Xie Mulin has the heart to start a new business for himself, but he doesn't have to rush for a while. At this season, the weather is hot and it rains for several days at every turn, so it doesn't seem to be a good time to plant flowers.

Besides, what flowers to plant, what are the requirements for water and soil, how to raise seedlings, what fertilizer to apply, she still has to go through the information to know, and the flower seeds also need to find a place to change, right?

So she only had one thing to do at the moment: find some bricks and rubble, and fence the dirt floor in the backyard and build a flower bed, so that the mud and water would not run everywhere when it rained. She could still find some flower pots or something, but she didn't have to stare at the open space to get busy.

Of course, this kind of thing is to build a flower bed, and you can leave it to the rough mother-in-law. Today, everyone in the courtyard is busy, so she won't cause chaos to others, and explained to her mother-in-law, and it will not be too late to do it tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

She went back into the house, intending to look through the books and notes she had found on the way south, and see what flowers were suitable for the season.

However, Li'er is sorting out the four seasons clothes in her luggage for her, and she has not had time to take the books for the time being, and she has also occupied the open space on the side of the study, and all kinds of suitcases are placed on the ground.

Xie Mulin touched his nose, said that he would not cause trouble to others, and turned to find his fourth sister Xie Yingfen.

Since Xie Yingfen can recognize that the varieties of orchids planted in her yard are average, and they are not well planted, it can be seen that there is still a lot of research in this area. She happened to go to the other party to inquire.

When Li'er saw that she was going out, she hurriedly asked Cuijiao to follow. Xie Mulin saw that the two of them were sweating profusely, so he smiled and said, "You guys are busy, I'll just go alone." In my own home, can I still be abducted? ”

Li'er thought about it, so she smiled and said, "That girl should be careful on the road." If you don't know the way, you don't know which girl it is, just call to lead the way. "I found her a blue silk dough and fanned it out, "The girl carries this, whether it is to shade the sun or fan the wind to enjoy the coolness, it is very convenient." ”

Xie Mulin took the fan and looked at it, and smiled at Li'er: "It's still thoughtful." Thank you, you and Cuijiao are busy at home, drink tea when you're thirsty, nibble on a snack when you're hungry, and rest when you're tired. Things can't be done, you can't finish it today, just continue tomorrow, you don't have to push yourself too hard. ”

Li'er didn't, but pushed her out: "Girl, don't be verbose, I know it in my heart!" ”

Xie Mulin smiled and fanned the wind with a fan, and then walked out of his courtyard, across the courtyard, and walked straight to the Tinglan Courtyard on the West Road.

However, she didn't go by chance. When she arrived at Tinglan Courtyard, Xie Yingfen was not at home.

Her girl, Fluttershy, tells Shemurin, "Our girl went to the front of the Wood Courtyard to talk to Aunt Jean. If the second girl is in a hurry to find our girl, just go out to the back door in the opposite yard and push the door in. ”

Xie Mulin thanked her and turned around and walked out of Tinglan Courtyard.

The two courtyards of Tinglan and Muxi are next to each other, only separated by an aisle, and there is another aisle in the south of Muxiyuan, which is the Dangui Courtyard where Xie Hanzhi lives. Muxiyuan opened a back door, connecting the front and back three courtyards. After Wanqin heard that she couldn't live with her children, she chose this place, which was not entirely unreasonable.

Xie Mulin stretched out his hand and pushed open the back door of the Muxiyuan. The door was probably open day and night, and the deadbolt was so oiled that it didn't even make a creak. After entering the door, there is a long verandah, and on the right hand side is a very small patio courtyard, and if you go forward, it is a two-story building.

The pattern of the wooden courtyard is not the same as other courtyards, from the high altitude, it is a "concave" shape, a row of bungalows in front of it, it is the residence of the girl's mother-in-law, and the back is a delicate two-story small building, which is the residence of the owner. The two buildings are connected by a promenade to the west, and the open space in the depression is an open-air courtyard, along the wall planted with a large area of osmanthus trees of different varieties, dotted with lake stones, grass on the ground, pebbled paths, and stone tables and stone benches. At present, it is far from the season of osmanthus blooming, and for some reason, the courtyard will be filled with a faint fragrance of osmanthus.

Xie Mulin walked along the corridor to the front of the small building, only to see a figure shaking behind the window of the bungalow opposite, it seemed that Wanqin's girl Ginkgo was sorting things out with her two mothers-in-law. She turned her head to look at the carved window of the small building, faintly heard the sound of talking, guessed that Xie Yingfen and Wanqin's mother and daughter were inside, and walked over.

When she arrived at the door, she stretched out her hand and was about to knock on the door, when she heard Xie Yingfen in the room say a little excitedly: "Auntie really said that to Mrs.?!" Didn't I say that my aunt shouldn't mention it?! The fourth brother's studies, wouldn't his wife care? Let him go to the clan study class first, it is also for his good. My aunt thinks so, I don't know what to do, right?! ”

Xie Mulin was a little confused. What's wrong with Xie Hanzhi's studies? What did Wanqin say to Wen again? How could Xie Yingfen be so excited?

The conversation between mother and daughter in the room continued. Wanqin's tone of response didn't seem to be calm: "Does Mrs. really care about the fourth young master's studies?" Aren't my words for the sake of the Fourth Young Master? The four girls stopped me everywhere, aren't they afraid that they will offend their mother-in-law and affect themselves? But the future of the fourth young master depends on whether he can read the book well. What's wrong with my idea? I don't know where to go?! ”

Shermulin frowned. What does Wanqin mean by that? Where doesn't Wen care about Xie Hanzhi's studies? Why is Wanqin dissatisfied with her daughter?

Xie Yingfen seemed to be about to cry: "Auntie's words are too heart-wrenching!" Am I the one who cares about my brother's future for the sake of my mother-in-law?! In the past, when Mrs. Cao was there, how could she have been concerned about the fourth brother's studies? Why didn't you see my aunt talking at that time? At that time, you persuaded me to befriend Mrs. Cao a lot! Why is it a different statement now? The two wives are both the same father's main room, who is more noble than the other? Now this lady, although of ordinary origin, has an upright character, and has not exchanged herself for millions of silver, or has just died of her brother, and left her seriously ill mother to elope with a man, I see that she is more worthy of respect than others! ”

Xie Mulin covered half of his face with a fan and secretly smiled.

Although Wanqin in the house felt that her daughter's words were harsh, she didn't have much confidence to refute it, so she could only talk about it left and right: "I'm telling you about your brother's academic future, what are you doing to climb others?" ”

Xie Yingfen sneered: "I just can't see it." In the past, Mrs. Cao never thought that she would let her fourth brother study seriously and get ahead in the future, but her aunt didn't say a word. Today's wife has really considered the future of the fourth brother, knowing that he has only been sick once this spring, so she arranged for him to enter the clan school first, laying the foundation and recuperating his body at the same time. After two years, he recovered and read well, and then entered Zhushan Academy to study, which was a matter of course. Besides, the fourth brother is young, raised in the inner house all the year round, and he doesn't know any friends. What's so bad about that? Mrs. carefully arranged, the fourth brother also likes it, but the aunt has to pick and choose, what do you have to do to be satisfied?! ”

Wanqin said angrily: "Am I called picking? Isn't it for the sake of the fourth young master?! He has been doing his homework since he was a child, and he doesn't have to go to the clan at all, and he is in a mess with those stubborn Mengtongs, and he directly enters the academy, so that he can not only know a few more friends with good family backgrounds and talents, but also ask for advice from famous teachers and Confucians, and learn as soon as possible, and he can also get fame as soon as possible. It is precisely because the fourth young master has not studied seriously in Beijing that he has to hurry up now, and there is no need to waste two years in the clan study! What kind of friends did he make in ethnology? The people who are good friends with him are not even the children of the two side branches who have been in and out of the Jinshi in the fourth and fifth rooms, but the merchants in the seventh room! Such a friend, such an arm, it is better not to have it! ”