Cheng and Xi Tonglin passed away, Xi Feng did not hide Lu Tongfang and Ruan, on the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, when Ruan came to Chu Mansion to visit his grandson, Xi Feng told her about it.

Ruan sighed and said, "Your grandfather wrote to tell us, and your father and I also knew about it two days ago, and your father remembered that Cheng had been his mother-in-law after all, and sent a small servant back to Hangzhou City to put incense in front of Cheng and Xi Tonglin's graves and burn some paper money instead. ”

"Grandpa wrote to you? Did you say anything about the third cousin's marriage? And cousin, are you married? ”

Xi Feng asked several questions in a row.

Ruan replied with a smile, "Yes, your third cousin-in-law even has a body, when your grandfather wrote to me, your third cousin-in-law was just diagnosed by the doctor, saying that she was just a month pregnant, and your eldest cousin-in-law gave birth to a son in September, that is the eldest son of the fourth generation of the Ruan family, your grandfather was very happy, and discussed with your grandmother, took ten taels of silver, went to the gold and silver shop, and gave your great-grandson a pair of silver bracelets." ”

When Xi Feng heard this, he said happily, "Oh, then I have to write a letter to my grandfather, and then bring some gifts to my cousin and nephew, and the third cousin, I should also go back with some medicinal materials to replenish my body, and let my subordinates stew some medicinal food for the third cousin-in-law." ”

After the people of the Ruan family borrowed the house in Sanning Lane, the three Ruan Dalang brothers all took their daughters-in-law to live in, the three Ruan Dalang brothers opened a woodware shop, and the three granddaughters-in-law of the Ruan family opened an embroidery village.

The embroidery inside was embroidered by the three granddaughters-in-law of the Ruan family with six little maids.

These six little maids were bought by the Ruan family in the tooth shop.

At the beginning, the Ruan family originally wanted to hire a few embroidery girls to sit in the embroidery village, but Xi Feng wrote a letter to suggest that the Ruan family buy a few embroidery maids to go back.

The maids I bought were my own people, so it was convenient to arouse, and I didn't have to pay extra wages.

And the hired embroidery, troublesome, and the salary is also very high, it is not cost-effective to calculate, a year to hire two embroidery girls, you can buy five maids.

Therefore, the Ruan family calculated the account one by one, listened to Xi Feng's suggestion, and bought six maids from the tooth shop, and after that, the three granddaughters-in-law of the Ruan family and Ruan Jiajia taught them embroidery hand in hand.

Now, the embroidery of the six maids is already very good, and they are almost ready to catch up with the embroidery work done by Ruan Jiajia.

Since the two granddaughters-in-law of the Ruan family, one gave birth to a child and the other became pregnant, all the affairs of the embroidery village were handed over to the second granddaughter-in-law of the Ruan family.

The grandmother Peng and the eldest aunt and the third aunt also moved to Sanning Lane, one to help the daughter-in-law take care of the children, and the other to take care of the pregnant daughter-in-law, helping to cook, grow vegetables, clean the yard, etc.

Only the second aunt still stayed in Ruanjiazhuang, cooking and washing clothes for Ruan Dazhu's father and son, and doing some housework at home.

"Xi Feng, A-Niang came to you today because she wanted you to help?" With a hint of sadness in Ruan's eyebrows, she said, "Your cousin is about to become an old girl, and your grandmother and several aunts are about to die of sorrow, but your cousin doesn't want to get married, so she won't let go." ”

"Your grandmother wants to take her to see each other, but she doesn't go, and your grandmother doesn't want to persecute her, and they are worried that this will hurt your cousin for the rest of her life, so your grandmother wants you to write a letter to your cousin and persuade her to be an old aunt at home for the rest of your life, right?"

Ruan Jiajia's matter, Xi Feng knows something, but she is not easy to talk about this kind of thing.

In case the other party doesn't agree, it's her cousin who will be embarrassed.

However, my cousin buried it in her heart like this, and she didn't say anything, so she couldn't do it.

If someone gets the first step, won't my cousin regret it for the rest of her life?

Regardless of whether the other party wants to or not, this kind of thing should be told to the other party first, so that the other party knows that if the other party also likes her cousin, it is her cousin's happiness, and if the other party does not like her cousin, then her cousin will die.

Xi Feng thought for a while and said, "Auntie, don't worry, I'll write to my cousin and talk to her about it." ”

If the other party disagrees, at the beginning of spring next year, when she goes back, she will persuade her cousin.

It can't be because of a man who really lives in her mother's house to be an old aunt, isn't that a joke, not to mention, if she really wants to be an old aunt in her mother's house, it will also affect the future daughter of the three cousins.

"Tell your cousin well, your cousin has a good relationship with you, there are some things, she doesn't tell your grandmother and a few aunts, but she will tell you, you ask your cousin, if she has a sweetheart in her heart, if she has, tell your grandmother, even if she is cheeky, your grandmother will come to the door for her."

Nguyen Thi said.

Xi Feng snorted, but thought in his mind, even if he was cheeky, he was afraid that his grandmother would not be able to come to the door.

After Ruan left, Xi Feng wrote a letter to Ruan Jiajia and sent someone to send it to Hangzhou City overnight.

After Chinese New Year's Eve, on the fourth day of the new year, Xi Feng and Chu Li took Xiao Ah Lan to the Ping'an Marquis Mansion to pay New Year's greetings.

Princess Changling was infected with a cold a year ago, and her health was not very good, and she coughed repeatedly so much that she didn't even attend the palace banquet on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

Xi Feng originally wanted to take Xiao Ah Lan to kowtow to Princess Changling for the New Year, but was stopped by the Ruan family.

"The princess said, she is afraid of giving the wind to your mother and son, so let your mother and son not go to her yard, you have this heart is enough."

Ruan Shi also took out a red envelope, handed it to Xiao Ah Lan who Xi Feng was holding in his hand, and said, "This is the New Year's money that the princess gave Ah Lan to wrap up, take it well." ”

took out another red envelope and said, "This is the New Year's money I gave to Ah Lan, put it on Ah Lan, you have to watch it carefully, don't let Ah Lan bite it if you put it in your mouth." ”

Xiao Lan is five months old, and she is about to grow teeth, and she already likes to grasp things with her hands, and when she catches something, she likes to put it in her mouth and bite it.

Ruan put the red envelope in Xiao Lan's mouth and chewed it into his stomach.

"Madam, it's better for the slave to hug it, and you can talk to Mrs. Shizi." Seeing Xiao Ah Lan's eyes staring curiously at the red envelope that Ruan Shi stuffed in his arms, and was about to take it with his little hand, Su Xin walked over, grabbed his little hand, and said.

Xi Feng gave the child to Su Xin, gently pinched his son's little face with one hand, and said, "Don't put things in your mouth and bite them, there are insects that will bite your tongue." ”

Xiao Ah Lan opened a pair of innocent big eyes, shouted a few times to Ah Niang, and then looked at the red envelope that was still showing a corner in her arms, and a trace of saliva flowed out of her mouth.

Ruan Shi smiled, "I told the cook to stew a bowl of soft custard, and I will have something to eat in a while." ”

Five-month-old children can already eat soft custard, and can also feed some soup and water, but they can't eat things with oil and water.