"Dad, you can definitely pass the test! My mother said, when you pass the exam, our family will go to the capital. My mother also said that she would take us to the Hou Mansion to see my aunt when the time comes. ”

Qingsha, who was held in Xie Yanzhi's arms, also echoed: "Well, look at my aunt!" ”

From Cai Wei and Qingsha's reactions, it can be seen how high everyone's expectations are for Xie Yanzhi.

If his mental capacity is weaker, this expectation will become his pressure.

It can even be said that the higher the expectation, the greater the pressure on him.

But fortunately, because of his perennial bad luck in the past, his mind is extremely determined, and he will not be affected by external factors at all.

At this moment, he looked at the little girl with a determined face, and after putting Qingsha down, he bent down to look at her.

"Cai Wei, Dad is now giving you a task!"

When Cai Wei heard this, she immediately cheered up.

"Okay, Dad, you say!"

"Dad's exam will start on the ninth day of the first month, and the fifteenth is the Mid-Autumn Festival, you see what our family should prepare, who we have to give a gift to, and how much silver is needed. In addition, after my father finishes the exam, how many tables will our family invite, what dishes will be used on the table, and the chef in charge, etc., how much silver will be needed for each. You calculate these, and your father will give you the money, and you will take care of it. If you don't understand something, you can ask your grandmother, or you can ask your master. Daddy allows you to use external forces. ”

When Cai Wei heard that such an important matter was handed over to her, she immediately nodded excitedly.

"Okay, Dad, don't worry!"

When the words fell, she looked at Li Miao: "Sister Miao Miao, can you help me?" ”

For Li Miao, this was a rare experience, so he responded to it happily.

"Good!"

Xie Yanzhi was very satisfied with her reaction, and continued: "Okay, then the next two major events of our family will be handed over to you." Dad's friends and Master's rituals, you don't have to worry about it. ”

Cai Wei's hands were clenched together, and her eyes were extremely serious and promised: "Dad, don't worry, I know that the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and the Boxing Rites should be sent early." Don't worry, three days at the latest, no, two days, I will report you the list of Mid-Autumn Festival gifts and the money you need. Then you can give me a little more time, and I will report to you the list of silver needed for the banquet before you go to the tribute court. ”

"Okay, daddy is waiting for your list!"

Cai Wei couldn't help herself excitedly, and she had to pretend to be reserved with a tense expression on her face, "Dad, then you are busy first, I will take Sister Miao Miao and Brother Qing Wei to the watermelon field." Anyway, the watermelon has to be picked first when it's ripe. In addition to the ones that were sold to Master, I plan to put what I left behind in Master's Ice Cellar, otherwise I am afraid that I will not be able to keep it for long. ”

Li Miao knows how to choose watermelons, Xie Yanzhi knows this.

He didn't stop the children from picking watermelons, and directly gave them the greatest trust and tossed them around.

After he left, Cai Wei, who had always shown precociousness, jumped up on the ground in a rare childish manner.

"Ah......hh Sister Miao Miao, I'm so happy, so happy......"

Li Miao felt that she was also entrusted with an important task, and nodded happily: "Cai Wei, I'm so happy too." But now is not the time to be happy, we have to come up with a charter first. Let's go, let's pick watermelons first, and then go back to my house, find my grandmother and ask, what are the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts in Lijiaao and Liuyun County. ”

"Good! After I know what I want to give, I will ask Aunt Yan Jiao to see what the price of those things is. Although I can ask my master directly, she is about to get married, and she is also busy with business before the holiday, so I am afraid that she will not be available. ”

"Then don't bother her, let's go, let's go pick watermelons!"

*

Li Yuan, who was rushing back, didn't know the situation at home, and when she hurried back to Xinyang Mansion all the way, it was the evening of the seventh day of the first month of August.

She drove the carriage close to the entrance of the Juren Hutong in the east of the city, and saw Yan Jiao's aunt Lin hiding aside to probe her brain.

Li Yuan, who didn't know the situation at all, looked into the alley because the carriage was about to enter the alley, and the speed was also very slow.

As a result, I didn't see anything, except for people I didn't know, I still didn't know them.

So, what is Aunt Lin looking at?

"Aunt Lin!"

Lin was staring at a certain place with an anxious expression, heard a familiar voice, and turned around to see Li Yuan.

"Yuan Niang!"

She shouted, then covered her mouth and looked out into the alley.

Seeing that there was no movement, after breathing a sigh of relief, he beckoned to Li Yuan: "Yuan Niang, can you drive the carriage to another place?" Auntie has something to ask you, okay? ”

Although Li Yuan didn't know what was going on, she could guess that it was because of Yan Jiao and Ying Lei when she stood here and looked like this.

Thinking of what Xie Yanzhi had said, she nodded and turned the head of the horse that had not yet entered the alley.

Lin saw her carriage turn around and stop, and climbed up conveniently.

"Yuanniang, can we find a quiet place?"

"Done!"

The quiet place Li Yuan found was the private room of the teahouse.

When the refreshments came, she didn't ask, but picked up a piece of pastry and filled her hunger first.

Lin was not in the mood to eat, she waited for the door of the private room to close, and then she sat on her back and asked, "Yuan Niang, I see that Ying Gongzi and Xie Xiucai are very close, do you know where he came from?" ”

Li Yuan swallowed the pastry in her mouth, pretending to be puzzled and asked, "I don't know why Aunt Lin inquired about Ying Gongzi's news?" ”

Lin didn't beat around the bush and said: "Yuanniang, you also know the situation of my family's Jiaojiao, she is a second marriage, although she is still innocent, but after all, she has been married." Ying Gongzi is a showman, and he is about to be in the autumn again. To be honest, in the eyes of the world, my Jiaojiao is not worthy of him. ”

As she spoke, she suddenly remembered that the person in front of her was still with her two daughters and remarried to Xie Yanzhi, and immediately explained: "I'm sorry, Yuanniang, I'm talking about Jiaojiao, I didn't mean what you meant." You are different from Xie Xiucai, in the past, Xie Xiucai could die at any time, you are able to take care of him after you don't die. ”

When Lin thought of Yan Jiao, he felt tired.

The niece is good at everything, but emotionally, she doesn't listen to persuasion at all.

I'm old, and I'm still like this, and I don't know what will happen in the future.

After thinking of Yan Jiao, she couldn't help but redden.

"Yuan Niang, you and Uncle Yan have no other requirements for Jiaojiao in our lives, I just thought that she could find a good offspring. But she is so close to Ying Gongzi now, I don't listen to what you Uncle Yan and I say. You said that if the son of Ying is in high school, she is a person who is married for the second time, and she still wants to marry a person? ”

As she spoke, she stretched out her finger with a little emotion and began to count.

"Young Master Ying is good-looking, he has a fame, and he has so much wealth, what kind of girl do you want to marry? And what does Jiaojiao have? She is an orphan girl and has no family background, so even the current silver and house are paid by the Chen family. ”