Chapter 13: Pride (1)
After lunch, Gu Xian was ready to take Qingshu home.
Old Mrs. Gu was reluctant to Qingshu and said, "You go back and let Qingshu stay with me for a few days." ”
Although Gu Xian was soft-hearted and brought Qingshu over to visit Mrs. Gu, she was unwilling to let Qingshu stay in the Gu family, firstly, because she was afraid that Mrs. Gu would spoil her daughter, and secondly, she was also worried that Yuan Shanniang would say that she wanted the Gu family to help raise her daughter. It's a pity that before she could speak, Qingshu happily responded.
Hugging Old Lady Gu's neck, Qingshu said, "Grandma, I'll stay with you." ”
Her mother treats her well, but she lets her tolerate it when something happens. But her grandmother really hurt her to the bone as Mother Chen said, and she couldn't bear to be wronged at all.
In his previous life, he was a little pitiful person who was hurt by no one, so Qingshu especially liked the feeling of being pampered.
Gu Xian said: "Red Bean, don't you want to know and practice words?" Red beans, no matter what you do, you can't fish for three days and dry nets for two days. ”
"Grandma can teach me!" How can a person who can take care of a huge business not be able to read and write?
After speaking, Qingshu said: "Mother, you promised me to call me by my name in the future." Mother, you have to talk and count. ”
Gu Xian is also used to it, and it is difficult to change her words for a while.
Old Lady Gu smiled and said, "If you don't worry, I'll let Mother Zhong teach Qingshu." ”
Zhong's mother's ancestral home is in Jinling, although it is a merchant's home, but her parents have sent her to study in the women's school since she was a child. Because of her intelligence, she was admitted to Jinling Women's College, and later married into an official eunuch's family. Because of the crime committed by her husband's family, he was sold by the government after being imprisoned. happened to be caught by Mrs. Gu, who went to Jinling to play, and then bought the mother and son together, avoiding the separation of mother and son.
For this reason, Mother Zhong is very grateful to Mrs. Gu, and she does her best to help her take care of the affairs of the house, and she is one of Mrs. Gu's most powerful arms.
It was up to her to teach Qingshu, even Gu Xian couldn't say anything against it.
Gu Xian said: "Then I'll pick her up in a few days." ”
Old Lady Gu hummed and said, "Then you go back!" If she didn't have such a-stirring stick, she would definitely propose to let Gu Xian come back to raise the baby. Now, I'm going to run a few more times on my own.
Not long after Gu Xian went back, the maid brought two pots of blooming azaleas.
Old Lady Gu pinched a rhododendron and put it on Qingshu's head, and said with a smile: "It's so beautiful." "A little girl should be dressed up so that people can look at it and like it.
Qingshu kissed the old lady Gu again: "Grandma is so nice." "Things are not precious but in the heart, so even if she is only given a needle and a flower, she is happy.
As she was talking, Mother Hua came in and said, "Old lady, Shopkeeper Luo asks to see you." ”
Mother Zhong and Mother Hua are the right-hand men of Mrs. Gu in the inner house. And the shopkeeper Luo is the person she relies on the most in business.
Old Lady Gu smiled and said, "Let him come in!" ”
The shopkeeper Luo is about fifty, with a beard, and he looks serious. A pair of eyes, particularly sharp, as if they can see through people.
Because the house was full of henchmen, Mrs. Gu didn't have any scruples and asked directly, "But what's the matter?" "If it wasn't important, Shopkeeper Luo wouldn't have hurried over so quickly.
Shopkeeper Luo is indeed in a hurry, otherwise he would not have rushed over with the news that Old Lady Gu had returned: "Old lady, Ah Qin is sick, I want to take her to Jinling to find a famous doctor." ”
Shopkeeper Luo's wife Gao Qin grew up with him since he was a child and is a real childhood sweetheart. Luo's parents had an accident that year, and his brother and sister-in-law seized the family property and swept him away, and Gao insisted on marrying the poor and white Luo's shopkeeper despite his family's opposition. It was very hard at first, but the shopkeeper of Houluo got the appreciation of the old lady and got out of it, and the Gao family also lived a good life.
Old Madam Gu was taken aback: "What's the matter?" "I didn't hear of a sickness before I went to Fucheng!
Shopkeeper Luo shook his head and said: "She always said that her heart hurts, and the doctor diagnosed and treated her as a heart disease." But after taking medicine for more than half a month, it has no effect at all. There are many famous doctors in Jinling, I want to take Aqin there to have a look. ”
In fact, Shopkeeper Luo originally wanted to take his wife to the capital, and there must be more famous doctors there. It's just that he knows a lot of acquaintances in Jinling, and he can ask these people to help find a doctor. But even someone I know in the capital went to the two eyes, and the doctor didn't know where to look.
Mrs. Gu hurriedly said: "Then hurry up, you can't delay if you are sick." ”
Shopkeeper Luo's visit this time is mainly to hand over the business, after all, he is in charge of the tea shop and the silk shop:" "Old lady, hand over the tea shop to Shopkeeper Huang, and hand over the silk shop to Shopkeeper Liu." Both of them have been working in the shop for many years, and nothing will go wrong. "These two people were brought out by Shopkeeper Luo, and they can be trusted.
Old Madam Gu nodded in agreement and said, "You don't have to worry about business, I will take care of it, you take Aqin to Jinling as soon as possible." ”
After waiting for someone to go out, Mrs. Gu wrote two letters and prepared to go out with a few bottles of pills.
Qingshu pulled Mrs. Gu and said, "Grandma, I'll go too." "She doesn't want to be locked up at home and unable to leave the house like she was all the way she was in her last life. She wanted to go out and see more of the outside world and make some friends.
Old Madam Gu nodded in agreement.
When he arrived at Luo's house, Shopkeeper Luo had already packed up and was about to leave for Jinling.
Qingshu saw that Gao's complexion was very bad, and he had to be supported when he walked, and immediately understood why Shopkeeper Luo was so anxious.
Old Mrs. Gu was relieved, and handed over the things she had prepared to Shopkeeper Luo.
The shopkeeper Luo didn't shirk either, took something and said, "Old lady, we'll come back when Aqin gets better." ”
Old Madam Gu nodded and said, "Have a good trip." ”
Looking at the carriage in the distance, Old Lady Gu sighed. Gao is sick and her husband helps him ask for medicine, but what about her? The heir doesn't have her as an adoptive mother at all, and her daughter can't be expected to marry again, and she doesn't know what will happen when she gets old.
Feeling Mrs. Gu's depressed mood, Qingshu hugged her and said, "Grandma, what's wrong with you?" Are you worried about Grandpa Gao and Grandma Gao? ”
Old Mrs. Gu nodded, and then changed the topic: "Qingshu, do you want to go shopping on the street." ”
"Okay, okay!" After speaking, Qingshu said again: "Grandma, I want to buy a calligraphy book to practice calligraphy." ”
Mrs. Gu agreed and took her to Baiwenzhai, the largest bookstore in Taifeng County.
This Baiwenzhai not only sells all kinds of books, but also sells calligraphy, paintings, pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other things.
Although Qingshu wanted to buy some books and read them back, she thought that she had just learned to read and write in her life, so she gave up this idea.
Old Lady Gu looked at Qing Shu's eyes shining as she stared at the book, and said with a smile: "If you like it, we'll buy these back." She spent thousands of taels of silver on the clothes, jewelry and other things she bought for Qingshu, and these shelves of books didn't cost much silver.
Therefore, Gu Xian's worries are not unreasonable. Old Mrs. Gu is so spoiled, if Qingshu is a normal child, it is easy to be spoiled after a long time.
It's so happy to have a proud grandmother. However, Qingshu thought that he was only four years old now, so he still took a step forward step by step. If you want to behave too much, I'm afraid that you will have to be treated as a demon again, so let's take it easy.
Mrs. Lin made such a fuss last time, which made Qingshu fall into a psychological shadow.