A Thousand Hills

Chapter 9

Xie Moru often sees the three old ladies. Although the three old ladies and the three old ladies are old-fashioned, they are not too old. They are not a few years older than Xie Shangshu. When Xie Shangshu's father, Mrs. Xie, passed away, he still held his son's hand and asked him to take care of his little uncle.In these years, they are relatives, uncles and nephews, and the third old master has always had a good relationship with Shang Shufu.The three elders have never been in official positions. They have two sons and one daughter. The eldest son Xie Nu works in Hanlin, the second son Xie Ji donated a general judge, and the eldest daughter Xie Yan is the youngest and has already left the court. She married not another family, but Aunt Ning. Ning Zhuo, the third brother of her natal family.Therefore, the third old lady is similar to Aunt Ning, and there may be some reasons for this.In the past, Xie Yan often came to Xie's house with the three old ladies to talk, but today I haven't seen Xie Yan coming, thinking that being married is not as easy as staying at her mother's house, but on such a day, there is no reason not to come.

The girls who came with the three old ladies today, Xie Huan and Xie Pei are Xie Nu's concubine daughter, and Xie Qi is Xie Ji's concubine daughter.Among these girls, Xie Huan and Xie Pei are older, one is thirteen and one is twelve, the rest is eight years old, Xie Qi is eight years old, and the youngest Xie Moru is two years old.However, no matter how old or young, Yi Shui'er belongs to the aunts and aunts.

Xie's banquet was also Xie Bo's joy of visiting flowers, besides his own family, most of the guests he invited were close relatives, it was neither grand nor deserted, everything was carefully prepared.Needless to say, the official guests, the front yard, and the inner house, the girls also have their own place to talk.

The girls went to the Zhilan hall to talk, Xie Huan and Xie Pei were very familiar with Xie Moyou, they greeted Xie Moru, and then chatted with Xie Moyou, nothing more than clothes and jewelry.Xie Qi is a quiet character, drinking tea quietly.Xie Moru sat for a while, and the girls from Master Xie Er's residence also arrived.Xie Shangshu and Master Xie Er are direct brothers, they separated after their parents passed away, needless to mention their closeness.However, the second master and the second wife and their youngest son and daughter are serving as officials outside the imperial capital, and their eldest son, Xie Jin, and his family are also serving as officials outside the capital, and now the second son, Xie Feng's family, is in the imperial capital.Therefore, it was Xie Jing, the eldest daughter of Xie Feng, who was attracted to Zhilan hall by the maid.

Xie Jing was still young, only six years old, and she was still following the nanny, Xie Moyou ordered someone to bring food to tease her.It's just that Xie Moyou has a heavy responsibility today. After the girls from Mrs. Xie's natal Zhu family come over, she has to go to greet the girls from the Zhu family, so she has to order her mother-in-law and maids to coax Xie Jing carefully.

Xie Jing had to drink water when she had something to eat.Xie Jing's nanny asked the maid to go outside to ask for some warm water, and explained to Xie Moru a little embarrassedly, "My sister is still young, so I dare not ask for tea." The nanny was very responsible, for fear of the girls in the house They gave Xie Jing something to eat indiscriminately, so they hugged Xie Jing and stayed in a remote place, and ended up hitting Xie Moru.

Xie Moru knew that Xie Feng's wife, Mrs. Su, was from the Su family in Huizhou, and she had always been careful in raising children, so she nodded and said to the nanny, "Ah Jing is young, so it's better not to drink tea. But I don't know what's on the table later. Is it suitable for her children to eat, what does Ah Jing eat at home, I will tell people to go to the small kitchen, and then ask them to make a single portion of easy to digest."

The nanny is even more embarrassed. If you come to a banquet, how can you order food?Xie Moru usually doesn't like to talk too much, but seeing that the nanny seemed worried, she stopped talking.The nanny gave Xie Jing a drink of water, and said gratefully, "I'm really bothering you, big girl. If it's cheap, just steam a cup of custard." Although I was a little embarrassed, anyone who could be referred to by Su Shi as a daughter-in-law nanny would definitely It's a confidant.It can also be seen from the behavior of this nanny, it's really nice to stare at Xie Jing.For the sake of her own girl, the nanny sank her heart, and opened her mouth brazenly.Speaking of which, it was the first time she had seen this eldest girl from Shangshufu, if it wasn't for the cousins ​​greeting each other just now, the nanny would not have known that this was the eldest girl from Shangshufu.

Xie Moru asked the nanny if Xie Jing had anything to say, and then asked Jingwei to go down and give orders.

All of a sudden, girls from several relatives came, and Qiong's daughters and ladies filled the room, but there was no one who knew Xie Moru well.And the girls of the Ning family glanced at Xie Moru from time to time, as if they had never seen each other before.However, there were a lot of people coming, and Xie Moru's side was not deserted, as long as the surname was not Ning, everyone would always say hello to each other.In fact, even the Ning family girl had to bite the bullet and come over to say hello to Xie Moru.

No matter whether everyone is close or indifferent, they all chatted and laughed in a friendly manner until the banquet was over.Xie's family invited two troupes of small plays, talking and laughing for a day, until after noon, all relatives and friends got up to say goodbye.Xie Moru and Xie Moyou all followed Mrs. Xie to see off the guests, Xie Moyou had many friends, everyone who came was friendly, and there was a reluctance on his face.Xie Moru stood beside Mrs. Xie, just looked at it with a slight smile.

Everyone left early, and the three old ladies stayed at the end, and everyone drank tea and talked in Mrs. Xie's room.Although Xie Yan didn't come with the third old lady, she did stay together, saying she was going back to her mother's house for a few days.Mrs. Xie smiled, "As a daughter-in-law, you still go back to your mother's house from time to time, and carefully pick and choose from your in-law's house."

Xie Yan smiled, "Grandma loves me, so she will never pick on me again."

The third old lady looked at her daughter lovingly, and said with a smile, "I'm worried about Ah Yan's temper. She's married and still looks like a girl. Fortunately, her in-laws don't dislike her."

Mrs. Xie smiled and sipped her tea, "Ah Yan is lively, it's more likable this way."

Xie Nu's wife, Mrs. Li, is also a little three or two years older than Aunt Ning, or the third wife is not a good mother-in-law to serve, and Mrs. Li looks a bit haggard and old-fashioned, and she smiled when she heard this, "I said the same, girl You just have to be like my sister, otherwise you're like a wooden stake, what's the point of not saying a word for a long time."

Xie Nu's wife, Yu Shi, was in her early twenties, with picturesque features, and smiled at her sister-in-law's words, "My younger sister has fewer girls in this generation. Except for my younger sister, she is a big sister who married far away. I was married young, and I haven't seen her." Over the eldest sister, I only heard from my mother that when the eldest sister is at home, she is also a rare and refreshing character."

Mrs. Xie sighed, "Yes, the eldest sister married far away, and we haven't seen each other for many years."

After everyone spoke back, the third old lady got up and said goodbye. Xie Yan supported her mother and smiled at Xie Moyou, "Ayou, when you have time to play, I have something good for you."

Xie Mo smiled sadly, "It's so good to always get your things for nothing."

Xie Yan smiled, "I am willing to make it."

Xie Moyou sent the three old ladies and their party out of the Songbai Courtyard all the way, Xie Moru followed Mrs. Xie to the front of the room and stopped, and followed Mrs. Xie back to the main hall. Mrs. Xie had been socializing for a long time, after all, she was old and her face It's hard to hide the look of tiredness, but after all, it's a big happy event, and the look in his eyes is good.Mrs. Xie looked at Xie Moru, and said in a gentle voice, "Mo Ru is also tired all day, go back and rest earlier."

Xie Moru replied "Yes", got up and saluted, and then went back to the Dujuan courtyard.

As soon as Xie Moru left, Su Lan brought a bowl of bird's nest porridge, and said with a smile, "There are a lot of guests today, I think my wife only cares about greeting others, and I'm afraid it's useless for lunch. So I ordered the small kitchen to prepare bird's nest porridge, Madam Somehow use it."

Mrs. Xie took the bird's nest porridge and asked, "Is the hangover soup ready?"

Su Lan smiled, "Madam, don't worry, the cook will prepare it next morning. I'm afraid that the master, uncle, and second master will eat more wine today, and they have prepared some porridge and side dishes."

Mrs. Xie took a sip of the bird's nest porridge and sighed inaudibly.Su Lan said with a smile, "The day of great joy, why is my wife sighing?" Su Lan is Mrs. Xie's big maid, she is 27 years old and hasn't married yet, it's not that Mrs. Xie didn't arrange a marriage for her, it's just that Su Lan had a marriage in the past, but the wedding was not arranged, and her husband passed away. Since then, she has made up her mind not to marry, and will serve Mrs. Xie for the rest of her life.Among the maids, she is the oldest and the most trusted by Mrs. Xie, so she dares to say more.

Mrs. Xie stirred the bird's nest in her hand with the silver spoon, and said, "Mo You is too lively, Mo Ru is too steady."

"The two girls are still young, and it's nice to have a wife watching them slowly recuperate. The wife just needs to be at ease." Su Lan persuaded with a smile.She actually understood Mrs. Xie's euphemism. Although Xie's family is having a banquet today, everyone is a lady, even if they are more lively, it is better to move around appropriately. The second girl is very affectionate with everyone, and the wife may not like it.Besides the big girl, Element Lan said that this big girl is good everywhere, but she is dragged down by her mother clan, otherwise, she is really a first-class person, but today she quietly ordered the maid to pass the order to order the chef to place an order for Xie Jing to back up After Xiangyi's lunch, you can tell that this is a careful person, and he is careful and thoughtful, not the one who is surprised at first glance.It's just that the eldest girl is too grand, and she doesn't know how to please her in front of her wife. It's fine if a stupid person doesn't know how to please her.The two girls are too hot, and the cold is too cold. It is no wonder that the wife sighed like this.

Su Lan served Mrs. Xie and ate half a cup of bird's nest porridge, and spoke softly to relieve Mrs. Xie's mood.

Let’s say that Xie Moru returned to the Dujuan Courtyard, Madam Zhang rushed up to meet her, Jing Wei helped Xie Moru change the big clothes outside, Xie Moru sat in front of the dressing table and took off the hairpins, and turned around and asked, "What did mother use at noon? "

Nanny Zhang laughed, "Grandma used a bowl of rouge rice and some of the four side dishes, but the lotus leaf soup was light. Seeing that Grandma seemed to like it, the servant drank a bowl."

Xie Moru nodded and stretched out her long hair.Nanny Zhang asked with a smile, "Miss, it's good for lunch, do you want to use some more? I asked the cook to save some food."

"I'm not hungry yet."

Wisteria brought a cup of tea, and Nanny Zhang took it, with a loving and gratified look, and smiled, "Miss drinks tea to moisten her throat, servants are listening to the bustle outside in our courtyard, the ladies who are here today must be happy." There are quite a few, and the girl must be tired of handling people and things." I don't know that her girl is not a popular figure in the diplomatic field.

Xie Moru took the tea and asked Jingwei Wisteria to go down to rest earlier. She took the book by herself, and sat by the window to spend half a day quietly.

(End of this chapter)