Chapter 20: A Peaceful Family
The old lady leaned on the couch and watched the two granddaughters try on new clothes, and said to Qi Shi with a smile, "In front of us all day, I can't see that these two girls are tall, and in the blink of an eye, they are the sons of the big girls." ”
Qi Shi also smiled, "Look at the two of them growing up so fast, the clothes are a little not enough to wear, and some of them are small before they even get up." ”
Tomorrow, Yingguo Gong's house will be drunk and chrysanthemums, his family is not comparable to other families, it is also the family of Xun Qi since the founding of the country, it has been inherited for hundreds of years, it is rare to have a rigorous family style, there are no extra concubines in Yingguo's mansion, the three sons are not married, and there are many families with girls in the family, what it means is self-evident.
The old lady paid more and more attention to tomorrow's entertainment, and specially called her daughter-in-law to tell some stories in the Ying Guo Mansion, which also made the two granddaughters know in their hearts, speaking of which Ying Guogong's eldest son is sixteen years old this year, and his appearance and talent are all good, but he stammered, so he cut off his career, such a son, people with daughters have to think about it.
No matter how good the family background is, there is no hope for the career can only enjoy the wealth of a lifetime, those who want to benefit from the marriage have set their sights on the second son, the second son Fang Hongcheng is now studying in Moquan Academy, worshiped the contemporary Confucian Song Xifan as a teacher, has been admitted to the Jinshi, just waiting for next year's big competition, the second son is excellent, some people guess that his family may be the second son of the lord, the third son Fang Hongying is eleven or twelve years old, I heard that he is also smart Yingwu, there are two elder brothers above, and it is not his turn for a while.
The Qi family had never seen the three sons of the Fang family, so they could only say a few words, and then instructed the two girls, and the old lady saw that she was tired, and hurriedly asked her to go back to rest.
The old lady leaned on the couch and talked to her two granddaughters, silently thinking in her heart, speaking of Yutan and Yurong, they should also be taken out to show others, the old lady had to lead the topic to the three sons of the Fang family, Yutan covered her ears, "Grandma, I don't want to listen to you talk about his family." ”
The old lady couldn't help but laugh at her granddaughter's little daughter's attitude, and looked at Yurong again, this girl is getting better and better-looking, the palm-sized little face is glowing, a pair of eyes are as black as paint, half-open small mouth and focused, the old lady is very satisfied, just with Yurong's small appearance, although she is a concubine, it is not difficult to marry into a wealthy family.
I thought of Brother Shen for a while, and couldn't help muttering, "Brother Shen didn't come in for a day today, it's getting late, and Brother Shen should come back." ”
Yutan said with a smile, "My younger brother is now a big child, and I am afraid that I am very tired on the first day of martial arts practice today." ”
Just talking about Brother Shen, Lamei sent the little maid over, the old lady hurriedly called her in, took a closer look, but it was a six or seven-year-old little girl, her eyebrows were very good, the little girl was the first time to come in to pass the word, she was a little nervous, and quickly knelt down, "The slave kowtowed to the old lady, Sister Lamei said that the little boy was tired today, and fell asleep on the couch as soon as he got home, and he couldn't say hello to the old lady today, so he came over early tomorrow morning." After saying that, he kowtowed again.
The old lady saw that she was well-behaved and spoke briskly, and she liked it first, so she called her up, rewarded her with fruit to eat, and asked Brother Shen how tired she was, and complained about how Lamei sent a child over.
"Back to the old lady's words, the little boy was so tired that he couldn't walk, the little brother hugged him and sent him in, Sister Lamei carried him to the house again, just helped him take a bath, the little boy fell asleep, for fear that the little boy would wake up in a while, a few sisters did not dare to go away, the slave maid is young, the little boy as long as we serve tea and water, on weekdays are a few big sisters to serve, today the sisters want to take care of the son, Sister Lamei sent the slave and maid over, she said that the slave is now older, and it is time to do things for the son."
When the old lady heard that Brother Shen was so tired, she couldn't help but feel distressed, and she also felt pity for the little girl in front of her, so she said that she was pitiful, and rewarded her with a lot of money to let her go back to serve well, and let her tell Brother Shen that if Brother Shen was tired, let him rest well, and he didn't even have to come over tomorrow.
The little girl kowtowed and went out, and the old lady in the house couldn't help but feel distressed, and scolded her son hatefully, "It's all your father's fault, Brother Shen'er just had a little more of a little person, and he forced him to practice kung fu, but he didn't practice it himself." ”
Yutan and Yurong pursed their lips and smiled, their eyes glancing outside, and it happened that Li Mingwei came over to ask for peace and heard these words.
"It turns out that my mother doesn't love me anymore, but now she blames me for her grandson." Li Mingwei smiled and asked the old lady to say goodbye first, and then sat next to the old lady, "Then I'll rub my mother's shoulders, don't blame me." ”
The old lady also smiled and pointed to the two granddaughters, "You two clearly saw your father, and you lied to me to say it." ”
Yutan and Yurong stood up early and saluted their father, Yutan smiled and said, "Grandmother, you have wronged us, how many times have you said your father a day today, where can we stop you." ”
The old lady smiled and pointed at Yutan, "You girl should fight more and more." He smiled and said to Li Mingwei, "I'm just sorry for my brother Shen, I don't blame you, how is Brother Shen'er doing today?" ”
Li Mingwei said with a smile, "Brother Shen is really beyond my expectations, I originally wanted to rub him out to move his muscles and bones, so as to save him from being idle and naughty at home, but I didn't expect this kid to be born with a solid skin, the master asked him to run, squat on the horse pile, and those little guys were too tired to walk, Brother Shen was stronger than those little guys." ”
Li Mingwei rarely praised someone, and he refused to say a good thing when he saw Brother Shen, but now he is willing to praise Brother Shen like this, the old lady was happy in her heart, and she still deliberately said, "Brother Shen is out on his own, and you must not be too tired of him." ”
Li Mingwei hurriedly agreed, flattered his mother and spoke, and asked about the banquet of the Ying Guo family tomorrow, he and Ying Guo Gong Fang Kui were officials in the same dynasty, but Li Mingwei had been serving in the local government before, so he was transferred to Beijing, he had little friendship with Fang Kui, and he also hoped that the two families could marry, but the Yutan sisters were still young, and they would go out tomorrow to show their faces, Li Mingwei said that the third son of the Fang family, but at the age of eleven, he went out hunting last time and met it, and the child was very promising.
The old lady understood what her son meant, and saw that the two granddaughters had gone out early, and some words could be said clearly, and the mother and son here talked for a long time, and the sky turned black Li Ming to leave and go back.
Go back to the main room to see Mrs. first, Caidie hurriedly greeted and picked up the door curtain, Caiyan had already brought a cup of tea over, Qi saw him come in, struggling to sit up, Li Mingwei was busy helping her to lie down, he sat on the edge of the bed and frowned, "There are not a few more candles in the house, it will inevitably hurt your eyes if it is so dark." ”
asked about the body of the lady again, let her have a good life, and instructed a lot of words diligently, Li Mingwei really wants to get better, and he is also the most coaxing, the couple sat together and talked, Li Mingwei talked about the third son of the Fang Mansion again, and said the recent situation in the court, Fang Kui, the Duke of Yingguo, is rare and smart, and the forces over there do not rely on.
While the husband and wife were talking, the mother-in-law outside came to pass the word, "Oh no, Brother Shen fainted crying!" ”