The Xie family's boat was not moving fast, nor was it just rushing.

  When they encounter big towns and big ports on the way, they will stop for a stroll, or stay for a day or two. Not only for supplies, play, and shopping, but also for the Song family, and the original simple family visit trip has also been arranged.

  She took her grandson Yang Chun and heir Xie Jinzhi, and then a nephew Xie Xianzhi, and along the way visited several old friends of her father Song Xijiu and her deceased husband Xie Zechuan, as well as a former sponsor of Zhushan Academy, and a best friend from her newly married days. The personal connections, which had been fading due to the few correspondence exchanges, became close again. This time, it is the younger generation who has reconnected with the friendship of the old people.

  Song's health is not very good, not she will get off the boat at every pier, sometimes she doesn't move by herself, and directly writes a post, asking the juniors to visit the old people for herself. If the deceased is in good health, you can come on the boat to see her. If you are also handicapped or busy, juniors or domestic servants can salute on your behalf. Anyway, after this trip to the north, she reconnected with many old friends who had long been cut off.

  Xie Jinzhi and Xie Xianzhi both knew that the Song family would let them do this kind of thing, which would be of great benefit to them. They all have talents and fame, and they are qualified to walk in the circle of scholars. With the help of their elders, they have laid their own network, and in the future, the imperial examinations, the officials, the friends, etc., are no longer rootless duckweed. They were grateful to the Song family for their kindness, so they also intended to take more care of Yang Chun. Yang Chun's temperament is gentle and simple, and sometimes he can't cope with the temptations of strangers with ulterior motives, and the Xie brothers basically help to block it back.

  The friendship between the three cousins is getting better and better day by day, and the Song family can also feel the kindness of the brothers Xie Jinzhi and Xie Xianzhi, and they are more and more kind and caring for them, and Xie Meijun also enthusiastically prepares soup and snacks for them every day. Xie Yingfen couldn't help but laugh with Yang Yuan in private, saying that her aunt robbed them of their messengers, making them so troubled that they didn't know what to do, and they had nothing to do on the boat all day, which was very boring. Yang Yuan smiled and went to find his mother to be coquettish, so Xie Meijun pulled the two girls over to help prepare the meal, and they got along very happily every day.

  When the fleet arrived at the next big port, Xie Yingfen moved in with the people in the second room.

  When Wanqin watched her daughter pack her luggage, she was still there complaining: "It's crazy! The fourth girl saw that the second old lady knew a lot of officials and celebrities, so she wanted to go to Doba to stammer? But the second old lady doesn't care about your marriage! If you want to win a good family, you still have to please our old lady more! In the past, you and your cousin had a good relationship, but I saw that you were playing all the little girl's games, and it was harmless, so you didn't stop it. Now you even have to move to live in a boat with the second room?! Didn't you hear the old ladies getting angry?! Aren't you afraid that the old lady will sue the old man and give you a poor scholar casually?! When the time comes, you will regret it, but it will be too late! ”

  Xie Yingfen didn't hear it, and said to her: "The second uncle and grandmother's knowledge is good, she promised me to lend a treasured copy to the fourth brother." When my aunt was free, she told the girls in the fourth brother's house more, telling them to remember to remind the fourth brother to practice more calligraphy, and not to break the precious calligraphy. ”

  It was about her son, and Wanqin's face softened a little: "I don't need to tell me this kind of thing, Brother Han will do it well." You shouldn't be trying to please the second room for these calligraphy, ancient books or something, right? Why bother? If you don't do anything, Brother Han can still touch the light of the eldest young master and the second young master. ”

  Xie Yingfen only said: "The progress of the fourth child's homework is different from that of the eldest brother and the second brother, how can I get this light?" But the second aunt and Aunt Mei Jun are very well educated, no worse than the gentlemen in the academy, but because they are women, they can't take the imperial examination. If the junior can get their guidance, he doesn't have to be strictly taught by the gentlemen, and he can still make some progress, what's the bad thing? My aunt doesn't know about these scholars, so let's talk less. When the fourth child gets ahead in the future, won't it be the glory of the aunt? ”

  Wanqin didn't stop it anymore, and only tried her best to intercede for her daughter in front of Mrs. Xie so that she could make amends, but she never mentioned letting her daughter move back to the boat.

  In fact, Mrs. Xie is just angry. Since Xie Yingfen returned to Huyin, she has never flattered her, and she didn't expect this little granddaughter to be filial to herself. After scolding, it's over, she still thinks Wanqin mentions this all day long, it's very annoying.

  Xie Mulin watched the audience from the sidelines, and deeply felt that his fourth sister, Xie Yingfen, was really a careful girl. Aunt Wanqin thinks she is smart, but in fact, she is not enough for her biological daughter to give her a finger.

  They stayed in Suzhou for another three days. Not only because Suzhou is a big city, the people in the second and third rooms of the Xie family want to travel here and visit several famous places of interest, but also because Xie Xianzhi and Yang Chun met a few new friends there when they went to Huzhou to participate in the government examination a few months ago, some of whom are in Suzhou. In addition, the Song family also has old knowledge buried here, and has the heart to go to worship and buy some new books, paper and pens.

  Xie Jinzhi and Xie Mulin are very interested in visiting the bookstore here again, planning to buy another batch of books. Especially Xie Mulin, she has sorted out a lot of materials in the study space in the past few years, and re-written a vernacular version in the language of this era, and feels that it is time to release some of them, and naturally needs to have a reasonable excuse.

  Xie Yinghui was interested in Suzhou's fat powder jewelry and clothing, and so was Xie Yingrong, but the two didn't want to travel together, so they had to take people off the boat separately. Aunt Dajin followed her daughter closely, but she was very cautious, which made Xie Yingrong miss a lot of good things she wanted to buy, and she couldn't help but be irritable. But the former has gained a lot, and by the way, he also bought one for the most pleasing second sister Xie Mulin.

  Xie Mulin had to thank Xie Yinghui for her kindness and said to her: "I actually don't pay much attention to these things, why does the eldest sister spend so much money for me?" ”

  Xie Yinghui glanced at her: "Shut up!" It's not like I don't have any money, I can spend it as much as I want. Could it be that after you arrive in Beiping, you accompany me out to socialize, and you have to dress like a country girl? I can't afford to lose face! ”

  Xie Mulin knew the temper of this eldest sister, obviously with good intentions, but she said it so arrogantly, if it wasn't her own sister, it was really easy to misunderstand. She smiled and accepted Xie Yinghui's gift, but when she turned around, she was thinking about getting something useful from the information she had compiled to add some capital to the eldest sister's dowry in the future.

  Xie Huizhi went ashore almost every day, went to various commercial markets, and used the large amount of money raised in advance to buy a batch of goods that were very in demand in Beiping, and he was determined to make a lot of money before the end of the year.

  He also went to visit his partner's property in Suzhou by the way, and then boarded the boat where his grandmother and sisters were riding, found Xie Mulin, and said mysteriously: "I just received the latest news from the capital, does the second sister know who it is about?" ”

  Xie Mulin directly started and pinched his white little nose.