Life in Xie Jiajiao is much more comfortable than in the old mansion.

Xie Mulin doesn't have to worry about everything at home, he can focus more time and energy on his homework, and his family can talk and chat with him, and he lives quite happily. If it weren't for the fact that the weather was getting colder and colder, and it was cold and rainy every day, her life would have been easier.

After sulking for two days, Mrs. Xie gradually came to her senses. The feeling of being ignored by the Xie clan is indeed uncomfortable, but the comfort level of life in the new mansion is not comparable to that in the old mansion. Now she has several maidens and mothers-in-law waiting, eating well, living well, and her daughter-in-law Wen is as respectful as ever—as long as she doesn't make any excessive demands, or speak ill of Zongfang and Song. In addition, there are several grandchildren who come to the province every day to talk to her and relieve her boredom. Even if these children are not as clever and likable as Xie Mulin and Xie Huizhi, it is better to be accompanied by someone than not to be accompanied. Her life now is much more interesting than when she was in the old mansion.

Mrs. Xie only regretted that the weather was too bad and it was too cold outside, otherwise she would still be able to walk around the garden. Since the accident at the Xie family, she has never had the leisure to visit the garden, not even the days when she moved back to Jin Xuantang. It's a pity that now that she is in the mood and her body is well, the weather conditions have become bad again. As soon as she saw the frost flowers on the branches of the flowers and trees in the courtyard outside, she completely dispelled the idea of leaving the yard.

The backyard of the new house was specially built for her by her son Xie Pu, not only the windows are all glassed, bright and windproof, and there are verandahs connected between the houses, so that she can walk around the yard in rainy and snowy weather. The most important thing is that the main house has a fire wall and a warm ondol, so that even if it is cold outside, the house is as warm as spring. Where can such conditions be compared with the small building of the old mansion that has only undergone simple restoration?

Mrs. Xie never mentioned anything about going back to the old mansion to live. Even if you want to mention it, you have to wait until the weather warms up.

She was even hesitating, should she wait until the beginning of spring next year, when the weather became warmer, and then talk about going back to Jinling City? Although Xie Yingrong's dead girl is very hateful, but such a cold weather really makes her run hundreds of miles back to the capital to teach her granddaughter a lesson, where can she resist this old bone? Jin Xuantang is not so comfortable, so let's stay and enjoy my son's filial piety, right?

Mrs. Xie didn't let others know that her heart had been shaken, and in front of the Wen family, she had to knock a sentence from time to time: "If you think my old woman is too much of an eyesore, it's a big deal for me to go back to the old house to live, and I won't be angry with you!" Every time she said that, Wen had to show a little panicked. Then, as long as it is not an excessive request, such as adding a dish, stewing a soup, making a new clothes, etc., Wen will agree.

Mrs. Xie is barely satisfied with her daughter-in-law's filial piety, after all, she is much stronger than her granddaughter Xie Mulin. It's just a pity that the Wen family is not as obedient as before, and he is not willing to follow his own wishes and speak ill of the Zongfang, the Song family, or the Xie clan, nor is he willing to ask his grandchildren to go to school for two days less, so he stays at home to accompany him. However, no matter how dissatisfied Mrs. Xie was, she couldn't complain about these things, because she knew that Xie Mulin was still at home, and she came to see her every day. Mrs. Xie didn't want to be masochistic, so she didn't commit stupidity.

Wen didn't know what Old Lady Xie was thinking, and he felt uneasy. She discussed privately with her daughter: "The old lady has been angry these days, should we think of some way to make her old man happy?" ”

Xie Mulin almost couldn't help but roll his eyes: "The old lady has been eating, drinking, and sleeping well these days, and she is so comfortable that she is not willing to move even if she turns around the verandah a few times to move her body, where does she look angry?" Mother, don't worry too much. What else can you think of to coax her? You can't really let the brothers leave their studies behind and only flatter the old lady, right? Although classes have resumed in the academy in the past few days, Xie Jiajiao's task of sending people out to patrol each room in shifts has not stopped. The eldest brother, the second brother and the third brother have to be busy with their homework every day, and they have to brave the wind and rain with the clansmen to inspect the clan land, which is hard enough. Mother, don't trouble them, right? ”

Wen Shi said angrily: "Could it be that I am so unkind? Your second brother is also my own flesh and blood, although Xianzhi and Huizhi are not my own children, they are no different from my biological ones, how can I not feel sorry for them? I was thinking, the weather has been bad lately, and the tribesmen rarely go out, so the women can only stay at home and do their work, which is weird and boring. Why don't we pick one or two younger women who speak funny and have good eyes, and let them talk and chat with the old lady to relieve boredom, how about it? ”

Xie Mulin was taken aback: "Can this work?" Didn't Zongfang say ......"

Wen waved his hand: "I have probed your eldest aunt's tone in the sect room, she didn't say no, but asked me to be careful when picking people." I thought that when the old lady lived in the clan in the past, she offended many people, and those who had a grudge against her were afraid that they would not be suitable. Those who have worked in the old lady's workshop, or who have participated in shares, are not suitable. "Because these people are all people who have been harmed by Mrs. Xie, even if they say they don't care, they will inevitably have resentment in their hearts.

Wen thought of those who had made a living outside and only returned to their hometowns after the clan had become more prosperous in recent years. Such a clansman is well-versed in the world, and has seen the world, and he has no grudges against Mrs. Xie, and he has fewer scruples when he speaks.

When Wen said this, Xie Mulin remembered a person: "There is a clan sister in the boudoir school, the boudoir name is very special, called Yingying, I remember that her family only moved back from other places ten years ago, and her father went out to make a living when she was very young, doing the business of a book printing workshop, and took over all the book printing work of Zhushan Academy." This sister's father has been dead for a few years, and the family is headed by the eldest brother and sister-in-law. I've also seen her eldest sister-in-law, who seems to be surnamed Liu, and she speaks very gently, but she is very clever and interesting. ”

Wen immediately remembered: "It's a daughter-in-law, right?" She is indeed a clever and funny person, only in her early twenties, courteous and thoughtful, but also lively, and unreserved in front of her elders. I remember that her mother's family was the owner of the largest bookstore in Huyin County, so she had studied at home for two years since she was a child, and her brother was still a child, which was different from ordinary daughters. Since their ancestors, the family has never dealt with an old lady. They are considered to be the side branches of Jiufang, and Jiufang had the least dealings with the old lady back then, and they have no friendship, but they have no grudges, so they are indeed the most suitable candidates. ”

The Wen family immediately wanted to talk to Xie Jinman and his wife, and Xie Mulin did not stop him. If the sister-in-law of the Liu family can really talk to Mrs. Xie, and their brothers and sisters can get out, why not?

She and her brothers have been worrying about the weather recently, for fear that the water level of the river will rise again, and there will really be floods, who has the leisure to entertain the old lady?

Xie Jinman and his wife quickly heard back, and they were quite happy. The Liu family has just sent his son to the clan school enlightenment, and he has been idle and panicked recently. When she was in her mother's house, she was used to following her elders to go to big families to make fun of her wives and grandmothers, and after marrying into the Xie family, she also went to the sect room and the second room to ask for peace, and she was very skilled in this kind of thing. Although she had heard that the character of the old lady in the third room was not very good, and she was not very well received by the clan, she had no contradiction with the old lady Xie in her own family, and she asked for instructions in the sect room once, and got a hint of tacit approval, so she was relieved.

Liu soon came to the third room to see Mrs. Xie in the name of visiting the patient. She doesn't speak ill of the elders in the Xie clan, but she is very familiar with the gossip of the big families in Huyin County, and she has only come twice, and she quickly became Mrs. Xie's new favorite.