The housekeeper's business was thus put back in the hands of the eldest lady. Although the people in the other rooms were also a little tempted by this position, they knew that their ability to govern the family was not as good as that of the Liu family, so they swallowed this idea silently.

Don't look at Liu's usual kindness and mild temperament, but once he deals with the right things, he is resolute and resolute without sloppiness, and he takes over the burden and takes care of the Lin family again in an orderly manner in just a few days, but because of the close of the year, things at home have gradually increased, even if he is as capable as Liu, he is a little too busy.

"Yingxue, some shops in the city still need someone to go to see it in person, so it's better for you to go and see it for your mother." When Liu found Lin Yingxue and said this, his face was full of encouragement.

In fact, the Liu family could have found the ladies of other rooms to share some of the burden for her, but Lin Yingxue knew in her heart that this was Liu's intention to exercise her, so she responded to the matter without the slightest hesitation, "Mother rest assured, Yingxue will definitely do these things well." ”

"Good boy, mother believes in you." Liu smiled and touched Lin Yingxue's head, with a look of love on his face.

In this way, Lin Yingxue began to get busy gradually, and because the subordinates of the Liu family to Lin Yingxue are all good at doing things, and Lin Yingxue also has her own set of rules and regulations for doing things, but in just half a month, the shops that the Liu family handed over to Lin Yingxue have been taken care of by Lin Yingxue, and the subordinates have also been impressed by this always low-key fifth lady of the Lin family.

The weather was not very good when I went out today, and sure enough, when Lin Yingxue finished her errands in the shop and was about to turn back, the sky that had been dark and oppressive suddenly began to rain heavily.

"Miss, let's wait for the rain to stop before we go home." Di'er and Lin Yingxue stood side by side under the eaves to avoid the rain, and seeing that Lin Yingxue seemed to have the intention of going back home in the rain, Di'er hurriedly opened her mouth to persuade.

With such heavy rain, even if she wants to, I'm afraid she won't be able to go. Lin Yingxue frowned, and was about to turn around and enter the store, but the afterglow at the end of her eyes inadvertently swept to a middle-aged couple huddled together under a stone lion not far from them.

Xu was that the woman could no longer walk, so the middle-aged man could only hold the woman in place, trying to use his body to shield the woman from some wind and rain.

Lin Yingxue's heart moved, and she turned her head to the subordinate beside her: "Go and help that couple under the eaves to shelter from the rain." ”

"Yes." When the subordinate heard this, he hurriedly held an umbrella to help the couple.

"Fifth Miss, it's windy here, and the small ones have already prepared hot tea and snacks in the back hall, so Miss Five might as well go to the back hall and sit down." At the same time, the shopkeeper on the side hurriedly spoke.

Lin Yingxue nodded, turned around and walked towards the store with the shopkeeper.

"Thank you, thank you......" As soon as he walked into the store, a familiar voice seemed to come from behind him.

When Lin Yingxue heard the sound, the movements under her feet were immediately stunned. Originally, she had already lifted the curtain and was about to enter the back hall, but after hesitating in place for a moment, she still frowned and turned back.

The shopkeeper who walked in front of Lin Yingxue kept up with Lin Yingxue's pace suspiciously, only to see Lin Yingxue walk outside and look at the couple carefully, then frowned and said, "Brother Zhang, sister-in-law Zhang?" ”

At this time, the people who were in rags and looked embarrassed to take shelter from the rain outside were the Zhang family and his wife who had saved Lin Yingxue's life in the village.

"Miss Lin?" The middle-aged man also looked very surprised when he saw Lin Yingxue.

Needless to say, after everything was arranged, Lin Yingxue took the time to go to the inn again to visit the couple who had saved her life.

"Is Sister-in-law Zhang better?" Lin Yingxue motioned for Di'er to put the medicine bag she brought on the table, and said, "These are some medicinal herbs and supplements, if Brother Zhang is free, he will fry them for Sister-in-law Zhang." There is also the inn where I paid half a month's silver, and Brother Zhang and Sister-in-law Zhang can temporarily rest assured that they can recuperate here. If there is anything else that you need my help with, please don't be polite, Brother Zhang. ”

"Miss Lin, you are really a good person...... "Before Lin Yingxue's words were finished, Zhang, who was lying on the bed, had already begun to wipe away her tears, "Miss Lin's kindness to us, we are unforgettable, if we have the opportunity, we are willing to repay Miss Lin by being a cow and a horse......"

Zhang was about to go down to the ground to kowtow to Lin Yingxue as he spoke, but Lin Yingxue quickly helped him.

"Sister-in-law Zhang doesn't have to be polite, the two of you are kind to me, and I should do this." After Lin Yingxue helped Zhang to lie down on the bed again, she asked the doubts that had been haunting her heart for the past few days: "Aren't Sister-in-law Zhang and Brother Zhang originally in Jincheng?" How did you come all the way to the Imperial City? ”

At the beginning, because of Hua Yuyan, she was trapped in prison and could not get out, so after only asking Murong Jun to help save the Zhang family and his wife, she never paid attention to the whereabouts of the Zhang family and his wife, and now she met the Zhang family and his wife again in the imperial city, she was still very surprised in her heart.

"I, we ......" was originally just an ordinary question, but after Lin Yingxue's words fell, the Zhang family and his wife glanced at each other, but they couldn't say why.

Lin Yingxue's heart moved, and she was about to speak, when the closed door was suddenly pushed open, "Dad, mother, I'll ...... back"

Xu didn't expect that there were outsiders in the house, and the person who pushed the door in was stunned without even finishing his words, and when Lin Yingxue saw the face of the person who came, she suddenly crossed a trace of clarity in her heart.

"How are you!" Before Lin Yingxue could speak, Zhang Su was surprised first, "Daddy said that I met a nobleman, what nobleman did I meet at that time, it turned out to be you!" ”

After Zhang Su glared at Lin Yingxue viciously, he stepped forward and pulled up the Zhang family who was lying on the bed and was about to leave, "Mother, have you forgotten who caused us to be like this?" How can you still accept the relief of such a person! ”

Unlike Zhang Su's anxious and angry, Lin Yingxue looked very indifferent on the side, she coldly watched Zhang Su dressed in tatters, and walked to Zhang's bed with a limp, and she was also a little curious about what made the family so embarrassed, and she did not hesitate to trek from Jincheng to the Imperial City to maintain her life.

"Shut up!" Father Zhang saw that Zhang Su was about to take Zhang away indiscriminately, so angry that he slapped Zhang Su with his backhand, "If it weren't for Miss Lin, your mother and I would have frozen to death on the streets!" You are wholeheartedly for the Li Dynasty, but what about the people, they are now chasing and killing you all over the country! Now you're just lame, and you might even die one day! Pity your mother at this age, and she still has to run around with you, running for your life in all directions, don't you feel a little guilty in your heart! ”

Zhang's father's words were far heavier than this slap, Zhang Su twisted his head and didn't make a sound for a long time, and Lin Yingxue also probably knew the situation of the family of three in front of him from the conversation between the two - it should be that the Zhang family and his wife informed the people of the government where Li Chao fled with the arms, so the three members of the Zhang family were all chased and killed by the Li Dynasty.

The guards and defenses of the imperial city have always been the most tight, since the forgetting to flee the imperial city, there are almost no remnants of the previous dynasty in the imperial city, which is not difficult to explain why the Zhang family has to run thousands of miles to the imperial city to avoid pursuit.

Lin Yingxue looked at the family of three with different expressions, and pondered silently for a while before speaking: "Brother Zhang, sister-in-law Zhang, I already understand your current situation. You have a life-saving grace for me, and if you are willing, I am willing to give you a job so that you can settle in the imperial city. ”

"Phew, don't be pretending here! If you hadn't taken advantage of my parents, would we have ended up where we are now? Now stand up and pretend to be good, is it when we are all fools! Zhang Su still has a strong hostility towards Lin Yingxue.

However, Lin Yingxue didn't even glance at Zhang Su, but said coldly: "If you really have backbone, what you should think about now is how to turn over, how to let Brother Zhang and Sister-in-law Zhang spend the rest of their lives safely, instead of taking advantage of their tongues here!" And the ones who are kind to me are Brother Zhang and Zhang Sou, I will only help the two of them, as for you, even if you starve to death on the street, I won't take a second look. ”

"My suggestion, Brother Zhang and sister-in-law should think about it." Lin Yingxue didn't wait for the people in the house to answer, so she opened the door and walked out.

The door blocked Lin Yingxue's thoughts and sight, what the three members of the Zhang family would think Lin Yingxue didn't know, but as Zhang Su said, her willingness to help the Zhang family and his wife this time was not purely out of kindness, but to follow the line of the Zhang family to find out the 'adult' who had appeared in the Zhang family's village.

If her guess is correct, that so-called adult should be Li Chao's internal response in the Rongguo court, and if she can pull it out, it will only be good for her.

Winter rains always get dark very early, and when Lin Yingxue returns to Lin's house, the sky has completely darkened, because of the heavy rain, the air is filled with a smell of earth, and even the flowers and plants that have been destroyed by the rain have also radiated a burst of new vitality in the decadence.

Lin Yingxue lingered in the beautiful scenery in the garden, so she unconsciously slowed down her steps, and because of this, she overheard the intermittent cry coming from behind the rockery in front of her.

"Miss......" Di'er was so frightened that her hair stood on end, and she looked at Lin Yingxue with a look of fear and anxiety, but Lin Yingxue's face was calm. She raised her hand and motioned for Di'er to wait for her in place, and then she walked lightly in the direction of the rockery.

It was a woman's cry, her voice low and resentful, and all her sorrowful intestines wrapped around her lips and teeth, turning into this low and endured cry.

At first, Lin Yingxue just felt that this cry was a little familiar, and it wasn't until she saw the figure behind the rockery that her face really showed two points of surprise: "Second sister? ”

Hearing someone's voice, the thin and thin figure hiding behind the rockery immediately shrank back like a frightened rabbit, but after seeing that it was Lin Yingxue, Lin Yingxiang turned to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Fifth sister." Lin Yingxiang sniffed, turned his head sideways and quickly wiped the tears on his face with a handkerchief...... Even though the person in front of him tried his best to hide what had just happened, the red and swollen eyes of the person in front of him, who were crying like rabbits, already revealed everything.

Lin Yingxue looked at Lin Yingxiang's appearance, and sighed secretly in her heart before she spoke: "Second sister go to my courtyard to sit first, wash your face, apply a compress to your eyes, and then go back to the courtyard, otherwise if other people see the appearance of the second sister, I'm afraid someone will have to talk nonsense in the house again." ”

A concubine hid behind the rockery and cried with red eyes, if this is spread out, will someone say that the eldest lady has mistreated the concubine? But the eldest lady's personality Lin Yingxue is very clear, not to mention that in order to prevent the rumors from happening, and why Lin Yingxiang cried so sadly, just this point, Lin Yingxue also has to figure it out.