He Shi denounced Du Huo with all his heart, turned his head and comforted Xiao Rongyue: "I really wronged you, it is rare that you are virtuous and generous, and you think about everything for the sake of the house and San Lang, but he is like this...... Alas, even I, the aunt, don't help him anymore. ”

"Your grandfather wholeheartedly helped the Du family, and paid and helped him to go to Chang'an Taixue, but he treated you like this just after getting married, and he ...... in the future."

She paused, slapped her mouth slightly, and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Look at me, why did you talk about this, but I feel sorry for you." ”

Xiao Rongyue raised her head, her eyes flashed with gratitude, and Baba looked at He, so she was not moved: "I know that the second aunt in this house treats me the best, so I don't hide everything from the second aunt." ”

He Shi laughed dryly, and then took another bite of lotus leaf soup: "Did your grandfather say anything else about yesterday's incident?" Which is the best pavement? ”

Xiao Rongyue was vague: "Grandpa said that those three shops are all good deals, and seriously speaking, Chang'an has the most traveling merchants, and the odd goods shops are even more prosperous." ”

He thought about it, and some couldn't make up her mind, after all, the silk and satin workshop and the porcelain shop were also excellent deals, and she really couldn't pick them out, but it was a pity that the long room was a hindrance, and the second room could only have one shop.

The two chatted, and Sanqi came in and replied: "Lady, the chef has replied, and bought a pair of fresh hares as instructed, and also got a newly caught big carp and an elbow, please show the lady what to do." ”

Xiao Rongyue laughed: "What is this for, Sister-in-law Ke is not the first day of cooking, why do you still come to ask me, let her make her own ideas, the weather is so hot that she panics, just eat less greasy and fresh." ”

Hearing Sanqi's reply, the He family was stunned, when did this happen, Qiu Shiyuan was still so generous, but he bought so many dishes for one meal, could it be that Xiao Shi used his own dowry to supplement the chef?

She was about to ask, when she saw Xiao Rongyue smile and said to herself: "The second aunt came by chance today, and she purchased these few things in the kitchen, although they are not good things, they are rare and fresh, so let's enjoy them and stay for dinner." ”

She looked at He Shi with sincerity: "Second aunt, don't be polite to me, you are a distinguished guest who can't be invited." ”

He Shi thought about it, since he wanted to get closer to Qiu Shiyuan, this was also an opportunity, Pei Shi knew that he was going to be angry again, thinking of this, she happily agreed.

Xiao Rongyue instructed Sanqi: "Go and invite the fourth lady over, it's rare for the second lady to eat here, and then add 200 yuan to the chef, and tell them to make it more exquisite, don't be greasy and greasy." ”

The rewards to the chef's group of cooks are hundreds of dollars, and the He family frowned when he heard it, the Du family doesn't remember how long it has been since there has been such a thing, this Xiao family can be seen to be really rich, so the three shops ......

It was still early for dinner, Xiao Rongyue sat opposite to He Shi and had nothing to do, so she simply invited her to sit in the hexagonal pavilion by the flower pond in the garden, and she could also feed the fish and enjoy the flowers to pass the time.

In order to have a few more words of Xiao Rongyue, He also took the fourth lady, Du Lian, to go with him.

It is said that it is a flower pond, but in fact, it has long been deserted, and there are only three or two asters blooming on the shore overgrown with weeds, but it is also a little thin and yellowish, and there is really nothing to appreciate, but fortunately, He's mind is not on appreciating flowers, but just about inquiring about the situation of the Xiao family's shop.

Xiao Rongyue was busy ordering the maid to bring the ice basin over, and asked for the ice melons and fruits, so she didn't care about talking to He Shi, she was attentive and thoughtful.

He had no choice but to sit sullenly and watch the koi fish occasionally floating out of the pool full of duckweed and wagging their tails, and seeing that Du Lian also fed the pastry crumbs with great interest to feed them, he couldn't help but get angry: "Such a good pastry, you are so ruined, something that has no eyesight, I can't complain that it can't be on the table on weekdays!" ”

Du Lian was so frightened that she withdrew her hand, hiding aside and not daring to say anything, Xiao Rongyue hurriedly smiled: "It's okay, there is also a copy in this cross-door fragrant kitchen, and I will bring it back to the second aunt with dinner later, and the fourth sister is also fun for a while, so it doesn't matter." ”

Du Lian glanced at Xiao Rongyue gratefully, but she didn't dare to stretch out her hand to the melon and fruit pastry anymore, so she could only sit with her head down and didn't dare to make a sound.

He was bored when he looked at her, and he turned his face away and refused to look at her again, but he happened to see two people who came by the flower pond.

Pei Erniang was wearing a new cluster of carmine flowers and half arms, a crow green pleated flower saro skirt, a horse bun on her head, revealing a snow-white neck, and she was lowering her head and coming in along the small door of the Qiushiyuan Flower Garden with gold wires, walking carefully all the way along the depths of the flowers, stopping and looking forward and backward, as if she was afraid that people would find out.

He couldn't help staring at them, looking at Pei Erniang's dressing suspiciously, and seeing the food box in Jin Si's hand, his brows were about to be twisted together, what did the master and servant do when they came to Qiushiyuan.

She looked back at Xiao Rongyue and saw that she was instructing Sanqi to clean up the matter of setting up the meal in the flower hall, it can be seen that she didn't know about Pei Erniang's coming, could it be......

He Shi's eyes lit up for a while, and her heart was beating faster and faster, she turned her head to stare at the pair of master and servant who walked away from the shade of flowers, turned the half-moon gate and entered the west side courtyard, and waited for a while before moving her body and approaching Xiao Rongyue: "Speaking of which, I still have something to do today that I want San Lang's daughter-in-law to help me, but I didn't think about it until this time, and I was really embarrassed to speak." ”

Xiao Rongyue finished ordering Sanqi, and smiled when she heard her words: "Second aunt and I have seen each other, just tell me if you have anything." ”

He sighed: "It's not your second brother, today when he went out early in the morning, he ordered someone to go to the bookstore to buy a few pieces of Hui ink, he got out of school to use, and I remembered you here, and I forgot about it in a hurry, and I was afraid that it was too late to look at the time, and now I am afraid that I can only take two pieces from San Lang and use them first, and then send them to you later." ”

Xiao Rongyue shook her head with a smile: "Such a trivial matter, the second aunt is too polite, I will ask people to take two pieces and send them to Dawn Garden." ”

He Shi waved his hand embarrassedly: "Why don't you send it over, it's okay now, I'll go and pick it up with you, and I'll ask Jin Gui to send it back if you take it." ”

Xiao Rongyue didn't say more, and ordered Sanqi to accompany Du Lian to cool off in the pavilion, and he took camellia and Yuzhu to accompany He to the study of the West Side Courtyard.