Xie Mulin took Li'er and Cuijiao back to his room.

Her room was one of three side-by-side south rooms, facing north. The one by the door was given to his brother Xie Jinzhi as a bedroom, and the smallest room by the door was temporarily used as a clean room, and some sundries were piled up by the way.

Xie Mulin's room was well lit and ventilated, and there was a large window with three doors next to the door, which illuminated the room. These days, Xie Mulin has added a few pieces of old furniture to himself. In the middle of the room there was a table of eight immortals, and a stool was placed on each side of the table. The beds were arranged in the northwest corner of the room, and only the simplest white gauze tents were hung, and the bedding was all cotton. Not far from the bed is the desk, just under the window. Under the east wall, there is a large wardrobe and an old bookcase with half of the multi-treasure grid, on the south wall near the west side of the ground there is a large coat box, and in the southwest corner stands a four-fold plain bamboo screen, behind which is a place for changing clothes and washing, and a basin stand and other things. The toilet is not here.

The area of the room is about a dozen square meters, which cannot be compared with Xie Yingzhen's boudoir in Xie Mansion in the past, but Xie Mulin is spacious enough to live alone.

The premise is not to add two girls.

Xie Mulin asked Li'er and Cuijiao to sit down at the table and poured tea for them: "My house is so big, and I don't know how you two want to live." Although the room on the west side is empty, there are toilets and bathtubs on weekdays, so I'm afraid it's not easy to live in. ”

Li'er hurriedly took the teapot and bowl from her hand: "Girl, don't do it, just leave these things to me!" ”

Cuijiao didn't wait in the house in the past, so she was a step slower than Li'er, but she was also very clever and helped Xie Mulin to sit down: "Girl, sit down, if there is anything, just tell me and Sister Li'er to do it." We are girls, where can you pour tea yourself? ”

Xie Mulin smiled: "What's not to blame for this?" I'm not a very noble person, I didn't get to that point. But she didn't insist, because Xie Ying was really used to Yahuan's service.

Li'er put a cup of tea in front of her, with a regretful face: "There is no good tea available now, so the girl will be fine." ”

Xie Mulin smiled: "Where can it be compared with before? I'm used to it, and you need to get used to it as soon as possible. ”

She motioned for Cuijiao to pour herself and Li'er a cup of tea, and then asked the two girls to sit down. Li'er pulled Cuijiao to sit - she didn't shy away from any other etiquette between master and servant, Xie Yingzhen treated her very close to her in the past, and there was no rule that the master had to stand when he sat on the girl.

Xie Mulin said to Li'er: "You have also seen that our family has fallen a lot now, most of the family's property has been taken away by Pingnanbo Mansion, and most of the subordinates in the family have been taken away by the eldest lady in front of us." The family is now renting such a small house, and the pomp and circumstance must be incomparable with before. My father's new official position has not yet been decided, but it is estimated that it is the fourth grade. In the capital, Sipin can not be said to be a high-ranking official. When the family becomes like this, we can no longer act according to our old habits. What should be saved should be saved.

"Don't treat me like a delicate flower who can't stand the wind and rain, I can't do anything, and I need you to serve. To tell you the truth, in the past half a month of exile, I have done everything, laundry, cooking, cleaning, and I dare to go out alone to visit the prison by boat, to buy things, and to bargain with others...... I'm not who I used to be, and you have to look at me in a new light. ”

Li'er and Emerald Banana were dumbfounded. Compared with Xie Mulin, they have basically been locked up in a half-dilapidated Taoist temple house for most of the month, starving, frightened, and have never left the courtyard for half a step, so naturally they do not have such a rich experience as Xie Mulin.

Cuijiao listened with some envy, thinking that it would be good if she was with the girl. Li'er directly turned red and cried bitterly: "The girl is so pitiful! When have you ever suffered like this?! She also grabbed Xie Mulin's hands and took a closer look, and sure enough, she saw the traces of work, and cried more and more sadly.

Xie Mulin was so crying that goosebumps rose from her crying, and hurriedly comforted: "Don't cry, aren't I fine?" Actually, those jobs are not very difficult to do. At that time, the old and the young in the family were all sick, and my mother and aunts were too busy, so I couldn't stand idly by, right? Sister Qiao's family has helped us a lot, she also has a lot of things to do at home, and there are children to take care of, I don't want to trouble her too much, so I want to help with some housework.

"I think that's good. I haven't suffered hardships, but I'm still the Miss Jiao who couldn't do anything in the past. The family was devastated, Miss Jiao couldn't help, I had to grow in order to contribute to the family, instead of being helpless and only crying in a hurry. ”

Li'er still couldn't help crying: "The girl has grown up, but the girl is too bitter......"

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm doing well, much better than you......" Xie Mulin smiled dryly, patting her on the back a little awkwardly, comforting the faithful girl. There is no way, in order to explain the problem of her temperament, she must give Li'er a preventive injection as soon as possible, so as not to be suspicious.

However, even so, she needs to be careful in everything, and try to recall Xie Yingzhen's various preferences, habits and taboos, so as not to accidentally expose the stuffing. As long as the family returns to their hometown in Huyin County and settles down, the rest of the matter will be easy to do.

Li'er is not young anymore, and she was almost able to marry in ancient times. Her parents had greeted Wen before the accident in the Xie family, but they had never chosen a son-in-law. When the Xie family's life is stable, the Ma family will mention their daughter's marriage at any time. At that time, as long as Xie Mulin does not leave anyone, Li'er's departure will be a logical thing.

Xie Mulin looked at the pear that was gradually calming down, and secretly wiped his sweat. This little girl is actually quite good, and when she gets married, he will definitely try to add a thick dowry to her, so that she can marry beautifully.

Li'er didn't know that the current little master was already thinking about her life's events. She wiped the tears from her face, got up, and said, "The girl has suffered so much because there was no one to wait for her before. Now that I'm back, I'll never watch a girl work by herself again! The girl just has to do what she wants to do, read books, practice calligraphy, draw a picture or something, or go to the wife to talk to the young masters and girls. I first cleaned the house with the green bananas, and then tidied up the clothes for the girl, and the clothes had to be washed.

"Seeing that the weather is getting warmer and warmer, it won't be long before summer begins, and the girl's summer clothes haven't been made this year, right? I'll ask my mother where to buy some light and breathable materials. I can still see people with my needlework, so I have to make a few new clothes for the girl, otherwise how can I go out? The family is not as rich as before, but the things that should be purchased still have to be purchased! ”

Li'er was busy and turned around. Xie Mulin wanted to get involved, but was directly invited out of the house by her. There was no way, she had to go to her mother Wen to talk.

Wen and Xie Pu were discussing in the main room. When Xie Mulin entered the door, he heard Wen consoling Xie Pu: "The eldest girl is still a child, and if the people around her don't tell her the truth, what can she know?" This time, he must have been coaxed by Pingnanbo's Mansion to say such things in front of people. When she returns home in the future, the elders will slowly teach her, and she will naturally know that she is wrong. Why are you angry with your child? She's just been deceived. ”

Xie Mulin paused at his feet.

It seems that Xie Yinghui's matter still let Xie Pu know, but I don't know who told him?

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