Text] Chapter 99 In-laws

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Chapter Ninety-Nine: In-laws

Ding Rouyin didn't have much time to accompany Mrs. Tai to meet with Mrs. Fourth Aunt, and today was her first time in Zhou's Mansion. As soon as she got out of the carriage, Ding Rou looked at the courtyard houses of the Zhou Mansion, and there were traces of slight repairs. When the fourth aunt and her son entered Beijing, it was already the middle of winter, the capital Yanjing was cold, and the ground could not be moved, and the Zhou Mansion maintained the earlier arrangement, and there were more rich furnishings in the details.

Zhou Shixian walked quickly and advanced to the eldest lady and bent over with his fists clenched, "My nephew has seen the second aunt." ”

Just now he was so obvious because of Ding Min's appearance, not to mention the eldest wife of Jīng Ming, even if the second wife could see it clearly, there was a bit of playfulness in her eyes, "The nephew of the Zhou family is really a talent in appearance, we are late, let you wait, the sisters are always grinding when they come out, although our three girls are naturally beautiful, they also have to dress up to meet people, nephew of the Zhou family, what do you say." ”

The eldest lady smiled at the corner of her mouth, but Ding Rou who was next to her saw that she was unhappy, was it because Zhou Shixian admired Ding Min? Or a slightly mocking remark to the second wife? It seems that the eldest lady has the intention to sell Ding Min. Zhou Shixian looked a little embarrassed because of the playfulness in the second wife's tone, and secretly glanced at Ding Min, seeing that her face was like a peach, and her moist eyes were different from ordinary NV, Zhou Shixian had seen several beauties, and none of them had Ding Min's temperament.

He himself likes to see beauties, draws a good painting, is especially good at painting beauties, has a small name in the south, prefers to be the same wild and uninhibited scholar, not the fourth aunt's wife to watch it closely, always bitter mother-in-law persuaded him to be motivated, Zhou Shixian will not take the test to show talent, lift people, and embark on the road of official career.

Men who claim to protect huā people are a little demented, Zhou Shixian is demented to Ding Min, and he has always been not good at dealing with the wives and ladies, and occasionally he doesn't know how to reply to the second wife's playfulness. Everything in the house, the business dealings are held by the fourth aunt's wife, Zhou Shixian didn't bother with mundane things, and he didn't want to bother.

The second wife chuckled, "Nephew of the Zhou family, why is there a goose in your house?" Let me scare him away. ”

The second wife's handkerchief shook in front of him, separating Ding Min, Zhou Shixian came back to his senses, and saw that the second wife's ridicule was stronger, and the eldest wife's eyes obviously brought out a trace of displeasure, Ding Min was ashamed and annoyed, she had never been admired by a man, although she knew that she had no chance in this life, but Zhou Shixian had clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, was known as a talent, and had a very good background in the house, was a lifter, and was an official businessman, and the conditions were good in all aspects.

"Fourth aunt is waiting in the house?"

Ding Rou smiled and said, "The first time I went to the house, I felt that the arrangement was well organized, and the fourth aunt arranged it well."

She first mentioned the fourth aunt's wife, reminding Zhou Shixian that if she didn't know how to solve the embarrassment in front of her, she could let the fourth aunt's wife come forward, and then when it came to the furnishings in the house, Zhou Shixian Although he was weak and weak, he would always understand some mundane things, as long as he followed the last sentence, Ding Rou could guide the words elsewhere.

Zhou Shixian suddenly realized, "Yes, yes, yes, my mother is waiting for my second aunt in the house, please." ”

The maid on the side came up and curtsied, "Second aunt, please come with the slave." Supporting the lady and sister of the Ding Mansion to the living room, the eldest lady glanced at Ding Rou with a little appreciation, and the second lady also looked at Ding Rou a little more.

"If the sixth cousin likes the layout of the house, she can ask her mother for advice later, and the mundane things in the house have always been held by her mother."

On the way, Zhou Shixian said this, Ding Rou smiled and nodded, and whispered something to Ding Shu beside him, Ding Shu became closer and closer to Ding Rou while talking and laughing, Ding Rou was single-minded, and kept looking at Zhou Shixian silently, he was surrounded by several handsome maids, from the perspective of dress, no worse than the sister of the mn family, followed by Zhou Shixian's girl with a white hairpin with a begonia huā on her head, the workmanship jīng chic, the selection of materials is high-quality, not available to ordinary people, but now it is worn on her head, The cardamom of the fourteenth and fifth five-year years has been looking at Zhou Shixian with affectionate eyes.

"She is the eldest girl next to Cousin Zhou, her name is Xiangling, the sixth sister, you see the other one who wears a blue jacket in the lake, just because of her... When the fourth aunt went to Beijing, she stayed in Zhili for an extra month. ”

Ding Shu and Ding Rou whispered, Ding Rou looked at the person Ding Shu pointed to, duck egg face, pink face and beautiful eyes, tǐng nose mouth churn is rare is that there is a bookish breath on her body, looking at her style does not look like a maid who is sold into slavery, "What?" ”

"Her name is Xiqing, the name was taken by Cousin Zhou himself, saying that she used to be the sister of the scholarly mn family, and she was raised as a sister, and her parents died one after another at the age of ten, her family was a desperate family, and her relatives fought for property, and she didn't leave anything for her, she went to her uncle who was a servant, but after she went, her uncle made a big mistake within a month, was sentenced to prison, and her family was sold, and under the sadness, she threw herself into the lake, and it was the cousin of the cruise ship who saved her, and she was grateful for the grace of saving her life, and she didn't have anything to go, and she sold herself to stay with her cousin to serve."

"The nv son in the south couldn't stand the cold in the north, she fell ill when she was in Zhili, and her cousin asked for a doctor for her, and she was delayed for a month, and the fourth aunt was so unhappy about this matter."

"Cousin Zhou and the fourth aunt are kind-hearted, she can be such a master and keep her duty, which is also a blessing, the most afraid is that she thinks that she can't distinguish the severity, and takes Cousin Zhou's pity for granted, and the fourth aunt will not let her delay Cousin Zhou's future."

Ding Shu held Ding Rou's arm, and the two sisters seemed extremely close, and whispered: "Mother also said the same, the sixth sister has grown up." ”

"I'm talking to you about serious things, and you're laughing at me?" Ding Rou was annoyed, the stronger Ding Shu's smile became, the eldest lady looked back at a warning glance, Ding Shu Ding Rou was a lot more honest, and the eldest lady chn after turning around let out a hint of a smile, not annoying their sisters.

Ding Shu playfully stuck out her tongue, didn't dare to whisper anymore, and followed behind the eldest lady. When Ding Rou looked at Zhou Shixian again, he felt a pity, if he didn't have a powerful mother, no matter how much money he had, he wouldn't be able to lose, a typical Jia Bao like a person, in case the fourth aunt and wife have a good one, Zhou Shixian is still like this, whether it is an official or an imperial businessman, he may not be able to get out, and the fourth aunt and wife have raised Zhou Shixian into a greenhouse that is not stained with vulgar things.

Once there is a change in the house, Zhou Shixian may not be able to support the mn household, and he has heard that the only son raised by a widow without marrying is not completely unreasonable. The widowed mother is too doting and spoils her only son, and she lets her mother solve everything, without the responsibility of a man, Ding Rou eliminated Zhou Shixian.

Unlike the ancients, Ding Rou did not feel that the status of businessmen was low, and when she heard that Zhou Shixian's family had entered Beijing and that the fourth aunt's wife was interested in marrying Ding's house, Ding Rou had thought about it, Zhou Shixian's conditions were very suitable for the eldest wife, and if she could solve the difficulties for the eldest wife, her mother's family would also support her.

Ding Rou doesn't care much about whether Zhou Shixian is in high school, he has the identity of an imperial businessman and a smart head, Ding Rou is confident that he can make the business bigger, and he will enter the imperial merchant as a noble nv, which is considered a low marriage, and her mother-in-law will not be too embarrassed by her, but after seeing Zhou Shixian, Ding Rou will never have such a mind again, not to mention his admiration for Ding Min, just say that he is not responsible, and the Yingying Yanyan around him, Ding Rou feels disgusted, and pity the NV son can also score whether he is capable or not, once Zhou Shixian is not in high school because they do not have high school, How could the fourth aunt's wife spare this group of girls?

Zhou Shixian didn't dare to disobey the fourth aunt's wife, when Xianhuā withered and drifted, he would only make two poems at most, and paint a painting to hang, and soon he would find the need to protect and pity the nv, and now he is spoiled by the nv, raising a sister is not a sister, a girl is not a girl, once he is rejected by the master, the situation will be even more miserable.

As the eldest lady entered the MN, the layout outside was not repaired, all the furnishings in the house were changed, and after walking through the hall and entering the east room, Ding Rou bent her knees, "I've seen the fourth aunt." “

Full of pearls and emeralds, a thirty-year-old man in a fancy dress greeted him, smiled before speaking, and showed his white teeth, holding the eldest lady, "Second sister An." ”

"My nephews and NV are also up, and they are not more restrained in my house."

Ding Rou raised her eyes, the fourth aunt's wife was more beautiful, and she was depressed and silent without being a widow, because she had lived in the south for a long time, her tone was soft and the tail tone was fine-tuned, and it was very comfortable to listen to, she could hold this family business as a widow, and the treasure field left by her husband was becoming more and more prosperous.

The eldest wife, the second wife, let the kang, the fourth aunt and the wife laugh and talk, although the words are inevitably sharper, but it does not hurt people's face, the eldest wife is very respectful, changed the contempt for the second wife when they met for the first time, and the three of them talked and laughed for a while, like friends who have not seen each other for many years, and the atmosphere is harmonious.

Ding Rou lowered her head and listened, the fourth aunt praised the second wife a few words decently, the second wife forgot the old grudge in front of her, and got close to her, talking about the clothes of the Beijing Splendid Workshop, the fourth aunt asked for advice with a little humility, and asked about the affairs of the capital, the second wife felt that she had face, and almost only she was talking.

The eldest lady occasionally chā said two sentences, or took a sip of tea, and the momentum of the steady eldest daughter-in-law was not comparable to that of the second wife, which was enough to calm the scene. After a pause in conversation and laughter, the fourth aunt's wife swept over Sister Ding Fu, who was sitting on the embroidery pier, "Looking at my nephew nv, who is like huāy, I really love it, I am blessed, I only have a son, and other people's daughters are eager to be their own, and my nephew nv is so good, sensible and filial, I am really envious." ”

The fourth aunt's wife turned her eyes on Ding Min, Ding Shu, and Ding Rou's three sisters, and paid special attention to Ding Shu, Ding Rou frowned slightly, is she used to being a businessman, her eyes revealed a little bit of value meaning, Ding Rou didn't like it, although the fourth aunt's wife was jīng ming, she was just a businessman-like jīng ming, and a young lady's momentum.

"How about the second sister give me a boudoir?" The fourth aunt's wife chuckled tentatively, "I will definitely cherish it as my own daughter." ”

The room fell silent, all the sisters of Ding Mansion hung their heads slightly, and the fourth sister Ding Yu's eyes flashed with loss.

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