Chapter XVIII
But these days, she gradually realized that she could no longer remember what happened before she was eight years old.
I don't know when Xie Yunjin always felt a little vague about what happened before he was eight years old.
No matter what she thought, she just couldn't remember.
She also asked Zhulan Yuelan about the two little girls, but Zhulin Yuelan was only pointed out by Mrs. Xie to serve her after she was eight years old, how could she know about the things that happened before she was eight years old.
Xie Yunjin originally wanted to go over and ask Luo's question, but he was afraid that Luo's would worry about her after hearing this.
Afraid that she was in a nightmare again, she began to think crankily again.
Although Xie Yunjin didn't know what happened before the age of eight, her intuition told her that the things that happened before the age of eight must be extremely important to her.
A few days ago, Xie Yunjin specially asked Yuelan to invite Xu Niangzi over and asked Xu Niangzi what happened to her before she was eight years old.
Mrs. Xu was serving by Luo's side, and she didn't have a deep impression of these things.
I only remember that the maids and servants who were serving by her side were released from the house by Mrs. Xie when she was eight years old.
Among them were the maid Fluttershy, who was serving Xie Yunjin at that time, and Mrs. An, the housekeeper of Qingluo Courtyard.
Xie Yunjin tried to find these people.
But no matter which old man she asked in the house, they only told her, and they didn't know.
After all, the girl was still young at that time, and the few maids who served beside the girl were older, so the old lady was in charge and released a batch.
When Xie Yunjin came back to his senses, he saw that Lu Xing was already standing in front of him, and saw that his lips moved slightly, as if he had something to say to her alone.
"Jin Niang, I heard what Grandmother Lin said just now, saying that in the small courtyard where you live, there is an evil demon who eats people and does not spit out bones at this moment and wants to die, but don't be afraid, I have a lot of strength, I can protect you."
Lu Xing said, and hereby rolled up his sleeves, allowing Xie Yunjin to take a look at his arm like a chicken leg.
With this thin and small body, even the little chick doesn't dare to kill someone, can he still protect her?
Xie Yunjin couldn't hold back, and laughed on the spot.
"Cousin Lu Xing, with your physique, I'm afraid that you can't do much, you still have to practice!"
Listening to Xie Yunjin say this, it was clear that he was laughing at his lack of strength.
Where did he not even dare to kill the little chick?
"Jin Niang, don't you believe me what you said just now?"
Xie Yunjin thought for a moment and said "um".
"Could it be that Cousin Lu Xing wants to kill a chicken and show it to Jinniang? Let Jin Niang open her eyes?"
Xie Yunjin's words fell, and seeing Lu Xing's hesitant look on his face, he hurriedly commanded Zhulan beside him.
"Zhulan, go and tell the kitchen, let Aunt Wu, who killed chickens today, stop doing it, I have hired a helper to help her kill chickens."
"Girl, this ......"
Zhulan glanced at Lu Xing in front of Xie Yunjin.
secretly said in her heart, does the girl want Lu Biao's son to kill chickens?
"Don't go yet! What are you doing standing stupidly? If you go late, I'm afraid that Aunt Wu has already killed the chicken. ”
Xie Yunjin said, constantly pushing Zhulan out.
Seeing that Xie Yunjin really wanted to let himself kill the chicken, Lu Xing immediately coaxed.
From childhood to adulthood, let alone killing chickens, even a knife, he has never touched it, how can he kill chickens?
He said that just now, but he just wanted to be a hero in front of Xie Yunjin.
Unexpectedly, Xie Yunjin actually followed his words and wanted him to kill chickens!
He doesn't do it!
Absolutely not!
"Jin Niang, let's let Aunt Wu in the kitchen kill **! She is used to killing and handling it cleanly, and if I go, I will definitely not handle it as cleanly as her. ”
Lu Xing didn't want to make it clear to Xie Yunjin, he didn't dare to kill chickens, so he had to prevaricate like this.
If he made it clear to Xie Yunjin, he wouldn't dare to kill the chicken, but he was afraid that if he wanted to see him, he would have to find ways to sarcastically mock him.
In fact, there is no need for Lu Xing to say, Xie Yunjin has already seen it.
With Lu Xing's thin and small body, let alone killing chickens, he can't even lift a knife.
She said so much, but she just deliberately teased him.
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After the Yu and Bai clans came out of the Minghe Temple, they returned to Shou'an Hall.
The Yu family and the Bai family accompanied Mrs. Lin to Jinling, and they were originally going to live in Mrs. Lin's house in Hangzhou.
But Mrs. Lin had something to say to Mrs. Xie, and the two of them had no choice but to accommodate Mrs. Lin and live in the two wings next to Shou'an Hall.
The Yu family took the girl Liu Ge to sit in the east wing, and the Bai family took a few maids and women to live in the west wing.
And Mrs. Lin lived in the ear room next door to Mrs. Xie.
Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Xie talked for a while, and Mrs. Xie was also tired, so she asked Mama Fang, who was waiting beside her, to personally lead Mrs. Lin to the ear room next door.
The ear room next to Mrs. Xie was originally the place where Mama Fang and Mrs. Yuan lived at night when they were on duty.
Now that Mrs. Lin is here, the two of them have to make room for it.
Old Madam Xie knew that Old Madam Lin was going to come down to see her, so she carefully decorated the ear room.
Compared with the inner hall where Mrs. Xie lives next door, it is not much worse.
The dinner of the Xie family was prepared in the small kitchen and sent to each room and courtyard separately.
In the early years, Xie Huaizhi, Luo and Xie Yunjin would accompany Mrs. Xie to dinner.
In the past two years, Mrs. Xie has been a vegetarian all year round, and she has not used dinner together.
In the small Buddha hall at the back of Shou'an Hall, Mrs. Xie always felt uneasy after dinner, so she asked Mama Fang to take sandalwood and light the sandalwood, and Mrs. Xie recited the Heart Sutra in the house.
"I heard Mama Fang say, Mrs. Xu Niangzi came over, specially found you, and asked a few words. I wonder what you said?"
Yuan Niangzi was holding the incense box in her hand, and when she heard Mrs. Xie suddenly come to such a sentence, she almost couldn't grasp the incense box in her hand.
The old lady knew these things so quickly?
Yuan Niangzi thought about it in her heart for a while, and she didn't speak, just waiting for Old Madam Xie to ask.
After not daring for a moment, Yuan Niangzi still opened her mouth.
"Old lady, the old slave didn't say anything. Madame sent Mrs. Xu to come over and ask me, just to ask who lived in the girl's small courtyard decades ago. The old slave knew the severity, Xu Niangzi asked the slave and maid anything, and the slave and maid avoided it. ”
Yuan Niangzi was so frightened that she was sweating profusely, and when she spoke, her voice was still a little trembling.
These days, the mood of the old lady has been capricious, and the slightest carelessness will anger the old lady.
Naturally, she was a little scared in her heart.
"You have been by my side for so many years, and you know what happened in the past. Now that Madame wants to re-examine the things of the past, you two will say whatever you know. What to say and what not to say, I think the two of you are also clear in your hearts. ”
Old Madam Xie's tone was faintly murderous, and when Yuan Niangzi and Mama Fang heard it, they couldn't help but be shocked in their hearts.
The two of them have been serving the old lady for decades, and they have never seen the old lady look like this?
Could it be that what did Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Lin say?
Provoke the old lady so angry?
Mama Fang and Mrs. Yuan are both Mrs. Xie's companions, and they have served by Mrs. Xie's side for many years.
Mrs. Xie secretly instructed the two of them to go down and do many things.
"What the old lady said, the slaves and maids have remembered. Regarding the old lady's affairs, even if the old slaves die, they will never confide in the outside world. ”
Yuan Niangzi and Fang Mama said in unison.
Seeing that Old Madam Xie nodded, the two of them dared to retreat this time.