Chapter Seventy-Six: Returning Home
"After going to Hangzhou, Jin Niang also wanted to invite my aunt, take my grandmother and I to go around, appreciate the customs of Hangzhou, I have long heard that the xiaolongbao of the Wu family shop in Hangzhou is a must in Hangzhou."
"Every morning, there is a long queue, and I have been fascinated by that xiao long bao for a long time."
Xie Yunjin finished speaking, smiled on his face, and dealt with the Fang clan like this.
She didn't want to say too much to Fang.
Because of Fang's thoughts, it was too deep.
It's better not to get contaminated with such a person.
Even though Fang and Luo were extremely familiar people, Luo didn't dare to persuade her in some things.
The reason why the Fang family returned to Hangzhou in such a hurry was not because of busy family affairs, but because of the marriage of the second lady of the Fan family.
I heard that the Fang family and the Fang family in Zhenjiang have communicated with the news in the past two days.
and the eldest lady of the Fang family agreed on the marriage of the second lady of the Fan family.
Fang Qishan, the second son of the Fang family, just passed the Jinshi exam this year.
However, because Fang Qishan has been lame since he was a child, this marriage has never been settled.
Who wants to marry their own girl to a lame man?
Even if Fang Qishan was admitted to the Jinshi and went to Tokyo, he could only do the revision of the Hanlin Academy and manage the minor officials such as the documents of the Hanlin Academy.
Because Fang Qishan was lame, the eldest lady of the Fang family, the Liu family, had already lost her cultivation heart, and the daughter of the family couldn't count on it, so she took the initiative to find the Fang family.
The second lady of the Fan family, no matter how you say it, can be regarded as Fang Qishan's cousin, they have known each other since childhood, and they are all people who know the roots, and the Liu family is also easy to handle.
If Fang Qishan really marries a daughter of a family and comes back, then the daughter of the family will hold her own noble status, and she will have her mother's family to protect her, but she is afraid that the eldest lady of the Fang family, Liu, will not dare to take it easily.
These things were all secretly told to her by Old Madam Xie yesterday.
Otherwise, Xie Yunjin wouldn't have known so carefully.
Mrs. Xie and the old lady of the Fan family also have a lot of correspondence, and Mrs. Xie still knows more or less about the situation of the Fan family.
The reason why Mrs. Xie let Xie Yunjin know was that her name was Xie Yunjin, so as not to easily offend a few girls from the Fan family.
Fan Zhizhou's promotion is imminent, and the vacated position of Zhizhou, Fan Zhizhou already belongs to her father Xie Huaizhi.
Fan Zhizhou is promoting Xie Huaizhi, so these days the Luo family and the Fang family are getting closer and closer.
Listening to Xie Yunjin's words, wanting to be in the city of Hangzhou, the steamed buns of the Wu family's bun shop, Fang immediately laughed and said to Luo beside him.
"I didn't think about it, Jin Niang is a person who can eat, and I actually know that in Hangzhou City, the xiaolongbao of the Wu family's steamed bun shop is the most delicious."
"When you take Jin Niang to Hangzhou, I will ask the Wu family bun shop to make you a few baskets of good crab roe buns, send them into the house, and give your mother and daughter a taste."
When Roche heard this, he smiled lightly on his face and said.
"Then we have to wait until our mother and daughter go to Hangzhou, but before that, my old lady and I are going to take Jinniang to Jinshan Temple in Hangzhou City to make vows, and by the way, meet Fahai Zen Master and listen to the Dharma meeting of the Medicine Master Bodhisattva of Jinshan Temple."
"Your old lady has always believed in Buddhism, I wonder if she will go to the festival at that time? If your family is going to the puja as well, then take us along the way, and we will go together. ”
"If you can go together, it will naturally be good, but there are many affairs in the house, and I am afraid that I will not be able to be busy for a while, so I can only call my second brother and sister and go with you."
"Lan'er's marriage has just been finalized, Ya'er's marriage is still hanging, and after returning to Hangzhou, I still have to prepare for Lan'er's marriage, and I want to show Ya'er the right person at the same time, where can I find time?"
When Fang said this, Luo could only sigh helplessly.
Fang's words were not perfunctory, but true.
Fan Ya, the second lady of the Fan family, has already decided on Fang Qishan, the second son of the Fang family in Zhenjiang, and in a few days, the Fang family will have someone to make a small decision.
When the time comes, where will the Fang family be busy?
And there is also a marriage of Mrs. Fan, which is still hanging, and it still gives her a headache.
After having lunch in the small hall, the people of the Fan family entered the Xie Mansion and took the Fang family and the others away.
The mother-in-law from the Fan family is Mrs. Wu, who is serving by Mrs. Fan's side, and she is Mrs. Fan's confidant.
Mrs. Wu looked shrewd and capable, entered the small hall, saw Luo's family, bent down, and gave Luo's blessing.
"Thanks to Mrs. Xie's care these days, my wife and several girls have lived in Xie's house these days, which is really troublesome for Mrs. Xie."
"When the old slave came over early this morning, my old lady specially explained to the old slave and sent some things to Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Xie, as well as a few sons and girls in the house."
"Our old lady and Mrs. Xie are old acquaintances, so we let the old slave bring a few good American ginseng, as well as a few dried Tianshan snow lotus, our old lady knows that Mrs. Xie likes to make some candied snacks, so she brought Mrs. Xie a few jars of homemade nectar in the house, a few sons and girls Our old lady prepared a box of lake pens and a few pieces of good ink, and the girl prepared a set of pearl flowers inlaid with treasures."
Xie Yunjin was listening on the side, only to see the servant woman from the Fan family constantly moving things into the house.
Mrs. Wu's words fell, and she saw that the gifts placed in the house had already built a half-person-high hill.
I heard that Mrs. Fan is a girl from the palace in Tokyo City, and her shot is really extraordinary.
The Fang family and the second lady of the Fan family only stayed in the Xie family for a few days, and the old lady Xie sent so many things to reward them, which was really too grand.
On the one hand, Luo called Mrs. Wen to count the gifts, and on the other hand, he called the little maid to move the embroidery stool over and sit down for Mrs. Wu.
He also instructed a few little maids to go down and make a pot Lao Jun's eyebrows.
Seeing that there were so many gifts in the small hall, Fang's face was also a little surprised.
Well, what did the old lady do when she asked the house to send so many gifts?
Could it be that he is trying to win over the Xie family?
But the old man of the Xie family is not a county magistrate, it should be the old man of the Xie family who goes to the old man, what is the old lady sending so many gifts for?
The Fang family wanted to find an opportunity later, and went to ask Mrs. Wu in person.
Mrs. Wu drank a few sips of Lao Junmei, praised Luo's tea here for being delicious, and said a few words to Luo's home.
In the conversation between Mrs. Wu and Luo, Xie Yunjin learned that the Mrs. Wu in front of him was not only Mrs. Fan's henchman, but also followed Mrs. Fan to marry from King Jing's Mansion.
And this Mrs. Wu is an old person from the previous dynasty, when the official family was in the palace, Mrs. Wu served the official family.
Later, I went to King Jing's Mansion and followed Mrs. Fan.
"Mrs. Xie, the old lady of our family, these days I often talk about Mrs. Xie, saying that I haven't seen Mrs. Xie for a long time, I don't know Mrs. Xie, but do you remember her old person in the palace?"
"If Mrs. Xie has time, please take Mrs. Xie to the mansion to sit down, let the two old people be together, and talk to each other."
Xie Yunjin knew that Mrs. Wu's words were for Luo's family.
As far as Xie Yunjin knew, Mrs. Xie would communicate with Mrs. Fan every month.
So at least Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Fan still kept in touch.
It's not like Mrs. Wu said, I haven't seen each other for all these years, and I have no contact.
Mrs. Wu said this, but she just wanted to borrow Luo's hand and take Mrs. Xie to Hangzhou City, go to Fan's house, and see Mrs. Fan.
Roche nodded hurriedly and replied.
"What Mother Wu said is that in a few days, I will take our old lady to Hangzhou and meet the old lady of your house."
Hearing what Luo said this, Mrs. Wu smiled with satisfaction.
Because Mrs. Wu was in a hurry to bring the Fang family and the second lady of the Fan family back to Hangzhou, the Luo family was not so good that she could continue to keep them in the mansion, and personally sent the Fang family out of the second gate and out of the gate again.
Standing at the gate and watching Fang get into the carriage unharmed, Luo entered the mansion.
On the carriage back to Hangzhou, because Mrs. Wu had a few words to ask the Fang family, Mrs. Wu and the Fang family made a carriage.
The eldest lady of the Fan family was unwell and sat in a carriage by herself.
The second lady of the Fan family and a few maids and daughters-in-law crowded together and sat in the third carriage.
In the first carriage, Mama Bao and the coachman sat together and stood guard outside the carriage.
In the carriage, only the Fang family and Mrs. Wu were left.
Fang's asked Mrs. Wu the question that he didn't understand.
"Well, what did my mother do when she sent so many gifts to the Xie family? Yesterday evening, I had already instructed Mama Bao to go to the city and prepare gifts for Mrs. Xie and several girls and sons. ”
"Now that my mother has given so many valuable gifts, I really don't know what my mother thinks in her heart?"
Life at home was already poor, and the old lady was still so generous, what the Fang family was distressed about was just her silver.
Seeing so many things placed in the small hall of the Xie family, Fang Shi felt that his flesh hurt, it really hurt.
Thinking like this in his heart, Fang raised his head and looked at Mrs. Wu.
When Fang said this, did he think that the old lady was doing something wrong?
Mrs. Wu's face gradually became serious, with a straight face.
She is Mrs. Fan's confidant, but she is not from the Fang family.
Old Madam Fan is doing things, when is she going to explain to the Fang family?
"Madame really doesn't know anything?"
Mrs. Wu asked coldly.
Fang Shi wondered in his heart, you know?
What do you know?
"What does Mother Wu mean by this? I don't understand, please ask Mother Wu to help me explain? Could it be that something happened that I don't know?"
Mrs. Wu didn't know if the Fang clan really didn't know, or pretended not to know, and said directly.
"The two girls are in the Xie family, what happened, I'm afraid that the lady will know better than the old slave, the old lady has already known everything that happened to the lady in the Xie family, and the old lady is extremely disappointed in the lady."
"What does the eldest lady say, she is also a girl from the house, if the lady is really hard-hearted, and wants to tell the eldest lady a good marriage, the lady should not rashly go to the Wu family to visit. The old lady said that in the heart of the lady, there is still no big lady. ”
"In the old lady's heart, she has become more and more disappointed with the eldest lady, and said that after returning home, the eldest lady's marriage will be decided by the second lady, and there will be no need for the eldest lady to intervene in person."
As soon as Mrs. Wu's words fell, the Fang clan immediately became annoyed, and her eyes glared fiercely at Mrs. Wu on the side.