In the Qi family hall, Mrs Liu looked at the coming Mistress of the Lu family with a gentle smile.
The wife of the Lu family, surnamed Wu, was originally the daughter of a merchant, and had an old friendship with the Liu family.
When they grew up, the Liu family married into the Qi family, while the Wu family married into the Lu family.
However, since the Wu family entered the Lu family, she has particularly disliked people from merchants. Because there is a clan who is a privy straight bachelor, the Wu family has always regarded herself as pure and high.
The Wu family never went to the flower-viewing tea parties that the Qi family gathered, and seldom let his daughter go.
Now it is the first time the two have met since their respective marriages.
Liu's eyebrows were smiling, and her voice was calm: "I haven't seen you for a long time, how is Wu Niang now?"
"Everything is fine, but Sanniang looks a lot more haggard than before." Wu Shi also smiled, turned the Jinpa in his hand, and looked at Liu Shi with special concern.
Mrs. Liu, who was standing beside the Liu family, didn't seem to be so well-mannered as her own master, she just felt that her eyebrows were twitching.
In terms of looks, Liu Shi was a first-class beauty in the beginning, and even now, he can't pick out the slightest weakness.
Besides, haggard? His wife looked so good now that she couldn't even see the wrinkles. It would be fine if someone else talked about it, but this Wu shi's face was sallow, how could she talk about her pain.
Liu Shi's expression remained the same, and there was no difference at all.
She raised her hand and asked someone to serve tea, and then looked at Wu with a smile: "I don't know if Wu Niang is here this time, but is there anything to discuss?"
Wu Shi actually didn't want to make such a trip. She used to look down on the merchant's family. Now that the Qi family's life is better, isn't it because of the money Qi Erlang earned from his business and sitting? Such people are not uncommon for the Wu family.
Especially when Liu's family was sought after by everyone, but he couldn't match it everywhere, so he naturally cared about it.
Although Mr. Wu was not always waiting for provocation like Mr. Zhang, Mr. Wu was still uneasy.
It was only when the old woman beside her gently touched her that Wu finally remembered the master's advice when she went out.
She is the continuation of the string, and has no son by her side. She only has an only daughter, which is very important. If she is not forced, I am afraid that she will not make such a trip.
Holding on to continue to show a smile, Mrs Wu raised her chin slightly: "I heard that Saburo of the Qi family is very talented in writing and passed the exam as a scholar. He is really a good man. If you and I can form a good relationship between Qin and Jin, it will be an excellent thing. ."
As soon as these words came out, Liu's expression was light, but she immediately resumed a soft smile: "My Saburo is only seventeen years old. If I remember correctly, your girl should be twenty, and this age really doesn't match."
What Wu shi can't hear the most is that others say that her daughter is not good, even if Liu shi said it euphemistically, Wu shi also subconsciously retorted: "The female junior holds golden bricks, and besides, won't your son be eighteen soon? It's getting too late." The voice paused again, trying to persuade warmly, "When we talk about our family background, we can't find a better one in this city, and there is also help in the capital. In the future If Saburo embarks on a career, my family will be able to contribute."
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Liu held the tea cup, and when she brought it to her mouth, she well concealed the coldness in her eyes.
She knew that Mrs. Zhang was a brainless person. Since she was still in her boudoir, Mrs. Zhang was often used as a spearman by Mrs. Wu, but Mrs. Zhang herself didn't know it.
Unexpectedly, so many years have passed now, the world has changed, Zhang's brain has not grown up, and Wu's is the same as before, with a docile face and a heart.
It's okay to talk about these high-married low-married things behind closed doors, but Mr. Wu will smile and say it.
Mrs. Liu knew that even though it was because she despised that her family was born as a landlord and businessman, more importantly, Mrs. Wu was reluctant.
Reluctance to come to the door to say kiss, which in itself is strange.
After changing other things, Liu Shi definitely smiled and didn't care about her.
But now that Mr. Wu is talking about the marriage of his own Saburo, Mrs. Liu will not pretend that this has never happened, especially for such a strange thing, you always have to know the reason to deal with it.
But Liu Shi will never agree.
Even if he doesn't look down on the Lu family, it's always inappropriate to shove it back in person, so he has to say something else.
Putting the tea cup aside, Mrs. Liu was still the gentle and generous Mrs. Qi: "You came a bit suddenly, Saburo is not in the mansion at the moment, I can't ask his opinion, and my husband and Dalang are not there either. It's just a matter of their consent."
Wu shi also nodded. She never thought about getting things done in one go, but she specifically warned: "It's better not to delay the marriage of the children all the time, it's just an early decision."
Liu Shi smiled and nodded, and also lamented the difficulty of being a mother.
But as soon as Mr. Wu left, Mrs. Liu's face became cold.
Mrs. Liu finally couldn't help it, and scolded in a low voice, "I really don't know what she's doing here. Is it a kiss or a show? That tail is raised to the sky, even more flamboyant than the little black in our yard."
Liu's expression was indifferent: "I know what kind of temper she is, and there is nothing to stop it. Come on, there is no need to be angry with her. I just can't figure out why Wu's marriage was mentioned."
Madam Liu couldn't help but look at her and said, "Madam, the third young master has three cases, and he is the most talented and learned. The people who wanted to marry our family have almost stepped on the threshold, and this Lu family wants to marry. It's normal."
But Liu Shi shook his head: "No, it's not the same, even if I despise the Lu family, but if they can't pick them up again, there are people in Beijing. If such a family's daughter is married, it is indeed their low marriage. Besides, that Mrs Wu has always looked down on businessmen, but now she wants to be with my family, and you can tell she did it on purpose."
Mrs. Liu whispered, "I can't see what she wants to say."
Liu Shi stood up, heard the words, and twitched the corners of his mouth: "It can't be said that Wu Shi is too arrogant and can't do anything, but her mind is still clear. She wants to complete this marriage, and she is even a little anxious..."
After that, Liu Shi stopped talking.
Madam Liu saw Liu's contemplation, so she didn't say anything, she lowered her head and supported Liu's back to the yard.
And Tie Zi, who was catching a cat outside the door next to the front hall, immediately retreated cautiously into the corridor, and then ran all the way to find Qi Yun.
When Tie Zi passed by, Qi Yun did not immediately ask about the intention of the Lu family, but asked with a smile, "Can mother go back?"
Tie Zi took a few breaths and nodded: "Go back."
Ye Jiao picked up Xu Bao when she heard the words: "Then I'll go talk to my mother, Xianggong, remember to drink the soup, it's good for your body."
Qi Yun looked at the soup with pork bones and astragalus on the table. Even if Ye Jiao didn't say it, he knew what the soup was for.
With a light cough and a low response, Qi Yun picked up the soup bowl and drank it without saying a word.
Ye Jiao smiled, and then went out with Xu Bao and Xiao Su.
After they left, Qi Yun called Tie Zi in and asked, "What did you say?"
Tie Zi repeated the conversation just now to Qi Yun without a word, because Qi Yun said that he should write it down, so Tie Zi really wrote it down, even the occasional sharpness in Liu's and Wu's words. Neither let go.
Qi Yun stopped and sat there, frowning slightly.
Seeing this, Tie Zi said, "Young master, the Lu family is really deceiving people too much. It's obvious that they came here and insisted that the third young master marry his daughter."
Qi Yun regained his senses, but did not speak immediately. Instead, he poured himself a bowl of soup, but didn't drink it. He just stirred it with a spoon, and said, "It's better to be too anxious than to be too deceiving."
The two families have no intersection, and the only contact is that the Lu family wanted to force their own brewing recipes.
But this is a feud, not a marriage.
But it would be unreasonable to say that the Lu family wanted to hire Fang Zi from the Qi family. If it was a daughter for Fang Zi, it would be the mother's biological daughter.
Qi Yun was a little confused for a while, but he knew that the Lu family must have impure motives, but he didn't know what they were thinking.
It was Tie Zi, who hesitated for a moment and said softly, "That, Second Young Master, I have something to say. I don't know if I should say it."
"Say."
Tie Zi seemed to organize the language in his head before he said: "The third young master has been studying abroad for many years, and we don't know who he met. This time he left home and went to the city. I've been waiting by my side for a while..."
Qi Yun raised his eyes to look at him: "Don't go around in circles, speak directly."
Tie Zi's voice paused slightly, and said in a low voice, "Could it be that the third young master and the Miss Lu family are in love with each other, and that's why the Lu family came to kiss?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole room fell silent.
In fact, after Tie Zi said this, he didn't quite believe it. In his opinion, even though his third young master was quite old, he usually wrote compositions in addition to reading books. Even if he had a little spare time, he was forced by his second young master to write big characters. I don't have time to think about things like the talented and beautiful woman.
Therefore, Tie Zi quickly changed his words: "Second Young Master, I will just say it casually, Third Young Master will definitely not."
Qi Yun threw the spoon into the bowl, frowning slightly: "I know he won't, but now when the Lu family's purpose is unclear, who knows if someone will force Saburo to make this matter true."
Tie Zi was stunned for a moment, reflecting for a while before he wanted to understand Qi Yun's words.
Could it be that the Lu family can really sacrifice their daughter's reputation for marriage
But before Tie Zi could understand, Qi Yun stood up: "Go, get a pen and paper, I will send a letter to Saburo, whether it is true or not, he will stay in the academy these days."
Tie Zi went to get the pen and paper, and was a little worried: "Second Young Master, if you tell the truth, will the Third Young Master think too much? Now he is preparing for the township exam, I am afraid he can't bear to scare him."
Hearing this, Qi Yun felt that Tie Zi was right, but he forgot it in a hurry, so he nodded: "Well, I won't tell him the truth." After thinking about it again, "Then I will arrange three times a day for him. Ten articles in large characters, all written, and sent back once every ten days, thinks that he will not have time to leave the academy."
Iron:…
Suddenly feel that he has tricked the third young master
And in Liu's yard, they said the same thing.
It's just different from Qi Yun's attitude, Liu Shi didn't talk about the Lu family's ulterior motives, but just asked them if they had seen the Lu family girl.
Although Ye Jiao has been to many flower viewing banquets, she does not have the surname Lu in her memory.
Fang Shi had never seen it either, but she held the stone with some hesitation in her eyes: "Mother, the Lu family is not a good family, the people in it are incompetent, but they have a big temper. Dalang has been angry with them before, If you get married with his family, I'm afraid there will be more time to get angry in the future."
Liu Shi naturally knew this, but Liu Shi was very thoughtful and prepared to investigate more before making plans. Now that Fang Shi and Ye Jiao didn't know about it, he didn't ask any more questions.
With a smile on his face, Mrs Liu said, "Let's not talk about them, I heard that the stone has already endorsed it?"
Mrs. Fang also laughed, hurriedly hugged her son, and coaxed, "Come on, Shishi, recite Duanbai's surname to grandmother and aunt."
Shitou had been told by Mrs. Fang before he came. Knowing that this would happen, he was not nervous. He climbed down from Mrs. Fang's legs, stood on the ground, raised his head, and swayed when he endorsed: "Zhao Qian. Sun Li, Zhou Wu Zheng Wang…”
There are a few stumbling blocks in the middle, but I still memorize dozens of words, which is very powerful.
When the stone got stuck, Mrs. Liu reached out and hugged the stone in a timely manner, and praised him for being so good. Mrs. Fang was a little worried about the incomplete back of the stone, but seeing Mrs. Liu happy, she laughed along. Very proud face.
Ye Jiao asked Xiao Su to bring the cakes to Mrs. Fang, and said, "Sister-in-law must have made a lot of effort for Shishi's study. Sister-in-law must bring these cakes back and eat them when Shishi is tired of endorsing books."
Fang shi took it with a smile and glanced at the stone.
Shitou immediately said obediently, "Thank you, Second Aunt."
Then Mr. Fang coaxed him to recite the Three Character Classic, which Xiao Shishi had already recited many times, and was naturally exceptionally fluent.
But carrying it on his back, Shi Shi found that Xu Bao's mouth was moving.
He couldn't help but stop his mouth, ran over to lie on Ye Jiao's calf, and looked up at Xu Bao.
Xu Bao was wearing a blue jacket and a tiger hat today, which was the cutest.
Seeing Brother Shitou looking at him, Xu Bao smiled and looked back, reached out to touch Shishi's hand, and his voice was clear: "Zhao Qian Sun Li, Zhou Wu Zheng Wang, eat."
As soon as Shizuo heard it, he knew that he had just memorized it, but it had been a while, but Xu Bao could remember it, and Xiao Shishi's eyes widened.
Liu Shi and Fang Shi were also very surprised, only Ye Jiao kissed Xu Bao's forehead, not surprised.
It must be that the child just saw that he brought the cake to the stone. He was thirsty and wanted to eat. He just wanted something to eat after talking.
Ye Jiao didn't treat him badly, she took a small piece of red date cake from the plate on the table and put it to Xu Bao's mouth.
The little guy first looked at it, then licked it again, and then opened his mouth to eat it, smiling like a big blessing doll.
Liu Shi also liked it very much, and it was rare to hold the sweetheart for a long time. Although Fang Shi was more fond of the stone, she couldn't bear Xu Bao's smiling face, so she coaxed along with her.
Only Stone looked at Xu Bao with sympathy on his face.
My brother is really pitiful. It is estimated that he is forced to endorse by the ice-like second uncle every day until it is dark.
Such a good brother was bullied by the second uncle, which inspired Shitou's tender sympathy, so he also leaned over and touched Xubao's little hand, sighing as he touched it.
Xu Bao also held his hand, smiling, the sun was shining.
Stone stared at him, thinking that as an older brother, he should protect his younger brother. The younger brother is stupid, and he probably doesn't understand when he is bullied.
Stone, who was only four years old, felt a sense of responsibility for the first time at this moment.
Liu Shi didn't notice the interaction between the two grandchildren, she looked at Ye Jiao and Fang Shi, and said, "I will go to the incense in two days, you can go with me, and when you come back, I can go around the shop."
Fang Shi and Ye Jiao agreed, and they played with the two children together, and then they dispersed.
Ye Jiao hugged Xu Bao and walked very slowly.
He was probably playing crazy with Shishi just now, consuming too much energy, and Xu Bao was a little sleepy. Now when he was being held by Ye Jiao, he had put his head on Ye Jiao's shoulder, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.
Ye Jiao wrapped him with a small quilt, wrapping her fat son into a ball to save him the cold, and walking a lot slower.
When she was about to reach the gate of the courtyard, Ye Jiao saw a figure walking back and forth at the gate.
Ye Jiao recognized it when she approached: "Steward Song?"
When Song Guanshi heard this, he turned around and saw Ye Jiao and Xu Bao, who was round in her arms.
Seeing that the young master was asleep, Steward Song lowered his voice to announce the good news loudly, but the smile on his face could not be concealed.
Ye Jiao blinked and asked curiously, "What's the good news?"
Song Guan laughed to himself beforehand, and then said, "Back to Second Young Mistress, the caravan will be back soon."