After Xie Mulin suppressed the third brother Xie Hui who was about to move with one palm, Old Lady Xie also sent Pearl to find her.

Seeing that so many people stopped in Tianjin, and some people planned to avoid a storm and snow here before continuing to go to Beiping, her old man was also a little shaken.

She nestled in the Arhat bed in the cabin, holding the hand stove in her arms, stepping on the foot stove, and there was a soup woman filled with hot water on the left and right, but she still felt that the cold wind outside was coming in through the cracks in the window, and it was so cold that she wanted to shiver in her bones. She had never lived in the North, and when her father died in prison for a crime, she and her sister went straight back to their hometown without being exiled, so they did not suffer like this. thought that she was well prepared and could bear it, but she really experienced the cold of the north, and she regretted it.

She flattened her mouth and said aggrievedly to this second granddaughter who had never been very obedient: "I really can't get used to it these days, I have to be careful to burn charcoal on the ship, I don't dare to burn too much charcoal in the hand and foot stove, not to mention, even boiling hot water and filling the soup woman, it is much slower than at home, I don't even dare to go out of the door, but I still can't stop the wind from blowing in from all directions." I feel like I may be frozen and sick at any time, this time there is no doctor and no old man Du to treat me, what if I commit an old illness and die as soon as I get off the boat?!

"Since Tianjin is also a big city, there must be good houses and good houses in the city, and there is the kang that your father and mother said in the letter, which can make me take a warm breath. Let's just go ashore here, and those subordinates will continue to go to Beiping with their luggage, leaving enough for the people we call and the family and the guys, and our mother and son will have a good rest in Tianjin for a few days. When the wind and snow have passed, the sun comes out, and the weather is warmer, I hired a car and went to Beiping with other eunuchs, how about it? Good boy, you don't want to see me sick, do you? Your father doesn't want me to suffer. ”

Seeing that she was pitiful, Xie Mulin sighed helplessly: "Old lady, it's not that I'm unkind to be a junior. If you really just rest for a few days, you can recover, the weather can become warmer, and you can make it to Beiping, why don't I promise you? But it's only the beginning of October, and it's only going to get colder every day. You are now sitting on the boat, stable, not turbulent, there is a cabin to shelter from the wind and rain, eat and drink well, the hard work is just the boatman, there is a ship from the Yanwangfu in front of you to lead the way, you can save countless troubles, you feel unbearable. When we take a car by ourselves and go overland to Beiping, can you stand the bumps on the road?

"Have you forgotten the hardships you endured when you returned to your hometown in Huyin from the capital? It was still summer! In this cold weather, do you think the carriage can be warmer than the cabin? Long pain is better than short pain, let's go to Tongzhou in a day or two, and if you want to rest, it's time to rest, why are you stuck in the middle of the road, and live this hard life for a long time? ”

Old Mrs. Xie's face changed suddenly, and she seemed to remember the terrible days of "escaping" from the capital.

Xie Yinghui had been listening outside for a long time, and couldn't help but walk in and say, "The old lady is so confused! After we arrived in Tongzhou, we found a place to stay and rested, and then entered Beiping City in good weather, which was only a matter of one and a half days, and it didn't take much effort. With my father's official position in Beiping, it is just a matter of words to find you a good house and let you eat and drink well. What's in Tianjin? Our family is not familiar with life here, where are you going to find a place to rest?! Isn't it just a day or two of water? You've survived such a long journey, why don't you finish the last part of the road and enjoy the blessings comfortably from now on, isn't it better than having to suffer from a long journey after you have rested?!

"As the old saying goes, once you are strong, then you will decline, and then you will be exhausted. I'm afraid that if you really want to stay in Tianjin City, you will never have the courage to walk into Beiping City this winter! You tell us all day long how to set up a banquet and entertain guests after arriving in Beiping, and how to talk and laugh with the old commanders of other families, have you forgotten it?! Everyone in Peking knows that their father's family is about to arrive, but suddenly there is news that the old lady is afraid of the cold and refuses to leave halfway. ”

Old Mrs. Xie was said with a sneered face, and said aggrievedly: "Aren't I discussing with you?" If you don't agree, forget it, can you say that about me? It's up to you, ......" and muttered, "If I knew this was the case, I might as well stay alone in the capital!" As long as I don't go out, someone waits, I don't have to worry about eating and drinking, and I don't have a good life? Where is the need to suffer such sin......"

Since the fleet crossed the Huai River, Mrs. Xie has been chanting similar words every day, and the sisters Xie Yinghui and Xie Mulin have long been used to it and don't take it to heart. Anyway, she didn't insist on staying anymore, so they simply instructed their girl to boil a few more pots of hot water, pour a few more soup women, and send them to Mrs. Xie, so that her old man could sit around the soup woman pile, feel the warmth without fire, and then cover several windows in the cabin with oil paper, leaving only a door crack for ventilation, and it must not be a problem to hold on for two more days.

Out of Mrs. Xie's cabin, Xie Yinghui couldn't help but take a long breath: "Amitabha, since the old lady is afraid of the cold, she must stay in the house honestly after arriving in Beiping, and she will not toss what banquets and guests she will have." Let's spend the winter in our new home in Beiping. By the beginning of spring next year, my father will be busy with official business, and he will probably not have time to listen to the old lady's instigation, so we can continue to live a quiet life for a few months. ”

Xie Mulin couldn't help but smile and glanced at her: "Even if the old lady doesn't make trouble, the eldest sister can't live quietly for a few months." You forgot? You still have to meet your future mother-in-law, and you have to prepare a dowry for yourself, but I am afraid that the busy days are still ahead, where can you live in peace? ”

Xie Yinghui's face suddenly turned red, and she pinched her second sister in shame, and ran back to her own room.

Xie Yingfen raised her sleeves to cover her mouth and passed by her, leaned over and whispered to Xie Mulin, "Auntie went ashore again." This time, she didn't bring ginkgo, only a rough envoy who was not very clever. I got the news a little late, and I didn't send anyone to follow. ”

Xie Mulin really admired Aunt Wanqin in his heart. She can also brave the cold to travel in such weather, which is not explained by the sentence "I am curious to wander around in a new place". I'm afraid that at home, there are more and more people who feel strange about her behavior. Does she want to contact the Cao family's intelligence officers? If you think about it, what does it mean to wander around a suspicious shop for half a day at a time, but refuse to make further contact with suspicious people? If she didn't want to, why would she continue to run to the dock in such bad weather?

Xie Mulin shook his head and comforted Xie Yingfen: "Don't worry, someone will be staring at her, if she really has any changes, she will definitely not be able to hide it from us, you can rest assured." She cut her little sister's hair and said softly, "When I get to Beiping, I'll tell my father everything." Don't worry, no matter what Aunt Wanqin has done, you and the fourth brother are still good children of our Xie family, and Daddy will not be angry with you. ”