In the past few days living in the Ye family's house, Shen Ningning has not found it at all.

Her sweet potato vine actually grew faster than when she was in Wolf Mountain.

Put it in a sheltered place under the porch, and the green vines of the past two days have actually grown taller.

In the words of the villagers, the soil must have begun to bear fruit.

Next, it is the process of the sweet potato growing slowly.

Shen Ningning analyzed the reasons.

It is probably the Ye family's house, which is far away from the suburbs of Beijing, and is located on the sunny side of the mountain, so it is not so cold compared to Wolf Mountain.

The little one took out the booklet and recorded his findings.

That same evening.

Jiang Zhi came to help Shen Ningning pack her bags.

"I just passed by the courtyard of other young ladies and saw that they were all eating and walking." Jiang Zhi said.

Shen Ningning smiled knowingly: "If you eat too many sweet potatoes, you have to exhaust them." ”

Jiang Zhi paused, and said with a smile: "Isn't it just fart, it's a normal thing, but they want to save face, I look like a big enemy on their faces, and they don't ask the maid to approach." ”

Shen Ningning shook his little head, took out the jerky from the cloth bag under the pillow, and handed it to Jiang Zhi.

She said: "Sweet potatoes are really a good thing, you won't get sick if you eat too much, and the exhaust is good." ”

Jiang Zhi took the jerky and looked at it again and again.

The meat was cut into crystal clear thin slices, probably knocked with the back of a knife, and the tendons were broken, making the meat more tender and firm.

It was cooked over a high fire, coated with a layer of honey, sprinkled with salt and pepper, and drizzled with white sesame seeds.

It's going to go down in one bite, and it's full of flavor.

Shen Ningning and Jiang Zhi had a full meal, and at the end, they didn't forget a bowl of hot spiritual spring water for each person.

Quench your thirst and get tired.

Just as they were finishing, there was a knock on the door.

Shen Ningning couldn't help asking, "Who?" ”

"County Lord, it's me, Chen Wanru." A soft voice came.

Chen Wanru, the second lady of the Chen family, is also one of the high-ranking ladies invited by Ye Shangyi this time.

The little guy went to open the door, and Chen Wanru showed a gentle smile: "County Lord, is it convenient to go in and talk?" ”

Shen Ningning nodded, and opened his small body sideways: "Come in." ”

She poured Chen Wanru a cup of tea, which was brewed with spiritual spring water, but Chen Wanru waved her hand and excused herself.

She said, "It's not early, so I'll just say what I mean." ”

"It's really a shame to bother late at night, but I also asked for my brother, the second brother of the county lord is about to return to Beijing to take up the post of Shaoqing of Dali Temple."

"My eldest brother is serving as a temple priest in Dali Temple, that is to say, when your second brother returns to Beijing in the near future, the two of them will be the relationship between Shangfeng and his subordinates."

Shen Ningning sat on the bench, her little hands obediently pressed her knees, and she blinked her big eyes twice.

"And then?" The little guy doesn't know why.

Second brother? Xie Ming'an?

Chen Wanru took out a long box from her sleeve.

When opened, there was a slender seven-color gemstone bracelet inside.

Each gemstone in good color is the size of a little finger.

Take a pure gold chain and wear it, all kinds of colors, shining with brilliance, at a glance it is worth a lot.

"This gift is my filial piety to the Xie family for my eldest brother, and when your second brother returns to Beijing, I will bother you with a few kind words."

"My eldest brother is more reckless, he ......"

Before Chen Wanru finished speaking, Shen Ningning rejected the box.

The little guy shook his head decisively: "I don't care about my second brother's affairs." ”

"And I haven't even met him yet!"

She had only heard from Xie Suzhi and Xie Mingxu, as well as the Xie family, that the second brother Xie Ming'an was an extremely indifferent person!

The two sons of the Xie family, Xie Mingxu and Xie Ming'an, both followed Xie Suzhi's nature.

Apathetic, sober, ruthless.

Also smart.

Otherwise, it won't, the two of them are still young, they are both literate and martial, and they have a pivotal position in the officialdom.

But Xie Mingxu, as the eldest son, was raised by Shen Siyi himself, so he brought a little bit of gentleness in his mother's personality.

But Xie Ming'an is different, he seems to have been intimately with his family since he was a child.

Chen Wanru didn't expect Shen Ningning to refuse so decisively.

It is said that if you don't stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, the lord of Funing doesn't give any face.

Chen Wanru's face couldn't hold back the smile.

A little reluctantly: "You are a family, you are easier than us to talk to Second Young Master Xie." ”

Shen Ningning pursed her lips: "I'm not the daughter of the Xie family, how can the second brother listen to me in a big matter?" ”

"If it's a trivial matter, you won't have to look for me."

In this way, Chen Wanru couldn't talk anymore at all.

She took it back, stood up, and stopped talking.

Shen Ningning said glutinously: "I'll send you to the door~"

Chen Wanru was also embarrassed to stay.

It's just that when I got to the door, I couldn't help but turn around and say: "My eldest brother is reckless, and I'm afraid that they will have conflicts and misunderstandings in the future." ”

"I met the county lord once, and I am friends, if the eldest brother makes a bad scene, I am afraid that I will ......"

Shen Ningning said, "Then Second Miss Chen, you should hurry home and teach your eldest brother a good lesson." ”

"Let him not be so reckless."

Chen Wanru's expression froze, and then he nodded: "Yes...... You're right. ”

"By the way, county lord, why is your house so fragrant, is it food?"

Shen Ningning picked up the dried sweet potatoes on the cabinet next to him.

"You have a really good nose, just roasted sweet potato, can you take a bite?"

Chen Wanru hurriedly refused and left in a hurry.

After she left, Jiang Zhi said, "This Miss Chen Er is really strange. ”

"Her eldest brother hasn't offended your second brother yet, so he came to intercede in advance?"

Shen Ningning scratched his face with his little hand: "So I guess, things are probably not that simple." ”

"Grandma often said that things can be eaten indiscriminately, words cannot be said indiscriminately, and things cannot be collected, otherwise, the hands will be short."

As soon as he finished speaking, the little one clutched his stomach and heard a gurgling sound.

She and Jiang Zhi glanced at each other, and both of them laughed.

"It seems that you can't eat too many sweet potatoes!"

Shen Ningning had a good night's sleep.

When she woke up the next day, she was under the porch examining her sweet potato vines.

"I'll take you home in a moment." Shen Ningning stretched out his cute little finger and gently touched the sweet potato vine.

Just like you treat the little animals you take care of.

At that moment, someone ran from outside in a panic.

Accompanied by the frightened shouting of the family: "Quick, tell the ladies to pack up their things and leave quickly!" ”

Shen Ningning walked to the door in surprise, but saw Jiang Zhi's footsteps windy, and ran with a solemn face.

Jiang Zhi carried Shen Ningning on her shoulders.

The little guy was puzzled: "What's going on!" ”

"There is a group of disaster victims and bandits who came out of nowhere, coming down the road from the mountain, robbing people when they see them, and they are about to find this side, let's go quickly." Jiang Zhi said.

Shen Ningning hurriedly kicked his calf: "My sweet potato vine, I can't lose it!" ”

Jiang Zhi turned around again, holding the flower pot in one hand and the little guy in the other.

However, she is a woman in the end, and her heart was injured before, and her face turned slightly pale at this time, and a layer of fine sweat appeared on her forehead.

When Shen Ningning saw it, he immediately wanted to get off the ground and run by himself.

Jiang Zhi was not at ease: "There will be chaos for a while, I'm afraid that you will be caught by them." ”

However, when they ran to the door of the house, they saw Ye Xiangyi running back with a pale face.

The family members who followed her also hurriedly crowded into the house.

Everybody's stuck here, messing around.

"What the hell is going on!" Shen Ningning asked in a soft voice.

Ye Shangyi's lips trembled: "They came up, they were so scary, they all had knives in their hands!" ”

"What are we going to do, what are we going to do? I can't escape, the back mountain is a cliff, and I can't go away! ”

She was on the verge of crying as she spoke.

Shen Ningning jumped out of Jiang Zhi's arms all of a sudden.

She waved her small hand and calmly ordered: "What can I do, close the door first!" ”

Subsequently, Shen Ningning asked Jiang Zhi and a group of mansion members to go to the kitchen to get oil.

"Pour around the eaves! Can't give them a chance to climb up, hurry. ”

Everyone was in a mess of ants on a hot pot, but fortunately, Shen Ningning came out in time to settle the army's mind.

So, Jia Ding and Jiang Zhi immediately went to the kitchen to get oil.

Ye Shangyi and a few ladies hid aside and shivered.

Shen Ningning followed the ladder and climbed up to take a look.

At the bottom of the hillside, many people poured up from the dark ground, and their shouts shook the sky, and from such a distance, they could still hear—

"The officers and soldiers drove us away, let's grab it, fight with them!"

Shen Ningning's little face looked serious, and she immediately jumped off the ladder.

"No, the outer courtyard can't be wanted, leave it to them, let's go to the inner courtyard."

Everyone listened to her instructions, and when the little guy saw Ye Sheng and them, he immediately said, "Take off the bracelet on your hand and the hairpin ring on your head, and throw it at the door." ”

Ye Sheng hurriedly did as they did.

Shen Ningning saw that the family members poured oil on the eaves, and the roar outside the door was already approaching.

Someone even kicked the door with a "bang" outside.

Shen Ningning waved his hand: "Go!" Go to the inner courtyard. ”