my grandmother

When the cart stopped, Li Jinzhu lifted the curtain and saw two wheelbarrows blocking the door. There wasn't much on the wheelbarrows. A young wife was sitting on one of the wheelbarrows, feeding her child.

A young man from the Li clan who was driving the carriage recognized the young daughter-in-law at a glance. He turned around and said to Li Jinzhu, "It's Sister Mei's niece's wife, Sister Liang."

Li Jinzhu jumped out of the car in a hurry, followed by Li Yuzhu.

Sister-in-law Liang had already seen Sister Li Jinzhu, and she hurriedly raised her head and shouted: "Mom! My boss is back!"

Li Jinzhu has quickly stepped forward.

Behind the screen wall stood huddled one another, Sister Mei's brother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, brother-in-law, nephews, nieces, and several older nephews and grandnephews.

Sister Mei spread her legs, held the mop in both hands, and blocked the second door. She guarded the second door with eager eyes. When she saw Li Jinzhu, she let out a long breath and sat down on the threshold.

Seeing Sister Mei being so frightened, Li Jinzhu was a little angry and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Dong, Dong's family," Sister Mei's brother accompanied him with a smile on his face, "Dong's family is now an official family. It's definitely not possible for Amei to handle it alone. Your sister-in-law and I will discuss it with her sister-in-law. Here we go, our own people are always better than outsiders."

"Come here, does Mr. Wengweng know?" Li Jinzhu understood immediately and asked with a cold face.

"No matter how generous we are, he can't interfere with his boss." Sister Mei grabbed her eldest son and said, "Kowtow to my boss!"

"Big Eyes, please go and ask Mr. Weng to come over." Li Jinzhu shouted.

Da Yan, who was leaning against the door frame and stretching his neck to watch the excitement, let out an excited sigh, tied the mule to the hitching post, and ran to invite Li Shikuan in a gust of wind.

Sister Mei was a little panicked, "Dong, Dong, it's our family's business, look, everyone is here, everyone is here, the whole family is here, look at you, you can't do this, we are a family , right Amei."

Sister Mei glared at her brother and spat fiercely, "I didn't know you were so shameless before!"

"Sister Mei, please go in and boil some water to make tea. Weng Weng will be here in a moment." Li Yuzhu stood next to Sister Mei.

"Okay, this is for you." Sister Mei put the mop into Li Yuzhu's hand and turned around.

"I'm going to help! How can Amei be so busy on her own?" Sister-in-law Mei took two steps forward and was about to squeeze in from Li Yuzhu.

"Don't take it seriously, sister-in-law, just wait outside." Li Yuzhu stood in front of Sister Mei's sister-in-law.

Li Shikuan's house was very close, and he arrived in a short time. Standing outside the threshold, he looked at the big family of sister Mei, sister-in-law, and brother, who were crowded in the yard, with a stern look on his face, "Come out, go back immediately!"

"I was thinking that Amei couldn't handle it alone, and now she's an official." Brother Mei explained casually, and moved sideways away from Li Shikuan.

"Go back now! Don't stop or delay on the way. When you return to Lijiaji, you and your wife, and you and your wife! Kneel down in the ancestral hall! Shameless!" Li Shikuan was really angry.

Seeing that Li Shikuan was full of anger, Sister Mei, brother and sister-in-law backed away in panic, hurriedly carried several children to the wheelbarrow, and pushed the wheelbarrow around.

"Master, please come in and have a cup of tea." Li Jinzhu asked Li Shikuan inside.

Li Shikuan followed Li Jinzhu into the second door, but did not go further in. He sat on the corridor and discussed with Li Jinzhu, "I was just about to discuss the matter of summoning people in your family. Originally, I wanted to pick some sensible people from the clan. The portions are sent here, but Mr. Hong and Mr. He both said that the servants are not suitable for the clan. You think, should I buy some little girls and train them, or should I buy some from the tooth shop? "

Li Jinzhu looked at Li Yuzhu, who shook his head, "I don't need anyone to wait on me."

"It's enough to have Sister Mei at home. I don't need to add anyone here." Li Jinzhu looked at Li Shikuan and said.

Li Shikuan hesitated for a moment, "Mr. He said that Enyin's decree should arrive around the Spring Festival. By then, you will be an official and there will be no one around to wait on you. I don't know if there are any rules in etiquette."

"Master He said we need someone to wait on us? How many people do we need?" Li Jinzhu asked with a frown.

"That's not to say, Mr. He is at home, discussing our grandma's dowry. How about asking Mr. He to come over?" Li Shikuan suggested.

"I'll go over." Li Jinzhu stood up.

"Okay, let's just walk over."

Li Shikuan and Li Jinzhu were talking and soon arrived at Li Shikuan's house. He Chengze and Hong Bo, the general manager of the palace's villa, were both there. After hearing Li Jinzhu's question, they both laughed.

"There is no such rule. It all depends on the lady's preference whether she wants to be served by others or how many people she wants to serve." Uncle Hong said with a smile.

He Chengze laughed and said, "The grandma who made great achievements in our family has never used a servant in her life."

"No, the last cup of tea before his death was boiled and brewed by himself." Uncle Hong continued.

Li Jinzhu breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I'll be relieved. When Yuzhu gets married, Sister Mei and I will be the best companions."

"It all depends on the lady's wishes." He Chengze bowed slightly and smiled.

Several people then discussed Li Xiaonan's dowry and sent everyone away. Li Shikuan entered the backyard kitchen with his hands behind his back.

My wife, Aunt Tang, slowly peeled the lotus seeds. When she saw Li Shikuan coming in, she stood up quickly, wiped her hands on her apron, filled a bowl of lotus seed soup and handed it to Li Shikuan.

"Drink a bowl to clear the fire. You've stayed up late these past two days and you've all left? Then go to bed early today."

Li Shikuan took the lotus seed soup and said, "You also have a bowl. I will stay up late, and you will stay up too."

"Drink. Have we discussed it?" Old Aunt Tang sat down and continued to peel the lotus seeds.

"We still have to discuss it for a few days. We have something to discuss." Li Shikuan took a sip of lotus seed soup.

"Say." Old Aunt Tang didn't stop.

"Eun Yin's matter."

"Didn't you say before? I'll give you a second grade? But you won't give it again?" Sister-in-law Old Tang looked at Li Shikuan.

"How can I not give it to you? I have a second grade, and so do you." Li Shikuan said with a smile.

"Didn't you say give it to Jinzhu?" Sister-in-law Old Tang was surprised.

"Golden beads are gold beads, and you have them too."

"Yo!" Old Aunt Tang laughed out loud, "How lucky am I to be like that? Ouch!"

"We don't have a second-class wife alive in Pingjiang Mansion. From now on, no matter where you go, you can be the first lady." Li Shikuan looked at his wife who kept laughing and laughed.

"Thanks to our grandma!"

"Jinzhu came over just now and talked about how she is living now and how she will live after Enyin comes down. What about us when Enyin comes down? Tell me." Li Shikuan whispered slowly.

Aunt Tang was confused, "If it weren't like this, what else could it be like? What kind of life could it be like now?"

"I'm an official. I'm in the second rank. I live in a high-level courtyard. I have a maid and a servant guarding the courtyard."

"Then the money you have to live with will flow out like water! That won't work!" Old Aunt Tang flatly denied it.

"Don't you want the girls and women to hug you and serve you with tea and water?"

"No, what's wrong with life now?" Aunt Tang took the bowl from Li Shikuan's hand, stood up and filled him with another bowl.

"If you think so, then we are just like Jinzhu, we can live our lives how we want." Li Shikuan took the lotus seed soup.

"I don't even like this Pingjiang City. If I were at home, right now, it would be great to let Wenhua go to the fields to catch a few hairy crabs and stir-fry rice cakes!"

Aunt Tang sighed. She saw hairy crabs when she was shopping for groceries in the morning and was reluctant to buy them. The hairy crabs in Pingjiang City were too expensive, and they were free items in their countryside!