Hu Wenbin was stunned, he didn't expect Ruan Xiaoman to be so cautious, and nodded to find his grandfather.

"Sister......" Ruan Xiaoji didn't know whether to praise her or persuade her for a while.

"It's always right to be cautious." Ruan Xiaoman said disappreciatively.

A maid came in to pour tea and water for them, and Hu Wenbin soon returned, and his grandfather agreed that Ruan Xiaoman and the others would live in the side courtyard.

"My grandfather said that if you need anything, just mention it, and he will definitely help if you can." Hu Wenbin said with a little excitement.

He was not sure how to convince his grandfather, but he didn't expect his grandfather's attitude to change after seeing the gift from Ruan Xiaoman.

Curious, he glanced at it, but his grandfather didn't let him look at it again, for fear that he would damage the painting, and he didn't expect that what Ruan Xiaoman gave was actually Mr. Mu's painting.

As the soul of the Southern School painters, Mr. Mu's paintings are highly sought after by the world, and they are often hard to find, and I don't know how Ruan Xiaoman got this painting.

In fact, this painting was bought by Ruan Xiaoman earlier, and he originally planned to give it to Ruan Xiaoji, but he used it as a gift or kept it for himself to copy it.

In the circle of ladies and ladies in Yuzhi County, she has long said that she likes calligraphy and painting the most, and if there is a unique book or a famous painting, she is the first group of people to know.

"Then please ask Master Hu to help say thank you to your grandfather, and we won't bother you." Ruan Xiaoman said politely to Hu Wenbin.

Although she said that she was good friends with Hu Min'er, she never said a word to Hu Wenbin.

But Hu Wenbin glanced at Ruan Xiaoman because of Hu Min'er's relationship, and now he admires it even more, "Do you know Mr. Mu?" ”

"I don't know, the painting was just an accident." Ruan Xiaoman didn't want to lie.

Hu Wenbin was a little regretful, but he couldn't be disappointed, it was strange that Ruan Xiaoman would know someone like that.

Ruan Xiaoman didn't want to stay for a long time, and Hu Wenbin didn't force it, so he sent a maid to send them back.

After returning to his yard, Ruan Xiaoji dared to ask, "Sister, what do you mean by what Master Hu said?" ”

"In the brocade box is Mr. Mu's paintings, and I came here with such a handy gift this time. Since he wanted to disturb the owner's house, he had to send it out as compensation...... Don't worry, I'll leave you a copy when I get good things in the future. Ruan Xiaoman hurriedly comforted Ruan Xiaoji.

"It's a good gift, it's a good gift." Ruan Xiaoji wants to see Mr. Mu's masterpiece a little.

"Okay, it's not like there is no more, if there are any more paintings by Mr. Mu, I'll let people keep them for me." Ruan Xiaoman said angrily, looking at him, it was sour.

"I know that my sister is the best for me." Ruan Xiaoji swept away his previous unhappiness.

"Stop, stay away from me, I'll have to self-isolate for three or five days. You've asked people to go and see what's going on outside. Ruan Xiaoman said to Ruan Xiaoji.

When she arrived in Jibei, there were no more people on the street, and there were many officers and soldiers and officials performing official duties.

Ruan Xiaoji hurriedly told her the news he had heard.

"The current situation is a bit unoptimistic, you can inquire again, if you can still leave, let's go back and avoid it first." Ruan Xiaoman thought for a moment, and then said to Ruan Xiaoji.

She came over in person this time, naturally she wanted to leave with Ruan Xiaoji, if the situation allowed.

If the situation does not allow it, she does not force it, but just thinks that with her by his side, he will not be helpless.

"Is that okay?" Ruan Xiaoji was a little hesitant.

"Naturally, it's okay, I'll just take care of anything." Ruan Xiaoman said disappreciatively.

The school is not open again, and it is approaching the end of the year, so it makes sense for them to go home.

"How can a manly man let you take care of such a thing." Ruan Xiaoji only felt ashamed when he heard it.

"Those who know the times are Junjie, some things are only suitable for us women to do, if you become a party, you may be said to be a young mouse who is greedy for life and afraid of death." Ruan Xiaoman sighed faintly.

Ma Qi went outside for a turn, and it didn't take long for him to run back in a panic, "The city gate has been sealed, and no one is allowed to enter or exit." ”

Ruan Xiaoji couldn't help but open his mouth wide when he heard it, did the decree become so fast?

"Sister, you don't seem surprised at all?" Ruan Xiaoji looked at the calm Ruan Xiaoman in confusion.

"When we came, we met officers and soldiers who were transferred from other places, and at that time I thought that the situation in Jibei was getting more and more serious, and I was afraid that I would not be able to enter the city if I was one step later." Ruan Xiaoman sighed.

"You don't have to worry so much, as long as we are well prepared, we don't need to be so afraid." Ruan Xiaoman said to Zhu Qiao and Ma Qi again.

"We're not afraid." Zhu Qiao and Ma Qi glanced at each other, the master was not afraid, what were they afraid of.

"How much food do you have here?" Ruan Xiaoman asked Ruan Xiaoji.

"Nope. Ruan Xiaoji said embarrassedly that the grain was distributed by the Qi family, and he didn't think about it so much.

"It's better to rely on no one than on yourself, so let's go out and buy something just in case." Ruan Xiaoman didn't care about resting, and ordered Zhu Qiao to vacate the carriage, and then asked Ruan Xiaoji to take them out for a walk.

Although there are not many people on the streets, some shops are still open, especially grain and oil shops and grocery stores.

The shops that are open are all needed for the people's livelihood, Ruan Xiaoman asked the price, and after a little negotiation, it was basically to buy, buy, buy, and let the store deliver the goods if the carriage could not fit it.

"Do we really need this?" Ruan Xiaoji's eyelids jumped, the chess pieces can be used to pass the time, but what does the seed mean?

"Buy." Ruan Xiaoman's eyes didn't blink, 100,000 taels, she just bought less than 1,000 taels, not distressed, not at all, Ruan Xiaoman touched his conscience and comforted himself, what should be spent must be spent.

The northwest side is much colder than Yuzhi County, I heard that it will snow, she hasn't seen snow yet, those furs and hand stoves and other warm items are the same, she is afraid of the cold.

Because there were too many things, Ma Qi and Zhu Qiao went back to Qi's house to receive the goods first.

"There's nothing else to buy, do you?" Ruan Xiaoji asked weakly.

He can't stop a woman from buying something at all, and it's his sister, so he doesn't dare to stop it.

"Buy some more books and go back to them." Ruan Xiaoman thought about it, but he couldn't miss something as important as books.

But it's a pity that the bookstore didn't open, Ruan Xiaoman looked at it, except for the coffin shop, almost all of them went in and walked around, and there was no other shop to shop, "Okay, let's go back." ”

"If we buy any more, no one else will have to open the door to do business." Ruan Xiaoji said helplessly.

"It's not that exaggerated, others won't keep it for themselves, you really think they sold us everything." Ruan Xiaoman said disappreciatively.

"Yes, yes, yes, go, go back, I'm hungry." Ruan Xiaoji was afraid that she wanted to buy other things, so she hurriedly said.