Jinxin

Chapter 178 Visit
"I'm going to drink a friend's wedding wine in Lushui City at noon. I thought you were here, so I went out early and came to see you first." After he finished speaking, he turned his eyes to Yun Niang and Zhong Nan, and said suspiciously: "This Who are the two?"

"Oh, this is my good friend. I treat her like a sister. This is her uncle and her sister-in-law. They are helping me now." After Ruan Yunsi finished speaking, she smiled and said, "Brother What a coincidence, I just want to go to Lushui City, why don't we go together."

Ruan Siqi smiled and said, "Are you so stingy? You don't even give me a cup of tea, so you want to send me away?"

At this time, Ruan Yunsi already knew that her elder brother would never force her to go home, and she felt no burden at all. After hearing this, she smiled and said, "What did elder brother say? When did I become so stingy? It's just that I go to Lushui After finishing the work in the city, I have to rush back at noon."

Ruan Siqi stepped into the house, nodded and said: "That's right, you're a woman, it's not right for you to show your face in public, if you stay outside, you will cause trouble." He poured tea, and it happened that there was still white sugar cake made yesterday at home, so he picked up a plate and served it as a snack.

Yunniang and Zhong Nan were suspicious of Ruan Siqi's identity, but they saw Ruan Yunsi come out and asked them in a low voice to help them load thousands of bolts of brocade and linen and Gebu into the carriage. When she returned to the house, she saw Ruan Siqi Looking at her, he said, "Have you and the young man finished talking?"

Ruan Yunsi nodded, after thinking about it, she couldn't help asking: "How is he now?"

Ruan Siqi sighed and said: "I knew you had talked with him. It's just that I couldn't ask him. I wanted to come and ask you a long time ago, but I was afraid of arousing my father's suspicion. I finally found such an opportunity today. You said that you too, I really don’t know what I owed you in my last life, and I will be tortured by you in this life. Thanks to you, you still have the face to ask him how he is. He has lost weight these days, and he was originally a personable and gentle man. Gentleman, but now he is taciturn, fortunately he is a close minister of the emperor, and he also knows that state affairs are the most important thing, otherwise I am really afraid that he will be so depressed."

Ruan Yunsi was also very sad in her heart, and she was stunned for a long time before she said, "It's good that he can still know that state affairs are the most important thing. The love between children will always fade with time. Yes, my brother will still get together with him often from now on. ?"

Ruan Siqi glared at her, and snorted coldly: "How is it possible? It's just that when a few friends get together occasionally, they just meet and say a few words during the dinner. I really want to get close to him, but I feel ashamed. It seems that he also wants to be with us. It looks like the Ruan family has completely lost contact, how can they still face it?"

Ruan Yunsi lowered her head and sighed: "It's all my fault, but it's hard for my brother. But what can I do? Now that things have happened, I can't turn back."

Ruan Siqi also sighed. He hoped that his younger sister would marry into the Su family, but when he thought of the other family's attitude towards Ruan Yunsi, he felt very headache. He knew that his younger sister would be wronged if she married in. Anyway, things have come to this point At this point, it is better not to intervene.

Seeing that her brother was silent, Ruan Yunsi wisely changed the topic to another place, and asked softly, "Is daddy in good health? Brother... Didn't show any sign in front of his old man?"

Ruan Siqi shook his head and sighed: "Daddy's body is not as good as it used to be, especially after searching for so long and failing to find you, he also gave up. Sigh! If I had known this, I shouldn't have been so hasty and talk about it that day. Tell him. But it’s okay, after all, the old man is not in his seventies or eighties, he doesn’t need to worry about the affairs of the court, and it’s okay to spend his life in the mansion.”

When he said this, he frowned, who is Ruan Yunsi?Immediately aware that something was wrong, he hurriedly said: "What? Is there anything else at home that makes Dad unhappy?"

Ruan Siqi sneered and said, "Haven't you learned the tricks of our stepmother and those aunts and sisters? With them around, how could Dad feel at ease? That's all, it's not something you and I can ask about. It's just that last month, Fifth Sister Marrying a nephew of Zhen Shangshu as an aunt made my father very dissatisfied, but he couldn't hold back Aunt Fang and Fifth Sister's willingness to pester his father every day, and Zhen Shangshu put pressure on him, so in the end he still married her. past."

Ruan Yunsi frowned and said, "Why is Fifth Sister so confused? Although she is a concubine, we are from the Marquis's family after all. If we don't look for those high-ranking families, we can find an honest and responsible person. It's okay to be the main wife." Why bother to be someone else's aunt? So what if he is Zhen Shangshu's nephew?"

Ruan Siqi snorted coldly: "Aunt Fang keeps saying that our family has no power now, and that because of my sister, the reputation of several girls has been damaged. In fact, no matter how our family declines, the Marquis has not been cut off yet. The matter of my sister is over. After seven years, no one mentioned it again, so what does it have to do with you? It is clear that their mother and daughter are two snobbish eyes, and they have taken a fancy to Liu Ming's uncle, who has a lot of money and is also an official. There is a fat vacancy in the ministry, so I sharpen my head and want to marry someone else. You know, the fifth sister is pretty good-looking. Then Liu Ming saw it in the temple once, and she never forgot it. He asked his uncle to put pressure, so that the two Even if Dad doesn't want to attack, there's nothing he can do about it."

Ruan Yunsi remained silent, and Ruan Siqi realized that he was furious for a while, and said something he shouldn't have said, and quickly comforted him: "Sister, don't worry, this matter has nothing to do with you, it's just that Aunt Fang is afraid that Daddy won't agree, so she deliberately took you Come out and poke daddy's heart."

Ruan Yunsi smiled and said, "Brother looks down on me too much. Do I care about those two snobbish women? Zhou Yu beat Huang Gai, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. It is their own choice. What happens in the future is up to others. It doesn't matter. I... I just heard my brother talk about my father's situation, and I felt a little uncomfortable. I used to be too self-willed. I didn't know how well my father and my brother treated me. I just thought that you wanted me to marry into the Su family to ally with the Su family. .Now I have experienced many things. Although I have no children, I also know the kindness of my parents, so when I think of my father, I feel guilty and sad."

The two brothers and sisters were talking, when they suddenly heard Zhong Nan say outside: "Sister, the cloth has been loaded into the cart, shall we leave now or wait a little longer?"

Ruan Yunsi looked at the sky, and smiled at Ruan Siqi: "Brother, it's really getting late, I think we should leave." After speaking, Ruan Siqi also nodded and smiled: "Listen to what the young man said, it seems that you are now The brocade weaving is very popular, let’s go, I’ll go and see those cloths too, to see how capable you are, you dared to run away from home that day.”

The two went out side by side, and when they came to the carriage that Zhong Nan had hired, Ruan Yunsi opened the curtain, and saw that a carriage of brocades had been neatly packed in the carriage, which was really dazzling in her eyes.

The brocades displayed outside happen to be high-quality brocades, still with the patterns of twigs, hibiscus and blooming flowers. Ruan Siqi only took one look, but couldn't help being surprised, reached out to touch it, and said doubtfully: "This makeup brocade is useful, so it's not allowed to be passed on among the people, right? Why? It's also made by my sister?"

"Yes, brother knows my sister's tricks now, right?" Ruan Yunsi smiled, but Ruan Siqi gasped, looked at her like a monster, and murmured: "It's amazing, I didn't expect you to be like this after running away from home." It's a great opportunity, after learning such skills, it's no wonder that after so many years, there is no word to take home. It turns out that I am living a good life. Thanks to my father and I, I thought you were wandering outside, and you would die if you had nowhere to go. go home."

Ruan Yunsi also stepped forward at this time, rummaged through the piles of brocades, and said with a smile: "Yes, it's my fault for disappointing brother and father, hey, I found it..."

While talking, he pulled out a piece of brocade with great effort, handed it to Ruan Siqi and said, "This is a new pattern that hasn't been seen in the market yet, brother will take back two pieces and make two sets of clothes for daddy and yourself. This is also a tribute." , it’s just that it can’t be compared with the top-grade makeup brocade, and I’ll pick up two more bolts of satin and take them back to make two clothes for my sister-in-law.”

Ruan Siqi looked over, but saw that this piece of brocade was made of dark blue background, with a pattern of auspicious clouds encircling the character Shou on it, not to mention very exquisite, the pattern was made of gold and silver threads, shining brightly in the sun, it was indeed top grade, because He smiled happily and said: "Although it is not as good as the brocade brocade, it is also the best brocade. This style is also unique. Since my sister is generous, I will not be polite. I will make a suit for my father when I go back. He will definitely like it. It's just today No, take a look and deposit it in Liujin's head office first, and I'll get it when the time comes."

Ruan Yunsi was a little sad, and said sadly: "I'm afraid it will be difficult for my sister to go back to fulfill my filial piety in this life. Fortunately, I still have my brother now. Sometimes, I can only ask you to help me do a little bit of filial piety." After finishing speaking, she closed the curtain of the carriage, He wiped his eyes and said, "Okay, let's go."

Ruan Siqi rode a horse, followed by two carriages, left the village and took the road. After walking for more than an hour, he arrived at Lushui City. At this time, the sun had already risen in the sky. Going to the banquet, Ruan Yunsi asked Zhong Nan to go to Liujinbuzhuang, but she heard Zhong Nan say: "Sister, did you forget? The shopkeeper is no longer in Lushui City. I said that if there is anything to do or deliver the goods, let us Let’s go to the main store in Beijing.”

Ruan Yunsi patted her forehead in the carriage, and said with a wry smile: "I really forgot about it, let's go to Liujin head office, that's all right, I won't be able to make it back at noon. If it’s not good, I’ll have a meal in the head office.” Because the carriage turned around, it headed for the capital.

Arriving at the head office of Liujin Cloth Manor, shopkeeper Yan heard Da Mao and Er Mao's surprised voices on the second floor, and then heard the answer from the person who was clearly Ruan Yunsi, so he ran down happily and said with a laugh: "Hope!" The stars are looking forward to the moon, but they are looking forward to you, Miss Ruan. It has been several months, what good things have you woven, just like this to take Joe and us? Why don’t you show it to me quickly.” After finishing speaking Then he said to the staff next to him: "Go to the third floor and ask the fifth son to come down, and say that Miss Ruan is here."

　At this time, I don’t know how many people are waiting to see the Spring Festival Gala. Anyway, I have to wait. Unfortunately, Xiao Lizi is ill. I don’t know if the Spring Festival Gala can make him feel happier, alas!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)