Speaking of Mai Xiaohuan, she is now Shan Cuihua's pride, capable and well-behaved.

Mai Xiaoyuan came with a mission, and her husband asked her to inquire about the affairs of Gongzi Qu and Young Master Tang, if the two families really attach importance to their younger sisters, they will take them to the Dou family to live for a few days, so that the nobles of Qingcheng County will know that the Dou family and Mai Xiaohuan sisters are relatives, and the relationship is not ordinary.

When it came to Qu Hao and Tang Yujun, Shan Cuihua opened the conversation, from the things they sent to the little girl recognizing the county guard couple as her stepfather and mother. From the carriage in the yard to the mother-in-law Mai Liu and the sister-in-law, they always come to find fault......

Mai Xiaohuan has read enough books, and when Mai Xiaofang has played enough, the two of them haven't finished chatting yet! Mai Xiaofang glanced at her father's house, and said to her sister: "Mother and we don't have so many words, seeing that the eldest sister can talk for a day, how do I think the eldest sister is biological, and we picked it up!" ”

"You go to your mother's house and say that she doesn't beat you." Mai Xiaohuan first put the rice in the pot and stewed it. I took a piece of meat and planned to make a braised pork with mushrooms, and the pickled cabbage I pickled by myself was also good, stewed a pork bone stick, and then two cheat sheets, and a soup was ready.

At this time, Wu's voice sounded at the gate: "Xiao Huanniang, Xiao Huanniang, are you at home?" ”

Standing outside and shouting without letting him enter the hospital, Wu is one of the thickest skinned people Mai Xiaohuan has ever seen, and the other ...... Cough...... Don't talk about it.

Mai Xiaoyuan stopped Shan Cuihua, she planned to go out to meet her own eldest mother, even the righteous daughter of the county guard and the rich man's sister-in-law dared to bully, others were afraid of a bad reputation, but she was not afraid.

When the gate opened, she almost didn't flash the Wu family, she didn't dare to disobey the village chief's orders, and she couldn't enter the courtyard, so she could only stand outside and shout!

"Why don't you come in and talk about something, auntie!"

"No...... You don't have to go in, it's the same here. ”

Mai Xiaofang and Mai Xiaohuan shrugged their shoulders when they heard the conversation between the two.

"Since you don't go in, tell me if you have something to say! My mother is busy! Not available. ”

Wu was choked and almost didn't get angry, she didn't believe that Shan Cuihua would be busy, through the crack in the door, she saw Mai Xiaohuan and Mai Xiaofang standing next to the stove cooking. They're stewing again! The taste is really fragrant, I didn't expect the little girl to die to cook well.

After waiting for a while, he didn't see Wu speak, Mai Xiaoyuan turned around and walked back, hurriedly finished his meal, and discussed taking the two sisters to Dou's house as guests, and he had to rush back! The dead fat pig Dou Liangfu recently took aim at the new maid Dou'er, if he didn't go back, the two might get together at night.

In fact, he doesn't care about fooling around at all, but it depends on who he is not, that Dou'er is a relative of Aunt Xiang, and if there is another Aunt Xiang in the courtyard, his own status will be threatened, so he resolutely can't let this girl enter the hospital.

"Xiaoyuan, don't go, my mother asked me to come, borrow Xiao Huan's carriage for use, our uncle and grandfather came from Tongbei County, this is going back, there must be a car to send it."

"Then how did he come to be an old man!"

"Rent...... Rented a cow. ”

Then rent an ox cart and go back! Mai Xiaoyuan was also speechless about his grandmother Mai Liu's slamming the door, today this car said that he couldn't lend them anything, his uncle and grandfather's family were so poor that they didn't say anything, the degree of slamming the door was more serious than grandma, if they let them touch the carriage, it was very likely that there would be no return.

"Why don't you borrow my carriage for my uncle and grandfather?"

"How can that be done, how can the rich lady's carriage allow others to sit casually!"

"Can you borrow the carriage of the county guard? If it's broken and dirty, can people be happy if they are known by the county guard? Doesn't the eldest lady's house have an ox cart! They can sit if they want to, and we can't do anything if they don't like to sit. If the lady wants to come in, I will ask the maid to keep the door for you, if you don't enter, we will have dinner. ”

Wu didn't take advantage of this trip, not to mention that he was angry. Angrily flicked his sleeves, stomped his feet and left.

During the meal, Mai Xiaoyuan asked the two sisters if they wanted to go to Dou's house as guests, but what she didn't expect was that the sisters shook their heads together and said they didn't want to go.

"What's the matter, Xiao Fang and Xiao Huan went to Qingcheng County and lived in the county guard's mansion, so they don't look down on me as a sister in a small county town." Mai Xiaoyuan said with some displeasure.

Mai Xiaohuan knew in her heart that the reason why the eldest sister invited her to be a guest at this time was entirely because of her relationship with Qu Hao and the Tang family, rather than any sisterhood.

It is impossible for the Dou family to really welcome themselves, Mai Xiaohuan said that he would not go to anything: "Eldest sister, it is about to be the New Year, how can you go to someone else's house at this time as a guest, I and the second sister have received your wishes, but the Dou family ...... Let's not go! Please thank your brother-in-law for his kindness on our behalf, and I will talk about it when I have a chance in the future! After speaking, I didn't forget to raise my chin to Mai Xiaofang, it's time for you to say a few words, several people in the Dou family are here, even if they act, they have to play a full set.

"Hmmm! We don't know the rules, it's almost the New Year, don't commit the taboo of a big family, don't go! Mai Xiaofangxin said that the eldest sister has been married for several years, and she doesn't know where the door of the Dou family is opening.

The younger sisters all said so, Mai Xiaoyuan couldn't say anything, she thought that it would be more justifiable to take the two sisters to live for a few days during the New Year, and it would be much better than coming to the door under the New Year.

After eating, Mai Xiaoyuan packed up and was about to go back, and when the mother said goodbye, there was a sound at the gate again.

Could it be that the eldest lady is not giving up and coming again? Mai Xiaofang rolled up her sleeves and went to open the door, she still didn't believe that this person dared to rob this person in broad daylight. Mai Xiaoyuan also stopped, wanting to see who was coming.

A carriage that was more imposing and spacious than the Dou family stopped at the door of Mai Xiaohuan's house, and under the gaze of everyone, a middle-aged man wearing a dark blue satin robe walked out of it.

"Steward Qu, why are you here?" Mai Xiaofang recognized the person in front of her as Qu Mang, the housekeeper of the county guard's mansion.

Qu Mang gave a salute to Shan Cuihua and Mai Xiaoyuan, and first replied to Mai Xiaofang's words: "Miss Xiaofang still remembers to be here!" What an honor! He turned his head and bowed in the direction of Mai Xiaohuan and said, "The slave has seen the third lady." ”

Mai Xiaohuan smiled awkwardly, can she say that she didn't mean to be transformed into a third lady? Originally, she also wanted to call Uncle Qu Zhiyi and Aunt Lin. But the Qu family was too enthusiastic, coupled with Qu Hao's deliberateness, he recognized his father-in-law in a daze, and by the time he reacted, it was too late to regret it.

"It's such a long way, Brother Qu can just send someone to carry a letter, why bother you to come here in person."

"Thank you for your kindness, Childe is afraid that people will not be able to tell me clearly, so don't you send me over? Don't look at me as I'm not young, this is not a problem. ”

He turned sideways and asked Mai Xiaohuan to look behind, explaining that the things in the other two cars were the two aunts and grandmothers of the Qu family who married in the capital, and they heard that their father and mother recognized a sister for him, and specially gave a gift to the new sister. The rest of the things were New Year's gifts from the county guard and the Tang family.

Shan Cuihua hurriedly asked her son to open the door to facilitate the carriage of Qufu to enter, and Mai Xiaoyuan was not in a hurry to leave, she wanted to see what the gifts in the capital looked like.

The family members who came with him moved things down one by one, and Qu Mang was not idle, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Mai Xiaohuan, which was the real reason why Qu Hao sent him.

The letter said that the county lord of the prince of Chuanping wanted to find a companion in Qingcheng County, and the master she brought was a famous female talent in the capital, Qu Hao felt that the opportunity was rare and wanted to fight for this place for Mai Xiaohuan, because there are many people who want to be the county lord's companion, so Mai Xiaohuan needs to give a reply today, if you are willing or not, the Qu family can also make arrangements.

Being able to study is Mai Xiaohuan's long-standing dream, of course she wants to go, but she doesn't know if the county lord will dislike her identity, and how long will she go?

Qu Mang saw Mai Xiaohuan wrinkling her eyebrows and was in a daze, thinking that she didn't recognize the words on the letter, and was annoyed! So he whispered, "Why don't you read this letter to you?" ”

Mai Xiaohuan nodded subconsciously, Qu Mang took the letter and cleared his throat and read it, after listening to the content of the letter, the Mai family was stunned, Qu Hao actually wanted to send Xiaohuan to accompany the county lord to study, this is ...... This is a great event, a good thing that my family could not even dream of.

Mai Xiaoyuan's heart was jealous and extremely excited, if her mother-in-law knew that her sister was so competitive and lucky, she would definitely look at herself differently, and at that time, what kind of fragrant aunt or stinky aunt, even if he killed them or sold people, Dou Liangfu would not do anything to himself.

After being stunned for a while, Mai Xiaohuan asked Qu Mang: "Will the county lord dislike my identity?" ”

"Our lord said that the county lord is a very quiet character, and his temper is not bad, but she entrusted her wife to help with the matter of finding a companion. Just ask the other party to like to read and be sensible, where people don't ask for it at all. ”

"And how long will it take?"

"The county lord is only here to cultivate, at least a year and a half, and at most it will only be three or two years before he returns to Beijing."

Mai Xiaohuan turned her head to ask her father's opinion, of course they would not object, they all nodded with a smile on their faces.

Qu Mang also expected that the Mai family would not object, as long as they had a little brain, they would not object to this matter, what a good opportunity! Those who disagree are fools.

He also said that the county lord's companion was allowed to bring a maid to serve by his side, and that he had three sets of new clothes every season, and that he could receive thirty taels of silver every year. Even the maid has four sets of new clothes every year, and she can get ten taels of silver! There will also be two days off each month, which can be used for the month or saved up.

There are books to read, and there is money to take, now the Mai family has no opinion, Mai Xiaofang volunteered to be a maid for her sister, and the family also agreed, only Mai Xiaohuan was against it, how could she use her own sister as a maid!

No, resolutely no!