The little adults came forward to salute their parents first, and then stood aside honestly, looking at Mei Xiaotong curiously.

Du Zhongjing ordered: "This is your little aunt, go to the ceremony." ”

Yan Mingniang introduced over there: "The eldest of my family thinks you have seen it, this is the second eldest of my family, Brother Nan." "This is Brother Nan'er, Du Zhongjing's son, Du Tiannan.

Then Du Tiannan also came up to salute and called his aunt with a straight look.

Mei Xiaotong couldn't help but be happy, and found out the meeting gift that had been prepared a long time ago. She asked Mrs. Qi about the zodiac signs of the children of the Du family, and according to the zodiac, each child was given a zodiac sign with gold.

The pattern was drawn by her own hands, and it was the cute cartoon style of her previous world, so she simply drew a whole set, and also played two sets, and she was ready to go to the capital and say that she couldn't use it.

Previously, Du Yuanjun went to the front yard, and Mei Xiaotong also gave a little golden dragon, even a child as old as Du Yuanjun couldn't put it down.

Du Tiannan is a pig, and what Mei Xiaotong took out was a particularly cute and round little golden pig.

Du Tiannan, who was originally old, saw the golden pig, his eyes lit up, but it could be seen that he had a very good tutor, even if he liked it very much, he still looked back at Yan Mingniang.

Yan Mingniang nodded, and then he hurriedly bowed, and said in his mouth: "Aunt Xie." Then he eagerly took the golden pig, pinched it in his palm, and went to the side to enjoy it.

Yan Mingniang also politely said a few words, saying that Mei Xiaotong broke the bank.

Mei Xiaotong also smiled: "The first time I saw the two nephews, we have been in the countryside, and there is nothing to show for it, but it is just a little gadget, as long as the two nephews don't dislike it." ”

For a while, the house was full of peace.

After a while, the maid who had opened the curtain before came to tell me, saying that the meal was ready, please tell Ming Niang, whether to put it separately in the front yard and a table in the backyard, or?

Yan Mingniang only looked at Du Zhongjing: "Senior sister's family is not an outsider, so it's in the front hall." You go and invite the second wife and Brother Zhi to come, although the second uncle is not at home today, it will not be in the way. ”

Du Zhongjing nodded approvingly.

When the maid saw this, she went out to spread the word.

It was not long before footsteps were heard, and then the curtain of the door was lifted, and suddenly the room was lit up, and a beautiful woman and a boy of about seven or eight years of age entered.

Mei Xiaotong knew that this was about the second sister-in-law.

Sure enough, Yan Mingniang introduced, and the beautiful woman was Gu Shi, the second daughter-in-law of Imperial Physician Du.

The boy is the only son of Du Xiuyan and Gu in the second room, Du Yuanzhi, the second in line, and the elders in the family call him Brother Zhi.

Brother Zhi naturally received the same meeting gift, a little golden tiger, the kind of fierce milk, but Brother Zhi was so happy that he took it and showed off in front of Gu's family.

Gu didn't seem to have much to say, but when he saw the meeting gift in Brother Zhi'er's hand, he couldn't help but take a look at it, and then looked at Mei Xiaotong's eyes a little softer.

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They all arrived, and while asking people to invite An Huahao and Du Yuanjun to the front hall for dinner, everyone also moved to the front hall.

Although it is said to be a family, there is a difference between men and women, and it is the first time to meet, and there are still two tables for men and women in the front hall.

Du Zhongjing took a few children to accompany An Huahao, and there were only three people on this side, Yan Mingniang, Gu Shi and Mei Xiaotong, separated by a screen.

I thought that Dr. Du explained in the letter that half of the dishes that came up were vegetarian dishes, and at the banquet, Du Zhongjing did not persuade him to drink, everyone just said a few words, and they finished eating.

After eating tea after the meal, Mei Xiaotong and An Huahao were about to say goodbye.

Yan Mingniang also stayed for dinner and then went back, Mei Xiaotong had to say: "This time my mother also came to the capital with her, and now she is still in the inn, I really can't rest assured." The days of coming to the door in the future will be long, but I'm afraid that when the time comes, I will come to the door every day, and my sister-in-law will be tired of seeing me every day, and I'm really sorry today. ”

Yan Mingniang still wanted to say something, but Gu Shi opened his mouth and said a word: "Since this is the case, junior sister will go back first." Presumably, the aunt is also concerned about the junior sister in the inn, and there will be all the days when the junior sister comes to the door in the future, and it is not on this day or two. ”

Yan Mingniang just did this, and the Gu family sent the two to the second gate, and told them to come over to play when they were free, don't be divided or something.

Du Zhongjing took his son and nephew and sent the two to the door, the housekeeper had already prepared his own carriage, invited the two to get into the carriage, and instructed the coachman to send the people to the carriage until he saw that the carriage had gone away, and then turned to go in.

Entering the inner courtyard, the housekeeper had already presented the gift list brought by Mei Xiaotong to Yan Mingniang, two gift lists, one for the big room and one for the second room, which were clear and clear.

It's just some rare mountain goods, as well as a few pieces of cloth dyed by Mei Xiaotong herself, the big room is Qian red, and the second room is turmeric, all of which are very flattering to the color of the woman's skin.

Yan Mingniang only looked at the fabric, and didn't take it seriously, so she planned to let the maid receive it to the warehouse, she couldn't wear the silk and satin every day, and she really didn't look at the fabric.

Although now because of the palace Concubine De's preference, it is popular to wear cloth clothes in the capital, but the concubine is only worn, but it is a special offer, the color, tsk, but I have never seen it beautiful and gorgeous.

How do others compare? The color materials from the auspicious dyeing workshop are the same as those worn by Concubine De, which is really in short supply, and it was robbed as soon as it came out.

How did their family rob those Mei Gongxun nobles?

There are also other imitation dyeing, and those who bought it back found that the color of the other family is not only not as gorgeous as the auspicious dyeing workshop, but also can not be washed, and it will fade into a look once the water passes.

Therefore, Yan Mingniang thought that Mei Xiaotong was looking at this beautiful color, and she bought it at another house, so she didn't pay attention to it.

Or Gu's, she has a cousin who is in the palace, is a concubine who is not very favored, a few days ago I went to the palace to visit, and I happened to meet Concubine De Niangniang to give her cousin a reward in the palace, and there is this

A piece of turmeric cloth.

At that time, it was the first time for Gu to see this legendary turmeric cloth that does not fade and becomes brighter the more you wash.

It's rare for my cousin to have such decency, but she generously let them all touch it.

Therefore, Gu's memory is still fresh, seeing the turmeric at this moment, it seems to be purer than the color seen in the palace, and she can't help but let the maid hug it in front of her, she pinched it, and rubbed the cloth with tea.

Looking at his hand again, he didn't have any color at all, and he was immediately happy: "Could it be that this is from the auspicious dyeing workshop?" ”

Yan Mingniang saw it, and hurriedly asked the maid to bring the red material, and after wetting it with water, she found that not only did it not fade, but the red stained with water became more and more vivid.

The two looked at each other, both of them were a little disbelieving, looked at the inconspicuous part of the fabric, and sure enough, they saw the logo of the auspicious dyeing workshop.

Suddenly a little dumbfounded, this junior sister came from the countryside, how could she buy the fabric of the auspicious dyeing workshop?

"I heard that this auspicious dyeing workshop has also opened shops in various state capitals, so I can't say that my sister bought it on the way to the capital?" Yan Mingniang guessed.

Just when Du Zhongjing came in, Gu Shi hurriedly stood up to salute. Du Zhongjing asked, "What's the matter?" Glancing at the gift list on the table, as well as the fabric held by the girl, she said one more sentence: "Senior sister's home is in Jing County, thousands of miles away, which is a small place, and it is naturally not as prosperous as our capital." This thousand miles to send goose feathers, the gift is light and affectionate, no matter what it is, it is a piece of their heart. ”

Yan Mingniang and Gu both stood up and said.

After Yan Mingniang sat down, she said the matter with a smile, only saying that the gift was light, but it was extremely heavy, which made them embarrassed.

Du Zhongjing smiled when he heard this, "No wonder you don't know, our little junior sister made a fortune at the beginning, relying on the good skills of dyeing cloth with one hand." Now the favorite fabric of Concubine De in the palace is dyed by my little sister. ”

Yan Mingniang and Gu Shi were stupid, and then looked at the fabric in their hands, could it be that this was also dyed by the little junior sister herself?

Doesn't this mean that they are treated the same as Concubine De?

Looking at it this way, these two pieces of fabric are simply too precious.

Gu Shi was busy asking the personal maid to take over his own fabric, and he had no intention of staying in the big room, this kind of good thing, he had to take it back to his room and think about how to cut a set of clothes.

instructed the girls to hold Mei Xiaotong's gift to the second room, and retired.

Here, Yan Mingniang apologized: "Master, I didn't expect the gift from my sister to be so valuable, but our return gift was too simple." ”

Du Zhongjing didn't take it seriously: "Family, don't be like this." Seeing that the New Year is coming, you just need to prepare a thicker New Year's gift, remember that there is still a high hall in the senior sister's house, just don't be rude when the time comes. I think my sister and sister-in-law are both open-minded people, and they must not care about these trivial things. ”

Yan Mingniang nodded in response, and instructed the maids to move the gift list and gifts, and said, "I look at today's junior sister."

The meeting gifts for Brother Jun are quite valuable, and I was a little worried that they would be too expensive, but with the friendship between our two families, they are really not so polite. I heard the master say that the younger sister actually dyed cloth for Concubine De and made a fortune, so I realized that I was too worried. ”

Du Zhongjing shook his head: "I know that you are worried about this, I told you a long time ago, even if the little junior sister and they live in our house, they must be responsible for their own expenses for daily use, you just don't worry." I'm afraid that if I don't do it well, I have to worry about it myself, where can I use it? You're still tired of your body, aren't you? ”

"Little junior sister, although they are from the county seat, they can see that they are good people, so you can put your heart firmly in your stomach! You don't want to think about it, who is our father? If the little junior sister is a little worse, can my father accept her as a closed disciple? ”

"You see, you have been worried for a few days, for a while you said that you were afraid of snubbing them, and for a while you were worried that their family resources were not abundant, and we subsidized them too much, which made the little sister look bad on their faces. Are you relieved now? ”

In the end, Du Zhongjing didn't know if it was ridicule and began to be dissatisfied.

Yan Mingniang's face flushed: "I'm not a villain in vain!" I have been married to my lord for many years, and my father and mother treat me as if I were my own daughter, and my second brother and sister also have a lot of respect for me as a sister-in-law. This suddenly my father went back to his hometown to accept a female disciple who closed the door, we haven't seen it, this is an extra sister out of thin air, I don't think that my father and mother are afraid that they will have to be taken care of by this junior sister in Jing County, this is in the capital, it is reasonable, I have to be cautious as a sister-in-law, right? So I thought about it a little more, but I was mistaken! Saying that, he apologized and apologized, and in a few words, Du Zhongjing changed his face, and then he was relieved.

Let's say that An Huahao and Mei Xiaotong got into the carriage, only to find that there was a small half car of things piled up in the carriage, and at a glance, they knew that this should be a return gift from Du Fu.

Because it was the Du family coachman who was driving, the two didn't speak, only closed their eyes and rested.

saw the inn, the coachman and the innkeeper helped move the things to the yard, and An Huahao gave a reward of about 20 big bucks before sending the coachman back.

Mrs. Li has been worried since Mei Xiaotong and An Huahao went out, and she didn't even bother to eat lunch, so she filled a few mouthfuls casually, and looked at the gate of the courtyard with blank eyes.

Finally, the two came back, and hurriedly pulled the two into the house, let them sit on the kang to warm up, Gu Yu brought hot water and a handkerchief to wash his face and hands, and brought tea, before asking, "How about going to Du Mansion today?" Didn't show you a look, did I? Isn't it human? ”

Although Mrs. Li is very trusting of Imperial Doctor Du and Mrs. Qi, she has never seen their son after all, right? This is in the capital again, and I am not familiar with the place, where can Mrs. Li rest assured?

Mei Xiaotong was busy relaxing Mrs. Li's heart: "Mother, don't worry, the second senior brother of the Du family is not at home today, we met the senior brother, although he looks serious, he is not bad." I also met the two ladies in the backyard, as well as the children of the senior brother, all of whom were fine. ”

Mrs. Li was afraid that Mei Xiaotong was comforting

himself, just looked at An Huahao.

An Huahao also nodded: "Senior brother is a square person, although he is not smiling, he is actually warm-hearted. The Du family has a very strict family education, and I see that those children are all very well-behaved, and they are also quite polite to me and Xiaotong. There is nothing slacking in the whole family, mother, don't worry! ”

Mrs. Li was slightly relieved.

So he urged the two of them to go back to the house and rest.

An Huahao went back first, but Mei Xiaotong stayed, and when she saw that there was no one in the house, she came to Mrs. Li's side, "Mother, I went to Du's house today, everything else is fine, I don't know if I am too careful, I feel that the wife of the senior brother seems to be talking a little strange." ”

When Mrs. Li heard this, she came to her senses, and immediately sat up straight and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Mei Xiaotong elaborated on Yan Mingniang's performance, and after listening to it, Mrs. Li couldn't help pouting: "I also said that only we are in the countryside, and the people in this family who have eaten a meal and are worried about the next meal, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are not compatible." I didn't expect that in this capital, in front of such a big official, there was no peace in this backyard. ”

Mei Xiaotong looked at Mrs. Li in a daze, a little ununderstood: "Mother, what does this have to do with mother-in-law and daughter-in-law?" ”

"Hey, my daughter, you can have a snack! If you think about it, what does it mean to expect you to confess more for her in front of her mother-in-law, so that her mother-in-law can know her heart? Doesn't this mean that her mother-in-law doesn't look down on her, she is in a hurry to please her mother-in-law, and hopes that her mother-in-law will understand her filial piety? ”

"This sounds like a joke, but if you think about it, your eldest daughter-in-law, I'm afraid it's not good! How cheerful and atmospheric is your teacher, can you find fault with her? Besides, now that your master and mother are no longer in the capital, she is the eldest son and daughter-in-law, and she will inherit the family business in the future, so don't she have to arrange everything in this family? ”

"There are guests at home, or the relationship between our two families, with a little brain, must be arranged properly, this is what should be shared! If it's not well arranged, it's a slap in the face! Why do you still have the face to go to your mother-in-law to beg for this? "And your senior brother said to let her find a house for us, and if he can't do it, he will lend us the house in the cat and dog alley, you listen to that, first say that the house is close to the street, it's too noisy, and then say that the house hasn't lived for many years, even if you want to live in it, you have to renovate it or something, it's all fart!"

"She just doesn't want to lend us a house to live in! If this house is really close to the street, in our Jing County, the price of renting it out is not low, let alone in the capital, where can it be cheaper? If you really have a plan in your heart and will be in charge, can this house be empty and not rented out? Even if you don't rent it out, I have heard Mrs. Qi say that the house that no one lives in their family will leave one family to look after the house, and they have to maintain it carefully on weekdays, so how can they renovate it? ”

"I'm afraid they took advantage of their family by taking advantage of us as the countryside, and I'm afraid that we won't leave his house!"

Mrs. Li sneered.

Mei Xiaotong......

It feels like a mother

What if that's right?

The more Mrs. Li spoke, the more angry she became: "Don't talk about others, is our family the one who takes advantage of others?" Is it rare for his house to live? When your uncle comes back, I will tell him that we should find a suitable house and move there as soon as possible, lest people still think that we are worried about their house! ”

Mei Xiaotong nodded silently.

"Also, today's matter, you are now 1510, don't leave a word behind, write back to your master, let her have a number in her heart. What kind of daughter-in-law is this? Mrs. Li advised.

Mei Xiaotong was a little embarrassed: "Mother, isn't this okay?" Inseparable, this is the Du family's family affair after all, let-"

"My silly girl, fortunately you don't have a mother-in-law, otherwise you are like this, what can you do?" Mrs. Li is funny and angry.

My daughter's daughter is good for everything else, and I am lucky, my mother-in-law has gone a long time ago, and Song Chunhua has also broken off her relatives in a daze, and now I don't know where she went.

has not experienced the fight between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, this character is still too real.

But my own daughter, this brain is used to learn medicine and make money, these little things of intrigue, with her mother-in-law, what are you afraid of?

"It's really a stupid girl, and my mother didn't want you to sue. You only wrote to tell your master and sister about how they entertained you and what they said when they arrived at Du Mansion. These are all written truthfully, and in the end, just say thank you very much? If your master is really hearted, she can naturally see it. Got it? Mrs. Li helplessly poked Mei Xiaotong's forehead.

(End of chapter)