Foster son and husband

Chapter 50
For ten days in a row, Meiniang was as busy as a snail that couldn't stop. There were many happy events during the New Year's Eve. Ning Rulan's elder brother was blessed with a son. Grandfather is going to celebrate his birthday, little aunt is moving into a new house, and her natal family's wedding banquet is too much to eat. Even after going for a few days, all the big and small affairs of the waiting mansion are taken care of by Meiniang. Only then did I realize that there are so many chores in the mansion beyond imagination. If it is normal, you just need to grab the trunk and throw the branches and leaves to the stewards. In order to have a lively, stable and joyous New Year, it is imperative to personally take care of everything, work harder, and strive to make no mistakes.

The snow has melted and the cold is soaking into the bone marrow. The old lady's Jinhuatang warm pavilion is always warm like spring, but she still accidentally suffers from a bit of cold air. She has runny nose for two days, has headaches and dizziness, and is sore and uncomfortable all over her body. The regular pills were not good, and the imperial physician was invited to make medicine and decoction every day, which made her lose her temper.

At noon that day, after Mei Niang finished her work in the Ziyun Hall, the little girl went to the Qiuhua Courtyard to find out the news, saying that Heng'er was taking a nap. Cuixi advised her to go back to the Tsinghua Courtyard to have something to eat, but she saw Ruiyu in the old lady's room. When he came, he saluted her with a smile and said:
"The old lady slept for a while, just woke up, and asked Grandma if she could use the toilet?"

Mei Niang hurriedly stood up, smiled and said, "I'm going there right now!"

Cuixi opened her mouth to say something, Mei Niang shook her head, she was not very hungry, if she ran back to have lunch before going there, the old lady would not know how to arrange her behind her back.

For the past few days, I always go to the old lady’s room at noon. The girls like Ruixue Ruihong love her the most. Massage the whole body of the old lady endlessly, from head to toe, while mastering the strength to knead her, and at the same time search for the stories and jokes that the old man likes in my mind, to make her happy, the old lady is happy, but Mei Niang is tired It's enough.

Just like in the past, he massaged the old lady non-stop, pushed and pinched the shoulder bones and cervical spine, loosened her hair, and pressed gently with her fingertips. said:
"Well, I'm much better today, my head doesn't hurt, my shoulders and neck are much more relaxed, otherwise, I can't lift my arms and legs..."

Zhuang Yulan and Xu Xiaomin sat and watched, Xu Xiaomin said to Mei Niang: "Sister-in-law teach me, I'll rub for the old lady, sister-in-law rest!"

The old lady said: "Forget it, the strength of your hand made me hurt."

She opened her eyes slightly and looked at Xu Xiaomin: "If you want to say that my shoulders and legs are sore and sore, it was caused when your father was born. At that time, your grandfather took me to live in Yuyang City in the north for two years. I grew up in a very cold place in the south, and I couldn’t bear it. When I gave birth to your father, he was well maintained, and the wind still entered his body. After that, every winter, his bones ached and he felt very uncomfortable. You little rabbits Son, I should have imitated your sister-in-law and squeezed my shoulders and legs for me!"

"Grandmother has worked hard. The granddaughters remember grandma's kindness, so they will learn from sister-in-law, and grandma will do her best!"

The old and the young just sat and chatted, Mei Niang squatted on the couch, grabbed the old lady's arm and squeezed it hard, almost to the point of exhaustion, the old woman just kept her breath and refused to say a word.

It wasn't until the sky was getting dark that invited or uninvited grandchildren came and gathered around to watch, the old lady smiled and asked her to get up, while letting Fanfan, Ruixue Ruihong and other girls help her. She tied up her hair, put on a forehead protector, and another little girl brought hot water and hot tea to wash her hands, rinse her mouth, and prepare for dinner.

At this time, Mei Niang's face was pale and she was exhausted, her stomach was empty, but she lost her appetite. A group of people sat around the table and ate warmly, but she could only stand behind them and add food to the boiling hot pot. , See if it is cooked, serve the old ladies, young masters and ladies with vegetables, ladle soup, and feel grief and indignation: Human rights, equality, compassion... Do these foodies and parasites understand?
She fought for the right to have dinner with everyone, no one said anything, and the old lady agreed, but after a few days, Mrs. Zheng made a special trip to scold her: As the eldest sister-in-law, how can she be in front of the old lady? It's really unreasonable to bring younger siblings to disobey the rules, disregard upbringing, and even the concubine's daughter-in-law to the table together!If you spread the word that you are so forgetful about etiquette, your wife and eldest daughter-in-law will be ridiculed. As a mother-in-law, I can't teach you well, and your face will be dull, but Heng'er will be tired by you!
Mei Niang didn't say anything, but she recognized the old lady more clearly in her heart, the old man's kindness and tolerance were just pretending, a good person would let you pass, and find another villain to stop you and rush back to your original position.

After being awakened by Mrs. Zheng, Mei Niang is no longer confused, honest, she should do what she should do, keep in mind the "rules" and "education", and still please the old lady, but she is no longer naive. Old women are no fun.

When these people were full, the old lady asked her to sit down. Once she sat down, her whole body, especially her two legs, seemed to be falling apart.

Under such circumstances, naturally I can't care about others. I see the waiter Xu Junying in the old lady's room every day, serving him vegetables and soup, and I don't have the time to look at his expression carefully. Sitting together, drinking bitter tea or eating sweet fruit, can't arouse her anxiety at all. She is too tired, so she just eats soup and eats silently. I told the old lady that I would get up early tomorrow to take care of the housework, and the old lady waved her away with a bonus sentence: You are tired too, go back and rest!
I had no chance to visit my son during the day, and Mrs. Zheng would not let her see Heng'er at night, so she could only pass by the gate of Qiuhua Courtyard, stand and listen for a while, making sure that there was no crying from Heng'er, and then hurried back to Tsinghua Courtyard. Start what excites and interests her the most every day—reading the account books.

No matter how tired she is, one or two hours before going to bed every night, after taking a bath, she loosens her hair, wraps her pajamas in a silk cotton nightgown, and relaxes completely. Objects and gold and silver account books, the sums of gold and silver with various names are just a number in the account, but what she sees is piles of gold bars and silver ingots, whether it is gold coils or silver tickets or real things , are all locked in the warehouse, they are dead things, she wants them to come alive, for her use, how to make chickens lay eggs and lay chickens, borrow other people's capital to make their own money, scratch their heads, rack their brains, and think about it every day These are the questions.

　Sorry guys, I was too busy today, so I couldn't update it in time, I will make it up on the weekend the day after tomorrow. . . . . .

　　
　
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