Wen and the boys stayed on the boat where Mrs. Xie and the girls were sitting, sitting and chatting in groups. The Song family got the news and also brought Xie Meijun's mother and son over.

Everyone was ready to get off the ship, but now it is a bit troublesome to take out some of the family members who are warm from the cold again. All gathered in one place, things can be saved, the cabin is warmer when there are more people, and you can chat together to pass the time, why not? Xie Mulin immediately cooperated with the eldest sister Xie Yinghui, commanded the girls who were waiting close to move the tables and chairs, turned out a few foot stoves and hand stoves and added silver frost charcoal, and then found a tea stove to light a small fire, and put a copper kettle to make tea. Wen Shi is very experienced in letting people block the wind with a few screens, and then close the door, the hall cabin is suddenly much warmer, and people stay inside, no longer cold and unbearable.

It's just that the moment Mrs. Xie got on the boat with Song, she took her maid and mother-in-law back to the original room. No matter how much the Rong clan and Xie Yinghui and others persuaded her, she refused to take a step lightly. Xie Mulin had no choice but to send her another hand stove and a foot stove into it, and the hot tea had to be poured in every once in a while. As for the soup lady or something, you have to wait for everyone to drink hot tea before you can free up the copper kettle to boil the water.

Old Lady Xie refused to come out with a stiff mouth, but she nested on the slippery Luohan bed in the cabin, with two thick cloaks around her body, even if there was a heater under her feet and hands, she was still shivering with cold. She didn't dare to drink more hot water, for fear that it would be colder and more uncomfortable when she went out. Listening to the laughter outside, her heart was even colder, but when she thought that the Song family was there, she refused to go out no matter what.

Wen is introducing to everyone the life in Beiping City over the years, in addition to daily food, clothing, housing and transportation, he also mentioned Xie Pu's work. Xie Pu is now busier than before in the prefect's office, but he is not the one who is in charge of the house in the yamen, he is just a second official, and he is somewhat restrained in doing things, but the victory is that the boss is not very in charge, and his colleagues and subordinates are also willing to do things solidly, but which person's style is not very appropriate, at most, he is not very restrained in women, his wife and concubine make a lot of trouble at home, or he is a little greedy for money, and occasionally accepts bribes from others. However, even officials who have shortcomings and mistakes are capable of doing things, and they will not put all their minds on intrigue, nor will they be big villains who will hurt people's lives, so their personnel relations are quite smooth. Xie Pu didn't have a grudge against anyone, but made several good friends.

In the past three years, he has really done a lot of practical things and made a lot of achievements. If it weren't for the delay in the Tonghui River dredging project, he would have been promoted smoothly at the end of his three-year term. Even if the Cao family can cover the sky with one hand in the court, there is no way to prevent the promotion of such an outstanding official, at most it is just to prevent him from entering Beijing and entering the center. Xie Puyuan didn't want to go back to the capital, and King Yan left him to continue to serve in the Beiping Political Envoy Department, which was also very much in line with his heart.

The Song family had already known about what Xie Pu had done in the past few years, but he had heard Huang Yan introduce some new information in the capital before, and learned what the heirs had done from another angle. She was very happy and interested, and also analyzed to a few boys why Xie Pu did those things, what would happen if he didn't do it, what dangers might he encounter in the process of doing it, how Xie Pu dealt with it, and what kind of benefits would it bring to the people in Beiping after it was done......

Her analysis is simple and clear, even the youngest Xie Hanzhi can easily understand, Xie Yinghui and Xie Yingfen, the two girls, thought a little and understood, even if they couldn't say any big truth, they finally understood what their father had done.

It's not that Xie Yingrong doesn't understand, it's just that her mind is not on this kind of thing, what she heard, she just desperately recalled her previous life, whether there was a place that could fit in, but she didn't get anything. She thought that her father Xie Pu in her previous life was exiled to the border early, and later he finally got the appreciation of King Yan, and he also served as a civilian in the army. Thinking about it like this, she settled down a lot, no longer wondered if she had made a wrong choice in her previous life, and got herself into the Jiang family as a concubine early, so that her father made a comeback, and after returning to the capital, he was ashamed to recognize her, unlike other people who went back to his hometown to live, he could restore his status as an official and live a decent life again.

Anyway, when the three princes ascended the throne later, it was not pleasing to the eye when King Yan was seen, and those who were attached to King Yan did not end well. Even if she died earlier than the others, she was only one step ahead, and it was impossible for others to have a good life.

The situation is different in this life, she is now the daughter of a high-ranking official's family, although she has made several mistakes and missed a good opportunity to marry into a high-ranking family, but there is no opportunity in Beiping City. As long as she can discern talents, find a husband with good character, and will not abandon her because of her mother's accident, and marry her with a rich dowry, even if the new emperor ascends the throne in the future, King Yan has an accident and affects her mother's father, she can still spend this life rich and glorious.

When Xie Yingrong came back to his senses from his contemplation, Wen had already finished talking about Xie Pu's main exploits in Beiping, and introduced the situation of several official eunuchs who came and went more frequently, and the topic had already shifted to the Huangyan family who went to Beijing to take the exam. Therefore, she didn't notice that when Wen introduced a "Wan Senator" from the capital, he took a few more glances at her, and he still had a smile on his face. Others felt that Wen's smile had some deep meaning, but now they were more concerned about other things, so they didn't ask too much. Xie Mulin wanted to know more about the situation of the Huang family, and asked when his eldest sister Xie Yinghui would meet her mother-in-law, but Xie Yinghui grabbed and pinched her several times, laughed and broke free, and ran behind Wen and made a grimace at her.

Wen gently patted her daughter on the shoulder and whispered to her: "Look at your appearance, where do you look like a girl from a scholarly eunuch?" Sit down and talk! But seeing her daughter's lively and healthy appearance now, and seeing that several children, whether they are half-mothers, can get along well and have nothing to do with each other, she can't help but rejoice in her heart.

Just seeing Xie Yingrong sitting alone in the corner, cold and indifferent, as if he couldn't get along with everyone, Wen couldn't help but worry.

Didn't this child always write to him that he had already realized his mistake and that he would obediently follow the persuasion of his brothers and sisters in the future and would not do anything wrong? How do you look at it...... Still can't get close to your siblings?

Song smiled and brought up the topic of Huang Yan's mother and the foreign family again, Wen knew that she was concerned about her mother's relatives, so she hurriedly withdrew her thoughts and concentrated on introducing the situation.

Outside the cabin, the wind and snow were heavier. The Xie family's fleet followed closely behind the fleet of the Yan Wangfu, slowly but surely moving forward along the spacious and stable river.