"Don't you like these snacks?" Ren Shijia and Ren Yaoqi sat opposite each other on the kang. Seeing that Ren Yaoqi only tasted one pine nut candy and then stopped, Ren Shijia asked with a smile.
Ren Yaoqi shook his head: "I just used it in my room. I'm afraid I'll get indigestion if I eat too much."
Ren Shijia was about to say something when a maid led a woman in from the door, so Ren Shijia stopped talking for a moment.
"Madam, it's time to take the medicine." The maid came forward and said.
A maid behind her brought over the food box in her hand.
Ren Shijia frowned and scolded, "There are guests here, and you're just serving the medicine?"
Ren Yaoqi hurriedly said, "Aunt, I'm not a guest, please don't be so polite."
The woman holding the food box smiled and said, "Yes, Madam. This is your mother's home, and Fifth Sister is your niece, so there's no need to be so formal. You must take this medicine on time."
Ren Shijia no longer insisted and signaled the maid to bring out the medicine.
While Ren Shijia was taking the medicine, Ren Yaoqi cast his gaze towards the short old woman: "Mammy, your accent is from the south of the Yangtze River, you don't sound like someone from Yanbei."
The old woman looked very clever. Upon hearing this, she smiled and said, "Fifth sister, you have good eyesight. I am from Jiangning."
"Jiangning? That's a good place." Ren Yaoqi said with a smile, "My great-aunt lives in Jiangning."
Ren Shijia closed his eyes and drank the medicine in one gulp. He then took the teapot handed to him by the maid and rinsed his mouth. Hearing this, he continued, "She is the kitchen lady that your great-aunt found for me. She is good at making medicinal food."
"Oh?" Ren Yaoqi glanced at the old woman again, "No wonder the nanny looks so capable, no wonder."
Ren Shijia was very tolerant of children and said to Ren Yaoqi in a good-tempered manner, "She is indeed a capable person. Not only can she make medicinal food, but she also knows some medical skills. She is also very accurate in taking pulses and diagnosing illnesses. All the medicine I drink is brewed by her. Oh, and I also have a cook who can make Jiangnan-style snacks. If you want to eat Jiangnan-style snacks, come and meet me."
Ren Yaoqi hurriedly thanked him.
The old woman put away the medicine bowl, bowed and left.
Ren Yaoqi picked a pitted candied fruit for Ren Shijia and said, "I originally wanted to ask my sister to come with me today. She used to love coming to your yard to play. But her wet nurse is not feeling well today. So I came alone."
Ren Shijia didn't know what to say when he heard that.
She had the best relationship with her fifth brother, Ren Shimao, and Lin, so of her nieces, Ren Yaoyu was the most familiar with her. However, yesterday, the old lady scolded Lin in front of everyone for her affairs. Afterward, she heard Lin say many harsh words to Ren Shimao, who had chased after her, and even insisted on returning to her parents' home. In the end, for some unknown reason, the couple quarreled, and Ren Shimao was scratched on the neck by Lin, and angrily left the house.
She didn't know what to do. After all, what the Lin family had done to her was too much, and it had also caused some changes in her relationship with the Lin family. Thinking of this, Ren Shijia couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Ren Yaoqi has been paying attention to Ren Shijia's expression.
She felt that the incident of Mrs. Lin being publicly doused with hot tea by Old Lady Ren was not simple. This time, the old lady did not even show the Lin family the slightest bit of leniency, and this was in the presence of the young mistress of the Lin family.
What caused the conflict between the Ren and Lin families to suddenly intensify? Ren Yaoqi thought he should look for the answer from Ren Shijia, who suddenly returned home.
Ren Yaoqi was about to say something else when a maid ran in hurriedly: "Sister, the son-in-law is here."
Listening to this address, she should be Ren Shijia's dowry maid.
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