"What's wrong with their family?" Although Li Jingshan didn't care about them, she knew that her mother was waiting for her to ask this.

"Now Si Zhenfang has long lost the glory of your father's time, and the original wide shop has also shrunk. I heard that your second uncle's body is no longer good. Jing Yao's in-laws didn't treat her well, and after that Ma Gongzi took a concubine and gave birth to a son, her life was even more difficult. ”

Mrs. Li babbled, "It's a plummeting compared to back then." I've seen your second aunt on the street a few times, and she always misses your brother and sister. Now that I'm back, let's go and see you. ”

Li Jingshan didn't believe that the second uncle's family would really want to repair relations with their family, but she knew that her mother was soft-hearted and softer. So he smiled and nodded, promising to find an opportunity to visit the second uncle's family.

As he was talking, someone knocked on the door, and it turned out to be the guy from the famous restaurant "Xianyun Pavilion" in Minzhou City, who brought wine and food.

Li Jingshan said with a smile, "Mother, let's go home and get two home-cooked dishes to drink, and I went to the restaurant to buy wine and food, but I will have a share." ”

Mrs. Li blushed for a moment, and said in a snort, "It's not me, it's your Uncle Xie who said that I must give you a second ...... It's almost time for him to come over......"

"Uncle Xie?" Li Jingshan's face was full of astonishment, and Li Jingjue, who was tidying up things on the side, also stood up straight.

Mrs. Li was even more cramped, "...... Just、It's the one who used to be in Zhuoyingtang.,Your father's best friend.,Xie Baizi.。 ”

Li Jingshan's mind flashed like a flash of lightning, and she instantly understood why this courtyard felt so homely. She originally thought that her mother usually lived in the Ruan family's courtyard, but only because they came back, she cleaned and tidied up the courtyard and waited for them. Now it seems that there have always been people living here, otherwise the lanterns under the eaves would not be half-new.

Li Jingjue also figured out the trick, and her face changed instantly. "Mother, then Uncle Xie is ......"

"That's great! It's been a long time since we've eaten the vinegar fish from the West Lake in Xianyun Pavilion, and we still talked about it when we came back. Li Jingshan quickly interrupted her brother's words, put her arms around her mother's shoulders and smiled, "Uncle Xie can still remember our tastes." ”

Mrs. Li's tense back loosened, and she smiled, "How did he know this, and he asked me what to change, and he went over and ordered." ”

Say Cao,,,. Xie Baizi, who was dressed in a green shirt, came in from outside the door, saw them walking forward quickly, and said happily: "Ah Jue is already so tall. He turned around and looked at Li Jingshan fixedly, his eyes were full of pride, and he said sincerely, "Ah Shan, congratulations." Your father, the master of the Treasure Hall, must be very happy. I'm afraid I'm not as good as you now. ”

Li Jingshan saluted him, "Thank you, Master, Ah Shan is enlightened under you, no matter how high I stand and how far I go, you are also my master." ”

Xie Baizi laughed, "Don't just talk about it, you guys have a long journey, let's eat something first." ”

Mrs. Li was busy gathering everyone to sit at the table. When Li Jingshan walked to the hall, she pulled Li Jingjue, who was still standing.

Xie Baizi walked to Mrs. Li's side, and just wanted to sit down, Li Jingjue suddenly interjected, "Mother, I've been sitting next to you." Sister, you sit on the other side of your mother. ”

Mrs. Li and Xie Baizi's movements froze at the same time.

Li Jingshan glanced at Li Jingjue and said with a smile, "I want to sit next to my favorite sweet and sour fish." As he spoke, he sat down next to Li Jingjue, regardless of the fact that a knife almost flew out of Li Jingjue's eyes.

Mrs. Li reacted and forced a smile, "Then Mr. Xie should sit here." Xie Baizi nodded and walked over to Mrs. Li and sat down. A meal awkwardly began.

"Come and try the West Lake vinegar fish you've been thinking about for a long time."

"This crab roe lion head, Ah Jue, your favorite before."

"Seeing that you both have lost weight, is it too hard, or is it not used to the taste over there?"

Mrs. Li tried her best to support the atmosphere at the table, kept giving them vegetables in her hands, and kept talking about it, for fear of an embarrassing cold scene. Li Jingshan cooperated with eating and laughing, but Li Jingjue didn't say a word, just buried her head in hard work.

Li Jingshan was eating, socializing, and her eyes were not idle. She saw that Xie Baizi didn't always say much, and only occasionally beckoned them to eat, but helped her mother peel the shrimp and put it on her plate, and then cleaned the fish and put it in her bowl. Occasionally looking at his mother, the tenderness and warmth in his eyes are clear at a glance. He smiled generously at Li Jingshan's searching gaze, and made no secret of his thoughtfulness towards his mother.

Li Jingshan returned with a warm smile and asked, "Master Xie, I heard from my mother, you have left Zhuoying Hall now?" ”

Xie Baizi's eyes darkened, and he sighed lightly, "Yes." You've just come back, and you haven't been to Si Zhen Fang yet, have you? In a word...... Today's Si Zhen Fang is no longer what it used to be. ”

He paused and chuckled, "I now own my own jewelry shop in Spider Alley. Although it is not as good as you, the master of the Zhentang, you can support your family, and you will not have to worry. ”

Li Jingshan understood, she raised her wine glass and said, "Disciple Jing Master, I wish you a prosperous business and happiness." ”

Xie Baizi and Mrs. Li glanced at each other in surprise, Xie Baizi hurriedly raised his glass, "Thank you." His voice trembled slightly.

"Smack!"

Li Jingjue slapped the chopsticks on the table and stood up, "I'm full." Eat slowly! He walked quickly out of the hall and went back to his room.

Mrs. Li put down her chopsticks gloomily. Li Jingshan patted her mother's hand soothingly, "Don't worry. I'm going to get him. ”

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Li Jingshan went to knock on her brother's door, and it took a long time to hear a bulging sound of "the door is not locked".

Li Jingshan pushed the door and entered, and saw Li Jingjue lying on the bed in anger, without even taking off her shoes and socks. Seeing that it was Li Jingshan, she sat up and shouted: "Sister, you didn't see that Xie Baizi being so attentive, obviously he was ...... to his mother and her" Zhiwu didn't find a suitable word for a long time, so he had to stare at Li Jingshan angrily.

"What is it like to my mother?" Li Jingshan sat calmly on the edge of the bed and glanced at Li Jingjue.

Li Jingjue snorted and said fiercely, "Nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief!" ”

"What do you think he did? What did you steal again? ”

"He-" Li Jingjue almost burst out.

Li Jingshan pressed her brother's shoulder and said quietly, "You just think that he took advantage of our absence to take advantage of the situation." What he stole was his mother's heart at most. ”

"That's also his ill-intentioned and deliberate hookup!" Li Jingjue said angrily.

Li Jingshan snorted, "You are good with Miss Xie Jia, that is, the two are happy and sweet." When he came to Master Xie, he was suspicious and deliberately hooked up. It's good that you are a preacher jinshi, it turns out that you are so lenient and strict with yourself and strict with others. ”

"How can this be the same?" Li Jingjue hurriedly said, "He is a friend of his father, but he went to seduce and lure his friend's widow!" ”

"How can it be called seduction and seduction?" Li Jingshan pressed step by step, "When we left Minzhou, my mother and widow for three years had already passed the filial piety period. And Master Xie is not married yet, if the two of them are in love with each other, and it is reasonable for a man to marry a woman, which door are you anxious about, and which door is the fire to choke? ”

"Who knows if he's trying to get something out of our house." Li Jingjue twisted her face to the side.

Li Jingshan laughed angrily, "Tell me, what do people want from us?" Family wealth, we have family wealth worth remembering? It's just the mother. At the dinner table tonight, can you see Master Xie's meticulous care for his mother? ”

"What do you say we are trying to do with our children, isn't it just that we are not around, and someone is helping to take care of our mother."

Li Jingjue thought of her decision to go to West Vietnam, like a ball that had been punctured, and she was not angry.

"Back then, we insisted on going to Beijing and leaving my mother alone in Minzhou, did she object? Now that you and I have returned from school, but we will soon be away from her, has she ever stopped her? Li Jingshan finally softened her tone and said slowly, "Mother has given us infinite support and support, is it so difficult to get a little support and support from us?" ”

Li Jingshan slapped her younger brother on the head gently, "You have a brain, are you stupid to read sage books." In the future, neither of us will be by my mother's side, and someone will help me buy and take care of her and accompany her, so it's okay if you don't appreciate it, and you will be angry at others. Hello doesn't make sense. ”

Li Jingjue was angry all night, and was beaten by Li Jingshan again, and finally gradually calmed down, was silent for a long time, and said: "I, I just can't accept it for a while, I'm just angry." ”

"Think clearly, treat Master Xie well from tomorrow." Li Jingshan stood up with a smile, "Don't look like people owe you money." ”

She walked to the door and suddenly heard Li Jingjue shouting, "Sister! When she turned around, she saw Li Jingjue bending her eyebrows and smiling, "Sister, if you are a man, if you go to participate in the scientific examination, you must be better than me in writing policy articles." ”

Li Jingshan said disapprerovingly, "When the imperial court opens a female imperial examination one day, I will definitely try it." "What I thought in my heart was that I was also a master's and doctoral graduate from a key university, and the main force in college debates, is there still a little bit of grinding effort?

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When I woke up the next day, it was August 14. Li Jingshan packed up, carried a large bag of gift boxes, and went out of the door, heading towards the Li family's mansion.

However, the footsteps are hesitant. Pacing slowly like this, when I looked up, I saw the signboard of Si Zhenfang.

There are only two remaining facades that originally consisted of five pieces. The gray sign must have not been repainted for a long time, and even the gold paint on the hook edge has fallen off.

Li Jingshan stood at the door for a long time, and did not see any guys come out to greet her. She walked into the store with her feet up.

Finally, a guy came out of the counter, "What jewelry does the girl want to see?" "The voice is also weak.

Li Jingshan looked at the jewelry on the counter and sighed in her heart. The style is old and the workmanship is rough, if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would hardly believe that this was the Si Zhenfang that her father spent his whole life working to dominate in the jewelry industry in Minzhou!

"Where is your shopkeeper?" As soon as Li Jingshan's words fell, she heard Li Jingyao's sharp voice.

"Here!" Li Jingyao walked up to her with her head held high, "Should I congratulate you on returning home?" A traitor to the Li family! ”

Li Jingshan looked at Li Jingyao calmly. I was surprised that in just a few years, Li Jingyao was no longer beautiful, but haggard, and the anger in her eyes was even better. She suddenly lost the heart to argue with her. Life has already given her the greatest punishment, and no one else has to come and hit her again.

Li Jingyao was aggressive, "You're happy to destroy Si Zhenfang, is it a demonstration now?" ”