Hua'er hugged her distressedly and coaxed softly: "Fifth Miss, don't cry. I will continue to be confused today. There is also the eldest lady, Hua'er and Zhi'er, and Aunt Sang. Fifth Miss is a good baby."
, don’t cry, don’t cry, oh.”
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Datou felt pity and sympathy in his heart. Leaving Hancheng far away was already a kind of cruelty. Now, although he was brought back, he was left alone in a courtyard outside the city. This is another kind of cruelty in disguise.
He is a child after all. Chen Zhi shook his head sympathetically in his heart, "Miss Fifth, the little ones should leave first."
Hua'er locked the courtyard door, and Ming Xixi followed her. With tears still on her face, she held Hua'er's hand and said, "Sister Hua'er, let's take a look at the house."
Hua'er nodded, picked her up and walked around the yard. This is a simple two-entry courtyard with a small area. The owner lives in the front yard, with two large and small halls, six rooms, and a study. The courtyard is well greened. The backyard is very green.
It is slightly smaller than the front yard and is separated by a low wall in the middle. There is a kitchen storage room on the left and three servant rooms on the right. The toilet is at the back of the backyard.
The courtyard is small, but the environment is quiet and quiet. It would be deserted for two people to live there. Ming Xixi thought to herself that it would be more lively if her mother and the others came back to live there. The kitchen was fully equipped with all the props. Hua'er packed her luggage and ordered Ming Xixi
Xixi went to take a nap, while she went out to look around to see where vegetables were sold nearby.
When she first arrived in a new environment, Ming Xixi found it difficult to fall asleep even though she was tired. She tossed and turned in bed when she suddenly heard someone shouting outside. She simply got up and put on her shoes and walked out of the bedroom. The shouting became clearer, calling Miss Wu at one moment and Hua'er at another.
Girl's.
"Who are you?" A soft and sweet child's voice suddenly came from the door. Axiang, the servant of the Ming Dynasty, was stunned, and then said: "Is it the fifth young lady? The younger one is Axiang. The master sent me here.
Fifth Miss is sending something."
"But Xi'er doesn't know you." Ming Xixi sat on the steps behind the door, teasing a few ants on the ground, and said slowly.
"Oh, I'm working in the main courtyard. Miss Fifth may not have an impression of me. Miss Fifth, could you open the door first?" A Xiang said kindly.
"No, my mother said that if the adults are not at home, the children cannot open the door casually. Otherwise, the big bad wolf will eat Xi'er."
"The little one is A Xiang, not the big bad wolf. How can the big bad wolf speak human language?" A Xiang couldn't help but laugh. The fifth lady is so innocent and cute.
"My mother said that the big bad wolf will pretend to be adults and imitate adults' speech."
A Xiang had no choice but to say: "Then please ask Fifth Miss to ask Miss Hua'er to come and open the door."
"Sister Hua'er went out to buy groceries, and Xi'er was alone."
Ah Xiang was at a loss. He wanted to be angry, but he couldn't get angry with such a nice childish voice, so he said helplessly: "Miss Fifth, how can I give you this little thing?"
There was silence inside the door for a while, "What do you want to give Xi'er?"
"The master asked me to send the fifth lady a hundred taels of silver for two months' household expenses."
"Xi'er, if you want to be a good boy, throw in a hundred taels of silver." The voice from the door answered quickly this time.
"Throw it in?" A Xiang was startled. He took a few steps back and looked at the high wall. He thought that one hundred taels of silver was not too much, so it would be no problem to throw it in. "Miss Fifth, the little one just threw the silver in.
Fifth Miss, just stand behind the door and don't run out, lest you get thrown."
"Okay, Xi'er will stand behind the door."
With a "boom" sound, a gray cloth bag flew in from outside the wall and landed in a nursery. Ming Xixi quickly ran over to pick it up, opened the bag and saw that it was really white money.
"Have Miss Fifth seen the money bag?" Axiang asked outside.
Ming Xixi made a rough count, ran back and said loudly: "I saw it. You can go now."
"The little one has gone back." After Xiang finished speaking, he led the horse across the small wooden bridge and rode back to the city.
Hua'er walked around the area but didn't see any meat sellers. After asking about the farmers, she learned that the place was called Xiabao Village. The courtyard where they lived now was basically vacant. They only knew it was a city.
It was built by wealthy people, but no one came to live there all year round. If you want to buy meat and vegetables, you have to go to the city. The farmer probably liked the painting, so he enthusiastically picked a handful of vegetables for her.
Hua'er thanked her, went to the river to clean the vegetables, came back and told Ming Xixi about the situation, and finally said: "Tomorrow morning Hua'er will go to the city to buy vegetables. Fifth Miss, please stay at home and don't open the door to go out, okay?
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"Well, Xi'er understands." Ming Xixi nodded and handed the money bag to Hua'er. Hua'er took it and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. The master's heart is colder than this money.
Two days later, Ming Wanjin came over in a carriage. Ming Xixi was drawing small animals in the open space in the courtyard. She raised her head and glanced at the father, said nothing, and continued to draw. Hua'er hurriedly came over and pulled her up and said: "Five
Miss, the master is here."
"Huh, he's not Xi'er's father." Ming Xixi brushed off Hua'er's hand and turned her back to Ming Wanjin.
"Xi'er, you are getting more and more presumptuous." Ming Wanjin said displeased. He originally thought that his little daughter would come over and hug him and call him daddy affectionately, but instead of giving him a cold face, he felt a little uncomfortable.
"Humph! A father who doesn't care about his son is not a good father." Ming Xixi pouted, gave Ming Wanjin a roll of her eyes, and ran into the room and slammed the door.
"Xi'er, open the door for daddy." The angry and innocent look of the little daughter made Wanjin know that she couldn't laugh or cry, so she went up to knock on the door and said.
"Don't open it, don't open it! Xi'er doesn't know you!"
"Xi'er! Don't be willful." Ming Wanjin's face sank slightly, "Hurry up and open the door. Dad has something to tell you."
"If you have something to say, say it quickly, and if you have a fart, hurry up." Ming Xixi said loudly, lying on the bed with her legs crossed.
"Xi'er! How could you talk to dad like this? Where did you learn this? It's outrageous!" Ming Wanjin was a little annoyed. The second roommate was right, Xi'er really likes to make trouble without reason.
Ming Xixi didn't say anything, thinking to herself, if you want to talk, you can talk, if you don't, you can push her down. I want to settle her for a hundred taels of silver and treat her like a toothless old woman who only eats porridge and no vegetables.
Ming Wanjin waited for a while, but saw no movement, and became annoyed: "Xi'er, can you get out?"
"Xi'er came out right after you left." Ming Xixi didn't pay attention at all. She was the one who should be angry. She wasn't angry, so why was he angry?
"Okay, okay! Have your wings grown hard? It's dad's big mistake not to send you to Hancheng early for being so rebellious!" Ming Wanjin turned around and left angrily, walked a few steps, and then came back.
He said coldly, "I'm here to tell you that the emperor will summon you tomorrow morning. You should take care of yourself!"
Ming Wanjin was furious and left. Hua'er locked the door, knocked on the door and said, "Miss Fifth, the master has left."