Old Mrs. He still wanted to say that the old ancestor had already taken the lead in kneeling in front of the ancestral hall, and the others could not delay any longer, and knelt down according to their seniority.

Yang knelt beside Zhen Xuan, and when she saw that the old lady in front of her couldn't take care of the back, she turned her head sideways and smiled at Zhen Xuan, and said with a lip sync: "Don't take it to heart." ”

At this moment, I couldn't help the Yang family to say anything, so I could only mention it, Zhen Xuan knew her kindness, smiled at her and shook her head, saying that she was fine.

Xia Yuqing, who was kneeling behind them, saw it, pouted and rolled her eyes at Yang.

At the beginning of the ancestor worship, the eldest lord read the ancestor worship words aloud.

Mrs. He knelt there, closing her eyes and suppressing the dissatisfaction in her heart.

The rules of many people's families, the person who recites the ancestral sacrifice should be the oldest male in the family, and Xia Boxiang, the eldest lady of the long house, died early, and this kind of decent event should be done by the second old lady. But in the Xia family, everything is based on the long house, whether it is family property or business, even this ancestor worship must be respected by the long house. The eldest lord knelt at the front and recited, followed by the eldest grandson Xia Yiqing, and then the second old lady from the second room, Xia Liqing and Quan Xiang, and finally the descendants of the two rooms.

can't cross the threshold, even if the old lady is gone at a young age, the person who stands at the forefront of the ancestor worship is also the old man in his teens, and it is not their turn to have a second room.

It's been so many years, but Mrs. He just can't be calm.

said that it was the rules of the ancestors, and the ancestors also set the rule that women could not be in charge of business, after the death of the eldest old lady, the eldest lord was too young, and it was not the old lady Zheng who was in charge of business affairs until the eldest lord became an adult?

The rules are for those who are not allowed to stay in the long house. It's so unfair. It's unacceptable.

These thoughts of Mrs. He. No one knows.

The old ancestor was old and physically exhausted, but he still persevered until the end of the ceremony, and asked Mama Gui and Xiang Xi to send them back to the Eternal Residence.

The ancestors needed to rest, and they didn't need to wait for their filial piety and send people back to their rooms.

Xia Yiqing and Zhen Xuan returned to Tianyi Courtyard, and Laba porridge had been made, and it was arranged by Zhiqi to send it to each courtyard. It's a pretend errand. The reward was indispensable, and the maids went happily.

As soon as Zhen Xuan sat down, he came in and replied, "The Laba porridge from Changshengju, Tingfeng Garden, Zhonghe Yuan, and Caifu Yuan have all been delivered. ”

Caifu Courtyard is the courtyard where Xia Liqing and the Yang family live.

Zhen Xuan nodded, and asked again, "Where is my mother's house?" ”

"Chen's mother went to deliver it in person, and I guess I will be back in a while."

As she was talking, Xing Aya came in with a smile and said, "Grandma, Mother Li and Lihe in Pei Mansion are here to bring you porridge." ”

"As soon as he spoke, people came." Playing chess covered his mouth and smiled. Fu said, "The slave maid went to greet Mother Li." ”

Mama Li is dressed happily today. A Chu red gown is newly made, her hair is combed and shiny, she wears a tired silk golden hairpin, and she has the style of a decent grandmother in an official eunuch's family, and when she saw Xia Yiqing and Zhen Xuan, she smiled and saluted: "Please Seventh Aunt Ann, Seventh Aunt Grandma Ann." ”

Mama Li is the face of Zhou's side, and Zhou's sent her because she also values Zhen Xuan.

The pear behind her was carrying a food box in her hand, and she was also specially dressed, and the pair of jade earrings on her ears Zhen Xuan recognized that it was Ji's thing, and it was estimated that Ji's rewarded her, and she was also smiling.

Xia Yiqing accepted the salute, and when she saw that they had something to say, she got up and went to the study first.

Zhen Xuan invited Mama Li and Lihe to sit down, the two pushed, Li's mother sat on half of the embroidered pier, and Lihe sat on the side of the pestle.

"Seventh Aunt and Grandma are all right, and the slave and maid went back to report to the old lady and the ladies, so that they can rest assured." Mama Li said with a smile.

Zhen Xuan asked a few questions about family affairs, and Mama Li said a few things.

What surprised Zhen Xuan was that Zhou was pregnant with another child after more than ten years.

Since giving birth to Zhenqiong, Zhou has tried his best to have no movement in his stomach, and he has given up hope in the past few years, but he didn't expect it to happen suddenly. Zhou couldn't be sure that it wasn't until the beginning of the month that several doctors were diagnosed, which was a reassurance.

Zhou is more than 30 years old, and he attaches great importance to tire protection.

Between the concubines, there are not many people who can be on the table to stabilize the old and young, the Duan family has to be busy with Zhenlin's marriage, and they will send their relatives to Beijing after the New Year, and it is okay to help the handle, and it is not appropriate to entrust all of them to the past. After thinking about it, Zhou went to ask Liu.

Liu's family was in charge of the house when the third master was still there, and the thunderous means treated the maid and the mother-in-law obediently, and the old servants in the family occasionally mentioned it, saying that Liu's ability was a few points stronger than Zhou's. Liu's Buddha has been a vegetarian for many years, and he has no intention of trivial matters at home, so he asked Zhou to ask for it a few times, thinking of this hard-won child, and thinking of her helping a lot in Zhenche's affairs, he reluctantly agreed to take care of Zhou's affairs.

During these days, it was the Zhou family who was handing over the Liu family, and after the New Year, I would talk about other things.

Another thing made Zhen Xuan frown.

Fu Siye, who sent off his relatives, fell ill, and after a few months, it was cold in the north, worried about Fu Lingyao's future, and he was frying each other inside and outside, so that Fu Siye, who had always been strong and strong, was sick. This matter came from the mouth of the Fu family's mother-in-law who sent Laba porridge to the Pei family in the early morning, but I don't know how it was. And the word of mouth sent back to Yongzhou, it can be seen that the disease was contracted before the winter.

This accident has cast a haze on the upcoming New Year, and Zhen Xuan is worried but can't help much.

asked about the situation in Lihe Qing'an Hall, and seeing that it was almost noon, Zhen Xuan asked someone to send Mama Li and Lihe out.

At noon, I drank some laba porridge, and sent a bowl to Du Yueniang, even if I couldn't drink much, it was good to ask for a lottery.

The maids and mothers-in-law in the courtyard all received red envelopes, and they all smiled.

Zhihua took her share and went back to her own room, opened the small bag containing the silver money, which contained the money and reward money of the past few months, and she counted them together, and felt that it was enough for the family to have a good year, and she was full of joy.

Zhiqi came in, and when he saw that Zhihua was smiling with satisfaction, he couldn't help but smile: "When are you going to take it back?" ”

Hearing this, the painting raised his head, his eyes lit up: "I want to take the time to buy some materials, make new clothes for my father and sister and younger siblings, buy some rouge for my mother, buy some meat, and add vegetables in the thirty nights." ”

Zhiqi sat down next to the painting, leaned over to look at the money bag, and said with a smile: "The rest is saved for your brother to marry a daughter-in-law?" ”

"Yes!" Zhihua put the money bag back, "He's not too young, I'm going to help him save more." I'll go to my grandmother in a while, and the day after tomorrow I'll go out on the street on vacation. ”

As the two of them spoke, there was a gentle knock on the door twice.

Zhiqi asked, knowing that it was Mother He who came, so he got up and opened the door.

Mother He came to look for chess, and when she saw that the painting was also there, she twisted and refused to sit down.

The painting showed that Mother He had some scruples about her, but she was in a good mood, didn't say anything, and went out with a smile. As soon as I walked outside the main house, I suddenly remembered that something had fallen in the room, and turned my head back again.

Thinking that Mother He was inside, Zhihua stopped at the door, and was about to clear his throat to remind, but heard Mother He's voice coming out.

"Girl, I really have a lot of money, so I came to borrow some from the girl with a shy face."

Zhihua couldn't help frowning when he heard this, pushed the door open and went in, seeing that He's mother turned her head to look over, she leaned against the door panel and smiled: "Mom, grandma only gave out the reward today, have you forgotten your share?" As soon as I received the reward, I was short of money, and it was our grandmother's stinginess to spread it! ”

Mother He blushed and called out flatteringly: "The girl who holds the painting ......"

The painting pedaled up to her: "Let's not talk about it, when will my mother pay back the eight taels of silver she borrowed from chess in the last few months?" ”

Zhiqi shook his head at Zhihua and motioned for her not to say more.

But he refused, and said, "Mom, we are all slaves." Although it is a first-class, it is more decent than other second-class and third-class, and it has more rewards, but it also has its own difficulties. Does my mother think that the old man who plays chess is a face in front of the master, and she is not short of money, so she comes to borrow it again and again? Eight taels of silver is not a big deal, and it is enough for the poor people outside to eat for more than half a year. You also know how much money you make in chess, and you can save this little by little. As the saying goes, it's not difficult to borrow and borrow again, what does my mother say? ”

Mother He called Zhihua to say something embarrassed, embarrassed, and left first after a few words.

Zhiqi pulled Zhihua and sat down, sighing: "You have such a temper! I know that for my good, wouldn't it be better for us to just say that we don't borrow? Why bother her so much. ”

"I know you're soft-hearted." Zhihua nodded in the direction of the door, "You borrowed her, not to help her." Everyone knows where Mama He's money went. He Er, in addition to gambling or gambling, is a bottomless pit. The last time I just called Dayjin and Yun Zai to be punished, this time I turned around and entered the gambling house again. If you want me to say, you should ask He Er not to pay off the gambling money, and ask someone to beat him up. ”

Zhiqi didn't want to say much about his mother's family affairs, so he persuaded Zhihua to draw a few words, and said, "Aren't you going to talk to grandma about going out?" ”

"Ah, if you don't mention it, I'll forget." Zhihua got up and straightened his clothes, "I'm going to grandma's, if Mother He comes again, don't borrow her." ”

When she entered the eastern room, Zhen Xuan was sitting at her desk copying scriptures, she slowed down and stood aside.

Zhen Xuan copied for more than half an hour, couldn't help but feel sore, put down the pen and rubbed it.

Zhihua changed a hot tea in the past, and rubbed Zhen Xuan's shoulders again: "Grandma, can the slave maid go to the street the day after tomorrow?" I want to buy something for my family. ”

Zhen Xuan knew the situation in the painter's middle school, and said: "Xing Aya's old son and mother are all on an errand in Pei's mansion, and she also wants to buy some and send them back, so you two can go together." I'm relieved to have someone to keep me company. ”

"That dare is good, Xing Aya has a good needlework, and asked her to ponder for the slave maid and what style of clothes to make for the family." Zhihua responded with a smile, and after speaking, he remembered about He's mother again, and said with some hesitation, "Grandma, He's mother borrowed money from Zhiqi just now." (To be continued......)