Xie Mulin simply pulled the two brothers into his own boat and left Xiejiawan. Only two of the men brought with them were taken away, and they were responsible for supporting the boat and guarding it. The rest of the people stayed with their medium-sized boat, and after helping Xiao Rui transport the witnesses he had brought from Hangzhou, they returned to Xiejiajiao.

Xie Mulin had instructed in advance that these people would not pay much attention to the new residents of the old mansion, or leak their news at will.

Xiao Rui stood on the dock and saw off the three Xie family brothers and sisters, and repeatedly said that he would visit the Xie family. Xie Jinzhi and Xie Huizhi said goodbye to him very warmly, but Xie Mulin only maintained a superficial politeness, no matter how cold he looked.

When the ship was far away from the shore, Xie Huizhi came over: "Second sister, what's wrong with you?" Second Brother Xiao just made you angry? What did he do wrong? ”

Xie Mulin pouted and said, "Where did he do something wrong?" He's just too cunning. After that, he turned to Xie Jinzhi again, "Second brother, you are too easy to talk." Didn't you have a tough attitude towards him before? Why did you become so close to him later? Just because he said he was pitiful? ”

Xie Jinzhi was stunned, and slowly came back to his senses: "Oops, I was careless!" Could it be that he deliberately talked about his past like that, so that I could feel pity for him and be embarrassed to cross his eyebrows again?! ”

Xie Huizhi blinked: "I'm getting more and more curious." Second brother and second sister, what did Second Brother Xiao tell you?! ”

Xie Mulin was embarrassed to tell his younger brother that Xiao Rui was playing his own idea, so he said vaguely: "It's nothing, it's just that he mentioned his own life experience and his experience from childhood to adulthood, which sounds quite pitiful." After the second brother heard what he said, he immediately regarded him as a good friend, and I couldn't pull it. I'm afraid that if I ask Xiao Rui to talk about it again, the second brother will have to count the money for him if he is sold, so I will quickly pull you to leave. ”

Xie Huizhi was very surprised: "Why? Second Brother Xiao, what are you doing? ”

Xie Jinzhi coughed, glanced at his sister, knew that she was embarrassed, and didn't say it directly. The boat is too small, and there are people in the bow and stern. He only said vaguely: "I don't think his words seem to be false, and they can match the rumors I have heard before." Even if he has ulterior motives, as long as he doesn't lie to us. It wasn't a glorious experience, and he was willing to tell us that he meant to treat us as good friends. Since he has this sincerity, why should we be cold-faced? It's not easy for him. If he can really rely on his own ability, bravely kill the enemy, and gain a firm foothold in the north, I am also happy to make friends with such an aspiring young man. ”

Xie Mulin glanced at his brother wordlessly: "Of course I won't stop my second brother from making friends." If the second brother thinks he is good, then it is better to have a relationship with him. ”

Xie Jinzhi smiled embarrassedly: "Don't worry, friends are friends, family is family, I can tell the difference." ”

He is hinting that even if he is good friends with Xiao Rui, he will not easily give in to his sister's marriage. Xie Mulin understood what he meant, blushed a little, and quickly turned his head.

Although Xie Huizhi is a smart child, he is too young to guess what kind of dialogue Xiao Rui has just had, so he only guesses halfway: "Does Second Brother Xiao want to make friends with our family?" That's a good thing. Actually, I've been acquainted with him for a long time. He's a pretty good guy, not quite like the rumors. I guess he should be similar to his friend Dong Huiwu, the eldest son of Uncle Qishan, both of whom deliberately ruined the reputation of the family's mother-in-law and stepmother, but in fact, he is not the same thing at all. ”

Xie Huizhi is quite experienced in this kind of thing: "My reputation in the past was not very good, but it was not who deliberately ruined me, but Mrs. Cao's relationship that only asked me to play with other people's children." No one gave me a chance to learn well, so of course I had to mess around, but I didn't do anything excessive. I'm not very old, and I've always been honest and obedient, and Mrs. Cao didn't take me seriously at all, so I could live an easy life. If I am also the eldest son like Dong Huiwu, or like Second Brother Xiao, I am afraid that life will be difficult. Mrs. Cao will not allow me to come out, so that I have the confidence to fight with my eldest brother! ”

Xie Jinzhi persuaded him: "That's all in the past, don't always talk about it." When I went back to see my eldest brother, don't show any words. Big brother is a decent person, and he will definitely feel uncomfortable when he hears your words. ”

Xie Huizhi said with a smile: "Second brother, don't worry, I'm not a mallet." My eldest brother treats me well, if I want to complain, I will complain that his mother is going, what does it have to do with him? What's more, if nothing happens, what did I do when I mentioned Second Brother Xiao's life experience to my eldest brother? The group of people in the old mansion today can't let the eldest brother and the people around him know about their origins! ”

Xie Mulin took the opportunity to change the topic: "Today's matter, how should I tell my mother and the old lady when I look back?" ”

Xie Jinzhi thought for a while: "Let's just say that the Zeng Qianhu who was transferred from Jinshanwei in Pingwang Town sent some wounded soldiers and craftsmen in the army, because the Qianhu Office in Pingwang Town has just changed its chief officer, and it has only experienced changes, and it has not yet cleared out the rebellious people, these injured and sick soldiers and craftsmen are recuperating there, and they are not very stable." Zheng Zongqi, who was under the command of Zeng Qianhu, was a person who had recuperated in our old house, and remembered the tranquility here, so he came to borrow the house again. Now that the old lady has moved back to her home, even her luggage has been moved, and there are no clansmen in Xie Jiawan to settle down, my mother should not mind selling a favor from a thousand households in Pingwang Town. There is no garrison in Huyin, and the Qianhu Office in Pingwang Town is actually the closest military camp to us. If there is something really important, it is convenient for our family to ask for help. ”

Xie Mulin nodded, added a few more details, and worked with the two brothers to round this lie more thoroughly.

When the boat was about to sail to Xie Jiajiao, Xie Huizhi remembered one thing and couldn't help but exclaim: "Oh no! The second sister's loom hasn't been moved back yet, how did we forget about it?! ”

Xie Mulin said with a smile: "The big boat didn't come back with it, so I said that when we met Zheng Zongqi and Xiao Rui, we lent the boat to the thousands of households in Pingwang Town, and the small boat can't carry the loom, so let's talk about it next time." ”

That's all it can be now. The brothers Xie Jinzhi and Xie Huizhi sighed, then turned their heads to look at the Xie Jiajiao Wharf, which was getting closer and closer, and from time to time greeted acquaintances on other passing boats, and no longer discussed the affairs of the old mansion.

When they returned home, Xie Huizhi ran back to the yard by himself, Xie Jinzhi wanted to take his sister to see his mother, and when there was no one on the way, he lowered his voice and said: "It's inconvenient to speak, now only our brother and sister are here, and the second brother confessed to his sister." I know that Xiao Rui is a little inappropriate in what he says and acts, but he can see the advantages of his sister, and he is not like a layman in the world, only looking at his family background and beauty, he is a person with vision. In my heart, I hope that my sister can marry a lover, and even if my future brother-in-law does not have a high-ranking official, he must be a generous and wise gentleman who knows how to respect and care for his sister, and can make her live comfortably. Although Xiao Rui may not be able to do this, we can take a look at it first. If he can really unite knowledge and action, it would be a good object to consider.

At least, he is a person who can see himself clearly and is willing to do things in a down-to-earth manner, rather than being mediocre, going with the flow, and making camps for fame, fortune and power. If he relied on his closeness to the third prince and participated in the seizure of the heir for the so-called dragon merit, then no matter how good he said and how pitiful he was, I couldn't let him be my brother-in-law! ”

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