The next morning, Ye Jiao and Qi Yun went to Qi Ming's house together.
Today should be the day when the bride serves tea and recognizes her. Ye Jiao has experienced this before, so she doesn't feel unfamiliar, but at that time, she served tea to the Qi family. .
Because it was late yesterday, Qi Ming didn't go back to his room to sleep until the middle of the night. Thinking that the newlywed Yan Er wouldn't go to bed so early, and it's normal to get up late.
Mrs. Liu is not a mother-in-law who treats others harshly, and Father Qi doesn't care about these things. Father Qi would not be happy if his son could marry a daughter-in-law.
When Qi Yun and Ye Jiao came over, the young couple hadn't gotten up yet, but Liu Shi and Qi's father were already having breakfast. There was no unhappy expression on their faces, but they were smiling and extremely happy.
Seeing them entering the door, Mrs. Liu smiled and waved: "My dear lady, come and sit next to me," then Mrs. Liu said to Mrs. Liu, "Go and add a pair of tableware and chopsticks."
Father Qi replied, "Give Erlang a pair too."
Ye Jiao smiled and let go of Qi Yun's hand, walked to Liu's side and sat down, and Qi Yun didn't feel that her parents were partial, on the contrary, she thought it was good, only when the parents liked their wife's family would be safe and secure, that's fine. Yili sat quietly beside Qi's father, but his eyes were always on Ye Jiao, unable to move.
Liu Shi asked someone to add a bowl of porridge to Ye Jiao, and said with a smile, "This porridge was boiled yesterday, and Liu's mother cooked it. Jiao Niang will try it."
When she was in her hometown, Ye Jiao especially liked the food made by Mrs. Liu, but Mrs. Liu always served Mrs. Liu. Even if Mrs. Liu liked Ye Jiao, she never thought of giving Mrs. Liu to her. Ye Jiao was also very winking. Begging for it, but sometimes she would go to Liu's yard when she was greedy. Liu's cherished her, so she would naturally let Mrs. Liu cook and give Ye Jiao a good taste of her mouth.
People tend to be like this. When you eat something smooth when you are young, you will feel that this is the delicacy of the world, and even when you grow up, you will like this taste.
Ye Jiao didn't have her childhood as a human being. What she liked when she became an adult was Mrs. Liu's craftsmanship. Even though she ate a lot of delicacies from mountains and seas in the capital, she still remembered this mouthful.
After thanking Mrs. Liu, Ye Jiao picked up the spoon to eat the porridge, and she knew it was fish fillet porridge with a sip in her mouth, but it was not just fish fillets, but also other fresh ingredients, which made a lot of effort. .
It looks unremarkable, but you can only know how delicious it is when you eat it in your mouth.
Ye Jiao immediately smiled, and after eating one bowl, she added another bowl.
The daughter-in-law of an ordinary family is always cautious in front of her mother-in-law. Even if she is not careful to flatter her, at least she will eat less if she can, but Ye Jiao is extraordinarily comfortable, and Liu Shi likes this freedom.
She probably never regarded Ye Jiao as an outsider, Liu Shi looked at Ye Jiao as if she was looking at her daughter, and said warmly, "It's a blessing to be able to eat, Jiao Niang is a good girl, never let her worry about her," and then Liu Shi said: Looking at Qi Yun, "It's Erlang, how are you doing recently?"
Qi Yun didn't always have an appetite like Ye Jiao. He just ate two boiled eggs at home this morning, which made him feel very full. Yan said, "Don't worry, mother, I am much better now."
Although Liu Shi did not take care of Qi Yun in the past two years, she was the one who brought Qi Yun up. When Qi Yun was the worst at the time, Liu Shi was only able to save his life by looking for a doctor.
Now, just by looking at it, Mrs. Liu knew whether what Qi Yun said was true or false.
Because it is now August, the golden autumn season, and the weather turns cold, the summer clothes must be sealed up and replaced with autumn clothes.
In the past, when Qi Yun was in bad health, he usually had to light the stove in the house in autumn, for fear that he would freeze.
But now Qi Yun is wearing an autumn gown that ordinary men wear, and maybe some thicker fabrics are used, but compared to before, Qi Erlang is much stronger now.
Only then did Mrs. Liu feel relieved, nodded, turned the Buddha beads on her hand and said a few words in a low voice, and then said to Qi Yun: "I can see that you are healthy, I feel at ease, Erlang, you have to remember Jiao Niang. take care of you."
Qi Yun nodded immediately, and he was naturally grateful to his wife.
And the little ginseng also accepted the gratitude calmly, pulling her little hands to support her body is something Ye Jiao has always insisted on, and she deserves this thank you.
After breakfast was over, Ye Jiao accompanied Liu to the backyard again, and then someone came to spread the word that Qi Ming and Meng were awake.
A few people went back to the main hall, Qi Yun and Ye Jiao stood aside, Liu Shi and Qi's father sat in the main seat, and prepared the application items for serving tea. At this time, Qi Ming and Meng Shi came in.
Because they were newly married, their clothes were very bright.
Qi Ming was wearing an indigo-colored straight skirt, while Meng Shi was wearing a concubine-colored curved skirt. When the two stood together, they looked like a talented woman and a match made in heaven.
Ye Jiao smiled when she saw it, her brows twitching.
Qi Yun tilted his head to look at his wife, and asked in a voice that only two people could hear: "Jiao Niang, what are you laughing at?"
At this time, Mrs. Meng over there had already started serving tea, while Ye Jiao raised the fan in her hand, covered her mouth, and whispered, "I don't know, I just feel happy."
Qi Yun's brows and eyes were soft, and the two of them clasped their fingers together, Qi Yun's fingertips gently pressed Ye Jiao's palm, and said, "You and your younger brother and sister are good friends, and in the future, you will be able to talk to many people in one place. ."
Ye Jiao also thought of this, and nodded, her smile deepened.
When Meng Shi recognized his parents, he came over and bowed to Qi Yun and his wife. Since they had known each other for a long time, they were not familiar with each other.
Then Mrs. Liu called Mrs. Meng over, took out a brocade box from her sleeve, and handed it to Mrs. Meng.
Meng Shi took it, opened it, and saw a delicate gold bracelet inside.
He listened to Mrs. Liu: "This is the time of the Chinese New Year. Your sister-in-law paid for the three of your sisters-in-law to fight. This is left to you, as your sister-in-law's heart."
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Meng knew how powerful her mother-in-law was.
In fact, for the Meng family, although she grew up in the Meng family since she was a child, she looked at a high gate compound, her father was a high-ranking father, her sister was first a concubine and then an empress, obviously a prominent family, and her daughter would definitely be happy like a princess , but in fact Mengshi's life was far from being as easy as outsiders thought.
At that time, Empress Meng was given medicine, her body was broken, and her life was difficult. Although Prime Minister Meng was shrewd and wise in matters of the court, she was ignorant in the back house. After marrying the successor, the Meng family was actually cold. waited.
It's just that the secret discussions in the back house did not make Meng Shi become sharp and extreme, but made her smart and peaceful.
In the end, Mrs. Meng was able to suppress her stepmother, coax her father, and win her sister's love. Finally, she became a steward in the Meng family, which shows her ability.
Before marrying Qi Ming, the Meng family also asked about the second elders of the Qi family, especially Ye Jiao. At that time, Ye Jiao said that her mother-in-law was very good, and it was best to get along. Heart.
In Meng Shi's opinion, Ye Jiao is a pure and kind-hearted woman. The more penetrating she is, the more accurate her eyes are. She said yes, then it is good, and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law must be easy to get along with.
After Mrs. Liu arrived at Qiming's mansion, Mrs. Meng knew what she said and did. She could see that Mrs. Liu was protecting her new daughter-in-law, and she felt more at ease.
However, if I only thought that Mrs. Liu was a good and tolerant and gentle lady before, then Mrs. Meng now understands that Mrs. Liu is very smart, but her intelligence was not used to disturb the family, nor was it used to bully her daughter-in-law, but instead It was her intelligence to balance the relationship between the three sons, which brought Qi Jiahu's peace and stability.
Originally, when the mother-in-law met her new daughter-in-law, the first aspect was to set the rules more or less, but Liu Shi not only did not set the rules, but smiled softly, and the things she gave were also from the sister-in-law Fang, not her own.
Mrs. Meng knew that Mrs. Liu brought a box, all of which were prepared for Mrs. Meng. If she took it out now, Mrs. Meng would naturally remember the benefits of her mother-in-law.
But now what was taken out was the bracelet that Fang shi asked for, and what Meng shi wanted to remember was the benefit of the eldest sister-in-law.
This is really for the good of the three children, correcting the bowl of water at home without any omissions.
Meng Shi wanted to understand this in an instant, and he didn't feel afraid, but thought it was a good thing.
To have a reasonable mother-in-law is much better than those who are good to me.
Meng's hands didn't stop, he took off the jade bracelet, put it on Qi Ming's hand, and put on the gold bracelet.
This gold bracelet is far less elegant than the jade bracelet that Mrs. Meng wears, but looking at the bracelet that Mrs. Liu is wearing, and looking at the bracelet that Ye Jiao is also wearing on her wrist today, this kind of family still looks very comfortable. of.
Liu Shi looked at his third son who was holding a jade bracelet and didn't let go, smiled in his heart, and said something stupid, while on the face he held Meng Shi's hand and kept talking.
In fact, whether she will restrain her daughter-in-law at this time is also divided.
At that time, when Mrs Fang entered the door, Mrs Liu saw that she was a little unsteady, so she was more serious, so that she could be more tempered. Later, when Ye Jiao entered the door, Mrs. Liu knew she was pitiful, and she felt that the child was innocent, so she acted like a mother-in-law, but she was much gentler.
Meng Shi is different, he is smart and clear, and he knows what he should understand and what he should not understand.
But after recognizing someone today, Ye Jiao didn't go to Qi Ming's mansion any more.
Because they were newly married, the Privy Council also gave Qi Ming a lot of vacations, so that he could enjoy this time, Ye Jiao naturally wouldn't bother, and since Qi Yun's business had grown a little more these days, Ye Jiao took care of it. More time to look at the ledger.
Qi Yun seemed to have other things to do, so he stayed in the study with Steward Qin and often chatted into the evening.
Ye Jiao pulled Tie Zi to look at the accounts for herself.
Now Tie Zi is no longer the hairy boy he used to be. In this house, he is still Qi Yun's entourage as before, but when he leaves this house, anyone who sees him will shout "Master Su".
This may be because of Qi Yun's face, but when it comes to his ability, he has a lot of iron.
He can tell the truth about these accounts. Ye Jiao has been holding Qi Yun's treasury key, and also has a private account of her own. Now that Qi Yun is not free, she asks Tie Zi to come and help.
This accounting, the insider can also see a lot of doorways.
Now, Qi Yun is no longer just the rich merchant he used to be, but a wealthy merchant who can already rank in the capital.
He is not an official, so he cannot speculate on the current situation by looking at the promotion of officials like Ye Pingrong or Qi Ming.
But when looking at the whole street and seeing signs of Qi's house everywhere, anyone could guess that the money in Qi Yun's hand would be piled up into a mountain.
Since ancient times, merchants who are wealthy and rival countries have not had a good end. Either the money was taken away by the court for excuses, or they were found in the wrong place and ruined their reputation.
Having money is a good thing, but having too much money will make life difficult.
Qi Yun is different. He is not an iron rooster. He keeps part of the money he earns, takes out part and puts it back into the store to expand, and will donate the rest.
After all, the imperial court is so large and covers a vast area. There is a flood here today and a drought there tomorrow, and both sides are asking for money. Qi Yun knew that the court had lost money in the last few battles, so he handed over his own money. Go out without any hesitation.
He knew these Ye Jiao well, and Qi Yun told Ye Jiao the reason for doing so early on, in order to protect them.
What reassured Chu Chengyun was Qi Yun's righteousness. No matter what Qi Erlang asked for at the beginning, what he has to do now is to carry out this kind of worrying about the country and the people, and spend money and money. There will still be some, and the other things that can be exchanged for it are worth it, so there is nothing to give up.
It just so happens that Ye Jiao is a little ginseng who doesn't care about money as long as she eats, drinks, and doesn't care about money.
At this moment, she just recorded the share left by her own family, then closed the ledger, and smiled at Tie Zi: "Thank you for your hard work."
How dare Tiezi deserve this hard work, and hurriedly replied: "Madam, you're welcome, this is what I should do."
Ye Jiao smiled and got up and said, "Well, these two days of the autumn tiger, it was hot and cold, I made a nourishing soup in the small kitchen, you go drink some, thinking about what will happen to Xiaosu. You should be in there too, and let her bring you some snacks."
In fact, Tiezi doesn't like soup very much, especially stewed nourishing soup. No matter what the effect is, the taste is not good.
Originally wanted to say no to the master, but when he heard the back, Tie Zi immediately changed his attitude and replied respectfully, "Yes, I'll go right now."
Ye Jiao nodded, and then saw Tie Zi jumped away.
This made Ye Jiao a little puzzled. After all, Tie Zi was always calm and seldom so lively, but thinking about Tie Zi's young age, it was normal for him to be a little childish, so Ye Jiao didn't ask any more questions, just lowered her head and continued to watch. ledger.
After Tie Zi went out, he carefully dropped the curtain, and then trotted all the way into the small kitchen.
When I entered the door, I saw Xiao Su who was arranging a plate of desserts.
When Xiao Su saw him, she shouted in surprise: "Brother Zheng, is there something wrong? Did the master call me?" Then she lost her chopsticks and rushed outside when she lifted her skirt.
Tie Zi hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold her, and said with a smile: "No, it was Madam who asked me to come over for soup and snacks, and asked you to bring it to me."
With an "oh" sound, Xiao Su turned around and brought over the plate she had placed halfway, wanting to pass it to him.
But he quickly put the plate back, and then picked up the cage and placed it in front of the iron: "Eat this."
Tie Zi blinked, raised his head and asked her, "Are these two different?"
"Everything is the same, but the quicksand bag made this time is decorated with sesame seeds and shaped into an animal shape. These don't look good, you can eat them."
Iron:…
Fortunately, Tie Zi already knew that the number one in Xiao Su's heart was always Ye Jiao, and he didn't like it. He just took it with a smile, picked one up and stuffed it into his mouth.
The usual Tiezi's food and drink is also in the Qi Mansion, and the snacks have never been interrupted, but in the end it is the difference between the master and the servant, and the food for the master is different from what he usually eats.
In particular, Tie Zi doesn't like sweets at all. When other people think desserts are delicious, he finds them sweet and greasy.
But this quicksand bag was given to him by Xiao Su, that is, it is sweeter than honey, and a few eat a few, and I feel very beautiful in my heart.
And Xiao Su went to serve him soup and brought a full bowl over. Because the soup was just boiled, it was a little hot. After putting it down, Xiao Su pinched her ears with her fingers and looked at Tie Zidao. : "You drink slowly, it's very hot."
Tie Zi was happy just now, but seeing Xiao Su's appearance now makes her feel distressed, and hurriedly took Xiao Su's hand and tugged it, let her sit down and said, "Don't be busy, come and rest."
Only then did Tie Zi notice that he was holding the girl's hand, and immediately flushed and let go.
Xiaosu didn't feel anything. The two grew up together, and Tiezi always protected her. When they were young, they often went to play hand in hand. At this moment, Xiaosu didn't think of any taboos with Tiezi.
She just took the palm fan on the side, fanned the soup bowl slowly, let the soup cool faster, and looked at Tie Zi and said, "I just heard someone say that you are going to tell Madam the account book, Zheng Brother, you are really amazing now, and it feels like you are learning better and better."
When others praise him, Tie Zi never takes it to heart, but when Xiao Su praises him, Tie Zi keeps laughing and his voice is full of pride: "I've been following the master all the time.
Xiaosu nodded, and when Tiezi thought that Xiaosu was going to continue to praise him, he heard Xiaosu say: "Me too, Madam taught me a lot, I know a lot of those herbal flowers, Madam treats me the best already."
When Tie Zi heard this, he stuffed another quicksand bag, but looked at Xiao Su and said nothing.
Xiao Su's temperament is straight-forward. Seeing him peeking at her, she asked directly, "Brother Zheng, what do you think I do?"
Tie Zi hesitated for a moment, then asked tentatively, "Then you want to stay by Madam's side in the future?"
"Yeah, it would be good if I could keep it all the time." Xiao Su nodded immediately.
Tie Zi couldn't help but choked, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to beat his heart, Xiao Su hurriedly wanted to pick up the soup bowl for him, thinking that the soup was too hot, so he picked up the teapot and poured it directly into Tiezi's mouth with the teapot's mouth .
After this mouth was swallowed, Tie Zi gasped hard, coughed a few more times, and looked a little embarrassed.
Xiao Su patted him on the back and muttered, "Brother Tie Zi, how old are you, you are so anxious to eat."
Tie Zi was coughing, and it was inevitable to feel helpless after hearing this.
He is in a hurry, but where is he in a hurry to eat? Clearly anxious.
Without thinking about eating and drinking, Tie Zi asked Xiao Su to sit down again, and he said to Xiao Su seriously: "Madam won't keep you forever, do you remember Sister Lamei from the front yard before? , I have to go back to find someone to marry."
When Xiao Su heard this, her always comfortable smiling face also showed a little sadness.
Xiao Su, who has not yet awakened, obviously doesn't understand, why do you want to get married? She just wanted to accompany her master for the rest of her life, and it would be better not to go anywhere. If she really went home, she would be able to live as well as Xiaosu with her current skills, and be the master of the house, but Xiaosu just didn't want to leave Ye Jiao. , She felt heartache at the thought of leaving in the future.
Naturally, Tie Zi didn't want to make her sad by saying this, and hurriedly continued: "But if you're willing, wouldn't it be great to find a good husband in the mansion?"
Xiao Su blinked and raised his head, Tie Zi was looking at Tie Zi with those clear eyes and wanted to dodge.
However, Tie Zi still put on a righteous and awe-inspiring look, as if he had been thinking about Xiao Su, trying not to show any guilt, but he knew in his heart that he had left a trap in his words, and it was up to Xiao Su to enter. in.
At this time, Xiao Su said, "Brother Zheng, tell me the truth."
"what?"
"Do you want to marry me?"
As soon as these words came out, Tie Zi almost choked on his own saliva.
Xiao Su just looked at him, her eyes were still clear and her voice was still clear: "Why, am I right?"
At this point, Tie Zi has nothing to hide, he can only nod his head, his face is red, his ears are red, and because he coughed too hard just now, his eyes are all red.
Looking a little embarrassed.
Xiao Su didn't come to comfort him like he did just now, but asked, "Do you like me?"
Iron nodded.
Xiaosu asked again, "What if I don't know if I like you or not?"
Tiezi finally said, "Take your time, I'll teach you." He knew that Xiaosu was still young, and it was normal for Xiaosu to not understand the relationship between men and women at all, but Tiezi was always patient and sincerely changed his mind. Seriously, it always works.
Xiao Su stared at him for a while, then stood up suddenly, without nodding or shaking her head, she just picked up the curtain and went out.
This made Tie Zi's heart cold, and the whole person sat there stupidly, motionless, as if he had lost his soul.
Did he make Xiao Su angry...
Thinking about it too, anyone who is so reckless to let someone marry him will be angry.
But how to make her happy? What if sister Xiaosu really married someone else out of anger? Is he going to rob him? Go on a horse when you are trying to grab a kiss. It's a little more imposing, but what should you wear? Is it alright to wear red even to steal a kiss
The usual Tie Zi who was following Qi Yun's side was in a mess at the moment, his soul seemed to have left his body, and his whole body was dazed.
Just when Tie Zi was thinking about the mess in his head, the curtain was pulled open again, Xiao Su walked in, looked at Tie Zi in surprise and asked, "What are you doing? Drink the soup, don't be stunned. , Master has something for you to do."
Mrs. Meng came just now and was talking to Ye Jiao at the moment. The two agreed that they would go out for a green outing in the suburbs tomorrow, and Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Dong would also go together.
After Xiao Su finished speaking, she walked over and shook Tie Zi's shoulder, asking him to speak to Qi Yun.
But Tie Zi just stared at Xiao Su and asked in a hoarse voice, "Xiao Su, are you angry with me?"
Xiao Su was stunned: "What are you mad at?"
"Just now..."
Seeing that he was hesitating to say anything, Xiao Su remembered what happened just now, and smiled, especially refreshing: "Nothing, what you said is the truth, what am I mad at you for? And what you said is right, I want This is the only way to stay by the master's side. It's just that when you talk about this in the future, it's better to point it directly, it always makes me guess it's boring. "
As soon as he heard this, Tie Zi knew that Xiao Su was not angry.
I was glad in my heart, but I was also disappointed. I thought that Xiaosu was not ready to accept his love. Tiezi didn't blame her, but that he was too anxious and scared others.
However, Tie Zi soon sorted out his mood, stood up, and asked Xiao Su carefully about Ye Jiao going out with someone. After writing it down, he went out to tell Qi Yun.
But just as he was just walking down the steps, he heard Xiao Su's voice from behind: "By the way, Brother Zheng, by the way, you should also say something."
Tie Zi couldn't help but turn his head and asked, "What?"
Xiao Su stood at the door with a clear voice: "I just told my wife, I will set up a marriage with you when I look for a day, and you should go and say it."
Iron:…
Then, Xiao Su saw Tie Zi perform a flat fall, so scared that Xiao Su wanted to go to help, but Tie Zi rolled and stood up, his face was like crying and laughing, but he turned his head, He ran away without a trace.
The author has something to say: Tie Zi: Great joy and great sorrow came too fast, I… slap (fall on the ground)
Xiaosu: ? ? ? (Doubts from a straight girl)