Xie Tingyue already knew that Chu Mu had his own channel for news—the secret room in the study, the subordinates hidden in the dark, what about him
If he wants to help, what can he rely on
In terms of money, his business system has just been established. Although he has earned some, he spends more. He must continue to invest and expand to achieve the desired effect. He is not rich at all. Quan... It's even worse, he was born in a small family, and his contacts are really limited.
After much deliberation, only the ability of the business world can help.
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. If you want to do a good job in business, you have to be well-informed. Maybe you can collect some useful information with more effort
There is also family support, which must be firmly grasped, win people's hearts more, establish prestige, and cultivate confidantes, especially the old servants at home... Perhaps casually, what can be discovered when listening to those stories of the past
Xie Tingyue grasped it with both hands, very energetic.
He also stared at Sun for two days.
Mrs. Sun suffered repeated setbacks in front of him and Chu Mu, to the point where she had no choice but to admit defeat, especially before Chu Mu's words, Xie Tingyue didn't believe that Mrs. Sun dared not listen.
Sure enough, Mrs. Sun really started to work, and the efficiency was quite high.
I don't know what method she used, how to persuade people, in short, the uncles, aunts and other clansmen were as quiet as chickens, no one dared to come out to make trouble, and there was no movement after that.
Mrs. Sun was also quiet, there was no more movement, it seemed that she had given up, she was avoiding the sharp edge for the time being, and wanted to wait for Chu Mu to die
The old lady was very satisfied with Xie Tingyue's performance, and had no objection to Sun's avoidance.
Probably for her who is taking care of her life, if everyone is obedient, don't cause her trouble, don't let her come out with her old bones and worry about smoothing things over, she is satisfied. As for who dies and who lives, whether the east wind is high or the west wind is strong, it has no effect on her, an old man, and she doesn't care, anyway, no matter who is in power, he has to be filial to her.
The pampered big white cat likes Xie Tingyue. Seeing that Xie Tingyue's energy is a little higher, and he can eat half a bowl of rice, the old lady is even happier when she sees it, and asks Xie Tingyue to come to the room to talk from time to time.
There are many times like this, it is just a gesture.
Xie Tingyue's servants in the steward's family are getting more and more comfortable, and they have benefited, so how can they not run around more? The matter of petting a cat is simple, and I am also very happy.
This day, he was doing a routine cat stroking, and he saw the serious mother-in-law, the widowed eldest lady Su.
Su Clan was still the same as before, standing not far away, wanted to move but didn't move, hesitated to speak, concealed thousands of words, had many worries, and finally did not approach.
Xie Tingyue didn't understand, why couldn't she just say something properly
How do you treat Chu Mu, if you feel bad, feel bad, if you don't feel bad, don't feel bad, everyone is not a three-year-old child, you can face it rationally, why bother to be coy, embarrassing others and yourself
Xie Tingyue stood up: "Mother-in-law, do you want to tell me something?"
He didn't ask, Xu Su stood for a while and left by himself. He asked, Su thought for a while, rubbed the handkerchief, and said: "My lord...he is not in good health and needs to be taken care of..." She looked at Xie Tingyue , frowning, with a low voice, "I know you have worked hard all the time, and there are always one or two things that you can't think of. This cat... has thin, long and soft hair, and I'm afraid the eldest son will feel uncomfortable."
Xie Tingyue was taken aback, was he worried that he would lick the cat and take the fur back to stimulate Chu Mu to get sick
"My husband's body is weak, and any stimulus may cause the disease—" He tilted his head to look at Su, with a faint smile, "But he is not allergic to cats and dogs, and occasionally he is willing to tease him when he is in a good mood. Why, mother-in-law Mother doesn't know?"
Su was stunned.
She really doesn't know!
After reacting, his face flushed.
Picking at her daughter-in-law's behavior, being dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law, criticizing and criticizing her, she actually did this kind of thing, and she was slapped in the face by the other party... She should be the one who was picky and criticized!
In a panic, Su Shi coughed, coughing very hard.
The confidant Tan's mother hurriedly patted her on the back: "Ma'am, don't worry, don't worry, I just got sick a few days ago, no one knows..."
Xie Tingyue knew that Mother Tan was protecting the lord, and he implied that the Su family didn't care about Chu Mu, so Mother Tan could say that Chu Mu was not filial, and didn't even know that her own mother was sick.
This kind of chatter is meaningless.
Xie Tingyue mentioned Chu Mu's body: "... I heard that my husband's weakness was brought in the womb. It must have been very hard for my mother-in-law to conceive him?"
"Who is a mother, it's not hard to conceive in October?" Su Shi seemed to remember something, her eyes were slightly red, "I didn't ask for anything else, I didn't ask him to be rich and prosperous, and to shine on the lintel, I only wanted him to be healthy and live a safe life , who knows...God is not willing to satisfy me even with this."
Mother Tan handed over a clean handkerchief to Mrs. Su: "Others are pregnant and vomit for a month or two, and then they will be fine. Madam vomits for a whole pregnancy, and others will gain weight more or less. Madam gives birth to a baby. It is lighter than when I was not pregnant, the older the month, the worse it is to conceive, and I can't sleep well day and night... "
Su wiped away tears from the side: "You don't have to excuse me, it's my fault, it's all my fault..."
Xie Tingyue: "I remember that my husband's birthday is in winter."
"Yes..." Su's voice trembled slightly, "He is my first child. My husband was very worried and tried to be unruly, so he sent me to be raised by Wenquan Zhuangzi, and Mrs. Wen brought me along... It's a pity that he died. not good!"
"It was a sunny day with high clouds and clear sky, and the hot spring village was warm everywhere. I thought, it wouldn't be cold to him. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden avalanche on the mountain, and it was so fierce that the sky was full of the sun. When he was born, he didn't even cry. On the ground, I searched for a long time, groping and found that it was blocked by amniotic fluid, and my whole body turned blue... It was my fault, it was my fault... "
Su's emotions surged for a moment, and Su couldn't help herself, tears kept falling.
Xie Tingyue: "My mother-in-law has suffered such a serious crime, what's wrong?"
Tan's mother continued to comfort: "Young Madam is right, Madam, don't be sad about the past, it's just a hard life..."
"If life is bitter, whose life is not bitter at all, but completely sweet?"
Xie Tingyue felt that her heart was a little cold. Looking at the sobbing Su Shi, he had regrets, but he didn't have much apology. What appeared in his mind was the lonely and desolate Chu Mu who was like a plum blossom.
Most people's hearts are biased, compared to Su's, he loves Chu Mu more.
"Everything goes as you wish, every year is safe and sound, and nothing you don't like will happen. There is no such person in the world. Buddha saves all living beings, and all living beings suffer. Ordinary people have ordinary people's worries, and noble people have noble people's worries." Xie Tingyue's eyes Calm, without any emotion, "I am not a woman, I have never had children, I only brought up a bear brother with my own hands, now he is eleven years old, and I still can't stop worrying about him. No one in the world knows him better than me , what he likes, what he hates, what kind of expression is turning his head, what kind of expression is lying, I know it all. My stepmother studied all my preferences and people around me in order to deal with me... for a long time Here, no one in the world knows me better than her. She knows what I want to do, what I don’t like, what I must do, and even what I want to reward myself for doing something.”
"But mother-in-law, who do you know?"
"I'm afraid that even you yourself don't know much about it."
Whether he loves or hates Chu Mu, and whether he feels pity or resentment towards himself, he can't see through it at all.
Su Shi burst into tears.
Xie Tingyue was not very happy either, she felt depressed and uncomfortable.
Back in the courtyard, Chu Mu reached out to hug him, and he hugged him, nestling in Chu Mu's arms without speaking.
Chu Mu sighed lightly.
He couldn't hide everything that happened in the yard, especially when it was related to his wife.
He understands why Xie Tingyue is not happy.
It's for him.
"I used to always look forward to my wife's thoughts being touched by me, but now... I feel a little regretful."
Chu Mu rubbed Xie Tingyue's soft hair, loving it.
I can't bear it...
"I was born at noon, but I was named Mu because of the solar eclipse. Do you know why now?"
Xie Tingyue's voice was muffled: "Why... I don't like it."
Chu Mu kissed the back of his head: "When I can read this word, I will understand. At that time, I was ignorant, and I didn't even know what sadness was. Later, I knew it was sad, but I won't be sad anymore."
Xie Tingyue: "Name..."
Chu Mu: "Huh?"
"Your name doesn't mean that. Your name sounds nice." Xie Tingyue struggled up from Chu Mu's arms, looked into Chu Mu's eyes with an extremely serious expression, "The word Mu is not the end, it's not darkness, it's Mu." Light is the brightest, most beautiful, and heartbreaking existence, but it is not scorching, and the world can watch and appreciate it as it pleases without being burned."
With all the past events, Chu Mu was really not sad, he was used to it long ago, but seeing Xie Tingyue trying to comfort him so earnestly, for some reason, he suddenly felt a little wronged.
"Is it… "
Xie Tingyue nodded vigorously: "Of course! Look at Kuafu chasing the sun, and what he chases is the sunset. The ancient sages appreciate it. You should be proud of yourself!"
Chu Mu was directly amused: "Kuafu chases after the sun, is he chasing after the sun?"
The lady is so lovely.
Xie Tingyue was categorical, with a serious expression of 'I'm not joking': "If the sun is always rising, why does he chase it? He must be chasing it is about to fall! He must believe that as long as the speed is fast enough, it will really You can always run after the sunset and own it forever!"
Chu Mu held Xie Tingyue's hand: "The setting sun is infinitely good, but it's almost dusk. Kuafu must be a very romantic person."
"When... of course!"
After a disagreement, Chu Mu kissed again.
Xie Tingyue blushed instantly: "When will that hidden famous doctor arrive?"
"Ma'am, are you in a hurry?" Chu Mu chuckled softly, "My person has sent a letter back, saying that he has obtained the consent of the other party, and he will come to the capital to help me see a doctor when the Tianshan snow lotus is harvested."
Xie Tingyue quickly calculated in her mind: "The fastest... have to wait until winter?"
Chu Mu: "I've been waiting for so many years, and it's just winter, it doesn't matter."
winter…
The day when she married Chu Mu was also winter.
Xie Tingyue smiled.
Chu Mu kissed the corner of his eyes: "What are you laughing at? Huh?"
"nothing."
Xie Tingyue just thought that when she and Chu Mu first got married, she never imagined that there would be a day when they recognized each other in their hearts. What he thought at the time was just to negotiate a deal with the other party, and everyone gets what they need...
"If you don't pay attention, you should be punished."
Chu Mu's lips moved closer again.