Chapter Twenty-Eight: Family Affairs
The mother was lively for a while, and Brother Wen'er's nurse brought him to ask for peace, and Qin asked a few words as usual, explaining that he would go out today to be taken care of by the people below, so he handed it over to the nurse to take it down. Later, Sister Lian'er came to ask for peace, and then Aunt Zhou came to gossip a few words, and when she arrived, she didn't see Aunt Mai's figure, and the Qin family didn't mean to wait, so she ordered everyone to bring good things, and let Mother Xu help take care of the carriage, so she took Sister Hui, Mother Qin and a few big girls to Shoukang Hall to ask for peace.
"You still go out to do Laoshizi in this body, and it's the same reason why you invite someone to your house as a guest when you are bored." Li frowned and said in a friendly tone.
Qin sneered in his heart, the old lady is used to doing these scenes, and who doesn't know that this house is full of her people, that is, who she called, and what she said can be transmitted to Shoukang Hall in half an hour.
"The old lady is sympathetic, but it was Mrs. Dingbei Hou who called me to talk, Mrs. is noble, where can I ask her to come to see me." Qin replied with lowered eyebrows.
When the old lady heard this, she stared at the Qin family for a long time with a pair of sharp eyes, and then saw Sister Hui standing behind the Qin family with a blank expression, and she didn't know what the old lady had figured out, so she only smiled faintly, and let the Qin mother and daughter go after a few words.
As soon as the two left, Qiao Shi also took the opportunity to test the old lady with his abacus.
"Mother, what is it that your sister-in-law took Sister Hui to meet Mrs. Dingbei?"
"Oh? So what do you see? The old lady didn't answer, smiled meaningfully, glanced at Qiao's and asked back lightly.
Qiao's heart jumped, and he bowed his head and replied, "My daughter-in-law is stupid, but I can't see through it." ”
"It's better to be stupid, your sister-in-law is too clever and has a big idea, so she doesn't live long."
Qiao Shi was not easy to answer, and she was not sure if the old lady knew her plans.
"Tell me what is most worrying about a dying woman?" The old lady was in a good mood, and there was a little joy in her tone.
Qiao Shi blurted out: "Sons and daughters." But after thinking about it, it was her mother-in-law who asked, so naturally she couldn't reply like this, so she continued with some embarrassment: "The most reassuring thing is naturally the clan, mother and husband." ”
The old lady glanced at Qiao Shi with a smile, and looked down on her for such disobedient words, but she was satisfied with her teachable appearance, which was indeed much better than when the eldest daughter-in-law had to compete with her for a few points in everything.
"Well, you are also a mother, this mother's heart is her own children, she is like this now, that is, we can't do anything and don't live long, before this death, we naturally have to arrange the road of that pair of children, that Mrs. Dingbeihou and her have a sisterhood since childhood, and looking at the current situation, Dingbeihou Mansion is also a big tree."
Qiao's pondered carefully, and then thought about Sister Hui'er's appearance of being so smart, and guessed in his heart, "Isn't it for Sister Hui'er's marriage?" Mrs. Keding Beihou has only three sons under her knees, the eldest son is already twelve, and the two youngest sons are only six years old and four years old. ”
"You guess it's almost the same, but I think it's not Mrs. Dingbeihou's sister-in-law, not to mention that the age is not worthy, even if you look at Sister Hui'er's stupid appearance, it is impossible to be Dingbeihou's daughter-in-law, where is the sisterhood worthy of parent-child, your sister-in-law is not stupid, I think I want to entrust Mrs. Dingbei Hou to find a marriage, it is best to let Mrs. Dingbei Hou accept Sister Hui as a goddaughter in the future, and she will be married, and she will be stupid and have a backer."
Hearing this, Qiao Shi felt that the old lady's words were very reasonable.
However, the old lady guessed the beginning, but did not guess the end.
However, it was said that the Qin family took Sister Hui to visit the Xia, the wife of the Marquis of Dingbei, and the two reunited after a long absence, and when they met before they could speak, they looked at each other with tears in their eyes, hugged and cried well, but they made several children at a loss.
Zhang Guyuan, the eldest son of the Xia family, walked to the Xia family and said with a smile: "Mother is crying like this, and when my father comes back later, I think it is our brothers who are bullying you, but you have to serve you with a good meal." ”
Hearing this, the Qin clan burst out laughing: "The prince is right, when the prince comes back, I will have to serve the board later." ”
Xia slapped Qin's hard, and said angrily: "What is the prince, you are her aunt, and you are your own family call Brother Yuan, and who doesn't know that your Qin Popi is your family Jiu'an (Chu Jinmin) can't do anything about you, how can you be afraid of our Hou Ye's board." ”
"My mother is right, my aunt is so embarrassed that Guyuan has no place to be ashamed." Zhang Guyuan gave a long swipe at the Qin clan and said softly
Qin glanced at Zhang Guyuan, and the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became, with a dignified appearance, proper advance and retreat, and humility and courtesy. In addition, Xia's father is the king of Xiangjun who is very trusted by the emperor, Xia has been in and out of the palace for many years and has been liked by the ladies in the palace, the Hou Ye respects and loves, the two of them also looked at each other before marriage, and there is no marriage in the house over the years, except for Xia's is an aunt over the years, and in the past few years, Xia's older has arranged a few sensible rooms, and the family is very clean.
"Then my aunt will call you a distant brother."
After Qin finished speaking, the other two little boys over there also stood up and introduced themselves, "Auntie, my name is Bo Ge'er." ”
"Auntie, my name is Si Ge'er."
The two little guys looked white and chubby, and the Qin family liked it very much, and immediately in addition to the prepared gifts, they also took off a jade bracelet from both wrists.
"Auntie doesn't know what you like, but the little brother in Auntie's family likes to play with the jade ring, so you can also play with it today."
Xia Shi looked at the pair of jade bracelets, and there was no trace of impurities carved by Hetian white jade, and it could still show a dim yellow light in the daylight, which was a good thing. She had a hearty temperament, but she didn't shirk it, and only let the nurses of the two brothers take it down and keep it alive.
"You've seen all my three evil obstacles, and you'll introduce you to our little beauty." Xia's beautiful eyes swept over Sister Hui'er, and secretly admired in her heart, but she was born with a good appearance, she was really a president, and she had grown all the good places of her father and mother.
"Look at me, Sister Hui is here, meet your aunt." The Qin family summoned Sister Hui behind him, and said to the Xia family: "This is what I said in my letter, that is, the girl who can't rest assured when she goes underground." ”
Hearing this, Sister Hui'er paused, and her eyes immediately moistened, but she also remembered what the Qin family had instructed her to do, and she still walked in a lotus flower manner, and even the jade accessories on her head did not make a sound, and when she reached a distance of one zhang in front of Xia's family, she made a big salute as Mother Xu had taught.
Xia Shi looked at it and felt a little more satisfied in his heart, so he looked at it and had rules, that is, the upbringing that grew up in the countryside was not lost.
"Hurry up, it's cold on the ground, my daughter's house can't stand the slightest cold." Xia quickly got up and personally pulled Sister Hui up
"Aunt Xie." Sister Hui got up and gave a thank you gift.
"Come, raise your head and talk to your aunt about your interesting things in Yizhou?"
Sister Hui raised her head and looked at Xia with a slight smile, her voice was not high or low, and she slowly talked about her past in Yizhou, that time was her happiest time, so she also said the truth, and when it came to the funny place, Zhang Guyuan also laughed,
The two younger ones even clapped their hands and shouted: "Mother, when will we learn from Sister Chu to pick cherries in spring to make sour soup to eat, okay?" ”
Zhang Guyuan smiled and said: "You two are gluttonous, I didn't hear what your sister Chu said, you can't eat sour soup anymore after eating that sour soup, and when I drink sour plum soup with my father and mother, you can only watch us drink like your sister Chu." ”
After speaking, she glanced at the pink and lovely Sister Hui'er and laughed first, Xia naturally did not let go of the eldest son's expression, and Sister Hui was indeed smart, talking about the past, it was important and interesting, and through these, she could also see that this was not a really boring puppet, but a funny and naughty girl.
There is filial piety and measure, etiquette is interesting, and the most important thing is that the eldest son also likes it, and this family thing can be done. "You're still an older brother, and you know how to laugh at your sister." Xia Shi hugged Sister Hui and pointed at Zhang Guyuan and said angrily
"It seems that Sister Chu has won her mother's heart, so she won't kiss her son for a while."
"Hey, you kid is telling the truth, I like this smart and lovely Sister Hui." After speaking, she kneaded Sister Hui'er's little face a few times, she has no daughter herself, and the more she looks at it, the more she likes it.
"Sister Hui, let Brother Guyuan and your two younger brothers take them out to play for a while, and I'll talk to your mother again."
Sister Hui glanced at the Qin family, and when she saw the Qin family nodding slightly, she smiled crisply again.
Zhang Guyuan also got up when he heard this, walked to Qin's place and saluted with his fists, Qin nodded and smiled, then pulled his two younger brothers, and invited Sister Hui to lead them to the courtyard with a few maids.