Chapter VII Disputes
Aunt Tong's body is still plump, the two pear vortices on her delicate face are shallow, and her hand as white as fat jade patted Shen Qinwei's back lightly, her eyebrows and eyes were relaxed, and she was not in a hurry.
"Alright, alright." Aunt Tong soothed, and her voice had the softness of a southern woman.
No matter how arrogant and domineering he is outside, he is a fox and a tiger, and he returns to his mother, but he is still the spoiled child.
Shen Qinwei muttered, hummed and leaned on Aunt Tong's arms to be coquettish, and did not get up.
Aunt Tong smiled, let her lie in her arms, and did not urge her.
"Mother." Shen Qinwei raised her head and looked at her, her big eyes were shining, her face was like Aunt Tong's, and she was holding a small jasper.
Aunt Tong pinched the tip of her nose, shook her head at her, and said, "You can't call your mother, and when you don't call your mother, call me aunt." ”
Shen Qinwei pursed her lips and called out sullenly: "Auntie." ”
"Good." Aunt Tong stroked her soft green silk, her eyes gradually narrowed, and she whispered, "It's not time yet." ”
The child's temper came and went quickly, when Shen Qinwei got up, she was already full of smiles, she suddenly remembered that the jar of snow water in Qiuyun had not been buried, so she hurriedly said goodbye to Aunt Tong and went to bury the snow water happily.
Aunt Tong shook her head, and when she saw the nurse carrying a pair of children into the house, her face suddenly became solemn, and she scolded sharply: "Come on, it's cold, I tell you not to take the young master out of the inner room at will, why did you take it out." ”
The two nurses shrank their hands and feet, patted the swaddling clothes, and replied in fear: "Miss Young Master just vomited milk, we came here to ask my aunt to see if we want to find a doctor to take a look." As he spoke, he raised his eyes to look at Aunt Tong and gently put the two babies on the rocking bed on the side.
Aunt Tong got up and walked to the shaking bed, raised her hand and shook it lightly a few times, and then called: "Yan'er." ”
A flamboyant-looking maid entered the house, and she bent her knees and said "sigh".
Aunt Tong's red-dyed nails gently scraped the side of the shaking bed, and instructed her: "Fifth young master, sixth young lady has spit up milk, go and ask a doctor, and by the way, go to report to the old lady and the second master." ”
Yan'er responded with a sweet smile and retreated lightly.
The two nurses stood to the side at a loss, staring at their toes.
"Carry it back to the main room." Aunt Tong gave them an order and went into the room alone.
The two nurses responded urgently, quickly approached the shaker, and picked up the two little babies.
The two little babies were obediently and quietly wrapped in swaddling clothes, sleeping soundly, their porcelain white little faces were pure and white, and they were suddenly picked up, pouting slightly, and spitting out a saliva bubble.
Yan'er's speed was very fast, and after a while, Old Lady Shen and Shen Congwen arrived.
When the two arrived, an old doctor was checking the pulse of the two young masters.
Aunt Tong stood aside anxiously, and the corner of the silk handkerchief in her hand was already wet with tears.
"How's it going?" Old Lady Shen walked to the side of the bed and asked eagerly.
"Take care of it." Shen Congwen also frowned and looked at the pair of little dolls on the bed, and his concern was overflowing.
The old doctor withdrew his hand, the sheep's beard was little by little, waved his hand, and said hoarsely: "It's okay, it's okay, it's just an ordinary child spitting up milk." ”
Hearing this, Mrs. Shen put a heart back into her stomach, clasped her hands together and kept chanting, "The Buddha blesses, the Bodhisattva blesses, the ancestors bless, fortunately, it's okay." ”
Shen Congwen thanked the old doctor, personally sent the person outside the door, and ordered the person to give double the reward before turning around and returning to the hospital.
The two little babies lying on the bed looked innocent and slept sweetly.
Aunt Tong hummed a few words softly beside the bed before turning her head to look at Old Lady Shen and Shen Congwen.
"The old lady, the second master, it's all the concubine's fault, it's strange that the concubine is not optimistic about the fifth young master and the sixth young lady." She fell to her knees with a pout.
Mrs. Shen hurriedly helped her up, patted her hand and comforted: "Good boy, you just take them too seriously, this is right, Xiao Wu will hurry up and report if there is something, and if you should ask for a doctor, please ask a doctor, and you can't delay for a moment." ”
Aunt Tong nodded tearfully.
Shen Congwen sat down and breathed a sigh of relief.
There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great.
He got this son, and it is impossible not to think about it and not to pay attention to it.
Aunt Tong wiped the corners of her eyes with the silk handkerchief in her hand, blessed Mrs. Shen, and said apologetically: "Old lady, I really have the trust of you to take over the kitchen business, and this is what happened, please take it back from the kitchen, I have failed your love." ”
Old Mrs. Shen patted her hand and comforted: "What are you talking about, you are a good boy, it is rare to be a person who is not greedy, if other people are afraid to take the opportunity to ask me to take charge of the entire Shen family." He let out a long sigh.
Shen Congwen's face suddenly became uncomfortable.
Anyone can understand what Old Lady Shen means by Aunt Zhao's favor in charge of the family a few years ago.
"You love your children, and you don't want them to suffer." Old Mrs. Shen sighed at Aunt Tong, but looked at Shen Congwen, and said: "Since I entrusted the kitchen matter to you, there is no reason to take it back, you can take care of it first, you really can't take care of it?" She used a consultative tone, but there was no committal expression on her face.
Aunt Tong nodded, held Mrs. Shen's hand, and bent her knees and said, "Old lady, I have a feeling of reluctance. ”
"You say." Old Lady Shen had a kind face and a faint smile on her face.
Aunt Tong raised her eyes and glanced at Old Lady Shen, before she said slowly: "Is it okay for the old lady, can you let Sister Zhao come over and help me." ”
Mrs. Shen's face changed, and she held Aunt Tong's hand a little tighter, but Aunt Tong did not flinch, and finished the second half of the sentence, "Sister Zhao has been a housekeeper for many years, and she must know more about ......the kitchen than me, and she suddenly let go of her burden, she must be extremely unaccustomed to it, and I heard the doctor say that she is always bored in the courtyard, happy and sad, and very easy to get sick, I heard that Sister Zhao is not in good health for a while, presumably she also wants to share her worries for the old lady." ”
Her words were reasonable and considerate everywhere, although she didn't care about Mrs. Shen's heart, when Mrs. Shen saw the baby on the bed, she sighed briefly, "Just as you wish, it's just that you are kind, and I don't know if others will accept it." ”
Shen Congwen coughed lightly twice uncomfortably.
Old Madam Shen glared at him, didn't say anything more, and revealed it.
"Later, I will tell someone to come and talk to her, and let her come and be at your disposal at any time." Mrs. Shen said that although she agreed to Aunt Zhao's help, she didn't seem to have any intention of letting Aunt Zhao take care of things anymore.
Aunt Tong lowered her head and smiled, and said, "Yes." ”
Mrs. Shen told Aunt Tong again, seeing that it was not too early, she still had other things to arrange, so she was reluctant to leave.
Aunt Tong sent her off, but was stopped by Mrs. Shen, she glanced at Shen Congwen deeply, and then raised her feet to leave, An Ping followed her quietly, silently holding up an oil-paper umbrella.
After Shen Congwen waited for Mrs. Shen to leave, he got up and smiled at Aunt Tong, he was elegant and handsome, and his smile was even better.
Aunt Tong looked at him in a trance.
"Thank you for your hard work." Shen Congwen took her hand and squeezed it hard.
Her face suddenly turned red from her cheeks to the roots of her ears, "Second Master." She called out shyly, her eyes filled with water.
"I still have something to do, so I'll go back first, and I'll come over for dinner in the evening." Shen Congwen patted her shoulder and smiled.
"Okay." Aunt Tong is blessed, although her figure is not good-looking, but she has no charm.
Shen Congwen took her hand and rubbed it for a while, and then glanced at the two sleeping babies before turning to leave.
As soon as he left, the smile on Aunt Tong's face disappeared, and she called Yan'er, her little finger raised her eyebrows, "Go, invite Aunt Zhao over to me." ”
Yan'er said yes.
There were a few more footprints on the thick snow.
A maid walked behind Yan'er with an umbrella, cold and really angry.
"Now it's cold and hungry, stay up, don't be ashamed in front of people, let's go out in the future, what we represent is the face of Bitong Courtyard and the face of my aunt." Yan'er cocked her chin and proudly taught the maid behind her, and grabbed the hand stove between her sleeves with both hands.
The maid followed her and said yes, clenching her teeth.