There was a sudden silence in the living room.

Xie Mulin's expression was calm, and he sat silent; Wen looked at Tu and Song with some restlessness; The expression on Song's face was faint; And the eldest old lady Tu Shi showed a sarcastic look.

In the end, it was the eldest lady Du Shi who opened her mouth: "The third aunt is awake, I'll go over and ask for peace." It is reasonable for us to be juniors, and we should all go and say hello. She smiled, put her serious, square face again, and stood up.

Xie Mulin then stood up: "Shall I bring the eldest aunt over?" ”

Du Shi smiled and pressed her back to the stool: "No need, just ask your mother to accompany me." You're here to talk to two old ladies. When the two elders saw you for the first time, they liked it very much. ”

Tu Shi smiled very amiably at Xie Mulin: "Yes, true sister, your third uncle and grandmother, just ask your mother to lead the way." Are you still afraid that your aunt will not recognize the way? She has been visiting her since she was thirty or fifty, but I am afraid that she is more familiar than you. ”

After that, she turned to Wen again: "You can bring your sister-in-law over." The third brother and sister don't want to see us, if it is usual, as the eldest sister-in-law, I must tell her about the rules of etiquette. But now that she is a sick person, and she can't stand it, I don't bother to bother with her, just ask your sister-in-law to come forward and greet her on behalf of the clansmen. The third brother and sister were too angry, and they were annoyed for a while, dizzy and brainstorming, as if we were deliberately causing her to be sick. ”

Wen got up and saluted in a little panic: "You are serious." The old lady would never think so, she ......" Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Tu: "Okay, I don't know her temper yet?" You don't have to cover it up for her. If I were a scheming person, I would have been angry for 800 years, and I would still be able to live to this day?! ”

Du Shi smiled and pulled Wen Shi out: "Okay, Sister Su Min, everyone is their own family, you don't have to worry too much." The third aunt is still waiting for us. With that, he pulled Wen away.

Xie Mulin watched them leave, looked back at Tu and Song, and showed a well-behaved smile.

Wen and Du went to the back building, and they didn't know what to say to Mrs. Xie. Xie Mulin was talking with the two grandmothers in the living room of the front yard, chatting about some family things, and was somewhat absent-minded because he was worried about the back building. However, Tu and Song did not say anything, they always cared for her very kindly, and seemed to be very considerate of her concern for her mother.

The front yard and the back yard are separated by a main courtyard, which is a little far away, and there are walls of the house separating them, and Xie Mulin can never hear the movement of the back building. But now she has a tacit understanding with the girl next to her, Cuijiao is bolder than Li'er, and she doesn't need her to command, she has already taken the initiative to take over the responsibility of listening to the news, running back and forth in the front yard and backyard, responsible for gesturing to her outside the window, gesturing and gesturing, and informing the latest situation in the back building.

Therefore, Xie Mulin could generally guess that Mrs. Xie was not in a much better mood when she met the eldest nephew and daughter-in-law of the sect, but the Du family was solemn and polite, and never gave Mrs. Xie an excuse to be picky. Although Mrs. Xie still lost her temper at Wen's, scolded her, broke a bowl, and dropped a pillow, but with Du's protection, Wen's did not suffer anything except being scolded. Mrs. Xie's actions will only highlight her unreasonable and disrespectful to the elderly.

Cuijiao is still young, and she informed Xie Mulin of the latest information in time, but unfortunately she didn't choose the window. The position where she was gesturing in the courtyard could be clearly seen even by the Tu family and the Song family. Therefore, even if Xie Mulin could clearly see what message Cuijiao was conveying, he was a little embarrassed in his heart.

Tu's smiling eyes crooked, as if he thought it was very interesting, and whispered to Xie Mulin: "This girl is good, quite clever, I want to reward her when I go back, I don't need her to kowtow to me in person, so you don't have to be verbose." ”

Song sat upright, as if she hadn't seen anything, but judging from what she said to Tu, she knew that she had actually seen everything: "Sister-in-law, don't joke with the child." Didn't you see that the real sister was sweating on her forehead? Let's just pretend we didn't see it. If you want to reward the girl, what excuse do you want to find? ”

Tu Shi covered his mouth with a handkerchief and smiled: "Don't I think it's funny?" ”

Xie Mulin laughed awkwardly.

She secretly gave Cuijiao a look, suggesting that the latter should hurry up. Cuijiao nodded solemnly, gestured to show that he understood, and immediately went to continue to investigate the latest situation, turned his head and ran.

Shemulin closed her eyes, knowing that she would definitely come back again in a while. Forget it, it's a live broadcast in disguise anyway.

Cuijiao hasn't come back yet, and Du Shi has already pulled Wen out. On her square face, her expression was a little serious, and she couldn't see what her mood was, but when she arrived in front of Tu and Song, she smiled before saying a word, and reported: "The third aunt is in good spirits, it seems that the prescription prescribed by the doctor has worked." The real sister serves the sick and serves well. Ming'er, my father came over to check the pulse of the third aunt again, and it would be even more foolproof. The things that the two old ladies had told me to send before, and I also handed them over to the people who were waiting in front of the third aunt, so you two can rest assured! ”

Tu Shi smiled and nodded: "I am always relieved that you do things." By the way, do the third siblings know that my second siblings and I are here? ”

Du Shi smiled and said: "I know, but the third aunt has explained before, I am afraid that I will be sick, so I don't allow the clansmen to come to see her, so I told her that the two old ladies respect her will, do according to her wishes, and don't go to the backyard to see each other, so that her old people can live and recuperate, lack anything to eat, play, just send people to the clan to go, and the family must not go outside." ”

Tu Shi smiled: "That's very true. She rarely comes back, and we don't want to make her short of food and drink, and she can't stay at home with peace of mind. ”

Song looked at Wen: "Have you ever mentioned the third brother and sister, when will you go to sacrifice the third brother?" ”

Wen Shi still had a little panic on his face, and replied: "The old lady ordered, saying that her illness is not light, and she doesn't know when she will recover, so that we don't have to wait for her, let's go and sweep the old lady's grave as soon as possible, and let the old lady see her grandchildren earlier." ”

Song smiled faintly: "That's fine." If you hadn't waited for her to join us, you would have done it as soon as you got back. Now that the third brother and sister don't care, you should arrange the sacrifice as soon as possible. Don't wait until the brothers and sisters enter the school and their studies are getting heavier, they still have to think of squeezing out time and taking leave to worship their ancestors. ”

Wen hesitated. She originally planned to stay and serve the sick for a while, but what her mother-in-law said was also right, and it should be done as soon as possible. Before her husband took office, she repeatedly instructed her. If it weren't for Mrs. Xie's sudden appearance, she would have taken the child to Mrs. Xie's grave to pay respects.

Tu Shi also said: "Yes." Su Min, you were originally worried about the condition of your third brother and sister, and you were not worried that your real sister would stay alone to serve the sick, so you were in a hurry to come back. But now that the third brother and sister's condition is improving, and the real sister has also arranged the affairs in the old mansion properly, what else do you have to worry about? Go back as soon as possible and finish the ceremony. When it was the right day, I sent someone to pick up Sister Zhen in advance, and I sent her back after the matter was done, and I didn't delay anything.

"You have to go to the other clansmen's homes as soon as possible to visit them one by one, instead of just going to a few of our families who are close to each other, and just send people to give gifts. These are all etiquette and should not be taken lightly. Previously, you were in a hurry to come back to see the patient, and no one would bother with you. But now that the three siblings are fine, you have to finish what needs to be done. ”

Du Shi smiled and said to Wen: "Yes, Sister Su Min, if you are too busy, I will give you a hand, right?" If I don't worry that my real sister is here, I will send my son and daughter-in-law over to help take care of it. Don't worry! ”

Wen looked at his daughter and saw Xie Mulin smiling approvingly, so he had to hesitantly nod his head.

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