Xiao Nuan was listening to the showcase explaining the cloth business of Ayaluo Fang when Zhao Shuyan came.

After the display cabinet retreated, Xiao Nuan poured tea for Zhao Shuyan before asking, "Big brother, is this a happy event?" ”

"It's not me, it's you, sister." Zhao Shuyan smiled happily, and said with a smile, "Brother Yu just got the news that the new magistrate of this county has left Beijing, and he will be here in two days to hand over his post with the current magistrate." ”

Xiao Nuan stared at Zhao Shuyan's smiling face for a while, then stood up with wide eyes, "The new magistrate is not my father?" ”

Zhao Shuyan closed his fan and knocked it on the palm of his hand, "My sister is smart!" The new magistrate surnamed Xiao Qian, a person from Jingzhou, has been a Jinshi in Penghua for eight years. ”

As for when Xiao Nuan was in the eighth year of Penghua, she couldn't figure it out, but knowing that the county magistrate was not Chen Zumo, she clapped her hands and laughed, "Great, great, I like this magistrate!" Lou Xiaoqian - the magistrate who can work with a little money, is too much to my liking. ”

Xiao Nuan's words made Zhao Shuyan laugh, "My sister's words are not enough to communicate with outsiders." ”

Xiao Nuan smiled and bent her eyes, "Big brother is not an outsider. ”

Zhao Shuyan's eyes were a little tender, "There is one more thing." The queen mother gave the marriage to Ling Zun and the three county lords of Chengping, and asked Ling Zun to return to his hometown to choose a day to complete the marriage. ”

Xiao Nuan's eyes widened again, "It's just that the marriage is over, didn't you say what kind of official he should be?" ”

Zhao Shuyan shook his head with a smile, this matter has become a joke in Beijing, and Chen Zumo is in a rather embarrassing situation in Beijing at this time.

Xiao Nuan's big smart eyes turned around twice, and she grinned, "It's a loss!" married a county lord and didn't even mix up the horses, but the official is gone! ”

Chen Zumo is Xiao Nuan's father, Zhao Shuyan said unfavorably. I saw Xiao Nuan frowning again, "It's over!" ”

"Why?" Zhao Shuyan asked.

"My father is not an official, what should we do with the business of the tea house?" Xiao Nuan feels sorry for the money, "The eldest brother also said that it was good news, I think it's a mixed blessing." ”

Zhao Shuyan couldn't help laughing again, "Ling Zun is not an official and he is also the son-in-law of Chengping Palace, and the recruitment of the Chen family is still going to open, sister rest assured, our business is not the same." ”

Besides, his original intention of opening a tea house was not to make much money, but it is inconvenient to talk to Xiao Nuan about this matter, and he will not lose money after all.

When Xiao Nuan heard Zhao Shuyan say this, she put her mind at ease, turned back and forth a few times, and finally couldn't suppress her excitement, turned around and ran out, "I want to tell my mother and relatives about this good news!" ”

My mother is also here today, and she is now at Grandma Lin's house. Xiao Nuan staggered to the door of Mrs. Lin's house on Sanhe Street, and the smile on her face was gone, but she was surprised.

A white cloth was hung on the door of the Lin family, Grandma Lin, is this going? Wasn't it okay a few days ago?

Xiao Nuan hurriedly ran in, and heard someone crying sadly, this was her mother's cry, Xiao Nuan was anxious to hear it, and rushed into the hall quickly. Seeing that Grandma Lin was lying on the kang had been covered with a white cloth, her mother knelt on the side and cried into tears.

Xiao Nuan also had red circles in her eyes and knelt next to her mother. Qin Shi held his daughter's hand and cried uncontrollably, "Your Grandma Lin, she's gone...... My mother didn't even see her old man for the last time. ”

Mrs. Zhang, who was hired to serve the old lady, wiped her tears and said, "The old man ate a bowl of noodles last night, talked to me for a while, and was in good spirits." I didn't expect to fall asleep and not be able to get up. But that's fine, the old man didn't suffer a little sin, Madame, don't cry, don't hurt your body, what can you do. ”

Xiao Nuan also persuaded, "Mother, Grandma Lin is going to reunite with her relatives, don't be sad." ”

The Qin family knew it, but they still couldn't stop crying.

Xiao Nuan saw that Uncle Xin from the Splendid Cloth Village was coming, got up and asked, "How to arrange Grandma Lin's funeral?" ”

Uncle Xin wiped the beads of sweat from his head, "The old lady has prepared a coffin before she dies, and the old slave has asked the neighbors to help call the pedestrians who do the red and white ceremonies, and they will get all the funeral items and things, so there is no need for the girl to worry about it." ”

Xiao Nuan didn't know that there was such an industry here, and she was relieved. At this moment, there was a loud cry outside the door, and several middle-aged women dressed in heavy filial piety came in crying, and the aunts and aunts screamed, and knelt in the courtyard.

"These should be relatives of the old lady who lives in Linjia Village, I didn't expect them to come so quickly." Uncle Xin whispered.

It really responds to the old saying "no one cares about you in life, and you will be in a group after death". Xiao Nuan's mother and daughter and Uncle Xin were not relatives of the old lady, they were just watching from the side.

These people cried for a while, but when they saw that no one came to persuade them, they had to stand up and go into the house crying. The Qin family and Mrs. Zhang had already come down from the kang and stood aside to accompany them.

These people first kowtowed to Grandma Lin, and then wept and touched around with their eyes, thinking that the old man could hide something valuable.

Unable to see it, these people began to look through boxes and cabinets in the name of helping the old man sort out his clothes. Qin Shi felt that it was not like words, but he just sighed and retreated to the courtyard, standing with his daughter.

These people searched around and didn't find it, and the woman with a fierce face who took the lead came out and looked the Qin family up and down, "Who are you, what are you doing at my house?" ”

Mrs. Zhang, who was hired to work, snorted, "What's your family, I'm really not afraid of the wind slapping your tongue!" This is Mrs. Lin's house! ”

When the women heard this, they jumped to their feet, "This is not my Lin family's territory, is it still yours?" Well, you're here to rob my family! Say, "Where have you hidden my old woman's money?" Hand it over to the old lady! ”

Xiao Nuan frowned, "Mother, let's go!" ”

"If you can't find anything, don't let any of you go!" Two more women jumped to stop them.

Uncle Xin snorted, "Their mother and daughter came to visit the old man's house, and this Aunt Zhang was invited by me to serve the old lady to dress and eat." You juniors who are not filial don't know anything, don't jump around here. ”

The woman pinched Uncle Xin up and down with her eyes, "Who are you old things, could it be my old aunt's good looks?" I'll just say......"

"Shut up!" Uncle Xin said angrily, "The old lady's bones are not cold, you dare to say nothing, and you are not afraid of chilling the old man's heart!" ”

"Whew! My family ...... "The woman was jumping."

"What? What a system! A middle-aged man with a short beard stepped in at the gate, although he was not wearing an official uniform, but the official frame was full of posses.

When the women saw him, they did not dare to say anything.

Uncle Xin whispered in Xiao Nuan's ear, "This is Lord Wang of the Yamen Street Division, who is in charge of our area." ”

The street division is equivalent to the ancient chengguan, but it manages more than the chengguan, and also assumes the responsibilities of the street office. There are a total of five people in the Jixian Street Division, who manage all the trivial affairs in the city in blocks. After Mrs. Lin went, Uncle Xin hung up the white cloth and went to the street department to report the funeral of the old man's family, which was a necessary procedure.

He didn't expect that Lord Wang would come in person.