Ma was in a bad mood, and Begonia could only comfort him as gently as possible.

During the day, when Haixi Cliff, Haichang'an, and Haijiao were not at home, only Begonia accompanied her grandmother, so she tried to do her best.

Haitang first called the little cousin over to make her grandmother happy, and Xiao Shi's childish words really amused Ma temporarily and made her laugh. It's just that children also have their own homework to learn, and after he was carried back to the house by Hu to endorse him, Ma's good mood didn't last long, and he began to think of his eldest sister and nephew again.

She stirred the handkerchief and discussed with Aunt Cui and Aunt Ma: "You can't help you now, and it's not a way to continue to sit and wait for the results." Or...... Let's send a letter to Jin Lin, right? If something like this happens at home, it may affect his future, and it is useless for him to continue to stay in Ningxia Zhongwei, so it is better to come home. He is the son of the third room, and it is not a problem to enter the door. Even if you can't help much, you can be the backbone of the eldest sister, which is better than the eldest sister can't talk to her brother-in-law, and can only discuss things with Yijun and a child! ”

Aunt Cui was embarrassed: "Ningxia Zhongwei is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, even if this son sends a letter to the past, and when the young master comes back, I don't know how long it will be, but I am afraid that the case of Sanfang has already been decided." In case the young master ran away in vain, wouldn't it delay his own errand? ”

Aunt Ma also said: "Yes, madam, the most important thing at the moment is not to let Young Master Jin Lin get involved in this matter." Even if the Zhou family's third room really can't be saved, Young Master Jin Lin has been away from home for many years, and he has always been conscientious in guarding the border, so he may be able to avoid punishment. If he comes back from his own leave, so that Tu Tongzhi sees it, maybe he will be counted as a criminal and directly dismissed from his position, wouldn't it be wronged? ! ”

"Not really, right?" Ma Shi showed hesitation on his face, "I heard that Tu Tongzhi is still a reasonable person, and he will not implicate meritorious generals for no reason." ”

Aunt Ma said: "Even if Young Master Jin Lin will not be implicated, he is too far away, and he is not sure when he will be able to arrive in Chang'an." Instead of sending him a letter, how about sending a letter to Miss Zhilan? Miss Zhilan's husband's house is close, and it is only four or five days' journey to Chang'an, which is much more convenient. ”

Zhou Zhilan is the daughter of Zhou Ma and Zhou Shigong, her husband originally served in Chang'an, and was promoted to Huashanwei a few years ago, and she also followed, and it was convenient to return to Chang'an Province. I heard that almost every year during the Chinese New Year in previous years, she would take her children back to her parents' house to pay New Year's greetings to her parents, and when she left, Zhou Ma would always stuff her with some private money, so that her daughter and grandson could live a more comfortable life.

This year was the first New Year after the Hai family returned to Chang'an, and Zhou Ma wanted to write to his daughter a year ago, asking her to remember to bring her grandson back to meet her aunt and uncle, and also to meet the brothers and sisters of Haijiao and Begonia. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Ma had an accident, the third room of the Zhou family was closed for the whole New Year, Zhou Shigong did not allow his wife to call his daughter back, for fear that his son-in-law's in-laws would know about his own scandal, Zhou Ma had to give up, but in private he wrote a letter to his daughter, informing her what was happening at home, telling her to avoid it for the time being, and not to go back to her parents' house. Therefore, the Hai family did not see Zhou Zhilan and her children in the third room of the Zhou family in the New Year.

However, considering that Huashanwei is only more than 200 miles away from Chang'an, if you want to call the people from the third room of the Zhou family to come back to appease Zhou Ma's family, Zhou Zhilan is indeed much more convenient than Zhou Jinlin.

Ma Shi thought about it and made up his mind: "It's done!" I wrote a letter to Zhilan, and by the way, I also sent the New Year's money that I originally planned to give to her children during the New Year. If she doesn't have a lot of private money in her hand, this money will be considered the money that this aunt gave her to go back to her parents' house! ”

Seeing that Ma and his two confidant mothers seemed to have discussed a major matter, Haitang had to interject: "Grandma, my aunt and grandfather don't seem to want their in-laws to know what happened to their family, right?" ”

Aunt Cui also nodded and said, "Although my cousin and grandmother are the daughter of the third room of the Zhou family, she is already married, will the soldiers sent by the Zhenguo Mansion to guard her let her in?" ”

Ma Shi snorted: "My daughter is married, and she is still her mother's flesh and blood, and her relatives come back to visit her parents, why can't she enter the door?" Besides, even if she can't enter the door, there are so many houses in the Zhou family, there will always be someone to pick her up, and she will not be told to live on the streets. As for Zhou Shigong...... she sneered, "what does he think?!" For the sake of his face, he doesn't know how many major events he has delayed over the years! Managing his family like this, what decency does he still think he has?! Huashanwei is only more than 200 miles away from Chang'an City, and many sergeants are from Chang'an, do you think the news of the accident in the third room of the Zhou family will not reach people's ears? ! Instead of asking people to listen to rumors and guess, it is better to ask your daughter-in-law to go back to her parents' house to ask for clarification! ”

Okay, the old lady has made up her mind, and Begonia can't say more. She personally took the four treasures of the study for her grandmother, helped polish the ink, waited for Ma to finish writing the letter, and then handed it over to Aunt Ma to send out, and found a familiar and reliable merchant to send the letter to Huashan.

The letter was sent, but there was no response for three or two days, and Ma returned to a state of anxiety. Haitang had to think of another excuse to divert her attention: "Jin Jiashu's new house seems to be almost cleaned up, but the new servant to be hired has not yet been decided, and I don't know when he plans to move, is it to pick an auspicious day?" ”

Ma said absentmindedly: "There are good days for moving at the end of the month and the beginning of next month, whichever day he thinks is good, just pick a day." There is only one door apart, so it is easy to move. Ehara persuaded him to buy two people, but he refused, saying that it would be good to pick two of the errand boys who were often hired on the street. The old ladies and sisters of those children's families can also help with cooking, washing and laundry, which is much more reliable than buying people from outside.

"I think that he is also a tribulation, and he doesn't want to recruit people to come to the house, for fear of being unreliable, which is also human nature. The young men had been dealing with him for several months, and they were all familiar with each other, and he felt that they were more credible, so he would have better go to them. It's just that those children are not ordinary poor households, they are all children of the border army, the elders of the family have died in battle, and they are not old enough to join the army, so they find some odd jobs on the street to supplement the family's income, and after two years, they always have to make up for the military position, and they may not be willing to be servants for others. I heard that this is the reason for this now, and they are discussing it with their families, but they have not yet come out with results. ”

Because Jin Jiashu has not been able to recruit credible servants so far, even if his leg injury heals, it is difficult for him to move into a new home. Although he claimed that he could take care of himself, it was not safe for him to live alone, and the Hai family refused to let him go. Now he lives in the Hai family, and goes to the three old gentlemen Xie, Cao, and Lu next door every day to take classes, chatting with the reef and begonias in his spare time, or learning some simple fist and foot kung fu with Hai Chang'an, the Hai family takes care of food and clothing, and Cui Xiaodao helps with chores, and lives a comfortable life, in fact, there is no need to move in a hurry, so he can also calm down and wait for the reply of the errand boys.

Jin Jiashu's thoughts, Ma Shi actually didn't know, he just felt that he didn't need to be in a hurry. For more than 30 years, she has become accustomed to having relatives and friends living at home, and is willing to take care of their lives. Jin Jiashu was rescued by the Hai family in the dangerous situation of nine deaths and his life, and his life was miserable, and the Ma family was happy to take care of him a little more.

This topic temporarily diverted Ma's attention, and she also remembered the case of the second room of the Jin family: "It's been so long, and I haven't let people inquire about the follow-up, shouldn't I call someone to go to the government office to ask, when does the prefect plan to try the case of the Jin family?" There were results earlier, and after the little brother of the Jin family moved out, he could live with peace of mind. ”

Haitang said: "When my brother comes home, we will ask him to find Huang Zhutou to inquire." ”

Ma nodded.

Unexpectedly, when Haijiao returned home on this day, without waiting for Ma and Haitang to speak to him, he first said a news he had just heard: "The new commander of the Chang'an avant-garde has arrived, and he has just entered the city today." ”

(End of chapter)