Chapter 17: Jealousy

Dong Shu didn't know the worry in Xu Yanzhu's heart, she followed Xu Yanzhu from Mrs. Xu's main courtyard to the side room where Xu Yanzhu lived, and after seeing the furnishings in Xu Yanzhu's house, she felt for the first time that the gap between herself and Xu Yanzhu was really big.

However, Dong Shu didn't feel embarrassed, nor did she feel inferior to Xu Yanzhu.

What she thinks about the most is to learn from Xu Yanzhu, and after learning, she should return to Xianggong as soon as possible.

"Third aunt, do you like these?" Xu Yanzhu looked at the third aunt who had been looking at the embroidery frame in her room and the waste paper on the desk where she practiced calligraphy in the morning, and hurriedly asked this sentence.

When Dong Shu heard Xu Yanzhu's words, she first shook her head, then turned sideways to her, and said ashamedly: "No, it's just the first time I've seen this." Dong Shu can also embroider, but she will also embroider some wild flowers that she has seen in the village, where can she embroider flowers like Xu Yanzhu.

As for writing, she is even more inadequate.

After studying with Xianggong for half a month, she can only write her and Xianggong's names now, and the writing is not good-looking, where is it like the eldest niece wrote it, it is very beautiful at first glance.

Xu Yanzhu looked at Dong Shu and looked at the embroidery frame, she also approached the embroidery frame, lowered her eyes, raised her hand to caress the embroidery frame, and said in frustration: "My embroidery is just embroidered to pass the time on weekdays." After saying this, Xu Yanzhu quickly put away the loss just now, looked sideways at Dong Shu and said: "But the third aunt doesn't need to learn this, there are embroidery girls at home, making clothes on weekdays, and there are also familiar shops." ”

Xu Yanzhu spoke, and pulled Dong Shu to the side of the low collapse and sat down. Gently stroking the kettle on the table, and after seeing that the water temperature was just right, he raised his hand and poured a glass of water for Dong Shu.

"Third aunt, grandmother and third uncle asked you to follow me to learn the rules, but I didn't want you to learn like me." Xu Yanzhu poured herself a glass as she spoke, and then continued: "I look at the meaning of my grandmother and third uncle, I just want you to follow me to learn how to salute and greet and how to behave when everyone eats." ”

After saying this, Xu Yanzhu raised her hand and took a peck from the teacup in front of her, then looked at Dong Shu and said with a smile: "Actually, I think the third aunt looks very good when she eats, and it makes people appetize when they look at it." ”

Dong Shu saw Xu Yanzhu drinking water, and she followed her example and took a sip of the teacup.

When she put down the teacup in her hand, she looked at Xu Yanzhu and said, "Xianggong also said that seeing that my appetite for eating has become better, he will use half a bowl of rice more than before." ”

Dong Shu didn't think it was bad for her to be like this, but she also understood a little bit after this morning.

The Xu family is different from the people she came into contact with before.

And now that she has married into the Xu family, she should naturally learn this.

At least, don't let Xianggong lose face!

Xu Yanzhu looked at the third aunt who was three years younger than her like this, and showed a look of determination, and after she came back to her senses, Xu Yanzhu asked: "I wonder if the third uncle has informed the third aunt of the situation at home?" ”

Hearing Xu Yanzhu's question, Dong Shu hurriedly spoke: "Xianggong has a rough idea. Dong Shu looked at Xu Yanzhu and saw that she seemed a little puzzled, so she hurriedly continued to ask: "Yanzhu, but what's wrong with the situation at home?" Your third uncle didn't say it before, and I didn't take it seriously. ”

Dong Shu really didn't take this matter to heart before.

After all, she is married to Xianggong, as long as Xianggong thinks she is good, then she thinks everything is fine.

But after experiencing today's events, Dong Shu realized that there seemed to be something wrong with his thoughts.

As for what was wrong, Dong Shu couldn't figure it out, but her beast-like intuition was that it was wrong.

Xu Yanzhu has been smart since she was a child, and when she saw Dong Shu's expression change, she guessed her thoughts, but she was a little embarrassed when she thought that the third uncle did not tell the third aunt this.

"Third aunt, since the third uncle didn't tell you about the family affairs, I won't tell you in detail." Xu Yanzhu could guess why some of the third uncle didn't tell the third aunt in detail about the family affairs, after saying this, seeing that the third aunt only frowned for a moment and then nodded obediently, she immediately smiled and said: "Third aunt, you don't need to worry, I heard my grandmother say yesterday that my uncle and father will not be free to come back until the end of March and the beginning of April."

This will be a month away from then, if you want to know about the affairs of the family, wait until then to ask the third uncle. ”

Xu Yanzhu hurriedly looked at Dong Shu and said, "I will teach you to bow to your elders today, and then teach you the etiquette between your juniors." You learn slowly, and you're not in a hurry anyway. As she spoke, Xu Yanzhu stood up, walked to the middle of the room, and slowly saluted Dong Shu.

Looking at Xu Yanzhu's action, Dong Shu only felt that it was beautiful that he couldn't describe.

Especially when Xu Yanzhu got up and walked to the middle of the room just now, Dong Shu felt that it was really good-looking.

As soon as Xu Yanzhu looked up, she saw the third aunt looking at her with a shocked and admiring expression, she took a few steps forward, lifted the horse-faced skirt, and revealed her slender feet.

"All of my girls had to bind their feet, and I remember when I was about four or five years old, my grandmother asked my mother to tie my feet with long strips of cloth to make my feet more slender." Xu Yanzhu spoke, slowly put down the hand holding the horse-faced skirt, and then continued: "Our girl wraps her feet just to make our feet look slender, not to deform our feet.

Because our feet have been tied since childhood, they look slender and small. It is precisely because of this that the third aunt will feel good-looking when I walked just now. ”

Xu Yanzhu said the truth, she didn't know why she had to explain this to the third aunt, all because of the shocked look of the third aunt just now, otherwise she wouldn't have talked much.

After saying this, seeing that the third aunt nodded thoughtfully, Xu Yanzhu continued: "But I see that the third aunt, your feet are not big, I think you will look better when you walk slower in the future." ”

Hearing Xu Yanzhu's words, Dong Shu immediately got up, followed the way Xu Yanzhu walked just now, slowed down, and walked to the middle of the room step by step.

Seeing that Dong Shu learned so fast, Xu Yanzhu immediately nodded and praised: "The third aunt learns so fast, when you change into a dress like mine, you will definitely look better when you walk." ”

As soon as Xu Yanzhu's words fell, Dong Shu looked at her and shook her head and said, "I don't like you like this, I think it's a little in the way."

The new dresses customized for me by Xianggong are all short shirts, short bime and pleated skirts, and the colors are bright and lively. Speaking of this, Dong Shu's eyes immediately lit up, perhaps thinking of Xu Shiqiu, her whole face was full of the word 'happiness'.

Looking at the third aunt who showed such a look, Xu Yanzhu only felt envious.

Her third aunt is three years younger than her and is already married, but she has no relatives so far......

Thinking of this, Xu Yanzhu's heart felt a little more bitter, but she was educated by everyone's ladies, and this would not show anything.

"Third aunt, I'll do the action of saluting the elders again, you follow me and learn again."

Hearing Xu Yanzhu's words, Dong Shu immediately came back to her senses and looked at her and nodded seriously.

Dong Shu learns things really as she said, quite fast.

Xu Yanzhu only did it twice, she learned it well, and when she waited for the third time, she just had some subtle points that were not standard, as long as Xu Yanzhu mentioned it, she could do it perfectly.

An hour passed quickly, and Xu Yanzhu would talk to her about other things when she was teaching Dong Shu, and when Xu Shiqiu came to pick up Dong Shu, Dong Shu had just learned a rough idea.

However, for such a smart third aunt, in front of the third uncle, Xu Yanzhu still praised it fiercely.

"Third uncle, you are really blessed to be able to marry a smart lady like the third aunt who always thinks about you."

Xu Yanzhu just said what she wanted to say most in her heart, but Xu Shiqiu, who heard her words, looked at her and said proudly: "Your third uncle and I are naturally very blessed, and your third aunt is naturally the smartest woman." After saying this, Xu Shiqiu may feel that it is not enough, so he thought about it and continued: "I have a lot of good materials there, when you have time to choose, I just happened to teach your third aunt how to dress."

Although your third aunt is not as slender as your girls, she loves to laugh, is lively, and she is not bad when she dresses up! ”

Xu Shiqiu was thinking about how to dress up his little lady all day long, thinking about giving her the best.

This will make him feel that his eldest niece has a vision because of Xu Yanzhu's praise of Dong Shu, and he is naturally willing to give her some benefits.

Xu Yanzhu didn't expect that because of his words, the third uncle would allow him to go to Shihuan Courtyard.

You must know that whether it is in the capital or in Xiahe Village, Shihuan Courtyard is the forbidden place of their Xu family. These juniors are not allowed to enter at will.

However, Xu Yanzhu also understands that just based on the smug look on the third aunt when the third uncle mentioned the third aunt just now, as long as he is good to the third aunt, he will definitely take care of himself.

After all, his third uncle will have such a change, all because of his newly married third aunt.

Xu Yanzhu suppressed the envy in her heart, looked at Xu Shiqiu and nodded: "Since the third uncle speaks, then I will go to Shihuan Courtyard tomorrow to accompany the third aunt." ”

After saying this to Xu Shiqiu, Xu Yanzhu looked at Dong Shu again and said, "Third aunt, can you come to me one day in the future, and I will go to you another day?" ”

Xu Yanzhu also thought that in this way, she could say a few more words to the third uncle, and when her father and mother came back next month, the third uncle could think of her, the eldest niece who had not been married to her at the age of eighteen.

Xu Yanzhu thought carefully about Xu Shiqiu, and he didn't know, because as soon as Xu Yanzhu's words came out just now, Dong Shu stared at Xu Shiqiu expectantly with wide crescent eyes.

Being looked at by the little lady like this, Xu Shiqiu's handsome eyebrows almost flew up happily, and finally thought that the eldest niece was still there, Xu Shiqiu suppressed the joy in his heart, resisted the urge to kiss the little lady, and nodded dotingly at the little lady.

Dong Shu looked at Xu Shiqiu and nodded in agreement, then looked at Xu Yanzhu and said, "Yanzhu, you go to Shihuan Courtyard tomorrow to play, and the third aunt will make you something to eat at noon." Your third uncle praised me for the delicious food, you must like it. ”

What Dong Shu said was true.

Although she and Xu Yanzhu have only been in contact for a long time today, she feels that she likes Xu Yanzhu who laughs gently and gently.

But just after Dong Shu said to Xu Yanzhu that she would make a delicious meal for her, Xu Shiqiu, who was originally looking at her little lady with a doting face, suddenly glared at her eldest niece Xu Yanzhu on the side with a displeased expression.

The meals cooked by his little lady can only be his!