The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

161 Chapter 1 Enduring Very Hard ([-])
The Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion has three or four villages in the suburbs of Beijing, all of which were rewarded by the late emperor when the old man was named a marquis. I built a three-entry house, and I often accompany the old lady to live in it for a while in my free time, and manage the accounts of several nearby villages by the way, so the old lady Xu has also developed the habit of coming here once a year.

Later, Mama Sun wanted to return to her hometown to be raised, and her ancestral home was not in the capital, and she didn't even have any relatives in her hometown. The old lady thought that she had worked hard all her life, so she allocated the house here in Xinglong to her, and also the house in Xinglongzhuang. The annual harvest of a Zhuangzi was also given to her, so the tenants and servants here are all self-sufficient.

This Zhuangzi has thousands of acres of farmland alone, and the annual income is already impressive, and Sun Yu'e Han's mother is exploiting it, and Sun's mother's life is more comfortable than that of Mrs. Xu.

Knowing that the old lady was coming, Mama Sun deliberately put away all the good clothes she usually wore, and she only wore a half-new light brown double-breasted trousers, a forehead of the same color on her head, and put away the old clothes. Jun's demeanor looks a bit like a servant of the Hou Mansion.

Anyone with a discerning eye has known this kind of behavior, and some people have mentioned it to the old lady, but the old lady doesn't believe it at all, she only believes what she sees, and when Mama Sun sees the old lady, she is as attentive as she was when she was in the Hou's mansion. No one else can find a single fault.

Yesterday, Master Hou was present, and Mrs. Xu and Mama Sun didn't say a few words about themselves. This morning, Master Hou left, and the old lady called Mama Sun over, and the two had breakfast together. .

Although the breakfast in Zhuangzi is simpler than that in Hou's house, there are seven or eight kinds of dim sum and four or five servings of side dishes. The old lady Xu thought that Xu Si'an's matter had finally been settled, and she was happy, so she added an extra bowl of dried rice porridge .

"I haven't seen the old lady for too many days, but now her appetite is getting better and better?" Mama Sun still vaguely remembers how old Mrs. Xu was moaning and sighing all day when Mrs. Hou just died. Ma'am, I've lost a lot of weight. I didn't expect that after only a few months, Mrs. Xu's complexion looks so good.

"People are in good spirits on happy occasions, old sister, this time I finally have something good to look forward to."

Although Mrs. Xu has an honorable status, the old marquis has earned her a second-rank order, but her background has been criticized by the nobles in the capital circle, so she doesn't have any close friends. Only Mama Sun is from Mrs. Xu. She had been by her side all the time when she was a girl, watching her go from an ignorant village girl to the honorable old lord of the Hou Mansion, she never left her. Therefore, the weight of Mama Sun in the heart of Mrs. Xu is It is also unique.

"What a good thing, you can tell me to listen to it. I have lived in Zhuangzi for the past two years, and I have become more and more careless. Now I hope that Sister E can marry a good family as soon as possible, so I will Don't worry about it anymore."

"Don't worry, Sister E's marriage can't be wrong." The old lady remembered that a capable daughter-in-law like Zhao Jing had entered the door, as if the whole Hou Mansion had seen spring, and she could enjoy the family happiness with peace of mind. Zhao Jing also took care of the children in the family, so she became more and more free.

Mother Sun just laughed when she heard this, thinking about the scene when she saw Xu Si'an yesterday, that child was always thoughtful and never smiled to herself, she was considered a respectable old man in the house, but Xu Si'an was always indifferent to her, It seems that this little courtesy is only for the sake of Mrs. Xu.

"Sister E, what are you talking about? I was anxious about the wrong place. The one who should be most anxious is Lord Hou. What kind of outstanding person can the old lady find for Lord Hou?"

"I'm just going to tell you about this matter. It's about our Lord Marquis." The old lady couldn't help laughing when she said this, she took Mama Sun's hand and said, "I gave that person a funeral in the old year." Miss Jing, I don’t know if you still remember? You should have seen her once when you came to the Hou’s mansion. She is capable and powerful. I plan to hire her back to fill in the house for Lord Hou.” Mrs. Xu said again Feeling something was wrong, he smiled and slapped himself on the mouth and said: "Look at what I said, what about filling the house, the previous one doesn't count at all, this is the real wife of the first wife!"

After hearing this, Mama Sun was stunned for a moment, her shrewd eyes flicking around.She looked at Mrs. Xu in disbelief, and paused for a while before she said: "The old lady means that she wants to hire a court lady who is as old as Master Hou?" Mother Sun gritted her teeth and continued: " Old lady, who gave you this ecstasy soup, you must never agree to this marriage, and if the old master is here, he will definitely not agree to it."

The carriage was galloping along the dusty official road, and Zhao Jing and Xu Si'an had already sat down. They were still sitting face to face, with only half a meter between them.Zhao Jing lowered her head, her cheeks were slightly flushed, and she paused for a long time before she spoke: "If Lord Hou feels sorry for me because of that night, there is no need..."

(End of this chapter)