As soon as Xie Mulin mentioned asking Mrs. Xie to move back to Xiejiajiao, the latter's face immediately changed, and he habitually lengthened his face and refused: "Don't go!" Didn't I say that a long time ago? It's not like you don't know, why are you mentioning this?! ”

"It was before, and now it is now." Xie Mulin said calmly, "You didn't go back to Xie Jiajiao before, weren't you worried that the news would leak out, and the eldest princess of Yongning in the capital would know your whereabouts, and then send someone to your disadvantage?" Now that they have figured it out, everything is deliberately lying and scaring people by the third sister, the eldest princess of Yongning has no intention of taking care of your old man at all, and naturally it will not be unfavorable to you, so there is no need for you to be incognito. Staying in the old house all the time, and not going out of the yard, don't you feel bored? Take the opportunity of the festival to move back to Xie Jiajiao, and see what our family's new house is like, and what about the new yard that Daddy prepared for you.

"During the Mid-Autumn Festival, every family in the clan is reunited, happy, as long as you treat people politely, kindly, don't talk to people at every turn, and then say a few good words to coax people, everyone is probably too lazy to worry about the past with you, and the festival is not happy. After the festival, the past has been revealed, and you can live in the clan normally, isn't it better than you living alone in the old mansion? Even if you want to go back to the capital after you get well, at least you don't have a psychological burden. Daddy will be very happy to know that you have reconciled with your clan in Beiping. ”

Frankly speaking, Xie Mulin's words were extremely considerate to Mrs. Xie, and even a little bit of a sense of resentment to the clansmen, but Mrs. Xie did not appreciate it very much. She also pouted and said, "I didn't do anything wrong, why should I say good things to please others?" My son is a high-ranking official of Sanpin! There is no one in the Xie clan who is more talented than my son! It should be someone else who is trying to curry favor with me! Dead girl, did you say the opposite?! ”

Xie Mulin glanced at her, and saw that she really thought so, and had no intention of reconciling with the Xie clan at all, so he was not verbose: "That's okay, anyway, the clansmen don't really want to reconcile with you, since you don't mean this, you don't have to force others to cooperate." To tell the truth, the clansmen treat me well, if I have to let them be wronged for the sake of your old man, I really don't want to go. When you say that, you save me from being a bad person, and my heart is more relaxed. ”

Old Mrs. Xie blinked: "What? What does this mean? ”

Xie Mulin didn't explain: "You don't have to ask, anyway, you don't want to reconcile with the clansmen, let alone move back to Xie Jiajiao." Then this Mid-Autumn Festival, I guess your old man will have to spend it alone. Fortunately, there are also Sister Pearl and Mother He to accompany you, but the other people also have relatives and friends in Xiejiajiao or Huyin County, I am afraid that I have to give them a day or two off in advance, so that they can have a reunion dinner with relatives and friends, which can be regarded as a reward for their hard work these days. Old lady, you can successfully recover from your illness, and it is thanks to their attentive service. ”

Old Madam Xie suddenly glared again: "What are you talking about?" Do you really want to leave me alone in the old mansion and run to the new mansion by yourself for the holidays?! Shouldn't all of you be here with me?! In previous years, it was such a rule, even if your father was not at home, you never had a holiday by yourself, but you left me alone! You can't even spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with me, where is the filial piety of your mother and son?! ”

Xie Mulin snorted: "Aren't you reluctant to go back to Xie Jiajiao?" Our family always has to participate in the ceremonies and feasts of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the clan, right? At least the ancestor worship cannot be absent, and in private, the two old ladies also have to sacrifice a sacrifice. Originally, if you were willing to go back, it should be you who took us juniors to worship the old lady. But if you refuse to go back, my mother and brothers will be absent again, what should I do if I call the old lady? The people in the clan look too unpleasant, won't it be counted on my father when the time comes? Daddy is an official, and people say that he doesn't even sacrifice his father during the Mid-Autumn Festival, what should I do if I find fault with his filial piety? ”

Old Mrs. Xie choked for a moment, then stiffened her neck and said, "Then wait until you finish the sacrifice, and then come to accompany me." Those children who don't need to participate in the ancestor worship can also come to me first. Although she always says that she is impatient to see other grandchildren, if they don't come to spend the festival with her during the Mid-Autumn Festival, she will never accept it.

But Xie Mulin's answer was still so unpleasant: "The great sacrifice in the clan has always been attended by all men, women, and children, and no one can be absent unless they are so sick that they can't get out of bed." Your old man should have appeared, but after you returned to your hometown, we were not allowed to leak the news, so most of the people didn't know that you were here, and they wouldn't be picky about your courtesy. Otherwise, even if the older generation is unwilling to meet you, the juniors should come to meet you according to the etiquette, and you have to go back to the clan to greet a few elders of the older generations, that is the proper etiquette, otherwise you will be criticized for your scholarly upbringing. ”

Mrs. Xie, who has always boasted of being the daughter of an official family and her self-respecting identity, was speechless, and coughed a few times very unnaturally, and her expression was a little sneering. If she didn't want to carry out this follow-up exchange of courtesies, her best course of action was naturally to continue to remain silent and try to pretend that she was not in Huyin County. Then, she can't force the Wen family to come to the old mansion with their children to accompany her on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, because so many people leaving Xie Jiajiao will definitely alarm the whole clan.

Mrs. Xie couldn't help but panic in her heart: "I feel like a thief now, and I can't even let my daughter-in-law and grandson accompany me for the Mid-Autumn Festival." Where in the world is there such a truth? I've lived for dozens of years, and I've never seen anything like this! ”

Xie Mulin smiled: "So, it's good for you to go back to Xiejiajiao." reconciled with the clansmen, made amends for the events of the year, took advantage of the festival, everyone was happy, the matter passed in a mixed up, and everyone got along harmoniously in the future. When the time comes, it will be convenient for you to do whatever you want your mother to do with us, and you don't need to be as sneaky as you are now. You won't say yes. ”

Mrs. Xie said, "I don't want to apologize to others and please me!" I didn't do anything wrong. Now my son is the highest official and the most prolific person in the clan, and only others come to flatter me, and there is no reason for me to be cautious in whispering to others. If I really did that, wouldn't I be killed by Song's jokes? Even if I'm dead, I can't tell her to see my jokes! ”

Xie Mulin snorted: "Second grandmother has never had this kind of thought, and she has never laughed at you for anything. From beginning to end, you are unilaterally hostile to others, imagining what kind of thoughts she will have, but in fact, it is just your own heart to save the belly of others. Why should the old lady think like this? As long as you open your mind, put down your shelf, take the initiative to reconcile with your clan, and no longer be hostile to others, it will not be difficult for you to find that none of the things you have thought about will happen. The second grandmother has her own children and grandchildren, and she is living a good life, and she has never thought about fighting with you for anything, let alone comparing you to you. "Because she's already a winner in life.

Old Mrs. Xie was annoyed again when she heard this: "According to this, then the Song family is actually a good person who is no more magnanimous?" Then I'm a bad-hearted old woman with a chick belly, am I?! I knew you damn girl can't spit ivory out of your mouth. If you want to go back to celebrate the festival with the surnamed Song, just go! I'm not unusually accompanied! "After that, he angrily threw things and picked people up.

Xie Mulin calmly walked out of the back building, and Pearl chased after him uneasily: "Second girl, the old lady is actually annoyed for a while, and she doesn't really want to drive you away......

Xie Mulin waved his hand at her and smiled slightly: "It's okay, she will drive me away." Now I'll go home for the holidays and stay a few more days, and the old lady won't be able to scold me, after all, I'm doing what she tells me! ”