"Dad, you will definitely pass the exam! Mom said that when you pass the exam, our family will go to the capital. Mom also said that she will take us to the Hou Mansion to visit my aunt."
Qingsha, who was held in Xie Yanzhi's arms, also echoed: "Well, look at aunt!"
From the reactions of Caiwei and Qingsha, we can see how high everyone's expectations are for Xie Yanzhi.
If his mental endurance is weaker, this expectation will become his pressure.
It can even be said that the higher the expectations, the greater the pressure on him.
Fortunately, because of his years of bad luck, his mind was extremely firm and would not be affected by external factors at all.
At this moment, he looked at the little girl with a determined face. After putting Qingsha down, he bent down and looked at her.
"Caiwei, dad gives you a task now!"
When Caiwei heard this, she immediately cheered up.
"Okay, Dad, tell me!"
"Dad, the exam will start on the ninth day of the lunar month. The fifteenth day is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Look at what our family should prepare, who we should give gifts to, and how much money we need. In addition, after dad finishes the exam, how many tables will we have for the banquet? What kind of dishes are served, and how much money is needed for the cook, etc. Calculate these, and dad will give you the money, and it is up to you to coordinate. If you don’t understand something, you can ask your eldest grandma, or you can ask Your master and the others. Dad allows you to use external force."
When Caiwei heard that such an important matter was entrusted to her, she nodded excitedly.
"Okay, dad, don't worry!"
After finishing speaking, she looked at Li Miao: "Sister Miaomiao, can you help me?"
For Li Miao, this was a rare experience, so he readily accepted it.
"good!"
Xie Yanzhi was very satisfied with her reaction and continued: "Okay, then I will leave the next two major events in our family to you. You don't have to worry about the etiquette of my friends and my wife."
Caiwei squeezed her hands together tightly and promised with extremely serious eyes: "Dad, don't worry, I know that the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and the holiday gifts should be given early. Don't worry, I will give them to you in three days at the latest, no, two days." I will give you the list of Mid-Autumn Festival etiquette and the money needed for the banquet. Then if you give me a little more time, I will give you the list of money needed for the banquet before you go to the Tribute Courtyard."
"Okay, dad is waiting for your list!"
Caiwei couldn't help herself with excitement, and she pretended to be reserved and tightened her expression, "Dad, you go ahead, I'll take Sister Miaomiao and Brother Qing Weiwei to the watermelon field. Anyway, the watermelons must be ripe first. Pick them. In addition to selling them to Master, I plan to put the ones I keep in Master’s ice cellar, otherwise I’m afraid they won’t last long.”
Li Miao knows how to choose watermelons, and Xie Yanzhi knows this.
When the children wanted to pick watermelons, he didn't stop them. He directly gave them the greatest trust and let them do whatever they wanted.
After he left, Caiwei, who had always shown precociousness, suddenly jumped up like a child.
"Ah ah...Sister Miaomiao, I am so happy, so happy..."
Li Miao felt that she had been entrusted with an important task, and she nodded happily: "Caiwei, I'm very happy too. But it's not the time to be happy yet, we have to come up with a charter first. Let's go pick watermelons first. Then go back to my house and ask my grandma what we give as Mid-Autumn Festival gifts in Lijia'ao and Liuyun County."
"Okay! After I know what I want to give, I will ask Aunt Yan Jiao to see the price of those things. Although I can ask my master directly, she is getting engaged soon, and she is also busy with business before the holiday. I'm afraid It’s not available.”
"Then don't disturb her. Let's go and pick watermelons!"
*
Li Yuan, who was rushing back, didn't know the situation at home. By the time she hurried back to Xinyang Mansion, it was already the evening of the seventh day of August.
As she drove the carriage near the entrance of Juren Hutong in the east of the city, she saw Yan Jiao's aunt Lin hiding aside and looking around.
Li Yuan, who did not understand the situation at all, followed the carriage and looked into the alley because it was going very slowly.
In the end, I didn’t see anything, except for someone I didn’t know, or someone I didn’t know.
So, what exactly is Aunt Lin looking at?
"Aunt Lin!"
Mrs. Lin was staring at a certain place anxiously when she heard a familiar voice and turned around to see Li Yuan.
"Yuan Niang!"
She yelled first, then covered her mouth and looked into the alley again.
Seeing that there was no movement, he breathed a sigh of relief and waved to Li Yuan: "Mother Yuan, can you drive the carriage to another place? My aunt wants to ask you something, can you?"
Although Li Yuan didn't know what was going on, but looking at her standing here and looking like this, she could guess that it was because of Yan Jiao and Ying Lei.
Thinking of what Xie Yanzhi once said, she nodded and turned the horse around before it entered the alley.
Mrs. Lin saw her carriage turn around and stop, so she easily climbed up.
"Yuan Niang, can we find a quieter place?"
"become!"
The quiet place Li Yuan was looking for was the private room of the teahouse.
When the tea was served, she didn't ask, but picked up a piece of pastry to satisfy her hunger first.
Mrs. Lin was not in the mood to eat. As soon as the door of the private room was closed, she asked with an uneasy look on her face: "Yuan Niang, I see that Mr. Ying is very close to Xie Xiucai. Do you know where he is from?" ?”
Li Yuan swallowed the cake in her mouth, pretending to be confused and asked: "I wonder why Aunt Lin wants to know about Mr. Ying?"
Mrs. Lin didn't mince words and said: "Yuan Niang, you also know the situation of my family Jiaojiao. She is a second marriage. Although she is still innocent, she has been married after all. Mr. Ying is a scholar, and he is about to marry Qiu Wei. . To be honest, in the eyes of the world, my Jiaojiao is not worthy of him."
As she spoke, she suddenly remembered that the person in front of her was still married to Xie Yanzhi with her two daughters and Li, and she immediately explained: "I'm sorry, Yuan Niang, I was talking about Jiaojiao, not you. You and Xie Scholars are different. In the past, Xiucai Xie could die at any time, but you survived the catastrophe and had the blessing of being able to take care of him."
Lin felt tired when she thought of Yan Jiao.
My niece is good at everything, but she doesn't listen to advice at all when it comes to relationships.
He's already old, but he's still like this, and he doesn't know what will happen in the future.
After thinking about Yan Jiao, she couldn't help but blush.
"Ms. Yuan, your Uncle Yan and I have no other demands for Jiaojiao in our lives. We just want her to find a good offspring. But now she is so close to Mr. Ying, and your Uncle Yan and I have nothing to say. Listen to my advice. Do you think that if Young Master Ying reaches high school, she, a second-time married woman, still wants to marry a juren? "
As she spoke, she stretched out her fingers with excitement and started counting.
"Young master Ying is good-looking, he has fame, and so much wealth. What kind of girl do you want to marry? And what does Jiaojiao have? She is an orphan and has no family fortune. She doesn't even have the money and house she has now. , all compensated by the Chen family."
