Chapter Twenty-Eight: Returning to the Door
It stands to reason that three days after the wedding, the husband and wife must return to the door together. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info It's just that Meng Yingqi can be said to be busy with official business on the second day of the wedding, and he can't even go home. Therefore, on the third day, Mrs. Meng sent someone to prepare for returning to the door early in the morning, and called Fang Mingzhu: "Daughter-in-law, Yingqi has been busy with official business these days, and she can't take care of the things when she returns to the door, you see?" Fang Mingzhu looked at her mother-in-law's kind face, a little shy, and a little flattered. In her mother's house, no matter what she does, she is the last one to be informed, and no one has ever asked her opinion. Now that her mother-in-law is asking for her opinion in such a serious way, she feels very moved. hurriedly replied: "The daughter-in-law is up to her mother!" A hint of satisfaction flashed in Mrs. Meng's expression, obviously, she was very satisfied with her daughter-in-law's deference. So she said softly: "Although Yingqi is busy with official business, the etiquette cannot be wasted. I've got all the ceremonial stuff ready. If you see what you can add to or subtract, let someone add to it. I don't know much about the preferences of my in-laws' wife, and only you know what you like as children. You can add it. As she spoke, Mother He had already handed over the gift list.
Fang Mingzhu took the gift list from Xiaohuan's hand and glanced at it, and couldn't help but be shocked. Everything is a good thing, especially the things for Mrs. Fang's Jiang family and the gifts for Xiangye, even in the Xiangfu, they are all of the best. The Meng family doesn't seem to be wealthy, which she knew before she got married. Because she was not angry that she replaced Fang Zhu, Aunt Qian once came to her house to ridicule her and married a poor life, completely forgetting her previous smugness. When Fang Pearl got married, Aunt Qian was afraid that her daughter would be wronged, so she asked Fang Xiangye to give Fang Pearl a rosewood box that originally belonged to her. Her dowry is almost all passable. If it weren't for Jiang's last relenting and giving her a set of green jade glass bowl pressure boxes, she would hardly have anything to handle. Now the old lady gives Jiang a delicate Suzhou embroidered double-sided embroidered screen, although the thing is not big, but the victory is exquisite in craftsmanship. Even though Fang Mingzhu hadn't seen many good things, he could still see at a glance that this gift was worth a lot. And the inkstone given to Fang Xiangye, Fang Mingzhu also knew that it was definitely a top-grade inkstone, and it must have been some years. Such a delicate gift, Mrs. Meng actually didn't hesitate to take it out at once?
As if seeing her confusion, Mrs. Meng smiled and said, "Go back and have a good reunion with your parents." Thank them for me, for giving my family a good daughter-in-law! Fang Mingzhu didn't know what to say for a while. The mother's family only has all kinds of contempt for themselves, but the mother-in-law's family actually supports themselves in this way. She looked at Mrs. Meng, and really wanted to fall on her lap and cry, and called her fiercely, "Mother!" It's just that I'm afraid that I'm too out of shape like this, which makes her dislike. Mother He watched from the sidelines, but said with a smile: "Young lady, don't think things are old, these things are all pressed by the old lady at the bottom of the box back then!" It's been a few years, but it should be okay, right? Fang Mingzhu hurriedly shook his head and said, "My daughter-in-law never dares to dislike it!" It's just that these things are so valuable, why didn't my mother leave them to An Niang? Old Madam Meng smiled, shook her head and said, "Silly boy, no matter how good things are, they can't compare to people." Your parents gave me such a wonderful daughter, how can I spare these two things? An Niang is still young, and it depends on how you and Yingqi arrange her things in the future! Fang Mingzhu heard this, and suddenly realized the painstaking efforts of Old Madam Meng. Instead of keeping a few dead things for An Niang, it is better to help An Niang hold her heart. With her own care for An Niang, of course, An Niang doesn't have to worry about the future. I can't help but secretly praise the old lady for her cleverness.
Fangfu, after receiving the fourth miss pearl who returned home, Wu's mother originally thought that Mrs. would be the same as dealing with the third miss pearl, so she just sent a meal casually and arranged for her to get together with her aunt. Who knew that Mrs. received the gift list, and actually arranged for the fourth lady to enter the main hall and receive her personally. He also ordered the eldest lady and the third lady who took out of the pavilion to come back and be lively, and asked the second lady to accompany the fourth lady throughout the process.
The second young lady, Fang Yuzhu, was originally going to leave the cabinet a year ago. It's just that her husband's house is far away, and the groom is going to participate in the Spring Festival this year, so the time is delayed. Originally, she was the only one left in the family of the four sisters. Hearing that the fourth child returned to the door today, her mother asked her to accompany her throughout the whole process, and she was a little unhappy. When the fourth child is at home, she rarely takes this sister in her eyes, if this sister is still of some use, it is just right to use it every time she wants to squeeze the third child. And anyway, every time the third child was squeezed, he didn't dare to argue with himself, so he had to be angry at her. The fourth child neither dared to resist nor complained, and has always been the best angry bag among their sisters. Now that this angry bag is back, my mother actually wants to accompany her, and I have to find an excuse to say not to go when I get angry, but I am really bored alone. I heard that the eldest sister will also come back, so it's better to go over and join in the fun. Maybe you can pick the third and fourth children to quarrel again. Two sisters who have in-laws quarreled, it should be more interesting, right? When thinking like this, Fang Yuzhu lazily agreed to the mother-in-law who came over to pass the word.
Walking into the main house, she was attracted by the screen placed in front of her mother at a glance, the exquisite embroidery is still second, the most important thing is the material of the screen, at first glance it is not ordinary. "Mother, this screen is so beautiful? Where did you find it? Fang Yuzhu didn't even glance at the fourth child standing beside her mother. Mrs. Fang's face sank suddenly: "Yuzhu, your fourth sister is here, why don't you say hello?" It's getting frizzy! She paused for a moment, and then reluctantly greeted Fang Mingzhu: "Hello fourth sister!" Fang Mingzhu also greeted her with a smile, ignoring her previous faux pas. Jiang Shi was embarrassed for a moment, and then brought up the previous topic: "Since it is the thing at the bottom of the box pressed by Mrs. Meng, then Mrs. Meng's maiden family must have been prominent, right?" Did your old lady mention the previous situation of the Meng family to you? As soon as she saw it, she knew that it was priceless in the market. Although double-sided embroidery is rare, the workmanship of this screen is so exquisite, and the material is even rarer. Ordinary people seem to be just ordinary bamboo, but in fact, she knows that this bamboo also has a distinction between precious and ordinary. If she is not mistaken, this should be made of high-grade Xiangfei bamboo. It is said that the Queen Mother loved Xiangfei bamboo, especially the various elegant toys made of Xiangfei bamboo. Therefore, it is now popular in Beijing to collect this kind of thing made of Xiangfei bamboo. And the one in front of me looks like it's a little old, and it's very well maintained. Since Mrs. Meng was able to take it out as a return gift, maybe she still had a lot of such treasures in her hands. And the family that can own these treasures, no matter what, the family background should not be as declining as Meng Yingqi showed before. Or, even if it declined, it should have been prominent, right? And since Mrs. Meng gave it to her daughter-in-law, at least it shows that she is really satisfied with her daughter-in-law. Therefore, Mrs. Fang's Jiang couldn't help but look at this concubine's daughter even more differently.
When Fang Yuzhu learned that this treasure screen was actually the return gift of the fourth mother-in-law's house, she was stimulated for the first time. "What's the big deal? Who doesn't have a few things that press the bottom of the box? Isn't it just a way back? Do you need to show off like this? Maybe apart from these two, there's really nothing left to get your hands on! "To her mother Jiang, she is 1,100 disobedient and put it on her face. Jiang nodded at her, hating iron and steel: "The fourth aunt is Tanhua, where can ordinary people cultivate such excellent children?" Besides, your father is the most proud of him now, but he is the husband of the fourth child. You have a good relationship with the fourth child, and you will have a care for each other in the future! Fang Yuzhu looked disdainful: "I don't know who takes care of whom!" Maybe my husband can win the top prize! Because there was only this daughter around, Jiang couldn't help but be a little pampered, so he didn't criticize him. It's just that she must be by Fang Mingzhu's side, and there is no shortage of gifts. Fang Mingzhu is also indispensable for whether or not to have the company of this sister, and he is not speculative for more than half a sentence. So in addition to the courtesy greetings, the two of them had fun playing their own games.
The eldest sister Fang Baozhu is still a good hand in all directions, and as soon as she came back, the cold atmosphere at home was swept away. First, he surrounded Mrs. Fang to appreciate the exquisite screen, and politely greeted the fourth sister. When I heard that my mother-in-law's family was very kind to my sister, I was very envious and praised. As for the second sister, who has always been arrogant, she was not left out in the cold. First, I got a purse embroidered by her own hand as a gift, and then I talked to her about the clothes and jewelry that have been popular in Beijing recently. When it was almost noon, the person who went to pick up the third aunt and grandmother came back to report that the third aunt and grandmother were unwell and could not come back. After hearing this, Jiang sneered and reprimanded: "Something that can't be put on the table!" And he took it off.