and went out to pick up her friends to have breakfast.

Xie Xianzhi has experienced yesterday's experience, and now he is much calmer. After wiping his mouth and hands, and straightening his clothes and hat, he greeted him in a graceful manner.

He went out just in time, Ma Yurong didn't come alone today, her second brother Ma Ergongzi rode a horse to escort him. Xie Xianzhi happened to come forward to entertain him, although he felt a little regretful in his heart, he still saluted Ma Yurong, and invited Ma Ergongzi to the study for tea.

Xie Yinghui happily pulled Ma Yurong into the main hall: "You came just in time, the second sister asked someone to prepare a sumptuous breakfast today, there are a few vegetarian pastries to eat, and I am ready to take them to the temple." Do you try it while it's hot? ”

Ma Yurong said with a smile: "You only sent someone to bring me pastries last night, and now you ask me to taste pastries." How did I not know that you were such a pastry lover? ”

Xie Yinghui and Xie Mulin were stunned: "We didn't send you anything last night?" ”