Wang Yugui was relieved to see his elder sister coming back. Just as he was about to reply, Ruan Dongmei stood up, twisted her waist, and walked over waving her beauty fan: "Oh, the elder sister is here too?"

"Sister Ruan? Why are you here?" The eldest sister was not very surprised to see Ruan Dongmei.

Ruan Dongmei smiled: "Hey, I followed our Third Young Master's wife to the nunnery to worship Buddha and burn incense, and I came to see you by the way!"

"Oh, really? Then please take a seat, Sister Ruan. How come you came here just when I was out for a while? Haha." The eldest sister seemed very relaxed

Seeing Wang Yugui still standing outside, he said to him, "Brother, come in and sit down too. Why are you standing outside all the time? It's so hot outside in the sun!"

"That's right, Painter Xiao Wang, please come in and sit down. We are not outsiders, so don't be restrained." Ruan Dongmei looked at Wang Yugui and smiled happily.

Damn it, she acted like the owner and told me not to be so reserved. You and I are not outsiders, so are you also a family?

Wang Yugui was speechless and smiled awkwardly: "Madam Dongmei is joking!"

As he said that, he turned and walked into the house. Suddenly, he heard a woman's voice behind him: "Is that Painter Xiao Wang?"

After hearing this, Wang Yugui frowned. Why is there another woman?

Turning around, I saw that the person coming was none other than Ruan Dongmei's personal maid Xiao Ya.

"Oh, Painter Xiao Wang, it turns out you are here!" Xiao Ya smiled when she saw Wang Yugui's face.

Wang Yugui nodded: "Yes, it's me here. You are Miss Xiaoya, Madam Dongmei's maid, right?"

"Yes, Painter Xiao Wang, have you seen our Madam Dongmei? I heard that she came to your place," Xiaoya asked with a smile.

Ruan Dongmei heard it from inside and asked loudly: "Xiao Ya, what are you doing outside?"

After hearing this, Xiao Ya hurriedly followed Wang Yugui into the house. Seeing Ruan Dongmei sitting there drinking tea, she hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Madam Dongmei, you are really here! I have been looking for you for a long time!"

"Why are you looking for me? Weren't you called by the Third Young Master's wife to do something?" Ruan Dongmei smiled coldly.

He added: "She obviously has a maid of her own, but she insists on calling her my maid!"

He looked at Xiaoya again: "What did the Third Young Master's wife ask you to do?"

"Oh, Madam San Shao heard from Master Nianshan that their nunnery planted some watermelons in the orchard on the back mountain this year."

"The first batch of melons are ripe, and they said they would pick a few for us to take back to honor the old lady and the wife."

"The Third Young Master's wife asked me and Sister Juan'er to follow the masters in the nunnery to the orchard in the back mountain to pick watermelons," the little girl replied hurriedly.

After saying that, he looked at Ruan Dongmei and said, "Madam Dongmei, the watermelons grown by the masters in Shuijing Temple this year are really good."

"The Third Young Master's wife just opened two. Wow, they have red flesh and black seeds, and are cooked just right."

"Look, the Third Young Master's wife asked me to come back and invite you over to eat some watermelon to cool off!"

"Oh, are you inviting me alone?" Ruan Dongmei frowned when she heard this.

Xiao Ya said: "No, the other two young ladies and the concubines have already gone!"

"Oh, so everyone is eating, so they just remembered me, hum," Ruan Dongmei said, curling her lips and standing up.

He smiled at Wang Yugui and Damei and said, "Painter Wang, Damei, I will take my leave now."

"I'll talk to you guys later when I'm free!"

"Okay, Sister Ruan, take care." The eldest sister smiled and nodded.

Wang Yugui also said politely: "Madam Dongmei, take care!"

Ruan Dongmei looked at Wang Yugui again, smiled, turned around and took Xiao Ya away from the Master's Hall.

"Oh, she's finally gone!" Wang Yugui sighed as if relieved, wiped the sweat off his face, sat down, poured a cup of tea, and drank it all in one gulp.

The eldest sister laughed: "Brother, why are you annoyed by Sister Ruan? What is she doing here?"

"What can she do? She has nothing to do after eating, so she just wanders around." Wang Yugui smiled and shook his head: "Brother, I'm not annoyed by her, I just don't want to cause trouble!"

"That's true. Sister Ruan is married after all. She is different from before. Alas," the eldest sister also sighed.

Then he looked up at Wang Yugui and said, "Brother, did you hear what that little girl said?"

"It turns out that this nunnery's orchard also grows watermelons. Oh, that nun Nianshan is so stingy."

"After picking the watermelons, you were reluctant to give us two pieces to eat, huh!"

"Haha, sister, don't be angry. If you want to eat watermelon, I'll buy it for you when we get back to the city." Wang Yugui laughed when he heard it.

Then he said, "Didn't Master Jingyin get to eat the watermelon too? Master Jingyin is going to keep the watermelon for the guests!"

"Hehe, that's true. Jingyin didn't get to eat it either. I'm afraid it was Nianshan who got it herself." The eldest sister also laughed when she heard it.

Then he took out a pear from his bag and handed it to Wang Yugui: "Brother, you haven't eaten your pear yet!"

"Oh, isn't it? I forgot to eat the pear when Ruan Dongmei interrupted me, haha." Wang Yugui took the pear with a smile and took a bite.

The eldest sister suddenly handed Wang Yugui two more cakes: "Brother, try this!"

"What is this?" Wang Yugui took it, looked at it, and smiled: "Oh, isn't this Mengji Yikousu, a specialty of Huaizhou Prefecture?"

Then he looked up at his eldest sister and asked, "Where did it come from?"

"Master Jingyin gave it to me," the eldest sister laughed, and then said, "I've already eaten it. Master Jingyin specifically asked me to bring these two pieces for you to eat, hehe!"

"Haha, is that so? Well, then thank Master Jingyin for me." Wang Yugui laughed after hearing this.

The eldest sister nodded: "Well, brother, I have already thanked you, just eat it without worry!"

"Master Jingyin said that this piece of pastry was given to her by the donor Ji."

"It's said that he specially asked someone to go to Mengji Bakery in Huaizhou to make it for him!"

"Does this pastry need to be custom-made?" Wang Yugui ate one and looked at it in his hand.

The eldest sister laughed: "Yes, she said that she specifically told the people at Mengji to use vegetable oil, and not to have any meat in it!"

"Oh, Mr. Ji is too careful. Mengji's pastry is originally made with vegetable oil." Wang Yugui laughed

The eldest sister said, "Hey, isn't she coming to the nunnery to send someone off? Of course we have to be careful!"

"She ordered it to be made because Master Jingyin likes it."

"Oh, really? She cares about Master Jingyin!" Wang Yugui frowned after hearing this.

The eldest sister nodded: "Yes, not only a piece of pastry, but also a lot of other delicious food."

"I heard from Jingyin that this donor Ji has always been nice to her. Every time he comes, he pulls her around to look around, brings her things, and even talks to her!"

"Hey, oh, this donor Ji, could he be a relative of Master Jingyin?" Wang Yugui suddenly asked

The elder sister heard this and laughed: "Oh, brother, why do you think the same as I do? I asked Master Jingyin the same question."

"Oh, what did Master Jingyin say?" Wang Yugui took a bite of the pear and asked hurriedly.

The eldest sister smiled and shook her head: "Hey, Master Jingyin said that's not the case. Donor Ji said that it's just because Master Jingyin looks like her daughter who died young!"

"Ah? There is such a thing?" Wang Yugui frowned again after hearing this. Why does this matter sound so far-fetched?

Could it be that Donor Ji was making up a lie? He hurriedly asked his elder sister, "So, Donor Ji treated Jingyin as his daughter?"

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