Seeing how embarrassed Zhao Jin was, Xu Wen asked Lin to get a basin of water and gave Zhao Jin a handkerchief to wipe his face.
Then let Lin and Xu Yunjin go to the Zhao family's motorcade to pick up the three Xus.
Perhaps because his surname was Xu, Xu Yunjin already had a crush on Mrs. Xu even before he met her.
After greeting the captain of the Zhao family's escort team, Xu Yunjin and Lin walked to the place where the Xu family rested.
Perhaps she had heard her husband's howling voice a long time ago. Before the two of them reached the car, Mrs. Xu led a little boy out of the carriage, followed by a boy who looked a little pale and had a good appearance.
A thin little girl.
It should be Zhao Jin's daughter Zhao Shuqin. She is indeed a lady, she looks quiet and ladylike.
Xu Yunjin felt that she might never be able to learn the dignity of a woman from such a wealthy family in this life.
"Mrs. Sister-in-law, I finally meet you. Every time Brother Xu comes to the county town, he never sees you coming with him. I have long heard that Brother Xu has a gentle, virtuous and generous sister-in-law in his family, but I have never seen him. I saw him today.
, as expected.”
Sure enough, they are from a wealthy family, and they are really good at dealing with each other, Xu Yunjin thought silently in her heart, and after Mrs. Xu got out of the car, she took Mrs. Lin's hand and said.
"Madam, you're too polite. I'm just doing something that ordinary women can do. No matter how you can afford these compliments, madam is truly knowledgeable, courteous, gentle and lovely."
Xu Yunjin wanted to applaud his mother. She was indeed a talented lady, and what she said was beautiful.
He neither belittled himself in order to please others, but also praised the other person for being knowledgeable, courteous, gentle, and virtuous.
She didn't obey Mrs. Xu's title and directly called her younger brother and sister, which made Mrs. Xu couldn't help but smile even deeper.
Ms. Xu was indeed happy because her husband had a good relationship with Xu Wen, so she also called him "Big Brother".
Now they met by chance again, and it seemed that they were going to travel together later. It would be great to get along well with Xu Wen's wife. Now it seems that the wife of Brother Xu's family is indeed not bad.
"What else can I call my sister-in-law, madam? The husbands of our two families have become brothers. From now on, my sister-in-law will call me brother and sister. These are my children. The eldest daughter is ten years old this year, and the younger son is only five years old. Qin'er, Arling
, see you Aunt Xu soon."
Mrs. Xu is not the kind of woman from an aristocratic family who looks down on country people. You must know that both her husband's family and her husband's family have been through hardships.
Therefore, once a person is included in his circle, he will be very enthusiastic and quickly introduce his two children to the Lin family.
"Hello, Aunt Xu."
"Hello, Aunt Xu."
A large and small voice sounded in my ears at the same time
"Hey, okay, good boy, Auntie doesn't have anything good with her, so she just brought some fruit candies for the kids. You guys can have a sweet mouth."
"Thank you, aunt."
Mrs. Lin also likes Mrs. Xu. She seems to be kind and easy to get along with, and she sees the two children greeting her and touching her.
In the end, I only found a few fruit candies that I had on my body. Fortunately, they didn't melt and the packaging was still good.
"Brothers and sisters, this is my youngest daughter Yun Jin. Her brothers and sisters are in the team over there. I will ask them to come over to greet you later."
Mrs. Lin also introduced Mrs. Xu to Xu Yunjin who was accompanying her.
"Hello Aunt Xu, hello sister Qin'er, and hello brother Aling."
After saying hello, several people came to the resting place of Xu's family. Seeing that Xu Wen's classmates and family members were here, Mrs. Zhang quickly took Mrs. Li to set up a pot to cook.
There happened to be bacon given by her granddaughter, stir-fried dried radish and wild eggs. She was making some home-made bracken vermicelli, making a random pickle soup, and cooking some white rice to serve the guests. Mrs. Zhang was mentally preparing for the evening meal.
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"Auntie, Sister-in-law Xu is going to trouble you today. She will have dinner at your house all night. Just use these to add some food."
Mrs. Xu walked up to Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Li and handed the basket in her hand to Mrs. Li. The basket contained two pieces of air-dried meat and an air-dried chicken.
"It's not troublesome at all. It's fate that I met you here. I have to thank you for moving two oxcarts to my house. Otherwise, we would have endured a lot of hardships along the way. We just came here, so how could we return?"
Bring food, there is still food at home, and Auntie will make you hungry."
Zhang and Xu argued for a while, but Xu couldn't resist. Zhang took the basket and asked them to rest. She took Li to cook.
Half an hour later, the Xu family's dining area was divided into two tables, with men and women sitting separately. The food was placed on the oilcloth on the ground, and people also sat on the ground to eat.
"Conditions are limited, the food and the place are simple. It's my first time to entertain nephew Zhao Xian. I hope his family won't find it objectionable. Let's all do it."
Mr. Xu, as the head of the family, opened his mouth first and used his chopsticks.
"No, no, I feel like my saliva is going to flow down when I smell this food. What's more, I'm still running for my life. It's good to have hot dishes and a hot meal. There's no reason to dislike it. Aunt and Sister-in-law Xu's kitchen
Your art is so good, I’m having a great time today.”
Zhao Jin said polite words and started to add food to himself with chopsticks. After traveling for several days, he finally had a delicious meal today.
After eating, Xu Wen asked Zhao Jin what his next plan was, whether he would set off with his own convoy or go with them.
If you go with them, you may not need a carriage. After all, you have to walk on a mountain road, and the carriage is too big and inconvenient, so you can only disassemble it.
"We are going to join our relatives in Jiujiang Prefecture in the south. Nanyun County was defeated before we came. The barbarians attacked three cities in a row. They will definitely need time to rest and recuperate. They will not attack Anyi so soon. We want to walk the mountain road with you.
We’ll check the situation after we get to Annan Fucheng.”
Zhao Jin thought for a while and told Xu Wen that it was not safe to take the official road now. He still wanted to take the mountain road. Although his wife and children would suffer a little, it was safer.
When he arrived at Annan Fucheng, if he could enter the city, he would buy a carriage and take the official road to Yangzhou to make a boat trip to Jiujiang.
"Okay, you go back and rest for a while, put all your things on the horse, and then rest early. We will set off at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning."
After Zhao Jin's family left, the Xu family also entered the tent to rest. Nanyun County was broken, and it was Anyi's turn next.
The guards in Anyi County are not as good as those in Nanyun County. I don't know how long they can last. They need to have a good rest because they will have to travel a lot tomorrow.
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Just like its name, Dafang County is a large square on the map. There are no mountains and forests in the entire county, only some occasional hills.
The road was fairly smooth, and it only took them two days to reach the junction of Dafang County and Changzhong County.
Along the way, three little girls, Xu Yunjin, Zhao Shuqin and Luo Silan, who are about the same age, have become friends.
The Zhao family had many horses and dozens of guards. Hearing that Mr. Luo was a doctor and had two children by himself, Zhao Jin asked two people to help the Luo family push the cart.
Xu Yunjin, who had his hands free, came together with Zhao Shuqin and Luo Sionglan. Luo Sionglan, who had been in poor health since childhood, was somewhat gentle and quiet, and Zhao Shuqin, who was originally a lady, became gentle and quiet, and soon became acquainted with each other.
, the three people chattering all the way attracted a lot of attention. This chapter has been completed!