Eleven Niang arranged the accompanying room. The winter solstice has arrived.

The winter solstice of this era can be different from before, not only the change of weather, the government and the people celebrate each other, there is the name of "Ya Sui", everyone or the rice cake, or make some food to worship the ancestors, the female dependents also have to offer shoes and socks for the elder, called "the length of the shoes". The Xu Mansion is different from others, not only the celebrant sent the "Ninety-Nine Cold Poems", the emperor also rewarded the Xu brothers with the warm ears of the fox skin, the queen rewarded the Xu family with various clothes suitable for the occasion, and the Xu family also had a spicy soup for breakfast.

Eleven Niang happily hung the ninety-nine cold poems on the powder wall in the east room.

Xu Lingyi leaned on the big kang near the window to read, listened to her and Amber whispering, her tone was very cheerful, looked up, and saw Shi Niang wearing a white fox fur lying rabbit rewarded by Mrs. Tai, lined with a delicate pink face, like a little rabbit, I thought it was interesting, and said with a smile: "Haven't you seen it before?" ”

"Yes." Eleven Niang smiled, "When my father was at home before. I also painted a plum blossom picture with 9981 petals and pasted it on the wall, and painted a petal with a pen every day, and when the plum blossom picture was completed, spring was coming. ”

Xu Lingyi smiled: "That's better than the plum blossom picture." The celebrant is a serious thing. ”

Eleven Niang listened to Xu Lingyi mention a serious book, felt very interesting, and smiled brightly: "Why don't you post this to your study, and we will post plum blossoms in the house?" ”

During this time, she often went to Xu Lingyi's study in the West Wing to borrow books.

To be honest, lackluster.

Although it looks like what he is used to, there are many art of war, and the others are biographies of some people, and there are few poems. There is also his handwriting in the blank space of those military books, from immature to robust, recording a person's growth. Eleven Niang looked very kind, but she couldn't be interested, so she just went to see it, and the book didn't move.

Xu Lingyi knew that Eleven Niang went to her study to pick out books during this time, but there was no agreeable one, thinking that she was making fun of herself, and he was not a small-bellied chicken intestine who couldn't make jokes, so he simply played tricks with her: "Also, the things of the celebrant are very compatible with my study." ”

Eleven Niang laughed, the brilliance between her eyebrows flowed, and she was indescribably charming and moving.

Xu Lingyi only felt pleasing to the eye and was in a good mood.

A little servant came in and said, "Master Hou, the porridge shed has been set up." The third master came to ask you, do you want to go and see! ”

The snow hasn't stopped since November. Earlier, there were hungry people who went to Yanjing to beg together, but they were all stopped outside the city gate, and it is said that there were also cases of people freezing to death. The Marquis of Yongchang Hou Huang came forward to contact the families of the ministers in Yanjing to set up a porridge shed outside the gate of Fucheng in the west of the city, although the Xu family was not the first, and it did not end up, and placed their own porridge shed next to the Hou Lin family in Weibei.

Xu Lingyi lost the book when he heard it: "I'll go now." ”

The little guy responded and went back, and Eleven Niang and Lu Yun hurriedly found Xu Lingyi's otter skin cloak and came out to put it on him: "Master Hou, be careful on the road, the road is cold and slippery." Why don't you change to a sedan chair? ”

"What is this?" Xu Lingyi Ren Shiniang helped him put on his cloak, "I don't know how much worse weather I have encountered in the northwest." You don't have to worry. ”

Eleven Niang nodded and sent Xu Lingyi out of the door, but before she could turn back, a little maid came running: "Madam, the big * milk is here." ”

It has been a few days since I broke up at the intersection of West Street, and I haven't heard the news of the big * milk, and it's not good to send someone to ask, I am waiting for the anxious, listen to this, and immediately follow the little girl to welcome the big * milk.

The big * milk was wearing a gray squirrel cloak of green lotus velvet, and her face was a little decadent.

Eleven Niang looked at it and felt secretly bad in her heart.

Seeing that Eleven Niang was coming, the big * grandmother immediately reached out and took Eleven Niang's hand, and the cold fingertips made Eleven Niang tremble slightly.

Both of them had a tacit understanding and did not speak. Entering the house, the maid helped the big * milk take off the cloak, Eleven Niang and her sat on the big kang near the window in the west room, served tea, Eleven Niang sent the servants in the house, but before she spoke, the big * milk eyes were red: "...... It was the tenth aunt who knocked the child down...... But Shi Niang refused to say anything. I just want to call the shots for her, and I can't do anything. ”

Although I guessed some, the news was confirmed, and Eleven Niang's body was stagnant, and there was indescribable bitterness in her heart.

"I was looking at something was wrong. This is the firstborn child, and the tenth aunt is silent. Big * milk was so angry that her face turned red, "I go to see her every day." If it weren't for the silver bottle leaking a little bit of wind for me, I still don't know. As he spoke, his face sank, "Your eldest brother doesn't like to accept maids, so I asked Jin Lian and Yinhua to marry Shi Niang, and I also wanted to find a career for them, which was an ironclad thing." The tenth aunt was good, and he didn't say hello, and he slept with the two maids on the third day of marriage. What kind of appearance does our Shi Niang have, is he not worthy of him? If he is like this, he is simply slapping our Luo family in the face......"

The big * grandmother was filled with righteous indignation, and Eleven Niang just listened quietly and refilled her with a cup of tea from time to time.

Finally, the big * milk quieted down, and Eleven said, "Who else knows about this?" "She heard her own voice, calm and reasonable," she said reluctantly. must still take care of the face of the Wang family, but I'm afraid that we won't be able to interfere. But this man beats the woman, once he starts, he is afraid that there will be no end. You'll have to find someone to give her a heads-up. If you can avoid it, you can avoid it, and if you can follow it, it's better not to make him angry. ”

Big * milk nodded: "I don't know." But the tenth aunt ...... Do you know why he beat Shi Niang? As he spoke, there was a look of anger in his eyes, "He took a fancy to Shi Niang's daughter-in-law, and Shi Niang didn't agree, so he beat Shi Niang...... When the child fell, he didn't even look at Shi Niang, and turned around and went to Cuihua Hutong. It's not a thing! ”

Eleven Niang was silent.

She didn't know what else to say.

The big * grandmother hurriedly shook Eleven Niang's hand: "Is Master Hou okay with you?" ”

Eleven Niang nodded: "Master Hou is very good!" ”

That's true.

Xu Lingyi respects her very much, which is the foundation of everything.

And the big * milk saw that Eleven Niang's expression was very serious, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

She's worried about herself and Wu Niang, right?

Eleven Niang pondered.

On his side, his plan can't keep up with the changes. Yesterday, Chang Jiuhe came to her to get money. The snow was so heavy that the house in the grange collapsed. He wore a black cotton jacket with an oily face, and stood at the door tremblingly: "It's only two taels of silver, I'll build a grass shed for the time being, and then I'll talk about it after this winter." ”

Since even the house has collapsed, what else is there to steal. Eleven Niang asked him to take his wife and children back to Goldfish Lane to live: "...... Wait until the snow stops. lest they freeze a man. ”

Chang Jiuhe was very grateful, the corners of his eyes were wet, and he thanked him again and again.

His arrival reminded Eleven Niang, and she asked Amber to bring a letter to Wan Yizong, so that their family would also avoid Goldfish Lane. also asked Amber to bring ten taels of silver to Liu Yuanrui's family, and asked her to arrange food.

Now I hear the big * milk say this. Eleven Niang remembered the business that Wu Niang had just opened: "...... With such heavy snowfall, I am afraid that business will be affected. ”

"Who's to say it's not." Big * Grandma sighed, "It's a business that has been open for a few days, and it's only a few pennies a day." ”

"You have to keep a day to get better."

The big * milk nodded, the two talked some gossip, and seeing that it was not early, they got up and said goodbye.

Eleven Niang sent her out and repeatedly told her: "I want to send someone to the tenth sister to say something." She has a hard temper, so as not to suffer immediate losses. ”

"Don't worry, I'll tell her quietly. With such a person, we can't do anything. I think the old lady of the Wang family is very concerned about Shi Niang. I just hope that for the sake of being sensible like Shi Niang, she can take pity on her. After all, if this kind of thing comes out, the dignity of the Wang family will be over. ”

After all, this is not in her world, and can only be disposed of according to the rules of this world.

But Eleven Niang still couldn't help but say: "If it doesn't work, can you catch it." Then the eldest brother came forward and asked Shi Niang to live in the house where he was married......"

The big * head shook like a drum: "No." Then he completely tore his face with the Wang family. Maybe the Wang family will come up with some idea to say that Shi Niang is rebellious, but it will ruin Shi Niang's reputation. This kind of thing, you can think about it, but don't talk nonsense. ”

Eleven Niang had no choice but to remain silent.

When Xu Lingyi came back in the evening, she saw Eleven Niang doing needlework with her head bored, and said with a smile: "Why didn't you go to my mother to play cards?" ”

Eleven Niang hurriedly greeted Xu Lingyi and untied her cloak: "Sister-in-law is here today." ”

"But what's the matter?"

"I went to see the tenth sister, and came and sat down here."

Because it was a woman's business, Xu Lingyi was inconvenient to ask, so she sat on the big kang near the window in the west room, and said: "Many shops on East Street and West Street are closed, and Zichun is afraid that it will also be affected." ”

"That's what my sister-in-law said." Eleven Niang served Xu Lingyi and sat on the big kang near the window in the west room, took the hot tea handed by the maid and brought it to him, "It is said that there is only a dozen Wen business a day." He added, "When the fifth sister mentioned it, I thought it was a good idea." Now that I have encountered a recession, it is not that I have taken the wrong path, but I just keep a few more days. ”

Xu Lingyi listened, put the tea in his hand, and said with a smile: "According to what you say, it doesn't matter if the business is good or bad, the main thing is whether the road is right or not?" ”

"That's nature." Eleven Niang said with a smile, "The path is right, the business is not good, but it is just to see what you have done wrong and correct it in time." But if you go the wrong way, you will only go farther and farther, and it will get darker and darker...... Wasted energy. ”

In fact, what Shi Niang said was a project issue. If the project is right, it is in line with the development of society, and there will be great potential, even if it cannot be developed for a while, it will be able to hold on to the most difficult years, and it will be pulled out of the dark clouds and see the light of day. But if the project is wrong. This is a business that is facing elimination in society, and the longer you keep it, the more you lose, and there is no chance to turn over...... Take Wu Niang's dried fruit shop as an example, it is part of the daily life of Yanjing people, and every family is indispensable for the New Year's Festival, as long as the situation can be opened, business will definitely be done. On the contrary, if Wu Niang wants to do a flower business, she will oppose it. Because now the flower farmers on the outskirts of Yanjing have built greenhouses, which are specially used for the flowers of the rich families all year round, occupying the most profitable market. If Wu Niang wants to rob these people's businesses, it will definitely be difficult.

After all, the two have to live together for a lifetime, and Eleven Niang wants to communicate well with Xu Lingyi, but this does not mean that she will spread her thoughts in front of him all in one fell swoop, and she will be treated as a monster, and she can only be immersed in the wind and drizzle little by little.

So when Eleven Niang saw Xu Lingyi's pensive expression after listening to her words, she immediately changed the topic with a smile: "What's the situation outside?" ”