From the Warm Spring Pavilion to the old lady's quiet garden, you have to pass through the verandah, and you have to pass through the garden. Along the way, Xiao Xichun's face was tense, and fine beads of sweat were oozing from the tip of his nose, and he was indescribably nervous and uneasy. The closer she got to the Silent Garden, the more nervous she became.

"Don't worry, grandmother is kind." Sensing Xiao Xichun's uneasiness, Xiao Xi smiled at her slightly.

Xiao Xichun glanced at Xiao Xiwei, and then nodded lightly.

As soon as the two stepped into the courtyard, it happened that Sang Ruo, the girl next to the old lady, came out of it and saw that the two of them were busy with blessings, "The slave maid has seen the second miss and the fourth miss." After that, he smiled again, "Just now, the old lady was worried about whether the fourth lady's carriage was missing the itinerary on the road, why hadn't it arrived at this time, so she specially asked the slave maid to come out and take a look." ”

Sang Ruo said as he turned sideways to open the curtain.

Since his step-wife Li was grounded, the old lady has relied on the second lady, and has even let go of several important affairs in the house to be taken care of by the second lady. Sang Ruo saw it in his eyes, and naturally he was a little flattering to this second young lady.

Xiao Xi smiled and looked sideways at Biyun beside him, Biyun immediately understood, took a silver nude from the money bag and stuffed it into Sang Ruo's hand.

"I'm tired of Sister Sangruo." Biyun said with a smile.

Sang Ruo quietly hid the silver nude that Biyun stuffed into her sleeve, and said with a smile, "Second Miss, go in." ”

Xiao Xi smiled and nodded at Sang Ruo, and then stepped into the main house.

Xiao Xichun hurriedly followed. However, I saw that the ground was covered with a beautiful marble floor, and there were delicate octagonal palace lamps hanging above the head, and the tables, chairs, and furniture in the room were all carved from fine yellow pear rosewood, and the workmanship was complex and exquisite.

"Grandmother."

The sudden sound in her ears brought Xiao Xichun back to her senses, she looked at Xiao Xi with a smile and shouted The old woman leaning on the Luohan chair, she suddenly felt a sense of anxiety in her heart.

Before she came, although Mama Zhu had taught her etiquette, she couldn't control her nervousness and panic when she really faced all this.

"Fourth sister, come and see grandmother. Grandmother has been talking about you for the past few days. Xiao Xi smiled and took Xiao Xichun's hand.

Xiao Xichun glanced at her gratefully, and then kowtowed three times to the old lady who knelt on the ground, "Granddaughter invites her mother to say goodbye, and I wish my grandmother a blessed life." ”

The old lady raised her eyes and glanced at Xiao Xichun lightly, only to feel that she was thin, and although her palm-sized face was covered with rouge, she still felt that there was no blood, and her face was still a little panicked and uneasy.

"It's good to come back, get up." The old lady looked at Xiao Xichun and finally said lightly.

In the final analysis, this is the bloodline of the Xiao family after all.

"Congratulations to the old lady for having another beautiful and well-behaved granddaughter." Mama Liu said as she reached out and helped Xiao Xichun up.

The old lady pursed her lips and smiled, but turned her face to look at Xiao Xiwei, "The four girls are back, can you choose the people who are waiting?" ”

"Yes, my mother has already arranged it." Xiao Xi replied with slightly lowered eyes.

Lee's?

The old lady raised the corners of her eyebrows, and then remembered that before the Li family was grounded, she did ask her to send someone to bring the four girls back, so there was nothing wrong with her arranging it. Thinking about it like this, she was relieved.

"Although your mother has arranged it, you have to worry a little more." The old lady said again.

"Yes." Xiao Xiwei responded again.

At this time, a little girl walked in and whispered a few words in Mama Liu's ear, and then Mama Liu turned her head to look at the old lady and said, "Old lady, it's time for dinner, look ......"

The old lady raised her eyes and glanced at Xiao Xiwei and Xiao Xichun, "Let them make vegetables." ”

This means that you will keep your meal.

Although the Houfu is large, only Lao Taijun's Jingyuan and Li's Huajin Garden have small kitchens, and everyone else eats in the big kitchen of Gongzhong.

After eating, the old lady casually asked Xiao Xichun how he had been in Zhuangzi all these years? As soon as the old lady spoke, Xiao Mama's hand hidden in her sleeve behind Xiao Xichun was clenched unconsciously, and her eyes stared at Xiao Xichun without blinking, for fear that she would say something wrong.

Although Xiao Xichun was beating a drum in her heart, thinking about what Mama Xiao had told her on the way here, she finally had the courage to pick up a few trivial things and say them, without mentioning that she was bullied and scolded by servants in the Zhuangzi.

The old lady listened to Xiao Xichun's words, nodded, and the smile on her face was a little more.

was sent to such a remote village and ignored for so many years, in fact, she didn't have to think about it to know that she had a very difficult time these years, but this girl didn't complain to her in front of the girl's mother-in-law, which shows that she is still a sensible child.

Xiao Xi looked at the old lady's expression, and looked at Mama Xiao's gaze and unconsciously had more praise.

After dinner in Jingyuan, the two of them said goodbye and went back to their yards.

In the blink of an eye, the weather is getting hotter, and according to the past, it is time to buy summer clothes for the master and subordinates in the house. In the past, these things were all handled by the Li family, and the silk used to make summer clothes was bought from the famous Jinxiu Fang in Beijing.

Speaking of which, this splendid workshop was still Xiao Xiwei's birthday gift when she was ten years old, and her uncle Chen Jinrong gave her a birthday gift.

Now that the Li family is grounded, the old lady is a little unbearable because of the hard work for days, so she handed over the matter to Xiao Xiwei, anyway, Jinxiufang is her shop, and this year it is just as usual.

Now that the matter is in her hands, she has to go to the Splendid Workshop, and by the way, see how her shop is doing? immediately packed up, took Biyun and another second-class girl Ziyan out of the house.

Jinxiufang is located in the east street of Beijing, and the street is full of people coming and going, and it is very lively.

As soon as I stepped into the house, I was greeted by a fellow man.

"Miss is going to make clothes, the fabrics in our store are all shipped from Jiangnan, the most light and delicate, if you sometimes, the small one will introduce it to you."

Xiao Xi smiled slightly, "Okay." ”

The guy saw that there was a play, and hurriedly introduced Xiao Xiwei into the private room, and made tea for her, which made people hold a few brightly colored brocades and introduce them to her like a few family treasures, and he was just halfway through the speech, when a shrill female voice suddenly came from the private room next door.

"Do you know who I am? I am the uncle and wife of the Loyal Waiting Mansion! It's your second young lady's aunt! In previous years, the brocade in the clouds in my house was ten taels of silver each, how dare you accept fifty taels this year! Are you slandering Mrs. Ben? ”

The guy immediately frowned when he heard this voice, "Miss, I'm sorry, you drink tea first, and I'll come when I go." ”

"It's okay, you can go." Xiao Xi smiled.

The guy thanked Dade and withdrew.

The voice of the private room continued to be heard.

"Forgive the little one, the little one doesn't know what the uncle and wife are, and the little one never remembered that you came to our store to buy brocade in the past. Besides, our small shop has always been clearly marked with a price, no matter which lady comes to buy, this cloud brocade is fifty taels and one horses, and Tong Su is not deceived. Please forgive me. ”

There was a 'snap', and the sound of a teacup cracking came from next door.

"You're so daring! How dare you speak to me like this, and let your shopkeeper come out! ”

"Madam, I'm really sorry, but my shopkeeper hasn't come back yet. Why don't you come back another day! ”

"Then send someone to call him back! If it's half a minute late, I'll tell you all to pack up and go back! ”

The quarrel next door continues.

"My uncle is really good-tempered!" Biyun muttered quietly.

Xiao Xi smiled slightly and slowly put down the teacup, "Let's go, let's take a look." ”

When I entered the next door, I saw Qi Shi wearing a long sleeve with purple trim embroidery sitting on the chair angrily, and the guy who had just introduced Jing Forging to Xiao Xiwei was laughing with him, and when he saw her come in, a trace of surprise flashed on his face.

"I don't know what made my aunt so angry?" Xiao Xi walked in with a smile.

Suddenly seeing Xiao Xiwei here, a trace of embarrassment flashed on Qi's face, but a smile instantly appeared, "Wei'er, why did you leave the house?" “

"Seeing that the weather is hot, it's time to make summer clothes in the house, so I came to the shop to have a look, but I didn't want to bump into my aunt." Xiao Xiwei had a faint smile on his face, "By the way, just now my aunt said that the guy in my store lied to you?" As she spoke, she glanced at the guy standing aside.

Only then did the guy know that the young lady who had just come to see the silk was actually the owner of the splendid workshop, so he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "The little one is clumsy, and he didn't recognize the owner." ”

"It's not your fault, you haven't seen me before, so it's not strange if you don't know me." Xiao Xi smiled faintly, "It's just, my aunt said that you lied to her?" It'......"

"If you go back to the owner's house, the little one's name is Ah Liang, and he has been working in the owner's shop for three years, and he has always been careful about his duty, how can he be a moon man? My uncle said that the Yunzhong brocade I bought in our store last year was ten taels and one horses. But the owner, the Yunzhongjin in our store has never been sold at this price. According to Xiao's guess, maybe Mrs. bought not Yunzhong brocade last year, but Sujin brocade. Yunzhong brocade and plain brocade are very similar, but the fabric weaving process is completely different, I think Madame must be mistaken! ”

"Uncle, look at ......" Listening to Ah Liang's words, Xiao Xi turned his face slightly to look at the Qi family.

Qi Shi was annoyed, "Could it be that I can't even tell the difference between Su Jin and Yun Zhong Jin!" ”

"Uncle and Mrs. must say so, then you tell me when you bought it last year, who sold it to you, and I will let someone take the account book! If it is really as my uncle and wife said, in front of the owner, the little one is willing to sell his life to the owner as a loss for those silver! ”

"This ...... How do I remember that? ”

"Then Madame always remembers which month, right?"

The corners of Qi's lips pursed, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, but in front of Xiao Xiwei, it was not good to embarrass a guy again, so he just suppressed that anger angrily.

"Madam, you forgot, at this time last year, you were busy making some salutes and preparing to accompany the master to Suyang, so Mrs. Tuo Xiao bought it for the price of ten taels and one horses." The girl beside Qi pulled the corner of Qi's sleeve and reminded in a low voice.

"Yes, I asked your mother to buy it last year, and I did give ten taels of silver a horse." Qi Shi said busily.

"If it's Mrs. Xiao, it's even more impossible! Because of our young lady, every year, Mrs. Xiao sends someone to get the fog yarn, cloud brocade, brocade and other precious silk we don't have cashier. Ah Liang said with a smile.

Qi's face turned red.

What, no silver was given! Then why did Li tell her that those clouds of cotton were bought for ten taels of silver? It's hard to do it, she can't lie to her!