CHAPTER XXII

Chen's side was talking, but the wall thought of Mr. Wu, who was recommended by Xiao Sun's family to teach girls to read, and silently accepted the previous words in his heart - can recommend such a person with a clear brain and a complicated relationship with his in-laws to be a female gentleman in another person's house, this kind of behavior is not called down, what kind of behavior is counted?

Feng didn't pay attention to the sister-in-law's disdain for her mother-in-law's sister-in-law. She only felt a headache when she heard Chen's words, and all she thought about was that the ugliness of the family should not be publicized. Chen Jue was beside him, but he was happy to eat melon seeds on the idle affairs of the Yue family, and said with a smile: "Seriously, it's all for the sake of children and grandchildren - the sister-in-law of the Feng family has been married into the Feng family for more than ten years, but there is only one daughter under her knees." Brother Feng is the son of the Feng family, and his father died early, so the old lady is naturally anxious to continue the incense. During the Chinese New Year, on the grounds of the heir, he persuaded the sister-in-law of the Feng family to give Brother Feng a child, or to look at which maid in the room was pleasing to the eye, and it didn't hurt to make a face. The eldest brother of the Feng family naturally spoke to the old lady. The Feng family's sister-in-law is not happy, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are in a hurry, so it is not good to say. The old lady was very old, and she had some false fires, and she couldn't stand it for a while, so she fell. ”

Chen Qi said, still not forgetting to smile and praise Feng's merits: "Your Chengri family only says that your brother is good, this time you know the benefits of your father-in-law?" ”

Feng Shi didn't pay attention to his in-laws, and glanced at Chen Qi angrily. Chen Qi just laughed blindly and didn't theorize. Old Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Chen never thought that the Feng family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a quarrel because of this matter, and they didn't feel embarrassed for a while, and sighed for a while-

In and out of the words, they are commenting on how the little grandson behaves inappropriately, and since he can't continue the incense for his husband's family, he shouldn't be so jealous, and he shouldn't contradict the elders. If it weren't for the fact that she had served his father-in-law back then, this kind of jealous woman would not be too much to leave.

Unexpectedly, everyone's words poked Chen's heart. Chen unconsciously thought that he had suffered in the Zhao family for so many years, and it was all because he did not have a son by his side. I can't help but feel sympathy for Xiao Sun. It's just that in front of my parents and brother, I don't want to say much. sighed more and more boringly, then shirked his unhappiness and went back to the room to rest. Nothing was said all night.

Until the next morning, when the second sister woke up, she saw Chen sitting on the beauty couch under the window, not doing anything, just in a daze.

The second sister has been wearing it for more than half a year, and Xiang Shao saw that Chen was so quiet. I was surprised, I got up and dressed on the wall, and said to Chen with a smile: "Under the New Year's Festival, what does my mother do just be in a daze?" ”

When Chen asked, he still held back and didn't speak. I didn't hold it back for a while, and I still babbled about last night's events like this. At the end, he said hatefully: "If you say a thousand things and ten thousand, you can't give birth to a son to make trouble." ”

After that, he stretched out his slender jade finger and poked the second sister's smooth and full forehead, because he said: "What's the use of giving birth to two girls, they are all bullied goods." are all looked down upon. ”

When the second sister heard this, she raised her hand and touched her aching forehead, and said with a smile: "Mom is so powerful, you don't bully others, who dares to bully you?" ”

He pulled Chen's sleeve and coaxed: "Mom, don't worry." When I grow up, I will definitely earn a lot of money for you to provide for. At that time, the golden, jade, round, flat, silk, silk, fat, chicken, and duck, let's throw one by one, and keep them better than raising ten sons. ”

When Chen heard this, he couldn't help laughing out loud for a while. Just about to say something, I saw that the eldest sister was also woken up by the sound of the two mothers and children, and was sitting on the bed rubbing her eyes. Because I didn't get up last night, I was busy going out to change clothes. Chen swallowed the words and scolded the eldest sister: "On such a cold day, you don't choose a good time to die." Let's put on my clothes sooner. Under the New Year's Day, I will starve you to death by making sickness. ”

The eldest sister was caught off guard, but she was stunned by Chen's words, and was dragged back to the bed by Chen's shoulder, and threw a slanted satin jacket with a red background embroidered with gold thread and a hundred child patterns on her head. The second sister took advantage of the situation and instructed the little girl to scoop water and wash.

After freshening up and dressing, the three of them walked all the way to the room to say goodbye. But seeing that Chen Jue and his wife, Chen Huan and Chen Wan were all wearing the clothes of going out to meet outsiders, sitting in the upper room and gossiping, discussing the matter of going out to see the lanterns during the Shangyuan Festival.

When Chen heard this, he was stunned. Especially remember that when the boudoir was in the boudoir, the Chen family was the most lively, and every Sanyuan Festival, she was the first to go to see the lanterns. Later, he married a short-lived ghost surnamed Zhao, and he lived a willful and wanton life. But I forgot that I had to keep the filial piety of my husband's family this year, so I couldn't go.

The second sister didn't want to go. It's not that she's not happy to join in the fun, it's just that there were too many idle books I read back then, especially remembering that the ancient flower shooting party loved to kidnap young boys and girls to sell in such a lively season as the lantern festival and temple fair. The second sister felt that she was unlucky to cross over well, but she didn't want to be more unlucky.

Thinking of this, the second sister frowned slightly, because she said, "I'm not going." It's weird outside, and I'm afraid I'll be targeted by a kidnapper if I get lost. ”

Hearing the second sister's words, everyone in the Chen Mansion laughed. Chen Qiyin said: "What a tricky and treacherous little girl, she thinks a lot. You can rest assured, don't say that our whole family is going out for a walk, and the master and slave are staring at more than a dozen pairs of eyes. Your uncle and I are the only ones to take care of, and I am not afraid that someone will not be short-sighted and hit our family's head with their ideas. ”

Mrs. Chen also smiled and said: "The children who have never been lost during the Lantern Festival and the temple fair are all taken care of by the family members who are not careful, and they are abducted by the abductors when they open their hands for a while." Our family only treats you as eyeballs, so this never happens. ”

Mrs. Chen also persuaded: "The Shangyuan Lantern Festival is only lively once a year. It's a shame not to go. Although the two of you are filial piety and piety for your father, you don't have to be so ruthless, and it's not good to be depressed. ”

When Chen heard this, he said, "Then I'll go too?" ”

Old Lady Chen glanced at Chen silently. Chen shrunk his neck, hummed from his nose, and muttered, "I've been at home for more than half a year, and I haven't even stepped out of the threshold on the second door." ”

Mrs. Chen felt sorry for her daughter, but she still said: "Since it is the Shangyuan Festival, it always means family reunion." It would not be good if there was one missing. ”

Old Lady Chen was silent.

Chen Jue peeked at Old Lady Chen's face, and said, "Since that's the case, just ask my sister to follow." There are so many people at the Lantern Festival, and no one may pay attention to our family's affairs. ”

Old Mrs. Chen still didn't speak, but she didn't say anything to refute it. The two brothers and sisters looked at each other and smiled, and Mrs. Chen hurriedly said, "What time is it, let's set the meal." After breakfast, the eldest took the child to see his mother. ”

Seeing this, Feng Shi got up and set up tables and chairs with the maids and women, and listed cups and plates.

After the meal was over, Chen Jue's family didn't even eat tea, so they took the car out and rushed to Yue's house. The Chen family didn't dare to be an eyesore in front of Mrs. Chen, so they hurriedly took a pair of daughters back to the room. At that time, in the first month of the year, after school in the school room, needlework was taboo in the boudoir - even if needlework was not taboo, Chen rarely did needlework. The mother and daughter stared at each other in the boudoir, gossiping one long and one short.

The second sister was bored, so she took out the "Three Character Classic" and "Thousand Character Text" that Mr. Wu had talked about a year ago and reviewed it. Mindfully thinking of the sentence "cure the root cause of agriculture and do the harvest", I heard someone talking under the root of the wall outside the window, and then at the sound of the curtain, a maid wearing a red silk jacket and a green satin pinching teeth and nails walked in with a book in her hand.

Everyone looked at it carefully, but it was the beeswax of the big girl who was waiting for Mrs. Chen in the upper room. Seeing Beeswax walking up to him with a smile and bowing to say hello, Chen asked with a smile, "It turned out to be you." What are you doing here, but what does the old lady say? ”

Hearing this, Beeswax shook his head and smiled: "It's not an old lady." It was the old lady who told the slave maid to take a book to the second cousin. ”

After that, he held the book in his hand and offered it with both hands.

When Chen heard this, he became more and more curious, but when he saw that the second sister had already gotten up to take the book, he thanked the old lady with a smile. Chan asked, "What kind of book?" ”

The second sister looked down for a while, and said with a smile: "It's the deeds of the Emperor Tai and Zu of this dynasty." ”

Chen thought of the gossip that everyone had gossip about in the upper room before. Because of the smile: "I thought the old man was joking, who thought it was serious." ”

pointed at the second sister and scolded with a smile: "It's all your moth." What kind of history books do you read, can you still take the top prize? ”

When the second sister heard this, she just smiled and didn't answer. Chen grabbed a handful of hazelnut kernels from the five-petal box of black lacquer painted gold flowers and rich plum blossoms on the table and stuffed them into his beeswax hand, because he said with a smile: "It's a cold day, eat a bowl of tea and go to the wind and cold and come back." ”

He also ordered the little girl who was waiting in the house to pour the boiling tea.

Under the New Year's Festival, it was a leisure time. Beeswax didn't matter much, so he thanked him and sat down. The master and servant gossiped for a while, because they talked about the Lantern Festival on the Shangyuan Festival, Beeswax smiled and joked to the second sister: "You have to be careful when you go out, there are ghosts outside who want to eat you." ”

The second sister grinned, because she said: "Don't laugh at you, wait until tomorrow I go to the kitchen to make two packs of anti-wolf powder, and you will know how powerful I am." ”

Chen and Beeswax looked at each other, and You Xiao asked, "I have never heard of anti-wolf powder." I think you made it up. ”

The second sister said: "Whether it is made up or not, we will know at that time." ”

Hou smiled and said to the eldest sister: "When the time comes, I will also prepare two packs for you, which is to be prepared." ”

The eldest sister was ignorant, just smirking.

Before I knew it, it was night, and Chen Jue and his party braved the wind and snow to come by car. Old Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Chen rarely had to ask about the situation of their in-laws' house again. Because he asked, "How are you feeling better today?", "What medicine did you take?", "What kind of food did you eat?", and asked, "How do you get along with your sister-in-law?" ”

I thought that Feng's answer was just some clichΓ©. But he didn't want Chen Qi to wait for Feng Shi to speak, but he patted his knees and praised loudly, because he said: "You can't imagine that there is such a coincidence in the world." ”

It turned out that yesterday's little grandson was angry with her mother-in-law because of the heir, and she was making a fuss. Today, when he was waiting for Mrs. Feng to take medicine, his face was crumbling like gold paper, and Lang Zhong, who happened to come to check Mrs. Feng's pulse, was also there, so he couldn't help but diagnose Xiao Sun's once. It was diagnosed that Xiao Sun was less than two months pregnant......

Seeing that everyone in the Chen family was dumbfounded as if listening to the opera, Feng Shi only felt a splitting headache, and couldn't help but sigh and said, "That's it." If not, there is no end to it after all. ”