The second wife's Kashiwain side is busy at this time. 『』

Several young masters all returned, and the deserted Bai Yuan suddenly became vibrant.

"Young Master" and "Young Master" called non-stop.

The figures of the girls were running around and busy, and after a while, the two girls met head-on, one said you don't get in my way, I want to do it for a few years to take the pear cake that the fifth master loves to eat, and the other said, the sixth master loves to be clean the most, and I want to clean his noodles. The two girls fought back and forth and refused to let go, but at this time, a mother insisted on passing through the middle with an extremely strong momentum, with tears in her eyes.

This is the nurse of the fourth master.

Originally, the red family did not raise nurses, and the old lady felt that many nurses relied on the affection of their brothers and sisters in the milk mansion, and they were pretending to be powerful and powerful in the subordinates.

That's it, it's just a trifle.

There are also some housewives who are busy with chores and don't have much time to get along with the little master, but the little master is closer to the nurse who is big and his grandmother, and he has a vicious mind to separate the relationship between mother and son and mother and daughter; What's more, when the little master grew up, he instigated the little master to leave his own mother aside, and instead treated her, the nurse, as a real mother, making people respect and inferior.

What's more, some nurses themselves are not very good in character, and they are angry with the main mother, or spoil the little master too much, so they either intentionally or unintentionally teach the little master badly......

In short, there are endless troubles.

Therefore, the brothers and daughters of the Red Mansion were weaned early, and as soon as they were weaned, they would give the nurse a generous sum of silver out of the house, and they were never allowed to come to the door again.

Only this Xu's mother is an exception.

Speaking of which, she is a poor person, her grandmother is older, but the child in the family died of smallpox, her husband and mother-in-law were not in good health, and they suffered this blow and passed away one after another, leaving her alone.

The second wife saw that she was pitiful, and she loved the fourth master from the bottom of her heart, and her character was good, so she begged the old lady to intercede and stayed. This Mother Xu grew up watching a few young masters in the second room, all of them hurt like beads in their eyes, and several young masters also liked her very much and had a very good relationship with her.

Later, when a few gentlemen grew up, they were not at home when they studied outside all the year round, so the second wife asked her to move to Baiyuan, so as not to make her lonely.

She was originally talking to a little girl named Cui'er, and when she got older, she liked children more, but when she heard that a few gentlemen had come back, she forgot about rheumatism and leg pain, so she immediately ran over and bumped into two delicate girls.

One of the two girls called "my cake" and the other called "my water", but Xu's mother could hear it, and she had already run away. Her joyful voice could be heard from afar.

"Fourth, fifth, and sixth, you're finally back!"

How dare the two girls talk to the fourth master, and Xu's mother, who watched the fifth, sixth, and seventh masters grow up, can only think that they are unlucky to get it again.

In just a few moments, Mother Xu had already arrived in the second wife's house, and met the young masters who came back, and they were all overjoyed.

She looked at this and said, "Fourth master, you have lost weight."

Look at that one again and say, "Fifth Master, you have lost weight." ”

looked at that one again, and said, "Sixth Master, you have also lost weight." ”

It's the same thing, it's a little funny. But her eyes were full of distress and her sincere tone, but she couldn't laugh, but was a little sad.

The fifth master Hongjun is the most considerate, so he stepped forward and hugged Xu's mother, wiped her tears, and said gently: "Okay, with my mother here, just make up for us when we lose weight." Don't cry, if you cry your eyes, you can't make shoes for me, and our classmates say that my mother's shoes are very beautiful. ”

From childhood to adulthood, Xu's mother made clothes and socks for them to make shoes, and in the past two years, her eyes have not been good, and her brothers persuaded and persuaded them again and again, so they only made shoes.

The fourth master Hong Juncai and the sixth master Hong Juncai are two, although their personalities are not as close as those of Hong Junren, one is smiling, and the other is silently looking at Xu's mother, and his eyes are very close.

When the second wife saw it, she couldn't help but be a little envious.

She also has a good relationship with her sons, but since her husband is absent for most of the year, she is afraid that she will spoil the children, so she will inevitably be stricter.

In the long run, her sons were in awe of her, but they were not as close as Xu's mother.

Mother Xu suddenly realized that there was one missing, so she asked, "What about the seventh master?" Why don't you see it? ”

Speaking of this, several gentlemen were a little uncomfortable, Xiao Qi said that he would come soon, why hadn't he come yet? A few people peeked at the second wife with the tails of their eyes.

Mother Xu quietly pinched the palm of the fifth master's hand, and guessed where Hong Junjie might have gone, and suddenly woke up, secretly screaming in her heart that she was old and confused, but it was too late.

Sure enough, the second wife's face immediately darkened.

The mother of the second wife was poisoned to death by the concubine, so when she was in the boudoir, she swore a heavy oath that in this life, she would only marry a man who was willing to guard her for the rest of her life. Otherwise, I'd rather not marry and go as a sister-in-law.

If it weren't for this condition that scared away many suitors, the second wife, the eldest daughter who was born in the family of the eunuch, would not have been the turn of the second master of the Hong family.

The old lady took a fancy to the character and family background of the second wife, and asked to marry the second wife for the second master, and the two could be regarded as husband and wife in harmony and respect for each other.

Who knew that it would jump out of the red three's mother.

Although the second master did not have the intention of taking a concubine, it was a stalk in the second wife's heart. The seventh master is like mixing oil in the honey of the red three good, and every time he has time, he rushes to her.

It's okay as usual, but I haven't been back for a long time, so I went to see her first.

The atmosphere is a little frozen.

At this moment, a hearty voice came

"Mother, I'm back."

Hong Junjie lifted the curtain, strode in, knelt on the ground, knocked his head to the second wife three times, and bowed to the worship, and then got up. When he saw the other brothers, he threw him a look of self-begging.

And the second wife didn't see a smile on her face, so she asked with a gloomy face, "Where did you go?" That's when it came. ”

Hong Junjie smiled: "Where have I been, mother, you don't know yet?" ”

"Okay, you son of a, when you come back, your mother won't see Sister Seo, this is the rule for you to go to the academy to study?"

The second wife said sharply.

She doesn't want to lose her temper when she sees her son, she is a person who is very good at restraining herself. But the son who had been looking forward to it for more than half a year went there as soon as he came back, and he put her mother behind, which really hurt her heart. She was pregnant for ten months, and gave birth to her in nine deaths, is it not as good as his half-sister who is only half related to him?

Hong Junjie was not in a hurry, with a bright smile on his face, and said, "It's because I want to see my mother that I went there first." It's only a little while, but it's a whole day. I came, but I didn't plan to leave, I had to sleep here at night. Does my mother want to change with my third sister? If you want to change, then I'll come to see my mother next time. ”

When the second wife heard this, there was a smile in her eyes.

"I've told you how many times, you're not young now, you have to call your mother, you can't call your mother like you did when you were a child, people think you're disrespectful."

"No matter what they say, I like to call my mother and feel close."

Hong Junjie's temperament is the most self-serving.

The second wife just talked about it, and she was still very happy in her heart. Among the sons, Hong Junjie is not afraid of her, and she is the youngest, so she can't help but feel a little bit of pain.

The fifth master, Hong Junren, secretly stretched out his finger towards Hong Junjie, and the younger brother is the best at coaxing his mother. He is also very popular outside, but he is in awe of his mother, but he can't eat well.

Hong Junjie saw Mother Xu again, everyone sat down, several gentlemen asked about the health of the second wife, and the second wife asked where everyone's books had been read, which was the question that the second wife was most concerned about.

The fourth master knew that if he continued to ask, he was afraid that he would have to take their homework, which was not something that could be completed in a while. The second wife is not just asking, draw a few articles for them to memorize, the second wife's family history, if it is not for her daughter, I am afraid that it is very possible to take the Jinshi exam. The second master's knowledge is not as good as hers.

He hurriedly cut off the second wife's question and said: "Mother, there are a few classmates this time, and they also came to visit by the way, but unfortunately my father and uncle are not at home, is it up to my mother to meet them?" ”

If there is a male host in the house, it is naturally received by the male owner in the front yard. There are ladies in the backyard, and the ladies are all of the right age, which is quite inconvenient.

But now that the man is not at home, it would be rude not to pay attention to it.

Therefore, the second wife only thought about it for a while, and said, "It's okay." ”

Then he called the girl to the young lady to say something, and after a while, a foreign man came in, and asked them to avoid it for a while.

After a while, the girls who went to inform all returned, and the second wife ordered someone to invite the teenagers to come.

There are three in total, a pair of brothers, surnamed Ning, and the sister-in-law of the district and county Ning family. The elder brother's name is Ning Guangji, and the younger brother's name is Ning Guangyi, the two have similar appearances, one is calm, the other is bright, the conversation is well-mannered, the etiquette is thoughtful, the second wife nodded secretly, and the impression is very good.

The other is named Gu Fei, with a sallow complexion, a very ugly appearance, and few words, although there has been no rudeness, but there is nothing particularly outstanding. The second wife couldn't help but frown quietly in her heart, not knowing how their son could be friendly with such a person.

However, in the end, the second wife still did not show any different colors on her face, and treated her like the Ning family brothers. It's just that I secretly decided to mention my sons in private.

It's important to make friends. It's not that being ugly doesn't mean it's bad. However, even the opening of the department has requirements for appearance. After all, he was admitted as an official of the imperial court, representing the face of the imperial court.

This Gu Fei, even if he is a good learner, he is afraid that he will not be able to pass the interview, and he is destined to have no great future.

In addition, looking at his clothes, his family background does not seem to be very good, such a person, the gap with his sons will only get bigger and bigger in the future. Things gather in kind, people in groups, or keep a little distance from the beginning. lest they be divided in the future, but make others resentful.

Hiding these thoughts in her heart, the second wife smiled and asked who there were in their family, the parents were good, they were talking lively, and the girl who sent the plum branch under the order of Hongqi came over, and the second wife accepted it with a smile, and asked the girl what Hongqi had to say. Knowing that Hong Qi said that she would come to visit another day, the second wife smiled and ordered someone to reward the girl, who never expected to have such dignity, and kowtowed with infinite joy.

And when she heard that Miss Seven called her here, the Ning brothers' eyes lit up. Even Gu Fei, who had been extremely silent and rarely spoke, showed a curious gaze.

The second wife took their expressions in her eyes and didn't care.

Red Seven is famous, and when a foreign man occasionally visits at home, he looks like this, and it is not surprising that young people love beauties.

After the girl left, the second wife served tea to the guests. only quietly instructed the eldest son, the fourth master, Hong Juncai, to entertain his friends well, but there are many sisters in the family, just in the front yard, don't go to the backyard to surprise the sisters.

Hong Juncai responded, and the brothers and friends went to the front yard to prepare some wine and food, drink and talk.