Although Aunt Liu tried her best to hide it, Xie Ruzhuo could still clearly see the hatred in her eyes. Xie Ruzhuo didn't take it seriously at all and just chuckled, "As long as the sixth sister is willing to change, we will naturally treat her well. After all, she She is also the daughter of the Xie family. In a century-old prominent family, there is never a daughter who is intolerable."
Her words were also advice, but when Aunt Liu heard them, they sounded like a naked threat. Aunt Liu said "yes" and confessed to Ji. After sending a few people out, she immediately slammed the door.
What happened today was that she, Ruyin, was still young and could not compete with these sisters. But just wait, one day, she will pay back all the suffering they have suffered!
After coming out of Aunt Liu's place, Xie Ruzhuo went directly to Qiao's yard. Today, she was in the villa and donated the harvest of the shop without permission. Although Qiao didn't say anything, she must have felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. She didn't want these relatives to feel any sadness in her life, so it was better to explain these things as soon as possible.
As soon as Mrs. Qiao came back, she was called to the accounting room by the maid. When Xie Ruzhuo arrived, Mrs. Qiao happened to not be in the courtyard. On the other hand, Xie Huailin was sitting on a chair in the main room, his two little feet wearing cotton boots dangling constantly, and a piece of pastry stuffed in his mouth.
Seeing Xie Ruzhuo coming, Xie Huailin immediately jumped out of the chair and bumped towards Xie Ruzhuo like a little meat ball, still saying vaguely, "Fourth sister, give me a hug."
Xie Ruzhuo squatted down funny, pinched his chubby little face, and said, "Shouldn't Yong'an be attending class at this time? Why are you here with me?"
As soon as he heard this, Xie Huailin's face suddenly fell down, and he muttered, "The master is evil. I punish Yong'an to copy calligraphy. I'm angry, so I won't go!" As he said that, he raised his little head high again, with a look of expression. Angry look.
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo immediately smiled and tapped the tip of his nose and said, "Then you have to avoid big brother, be careful of him hitting your palms." The master who came to teach Xie Huailin poetry was also Xie Huainan's enlightenment master. , Xie Huainan respected him very much. If he heard that Xie Huailin was so bad now, he would definitely give this kid a beating.
Sure enough, Xie Huailin's expression suddenly changed. He shook Xie Ruzhuo's arm and said flatteringly, "Fourth sister, don't complain. Yong'an will go back soon!"
The nanny on the side smiled and said, "The young master has been here for a long time and refuses to go back to study no matter what. Fourth Miss, you have something to do."
"No, I love reading." Xie Huailin was afraid that Xie Ruzhuo would actually complain, so he quickly said in a sweet voice, "I endorsed it seriously yesterday."
Xie Ruzhuo deliberately teased him and said, "Then tell me, what did you learn yesterday?"
"Well, what I studied yesterday was the Three-Character Sutra. When people are born, they are inherently good and have similar natures. They learn..." Xie Huailin memorized this, frowned again, and thought hard, "What should I learn?"
"You." Xie Ruzhuo couldn't help it any longer, held him in his arms, and said with a smile, "It's obvious that he is lazy, but he still refuses to admit it."
Seeing his sister laughing at him, Xie Huailin immediately pouted and said, "Fourth sister, ignore you!" However, he was reluctant to leave Xie Ruzhuo's arms, so he turned his little body around, facing away from Xie Ruzhuo, but still I didn't forget to take another piece of pastry with my chubby hands.
While the two were having fun, they heard footsteps coming from outside. Immediately afterwards, Ms. Qiao walked in through the curtain. When she saw her sister and brother, she immediately smiled and said, "Why are you here, and you don't let the maid call me. "
Although the curtain was lowered instantly, it still brought in a cool breeze. Xie Huailin shivered, then snuggled into Xie Ruzhuo's arms, and said to Mrs. Qiao, "Mom, hug Mrs. Tang quickly, it's cold."
Seeing that her son was so considerate, Mrs. Qiao responded, picked up Mrs. Tang, and asked, "Didn't Yong'an go to the study to listen to Master's lecture? Why are you back at this time?"
Xie Huailin hesitated and refused to speak. Xie Ruzhuo answered for him, "Children can't study all the time. They always have to take a break."
Mrs. Qiao didn't understand what was going on, so she laughed when she saw this, "This skinny monkey is totally dishonest." As she spoke, she took a few books of accounts from Qian Bi's hand, handed them to Xie Ruzhuo, and said, "I originally wanted to Let the maid send it to you. Now that you are here, it will be the same if you look at it here."
Xie Ruzhuo let go of Xie Huailin, carried him to a chair and sat down. Then he took the account book and asked doubtfully, "This is it?"
"These are several villas and shops under your mother's name. If you donate money today, you have to get it from here, right?" Mrs. Qiao said with a smile on her face, as if she didn't mind what happened during the day.
However, Xie Ruzhuo felt a little sorry in his heart, and immediately said solemnly, "Mother, to be honest, Zhuo'er came here today to apologize."
"Excuse me?" Mrs. Qiao looked at her with a puzzled look on her face.
Xie Ruzhuo nodded and said, "Today at the villa, I donated the income from the dowry shop that my mother left for me without permission, but I didn't say hello to my mother beforehand, so I came here to apologize. I did it wrong, but the situation was special at the time. , I didn’t have time to ask my mother, so I hope my mother will forgive me.”
What she said was so sincere that Mrs. Qiao still felt a little uncomfortable when she heard this. After all, Xie Ruzhuo once made a big fuss over the dowry shop. Although the relationship between the two has become more and more relaxed now, there is no guarantee that Xie Ruzhuo will not worry about holding her mother's dowry. As for today's matter, it is not impossible for Xie Ruzhuo to take the shop back in order to find a justifiable excuse.
Mrs. Qiao felt that she didn't want to be talked about, and she was indeed a lot more sensible now that she had found a legitimate daughter. If she really doesn't want to manage these shops by herself, it's not impossible for her to give them back. Therefore, when she went to the accounting room to check the accounts, she took out the account books belonging to Xie Ruzhuo and prepared to return them to her.
But after listening to Xie Ruzhuo's words, Qiao knew that she was overthinking. However, she still had some doubts, "Although I can understand what Zhuo'er did today, you are worried about the flood, but I still don't quite understand why we have to take the lead in donating so much? If there are people who want to thank you Isn’t the little pigtail at home..."
Qiao didn't say the next words, but Xie Ruzhuo already understood. After all, these five thousand taels of silver are not a small sum of money. The Xie family is in troubled times now, and it will be bad if anyone is caught again. Thinking of the various deeds of the second master in the south, Mrs. Qiao sighed again.
Xie Ruzhuo smiled reassuringly and said, "I am worried that the victims are among them, but my donation is for the Xie family. Don't worry, mother. If I am not wrong, there will be news about my second uncle's matter in a few days." progress."
Seeing the confidence on her face, Qiao felt inexplicably at peace for some reason. But what made her even more heartbroken was Xie Ruzhuo's actions. If she were in the past, she would definitely not bother to come over and explain so much to herself. Now it seems that she really takes her stepmother into consideration.
After talking about this matter, Mr. Qiao no longer dwelled on it, but instead talked about preparations for the New Year.
Although Xie Ruzhuo was married to Xiao Junhan for two years in her previous life, she did not take care of any matters by her own hands. Most of them were done by Shen Jingci. She thought she was a sister, so she didn't take it seriously. In addition, Xiao Junhan was so soft-spoken and gentle to her, so her housekeeper's heart softened.
Now when Mrs. Qiao told her about it, Xie Ruzhuo realized how complicated housekeeping was.
Not to mention the countless things that the family needs to prepare for the New Year. The gift list alone is a headache. Xie Ruzhuo only looked at it for a while, then he sighed, "Our Xie family, do we give so many gifts every year?" The gift list for several princes, nobles and the Duke's mansion alone amounted to several thousand taels.
Mrs. Qiao smiled and said, "This is still a small amount. This year there is a flood in the south of the Yangtze River. We dare not get involved in family matters, but the etiquette cannot be too shabby, so the things I choose are all medium-priced. If in previous years, I would only give gifts to the royal family. It's more than this number." As she said that, she remembered something again and sighed, "It's just that during the Chinese New Year, my relatives are more important after all. But since our branch was separated in the early years, we have become the same clan as the Xie family. People don’t have much contact with each other. Otherwise, I’m afraid it will be even more lively during the Chinese New Year.”
What Qiao was sighing happened to remind Xie Ruzhuo of something.
In the previous life, after the flood in the south, another great plague broke out, the scale of which was even greater than the plague in Donglai Kingdom in history. It's a pity that this plague was not dealt with in a timely manner like Donglai Kingdom. It was delayed for a full year before a solution was found.
For a while, it could be said that corpses were everywhere.
The Xie family’s own clan is also among these people. Because Xie Shengli had some conflicts with his own clan in his early years, Xie Shengli broke with his clan. Later, almost all the Xie family members died, and only three out of a hundred survived. Xie Ruzhuo clearly remembered that his grandfather seemed to have aged overnight, and his eyes were full of deathly silence.
After all, they are close relatives of the same clan. Although there are barriers, something really happened. The blow to Xie Shengli was not small.
Xie Ruzhuo made up his mind that this matter would never happen again in this life. She had to think of a way to get the Xie family out of this incident.
Mrs. Qiao didn't know that she was having so many thoughts at this moment. Seeing her deep in thought, she smiled and said, "The New Year is coming. From today on, you should follow me and learn how to manage the house. After the New Year, I will choose a few rooms." I’ll give you a shop that’s easy to manage, but you need to learn a little bit first.”
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo nodded and said, "Everything depends on mother."
The whole afternoon, Xie Ruzhuo stayed in Mr. Qiao's room, discussing the festive etiquette together. Seeing that no one was with him, Xie Huailin stayed there for a while and went back to class dejectedly, which made Xie Ruzhuo unable to control his laughter.
After the mother and daughter finished tidying up, the sky was already getting dark. The lanterns in the mansion were lit one by one, emitting a gentle light in the slightly dark night.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, even the lanterns are changed to red. At this time, the color in the courtyard is fiery red, which is really beautiful.
After what happened today, the relationship between mother and daughter has become closer and closer. When it was time for dinner, Mrs. Qiao took Xie Ruzhuo's hand and went to the dining room together.
Xie Ruyue had been waiting here early. When she saw the two people coming, she immediately said, "They say mother loves the younger ones. I believe them today. Mother is now close to Zhuo'er and doesn't pay attention to me anymore." .”
Mrs. Qiao immediately laughed and said, "Why have I ignored you? It's just that you have been lazy these past two days and don't want to go to my house. Otherwise, you and Zhuo'er can come over tomorrow and learn how to welcome and send you off?"
Hearing this, Xie Ruyue immediately waved her hands and said, "That's all, I can't do this, so I'd better let Zhuoer go by himself. I've made an appointment with someone tomorrow to go to the suburbs to see the plum blossoms."
Seeing her like this, Xie Ruzhuo suddenly chuckled. Xie Ruyue is naturally intelligent, but a little too lazy. She is willing to learn but not master in everything.