After a discussion, Xu Lanyin decided to first make friends with Hu Yi and then counsel her. From then on, the Hu family's carriage would pick her up from Xiaozao Village every morning and return her in the afternoon. The news of Hu Yi's hysteria must not be spread. A trusted aide was sent to the Qianjin Clinic to request a doctor, saying only that a maid in the Hong residence had contracted the illness.
More than half an hour later, Doctor Wei was invited to a room in the backyard of the Hong Mansion. He felt the patient's pulse through the curtain and prescribed some tranquilizers.
At the beginning of the afternoon, Hu Yi finally woke up and opened his eyes.
Her eyes were dull, but she wasn't ill. She asked Mrs. Hu, "Mom, where is this?"
Mrs. Hu smiled and said, "You forgot, we're visiting your sister Hua's house. You're tired, so you can rest here for a while." She helped her daughter put on her clothes herself and smiled again, "A little girl has come to your sister Hua's house. She's very clever, and her embroidery is different from others. Eat something, then go out and meet her."
Hu Yi was now particularly resistant to meeting strangers, but after hearing that there were unique embroidery works, she mustered up the courage to follow Mrs. Hu to the main room after dinner.
When Mrs. Hu saw Hu Yi coming, she smiled and waved, "Sister Yi, this is the young lady from the Xu family. You can just call her Sister Xu."
Hu Yi didn't like strangers. She stopped and said with a pout, "Mom, I want to go home."
Mrs. Hu smiled again and said, "Sister Yi, come and take a look. This is the little dress that Cousin Xu made for Fang'er. Look at the embroidery on it. It's very different."
Hu Yi likes needlework, especially embroidery. Seeing the small flowers embroidered on the little dress, she smiled and said, "These little flowers are very unique."
Xu Lanyin chuckled and said, "Sister Hu also likes this kind of pattern? I was worried that people wouldn't like it." She added, "I can draw something different. Would Sister Hu like to see it?"
Seeing Hu Yi hesitate, Mrs. Hu quickly said, "There's a pen and paper in the side room. Let's go and ask Sister Xu to draw it so we can all see it."
Mrs. Hu took Xu Lanyin, and Mrs. Hu took Hu Yi, and they went to the east room.
Mrs. Hu took out a pen and paper, and Xu Lanyin sat down to draw. This time, she didn't just draw flowers, but also butterflies fluttering on them and ducklings in the grass. As she drew, she explained what colors looked good on flowers and butterflies...
Then he asked with a smile, "What do you think, Miss Hu?"
Hu Yi watched with great interest. When Xu Lanyin asked him, he said, "I think this flower should be painted yellow..."
Mrs. Hu and Mrs. Hu quietly left at some point. This was Xu Lanyin's agreement; no outsiders were allowed during counseling sessions, and absolute silence was required.
Mrs. Hu and Mrs. Hu sat anxiously in the living room, their ears perked up for any sounds from the east room. Occasionally, they could hear the two girls' laughter, but more often, they could hear Xu Lanyin talking. They couldn't make out what they were saying, but their voices were soft, soothing, and almost magical.
As the sun set in the west, Xu Lanzhou and Zhao Wu, who had been practicing archery with Hong Zhen in the outer courtyard, stopped.
It's time to go home.
Hong Zhen said to Xu Lanzhou, who was still a little reluctant, "You are on vacation now, so you have more time. If you have nothing to do during the day, come to the camp and find me. I will take you to the training ground to practice horseback riding and archery."
Xu Lanzhou bowed and thanked him.
Hong Zhen went to the inner courtyard and saw Mrs. Hu, Hu Yi, and Xu Lanyin walking out of the main room. Hu Yi was holding hands with Xu Lanyin, as if they were very good friends.
He was extremely puzzled as to how Hu Yi had suddenly become normal, completely different from the crazy person she had been this morning. Furthermore, when had she and Miss Xu become so close?
Hu Yi pouted and said, "Sister Xu, we agreed that you will come to my house to play tomorrow and we will do it together."
Xu Lanyin smiled and agreed, "Okay, I will definitely go."
"And bring a little duck doll that looks just like the one in the picture." Hu Yi is obviously much more innocent than his actual age.
"I can't forget." Xu Lanyin smiled again.
Mrs. Hu insisted on having her own carriage take them back, so the driver could get acquainted with the place. The Hong family returned with a New Year's gift, adding a few pounds to the previous gifts: two rolls of silk, four pressed ducks, four jars of wine, ten pounds of dates, and ten pounds of walnuts.
Arriving at the door of Xiaozao Village, several people got off the car and asked the driver to sit at their home. The driver smiled and said, "No, I will pick up Miss Xu tomorrow morning."
Xu Lanyin went back into the house and brought the driver a bag of homemade snacks.
After sending the driver away, Zhao Wucai opened his sparkling eyes and said to Xu Lanyin, "Sister, you can do it."
Xu Lanzhou also said, "Sister, why does Miss Hu say whatever you ask? It's a bit like a shaman."
Xu Lanyin glared at him and said, "Witch, did I do this? Did Miss Hu drink the talisman water?"
Xu Lanzhou chuckled, "Of course not." His eyebrows knitted together again, and he curled his lips and said, "That Miss Hu is really shameless, just like Wang Sanni."
Zhao Wu shook his head and snorted, "She is more shameful than Wang Sanni. Sister, don't talk to her anymore. She makes you look ugly." He wanted to let Xu Lanyin go home in the morning, but was persuaded by Xu Lanyin.
Xu Lanyin said, "You can't say that about Miss Hu. She is a simple-minded girl. She was deceived by a bad guy. She couldn't figure it out for a while, and no one was there to comfort her, so she became like this..."
Qin was puzzled and asked, "What are you talking about?" She added, "Oh, the few things we gave to the Hong family are not worthy of their gifts over the years."
Several people whispered to Qin about Hu Yi's situation. Xu Lanyin emphasized again that this matter must not be told to anyone, not even to Old Man Xu and his wife.
Qin's brow furrowed. Hearing that Xu Lanyin was still going to the Hu family every day to console Hu Yi, she became even more unwilling. "No, mother doesn't agree," she said. "That Miss Hu is not a decent girl at all. You shouldn't meet her again. It will bring bad reputation to you, and it will be hard to say to your in-laws in the future."
It was also the first time that Zhao Wu and Xu Lanzhou heard that Xu Lanyin wanted to go to the Hu family every day, and they both expressed their disapproval.
Xu Lanyin said, "Brother Hong and Sister-in-law Hong are very kind and have helped us a lot. I also want to help them. Besides, maintaining a good relationship with the Hu family will greatly benefit our business. I heard that they also have businesses in the provincial capital, which will help us expand our business to the provincial capital in the future... Miss Hu is not a bad person. On the contrary, it is because she is too naive and does not know the treacherous nature of human nature that she was deceived..."
She gave a lot of reasons, and Zhao Wu was the first to be convinced. He always blindly believed in Xu Lanyin.
Next was Xu Lanting, who said, "I believe you, elder sister. What you said makes sense."
Then Qin was also persuaded, and Xu Lanzhou had nothing to say.
Zhao Wu asked again, "Sister, you haven't told me yet. If your method isn't just some shaman dance, then what is it? How can it calm a hysterical person down and make him say whatever he wants?"
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