Chapter 274: Thoughts
Zhu'er listened to her mother's words, it didn't matter. "I didn't let others see this, just you and the big woman in the yamen, I don't look at things well, and I can please people when I marry in the future!"
The old woman snorted, packed up the things and put them on the table in the room, and said. "It's done, come out quickly, and if you let the eldest woman see it, you have to say that you are busy, but I am worn out!"
"Alas, mother, I know!" Zhu'er came out with her mother, looked at the burden on the table, thought in her heart, and pulled her mother to the side, and said. "Mother, do you know where that thing came from?"
"That thing was sent by the county official's wife, what is this for, you ask?"
Zhu'er knew that the county official had become a relative, and she had also gone to the yamen several times in the future, looking at the county magistrate's appearance, and he was an official, she thought earlier that he had not yet married, but she couldn't convince her own mother, and she agreed, and the county magistrate actually got married!
"I just asked, where is the wife of this county official?" Zhu'er said and straightened out her clothes, if she wasn't poor in her own house, with her appearance, she couldn't compare to the daughter of a big family, thinking that the county official had become a parent, her heart was not very happy!
"What a big family's daughter, this is the daughter of Chunnong, who is married to the county official, but it is the current emperor's own seal, but although there is this name, the person is also noble, in the end she is still a woman who married someone as a co-wife, who knows what is the crooked door inside!" The old woman looked at her daughter and said. "You're in time this year. After a while, I asked the matchmaker to find you a good mother-in-law! ”
"What are you talking about, I can't find anyone in the kitchen!" The eldest woman walked over, looked at the two mothers and daughters and whispered softly, and said with a calm face. "This is the work in the yamen, not for you to come up here to chat!"
"Alas, the eldest mother-in-law I know, my daughter just said that her body is a little uncomfortable, I didn't say it!" After the old woman finished speaking, she pulled Zhu'er to the kitchen!
Zhu'er followed her mother into the kitchen, looked outside, and said. "Mother. But does the eldest woman know that the county official's wife brought it?"
"She knows what. I took that thing in, and I didn't tell her about it later, I forgot about it! The old woman said and added firewood to the stove and said to Zhu'er. You go and wash the pot in which the porridge is boiled. The county magistrate must be busy when he comes back. On weekdays, I don't have to rest until later. Let's make some porridge today! ”
Zhu'er nodded, took the jar of porridge out of the coffin, and washed the jar. looked at the room where the county official slept, and quickly washed the jar in his hand and sent it into the kitchen, and then frowned, covered his stomach with his hands, and said. "Mother, I have a stomachache, it's not that I have a bad stomach today, I'll go to a thatched house!"
"It's done, hurry up, come back and make you some soup and medicine!" The old woman lit the fire, put the jar on the small stove, and put some rice and broken corn in it!
Zhu'er went out of the kitchen to the house where Xu Zi lived, looked around, gently pushed the door open, walked in, and saw the burden on the table, Zhu'er was a little scared, but then after thinking about it, she quickly took the burden and walked out!
The eldest woman happened to come over this time, and when she saw Zhu'er coming out of the county official's house with something in her arms, her face was cold, and she scolded. "What are you doing!"
Zhu'er was frightened by this sound, and the burden in her hand fell to the ground, so she hurriedly picked it up and patted it, and looked at the eldest mother-in-law. "Auntie, I'm here"
"What's in your hand?" The eldest woman walked over with a cold face, pulled the burden over, opened it and looked, there was a dress inside, and then the purse also fell out!
Zhu'er's eyes flashed, and she lowered her head, what should I do, I didn't look at the eldest woman here before, and then looked up at the eldest woman cautiously, and saw the eldest mother-in-law looking at the purse in her hand with satisfaction in her eyes, and then said. "Auntie, I made a dress and purse last time, and I thought about giving it to the county official to wear, but my mother was busy with this yamen, and got the money to feed the people in the house, there is nothing to give!"
"Why are you still so sneaky about giving away, even if it's for the county official, why do you take it out and do it?" The eldest woman didn't think about it, not to mention the long water spirit of this pearl, and her hands were very skillful, and the county magistrate's outfit was all done by her, but the needlework of this purse and clothes was really a bit of work!
Zhu'er saw that the eldest woman seemed to believe this, and she breathed a sigh of relief, raised her head and looked at her. "I'm not afraid that the county official won't like it, so I'll send it in and put it away, and I'll take it back after thinking about it!"
"It's done, I'll take this thing for the county official first, go back and wait for him to come back, I'll tell him, you go and work first!" Zhu'er nodded and said. "Thank you, auntie!" After that, I went to the kitchen!
The eldest woman shook her head helplessly, packed up her things and took them back to her own room!
"Mother" Zhu'er hurriedly ran into the kitchen, but the old woman was startled, and said. "You damn girl, why didn't you come in and make a sound!"
Zhu'er patted her mother's back flatteringly, and said. "Mother, I did something wrong!"
"What's wrong? What did you do? When the old woman heard this, she glared at Zhu'er and said. What are you going to do with all the time you can do? ”
Then Zhu'er told the old woman about it, and the old woman listened to it, poked Zhu'er on the forehead, and said. "You said you, if you want to learn needlework, it's not good to call the eldest woman to teach you, it's good now, you are talking nonsense, if people know, why don't I stay busy here!"
The old woman is not lightly angered by her own girl, said. "If that thing was brought by someone else, it was brought by the county official's wife, you can tell me about you."
Zhu'er saw that her mother was so anxious, and hurriedly said. "Mother, what are you anxious about, don't we know about this, and besides, the county official's wife doesn't know about it, and she won't come to the yamen by herself!"
"That's what I said, but"
"Mother, just listen to me, it's nothing, if there is something behind, I will tell the truth, a kind official like a county official, he will not be more harsh, and you don't worry!" Listening to her daughter's words, the old woman nodded, but she still mentioned it in her heart!
Xu Zi returned to the yamen, it was dark that day, Zhu'er ran to the front yard from time to time, and waited in a hurry, and looked at the carriage parked outside, Zhu'er was happy, so she hid, and looked at the eldest woman waiting at the door!
Seeing this, Zhu'er hurriedly went back to the kitchen, washed her face with water, and said to her mother. "Mother, I'm afraid the county official is back, but I have to serve food to the table?"
"What are you anxious about, the eldest woman hasn't spoken yet!"
When Zhu'er heard this, she had to wait, and when she saw the eldest woman coming, she said. "Auntie, but do you want to bring food to the table?"
The eldest woman glanced at Zhu'er and said. "The county official will eat outside, and a few of us will eat by ourselves!" Hearing the words of the eldest mother-in-law, Zhu'er was a little disappointed, and hurriedly took the dishes and chopsticks to serve the food to the eldest mother-in-law, and said. "Auntie, you eat!"
The eldest woman felt that this pearl was very clever, and said. "I'll eat later, you eat first!" After that, he left the kitchen!
Zhu'er watched the eldest woman leave, and said with a smile. "Mother, why is this big woman so difficult?"
"You speak quietly, it's not good to say this behind someone's back, if she listens to it, you can see it!" The old woman said, put away the cooked meal, and said. "Let's eat, I'll have to clean up later!"
Xu Zi came back, then entered the study, the eldest woman made chrysanthemum tea for him according to the custom, originally this Xu Zi did not like to drink tea, and drank this chrysanthemum tea from Chen Chunhua House once, and drank it every day, this chrysanthemum tea was brought last time, and it was brewed a little bit, but it was very saved!
"County official, it's getting hot these days, I see that there must be a big day tomorrow, but you have to wear less?" The eldest woman brought the tea to the table and asked casually!
Xu Zi nodded and said. "I have to wear less, and it's really hot to go out today!"
The eldest woman nodded slightly, looked at Xu Zi's eyes and did not leave the book, and quietly retreated, Xu Zi didn't have the heart to read at this time, after picking up the tea and drinking it, she said Dress, her daughter-in-law has not made clothes for him, looking at the hot weather, she remembers this file?
Back to Xu Zi alone, no matter how he lives, it is different to become a family, and some things that I didn't pay attention to when I went back also paid attention to them!
On the second day, the eldest mother-in-law prepared the clothes made of beads for Xu Zi, this dress is a blue robe, and the fabric is very good, and it fits properly on Xu Zi!
Xu Zi looked at himself and said. "It's a nice dress!"
"That's not it, it fits very well, Zhu'er's girl is doing a good job of needlework, and I look at this old bone well!" Then the old woman handed the purse to Xu Zi and said. "Look at this purse, but it looks so tight?"
Xu Zi nodded, took the purse and looked at it, then put it down and said. "You didn't make this garment?"
"Alas, my eyes are not very good these days, and I haven't been able to catch up, but Zhu'er has a good mind and has put it on the whole!"
"Okay, you go back and give her some money, you should buy this garment!" After Xu Zi finished speaking, he walked out of the house, Zhu'er was sitting in the yard to sweep the floor, seeing Xu Zi coming out, he quickly hid aside, and saw that he was wearing that dress today, which looked even tighter, but after thinking about it, this dress was not made by himself, and it was not as pleasing to the eye!
When Xu Zi went out, the eldest woman looked for Zhu'er and gave her the silver money, saying. "Look at the material of that dress is not cheap, and you have a good mind, you can take this money!" The eldest mother-in-law said that she gave the silver money that had been prepared to Zhu'er, and Zhu'er was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly returned the silver money to the eldest mother-in-law, and said. "Auntie, what are you doing with my money!" (To be continued......)