068 New Year's Gift
On the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, people came from Lu'an Village.
It is a small steward of the third aunt's family and a mother-in-law in the inner courtyard, and it is a couple. Xia Chenghe had tea with the little butler, and the mother-in-law went to listen to Hexuan to ask Luo for peace.
Seeing the mother-in-law's blessing, Luo was very unaccustomed to it, and without waiting for the mother-in-law to bow down, he stepped forward to help someone and pointed to the seat.
"Do you have all the things at home?"
"It's complete. My wife thought that it was not easy for Mrs. Xia San to send her family in previous years, but this year, it was easy for Mrs. Xia San to divide the family, so she was busy asking the old slave to send Mrs. Xia San a celebration. The smile on the mother-in-law's face has always been carrying, and the tone of her voice will not be too familiar and disgusting, nor will it be green and contemptible.
And this kind of rhetoric just happens to show her identity, which is a very useful one in the inner courtyard.
Eleven Niang's eyes flashed with a touch of sneer, and she smiled beside her, "Mom looks like an eye-catcher, is she on an errand in my third aunt's yard?" ”
Luo didn't hear the meaning of Eleven Niang's words, but Yuan Niang heard it, and couldn't help but look at Eleven Niang and shook her head gently.
Eleven Niang waited for the woman to speak with a smile on her face.
The smile on the woman's face stiffened for a moment, and she said, "There are many people serving in the inner courtyard, and it is normal for Miss Biao not to recognize the old slave." ”
"Oh......" Eleven Niang put aside the mother-in-law and Luo Shi and talked about the few people who served around Aunt Luo, who had a good personality, and what she liked the third aunt the most, etc.
The woman listened, laughing awkwardly, cold sweat gradually oozing from her back, this young lady looked at a soft and soft person, and when she spoke, the kung fu of hiding needles in the cotton was really not ambiguous at all.
So much so that if Luo asked anything next, she would answer whatever she wanted, and she didn't dare to move at all.
"Your old lady and old lady are all right?"
"TOEFL, the old lady and the old lady are in good health, and they tease their grandson every day, and they always laugh." The mother-in-law laughed.
"How is your wife? Sister Ling and Brother Yun are obedient? Do you want to mess with your wife? ”
"Mrs. Nice. Miss will help Mrs. coax the little master every day, and don't trouble my wife. The answer is decent.
"Your lord can have a good year at home this year, right?" Mo Shouchen has not been at home for the New Year for three consecutive years because of business contacts.
The mother-in-law laughed, obviously very happy, "Yes, listening to the Ruyi girl next to my wife, the master is not going out this year." ”
Roche was also happy, "That's good, that's good, it's finally a reunion year." Eleven Niang, what about the New Year's gift you prepared earlier? Let this mother bring it back with her. ”
The mother-in-law hurriedly got up, "The mother-in-law's surname is Yuan, and Mrs. Xia San will call the mother-in-law to call the mother-in-law." ”
Luo was stunned and said with a smile, "Mother Yuan, sit down." ”
"Mrs. Xie Xiasan."
Eleven Niang watched her mother-in-law sit down, and then said to Luo Shi with a smile, "Mother, I will go to the third aunt to discuss something tomorrow, you can't let me go empty-handed, right?" ”
Luo glanced at Shi Niang, didn't think much about it, and said with a smile, "Then you can run tomorrow, and you won't be tired of Mother Yuan." ”
Yuan Pozi hurriedly said no, no, Eleven Niang smiled.
A few people chatted a few more words, Luo's left for dinner, Yuan Pozi naturally wanted to leave, Luo personally sent her out of the yard, Yuan Pozi said again and again that she didn't dare to bother the second aunt's wife.
It wasn't until she went out that Mrs. Yuan's vest was still wet and sticky, and when she went out of the city, she dared to fold her sleeves in the car and whisper to the steward, "Didn't you say that my wife's second sister's family is poor?" How can you look at the courtyard like a landlord's house? There are also the young ladies around Luo's side, all of them are as beautiful as flowers, not to mention, they just sit with a smile and a silent appearance, which is not inferior to the pampered daughter of the big landlord's family......"
The steward glanced at the groom who was driving the car in front of him, took Mrs. Yuan's hand and whispered, "I heard that Mrs. Xia San's family has an eleventh girl, who is a capable person, and she is very in the eyes of our master, maybe this house was secretly sent by our master." ”
Mrs. Yuan's eyes widened instantly, and she pointed in the direction of the Xia family's new house, "You mean...... Our lord and Mrs. Xia's eleventh girl have, that ......"
"Phew! What nonsense! The steward slapped Mrs. Yuan and took a sip.
Mrs. Yuan stretched out her hand and twisted it on the butler's waist, "You dare to beat me when you say it ambiguously?" ”
The steward begged for mercy, "Okay, it's my mistake, the lady is merciful." ”
"Tell me what's going on."
The steward rubbed the piece of meat that was pinched and moved it into the carriage, Mrs. Yuan followed and made up for it, and the steward said, "I heard that the eleventh girl introduced a big business to our master, and the master made a lot of money, so I said that the Xia family's house may have been given by the master." ”
Mrs. Yuan didn't believe it, "No matter how capable Miss Eleven is, she is just a boudoir girl, and she can still introduce business to our master?" You listen to people's nonsense, you! ”
The steward folded his hands and leaned back on the carriage, "Believe it or not." ”
Mrs. Yuan's eyes rolled, and she opened her mouth to say something, and suddenly remembered the little girl who warned her earlier, those clear and Lingling eyes, obviously with a smile, but it made her shudder, that feeling she only had when the old man, the old lady, and the old man looked over. My heart was cold, and I didn't dare to say anything I wanted to say.
The steward glanced at her, saw that she wanted to speak and stopped, and her eyes were slightly frightened, and slowly closed her eyes.
How can they have their share in the master's affairs, it is better to keep to themselves than anything else, this old woman is timid, otherwise, her clever mind will be used, and their family will not plan to mix!
When they got home, Mrs. Yuan and the housekeeper went to report.
Aunt Luo was very happy to hear Mrs. Yuan say that there would be a young lady in the twenty-seventh Xia family to come over to give New Year's gifts, "They are celebrating the New Year in the town this year, and they won't go back to Jiuli Pavilion?" ”
"Yes, after listening to Mrs. Xia San's meaning, I will stay in Yanghuai Hutong in the future, and I will not return to Jiuli Pavilion." Mrs. Yuan stood and responded, and her attitude was very respectful.
The degree is very respectful.
Third Aunt Luo smiled and said to Ruyi who poured water beside her, "Look, I'll just say that my second sister's temper will not go back because of this incident, and the gang in Jiuli Pavilion want to calculate my second sister, hum......"
Ruyi glanced at Mrs. Yuan, and sent the hot tea to Aunt Luo San with a smile, "Mrs. holds warm hands, Mrs. Xia San's matter is over, you can rest assured." Do you know which lady is coming tomorrow? ”
Quietly pulled the topic away, and looked at Mrs. Yuan with a smile, Mrs. Yuan only felt that a cold sweat broke out on her vest again, and she had a smile on her face, "The old slave forgot to ask, it seems to be Miss Eleven......"
"It's the girl!" Aunt Luo took a sip of tea and called Ruyi, "You go and tell the kitchen, Miss Ming'er will come over and let them stew the duck soup in advance, don't put those messy ...... in it"
"Ma'am." Ruyi couldn't cry or laugh, "We haven't eaten dinner yet......"
Aunt Luo just wanted to say what it had to do with that, but Brother Yun'er's heart-rending cry suddenly came from the inner room, and Aunt Luo hurriedly threw away the teacup and ran indoors, Ruyi's face faded, and said to Mrs. Yuan, "What to say and what not to say, Mother Yuan must have a rod and scale in her heart!" ”
"Yes, yes, the old woman is awake, and she will not talk nonsense." Mrs. Yuan hurriedly hung her head and said.
Ruyi waved his hand, "Go ahead." ”
Mrs. Yuan was busy retiring, and almost tripped over the threshold when she went out, and when she got home, she was scared and sick, and she pulled the steward's hand and shouted, "Didn't I just listen to two sentences, so I was scared ...... like this."
……
The next day, Eleven Niang first went to the car dealership with Xia Chenghe to buy a carriage, with a total of eighty taels of carriages, Eleven Niang wanted to buy one more, but she was worried that it would be too eye-catching, which made people worry, and then her father and mother were embarrassed, so she simply bought one and rented one.
Knowing that no one in Shi Niang's family would drive the carriage, the shopkeeper of the carriage and horse shop enthusiastically introduced a guy in the shop to help drive the car, and promised to let the guy teach the family to drive the car.
Eleven Niang thanked her and went home with Xia Chenghe.
Xia Chenghe was very happy, "Dad can drive the ox cart, but it's not as good as your Uncle Li, and Dad Ming'er learns to drive the carriage, where you want to go, Dad will take you there......"
After driving the carriage back to the house, Yanxia and Huichun moved the New Year's gifts prepared early in the morning to the car, most of which were cloth, jewelry and some bits and pieces that Eleven Niang bought back in the capital.
"Daddy, will you go with you?" Xia Chenghe glanced at the guy who was driving the car and was a little worried.
Eleven Niang squinted and smiled, leaned close to Xia Chenghe's ear and said, "Dad, I'm good at martial arts, he can't move me." When you go to your aunt's house, let Huichun follow, she also knows a little kung fu. ”
Xia Chenghe was taken aback, and went to see Huichun standing quietly behind Eleven Niang, Huichun raised his head as if responding to Eleven Niang's words, and nodded at Xia Chenghe.
Xia Chenghe no longer insisted.
After Yan Xia put away the New Year's gift to Aunt Luo's family, Eleven Niang saw Xia Chenghe and Luo go first, and then got into the carriage with Yan Xia, and the guys from the carriage and horse shop threw off the horsewhip and drove the carriage out of the town behind.
In the car, Yan Xia smiled and put on a cloak for Eleven Niang, Eleven Niang smiled at her, thinking of Xia Cheng and Shicai's eyes when he looked at the chariot and horse shop, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, her father is a little bit of a soldier.
When the carriage arrived at Lu'an Village, there was already a steward waiting at the gate, and when he saw the carriage coming, he hurriedly greeted him.
Asked loudly through the car curtain, "But Miss Cousin from Acacia Hutong?" ”
"Exactly." Yan Xia answered in the car.
The steward smiled, "My wife has been waiting for a long time. Miss Table, please. ”
The guy lifted the curtain, Yan Xia jumped out of the car first, helped Eleven Niang get out of the car, and said to the steward, "The things in the car will be sent to Mrs. Mo's house first." ”
The butler smiled and responded.
Eleven Niang and Yan Xia went inside.
Halfway through, I met Aunt Luo, who came over in a hurry, "Third aunt! ”
Third Aunt Luo suddenly laughed, "Eleven Niang, you're here, the duck soup stewed by Third Aunt and you is almost dry......"
Pulling Eleven Niang to go to his room.
Ruyi smiled and saluted Eleven Niang, Yan Xia and her blessed each other, and the group slowly walked back to Aunt Luo's bedroom.
Seeing the head and fabric that Eleven Niang brought back to her from the capital, Aunt Luo San smiled and bent her eyes, and said hello, and she wanted to show off to her mother-in-law, Eleven Niang was speechless for a while.
Ruyi smiled awkwardly, and helplessly pulled Aunt Luo's sleeve a few times, but it didn't make her change her mind.
Eleven Niang is very happy for Aunt Luo, I heard my mother say that Aunt Luo's temperament is the most docile among the three sisters, but she didn't expect to marry someone, and her temperament has changed greatly.
When my mother said it, there was envy in her eyes that couldn't be hidden.
It is said that marrying is a woman's second life, and the third aunt's current personality is spoiled by the third aunt's husband, and it is used to her mother-in-law and father-in-law who love her, so it is no wonder that the mother is envious.
Eleven Niang smiled and pointed out which ones were for the old lady and the old man, Third Aunt Luo couldn't wait to hold things to invite credit, Eleven Niang and Yan Xia went to see the third aunt Mo Shouzhen.
The effective guard by Mo Shouchen's side is Jiang Yi, and most of the guards under him are surnamed Jiang. The competent entourage steward is not rigid, Mo Shouchen introduced the two to the eleventh mother, one is calm and introverted, revealing a heavy atmosphere, surnamed Mei, Mei Changfeng; A shrewd and capable, a pair of eyes like a sword out of the sheath, the cold mangs bloom, and when he laughs, it makes people feel like a spring breeze, friendly and close, this person's surname is Su, Su Changting.
Eleven Niang greeted the two with a smile, and Mo Shouzhen did not shy away from the two, knowing that both of them were trustworthy to him, so he told them what he meant.
Mo Shou pondered for a moment, "If it is as you say, Wuyue is a narrow-minded person. Although Xianyun Pavilion has more benefits from her joining, but such a person will break Xianyun Pavilion sooner or later, even so, if you don't stay, I wrote a letter to Xianyun Pavilion in the capital, and asked the second shopkeeper to send her back to Xixia. ”
Thinking of the news that she had checked privately, Shi Niang shook her head slightly, "I'm afraid that Wuyue is unwilling to return to Western Xia."
Willing to return to Western Xia. ”
Mo Shouzhen was slightly stunned and asked Eleven Niang, "Why do you say this?" ”
Bow your head and sip your tea.
Eleven Niang raised her eyebrows and glanced at Mei and Su, Lianbu stepped forward and whispered, "I secretly got the news, Wuyue is Da'an who followed his beloved, and that person won't be the third aunt......"
The hot tea in Mo Shouzhen's mouth almost squirted out, and he coughed lightly twice, hiding the embarrassed look between his eyebrows and eyes.
Mei and Su looked at each other and smiled.
Mo Shouchen glanced at the two of them, and the two of them were busy with their looks, and Mo Shouchen glared at Eleven Niang, "Where did you get the messy news, I gave you two people just to let you check these things?" ”
"The third aunt is angry?" Eleven Niang's tone was surprised, but there was a rare teasing between her eyebrows.
Mo Shouchen couldn't help but chuckle, "You girl! Tell me, since you don't want me to drive her away, what do you want to borrow her hand for? ”
Eleven Niang raised her eyebrows, and it was comfortable to talk to smart people.
"Wuyue has private contact with Yipinxiang, and Yipinxiang seems to have a relationship with Zhongqinhou's Mansion, I want to use Wuyue's hand to find out if Yipinxiang is Zhongqinhou's Mansion behind it? I just took the opportunity to dig a pit for Utsuki to jump ......"
Mo Shouchen shook his head, with a look of knowing that you were a little ghost, and waved his hand, "Cheng, I will listen to you about this matter, how do you say that the third aunt writes." ”
Eleven Niang smiled.
After Mo Shouchen finished writing the letter, Eleven Niang said the second thing, "I bought some silver in the capital, and put it in the third aunt's husband to count it as a share, is it feasible?" ”
My father and mother have always been worried about her 100,000 taels of silver, and her heart is uneasy, so she simply kept only a few thousand taels at home, and brought the remaining 100,000 taels to let her third aunt live with silver.
Mo Shou smiled, "How much silver can you buy, and you still want to count it as a share...... didn't finish speaking, looking at the purse of silver tickets that Eleven Niang took out from her arms, she was dumbfounded.
A stack of silver tickets from the Beijing HSBC Bank, one thousand taels and one piece, more than 100 tickets!
"Where did you get so much silver?"
Eleven Niang blinked, "I went to the gambling house to win, do you believe it or not?" ”
"Believe, why don't you believe it?" Mo Shouzhen glared at Eleven Niang funny and angry, "Your father and mother still let you mess around like this?" ”
He hasn't forgotten that Eleven Niang almost lost her life in the gambling house, this girl is a big life, and she is even more bold!
It is estimated that there will be a shadow in this life on the little girl who put this matter aside, but she is good, and she also ran to make a big ticket! Is......
Young people are fearless!
Eleven Niang smiled silently, Mo Shouzhen shook his head and put away the silver, and said to her, "Which share of this silver do you enter?" Is it a glass business or a melon business? ”
"Cold melon, the glass business needs too much money, so it's better for the third aunt to spend more money." Eleven Niang grinned.
Mo Shou said hello and handed the collected silver ticket to Mei Changfeng, "I am going to hand over this piece of cold melon to Changfeng, and you can also go directly to him if you have anything." ”
Mei Changfeng took the silver ticket and stuffed it into his sleeve and made a gesture towards Eleven Niang.
Mo Shouzhen continued, "I have already told Changfeng about the cold melon, and after a while, let Hu Chengxing follow Changfeng to Jianghuai." ”
Eleven Niang nodded.
The two talked about some things about the court, and Mo Shouzhen told Shi Niang about the movements of the eldest son of Su Chongyao, the eldest son of Su Fuyu in the land of Jianghuai, and said, "No wonder Shu Chongyao urged me to settle the silver some time ago, and I am afraid that I want to take advantage of the New Year to dredge up the relationship......"
Eleven Niang smiled, "It's not what it used to be, and the Marquis of Zhongqin Mansion is also going to stand in line." ”
"The Cao family is calm, and they are not afraid of being eaten alive by King Ning and King Qi." Mo Shouchen turned his mind in his heart and shook his head.
"Eat it alive? That's still light, I'm afraid...... I'm afraid," Eleven Niang raised her eyebrows, "There are no bones left." ”
Mei Changfeng and Su Changting glanced at each other, and their eyes could not hide the momentary astonishment, this young lady looked at a beautiful and simple person, how could she say something so gloomy?
……
Coming back from Lu'an Village, Eleven Niang went to Xue Ye's house halfway and asked the guys from the carriage and horse shop to send Huichun back to the new house.
Xue Ye was cooking in the kitchen, when he heard the sound of the door opening wide, he ran out of the kitchen, and saw that the person who came was Eleven Niang, and his eyes were as bright as stars in the sky, "Eleven Niang......"
"Are you having lunch or dinner?" Eleven Niang smiled and took the spatula in his hand and walked to the kitchen.
Xue Ye smiled, "I read the book, and when I was hungry, I found out that it was past lunch time......"
Eleven Niang paused and glanced at him sideways, "So you ate it with dinner?" ”
Xue Ye smiled cutely, Eleven Niang had no resistance, disarmed and surrendered, "I really convinced you!" ”
Eleven Niang was the first to enter the house, Xue Ye followed in with a smile, and without waiting for Eleven Niang to speak, she consciously sat on the edge of the stove and added firewood to it.
Eleven Niang fried several dishes with her hands and feet, and made another soup with hot steamed buns and served it to the table. Sit down and have lunch and dinner with him.
"By the way, your sister can celebrate the New Year with you this year?"
Xue Ye paused slightly, shook his head, Eleven Niang sighed, gave Xue Ye a chopstick dish, and said, "Then you go to our house for the New Year early, there just happens to be an extra study at home, you can sleep in the study." ”
"Is that okay?" Xue Ye raised his head in surprise and looked at Eleven Niang brightly.
Eleven Niang laughed, "Why not?" Aunt Gu is not here, and your sister is not here, where do you want to go if you don't go to my house for the New Year? ”
Xue Ye shook his head and lowered his head to eat, but the corners of his lips couldn't hide a smile under his eyes.
Eleven Niang cleaned up her job, Xue Ye was helping beside her, and suddenly asked, "Is it okay for your eldest sister to come back?" ”
Eleven Niang sighed and shook her head slightly, "The eldest sister is pregnant......
Xue Ye looked stunned, "Young Master Wen's child!" ”
Eleven Niang's head.
"The young master of the Wen family has been engaged to Miss Mu Family, and she will be ...... in the New Year" Xue Ye paused, "What does your eldest sister think?" ”
Eleven Niang smiled bitterly, "The eldest sister has to wait for the young master of the Wen family." ”
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Thank you for the beauties' tickets, Mo Mo Da~