She pretended to be calm, tilting her neck to watch the play, but she could even imagine dozens of pairs of eyes behind her that were either probing or mocking, each of which could poke a hole in her back, and she just wanted to escape.

But she can't escape, otherwise wouldn't she seem weak-hearted?

Thinking about this luck is enough to carry back, after returning to the Lin family, she just wants to walk around and do some interesting things, or watch the play, but in this situation, although she has a clear conscience, she can be pointed at by hundreds of women, and her face has nowhere to put it!

"Sister-in-law, how did I remind you to come earlier, just bring Rong Qing alone, why bother to bring those unruly? dragged the sister of the main family and fell, this is shameful enough, to change clothes can also catch up with other people's brothers, but the ability is not small at a young age! Li Shi held the bone china bowl and leaned into Zhu's ear, but the voice was deliberately amplified. In fact, she also wanted to say that the daughter raised by her aunt really looked like a little woman, but there were ears all around, and she didn't dare to be too presumptuous.

However, Zhu glanced at Li coldly, "I can't see enough of the drama on the stage, in front of outsiders, do you still want your family to perform another play?" ”

One sentence choked Li's face red, and she didn't dare to speak after eating a few sips of tea.

Mrs. turned her gaze to look at Rong Jin, and then asked Rong Ci and Rong Jin to change positions, and Rong Jin sat next to Zhu.

Rong Jin raised her eyes to look at Zhu from time to time, and saw her staring at the stage with good eyes, and couldn't help but scold: Even if you transfer me here, why don't you talk and just watch the play? Well, I'll speak first.

"Madam, I did go with the change of clothes, Cheng Gongzi met halfway back......"

But these words attracted the attention of Rong Qing on the left side of the Zhu family, her eyes had always been a calm lake, but now it was frozen, revealing a trace of coldness.

Rong Jin remembered what Rong Qing had said: You can only ask for what I gave you, but what I didn't give you, you can't take it yourself!

"Your rules are not strict, and it is the first time you go out, no wonder, remember to talk to men less in the future, otherwise the reputation of your other sisters and my Lin family may be ruined in your hands!" Zhu looked at the stage casually, and even stroked his palms together.

This can be said to be not harsh, Rong Jin has nothing to say, so he has to bow his head.

She sat up straight again, let them look at it, how she liked to look at it, she never took the initiative to talk to a man, she thought she was worthy of the reputation of the Lin family.

However, the two elders no longer scolded her, but Rong Ci stared at her with hatred, and the melon seeds were sizzling, as if the melon seeds were Rong Jin, and she wanted to peel off Rong Jin's shell and swallow her before she could relieve her hatred.

……

Cheng Zonglun led Shen Kuo to his mother, Mrs. Cheng, in the first row, saluted several county lords and Mrs. Hou, and thanked him.

Mrs. Cheng immediately looked solemn, leaned over and asked in a low voice: "The woman who spoke to you just now is the fourth ...... of the Lin family."

"Now it's my good sister!" Zhimin stood in front of Mrs. Cheng and patted her chest.

On the left side of Mrs. Cheng sat a charming and enchanting woman, her long red nails dotted Zhimin, and said with a smile: "Sister's eyes are bright, no, you treat people as sisters, but people are coming for Brother Zonglun!" ”

Mrs. Cheng also bowed her head and said: "Exactly, although you are so tired that people fall, it is not appropriate to recognize sisters based on this." ”

Zhimin snorted coldly, pulled her sister-in-law up from the chair, and sat next to Mrs. Cheng.

Her sister-in-law's mouth was flattened, tears were rolling in her eyes, and she was about to leave with a handkerchief. Mrs. Cheng had no choice but to hold her and comfort her, so the topic was diverted.

After the two sisters reconciled, Cheng Zonglun pushed Shen Kuo in front of Mrs. Cheng and asked when his family would have a relationship with the salt merchant.

The friendship between Cheng and Shen originated from the two old men, the two were brothers of life and death on the battlefield, during the battle of Chengping, the old lady Shen blocked an arrow for the old lady Cheng, right leg, and the old lady Shen became a cripple since then, so he had to resign and return to his hometown in Yangzhou half a year later, and then he started to sell salt for a living.

At the beginning, the two families often had contacts, because the salt transportation business was going to be bigger, and the imperial court had an inseparable relationship, at that time, the old lady Cheng was the Shen family and the head of the salt and iron division, and it was the Shen family that was able to join the salt merchant association, and step by step became the most important salt merchant in the two Huai.

However, in the end, one is in the capital and the other is in Yangzhou, and the next generation is not as close as before, but every time the Shen family enters Beijing, the Cheng family still treats each other as guests.

"Yo! This kid is the Shen family Erlang? Come and show me! Mrs. Cheng's eyes were amazed, and she greeted Xiao Shen Kuo.

Shen Kuo was pulled over by Cheng Zonglun, and he reluctantly stretched out his hand for Mrs. Cheng to hold.

Shen Kuo was born pleasing, his eyes were dark, revealing a stubborn and smart energy, his flesh skin was like a girl's house, and there was a small golden fluff ring at the corner of his lips. Now his lips were bleeding back, and they looked like they had been greased. Although the face is not childish, the small body is straight and straight, and the momentum of the invincible little overlord is beginning to appear.

The more Mrs. Cheng looked at it, the more she liked it, grabbed a handful of tea fruits and stuffed them into his arms, and asked with a smile: "Why are you with your brother Zonglun?" What about your grandmother? ”

As soon as he said this, Cheng Zonglun remembered, "My son is about to lead him to find his grandmother!" ”

"Don't worry, listen to the child's play first," Mrs. Cheng liked it more and more, so she simply hugged the person into her arms, smiled and said, "I wish I could have another one like this!" ”

Everyone praised Cheng Zonglun for being born well and promisingly, no worse than this.

Mrs. Cheng humbled a few words, and then sent the maid next to her to Mrs. Cheng's Taichang Building, and asked Mrs. Shen to inform Mrs. Shen that her good grandson was playing with Zong Lun here.

Shen Kuo was honest, broke out of Mrs. Cheng's arms, dusted off his little short jacket, and leaned his neck and said righteously: "My father said, only my mother and future daughter-in-law can hug me!" ”

A row of people were stunned, and then covered the handkerchief and laughed, especially Mrs. Cheng, who beat her chest and couldn't stop laughing, and Zhimin laughed and fell into Mrs. Cheng's arms.

In a burst of laughter, the curtain fell on the stage.

The wives all got up and clapped their hands, especially the second lady Cheng, who was a fan of the drama, and she burst into tears, and she very happily rewarded a silver ticket - one hundred taels of silver.

Originally, Jiao'er was invited to come to the mansion to sing in the hall to be paid first, and there was no need to reward, but since the second lady Cheng had started, how could the rest of the county lord's wives fall behind? They are also rewarded by 1210 taels, and the back row suddenly starts to reward the front row, and they all follow suit, or silver tickets or jewelry, and so on.

Rong Jin pinched the three taels of silver in his small purse, lowered his head embarrassedly, and sneered on the green brick floor with one foot.

After a while, she looked up at the wife who was talking enthusiastically in front of her, and then looked at the zither with a gold bracelet and a jade bracelet on her right wrist.

However, the ladies standing in front of her were already digging for money, and it was her turn.

At this time, a group of people came over at the head of the line, and it was Mrs. Cheng who led Cheng Zonglun to visit the Zhu family.

Rong Jin could detect that all eyes fell on Cheng Zonglun, and his body was as red as the rising sun, as if he was born to accept everyone's appreciation and envy.

But what about herself? She doesn't even deserve to look at him, she is an outsider, even if she has a bright young lady identity, she is always a wild child in Xujiaxiang inside, a so-called young lady who can't even take out three taels of silver.

She didn't feel that she was inferior to anyone before, but now she felt deeply humbled.

In front of the public, especially in front of Cheng Zonglun, other families are rewarding dozens or hundreds of taels, but she is the only one who takes out three taels of broken silver? She couldn't read.

At that time, Cheng Zonglun will know that she is not in the same world as them at all, she just came in in a gorgeous costume and pretended to be a wild child of a rich family, she is a so-called young lady who only has a valuable hairpin on her bun, and she can't even take out ten taels of silver.

She lowered her head from beginning to end, watching the pair of embroidered fish jumping dragon boots walk in front of her, and listened to him salute Zhu beside her.

And the leader of the row on her right, the servant came over like a soul, and she carried a red tray in her hand, which contained a lot of silver tickets and jewelry.

That's it, just leave it to fate.

Rong Jin raised his head and saw Cheng Zonglun being pulled towards Rong Qing by Mrs. Cheng with a loving face, "This is Sister Rong Qing, you have seen it when you were young!" ”

She saw him look back at herself, squinting slightly, as if she was puzzled, as if she was asking, Rong Jin lowered her eyelashes, and her two index fingers were entangled in a fight.

Mrs. Cheng asked him why he was stunned, and he said, "My son just recognized the wrong person." With that, he turned his gaze back and asked Rong Qing'an.

Oh, it's the wrong person, I can't complain that he talks poetry with himself, it turns out that he thinks he is Rongqing, so that's it!

I couldn't say anything in my heart, but I suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, even if I could only take out three taels of silver in front of everyone, there was nothing to be embarrassed about, because no one paid attention to it at all, but then it was a deep loss, she didn't know what she was missing.

The red tray is getting closer and closer, and it is already in front of Rong Ci.

"Hey!" Shen Kuo suddenly jumped over and stood beside her, and asked quietly, "What are you doing with your little purse?" Out of money? ”

Rong Jin's face changed suddenly, and he slowly returned to normal, "Yes, there is no silver, what's wrong?" ”

Then, Rong Jin was stuffed with a silver ticket in his hand.

She was stunned for a moment, when the red-faced servant had already brought the tray to her. Rong Jin didn't have time to think about it, so she put the ticket in her hand, but when she saw the number, her eyelids began to twitch, and her hand hung in the air, not knowing whether to take the silver ticket back or put down her hand to accept her fate.

But the servant thanked her again and again, and she didn't have the face to ask for what she sent back after all.

Zhu on the side glanced at the silver ticket and coldly opened his gaze.