Mrs. Zhao likes to take Zhao Changqing when she goes out, and often takes her out when Zhao Changqing is a little younger.

Although the Zhao family is just a small family, Mrs. Zhao still guides Zhao Changqing very carefully.

As soon as Mrs. Zhao arrived with Zhao Changqing, Grandma Zhu's Yuan took it out first, and said with a smile, "The old ancestor is looking forward to my aunt and Changqing early in the morning." ”

Mrs. Zhao smiled and asked, "Is my mother in good health?" ”

Mrs. Zhu had already heard the voice in the house, and laughed loudly, "I'm so embarrassed, but you don't come, which makes me panic." ”

Mrs. Zhu's house was covered with fine silver frost charcoal, smoked with warm incense, and it was very warm. Mrs. Zhu sat on the soft couch in the middle with a smile on her face, and several great-granddaughters were laughing beside her.

Mrs. Zhao was blessed, and Mrs. Zhu smiled, "Don't be so polite, sit." ”

Xiao Yahuan had already moved the upholstered Taishi chair in front of Mrs. Zhu quickly, Mrs. Zhao sat down, and Zhao Changqing asked Mrs. Zhu to say goodbye.

Mrs. Zhu smiled, "It's only been a few days, and the girl is getting more and more handsome." ”

Zhao Changqing smiled, "Thank you for the praise of the ancestors." "I went to see the aunt of the lobby Yuan, the aunt of the second hall Yang, as well as the eldest daughter of the Yuan family, Zhu Ling, the second daughter of the concubine, and the eldest daughter Zhu Chan of the second room.

The sisters Zhu Ling is the longest, and she is already eight years old. Zhu Xi is seven years old. Zhu Chan is the youngest, only five years old, and slightly older than Zhao Changqing.

Zhao Changqing often came and knew each other well with their sisters, and everyone soon chattered. At this time, the benefits of studying are revealed, the Zhu family is a scholarly family, boys will go to the clan to learn enlightenment at the age of six, and girls will also ask female gentlemen to teach homework at home, recognize some words, be influenced by some piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and learn some rules and etiquette.

Zhu Changqing has also been studying since he was a child, so he naturally has a common topic at this time, so he talks about reading. The only deficiency is that Zhao Changqing just used Zhao Yong's old books to learn to read, and Mrs. Zhao couldn't teach her the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Their little sisters were talking, and Yuan held a plate of fruit for Mrs. Zhao to ask with a smile, "Auntie, the general of our city has changed, do you know what to do?" ”

Mrs. Zhao smiled, "I don't know how to say this, Changqing's father was very idle in the guard, and he couldn't go home until dark if he wasn't busy in recent days." ”

Yuan smiled, "Hey, my aunt hasn't been here for more than a month, and on the day of my ancestor's birthday, I made a big joke." The previous General Feng went down, and General Chu came to the border city to take over General Feng's position, which was originally from the rank of Qianhu, and he was first the acting general, and he was not the same as the general. General Chu is really a low-key family, the name of the thousand households reported by the ancestors who came to pay their respects to the birthday, I am still pondering, I know all the six thousand households in our border city, how can there be a thousand households in Chu? It was a busy day, and I didn't think much about it, so I just fooled it over. Thinking about it now, isn't it snubbing Mrs. Chu? A few days ago, I accompanied our wife to the General's Mansion to listen to the play, but Mrs. Chu was generous and didn't say anything. ”

Mrs. Zhao smiled, "This is not a slack." I didn't want to make a big deal about my mother's birthday, but I just came with a lot of people and set up a few tables of wine. At that time, General Chu had just arrived, and he had the heart to come over to have a good time, if he really reported to his family, everyone knew that this was the new general, and it was inevitable that they would flatter him, wouldn't they announce that they would take the lead? Otherwise, if you are really to blame, I will not invite you to the play. ”

Mrs. Zhu smiled, "I said the same thing, but she is a careful person." ”

Yuan smiled, "I'm also an old problem, and I think more about everything." The twelfth day of the lunar month is the birthday of the girl and son of the General's Mansion, and the general's wife is really blessed, giving birth to such a pair of outstanding dragon and phoenix fetuses, the appearance is not the same, and she is exactly ten years old this year. It's necessary to do a big thing for the whole year, and when I heard that I was going to put two days of wine, I already sent a post to my home. Aunt is not here today, I will also go over to ask for peace in a few days, by the way, ask Changqing, I heard that Miss Chu fell in love with you, do you know her preferences? ”

Mrs. Zhao smiled, "You are really good at finding someone, how old is the girl, where does she know the truth?" ”

Yuan smiled, "Aunt is still polite to me, if other gifts are well prepared, but for children's birthdays, they must always prepare something that their children like." I heard that Miss Chu invited Changqing to come over to play, Changqing is a smart person, if you know what Miss Chu has to like, tell your aunt, but you have done her aunt a great favor. ”

Mrs. Zhao smiled, "It's that Miss Chu asked Changqing to play a few days ago, she is so stupid and stupid, and people don't dislike her." ”

Yuan smiled, "Look at what my aunt said, where is Changqing stupid, no matter how stupid such a clever little girl is, then there is no one in this world who is not stupid." Come, Changqing, talk to your aunt. ”

Zhao Changqing blinked and asked puzzledly, "Auntie, how do you know that Sister Lu Daochu invited me, I haven't told you yet?" ”

Yuan smiled, "It's not that outsiders said it, your uncle's cousin said it when she was playing with Sister Luan of the third aunt's family, and Sister Luan came to you Sister Ling again, I happened to listen to it." ”

Zhao Changqing said "oh", and said honestly, "Sister Chu likes to eat fruits from the south, and she praised the oranges for being delicious during the birthday banquet of the ancestors." ”

She knew this, and Yuan asked with a smile, "Changqing, is the General's Mansion beautiful?" ”

Zhao Changqing tilted his head and smiled, "It's not as beautiful as the ancestor's house." ”

Mrs. Zhu smiled, "You kid is sweet-mouthed." Since you are in love with Miss Chu, this is your fate, and you have to have a good relationship. "Being able to invite Zhao Changqing alone shows that Miss Chu likes Zhao Changqing quite much. Everyone is in the law, and they can't be forced.

Yuan smiled, "Then Miss Chu must have also given Changqing a post." Go back and see, if your carriage is inconvenient, it is better to go with your aunt's carriage and your sisters at that time. ”

Zhao Changqing said, "My father is just the general flag, and according to the rules, he is not even qualified to give gifts to the general's mansion." I can know Sister Chu, all of them are stained with the light of the ancestors' birthday. I think she celebrates her birthday and doesn't necessarily invite me. ”

In fact, the Yuan family always had a little jealousy in her heart at first, she didn't treat Mrs. Chu with her eyes last time, and she didn't even treat Chu Yue with her daughter's good life, but Zhao Changqing didn't know what shit luck to throw into the eyes of the Chu family. Although he knew that he was a little angry like this, Yuan was always awkward in his heart. Now hearing Zhao Changqing say this, the Yuan family also thought of the Zhao family's family, and couldn't help but smile, "You kid, at a young age, think a lot." He put it aside and said no more.

Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao Changqing accompanied Mrs. Zhu to say goodbye after lunch, and Mrs. Zhao went home to send Zhao Yong back to her courtyard to rest, and then changed her clothes under Liu Er's service. When Zhao Changqing also changed into a home-style cotton robe, Liu Er brought tea, Mrs. Zhao took a sip of hot tea, and couldn't help but sigh long, Zhao Changqing asked with a smile, "Grandmother, why are you sighing?" ”

Old Mrs. Zhao sent Liu Er down, and Fang said, "Looking at your Aunt Yuan's appearance, people really don't know what to say." ”

Zhao Changqing pursed her lips and smiled, "She is nothing more than Sister Qi Chu's friendship with me, how can I be blamed for this, there were many ladies at that time, and Sister Ling and Sister Xi couldn't take care of it at all." Even if she knew the identity of Sister Chu, could Sister Ling leave other ladies behind and talk to Sister Chu that day? ”

"Besides, if Sister Chu was talking to the daughter of the prefect's family that day, it is estimated that Aunt Yuan would not be so sour. It's just that she feels that our family's door is lower and she is not worthy of dealing with the General's Mansion, so she has taken advantage of her family. Zhao Changqing smiled, "Grandmother doesn't have to be angry, let's say that everyone is touched by the light of the ancestors, what does it have to do with her." Now that the ancestor is here, everyone walks around, if the real ancestor is gone, she will always be so bad that she can't see others, and she is too lazy to walk around with her. ”

Mrs. Zhao hugged Zhao Changqing in her arms and said with a smile, "Let's say you're small, you're used to saying something adult." Saying you're sensible, you're always childish. ”

Mrs. Zhao reasoned with Zhao Changqing softly, "Relatives and friends get along, how can they not get along with each other if they don't agree like this?" Think about it, who doesn't have their own temper? Even a sensible child like you is indispensable to be petty at home or something. Between people, it is nothing more than temper and more contact. If you don't have a temper, you just don't have to deal with each other. ”

"Besides, even if we don't have any contacts, we can't make a bad face, as long as we don't have a trace of estrangement, it's enough."

Zhao Changqing said, "Sometimes I understand, but I can't get angry. Take Aunt Yuan, I'm okay, I'm always a junior, even if my grandmother is not her aunt, she is also an elder. Looking at Aunt Yuan's appearance, it is like we are poor relatives who went to the autumn breeze, and we don't know any respect when we talk to our grandmother. ”

Mrs. Zhao gave her a haircut and said with a smile, "Your child is very angry." Actually, it's not bad to say that the autumn wind is fighting, we have already been to the autumn wind. The old lady said slowly, "Your grandfather died early, and when he died, your father was as old as you." The women of our border cities don't bother to keep the festival. It's just that I think of your grandfather's goodness and don't want to find a stepfather for my child. At that time, it was difficult, I was a woman, I couldn't farm the land, I couldn't do anything other than embroidery, your father was young, he was not as clever and sensible as you when he was a child, I had to take care of him, and I couldn't do much embroidery, so I could only live by pawning dowry. My idea dowry is also limited, when one piece is less, when your father is older, I am so strong in my heart, and I am willing to ask him to read and write. It's just that there is money in the house to study. After two years of hardship, I don't care if I don't care about shamelessness, so I will take your father to the door to say goodbye to my grandmother. When she saw me, she sighed first, talked for a while, left our mother and son for a meal, gave me fifty taels of silver, and asked your father to go to the clan school to study. If you think about it, that's what relatives can do. There may have been unpleasant things before, but in the end, the blood is still there. ”

Zhao Changqing nodded, "I heard that our family's leather shop was also purchased by our ancestors?" ”

"yes." Mrs. Zhao said, "I remember clearly, your father was only fifteen years old at that time, and he had just gone to the guardhouse. I used to go to your great-grandmother every month to say goodbye, and your father had a messenger, and he always earned a job, and he was sensible and filial to me. I mentioned it to your great-grandmother, and after hearing this, she said that your father had grown up, and we didn't have any belongings in our family, so she gave me the leather shop, and even your father asked your sixth uncle to entrust someone and get a job as a small banner. ”

Zhao Changqing asked suspiciously, "Did the old ancestor want to give it to his grandmother for a long time?" But if you want to give it early, why don't you give it when our family is the hardest? This is also a relief in the snow. After our family treats my father on an errand, life should be a little easier. Moreover, you can also give it when your father gets married, which can be regarded as a joy. ”

Mrs. Zhao smiled quietly, and said in her heart that her granddaughter really has spirituality, so she said, "When is the most difficult time in our family?" That's when I begged to come to the door. However, at that time, I was a concubine who was estranged from my mother-in-law, and she was desperate to come to the door, and she gave me fifty taels of silver, and then asked your father to study in the clan, which was already benevolent and righteous. If you say something to the shop, the love hasn't arrived yet. In fact, even if I had received relief from your great-grandmother, and my hands were a little looser, there was not a day when I did not work hard. I don't have any other skills, but before my biological mother passed on me a good embroidery job, your father went to school, I have a lot of free at home, can do a lot of embroidery work, enough for our mother and son to spend. ”

"This is the duty of being a human being again, it's really difficult to talk to relatives, relatives look at the face of the bloodline, and they usually won't stand idly by. However, the emergency does not help the poor. Even if you get relief and get relief for a while, you still have to earn what you should eat. At the end of the day, you can't count on anyone else to live your life. Mrs. Zhao said, "I will also have to pass that fifty taels, mainly because your father can go to the clan to study, so he will help me a lot." Later, I got along more and more well with your great-grandmother, and she gave us a shop, which is still stained with the light of your sixth uncle. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Zhao Changqing said, "If the sixth uncle has the heart to take care of our family, he can't wait for his grandmother to come to the door." Moreover, if the shop is taken out by the sixth uncle, it should not be opened by the great-grandmother. "The brothers and sisters of the Zhu family are not very affectionate.

Mrs. Zhao whispered, "Hey, every family has a scripture that is difficult to read. Your great-grandfather was the most unsuccessful man, and your great-grandmother told him to come to his hometown. The three uncles of your great-grandmother are all officials in other places, and it is absolutely inappropriate for the two of them to live alone in the ancestral house, but later your great-grandmother saw that your sixth uncle was honest, so she appointed your sixth uncle to live together in the ancestral house. Now you have seen it, the pomp and circumstance at home is like a day. Today you said that the General's Mansion is not as beautiful as your great-grandmother's house, and your Aunt Yuan is happy to hear this, but your great-grandmother is not necessarily happy. She is the most understanding person in the world. In those years, your sixth uncle was a little unpleasant outside, and your great-grandmother gave me a shop, and then gave your father a small position, in the final analysis, to order your sixth uncle. Of course, I also fell in love with her, otherwise this shop wouldn't have fallen on us. ”

Zhao Changqing suddenly realized, "It turns out that there is such an inside story." ”

Mrs. Zhao sighed, "Your sixth uncle is a person who can't do his duty, he has three sons, and the son has a grandson, and there are more families, so it is inevitable that there will be more thoughts." You see, there are a few people who come and go in Nafu now, and a few of them are sincere. Your Aunt Yuan has seen a lot of people, and the reason why she looks down on us is because our family is lower, and we have to rely on the Zhu family if we really have something. ”

"I don't think anything about this, you children are awkward when you hear it." Mrs. Zhao smiled,

Zhao Changqing was not a stupid person, she shook her head and said, "Grandmother, I'm not awkward. Although we were helped by our ancestors, it was because we had no choice but to talk to our ancestors. Later, the ancestor gave our family a shop, but there were more people surnamed Zhu in the city, and there were ten great-grandfathers and sons, plus daughters, there were too many to count, and the ancestors didn't give anyone, so they gave it to our family, she looked at our family's duty and grandmother's affection. Her kindness to our family, our family naturally has to remember. ”

Mrs. Zhao smiled, "Yes." This family, up and down, rich and depressed for a while, is something that cannot be said. The Zhu family is our relative, and we don't go around on weekdays to fight the autumn breeze or anything. Your great-grandmother is old, and I'm my age, so I want to see her more while I'm still moving. However, grandmother also has her own little abacus, she doesn't want him to do anything on weekdays, in case there is really something or a critical moment, there is a foundation laid in front of her, and it is always easy to speak. ”

Zhao Changqing smiled, "In the future, I will be angry, just ask my grandmother to sit at home and listen to other people's flattery." ”

Old Mrs. Zhao laughed, "That's good." He also told her, "Don't mention today's matter in the Zhu family to your father, he is filial, and he can't help but feel uncomfortable when he hears it." ”

"I remember."

After a while, Ling came over and said with a smile, "The old lady came back early today." ”

Mrs. Zhao smiled, "When I went out, I felt that it was cloudy, and I entered the wax moon again, the cold wind was cold, the young girl was young, I didn't want to eat, your grandmother stayed hard, so come back early." The old lady asked again, "Changqing, is her father resting?" When I came back, I saw that he was full of alcohol, and I didn't ask him to sit outside the car, for fear of the cold wind. ”

Ling smiled, "Rest, I asked him to drink two bowls of decanting soup." I came here when he slept. ”

The old lady told worriedly, "Prepare a bowl of honey water for him on the side, and wake up after drinking wine." ”

Ling smiled, "Mother don't worry, it's all ready." ”

Old Mrs. Zhao smiled, "You have always been thoughtful. Then he asked, "How are we at home when we go out for most of the day?" ”

Ling glanced at Zhao Changqing with a smile, "It's nothing, it's just that as soon as the old lady and Changqing left, the General's Mansion sent a post, saying that the twelfth day of the lunar month is Miss Chu's birthday, please Changqing over." ”

Old Mrs. Zhao smiled, "This is a good thing." I said it at your grandfather's house before, and they also received the post, so call Laifu tomorrow to say it, and then let Changqing go with their car, it's very cheap. ”

Ling smiled, "That's good." It's just that how to prepare a birthday gift for Miss Chu? ”

Mrs. Zhao looked at Zhao Changqing and asked, "Miss Qing, what do you say?" ”

Zhao Changqing thought for a moment and said, "The girl's salute is nothing more than something like needlework and thread, just bring a few pieces with you." ”

Ling Shi always felt that something was wrong, and said, "This is not the time to pick. "The last time I brought snacks, it was very simple, not to mention that if I can really have a good relationship with the General's Mansion, my husband's position will not be promoted.

"Where is the picking, the dim sum I brought last time, Sister Chu said it was delicious."

Ling smiled, "People are polite, how can they take it seriously?" ”

"We ate together, and she didn't dislike it."

Old Mrs. Zhao smiled, "That's okay, just let Changqing watch and prepare." She will get older and older in the future, and she will have more friends, and in the future, she will have to drink tea on the birthday of her little sisters. The white woman is good at needlework, what are you going to do, ask the white woman to do it. You'll be five years old next year, and while my eyes are still good, it's time to teach you some needlework. ”

Zhao Changqing's thoughts have changed again, the books she wants to read are also reading, and now she has met new friends, everything is completely different from the previous life. Now that I think about it, dying of depression in her previous life is not just the reason why she is too virtuous. There are many virtuous people in the world, and not all of them are like her. In the final analysis, her short life of failure is not that she is too virtuous, but that she is too weak. Zhao Changqing smiled slightly, "Okay, grandmother just pass on the skills of pressing the bottom of the box to me." ”

Ling Shi smiled, "You always like to say these big things. ”

It's the Ling family, who had never given her such a good face in her previous life. Zhao Changqing smiled, "I'm afraid that my grandmother's good skills will be lost." ”

Since the mother-in-law and Zhao Changqing both insisted like this, the Ling family didn't say anything anymore.