When Xie Mulin's mother and son returned to the third room, it had already passed a watchday.

Wen cried twice, and his spirit was affected to a certain extent, and he was very tired at this time. So after entering the room, she said to a pair of children: "It's not early, and I still have to go to school, so go back and freshen up and rest." ”

Xie Jinzhi saluted respectfully and retired. Xie Mulin stayed for a while and asked Wen's: "It turns out that my mother and Uncle Yang have also known each other since childhood?" You've been talking to your aunt and uncle for a long time. ”

Wen smiled and nodded: "My lord and I, as well as your aunt and uncle, have known each other since childhood, and we often play together. Later, your grandfather died, I was admitted to the Xie family to raise, your Uncle Yang is worshiping under the second master, studying in the academy, and happened to be a classmate with the master, the two have a similar temperament, and often come to the house as guests. It's just that when everyone gets older and has a place to avoid it, I and your Uncle Yang see each other less, but the master and him often come and go. The guest room on the other side of the old mansion is occupied by your Uncle Yang for half of the year. At that time, several of us respected him as a brother, and no one expected that the second master would marry your aunt to him, but she was also a talented woman and a good match. ”

Xie Mulin was puzzled when he heard this: "Isn't my mother's words too exaggerated?" Isn't the Yang family in Huyin County? Uncle Yang doesn't have his own home. The academy is closer to the county seat, but far away from the old house, why does Uncle Yang borrow to live in our old house but not go back to his own house to live? Don't live in the academy either? ”

Wen sighed: "That's a long story. Your Uncle Yang...... He was also a miserable man. ”

Yang Yiquan's parents died when he was young, and he was taken home by his uncle to raise him, provide books and teaching, and take him with him to raise him personally. Yang Yiquan now has a fame, a loving wife and children, a family with permanent property, a rich and decent life, and can still be in charge of a famous academy in the future, with a bright future, it can be said that it is thanks to this uncle.

It's just that Master Yang himself has children, and he puts more thought into his nephew, so he is a little negligent about his own son, Mrs. Yang is very dissatisfied with this, and several children of Master Yang are even more resentful. Yang Yiquan's relationship with his family can be said to be quite delicate.

Master Yang is currently an official in Yangzhou City, although he is only a five-grade acquaintance, and he is not comparable to Xie Pu, but he is already a very decent identity in Huyin. Now he has brought a son and several cousins and nephews to office, and the family has also gained a lot of benefits on and off the surface because of his official position. Mrs. Yang stayed in her hometown to take care of the family business and take care of other children, and the family had a tacit understanding in their hearts, and they didn't want Yang Yiquan to touch the light of Master Yang anymore. But in front of Master Yang and outsiders, they still have to maintain a harmonious atmosphere, and they will never ask anyone to find faults.

When Yang Yiquan was a teenager, his uncle had already served as a foreign official, and he asked him to stay in his hometown to study with his friend Xie Zechuan, so he stayed. But the Yang family is in such a situation, how can the people on the other side of the family really take care of him? Brightly and secretly, he didn't add to his blockage. At that time, he was not yet famous, let alone set up a family affair, and he received great favor from his uncle, so he couldn't tell outsiders what grievances he had suffered, and his life was pitiful. Xie Pu, Xie Meijun and the Wen family were childhood sweethearts with him, and when they saw this, they couldn't help but lend a hand.

Originally, Xie Meijun agreed with her father to take Yang Yiquan into the house for a while. At that time, the college had not yet built a place for students to live, and students from other places rented their own houses in the county. The Yang family was originally in the county seat, and if Yang Yiquan was renting a house, it would be like slapping the Yang family in the face, so he could only use the excuse that the teacher appreciated him as a student and summoned him to come to the house to be a disciple. However, later, Xie Meijun's marriage did not go well, which caused gossip, and Yang Yiquan was afraid that it would affect her reputation, so she discussed with Xie Pu and moved to the latter's house instead. When Zhushan Academy built a residence for the students, he could be regarded as having a place to settle down.

Xie Mulin suddenly realized when he heard this. No wonder the Yang family has no opinion on Yang Yiquan's closeness to the Yue family, it is obvious that the interests of Master Yang's side are greater, and the Yang family is afraid that Yang Yiquan will come to rob him, so I wish he was closer to the Xie family. And Master Yang, who can call the shots, because he was friends with Xie Zechuan before his death and supported his nephew to inherit the Xie family's academy career, naturally he will think that he should be more filial to his mother-in-law.

Wen has not seen Yang Yiquan for many years, and only knows that he and Xie Meijun are in love with each other, and his wife is virtuous and filial. Now when it comes to the Yang family, she just sighs for Yang Yiquan, but she doesn't think how miserable the other party is, at most she thinks that the people of the Yang family are too short-sighted. However, she also reminded her daughter: "Don't mention these things in front of outsiders." Your brother and them, I also instructed, don't ask how the Yang family is. It's good that you know it in your own heart, and if you see the Yang family in the future, don't show anything unusual. ”

Because Master Yang and Xie Zechuan are friends, the Yang family also has a lot of contacts with the Xie family on weekdays, and they will always meet several times a year, and they will also exchange gifts during the New Year's holidays. When Wen returned to his hometown with his children, he would definitely have to deal with the Yang family. She reminded the children of the entanglement between the Yang family and Yang Yiquan, because she was afraid that they would say the wrong thing without knowing it, but now that everyone knows, they can't show anything unusual.

Xie Mulin said he understood. She would just listen to the gossip in other people's homes, so how could she be stupid enough to talk about it in public?

Wouldn't she say it in her own room?

Xie Mulin quit his mother and returned to his hibiscus yard, where the mother-in-law had already boiled the bath water and Li'er had prepared clean clothes. She took a good shower, washed her hair again, and went back to her room in her light and breathable summer pajamas, and sat in front of the window to dry her hair.

Cuijiao placed a small basin of ice cubes on the table, and Pear lit incense to repel mosquitoes under the window. Xie Mulin looked back at the ink gauze tent that had just been hung in the bedroom, and finally had the feeling that he was indeed the daughter of an official eunuch.

Cuijiao said with a smile: "In the mansion in Beijing, there was originally a lot of ice stored in the cellar, and I don't know how the people who raided the house got it, but it was all melted, and I heard that everything stored in the cellar was soaked." I thought I couldn't use ice again this summer, and I was still worried, what can I do when it's the hottest? I never expected that now when I return to my hometown, there is ice in the house! I heard that several young masters and girls are there, and the girl came back the latest, so she was only sent this afternoon. Even Aunt Qin has it! ”

Xie Mulin said: "I think Xie Jiajiao is quite cool, close to the water and close to the mountains, there is a bamboo forest behind it, and it is not like the county seat, there are walls on all sides, which block the wind." When the weather is sweltering, just use a little ice to cool down in the corner of the house, and stay away from people. If it's raining or windy, use it sparingly. If you use too much ice, it will inevitably get cold into your body and you will catch a cold easily...... Ah no, it's a cold. ”

Cuijiao immediately made a bitter face. She is most afraid of heat in summer, if the girl doesn't use ice, where can she follow the light?

Li'er slapped her, and then shouted at Xie Mulin: "Yes, girl."

Xie Mulin smiled at Cuijiao: "If you really feel hot, ask someone to get you a bamboo mat to make it cool!" ”

Cuijiao touched her nose a little embarrassed: "That already has a ......" Although her parents are not around, her brother Qingbai is a small servant next to Xie Jinzhi, very decent, knowing that her sister is afraid of heat, can she not be thoughtful in advance?

Xie Mulin touched his hair and felt that it was dry, so he spoke: "It's not early, let's rest, we have to get up early tomorrow." ”

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