After the meal, everyone left quickly, and when they returned to the third room, Su asked the third master, the second sister, and the third master paused, and said: "The second sister was my father who was in charge at the beginning, and married the third child of the Liao Mansion at that time, and then Liao Taibao got sick, and the Liao family all returned to their hometown in Jiangnan, and the second sister followed back and did not return to Beijing." ”

Su Shi nodded, she knew this when she got married, what she wanted to ask was what kind of person was the second aunt's wife, why didn't she go back to Beijing and never heard of sending a letter to her mother's family.

The third master listened to his wife's doubts, and then said: "The second sister has a bad temper and speaks not casually, Jin Niang will avoid her in the future, if she says anything, don't take it to heart." "This is the embarrassment of seeing my wife in front of my sister just now.

Su Shi nodded and said in his heart that he had learned the lesson, and it was the first time he had seen a person who spoke so quickly without saving face.

Early the next morning, the whole family recognized their relatives in Yuancaotang, and met the second aunt and wife who had just returned home, Su thought that his daughter-in-law was polite and didn't talk much, so he didn't explain in advance, lest the second aunt and wife see something again, and the words would be even more excessive. This time, Su Shi picked a head face with enough weight to prepare as a greeting gift, she saw that a maid behind Mrs. Hou was also holding a gift box, and Mrs. Hou would smile when she saw Su Shi looking over.

The second master and the second wife also came with the second house girl, that is, the sixth lady was in the courtyard of the lady, standing behind the lady, and when she saw the person in the second room coming in, she walked over and stood behind the fourth grandmother.

The second aunt and wife prepared a gift for the juniors in each room, and they were all men, the little ladies were the same as the daughters-in-law, and the little ladies were all pen and ink, which seemed to be wholesale.

Mrs. Hou and Su gave their niece another gift, and even the haggard second wife also gave a big gift. Then when the cousin-in-law gave Liao Niangzi a meeting gift, looking at Liao Niangzi's face, everyone was shocked, and they all recovered their complexions.

After admitting her relatives, Mrs. Tai sent everyone back quickly this time, and she didn't give everyone a polite greeting, so she was probably afraid that this daughter would say something unkind when she came, which would scare people.

After going out, Mrs. Hou dragged Su Shi, Su Shi nodded, and the two of them went to the Buddha Hall, after sitting down, without waiting for Su Shi to order someone to prepare tea, Mrs. Hou said: "It's really scared to death, the second aunt and Mrs. are more perverse than before." ”

Su Shi was puzzled and asked, "What?"

Mrs. Hou patted her chest and said: "If you want to say that your cousin is angry, this second aunt and wife are scary, you haven't married in at that time, the second aunt and wife don't talk about others in the house, even the old marquis is taboo about her, that is, she has been absent for many years, and the cousin and wife dare to jump so much, if the second aunt and wife are here, let alone dare to start directly, just squint at her, and the cousin's wife will wilt." ”

Su Shi couldn't smile bitterly, the three sisters-in-law are really peculiar, and they are not like ancient women who follow the rules. This is Mrs. Tai's dedication to her mother's family, allowing her children to grow up, crooked and crooked, and it is the mallet that grows into a stunned child, but it is also natural nature.

Su Shi said curiously: "I haven't seen you talk about the second sister usually, I think maybe the second sister is a good character." ”

Mrs. Hou twitched the corners of her mouth and sighed: "You just got married, just like the third brother, I can't care about saying anything else to you, and then I just forgot, I really forgot her, and the second aunt and wife never sent a letter to the house, so I wrote a letter more than ten years ago, saying that I was sick, and then I got better, and when I came back this time, I think my spirit is fine, and I must be recuperating well." ”

Su Shi then asked: "Didn't say why you came back this time? You also brought your niece back? Are you going to marry in Beijing?"

Mrs. Hou said: "Who dares to ask her? Master Hou still asks me, but how do I know? ”

Looking at Su's puzzled gaze, Mrs. Hou explained: "The second aunt and wife have been friends with Princess Changning since she was a child, and one of Princess Changning's sisters is the eldest daughter-in-law of the second aunt's husband's family, that is, she is a concubine with the second aunt's wife. ”

Su Shi nodded loudly, that Princess Changning doesn't seem to be a good person, how did these two get together?

Mrs. Hou gossiped about the feat of the second aunt and wife in her mother's house when she was not married, because she was born in the same year as the second master, and she was two months older than the second master, but she was also a sister, and once she gave a few unpleasant words to the second wife who had just married in, or the second wife could just bleed and prepare a big gift?

Su Shi was very curious about this second aunt who did her own thing, but she didn't dare to provoke, and she would still be a quail in the future, but unfortunately, in the middle of the afternoon, this quail was picked up and slipped to the edge of the grass hall, the third master was not at ease, and wanted to follow, Su didn't let it, the women in the house met, and they couldn't go back and let the third master follow.

When I arrived at the edge of the grass hall, I didn't see Mrs. Tai, Su was still a little strange, the second aunt sat on the chair, saw Su come in, and smiled, Su's heart was so smiling at her, I just heard the strange nature of this second aunt today, so I found myself, I was really a little afraid.

The second aunt pointed to the side seat and asked her to do it, and this time the Su family was not polite, so she quickly sat down.

After the Su family also called the second sister, she didn't speak, and the second aunt didn't talk nonsense, and said directly: "There is a relative in Su Mansion in Jiangnan, who asked me to bring something to your mother's family, and if you take it away and send it to your mother's family, I won't come to the door." ”

Su Shi got up and quickly sat down, and replied yes, the second aunt and wife smiled, took a sip of tea, and urged: "Don't be nervous, I'm not as terrible as they say, that is, I have a straight temperament, I don't like to beat around the bush, and I can say whatever I want, don't hide it like other women, say a half-sentence, annoying." ”

Su Shi nodded, smiled slightly, and said in his heart: I don't know you well, so I can't say anything.

Seeing that Su Shi was still shy, that smile made the second aunt and wife pause, she put away her smile and waved her hand, Su quickly said goodbye, and patted her chest when she went out, why did she feel that this second aunt was a little moody.

A mother-in-law at the door saw Su Shi coming out, so she took Su Shi to Mrs. Tai's warehouse, pointed to the three big cages and said to Su Shi: "This is Jiangnan Su Mansion to Su Yushi's house, third wife, the slave maid will find someone to carry you to the third room." ”

Su Shi nodded, wondering in his heart, his mother's family has a side branch in Jiangnan, but he hasn't been in touch for many years, how can he have contact with his second aunt?

When he returned to Yantang, the third master was hanging around the door with the mountain, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his wife come back, and then saw a few subordinates carrying three cages, and asked, "Didn't the second sister give us something?"

Su said: "This is for my mother's family, oh, it's not for the second sister, it's for my mother's family in Jiangnan, and the second sister will bring it back." ”