"Second Sister, Second Sister!" Xiao Shitou's clear and warm voice came from the yard. After a while, the door curtain was lifted, and an elegant and handsome young man walked in, "Did my little nephew trouble you today?"
After entering the twelfth lunar month, the fetus in Xiaocao's stomach started his (her) first fetal movement. At that time, Xiaocao was leaning on the kang of her mother's house, watching her mother make small clothes for the child in her belly. Xiaocao thinks that she doesn't have the talent to be a female celebrity, and now she is still crooked when she embroiders a purse. Liu complained that she was lazy and didn't study hard, but she began to arrange clothes, hats, shoes and socks for her little grandson.
When the baby was moving, Yu Xiaocao was pleasantly surprised and surprised, and immediately couldn't wait to share the good news with her mother. The younger brother was also there at the time, and while being happy, he also "educated" the little nephew to be good, to be considerate of his mother and concubine, and not to be too noisy. After that, the first thing he said when he met Xiaocao was to ask if his little nephew was making a fuss.
Although the younger brother always called "little nephew" and "little nephew", mother also said to make clothes for "little grandson". But Yu Xiaocao always felt that there should be a girl in her stomach. Why do you think so? Because this little guy is very well-behaved, since the first fetal movement, he has been obediently staying in his mother's womb, motionless. It caused Xiaocao to think that the fetal movement was her illusion.
Speaking of which, Zhu Junyang was unhappy for a long time because he missed the baby's first fetal movement. As the commander-in-chief, he was not happy at all, but he suffered from the soldiers under him, who practiced like dogs every day, complaining so much! Behind the scenes, these soldiers and ruffians secretly discussed whether the boss offended his wife, and the boss's daughter-in-law punished him and refused to sleep with him...
Xiao Lian, who was also doing needlework beside her, deliberately made an unhappy expression: "Little brother, you are too partial to one another, aren't you? Your little nephew is not the only one in your second sister's stomach!"
"Sister, isn't the little nephew in your belly still young? When he can move, I will greet him every day." Xiaolian's body has been recuperating for more than half a year, and the baby was conceived smoothly. However, the fetus in her stomach is nearly two months younger than Xiaocao, and it has not yet reached three months, and it has not yet shown signs of pregnancy.
"The number one scholar in our family is off work? Come and taste, the egg tarts and puddings sent by Yang Liu are specially prepared for you." Yu Xiaocao joked, pointed to the snacks and snacks on the kang table, and picked up a Take a walnut and break open with a small hammer to eat the pulp inside. It is said that eating walnuts during pregnancy will make the child smart. Although she doesn't know if there is any scientific basis, she still insists on taking a few pills every day.
Xiao Shitou complained in his mouth: "Second sister, I am not a child anymore. You still lure me with snacks that little brats like to eat." As he said this, his hand faithfully reached out to the egg tart. This kind of crispy and sweet dessert is still very appetizing to him.
Speaking of which, when Xiaocao was ordered to leave the capital, the day when the younger brother would try to release the rankings had not yet arrived, and he also missed his palace examination. Later, I received a letter from my family, saying that my younger brother won the first place in the exam and became a member of the club. He also performed well in the palace examination, and when the results were released, this sixteen-year-old boy became the envied No. 1 scholar among others.
Xiao Shitou fulfilled his wish to "Sanyuan Jidi", and couldn't wait to write a letter to his second sister who was far away in Jinling. Xiaocao also sent Jinling specialties as a gift for congratulations.
Later, he went to take an examination of a good scholar and came back, starting his career. His daily work is not heavy, that is, to help the emperor draft edicts, explain scriptures and so on. After Xu Wang's explanation, Xiaocao knew that this good man was a close minister of the emperor, and he was preparing talents for the cabinet.
Prime Minister Yuan, who is now under one person and above ten thousand people, was born as a nobleman. Many people in the court said that Yu Ge would follow the same path as Prime Minister Yuan in the future, and if there were no accidents, his future would be limitless. Many families have girls who are similar in age to Xiao Shitou, and they all expressed their desire to marry Yu's family.
Although Xiao Shitou is only sixteen years old this year, there are not a few people who see their wives at this age in the countryside. Mrs. Liu found that her clean days were gone forever. Many wives, whom she knew and didn't know, brought their daughters to the house as guests, and they all praised their daughters inside and out. Although Mrs. Liu is not good at dealing with these officials and wives who have twists and turns in their bellies, she is not stupid.
Before Xiaocao got married, she had mentioned to her parents about the younger brother’s marriage, telling them not to worry. Little Shitou had a famous Confucian master who moved north and south as his master, a famous minister in the dynasty as his senior brother, and she and Xu Wang as his backing. The achievements are certainly not low. His daughter-in-law can't be settled casually, so as not to hold him back in the future.
Although Liu's temperament is weak, he has never been good at making opinions. When the youngest daughter was at home, she would always ask her daughter what she said and how she would do it when encountering problems. After the youngest daughter got married, when she didn't know how to make up her mind, she would ask her in-laws and her youngest son.
Therefore, in the matter of her youngest son's marriage, she withstood the pressure from all parties and returned to the wives according to what Mrs. Fang said.
"Xie'er's marriage is arranged by his master..."
"Xie'er said, I won't worry about his marriage..."
"Our family, Cao'er, said that she would personally help Zhang Zhangyan with her younger brother's marriage..."
"I was born in a small family, so I won't hold back my son. He has always been a big idea. As a mother, I just need to prepare for the bride price and wedding..."
In this way, although people said behind her back that she was "petty and not on the stage", gradually not many people bothered her when it came to her youngest son's marriage. She doesn't care what people say, as long as it doesn't affect the child's future.
In fact, Xiao Shitou didn't have much thought about his marriage. As long as the little girl is pleasing to the eye, good-natured, and smart... that's enough if she doesn't hold him back. Of course, it would be even better if she could be as sharp-tempered, intelligent and capable as the second sister. Not to mention that she can make money by doing business like the second sister, as long as she can take care of the back house in a safe and secure way, so that he can work in the court without any worries.
After entering the twelfth lunar month, every household is busy making arrangements for the festival. In Prince Xu’s mansion, all the stewards have been specially instructed by his master, King Xu. Those who can make decisions on various trivial matters can make their own decisions. If they are unsure, just wait for him to come back and report to him. Don’t bother the princess, let the princess raise her in peace. fetal.
The human relations outside are all handled by the stewards of the outer court, and Mei Xiang and Wu Tong in the inner house discuss and decide. Xiaocao's small life is still leisurely. When her two best friends, He Wanning and Yuan Xueyan, came to see her, they all envied her leisurely manner.
Married, as a daughter-in-law of someone else's family, there are father-in-law and mother-in-law above, and seven aunts and eight aunts below, so there will naturally be more trivial matters, and you can't be as comfortable as in the boudoir. Like Xiaocao who set up a separate family, there are no parents-in-law above, and no sisters-in-law and sister-in-law to bother her below. Both of them are jealous that she lives comfortably.
"Don't be greedy. Ma Yingjie and Ning Donglan are not the eldest sons, and you are not the eldest daughter-in-law. Compared with those who want to set up a family and take care of the food, clothing and housing of the whole family, you are already very happy Alright?" Yu Xiaocao ate the grapes from Chuang Tzu's cold storage, and gouged out her eyes at the two women who said sour words to her.
He Wanning gnawed on a sweet pear, and smiled: "Isn't this stimulated by your comfortable life? You don't know, although there are sisters-in-law and second sister-in-law, but mother-in-law is afraid that I will have opinions, so she insists on letting me follow her." Housekeeper. How can I be a housekeeper? Didn’t my mother-in-law deliberately torment me? No, I found an opportunity to come out to hide from my laziness under the pretext of visiting you! My husband-in-law also participated in the training camp. You can go home. Say, I’ll go back and tell my mother-in-law that I’m worried about letting you stay at home alone, so how about moving here to be your companion?”
"No way!" Yu Xiaocao gave her a blank look, and teased Yuan Xueyan's six-month-old daughter. The little guy's appearance has inherited the advantages of his parents. Yuxue is so cute, it's really painful.
When Yuan Xueyan was in her boudoir, she looked clear and indifferent, with an appearance of otherworldliness. After marrying Ning Donglan, the husband and wife respected each other as guests, Yu Xiaocao always felt that there was something missing between them. Since the birth of her daughter, Yuan Xueyan's maternal brilliance has been stimulated, and she looks more down-to-earth, and her relationship with her man is also a little more tender because of her youngest daughter.
"You like Chan'er so much, why don't you just marry and be in-laws!" He Wanning's temper was still straightforward, and her outspokenness remained unchanged. It can also be seen that she lives comfortably in her in-law's house, and she has maintained her true temperament because she has not encountered a bad mother-in-law or sister-in-law.
Now Yuan Xueyan rolled her eyes at her: "Don't let Ning Donglan hear your words, he will fight you desperately!"
Ning Donglan loves his daughter, which is hard to find in Beijing. As soon as he was born, he went to all the jewelry stores in the capital to order jewelry and accessories for his daughter. A big man, he went to the Jiang family's door three times and made clothes for his daughter before she was ten years old.
Every time I go home, my daughter never leaves her hand, even if she falls asleep, she still holds it in her hand. The little guy is now so used to howling without being hugged by him, he is obviously asleep, and as soon as he puts it down, he will cry hoarsely with his little mouth puckered. Yuan Xueyan was so angry that she had a big fight with him, and she seriously warned him not to let her daughter's bad temper go any longer, otherwise she would take her daughter back to her mother's house. Only then did Ning Donglan calm down.
Yu Xiaocao also heard about these things after returning to Beijing. She touched her almost five-month-old belly, and said softly: "But, I think the one in my belly should also be a little girl. She is so obedient, if it wasn't for the occasional movement to refresh her presence, I would often miss her." Forget that you are pregnant."