Foster son and husband

Chapter 73 New Year's Eve ([-])

Having learned the lesson from the Winter Solstice Banquet, Mei Niang took care of Mrs. Zheng's mood, and also felt that her brother's new funeral should not be too ostentatious to celebrate the new year, so she went on to cancel the lanterns and festoons in the inner and outer courtyards, and all the high-level posters were posted. The old lady also explained the practice of the red couplets in front of her.I don't want Erfang to strongly oppose it, full of resentment, saying that the second master just gave birth to a son, and the family should be more festive than in previous years, but they want to suppress the joy, because they deliberately don't want to see Erfang, if they are worried about Qiye's new Funeral should have been taboo when the grandma came back alive, but why did you have a big banquet to celebrate, barbecue in the plum grove for fun, drink and get drunk, why didn't you mention the taboo at that time?Isn't it clear that only state officials are allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light lamps?

Meiniang was sitting on the purple cloud hall, listening to what her mother-in-law learned, she was silent with Ning Rulan, when Mrs. Zheng came, Meiniang and Rulan hurriedly got up to give up their seats, Mrs. Zheng sat down on the hall with a straight face, and said :

"I don't care what anyone says! You are Mrs. Hou, and you are in charge of the entire Hou Mansion. You have set the rules. If you don't get along, there is me or the old lady. If you don't care, ask Master Hou to ask! What's wrong with the elders? Who is this family?" In front of you, who is the master, you should know in your heart! That's it, if anyone refuses to accept it, ask her to come find me, and I will talk to her old lady!"

With what the eldest wife said, Meiniang really didn't pay attention to the second room's complaints. It's not easy to tell who is close and who has the strength between the first wife and the second wife?Not to mention anything else, a serious mother-in-law, Heng'er is raised by her, whether she has reason or not, I have to give her three points.

The second wife is not easy to deal with now. After her son Xu Junlang had an heir, her back suddenly became stiff, and her dizziness recovered on her own. She went to the old lady with the eldest wife to say goodbye She was as soft as a show of weakness, and dared to speak with her face up in front of the second master, and made such and such requests to him. This time, she insisted on fighting for the face she deserved for her son, and she could not let the shadow of Lao Qi cover her grandson no matter what. The joy of the birth of Wei'er.

In the second wife's courtyard, the second master, Xu Xiping, had just lifted the curtain to enter the door, and before he could sit still, Mrs. Gui nagged him a lot:
"You are an elder, the elder is gone, and you are the only one in their father's generation. If you say a few words, how dare you not listen? Look at Qin Meiniang, who has only been in charge of the house for a few days, and she has become so arrogant. My companion also dared to scold, and picked on Jingyu, didn’t she still see us as elders? The old Chinese New Year came up with such a bad idea again, obviously because he didn’t want our second wife to be good, only at Lang’er’s age Brother Wei, I'm thinking about taking advantage of the New Year to give him more joy, which is good, so I can't even hang up any prizes!"

Pearl brought hot tea, the second master picked it up and took a sip, and said, "Don't worry, Wei'er is still young, just wait until the full moon is over before giving him some good luck!"

Mrs. Gui wiped away her tears when she heard this: "You treat Lang'er like this! He is your eldest son, he worked hard to get an official position, so you don't have to worry about it. Instead, something happened to you, and he is worried for you. Before and after running, you only care about the worthless concubine! One day Wei'er will grow up to be as big as Shen'er, let's see how you have the face to listen to him call you grandfather——I won't let Wei'er My son's fortune was cut off by the big house, if you don't tell me, I'll argue with her!"

The second master put the tea bowl on the table heavily, and said: "Ignorant stupid woman! How did I not know that Lang'er is my eldest son? I don't love him, and if I don't love him, how can he be today? Famous teacher, you have to work hard to teach yourself! He has obtained fame, do you think he can be an official if he wants to be an official? Without me leading him to visit colleagues and old friends, he can get that position when he first enters the officialdom? There is no need to fight At this time, on the New Year's Eve, you are making a lot of noise and making the whole family feel uncomfortable, so you are happy? The old seven has just passed, and it really shouldn't be festive. First of all, I gave up plain clothes early on, and my sister-in-law was already dissatisfied with me. With the old lady around, she can hold back. You didn't see her go crazy because of us drinking a little wine on the night of the winter solstice. Now you still have to talk about the newborn Weier. Weier can be with the old seven Do you want to fight? Even though Lao Qi is young and can't get on the tablet, he is Wei'er's father after all!"

Mrs. Gui was not convinced: "Then what's the matter? She Qin Meiniang can drink and have fun after she is alive, but we can't get a lot of money when we have a baby?"

"That's about their first wife! You can figure it out for me: the name of this residence belongs to the eldest brother Xu Junying! Our second room is honored to live here because of the old lady. Someday the old lady will go away!" , we will become side branches! If Qin Meiniang doesn't chase you away, you will have no face to live in this mansion!"

Mrs. Gui was stunned for a while, and shouted: "Why did the master say that? This Marquis was passed down from his ancestors, so how can he be the only one to enjoy the shadow of his ancestors? All descendants have a share!"

The second master sneered: "What's your share? You all have a share to be a Marquis of Weiyuan? You also have to be tougher to go to the battlefield to fight, defend your home and country, stay alive and get credit for your return. Maybe you can, but now you have nothing to say Use! Keep your mouth shut, don't make noise, our father and son still rely on Junying, if you argue with Mei Niang over a trivial matter, and let Junying know, you will be wronging yourself!"

After the second master finished speaking, the teacup was also dry, he didn't bother to ask someone to refill the tea, so he told Mrs. Gui not to wait for him for dinner, stood up and went straight out.

Mrs. Gui hurriedly stood up, and followed a few steps: "I have already sent the meal, and the sky is getting dark outside, where is the master going?"

The second master paused for a moment with the hand holding the door curtain, and said: "Go to the study outside, I have a few letters to return!"

The door curtain shakes, and the person is gone.

Mrs. Gui clasped her hands tightly, her face turned pale, her chest heaved unceasingly: You didn't eat, so you went to the study outside?Ghost letter!I rested in this room last night, and now it's not dark, so I'm in a hurry to go to Aunt Yan's slut's courtyard, right?
On New Year's Eve, the New Year's Eve dinner in the Xu Mansion started in the afternoon as usual, because they wanted to invite some old and young from the side branches of the clan to come and have a reunion dinner together.This year, the people of the tribe are also sympathetic to the new Seventh Master in the Hou Mansion. They have already thought about it and sent more children to accompany the old people. It became seven or eight tables.The sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner is still placed in the double flower hall, with men on the left and women on the right, and the hall on the right is more crowded, except for the old lady who can sit still, the eldest wife and the second wife also have to stand to welcome the elders of the clan, Mei Niang and Bai Jingyu , Rulan assisted from the side, helped the old and the young, led the seats one by one, and waited for everyone to sit down. The eldest wife and the second wife also returned to their seats. Meiniang saw that Bai Jingyu followed the second wife, and stood beside the second wife to serve her. The second wife pulled her, and Bai Jingyu took advantage of the situation and sat down.However, Meiniang and Rulan wanted to serve the first dish to the elders in the clan. The children at the next tables were watched by Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Fang, and there were three or four tables around the old lady. After the dishes are served, everyone is probably full.

Mei Niang glanced at the people in the room, and with a soft and sweet smile, she walked up to the eldest lady and served dishes for the eldest wife and several elders, then bent down, leaned close to Bai Jingyu's ear and whispered:
"How can the second grandma sit comfortably? The eldest grandma hurts my legs and feet when I stand! After all, she came from a wealthy family, and her upbringing is naturally different. She will cherish blessings and even enjoy them! The elders of the clan are all there, not just from our house, If you don't come to help now, I will go there later and call you when I am tired!"

Bai Jingyu raised her eyes and stared at her: "Second Wife suffers from dizziness, and it's hard to miss the reunion dinner today. She came out of her illness, and taught me to serve beside her!"

Seeing that the second wife was slowly turning her face, Meiniang waved her hand at Bai Jingyu, and hurried away, she just wanted to tease Bai Jingyu, so she didn't want to mess with the second wife.

But Bai Jingyu was really afraid that she would embarrass herself in front of the clansmen. As soon as Meiniang turned and left, she also stood up, obediently walked to another table, and served vegetables to the elders of the clan with a smile.

Mei Niang watched secretly, and quickly exchanged glances with Ru Lan who was not far away, and they both smiled knowingly.

In the flower hall on the left side, the men's seats have already been opened. Xu Junying and Xu Junlang are sitting side by side. Through the carved partition, both of them can clearly see the small movements of Mei Niang and the others. After a short silence, Xu Junlang greets Xu Junying. Cup said: "Sister-in-law must have misunderstood, Jingyu has been feeling unwell for the past few days..."

Xu Junying said: "As the elder sister-in-law, it is her fault that she doesn't know how to love and consider her siblings. I will talk to her about it!"

During the chaotic New Year’s Eve dinner, Mei Niang walked back and forth, didn’t eat anything, looked around at the old people chatting lively, and the children messed up the table, where there was still appetite, she simply didn’t eat anything, just stood She was working as a waiter at the side, and when Gan came over, she said that there were not many people at the table in the corner, and the dishes hadn't moved much, so they could sit down and have some food. There are several brocade sticks waiting at the table, and the half-grown children have already had enough to eat. Seeing them coming, they slid off the table to play by themselves.

Mei Niang sat down, stroking her legs with one hand, pointing to the children with the other, and said: "Women who specialize in babysitting, please tell them not to let them near the pool!"

Fang said: "Grandma, don't worry, no one will let out of this flower hall!"

Mei Niang nodded, and then looked at the dishes on the table: "Well, I only moved the dishes, let's eat hot pot, put the lettuce in and cook, I'm so hungry!"

But seeing Chunyue approaching, she said with a smile: "Grandmas eat slowly, the eldest lady ordered the kitchen to bring more food to the table for grandmas, and it will be here soon!"

Mei Niang said: "But I can't eat slowly, I have to eat something quickly to pad my stomach, and I have to go to serve the old and the young, so I asked my mother-in-law to ask, are the new year's goods for everyone ready?"

Chunyue said: "It's convenient for the eldest lady to ask the servants to ask, everything is fine, let the grandmas eat at ease."

"You want to eat some too?" Meiniang put a chopstick of green vegetables in the bowl and said to Chunyue with a smile, "Where's Xia Lian? I wonder if Heng'er is eating well?"

Chunyue said: "The slaves will eat later. Brother Heng and Brother Shen are the grandchildren of the Hou Mansion. The seats are set in the left flower hall. Xia Lian and the wet nurse are taking them with them. They are already full."

"That's good, let them watch carefully. Brothers and sisters are too young, and adults are too busy. Those who are older during the Chinese New Year can't make any mistakes."

"Yes, this servant is going to pass on the message."

(End of this chapter)