Xiaowan said: "I always feel that there is nothing in the world that the prince doesn't know, why are you so powerful?" ”

Ling Chaofeng said: "It's that you have seen few people, you must know that there is a sky outside the sky, and you can't be too self-righteous." ”

Xiaowan hugged the map, she understood this sentence, and asked wistfully: "Will you take me to the places on the map in the future, will you take me on a big boat?" ”

"You want to go outside?" Ling Chaofeng was very surprised, he thought that Xiao Wan would no longer suffer and be abused, and he would honestly settle for the status quo, even if he stayed in this inn forever, he would not feel bored.

Xiaowan nodded: "I can think about it, but I must do a good job in the store first, and I will take Uncle Biao and Aunt Zhang and Ershan with me in the future." ”

Ling Chaofeng asked, "Where do you want to go first?" ”

"The capital." It's not that Xiaowan has a big "appetite", she said, "I only know the world outside Baisha Town, Qingling Village, and I have always wanted to see it." ”

Ling Chaofeng smiled without saying a word, and hugged her waist: "Go to bed early." ”

The next day, early in the morning, in the kitchen, listening to Xiaowan's chatter saying that I recognized a lot of places by looking at the map last night, I understood what Aunt Zhang meant by Sichuan, Chongqing and Shu yesterday.

Aunt Zhang was amused and said with a smile: "Sichuan and Chongqing can't be eaten, it's not a big herring or a sea bass." ”

Uncle Biao raised the kitchen knife and said, "Evening, Uncle went to the dock today to buy a big herring and fried smoked fish for you to eat." ”

Xiaowan didn't know what smoked fish was, it must be delicious, but what she was excited about now was that Ling Chaofeng promised to take her to the outside world when she was not busy in the future, and the first stop was to go to the capital.

"Auntie, shall we go together?" Xiaowan warmly extended an invitation.

But the atmosphere in the kitchen was like a stove that had been extinguished, and it gradually cooled down, and naturally Aunt Zhang still raised a smile: "Cheng, let's go together when the time comes." ”

Xiaowan was very happy, took a big pot of porridge to the lobby, and met Ershan, who was also happy, saying that in the future, Ershan would go to the capital to be a big official, and he would be able to answer them and so on.

The words spread to the kitchen, Uncle Biao cut a plate of kimchi, Aunt Zhang fished out the tea eggs that had been soaked overnight from the sauce jar, the two were silent, and Aunt Zhang went out with the dishes and chopsticks for a while, and then laughed: "I coaxed her to play." ”

Uncle Biao bowed: "I know." ”

During the meal, I thought that Xiao Wan would continue to be excited about going out of the house, but Ling Chaofeng talked about Miss Su Su, and Xiao Wan remembered that she was going to accompany Xiang Gong to visit Su Su in the town today and go to the capital, and it was over.

After breakfast, Aunt Zhang filled a dozen tea eggs in a small jar and let Xiaowan hold them as gifts.

Ling Chaofeng drove, Xiaowan refused to sit in it, and stood side by side with him, accompanied by the sound of wheels and horses' hooves, and memorized the three-character scripture. After reciting it again, although there were a few reminders from others, it was finally memorized, and Ling Chaofeng praised her for being smart.

Xiaowan asked happily: "Xianggong, at what age do you memorize the three-character scripture?" ”

Ling Chaofeng said casually: "Three years old." ”

She stopped talking for a while, pursed her lips, as if she was frustrated, Ling Chaofeng teased her: "It's not too late to start at the age of seventeen, people say, live to learn from old age." ”

"I'm thinking that in the future, our children, whether they are female dolls or male dolls, will also let them memorize the three-character scripture at the age of three." Xiaowan hugged the tea eggs and said seriously, "Don't be like me, I can't read big characters, I don't understand anything, I'm stupid and stupid." ”

Ling Chaofeng asked, "You want to give birth to a little doll in such a hurry?" ”

Xiaowan was triumphant: "That's not it, who called my father-in-law so powerful." ”

Ling Chaofeng hurriedly snorted: "In broad daylight, nonsense." ”

Talking and laughing, I soon arrived at Baisha Town, and the shops along the street had already opened.

Ling Chaofeng saw that Xiaowan was nervous, so he said: "Don't be afraid when you see Li Zhukuai in the future, he is hard-faced and soft-hearted, and he is a very good-hearted person." ”

"Really?" Naturally, I believe it.

When he arrived at Siyun Pavilion, before entering the door, there was already a burst of aroma, Yue Huaiyin was directing the men to put the new goods on the shelves in the store, at first glance Ling Chaofeng, he couldn't help but have a light in his eyes, but when he saw Mu Xiaowan standing up behind him, he immediately retracted.

"Are you coming to see Susu?" Yue Huaiyin said, "She is already fine, and now she is in charge of cleaning the backyard with Aunt Chen, and doing some work in the kitchen. ”

Xiaowan nodded again and again: "Thank you, Miss Yue, this is the tea egg made in our shop, please try it." ”

The maidservant Xiaocui stepped forward to take it, and said, "It's so fragrant, Mrs. Ling, can the slaves and maids taste it?" ”

"Of course you can, if you can't divide it, I'll send some later, I don't know how many people you have here, if it's less, please don't dislike it." Xiaowan said decently and thoughtfully, her husband is by her side, how can she have the posture of the shopkeeper in the inn.

Yue Huaiyin naturally didn't care about a bite to eat, and led the way: "I'll take you to see her." ”

Ling Chaofeng said straight to the point: "If you have something important to ask Miss Susu, I am afraid that it will delay her work, and I ask Miss Yue to include it." ”

"Shopkeeper Ling is always so polite, Xiaowan and I are sisters, and we are all our own people." Yue Huaiyin smiled gently, and with a light move of lotus steps, he led them to the backyard.

Soon, Su Su took them to the house alone, Aunt Chen felt strange and asked Yue Huaiyin, she said: "I guess, Shopkeeper Ling wants you not to be confined here for the rest of your life, you can go anywhere in a dignified manner, and you can go back to your hometown." ”

In the house, Ling Chaofeng explained his intentions, and Su Su shook his head and said, "Shopkeeper Ling, I'm just a concubine, and I don't know the secrets of the family." ”

Although Xiaowan didn't understand, she patiently comforted her: "Don't be afraid, think slowly, you can do anything." ”

Ling Chaofeng analyzed that Su Su didn't know the secrets of the house, but she didn't have this awareness, so she helped her think about it.

Su Su grabbed Xiaowan's hand, and suddenly a spirit remembered, and said: "Shopkeeper Ling, the lady of Shangshu Mansion, that is, the elder sister, must return to her mother's house on the seventeenth of every month, rain or shine, and the lord will talk to her behind closed doors for a long time on that day, is this a matter?" ”

Ling Chaofeng bowed: "Like this, is there anything else?" ”

Su Su tried to recall, remembering that someone sent hairy crabs every autumn, but there was only one layer of crabs on the top of the crab basket, and the bottom was full of silver, so the lord would send someone to Shangshufu to invite his sister back to eat crabs.

I also heard the old man mention, because the two years coincided with the emperor to send troops to attack the Liang State, every time the royal driver went on a personal expedition, the capital was loosened, and the old man was very busy in and out for a while, and he was very happy every time, and he would beat her less.

"Shopkeeper Ling, I'm sorry, I'm scared and scared every day, and I really can't pay attention to anything else." Su Su said guiltily, "I know what you are asking for, it's not that I'm afraid to tell you, it's really not, if I think of anything again, I'll tell you next time we meet." ”

Ling Chaofeng had already written them down one by one, and said with a smile: "It should be enough, just the crabs of the Mid-Autumn Festival are enough for him." ”

Xiaowan was on the side, listening to the clouds, after the matter was over, they were leaving, Yue Huaiyin was still waiting outside, Xiaowan hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Miss Yue, it's delaying your business." ”

Yue Huaiyin said with a smile: "No, I came to Baisha Town, and I don't have any friends, I'm very happy that you came." ”

Xiaowan said: "When will you come to our inn to sit, when you go to the dock to pick up the goods, stop and rest." ”

Ling Chaofeng didn't say anything, just stood aside with a smile and treated them politely, and left with Xiaowan.

Yue Huaiyin watched his tall figure disappear in front of him, and his heart was empty, Ling Chaofeng advanced and retreated appropriately, and he was very measured, but he didn't know if he would be like this if he was not married. I heard that he and Xiao Wan have only been married for a long time, and it would have been nice if she had come here half a year earlier.

When leaving Siyun Pavilion, Xiaowan said that the rouge gouache in the room was thrown away after using it once, although the room rate was really expensive, and the store didn't care about these, but it was too wasteful.

He asked Ling Chaofeng if he could trouble Miss Yue to make something small and exquisite, neither wasting nor losing grade, and he could do some small business with Siyun Pavilion, thank you Miss Yue for your help.

Ling Chaofeng praised Xiaowan and began to calculate the livelihood of the inn, but there were not a few female guests in the inn in a year, and doing this business with Miss Yue would only cause trouble to others.

Xiaowan said with a smile: "I thought I had a good idea, I cleaned up Yunze yesterday, and when I saw that the gouache and rouge only moved slightly, Aunt Zhang threw it away, but I was distressed." I want to keep it for myself, my aunt said, you're going to be angry. ”

Ling Chaofeng said: "That's natural, being my lady, you are only allowed to use the best in the world, how can you use the rest of others." ”

Xiao Wan was sweet in her heart, and on the way back, she took Ling Chaofeng to the blacksmith shop to say hello to Uncle Zhou.

When Blacksmith Zhou saw the legendary Ling Chaofeng, he looked at it with a dazzle, but when he saw that Xiaowan was bright and rosy and had rosy cheeks, he said, "Wan'er, your mother must bless you in heaven." ”

On the way back, Ling Chaofeng asked, "Wanwan, where is my mother buried?" ”

Xiao Wan said: "In the cemetery behind the village. ”

Ling Chaofeng looked at the sky, the hour was not early, and said, "Early tomorrow morning, we will go to the grave of my mother, and I will go to worship my mother." ”

Xiaowan's eyes were red, and she choked up: "Xianggong, thank you." ”

They went to the incense and candle shop to ask for incense paper money, returned to the inn, and heard that they were going to go to the grave of Xiaowan's mother in the morning, so Uncle Biao immediately made some vegetarian dishes, and steamed the big white steamed buns before dawn the next day, and sent them out of the door neatly.

In the dim morning light, Aunt Zhang looked at the carriage and smiled at her man: "I don't know when Xiaowan will be pregnant with a doll, when the time comes, our store will be lively, I have never taken a child in my life." ”

Uncle Biao glanced at her and put his arm around his wife's shoulder: "As soon as the child is born, we are also grandparents." ”

Aunt Zhang laughed angrily: "What, do you think I'm old?" ”

Uncle Biao held her face and took a sip of incense: "Daughter-in-law, let's go back and sleep for a while?" ”

On this side, the carriage bumped all the way, passing through Baisha Town, and had to go west to reach Qingling Village, but they went out early, Ling Chaofeng drove fast and steadily, and when it was bright, they arrived.

The mother was buried in the back of the village, which was originally in the cemetery of the old Mu family, but after the Xu family entered the door, she made a big fuss with her stomach, saying that the ghost came to ask for the old Mu family to cut off the children and grandchildren, and the Mu foreman had to move Xiaowan's mother out and bury her alone on the side.

Every time Xiaowan went up the mountain to chop wood, she would secretly come to visit her mother and pull out the weeds from the grave.

Unexpectedly, the talkative people in the village said something in front of the stepmother, saying that Xiaowanniang's grave was particularly neat and clean, and Xu knew that Xiaowan often went to pay tribute to her mother. thought that Xiaowan was cursing her by doing this, and that she would be unlucky to her family, so she beat her badly, and threatened to dig up her mother's bones and throw her into the barren mountains and forests if she went to the grave again.

At this moment, Ling Chaofeng moved to pull out the weeds on the grave, took water from the stream, and washed away the stone tablet that had been somewhat weathered, saying that it was a stone tablet, that is, a stone, although it was simple, it was not too bad, and there was still a little awe of the dead people.

Xiaowan put the vegetarian dishes one by one, lit incense candles, and burned paper money with Ling Chaofeng, she knelt in front of her mother's grave, folded her hands and read the words, and secretly asked her mother if she had sent this jade ring to herself.

Ling Chaofeng bowed to his mother-in-law, told his mother who he was, hugged Xiaowan and said, "Mother, don't worry, I will treat Xiaowan well in the future." ”

After that, they went to the Mu family cemetery and worshiped Xiaowan's grandfather and grandmother, Xiaowan's sister was only three years old when she died.

And they swept the grave here, and they were soon discovered by the villagers, others didn't recognize Ling Chaofeng, but also recognized Xiaowan, someone rushed back and shouted through the fence: "Wenbao mother, Xiaowan and your aunt have returned to the village." ”