Liu was told by her mother-in-law, opened her mouth for a long time, and simply said: "Since my mother-in-law has made it clear, then my daughter-in-law will make it clear." This Xia family has entered the door of our house, although her face is respectful, but the daily expenses of the family, the money in and out, and even the housework are all in her hands. The family is large and small, and since she came, almost all of them only listen to her orders. At every turn, grandma said, grandma ordered, where to put us? The first two industries outside, Zhuangzi is needless to say, and I have never heard of us. There was no one in the shop, from the shopkeeper to the guy, who was not brought by her mother's family. Although there is a sign on the front of the store that says 'Lu Family Works', what is the difference between it and her Xia family's shop? It's not that the daughter-in-law is going to instigate right and wrong, and the family is not in harmony, but she is just planning for the Lu family. If you go on like this, when Brother Yong'er comes back, won't your husband be sluggish? ”

Lu Jiashi heard her complain about this big talk, and was a little impatient, waved his hand and said, "Don't tell me these things, I don't have the time to listen." What kind of character are you, I don't know in my heart? Thinking that when you didn't break up, you and your little sister-in-law often quarreled, and they would be restless every three or five days. It's enough to make a fuss that our family is scattered, and you can live in peace. Although Huan Cheng is a master bookkeeper, the poor official family, is it so easy to say about family affairs? It was easy to take advantage of the afterglow of the past years to climb the door and kiss well, and this daughter-in-law had to enter the door to make up for the deficit ahead. You haven't eaten for two days, and you've come out to make trouble again. I advise you to save your province, you can be happy every day with this good day, why bother with that trouble! Your daughter-in-law is really unvirtuous, and she is also a good example for your mother-in-law! ”

After Liu Shi ate this reprimand, his face was blue and red, and his heart was ashamed and angry. was about to make a rebuttal, but he heard Lu Jia's words turn around, and said slowly: "However, when I look at Xueyan's child today, I like it very much, and he is really a good child." She looks handsome, her personality is gentle and well-behaved, and it is even more rare that she is also from a scholarly family, and she is a well-read girl. Brother Yong has only one Spring Dynasty by his side, and he is single. The Spring Dynasty also presided over housework, managing the inside and outside, and everything was busy, and it was inevitable that Brother Yong'er would not take care of everything. Although Brother Yong is still in the army, he will come back sooner or later. It's okay for you to find the next one for him first. After speaking, he sighed again and said: "That child is really pitiful, such a good appearance, but he encountered such a thing." But for some family affairs, naturally it is not her turn. This time, even if we do good deeds. After finishing speaking, he clasped his hands together, closed his eyes and recited a Buddha name.

The Liu family snatched a blank meal for Lu Jia's family, and there was no hope for this matter, but he couldn't help but be overjoyed if he didn't want to turn around again. At that moment, she said diligently: "What the old lady said is very true, and I mean the same thing." The old lady said that when the daughter-in-law of Ming was waiting for Ming, she would go to the Spring Dynasty. Lu Jiashi bowed slightly: "Chun Chao is a sensible child, you tell her well, don't be impatient." ”

Liu only listened to her permission to do this, full of joy, where can I still listen to the side. He immediately agreed, and said, "Mother, don't worry, she won't dare to disobey my orders." Lu Jiashi glanced at her, didn't say much, only said: "I'm going to recite the scriptures, you can go." ”

It turns out that this Lu Jia clan believes in gods and Buddhas, and when he gets up every afternoon, he must recite several volumes of the "Diamond Sutra" and fast on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Although Liu is also a little sincere, he is a rabbit-like character, where can he sit down. Therefore, Lu Jiashi sent her away first. After Liu's went, Baohe cleaned up the tea bowl, and Baolian went to the clean room to order sandalwood first. Because Lu Jia's belief in Buddhism, the wall of the bedroom was cleaned up, and the Buddha shrine was enshrined, fragrant flowers and fruits were placed, and the water purification futon was thought to be the place where she recited the Buddha every day.

After Baolian finished cleaning up, she came over and invited Lu Jiashi over, knelt on the ground and put on shoes with Lu Jiashi, and said with a smile: "Mrs. is more noisy today than before." Strange old lady said that she wanted to accept Miss Xueyan as her godgranddaughter, but she didn't let her, it turned out that she had this stubble account. Lu Jiashi smiled lightly: "Your wife is very smart, and her daughter from a small family is not allowed to be on the stage." Pauline asked, "Since the old lady loves the young grandmother, how can she agree to her words?" If Miss Xueyan really entered the door, grandma would not know how to be sad. ”

Lu Jiashi smiled: "What do you know about this girl?" First, what your wife said is also right. Although the Spring Dynasty is now filial piety and respectful, this family all points to her alone, Brother Yong is a young offspring, and it is common for young couples to be afraid of their wives. After a long time, we got a chicken Si Chen, wouldn't people like us eat jokes? Someone comes in, and it's good to divide it. Second, although I said before that the Lu family was close to the door, it was really helpless. If it is still the situation when your old lady was alive, the daughter of this merchant family is still too humble to be a concubine for the Lu family, how can she ask to come in and be the main house? Although the Spring Dynasty is good, it is a pity that there is no good background. Marrying a daughter-in-law like her is really an insult to our family. The girl of the Zhang family, although she has fallen to this point, has a good background. Almost a year ago, she was still an official lady. Accepting her as a concubine will add a bit of brilliance to the façade of our family. I just said such heavy things to your wife, just telling her not to change her mind and make up the story of arson and wife, but the gain outweighs the loss. ”

Baolian was ignorant, so she had to smile and say: "I'm confused, what the old lady said is two words." ”

Lu Jiashi saw that she didn't understand, so he said to her: "Who do we rely on for food and clothing today?" Your wife is a fierce and inward-looking, uneatable thing, looking at it from the outside, but it's actually useless, and you have to dodge and slip in the tight place. If you can separate the family with his brother instigated by your master, it will be considered the top. She has been in charge of the family for many years, and the money has only been sent out, and she has never been taken home. The tenants in the field fought with her for many years, and she would jump at home, and when she came to people, she would be like a puppet clay figure, and she would not cope at all. Year after year, this family has not been asked by her to ask for food. I am not afraid of being ridiculed, and when I begged your grandmother to enter the door, the money for the happy event was actually borrowed by my in-laws. This Lu family's face can be regarded as a loss to my good daughter-in-law! "When it comes to the place of movement, I can't help but slam the kang with my hand. There are people who are old, and they can't be so atmospheric, so they coughed a few times without coming up in one breath.

Seeing that the old lady was angry, Baolian didn't dare to ask again, so she hurriedly poured hot water over, held her to eat, and then said: "This is all in the past, and the family is fine now." The old lady just wants to enjoy the blessings, so why bother asking about these rights and wrongs. ”

Lu Jiashi drank two sips of water, ignored the words, and said again: "It's okay to be on the side, but there are still three major events now." One is Sister Hong's family affairs, although the in-laws' family has not yet been found, that is, in the past two years. Her dowry was not yet ready, and she had to be tightened. The second thing is Brother Yong'er's future, and this battle will always be over one day. When he comes back, the officialdom is in and out of the country, and he has to pay two or three hundred dollars to make it. Lu Jiaxing is all on Brother Yong'er alone, but he can't be sloppy. This last thing is my own business. Although I don't want them to be buried in a grand manner, I always have to take care of the Lu family's face. After these three things, it will cost seven or eight hundred taels of silver. Where does the money come from? Your lord is the master bookkeeper, and a year's income is almost enough for a family to drink the northwest wind. Your wife doesn't need to talk about it. I had to make another plan. I also thought about it in private, in the hands of your young grandmother, now there must be about a thousand taels of silver, and there will be no more. If you think about it, it's really not enough. If you don't trap her, won't our family fall to the pillars? ”

The two masters and servants were talking in the room, when they suddenly heard some noise on the porch outside. Baolian hurriedly raised her voice and asked, "Who is outside?" Bao He came in through the door and said, "It was the girl's cat that ran over, and the girl had already taken it." ”

Lu Jia stopped speaking and went to the clean room to recite the Buddha.

Xia Chunchao walked out of the door of the upper room, and felt that he was very lacking. When I returned to the room, I only explained a few words to the girl, and then fell asleep until the red sun was setting in the west, and I didn't wake up.

Seeing that it was getting late, she was afraid that she would miss dinner, so she hurriedly got up to dress up, and asked, "Can anyone talk back and forth this afternoon?" Is there anything that matters? I was ordered before going to bed, but I got it? Bao'er came up to comb her hair, and replied, "There are two sisters-in-law who came to buy it, and since it is not important, I will send them first." Grandma went to sleep, and Zhu'er went to the kitchen to pass the word. The soup that grandma ordered them to stew has been served, and this time it is time to get it. It didn't matter otherwise, but the girl came a few times. When he saw that his grandmother was asleep, he went back and asked what was the matter, but he refused to tell him. ”

Xia Chunchao listened, thinking to himself, I don't know what this sister-in-law is anxious to find me. Then he said: Zuo is just some naughty deeds, or lack of change to use. He didn't go to his heart, and when he finished combing his hair and dressing, and inquired that the meal had been laid out in the upper room, he still brought the beads over.

Walking to the upper room, the meals were ready, and sure enough, there was the cup of pork ribs and fish maw wolfberry soup ordered by Xia Chunchao in the afternoon.

After a while, the Lu Jia clan and the Liu clan arrived, and everyone sat down. Xia Chunchao served according to the rules of the past, and said with a smile: "This fish maw was taken by my daughter-in-law from the shop today, and it is a good product that Xia's shopkeeper has newly brought in from a Guangdong merchant." This thing is the most nourishing thing, so it is not easy to get such a good glue. The old lady and the wife have tried it, and they have eaten it to prolong their lives and live a long life! ”

Liu Shi listened to these sweet words and pursed his mouth. I was going to spit out some mean words, but because I remembered my mother-in-law's words in the afternoon, I suppressed it. Lu Jiashi laughed, the chrysanthemums on his face bloomed, and he seemed to be very happy, and said: "You kid has a sweet mouth, and he is used to coaxing us old women to be happy." But not to mention whether this soup is nourishing or not, if you have these two sentences, I will live for two more years! When he finished speaking, he laughed again. When she smiled, the room was full of people laughing, and there was a burst of excitement.

Lu Jiashi said to Liu's again: "When the old lady was here, I also ate a few cups of fish maw, which is really a good thing." After eating for a while, some of the problems with sitting down in the old days are gone. Later, the family was not good, and it was broken. Now that the Spring Dynasty is filial, you should also try. I'm sure you've never seen it before. When the Liu family heard this, it seemed that he was secretly ridiculing his humble background and shallow knowledge, so he couldn't help but grit his teeth secretly. It turns out that Lu Jia's family has always valued the family, and the Liu family didn't eat her cold eyes when she was young, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are not good to deal with in this life. Now, both of them are old, and for the sake of decency, they don't mention these things much. This matter is a piece of Liu's heart, and when I heard my mother-in-law mention it again today, I was naturally deeply annoyed. However, in front of the juniors, it was not easy to have a seizure, so I had to laugh and say: "What the old lady said is, where can I compare with the old lady who is well-informed and has seen everything." Lu Jiashi saw that she was respectful, and knew that it was a good thing to beat at noon, so he didn't say that much.

These family members of the Lu family were all used later, and no one knew about these old things, including the Xia Chun Dynasty. Everyone listened to it, and it was just the two ordinary gossip of this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and they also revealed it.

After finishing the meal, Lu Jiashi went back to his room. Xia Chunchao went back to have dinner, and then went to the upper room to sit.

After a while, the old man Lu Huancheng came home. Xia Chunchao and Sister Lu Hong's invitation to An was finished, and they went back separately.

When I returned to the room in the summer and spring, I didn't feel sleepy because I slept for a long time in the afternoon. After sitting down for a while, she remembered the work entrusted to her by her sister-in-law Lu Hong a few days ago, so she asked Bao'er to take the needle and thread, and embroidered it under the lamp.

Zhu'er came over and picked out the wick, stood aside and looked at it, and then said, "The flowers embroidered by our grandmother are so beautiful, and the strange girl is arguing all day long for grandma to embroider for her." Bao'er said: "The girl's needlework was also taught by grandma, how bad can it be?" I just don't want to do it myself. Xia Chun said without raising his head: "Everything next to her is good, but only this rose embroidery is not good, she loves this." ”

While everyone was talking, Sister Lu Hong suddenly came in from outside. Xia Chunchao was unaware that she came at this time, and hurriedly gave up her seat. Sister Lu Hong stepped forward quickly, glanced at the needle and thread in her hand, and said, "My good sister-in-law, do you still have the leisure to do this?" You're about to move with someone! ”。