Wen was relieved, and things would be much easier in the future. At least in Xie Pu's place, Xie Mulin had one more ally.

For the first time, she was glad that her cheap old lady was a good talker and soft-eared. As long as Wen knows Xiao Rui's merits, she will not reject an excellent young man as a candidate for her son-in-law.

Xie Mulin happily said to his mother: "Don't worry, mother! Xiao Rui is a very smart person, and he is usually very reliable in doing things. He also mentioned that he would be a military attache outside in the future, and he would not live in the same place as his family, and it would be no different from a separate family. When his father died, his brother-in-law inherited the general's mansion, and it was natural for him to split up. If I really marry him, I won't suffer from his mother's idleness. ”

Wen looked at his daughter's smiling face, and said angrily: "I haven't even skimmed the eight characters yet, what do you want to do so far?!" I haven't promised you two anything yet, I'm just saying I'll think about it. Don't mess around with me, act like Sister Rong'er, and let the whole family worry. If that's the case, even if the master doesn't speak, I won't be able to spare you! ”

Xie Mulin smiled: "I won't be so stupid." Besides, Xiao Rui is separated from me by more than a thousand miles, what can I do with him that is not in accordance with the rules? At most, it's just a letter. Besides, most of his letters to me were talking about business. This time, thanks to his people, they heard about my father's injury in Beiping, and when I reported to him, he quickly sent someone to deliver a letter to me, and my eldest brother and sister and I learned the true situation of my father. Otherwise, we only heard from the Cao family's master and servant that Fang Wenshan had a black hand on his father, but we didn't know what happened to my father, wouldn't we have to worry about having trouble sleeping and eating? Before Xiao Rui left the capital, it was he who told me the news of the Cao family, and my eldest brother and sister and I adjusted our attitude towards the Cao family. He has a lot of important news for our family! ”

Wen Shi's expression softened a lot when he listened: "He does have a heart...... but then glared at his daughter again, "Even so, you can't take it lightly!" He wrote to you, talking about the right thing, and sent his own henchmen to deliver the letter. It's okay for you to wait at home to receive the letter. When I returned to my hometown, I didn't want to do this kind of risky thing again. Every family in Xie Jiajiao is our family, and everyone is staring at you. If you make the slightest mistake, you can't even hide it. Although the people will not do anything to you, don't you feel ashamed? You also have to think about the face of the second old lady. She has been respected all her life, and you can't discredit her! ”

Xie Mulin was dumbfounded, and said curtly: "I know, I really understand the seriousness of the matter, and I won't mess around." Even if I really want to write a letter to Xiao Rui, I will cover it up, such as asking the third brother to help pass it on or something, so that no one will know that it is me. ”

"That's not going to work either." Wen said, "If your letter falls into the hands of outsiders and outsiders read it, who can guarantee that others will not recognize who wrote the letter?" Don't take this kind of thing too lightly. Even if the little brother of the Xiao family is interested in you, he can't be the master of his own marriage, and he still has his parents at home. If his parents think that your character and family education are not good, and they refuse to come to the door to propose marriage, the master will never agree to marry you to the little brother of the Xiao family. Besides, if a girl's reputation is bad, even if you can marry him, you will still be gossiped about in the future. But what do you do with all this trouble? If you really want to be with him, if he really wants the media to marry you, you must not be the slightest bit slack and fall into the hands of outsiders! ”

Anyway, Xiao Rui plans to come to Xie Pu to propose marriage after he has made military merits and been promoted, and it doesn't matter whether he has a private correspondence with the girl he likes. Wen felt that after Xiao Rui reached his goal, he would directly persuade his parents to find Xie Pu to propose marriage to her husband and wife. Originally, she didn't know that her daughter had a tacit understanding with Xiao Rui, and Xie Pu didn't know anything, so it was very likely that she would take a fancy to other young talents, so she gave her daughter out. Now that she knows, she naturally won't make such a mistake, so Xiao Rui has nothing to worry about. Everything is done according to the etiquette, so that no one can find fault, which is good for both parties.

Xie Mulin could understand Wen's concerns, and admitted that her idea was right, but there was one thing: "This time Xiao Rui provided such important news to our family, I have to write a letter to thank you, right?" ”

Wen said: "I can write the letter of thanks, and then send it in your brother's name, even if others know about it, I can't find fault with anything." You don't have to write it, I will tell the little brother of the Xiao family in the letter that our whole family is very grateful to him! ”

Xie Mulin opened his mouth and closed it again. Anyway, the channel for replying to the letter is in her hands, and only she knows the address of Gu Niangzi, she can't convince the Wen family, doesn't she know how to add a stopper? Just send your own handwritten letter along with Wen's letter. As for the possibility of leaks, it wasn't a problem for her either. The person who replied was Xie Mulin, just a young man from the Xie clan, what does it have to do with Xie Yingzhen? Even if outsiders see the contents of the letter, they will not think of her.

Xie Mulin still thought a little distractedly, Xiao Rui wrote a lot of confessions in the letter, so does she also need to respond to one or two when she replies to the letter? If she writes too seriously and doesn't mention anything about feelings, I'm afraid that Xiao Rui will think that she is too indifferent and ruthless, and her heart will be hurt. But if she wrote too explicit in her reply...... It's one thing to be too unreserved, I'm afraid that some outsiders will read the letter and misunderstand that Xiao Rui is a broken sleeve......

Xie Mulin was distracted here, and the Wen side was "frightened" after Fang Cai, coupled with the fatigue of the journey, he really couldn't hold on, and little by little, it seemed that he was about to fall asleep. Seeing this, Xie Mulin hurriedly persuaded her to rest first: "When you wake up, we still have time to talk." If you don't have a good rest, how can you survive when you get on the boat tomorrow and set off? ”

Wen smiled weakly: "It's not like I haven't been on a boat, as soon as the boat opens, I will sleep directly, what can't I hold?" You can also take the opportunity to rest and rest. Having said that, she did not refuse her daughter's persuasion, and fell asleep on the Luohan bed.

Xie Mulin waited until she fell asleep before cautiously exiting the room and whispering to Sister Good to serve the Wen family.

But when she saw that Sister Shan was busy with cuijiao and fragrant peaches, and there was also the help of Cai Laotian's family to do some chores, she couldn't help but feel that there were too few people waiting around her mother.

She whispered to Sister Shan: "I don't seem to have seen Ma Luyao and his wife, didn't they come with me?" ”

Sister Shan shook her head lightly and replied in a low voice: "Mrs. said that the second girl, you have to take over the housekeeper after you go home, and you can't do it without a helper, so you left Ma Luyao and her family in their hometown." It was enough for me to wait on the road, and there were two rough mothers-in-law to help with the fight, and now everyone is in the outer courtyard. When I arrived in Beiping, there was still Zhao Fengnian and his wife, and the master also hired a newcomer, and there was no shortage of manpower. ”

Xie Mulin frowned when he heard this, and didn't say anything more.