At the end of March, the weather is gradually warming, the spring peaches have fallen, and the begonias are in full bloom. Mrs. Mu's main hall was replaced with a bamboo curtain of Xiangfei, and on this day, Mrs. Mu ordered someone to raise the curtain high, so that the twilight breeze with a hint of floral fragrance blew into the house.

"Send someone to the study room to spread the word, so that the children will all come to me for lunch today." Mrs. Mu instructed the maids: "Move the table of the red dress to copy the book outward, the weather is warm, the wind is not cool, the curtain is up, just enough to see the begonias in the courtyard." The newly made snacks in the small kitchen are also shrouded in a cage, which saves the cold. Also, hasn't the person sent to Kuixing Tower come back yet? ”

Cuiyun replied while directing the mother-in-law to move the table where Mu Hongsheng copied the book: "Don't worry, Uncle De is still in Kuixing Tower, but I'm afraid that you have already sent someone back to pass the word." The mille-feuille and osmanthus pine nut candy that the eldest lady likes have to be made freshly, so it will have to be delayed for a while. Don't worry, you won't delay the eldest lady to eat snacks in the afternoon. ”

"Just don't delay." Old Madam Mu nodded, looking very satisfied.

"The old lady really still loves the eldest lady the most." Cuiyun pursed her lips and smiled: "As soon as I heard that the fourth young master said that the eldest lady likes the mille-feuille cake and osmanthus pine nut candy in Kuixing Tower, I immediately sent someone over to buy it."

"Alas!" Old Madam Mu sighed: "After the iron clothes left them, the mood of the red clothes has not been very good. Don't look at her still smiling, but I know that she is sensible, and she doesn't want me to see that she is unhappy, for fear that I will be worried and upset if I know. ”

Hearing Old Madam Mu say this, Cuiliu, who was beating Old Madam Mu's legs, also sighed: "The second young master and the third young master went to the north together, not to mention the eldest lady, the slaves and maids feel a little unaccustomed to it, and they always feel that this house is a lot quieter."

"yes." Mama Wang, who was directing the little maid to arrange the fruits, nodded: "When the eldest young master went to the north, he didn't feel like now, as if our house was half empty all of a sudden. There is no eldest young master, and there are six children, and there is still a lot of noise every day. But right now, the second young master and the third young master are also gone, and there are three children missing at once, and they always feel empty everywhere. ”

"Alas!" Old Madam Mu sighed again: "In two years, Tsing Yi will also leave, and then Ling Yi, and finally even Jinyi will go to the north." When Hongshang gets married, this house is really empty. ”

"Don't say that, old lady." Mama Wang hurriedly comforted Mrs. Mu: "After the summer, the eldest young master will be twenty years old, and the second master will ask him to return to Beijing on his behalf." This time the eldest young master came back, and he was going to hire a young grandmother, and after two years, the old lady hugged her great-grandson, and with a young grandmother and a child, our house can only be more lively. ”

"That's right." Speaking of Mu Zhengyi, Mrs. Mu was a little happier again: "I'll pay attention!" But there is no hurry to choose a granddaughter-in-law, wait for Zhengyi to come back, ask him what he means, what kind of he likes, I will hire him what kind of daughter-in-law. It doesn't matter if the family background of the family is not important, let him see it himself, and he must choose someone who is willing to be dressed. ”

"Or the old lady, you think it through," Cuiliu smiled and joked: "Two days ago, the second lady also mentioned the marriage of the eldest young master, I heard her inquire about the third lady's maiden girl, and the eldest aunt and grandmother are also worried about it, and I mentioned it in the letter."

"It's useless for others to worry about it, you have to like it." Old Madam Mu was silent for a moment: "I probably know what the second daughter-in-law thinks. Our Anguo Mansion has always had its own rules for hiring a daughter-in-law, and she probably wants to follow the rules to choose a girl with a thin background and no one in the family to be an official in the family outside Beijing. ”

"It's nature." Mama Wang laughed: "The second lady is a person of rules, and she must hire a daughter-in-law according to the tradition of our house."

"I'm really old." Old Madam Mu let out a long sigh: "When I was young, I always wanted to do things according to the rules, and when the boss fell in love with the daughter of the clan, I was really worried for a while, but it was his father who persuaded me to nod my head." But in the past few years, when my grandchildren have grown up, my thinking has changed. Rules are dead, people are alive, and daughters-in-law are hired to live with their children, and they must always like them. It's hard enough to be a child of the Mu family, so you have to try to make their lives as happy as possible......"

"Don't worry, old lady," Mama Wang immediately opened her mouth to comfort Old Madam Mu: "What kind of daughter-in-law do you want to marry, the eldest young master must have a number in his heart, and he will not cause trouble for the family."

"What kind of daughter-in-law is good?" Old Madam Mu snorted coldly: "Then it goes without saying, only those who really like Zhengyi are applauded." What if there is some trouble in the family background? All the clan girls in our house have hired me, what are you afraid of? I've already thought about it, even if I fall in love with the daughter of the Quanchen family, I'll go to the next job. The Mu family will slack off at night to guard the border passes, exchange their lives for the stability of the country, and fulfill their duties and dedication from generation to generation, and they are not sorry for anyone. Why should I look at other people's faces in my grandchildren's marriage? ”

"This ......" Mama Wang didn't dare to speak casually, she hesitated for a moment before saying: "The slave doesn't understand these things, but the old slave thinks, aren't the rules of the ancestors also to make our Anguo Mansion have a good foothold in the court!" There is a lot of power in our house, and we always have to be taboo. If the eldest young master really takes a fancy to a girl with an inappropriate identity, Grandpa Guo will be embarrassed. ”

"I know." Old Madam Mu sighed, her face depressed: "But I don't want to wronged the children." And...... I thought that if I married a lovely daughter-in-law and lived a better life, they would be more concerned in their hearts, and they would not be able to let go of their wives and children in Beijing. In the future, the battlefield will face the enemy...... I just hope for ...... I just hope that they can think that someone is waiting for them, so they can spare their lives even more. ”

"It's hard for the old lady to feel hard." Mama Wang's face also darkened, but she still smiled and comforted Mrs. Mu: "Don't worry, you are blessed, the old man and young master in our family will definitely be safe." In the future, the young grandmothers will be hired into the door, and there will be a lot of great-grandchildren, and you will have fun, old lady!"

"If that's the case, I don't have any regrets, I don't have to worry about everything every day, just lie down and be happy." Old Madam Mu laughed.

At this time, the second lady, the third lady and the fourth lady came to ask Mrs. Mu for peace, and when they heard Mrs. Mu mention Mu Zhengyi's family affairs, the second lady was naturally very concerned, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law discussed it for a long time.

Mrs. Mu's thoughts, the second lady can naturally understand, as a mother, of course, she also hopes that Mu Zhengyi can marry a daughter-in-law she likes.

"But I'm afraid he won't agree." Although the second lady can understand Mrs. Mu, she is still a little worried about Mu Chengfang's attitude: "The last time he brought a letter from the border, he mentioned the matter of requisitioning clothes, and specially asked me to be careful when choosing a daughter-in-law."