Eldest daughter

Chapter 357

On New Year's Eve, firecrackers sounded in every household, which was to be burned when worshiping ancestors. Wang Yuan'er wore formal clothes and led his younger siblings to sacrifice at his own home.

In the afternoon, Old Man Wang and the others all came over from the old house. As soon as they stepped into Wang Yuan'er's house, their eyes were reddened by a patch of red.

The hall, windows, and pillars are all pasted with paper-cut couplets, and red lanterns are hung on the corridor, which looks very festive.

People like Old Man Wang and his family, most of the acquaintances they met were from similar families. During the Chinese New Year, if they were great, they would post a couplet and a word of blessing, but it was not like Wang Yuaner’s house was decorated with lanterns and festoons as if it was a big event, because That would cost a lot of money.

Therefore, this is the first time they have seen people decorate the house so beautifully and festively during Chinese New Year, which can be regarded as an eye-opener.

"Okay, okay, this is the atmosphere of the New Year." Old man Wang said a few good words one after another, his eyes couldn't stop the joy.

Mrs. Wang was a little shocked, as if Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden, looking at this side and that side as well.

As for Wang Er and his wife, they had complicated eyes.

Wang Er saw that the house was glamorous, everything was neat and clean, and the hanging lanterns were swaying in the breeze. In his opinion, it was no different from those big families.

The nieces are just mere women and children, but they live such a nourishing life. On the other hand, they are not up or down.

Wang Er pursed his lips, his face felt a little hot.

As for Mrs. Zhang, her eyes are full of greed and envy. What a well-organized house, it is so beautiful. This is the place where people live. If I can live in such a place, it will be like a dream. Woke up laughing.

Wang Fuquan thought exactly the same as his mother, with jealousy and envy in his eyes, full of injustice.

The most innocent one is probably Wang Fuduo's child, his eyes are full of pure joy, without any other impurities, it is pure joy.

"Grandfather, you are here, please sit inside." Wang Yuan'er smiled and stepped forward to support Old Man Wang's arm.

"Yuan girl, this house of yours is so beautifully organized, how much money does it cost?" Mrs. Zhang asked sourly and tentatively.

Wang Yuan'er smiled faintly: "It didn't cost much money. For those who celebrate Chinese New Year, make it more festive and look like Chinese New Year."

"Then you have to have money. Like our house, we just posted a couplet. How can there be so many of these things?" Mrs. Zhang asked, pointing to a rabbit lantern on the porch.

Wang Yuan'er smiled without saying a word.

"Where is there so much nonsense?" Mrs. Wang gave her a glance.

"Mother, am I curious? It's rare to see it. How have we ever seen such a battle before? After all, it's people comparing people and dead people." Zhang said sourly.

Wang Er saw that Wang Yuan'er's face had turned pale, and saw that his mother was going to have a fit, so he pulled Mrs. Zhang and said in a low voice, "Say less."

Mrs. Zhang curled her lips and muttered, those who celebrate the Chinese New Year don't even let people talk, the old man is getting more and more biased.

But she just said this in her heart, but she didn't dare to say it out of her mouth to offend Mrs. Wang.

Before it was time for dinner, they could only sit in the flower hall and gossip. Wang Yuan'er served Qiutang and the others with melon and fruit tea, and chatted with old man Wang and the second uncle.

The refreshments here are not ordinary things, they are all brought from Beijing, they are very rare at first sight, Mrs. Zhang's eyes lit up when she saw it, and she began to eat and drink unceremoniously.

Wang Qing'er saw her eyes full of contempt, and said: "Second Aunt, it's time for dinner, you can take it easy and don't overeat."

Mrs. Zhang swallowed a piece of hibiscus cake with all her strength, touched her stomach and said, "Don't worry, I can eat it for one person and two people, and I can eat as much as I want." Then, he touched another piece of rose Crisp.

Mrs. Wang's face was gloomy. This daughter-in-law looked like a starving ghost who hadn't eaten for hundreds of years. Fortunately, she was from her own family, otherwise, it would be embarrassing.

Mrs. Zhang pretended not to see her mother-in-law's face, but she just turned her head and ate it all the time, thinking that she would not eat it for nothing. Usually, there is no such good thing at home. Even if there is, it is hidden by the old woman secretly. After eating, thinking about it, he grabbed another piece of fruit and stuffed it into his mouth.

Wang Yuan'er didn't say anything, eating two pieces of pastry would not cost her wealth, but, Zhang's way of eating, it's better not to have a stomachache tomorrow.

"Dongtou also opened a foreign firm's shop, and now our shop's business has been robbed a lot. I was thinking, should I start another business, Yuan'er, do you have any connections?" Wang Er asked. Wang Yuaner.

In business, he asked himself that he was far inferior to his niece, so he might as well ask her for advice, otherwise, it's not a big deal that he can't get up or down now.

"Second Uncle, I'm not doing any new business right now, just buying some farms for rent or something. After all, the land is not at a loss." Wang Yuan'er replied with a smile.

She is not trying to evade, she is telling the truth, women are always no better than men, and those who show their faces all the year round will only attract people's attention. Since she has agreed to Cui Yuan, she naturally has to think about his face.

Old man Wang nodded as he listened, and said, "That's true, second child, you're not good at doing business, so you might as well follow Yuan'er's example and buy some land, which is also the foundation of your family."

Wang Er felt a little upset when he heard this, but he didn't say anything, and the property could not be lost, but he was not willing to just be a farmer.

As for a man, one must always have ambition, and he obviously has good contacts, why not try hard?
But at this time, he couldn't refute his father's words, so he said: "There is a need for land property, and business, if there is money to be made, then you can't give up. Dad, let me think about it."

"What do you think, Yuan girl, if you don't want to do business, why don't you ask Master Cui to help you transfer your second uncle to be a small official somewhere? What kind of county magistrate is Bo? Identity, shouldn't be difficult, right?" Mrs. Zhang approached and said.

Everyone was startled, and Wang Qing'er was the first to say: "Second Aunt's tone is really loud, and Second Uncle has never taken the imperial examination or anything, how can he be a petty official? You are so easy to be an official. Just do it?"

"You don't know, that's what we ordinary people think, and those big families don't think so!" Mrs. Zhang snorted softly and pouted.

"Second Aunt knows what he's thinking again?" Wang Qing'er sneered ironically.

"Where did you hear such nonsense, and you have such a crooked mind?" Mrs. Wang looked displeased.

Mrs. Zhang patted the peanut crumbs on her hands, burped, took a sip of tea, and then slowly said: "Mother, remember Xu Daguang's family? Back then, Xu Daguang was so sick that he had no money to treat him. Wasn't his wife Have you sold their daughter Yingzi?"

Mrs. Wang frowned and thought about it, there is such a thing.

"That Yingzi is also lucky. After a while, she went to the British government to be a servant. Later, she became a maidservant for the wife of the prince of the British government and became the number one celebrity. The old British prince is gone. The prince After inheriting the title, the wife of the prince naturally became the lady of the country, and she didn't treat her poorly, and she was assigned to the servant next to the prince. Now the British prince will take care of it, and she has been transferred to a local in Wujin County in Changzhou. I got a county magistrate. I’m about to take office soon, so Yingzi brought her husband and son-in-law back to visit her natal family? But it’s all spread.” Mrs. Zhang said the news she heard, full of yearning and envy.

"Second Aunt, it's not that you're underestimated, is there such a good thing?" Wang Qing'er couldn't believe it.

"If you don't believe me, you can go to Xu's house and find out if I'm telling the truth." Mrs. Zhang gave her a white look, and said, "It can be seen that being an official doesn't just rely on the imperial examination or something. There is something behind it." With a strong backing, how can you worry about not being an official? Besides, how can such a small official, those first-rank and high-rank officials, pay attention to it?"

When Wang Yuan'er heard this, she narrowed her eyes slightly. The second aunt was always stupid, but unexpectedly she became smarter at this time.

She had also heard about such a secret operation from her godmother. They thought it was a big deal, but among the powerful and powerful people, it was just a matter of lip service, after all, it was insignificant. petty officer.

At that time, the godmother also said that if Chun'er is not satisfied with Hou Biao's current position, she can arrange it there, and she can also be transferred to other places as a small official, but at that time she looked at Chun'er's current position. Life is pretty good, so I didn't mention this.

Unexpectedly, Second Aunt thought of this.

"It is said that Mr. Cui is a celebrity around the emperor, and he is just a small official like the county magistrate. It should be easy to arrange, right?" Mrs. Zhang looked sideways at Wang Yuan'er and said, "Yuan'er, how is your second uncle? It's up to you!"

Wang Er's eyes lit up a long time ago. Hearing this, he looked at Wang Yuan'er, rubbed his hands and said, "If you really have this fate, then Second Uncle will really prepare a big dowry for you, Yuan'er!"

Old man Wang frowned and pursed his lips.

Wang Yuan'er picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and did not answer.

Seeing that the elder sister didn't speak, Qing'er thought it was difficult for her, so she said: "Second aunt and uncle said lightly, who is my elder sister to Master Cui? If you mention this rashly, where do you think my elder sister will be? What does Master Cui think of it?" My eldest sister?"

Wang Er was taken aback for a moment, mumbled his mouth and couldn't speak.

Mrs. Zhang smiled flatteringly: "Yuan'er, Second Aunt didn't mean to look down on you, she just thought that your second uncle will be a petty official, and in the future you sisters will also rely on you, and you will be more beautiful when you get married, right? "

"Second Aunt probably forgot that Second Uncle was sent to prison!" Wang Qing'er snorted, "When it comes to being an official, I don't know what outsiders think!"

Wang Er's face changed, and his lips pursed. Being in prison was a shame in his life.

"Isn't this all set up by others to frame him?" Mrs. Zhang said anxiously.

"Enough, New Year's Eve, why mention these?" Old man Wang said, looking at Wang Yuan'er, "Girl Yuan, it's getting dark today, maybe have a reunion dinner? I'm hungry, old man."

"I'll go and have a look." Wang Yuan'er took advantage of the situation and walked out.

Mrs. Zhang was fine, but under Mrs. Wang's stare, she could only shut her mouth resentfully.

(End of this chapter)