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The old lady nodded, took a few granddaughters to breakfast, and heard that Ruan Dehong was also here, so she asked Xiusun, "They are going to eat tangyuan on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Yangzhou, are they ready?" ”

Ruan Dehong is the cousin of Xiusun's mother's family, the old lady cares so much, and she also respects the Ruan family, Xiusun is grateful, "I have already instructed my mother-in-law to prepare, and I estimate that my cousin should want to eat dumplings on the first day of the new year, and I also ordered someone to prepare." ”

The old lady was satisfied, "I know you are careful." ”

Xiu Sun's round face showed a well-behaved smile, and by the way, she caught a glimpse of Xiu Zhi on the other side of the round table with a flushed face, and Xiu Guan, as usual, pursed her lips disdainfully.

After breakfast, the two groups of people gathered together to greet each other, the old lady smiled and gave a red envelope, and ordered someone to grab a few handfuls of caramel and stuff it to a few juniors, Chen Xu also took out a red envelope and distributed it to several nephews and nieces.

At this time, Chu Xiuyi groaned for a while, gave her hand to the old lady, and asked the old lady to go to the old house in Jiangpu to worship her ancestors, but the old lady did not hesitate and readily agreed.

Chen Xu proposed to stay in the Foshou Lake Courtyard, and the old lady also agreed, the county government may not have been completely cleaned up, Chen Xu never took Linghui back to the county office, these days for the New Year, the county government sealed, he can accompany Linghui more.

The old lady naturally agreed, and instructed Xiaoyan who stayed in the house to take care of her.

Ruan Dehong said that he wanted to consult Chen Xu if he had a question about learning, so he would not follow him to the old house in Jiangpu.

Also, he lives in the old house in Jiangpu on weekdays as a guest, and this year, the uncle of the Ruan family considered that there was no male in the old fourth room, so he asked the second son not to go home and stay in the Foshou Lake Courtyard to help, so Ruan Dehong and Chu Xiuyi came to the Foshou Lake Courtyard many times.

Thinking of this, Xiusun felt a little guilty in her heart, as a concubine, she was naturally not as important as her sister-in-law at home, and now she was left in Pukou by her father with a letter, and she couldn't go home to reunite with his aunt.

In this way, the old lady took several granddaughters into the carriage and went to the old house in Jiangpu.

The carriage stopped unhurriedly in front of the weeping flower gate, and the third wife, Ji, waited in front of the door with her mother-in-law and maid, and the time was just right.

However, there was no time to drink tea and rest, and the group went directly to the ancestral hall located in the northeast corner of Jiangpu's old house.

As soon as the old lady came, the ancestor worship ceremony began immediately, and it seemed that she was really in the fourth room.

Xiusun sang and knelt down, while wondering in her heart, what happened between the Buddha Hand Lake Courtyard and the old house in Jiangpu, the current situation, it is clear that only the old lady is begging the second old lady, and now why does the second old lady attach so much importance to the old lady?

After worshipping their ancestors, the clan eats together, in the Mandarin Duck Hall at the junction of the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard.

This mandarin duck hall is very spacious, it is a house and two overturns, divided into two halls in the north and south, the middle is separated by the openwork partition fan, the north half of the hall is carved with square beams, the yard is planted with all kinds of camellias, dry and warm, the south half of the hall is a plain round beam, standing near the water, the pond surrounded by craggy mountains and stones is planted with summer lotus, cool and pleasant. Within a room, often the climate is different.

The north hall is usually used to entertain male guests, and the south hall is a place for female family gatherings, and the two halls are not open at the same time, but now it is a gathering of the clan, and this mandarin duck hall comes in handy.

In winter, there is no difference in climate, the courtyard in the north is covered with thin snow, and the pond in the south is covered with thin ice, all of which are white.

The glass partition on both sides is closed, the smoke cage is lit, the north and south halls are warm, and the men and women of the clan sit on the north and south sides, which are separated and can hear each other's sounds.

Several old ladies sat around the round table in the middle of the south hall, the ladies and ladies were separated from each other, Xiusun was young and happened to be in the corner, and the men of the clan also sat down in the north hall at separate tables.

Everything is normal, Xiusun took a small sip of the fruit wine specially mixed for these girls, and listened to Xiuqian and Xiuyun whispering.

After three rounds of drinking, the man in the north hall made a wine order, a room full of readers, the play was quite elegant, and there were good verses, and he also ordered the little guy to present the four treasures of the above room and record them.

Everyone took advantage of the wine, dancing and writing all the way, and the ladies here listened to it, and it was also very coke.

The laughter on the other side of the door was temporarily stopped, and the second old lady raised her glass and saluted a few concubines, gestures, like the master's style, and the eldest old lady sat next to her, and her face was a little bad.

The second old lady is wearing a royal blue gold gown today, and the neckline and cuffs are embroidered with colorful gourd patterns, implying many children and grandchildren. The bun has a full set of jade heads, and the wealth is full of grace.

And the eldest old lady has been widowed for many years, and her son has also gone, so it is not easy to wear bright clothes, and the jewelry is simple, coupled with a gray complexion, sitting next to the second old lady, like a servant.

Several of the concubines in the next room are dependent on their Jiangpu old mansion to survive, to be precise, they are dependent on the Jiangpu old mansion where the second old lady is the master. Seeing the two old ladies toasting, they naturally did their best to flatter, and all kinds of clumsy or high-end praise came one after another, and the two old ladies also gave face, praising the children and grandchildren of each house one by one, especially when they knocked down the wine to make the literature good, they praised a few more words, which made several old women unable to close their mouths.

Xiusun admired on the side, Xiao Erfang really knew how to be a person, when the long room was in charge, I heard that the shelves were always held high, as if these people were all asking for food.

Now when I meet the second old lady who is kind, relatives from all walks of life remember the arrogance of the old lady back then, and while holding the second old lady, they always have to step on the feet of the old lady intentionally or unintentionally.

After the second old lady finished praising her children and grandchildren, she began to praise the girls in the family, as the room with the most girls in the family, the fourth room was mentioned many times.

From Xiuguan's talent to Xiuzhi's gentleness and demureness, Xiusun sat on the side, gradually sitting on pins and needles.

The topic still found Xiusun, the second old lady didn't know when she liked Xiusun so much, and all kinds of praises praised Xiusun so much that she blushed.

The old lady smiled modestly, "The second sister-in-law has won the award, how can she be so good?" ”

The second old lady didn't follow, "Sixth brother and sister, you are too modest, I look at the child at a young age and is dignified, and he will be blessed in the future." ”

The old lady continued to be modest, "The second sister-in-law is wrong to love. ”

Xiusun rolled her eyes in her heart, where could she see the dignified atmosphere, could it be that her figure was very atmospheric? Wide-hearted and fat?

Generally here, both sides are very face-saving, a compliment, a prevarication, two rounds of pulling and pulling are enough, but nothing more than three.

The second old lady still didn't stop, "Sixth brother and sister, I really like this child, why don't you let her stay by my side as a companion." She spoke generously and decently, her tone was indifferent, but her eyes were very earnest.

Several old ladies at the same table all cast envious glances at the old lady, and the second old lady said this as a promise to help Xiusun find her in-laws, how decent this is.

Some time ago, they all heard about the two girls who came from Lanling's hometown, and the two girls were married by the second old lady, and their mother-in-law was very good.

It's like this for distant relatives, Xiusun is the daughter of the old fourth room, and she hasn't come out of the fifth suit yet, since the second old lady said so, then the future must be promising.

Xiusun was terrified when she heard it, what did the second old lady want to exchange her for?

She looked at the two sisters beside her, and it should be that these two sisters are more valuable. (To be continued.) )