"The aunt and grandmother of our family, who has been with the old man at sixteen, has been with her for eight years, and she is twenty-five in the spring and autumn of this year. As for our third grandfather, he is only in his early twenties, and our third grandmother is a pair of good and well-known good couples. It's not that I'm boasting, there aren't many others in the Rong family, young and beautiful, fifteen or sixteen-year-old maids, there are still so many! Mrs. Lu glanced at Brother Zhao and said lightly.

Everyone's eyes looked at Brother Zhao again, although Aunt Zhao was born beautiful, but her brother was not very good, although there was no crooked mouth and slanted eyes, but it was difficult to call him handsome. In this way, coupled with Mrs. Lu's words, she is not the one who has never seen a woman, why should she risk the disapproval of the world to find a little aunt?

Brother Zhao wanted to defend himself a few more words, and the closed door of the Rong family opened, and a maid came out of it. Just now, Mrs. Lu just said that the young and beautiful maid was young, and everyone was staring at the maid at this moment. This maid's face turned red when everyone looked at her, but she still walked up to Mrs. Lu and said to Mrs. Lu: "Aunt Lu, my aunt has heard about this, and she is about to cry to death in anger, let me come out and say a word!" ”

Brother Zhao saw that this maid was Aunt Zhao's personal maid, and hurriedly stopped her: "You are Xiaoxiao, you go and talk to your sister, just say, the orphan widow's life is better, it is better to come back and marry someone else!" ”

The three words of marrying another person fell into everyone's ears, and everyone immediately knew the intention of Brother Zhao, and someone had already laughed out loud: "I'm afraid that your family has already received someone else's bride price, so you have to marry someone in a hurry, right?" ”

These words caused the people around to laugh happily, and Mrs. Lu also had a smile on her lips, but she still looked at Xiaoxiao, and Xiaoxiao couldn't help but smile lightly, so she said to Brother Zhao: "Grandma said that she wants to keep the festival for her master, and she will never go back to the Zhao family, nor will she mention anything about remarrying." When the old man was alive, he gave the Zhao family ten taels of silver and one hundred catties of rice every year, and he would send them in the future. As for the rest, there is none. My aunt said that she was an orphan woman and that it was difficult for her to see anyone else. ”

After saying these few words, Brother Zhao was disappointed, and wanted to struggle to say it again, Xiaoxiao was already about to turn around and go in, and suddenly turned to face Brother Zhao again as if he remembered something: "Auntie and grandmother also said that when the old man was dying, he said that if he left, he would have a hundred taels of silver." My aunt and grandmother went and begged the third grandmother, and the third grandmother allowed you to take the one hundred taels of silver with you, and you went to the account room to pay it. As for the future, don't come again. lest everyone look bad on their faces. ”

After saying this, Xiaoxiao walked into the Rong family, and the door of the Rong family was not closed as tightly as Fang Cai, but left a gap. Mrs. Lu glanced at Brother Zhao: "It is a common thing for women to observe festivals in their families, but this is a concubine, and she is willing to keep festivals for her master, which is even more rare in the world." You're still blocking it, I really don't know whether to live or die, come on......"

When Brother Zhao heard this, he was afraid that Mrs. Lu would really send him to the yamen, so he hurriedly told him to forgive: "I was confused and listened to my father's words before I came to make trouble." I understood what was going on in this house, and I left and didn't dare to come again. It's just that one day, my sister earned the archway for the Rong family, and begged us to come at that time! ”

Mrs. Lu snorted coldly: "I can't be the master of this matter, you guys, just live a good life at home, wait for the next twenty or thirty years, Aunt Zhao will earn the archway for the Rong family, and then talk about it!" After saying that, Mrs. Lu pushed the door open and went in, and the door was closed tightly again.

The onlookers watched a good show and left, Brother Zhao sat in front of the gate of the Rong family and thought about it, this thing was not done well, how could he go back and explain to his father? Suddenly remembered that the maid came out and said that there were still one hundred taels of silver, and hurriedly pounced on the door and knocked: "Didn't you say that I still have to go to the account office to pay one hundred taels of silver?" ”

After knocking on the door for a long time, a small servant opened the door and pointed to the side: "The account room is over there, go by yourself, grandma has already explained." With that, the little guy slammed the door shut. Brother Zhao touched his nose that was almost touched, so he had to go to the account room to pay a hundred taels of silver and go home.

After listening to Mrs. Lu's words, Yan Ran said: "In the future, this Aunt Zhao is really going to keep the festival!" As soon as the words are spoken, it is difficult to repent. Mrs. Lu replied: "I just don't know Aunt Zhao, will it?" ”

"I can't help her." Yan Ran only said lightly. Aunt Zhao is the real duckweed, what kind of person she marries, whether she keeps the festival or not, she can't decide. Mrs. Lu has already understood, and she should retreat.

As soon as she took a step, Yan Ran stopped her again: "The rest of them, Aunt Wang, call their families one after another to take them away." I look at Aunt Wang and Aunt Chen's families, it seems to be okay! ”

"Grandma still forgot Aunt Zhou, speaking of which, the most miserable thing is Aunt Zhou, her father is gone, and her uncle ruthlessly sold her here as a concubine in order to make a dowry for his daughter. She has been in the Rong family for the longest time, almost fifteen or sixteen years, and now she is in her early thirties. I've heard ......"

Seeing that Mrs. Lu wanted to speak and stopped, Yanran couldn't help frowning slightly: "What have you heard?" ”

Mrs. Lu leaned into Yanran's ear: "I heard that Aunt Zhou was married by her father and mother earlier, but when her father and mother were gone, her uncle tricked her and sold her as a concubine." This is really hard, Yan Ran couldn't help but sigh lightly, and Mrs. Lu also sighed and said: "I heard that they are all from the same village, and they are also childhood sweethearts." The man still remembers Aunt Zhou, the man lost his wife five years ago and never remarried. ”

"Does Aunt Zhou know?" Mrs. Lu shook her head: "Aunt Zhou's grandmother doesn't know, she has never liked to compete for favors, and in recent years, she has become more and more fond of Buddha!" Earlier, I heard her maid say that Aunt Zhou wanted to find a nunnery and leave home as soon as she went out. ”

When the heart is cold and the love is broken, it will think like this. Yan Ran frowned and thought carefully before saying to Mrs. Lu: "You let your man go out to inquire, look at this person is okay, if it is good, go and ask quietly, it will be completed!" ”

Mrs. Lu's purpose in saying this was to make Yanran do this, and when she heard this, she nodded: "I know, I'm going to inquire, inquire carefully!" Yanran was about to tell Mrs. Lu to go out, but Rong Qi lifted the curtain and walked in: "What do you want to ask?" But inquire about the one who spreads the rumor? ”

Mrs. Lu hurriedly gave Rong Qi a salute and withdrew, and Yanran glanced at her husband before saying, "Yes, it turns out that you have always known, and I still don't know anything about you?" Now that you know, why don't you come back and deal with it, but I want to settle this matter with a big belly! ”

"My lady is resourceful, why do you need me?" Rong Qi sat in front of his wife with a smile, and nodded his nose: "Yes, isn't the next sentence that a woman's resourcefulness can't be too much and can't overshadow a man?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, say so, lady, you should beat me!" Rong Qi's words caused Yanran to smile again, and then Rong Qi looked at Yanran's face and suddenly sighed: "No, lady, why are you more and more beautiful?" This child, I must give birth to a beautiful daughter, and then I am smart and capable, I really don't know who in the world can be worthy of my daughter? ”

Yan Ran couldn't help but push Rong Qi: "Did you talk like this?" Told people to listen to the joke. Tell you seriously, the second brother will leave Yangzhou in two or three days, can you open your spice shop? ”

Rong Qi nodded affirmatively: "Yes, it will definitely be opened, I, ah, still point to this spice shop and earn a dowry for my daughter!" Yanran pushed her husband with a smile, Rong Qi pretended to fall, and both of them smiled, life should be lived like this.

Two days later, Mrs. Lu inquired back, Aunt Zhou's original fiancé's surname was Chu, and he was also from their village. However, the luck was not good, his wife was sick, and he gave birth to four children in a row, except for one daughter, the other three died, and his health became worse and worse. Five years ago, his wife passed away, and Boss Chu brought his daughter to live, and some people in the middle saw that he was living a pitiful life, and wanted to say that he would marry another, but he refused, and even moved into Yangzhou City, because he also went to private school for three or four years when he was a child, and lived as a partner in a six-Chen shop.

Yanran listened to Mrs. Lu tell her the ins and outs, and it seemed that this Boss Chu was not an untrustworthy person, so she asked Mrs. Lu to quietly disclose the news to Aunt Zhou. As for how to decide, this is Aunt Zhou's business, and she can't interfere with it.

Zhao Zhou and the others both had their own plans, and the rest of the aunts were much easier to do, each received a hundred taels of silver, brought the things in their own room, kowtowed in front of Master Rong's spirit to say goodbye, and left the Rong family happily.

The once noisy backyard suddenly fell into the cold, and Aunt Zhao wanted to keep the festival, and she couldn't let her continue to live in the original courtyard. So the garden was separated by about half an acre of land, and a two-story small building was rebuilt, so that Aunt Zhao could bring two maids to live in. One should be supplied, except for the fat powder, it is the same as the original.

Aunt Zhao already knew that from now on it would be a festival and a day to celebrate, and she also wanted to cry, but after thinking about it again, keeping a festival in the Rong family is just that there is no man, which is better than returning to her parents' house and being married casually. Besides, the concubines keep festivals, they have always been praised, there is no shortage of food and clothing, and they have been guarding for twenty or thirty years, earning a memorial arch, and no one will look down on themselves when the Rong family is up. Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, Aunt Zhao happily accepted the decision to observe the festival. even went to Aunt Zhou and asked Aunt Zhou not to become a monk, but it was better to observe the festival in the Rong family with herself, which is also a good story.

Aunt Zhou's heart is not the same as Aunt Zhao's, she is not a monk for fame, but she is unwilling to get the word Rong, shaking her head and refusing Aunt Zhao's proposal. Aunt Zhao was puzzled, how could there be such a person who didn't want to observe the festival in the Rong family, but wanted to become a monk herself? But Aunt Zhou refused, and Aunt Zhao had no choice but to accept it.