A Thousand Hills

Chapter 6

It was not too late for Xie Moru to return to the Dujuan Courtyard, mainly because she had nothing to say to Xie Song and Xie Song to her.After finishing what she had to say, she can naturally come back and rest.

On the contrary, Nanny Zhang was quite worried, and after serving Xie Moru, she entered the room and asked, "Master is looking for a girl, is there something wrong?"

"It's nothing, it's a small matter." Xie Moru didn't think it was a matter, presumably Mrs. Xie didn't say anything, and Xie Song wouldn't talk to her.

Dui Rui took off the bead flower hairpin ring, spread it out into a bun, passed through the head, and loosely tied the hair behind the head in a bun, and fixed it with one or two single bead hairpins.Xie Moru changed into homely clothes and went for a walk in the garden as usual.

The moon gate in the small courtyard is closed, so I don't know what her mother is doing inside.Xie Moru was thinking wildly, she likes to guess everyone's thoughts, especially in Xie's family who never speak directly when they have something to say, and always do things around corners, everyone has different thoughts and is very expressive.How did Mrs. Xie know about Huazhangtang?

Mrs. Xie didn't have three heads and six arms. When they were in class, the maids, big and small, were all serving outside.Among them, her maids Jingwei and Wisteria, Xie Moyou's maids Tingqin and Xiyu, and the other is Amo, the little maid who serves Mr. Ji.A Mo is a mute, even if Mr. Ji went to Mrs. Xie to talk about the students' homework, he would not be so detailed that each student said what to repeat to Mrs. Xie. Without him, it would be too detrimental to Mr. Ji's identity.Jingwei and Wisteria are with her, and the rest is Xie Moyou, Tingqin and Xiyu.If it was Xie Moyou, she probably wouldn't be in a hurry to eat and hang up. Xie Moyou wouldn't take the time to watch her be trained, but she was proud of her unlucky luck. To take a look.What's more, Xie Bo, who went to Mrs. Xie's room with Xie Moyou, directly rescued her.Xie Moyou was not so kind.

It wasn't her, it wasn't Xie Moyou, and it wasn't Mr. Ji, so Mrs. Xie deliberately asked people to find out about it.

Well done, either they went to Huazhang Hall for class the first day, or Mrs. Xie was concerned about the schoolwork of the two granddaughters, so why didn't they inquire about it early or late, but they went to inquire about it yesterday.

Hmm, this is very interesting.

She seemed to be disturbing some people.

Moreover, Mrs. Xie was also uneasy.

Some people's thoughts are easy to understand, but Mrs. Xie's thoughts make Xie Moyou a little puzzled.Is Mrs. Xie so worried about the "Qianqiang" thing?Thinking of Mrs. Xie's solemn appearance, Xie Moru analyzed that she must have touched Mrs. Xie's mind.

What's on your mind?

Ah, Xie Song must have the same concern.

Aunt Ning is also very clear...

Xie Moru looked back at the closed vermilion lacquered moon gate in the small courtyard, ah, they reminded her.To be so afraid that imitating "Zheng Boke and Duan Yuyan" is like being touched by taboos in the heart, so afraid that her mother still lives in the Dujuan courtyard, and they dare not reduce her status at all, and they dare not come in if she does not go out.What's more terrible is that such fear has not yet been used secretly.No, it is not accurate to say no, it should be impossible, or dare not?

Xie Moru almost laughed happily.

She always thought that her mother was the coldest mother in the world, but it turned out that it was her mother who gave her shelter.Mother stays in the small courtyard for a day, and she can be safe for a day.

Xie Moru kept turning until it was getting late, and then went back to the house to take a bath and rest without mentioning it.

Early the next morning, Xie Moru went to Mrs. Xie's courtyard to say hello as usual. Mrs. Xie would not bring up what happened yesterday. Ignore anyone's old status.

All of a sudden, Aunt Ning arrived with Xie Moyou and her four siblings. After saying a few words, Xie Moru and Xie Moyou went to Huazhang Hall to study.Mr. Ji was still talking about Zuo Chuan Chunqiu, but he said after school in the morning, "My wife told me that I need to add a little more of the Four Books for Women to read. I thought there was no need to be in such a hurry. Since my wife ordered you to read the books, we will read them." Some Four Books for Women."

Both sisters agreed.

After leaving the Huazhang Hall, there was a section of the road where the two sisters were going to walk together, Xie Moyou said, "Big sister, do you think grandma is angry?"

The sun was shining brightly in the sky, Xie Moru gave Xie Moru a rare smile, and nodded slightly, "I'm leaving first, let's talk together in the afternoon."

Xie Mo snorted, rolled his eyes, and walked to Songbaiyuan.

Apart from the unknown wives and concubines of the Xie family, the composition of the family is actually rather simple. Since the old lady passed away, the family has also been divided. Song, one wife and one concubine, the Fang family lived in the Dujuan Courtyard for many years, Xie Song and Aunt Ning lived in the Peony Courtyard with their three sons and one daughter.

Compared to those families with [-] to [-] masters living in the same household, the Xie family has a simple population, such as Zheng Bo and Gong Shuduan's incident has not yet happened in the future.Both Xie Moru and his mother, Fang Shi, are masters of invisibility. Although they may have a sense of presence in some people's hearts, in conscience, at least in the eyes of Xie's servants, the mother and daughter are extremely low-key.Of course, because Aunt Ning was too virtuous, all the things she gave to the Dujuan Courtyard were top-notch, and the servants of the family did not dare to be too negligent.

This kind of family has led to Xie Moyou's relatively innocent personality, not to mention that she is still a child who can be happy and angry at a young age.

Xie Moyou has always been a person who can be both happy and angry, so he greeted Mrs. Xie, and Mrs. Xie smiled, "I was saying that eating alone is boring, and your second uncle is not at home, so you just happen to be my company."

For example, Mrs. Xie, the head wife of the Xie family, is actually not very free.Mrs. Xie and her husband have a good relationship. Her husband, Xie Shangshu, eats work lunch in the Yamen at noon, and only eats at home in the morning and evening.Mrs. Xie is here at this age and is a grandmother. Although she can share meals with her husband in the morning and evening, she is a little lonely at noon. The grandchildren are already in school, and lunch is used in school. Mrs. Xie wants to be with her granddaughters. Xie Moru was stuck in the middle.Mrs. Xie doesn't like Xie Moru very much, she wants to invite her granddaughter to eat in her room, but she can't leave Xie Moru behind.Xie Moru's feelings for Mrs. Xie are the same as Mrs. Xie's feelings for her. In particular, Xie Moru is a very patient person. She is always the first to greet Mrs. Xie in the morning.If Mrs. Xie asked her granddaughter to have lunch at the Songbai Courtyard, Xie Moru would not refuse no matter how much she disliked it.

In the morning, it's just a cup of tea with An. If you have to look at each other and hate each other during the whole lunch time, it will not be a comfortable experience for Mrs. Xie and Moru Yu.

So, Mrs. Xie ordered each room to use its own.

However, Xie Moyou took the initiative to come over, and she was also very happy.

Xie Moyou was not happy today, Mrs. Xie hugged her in her arms, and asked with a smile, "What's the matter, with your mouth turned up like this, could it be that sir beat you in class."

Xie Moyou is not only happy and angry, she also has an admirable personality, she can say whatever she has, and speak out.In Xie's family, this is really a virtue that is cherished.So, she said, "I talked to my big sister after school, but my big sister ignored me."

Aunt Ning is serving at Mrs. Xie's place, she can't help giving her daughter a look when she hears this.

Mrs. Xie caressed Xie Moyou's back and smiled, "Okay, it's worth getting angry about a little thing. There is shad at noon, which just arrived early in the morning. I asked the chef to cook it and eat it. Let's eat it together." And taste it."

Although Xie Moyou is a straight-talking, happy and angry person, he is not without scheming. Seeing his grandmother talking about dishes, he was very flattering and said, "Shadfish is rare, and steaming is the best. Grandma, let's make last year's peach blossom wine Take it out and drink it."

"That's good." The peach blossom wine is the sweet wine brewed by Xie's house. The female relatives drink more of it, so Mrs. Xie ordered someone to warm the wine.

Sincerely, as long as there are things in Mrs. Xie's courtyard, there will be no shortage in Dujuan's courtyard.

Seeing that there was a dish of steamed shad for lunch, Xie Moru said, "This is a rare thing."

Nanny Zhang said, "I heard that there are only five or six pieces in total, and they are very expensive. We got two tails in our yard." At the end of the sentence, Nanny Zhang couldn't help but feel elated.

Xie Moru is actually not very interested in shad fish, and she didn't taste how delicious it is, but this kind of fish is quite precious and is a tribute in the palace. Every year at this time of year, there is a shad fish feast in the palace, so it is naturally also for the rich and powerful. Treasures.However, she read in the book that although the shad tastes delicious, it will die when it leaves the water, and the taste will change in a blink of an eye.Of course, the shad that enters the rich and powerful's family must be caught and immediately stored in ice, and then transported to the imperial capital for thousands of miles without stopping.However, this is still a dead fish and then burnt. Shad is not compared to fat fish such as cured fish. This kind of fish is just eaten fresh.Now that the umami taste has been lost, it looks like chicken ribs, Xie Moru even moved his chopsticks, Fang didn't move at all, picked up a plate of deep-fried river prawns and used some.

Xie Moru said, "Send another red shad to Mr. Ji in the evening." The ice shad has lost its freshness, so it's not as good as the red shad.

Nanny Zhang responded with a smile, she felt that the eldest girl in her family couldn't be more kind-hearted, not to mention being lenient to the servants, she also respected Mr. Ji very much.If there are any seasonal fresh things or rare good things on weekdays, don't forget Mr. Ji's part.

Xie Moru and his mother Fang went to rest after lunch.

After Mrs. Xie had lunch, Xie Moyou went back to Peony Court to talk with Aunt Ning who served Mrs. Xie for lunch.

The Xie family has clear rules, no matter how famous Aunt Ning is, no matter how she gave birth to a daughter and three sons, she will still be an aunt in Fang's day.Although Fang did not leave the Rhododendron Courtyard, she had long since lost her husband's heart. She lived as invisible in Xie's house, but she refused to die. Don't dare to neglect to enshrine the Rhododendron courtyard.Therefore, Aunt Ning wanted to kill Mrs. Fang by herself, and it was really a big project in the foreseeable future.Of course, with the good name of Aunt Ning, how could she have such rebellious thoughts.

Mrs. Xie was so moved by her virtuousness that she asked her to serve dinner at noon.

Really, for an aunt, it is definitely flattering for the head wife to allow you to serve meals.

Because I want to serve Mrs. Xie, so Mrs. Xie and Xie Moyou have finished eating, and Aunt Ning's stomach is still empty.

Once back to the Peony Court, Xie Moyou hurriedly ordered the maid to deliver the meal.In fact, the servants have already made preparations. Aunt Ning is helping Mrs. Xie with housework. She is also well-known, has three sons and one daughter, and is deeply loved by Xie Song.The servant has the sharpest eyesight and the most discerning heart, and knows that this aunt only wears the word aunt now, and she will be a person with great fortune and good fortune in the future.

Therefore, the diet is absolutely flattering.

Plates and bowls were set up on the table, Xie Moyou frowned slightly with his eyebrows in appropriate shades, and asked, "Why is there no shad?"

Without waiting for the servant to reply, Aunt Ning smiled, "My eldest lady, you really know how to live. There are only six tails in total, two tails from your grandmother's yard, two tails from the Dujuan yard, and one tail from your second uncle's yard. We have one end in the yard. I eat that alone at noon, and when your father comes back in the evening, he calls your brothers over, and we try something new together. Who knows that you can smell like a greedy cat, so you will find it at noon. To your grandmother's. Well, you are born with good taste."

Xie Moyou pursed his lips, "The Dujuan Courtyard has to eat two tails."

Aunt Ning's face turned cold, "If you say that again, I'll beat you." She waved her hand to send the girl away.

Xie Moyou could tell whether her mother was really upset or just talking about it, she sat in a chair and served her mother some vegetables, and said, "I just said it, mother, hurry up and eat, don't wait It’s cold and my stomach feels uncomfortable.”

Aunt Ning sighed, picked up the silver chopsticks, and said, "You are not allowed to say anything in the future."

"understood."

After dinner, the mother and daughter had tea together, Xie Moyou said, "Yesterday I changed to a new tea. I always find that the tea from our courtyard is not as good as the tea from my grandmother's." You don't drink tea, and when you get older, you start to learn how to drink tea, and you are not allowed to use it too much every day.

Aunt Ning smiled, but her tone was full of love and affection, "Your mouth is really amazing, your brother and the others can't tell the difference, but you can."

Xie Moyou pursed his mouth, "Who said they can't eat my brother, they just don't say it."

"It's up to you." Aunt Ning said with a hint of blame in her words, "It's all Mingqian tea, and the best ones are limited. Don't talk about our family, the same is true for the Duke's family. Of course You have to give it to your grandmother first. Your grandmother has always loved you, so you don't even understand this truth?"

Xie Moyou said, "It's not that I haven't tasted good tea, but I've seen it a long time ago. Apart from my grandmother's, my eldest sister's has good tea."

Aunt Ning sighed, "You are so happy and angry, I am really worried."

"What's wrong with being happy and angry? Is it possible that if you are happy, you will not be happy, and you will hold back your anger, and the days will never pass." Xie Moyou tugged at his mother's sleeve embroidered with peony patterns, coquettishly, "Besides, I am Mother, can't you be happy and angry?"

"You are shallow-minded, and people can see through it at a glance." Aunt Ning stroked her daughter's soft and smooth hair, and said softly, "You have been studying for several years, and you are still the same as when you were a child. I heard that your grandmother took the exam yesterday. you guys."

"That's right, I just learned the chapter 'Zheng Boke and Duan Yuyan'." Xie Moyou said, "Grandmother asked Eldest Sister, and also asked me, and she seems not very satisfied with Eldest Sister's answer."

The corners of Aunt Ning's lips curled slightly, "Do you know why your grandmother is dissatisfied?"

"The things that Big Sister said, if you ask me, I also think it's wrong. There is this article in Zuo Zhuan, which was originally to warn the world not to fight against each other. Could it be that Zheng Bo has done a good job as a monarch? ?” Xie Mo worried.

Aunt Ning smiled, "I know it but I don't know why."

After all, Xie Moyou was young and loved by his parents, so he still had an air of innocence, and looked at his mother puzzled.Aunt Ning said softly, "You, you have a smart face for nothing."

Aunt Ning said softly, "You came out of my stomach, and no one can hurt me more than you. The truths of the world are written in books, so you have to figure it out carefully. I'm not good to her. I have a good reputation. She understands better than you, you see, I have been supporting her for many years, and I have never seen her get close to the Peony Court."

Xie Moyou also knew the reason for flattering and killing, she puffed her mouth, feeling in her heart that her mother had worked hard for many years, but Xie Moru didn't know how to flatter her, Xie Moyou said, "It can be seen that she is not familiar with it."

"Yeah, I'm not familiar with it." Seeing that her daughter is not stupid, Aunt Ning smiled leisurely, and simply said to her daughter, "Your grandmother and father like you, you have to pay attention to the things around you, and you can't just be silly. What a joke. Let me ask you again, why did your grandmother bring you eight new dresses a season to six new ones a month? And give you those fine jewelry?"

Xie Moyou said, "I don't know, we are getting older, and we will go out more often in the future. If you go to someone's house as a guest, you must have some decent clothes, so as not to fall into the reputation of our family." .”

Aunt Ning looked at her daughter's beautiful face lovingly, and sipped her tea, "Yes, you know, guess what, does your eldest sister know?"

Xie Moyou didn't have a good impression of Xie Moru, and muttered, "How do I know this? If she knows it, she doesn't know it, and if she doesn't know it, she doesn't know it."

"If she didn't know, she wouldn't have sent peach blossoms to please your second uncle. If she didn't know, how can the person who talks the least in the daytime suddenly have witty remarks in class." Aunt Ning said slowly, "She is A wise man, Ayou."

Xie Moyou said, "Grandma just reprimanded her for what she said in class."

Aunt Ning smiled between her brows, and continued to speak to her daughter, "What she said is not wrong at all, she is obviously more insightful than you, if you change, your grandmother will definitely not reprimand you, but will praise you instead."

Xie Moyou was a little puzzled, and Aunt Ning said, "Your elder sister is very smart, she knows she wants to get ahead, but she can't get ahead. I won't let her take advantage of you, and your grandmother is even more I like you. You are old too. Don’t always worry about tea and fish. Is our family short of food and clothing? Keep your eyes on the long-term. As long as you marry better than her in the future and live a good life, let’s look at today’s cup Tea, a fish, nothing more."

(End of this chapter)