Chapter 332
When Jin Hewan saw Lan Niang again, her condition was much better than she expected, so she finally let go of her worries. Her son Jin Ben was called by the general, so she was taken by the maid in the villa. Arrive at the place where Lan Niang lives.
A quiet courtyard with pleasant scenery, suitable for self-cultivation.
Almost as soon as the maid came in to announce, Jin Hewan heard the sound of hurried footsteps. Then the door opened, and Lan Niang stood at the door, looking at her with surprise.
Jin Hewan took off her hood, revealing her cold, thin and aloof face. She was wearing a black hooded cloak. It was raining today, and the slightest raindrops hit her face, making her face look even colder.
Xiao Luolan didn't wait for Xia He to bring the rain gear, and hurriedly walked up the steps to Lan Niang, held her hand and walked into the house, with a gentle smile in her eyes, happily No way: "Wan Niang, why didn't you send someone to notify me in advance when you arrived so that I could go and greet you."
A faint smile appeared on Jin Hewan's always cold face: "It's just a few steps, and if I have the time to spread the word, I walked there by myself."
"Come in quickly." Xiao Luolan held Wan Niang's slightly cold hand. Unexpectedly, she came so quickly. After entering the room, Jin Hewan took off her cloak. Before she could sit down, she had a cup of hot water in her hand. Tea.
"It's a bit cold outside today, please warm yourself up first." Xiao Luolan asked Xia He to bring a charcoal stove. She grabbed a handful of chestnuts from the fruit plate and roasted them, then asked: "Is the tea bland?" If you have some, would you like some sweet milk tea?"
"No need to be busy, I will just drink tea." Jin Hewan glanced out the window. It was raining continuously. On the first day of October, the weather was like the old saying that this winter would be very cold. Autumn time flew by in the blink of an eye, and she also met her friends as she wished.
Xiao Luolan put her hand on Wan Niang's hand and smiled when she found it warmed up: "You are most afraid of the cold. I was worried that you would get sick, so I asked Xia He to make some ginger tea for you. You can use some later."
"Okay." Jin Hewan nodded. She seemed to be unfamiliar with Lan Niang after saying thank you. After all, it was Lan Niang's kindness. She looked around and found that the decoration in the house was okay, but there were not many people waiting on her. They were all in the outer hall, which made her look reserved. The room was a little deserted, but considering that Lan Niang didn't like luxury, she only took two or three people with her when she went out in the past.
"I learned in Youzhou that Jiedushi was going to start a war against Luoyang, so I thought about it. Later, I delayed some time with my son because I caught the cold, otherwise I could have seen you earlier." Jin Hewan said.
"I asked why your hands are so cold." Xiao Luolan was moved but also worried about Wan Niang's disregard for her own health: "How can I still run away in Luoyang? If you want to find me, you have to take care of your own health." That’s it.”
"You didn't tell me in your letter." Xiao Luolan was a sentimental person, and Wan Niang was her first good friend in this world. She couldn't help but get red-eyed as she spoke.
Jin Hewan said: "The wind and cold have completely recovered. Jin Ben asked me to rest for a long time on the road. But you, I heard that you have suffered a lot, and you can't sleep well every day because of worry."
Xiao Luolan was not one to complain. She smiled and said, "Actually, it's okay. It's all over." She held Wan Niang's hand and said, "I'm here this time. Wan Niang, please stay with me more and don't go back too early." It’s Youzhou.”
"Of course." Jin Hewan said.
The two looked at each other and smiled. Xiao Luolan asked again how the child in Qingshan's family was doing. Jin Hewan said that the child wanted to be carried all the time and was not afraid of being born. She hugged her two or three times and was really afraid of the fat baby's stickiness. Xiao Luolan covered her lips and laughed when she said it. Jin Hewan also said other things, such as the Golden Terrace attracting many southern literati to Youzhou, Langge is now prosperous, and the saint's words written by Qingxue have always made people happy. Many students are yearning for her, but there are also some disturbances.
Jin Hewan said eloquently: "Master Zhou, didn't he recruit a Wu Shi?
A talented magistrate? Now some people think that the county magistrate's move to give up his seal and official position was just to gain popularity and gain fame in order to enter the Golden Platform. "
"After entering the Golden Platform, the people from the south criticized us even more."
"Don't think too much about what I'm saying." Jin Hewan said, "You have such a soft heart, so you don't have to worry about it anymore. It's not good for your health."
Xiao Luolan frowned slightly and pursed her lips lightly: "The old man has done the best in good deeds in the world, and there is no evidence for others, so how can he slander others for nothing." The fragrant aroma of chestnuts came from the air, and she said: " Even if he has selfish motives, no one is perfect, and there is no need to chase people and scold them if they don’t care about their deeds."
Jin Hewan peeled the chestnuts and said: "The old county magistrate is just a raft they use to talk. It's just an excuse. At the most minor level, it's because they don't want him to enter the golden platform and want to pull him down. After all, the location in the golden platform is... There are so many people, and in a big way, this is a fight between the north and the south."
Xiao Luolan felt refreshed listening to Wan Niang's thoughts.
"Zhou Youzhou is from the north, and he will certainly not reuse the people from the north. Now it seems that the people in the golden platform will be the emperor's ministers in the future, and the people from the south don't want to go in? Although the old gentleman's passion is admirable, but he did not What outstanding talents?" Jin Hewan took a sip of tea and said, "Jinhuangtai is looking for talents, and the old gentleman's local political achievements are indeed mediocre."
"But you must first become an adult before you can become a talent, right?" Xiao Luolan said.
No matter how talented you are, what's the use if you don't do human work?
Jin Hewan said: "How do you know there are no people with both talent and humanity?"
Xiao Luolan thought for a while and said: "Everything comes first and comes last. It can only be said that those who have both have not yet had the right opportunity to shine. We can't give up the old man in pursuit of something better, can we?"
Jin Hewan liked chatting with Lan Niang very much. She said: "Then if someone uses unfair means to get to the top, but after getting to the top, he does better than mediocre people. This is still a talent, right?"
Xiao Luolan did not answer in time.
"Anyway, if this matter is really serious, both sides are reasonable. You say yours and he says his. No one can convince anyone. It all depends on who wins in the end. It's useless for us to worry about this. Don't think too much about it." Jin Hewan held Lan Niang's hand and said, "You haven't been in Langge for a long time. Let me tell you, I just want you to know something about Langge's situation, and I don't want you to worry about it."
Xiao Luolan thought for a while and finally said: "Wan Niang, actually those words you just said woke me up."
Jin Hewan was startled for a moment, then smiled and said: "It seems that I can be a master in the future."
Xiao Luolan also smiled, and she said: "I just think what you just said is a bit like the Lian family."
Jin Hewan looked at her friend and said, "Just tell me this. If someone from the Lian family hears it, they think I am speaking ill of them."
Xiao Luolan said seriously: "The principals of the Lian family are all good now, and I use them very seriously. But if I had known them before them, maybe the Lian family and I would not get along as well as we do now."
Xiao Luolan said ashamedly: "Because the Lian family helped me with things, I was biased towards him at first, but then I thought about it carefully. It is because of this that I need to be more careful with myself, to become a talent first, and to become a person later. Always supervise.”
"Actually, I also have many shortcomings." Xiao Luolan said.
Jin Hewan really didn't expect this. She said: "Lanniang, your ability to recognize people and introspect yourself is already a hundred times better than others. Even I am ashamed of myself." She sighed. Said: "Besides, I am also harsh and harsh in my words, so you can only tolerate me."
"No way." Xiao Luolan couldn't hear what Wan Niang said about herself: "Wan Niang, you..."
"Stop, stop, I know you are going to praise me again." Jin Hewan couldn't help laughing and said: "I know all my own virtues, but I feel ashamed when you praise me like a flower."
"Then you were praising me just now?" Xiao Luolan pretended to be angry: "You are only allowed to praise me, but I am not allowed to praise you?"
Both of them were obviously not good at words, but they opened their hearts in front of their friends, talking constantly, and laughing from time to time.
Jin Hewan was arranged by a friend to live in a courtyard not far away at night. When Jin Ben came to pick up his mother, his mother was reluctant to say goodbye to the princess. The two agreed to go out together tomorrow to assist Lian Dalang in repairing and relieving Luoyang. .
There is a strong affection between the two at first glance.
Jin Ben had not seen his mother-in-law so happy for a long time. Even when she returned to the collapsed yard, her mother-in-law was still talking about what she was going to do with Lan Niang tomorrow.
Jin Ben honestly brought hot water to wash his mother's feet.
Jin Hewan talked for a while, then suddenly became sad again.
"What's wrong with grandma?" Jin Ben asked, weren't you quite happy just now?
"Lanniang didn't tell me what happened to her in Luoyang, but I know how she could live a good life." Jin Hewan said: "The more she doesn't tell me, the more I feel sorry for her, which is even more uncomfortable than myself."
Jin Ben actually knew a few things, so he chose to say a few things.
He never inquired about the princess's more affairs with Wei Guogong. He felt it was unnecessary. The important thing was that the princess was still a princess, and Aniang and her were still as good as sisters.
After Jin Hewan listened, he thought of someone.
"Is this the case for the Yu family?" She said angrily: "You are so ungrateful, and you still want to enjoy glory and wealth? Why, saving Lan Niang is a gold medal for avoiding death? Why don't you mention Lan Niang's previous help to their family?"
Jin Hewan's personality is extremely extreme, and it is even more so now that she is immersed in hatred: "You are helping others to get revenge. Tell me, apart from the Xun family who deserve the most damnation, is their family the second most damnable one?"
Seeing that his mother was angry, Jin Ben followed suit and said, "Yes, yes."
"Where are the Yu family now?" Jin Hewan asked.
Jin Ben hesitated.
"Say!" Jin Hewan said angrily.
"Yu Dalang is still an official." Jin Ben could only say: "Because of the fire, they moved to Xinfang."
After hearing this, Jin Hewan became even more angry: "You mean, Wei Gouzhi gave him an official job, and he still did it with peace of mind. There are such shameless people in this world!"
Jin Ben was scolded by his mother-in-law. Before leaving, he felt very aggrieved. What did it have to do with him? Grandma is not unreasonable at all.
Jin Hewan was so angry that she couldn't sleep well all night.
Chapter 333
The next day, Xiao Luolan woke up earlier than usual.
When Zhou Xu came back from the martial arts training ground, he found that his wife had drawn on her eyebrows and finished dressing up. She was wearing a purple cross-collar skirt, and an azure dark cloak hanging on the hanger. She was embroidering a sachet in the mirror, and she had already After completing the last step, with his temples drooping and the fragrance of snow floating on his neck, Zhou Xu came closer, lowered his head and kissed her, then sat down.
Xiao Luolan was used to Zhou Lang's occasional sneak attacks.
She gave him the sachet in her hand: "The one on your waist is old, I will make a new one for you."
Zhou Xu took it with a smile, replaced the old sachet on his waist, hung up the new one, and put the old one in Madam's bottom dowry: "Madam, you got up so early and are going to Lian Da's place again? "
"I'm going with Wan Niang today." Xiao Luolan said with a smile: "Qingxue will sleep in, so I won't call her. When she wakes up, you can tell her."
After that, he picked up the cloak on the wooden stand.
"It's so early, why don't you have breakfast?" Zhou Xu looked at the sky and saw that it was still early.
"Although Wan Niang is from Jiangnan, she has never been to Luoyang. I want to accompany her for a walk today. Yesterday, we agreed to have breakfast at a stall outside." Xiao Luolan tied a knot and remembered something: "When Amu and Shiliu come to pay their respects later, Zhou Lang, please tell them not to come every day. It's also good to sleep a little longer in the morning."
"Sixteenth, don't come." Zhou Xu said, "As for Amu, if he wants to come, he will come."
Zhou Xu stood up and stood in front of his wife, holding her waist with both hands: "I'm thinking of letting him be the vanguard when we attack Chang'an. If he can live up to his ambition, he can be the first to break through the city and get to the top of the city. Then he can be rewarded based on his merits." You can take it."
Xiao Luolan looked up at him and vaguely guessed what Zhou Lang meant: "You have taken a liking to Amu."
"Over the past two years, I have found that he has a good nature, and my daughter does not reject him. Yesterday Shiliu complained to me that they were too close. I thought that if Qingxue really likes him, Amu's status cannot be too low. Zhou Xu said: "You have to find a way to support him so that he can match Qingxue."
Xiao Luolan thought of Amu and Qingxue if they were really together in the future, and for some reason her heart felt sour and empty.
"Then let's do this for now, Qingxue is still young." Xiao Luolan said.
"Yes, yes, that's just the plan first." Zhou Xuying said in agreement, and when the lady left, more people were added to escort her.
"Wan Niang, did you not have any rest last night?" Xiao Luolan asked with concern when he saw Wan Niang. There was a hint of cyan in Wan Niang's eyes.
"I didn't sleep well when I arrived at the birthplace." Jin Hewan randomly found a reason.
Jin Hewan was walking on the ancient road in Luoyang. She was from Jiangnan, but her hometown was in Qionghua Prefecture, which is rich in beauties. However, Qionghua Prefecture is relatively far from Luoyang. Now she looked at the slightly busy and depressed city. Luoyang, I just feel that it is nothing like what I imagined when I was young.
When her son brought her here, she sat in a carriage the whole time, waiting and walking along the streets, so that she could feel the real situation in Luoyang, where new life and ruin coexisted.
"It will be fine in a few months." Xiao Luolan said. The fire burned many buildings, and rebuilding them was a big project. Now she and Lian Da have been busy for a long time to restore most of Luoyang. people help.
Under the leadership of Lan Niang, Jin Hewan also saw the Hu Renfang. Xiao Luolan bought two cups of osmanthus milk tea in bamboo tubes. There were also many hibiscus planted along the avenue. The whole market was filled with a faint fragrance and people came and went. ,Crowded.
"The people doing business here are all wealthy Hu merchants, so they repaired it quickly." Xiao Luolan gave Wanniang a cup of milk tea and walked side by side with her: "The toilet water and spices they sell are quite good. We can take a look later.”
Jin Hewan hadn't gone shopping for a long time, so she and Lan Niang picked out some things together, and then asked the servant to take them back to the yard.
At noon, Xiao Luolan took Wan Niang to Lian Dalang's place. Xiao Luolan asked Wan Niang to rest for a while in the backyard of the government office after eating, and then worked with Lian Dalang. Luoyang ordered to die, Lian Dalang Dalang temporarily takes over this position. After Xiao Gong arrives, Zhou Lang plans to let Xiao Gong take over Luoyang Ling's position.
Xiao Luolan also had Hu Shang's request to set up more offices. Xiao Luolan pressed back and planned to wait until everything settled down. After all, you can't become fat by eating in one go.
Soon, Jin Hewan woke up from a nap, and Xiao Luolan left the rest of the things until tomorrow and left with Wan Niang. As soon as she left the office, she found her daughter and Shiliu waiting for her at the door.
Jin Hewan looked at Madam Xiao and smiled.
Xiao Qingxue also politely gave Aunt Jin a blessing. After saying hello, Xiao Qingxue put her arm around her and said with a smile: "Aunt, grandpa and Qinghe are here."
"Then let's go back together." Xiao Luolan thought it was a coincidence. She was just thinking about when Mr. Xiao would come in the afternoon, and he came.
