Zhang Qingwei's courtyard is full of begonias, and the trees are full of thick begonia fruits, she likes to sit under the begonia trees in the morning and evening, and sit all day, as if only here, can there be a moment of silence in her heart, and think about her own life.

As a month passed, Zhang Qingwei liked such a peaceful environment more and more, listening to the sound of the leaves in the breeze and the chirping of early birds. She seemed to have forgotten everything before, and only occasionally hesitated.

"Girl, it's not early, Madame is still waiting!" Shake the incense and remind Zhang Qingwei to put on a cloak, it is still a little cold in the early morning of summer.

"Let's go!" Zhang Qingwei glanced at the begonia tree in the courtyard, and followed the guidance of the maid to the main courtyard.

Mrs. Zhang in the courtyard was already sitting in the main hall, and the juniors had already arrived, waiting for her alone.

Zhang Qing elegantly and neatly greeted Mrs. Zhang, and after greeting each other, the brothers and sisters got up and set off for Mrs. Zhang's mother's house, the local prefect Gao's house.

Zhang Qingwei In addition to Zhang Qingxin's younger sister, Zhang Qingwei also has a sister-in-law's eldest brother, the remaining brothers and sisters are all from the aunt of the family, Zhang's mother is a lady of the official family, and the Zhang family also depends on Zhang's mother's maiden family.

Mrs. Zhang, Zhang Qingwei and her three sisters sat in one ride, the other three sisters sat in one ride, and the two brothers rode horses to escort them. The family set off in the direction of the east of the far city of Erlidi.

Mrs. Zhang is just a concubine, and the relationship with her brother is not far away, every time she goes to the Gao family, she is a family and a concubine who go out together, come to Gaofu to go through the motions, recognize the people in Gaofu, and know who is who. They have always been the object of secret ridicule. This time it was a little different, my mother-in-law sent a first-class mother-in-law next to her to enthusiastically recruit Mrs. Zhang and her party. The group was arranged in a conspicuous position, and Zhang Qingwei and several juniors were also stopped by Gao's mother, and after talking for a while, they were let go back to their positions.

A few young girls were muttering around the baby who was held out, and Zhang Qingwei just glanced at it from a distance, and then sat behind Zhang's mother.

Zhang Qing secretly looked at the people in the room, all of them were female guests, and said some pleasing auspicious words.

"Wei'er, what are you looking at?" Although they were warmly entertained by the sister-in-law of the Gao family, there were still only a handful of people who were willing to take care of them. These few people are still specially used to ridicule them and elevate their status. Zhang's mother was talking to people without being salty or indifferent, while always paying attention to her eldest daughter's expression. I brought her to relax today, but looking at Wei'er's appearance, she was still not very happy.

Zhang Qing retracted her gaze slightly, pursed her lips and smiled back: "Nothing?" ”

Zhang's mother asked uneasily: "Wei'er, if you have anything on your mind, you must say it, so that my mother can help you share your worries." ”

"I see, mother. The tea here is good, try it. Zhang Qing straightened her sitting posture slightly, and like other girls, she elegantly picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

Hua Luo's well-behaved and sensible appearance made Zhang's mother even more worried. Although the eldest daughter has also helped her recently, Zhang's mother feels that her daughter's heart is no longer here, and her soul has been hooked. If I knew it, I wouldn't let her go to the greens. I won't be able to meet the bastard who seduces his daughter's soul. Zhang's mother poured a stomach of bitter water on herself, and she couldn't tell anyone. I can only pick up the teacup, pretend to be casual, and drink the tea.

"Yo, seventh sister, I said that your eldest daughter, it's time to say kiss, why didn't I see you move? It can't be that no one came to the door to propose, right? Why don't I introduce you to a few? "The fourth sister who is talking is Zhang's mother, who looks mean in plain life, holding her sister-in-law, stepping on the sisters, showing off her power in her own home, stammering around outside to please people who are higher than her status, and giving her own daughter to her husband's top boss as a continuation, the boss's granddaughter is as big as her daughter, and I don't know what this mother thinks.

Zhang's mother also doesn't look down on the fourth sister's style, saying that others don't care, but it can't be said that she is the eldest daughter of her own relatives. "Don't worry about the fourth sister, my daughters, in the future, will find a small sect, be the master of the house, and live a stable life. I heard that the eldest sister has been sick recently, has the fourth sister gone over to see it? ”

The eldest sister is the daughter of the boss's family who was married to the fourth sister of Zhang's mother, the boss is fifty or sixty years old, and he likes to torture fifteen or sixteen-year-old young girls with different tricks. When Zhang's mother saw her last time, she almost didn't recognize it, this skinny and skinny look was actually the bright and delicate niece in the past.

"Humph! Not all the sicknesses of a woman are like that, just lie down on the bed. If you want me to say, let's talk about your family, I have a few nephews who have just reached the age of saying kiss, they don't dislike your businessman's identity, as long as the character is passable, you can be a main house if you marry. And they are all daughters-in-law of scholarly officials, and if they give birth to a son in the future, they can still take the top exam and come back. Seventh sister, you can't make a mistake, like your family's Jinglin, you can study, but you can't do scientific research, you can only be a lowly businessman for the rest of your life. It's a pity that my daughters are already married, and a few of them are too young to be suitable, otherwise, I wouldn't have introduced them to you! ”

Zhang's mother's fourth sister is reluctant to mention this daughter who is not very competitive, after a year, there is not even a sound in her stomach, and she can't even touch the power of the housekeeper in the family, and she has to look at her daughter-in-law's face to live, which is really a waste of this son-in-law she carefully selected.

According to her idea, her daughter will be the head of the house as soon as she marries, and those stepsons and stepdaughters-in-law do not have to honor her daughter's mother, and no one dares to be disobedient. Who knew that her daughter was a person who couldn't stand up, she was sick and crooked as soon as she passed, and she didn't catch anything, she went to see it a few times, and then she left it alone. If she can support it for a year or two, when Xiao Wu grows up, she will take her eldest sister's place. Zhang's mother's fourth sister's abacus crackled, and she didn't care much about whether it was the daughter of her relatives or the daughter who crawled out of someone else's belly.

Zhang's mother didn't want to talk to this fourth sister who was only for her son, what was the difference between this and selling her daughter. "No, children have their own blessings. Although I am married to a merchant woman, my life is no worse than that of others, and I do not lack food, clothing, and jewelry. Unlike the fourth sister, you have a tight life, and you have to take care of the life of the family. ”

Mother Zhang is not wrong, she still looks like a mature young woman now, unlike the fourth sister, who is only one year older than her, she is already an old woman, and the wrinkles on her face are one by one, and no amount of powder can cover them.

"Humph! No matter how good her life is, she is just a businesswoman, and the future of her children and grandchildren will not depend on her mother's help. ”

The fourth sister was not lightly praised, turned her head to talk to others, and no longer paid attention to Zhang's mother. She envied Mother Zhang from the bottom of her heart, but she looked down on her from the bottom of her bones. A businesswoman, no matter how happy she is, her son and husband can't earn her a life back, and she will be a lowly person in the mud all her life.