Early in the morning of the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhu Yanmei entered the door with a smile, carrying a lot of things in her hands, wrapped in brightly colored furoshiki in large bags and small bags, looking like a New Year's gift. She shouted before she saw anyone in the courtyard: "Mother, eldest brother and sister-in-law, third sister-in-law has a good New Year!" and called to the east chamber: "Hongzhu, come out and give your aunt a hand......"

Jiang Shi happened to come out of the room, and said first: "What are you shouting Hongzhu, now that people are doing business, they are very busy every day, where can they take care of you." ”

Hongzhu heard the sound in the kitchen, so she also came out and said with a light smile: "Uncle Niang is telling a joke." With that, he stepped forward to help.

Zhu Yanmei stared at Hongzhu for a while, and said, "Also, Hongzhu, your day is set too tightly, I didn't know until others told me later, and I didn't have time to celebrate." ”

Hongzhu smiled, and Li also came out of the kitchen to take a look, and was a little embarrassed to hear this.

Zhu Yanmei said: "Congratulations to the third sister-in-law, this has become a person who has done great things, and the business is prosperous." ”

Li Shi blushed when she said it, and only said, "It's nothing...... If you're free, you can also look in the shop. ”

Zhu Yanmei said: "That's great, I'm an idler, I'm afraid that I won't have a place to spend that time, I'm just afraid that if I go, the third sister-in-law thinks I'm getting in the way of people's work." ”

Hongzhu couldn't help but worry when she heard Zhu Yanmei's words, but Li still responded, and Hongzhu had nothing to say.

Zhu Yanmei smiled, walked to Jiang's side again, and said, "Thinking about it, there are many happy events in our family this year." Sister-in-law, Biyun's matter is right in front of you. ”

"Isn't it? Jiang also smiled, but looked a little reluctant, and asked: "Why didn't you come on the second day of the Lunar New Year?" Then she raised her eyebrows and said, "Is this that she is too lazy to walk around at her mother's house?"

"Look at what my sister-in-law said!" Zhu Yanmei immediately begged for mercy: "I can! Sister-in-law doesn't know my person, I can't wait to spend it at home even on New Year's Day...... As the old saying goes, being a girl at home is the only way to be happy. After a pause, he explained: "Sister-in-law, don't blame, I'm really stumbling over things this time." ”

Jiang asked nonchalantly: "How many times has the old lady been chattering, I don't know what is the big deal for you?"

These words sounded a little sarcastic when they came out of Jiang's mouth, and if Zhu Yanmei could hear it in the past, I am afraid that she would not have said anything good. But now Zhu Yanmei was not annoyed at all, but her expression brightened, and the smile on her face was even bigger.

She tried her best to be reserved, and only said: "This time is really a big deal, our master has grown up this year!" She sighed, as if she remembered something, and deliberately sighed and complained: "Sister-in-law, don't you know the bitterness in my heart, just like a few years ago, who knows what kind of person we are, saying that it is the Zhao family, but every time we come to the Qingming Festival to worship our ancestors, someone can remember to tell us and burn high incense......

Jiang was surprised when she heard her words, she understood her sister-in-law's temperament best, Zhu Yanmei's marriage did not go well back then, and finally reluctantly picked out Zhao Liang, but she was in vain with the name of the seventh room of the Zhao family, and her life was very undignified. Zhu Yanmei is a good-looking person, no matter how she is inside, she will not mention it to her brother and sister-in-law, at most, she will cry behind someone's back and tell her mother. As soon as she opened her mouth today, she said that she had a miserable life in the past...... Jiang Shi thought for a while before he realized that Zhu Yanmei was so happy this time, so he didn't say anything to her.

As soon as Zhu Yanmei turned her head, her forced sadness immediately dissipated, and she only said: "This year's Chinese New Year, he actually came back early to pick me up, saying that he wanted to lead me to the Zhao family's old mansion for the New Year! How did such a good thing happen in previous years? I was so panicked that day that I couldn't even find my hands and feet, and I cleaned up this and forgot that...... After the Chinese New Year, I was busy for more than ten days, and I was able to go home a little later...... Sister-in-law, don't say it, when I go home, the boy in my family is shouting that I don't want him anymore, and it took a long time to stop, crying so much that my ears hurt, I'm so pitiful! This year, it's been a real toss. ”

Zhu Yanmei has only given birth to a son in the past few years after marrying Zhao Liang, named Zhao Tong, who is only a little over two years old now, and it is the time to make trouble. When she said this, the smile on her face was also a little sweet.

Jiang Shi had already seen the pride in her heart, and he didn't want to flatter, so he just nodded.

Zhu Yanmei was choked by her like this, her face became pale, and she didn't speak.

Mrs. Zhu had already heard the movement in the courtyard, came out of the hall on crutches, and asked in a loud voice: "Why don't you come in, what are you talking about?"

Zhu Yanmei greeted her with a smile, "Mother!"

Mrs. Zhu looked at Jiang with a straight face, and then gently pulled her daughter over, and scolded again: "Come on, come here, this is your home, not anywhere, what kind of gift do you mention?"

Zhu Yanmei said: "Mother, they are all filial to you, and they are a piece of my daughter's heart." ”

Mrs. Zhu laughed when she heard this.

Hongzhu went in with the gift baggage of that year, and knew what was going on. said that it was a New Year's gift for the Zhu family, but Zhu Yanmei said that it was to honor Mrs. Zhu, and it must only be used by Mrs. Zhu, and Zhu Yanmei's things are not cheap at all.

Sure enough, when Jiang heard this, his face became even worse, and the burden in his hand was put aside at will.

The first thing Zhu Yanmei said when she sat down: "Mother, I am here to help with Biyun's affairs." As he spoke, he looked at Jiang's and said with a smile: "I don't know if my mother and sister-in-law have any regulations?"

Speaking of this, there was a dispute between Mrs. Zhu and the Jiang family before.

Because Zhu Biyun said that it was a marriage, but in the end, he was going to be a second room, and because Biyun had a scene before, the Zhu family didn't have much face at this time. Earlier, according to Mrs. Zhu's meaning, they were prepared by their own family to send them out, and then they went back to the door to set up a table of wine, and when the meaning came, it was done, and there was no need to spend anything.

But Jiang refused. Jiang was very dissatisfied with her daughter's marriage, and she had failed to succeed after many obstructions, but now she has accepted her fate. But even if she admits it, she is not happy to marry her daughter quietly. Before, she opened her mouth with Mrs. Zhu to ask for her daughter's dowry, and later refuted Mrs. Zhu because of the marriage arrangement, she said that no matter how simple it is, she should tell her relatives and friends.

Jiang opened her mouth like this, and Mrs. Zhu refused her in front of everyone, so she agreed, just the same, let Jiang take care of it herself, she didn't care about it.

Hongzhu secretly speculated about what Mrs. Zhu meant, probably thinking that Zhu Biyun's marriage was not on the table, and Mrs. Zhu didn't want to lose face to her relatives and friends.

Seeing Zhu Yanmei asking, Mrs. Zhu said that this matter would be handled by the Jiang family.

Jiang said: "This auspicious day is set in a hurry, a few days ago, only the news was sent to relatives and friends close to the left, and it is time to come to add makeup in these two days." ”

Zhu Yanmei laughed when she heard it: "Then I'm really in a hurry!" said and asked who had passed the good news to whom, who came, how to entertain those who came, and then asked how the dowry was prepared, whether Mrs. Quanfu, who was dressed up, had she been invited, and whether she wanted her brother to give her a wedding.

At first, Jiang looked a little impatient, but seeing that Zhu Yanmei looked really enthusiastic about doing things, he also discussed with her one by one.

Zhu Yanmei was not polite when she turned around, and as soon as she found Li's Hongzhu, she said: "Sister-in-law is also shy and polite, and only says that she doesn't dare to work for you, but in the end, it is a family, which family is not a family to do happy events?" I think the third sister-in-law Hongzhu should not spare her strength, and don't take care of your restaurant, first busy with Biyun's marriage, and then talk about it......."

One sentence made the Li family embarrassed, and they didn't work because they didn't care about business.

Hongzhu hurriedly replied: "Auntie is talking nonsense, isn't it, which of us will not help? ”

Zhu Yanmei glanced at it, only waved her hand and smiled: "Okay, okay, I can't say that you have a sharp mouth." Seeing that they agreed, he smiled and said: "There is no need for anything on the side, but if the guests come, someone must entertain them, even if they don't make a banquet, then tea and snacks are indispensable...... Do you have a suitable food shop?"

Li Shi was stunned for a moment, and then said half-loudly: "Yes, there is a ......"

Hongzhu then understood what Zhu Yanmei had in mind, so she smiled and said: "Auntie, I can make everything in the restaurant, I can do whatever I want at home, just wait for my aunt to prepare the materials for me." ”

Zhu Yanmei stiffened, and nodded after a while.

Li Shi was secretly relieved on the side. If she really wanted her to bring snacks from the restaurant back to entertain guests, she didn't have that face.

And when it was decided, the people became busy. Hongzhu asked Cheng Wenhan to tell Zhong in the restaurant, and then stayed in the kitchen to work. After a while, close female relatives began to come outside, with Jiang and Zhu Yanmei entertaining, but there was no big mistake. also went to see her in Zhu Biyun's room, so Zhu Zilan accompanied her to say something. For a while, the entire Zhu family looked lively.

In the middle of the afternoon, Sister Zhou, who was next to Mrs. Zhao, came again, and as soon as she saw her, Zhu Yanmei greeted her diligently and called her sister one after another.

Hongzhu looked at Zhu Yanmei's affectionate appearance coldly, and secretly thought that Zhu Yanmei could go to the Zhao family's old house for the New Year, and she would be inseparable from Zhu Biyun's family affairs.

I didn't know that when my sister opened her mouth that week, it was not a happy event, she said sadly: "Alas, this thing is really unfortunate, our third master Xun got a letter from the capital, and left for Beijing in a hurry last night......"

As soon as he said this, the Zhu family was stunned.

Sister Zhou saw that she was frightened, slapped her mouth and said, "Blame me for not making it clear." The second lady of my family said, this is to marry the second room, and there is no need to visit the church, and it doesn't matter if the third master Xun is not there, the marriage is still done according to the day. ”

The Zhu family looked at each other, but Zhu Yanmei reluctantly smiled and responded, "Is this the truth, or is it important to ......get down to business?"

Jiang Shi was not happy in his heart, so he didn't speak.

Sister Zhou looked at her, and suddenly smiled: "The second lady of my family had to buy wine in the front yard to celebrate, thinking that there was no one at the banquet who was not good-looking, so she ordered someone to invite the eleventh master of our family to help ......."

Zhu Yanmei couldn't sit still as soon as she heard this, and asked in surprise, "Really?"

Sister Zhou smiled very reservedly, but she couldn't hide the pride in her eyes, "Seriously!" After a pause, she said, "I just got the right words from the other end, and the eleventh master should go." ”

"Okay, great......" Zhu Yanmei was so happy that she couldn't speak.

And the old lady Zhu and the Jiang family, who knew the details, also changed their faces, and the slightest reluctance from before had long since dissipated.

Hongzhu, who came to serve tea, heard a little bit of it, but he didn't understand it at the moment. As soon as I turned around and went to the kitchen, I woke up. It turned out to be Zhao Xiao......

The author has something to say: I thought I was going to be captured......