"Mother Gui, you go and invite the third wife to come over." Old Madam Ren instructed Madam Gui.
Ren Yaoqi's brows could not help but wrinkle slightly, but Xiao Jinglin, who was sitting at the top, said, "No need, I have seen the third wife last time. Today I am here to find Ren Yaoqi."
The old lady Ren just gave up and asked Xiao Jinglin with a smile, "Did the county master see Qi'er last time at Bailong Temple?"
Xiao Jinglin glanced at Ren Yaoqi and nodded.
"No wonder it's such a match." The old lady Ren nodded with a smile.
Xiao Jinglin put down the tea bowl in her hand, got up and said, "I want to invite Ren Yaoqi to go out. I am the first to come back to Baihe Town, and I want her to take me out for a walk."
Xiao Jinglin said it was very common to go out for a walk, as if it was a normal thing for her. In fact, although Yanbei didn't want the strict etiquette in Jiangnan, it was not during some major festivals where people had fun with the people, and the ladies of the aristocratic family seldom went out to hang out. After all, their identities were there.
At that time, people believed that only by raising a boudoir can cultivate a gentle and courteous lady, and no lady is trained in the market. This point, no matter how open the folk customs are, it will not change.
However, the old lady Ren agreed without thinking, and said with a smile: "Why don't Yao Hua and Yao Yin accompany the county master, it will be more lively."
Fifth wife Lin hurriedly pushed her daughter forward and said, "Yes, yes, and our Yu'er, let's go too."
Xiao Jinglin glanced at the other ladies of the Ren family, and refused quietly: "No need, I don't like Ren Duo, Ren Yaoqi is fine."
It is something that Ren's family can't hope to have a relationship with the Yanbei Palace. The old lady Ren wished that Xiao Jinglin and her several granddaughters would get along with each other, which would help the girls of the Ren family to increase their worth. So Mrs. Ren was disappointed by Xiao Jinglin's refusal, but she didn't want to force it, so she repeatedly told Ren Yaoqi to take good care of the county master and fulfill her friendship as a landlord.
Although Xiao Jinglin invited Ren Yaoqi, she did not have the right to decide. Even if she really doesn't want to go, she will be forced to go by the Ren family in the end. Ren Yaoqi knows this very well. Fortunately, she's not a horny person, so she just smiled at it.
Ren Yaoqi watched the different expressions of everyone in the Ren family, bowed his head and obediently followed Xiao Jinglin out of the Ronghua Courtyard.
I don't know if it was Ren Yaoqi's illusion, but Xiao Jinglin seemed to let out a long breath after she came out. Although Xiao Jinglin's face remained calm, Ren Yaoqi, who was standing very close to her, still felt it.
I must be a little unaccustomed to dealing with these inner-house women, right? Ren Yaoqi remembered that Xiao Jinglin lived in the border town all the year round and seldom returned to the Yanbei Palace.
"Why did the county master come to Baihe Town today." Ren Yaoqi tried to break the silence.
In fact, she and Xiao Jinglin didn't even know each other, and they didn't say ten sentences in total. And Xiao Jinglin is obviously not a familiar person, so the atmosphere is a bit stiff when they are alone at the moment.
"Well, let's take a look." Xiao Jinglin's answer was very brief, obviously not too keen on communicating with Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi didn't ask her anymore.
The two walked silently along the same way as when they first met, but this time Ren Yaoqi was not dragged away by Xiao Jinglin. But the strange thing is that this kind of silence seems to be more suitable for Xiao Jinglin, and the atmosphere is no longer so rigid.
Ren Yaoqi glanced at Xiao Jinglin, and this glance brought some curiosity, she suddenly had a feeling. Compared to the life of a group of servants in the courtyard of a wealthy family, this girl seems to be more suitable for loners.
The Ren family offered to prepare a carriage for the two of them, but Xiao Jinglin refused, and she also came by carriage today. It's just that Xiao Jinglin still didn't bring her maid and wife. Ren Yaoqi was still not used to having no one around, so she brought two maids and two mother-in-law by herself.
After leaving the second gate, and before Xiao Jinglin's carriage, Ren Yaoqi realized that the person who was driving Xiao Jinglin today was actually Dongsheng. Ren Yaoqi understood after a little accident. Since she didn't actually have a personal relationship with Xiao Jinglin, then Xiao Jinglin should still be asked by Xiao Jingxi to come to her.
However, Ren Yaoqi didn't see Ren Yaoqi in the carriage, and Xiao Jinglin's carriage ended up being only herself and Ren Yaoqi. The maid and old lady Ren Yaoqi brought out finally asked the Ren family to send another carriage out. Xiao Jinglin didn't find it troublesome when she arrived.
The carriage finally drove out of the town, and not far from Baihe Town was Xishan.
Because there are many coal mines and coal kilns on Xishan, and there are also some large and small porcelain kiln workshops nearby, the mountain roads near Xishan have been leveled by vehicles that come and go, so the mountain roads are very spacious and flat, and the carriages are driving all the way. on flat ground.
However, because there are many coal mines nearby, the roads here are all black without exception, and the three feet of the ground are also black. This is the result of the coal trucks driving here for years.
At this moment, a long coal-pulling convoy approached, and a crisp bell could be heard between them. Xiao Jinglin was lifting the curtain of the car to look out. When she saw the team of cars, she said, "Huh?" "Is it a camel?"
Ren Yaoqi turned his head and glanced at it, and recognized the logo of the Ren family in the team. The steward of the Ren family drove dozens of dromedary camels along with a few miners.
"Well, most of the roads here are mountain roads. Before the coal kilns were built, there were many lime kilns in the vicinity. Camel carts were used because horses and carts were not good for walking on mountain roads. Later, when the coal kilns were built, camels were used to transport coal. This mountain road has become a lot more stable because there are more cars. Therefore, the current coal kiln of the Ren family has horses and camels. However, camels are much more important than horses, and they are not as expensive as horses, so coal kilns are transported in coal kilns. For coal, I still prefer camels."
Xiao Jinglin nodded: "I have ridden a camel before, but the one with two humps." After a while, "the camel even saved my life."
When Xiao Jinglin suddenly said such a sentence, Ren Yaoqi was a little surprised. Is Xiao Jinglin talking about what happened when she was at the border
However, Xiao Jinglin stopped talking after saying this, and just quietly watched the group of camels pass in front of them, bringing up a cloud of dust. Ren Yaoqi blinked, the sand got into her eyes, and it hurt a little. She took out a handkerchief and wiped it. She simply closed her eyes and waited for the convoy to pass.
Xiao Jinglin herself reacted to Ren Yaoqi's discomfort, and lowered the curtains in her hands to isolate the flying dust outside the car.
Ren Yaoqi opened his eyes and smiled apologetically.
Xiao Jinglin watched Ren Yaoqi put away the handkerchief in her hand, and said, "You can't stand this little dust?" She said this without contempt, but with some curiosity.
Ren Yaoqi glanced at Xiao Jingxi and said half-truthfully, "Well, the county lord is not afraid because the county lord's eyelashes are thicker than mine."
Xiao Jinglin was stunned for a moment, but then she smiled: "This statement is quite new." Her smile came and went quickly, but it only appeared on her face a little, and before Ren Yaoqi could see it clearly, it disappeared again.
"I asked Xiao Jingxi to try it." Xiao Jinglin said this again.
Ren Yaoqi thought carefully about Xiao Jingxi's eyelashes, which seemed to be thick, so he couldn't help laughing: "The county master, don't say that I asked Second Young Master Xiao to try it because I heard my sentence."
"Why?" Xiao Jinglin asked casually.
Why? Ren Yaoqi was speechless, naturally because he was afraid that he would find her to settle accounts.
After such a conversation, the two finally got to know each other a bit, and the atmosphere was much better.
"Where's the camel from the county master? Did you bring it back to keep it?" Ren Yaoqi tried to find a topic Xiao Jinglin liked.
I didn't want Xiao Jinglin to hear the words, but it was a little strange: "I didn't bring it back, I already ate it."
Ren Yaoqi: "… "
Seeing Ren Yaoqi's expression, Xiao Jinglin thought for a while, and then explained: "Generally, soldiers love their war horses very much, because war horses are their own legs on the battlefield, and sometimes they are comrades in arms. When food is scarce, war horses will still be killed. On the battlefield, 'killing the enemy' and 'saving life' are the first things to learn."
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