Mrs. Zhang always had an inexplicable sense of pride in front of Mrs. Liu.
When they were not married before, because their family background was similar, although they were not big families, they were also wealthy, so they often got together.
Liu Shi was particularly outstanding at the time, both in appearance and character, they were the best in their circle.
Later, when they got married, except for the Liu family who chose an ordinary rich man, the others either married a scholar who was a scholar, or they chose a squire rich man.
They all laughed at Liu's low vision in private at that time, what's so good about the Qi family
He is just a small landlord with some fields in his family. Although he has no clan to control his family, he also has no one to help him. If there is a future, there are scholars who can take imperial examinations, and businessmen who can make money are better than Qi's family.
At that time, Mrs. Zhang also laughed at her, but who would have guessed that she would not be able to laugh after two years.
Those who are married to businessmen, if their husband's family is not well developed, they will inevitably feel uncomfortable.
As for married scholars, even if the man has not been in the middle, a weak scholar who can't pick up his shoulders and can't lift his hands is afraid that his wife will in turn make money to support him, and it is normal to live in poverty. It would be even more troublesome in case of winning, looking at the man who was going to be an official, if he was still young, it would be fine, but if he stayed for a few more years, how many original wives would be used to seeing the old and beautiful
As the days passed, among them, the Liu family had a better life.
Mrs. Zhang was not less jealous of Mrs. Liu in her heart, and she always felt that she took advantage of everything.
When she gritted her teeth and watched her husband take his concubine, Mrs. Liu comfortably stood in front of her Mrs. Qi, eating and drinking without worrying about anything.
Her concubine gave birth to one son after another, and Liu's family had three children of her own. Father Qi treated her with respect, not to mention the concubine, and even never went to a brothel.
However, Mrs Zhang became more comfortable later, because the second child of the Qi family was not in good health.
Qi Yun is notorious for his poor health. Since birth, he has been able to drink medicine before he can drink milk. Even if he is smarter than the child next to him, he can see from the look of his broken body that he will have a few years to live.
For Mrs. Liu, this is the only sadness in her happy life. Although Mrs. Liu has never really loved anyone, she has done everything a mother can do for Qi Yun to pay respects to Buddha and to seek medical advice for Qi Yun. .
But her pain has become a joy that others can grasp.
Mrs. Zhang actually sympathized with her, but her sympathy was incomparable to the jealousy in her heart.
This makes the blessing at the end of each year become Zhang's favorite part. As long as she sees Liu's unhappy, she can get some vain joy.
It's just that Liu's family doesn't leave the door without two doors, and Zhang's is not willing to come as a guest. The only place to meet Liu's is in the temple.
Mrs. Zhang has been here three days ago, and what she's been waiting for is today.
And when she asked about Ye Jiao, it was because she heard that Ye Jiao's family could not stand, and she didn't even have a dowry.
Although no one said these words explicitly, they were often passed on in private.
It was only later that someone said that the Qi family supported Ye Jiao and she had a share in everything, and the Zhang family didn't want to believe it. She could only be a little more comfortable if she was willing to listen to the unfortunate things about the Qi family, and she would naturally feel comfortable with Qi Yun's current situation. turn a deaf ear.
Just now, Mrs. Zhang only saw the eldest daughter-in-law of the Qi family, but did not see Ye Jiao, who had not come over for a long time. She naturally felt that Mrs. Liu disliked the second daughter-in-law of the Chongxi family, so she did not take her out.
That's even better, the more you dislike it, the more you will not be able to stand on the table, Zhang Shi naturally wants to ask.
How did he know that Mrs. Liu was not afraid of her asking, and Mrs. Liu even wanted her to ask.
Turning her head, Liu Shi said to Ye Jiao, "Jiao Niang, come here."
Ye Jiao immediately stepped forward and smiled sweetly at Liu Shi: "Mother, are you calling me?"
Mrs. Liu nodded, but didn't say anything, she just squinted at Mrs. Zhang and said slowly, "This is Jiao Niang, just passed the door, what did you call her?"
doing what? Don't you just want to make her mad at you!
Zhang Shi wanted to say this in his heart, but the smile on his face couldn't hold back.
She originally wanted to ridicule Liu Shi, saying that she was desperately ill and went to the doctor, so she could only use the method of "Chongxi", and the one who married must be an angry daughter-in-law who didn't want to look like, but Ye Jiao just stood in front of her. I felt blood rushing up.
Where does this look like a child from a poor family? It is said that it is a nobleman's daughter, and some people believe it!
The moment she saw Ye Jiao, Mrs. Zhang lost her voice and closed her mouth, her eyes turning red.
Ye Jiao has a good appearance, with delicate eyebrows and eyes, and her lips are smeared with fat, especially the dark eyebrows that Qi Yun painted for her this morning, which made her look even more charming.
He was wearing the new clothes cut before, blue satin, with a red cloak, extraordinarily elegant and delicate.
Just stop there, pretty and lively, whoever comes has to say goodbye.
However, Ye Jiao treated Liu Shi with great respect, she was well-behaved when she looked at her, and her words were easy to hear, soft and crunchy, and she felt comfortable listening to her.
Mrs. Zhang compared her daughter-in-law, Diao, who was a demon in her own family, and her back molars hurt immediately.
But Mrs Zhang didn't give up, and seemed concerned to ask Mrs Liu: "I don't know if your Erlang is in better shape, and it's getting colder, but you have to take more care, don't be like a few years ago. Please use the decoction in Langzhong."
Liu Shi didn't speak, just glanced at Ye Jiao.
The little ginseng thought that her mother-in-law was asking her to answer on her behalf, and she was right in her heart. It was her who usually got along with Xianggong day and night, so she should be the one who spoke now.
So, Ye Jiao smiled and said to Mrs. Zhang, "Mrs. I'm sorry for your concern. My husband is much better now. When our new shop opens next year, he will be able to visit him."
As soon as this sentence was finished, Mrs. Liu raised the corners of her mouth, Mrs. Fang couldn't help covering her mouth.
In fact, both of them knew that Ye Jiao was telling the truth. Erlang, the daughter-in-law, always had something to say, and never rectified those crooked vaginas.
Qi Yun has indeed recovered, and has the ability to open a shop, earn money, and be offered by those in charge as the god of wealth.
But this truth is the most annoying.
And being able to say so many meanings in one sentence, Liu Shi felt that his second daughter-in-law was capable enough.
Sure enough, Zhang's face immediately turned ugly.
Liu Shi didn't need to guess to know what she was thinking.
At their age, they have grandchildren, and the beauty of youth has been replaced by years, even if there is some talent, there is nothing to show, and the comparison with each other is only a fixed number.
Whether the concubine is obedient, the son is filial, and the daughter-in-law is satisfied.
Mrs. Liu just wanted to tell Mrs. Zhang that my family has no concubines, my son is very good, and my daughter-in-law is even better.
However, Mrs. Liu would not say these words by herself, and quarreling is always a self-submission. Even ordinary village women would not easily scold them in the street, not to mention that a wealthy lady like Mrs. Liu would not be willing to do that. A shameful thing.
Liu Shi only needs to let Ye Jiao stand here and talk, and Zhang Shi's face will be swollen!
Even though Mrs. Liu has been at peace for many years, she has never cared about people like Mrs. Zhang, but now she sees the embarrassed expression on Mrs. Zhang's face, which is so embarrassing and dripping with ink, she still feels a lot more at ease. There is also a smile.
People, after all, I still like to come out when I'm angry, and it really is the most refreshing but face-to-face slaps.
Zhang Shi, who was so angry, couldn't stay any longer. Originally, he wanted to come to see Liu's jokes to have fun, but he ended up having fun instead!
She hurriedly made an excuse and left, and Mrs. Liu didn't call her. She slowly turned the bead string in her hand, and said lightly, "This person just likes to worry, and he doesn't even say goodbye when he leaves. It's very impolite. You two can't learn from her. Come on, let's go in."
Mrs. Fang knew that Mrs. Liu was taunting Mrs. Zhang, but she didn't point it out. She just followed with a smile. Ye Jiao didn't feel that she had done something rare just now. The little ginseng was just saying something. She just followed behind Mrs. Liu. Entered the Mahavira Hall with them.
In the past years, the Liu family added a lot of money to this temple. Now that they came, a little novice came out to follow, helping set up the futon, or handing over the lottery, which was also an indirect way of telling Ye Jiao that he should doing what.
For example, when you enter the door, you have to go through the left door. For example, men step on the left foot first, women step on the right foot first, and so on. If he doesn't say it, Ye Jiao doesn't know anything.
It sounds cumbersome, but Ye Jiao followed behind Liu Shi and did it one by one.
However, Ye Jiao was different from the Liu family. She came here just to accompany the Liu family. She could be regarded as a little ginseng to test her own achievements as a human being. She didn't really want to make a wish for anything.
For the little ginseng, today's days are more happy than the gods.
There is food, drink, and her husband to accompany her. Compared with the days when she had to eat soil under the wind and the sun, now she has reached the peak of demon life.
But soon, Ye Jiao thought of something that could be prayed for.
Taking a few steps forward, Little Ginseng lifted her skirt and knelt gently on the futon, adjusting her posture to be more comfortable. She imitated Liu's and put her hands together in front of her.
Ye Jiao closed her eyes, thinking of her wish in her heart.
Her own life is very good. If there is something unsatisfactory, just tell her husband, there is no need to disturb others, and there is no wish to trouble the Buddha to realize it.
It's just that she wants to help Xianggong pray for blessings, and only hopes that Xianggong will get better, and he will be free from illness and disaster, injury and pain, and live a long life... No, it would be good to live to be one hundred and fifty years old.
She said a lot of good things about Qi Yun in her heart again, praising Qi Yun like a flower, as if to convince Buddha, you see, he is so good, of course he has to live a good life, right
When she got up, the little novice counted the time and thought that this female bodhisattva probably made more than a dozen wishes...
Afterwards, Mrs. Liu gave some sesame oil money. Seeing that there were five coins in silver, Mrs. Fang gave one, and Ye Jiao also gave one.
After burning the incense, several people did not use vegetarian food in the temple, and soon left the temple.
Seeing that the Chinese New Year is approaching, each family has a lot of work to do. Mrs. Liu is thinking about Father Qi, Mrs. Fang is about Shishi, and Ye Jiao also wants to see Qi Yun early, so there is no delay, and she will go back by car soon. .
They each held an amulet in their hands.
Although Ye Jiao didn't know whether her little wish could be heard by the Buddha, she still carried the amulet well and was going to go back and put it in Qi Yun's brocade bag.
The brocade bag with the hair in it last time should still be hanging on Qi Yun's body. Ye Jiao was going to go back and put the amulet in it.
However, when passing through the town, the carriage went around the road and went to the shop where Liu's custom clothes were made.
Coincidentally, this shop was the one where Ye Jiao bought fur clothes before.
It's just that the shopkeeper's wife was the one who tailored the Qi family's clothes before, and Mrs. Liu usually doesn't go out much, so that the shopkeeper didn't recognize Ye Jiao when she came last time.
Hearing what his wife said at the moment, the shopkeeper knew that this was a big customer coming to the door, and even if he was good, he would go out without money.
Especially when it came to Ye Jiao, the shopkeeper complimented her vigorously: "Madam has really found a good daughter-in-law. The last time I came to my place, I chose to buy a fur coat for the second young master. At a glance, I knew that she was a good daughter-in-law, and my wife is very lucky. ."
Liu Shi was originally satisfied with Ye Jiao's unconscious scolding of Zhang Shi just now, but now he is happier when he hears this, and looks at Ye Jiao and becomes more and more kind.
When he was going out, Mrs. Liu also said to Ye Jiao, "Erlang has a lot of money now, so don't be too restrictive on yourself, spend what you need, don't help him save money."
Ye Jiao answered obediently, and didn't say anything to save or focus on Qi Yun's words, but said: "I listen to my mother, and Xiang Gong also said that I will be good, and he can earn as much as he spends. "
In a word, listening to Liu Shizhi's joy, she clapped Ye Jiao's hand, and felt that she really married a blessed and frank girl this time.
The few people didn't delay too much. After taking the clothes, they got into the carriage. With a flick of the reins, the carriage disappeared on the corner of the street.
But there was a man who was standing not far away, looking towards this side, until he saw the carriage leaving without moving.
He is very tall, looks like a martial artist, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, if he is placed in a crowd, he will be able to see it at a glance.
It's just that he has been standing in the dark, and the three mother-in-law and daughter-in-law don't pay attention at all.
"Yetiha, what are you looking at?" The man dressed in his entourage stood beside the man and followed.
It's just that the carriage has gone far, and now I can't see anything.
The tall and burly man didn't answer, he just frowned and thought, why does the girl dressed as the married woman look like his little sister
Little sister... Shouldn't she still be in her boudoir