Chapter 111: A matter of face

The people of Wenfu, after going to Xu's house on this day, Wen Chaohong personally went to report the matter to Mrs. Wen. Then all the people paid careful attention to the physical condition of the old lady, afraid that she would not be able to withstand such a blow. Day after day passed, and in addition to the gloomy expression of the old lady, there was nothing wrong with her body. The people of Yifu are a little relieved.

It's just that one wave has just calmed down, and another wave has arisen, and birth, old age, sickness and death have never been up to anyone. A few days after the second old lady Xu was buried, the old lady of the Xu Mansion passed away in her sleep. After Wen Chaohong got the news early in the morning, he took a deep breath. Such bad news came one after another, and he was worried that Mrs. Wen would not be able to stand the blow. But this kind of major event cannot hide the truth from Mrs. Wen. Wen Chaohong still took someone to Xu's mansion, and after coming back, he asked the servant woman Mrs. Wen about her physical condition in advance, and then she confessed to Mrs. Wen.

The subsequent unrest of the Xu Mansion has been affected by the Wen Mansion. As soon as the old lady Xu went, the eldest man of the Xu Mansion became a little inappropriate, and he made various matters about the separation of the family. Originally, she heard that the old lady wanted to recuperate, but she had to be repeatedly disturbed by people from the Xu Mansion. After Wen Chaohong tolerated it a few times, he directly reprimanded Wen Zhaohui: "Second brother, are you a man?" The matter of the separation of the Xu Mansion, the mother's family affairs of your mother's family, can she rush back to the main business again and again? She doesn't count when she goes back, she still has to take the people of the Xu Mansion to disturb her mother's peace, is your husband and wife so filial? ”

There were successive incidents in the Xu Mansion, and the second lady Wen was more diligent when she returned to her parents' house, and when she encountered her mother's affairs, she would inevitably open her mouth to help preside over some justice. The people of the Xu Mansion have always trusted Mrs. Wen's justice. Since I have been doing family affairs again and again, I have come to consult Mrs. Wen. People are old and fine, and the old lady Wen is a married woman, and she is getting old, and she can no longer interfere in the affairs of her mother's family and shirk it. It's just that Second Mrs. Wen is still entangled in the family affairs of the Xu Mansion, and from time to time she will bring the ladies of the Xu Mansion to greet Mrs. Wen. Wen that the old lady is getting older, and she was originally a person who has lost her relatives continuously, and after coming and going, her heart rises again, and her face is difficult to look at.

Wen Zhaohui returned to the courtyard of the second room with a black face. Second Mrs. Wen was not in the courtyard. Listening to the servant's mention, he invited the people of the Xu Mansion to be in charge. Wen Zhaohui's face was even darker, and the people in the first courtyard served him carefully. After the time of deuteronomy. Second Mrs. Wen entered the courtyard door of the second room with a tired look. The woman guarding the door reminded in a low voice, "Ma'am." It's been a long time since the master came back. Second Mrs. Wen's eyes flashed over her, and she said unhappily: "This is his own home, and he has not been back for a long time." Is it worth it for you to come and report to the ventilator? The woman immediately regretted that she had been anxious to please people, and had not first looked into the eyes of men.

Second Mrs. Wen entered the room and saw Wen Zhaohui sitting with a black face, she took off the tent covered by the servant, went to the inner room by herself, and quickly changed into home clothes. Second Mrs. Wen sat down opposite Wen Zhaohui, took the hot tea from the servant, she drank a few sips of tea, felt much more comfortable, and then looked at Wen Zhaohui's black face and asked, "Second master, who provoked you?" You go and show whomever you face. I can't stop outside, I don't want to be at home, and I have to lose my temper in front of you. Wen Zhaohui waited for her for a long time, and by this time he had become discouraged.

He raised his eyes and looked at Second Mrs. Wen and said, "Madam, you like to take care of your mother's family affairs so much, why don't you go back to your mother's house these days, and live as long as you like, so as to save you from working so hard." Second Mrs. Wen's face changed, Xu Mansion was in a mess, she was an aunt and grandmother who had been married for many years and lived in the city, and at this time she went back to her mother's house to live, giving people a look at the rhythm of being a woman. Second Mrs. Wen suddenly burst into tears, she looked at Wen Zhaohui and said: "Second master, you look at me unpleasantly, you should also think about the reputation of your sons, at this time, you drive me back to my mother's house to live, and give people a bad reputation for my sons." ”

"Poof" Wen Zhaohui sneered and said, "Do you remember the reputation of your sons now?" You are a woman who has been married for many years, and your mother's family does not have brothers to support the faΓ§ade, so you can use your rod to rush back to the main business again and again? Have you sorted out your mother's affairs these days? If you are too bored, go to your mother's place to copy the scriptures with filial piety. Second Mrs. Wen raised her face a little unconvinced, and said: "My mother's family is such a big thing, please ask our married aunt and grandmother to go back to administer justice, and I am a reasonable person when it comes to this matter." ”

Wen Zhaohui looked at her with a sneer and shook his head, and said, "A stupid person is a stupid person, you have to be a knife that your brother's hand swings around at will, don't drag down the reputation of my Wenfu Yifu." The rules are there, and the Xu Mansion can't divide a family, and the women have to meddle in family affairs. Your brothers are more greedy than the other, so they will make a situation like today. Look at your shrewd sisters, there are a few people like you, who coax around with two good words, and bring people to worry about their mother again and again, I will explain to you the plain, my mother will hurt her body because of the affairs of Xufu, and I will directly use unfilial piety as a reason to leave my wife. ”

Second Mrs. Wen understood the look on Wen Zhaohui's face, and after he strode out, she sat down in place with her head down, and asked the middle-aged woman who rushed over when she heard the movement: "Biyue, that's also his uncle's family, how can he be so cold-hearted?" The middle-aged servant's eyebrows drooped slightly, and she whispered: "The uncle came to find the second master today, and the second master came back like this." "The middle-aged servant woman actually reminded Second Mrs. Wen vaguely when she intervened in the division of the Xu Mansion, asking her not to take care of her mother's affairs like this. After all, she was a long-married woman, and it was right to go home and be a Witness.

But to be involved in the accident of dividing the property of the mother's brother is somewhat inauthentic, after all, when it is being disposed of, outsiders cannot export it at will. Second Mrs. Wen's face was gloomy, she was a little annoyed that the people in Wenfu were a little angry, none of them cared about the affairs of her uncle's family, if someone intervened in the matter, she would not let the people of the Xu Mansion make trouble until now. When the servant woman saw the second lady's expression, she sighed secretly in her heart, and dissuaded: "Madam, they are all people with children and daughters, and all of them think about their own small families, and no one is willing to take a step back. ”

After hearing the words of the servant, the second lady waved at her and said, "I'm tired, I want to rest early today." Won't go out tomorrow. The servant woman immediately rejoiced, served her into the inner room, and said with a smile: "Madam, the four young masters have come several times today to talk to you. Second Lady Wen's complexion improved a little, and she sighed and said, "They all blame me, they take care of their uncle's affairs, and they don't worry about their brothers' affairs." Forget it, you're right, the old lady doesn't care about this kind of thing, why should I worry about it anymore, let them make trouble by themselves, there are clansmen, and they can always make trouble before the year. ”

Whether Second Mrs. Wen was at ease or not, she went over to talk to Old Madam Wen every day, politely refused the people of the Xu Mansion, and asked her to go over to be in charge of the request again and again. Mrs. Wen looked at her, nodded slowly and said, "Second child, I thought you would be so confused all along, but I didn't expect you to be able to clear up." The people who get married, as long as the mother's brothers don't make big mistakes, those small quarrels are originally their own affairs, and we outsiders can't interfere with them, and we can't manage those family affairs, but we will ruin the relationship with our mother's family. ”

Second Mrs. Wen remembered that Mrs. Xu, who had been looking at her with a cold face for a while, she whispered, "Mother, I am confused." Mrs. Wen looked at her with a slight smile and said: "In the future, don't be coaxed with two or three good words, just ignore the life of the family and concentrate on the unclear linen yarn." The men in Xufu are not good, the women are more shrewd than the other, and your sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law are much more shrewd and capable than you. "The people in the Xu Mansion have never been cleared, and the concubines have been fighting in secret for many years, and they are all experienced in calculating people.

Due to the strict rules of Wenfu, Mrs. Wen is a good housekeeper, and the concubines are at peace with each other. When Mrs. Wen was in her mother's family, she was also considered to have been a victim, but after marrying into Wenfu, she lacked the soil to continue cultivating talents, and her methods were much more immature than the women of her mother's family. From Miss Xufu's body, Mrs. Wen already understood that the water in Xufu was much deeper than the water in Wenfu, which had always been calm. Second Mrs. Wen attaches great importance to her mother's family, her ears are soft, and Old Mrs. Wen wants to know the true truth of the Xu Mansion, so she did not directly stop her troubled behavior.

Mrs. Wen still felt sorry for Mrs. Wen, and whispered: "If I go, in front of the second child, you must soften your body, listen to the second child in case of trouble, and don't make your own decisions about everything." The affairs of the Xu Mansion, you will take care of it in the future. In matters between the two governments, you have to listen to your sister-in-law, she is lenient and fair, shrewd and capable. You rely on her, and she won't hurt you. If you have a quarrel with your second child, maybe she can help persuade you to make peace. "Old Mrs. Wen is not worried about Wen Zhaohui and Second Mrs. Wen, both of them are not the kind of people who can make people.

Second Mrs. Wen has heard too much of Mrs. Wen's words these days, she is relieved, and the old lady Wen is more attentive. She whispered, "Mother, don't worry, there is nothing in my mother's family that is worth worrying about." After my parents left, my brother and sister-in-law treated me like face. These days, it is also when they come to invite me, so I will go to my mother's house to help with the house. "When Second Mrs. Wen was a sister-in-law in her mother's house, she never dealt with Mrs. Xu. After she got married, her sister-in-law looked closer, but in fact, she still didn't like each other inside.

Old Madam Wen sighed softly after hearing this, she was among the Miss Xu Mansion that day, only Second Mrs. Wen had a straightforward temperament, and she put everything on her face, not the kind of person who secretly made a name for herself. The success or failure of Mrs. Wen is on this point, and the disharmony between husband and wife also comes from this. Wen that the old lady persuaded her many times in private, but she just couldn't change her temper. Old Madam Wen comforted: "No matter what, in front of them, do a good job of saving face, don't think about anything inside." (To be continued......)