The next day, Zheng Xiu went out wearing the pearl and silver hairpin and earrings that Xue Zhi had given her.
The pearls were white and round, making her pretty face even more radiant.
Every woman loves beauty. When Zheng Xiu looked at herself in the mirror, she smiled.
Once she left the house, she saw nothing but exaggerations.
However, Zheng Xiu still liked to listen to the two children's talk the most. They were exaggerating, sincere, and honest, and their little mouths were as sweet as honey.
Of course, Xue Shao and Zheng Yu were not stupid. Although Zheng Xiu did not blame them for swimming in the river, they saw her coldness towards Xue Zhi and knew that this incident really made her unhappy. Now that they had the chance, they would flatter her as much as possible.
Zheng Xiu was in a good mood that day. After sending her father and two children away, Aunt Qian was busy at the stove and Xue Zhi was sweeping the yard. She took a look around and found nothing to do, so she gathered all the dirty clothes of the family together and prepared to wash them together.
Now that there are more people in the family, the workload of washing clothes has also increased a lot.
Xue Zhi put down his broom and wanted to help. Zheng Xiu waved her hand and said, "No, no, I can do it." Almost all the work at home was contracted by Aunt Qian and Xue Zhi. If she didn't do something, she would really be lazy.
After a while, Xue Zhi finished sweeping the yard and said to Zheng Xiu, "Brother Bai asked me to go up the mountain today. Can I go out?"
Zheng Xiu looked at the sky. There were a lot of thunderstorms in the past two days, and the sky was always gloomy. "Then you can come back early? Don't worry about how much prey you have." Xue Zhi
nodded in response, put the broom at the foot of the wall, helped her fill the buckets by the well with water, went back to the house to get the bow and arrows, and went out.
Zheng Xiu sat on a small bench by the well to wash clothes and watched him go out.
The courtyard door was open. Zheng Xiu was rubbing her clothes. When she looked up, she saw two people standing at the door of her house.
One was a 30-year-old square-faced and elegant lady wearing a silver-red flowered silk shirt, and the other was an old lady with gray hair wearing a moon-white cross-collared jacket. They were both very unfamiliar.
Zheng Xiu wiped her hands, stood up, walked to the door, and asked them, "Who are you two...do you need any help?"
The elegant lady smiled and said, "I've come a long way, so I wanted to bother you and ask for a glass of water."
The clothes they were wearing were made of such fine material, how could they not have water? Although Zheng Xiu felt strange, she didn't say anything. She led them into the main room and went to the stove to get some hot water.
The master and servant were no one else but Princess Guihe and an old maid who served her personally.
The old maid looked around the room and said softly, "The Zheng family is quite wealthy, and it's not too bad for the second young master to live here."
Princess Guihe nodded, "Zheng Ren is a master of ceremonies after all, and his family is not too bad."
After saying a few words, Zheng Xiu brought a teapot into the main room and poured a glass of water for each of them using the upside-down cups on the table.
Princess Guihe took a sip and put it down, but the old maid drank the whole glass of water.
After drinking the water, Princess Guihe did not rush to say goodbye, but smiled at Zheng Xiu and said, "Young lady, I want to ask you about someone. I wonder if there is a family with the surname Xue in your town?"
Zheng Xiu thought for a moment and said, "As far as I know, there are two families in the town. One is a blacksmith in the east of the town. The other is a pharmacy owner in the west of the town. Both families have ancestors in the town."
Princess Guihe said, "The person I'm looking for is an outsider."
Outsider? Zheng Xiu looked at her warily, "My husband's surname is Xue, I wonder if he is the one you are looking for?"
At this point, Zheng Xiu naturally knew that they came to ask for water but they were not real.
But she didn't know who they were to Xue Zhi.
Zheng Xiu couldn't help but look at them carefully again. The younger one was a dignified woman, who seemed to be in her early thirties. She was well-maintained, with black hair that was not messy at all, and her skin was as white as a peeled egg. If it weren't for the expression on her face, you would know that she was experienced in the world, and she would be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight. The older one had wrinkles on her face, but judging from her demeanor, she looked more like a servant.
Princess Guihe smiled gently and said, "Young lady, I think you can see that we are Xue Zhi's family. I am his eldest sister-in-law. He hasn't been home for many years, so I had to come all the way here to find him..."
Xue Zhi's sister-in-law? Does that mean Xue Zhi has an older brother? Zheng Xiu always thought he was a lonely man, but she didn't expect that he had a brother and sister-in-law at home. Looking at the behavior of the woman in front of him, she definitely didn't come from a poor family. Who knows how many things that guy has hidden from her!
Zheng Xiu said calmly: "He went to the mountains to hunt, and should be back before noon. You see..."
Princess Guihe nodded, "Young lady, don't worry about us, we will wait for him here." Since she came, she must have met Xue Zhi before leaving.
Zheng Xiu saw that she was polite but dressed up, so she naturally didn't rush to make connections. She found the family's Lu'an Guapian to make tea for them, and then went back to the yard to wash clothes by the well.
After Aunt Qian finished cleaning up the stove, she went to help her. Seeing two people suddenly appearing in the hall, Aunt Qian asked softly in her ear.
Zheng Xiu thought the clothes in her hand belonged to Xue Zhi and rubbed them vigorously, "They are Xue Zhi's family members."
Aunt Qian was surprised and puzzled. It was said that Xue Lihu was the only one left with a child, so how come two relatives suddenly appeared? Judging from their attire, they must be rich or noble. However, seeing Zheng Xiu's expression, she was also very tactful and did not ask more questions. After
Zheng Xiu and Aunt Qian finished washing the clothes, they went to the stove to prepare lunch. After all, Xue Zhi's relatives came to the house. Although they looked like they might not stay for dinner, Zheng Xiu still asked Aunt Qian to go to the town to buy a roast chicken and a roast duck as an extra dish.
Before noon, Xue Zhi came back first.
He was holding a big snow-white rabbit in his hand, and said with a smile when he entered the door: "A Xiu, come and see my rabbit, the fur is so beautiful! Do you think I should make you a hand cover or..."
Seeing Princess Guihe and the old nanny sitting in the main hall, he stopped talking and the smile on his face froze.
Although Princess Guihe had seen Xue Zhi from a distance a few days ago, she was still excited when she
saw him again. She stood up and said, "Ah Zhi..." Xue Zhi stepped back and bowed to her respectfully, "Sister-in-law."
Zheng Xiu also came out of the stove room, entered the main room, took the big white rabbit from Xue Zhi's hand, and said, "You and sister-in-law can talk in the house."
His father and two children would be back soon, and she was afraid that they would feel uncomfortable.
Xue Zhi invited Princess Guihe and the old nanny into the house.
Their conversation did not last long, only about a quarter of an hour.
Zheng Xiu was in the stove room, but she was always keeping an eye on the outside.
After a while, she saw Princess Guihe and the old nanny coming out of the room, so she also went out and sent them to the door.
Princess Guihe's eyes were red, and she nodded to Zheng Xiu and said, "Young lady, please stay. Our Azhi will trouble you."
Zheng Xiu said disapprovingly, "Azhi is one of our family, there is no trouble."
Princess Guihe didn't say anything else, and left with the old nanny.
Zheng Xiu stood at the door for a while and watched them get on a large carriage with a vermilion round canopy.
After seeing them off, Zheng Xiu turned around and went back to the house. She had something to ask Xue Zhi!
After entering the house, Xue Zhi sat on a stool with his back to the door.
"Do you have something to say to me?" Zheng Xiu said as she walked over. When she came to face Xue Zhi, she found that his eyes were red.
A seven-foot-tall man, with a sad look and red eyes. Zheng Xiu couldn't say any more words of blame.
"Ah Xiu, let me lean on you for a while." Xue Zhi's voice was a little hoarse. He stretched out his arm, pulled her in front of him, and rested his forehead on her waist.
"What's wrong?" Zheng Xiu softened her voice and asked him softly.
Xue Zhi shook his head and said, "It's okay, just let me lean on you for a while."
Zheng Xiu didn't say anything, and let him lean on her gently, just patting his back gently with her hand.
After leaning against each other for a long time, Xue Zhi finally spoke: "It's my sister-in-law who came today. I pawned the fan that I had carried with me for many years, and she knew my whereabouts... She, she wanted me to go back, but I didn't want to."
Although Zheng Xiu didn't understand why Xue Zhi didn't go home, and didn't even mention his family when he was outside, but seeing his appearance, she knew that he must have his reasons.
"If you don't want to go back, then don't go back. Let's just live our own lives."
Xue Zhi didn't speak for a long time again. After a long time, he said: "Ah Xiu, I'm sorry, don't blame me, I really have a reason not to go back."
Zheng Xiu nodded and said: "If you don't want to say it, forget it. I know you must have your reasons. Our current life is also very good, isn't it?" The current life is very good, even if Xue Zhi's family is either rich or noble, it can't change anything.
At this time, Zheng Ren and the two children also returned home one after another. It became lively outside.
Zheng Xiu patted Xue Zhi, "Okay, let's go out for dinner. Don't act like a child."
Xue Zhi let her go and smiled embarrassedly.
Zheng Xiu left the house first, and Xue Zhi followed behind. When Zheng Yu saw them, he asked loudly: "Sister, brother-in-law, what are you doing hiding in the house in broad daylight?"
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