Chapter 2: An Unknown Fate
As soon as Zhang's mother left Jiangfu on her front foot, the eldest lady Li was called by the old lady.
"Three girls, you take care of it, I'm old, I can't take care of everything." The old lady's tone was light.
In fact, the eldest lady knows that the old lady doesn't like the third girl very much, just because the third girl looks like the second wife, and the second wife didn't be a good daughter-in-law, not only caused her husband to die, but also didn't give birth to a son and a half son.
Now the second wife herself is gone, leaving only the third girl.
The old lady is a very superstitious person, and even thinks that the third girl is also a bad person, so the old lady never touches her hands, even if the third girl is recovered, she does not let her ask for peace every day, only asks Li to take care of it.
Now the old lady said this, just to show that she is not a ruthless person, and she will still care about the third girl, but this concern is still for the Li family to manage.
Li's expression was supple: "The daughter-in-law knows, but if the daughter-in-law has two daughters, there is no shortage of three girls, I went to see her a few days ago, she is in good spirits, and she will rest for a year and a half, and it will be fine, and in the future, her mother will find her a good husband, but it will be all over." ”
The old lady listened very well, and after a year or two, this granddaughter will be older, and it is time for her to leave the house.
She smiled and nodded: "You also looked for her earlier, don't you have several suitable ones in your mother's family?" And Brother Ming, is he preparing for the Spring Festival now? ”
Li's face was a little difficult to look at.
Isn't it a scourge for the old lady to send the girl out of her house, but she wants to stuff it into her mother's house?
Although her nephew Li Buming is not the top in the capital, he has also been admitted to the Juren, maybe he can be a Jinshi next year, why should he marry Jiang Sumei? She is obviously not a blessed person, and her grandfather doesn't love her grandmother, who wants it!
"The third girl is also the daughter of the family, why can't she marry casually, my nephews, who are not aunts, say bad things about them, they haven't been qualitated, they are caught and scolded by my brother all day long, is Brother Ming not naughty? If you want me to say, the three girls have to be worthy of someone who is right with our family, and it sounds good to say it. ”
The old lady knew that she was unwilling, so she only snorted slightly: "I know your baby Brother Ming, but isn't he also fatherless?" I think it's good, but it's okay, it's always your mother's house. ”
Li Shi smiled: "Then you have to ask my second sister-in-law." ”
"Forget it, it's a matter for later." The old lady smiled again, "I told you to get the list?" Sister Mu'er's dowry can't be sloppy. ”
"The daughter-in-law is also just ready." Li took out a list, "Look at it, these shops, granges, and new additions have all been written clearly, and there is no ambiguity in the annual income details." ”
The old lady was a little presbyopia, took the list and looked at it a few times from a distance, felt tired, and handed it to her personal mother: "My eyes are getting worse and worse, you can show me." ”
Mother Kim read it along.
When the old lady heard "Jinkui County Grange", she waved her hand.
Jinkui's rice is well known to the whole country, the ancestors of the Jiang family were quite prescient, they bought fields there early, year after year, they bought land when they made money, and now, the fertile land owned by the Jiang family basically accounts for one-eighth of Jinkui.
Now whether she really wants to give a quarter of it to Jiang Mumei as a dowry, the old lady is a little hesitant.
At this moment, the third wife, Wu Shi, came.
"Mother, sister-in-law, what are you talking about?" After seeing the ceremony, she asked with a smile.
Li was a little proud: "I'm talking about Sister Mu'er's dowry." ”
"That's time to discuss it, Sister Mu is the first girl in our house to get married, and she is married to Bofu, what a happy thing!" Wu poked his head over, "Let me take a look." ”
The old lady said at this time: "I think that the fields in Jinkui County should also be given to Sister Mu'er." ”
Wu's eyes immediately widened a little.
Li glanced at Wu and smiled: "It's really Sister Mu'er's blessing, and the old lady values it so much." ”
The old lady only smiled and told Mother Jin to continue reading.
Unexpectedly, Kim cried and wiped his eyes with a handkerchief in a whimper.
Li Shiqi said: "Brother and sister, what are you crying about?" ”
"I think of my dream sister, I don't know if there is such a good luck in the future, Jinkui is not the same place, there is always a bad harvest in those villages, where is it like Jinkui County, there is always a bumper harvest, our house does not rely on those places to live? Now I can't buy it even if I want to. Wu said while crying, "Sister Mu is a haode, if she gets this, she will be filial to her parents-in-law, I am an aunt, don't you think she deserves it." ”
The Li family hated it so much that he really wanted to slap the Wu family.
This is clearly sowing discord, saying that she only cares about her daughter and doesn't care about anyone else.
The old lady rubbed her brows: "You have something to say, don't cry, the noise makes me have a headache." ”
Wu changed crying to sobbing: "It's also happy." ”
"Alright." The old lady waved her hand, "I was so good, but now I'm in a mess, you go back first, Yuelan, I'll talk about the dowry another day, and ask the master to take a look." ”
Hearing that this tone had changed, Li was very angry, but he was helpless.
The two daughters-in-law withdrew.
When the Wu family saw Li like that, he secretly sneered, and he took himself too seriously, but if he had a daughter to marry, he would need so many things, how could other people in the house live?
I should be the princess!
She walked away triumphantly.
Li Shi returned to the house, with an iron face: "I don't have a child, and I jump out all day long, my head is full of paste, no wonder the concubine, the concubine is a nest, and when other people talk about it, I have no face!" I knew that there would be such a brother in the future, brother and sister, and I would not marry if I died! ”
Zhou's mother glanced at a few Yahuan, and Yahuan closed the door and retreated.
"The third wife is always like this, why should the wife pay attention to her, those concubines, the concubines are also from their third room, and they can't mess with the wife."
Li slapped the table: "It's not that I want to pay attention to it, it's the old lady who can listen to it, the original field was said to be returned to Mumei, but now I regret it, and I am also fickle, I work hard to run this family, and when it is my turn to do big things, it makes me not good, so it's better to ignore it!" ”
Mother Zhou reached out and pinched her shoulder: "Mrs. relax, Jinkui County can't do it, is there anything else, the eldest girl is married, she doesn't have to be angry for these injuries, right?" Besides, if there is no old lady, the eldest girl will not be able to marry An Lubo's mansion. ”
"That's just as well." Li sighed and slowly calmed down.
Zhou's mother comforted: "The eldest girl always marries someone else's family, what about my wife and Brother Ye, what does the third wife have." ”
It means that most of the things in the house are left to the eldest son after a hundred years, and the third room is not a threat, not to mention, the third room does not have a son-in-law.
Li laughed and instructed Zhou's mother: "After a while, you send someone to send some decent things to the third girl, and the old lady has instructed her, you can't treat her too badly." ”
"It's all there, what is missing her? It's just that it doesn't come out much, and the clothes are made less, but the others are also subsidized, and there is always food for it. Zhou's mother said.
Li didn't bother to listen at all, but said angrily: "The old lady is still eyeing Brother Ming, and she wants the third girl to marry in the future, but it's a good idea, don't waste a person, but can we have Brother Ming?" I saw that he would find a family affair earlier, otherwise it would be the same if the three girls were decided first. ”
"There is a second girl above the third girl."
Li Shi twisted his eyebrows slightly, took a sip of tea: "It's not impossible to let the third girl settle on someone first, she has no father and no mother, and I, as an aunt, always have to care more." ”
Mother Zhou smiled: "Mrs. is kind-hearted, the three girls are all ranked before the second girl to choose a good family, outsiders don't want to call the wife enthusiastic, the third girl is also blessed." ”
Li Shi rubbed his eyebrows: "I'm going to rest now, I've been really tired lately, and I have to prepare for the old man's birthday, so I can't be busy." ”
"Can you work more?" Zhou's mother said with concern, "Mrs., let's go quickly, and I will also send some good materials to the third girl." ”
Li went to sleep in the room.
Zhou's mother asked someone to open the warehouse, picked out four horses of freshly colored materials, and went to Jiang Sumei.
Seeing her come in, Jiang Sumei stood up.
"Ouch, the girl is not in good health, so let's sit." Zhou's mother smiled, "The girl is out of the filial piety period now, and she can't always wear those clothes, my wife ordered me to send them, do you like it?" If she liked, I asked the tailor to come and measure the girl and make two clothes. ”
Jiang Sumei picked it up and looked at it, and saw that the color was good, and the material was also good, so she nodded happily.
It's still the same as before, not talking much, but it's still shy, but the expression is still very shy, Zhou's mother smiled: "It's good to like it, my wife cares about the girl very much, and the girl should recuperate." ”
She sat for a while and left.
Hongxing said disdainfully, "What kind of good material, eldest girl, second girl, I know very well, I don't know how much more valuable than these, this kind of thing, that is, it is picked up and leftover, and it is used to do good deeds." ”
Cui Yu hated her mouth, and reproached: "What are you talking about, you don't know the situation of our girl, this has to be passed on to the eldest lady, and our girl should pick and choose." ”
Hongxing snorted: "It's just you, our girls are also following suit, how can you get ahead in the future?" ”
Cui Yu was really annoyed now, and said with a sinking face: "Just because you are so uneven, you can get ahead?" You get me out! ”
Hongxing counterattacked: "You dare to drive me away?" You and I are both second-class girls, and it's not your turn to talk about this. ”
Jiang Sumei kept listening, and said thoughtlessly at the moment: "Hongxing, this water-red material is good, I will make clothes for you in a while." ”
Hongxing was overjoyed, hurriedly thanked her, and at the same time looked at Cui Yu demonstratively.
Cui Yu's aggrieved eyes were red.