Xie Mulin naturally didn't know what kind of consequences his words in prison in Dali Temple would bring.

She is now walking with her mother Wen and cousin Xie Hui on the way back to Li's house. Taking advantage of the fact that there were not many pedestrians on the road, she lowered her voice and told Xie Pu everything she could tell Wen.

Wen Shi couldn't see Xie Pu today, and he always felt worried in his heart. Now that I have listened to what my daughter relayed, I finally have a lot of peace of mind. She smiled and said, "In that case, let's go find your third cousin." I have only seen him once when he first entered Beijing and entered the mansion to ask for peace. It's been a few years of hard work, and I don't know if his current appearance has changed. However, he has always been a steady person, and he is also a smart and capable person. With his help, our family won't be helpless when we're outside. ”

Xie Mulin didn't know Xie Jinkun, so he carefully flipped through Xie Yingzhen's memories in his mind, and found that she didn't know anything about Xie Jinkun, so he asked, "Mother, it turns out that the third cousin has come to our house?" Why haven't I heard you mention it? ”

Wen sighed: "The old lady has never liked to see people in the clan, and the old man still hides from her to communicate with the clan. Your third cousin had been instructed by his elders in advance, so how could he openly visit him in the name of his cousin? It's just that the clansmen of the clan in my hometown are the only ones who have entered Beijing, and I can't see him, and I can't say it, so I asked him to follow a few big shopkeepers, pretending to be the steward of the underlying industry, and came to meet him when he reported the accounts in the quarter. I heard that he was newly married, and I gave him a congratulatory gift, but unfortunately I couldn't meet his daughter-in-law. ”

Xie Jinkun has his own industry, and he rarely interacts with the shops under the Xie family's name, at most he rents a cargo ship from the Xie family's firm to transport the goods sold in his store. Xie Pu instructed the big shopkeepers below to help this cousin if they could, but the relationship between the two sides was still quite secret, and it was not known to outsiders, even Mrs. Xie and the Cao family.

Wen Shi saw Xie Jinkun when he was a child, and when the other party became an adult, he only saw that once, and usually during the New Year's holidays, he would also receive gifts from the other party mixed with the filial piety of the shopkeepers. She wanted to reward something from time to time, but Cao's management was very strict, and she couldn't withdraw the silver taels, so she could only take out the money from her private room and ask a certain shopkeeper who came to report the account to help buy and deliver it.

Because Wen had dealt with Xie Jinkun quite a bit, she was still very happy when she heard that Xie Pu was going to temporarily entrust foreign affairs to this cousin. At least, it's not a stranger to her.

After Xie Mulin listened, in addition to being speechless about Mrs. Xie's "work" again, his heart was also a little calmer. She didn't know anything about Xie Jinkun, but since Wen knew something about him and trusted him, it proved that this candidate was quite reliable.

She proposed: "While we are out now, why don't we go to the third cousin by the way?" If we wait until we go back and then come out, firstly, the road is far away, and it will be time-consuming and laborious, and secondly, if the old lady asks why we are going out, and learns that we are going to find the clansmen, I am afraid that we will be angry again. We will handle this matter outside first, and when we need to negotiate with the third cousin in the future, we don't have to alarm the old lady, which is also good for her old man's health. ”

Wen was stunned for a moment, and both Xie Huizhi and Li Shanglang couldn't help but glance at Xie Mulin.

She was actually saying, "Let's just get rid of the old lady and do things, so that she won't cause us trouble", right? Although the truth is such a truth, but it is enough to put it in your heart, how can you say it publicly?

Li Lang pretended not to hear, walked two steps quickly, and ran to the dock to find a free boat.

Xie Huizhi secretly snickered, feeling that the second sister was more and more in line with his temper. Isn't it? Mrs. Xie, that's a big "trouble"! Without her interference, they would have done things much more smoothly. It's a critical moment now, they are too busy to save their father, who has time to pay attention to the old lady's careful eyes? What is she unhappy about, when her father's lawsuit is successfully resolved and their family is reunited, she will vent it out. At that time, everyone was full of joy, and probably didn't care about her scenery.

Wen hesitated, in fact, she felt that her daughter's words made sense, but if the old lady knew, she would definitely be angry at her again, and if her daughter was involved, she would be punished......

Xie Mulin didn't care about this: "If she wants to punish me, do I have to be punished?" Now there is no maid-in-law for her to call, and the rest of the family probably won't let her mess around. If she has the ability, she will do it herself, but I suspect that she may not be as fast as me. Besides, I still have to send things to my father's prison visit, if she breaks me and affects my father's business, can she be responsible? Can a mother not care about the life or death of her children? Even if she really doesn't care about her father, she has to think about her wealth and glory, right? ”

She didn't believe that Old Lady Xie could really give up the wealth and honor she had in the past for a little caution. Xie Pu couldn't be saved, she thought she could continue to be an old feudal monarch?

Wen glanced at his daughter: "It's nonsense again." You don't even think about these words, let alone bring them up in front of the old lady. Even if the old lady holds back her anger and spares you now, when your father comes out of prison, do you think you will be able to escape? Your father will never allow the children of the family to be unfilial and contradict the old lady! ”

Xie Mulin smiled: "I'm not a fool, how could I say these things in front of the old lady?" As long as my mother doesn't say it, the old lady won't know about these things. She glanced back at Xie Hui.

Xie Huizhi couldn't help but smile and looked at the sky: "I didn't hear anything." Auntie, are we going to find the third cousin? His shop is on Gongyuan West Street, which is much closer to the Baixia Bridge than from the Beimen Bridge. ”

Wen sighed and agreed.

Li Lang found a boat, and they all boarded the boat and sailed in the direction of Gongyuan.

On the way, Xie Mulin asked one thing: "Do we still want to go to Lord Wen to help find out the news?" Or wait until you find the third cousin, and then ask the third cousin to visit Lord Wen? "That Lord Wen Xuyou heard that he is also a fellow villager, will the third cousin recognize him?

Wen pondered for a moment: "Let's talk about it when I see your third cousin." He has been in the capital for a few years, and his business is doing well, and he may also know a few officials and have his own connections. ”

Xie Mulin listened and said no more.

Along the way, Xie Huizhi pointed out from time to time what buildings were on both sides of the river, what shops, teahouses, wine shops, and what good things were sold, etc., which made this short journey quite interesting. Xie Mulin listened with great interest, and secretly wrote down what he had said, which was regarded as a way to know. Li Shanglang would occasionally interject and say something that Xie Hui didn't understand.

It was the Wen family, who was still thinking about Xie Pu in his heart, thinking about how to speak when he saw Xie Jinkun for a while, and remained silent.

By the time the boat docked, she had already figured out the wording and had a plan.

However, what awaited her was a disappointing outcome. Because when they approached Xie Jinkun's shop, the scholar's bookstore "Kun Ji", the guy told them a sad news.

In order to purchase goods, Xie Jinkun set off for Huzhou as early as ten days ago, and brought his wife Ji with him. He planned to stay in Huzhou for a few days, and let the guy escort him back first after buying the goods, while he took his wife back to his hometown Huyin County to stay for a few days, and then made a detour to Suzhou, and then bought a batch of fashionable scholar's goods and books back.

When he set off, the weather was warming up, and Xie Pu was safe and sound. When he returns, I'm afraid it won't be until mid-March. Can Xie Pu wait?

Wen, Xie Mulin and Xie Hui couldn't help but look at each other.