After finishing the meal, everyone moved to the upper room to eat tea. Lu Jia's old age and poor spirits made him have to rest after lunch every day, so he went back to the room first. The rest sat down for tea at Liu's place, and the little maid on the door came to report: "The Zhang family sent someone to pick it up, and the sedan chairs of Mrs. Aunt and Miss Biao are waiting in front of the door." ”

When Aunt Zhang heard this, she got up with her daughter and said goodbye to Liu. Seeing that the hour was not early, Liu only left two sentences, so he took his daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law and personally sent the mother and daughter to the second gate, and said, "We didn't change our clothes, so it's not easy to go out." Send it here, sister, don't be surprised. Aunt Zhang dared to be surprised, so she hurriedly said a few politely and took her daughter with her.

The Liu family sent the mother and daughter of the Zhang family away before returning to the room. Seeing that there was nothing to do here, Sister Lu Hong had already sneaked away. Because Xia Chunchao was a daughter-in-law, he left if he was not good, and he had something to ask, so he followed his mother-in-law back to the upper room.

Entering the room, the little girl Honeysuckle came up to pick up the clothes and hand the tea bowl. Xia Chunchao took a look, and saw that the melon seed skin on the ground had not been swept away, and the big girl Changchun was not in the house, so he asked, "Where did Changchun go?" Why are you the only one waiting here? Honeysuckle was about to answer, but Liu Shi had already spoken: "I will send her to send her aunt and wife." Although I don't resist in this house, I support a slave and maid, but I still support the envoy. ”

Xia Chunchao had a bad tone when he heard this, so he knew that it was because of the previous matter, and hurriedly laughed: "Mother said that I was laughing, I just asked in vain, where do you dare to have such a mind?" Liu didn't answer, and walked straight to the dressing mirror to take off his robe. Xia Chunchao hurriedly stepped forward to serve, but Liu didn't look at her and let her serve once. After finishing his clothes, he sat down on the kang, and instructed Honeysuckle: "Bring a pestle and sit with your grandmother." ”

According to the instructions, Honeysuckle set up a foot pestle in front of the kang.

Xia Chunchao knew that his mother-in-law had something to say, blessed his body, and sat down with his head bowed.

Liu said: "Today's matter, it's not for your mother-in-law to say, you are too ignorant." I see that you are also a smart child on weekdays, why are you so confused today? In front of so many people, they will not obey. Fortunately, all of you here are your own relatives, and no one says anything about them. If it is spread out, won't it be a joke that people like us don't even have an elder and a young physique? What's more, it's just a girl's piece, and it's not a rare object, so what if you give it to your cousin? Such a stinginess makes people have half an eye to see it! ”

Xia Chunchao was almost unreasonable when he heard this, but it was not good to confront him face to face, and said with a smile: "What my mother taught me is that what my daughter-in-law said at that time was also the truth. The daughter-in-law can't live without those two girls in the room now, but if one person is missing, it will add a bit of chaos. If you want to add more people, there is no suitable candidate for the time being. Since the mother was worried that there was no one to serve Miss Table, the daughter-in-law asked someone to come up and pick a really good girl to buy Miss Table. The money is from the daughter-in-law, and there is no need to touch the money in the official. ”

Liu snorted and said, "Hengzhi now that you control the money and property in the family, what does it make if it comes from?" Naturally, wool does not come out of dogs. ”

Xia Chunchao naturally knew where this mother-in-law's resentment came from, and he had nothing to say, so he only forked his words: "On the way back, my daughter-in-law went to the shop to check the accounts, and happened to pass by Hexiangzhuang. Thinking that my mother and grandmother loved to eat the snacks there, I weighed two catties of crystal mooncakes. Later, when the plate was loaded, I asked Zhu'er to bring it. ”

Liu Shi said without saltiness: "This is not August 15, what kind of moon cakes to eat." Why don't you go to the shop to burn incense? How many detours! Your sister hasn't gone out yet, so she can't compare to you, and she's just the one who shows up. ”

Xia Chunchao was very harsh when he heard this, even if he had a good temperament, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

At that moment, she smiled and said: "What my mother-in-law said is that my daughter-in-law is also willing to stay at home and not see outsiders." It's just that all the money used for food at home now comes from the shop and the village. Zhuangzi is fine, but the shop needs to be checked from time to time. Otherwise, the guy below, seeing that the master's family is not careful, will inevitably give birth to some laziness, or engage in favoritism, make a series of merchants, shoddy, and seek to cheat money. The livelihood of our family is all related to this, and the daughter-in-law dare not be unsatisfied. Not to mention, the young master became the ranger general last year, and the family set up wine and entertained guests, and there were those personal contacts, which was a lot of expenses. When the young master comes back in the future, there will inevitably be a lively scene. If there is a promotion and other things, you need to buy official clothes, hire followers, etc. The daughter-in-law has also calculated in private that there will be hundreds of taels of silver inside and outside here. Although it is not difficult for the family to do this now, it is not a small amount. ”

The implication of her words is that it is not her Xia Chunchao who likes to come forward, but it is actually caused by the poverty of the Lu family. And the Lu family can have today's scene, all of which is her own work. What kind of face does the Liu family have, accusing her of not! This matter is a problem in Liu's heart, how can she not hear it! However, because she had something to discuss with her daughter-in-law here, even if she was angry in her heart, she had to suppress it for the time being, and only said: "You are clever, I can't tell you to go." But I have one more matter that I must consult with you. After that, he was about to tell the story, when he suddenly saw Changchun coming in from outside, so he stopped talking and asked first, "Did you send my aunt's wife?" Changchun replied: "My aunt and Miss Cousin have gone in a sedan chair, and there is another sentence that I will give to my wife." ”

Liu Shi wanted to ask what he said, but he changed his mind and said: This girl has never been able to say half of it, presumably because this daughter-in-law is in front of her, and it is not good to sue her face to face. Fortunately, there was no urgency. Then he said to Xia Chunchao: "You have been busy all day today, you must be very tired, go back and rest first." Ming'er, let's talk again. ”

Xia Chunchao knew the situation, so he got up and said, "I took some good fish maw in the shop today, just to make up for the old lady and his wife." I went and said it was stewed for the kitchen, and it was ready for dinner. Liu nodded, and Xia Chunchao went out.

After Xia Chunchao left, Liu asked Changchun, "What did your aunt's wife say?" Changchun stepped forward and said, "Mrs. Aunt replied to Mrs. and said thank you for your kindness." However, it is difficult for them to eat and dress as a family. Although there is a wife's help at the moment, it is not a long-term reason. I also hope that my wife will beg her husband to find an errand for her husband to do well. Liu Shi sighed and said, "Her words are light, where is it so easy!" Now that the year is old, decent errands are easy to find! In order to be the master book in the past, the debt owed to the Xia family is not clean now. It's just that I climbed a relative, and I passed vaguely. At this point, she couldn't help but think of the fact that all the money in and out of this family was in Xia Chunchao's hands, and her heart was on fire again, and she slapped her hand on the case.

Changchun saw that his wife didn't know why he was angry, and he didn't dare to speak for a while.

After stopping for a long time, Liu said: "Honeysuckle went to the old lady's house to take a look, and saw that the old lady had never gotten up." If you don't get up, come back. If he was already up, he said that his wife had gone over to greet the old lady. Honeysuckle agreed, came back in the middle of the morning, and said, "The old lady just got up, and said that Hengzhu was fine in the afternoon, and the wife would go over." ”

When Liu heard this, he got up and cleaned up and took Changchun over.

When I walked outside Lu Jia's room, I saw the little girl Baohe standing on the door. As soon as he saw her coming, Baohe said, "Mrs. is here, the old lady has just gotten up, and now she is sitting in the bright room." Liu nodded and walked up the stairs. Baohe opened the curtain, and Liu walked in, and as soon as he turned his steps, he entered the bright room.

When I entered the bright room, I saw Lu Jiashi lying crooked on the kang, leaning on an emerald blue embroidered turtle crane long-term silk soft pillow behind him. Pauline was kneeling in the kang, beating her legs with a beauty. On the kang table on the side, there are two plates of fine snacks and a cup of hot tea.

Liu knew that the old lady had to eat a freshly stewed juniper berry candied fruit to make tea every day when she got up for lunch break, and that's it. Just caught a glimpse of the snacks in the white porcelain plate, and I couldn't help but feel a little unhappy.

At that moment, she hurriedly stepped forward to greet the old lady, and Lu Jiashi ordered her to sit down and talk.

Liu sat down on the chair on the ground, and smiled at Lu Jiashi first: "Spring Dynasty went out to incense today, because my daughter-in-law had instructions before I went, I bought two catties of crystal moon cakes." The daughter-in-law was going to tell her to send the old lady first, but the old lady had already got it. Lu Jiashi glanced at her, bowed slightly, and said: "This child in the Spring Dynasty has always been filial. After speaking, he stared at her again and said, "Don't play those tricks in front of me, although I am old, I am not so confused." You also came to this house as a daughter-in-law when you were a teenager until now, and I naturally know what you have in mind. When Liu Shi heard this, he happened to poke at the bottom of his heart, and he blushed and said: "The daughter-in-law is also filial in her heart, but she is not allowed to go out, and she doesn't have much spare money." ”

Lu Jiashi propped himself up, and Baolian hurriedly stuffed the soft pillow inside. Just hear her say, "I'm not talking about that. Today, you rushed out of the Spring Dynasty, summoned your sister and your niece, and asked me to see you. Don't I know your calculations? It's just that you have to ask me what I mean first, so that you can use the words from my mouth to suppress the Spring Dynasty. I know in my heart that I advise you to speak away. ”

Seeing that her mother-in-law was exposed to her face, she couldn't hide it anymore, so she had to say: "My daughter-in-law is also thinking about the Lu family's incense, how many days has the Xia family been in our house, and I don't even have any news in my stomach." How can it be good to go on like this? It's better to plan early, not to mention that such things often happen in the world, and what's the big deal. Could it be that we can't make it to others? ”

Lu Jiashi sneered and said, "I told you to be honest, but you want to pretend to be confused in front of me." Brother Yong has been away from home for many years, how can there be news about her stomach?! If something like that really happened, wouldn't you, the mother-in-law, force her to hang herself? You say this, fool? To be honest, you think that the Chun Dynasty has been holding the family's money for a long time, and Brother Yong'er treats her very well, so you have no bottom in your heart. I also feel that it is inconvenient for money every day, so I want to call your niece in so that I can share her power. Yes and no?! ”。