Ruan Jiao said kind words, knowing that this old lady's actions were just to coax her, not to let her talk about the hard work of the past few years in front of the county lady, so as to save some face for their Gu family, saying that they are a great good family, and it is not easy to keep the daughter of the deceased at home in such years.

Everyone chatted for a while, Ruan Jiaofang changed her clothes again and walked out of the house.

Wen Xiu came out, took a brand new belly circumference in her hand and stuffed it into Ruan Jiao's hand, and said with a quiet smile: "This is for my sister alone, sister don't dislike it, keep it, it's also a good silk, I can't insult your clothes." ”

"I can't help it, how can I ask for your things." Ruan Jiao hurriedly blushed and excused herself.

Wen Xiu's eyes turned red, she lowered her head, and her voice whimpered: "Does my sister look down on people like me?" ”

"No, what's the matter, I'm not as good as you, but you still have a name. I'm just an awkward person living here. Ruan Jiao was busy comforting her and had to put away the abdominal circumference she gave.

Wen Xiufang showed a smile: "When you are free, talk to your sister, don't dislike your sister." ”

Ruan Jiao nodded in response, and quickly caught up with Gu Xiaofeng, who had already walked into the courtyard.

Gu Xiaofeng took the old lady's clothes for Ruan Jiao back to the house, compared her figure, and changed the inappropriate places.

Ruan Jiao showed her the abdominal circumference given by Wen Xiu.

Gu Xiaofeng said with a smile: "I said that this is a person's appearance, it is really good, I have only been here for a while, and I know where to start, and I have gained a foothold in this family." ”

"Grandma, what you said is bad, I just see that she has no eyesight, what's the good thing about flattering me, I'm not a member of the Gu family." Ruan Jiao said with a smile.

Gu Xiaofeng laughed and shook her head: "What a stupid girl, you are indeed not from the Gu family, but the second sister-in-law is not using you now?" Ping'er's pockmarked face except for you, who has a way? flattered you, with you helping her, how dare the second sister-in-law treat her? ”

Ruan Jiao's face turned bitter all of a sudden, and she sighed: "I don't want to get involved in the dispute between their big and small wives, I'll give her this belly around it immediately." ”

Gu Xiaofeng pulled her abdomen over and said with a smile: "She'll keep it for you, it's involved horizontally and vertically, don't do it in vain." ”

Ruan Jiao was dumbfounded: "Grandma, why is it involved?" ”

"That's not the case, you pulled and pulled with her at the old lady's door, and they all saw the chrysanthemums, even if you sent it back, it wasn't the same? Will she say to people, you didn't take her affection, and sent things back? Gu Xiaofeng said.

Ruan Jiao threw herself into her arms and coquettishly said, "Auntie, what can I do?" If the second grandmother blames me, you have to help me. ”

"Silly girl, how can I not help you, don't worry." Gu Xiaofeng compared the abdominal circumference in her hand with her hand, and said with a smile: "The vision is good, this color is right with your skirt, in my opinion, the second sister-in-law's rectum may not be her opponent, just walk and see." ”

When it came to sunset, the second grandmother pulled Ping'er and came back with a displeased face.

Aunt Liu was sweeping the yard, and when she saw them entering the house, she was busy with the broom, and said hello, but she was scolded by the second grandmother: "The one who died pounced on me with ashes!" Freshly washed with chicken eggs, you have to wash it again at night. ”

Ping'er followed behind her mother, her eyes were pink and smooth, and she was crying at first glance.

Gu Xiaofeng glanced outside twice, and pouted: "It seems that this rule and etiquette are not well learned, let's say it in private, there is no such stupid child as Ping'er, how many times have he been taught, but he can't remember it, just a simple kneeling salute, either wrong here or wrong, he can't be generous, and it's really helpless." ”

"It's no wonder Ping'er, she has grown so big, she is the only girl in the family, she is used to being presumptuous, and she is not allowed to learn these rules, where can she remember? I remember when my mother taught me to walk, I had to hold a bowl for more than a month and break a dozen bowls before I learned it. Ruan Jiao said with a smile.

Gu Xiaofeng stopped the needle and thread in his hand, glanced at her, and his face was full of regret: "I never listened to you say this." ”

"What is there to say, the people are gone. In fact, what if I learned, my mother must have had the same heart as the second grandmother, hoping that I could marry a good family and enjoy happiness. But I don't know that the more rules everyone has, the more painful it is to learn. These sufferings are real, but the blessings are longed, and they may not become real. Ruan Jiao said with a smile.

Gu Xiaofeng felt something, and couldn't help nodding again and again: "That's not the case, the richer the family, the more demanding it is, I have been taught." But the people of the world hate the poor and love the rich, and the two eyes have to be born on the top of the head, and they want to climb the rich and noble wholeheartedly. ”

Aunt Liu patted the short placket on her body and walked in, her mouth was bouted, unhappy, and she muttered: "What's the point of always being angry with a stupid person like me, the person who pokes the heart can be pampered by the old lady, see how she behaves!" ”

"You old thing, you know that she is not angry, you have to hit her on the head, and you can't complain that she scolds you." Gu Xiaofeng said with a smile.

Aunt Liu rolled her eyes, leaned down to the window to look into the old lady's house, and said in a low voice: "Pull Miss Ping to the old lady's house, there is a good show to watch now, I don't believe that the second grandmother will make a fuss." ”

Gu Xiaofeng gently slapped her behind her, and said with a wry smile: "You have become a joke, it is really unreasonable." ”

Aunt Liu turned around, laughed, glanced at Ruan Jiao, and stopped talking.

"What is there to be afraid of? Miss Ruan, go out and sit under the eaves for a while, and I'll hear what ivory her dog can spit out of her mouth. Gu Xiaofeng said with a smile.

Ruan Jiao covered her mouth and walked out with a smile. I just found a shady place to sit under the eaves, and saw Ping'er come out of the old lady's house listlessly, with tears hanging on her cheeks, and her body was sobbing and crying.

Ruan Jiao hurriedly lowered her head and fiddled with her fingernails, she couldn't help with this. If I could learn for her, I would have replaced her.

Ping'er just saw her, walked over, sat down beside her, sobbed softly, and didn't speak.

Ruan Jiao handed her her handkerchief and said with a smile: "Don't cry, if you keep crying like this, no matter how good the rouge cream is, you won't be able to cover the spots on your face." ”

"Miss Ruan, I can't learn those rules, my mother scolded me for being useless, I know that I am useless, can't I not marry those big families? Isn't it good to marry an ordinary farmer and live a life of a man ploughing and a woman weaving? Why do you force me to marry someone they like, it's me who marries them, and it's not them, why don't you listen to me? Ping'er wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said aggrievedly.

Ruan Jiao was stunned, and didn't know how to answer her, since ancient times, it has been the order of parents for girls to marry, and the words of matchmakers. She never thought about marrying herself.

She knew that she had a marriage contract with Gu Ming, so she was willing to be close to Gu Ming, and she liked Gu Ming and understood her meaning, which was also very good to her.

Now that Ping'er said this, she couldn't figure it out, Ping'er was right, obviously she married herself, why didn't she marry the person she liked, but the person her parents liked?

"So what are you going to do? Don't learn it anymore? Ruan Jiao asked her.

Ping'er cried sadly: "My mother said that if I can't learn the etiquette of meeting people today, I will not be allowed to eat." In order to tie up the belly circumference of this fish, he didn't let me eat at noon, and he couldn't eat at night, because he really wanted to starve me to death. ”

Ruan Jiao heard what she said about the desolation, so she dragged her up and went to the kitchen.

"Miss Ruan, my mother doesn't allow me to eat, what are you taking me to the kitchen for?" Ping'er asked her.

Ruan Jiao opened the cupboard, found a large porcelain bowl and compared it with Ping'er's head, and nodded: "That's it, the bottom edge is just buttoned on your bun, it's very suitable." ”

"What is this for?" Ping'er asked dumbfounded.

"This kneeling ceremony is to pay attention to the body is straight, the shoulders are flat, the head is straight and the eyes are flat and the body is not shaking, if you want to do well, you must use some way, when I first learned this, my mother just let me top the bowl, when to practice until the bowl on the head does not fall, this posture is almost good." Ruan Jiao said with a smile.

Ping'er took the bowl in her hand in disbelief, put it on her head, knelt down with her shirt, her knees did not fall to the ground, and the porcelain bowl shook on the top of her head first, and she was about to fall to the ground.

Ruan Jiao hurriedly stretched out her hand to hold the bowl and help her correct her posture.

"I don't believe you have this ability, you can still kneel with a bowl on your head." Ping'er was not convinced and shouted.

Ruan Jiao put the bowl on her head and bowed upright.

Ping'er's pouting mouth let go, with a look of envy: "Miss Ruan, you are a nobleman, sooner or later you will be developed, we are different, incomparable." ”

"But what's there, it's all practiced, you try it first, this is easy, if you really want to marry an official family, the rules are strict, walking is a big deal, you have to put a bowl on your shoulders, the bowl is still filled with water, not only the bowl can't be dropped, but the water can't be spilled." Ruan Jiao said with a smile.

When Ping'er heard this, she became more and more discouraged and disappointed, and sat on the little vulture with her hands on her cheeks, without saying a word, and refusing to practice.

Ruan Jiao was about to persuade her, but she heard the second grandmother in the yard shouting: "Ping'er, where did you go to the wild, I haven't come out to see your Aunt Wenxiu." ”

"Auntie?! The little lady in the old lady's house turned out to be a concubine that her father took outside? Ping'er jumped up, exclaimed, and ran out with her skirt lifted.

Ruan Jiao then came out, wondering in her heart, these two grandmothers are surprised today, and they are so kind and pleasant?

Let's say that Ping'er approached, blessed Wen Xiu, and hesitated to call his aunt.

Wen Xiu hurriedly grabbed her arm, bowed deeply, and said modestly: "No, no, Wen Xiu should have seen the eldest lady first." ”

"What's wrong with it, she is a child, she should respect us, good sister, don't care about her, let's go into the house and talk, I'll clean up the East Chamber, let you live in, I'll move to the West Chamber." The second grandmother took Wenxiu's arm and went to the house with a smile on her face, even Ping'er looked stupid.