Daughter Raiders

Chapter 117 Rose
Tao Ran thought very well, said that after a short break, it was time for dinner, and he would finish dinner with his grandmother, so he could tell his grandmother what Xiao Ruqing had inquired intentionally or unintentionally; In the corridor, I heard a report coming in from outside, and the old man came back.

Tao Ran stood on the porch, waiting for the old man to come in.The old man strode into the yard and saw her from a distance, his previously expressionless face immediately relaxed a bit, and even showed a bit of concern: "You don't even wear a big coat, what are you doing standing here? It's your grandmother Have you been punished for standing?"

"Miss Tao was just about to trot all the way in, but when she heard outside that grandfather had returned, she stood here to welcome you." Tao Ran replied with a smile.

Although the old man doesn't go back to the backyard very often, he will come to accompany the old lady for dinner every three to five days, and on the first night of every holiday, the old man sleeps here, and only goes out after breakfast when he gets up early; Most of the time, Tao Ran didn't need to avoid it, and she gradually became familiar with the old man, and her speech became less restrained.

Cui'e also came out to greet her at this time, and opened the curtain to invite the old man to enter the house. When the old man stepped into the threshold, Cui'e took Tao Ran's hand, and then followed inside, before closing the curtain, just as the old man was slightly complaining. Said: "Didn't it mean that a dozen or so servants in the back all got the disease? Why don't you sprinkle some medicinal powder around the yard?"

"There's also Chen Ge'er and Yuan Ge'er's courtyard. Their children are still young, have they taken precautions?"

The old man complained and complained, and no one dared to enter the Xici room.He walked all the way from the front yard to the back yard without washing his hands or changing his clothes.

The old lady had no choice but to greet her with a smile: "Don't worry, the old man, the doctors invited by Shen's mother got together to prescribe the prescription, and they have already asked everyone to take it back to the small kitchen to cook it, and they said it was for drinking. Three to five days of prevention and treatment will be enough."

He also laughed at the old man: "You are standing in the hall, washing your hands is easy, how do you change your clothes? Go clean the room, your clothes are already in there."

It was rare for Tao Ran to see his grandfather act like a nerd, so he couldn't help lowering his head and sniggering.When the old man strode to clean the room, the old lady tapped her forehead: "Are you peeking at your grandfather's joke? Did Mama Yang bring you the medicine? Did you drink it obediently?"

If you want to play, you have to do enough.Tao Ran knows that she is different from servants like Shen's mother. As a servant, she has to speculate on her intentions in order to act better. If she understands too much, then let her grandmother see the clues. It is clear that she borrowed a knife to kill someone in the matter of Qi's mother, but she will suffer a lot...

"The medicinal soup is so bitter that Sister Tao can't drink it all without taking a breath." Tao Ran wrinkled her small face in a disfigured way: "Sister Tao just heard from her grandmother that she still has to drink it all the time." Three to five days? Grandma, why don't you send someone to ask the imperial physicians if there is any medicine that is more effective, and you can just drink a bowl and take care of things?"

The old lady burst out laughing: "The medicine that is more effective is poison! It's just a child's talk!"

After a while, the old lady finished changing and washing, and left the clean room. The old lady and Tao Ran's grandfather and grandson had already sat on the warm kang in the Xici room and talked for a while.I heard that when Tao Ran and Xiao Ran were entertaining the girls from the Xiao family when they went to the Yin mansion today, it was rare for the old lady to inquire about such trivial matters: "Then the girl from the Xiao family... According to Sister Tao, how many older sisters are she than you?" ?”

Tao Ran's heart tightened, and he couldn't help but glance at his grandmother.Seeing her grandmother nodding her head slightly, Tao Ran picked up the old man's words: "If you say that my fourth sister is a rose with thorns, then the girl from the Xiao family is a rose with thorns... Is my second sister more like a rose?" Magnolia."

The old man and the old lady laughed after hearing her analogy.Where did this child go?She is just a rose flower, but her sisters are all good.

Tao Ran's heart beat even more.

Did grandfather hear something, for example, he already knew that the eldest son of the Xiao family was out of tune?Otherwise, what are you asking her for?
If the grandfather looked down on the eldest son of the Xiao family, it would be a good thing at first glance, and it would save her from always regretting her inability to change the marriage of the second sister; but this marriage was chosen by the grandmother for the second sister, if the grandfather questioned it, wouldn't it be Slapping grandma in the face...

In a family like theirs, the marriage of the children is determined by the backyard, and the old man who is in charge of the family does not intervene. I can't believe my grandmother, this is the second.

After such a calculation, Tao Ran couldn't help being even more frightened. Looking at the old lady again, she didn't show any expression on her face. Instead, she called Cuichan to come and told her to go to the small kitchen to add food to the old man; Taking advantage of the situation, he changed the subject, saying that the big kitchen in the back house hadn't fired in the past few days, "...Although the small kitchen in Pine Age Hall is clean, the fire is two points too late. I can only feel sorry for the old man for having dinner later."

The old man shook his head and said it would be fine, but his eyes kept rolling on Tao Ran's face; Tao Ran thought for a while, and immediately moved to the edge of the kang: "Since there is still a while before dinner, sister Tao will go back and write two big characters first." , let's talk to grandpa for a while, grandma."

Watching her little figure disappear outside the door, the old man smiled and shook his head: "This child..."

The rest of the conversation was interrupted by the old lady: "The old man suddenly asked about the Xiao family just now, and gave Tao sister's winks to tell her to avoid her. Now that she is gone, if the old man has anything to say, just tell me."

"The old man is not like me as a woman. He doesn't stay in the small area of ​​the back house all day long, even if he comes into contact with women's houses, his vision is naturally short-sighted; if it is the Xiao family, what's wrong? , who would like to send a good flower bone to their home to be ruined by them."

The old man's expression, which was already relaxed because of Tao Ran's obedient avoidance, became more and more relaxed.

Why didn't he know that the old wife's plans were all for the future of the Su family?He didn't come back to complain about the old wife... Now that the old wife is so sensible, if he still keeps a straight face, it will be his fault.

"Brother Chen is also nineteen this year. At his age, his father and third uncle have both passed the Jinshi examination, but he is still a Juren; not to mention Brother Yuan, he is only half a year younger than Brother Chen. Still a talent..."

"The grandchildren are so unbelievable. If the eldest brothers and I don't focus on our future, we can make the younger generation famous for three or five generations. How can we explain to our ancestors?" The old man sighed: "Can you agree with me on this matter?" I want to go together, I can only be relieved, you have worked hard these years."

"It's just the Xiao family... that eldest son is really not good enough, I just got the letter, so I hurried back to discuss it with you..."

The old man was afraid that the old wife would get angry, so he spoke softly, but the old lady was almost shocked.So how unbearable is Xiao's paternal son, that someone even delivered a letter to the old man? !
(End of this chapter)