Chapter 233: The Huang Clan
A few days later, Ma Ci's daughter-in-law Huang and daughter-in-law Li took their little grandson who had just passed the 100-day ceremony and entered the Gu Mansion to thank Feng Lao'an.
Ma Ci has followed the second room for many years, and has saved some family property, and now he can be regarded as a rich man outside the city, so Feng Lao'an moved the flower hall for hospitality from the flower hall in the back cover room to the small hall in front of the hall.
Because he saw Ma Ci's daughter-in-law Huang and daughter-in-law Li in the hall, Feng Lao'an specially called Lin to come over to accompany him, and Gu Yutang was also bored in the East Chamber these days, so he came with him.
Ma Ci's daughter-in-law Huang sat next to Feng Lao'an, with a smile on her face, living like a Maitreya Buddha, talking to Feng Lao'an.
Although the Huang family is an authentic farmer family, the family also studied some books in the early years, and after the Huang family fell into the middle of the road, the Huang family did not go to the school to study. However, Huang's body is also stained with a bit of bookish smell.
is over half a hundred years old, and the age spots on his face have not yet appeared, they are still smooth and delicate, and he looks no different from a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. Simply and neatly combed a round bun, the beads and jade rings on the hair, dotted with stars, a red gold peony hairpin, inlaid with a few glass beads, brilliant, straight to the eye.
Gu Yutang and the Huang clan were separated by a few zhang distance, and the sunlight outside hit them, only to feel that the eyes in front of them were shining, and the eyes were pierced for a long time.
"Old sister, we haven't seen each other for years, and we haven't seen each other since we moved to Zhuangzi outside the city a few years ago. A few days ago, I came to see his father with my grandson, thinking that I would come to the back room to see you, and the swift girl said that you were asleep, and we were inconvenient to disturb, so she left. ”
As Huang spoke, the little maid in the pantry came over with a teacup.
Seeing that the little maid was about to put the tea cup on the high table next to Feng Lao'an, Huang stood up, took the tea cup from the maid's hand, and personally delivered it to Feng Lao'an's hand.
Although the visitors are guests, they are the maids and servants who serve people after all, and the little maids bring the tea cup over, and they naturally want to serve it to the old lady in person.
Feng Lao'an glanced at Huang first, and there was a bit of surprise in her eyes, obviously she didn't expect that Huang would take a step ahead of her and take the tea cup in the maid's hand.
After taking a few sips of the tea cup in his hand, Feng Lao'an said: "They are all grandmothers, and they still do the work done by these girls." This tea pouring water has its own girls to do, so you can rest! ”
Hearing Feng Lao'anren say this, Huang immediately burst out laughing, as if he was very happy to hear Feng Lao'anren say this.
"Old sister, I can't compare to you. You are an old lady who enjoys Qingfu, and I am an old lady who is tired of life, no matter how old I am, whether I am a grandmother or a sidemother, I am tired of life. Two days ago, my little grandson was clamoring to eat sweet potatoes, and I personally went to the field to plant a few acres. ”
Huang smiled, spread out his hand, and showed Feng Lao'an a look at the calluses in her palms, which were all ground out when she was working in the field.
Looking at the calluses that had turned yellow in the palms of the Huang family, a trace of shock flashed in Feng Lao'an's heart, Ma Ci has been working in the Gu family for so many years and has saved so much silver, why does the Huang family still work in the field himself?
Feng Lao'an didn't speak, but the Lin family on the side raised a few questions.
"Old lady of the Huang family, Steward Ma has been a steward in the Gu family for so many years, and the money should have been saved, why do you still work in the fields yourself?"
In the face of Lin's questioning, Huang did not show any panic, but explained.
"Mrs. Lin, I am a son and daughter of a peasant family, and I have been used to doing farm work since I was a child, and even after marrying a wife, I often run to the fields. The old man of my family said that I was an idle man, who did not work in the field all day, and only felt uncomfortable all over my body. ”
The Li family on the side was afraid that Old Madam Lin and Old Madam Feng would not believe it, so they hurriedly came over to explain a few words.
"Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Feng, my mother-in-law is a hard worker, my father-in-law and father-in-law have persuaded her several times, but my mother-in-law doesn't listen, and those of us who are children have no way. When the mother-in-law went to work in the field, she called a few people to watch"
Li sat next to Huang, holding a beauty hammer in his hand, and was gently hammering Huang's legs, and Huang's little grandchild was held by the nurse on the side.
Gu Yutang followed the direction of the Huang family and carefully looked at the Li family.
Li is not a beauty, she was born very ordinary, she simply combed a few hostas on her bun to fix the bun, and the pearls hanging from her ears were also farts, and the pearls were spotted on the pearls.
Wearing a blue-green armor that looked like it had been washed and had faded a little, Li looked at Huang's eyes, and there was a little fear in it.
Gu Yutang took a closer look at the clothes Huang was wearing, Ge Huang Yunqing was holding a Futuan flower gown, and the collar was on the front row with three Nanzhen buttons the size of soybeans and rice. Huang's clothes cost a lot of money.
Even if Ma Ci has more money for the month, now that the Ma family has added another person, he will not often make such clothes for the Huang family.
Huang's current clothes, nine times out of ten, have just been made by the embroidery room, some places are not particularly fitted, and some places, there are traces of stitches being modified.
Hearing that his daughter-in-law came to give him a round, the smile on Huang's face became even bigger.
"Old sister, I'm just a tired life, I can't compare to you, if I don't work in the field for a day, I will be idle."
Gu Yutang saw that the Huang family was brazen and came to this sentence, and secretly mocked a few words in his heart, wearing such expensive clothes to work in the field, it seems that this Ma family is quite rich!
Suddenly, Li Shi glanced at the sky outside and saw that the sun was about to set, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.
They entered the city this time, firstly, to come to the Gu Mansion to greet Old Madam Feng, and secondly, to take the opportunity to see their father-in-law and father-in-law, and now that the mother-in-law is talking to Old Madam Feng endlessly, isn't it to delay their time to go back?
Li pulled the corner of Huang's clothes, and said in a voice that only Huang could hear, "Mother-in-law, we still have to go to see my father-in-law and father-in-law, we can't delay any longer." ”
"I know, when I have a few more words with Old Madam Feng, let's go out." Huang turned his head, glanced at Li coldly, and said lightly.
Suddenly, Huang caught a glimpse of Gu Yutang sitting next to Mrs. Lin, and saw that she looked very good, and sat next to Mrs. Lin, thinking that it was a maid waiting beside Mrs. Lin, and pointed to Gu Yutang and Lin and asked.
"Old Madam Lin, I don't know if this girl next to you is married? My nephew has just won the show this year and is not yet married, if this girl is not married, you can talk about it. ”
When Gu Yutang heard this, he was speechless. Feelings Huang, the old woman, also did the business of a matchmaker?
Ah Hua stood beside Gu Yutang, and when he heard Huang say that, he clearly thought that his girl was the maid who was waiting by the old lady's side, glared at the Huang family viciously, stepped forward and took a step, and was about to have a seizure.
Seeing Ah Hua walk forward, he thought she was going to be angry for herself, so he hurriedly grabbed her. Now it is in the front hall, the elders are sitting in it, she is a junior, even if she is wronged and bullied, she has to attack afterwards.