In the blink of an eye, it was the day for the Zhou family to move. The night before Zhulan left, she carefully toured the house where she had lived for several years. There were too many memories here.
When they arrived at the new house, Zhulan sat by the window, watching the maids and old women busying around inside and outside the house. Her fingertips occasionally moved the flowers in the vase. She felt a little uncomfortable with the new place.
There are still people staying in the old house, watching over the little girls outside. These are newly bought servants. The new house is too big, so a batch of them were bought after the beginning of the year.
Zhulan felt that her mentality had really aged. She now particularly liked looking at little girls. She would not buy girls aged eight or nine before, but this time she bought quite a few.
In the first house, Li was the kind of person who would never feel at ease unless she looked after the house herself. She was busy watching the servants putting things away, and her voice was so loud that it could be heard throughout the yard.
Yu Lu had her own little yard. When she finished her yard and came to help, she saw her mother directing her, "Mom, please sit down and rest."
Li, "I just can't sit still. I won't feel at ease if I don't keep busy."
Yu Lu looked at the new little girl, who was trembling with fear, and helped her mother sit down. "Then you don't have to follow us. Just sit by the window and watch."
Mrs. Li was still able to listen to her daughter. After all, she was tired and could rest for a while. "Have you cleaned up your yard?"
Yu Lu nodded, "It's already been packed."
She doesn't have her mother's personality. She likes to tidy up things, so it's easy for her to tidy them up.
Li drank tea and sat by the window looking at the flowers and plants in the yard. She was very happy and said, "This yard is so beautiful."
Yu Lu also likes the new house, "Brother will be back in a few days."
When Li mentioned her eldest son, her tone was full of pride. She counted on her fingers and said, "When your eldest brother comes back, we will set a date with the Ran family."
Mrs. Li has already started imagining the birth of her eldest grandson, and she feels quite excited just thinking about it.
Yu Lu knew her mother too well. She could tell what her mother was thinking at a glance, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.
In the second house, Zhao was not as busy as Li. She was entertaining her youngest son while chatting with her daughter. "Mother has bought you a batch of cloth. It will arrive in the capital in a few days."
Yu Shuang's cheeks were slightly red. This was the dowry her mother had bought for her. "Mother, this is enough."
Zhao shook her head, "Silly girl, how can you complain about having too much dowry? I will buy more for you now so that you can live a more comfortable life after marriage."
Over the years, she has realized the importance of dowry. Look at how comfortable her fourth brother's wife lives. Dowry is their confidence.
Yu Shuang knew that this was the love from her parents, and her eyes turned red.
In the fourth room, Su Xuan has a lot of things. Even if she moved in early, there are still a lot of things, so she is a little busy.
Su Xuan took a break from her busy schedule and saw her daughter fell asleep in the rocking chair. She couldn't help but pinch her daughter's face and only let go after the little girl opened her eyes.
Yuwen covered her cheek with her fat hands, "It hurts."
"Get up and move."
Yu Wen rubbed her cheeks and got off the rocking chair with a sigh. She felt that she could not achieve her small goal.
In Xuzhou, during Chang Lian's day off, Chang Lian played with his youngest son, making the little baby giggle. Chang Lian said, "I really miss having two daughters."
Mrs. Dong wiped her son's saliva and said, "Mother said that he should stay in the capital to teach him for a few years, and then send him back when Yuyi and the other child have settled down."
Chang Lian no longer mentioned his daughters. There were only benefits for the two daughters to be with their mother, and he hoped that his daughters could learn more from their mother.
At this time, the old woman came in with a letter in her hand. Dong took it and saw that it was a letter from her mother's home.
Dong opened it and took a look. "My father finally agreed to split up the family. Take a look."
Chang Lian took it and looked at it carefully, then smiled and said, "It's good to share it."
Mrs. Dong was ashamed because her second brothers didn't get any advantage when Dong Zhan went back. When Dong Zhan followed her back to the capital, her second brothers made a scene. Dad was afraid that the scene would turn into hatred, so he finally divided the family.
Although the letter did not describe the details of the division, she could guess that it must have been very embarrassing and frustrating.
Chang Lian really didn't care about the Yue family. He looked at his youngest son and said, "Son, smile at your father."
Anyway, he trained Dong Zhan, and Dong Zhan attracted the attention of everyone in the Dong family. In the future, the Dong family would not dare to make trouble in front of him. That's all.
After the Zhou family’s housewarming party, Zhulan rested for two days before she recovered.
I got familiar with the new place in the past two days and slept well. I thought I would miss a lot and couldn't sleep, but that never happened.
Zhulan looked at Wang, who came by herself, and said, "I haven't seen you for some time."
Wang's life was good, why didn't she come to Zhou's house? Because she deliberately didn't come, in order to let her husband beg her. Wang was sincerely grateful: "Thank you, old lady, for waking me up."
Zhulan, "It seems like you are living a good life."
"yes."
Now that she is the housekeeper, her mother-in-law no longer cares about anything. As for the concubine, Wang used to hold a grudge against her, but after seeing how her husband treated the concubine, she no longer hated him. She also saw through her husband.
Wang thought of Mingshan and felt very ironic. She only knew how to cherish something after losing it, but it was too late to regret.
In the subsequent conversation, Wang talked a lot about Mingshan. After Zhulan and Wang left, Mingshan was no longer in Wang's heart. Now she told her the news about Mingshan to tell her that Wang would keep an eye on Mingshan, and would notify the Zhou family if there was any move that would harm the Zhou family.
Just as Wang left, Su Xuan came back and brought back a lot of things, "Mom, I'm back."
Zhulan smiled and asked, "How is the countess?"
Su Xuan was in a good mood. "She is quite good at my temper. She has only been in Beijing for a short time, but she can already communicate with me in simple Chinese."
Zhulan pointed at something on the table and asked, "Did she give it to you?"
Su Xuan nodded, "Yes, some precious spices."
Zhu Lan didn't ask what Su Xuan and the Countess talked about. She was just curious about the Countess, "What does she look like?"
Su Xuan said: "She looks just like the rumors say, not very pretty, well, she looks pretty ordinary from the outside."
Zhulan nodded and said, "You are tired too, go back and rest."
Su Xuan nodded, left some spices for her mother-in-law, and left with the rest.
Two days later, Zhulan met the Countess in person, and Su Xuan invited the Countess to her house.
Countess Serbia, petite and ordinary-looking, with green eyes as her only attraction, spoke in broken Chinese, "Madam, hello."
Zhulan looked at the Countess with interest, "Hello, please take a seat."
Serbia didn't know why, but she always felt very nervous. The old lady in front of her was smiling gently, but she was very nervous, as if she was seen through.
Zhulan also felt it and raised her hand to signal the countess to try the snack.
Serbia then slowly relaxed. Desserts can make people relax, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
Su Xuan took Serbia away, and when they arrived at the garden, the countess's nervousness completely disappeared. She admired the garden and said with emotion, "Su, your house is so beautiful."