Xie Lang spent his whole life filled with guilt, wanting to earn a decent dowry for his sister and marry her off with glory. At the same time, he wanted to repay his aunt and cousin, so he secretly did shady accounting, but was unfortunately caught up in an embezzlement case, spending several years in prison and ending up with a chronic illness.
After coming out, he was even more disheartened and disappointed.
Xie Wan had no intention of marrying, but during the few years Xie Lang was in prison, she relied on her basic knowledge of literature to work as a female teacher for some wealthy families who were not very particular. Due to her appearance, she endured countless precautions, jealousy, and lustful gazes, even overt and covert suppression and unscrupulous means, as well as various threats and temptations, barely surviving for several years. Originally, she had planned to leave the capital with the 200 taels of silver she had earned to open a small shop elsewhere, but unexpectedly, when it was time to leave, she was almost secretly humiliated by the master of the house. As a result, not only was her brother implicated and injured, becoming disabled, but all the silver in her hands was also spent.
Past events are really unbearable to recall.
Xie Wan has been thinking these days, if her parents were not dead, with her father's talent, he should have also passed the imperial examination and become an official. With a father to support the family, everything would be different.
Unfortunately, she was reborn into this world and still couldn't make it in time to prevent their passing.
Uncle's family left, Xie Liang was still crying with sobs.
Xie Wan was also reluctant to part with them.
But there's still a long way to go, and although this time her plan was successful, there are still many follow-up tasks to be done.
The two children are after all the legitimate offspring of the Xie family, and with Xie Qigong around, Madame Wang may not dare to lay a hand on them openly. But what is most feared is that she will secretly plot against them. Just as Aunt said, her plans have fallen through, and she must be thinking every moment of how to take revenge on them. Now that he lives in the Xie family's mansion, Madame Wang has been put on the spot, will she willingly let go?
Xie's family also has a private school, although there are not many people and it is not famous, but for enlightenment, it is still possible.
Xie Qigong had Xie Hong make arrangements at the school, and the next day, Xie Liang followed Xie Hong's eldest son, Da Shaoye Xie Hua, Er Shaoye Xie Tong, and San Fang's Si Shaoye Xie Yun to go to school.
This is the first benefit, at least after Xie Teng's death, Xie Liang can study in a directed way under Mr.'s guidance.
Xie Lang walked forward and repeatedly instructed Qiu Ju and Yin Cui to take good care of San Gu Niang. Yin Cui was quite agreeable, but Qiu Ju seemed a bit impatient.
Xie Wan had someone invite Wu Mama over during her free time.
Madam Wu still had a slightly plump figure, and when she smiled, her eyes would narrow into a slit. Among the many people in the second house of her previous life, only Madam Wu had been by her side from start to finish. When Xie Wan saw old acquaintances again in this life, tears suddenly welled up in her eyes. Frightened, Madam Wu hastily asked: "Miss, what's wrong? What's wrong? Are you uncomfortable?" While handing her a handkerchief to wipe her face, she also used wind-driving ointment to gently massage her temples and forehead.
Xie Wan let her play with it silently, without saying a word.
Wu's mother was the maid who came with her mother, her husband had already passed away, and now she only has one son under her knees, two years older than Xie Lian. Wu Xing's later wife, Xiū Gū, is also very virtuous, in the past when Xie Lian was bedridden due to illness, Wu Xing and Xiū Gū took turns attending to him by his side. Only now Xiū Gū is probably still at the farm tending to the vegetables.
These days Wu's mother and son have been busy with trivial matters after the funeral.
If Xie Wan didn't remember wrongly, the second house had more than ten servants. After her parents passed away, they moved to their ancestral home for mourning, and Luo Sheng came over with five other people to help out, while the rest stayed in Huangshi Town to watch the house.
Among the six people who came, except for Luo Sheng and Wu Mama's mother and son, there were Qiu Ju, Bao Mo and Yin Suo.
Although Qiuliu was her maid, she had asked to leave after going to the Qi family in her previous life. Bao Mo was later kept at the Xie residence by Xie Qigong for 10 taels of silver. Luo Sheng originally helped Xie Teng with chores and didn't sign a death contract with the second house because at that time, all of the second house's property had been given to the Xie family, so he also asked to leave.
Yin Suo had always followed Xie Liang, but unfortunately, boys have their own world. After Xie Liang was forced to resign from office, Yin Suo also left with Xie Zhen to make a living elsewhere. Xie Zhen didn't have much contact with Yin Suo and didn't know what kind of person he was. But judging from this experience, it seems that there should be some redeeming qualities about him.
However, if she wants to understand the current situation, it is obvious that finding a loyal member of the Wu family to ask would be the most suitable.
Madam Wu rubbed her for a while and softly asked: "Are you feeling better, miss?"
Xie Wan nodded and asked her to sit down on the chair, asking: "Wu Mama, where is Wu Xing?"
Madam Wu didn't dare sit down. After hearing her words, she paused again. This morning, Bao Mo said that the third young lady's spirit was a bit better, and she was very happy, but because she was busy burning paper money for the second master's grave on the 27th, she hadn't had time to come over. Now seeing her behavior still showing a few points of maturity, yet still with that clever and lively appearance, she couldn't help but feel relieved.
"Wu Xing is getting off the carriage." She didn't say where they went or came back, afraid that mentioning Er Ye's grave would make San Gu Niang sad again.
Xie Wan understood and didn't ask, continuing: "How many people are still in Huangshi Town now?"
Wu's mother thought for a moment and said: "There are five more people, namely Yu Fang and Yu Xue, Old Qian Tou and Li Sheng's mother and son."
Xie Wan recalled the night she rushed back to her house in Huangshi Town, Yu Xue and Yu Fang were crying like a child. She nodded slightly. These two were maids who served her mother. In her impression, Yu Fang was more lively, often playing with her in the garden, catching butterflies and jumping rope. Yu Xue was older and more steady, whenever she saw Yu Fang leading Xie Wan to cause trouble, she would softly scold her, afraid that Yu Fang would bump into Xie Wan.
Xie Wan went to the Qi family's home after her uncle took charge and returned all of their indenture contracts.
The other three were all long-term workers in the family and later left as well.
Xie Wan kept Wu's mother for a bowl of tea and told her a few words before letting her leave.
There are not many people in the second house. Although Xie Teng and Qi Shi were present at the time, they generally followed the rules. Now that they are gone, only a pair of young masters are left, with the oldest being no more than thirteen years old. Whether they can still be loyal as before is uncertain.
Xie Wan is now someone who will never leave anyone she doesn't trust by her side.
But everyone is still serving well, and it's just that the matter of rebirth is too sensational. She can't explain to him where these people from her previous life went, no matter how much her brother dotes on her, he won't let an eight-year-old girl drive them away at this time.
Brother, in his past life and this life, is not a good manager of the household. In his past life, things in his room would go missing without reason, one day it's this thing, another day it's that thing, and he wouldn't even care. Every month, after receiving his salary, he couldn't even account for where his own money was spent. The servants under him were insincere and deceitful, if she hadn't stepped in to punish them twice, they would have almost gotten away with everything.
He thought he was very powerful and could protect his sister well, so he never let her show her face. In those days in the capital, whenever the neighbors talked about the Xie family, they would say, "Is that the Xie family where the servants exchanged their master's pen and ink for wine?" It made people feel resentful.
In this life, she must find a way to make him believe that listening to her is right.
When school was over in the afternoon, Xie Lang came into the courtyard with Xie Tong and Xie Yun.
Xie Yun was a bit too familiar, and after being with Xie Lang for only half a day, she heard that Luo Sheng had brought back the goldfish they raised when he returned to the mansion to pack his things - this goldfish was specially bought by Xie Teng for Xie Wan several months ago when he went to Beijing. As Qinghe County is located in Guanzhong, where can you easily see this? With a mind full of curiosity, she followed him back to Danxiang Academy, calling out "Second Brother" all the way.
Xie Tong is now twelve years old, usually playing with Xie Yun every day, seeing him come, also came.
Xie Lang lived in the north-facing main house of Danxiangyuan, and Xie Wan lived in the west wing.
The Dan Xiang courtyard is located in the west wing, originally just a vacant house used to store idle furniture. The east-west width was only about five zhang, and the north-south length was also only about four zhang, truly very narrow. At first, it was because all the furniture was still intact here, so they let the brother and sister live here.
Xie Wan arrived at the main house and first called out "Ge Ge".
Xie Tong and Xie Yun were both leaning on the desk with their hands, stretching their necks to look at the fish tank. When they heard the call, they turned their heads back along with Xie Lang. In fact, Xie Wan was not a stranger to these people in the mansion, but because she had been unconscious for so many days, she hadn't had any contact with them. Moreover, in her previous life, she had hardly ever interacted with them. Now that they were seeing each other at such close range, it was only natural that she would take notice.
"Wanwan, call Third Brother and Fourth Brother."
Xie Lang walked over and affectionately placed his hand on her shoulder.
Xie Wan nodded slightly at the two of them.
Xie Tong glanced at her and then went back to watching the fish.
Xie Yun had thick eyebrows and big eyes, with a face that resembled her mother, Third Granny Huang. She also had a mouthful of neat, white teeth. When she saw Xie Wan, she felt a bit embarrassed, scratched the back of her head, and smiled, showing two dimples: "Third Sister is well."
Xie Wan walked to the desk, took out a small white porcelain jar from the secret compartment under the fish tank, and picked up a small amount of fish food to put into the fish tank. The three golden butterfly tail fish inside immediately swam to the surface to compete for food. Xie Tong looked delighted and couldn't help but stretch out his index finger to poke at the fish's tail. Xie Yun quickly grabbed his wrist and said, "Don't move! You'll hurt them."
Xie Tong looked displeased.
Xie Lang had a pleasant time with them for half a day and was afraid of making Xie Tong unhappy, which would affect their relationship. He immediately forced a smile and said, "It's nothing."
Xie Tong then rolled his eyes at Xie Yun and became happy again.
Xie Wan glanced at them and threw a few more grains of food into the water.
Xie Tong is the second son of Da Fang Xie Hong and Da Nainai Ruan Shi, because he is not a blood relative of the Xie family, he does not look like the people of the Xie family. However, due to inheriting some of Wang Shi's bloodline, he can be considered elegant. The only thing is that when he looks at people, he always likes to raise his chin and lower his eyelids, which adds a bit of arrogance and rudeness.
Ruan Shi is the daughter of County Ruan's catcher, how much oil and water can a small catcher family have? Xie Hong may not be able to divide up the Xie family property, and his studies are not making progress, but at least Wang Shi can still support him. Moreover, borrowing the reputation of the Xie family outside, doing things is also beneficial.
Xie Wan had heard that in her past life, the Ruan family had gone to great lengths to marry their daughter into the Xie household.
