Chapter 4 Courtship
On the day of Xia Xiaoyu's washing, almost all the men, women and children in the village came, shouting to see this little Jiaojiao, but in fact, they all had a little bit of the meaning of watching the demons in their hearts. Think about it, Xia Xiucai's daughter-in-law who only gave birth to a boy and not a girl actually gave birth to a girl, how rare it is.
Mrs. Xia repeatedly told her granddaughter-in-law: "Just take it out when you wash three." Hurry up and hug it back, it's windy outside. "But I thought in my heart, there are no serious people in this township, you can kiss it for a while, and I will pinch it, don't scare the child.
Xia Xiucai was surrounded by a few friends who had a good relationship, "Brother Xia Xian, this female doll of yours came just right, you see that my grandson is three years old this year, smart and clever, and he is already enlightened." ”
"How about our two brothers set a doll kiss. ”
There was a lieutenant over there, "Brother Xia, he is taking advantage of you." Look at my son, who is five years old, come, come on. As he spoke, he pulled over a tiger-headed kid.
"Little brother, little brother" Zhang Shuban also led a six or seven-year-old child over to greet him, "Come and meet Uncle Xia Shi." ”
Someone in the other side of the car shouted, "Sir, sir, congratulations." This is the younger brother. "I think it's a disciple of Xia Xiucai.
Xia Xiucai looked at the group of heroic teenagers with a red face, uh, of course, there are a few who can't walk yet, and they are playing with snot in their parents' arms at this time.
Look!!!
Look!!!
This is a family with a hundred women begging. The son born by himself is always unsatisfactory, but this uncle can slowly pick a satisfactory one.
Sister-in-law Xia took the third sister-in-law and the fourth sister-in-law to receive the neighbors, her mouth was so happy that she couldn't close it, she entertained the Zhang family for a while, and answered the Li family right for a while, and she was as busy as three spinning tops.
Finally, the guests dispersed, and the faces of the concubines were stiff with smiles, and they went to the stove to clean up the dishes, tables and chairs.
The eldest sister-in-law sighed tiredly.
The third sister-in-law has the loudest voice and a fast mouth: "Our sister is really blessed." It was born to rain in time, and today is such a good day. ”
"The ninth sister is blessed. Oh, you don't see that so many girls and sisters-in-law pull me to look at their sons and nephews. I don't even know what to say. The honest fourth sister-in-law also said happily.
"No, this kid has seen too much today, and I want to vomit when I saw those boys in our family just now. The third sister-in-law also received it with a smile.
The sister-in-law teased: "That's not too much, don't you have it again." ”
The third sister-in-law sighed when she heard this: "But you can't compare with other people's sons, this is not better than I don't know, and we will be compared with these few of us." "The third sister-in-law loves to compare with others, and she can't wait to be willing to even have her hair thicker than others.
"Third brother and sister, my nephew is only three years old, and the three-character scripture can be memorized word for word in a thousand-character text, what else do you want. The sister-in-law knew the problem of the third brother and sister, and sure enough, when she said this, the third sister-in-law's face was faintly a little colorful.
"Dad also said that the seventh brother is talented and intelligent, and he is a prodigy who is seen once in a century, but we can't compare with him. The sister-in-law pursed her lips and snickered.
As soon as the third sister-in-law heard this, her face showed a little stupidity, but her mouth was still beautiful: "The seventh brother is a good one, we can't compare." ”
The fourth sister-in-law knew that the two of them were selling fast, so she hurriedly interrupted: "I don't know what kind of people will be blessed in the future and ask for our ninth sister." ”
The third sister-in-law snorted: "These individuals are not greedy for the ninth sister to have eight elder brothers. If the son is not motivated in the future, the eight elder brothers can still watch their sister suffer, and then one person will pull a little, and life will be passable. If the son is motivated, and the eight elder brothers are all carrying the point, there may be some kind of creation in the future. ”
The fourth sister-in-law thinks about it, it is great for ordinary people to have two or three brothers, if there is no lazy and lazy delay, it is an excellent family business. Thinking about it like this, he said: "Mother is also blessed, these eight brothers, except for the eighth brother, who can't see anything when he is young, the others are not all very good." ”
The eldest sister-in-law looked at the fourth sister-in-law teasing and smiled, "The fourth uncle is skillful!"
Seeing that the fourth sister-in-law's face was flushed.
"The heirs of this rich man are thin. I heard that Zhang Yuanwai's family in the county is also a three-generation single lineage, and this time he also sent someone to give a gift. ”
The fourth sister-in-law was just laughed at by the sister-in-law, and was anxious to divert the topic, so she hurriedly wondered: "I haven't heard that our two families have moved around?"
The third sister-in-law smiled sheepishly: "Our father has a student who is their family's tent. However, "
"Hmph!" the third sister-in-law snorted heavily, "There are only a few shops in their house. ”
The eldest sister-in-law shook her head: "That's not a few shops, I heard that more than a dozen nearby counties have their family's silk business." There are also two granges. ”
The third sister-in-law pouted: "That's not as good as Wang County's order." Master Lin, you know, is also our father's student. This time, Wang County ordered Master Lin to send three baptismal gifts, and I heard that he would come to congratulate him in person on the 100th day. ”
This Wang County Ling also gave birth to such a son in his thirties, and he is also four years old this year, which is very delicate.
The sister-in-law nodded convincingly.
The third sister-in-law only felt that her heart was pushed by the seventh brother of the prodigy just now, and at this time she finally relaxed.
The eldest sister-in-law glanced at her, pursed her lips again, and continued: "If you want to say that our family's days are really getting better and better." You see that the fifth brother is only thirteen or fourteen years old, and when he heard Master Lin say that he was fine, he would go to the county government and help others do some copying and writing work. ”
The fourth sister-in-law also nodded: "Not really." People are also sincere, and they never ask others for errands and wages. ”
The third sister-in-law tugged at the corners of her mouth: "He is Sima Zhao's heart - everyone knows it." "I look down on my sister-in-law more and more. One mind is working on these young, simple-minded and promising younger brothers. Get some worthless and fun little things to envelop the fifth and seventh brothers, and think that no one can see through their careful thoughts.
The sister-in-law smiled, and everyone knew what it was. The fifth brother is so cheeky to work in the yamen, Master Lin is a student of the old man, and others are naturally not easy to say. Seeing that Ding Lao Clerk is old, his own son is not doing his job, and the fifth brother wants this clerk position, not to mention that it is almost stable.
"In my opinion, the daughters-in-law that our younger brothers marry in the future will definitely not be wrong. Don't talk about anything else, the third sister-in-law and the fourth sister-in-law are better than me, a farmer. The sister-in-law sighed.
The third sister-in-law was just a little more comfortable in her heart, and when she was stabbed by the sister-in-law like this, she immediately showed a little unhappiness on her face.
To say that the third sister-in-law's maiden family is really good, although it is a small wine-making workshop, it is good that you don't have to rely on the sky to eat. This drink is a profitable livelihood, and there are a few recipes for making wine at home. If compared with the family background of her mother's family, the third sister-in-law is the only one among the three concubines, and she steadily presses the eldest sister-in-law and the fourth sister-in-law.
It's just that this recipe for winemaking is passed on to the son but not to the daughter. The third sister-in-law's family also has two brothers, although the third brother is capable, the third sister-in-law's mother-in-law refuses to give up to her son-in-law. Rao is third brother Xia is clever, and when he was an apprentice, he secretly figured out a few ordinary recipes, but there were still one or two tricks that he couldn't understand.
Now that Fifth Brother Xia's family affairs are close at hand, this future fifth brother's daughter-in-law is the third sister-in-law's fierce rival. Xiao Xia's mother-in-law and fifth brother fell in love with Lan'er, the youngest daughter of the shopkeeper of the county's lamp oil store. Mrs. Xiao Xia is cautious, and she has already asked someone to find out the tone of the shopkeeper's house, and she can officially propose marriage just by waiting for the fifth brother's clerical matter to be decided.
Lan'er's father is still only the shopkeeper of a small county town, but this owner is Master Liu, the prefect of Lanxiang Mansion. I heard that in another year or two, the big shopkeeper will retire, and he will be a proper big shopkeeper. At that time, the entire lamp oil shop in Lanxiang Mansion was under his control, and he was much tougher than his father in terms of both the future and the background.
As for Miss Lan'er, she is even more of a delicate and transparent character, needless to say, the needlework girl is popular. I heard that when I was a child, I also accompanied the eldest lady of Lanxiang Mansion to read and play together, and the friendship was extraordinary. If this family business is completed, even the future of the fifth brother is bright.
The third sister-in-law thought in her heart, but she still said disapprerovingly: "That's not it, their brothers have become the climate, and they can pull us in the future." When he said the word "pull", he couldn't help but increase his tone.
Sister-in-law Xia smiled silently. After a while, the concubines put away the dishes, tables and chairs, and asked the sixth brother and Zhu'er to return all the borrowed household items to the neighbors.
A few days later, Xia San's sister-in-law really diagnosed Ximai, and she was more than two months pregnant.
By the day of the 100th day, the Xia family's new house had been built. Because of the construction of the house, there was no banquet at the full moon. Therefore, there were a lot of people who came on this day of 100 days, and even several large families in the county came to congratulate the housewife.
In the end, the Xia family has two talents, Xia Xiucai and Fifth Brother, which are faintly much stronger than ordinary Zhuang families. Mrs. Xiao Xia treats people even more generously and decently, and is different from ordinary peasant women. This daughter-in-law is not married to a daughter, the emphasis is on bowing her head to marry a woman, plus Xiaoxia's mother-in-law has raised her sons well. I think that if this daughter can learn her mother's seven or eight points, she will be able to prosper when she reaches her in-law's house in the future.
At this time, Xia Xiaoyu was more than three months old, she ate a lot, used it well, and looked stronger than an ordinary girl. A fleshy little face, with two bulging cheeks, squeezed the originally big eyes a little smaller. The black and bright eyes are dripping east and west, and there is really no time to spare. The little girl also has a lot of strength, and she doesn't know whose old man's beard she grabbed and won't let go, and several people even pulled it open.
Where can Xiao Xia Pozi hold her with one hand, the little girl saw Xia Xiucai from a distance, and waved vigorously with her little hands: "Daddy" shouted. Although the voice is not loud and the words are not very clear, you can hear that it is the father who shouts if you listen carefully.
For a while, everyone shouted in amazement.
Xia Xiucai's thin face suddenly glowed, and even the eye knife given by Xiao Xia's mother-in-law happily took it.
It turned out that the nine girls came out of the dark room after the full moon. Xia Xiucai goes home every day, and he must be hugging and teasing without leaving his hand. Place your small head in your big palm and your little body on your arm. Holding it like this, I can look at it intently for several hours.
That's just it, but he didn't get tired of it, and he was reluctant to call his daughter for a few hours: "Daddy, daddy." ”
The old Xia woman and the little Xia woman were called by him, but he looked like he was tired of it.
is so affectionate that even Xiao Xia's mother-in-law is ashamed of herself. I've been talking like this for more than three months, and it's annoying to think about Xiaoyu, and recently I've started babbling and struggling to protest: "Dad"
Hearing this kitten-like voice, Xia Xiucai became even more crazy, shouting that this daughter was a little more powerful than his prodigy son.