In Jiangzhou, the sky is full of dark clouds, the wind in early winter is a little cold, and passers-by wrap their clothes tightly and speed up their pace.

The woman who was beating her clothes by the river put her stiff hand to her mouth and warmed it, and watched as seven or eight servant women hurried past on the bridge.

"Someone from the north is here today?" She said to the woman beside her.

"yes, it's very lively early in the morning." The woman said, with a little envy, "I can entertain guests every day, and I can set up a banquet every day." ”

"Then let's go over there later, and see if there's anything we can do to help." The woman had said earlier.

There are so many people in Beicheng that they don't need and won't use their help, Beicheng has a total of more than a dozen brothers and children, how much can they eat, and many banquets are neatly placed and removed.

If you make friends with the mother-in-law who is in charge of the kitchen, you can pick up some mats and put them down, which is enough for the family to eat for two days.

At the thought of this, the two women did not bother to do the laundry, and hurriedly packed up, and passed through a corner gate along the river, and entered a wide alley.

Viewed from the air, this alley divides the large residential area by the river into two distinct sides.

A black tile roof in the north, full of five or six deep, in the meantime, the courtyard is connected, the corridor is nine curves, and there are rockeries and flowing waters, pavilions and pavilions are dotted in the meantime, it is very delicate and meticulous.

On the other side, there are mostly low-rise houses, and there is no emphasis on symmetry and neutrality, and there are also shacks built of various materials, which are more and more cramped.

The two women talked and laughed, and naturally turned to the south.

There is no corner gate here, just walk into a road and walk inward along the low and uneven road, and from time to time children of all sizes will run by dragging their noses and playing around. There was a whisper in my ears that I didn't know what was going on. and the barking of chickens and dogs.

In order to avoid a few children running in. The two women leaned to the side, and someone behind them groaned.

"Oops, oops, my foot is going to break"

The male voice shouted.

The two women looked back and saw that it was a young man in his twenties, wearing a slightly thin green cloth shirt in the early winter, and he looked more and more skinny, with beautiful eyebrows and eyes, which made people feel good, but when they looked at it again, a fancy flag was raised in the wind. Let the two women hurriedly wave their hands to dodge.

The flag was on the young man's shoulder, and the flying flag fluttered on his face, which looked very funny.

He scrambled to put the flag away.

"You little liar... What are you doing hiding here! The two women shouted.

"Oh, how can you scold people, auntie, you stepped on my feet first." The young man said with a grin.

The two women snorted, lifted their feet and walked away.

"Hey, auntie, the shed I built has been blown by a gust of wind again, can I borrow your straw hut to live in?" asked the young man with a flattering smile.

The two women snorted even more.

"Go, go, you live, where is our family's home?" They said. Ignoring the young man, he went straight away.

The young man groaned twice.

"I'm really eyeless, I'm worth a lot more than my family. Sooner or later, I will be developed, and the grace of a meal will be repaid, and you will really lose a lot... He said with a grin, shaking his head while raising his feet and walking out leisurely.

The two women returned home and drove the children to dry their clothes, while they themselves changed into clean clothes and went north together.

Just in time, the luncheon was withdrawn, and the two women immediately took advantage of the situation to help clean up and wash up, and they were busy for a long time before stopping.

"Thank you two ladies for your help."

The kitchen steward, who had been sitting on a few children and laughing for a long time, stood up and said with a smile, waving her hand.

The two little girls held two clay pots and handed them over.

The two women looked surprised, but hurriedly pushed away.

"How good is this, how good is this, take the things at home." They waved their hands and said.

"It's all family members, why can't you take it, it's a waste to put it away." The lady in charge smiled, "Ladies don't be polite. ”

It was already obvious that I was a little impatient to say these two polite words.

Are they all family? If it's really a family, how dare they, the housekeepers, treat it like this...

The two women were discussing, but they didn't dare to show anything on their faces, so they hurriedly followed and thanked them again and again.

"Who's here today?" They asked.

"The eldest lady's sister-in-law." The steward's lady said.

"It's the wife of the Wang family, but I haven't come for a day." The two women laughed together.

"I'm here to pick up someone." The lady in charge also said casually. "The little prince of the Wang family has returned from the capital, and he will arrive almost today."

As a member of the family, although he has never even stepped into the main courtyard here, he knows all kinds of relatives of the Cheng family well.

"Wang Qilang is out?" The two women laughed, and then they were a little puzzled, why didn't the little prince of the Wang family come back, why didn't he go back to the Wang family and come back here?

"The little boy is really with his aunt, and he came to our house on purpose..."They laughed tentatively.

The lady in charge smiled and did not speak.

Apparently not so ...

If so, the lady in charge will definitely praise the little prince of the Wang family to the sky...

But it is not denied that it can be seen that there are some reasons that are inconvenient to say...

The two women looked at each other, their eyes shining with a little excitement, and it seemed that there was another story to tell.

"Mrs. Fu Niangzi said that the small kitchen over there is still prepared according to the old rules......"

A woman hurried to speak, and before she had finished speaking, the lady of the steward gave her a look, and she stopped.

The two women retired, and walked away.

Then the lady in charge asked the woman what was the matter.

"Which side of the kitchen?" She asked.

"Where can it be?" The woman laughed, "That fool." ”

The lady in charge looked slightly surprised and pulled the woman aside.

"Still at home? Isn't it sent directly to the Taoist temple? She asked.

The woman smiled.

"Do you want to marry from the Taoist temple?" She said in a low voice.

The lady in charge looked stunned.

"Is that serious?" She asked.

"Nature is serious."

In Mrs. Cheng's courtyard, Mrs. Wang put down the tea bowl in her hand. Facing Second Mrs. Cheng, she smiled and said.

Mrs. Cheng sighed. I smiled too.

"It seems that fate has arrived." She said. "Seventeen Lang has personally brought people back from the capital, so he is naturally very satisfied."

Fancy a fool? Is this a boast or a curse?

Mrs. Cheng was suddenly unhappy.

"We are seventeen very sensible, and we know how to solve people's worries." "It's not like some people who just make people messy. ”

"Oh, who is my sister-in-law talking about?" Second Mrs. Cheng asked without being salty.

Now that the two concubines have almost been put on the surface, Mrs. Wang coughed lightly.

"What does the second lady mean?" She asked.

As the eldest lady's mother's family, it is natural to support the eldest lady.

"Isn't this family business true enough?" Mrs. Wang said with a smile. "Also, we haven't seen each other's dowry yet, it's a bit inappropriate."

Nowadays, the trend of marrying daughters is becoming more and more exaggerated, and it is said that some places have reached the point where they invite their husbands' families to come to the house to see the dowry before kissing.

Dowry is the weakness of Second Mrs. Cheng, and she smiled when she heard this.

"Forget it, I'm worrying about it for nothing." She said, getting up, "There is a sister-in-law at home, and an uncle outside the family, and I am the stepmother." Ineffable. ”

"I can't say it, I can do it." Mrs. Cheng said. "She's about to enter the door, and everything she needs to live in is ready? That house has not been inhabited for more than a year, and it should be smoked, and if it is not good, it is not afraid, but if it is not good, it must be said to be honest. ”

Second Mrs. Cheng's face turned blue.

"Thank you, sister-in-law, for mentioning this." She said, bowed hastily, lifted her feet and left.

The servant woman under the porch hurried to follow.

Seeing that the people in the courtyard went, Dr. Cheng snorted.

"What, you two are arguing when you meet now?" Madame Wang asked, "This is not good. ”

Mrs. Cheng picked up the tea bowl.

"How so." She said, "She's not sensible, am I still sensible?" That is to say, the child... Nothing else, there's nothing to meet. ”

Madame Wang smiled.

"It seems that this child really can't be kept in your house." She laughed.

It is true that you can't stay, you shouldn't have stayed in the first place, Mrs. Cheng nodded, and looked at Mrs. Wang again.

"But is this family business really serious?" She said, sighing, "I've really wronged my son, I can't think about it in my heart." ”

"Seventeen, if only he was happy." Mrs. Wang smiled, "Besides, if you marry, you can marry again, what's the big deal." ”

After all, it's a fool, and it's a bad disease, so if you don't like it, you just take a break and recuperate, and it's a big deal for a man's family to marry again.

Mrs. Cheng nodded.

"My son has been wronged so much, but it is cheaper for them." She said, the more she thought about it, the more unhappy she became, and she raised her head and called a servant woman, "Go to the two Zhuangzi and tell the head of the Zhuangzi to hand over the harvest account books to the public middle school." ”

Those two Zhuangzi have been taken by the second lady Cheng for nearly half a year, and they are suddenly coming back, how can the second lady be willing to give up, isn't this going to make trouble again?

The servant woman's face was complicated and hesitant.

But he didn't dare to say anything, and the response was to get up and quit.

Sure enough, as long as you get involved with this fool, your family will not be at peace.

Look, it's going to be lively again.

Before the servant woman had left the courtyard, someone hurried in.

"Madame, ma'am, here, here."

Here it comes?

Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Cheng both stood up with a look of surprise.

"Seventeen Lang is back?" They shouted in unison.

But the servant woman looked hesitant.

"Like," she said.

Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Cheng were stunned.

What do you mean by what it seems to be?

"People are, they mean that our Cheng Niangzi is back," the servant woman stammered.

Isn't that it?

"Why don't the people who pick it up come and report it first?" Mrs. Wang said, raised her feet and walked out happily.

Mrs. Cheng glared at the servant.

"Can't say anything? If you're not used to it, go to the back door. She said angrily, and hurriedly walked out of the road.

The servant woman looked embarrassed.

"No, it's not, it's just—" she wanted to explain, "just looking weird."

"Arrived?"

On the other side, Second Mrs. Cheng also heard the news, thought about it, and wanted to get up, looking at Cheng Qiniang who was playing rope with the little girl on the side.

"Qi Niang. Walk. We're going to pick up your sister. ”

"Which sister?" Cheng Qiniang's hands and eyes are non-stop. asked, "Liuniang, they are all at home." ”

"You stupid sister." Second Mrs. Cheng said.

Cheng Qiniang immediately threw off the rope in her hand.

"Mother, don't let her in!" She shouted.

Second Mrs. Cheng reached out and poked her head.

"Don't let her in, don't think about going out in the future!" She said, "Come with me, our family, why should they do a good job of saving face!" ”

After that, he couldn't help but say that he pulled Cheng Qiniang out.

The front door was already full of people.

"Why are there so many people?" Second Mrs. Cheng asked with some surprise.

Seeing that she was coming, the servants hurriedly got out of the way. Second Mrs. Cheng pulled Cheng Qiniang, who stretched out her hand to cover her face, and walked out, and saw Mrs. Cheng and Mrs. Wang standing in front of the door at a glance, and their expressions were a little surprised, as if there was something unbelievable.

"Is that the little baby of the Wang family here? Why don't you go forward and continue? Second Mrs. Cheng pouted and said, looking at the door, and then she was also stunned.

There are two black painted flat-headed carriages parked in front of the door, in the cloudy sky of early winter, there is no wind and dust of the trek, but the new oil is shining brightly, and then look at the fat body of the horse on the left and right, the fifteen entourage standing on the side of the horse. They are all generally tall and strong, and they are carefully selected at first glance.

Two rows of brushes standing. A good coat on the water, wrapped in a large gold-rimmed cloak rolled in the wind, so that the eyes of onlookers could not open

"It's so majestic..."

"It's more majestic than the prefect's patrol..."

"It's not just a flag, an official card..."

"Who is this?"

"The Cheng family is a big relative again?"

There were more and more onlookers on the other side of the river in the alley, pointing and discussing.

"Seventeen?" Mrs. Wang finally came back to her senses, stepped forward and shouted, while not forgetting to look left and right, feeling a little strange in her heart.

Yesterday, she sent someone to pick her up on the road, why couldn't she not only see the person she had just sent, but also the old servant and others?

Who are these people? Please, the dart master?

"Madame, Madame"

An entourage squeezed in from behind, dusty, sweaty on his face, walking past the dozen or so entourage, looking embarrassed.

Mrs. Wang recognized it at a glance, this was her family's entourage, and she didn't think it was anything before, so she felt a little embarrassed at this time.

"The little boy has already gone home first." He said hurriedly.

Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Cheng were stunned.

"Go back first?" They asked in unison.

"Yes, I picked up Childe early in the morning, but Childe had to go home and said that he wouldn't come here." The attendant said.

I have to go home...

Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Cheng glanced at each other, and then looked at the carriage in front of the door.

So, who is this?

"Mrs. Cheng." Steward Cao shook his robe and stepped forward to salute.

Mrs. Cheng was stunned for a moment, looking at him, she seemed to be a little familiar.

"Are you...," she asked.

"I belong to the Zhou family." Steward Cao said, smiling slightly.

Zhou's family!

That's, that's in the car...

The curtain of the car was lifted at this time, Banqin got out of the car first, she looked up and looked around, and couldn't help but sigh a little.

"I escorted Mrs. Cheng back." Steward Cao said, pointing back while leaning sideways.

With his movements, the entourage of the Zhou family also turned back.

Banqin opened the curtain and helped Cheng Jiaoniang.

The crowd, which had been noisy and chattering, suddenly fell silent, and all eyes were on the little lady in the cloak.

The person on the back can see the wide mopping cloak, the side person can see the smooth forehead and high nose bridge, and the person on the front can see the long eyebrows and deep bright eyes.

No matter which direction you look at, the same thought flashed through your mind, this is a beauty.

Cheng Qiniang, who was forcibly pulled by her mother, kept covering her face with her hands, never letting that fool scare herself again, it seemed that only in this way could she avoid losing face because of this fool in front of everyone, but soon she heard the noise around her disappear, as if everyone was holding their breath and silencing at the same time.

What's wrong?

"What's going on?"

In the silence, a male voice came from outside the crowd, and a flag in his hand swayed from side to side, squeezing the crowd to the ground, and finally he was squeezed to the front, and the person in front of him was almost pushed down the river.

"What for!"

There was a commotion by the river, and the young man was punched indiscriminately several times before it quieted down.

"What are you looking at?" The young man didn't care when he was beaten, he shouted while looking at the other side, and his eyes suddenly widened, "Wow, beauty! ”

Cheng Qiniang secretly opened her hand, and a small swaying figure appeared in front of her, and the skirt of the brocade skirt swayed, revealing white socks wearing clogs...

It's so nice to walk in...

Her fingers couldn't help but open again, and a woman taller than Cheng Liuniang appeared in front of her.

It is darker than Cheng Liuniang's hair, bigger than Cheng Liuniang's eyes, and whiter than Cheng Liuniang's complexion...

Much more beautiful than Cheng Liuniang, no, much more beautiful than all the ladies she knows....

Who is this beauty?

She couldn't help but take a step forward.

"You are?" Mrs. Cheng looked at the woman standing in front of her and asked subconsciously.

"Cheng Jianniang, I've seen my aunt." Cheng Jianniang bent down and said.

Cheng Jianniang...

Cheng Jiaoniang!

A figure appeared in front of Mrs. Cheng's eyes, and under the twilight light, the pretty woman lifted the fence, and finally coincided with the woman who had bowed down at this time.

"You are Cheng Jianniang?" Mrs. Wang took a step forward, squeezed away the stunned Mrs. Cheng, and looked Cheng Jianniang up and down with a little joy.

No wonder, no wonder...

"It's so much more beautiful than it looks like a painting," she laughs.

She knew that her son's vision was absolutely right, and there was no stupidity in his eyebrows! Sure enough, it's good, but it's not a little bit!

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back, come, let's go in, it's cold outside." Mrs. Wang smiled and led the way.

Cheng Jianniang saluted again and walked with her feet raised.

Seeing that one of them was a foreigner and a junior actually entered the door, the host, Dr. Cheng, came back to his senses and hurriedly followed.

Cheng Qiniang turned around, didn't wait for her mother to pull her, and ran forward, looking at the woman who was walking with Mrs. Wang in front of her.

On the other side, Cheng Liuniang, Siniang and Wuniang, who rushed to the courtyard after hearing the news, also stood still.

"Look, look," Cheng Siniang said, standing on the side of the road, looking through a clump of budding plums.

A woman who was embraced by Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Cheng walked slowly, her dark cyan cloak fluttering as she walked.

I've never seen such beauty when I walk, and even they don't have to look at this woman's face to think that this is a beauty, and then they can see the face clearly, it is indeed a beauty...

"Who is she?" Cheng Liuniang asked, holding the plum branch with her hand, looking surprised.

"She's my sister." Cheng Qiniang, who trotted from the back of her skirt, shouted loudly, with a little pride.

Sister?

When the people of the Cheng family entered the door, the sluggish crowd in front of the door woke up and suddenly exploded.

"Look at that beauty"

"Who are you talking about?"

“… I don't know what to do..."

Looking at the excitement in front of the door, Steward Cao was triumphant.

"Master Cao, no wonder you were able to arrive overnight yesterday, but you have to find an inn to settle down and wash and change into new clothes, which feels really good." The two attendants chuckled under their breath.

"That is, when our lady goes home, she naturally wants to be beautiful." Steward Cao said, coughed lightly, looked at the Cheng family who came forward respectfully, waved his hand, and beckoned everyone to enter the door.

Silence was restored in front of Cheng's house, but the crowds on the other side of the river on both sides had not dispersed, and they were still talking.

The young man by the river rubbed his nose, withdrew his gaze, looked at the crowd around him, his eyes lit up, and he shook the flag in his hand.

The iron mouth is broken, and the four words are flying with the wind.

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Thank you all for cheering, the pink ticket in May is the first, thank you.

Today's holiday, a change, a lot of words. At the beginning of the month, I still asked for a guarantee, so I'm sorry for everyone, thank you. (To be continued......)