The first is to ask for pink.

……

"Xiaotang, if you are free, accompany your sister more." Second Master Ji said suddenly.

Ji Xiaotang nodded. She is willing to be with Ji Xiaoyun as much as possible, but is Ji Xiaoyun willing? Once upon a time, there were only two of them in the family, and maybe some more. Now Gu Xia'er and Gu Xue'er are here. Ji Xiaoyun is like a good person like Gu Xia'er, and she is even more reluctant to get close to Ji Xiaotang.

"I'll do my best." Ji Xiaotang said to Second Master Ji.

……

In the evening, Second Master Ji talked to Second Mrs. Ji about Ji Xiaoyun.

"I'm a little worried about Xiaoyun," Second Master Ji told Second Mrs. Ji, "Xiaoyun, this kid, is too simple-minded. ”

"What did the lord find?" Mrs. Ji asked.

"Not really." Second Master Ji kept silent and didn't mention the matter of the Library Pavilion. It's not that he deliberately wants to hide anything from Mrs. Ji Er, but he doesn't want Mrs. Ji Er to be angry and worried.

"Xiaoyun's temperament, I also found out." Mrs. Ji Er sighed, "Invite Mama Cheng to come to the house, and what rules to teach are secondary, mainly for her." ”

But Ji Xiaoyun's temperament seems to have been fixed, although she has learned the rules and female celebrities very well, but in terms of human affairs, she is still ignorant.

"I shouldn't have spit out in the first place, if Xiaoyun had been following us~......" Mrs. Ji Er didn't continue, but how could Master Ji Er not understand what she meant.

Second Master Ji also sighed. He didn't expect that Mrs. Ji would teach Ji Xiaoyun like this.

Or rather, Mrs. Ji is just pampering and spoiling Ji Xiaoyun. As for teaching, there is a blank slate.

"Old lady's heart," Mrs. Ji Er smiled bitterly. "As long as Xiaoyun is towards her in her heart and doesn't take me as a mother in her eyes, the old lady will be satisfied."

"Don't say that......" Ji Er's words were a little weak.

……

Mrs. Ji is in the upper room in the courtyard

Gu Xue'er sent the Jiang family home and returned soon. Old Mrs. Ji was asking Gu Xue'er about the situation of the Gu family.

"My father and brother are fine, and they have sobered up. My mother also drank sobering soup when she went back, and then fell asleep. It's nothing. And he sent me back. Dad and Mom will bring my brother to say hello to my aunt tomorrow. ”

Mrs. Ji was relieved.

"Grandmother, show you this." Ji Xiaoyun smiled and showed the words written by Ji Er to Mrs. Ji. "My dad wrote it to me."

Mrs. Ji couldn't tell whether the words were good or bad, but she was happy to see Ji Xiaoyun. And she was happy.

"Why did your dad write to you?" Mrs. Ji asked.

Ji Xiaoyun twittered about her and Gu Xia'er going to the library pavilion.

"I was going to write a picture to Aunt Xia, but unfortunately I was wet by the tea. However, Dad said that he would write a new one for Aunt Xia. ”

"Is that so?" Old Lady Ji looked at Gu Xia'er.

"Yes." Gu Xia'er agreed with a smile, "I was originally with Xiaoyun." Xiaoyun is good if she gets the words, and mine doesn't matter. ”

"It doesn't matter." Ji Xiaoyun immediately retorted. Her original intention was naturally to protect Gu Xia'er. "Aunt Xia usually doesn't say that her father is a great talent. The handwriting is the best, and if there is one hanging in the house, it will be a glorious thing for the family. We finally asked my dad for a word, and my dad agreed again, so why don't you want it again. ”

"It has to be." Ji Xiaoyun gently nudged Gu Xia'er, as if she was worried that she didn't want Ji Er's words.

What Ji Xiaoyun didn't know, Mrs. Ji knew. Gu Xia'er blushed all of a sudden.

"If Aunt Xia is embarrassed, I think about Aunt Xia. The next time I see my dad, I'll talk about it. Ji Xiaoyun said eagerly.

"Xiaoyun is not afraid of your father. Do you dare to talk to your dad and ask for something? Mrs. Ji smiled and said.

Now it was Ji Xiaoyun's turn to be shy.

"Or ...... Thanks to Aunt Xia. Ji Xiaoyun whispered.

Old Madam Ji looked at Gu Xia'er again.

“…… The father and daughter of the second cousin and Xiaoyun's in-laws should be close by nature. It's just that Xiaoyun is not by the side of the second cousin, so she is unfamiliar. Auntie, don't blame me for making my own decisions, Xiaoyun and my second cousin are closer, and they can get more love. The second cousin also hurt Xiaoyun when he looked at it. Gu Xia'er said, the red glow on her face has not faded.

"Good boy!" Mrs. Ji called out emotionally, "It's still you, the kid, who is thoughtful and thoughtful." Thank you for being willing to think about Xiaoyun like this. ”

Ji Xiaoyun is not close to Mrs. Ji, and Mrs. Ji likes to hear it. But Ji Xiaoyun is not close to Second Master Ji, and she is still a little afraid of Second Master Ji, and Old Mrs. Ji will not be happy because of this.

“…… You should go to your dad's side more often. Mrs. Ji said to Ji Xiaoyun.

With Mrs. Ji's encouragement, Ji Xiaoyun was also happy.

"I want Aunt Xia to accompany me. I got to my dad and didn't know what to say. Ji Xiaoyun said. She is a person who doesn't have a city government in her heart, and in front of Mrs. Ji, she thinks and says whatever she wants.

"Okay, let your Aunt Xia accompany you." Mrs. Ji nodded in agreement.

"I'm afraid...... Xiaotang is not happy. Ji Xiaoyun suddenly said again.

Ji Xiaoyun's meaning is that Ji Xiaotang will be jealous because she is close to Second Master Ji, and Second Master Ji will love her.

Gu Xia'er listened to Ji Xiaoyun's words, but suddenly lowered her head with a gloomy expression.

She sat next to Mrs. Ji, and this expression was naturally seen by Mrs. Ji.

In Mrs. Ji's heart, she had different plans.

It was getting late, and Mrs. Ji sent Ji Xiaoyun, Gu Xia'er and Gu Xue'er to rest, but she only leaned on the kang and closed her eyes to recuperate. Mrs. Ji thought about a lot of things, from Gu Xia'er to Ji Xiaoyun, and then thought of Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang, this kid is good at everything, only one thing is bad.

"Xiaotang, this child, is still with her mother." Old Lady Ji muttered to herself. Mrs. Ji Xiaotang relieved Mrs. Ji at the banquet, and Mrs. Ji minded.

There is also the matter of Gu Xia'er and Ji Er's master. can let the second master Ji know more about Gu Xia'er and see how good Gu Xia'er is. It will be a lot easier to mention family affairs. Mrs. Ji knows this son of hers.

This family business, it's not good to mention it now, you have to wait for a suitable opportunity.

And this right opportunity will come soon. Mrs. Ji has already thought about it. Mrs. Ji is sure that she will not allow Second Master Ji to refuse when the time comes.

……

After the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather is getting hotter day by day.

Ji Xiaotang accompanied Mrs. Ji to sit on the couch in the north window, while checking the patterns, while listening to Mrs. Ji Assigning family affairs to the housekeepers and daughters-in-law.

Ice basins were placed in the house, which greatly relieved the heat.

Mrs. Ji Er was instructing the housekeeper's daughter-in-law to bring ice to each room.

"The old lady's share is doubled, and both cousins are there." Mrs. Ji Er said. I remembered one thing that Mrs. Ji had ordered, "You will send someone to Yanbao Hutong today to deliver a basin of ice." ”

The cigarette bag alley mentioned by Mrs. Ji refers to Uncle Gu's house.

Uncle Gu came to Ji's house yesterday to see Mrs. Ji. I told Mrs. Ji that the house at home was crowded, and it was hot in the house, and he and Gu Leier were caught in the heat. Mrs. Ji was very distressed when she heard this, and then called Mrs. Ji Er.

Mrs. Ji sued Mrs. Ji. Ask her to send some ice to Uncle Gu.

"I don't use the example of the public. I'll give you the money from my private room. These are the exact words of Mrs. Ji.

Naturally, Mrs. Ji Er would not agree to take over Mrs. Ji's private room, but said that the ice purchased at home was enough, and it was no problem to send some to Uncle Gu's house.

Mrs. Ji was satisfied.

After the housework is finished, the housekeeper and daughters-in-law are all sent out. The big girl Xiangxiu came in with two bowls of chilled cheese.

"In the future, I will put less than half of the ice here." Mrs. Ji Er took the cheese, glanced at it, and ordered Xiangxiu.

"Mother, don't have enough ice at home?" Ji Xiaotang asked.

"I asked the steward about it, and it was pretty much the same as in previous years. But this year, the old lady has to be more diligent on the ice. I'm afraid that there is not enough at home, and it is difficult to buy outside. When the time comes, it will not be good if the old lady will use it or not. Mrs. Ji said.

Mrs. Ji asked for Bing's diligence over there, but it was not Mrs. Ji who wanted it, but Gu Xue'er.

Gu Xue'er is getting fatter and fatter this year, and she is most afraid of heat, so she sends little girls to ask for ice all day long.

The other is Uncle Gu's house, originally at this time, it was enough to send one or two basins of ice over, but this year's situation seems to be impossible.

Uncle Gu's family has been asking for things under various names recently. There are some that Mrs. Ji sent away in private, but there are many more, all of which are money and goods taken by Mrs. Ji Er.

"The old lady always says that she uses her private room, but how has she ever used her private room?" Recently, the Gu family has come frequently, and Mrs. Ji Er is also a little impatient. Now that there is no one else in the house, she can't help but complain to Ji Xiaotang.

It's hard for Mrs. Ji to say that her mother-in-law is not, but there are some things that Ji Xiaotang knows.

When Mrs. Ji first married into the Ji family, the Gu family was still a well-off family. According to the Gu family's family background at that time, Mrs. Ji's dowry was also decent.

However, it's just decent.

Later, the Gu family was defeated at the hands of Uncle Gu, and Mrs. Ji privately supplemented Uncle Gu. If it were only according to her dowry, it would have been spent a long time ago.

It turned out that Uncle Gu was in a silk shop, or later in Qingxi Village, all of them were raised by the Ji family.

Mrs. Ji's taking her private room is just a habitual sentence.

That is, a person like Mrs. Ji Er who is big and doesn't like to care, and if she is a caring daughter-in-law, I'm afraid that there will be bad words and legends going out a long time ago. The Gu family is like this, is it planning to empty the Ji family!

"If they don't make trouble, it's just a matter of a few coins." Mrs. Ji Er said again, this sentence is half sincere, half self-comforting.

As Mrs. Ji spoke, she yawned.

"Mother didn't sleep well last night?" Ji Xiaotang immediately asked.

"It's the same as usual, but I've been feeling a little tired for the past two days. I'm afraid it's because there are a lot of things. Mrs. Ji said and didn't take it to heart.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, Mrs. Ji couldn't rest for a few days, because June was Mrs. Ji's birthday.

This is the first birthday of Mrs. Ji after Mrs. Ji's filial piety, and the meaning of Mr. Ji is to be more grand.

Mrs. Ji Er naturally couldn't be idle.

"Mother, take care of yourself." Ji Xiaotang persuaded Mrs. Ji, "For the matter of grandmother's birthday, my mother will tell me to go down." If your mother is not at ease, explain some things to me to do, and you can also share it for your mother. ”

Ji Xiaotang is so caring, Mrs. Ji feels very ironed in her heart.

"Good Xiaotang, my mother is measured, and she will be fine." Speaking of this, a sneer appeared at the corner of Mrs. Ji's mouth.

Of course, she can't make herself tired and sick just because she gave Mrs. Ji a birthday, and her body is exhausted.

She's sick and her body is broken, isn't it just right to make room for someone else? When she couldn't see the eyes of Uncle Gu and the Jiang family, and couldn't see the disgust and scratification brought out by Mrs. Ji's eyes when she looked at her.

Every now and then, these people's eyes swirled on her stomach.

If she doesn't give birth to a son, she won't be Mrs. Ji's second? In the eyes of these people, she has become something that can be discarded and trampled on at will?

Mrs. Ji said that she would be fine, but in fact, she couldn't deceive herself.

She has a stubborn temperament, she gambled in her heart, and in some things, because of Second Master Ji, she had to swallow her anger, and her recent body is indeed not as good as before.

"Mother, I'm young, my mother doesn't worry about me. I'll ask Mama Cheng to help my mother cook. Ji Xiaotang looked at Second Mrs. Ji and made a decision.

In the previous life, the matter between Second Master Ji and Gu Xia'er was made on Mrs. Ji's birthday. At that time, Mrs. Ji couldn't afford to be sick, and she became ill from hard work and depression before that.

Ji Xiaotang couldn't watch Second Mrs. Ji fall.

"How can you bother Mama Cheng to take care of these chores." Mrs. Ji II disagreed.

"Mother, don't worry, I told Mama that Mama has nothing to disagree." Ji Xiaotang insisted.

Mrs. Ji didn't say anything.

Ji Xiaotang was about to go to Yixiaju to talk to Mama Cheng, when a little girl came in outside to report, saying that Ma Wenhong was here again and asked to see Ji Er.

"What is he doing again?" Mrs. Ji Er frowned slightly.

Ma Wenhong has also been a little diligent recently.

Jiang Qingshan's father and son are recuperating from their injuries, and the affairs of the Jiang family's inner house are handed over to the eldest daughter Jiang Qiaoer, and the outside affairs are entrusted to the son-in-law Ma Wenhong.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, the Jiang family sent a gift over, which was almost twice as thick as the example in previous years. Ma Wenhong came to Jifu frequently, and the meaning of currying favor was very obvious.

The little girl came to the back to report because Master Ji was not in front.

Second Master Ji is in the Library Pavilion at the moment, discussing things with Third Master Ji.

"You replied to him, saying that the second master was busy with something, let him go back first." Mrs. Ji Er didn't let people report to Master Ji, so she refused directly.

The little girl said yes and went to the front.

After a while, Master Ji Er and Master Ji San came.

Mrs. Ji Er said about Ma Wenhong.

"It's good to refuse, I don't want to see him." Master Ji Er said, "Ma Wenhong is a villain." This person must be a catastrophe for Jiang Qingshan. (To be continued......) R1292