Cui Shi came to the courtyard of the big house, only to cross the threshold, there are three or two girls standing on the corridor, there are sharp-eyed people have entered the house to report, it is her to go up the steps, He Shi has a smile on his face, leaning on the curtain and waiting.

"It's cold, and you're thinly dressed, so what do you do!" Cui's mouth said so, but in the bottom of his heart, this He family's popularity is not groundless, words and deeds are all to be considerate and humble, if it is not for the identity of orphans and widows to avoid people's eyes, as the old lady said, the head of this house will not be her turn, there is a good saying: people are not the sky, people are strong but not life.

"I'm in a hurry to give you good news, and I can't wait for a moment." He affectionately invited her into the room, Cui Shi saw that Xue was also there, standing by the table, with a needlework basket in front of him, only looking up at her, his lips were soft, he looked like he was smiling, and he hung his neck and continued to bend over to draw shoes.

Hearing He say this, Cui Shi was a little stunned, sat casually around the table with his skirt, raised his hand to comb his sideburns, and asked, "What did my sister-in-law say?" Where does the joy come from? ”

He poured tea for her and joked: "Don't pretend to be stupid, you have someone from me in your room, but the third master has a letter?" If you want to go to Beijing and return to your home at the end of the year, can't you say hello? ”

Cui Shi sneered: "Sister-in-law, don't bother me, he doesn't come to Beijing to report on his work at the end of the year, the yamen comes and goes, colleagues socialize, brothers get together, and then filial piety to my mother, how many hours can I leave for me and Sister Yan Erxi, after such seven or eight days, I have to pack up the cage for him and set off, the years are similar, I will say a big vernacular........" She beat her heart, her eyes were inexplicably a little red: "It's not hot here, and I'm going to leave again, it's better not to be good." “

He Shi listened silently, pursed his lips for a while, and said in a light tone: "You can still see the living people every year, there is a hope, it is always much stronger than my stagnant water." ”

Cui Shi knew that he had poked her sore spot, and hurriedly comforted her: "How can my sister-in-law have no hope!" Don't you still have Brother Lin, if this trip to Chunqiu High School, he becomes an official, and then marries a wife and gives birth to a boy and a girl, then you are waiting to enjoy the blessings, I am not better than you, the two children around me are still young, and I still have to stay up in the spring and autumn. “

He wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief and smiled: "How can you be sad when you are so dignified." He pointed to Xue and whispered, "This is the most nourishing place for her to live." ”

"Moisten a fart." He Shi looked at the tea, and his words implied disdain: "She has seven or eight aunts there, all of whom are outstanding in appearance, but unfortunately they only know how to fight for the wind and vinegar all day long, and they are ruthless, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they have raised seven or eight hundred ducks in captivity. “

Although Xue was drawing shoes, they also missed a few words into their ears, and squinted at Cui's eyes: "What kind of chickens, chickens, ducks and ducks, don't have such sarcasm." ”

"You're the tip of your ears." He smiled and played a round field: "I didn't say what you are, there are more people in the courtyard, look at me here, Brother Lin went to the Guozijian, just me and the girl's mother-in-law guarded more than a dozen rooms, the winter days are short and the nights are long, the wind and snow are coming, looking through the window, from south to north, a dark and hollow, I am a little afraid of living alone, fortunately you often come to accompany me, it is to be lively and lively, and there are difficulties in being cold. People are always happy. ”

Pushing Cui Shi and giving her a look, Cui Shi Fang said reluctantly: "I don't have the courage to ridicule you, this is what the fifth master said by himself, you ask him to go." ”

"When I don't dare ask!" Xue Shi sneered, took out the bright brocade folded into a square from the sewing basket, and handed it to He Shi: "The fifth master bought the goods from the south, I quietly took some leftovers for shoes, can you see it?" ”

He hurriedly took it, spread it out and looked at it carefully, it was a piece of water red embroidered Ruyi cloud peony woven gold satin, and he couldn't help but say "sigh": "Such good materials are used to make shoes, and only the master of the cloth shop makes them." I can't compare to you as young as you, and I am a widow's family, so I don't need this. He handed it to Cui's: "You are suitable, embroidered with an emerald green butterfly on the tip of your shoe, which looks very good." ”

Cui Shi actually secretly looked greedy, just because he had a quarrel with Xue's before, and he held his face, at this time, he heard He Shi's push, so he took it in his hand unceremoniously, and also bent the corners of his mouth and said: "What my sister-in-law said is reasonable, I have a piece of grape purple brocade silk, and the old lady went to the palace to get the reward, and it is very chic to embroider a golden blessing character alone, and I will let Meiyun send it to you later." ”

At this time, the maid Yingchun and Ju Fang, a holding altar of Sanhua wine, a side plate pinched to the table, the plate is cut good meat enema, pieces of carmine red, mouth-watering, the little girl brought hot water to serve them to clean their hands, He smiled and said: "The second brother and sister are clever, stewed fish and steamed crab and even fried meatloaf are delicious, I want to also show my skills, personally filled meat sausage, you can taste it can still eat." ”

Xue Shi was not used to the taste of bacon, so he ate a big red date with wine, Cui Shi chewed a piece, and suddenly covered his mouth and spit it out, his face was a little ugly: "The taste of this pig intestine is still there, sister-in-law taste it herself." “

He Shi ate the slice in disbelief, frowned and swallowed hard, and said with a sigh: "Sure enough, there is a specialization in the art industry, and I still don't rob the cook to eat and make a living." “

So he asked the maid to take it to the kitchen and change a few plates of cold dishes for wine.

Xue Shi swallowed the melon seeds and asked: "Today, the second room invited Tailor Li to tailor, the fabric is a rare commodity that has arrived in the old brand, even I haven't seen it, if the third sister-in-law is free, let's go together to feast our eyes?" “

Cui Shi shook his head and said coldly: "I don't have this idle effort, and I have to serve the old ladies for a while, but I can't be sloppy." ”

Xue pursed his lips and smiled: "Look at Chen Shi in the old lady's room, you are very attentive and thoughtful to Mrs. Min, what good things did she give you?" Take it to open our eyes........ Mrs. Li gave her second sister-in-law a jade bracelet. “

She sat in the chair the whole time, and she watched the trick to the fullest.

Cui's face was red and white, he got up, no one paid attention to him, and walked out of the door without looking back, He hurriedly chased out, grabbed her sleeve in front of the porch, and persuaded Wen Yan: "You have a lot to do with her, it's not that you don't know her temperament, it's a mouthless person, she said that counting, it's not worth it for you to hurt yourself." “

"Don't speculate for more than half a sentence, the next time she's here, don't invite me to come." Cui Shi shook off her hand, his face was pale, and he continued to move forward, Jiuyun said goodbye apologetically, hugged the cloak tightly, and disappeared in an instant.

Yingchun came into the door with the food box, and saw the eldest lady standing in front of the corridor coldly, her eyebrows were solemn and she didn't know what she was thinking. “

There are no more words.