At the end of each year, the shopkeepers in the shop have to go back to Rong's house to reconcile accounts with their uncle. At this time, the third room is the most tired time, the shopkeepers reconcile, and the shopkeepers will also come into the house to visit their grandmothers, Ma's, and Du's.

My grandmother died of illness, and there was filial piety in the family, so it was not suitable to treat alcohol and be lively. The shopkeeper ladies were not easy to bother, so they had to let their respective grandmothers send greetings.

There was no banquet at home, so Du Shi and Rong Yu discussed and set up two tables in Huixian Lou to entertain the shopkeepers.

Ma Shi is looking at the list presented by the head of the village below, she knows a few words, it is not a problem to look at an account book or something, and after reading it, her brows wrinkled together, and the accompanying room Zhou Mama said: "This year's harvest is not good, and there are too few filial piety." Fortunately, I don't cure any New Year's wine, otherwise I'm afraid it won't be enough. ”

Mama Zhou said: "This year's year is not good, in the summer there was a drought for two months, and then heavy rain. There was also a hailstorm. ”

Ma was a little dissatisfied with the management of the business in the third room, and gossiped with Mama Zhou: "I heard that the third uncle set a banquet in Huixian Mansion to invite those shopkeepers. It's a big deal. In the end, our house is not prosperous, and there is no one in charge. God knows if they did anything to give us the books. ”

Mama Zhou didn't dare to say much, but said with a smile: "Madam, you are still young, there is no one else around the master except Huiqiu, and then you can raise a few masters, and you will teach you to become a talent, and you will not have anything in the future." ”

"I understand Mama's reasoning, and I still hope to have a boy, but I don't know it's a girl. The next time the master goes to work, I will go with him. It's just that I'm used to living in Bianliang, and it's not so smooth to change places. ”

Ma Shi looked at it, took out a silver ticket of twenty taels, gave it to Mama Zhou, and said, "You will send this silver ticket to the third lady in a while." And choose two good fabrics for her, and she can do whatever she wants. She also loves to eat these dates, so give her half of them. Wosi Candy also brought her two boxes. ”

Mama Zhou smiled: "In the end, Mrs. is a kind person. It is also her blessing that the third lady follows you. ”

Ma sneered: "How can I be a stepmother? The discipline was harsh and said that I was mean and vicious, and that no good person would do it. Doesn't the lord just want a good reputation, and I do it. I not only want to be good to Miss San, but also spoil her to the clouds, no matter what she does, I will follow her and let her do whatever she wants. It depends on whether she has this blessing or not. Ma Shi said, looked at his daughter who was sleeping soundly on the hot kang, squinted his eyes slightly, and said, "Only she is the heart and liver of my October pregnancy." I will take care of her future and make her prosperous and rich for a lifetime, and no one can stop her. ”

Mama Zhou carried the silver ticket in her arms, and asked the two little maids to carry the cloth and go to the courtyard where Rong Zheng lived with dates and sugar.

Rong Zheng was sitting under the dripping eaves watching Ruyi and Qiaoxin kicking shuttlecocks in the yard, holding a hand stove in his arms. His face was flushed, and his complexion seemed to have fully recovered.

Rong Zheng saw that Mama Zhou brought people in, sat and didn't move, and waited until Mama Zhou walked to the bottom of the stairs before she bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Mama Zhou is here, please sit in the house." ”

Mama Zhou said with a smile: "It's so cold outside, why doesn't the third lady go into the house?" ”

Rong Zheng said: "It's stuffy in the house, I'll come out to breathe." ”

Mama Zhou gave the things that Ma's let her carry together, Rong Zheng didn't leave her to drink tea, and Mama Zhou went back after a few gossips.

Rong Zheng distributed the dates to everyone in the house, although the things were small, but it could be seen that everyone was very happy. thanked Rong Zheng one after another.

Although it was a trivial matter, the joy of the people around him stung Rong Zheng. She thought sullenly, was her former self really so unbearable?

Rong Zheng held the silver ticket of twenty taels, and she read every word on it clearly, thinking that although there is no shortage of food and clothing at present, there will always be a useful place in the future, when there is a shortage, she is not good to reach out to Ma again, so she handed the silver ticket to Zi Su and asked her to help put it away.

Xiao Wang was sitting in the west room drinking tea, and Ziying came over and said to her, "The nurse didn't see how beautiful the young lady smiled when she invited us to eat dates just now." ”

Xiao Wang touched her hand and said, "It's not promising, everyone is so happy to eat two dates." ”

"Who hasn't eaten dates, but it's rare that the young lady invited us to eat them. Tell me, nurse, is it that our young lady has changed a lot since she got better from this illness. ”

Xiao Wang thought about it carefully, just last month ago, Rong Zheng was still a prickly head who liked to stare at people with his eyes, and he would be angry if he was not satisfied, and he was not good at all, and he didn't know how to pity him. In the past, when the old lady was there, she could still discipline one or two, but after the old lady left, she was even more wanton, and her temperament was inevitably a little pampered. I didn't expect that this disease even changed my temperament, and it seems that I am getting better. Xiao Wang frowned and scolded secretly, what's so good about being sick!

"It would be nice if it really changed slowly. In the past, when my wife was there, Miss was not like this, she was quite a child of etiquette. The lady left, and after the new lady entered the door, the young lady slowly changed. It's good now, I hope the eldest lady doesn't change back. ”

Ziying smiled: "Miss has grown up and is sensible, and she will definitely not be like before." Those of us who serve as subordinates want to be able to settle down well in the future. ”

Xiao Wang nodded and said, "Then why don't you hurry up and be courteous, what kind of tongue are you chewing here with me?" ”

Ziying said with a smile: "The nurse made fun of us again." ”

When she came out, she was about to go to the warm pavilion, but she saw someone at the door probing her brain there. She hurriedly walked away, pulled the door open, and the boy almost fell in.

"Banyun, what are you doing here?"

Banyun smiled and greeted Ziying: "Sister Ziying, our grandfather asked me to bring a letter." ”

"What about faith?"

Banyun hurriedly handed the letter to Ziying's hand.

Ziying glanced at it, saw that it was Du Hong's handwriting, nodded and said, "Okay, I will take the letter to our young lady, it's okay for you to go down." ”

"Where's the third young lady?"

"Ann. If you care, go quickly. ”

"Ah, okay." Banyun quickly glanced into the courtyard, and caught a glimpse of a rough woman carrying water under the porch, so he didn't look any further.

Ziying took the letter and went to the warm pavilion where Rong Zheng lived, and when she came to her, she respectfully presented it and said, "Miss, the letter from Du Ye over there in the third room wrote to you." ”

Rong Zheng was stunned for a moment, she almost forgot that there was still this person. After thinking for a while, he took the letter, and before he could open it, he heard Ziying say, "Miss, this Du Ye is really good to you." As soon as I heard that you were sick, I sent someone to see you and brought medicine. I inquired about you again, and I wrote to me again to care. ”

Rong Zheng was slightly angry and glared at Ziying.

Ziying's body trembled slightly, she was sweating, she didn't dare to say a word more, and said in her stomach: It's still the same young lady before!