Yuan Fu Nushu

Chapter 385, meat and soup
Li Shi was completely at ease, and asked Zhen Shi who had been to Beijing how to pack her luggage, what gift to bring for sister Xiu, and what kind of clothes the mother and daughter needed to make decent.

Sister Ting doesn't need to do it, she has a lot of new clothes this year.

Princess Xian moved in, and since Jing'an, she has grown taller. Xinji is also a market, and you can often find new things. People who bring Princess Xian out of Beijing with enough clothes can't help but do a few things, let alone children. Ladies and gentlemen, when spring came, they made clothes for all seasons, and they prepared winter jackets to wear when they returned to Beijing.

Naturally there will be Sister Hui, and Sister Ting is also considered.

Speaking of making clothes for Sister Hui, there is another episode. There are many guests living in Yuan's house, and the house looks shallower, so it is easy for people passing by to hear what they say.

Zhen and her daughter were angry, and they used to have a high voice. She accused her daughter of dirtying several clothes a day, and it spread to Princess Xian's ears. A few clothes", and her grandson Tang Qing loves to pile them on the ground, soiling clothes more frequently than Yuan Hui, so he hurriedly made new clothes.

When the first box of new clothes was given to Mrs. Zhen, Mrs. Zhen no longer said that her daughter likes to get dirty clothes, but was busy packing up the good-looking clothes, showing them to Princess Xian, and making clothes for Yuan Hui and her friends.

Sister Ting came out with a lot of new clothes, and autumn and winter have not yet arrived, and the new clothes are already ready.

Here are just a few sets for Li Shi, for her to wear when meeting the princess and Princess Wei.You don't have to pay too much attention to seeing Sister Xiu, as long as it's clean and tidy.

Li Shi set aside one hundred silver coins for her parents when she left, so that after she left, the brothers would have nothing to say when they lost their income.

Still thinking about Mrs. Zhen living alone in the desert, Mrs. Li is willing to be a lobbyist, going to Guo Li's house to persuade Mrs. Guo to come back, and the sisters-in-law accompany each other.

Zhen Shi said no.

Within a few days, the Zhen family had a new companion, and Luo Xingzi, who was sent on board by the old master Xia Tian, ​​arrived.He walked on the ship for several months, which was impossible, because the canal was not that long.

Before Luo Xingzi lived in seclusion, his parents died and he had no close relatives. He stayed by himself all year round and forgot all about his distant relatives.

After boarding the boat, he remembered, it seemed that when a distant relative moved to a neighboring county, he went all the way to bid farewell to his house and brought him some daily necessities.

Knowing that Yuan Tianjin was still alive, Luo Xingzi was in a better mood and his health was better than usual, his eyesight recovered a lot, he got off the boat halfway to find distant relatives, and spent the whole summer.

Distant relatives have changed places, and their income has not improved much. The grandchildren have not entered school, but the hospitality is sincere.

Luo Xingzi said: "I'm going to an old friend's house for the elderly, and it's best to have a kid by my side to take things with me. To tell you the truth, my old friend gave me a hundred silver, saying that even if I live in his house, I won't open my mouth." Asking for pocket money, he asked me to keep my own pocket money. If you believe me, the older guy is 12 years old, follow me, I dare not say what future for him, I always let him go to school. Send him home to look for you, and if he doesn’t hit the mark, he can read a few characters, and when he grows up, he can work as a shop assistant, and send him back to look for you, who is still your grandson.”

The distant relative said: "You can help me support him. Of course that's good, but your old man is going to live in someone else's home. If you take one more person with you, will he agree?"

"It's okay, it's okay, my old friend persuaded me to find relatives, saying that I will live in his house alone, and there is only a wife in his house. I am lonely, and it is best to find a relative and kid to take care of me. Now it depends on your wishes." Don't want to?"

The distant relatives agreed to leave Luo Xingzi after the Mid-Autumn Festival and send them on board.

Luo Xingzi sent a letter from Grandpa Yuan. The old grandpa knew that there were guests at home, so he asked Mrs. Zhen to put Luo Xingzi in the inn first. He also knew that Princess Xian would not be able to stay until next year, and she would definitely return to Beijing during the Chinese New Year. into the house.

Only the daughter-in-law and the Li family are female relatives in the family, and no one can chat with Luo Xingzi. The old master asked Zhen to pick up her parents and live there until he returned.

So another letter was written to the in-laws of the second room.

Mrs. Zhen laughed, the inn was booked by the family, so I will send Luo Xingzi there, my parents can't arrive today, so please ask Qi Dong and others to chat with Luo Xingzi first, Qi Dong said that there is a vacant room at home, so he invites Luo Xingzi to stay and ask for tea It is also convenient to ask for water.

Li's peace of mind came here again, Luo Xingzi could not be regarded as Zhen's suitable company, but the Yuan family finally had more people to live in, and when Zhen's parents arrived, they would really be Zhen's good company.

Li Shi completely gave up on chatting with Guo Shi.

Now only Guo's mother has not given up persuading her daughter to return to her husband's house for a day.

On this day, she came to Guo Li's house again and talked with her daughter.

"Your second grandma is a good person. She sent two gifts to the house during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Let me see. She doesn't know you're back. If you really don't want to lose face, I'll go talk to second grandma and ask her to send a message. How about you go down the steps and go back to your in-law's house?"

Guo Li's house is not far from Guo's natal family. Although Guo's family doesn't go out very much here, it is impossible for her natal family to know about it. There is still money left, and when she runs out of money and looks blankly, she can only go back to her husband's house to spend the day.

Her father happily received the gift from the Yuan family, and then happily gave the gift to the Yuan family.Her mother thinks that the second grandma of the Yuan family is a good one. Her father-in-law is not at home, and she still wants to get her own relatives. The gifts for three festivals a year are never short, and it is better for her daughter to go back to her husband's house.

Then he ran over to persuade Guo Shi, Guo Li's wife welcomed her, and often pulled her aside and begged: "It's not that I'm stingy, I always live here with us, in case the husband and wife have a division, it seems like our family is behind the scenes."

Guo's mother was embarrassed: "I know, I know. It's just that you also persuade your husband not to keep my daughter."

Guo's mother complained about Guo Li. Several times she said that Guo changed his mind and made an appointment with the mother to accompany her daughter back to her in-law's house the next day, but Guo changed her mind the next day, saying that her cousin would keep her again. Stay for a few days.

Guo Li's wife sighed: "Oh, I really don't know what he thinks, I have nothing to do with him." Even if Guo Li's wife guessed that Guo Li wanted to get close to the old man, she still thought it was impossible.He even removed his own son's official position, and he was obviously a loyal minister, so how could he cheat for his wife's cousin.

Guo's mother went to Guo's room, came back in two steps, took out a paper package of snacks from her sleeve, and handed it to Guo Li's wife. Guo Li's wife understood the sweet smell: "This is from the Yuan family, right? On the day we came back by bad luck, we heard that there is a princess living in the Yuan family, with the princess's son and grandson, alas, you always persuade my sister to go home today, show face in front of the nobleman, and the reward will not be less take."

Guo's mother said: "That's exactly what I want to say today."

Mrs. Guo stood upright inside the window, listening to what her mother and sister-in-law said, her face was gloomy, as if there was a layer of dust that couldn't be wiped off.

There was a knock on the door behind her, the sound of her mother's footsteps coming in, and the sound of coming out to pick up something. Guo Shi didn't want to pay attention to her at first, but became agitated, and turned around to see that there were two packs of snacks and four fresh fruits on the table. , Mrs. Guo frowned: "There are a lot of nuts on this snack, mother, where do you have the money to buy this expensive snack for me?"

"Is there anything for sale around here? It's made by your husband's family to entertain the nobles. It was delivered on the Mid-Autumn Festival. Your father kept a close eye on it. In fact, I couldn't bear to eat more. I said early in the morning that I would eat some snacks and then I would do it. You Dad asked me to eat a few more pieces, and I'll bring them to you."

Guo's mother said.

Mrs. Guo picked up a piece of snack and counted the nuts on it, and found that besides walnut pine nuts, almonds and candied dates, she recognized several kinds of nuts that she did not recognize.

Mrs. Guo snorted: "Second sister-in-law is the honor of sister-in-law Xiuxiu, otherwise she would not have such a good thing to send out." The voice lowered: "Why can she be honored, but our third wife can't be honored, aren't they all the sons of the old man? If you want to say that among the three brothers, the one who looks the most like the old man is our third master. But you don’t love him? "

Guo's mother said unceremoniously: "If you don't go home, how can you get rich? It was spread on the street that the nobles who lived in your husband's house rewarded the poor during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and steamed buns and meat were scattered like water. They all said that there is no robbery in the Mid-Autumn Festival." , No matter how deviated the road is, I dare to go, some people have seen the bastards who pretended to be robbers from other places in the past, gathered a group of people to pretend to be poor, and the nobles of your husband's family even gave away money during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Mrs. Guo sneered: "I'm not at home, my second sister-in-law is in charge of the power alone, and my father-in-law has been away for two years. All the income from the family's land property store, including the gifts received by my father-in-law on New Year's Day, are all handled by my second sister-in-law. She takes care of everyone. Don’t just pretend to be generous. When the money is spent, there will be a big brother and a sister-in-law, as well as our third room.”

Guo's mother said: "You understand, what are you still doing in other people's homes? Your in-law's house has a lot of guests, don't you need someone to use it? Gao Sheng's grandma and girl from Youda's family live in your in-law's house. It is said that her natal brothers all follow you The second grandmother of the family is on errand, and her income is good. I don’t ask you to take care of anyone, but I just ask you not to lose this light. You live here and don’t leave. I dare you not to hear the gossip of the neighbors.”

Guo Shi Youyou: "Should I let the second sister-in-law read jokes when I go home? The third master is proud of this subject, and the second master is still in Beijing, and he refuses to come back. Thanks to the old man who reads a lot of books, he brought his son and granddaughter with him. Living in the in-law's house, I'm not afraid to annoy my in-laws. Sister Xiu will suffer in secret. The third master was not particularly liked by the old man at home before, and the old man only had eyes for the eldest. Don’t you have to take more care of me? Forcibly get rid of the third master’s official position. Mother, you will only say that I will not go back to my in-law’s house. Think about me. The second sister-in-law still laughs when she sees me ?"

Guo's mother sneered: "I married your father. The seven sisters-in-law who are far and near speak louder than the other. I complained to your father. I don't understand what your father means. Anyway, the daughter-in-law just wants to let you Sisters-in-law, well, I will never complain to him again, and I will be happy once I get married. After decades, your aunts and sisters-in-law are not as peaceful as me and your father. The life of this woman That's it, sisters-in-law, sisters-in-law, we all live together, it's impossible not to bite your lips."

"Mother, the third master was hit. He is an official, and his life is different from your life in the village."

Guo's mother was angry: "You eat six meals a day when you become an official? Watch seven or eight suns and five or six moons every morning and night? I know your son-in-law won the prize. You can't even look down on your father, but you can still watch it." Can you be your mother who lives with your father? You don’t listen to what your father says, and you don’t listen to what I say. You forgot, let me remind you, so what if your son-in-law wins the prize? Now I live the same life as me, and live the same life as the neighbors outside the house. I am ashamed to compare with your second grandma. You are the meat that fell from me, but I also want to be fair, your second grandma It’s better than you. Your old lady has been in Beijing for two years. In these two years, she has never missed a boxing ceremony. She always gives more, and she keeps saying that we can just return the gift. There is no need to give more. I will catch up with the big market. I met the Yan family of your eldest grandma, and I was walking with the second grandma. The Yan family is farther away, and there is no less courtesy. I advise you that the road is not far away, so go back to your house, the second grandma is older than you , take it for granted that you hold home in your hands, whoever makes you stay away for a few years, this is considered to be your own way out. Forget it, she eats meat, you drink soup, that's it. Go back slowly, I'm afraid You don’t have to drink the soup, and if you regret it to death, don’t complain to me, I’m like your father now, I don’t care about other people’s suffering, just let my own life go well.”

Guo-shi clenched the dim sum in her hand, and she took a bite. The cross-section of the dim sum smelled like nuts, and it cost a lot of money. Guo-shi's job in Yuanyuan was money, and of course she cared about the Yuan family's money.

Think about what her mother said was right, she lives in Guo Li's house every day, and the soup she should drink is also handed over to the second room.

Besides, she always thinks that she is very smart. If she goes home, she can eat meat if the second room eats it.

The year-end income of the Yuan family will also be allocated to the three houses, just like Yuanxiu’s in-law’s housekeeper, a part of the year-end income is the private house of the head of the family and the daughter-in-law, and it will be put away in a fair manner. To play the autumn wind, you don't need to use the money from the public, which means you don't ask for help.

Yuanxiu is the head of the family and a daughter-in-law. Besides, she has no brothers and sisters, so the share is quite considerable.

The same is true for the Yuan family. Excluding the yearly expenses and the money to enter the public school, the three sons each share some private houses, and they also prepare things they want to buy.

Mrs. Guo was at ease in Yuanyun's tenure, and she had no energy to care about whether Mrs. Zhen was cheating at home alone. The most important thing was to know that her in-law's family property was only a few thousand silver. This was the total amount of Sister Xiu before her engagement. But the words of one hundred thousand snowflake silver from the magistrate in the three years of the Qing Dynasty caught my ears and hearts.

Now that one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver are flying away, the Yuan family's meat and soup should be taken to heart.

Her mother repeatedly said and said, Guo Shi finally agreed, her mother was afraid that she would change her mind the next day, so she invited Guo Li and his wife to come over, thanked them in person for entertaining their daughter for a long time, and took out the money to invite Guo Li to hire a car. Guo sent it back to Yuanjia in Xinji.

Guo Li still wanted to stay, but Guo's mother could see through his thoughts and said with a smile, "My daughter doesn't get along well with her husband's family, how can I say hello?"

Guo Li had an epiphany, why force Guo to stay at home, as long as he keeps in touch with those who come and go frequently, he agrees to go out and hire a car.

(End of this chapter)