Wang Anmei is basically done here, and then Zhao Zhen is there.

The next day, Xie Wan went to Lizi Hutong to meet Li Ershun and explained some matters in person.

Three days later, Li Ershun sent a letter to Lizi Hutong, informing Xie Wanzhao that Mrs. Zhao had gone to Qingquan Temple to offer incense the next day.

Xie Wan pondered for half a night, and led Yuxue Yufang to Qingquan Temple early in the morning.

When Mrs. Zhao was resting in the meditation room after making incense, she heard such a conversation coming from the meditation room next door.

“…… My sister's life is hard, and my sister knows it in her heart. If you make up your mind to leave the house, I will naturally ask our girl and the second young master to keep an eye out for you outside. It's just that I don't know what my sister wants, you tell me, our second young master might as well have an idea when he arrives. ”

"I'm living a life at home that is inferior to others, and I'm in this situation, what can I ask for? As long as the man is generous and does not look down on me. I am willing to be a cow and a horse. ”

When Mrs. Zhao heard these two sentences, her heart moved, and she couldn't help but look at the screen twice. This meditation room was originally a large scripture room, but now it is separated by a screen and has become a place for pilgrims and ladies to rest for a while. Although the voice of the man was low, it reached his ears word for word.

I heard the other end weeping for a moment, and then the voice rang out again.

"If my sister said so, it was easy to do. Although there is no hope for your heirs, there are widowers in the world who already have heirs, but just like this, you have wronged your sister...... My sister has a good appearance, if it weren't for that, she would be a good person. My sister is really wronged for you! ”

"Sister, don't say that! Since God treats me like this, I have nothing to be upset about. If I could get out of my home and find another place to shelter, it would be a blessing for my life. I will definitely serve my husband for a good life. Serve your in-laws and be kind to your sister-in-law. for peace in the afterlife. ”

"Sister!"

The other two began to cry again.

Mrs. Zhao's heart was beating violently in her chest, and she kept looking at that end, but the partial screen was tightly covered, and she couldn't see anything clearly.

Li Ershun, who happened to be accompanying her, came to urge her, so she pointed to the other end and asked softly, "Who is talking in there?" ”

Li Ershun walked to the door and looked at the other side, and immediately shrunk his neck and ran back and said, "Yes, it's the third girl of the Xie family." It seems that the people around the third girl met some handkerchief and said something considerate over there. As he spoke, he touched the whiplash on his face, looking like he was palpitating.

Mrs. Zhao looked at him like this. I guess he was scared by the third girl Xie. Originally, when I didn't know it, I also felt that this Xie Wan was too ruthless, but after I learned that it was Li Ershun's mouth that caused the evil, I didn't think much of the beating he received. It's all rules, and if she is Xie Wan, she will also have a lesson when she hears people spreading rumors outside to slander the old master.

At that moment, there was no doubt about it, and he fell into deep thought.

"Miss Xie San's ......"

Seeing this, Li Ershun said in a timely manner: "Although this Xie San girl is young, she is a person with great opinions. It is said that hard-working people are sensible early. Since the death of Second Master Xie and his wife for more than a year, these three girls seem to have changed as if they have changed people, and even their second young master has to discuss many things with her now. The little one was really blind at the beginning, and he knew that he shouldn't have offended her. So much so that now when I see her, I have to take a detour. ”

Mrs. Zhao glanced at him and said, "Then why do you go to his shop in Li Zi Hutong from time to time?" "Look at him as if she didn't know what was going on in private!

Li Ershun seemed to have been greatly wronged, and said with wide eyes: "Mrs. can misunderstand!" The little one went to the shop to find the shopkeeper Luo Shengluo. Madame, don't you know, don't you know that Xiao's heart has been thinking about Yuxue......" He lowered his head as he spoke. Quite embarrassed.

I didn't pay much attention to this matter, otherwise I would have taken action to treat him a long time ago. Now that he heard what he said reasonable, Mrs. Zhao also smiled. Because of her eldest son's lifelong disability, she has always been very generous to her subordinates, for fear that she would damage her virtue if she managed it ruthlessly, and she would retribution to her eldest son.

The eldest son is a permanent heart disease for her. If it weren't for Zhao Zhen rushing to his post that year, she took him who was only two years old and contracted a cold on the road and delayed his treatment, how could he be so pitiful?

As long as he was sick, she and Zhao Zhen felt guilty. Now that the two of them are no longer young, and the second son and young daughter will also have their own small families, no one knows how long they can take care of him, how much she hopes to find a suitable person to take over her hand and take care of him for the rest of his life!

Thinking of this, she sighed gloomily, and couldn't help but look at the screen again.

There was no sound over there, and the person had already left.

From their words, it seemed that the older woman had a miserable life and was unable to have children.

For the Zhao family, it doesn't matter if they can't have children. People with miserable backgrounds can generally endure loneliness. I heard the "sister" say that she has a passable appearance, so since her character is good, it should mean that she is innocent. As long as he is innocent, and can settle down to stay in the Zhao family, plus he is the person next to the girl of the Xie family, he knows the roots, it is already suitable.

If even widowers could be considered, her son would ...... At least, she can give her a stable and worry-free life, give her a decent identity, give her love and consideration, and can also be her support in this life...... She felt that what she needed, and what the woman just needed, they could give each other!

"Ershun ......"

She subconsciously called out.

Li Ershun walked up: "What does Mrs. command?" ”

Her face suddenly turned dark, she picked up the tea and pretended to drink it, and said, "Mrs. Xie hasn't given a gift recently?" ”

……

At night, Xie Wan was playing with origami cranes, and Luo Sheng hurriedly ran in.

"Girl, Li Ershun came to the news that Mrs. Zhao replied to our wife's gift, and said that Lord Zhao was going to Beijing to report on his work, and while he was not busy at the moment, he would go around and visit the major households in the county tomorrow to thank him for his care in the past three years. The first one to come is our house! ”

Xie Wan stood up and said with a smile: "This is a good thing!" ”

Luo Sheng said abruptly: "Isn't the girl worried that Mrs. Zhao will tell Mrs. Zhao about the matter between Li Ershun and us?" ”

Xie Wan raised his lips and said, "Do you think Mrs. Zhao really came to visit Mrs. Zhao when she entered the mansion?" She's coming for me. And even if the wife did tell her about it, what would it matter? Zhao Zhen is leaving, even if I calculate him, it will be a thing of the past, isn't it boring for my wife to say this at this moment? The key is that Li Ershun has not been in the Zhao Mansion for half a year, will Mrs. Zhao believe her? ”

Luo Sheng paused for a long time before suddenly nodding: "It turns out that it has long been in the girl's calculations." It's a small worry. ”

After breakfast the next day, Zhao Zhen and his wife really came into the house.

didn't look for Xie Wan directly, but quietly called a maid over when chatting with Wang. In the name of hearing that there was a silk business in the second room and wanted to patronize their business, I wanted to ask Xie Wan to accompany him to be a staff officer in the upper shop.

Xie Wan praised Mrs. Zhao for her thoughtfulness. With such a name, not only does it seem reasonable, even outsiders will not suspect anything when they see it, but also use silk to cover their ears and eyes, and it seems very natural to talk about some private matters.

The hatchback is set for the day after tomorrow.

On this day, Xie Wan arrived in the shop, and Mrs. Zhao arrived on her hind feet.

Xie Wan liked her eagerness very much.

She calmly stepped forward to greet her, and led her through the silk in the shop, gave her a few words, and then welcomed her up to the attic.

"I wonder what kind of clothes Madame likes, whether it is padded cotton, or cloak, or skirt? If there is no suitable one, you can go to the shop in Liuye Hutong for a while. ”

Xie Wan said while spreading out the more than 20 colors of silk cloth that Luo Yi had placed on the table. The silk cloth laid out is all practical and as elegant as Mrs. Zhao's clothes, which shows that until she entered the door, this nine-year-old girl has been looking at her without moving.

While Xie Wan was doing all this indifferently, Mrs. Zhao kept looking at her. Her posture is calm and skillful, like a seasoned housekeeper who has dealt with chores for many years, but her eyes and face are not sophisticated, and she is more of a kind of calm that seems suitable for any age.

Madame Zhao was also very subtle, until she really couldn't find the slightest trace of ignorance and frivolity in her, and her lips gradually rose with satisfaction.

There are so many people in the world who have lost their childhood, and most people will always choose whether to climb ashore to cheer up or continue to indulge after suffering in grief, but there are not many people who can stand up from adversity and start learning housework at a young age like Xie Wan, who was not defeated by disasters.

Thinking of her intentions, and remembering the pickled dirty things that Wang had done with her at the beginning, Mrs. Zhao couldn't help but feel a little weak.

I can't imagine that I calculated them for the marriage of the eldest son, and now I have to ask them in turn for the marriage of the eldest son. Therefore, the tone of his speech became unconsciously modest, as if he was chattering, treating Xie Wan as an ordinary girl, and said that he would get up.

"It's just that I make a few jackets, and then make two straight jackets for our master,—— and in the end I am going to go back to Beijing to report on my work, and I always have to dress decently." She suppressed the discomfort in her heart, smiled gently, stroked the greasy silk in her hand, and said: "Then, I also made two new clothes for our eldest young master, he likes to wear new clothes, and he is tall and looks good in clothes." ”

At this point, the smile on her lips seemed a little reluctant.

can help manage the general affairs, and is naturally a meticulous person. Xie Wan naturally noticed her expression, paused for a moment, and then said, "Young Master Zhao should be in his twenties this year, right?" ”

"Twenty-four." Mrs. Zhao nodded, a trace of sadness welling up in her eyes. (To be continued.) )