(Cat fluttering Chinese) Ji Qingge followed her into the warm pavilion of the inn under the kind invitation of Xin Xiu.

Xin Xiu stretched out her hand and pointed to the carved wooden chair by the brazier, and said

"You may be seated. I've been busy these days, and I haven't come to the warm pavilion to sit. This fire was born for my mother-in-law in the morning. After adding a few pieces of charcoal to the brazier with tongs, Xin Xiu brought pastries and fried melon seeds to Ji Qingge, and personally made a pot of good Yancheng Yunwu tea for her.

Ji Qingge tasted it shallowly, and couldn't help but praise the hospitality of the embroidery in front of him, who was over forty years old but still had charm.

A trace of shyness flashed in Xin Xiu's apricot eyes, and he said in a low voice

"Where is it as good as Qianqian said." After a pause, she said

"We haven't seen each other for several years, and I really didn't expect to see Qianqian in Yancheng now. Seeing you really makes me feel like I'm in a different world. Ji Qingge was slightly stunned and said with concern

"Aunt Xin?"

"In the past few years, I have lived like a year." Xin Xiu stretched out her hand to wipe her tears and choked up

"The only reason to support me to live is that I still have to live for that enemy and send his mother-in-law, my mother-in-law, to the end of my life." Just now in the hall, Ji Qingge heard Xin Xiu call the old woman

"Mother's".

"Is it the mother-in-law who serves porridge to the guests?" She asked.

"Exactly." Xin Xiu bowed her head slightly and responded. The woman in front of her, Xin Xiu, is the widow of a general of the Qi army named Hou Xiaohu.

According to Di Jinxuan, Hou Xiaohu was a deputy lieutenant of Zhaowu before his death, and like Ji Mochen, he died on the battlefield. It was only after he came to Yancheng that he learned that the innkeeper who was willing to help the victims turned out to be Hou Xiaohu's widow...... For Xin Xiu, the ancient innkeeper, Ji Qingge admires the other party from the bottom of his heart.

The Xinxiu Inn is not spacious, and the rooms on the upper and lower floors are only about 20 rooms together.

But in this case, Xin Xiu still generously vacated the house and gave it to those homeless strangers.

At first, when there were few people, Xin Xiu could still provide one or two meals for others. But after taking in a few families for more than half a month, gradually, those people who came from unknown places came to eat.

In this way, it made Xin Xiu difficult, because she couldn't open the pot. In winter, the city was extremely cold, and people froze to death due to snowstorms.

Inns the size of Yancheng are a little deserted. With conditions like the Xinxiu Inn, people who come to the government to run errands disdain to stay; It is not convenient for merchants who run merchant ships to live in an inn like her, which is not very close to the dock.

Coupled with the closure of the port in winter, there is no business. The inn has no income, and it has to help others, and Xin Xiu is not easy to drive people away.

When she went to the Jinyan Inn to find Yan Li, she said

"Who doesn't have a hard time when they're away from home? I just want to ask General Yan to help me and see if he can help me talk to Lord Xiao and get a few bags of relief food. When the sky clears, they will be gone. Yan Li reached out and stroked his beard and nodded slightly.

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The younger brother and sister understand the righteousness so well, which makes the old man sincerely admire. Don't worry, the old man will help his younger siblings think about it. Xin Xiu thanked him and left the Jinyan Inn.

It was only after Yan Li mentioned Xin Xiu to Di Jinxuan that Di Jinxuan proposed to Ji Qingge at night

"That Xin Xiu also stayed in the camp in the past, and he should know a little about the master's family affairs. You might as well go and meet her, and maybe you can ask one or two from her mouth. In this way, Ji Qingge took the time to visit Xin Xiu.

The two of them tasted tea in the warm pavilion of the Xinxiu Inn, and when they chatted, Xinxiu sighed

"In the early years, the enemy of my family was finally promoted to the position of deputy lieutenant of Zhaowu, but he was blessed...... "Today's deputy lieutenant of Zhaowu is Ji Qingling's father, Ji Mochu.

Ji Qingge knows this.

"The imperial court...... Didn't you pay a pension? Ji Qingge had a trace of doubt in his eyes and asked softly.

Because if the soldiers of the Qi army who are recorded in the war are killed, the imperial court will give pensions to their families, and under special circumstances, they will also help them resettle.

Hou Xiaohu is a lieutenant of Zhaowu, a general of the Qi army, will he have a pension? A trace of bitterness flashed in Xin Xiu's eyes, and she said in a low voice

"Got it. Where can the imperial court be missing...... The money of the enemy? It's just that the two hundred taels of silver were all taken to his father-in-law's medical treatment. Originally, when the enemy was alive, his father-in-law was fine. As soon as he left, his father-in-law fell ill. spent more than 200 taels of silver, and borrowed more than 20 taels of silver, but still failed to save my father-in-law from the ghost gate. In the end, I didn't even care about the eldest brother and sister-in-law of the wrong family, so I had to sell the old house in the township and pay off the debt. Ji Qingge looked embarrassed, if she knew that Xin Xiu had been so difficult all these years, she really shouldn't have asked.

"I was pregnant with that enemy child at that time, and I was really desperate." Xin Xiu couldn't cry.

What do you say about "......"? The corners of Ji Qingge's lips curled up with a touch of sourness, and he said in a deep voice

"In the past few years since Uncle Hou left, Aunt Xin has really suffered." She patted Xin Xiu's back and said softly.

After a long time, Xin Xiu raised her head, looked at the beautiful and lovely Ji Qingge with hazy teary eyes, and said

"When I was most lonely and helpless, when I was pregnant with Liujia, the eldest brother and sister-in-law of the enemy kicked my mother-in-law out. said that the mother-in-law returned to the house to feed. I was pregnant with a child and a mother-in-law. I came to Yancheng to do laundry and cook for others, and I wanted to be a cook. People dislike it, they don't want it. ”

"People's hearts ......" After Ji Qingge heard it, his heart was sour, and he choked up.

"Haha, haha......" Xin Xiu raised her right hand weakly, pointed at Ji Qingge, sneered twice, and said

"The baby in my womb is gone, still...... Thanks to your grandmother! A glint of resentment flashed in his eyes, and Xin Xiu then corrected

"No, it's your step-grandmother. Her son is named Ji Mochu. Originally, he was just slaughtering pigs and selling meat in the market town of Yancheng, but now, he has become a military attaché. Ha ha! As soon as he heard that the old woman had done evil again, the anger in Ji Qingge's heart really rose.

She asked, lowering her voice

"Aunt Xin, tell me about it. How did the old woman treat you? ”

"She, she ......" Xin Xiu gritted her teeth fiercely and said

"I can't tell!" Ji Qingge saw that she didn't say anything, so he said

"My step-grandmother was a very popular master. If Aunt Xin believes in me, tell me; If not, I can't force it. ”

"That's not what it means, Qianqian." When I was angry and confused, I remembered that Chang Bicui was an old man from the Ji family.

But after Xin Xiu calmed down, he reminded himself in his heart

"General Ji is also a hard-working person who has been abused by Chang Bicui's old wife. How...... Can he mention these things in front of his daughter Qianqian? Xin Xiu thought about this, shook her head helplessly, and explained to Ji Qingge.

For these, Ji Qingge didn't mind. She took out a pair of jade bracelets of excellent color from her sleeves and gave them to Xin Xiu with both hands.

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"I have long said that I will visit Aunt Xin after returning to Yancheng, but I was able to escape from the firewood room before I left the cabinet this year......" Xin Xiu looked stunned, and his mouth was open.

looked at Ji Qingge's expression, revealing full of disbelief. It's been a long time

"Qianqian!"

"Today, Laba, I am here to visit you. It's just a small courtesy, not a tribute. Please also ...... Aunt Xin smiled! Ji Qingge was hugged by Xin Xiu in his arms and choked up.

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