Shopkeeper Mao spent the night in the small mansion, and he was almost so happy that he didn't sleep all night, and left happily the next day.

He also had to be ordered by the little masters to receive the properties returned by the Cao family and dispose of them. Even if he wants to sell it to the Ma family, it is because he came forward to contact the stewards of the Ma family, and there is no reason to work the small masters. There are also some old men who are still stranded in Beijing, whether any of them are willing to go to those industries outside Beijing to do things, and who wants to stay in Beijing to take care of the small grange and small shops, everyone still needs to discuss. He is alone, and he has to do so many things, obviously he has to be busy for a while, but he is very busy, and he can't wait to send a letter to the owner and other partners in Peking to inform him of the good news!

He only didn't understand that the eldest young master and the second girl didn't decide to give the property to the eldest princess's house for nothing, but sold it cheaply, and he didn't understand it a little. However, the second girl said that the eldest lady and the eldest princess's daughter are very good friends, and it is not suitable to give away the property for free, so he will listen. It is a great credit for the little masters to be able to get back a part of the Xie family's property when the lord and wife are not there. Since they think it's better to do this, why should he talk too much about a shopkeeper who only knows how to do business and doesn't understand the rules of nobles?

Xie Mulin and Xie Xianzhi sent away the shopkeeper Mao, and when the brother and sister sat down to talk, it was another statement.

Xie Mulin whispered to Xie Xianzhi: "As a precaution, eldest brother, you will see Ma Er Gongzi for a while, don't directly say that you will sell the property to their family, just say that our family will not leave too many people in Beijing, I am afraid that there are not enough people to take care of so many shops, and I am afraid that the Cao family will come to find trouble afterwards, and I don't want to always trouble Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, so I plan to dispose of most of the shops in Beijing." If Ma Ergongzi had the heart to buy and sell fairly, he would definitely take the initiative to bring it up. If he wants to ask for nothing, then someone will come to you to hint at it. We wait for his family's reaction before deciding whether to give it away for free or sell it at a discount. ”

Xie Xianzhi hesitated: "I don't think Ma Ergongzi is such a person...... If he really wants us to give it away for nothing, then I misjudged him in the past! ”

Xie Mulin interrupted him: "The eldest princess's family only helped us so much because of Miss Ma's friendship with the eldest sister. They also risked offending the queen, the crown prince and the Cheng'en Marquis's mansion, should this be due? We can't let them suffer, otherwise the eldest princess will still be willing to take action when there is another difficulty in our family next time? This has nothing to do with character, it's just a matter of interest. The friendship between our family and the eldest princess's family has not yet reached the point of ignoring interests! ”

Xie Xianzhi thought thoughtfully: "The second sister is right...... It's me who is too obsessed with the looks. Even if it is just a thank you gift to the eldest princess, a few shops in the capital are nothing. If his family wants to ask for nothing, I won't take Ma Ergongzi as a close friend, but I should also be polite and respectful. "In the past, my mother Cao Shuqing gave gifts to the emperor's relatives every year, so why not buy a few small shops? He was really dizzy, and he only felt that he had finally asked for a batch of industries back, so he became stingy. At present, the business of the Xie family has moved north as a whole, where is their family short of shops and silver? In contrast, the protection of the eldest princess is the most important!

If nothing else, even if it was just to thank Miss Ma Yurong for her great help, he shouldn't be careful.

Xie Xianzhi figured it out, and after breakfast, he said goodbye to his second sister and went to Bao'en Temple.

Xie Mulin stayed in the small house to tidy up his room. Xie Yinghui's house has not been inhabited for seven or eight days, so she needs to be cleaned and two bottles of folded flowers are added to decorate it.

It's just that Xie Mulin stood at the door of Xie Yinghui's room, listening to the various noises made by Xie Yingrong from time to time in the next room, and felt more and more that his brothers and sisters should move back to the mansion in Pearl Bridge as soon as possible. This small house is too small, and the three sisters are crammed together in the backyard, and no one can avoid anyone. She can still endure Xie Yingrong's noise, can Xie Yinghui be such a good-tempered person? There is no noisy all day long, the injured can't rest, and the rest of the people don't want to have a quiet life!

If you move back to the Xie family's mansion in Pearl Bridge, the courtyard between Jin Xuantang and Miss Xie is a hundred meters away, so it is impossible to quarrel with each other, and everyone can be safe. When Xie Yinghui's injuries improved, they immediately set off to return to their hometowns and directly left Xie Yingrong to the elders for disposal, so she would have peace of mind!

Thinking of this, Xie Mulin immediately sent someone back to Pearl Bridge to report the news, asking Cai Laotian and his wife to quickly arrange for the cleaning of the yard. The inn outside the Sanshan Gate does not have to be retreated for the time being, so that the old people of the Xie family who have gathered one after another can live, and it is very convenient to go north there or return to their hometown to recuperate.

Seeing that the sun was rising higher and higher, and the weather was fine, Xie Mulin was worried about when his brother and sister would arrive home, and from time to time he would send someone to the gate to see. Not long after, Xiangtao came back and reported to her: "There was a carriage outside the door, and a woman came out of the car, saying that she wanted to see the girl. I asked her where she belonged to, but she refused to say, only asked if Cuijiao was there. ”

Xie Mulin raised his eyebrows, and suddenly remembered the spring plate on February 2. On the order of Xiao Rui that day, wasn't it just a carriage and a strange mother-in-law who sent the spring plate over?

Xie Mulin glanced at Cuijiao, Cuijiao understood, ran to the door to take a look, and then came back and nodded mysteriously at Xie Mulin. Xie Mulin understood, thought for a while, and ordered, "Cuijiao invited that mother to the front living room to talk." Peach stayed at the door of the living room for a while, and if anyone approached, let me know. ”

Although Peach didn't know the reason for this, she still responded.

Half a cup of tea passed, and Xie Mulin saw the mysterious mother-in-law in the living room. The other party was dressed decently, wearing a green silk cotton jacket, a brown thin silk horse face skirt, her hair was combed into a bare bun, two silver hairpins inlaid with jade, jade earrings, silver three things, plus her cute little round face, well-maintained fair skin, the habit of smiling before speaking, and her calm and clear conversation, from head to toe, it is explained that she is a well-trained housekeeper mother in a wealthy family.

But she introduced herself to Xie Mulin and said that her surname was Gu, known as Gu Niangzi, and she used to wait in front of the eldest aunt and grandmother of the Zhuguo General's Mansion, but she had already let go, just because she had served with Aunt Li, the biological mother of Xiao Rui, the second young master of the Xiao family, so she was a messenger for Aunt Li today and came to visit Miss Xie.

Xie Mulin blinked, only feeling that his face was a little hot, but he could still maintain his composure, politely greeted Gu Niangzi, greeted Aunt Li again, and thanked her for the spring plate she sent last time.

Gu Niangzi said with a smile: "That was specially ordered by our master before leaving Beijing." My aunt is inconvenient to travel, so we old people will help run errands, just a little effort. I have come to see the girl today, and I have also received an errand. ”

She took out a palm-sized box from her sleeve, put it on the round table in the center of the living room, and said with a smile: "This is also the birthday gift that our master ordered before leaving, specially prepared for the girl." If it hadn't been for something that happened in the General's Mansion a few days ago, and it was inconvenient for my aunt to summon us, she would have sent it over on February 12. Now that it's a little late, I hope the girl won't be surprised. ”

Birthday gifts? Xie Mulin looked at the small box, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and his face became hotter and hotter. In order not to lose face in front of Gu Niangzi, she forcibly reversed the topic: "What happened to the General's Mansion?" I didn't hear the wind outside. ”

"My aunt also ordered me to explain this to the girl in detail." Gu Niangzi showed a pleasant smile, "Otherwise, if the girl hears any rumors outside and misunderstands our master, it will not be good!" ”

This made Xie Mulin curious. What happened to the Xiao family? How could she misunderstand Xiao Rui?