Hearing what Calamus said, Mint was unconvinced, knelt down and said, "The slave maid still has a younger brother at home, who is stronger than Sister Calamus." Girl, let the slave go with you. He handed over the paper ball in his hand again, "Anyway, the slave caught the word 'go'." ”

Calamus glared at her: "Obedient!" ”

Mint pouted, did not refute, but looked at Xia Jin with a blank eye, waiting for her to administer justice.

Xia Jin was moved, stepped forward to help them up, and said, "The emperor hasn't issued an order yet." I'll let you know when the time comes. Maybe, I don't have to. ”

said so, but Xia Jin was sure in his heart that for the sake of the stability of the country, the emperor would definitely let her go to the border, so he made all preparations before the holy decree was issued.

One of the most important things is to say goodbye to everyone. Her departure may be goodbye, and it is impossible for her to leave quietly.

That evening, she ran to Shu's place and got tired of it, and then dragged her to accompany Mrs. Shao to dinner, and her aunt and sister-in-law also walked around and gave some gifts in return. The next morning, she went to Xuanping Houfu to ask Mrs. Xuanping Hou and Xiao Shi to say goodbye, and after chatting for a while, she went to Cen Ziman's yard and pulled her to the store to have a look.

But as soon as he came out of the main courtyard of Mrs. Xuanping, he met Mrs. Luo halfway.

When Mrs. Luo came to the capital, she wanted Xia Jin to write a letter to Luo Qian and call him back from the border pass; The second is to deal with the Zheng family's family affairs.

Now that the two things have been done, it stands to reason that she should return to Linjiang, but Xuanping waited to go to the border pass, and when she sent a letter to the emperor, she would also send a letter back by the way. Mrs. Luo was worried about her son's safety, so she naturally refused to leave, and waited for Xuan Ping's letter in the capital. So I stayed in the capital all this time.

Although Mrs. Shao ridiculed Mrs. Luo that day, she sent Xuanping to wait for them to go on the expedition the next day. Shu Shi and Mrs. Luo were polite, and they had already brought each other's faces back, and it would not be too ugly to meet.

In fact, even if there is no kind-hearted Shu Shi, Xia Jin will not embarrass Mrs. Luo in front of Luo Qian again.

Seeing her coming from afar, Xia Jin stopped and avoided aside. When she approached, he gave her a salute: "Mrs. Luo." ”

Mrs. Luo stopped. looked at Xia Jin with a complicated face, and it took a long time to spit out three words: "Miss Xia." ”

Xia Jin smiled at her and prepared to turn around and leave.

"Miss Xia." Behind him, Mrs. Luo's voice came.

Xia Jin turned around. Look at her.

Mrs. Luo opened her mouth, but closed it again, looking at Xia Jin silently, her eyebrows frowning slightly. It seems that he is full of thoughts and doesn't know where to start.

Xia Jin saw that her face seemed to be a little older, and there were already a few gray hairs between her sideburns. I couldn't help but feel a trace of pity in my heart, and asked in a soft voice, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Mrs. Luo swooped for a moment, and finally whispered, "Are you really unwilling to marry my brother?" If you're willing to marry him, I'll ...... I don't have to live with you. I know you don't like me. I won't upset you. ”

Xia Jin was stunned, raised his eyes and stared at Mrs. Luo, seeing her calm gaze. The attitude is sincere, and I can't help but feel a lot of emotion in my heart.

Mrs. Luo is no better. Her love for her son should be respected and admired. This is a mother who regards her son as her life, and for the happiness of her son, she can trample her hard nature and extreme self-esteem under her feet. didn't let Luo Qian marry her, but helped him book the Zheng family's family affairs, and she also felt that it was for her son's good.

But it was impossible for her to agree to marry Luo Qian for the sake of Mrs. Luo's maternal love.

If it was normal, she might not have too many scruples. But at this time, in the face of the humility revealed by Mrs. Luo, Xia Jin really couldn't bear to hurt her heart too much.

She pondered the words and spoke as tactfully as she could: "You know, my grandmother is back. My family affairs must be decided by her old man. Madame, you should not mention this to me, but to my grandmother. ”

Mrs. Luo's eyes lit up, thinking that Xia Jin had the intention to agree, and immediately said, "If you agree, I will naturally mention it to your grandmother." Although your grandmother ...... Ahem, but for the sake of my brother, I'll fight anyway. ”

"Ugh." Xia Jin didn't expect that his euphemism would be misunderstood. She had no choice but to sink her face and said unhappily, "What do you mean, Mrs. Luo?" Which good girl would agree to a family affair in private, and then let the other party rely on this to bargain with her own parents? No matter how thick-skinned and shameless a person is, he won't do this, right? The elders are all for the good of their children, and there is no reason to do it against them. With that, he turned around and left.

Mrs. Luo looked at her back, sighed sadly, and then slowly turned around and went to the main courtyard.

As early as when Xia Jin arrived at Xuanping Houfu, Cen Ziman got the news and was already waiting for her at the gate of the courtyard. At this time, I was very happy to see her coming, and went out with her to the shop.

When Dong Yan came from Linjiang, he knew that Xia Jin had the intention of opening a store in the capital, so he had already made preparations, and brought two of the chefs of the restaurant and the master of dim sum to Beijing. With them, Dong Yan bought some more people, and there were Mr. accounts of the Su and Cen factions, and the shops did not need to be renovated, so in only ten days, he opened two shops. As for the propaganda methods, "one trick is fresh, eat all over the world", and the methods used by Xia Jin when he was in Linjiang were used again in the capital, and the business of the two stores became prosperous.

When the two arrived, the restaurant did not have many guests because they had not yet arrived; However, in front of the dim sum shop, there are people coming and going, and it is very lively.

"Go get some burnt fairy grass." Cen Ziman instructed Xue'er, and he followed Xia Jin to the restaurant.

"Two girls are here?" Qian Bu came out of the kitchen and greeted with a smile.

Life is good, and in less than a year, this guy has changed from being as thin as a bamboo pole at the beginning to a big fat man.

He has never gambled since he was taken to the restaurant by Xia Jin to work. Xia Jin saw that he was doing well, so he asked people to find him a beautiful and powerful little widow and help him marry. He can also be regarded as living a good life with his wife and children. Some time ago, Xia Jin left Linjiang, and he didn't gamble anymore, and stayed in the restaurant honestly. Because of his good craftsmanship, this time Dong Yan went to Beijing and brought him and his family to Beijing.

"What about Dong Yan?" Xia Jin asked.

Before she finished speaking, Dong Yan came up from the stairs and said with a smile: "The villain went to the dim sum shop." There are too many guests, so you have to watch them so as not to make mistakes. ”

"Are there enough people?"

"I'll have to buy two more. When business is good, it's too busy. ”

Xia Jin asked and answered Dong Yan one by one, solving the troubles in the store, seeing Cen Ziman looking at them with her eyes open, listening very seriously, she said to Dong Yan: "Now that the store is on the right track, you can talk to Miss Cen about management matters in the future, so that she can know some business matters." ”

Dong Yan agreed: "Yes." ”

Cen Ziman's eyes lit up and he was eager to try. But he was a little hesitant: "But I don't understand." What if it's wrong? ”

"No one is born with it. With Dong Yan here, you can't make any big mistakes. ”

Cen Ziman smiled and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard the sound of "dong dong dong" coming from the staircase, and it seemed that someone was hurrying upstairs. All three turned their heads to look there.

"Girl." The person who came was Shao Yong, the old housekeeper brought back from the north by the Shao family. He was panting and walking in a hurry. While coming up from the staircase, he said, "The old slave chased him to the Xuanping Waiting Mansion, and then chased him here from the Waiting Mansion." ”

Xia Jin's heart moved, and he asked, "What's so urgent?" ”

"You ......" Shao Yong looked at Cen Ziman and Dong Yan and hesitated, "The old lady told you to hurry back and receive the order." ”

Sure enough, that's it.

Xia Jin didn't feel surprised, and stood up and was about to walk out.

Cen Ziman was shocked, pulled Xia Jin and asked, "Take the order?" What is the purpose? What happened to you? ”

"Said on the way." Xia Jin said, lifted his feet downstairs, and dropped a sentence, "Dong Yan will also come along." ”

Cen Ziman and Dong Yan hurriedly followed.

The two girls took the maid in the car, and Dong Yan rode a horse and hurriedly rushed to Shaofu. When he got off the horse in front of Shao's Mansion, Dong Yan saw Cen Ziman coming down with a white face, and there were tears on his face. He suddenly felt bad, and wondered if the Shao family had committed something and was held accountable by the emperor.

But it's not right to think about it: even if you commit a crime, you shouldn't look for your own girl?

Guessing all the way, Dong Yan followed Xia Jin and Cen Ziman to the Shao family hall, and saw two people who were dressed in inner servants sitting on the top drinking tea, and the old lady Shao and Shao Hengding, Shao Hengguo, and Xia Zhengqian were accompanying them. Old Lady Shao laughed and talked, but the others were silent with serious faces.

"I'm back." Seeing Xia Jin enter the door, Old Lady Shao stood up.

When the chamberlain saw Xia Jin, he was quite polite, and said to her with a smile: "Miss Xia, the emperor has an order, please take it." ”

The incense case has already been put on the table.

The ladies in the side hall got the news of Xia Jin's return, and Mrs. Shao took the lead and came in one by one to kneel.

Dong Yan also knelt at the back.

"Heaven carriers, the emperor edict said......" The waiter opened the bright yellow brocade silk and read it to the Shao family.

Dong Yan has also read books and can understand the holy decree read in the mouth of the inner servant. But it was precisely because he could understand that his brain was confused with a "buzz".

Girl...... The girl is going to the border to cure the plague?

He stared at Xia Jin, who stretched out his hand to receive the holy decree, and his heart was in a mess.

Dong Yan, an outsider, is still like this, and even more so the men and all the female relatives of the Shao family who don't know. Until the waiter called "please get up", they were still confused and didn't react. After a while, there was an "ah" call, and everyone turned their heads to look, but it was Shu Shi who fainted, and hurriedly pinched Renzhong and called, and it became a mess.

"Sister Jin, the emperor asked you to leave Beijing immediately, you hurry back to pack your things and prepare to go." Old lady Shao shouted. He also instructed his daughters-in-law, "Send your three aunts back to rest." (To be continued)