When the new year is off, Wu Feng's family remembers that after the new year, the second sister Wu will be twelve, but her female celebrity hasn't grown up yet! Ms. Wu will be able to make her own clothes this time, Sister Wu still only knows how to make shoes, and she hasn't learned how to cook yet! How can a daughter-in-law "women" who can't cook? But at this moment, she wanted to steal Second Sister Wu from Master Wu. Master Wu heard that she wanted Second Sister Wu to stop and learn how to make clothes and cook. He shook his head and said, "My dear! Our girl does that. Buy her a girl! Buy a mother-in-law! How can my daughter of Wu Dashan do those things with her own hands!" The Wu Feng clan was coaxed away, but Wu Feng clan was so anxious that he could not do anything else.
When the second sister Wu got off the air, it was already the spring and March of the second year. Wu Feng could only sigh and said: "Second girl, mother ask someone to pick you girl, and I have to pick a few under the stove. Personally, you will use it in the future, so come and take a look."
Second Sister Wu was puzzled, but she still listened to Wu Feng's words. After Ren Yazi brought the people, she knew that it was Ms. Wu who was really going to pick someone. She was fourteen after the Chinese New Year, and she should pick a dowry.
It was another spring, when the second sister Wu was twelve and her eldest sister was fourteen. Wu Feng's family had already bought the finest wood from other places and was about to start making furniture for her, and the Wu family officially started preparing for marriage.
The second sister Wu hasn't seen Miss Wu for a while, but the two occasionally met and said a few words in Wu Feng's house.
The two were busy with their own things. She followed Master Wu to learn to read the accounts, and the eldest sister followed Wu Feng to learn the housekeeping.
On this day, she came to Wu Feng’s room for breakfast in the house, and saw Miss Wu sitting on Wu Feng’s Kangtou. The two of them were drawing embroidery thread while talking in a low voice. She put a heavy foot on her feet and smiled. Go in and say hello: "Greetings to big sister!"
Wu Feng heard her coming a long distance away, and when she saw her come in, he smiled early, and when she heard her opening, he threw the ball of thread in his hand and beckoned to her: "Come here soon! What are you grinding there!"
The second sister Wu walked over with a smile, Wu Feng pulled her to her side and put her in a basket in her arms and asked where she came from, can she have breakfast? The affection is eye-catching. Ms. Wu just smiled and looked aside, without saying a word. Sister Wu felt a little embarrassed. She pulled away from Wu Feng and sat next to Ms. Wu. The two sisters looked at each other and smiled, and they seemed to be closer together.
The second sister knew that she still didn't regard these people as relatives. She likes the eldest sister, likes Wu Feng, Jingtai and Jingxian, and also likes Master Wu. Because they all treat her well and love her. But just like just now, she knew that the eldest sister would never be unhappy because of Wu Feng's affection to her, but she felt awkward and embarrassed. She knew this was because she had thought too much and had too much scruples. When I was at Du's house, when my eldest sister and my younger brother were acting like a baby with Mama Du, she would just smile and watch when she couldn't squeeze in, but she always felt bitter again and again in her heart.
So sometimes she feels that she would be upset to the people next to her by being intimate with others in front of others, as if it is a sin to neglect others. Even those closeness seem to be sinful.
Seeing the second sister Wu came, Wu Feng turned out this booklet from the kang and handed it to Miss Wu, saying: "This is the people, money, and things you should bring with you after you go out. You have a good idea. Wait until tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. When someone comes here, you have to choose a few. You will be out in two years at most, and you should choose a few people who are right to your heart. You can also see if it's suitable when you have this time." Turn around and look at the second sister. "You are also learning from your eldest sister, and it will be your turn within a year." When it comes to this, Wu Feng's heart becomes sour, and he pushes the two sisters out with a grudging smile.
After going out, Miss Wu took Second Sister Wu into her room. As soon as they entered the door, two girls crouched and saluted, one raised the curtain, and the other led people into the house.
Second sister Wu was surprised, and she praised: "Big sister, there are rules here! It's like my house, it's always swarming all the time."
As soon as she sat down, a woman smiled and squatted forward, and then asked the second girl what she liked. She went to the kitchen and ordered.
Ms. Wu wanted to flatter her sister and said to her mother-in-law, "What do those little girls know? Naturally, it's my mother. Our sister has not seen you for a long time. Today I will leave her for a meal in my room."
Although the second sister Wu didn’t know what she was thinking about, she was willing to give her the face, and she immediately smiled and said, “It’s true! I heard that my sister here has built a small kitchen for you, and all the delicious things are piled up here. Coming, I want to taste it today!"
In order for Miss Wu to practice cooking, Wu Feng had rearranged a room originally prepared for her concubine and gave it to her, so that there was originally a small kitchen here. Later, the concubine didn't know where to go, and the new girl in the back didn't even know that there had been people living here.
Ms. Wu had only heard a little "hair". After listening to Sister Wu's words, her heart jumped first, and then she was relieved to see her face "color" did not change at all. After repelling her with a smile, she ordered her to cover the curtain and take out Wu. Look at the booklet Feng gave with Sister Wu.
Second Sister Wu was somewhat curious, she leaned over and looked at it, but she didn't know it, but she found out that there were a lot of people brought out by this daughter when she got married.
Regardless of the side, first of all, this girl is divided into several types. There is a room waiter in the confidant girl. This is naturally a general room prepared for my uncle. This is the first and most beautiful thing; there is also a caretaker of the newlyweds’ clothes and jewelry. This must be loyal. The second-class specialists are talking to the wife outside, and this should be sweet and well-behaved.
Then there are women, there are several kinds of women. The "milk" mom must first go with it, and then one must be prepared under the stove. In addition, if the "milk" mom is not able to use it, and can't find someone temporarily at that time, the room must always be prepared again. One.
There are also male servants in charge of seven or eight. Naturally, they don’t need to worry about their sisters. According to the old rule, they should be the mother’s family and sons.
After a rough calculation, the number of waiters that Miss Wu took to marry would be more than a dozen or twenty.
Sister Wu's tongue was in her heart, but she didn't show her face, but instead said, "I will see that there will only be a lot more."
Miss Wu also meant the same. She closed her account book just in time and brought up the little nod. The two sisters were speechless for a while, just picking up the gossip and saying a little bit of fun, waiting for a bowl of rice wine dumplings. The woman received the bowl and said to Miss Wu: "If you have anything to do with your eldest sister, you might as well talk to her second sister." She turned her head and said to her second sister Wu, "the eldest sister has not slept well these days, and she has lost a lot of weight. Divide, see if the second girl?"
The second sister Wu looked carefully, but she felt that the eldest sister's noodles had a good expression, and she looked a little more plump. I heard that Wu Feng thinks the eldest sister is too skinny, and stares at her every day to eat, and wants to get her fat and get married. But the mother-in-law said that, of course she could not tear down the stage. She immediately leaned over and looked at Ms. Wu carefully, and frowned for a while: "I saw that she was thinner. What is wrong with my sister? We are the relatives of our mothers, yes. Tell me about your concerns, maybe I can give you an idea?"
To say that this is really different regardless of the matter. Since the second sister Wu began to learn from Master Wu, people outside the family have naturally been more pleading openly and secretly. Who is not helping? Second sister Wu feels that Miss Wu is close to herself, so why not help her if she raises her hand? What might be wrong with Miss Wu? Is it lack of money or lack of people? Do you want to inquire about things outside the front yard or Master Wu
She was still guessing here, the mother-in-law took the dishes and hid and closed the door tightly. Miss Wu blushed with a pretty face and stammered about the matter. Second sister Wu was full of ambitions. No, she thought it was something terribly important. Miss Wu wanted to ask her to help inquire about the family she had promised and see how that man was. She wanted to say that she would marry in two or three years. I don’t know if the person married is Yuanyuan or Bian.
Sister Wu felt curious too. The second grandfather of the Duan family, whom she was going to marry, came to see them every few months in the past few years. Later, I heard that he followed his uncle to learn how to do business and did not come again, but only every few months. Moon also has gifts named to her. So she always felt that even though this kiss was booked early, it wasn't a blind marriage. Why isn't Miss Wu like this
She didn't dare to say it to death, because she was an unmarried girl who asked about an outside man to pat her chest to pack her votes. Although he is the head of the house, Master Wu only taught her how to read the accounts and settle accounts. She has never seen any of the outside managers in charge of the farms. Master Wu is really afraid of fame and can take her to the front yard. She has broken the taboo. Every time she passes by, she doesn’t even see a fly in front of and behind the house. Except for Master Wu who taught her hand in hand, Master Wu did the work of serving tea, water and firewood. Occasionally, Master Wu would be in the stove There were two sweet potatoes, and the father and daughter looked at the bills while eating, and they were affectionate.
She agreed vaguely. Ms. Wu's face cleared up, and the two sisters played again for a while. Ms. Wu said that she would give her a tent embroidered with mandarin ducks and double flowers as a thank-you gift. Sister Wu repeatedly refused to leave. This was a great gift. Let her embroider, not to mention embroidering the right mandarin ducks, but if you can only embroider the wings, it is because of the blue smoke on Wu Jiazu's grave. I even patted my chest to pack the ticket, and I must ask the eldest sister about this matter!
Two days later, Ren Yazi brought people, and the yard was crowded in a torrential stream. Sister Wu hid in the back room with Ms. Wu early, and looked out from the crack of the window. Outside, Wu Feng's and Ren Yazi's mother-in-law are in a ring, so you have to be careful about this, otherwise Wu Feng's may let them go back without even looking at them.
Two years ago, Wu Feng took the opportunity to sell the old servants who served the dead old lady Wu at home, leaving only a few things that Mr. Wu made easy. The yard was suddenly empty but it didn’t make any difference. Mrs. Wu loves to talk about pomp after Mr. Wu's fortune. Many servants in the family bought them at that time, and some of them came with the old faces of relatives to take refuge in daily meals. These people do not usually work, just gossip with her. There are several wifes of Wu Feng, and they have been itching for hate for a long time.