During the past few days of living in the Ye family's house, Shen Ningning was not completely unaware of it.
Her sweet potato vines actually grew faster than they did in Langshan.
Placed in a sheltered place on the porch, the green vines have actually grown taller in the past two days.
In the words of the villagers, the soil must have begun to bear fruit.
Next, is the process of the sweet potato growing slowly.
Shen Ningning analyzed the reasons.
Probably because the Ye family's house is far away from the outskirts of Beijing, and it is on the sunny side of the mountain, it is not that cold compared to Langshan.
The little guy took out the booklet seriously and recorded his findings.
That night.
Jiang Zhi came to help Shen Ningning pack her bags.
"I just passed by other ladies' yards and saw them eating and taking a walk," Jiang Zhi said.
Shen Ningning smiled knowingly: "If you eat too much sweet potatoes, you will have gas."
Jiang Zhi paused, then laughed and said: "Isn't it just farting? It's a normal thing, but they want to save face. I can see that they all have big faces. If you are an enemy, don't let the maid come near."
Shen Ningning shook her little head, took out the dried meat from the cloth bag under the pillow, and handed it to Jiang Zhi.
She said: "Sweet potatoes are really good things. You won't get sick if you eat too much, and it's good for eliminating gas."
Jiang Zhi took the dried meat and looked at it again and again.
The meat was cut into crystal-clear thin slices. It was probably knocked with the back of a knife to break the tendons, making the meat more tender and firm.
It was cooked over a high fire, coated with honey, sprinkled with salt and pepper, and topped with white sesame seeds.
This will fill your mouth with fragrance after one sip.
Shen Ningning and Jiang Zhi ate to their fullest, and at the end of the meal, they both had a bowl of hot spiritual spring water.
Quench thirst and relieve tiredness.
Just when they finished eating, someone knocked on the door.
Shen Ningning couldn't help but ask, "Who is it?"
"Princess Princess, it's me, Chen Wanru." A soft voice came.
Chen Wanru, the second young lady of the Chen family, was also one of the high-ranking ladies invited by Ye Changyi this time.
The little guy went to open the door, and Chen Wanru showed a gentle smile: "Princess, can you go in and talk easily?"
Shen Ningning nodded, turned aside and said, "Come in."
She poured Chen Wanru a cup of tea, which was the spirit. It was soaked in spring water, but Chen Wanru waved her hand and declined.
She said: "It's getting late, so I just told you why I came."
"I feel sorry for bothering you late at night, but I'm also asking for my brother. The princess's second brother is about to return to Beijing to take up the post of Shaoqing of Dali Temple."
"I The eldest brother is serving as the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, which means that when your second brother returns to Beijing soon, the relationship between the two of them will be that of a superior and a subordinate."
Shen Ningning sat on the bench, her little hands pressed on her knees obediently, and she blinked Two big eyes.
"Then what?" The little guy didn't know why.
Second brother? Xie Mingan?
Chen Wanru took out a long box from his sleeve.
After opening it, there was a slender seven-color gemstone bracelet inside.
The gemstones of good quality are all about the size of a little finger.
Take a pure gold chain and put it on. It comes in various colors and shines brightly. It is worth a lot at first sight.
"This gift is my filial piety to the Xie family on behalf of my eldest brother. When your second brother comes back to Beijing, could you please give me a nice word."
"My eldest brother is more reckless. He..."
Before Chen Wanru could finish her words, Shen Ningning I rejected the box.
The little guy shook his head decisively: "I have nothing to do with my second brother's affairs."
"Besides, I haven't even met him yet!"
She had only heard about the second brother from Xie Suzhi, Xie Mingxu, and the Xie family. Xie Mingan is an extremely indifferent person!
The two sons of the Xie family, Xie Mingxu and Xie Mingan, both followed Xie Suzhi's nature.
Cold, sober, and cruel.
Also very smart.
Otherwise, it would not be possible. The two of them are still young, both civil and military, and have a pivotal position in the officialdom.
But as the eldest son, Xie Mingxu was brought up by Shen Siyi himself, so he brought a bit of the gentleness of his mother's personality.
But Xie Mingan is different. He seems to have been disconnected from his family since he was a child.
Chen Wanru didn't expect that Shen Ningning would refuse so decisively.
It is said that you should not hit someone with a smiling face, but Princess Funing is not giving any face to her.
Chen Wanru couldn't hold back the smile on her face.
She said with some reluctance: "You are a family. It is easier for you to talk to the second young master Xie than us."
Shen Ningning pursed her lips and said: "I am not the biological daughter of the Xie family. How can the second brother listen to me on important matters? "?"
"If it was a trivial matter, you wouldn't have come to me."
In this case, Chen Wanru couldn't continue talking at all.
She put the things away and stood up, but stopped talking.
Shen Ningning then said, "I'll take you to the door~" Chen Wanru was too embarrassed to stay any longer.
But when he got outside the door, he couldn't help but turn around and say: "My eldest brother has a reckless temper, and I am also afraid that they will have conflicts and misunderstandings in the future."
"I met the princess once, and we are friends. If eldest brother doesn't make trouble, It looks good, I'm afraid..."
Shen Ningning said, "Miss Chen Er, you should go home quickly and teach your elder brother a lesson."
"Tell him not to be so reckless."
Chen Wanru's expression froze, then she nodded: "Yes. ...You are right."
"By the way, Princess, why does your house smell so good? Have you eaten something?"
Shen Ningning picked up the dried sweet potatoes placed on the cabinet nearby.
"You have a really good nose. Would you like a bite of the freshly roasted sweet potato?"
Chen Wanru hurriedly refused and left in a hurry.
After she left, Jiang Zhicai said: "This Miss Chen Er is really strange."
"Her eldest brother came to plead for mercy before he offended your second brother?"
Shen Ningning scratched her face with her small hands: "So I guess the matter is okay. So simple."
"Grandma often says, you can eat random things, don't say random words, and you can't keep things, otherwise, you will be short-handed."
As soon as he finished speaking, the little guy held his stomach and heard a gurgling sound.
She and Jiang Zhi looked at each other and both laughed.
"It seems you can't eat too much sweet potato!"
Shen Ningning had a good night's sleep.
When she woke up the next day, she was checking her sweet potato vines on the porch.
"I'll take you home in a little while." Shen Ningning stretched out her cute little fingers and gently touched the sweet potato vine.
Just like the little animals you take care of with your own hands.
At this moment, someone ran past outside in a panic.
As the servants shouted in horror: "Quick, tell all the ladies to pack their things and leave quickly!"
Shen Ningning walked to the door in surprise, only to see Jiang Zhi running towards him with windy steps and a solemn face.
Jiang Zhi carried Shen Ningning on her shoulders.
The little guy was puzzled: "What happened!"
"There is a group of bandits who are disaster victims who appear out of nowhere. They come up from the foot of the mountain and rob everyone they see. They will find them here soon. Let's go quickly." Jiang Zhi explain.
Shen Ningning hurriedly kicked her calves: "Don't throw away my sweet potato vine!"
Jiang Zhi turned back, holding the flowerpot in one hand and the little guy in the other.
However, she was a woman after all. She had been injured in the heart before. Now her face turned slightly pale and a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead.
When Shen Ningning saw it, she immediately wanted to get down and run away.
Jiang Zhi was worried: "If chaos breaks out, I'm afraid you will be caught by them."
However, when they ran to the door of the house, they saw Ye Changyi running back with a pale face.
The servants who followed her also hurriedly rushed into the house.
Everyone is stuck here and it's noisy.
"What's going on!" Shen Ningning asked in a soft voice.
Ye Changyi's lips trembled: "They're coming up. They're so scary. They have knives in their hands!"
"What should we do? What should we do? We can't escape. The mountain behind is a cliff. We can't escape!"
she said. Almost cried.
Shen Ningning jumped out of Jiang Zhi's arms.
She waved her little hand and calmly ordered: "What can we do? Close the door first!"
Then, Shen Ningning asked Jiang Zhi and the servants of the mansion to go to the kitchen to get oil.
"Water around the eaves! Don't give them a chance to climb up. Hurry up."
Everyone was like ants on a hot pot. Fortunately, Shen Ningning came out in time to calm down the soldiers.
So, the servant and Jiang Zhi immediately went to the kitchen to get oil.
Ye Changyi and several ladies hid aside and shivered.
Shen Ningning climbed up the ladder and took a look.
At the foot of the hillside, many people surged up from the ground. Their shouts were so loud that even from such a distance, you could still hear -
"The officers and soldiers drove us away, so let's grab and fight with them!"
Shen Ningning's face looked serious, She immediately jumped off the ladder.
"No, we can't take it from the outer courtyard. Leave it to them. We'll go to the inner courtyard."
Everyone listened to her instructions. When the little guy saw Ye Changyi and the others, he immediately said: "Take off the bracelets on your hands and the hairpins on your heads." Come down and throw it at the door."
Ye Changyi and the others hurriedly followed suit.
Shen Ningning saw the servants dousing the eaves with oil, and the roar outside the door was approaching.
Someone even kicked the door with a bang outside.
Shen Ningning waved her hand: "Let's go! Go to the inner courtyard."