Everyone came to Songhetang to meet the old lady Wei.
When the old lady Wei saw the girls from the two prefectures together, she was very happy.
"Okay, okay! Just come."
She caught sight of Gu Jiu in the crowd.
She waved to Gu Jiu, "Xiao Jiu, come to Laosang."
Gu Jiu came out of the queue, walked in front of the old lady Wei Shi with a smile on her face.
Now, everyone in the room noticed Gu Jiu.
The old lady took Gu Jiu's hand and smiled, "I heard that you are very good at calculating accounts, and even helped your aunt to check the accounts."
"The old lady praised it absurdly. The grandniece only has a rough knowledge of accounting."
The old lady Wei was cheerful, "The children nowadays are modest. Mrs. Zhang, tell everyone, how is Xiaojiu going to settle accounts?"
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, suddenly laughed, "Xiao Jiu settles accounts quickly and well, but she is a good housekeeper."
When saying this, Mrs. Zhang paid special attention to the reactions of all the wives present, and recommended Gu Jiu to all the wives.
Then, she continued: "Yesterday I handed over the account book to her, and she picked up the abacus to settle the accounts, and the account is correct, but the price is wrong.
Things that I don't pay attention to at ordinary times, she noticed at a glance that it was a fake account. Now it's all right, catch a moth, get the money and buy everyone a drink. "
Ha ha…
Everyone laughed.
The old lady Wei also laughed, and said to the ladies: "What I said before. I said that this child is capable, you believe it now!"
Everyone echoed, "Of course there is nothing wrong with what the old lady said."
Gu Jiu kept smiling.
Why did she feel that the old lady was introducing marriage for her.
The old lady was kind to her, but she really never thought of getting married so early.
Mrs. Lu Hou looked Gu Jiu up and down, and nodded secretly, "Not bad, not bad, it's very good to ration her three boys.
Mrs. Zhen Guo raised her eyebrows and raised her eyebrows, "Who did I hear just now that this girl Xiao Jiu is a sick child who grew up soaked in medicine jars since she was a child. Madam, is this true?"
As soon as these words came out, the room was so quiet that a needle could be heard.
The wives and wives who were optimistic about Gu Jiu before, more than half of them retreated in the blink of an eye.
Gu Jiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, she didn't expect the reputation of a sick child to have such an effect, not bad.
The old lady Wei first glanced at Xie calmly.
Xie's face is innocent, it's really not her fault.
Of course, it was her responsibility that she didn't teach Gu Yue well.
Ever since, Xie stared at Gu Yue again.
Gu Yue's eyebrows were lowered and her eyes were bewildered, as if she regretted the mistakes she made before.
But in her heart, this meeting is secretly happy.
Deserve it, deserve it!
The old lady had partial eyes, she only had Gu Jiu in her eyes.
She is also a descendant, but the old lady never looks at her more.
Now she wants to see, Gu Jiu's reputation as a sick child has been spread, what can the old lady do to reverse this situation.
The old lady Wei said to everyone: "That's old Huangli. Xiaojiu's body has been taken care of long ago. Look at her energy, she doesn't look like a sick child. Last time they held a For the banquet, this child has been busy from morning to night, and he has never cried out that he is tired."
The ladies and wives nodded again and again, what the old lady said made sense.
Many people present at the last banquet attended the banquet, and they all saw Gu Jiu greeting each other inside and out, indeed, they did not see her cry out that she was tired, nor did she leave for a rest in the middle.
Although Gu Jiu is thin, he really doesn't look like he is bedridden all year round.
"I really like Xiaojiu. If you can be my daughter-in-law, I can wake up with a smile."
Mrs. Luhou laughed. Although the words were joked, there were some real thoughts in it.
What can Gu Jiu do? She could only cooperate, showing a shy smile
The old lady Wei was very happy to be supported.
"Xiao Jiu's marriage, it doesn't matter if I say it. You have to ask her about it."
After the old lady finished speaking, she laughed again.
Mrs. Lu Hou looked at Mrs. Xie, "Madam Gu, what do you think?"
Mrs. Xie smiled, "Madam likes Xiao Jiu, that's our Xiao Jiu's blessing. As for the marriage, there is no rush."
Mrs. Luhou laughed, "I was in a hurry. Who made this girl Xiaojiu so cute."
"Madame Luhou is right, I like Miss Xiaojiu too."
Mrs. Zhu Guogong, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
For a moment, everyone's eyes were on Mrs. Zhu Guogong.
Zhu Guogong's mansion is the natal family of the old lady Wei and the eldest lady Xiao Wei.
Both of them looked unresponsive.
The eldest wife Xiao Wei asked: "Sister-in-law really likes Xiao Jiu?"
Mrs. Zhu Guogong smiled, and said in an unclear manner: "I like girls who are both iconic and capable."
The old lady Wei said angrily: "You can't compete with the old man for Xiao Jiu. The old man wants to keep Xiao Jiu for a few more years. With such a smart girl by his side, the old man is happy every day."
Mrs. Zhu Guogong nodded with a smile, "I will listen to my aunt."
Mrs. Zhu Guogong, Mrs. Wei, Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Wei are all smart people.
The three of them reached an agreement in a few words.
The Gu Wei family has been married for two consecutive generations.
Regardless of how much Mrs. Zhu Guo likes Gu Jiu, the Gu Wei family cannot be married for three generations.
The old lady Wei clearly expressed this meaning.
Mrs. Zhu Guogong also simply agreed to the old lady Wei's words that she would marry the Gu family, and stop mentioning it from now on.
Gu Jiu also understood the meaning of the three people's words, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, no one was offended.
Xie also heard that there was something in the old lady Wei's words, and her heart skipped a beat.
In the past, she also planned to marry Gu Yue to Duke Zhu's mansion. Because of Gu Yue's death, the Xie family gave up on Gu Yue, and instead planned to marry Gu Shan into Zhu Guogong's mansion.
But looking at what the old lady Wei and Mrs. Zhu Guogong said today, the Gu Wei family will never get married in this generation.
What should I do now
Mrs. Xie changed her mind and noticed Mrs. Lu Hou.
If Mrs. Lu Hou has a crush on Gu Jiu, she can also fall in love with Gu Shan!
Gu Shan is no worse than Gu Jiu, just as smart.
The old lady Wei spoke again, Xie put away her thoughts and said it later.
The old lady said to Gu Jiu: "Stop standing there, go to the flower hall to play with the girls. Girl Mei, take the girls there."
Gu Mei responded with a smile, "Sisters, follow me. Let's go to the flower hall to talk and drink tea."
The girls of the Gu family followed Gu Mei to the flower hall.
In the flower hall, girls from various families were chatting.
Seeing the Gu family girls coming, they all stood up to say hello.
Miss Zhao Liu took the initiative to come to Gu Yue, "Sister Yue, you are here, I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Gu Yue was stunned for a moment, then laughed in a blink of an eye, holding Miss Zhao Liu's hand, "Sister Zhao, I miss you so much."
Gu Yue didn't expect that the last time she deliberately flattered her, she really won the friendship of Miss Zhao Liu.
Gu Yue chatted with Miss Zhao Liu, and the two looked as close as sisters.
Gu Zhen stared at Gu Yue secretly, seeing her chatting with Miss Zhao Liu, she sneered. Turning around, she went to look for Gu Jiu.
After exchanging pleasantries with everyone, Gu Jiu came outside the flower hall to enjoy the plum blossoms.
"Sister Xiaojiu, why don't you drink tea in the flower hall."
Gu Mei followed.
Gu Jiu pointed at the plum blossoms in the garden and said with a smile, "It's so beautiful."
"Sister Xiaojiu likes plum blossoms?" Gu Mei asked with a smile.
Gu Jiu nodded, "Who doesn't like blooming without fear of severe cold."
Gu Mei said: "No, this plum blossom is like little sister Xiaojiu, no matter how difficult the situation is, she can deal with it calmly."
Gu Jiu shook her head and smiled, "Sister Mei, I should blush when you say that. I'm not as strong as you say."
She is also afraid of pain and sometimes cries.
Gu Mei opened her mouth, but before she had time to speak, she heard footsteps and a maid's exclamation from behind.
Gu Mei turned her head and said in surprise, "Why did sister-in-law come out?"
Gu Jiu followed the sound and looked over, she was such a marked little daughter-in-law, tall, fair-skinned, and outstanding in appearance.
The person who came was the wife of Gu Rui, the young master of the Hou Mansion, Jia Shi, the eldest mistress.
The last two times, Gu Jiu didn't see Jia Shi. I heard that she was having a baby and needed rest, so I didn't bother her.
After recognizing the person who came, Gu Jiu hastily stepped forward to salute, "I've seen the lady in the lobby."
The young lady Jia looked at Gu Jiu, feeling a little confused, because she didn't recognize him.
Gu Mei hurriedly introduced her, "Sister-in-law, this is the second younger sister from the house next door, Xiao Jiu."
Jiashi suddenly realized, "So it's Miss Xiaojiu. I'm not up to the mark. I didn't come out to meet you last time when you came to the house. Don't worry about your disrespect."
"Madam's body is important." Gu Jiu looked at Jia Shi's slightly swollen belly calmly.
Gu Mei hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, it's cold outside, you should go back to your room and rest. If you need anything, just ask the maid."
Mrs. Jia glanced at the flower hall, "I heard it's very lively here, so I couldn't help but come out and take a look. Big sister, don't worry about me, I'll leave after just a few glances."
Gu Mei hurried forward and personally supported Jia Shi, "Sister-in-law, I will accompany you to the flower hall."
"I also want to say hello to the old lady. Xu didn't say hello, it's really unfilial."
"The old lady knows the situation of the sister-in-law, so she won't blame her. Besides, what if she hurts her body?"
"It's okay. The imperial doctor said that I can come out and walk around."
Jia Shi looked relaxed, and did not take Gu Mei's worries to heart.
But Gu Mei couldn't help worrying.
Jia's pregnancy was particularly difficult.
As soon as she found out she was pregnant, she began to protect her pregnancy for three or four months. Seeing that the fetal image had stabilized a bit, Gu Mei didn't want to have an accident at this time.
Moreover, if something happened because of her lack of care, Gu Mei would not know how to face her elder brother.
The elder brother is looking forward to this child very much.
Gu Mei carefully supported Jia Shi, walked a certain distance, and thought of Gu Jiu.
She hurriedly turned her head, looked at Gu Jiu and said, "Sister Xiao Jiu, after you finish watching the plum blossoms, remember to go back to the flower hall. You can also enjoy the plum blossoms in the flower hall."
"Sister Mei, don't worry about me, go get busy."
Gu Mei felt relieved.
Qingmei secretly sighed, "I didn't expect that it would be so difficult for the young lady to conceive a child."
Gu Jiu said: "Everyone's physique is different. The lobby wife's physique is relatively weak, so it is naturally more difficult to conceive."
Because it is difficult to conceive, so I pay special attention to this child.
Not only she herself attaches great importance to it, but the entire Hou Mansion also attaches great importance to it.
The old lady Wei and the eldest lady Xiao Wei spared her greetings, and she didn't need to worry about housework.
The eldest wife Xiao Wei also took care of herself, cleaning up those coquettish maids in the room of the young master Gu Rui, so as not to cause trouble for Jia family.
All of this was done in the hope that Mrs. Jia could give birth to a child safely and add a baby to the Hou Mansion.
Gu Jiu stomped her feet, it was indeed cold outside.
She went back to the flower hall.
As soon as you enter the flower hall, you feel like you are in the warm spring. She quickly took off the cloak and handed it to Qing Zhu to hold it.
"Second sister, where are you going? I'm looking for you everywhere."
Seeing Gu Jiu, Gu Zhen rushed to her side and couldn't help complaining twice.
Gu Jiu said, "I went outside to see the plum blossoms. What does Big Sister want from me?"
Gu Zhen pulled Gu Jiu's sleeve and secretly pointed in Gu Yue's direction, "Second sister, look, Gu Yue is hanging out with Miss Zhao Liu again, the two of them are talking and laughing, they are closer than us real sisters. "
Gu Jiu glanced at it, said oh, and didn't care much.
Gu Zhen was surprised, and Gu Jiu reacted like this
"If big sister has nothing else to do, I'll go to the side to have a look."
Pei Man waved to Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu walked over, "I've seen Sister Pei."
Pei Man pulled her, "I heard people say that my mother is very satisfied with you and wants to hire you back as a daughter-in-law. Sister Gu Jiu, why don't you become my sister-in-law."
Gu Jiu looked embarrassed, and coughed lightly, "Sister Pei, stop joking. It's a joke between adults, you should take it seriously."
Pei Man nodded, "I'm serious. My mother seldom compliments others, especially outsiders."
Gu Jiu was even more embarrassed.
She quickly changed the subject, "Is your eldest sister not here today?"
What Gu Jiu asked was Pei Yun. She knew that Pei Yun was in the northwest, but she couldn't let others know that she knew about it. It's a matter of course to ask.
Pei Man hurriedly said: "My eldest sister's illness is still not cured, and she needs to take care of her for a while. But the doctor said that my eldest sister should recover soon."
So Pei Yun is going back to the capital soon.
I don't know why Pei Yun hid in the northwest.
Pei Man murmured to Gu Jiu in a low voice, "My mother is really worried. I am worried about my eldest sister's marriage. It's not that my eldest sister won't get married, but that there are too many people coming to say goodbye. I'm almost too picky."
Gu Jiu laughed, "A family of women asks for hundreds of families, congratulations to Sister Pei Yun."
"Ah, you actually know my eldest sister's name."
Gu Jiu blinked and pretended to be stupid, "You told me. Besides, sister Pei Yun's name is not too difficult to know."
"That's true. Our family is very familiar with the Hou's Mansion. I used to come to the Hou's Mansion with my eldest sister as a guest. I thought that my eldest sister would get engaged with Sister Mei at about the same time, but I didn't expect that my sister would go ahead. Eldest sister His marriage has not yet been conceived."
Gu Jiu said: "Once sister Pei Yun recovers, she will naturally find a good marriage."
Pei Man nodded, "You are right."
The servant girl came to inform that the banquet was ready.
Everyone sat at the table one by one, enjoyed the flowers and drank, and had a good time.
At the banquet, I didn't see the youngest mistress Jia Shi, presumably Jia Shi had gone back to her room to rest.
It's not fun just to have a banquet, so everyone started to drink.
The drinking order is not difficult for Gu Jiu. For the past six months, I have been reading books and taking notes every day, and all the hard work has paid off.
She is full of interest and plays with everyone.
Gu Shan also played well.
Gu Yue made a fool of herself twice.
Gu Zhen could barely handle it, but Gu Lin was completely blind.
Gu Lin's reading is a three-minute passion, and if she is asked to play with drinking orders, her face turns into a bitter gourd.
Everyone was having fun, so they simply asked the maid to withdraw from the banquet and prepare pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and everyone wrote poems on plum blossoms.
There is no limit to the format, whether words, poems or music, as long as the writing is good.
Complete the task within one stick of incense.
Gu Jiu was eager to try it out, it was his first time playing this kind of game, and he was quite interested.
The adults sat at the banquet and watched, all with cheerful expressions on their faces.
"It's more fun than we used to be."
"That's right. These children now have a lot of ideas. It's not like our time, when the family was strictly controlled, and if they made a slight mistake, the elders would definitely scold them."
"Girls have lived a good life in the past few years. When they get married, there will be parents-in-law and sisters-in-law. They will not have a day of leisure. In my opinion, don't restrict them and let them play as they please. Just have fun."
"That's right, it's Madam who has insight."
A maid came in and whispered in the ears of the second wife Wang and the old lady Wei.
After hearing the maid's report, Mrs. Wang felt uneasy.
She looked towards the old lady with a questioning look in her eyes.
The old lady Wei nodded at her.
The second wife, Wang Shi, sighed secretly, got up, called Gu Qi, the second daughter-in-law's daughter, and quietly left the flower hall.
Seeing this, Gu Mei took the opportunity to ask Mrs. Wenwen Xiaowei.
"Mother, the second aunt and second sister left suddenly, what happened?"
The eldest lady said calmly: "The Prince Zhao's mansion has sent someone here, specifying that they want to see Gu Qi. You just need to know about it, don't tell it."
Gu Mei worried, "Second sister will be fine."
Mrs. Wei slightly shook her head, "No one can tell right now."