After seeing the old lady Xie, everything that should be done has been done, and when the sun went down, Tu and Song decided to go back.

Although Wen promised to go back to Xie Jiajiao as soon as possible and do a good job of sacrificing her father-in-law, since she returned to the old mansion, it was impossible for her to turn around and pat her ass and leave, so she had to stay for one night, otherwise Mrs. Xie would blow up. With Wen's character, he can't afford to bear such a scolding.

The Tu family and the Song family didn't say much, but just told her to go back to the clan as soon as possible, because many things were inconvenient to delay. Wen naturally agreed, thanked them again and again for their reminders, and sent the two elders and Du Shi all the way out of the gate and on the boat.

When she returned to the old mansion, she immediately went to see Mrs. Xie. Xie Mulin also followed.

Old Lady Xie had just been deflated from Du's side, but she didn't take care of it, and she hadn't found anything wrong or missing, picking on thorns, so that she could play the prestige of the elders, and Du opened her mouth to ask about Old Lady Xie Xie Zehu's sacrifice. Where did Mrs. Xie have the courage to go to the grave of her deceased husband to sweep the grave? suddenly softened, saying that he was seriously ill and couldn't go out, so let Wen take his grandchildren to worship, don't delay the business because she is a patient.

Now that Tu's, Song's and Du's are gone, she is relieved, but there is a sense of depression in her heart, and when she sees Wen's, her nose is not a nose, her eyes are not eyes, and she wants to scold when she opens her mouth.

But then she saw Xie Mulin standing behind Wen's head, and remembered what Pearl had whispered in her ear that Wen's would not stay for long, and she would go back to preside over the tomb sweeping after staying for one night, and she would fall into the hands of this unfilial granddaughter for many days to come. Thinking like this, Mrs. Xie finally closed her mouth and turned her back with a straight face, refusing to give Wen's mother and daughter a good face, but she no longer spoke ill of her.

Wen asked a few times carefully, and when he saw that Mrs. Xie was silent, she must have been annoyed. She sighed secretly and respectfully withdrew, with a sad look on her face.

Xie Mulin pretended not to see anything, and pulled her to see Meilu: "The night I first night, I found a corner in the back building where the old lady lived, put a long couch, and slept all night. The next day, I had people clean up Meilu. This yard is newer than other places, and the terrain is high, and it has not been damaged in any way, and it only needs to be tidied up and cleaned, and you can live very comfortably. It's a pity that the old lady refuses to move over, saying that this is a side yard, not a place where a wife like her should live! ”

Wen Shi was stunned, and there was a faint tingling in his heart, but he tried not to show it on his face: "This is the courtyard where my mother used to live, and I have lived there for several years." In the summer, I live upstairs, which is not only ventilated and cool, but also can climb high and look into the distance, and the view is very good. She turned the front and back of the yard and the small building up and down, and said approvingly, "It's well tied." Your aunt praises you for what you can do, and I still think you can do something? Now it seems that you are really talented in practice. ”

Although there are still many places in the courtyard that have not been tidied up, Wen Shi looked at the surrounding environment and felt a little nostalgic, and said, "Since you live upstairs, the downstairs is empty, right?" I'm just going to stay here tonight. ”

Xie Mulin said: "If my mother misses the past and occasionally comes over for a night or two, it's nothing." But I have already asked someone to repair the main house, arrange the furniture, and even the bedding is complete, so I am ready for my mother to come back and live in. My mother also slept there all night, so it didn't cost my hard work! ”

Wen Shi laughed when he heard this: "How much effort can this cost you?" However, she is still quite useful for her daughter's filial piety, but she also has some concerns, "It was the old lady's house." The old lady was so sick that she refused to live anywhere else. Now that the house has been repaired, her old man will have to move back sooner or later. If I do, she'll be angry again! ”

Xie Mulin snorted: "Although the main house has been repaired, it is far less comfortable than the back building. The old lady's illness should also be better to recuperate, move around, in case the wind blows, wouldn't it hurt her old man's condition to worsen? It's nice to live like this. The back building was originally the old lady's summer residence, and the old lady herself liked it. I didn't move there before because I didn't have enough people to tidy it up. Now that everything is arranged, and her old man is happy, why bother her again? When her illness is healed and the summer has passed, we can persuade her to move to Xie Jiajiao. When the time comes, who will care who lives in the main house and who lives in the backyard? ”

Wen thought about it, so he hesitated to agree.

Then she pulled her daughter to sit down at the table, withdrew the girl, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Sister Zhen, I know that although you always say that the old lady has a bad temper and loves to stir up trouble, you are still filial to her in your heart, otherwise you would not take care of her diet and daily life so carefully, even if she has been scolded countless times, she is still waiting for her properly." But...... What you said in front of the eldest old lady and the second old lady just now...... It's still too realistic. The old lady has a bad temper, and our own family knows that we can endure it, so why bother telling the elders in the other room, so that they will also be angry and troubled? ”

Xie Mulin blinked: "Mother refers to ...... Do I sue the old lady for her black state in front of the old lady and grandmother? Shouldn't I be telling the truth? ”

Wen smiled bitterly: "I know that you have been wronged in the past few days, so I can't help but ask the elders to make decisions for you." With the old lady's rank and status, except for the eldest old lady and the second old lady, no one else can preach to the old lady. But...... The second old lady has always been a kind and dignified elder, and she never entangles with the old lady in trivial matters. Even if he knows your grievances, he will only appease you, and he will not really say anything to the old lady to his face.

"And the eldest old lady, as the wife of a clan, although she has the responsibility to discipline the female dependents of the clan, but among the children of the clan who have studied well, there is no one who can match the old man in the future of his official position, so the eldest old lady and his wife will not have a gap with the old man. In the end, the old lady was just a few mockery, and it was impossible to really punish the old lady heavily. Don't look at them saying that they want to let the old lady stay in the clan to support the elderly. But as long as the old lady is making a fuss about leaving, they can't help her, lest one accidentally hurt the old lady, and the relationship between the old lady and the clan will be embarrassing. ”

Xie Mulin raised his eyebrows, sneering in his heart, but with an aggrieved expression on his face: "Where did I think of so much?" I was so frightened to hear the old lady say that if my brothers and sisters didn't come back to serve the sick and dared to disobey her order to go to the academy to study, they would shout everywhere that they were unfilial descendants! I'm afraid that if she really does this, she will ruin the reputation of her brothers. If the old lady regrets it in the future, she won't even say sorry, but is the reputation and future of her brothers really going to be ruined like this?

"I told the old lady and grandmother about it before everybody, so that they could know how ridiculous the old lady's words and deeds were. In this way, even if the old lady really talks nonsense outside in the future, there will be clansmen to help defend her. And although the elders of the clan are not familiar with the brothers, they will not misunderstand that they are not good children because of the old lady's words! ”

Wen was stunned: "It turns out ...... Are you doing it for this reason? ”

When Xie Mulin spoke, he kept looking out the window with his eyes open, without blinking, and secretly pinched his thigh, and tears quickly fell.

She choked up and said, "I'm just thinking about my brothers and brothers...... I'm afraid that the old lady will act willfully and recklessly and kill the second brother! It's not that I want to cause trouble to the elders of the clan......" he said and hid his face and cried.

Wen's heart was suddenly distressed, ashamed and regretful, and hurriedly hugged his daughter: "Good boy, it's my mother's fault for blaming you, don't complain about my mother, my mother won't talk about you anymore!" ”

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