Early in the morning, Shu Manyao got up, freshened up, and went to the main courtyard. Yinling and Yinzhu were guarding outside, and when they saw Shu Manyao coming, they quickly lifted the door curtain, and Yinzhu said with a smile: "The big girl came just in time, and the old lady just woke up, and at this time Sister Jinzhu and they are serving the old lady to freshen up." ”

Shu Manyao smiled and nodded, and when she entered the door, she saw Jin Zhu standing behind the old lady combing her hair, Jin Bottle was making the bed and folding the quilt, and Jin Huan was busy packing up her clothes. Shu Manyao stepped forward, picked out a white hosta in the dresser, and said: "Grandmother bring this, this is good-looking." ”

The old lady tilted her head slightly, inserted the hairpin, looked left and right, and then smiled: "Your vision is still good, this hairpin is good." ”

As she was talking, Jin Ling came in with hot water, and Shu Manyao personally went over and dipped the cloth towel, carefully wiped the old lady's face, and then picked out a balm to apply to the old lady. After applying it, I was a little surprised: "For the rest, it has to be Sister Jinzhu, I don't wear makeup very well." ”

Jin Zhu hurriedly smiled: "The eldest girl is modest, if you hadn't taught the slave maid to mix incense powder in the eyebrows last time, the slave wouldn't have been able to draw that kind of bright eyebrow shape." ”

Shu Manyao was a little embarrassed: "I'm just an idea, if it weren't for Sister Jinzhu's intelligence and knowing what to do, I'm afraid that a box of Daimo would be destroyed by me." ”

The old lady smiled: "You two don't hold it around, Man Yao's vision is with her mother, her mother is also a high-minded when she is young, and she is very good at finding ways to dress up, but this hand does not listen to the call, it is okay to come up with ideas, and it must be bad to start by yourself, and Man Yao will follow her with this." ”

Shu Manyao smiled shyly and hid behind the old lady: "Grandmother laughs at me, I will come over every day to groom my grandmother in the future." ”

The old lady looked at her granddaughter's face, although she was still a little shy, but her words and actions were slowly turning towards haode, and her mind to find a good gentleman for her granddaughter was even more determined.

The gentleman in the past, although he had good knowledge, was certainly not a good person. Otherwise, why did the granddaughter become more and more cowardly after being taught for a few years? If it weren't for the fact that she was bullied very much before, she was seriously ill, and she was blocked from seeing her career, and she missed her father so much in her heart, I was afraid that she would never be able to stand up.

Now she is finally willing to go out, and she, who is a grandmother, has to protect her.

"Okay, well, you are willing to come and serve your grandmother, it's too late for your grandmother to be happy, what can you use in the morning?" The old lady asked with a smile, Shu Manyao shook her head: "It's not useful, the granddaughter is waiting for the old lady, the granddaughter is boring to eat alone, and she wants to accompany her grandmother." ”

The old lady nodded with a smile, and was about to speak, when Yinzhu came in and reported: "Madame, the second girl and the third girl have come together to greet the old lady." ”

"Let them wait in the flower hall." The old lady said with a smile, then stretched out her finger and pointed to the stack of foreheads in the drawer and asked, "Man Yao, which one is better-looking?" In late autumn, the weather is getting colder and colder, and some of the thin ones can't stand the cold, but with the thick ones, and some of them are too hot, you can see which one is better. ”

Shu Manyao stretched out his hand and picked out the stack of foreheads, and selected a golden silk embroidered chrysanthemum, with a pearl embedded in the middle for the old lady to see: "This is a double-layered one, it is just right to use it at this time, can grandmother take a look?" If so, my granddaughter will bring it for you. ”

The old lady nodded with a smile, Shu Manyao stretched out her hand to wipe her forehead, the hairpin rings on both sides were buckled in her hair, and she carefully combed the hair on the side, and there was no roughness at all, so she helped the old lady to get up.

Xu led Shu Manjin and Shu Manyu to sit in the flower hall, and when they saw the old lady coming in, they hurriedly got up and saluted, and Shu Manyao hurriedly avoided it. After everyone saluted, he stepped forward to salute Xu.

Before he could speak, he reported again, saying that the master had brought the eldest young master over. The old lady had a smile on her face and hurriedly asked someone to come in. Another stack of voices instructed the maids to serve hot tea first: "You two go to the study early in the morning, it's been half a day, you must be cold and hungry, drink two sips of honey water first, warm your stomach, and then set up a meal." ”

As he spoke, he asked Shu Zheming again: "Go back to the academy this afternoon?" Is there anything to bring? Next time I come back, I will have to wait for another ten days, Xu, have you prepared the jerky that you prepared before? ”

Although the old lady dotes on her children and grandchildren, she is not blindly spoiled. When it's time to harden your heart, you still have to harden your heart. Shu Zheming was enlightened at the age of four, studied with his husband at home for six years, and when he laid a good foundation, he was sent to the academy.

The academy is very famous in Jiangnan Lianglu, every month every day of the holiday, the rest of the time, students must live in the college, food and clothing, are uniformly distributed. Of course, snacks or something, the academy will not deliberately ban them.

Many of the students are the children of the family, and they are there to train students to become talents, not to confine the students in.

"Grandmother, I'll leave later, there's still a gentleman to go to class in the afternoon." Shu Zheming hurriedly said, Xu Shi glanced at him with a smile and nodded. replied softly and slowly: "Don't worry, my daughter-in-law is ready, not only jerky, but also some candied fruits or something, I have prepared a lot, Zheming will bring it to the academy, and you can also share it with her classmates." ”

The old lady nodded: "It's still thoughtful, it's not too early, let's set the meal." ”

Xu's daughter-in-law has been boiling out for many years, only standing behind the old lady with two chopsticks and dishes, serving a bowl of porridge, and sitting down with Shu Chengye. ate without saying a word, Xu went to take care of the housework, Shu Chengye went to the office, Shu Zheming went to school, and the three Shu Manyao sisters were left.

Shu Manjin smiled and asked people to bring a needle and thread: "Grandmother, I made a Zhaojun set for you, you try the size, if it is not suitable, the granddaughter will change it now." ”

The Zhaojun set is different from wiping the forehead, which is mostly made of various fabrics, and is embroidered with various colors of needles and threads. And the Zhaojun set is mostly made of wool. The forehead is mostly two fingers wide, and at most three fingers wide. And the Zhaojun set, except that there is no top, is almost the same size as a hat.

Shu Manyu also offered treasures: "Grandmother, can your grandchildren help you recite Buddhist scriptures today?" ”

The old lady paused before asking, "You two sisters don't have to go to school today?" ”

"You don't have to go today, I'll go tomorrow." Shu Manyu said with a smile: "Grandmother, yesterday was your birthday, but yesterday was someone else wishing grandmother's birthday, I think, grandmother likes family fun the most on weekdays, so yesterday's liveliness is definitely not as good as today's filial piety under our grandmother's knees, grandmother allowed me and the second sister to stay, and let me and the second sister show filial piety." ”

Shu Manjin also smiled: "In the past, the eldest sister accompanied my grandmother, but it seems that my third sister and I are lazy, and now we also accompany our grandmother to talk, eldest sister, don't blame us for snatching our grandmother." ”

Shu Manyao glanced at her, pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled: "If you have this filial piety, your grandmother will be happy, your grandmother will be happy, and I will be happy, how can I blame you?" The second sister must not say such things again, but it seems that I am cautious, and I can't see others doing their filial piety in front of my grandmother. ”

The old lady reached out and patted the back of Shu Manyao's hand: "Who said that our big girl is careful?" Our eldest girl is the most generous person. ”

Shu Manjin also praised Shu Manyao two sentences, although Shu Manyu was unhappy, he was probably taught by Shu Manjin in private, but he didn't say anything. The grandparents talked and laughed, but they were also happy.

It's just that after not sitting for a while, a maid came in to report that it was Mrs. Cao who came to visit.

The old lady frowned slightly, and Shu Manjin asked a little worriedly: "Grandmother, could it be for the Cao family's affairs?" If it's the Cao family's affairs, it's not good for us to interfere, it's better to say that my grandmother is unwell today and can't see guests? ”

Shu Manyu nodded hurriedly: "That's it, grandmother, or granddaughter entertained Second Mrs. Cao in the past?" ”

Shu Manyao didn't speak, she eloped with someone in her last life, and she didn't miss the Shu family, before she committed suicide, she had never heard of anything happened to the Shu family, so the Shu family would definitely be fine in this life.

However, the premise is that she does not interfere with the decisions of her elders.

The little maid standing below hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Old lady, Second Lady Cao said that she is here for the eldest girl." ”

Not only Shu Manjin and Shu Manyu were stunned, but even the old lady was a little puzzled, of course, Shu Manyao was even more confused - she and this Second Mrs. Cao, even if they met yesterday, they didn't say anything, why did this Second Mrs. Cao come here for herself?

"Did she say anything else?" The old lady paused and asked, and the little maid nodded: "Second Mrs. Cao said that she heard that the eldest girl wanted to learn calligraphy and painting, so she specially brought a book and a painting for the eldest girl, and wanted to invite the old lady to look at it." ”

So, in fact, the purpose of Second Mrs. Cao is to be the husband of the eldest girl?

Everyone didn't believe it, this Second Mrs. Cao's family background is not very good, and it can even be said that it is quite good. If it weren't for the man's early death, he would have been an official's wife at this time. Although there is only one daughter under his knees, he needs to make money as a husband, but he has a good reputation, and even Mrs. Wang appreciates it very much.

Such a person, even if he knew that the Shu family wanted to invite a female gentleman, he should be waiting for the Shu family to come to the door to invite him. Don't look at the gentleman who was invited back with silver, in fact, the identity of the gentleman is very valuable, and the prince of heaven and earth is not just a simple ranking.

"Grandmother, Second Mrs. Cao is in such a hurry to be a husband for the eldest sister, is there anything unspeakable?" After being silent for a while, Shu Manjin glanced at Shu Manyao, lowered her voice and said, "Or, does she know about the Cao family, so she wants to use our family to get out of the Cao family?" ”