When Ruqing's heart was empty, He rubbed his forehead tiredly, and Ruqing got up hurriedly when she saw this, saying that the hour was not early, and it was time to go back. In fact, at this time, according to modern time, it was only more than nine o'clock and less than ten o'clock.

After walking a few steps, He stopped her again, and stopped talking.

Ruqing was strange and asked, "Is there anything else going on with my sister-in-law?" ”

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you still like the satin I asked someone to bring back to you before?" ”

Ruqing smiled: "I like it, I like it very much." My aunt has cut two clothes for me, whether it is the pattern, or the embroidery, or the material, they are all top-notch, and my aunt is afraid that the material will be wasted, but she has put a lot of effort into it. It's just that I haven't thanked my sister-in-law yet. He sent materials back to the three sisters, such as the gorgeous and extraordinary makeup satin, and the beautiful one was the magnificent top satin, although it was also precious, but the fabric was very small, only enough to make one dress, but the two sets of clothes were given to themselves.

He Shi smiled: "Although this material is good, it is not the best in satin--- I also want to give the same satin as the second sister and the third sister, but --- but your eldest brother said that you love this color." So choose this plain satin with you. I hope you don't dislike it. ”

Ruqing raised her eyebrows, "What did the sister-in-law say, such a good satin, the sister has never worn it, and it's too late to be happy." How can you dislike it. The eldest sister-in-law was modest. ”

"That's good, some of my girlfriends also gave me a lot of plain satin, and I will bring you more when I return to Beijing this time."

Ruqing was overjoyed, but after thinking about it, she said, "Sister-in-law's kindness, my sister is very happy." It's just that I can only understand it---"

He Shi was surprised, "Didn't the fourth sister say that she likes this color?" How ---- it again?"

Ruqing said with a smile: "The second sister and the third sister are not superfluous, it makes no sense for me to do privileges alone." Ruqing showed a wry smile on her face, "I know that my sister-in-law loves me, and she will hold on to me first if she has good food and clothing, but my sister-in-law is not the only sister-in-law." ”

He was silent, his face deep in thought. looked at Ruqing's eyes with a little regret.

The Bangzi outside rang, and Zhili came in from outside, wearing an azure cloud pattern embroidered bamboo robe, with a chill, Ruqing hurriedly shook her body, and was busy greeting Zhili.

Zhili received a golden salute from Ruqing, and then said: "It's not early, it's snowing outside, remember to bring an umbrella when you go out." ”

Ruqing, who was flattered and frightened, took the azure ink bamboo umbrella handed over by Yahuan, and a smile appeared on her lips, "Brother Xie's concern." So I went. ”

"Well, be careful on the road."

Looking at the face of the eldest brother who had not seen him for more than a year, he suddenly felt that his sister-in-law had contributed a lot.

Walking to the door, Zhili stopped her again, "Your sister-in-law brought you some material back a few days ago, do you still like it?" ”

Ruqing glanced at He Shi, and He Shi hurriedly said to Zhili: "It's great that the satin was given by you, you came to show off so quickly, and you are not afraid of the jokes of the fourth sister." ”

Ruqing's eyes flashed, she didn't say anything, smiled and said goodbye.

When she returned to Freehand, Ruqing hurriedly turned over the box, took out the clothes in the camphor wood cabinet with large rounded corners, and carefully looked at the stitches on the top and the embroidery style, and suddenly felt a thrill in her heart.

Agarwood didn't understand what it meant and asked, "Girl, what's wrong?" She saw Ruqing caressing the embroidery patterns on it, and said with a smile: "The girl is going to wear this dress tomorrow?" ”

Ruqing shook her head, refolded her clothes, and frowned at the thin willow eyebrows, "I didn't pay much attention to it before. But now I realize that these materials are really different. ”

Agarwood was puzzled, "This is the eldest grandmother brought back from Beijing, what, did the girl find anything wrong?" ”

Ruqing slowly sat down on the pier, "This satin is a ready-made pattern and embroidery, and there is no need to embroider the style on it, just cut it into suitable clothes." But the stitches and embroidery skills of this embroidery are not something that can be bought for dozens of taels of silver. "There is no need for the sister-in-law to spend hundreds of taels of silver, just to please her little sister-in-law.

Although Agarwood didn't quite understand, she also heard that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked in a whisper, "What did the girl find?" ”

Ruqing shook her head, and for a while she couldn't figure out why her sister-in-law would send such valuable materials to her, she had also seen the materials on Rushan and Rumei, although the materials were good, but the embroidery skills were several percent worse.

At this time, Hu's mother came in from outside, saw the material on Ruqing's hand, and said with a smile: "Yo, where did you get such good clothes?" "I stepped forward and touched a few handfuls, and I was surprised, "This color, and such embroidery, in Qizhou City, except for Liyuanfang, I can't find a second one." ”

Ruqing asked, "Liyuan Fang?" She had also heard of this fabric shop, which sold all the top fabrics, especially good at embroidery, which was one of the best, and no one could compare. But although the material is good, the price is frightening to death, and although the economy of Fangfu is not bad, it has never even stepped into it.

Mother Hu smiled: "No, the behind-the-scenes boss of this Liyuan Fang heard that it is a certain prince and nobleman in Beijing." Only specially received dignitaries, it is no wonder that there are materials that are difficult to buy on the market. ”

"Princes and nobles?" Ruqing frowned and muttered to herself: "Why did my sister-in-law spend so much effort to give me such good materials?" Ruqing knew that with her personality of seeing people and seeing flowers bloom, He would indeed really love her, but this kind of love was inevitably too much.

In particular, Zhili asked the same question, which made her feel even more strange.

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On the second day, according to the rules, the new daughter-in-law Lin should first go to Songhe Courtyard to ask the old lady for peace, and then go to Wulan Pavilion to kowtow to Fang Jinglan and the Li family to make tea. When she slept enough and drank enough, she heard from the mouth of Xia Lin's family that the new second sister-in-law had been troubled by the Li family.

Ruqing was not surprised, and while drinking the chicken soup in the bowl, she asked, "How does my wife make it difficult for my second sister-in-law?" ”

"When the second grandmother went to ask for peace, she waited outside the courtyard gate for most of the hour. Although it didn't snow again this morning, it was freezing this day, and there was a white patch everywhere, no matter how warm the clothes were, standing in the cold wind for so long, but it was also fatal. I saw with my own eyes that the second grandmother's nose was frozen red. ”

Ruqing sighed and sympathized with the new second sister-in-law. And then he asked, "And then?" ”

"And then? Then the second grandmother couldn't support it and fainted. Now the boy has been carried into the house, and the girls are warming up the stove."

Ruqing was stunned, but the next moment she slowly lowered her raised eyebrows, and fainted after standing for most of the hour----

"Where's Daddy? The second sister-in-law fainted, how did the father and the second brother react? ”

"The second master went to Wulan Pavilion, knelt down in front of his wife, and asked his wife for his guilt."

Ruqing was surprised again, "Please? "Shouldn't it be a question?

Xia Lin's family nodded, "No, the second master knelt down in front of his wife, and kept saying that the Lin family didn't understand the rules and couldn't say goodbye to his wife, it's not that the Lin family was arrogant and rude, but it was actually a delicate body, and he couldn't stand the cold, so he couldn't say goodbye to his wife." So on behalf of the second grandmother, he accompanied his wife and asked his wife to forgive the second grandmother's rudeness. ”

Ruqing was silent for a long time, did not squeak, only said in a deep voice: "What about later?" ”

"Later? At that time, the old man had already gotten up and inquired about the reason for the incident. He made a fuss at his wife. Xia Lin's family paused, and said: "Yesterday, the old man was very drunk, and he was helped into the Ulan Pavilion. When the second master went, he just got up. ”

Ruqing was speechless, I don't know whether to admire Zhilian for defending his wife like this, or to pity the Li family, Zhilian, a concubine, is actually not a vegetarian.

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