Xie Mulin swallowed the eighth piece of cake, drank most of the cup of brown sugar ginger soup in one go, and let out a long breath.

Amitabha, this time she is finally full.

Wen Zhu stood beside her, looking at her hurried appearance, a little disdainful, and sneered: "The second girl is slow, whose family eats beautifully, like the second girl, as if she has never eaten in eight lifetimes." ”

Xie Mulin slowly drank the remaining half cup of ginger soup, and replied unhurriedly: "There are no eight lifetimes, and there are almost eight meals, right?" I can't help it, I've been sick for so long, I've been hungry for so long, and no one has sent me something to eat and drink, and now a big brother finally thinks of me and asks someone to bring me food, I naturally have to eat more, otherwise I don't know where the next meal is. ”

"You-" Wen Zhu choked, and couldn't help but feel a little unreasonable. She secretly glanced at the door, and saw that no one was passing by, and the eldest young master Xie Xianzhi was not there, so she was a little relieved.

In fact, Xie Xianzhi came to visit his sick cousin earlier, and asked Wen Zhu to take care of it more, and come to take a look or something from time to time. Wen Zhu deserved to be happy at the time, but in fact she didn't come at all, Xie Xianzhi asked, she only said that "the second girl hasn't woken up yet", and she just got over. But it's okay that Xie Xianzhi doesn't know the truth, if Xie Ying really complains a lot, how can Wen Zhu not be scolded? She really didn't dare to take this risk, for fear that the second girl would really sue her.

Wen Zhu could only shut up aggrievedly, silently cleaning up the mess after Xie Mulin finished eating and drinking.

Xie Mulin said again: "You can leave that pot of hot water for me, presumably there is plenty of food and water outside, and there is no shortage of this thing." I have a fever and need to drink more hot water to get better quickly. ”

Wen Zhu said angrily: "Of course, Mrs. does not lack this little water for the second girl, but the teapot is something in the upper room, maybe when it will be used, how can it be left?" ”

Xie Mulin said calmly: "Then you pack up the other things first, and then come back to get the pot." I have to drink so much water slowly, don't I? ”

Wen Zhu scolded in his heart, turned around and left with the cup and plate, Xie Mulin hurriedly took advantage of no one to see it, smuggled the pot of hot water into the space, and poured it into the thermos cup that had already been emptied. Water is the source of life, and the future is uncertain at the moment, so be prepared.

After finishing the matter, Xie Mulin quickly took out the teapot again, poured the remaining little water into the empty cup, and sipped it slowly.

Wen Zhu came to collect the pot and found that the teapot was empty, so he couldn't help but glance at Xie Mulin's stomach and pouted.

It's a pity that before she could say anything ugly, Xie Xianzhi entered the door first and ordered, "You go out, I have something to say to my second sister." ”

Wen Zhu held his breath in his throat, almost ran out of breath, blushed, hurriedly saluted the little master, and rushed out with his head down.

Xie Xianzhi closed the door with his backhand.

Xie Mulin got up and saluted him, changed his cheekiness in front of Wen Zhu, and said shyly: "Big brother forgive my sister for being rude." My sister was sent to the upper room while she was sick, so she was a little disheveled......"

Xie Xianzhi found that she didn't have shoes on her feet, so she stepped on the floor in a pair of ordinary cloth socks, although she had a cotton jacket and skirt on her body, she had no outer clothes, and she was really a little disheveled. Previously, Xie Mulin was sitting on a bamboo couch, hugging a quilt, and he didn't notice it.

He didn't think his cousin was rude, but he felt a little sorry for her: "Why didn't you say it earlier?" Today's weather is colder than yesterday, and it's raining, and you don't have a charcoal pot in this house, aren't you afraid of freezing? He urged his sister to go back to the couch, saying that he was his brother and sister, and now it was an extraordinary time, so he didn't have to care too much about the etiquette.

When Xie Mulin returned to the cupboard, he personally went to rummage through the big wardrobe and took out a blue velvet coat: "This is my new clothes made this year, it turned out that after the Lantern Festival, my father wanted to take me to visit Kong Daru and discuss the filial piety of the Kong family next month, so I went to the annex to study. After going to Kong's house, I walked through it twice at the funeral of the Liu family and the anniversary of the old lady of the Zhuguo General's Mansion. Now that my family is in trouble, my family is trapped, and I have taken all the other clothes for my brothers to wear, and this is the only one left. If the second sister is not taboo, let's wear it for the time being, right? ”

How could Shermulin be taboo? This coat is made of high-quality materials, meticulous workmanship, and the stone blue velvet looks very calm, but there is something else inside, and it is also inlaid with silver mouse hair, which is low-key and warm, it is specially prepared by Cao's for his beloved son to worship a famous teacher, and the whole dress is down, and the cost is afraid that one hundred taels of silver can not be stopped. didn't take it out early for others to use, most likely because Wenzhu's stingy ghost was reluctant, and in the end she was cheaper.

Xie Mulin happily took off the shirt and put it on his body, and found that it matched the color of her padded jacket and skirt, just a little longer, but it was not bloated, and it was not cumbersome in action - it was probably because Xie Xianzhi was relatively thin and not tall. She thanked Xie Xianzhi again and again.

Young Master Xie, who has never put foreign objects in his eyes since he was a child, waved his hand: "It's good that the second sister can wear it, this color shouldn't be used by girls, and now there are no other clothes to wear, so the second sister will just do it." ”

He came out with another pair of sheepskin boots, which were also his. Xie Mulin's clothes were a little too big, but not to the point where he couldn't walk, it was better than being barefoot, so he was busy.

Xie Xianzhi was relieved to see that his cousin was dressed neatly, her hair was combed into a braid, and her tail was tied with a handkerchief, so that she could go out to meet people: "Wen Zhu should have taken care of the second sister a long time ago, but now he still has me to worry about it." ”

He has never worked hard in the house, and he has not even paid much attention to the clothes of his compatriots and sisters, and now he is really embarrassed.

Xie Mulin was well fed and clothed, and he was also in the mood to take care of the little boy's thoughts: "The eldest brother just came in in a hurry and said that he had something to say to me, but what useful news did he hear?" ”

Xie Xianzhi hurriedly gathered his thoughts: "Exactly!" I...... I've got some not-so-good news. He told Xie Mulin everything that the officers and soldiers had said, and then hesitated to say the conversation he had heard between Mrs. Ping Nanbo and the Cao family, and said hesitantly: "What does the second sister think?" My mother is upset now, and Mother Qian advised me not to bother her with these things, but the matter is so important, how can we solve it without speaking, listening, or discussing? It's just a matter of covering your ears and stealing the bell. My grandmother, second aunt and second brother are all gone, my eldest sister has always been naïve, and the other siblings are young, so I don't even have anyone to please. The only second sister is steady, sensible, and sensible, so I can only discuss it with you. ”

Just talk to her!

Xie Mulin smiled at the cheap eldest brother: "Don't worry, big brother, although I am young and have little knowledge, I have always read books for a few years and understand some truth of right and wrong." I don't dare to say that I can help my eldest brother come up with ideas, I just want to be able to sort out the thousands of things for my eldest brother, if I can discuss some useful results, and help my father and the family, it is my filial piety. ”