Ni obviously knew about the previous situation, and when he heard this, he laughed, and covered his sleeves and said, "Fourth Grandma Qiu is really good at talking. ”

At that time, Li Xi gently pulled Chen Ying and gave her a "I'll tell me later" mouth, this was to ask Chen Ying to tell her about her acquaintance with Guo Wan, Chen Ying nodded and agreed.

After politely greeting her, Guo Wan took the initiative to explain the reason: "...... There are many and miscellaneous accounts outside, and sometimes it is too late to send them over, so I have to ask someone to go to the shop to take a look. My grandfather is old and in poor health, so we can't be lazy as juniors, but my uncle is now busy with his homework, and my aunt is busy with housekeeping, but fortunately I still know a few words, and this errand is my turn. Coincidentally, there was a ready-made delivery car at home, so I stopped by and followed. ”

It turned out that she had gone outside to check the accounts.

The Han family is a merchant, and Guo Wan is familiar with it, so she must be very proficient in it.

After explaining the reason, Guo Wan apologized to everyone again: "This is still ours, who would have thought that the car would break down here, and the door was blocked, but it was causing trouble to you." ”

Chen Yingmi's eyebrows under the fence moved, but he didn't say a word, but his eyes swept in front of the carriage and horses, but he saw several mule carts parked by the city gate in the distance, the carriage was quite large, and it seemed to be loaded with a lot of goods, and the wheel was also planted with a large Han family merchant flag, in addition, there was a dark lacquer carriage also mixed in the middle, thinking that it was Guo Wan riding.

Ni is the only elder among the people, and when he heard what Guo Wan said, he took over the conversation: "Grandma Qiu Si is too polite, and the wheel pulling is the most troublesome, but fortunately, it is still in the city, even if you go back and ask someone to change it now." If you're outside the city, it's a lot of trouble. ”

Guo Wan covered her lips and smiled, "When Mrs. Li said this, I was relieved." I'm afraid that our car will have to be delayed a little longer, so I have already ordered it to go down, and we will give way immediately. As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the dark lacquer carriage, and said with a smile: "If Madame doesn't give up, I have a ready-made chair case there, and Madame might as well sit under the carriage, it's better than not being able to stretch her legs and feet in that car." ”

She said this kindly and naturally, Ni Shi glanced at her, but felt that this fourth grandmother Qiu was gentle and polite, even if she stammered people and was not so annoying, she nodded happily and said: "That's fine, you have to worry about it." After speaking, he turned to Chen Ying and Li Xi, the smile on his face was more real, and said, "You also come down and sit, you have to hurry for a while, the car is really stuffy." ”

After she spoke, everyone was indisobedient, so Guo Wan ordered someone to put up a chair, and everyone sat on the side of the road to rest.

In this process, the wife of the He family, Huang, did not show up at all, Ni sent someone to invite, she only said "to take care of the two children", Ni did not care, asked someone to send some hot tea, and told the subordinates to serve well.

In the end, the Han family often ran out, and their mobility was extraordinary, and they quickly moved the car away, and the road was cleared, and everyone said goodbye to Guo Wan and boarded the car separately.

After the carriage moved, Chen Ying saw from the window that Guo Wan had been standing on the side of the road and watching, and she had done enough courtesy.

Such a gentle, generous and courteous woman is very easy to give people a good impression, Li Xi smiled and said: "This fourth grandmother Qiu is a cool character, and she is knowledgeable and reasonable, she really doesn't look like a merchant girl." As he spoke, he sighed again and said, "It's a pity."

The status of the merchant in the Great Chu Dynasty is not high, and Guo Wan is a widow, this double humble status is indeed regrettable.

Chen Ying didn't say anything when she heard this, but He Sui on the side took over with a chuckle: "The Han family is also a well-known rich family in Dengzhou Mansion, and the old lady Han is notoriously distressed for her granddaughter, and Grandma Qiu Si's life is actually quite good." ”

She is a local, so she naturally understands these things, Li Xi was aroused by these words, so she asked her about Guo Wan, He Sui had to answer all questions, and the two of them quickly chatted again, and for a while the carriage was full of little girls' squeaky voices.

Chen Ying didn't hear this, and only quietly continued the work that had just been interrupted—wiping the bow and arrows.

Guo Wan's appearance was very coincidental.

But is there really such a coincidence in this world?

For some reason, Chen Ying always felt that Guo Wan's appearance was a bit weird.

Without the Han family's vehicles blocking the road, the Li family's carriage quickly drove out of the outer city.

However, when Chen Ying's gaze swept to the car window, the hand wiping the bowstring suddenly paused.

On the slope from the city wall to the moat, many people sat or stood.

It's a homeless.

These displaced people are like a gray, lifeless stagnant water, spreading into the distance.

At this moment, the morning sun was rising, and the sky was shining, but these people were all yellow and thin, and their expressions were numb, and they sat or lay on the ground, and occasionally one or two broken tents could be seen in the crowd, and the thin wooden sticks supported the gray and simple tent roofs, which swayed in the morning breeze as if they were about to collapse.

The three women in the car were all stunned by this scene, and after a long time, Li Xifang gasped and said in a lost voice: "Why are there so many people?" ”

Chen Ying was just as shocked as her.

She had entered and exited the east gate twice, and everything was normal inside and outside the gate, which gave her the illusion that the disaster in Shandong should have been brought under control, and that if there were some problems, they would only be at the superstructure level.

However, looking at the scene in front of her, she suddenly figured out one thing: where did the depressed and tense atmosphere in Li Heng's study come from.

The situation in Dengzhou Mansion must be far worse than it shows, and Li Heng must have a purpose in sneaking here.

Chen Ying lowered her eyebrows and pondered, suddenly feeling that the light was dim, she immediately looked up and saw Sister-in-law Ye's hand moving away from the window.

It turned out that she had closed the curtain.

This move was undoubtedly a bit abrupt, Chen Ying looked at her, but Sister-in-law Ye didn't say a word, silently retreated to her original place, and continued to sit still.

For a moment, there was no sound in the carriage, except for the "babbling" sound of the wheels, which was thinking that they were driving across the wooden bridge over the moat.

"Go farther and see." Sister-in-law Ye said suddenly.

The official dialect with a slight accent doesn't sound as dull as her people, but the voice is very low, and it is like iron rubbing when it enters the ear.

Except for Chen Ying, everyone in the car was stunned, and Li Xi even noticed that the curtain of the car was closed, and there was a kind of surprise on his face, but he didn't speak.

Chen Ying also politely remained silent.

Sister-in-law Ye is a servant of the He family, and only He Sui is qualified to give orders to her in this car.

However, He Sui obviously did not intend to call the shots.

Her face suddenly turned red, and the expression on her face was almost ashamed, and she bit her lip and said, "She...... She's only been here for a few days, and she doesn't know the rules yet. Sisters...... Don't be surprised. ”

The soft and thin voice, as if the wind would break when it blew, then she glanced in the direction of the front of the car, and her face was a little sad.