Speaking of which, this trip to the Zhao family is the first time that Hongzhu has been a serious guest at an outsider's house. She lost her father when she first came, and then kept filial piety, and the family had a hard life, only caring about calculating money and silver every day, and there was no time to go to the house to have fun.

Li was still very attentive to Hongzhu going out, and instructed her a few words before leaving, and stuffed her with a piece of silver and a fragment of copper coins. She said solemnly: "Although it is to go to your aunt's place, there is also a half-day road, and people say that the atmosphere is different when going out for ten miles, and you still have to carry some money with you, just in case." ”

Hongzhu didn't think she needed it, but after listening to Li's words, she felt reasonable, so she brought it.

Zhu Yanmei called a carriage and went back with her son and Hongzhu and Zhu Zilan.

Zhu Zilan deliberately dressed up, and on the way, she disliked Hongzhu getting closer, squeezed her, and pushed people several times, "Move over, there is a smell of oil smoke on my body." ”

Hongzhu came out after going home and changing clothes, how beautiful and luxurious it is, but it is absolutely clean and tidy. She was very tired after being busy for most of the day, and she didn't want to deal with Zhu Zilan at all, so she deliberately put the big food box in her hand next to her, "You are hypocritical, you can't compare with your eldest lady, and you can still smoke incense on your body." "What she said was definitely mocking, what kind of eldest lady is Zhu Zilan.

"If you're not hypocritical, then you can take a car by yourself!"

Hongzhu snorted, and deliberately said in a voice that was neither high nor low: "When I am willing to be with you, little snob." ”

Zhu Yanmei sat in the innermost part with her sleeping son, not far away, so naturally she heard it, and the snobbish words always seemed to bring her in. She glanced at Hongzhu, a little dissatisfied in her heart, frowned and said, "What are you arguing about, your own sisters, you are still fighting over a trivial matter." ”

Zhu Zilan was about to speak, but Hongzhu moved down and whispered to Zhu Yanmei: "Let Shui Sheng lie down and sleep, it's too tiring to hold it." ”

Zhu Yanmei was stunned, but in the end she put down her son as she said and let him rest his head on his lap. Hongzhu took out a piece of clothing from the baggage and draped it on him, and the aquatic life moved uneasily, and Hongzhu gently patted him twice.

Zhu Yanmei's face was better when she saw this, and Zhu Zilan was not blind, Shui Sheng was sleeping, and she couldn't quarrel and make people up.

Hongzhu smiled secretly, and then leaned on the carriage to close her eyes and rest.

On the way, they gossiped a few words, and in the evening, they entered Yishan County. The carriage did not enter the county seat, but only went around the road on the edge of the county seat, where there were dozens of miles of fields belonging to the Zhao family.

Zhu Zilan quietly lifted a small corner of the car curtain and looked out, and Hongzhu could see a small area with her head tilted.

It wasn't until it got dark that they arrived near the Zhao family's old house. Zhao Liang and his wife both helped Changfang to do things, so they moved to the back alley southwest of Changfang's old house, and their own house did not go back often. The carriage made a great circle to the west, and spent another quarter of an hour in the alley.

When she arrived at the ground, Zhu Yanmei rewarded the coachman, sent someone, woke up her son and hugged her.

The houses in this back alley were originally the houses of the Zhao family's side branches or powerful servants, and now Zhao Liang also got one, the house is only two small and two, the inverted seat is narrow and cramped, and there is no back cover room.

Zhu Yanmei still has a mother-in-law at home, and when asked about Zhao Liang, Zhu Yanmei only said that she was not there for the past few days. Two girls were hired here to do some rough work, and when they heard the noise, one of them came out to help carry the things.

Zhu Yanmei asked Mrs. Zhao first, "Has the old lady eaten?"

The girl said, "Thinking that my wife and brother have not returned, I said that I would wait." ”

Zhu Yanmei sighed, "How can this be done?" said and coaxed Shui Sheng to come down and let him go to the room to see his grandmother. Shui Sheng woke up and had a little temper, Zhu Yanmei said that there was something delicious, so he rushed over.

The seventh room of the Zhao family was defeated, and Mrs. Zhao also lived a simple life for many years, doing her own work, and growing vegetables in the yard when it was difficult. In the past few years, the family has been better, and Mrs. Zhao has been sitting and enjoying happiness, supported by her son and daughter-in-law, and there are also maids around her.

Mrs. Zhao is old and has a big temper, and her daughter-in-law is naturally dissatisfied when she returns late, but she was pounced on by Shui Sheng and made a few troubles, and her face turned better. Zhu Yanmei led the two Hongzhu sisters in, and when she saw that there was a guest, she also followed her with a pleasant face.

Hongzhu looked at Mrs. Zhao, she was wearing a luxurious silk dress, her body was fat, her skin was slightly dark, and she was almost like an old lady from a peasant family. She and Zhu Zilan gave Mrs. Zhao a salute, and she smiled and said a few words of good girl.

"It's the daughter-in-law's fault, on the way, the water sleeps and lets the carriage slow down, so tired that the old lady is still waiting for us. Zhu Yanmei explained with a respectful face.

Mrs. Zhao didn't say anything after hearing this, so she just asked her to hurry up and eat, don't starve the guests.

Zhu Zilan has been here a few times, and Hongzhu may have been here in her memory, but she can't remember clearly, both of them eat properly.

After eating, Mrs. Zhao kept people gossiping for a while, and after listening to Zhu Yanmei say that the Zhu family was lively in the past two days, she also smiled and said: "Your Zhu family has good feng shui, this girl is all good-looking, not to mention, there is still a promising reading seed now, it was more difficult in the past few years, and it is time to get up in the future." ”

Zhu Yanmei looked at the red beads and couldn't help but add: "What my mother-in-law said is very reasonable, this is really not a daughter-in-law's cheeky boasting." Just like my third brother back then, he was also a first-class smart person in our Nancheng, and he won the show at a young age...... Now Hongzhu's younger brother is only ten years old, and he was admitted to Xishan College by himself, studied hard for a few years, and is a capable person. ”

Mrs. Zhao also looked at the red beads carefully for a while when she heard this, and said with a smile: "People say that the tiger father has no dog, that's it." ”

Zhu Yanmei said again: "Don't look at my niece's young age, she is a strong one, my third sister-in-law is weaker, her younger brother has to go to school, her daughter actually takes care of the whole family by herself, and now she has opened a restaurant with her uncle's family, and she runs it back and forth every day. ”

Mrs. Zhao took Hongzhu's hand and rubbed it, and sighed twice, "Girl, it's hard for you, your father was a pity back then, the two families got married at that time, and I saw him several times, and let your uncle get closer to your father." After sighing, she praised again: "Look at this girl, she looks good, her temperament is also stable, and she will be blessed in the future." ”

Hongzhu was so praised by their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, so they had to learn to be shy, "The old lady is too awarded, and I'm not that good." ”

Mrs. Zhao teased: "I'm still ashamed, grandma is telling the truth!"

Zhu Zilan saw that they only talked about Hongzhu and no one paid attention to her, so she was a little unhappy in her heart, and finally waited for a moment and said, "Grandma Zhao, I'm sleepy." ”

was interrupted by her like this, Mrs. Zhao had no choice but to say: "You guys are tired when you come back, so you can clean up and rest." She thought for a moment and then said, "That room has not been occupied for several days, it is cold, and I am afraid of moisture, so why don't I clean up the suite in my house, choose two thick beds to cover it, and let their sisters live." ”

Zhu Zilan used to stay in the front guest room when she came over, but this time it has changed. However, since Mrs. Zhao had spoken, Zhu Yanmei naturally did so, and said with a smile: "The old lady has two granddaughters, so it's good to live together." ”

Mrs. Zhao scolded with a smile: "No, don't say that I hurt aquatic life in the past, if you give me a granddaughter, I will raise it in front of me and spoil her, and I won't ask you to scold her." ”

Zhu Yanmei is a lively-minded person, this is a joke, but it also has some meaning. She smiled beggingly, "Don't worry, old lady, sooner or later you will be happy!" She glanced at the red bead Zilan twice, "Now you hurt them first, punish me for not resting tonight, and put two good clothes for your granddaughter." ”

Mrs. Zhao just smiled when she heard this, hugged Shui Sheng and said, "Okay, let your mother be busy, we Shui Sheng will also wash and sleep." ”

Zhu Yanmei went to make arrangements, and when the red beads and purple orchids were also cleaned up, Mrs. Zhao came out in the back room and gave a few instructions, and then went back to blow out the lamp. The inner room suite is separated by a blue gauze cupboard, and Hongzhu and Zilan don't like each other, but they are not noisy.

Zhu Zilan put a pillow in the middle, snorted, and said softly: "I'm sleeping, this is the limit, you can't exceed it." ”

Hongzhu felt that her behavior was very naïve, rolled her eyes, and only said: "It's divided into two bunks, you lie down by yourself, don't turn over and make trouble with me." ”

Zhu Zilan glared at her and lay down with her head covered. After a long while, she suddenly turned around and whispered, "How big are you seeing the Zhao family's ancestral mansion today, right? Her tone was tinged with admiration, and there were more complicated exclamations.

Hongzhu didn't have the interest of coaxing the child at this time, and she knew Zhu Zilan's virtue, she would remember it for two days when she was well, and if something happened to make her unhappy, she didn't deal with you either, Hongzhu felt that she couldn't be with her anyway, and it was best not to be near or far.

At the moment, Hongzhu just pretended to be asleep and ignored her.

Zhu Zilan shouted again, and seeing that no one moved, she tossed and turned for a while before it became quiet.

Hongzhu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that she hadn't woken her up. Thinking of what Zhu Zilan had just mentioned, Hongzhu's heart was not without a little touch. She knew that the Zhao family was rich, after all, the entire Tong'an said so, but in the end, she had only heard about it, and it was still very different from seeing it with her own eyes.

Hongzhu suddenly felt that it was a little ridiculous for her to come here, she missed Zhu Biyun and wanted to see if she was real. But somehow because she was curious, curious about where Zhao Xiao grew up and his relatives. When she came, she was calm in her heart, and she couldn't tell if she would be happy or lost after a trip.

On the second day, Zhu Yanmei entered the Zhao Mansion by herself, saying that she had to find a chance to get up in front of the wives, otherwise they would bump into her in a hurry, which would be very rude.

Hongzhu was worried about being delayed here for several days, so she asked.

Zhu Yanmei said: "Don't worry, I mentioned a word about Bo Xiu when I went back before, but this time it's just another word." I will lead you in the first house, either in the afternoon or tomorrow. ”

Hongzhu felt that she had put her family too low with her words, and it didn't look like a relative at all, and she secretly thought that it was probably because of this that the Zhu family was not easy to come over. She is a young girl, soft-spoken, but there is nothing to fight for, just listen to it.

Zhu Yanmei didn't come back at noon, Mrs. Zhao led Hongzhu Zilan to eat, but today Mrs. Zhao didn't just stare at Hongzhu and talk, Hongzhu felt more comfortable. After dinner, gossiping in the upper room, there is Mrs. Zhao nagging about the ancients, and there are aquatic people who are lively and frolicking, and they don't feel embarrassed.

Mrs. Zhao saw that there was no news from Zhu Yanmei, so she said: "If there is no news from the lady inside, there will be no guests today, and there will be no rush to the door to pay respects when it is late." After that, he asked the two sisters, "At your age, the old lady who guards me is also boring, why don't you go to the county seat and take a look at the freshness." ”

They didn't enter the city yesterday, there is a long way from here, and they have to set up a car in the past, Hongzhu is troublesome, and is about to refuse, but Zhu Zilan over there rushed to say: "Okay, okay, I'm going back, I'm running into the market, it's very lively." ”

Hongzhu frowned, but said, "I heard the old lady talk about Gu Zheng here, so why did the old lady drive us away." She glanced at Zhu Zilan and said, "My aunt is not here, the old lady is old, is she still tossing with us?" ”

Mrs. Zhao waved her hand and said, "I'm not going, you little girl will go over." ”

After talking for a long time, Zhu Zilan was already impatient, and she couldn't wait to leave immediately, so she smiled obediently when she heard the words and said, "Let's bring something for the old lady." ”

Mrs. Zhao nodded with a smile, and called Lichun in and said, "The two girls want to go to the county seat to play, you see if Jianjia is empty, let people set up a car and send it." ”

Lichun responded and went out.

Hongzhu saw that this matter was settled, so she didn't say anything. When the carriage came, Hongzhu knew that Jianjia's surname was Chen, and he was a member of Mrs. Zhao's maiden family, and she was a nephew according to her generation.

Mrs. Zhao smiled and asked, "I borrowed a car from your house, why did you come too?"

Chen Jianjia replied: "I have nothing to do at home, I heard that my aunt and grandmother are going to the county seat, so I came." ”

"This kid is thinking of serving me. Mrs. Zhao smiled and said that he was stupid, and looked at the two Hongzhu sisters again, "I'm not going, it's your two cousins who want to go." 166 Reading Network