Chapter 17 Coaxing Jia's Mother
Xing Shuang finished the complaint, although she was reprimanded, but she was more determined, and after she asked for peace, Mrs. Wang returned to her courtyard in a gloomy manner, and then told Jia's mother about her younger brothers and sisters coming to Beijing.
When Jia Mu heard this, she frowned and asked, "Why didn't you report it yesterday?" ”
Xing Shuang said with a smile: "I'm not a serious relative, then the family of the first wife is still in the front, I am just a younger brother and sister-in-law here, where can I dare to alarm the old lady." It's just that now that I'm staying temporarily, it's rude not to talk to the old lady's ward, so I talk to the old lady.
"Although the two of them live in the mansion now, they can solve their daily expenses by themselves, and they do not go to the public school. And the two of them will go to Gusu in the next year, and they will not stay here for a long time. ”
Hearing that she was going to Gusu, Jia Mu's face suddenly improved, she smiled kindly, and said to Xing Shuang: "You should also be careful, if you are afraid that the relative in the head will not be able to pull down your face, you don't have to do this."
"Her family has long been gone, and I heard that the Tong family is down, so I wanted to look for it, but I couldn't find it. Now that you have entered the door, although it is later, your relatives are also serious relatives, and you must not say that again in the future. ”
Xing Shuang's heart jumped, this sentence can reveal a lot of information, but it also means that Xing Shuang's status in Rongguo Mansion from now on is a real wife, and no one dares to look down on her anymore.
She knew that this was Jia's mother's deliberate overture, and she also knew why Jia's mother was like this.
"Thank you for the old lady's kindness, but the couple are also blessed, and I am afraid that they will not be able to afford the old lady's hospitality. If you want me to say, it would be wonderful to let them stay, and if the old lady has any orders, just tell me that they can run an errand for the old lady, and it is also their blessing. ”
When Jia Mu heard this, she was very helpful in her heart, so she said: "That Gusu is not far from Yangzhou, I don't know which way they are going this time?" ”
Xing Shuang's heart was sure enough, and he said with a smile: "The waterway, the master mentioned to me before, saying that he wanted to bring some special products from the capital to Mrs. Gu, so he had to take a detour to Yangzhou." Does the old lady have anything to bring? ”
Mother Jia was overjoyed when she saw it, her face was wrinkled together with a smile, and she hurriedly asked Yu Ning to open the box, turned her head and said to Xing Shuang: "You are a good one, it can be seen that you don't understand the sophistication of that person." Your sister got married and went to Yangzhou, and I haven't seen her for several years.
Although I also have correspondence with her on weekdays, I am embarrassed to prepare more things for this drag, for fear that people will have a difficult journey. Now that your brother is going to take a trip, naturally we must also ensure his safety all the way, and don't be afraid that the carriage and horse will cost a lot, and the government should be responsible for the expenses on the road. ”
Xing Shuang smiled: "Look at what the old lady said, that is also the master's sister, the old lady feels sorry for her daughter, is it possible that the old lady doesn't remember her sister?" It's just a matter of piggybacking on ten wagons, and we don't care about the money.
"Besides, Mrs. Gu's marriage, staying in the Lin family is only to report good news and not bad news, I am thinking of asking the second brother to inquire and see how the Lin family treats Mrs. Gu, don't let Mrs. Gu be wronged and bear it alone. If it's really excellent, the old lady can rest assured, right? If not, the master will not follow. ”
When Jia Mu heard this, she was surprised and said, "What's the matter, the boss is also worried about Min'er?" ”
Xing Shuang stood up, walked to Jia's mother's side, patted her arm and comforted: "Old lady, you always worry about the old man on weekdays, but now you can relax." Since beating those foxes who don't teach people to learn well, the old man has been different from the past. He also mentioned to me a while ago that when his aunt was at home, he was the most talented, and said that I was not as good as my aunt, and asked me to read more books. ”
Jia Mu laughed, took Xing Shuang's hand and said, "Don't listen to him, this woman has read too many books and thinks too much, and it's not a good thing to think too much." You are only the best, your brain is clean and you don't think much, and you are also filial and sensible.
Xing Shuang smiled again: "No, I said the same thing, but the old man said that I read fewer books, and I know less reason, and I am not as transparent as Mrs. Gu." When I was at home, I had heard of Mrs. Gu's reputation, which was a famous talented woman in the capital. Now it makes me more and more curious, and I can't wait to go to Yangzhou to see it myself. ”
Mother Jia heard Xing Shuang praise her daughter like this, and her heart became more and more happy, and she even took her hand, took off a bracelet, and secretly wore it on Xing Shuang's wrist.
Xing Shuang was stunned, this was the first time she received a reward from Jia's mother, but she didn't expect to just say a few good words about Jia Min. It can be seen how high Jia Min's status is in Jia's mother's heart, even her own two sons, and none of them can get such favor.
However, Xing Shuang already had the intention of getting acquainted with Jia Min, and she always wanted to see what kind of wonderful person this woman who gave birth to Lin Daiyu would be.
So most of what she said about Jia Min before was sincere.
Now that he has been rewarded by Jia's mother, he is still secretly rewarded like this, Xing Shuang did not make a noise or shirk, but only accepted it silently, and thanked Jia's mother for a blessing, and then brought the topic to Jia Min.
The old lady was happy for a while, and immediately asked people to call Xing Zhong and his wife over.
Before Xing Zhong arrived, Na Ning opened the box and came over, followed by a bunch of girls, holding a tray in their hands, Xing Shuang was tired when he looked at it.
She walked up to the maid and asked Jia's mother, "Let me see if it's feasible?" ”
Jia Mu smiled and nodded, Xing Shuang stepped forward to take off the silk cloth and looked at it, and after reading a circle, she returned to Jia Mu and said to Jia Mu: "It's all good, but I heard that my aunt is patrolling the salt imperial history, and there must be no shortage of gold and silver."
"Besides, Mrs. Aunt and Aunt are both people who read, and their talents are high, if you put on some inkstones, and then add some good wolf pens, you must like it even more. I heard that there is a Zhuangzi in Fuzhou, which sells very good pens, and I am about to ask the master to send someone to buy some back. ”
Jia Mu smiled: "In the future, whoever says that you don't understand human feelings, I will laugh at him, that's it, you are stronger than many people." Isn't the Zhuangzi you are talking about excellent? When the old lady was there before, he also used to use the big wolf from Zhuangzi, but the little wolf had to go to Yuanzhou to buy it. ”
Speaking of this, Jia Mu said to Yu Ning: "Go and change the head of that plate to the stock in my pineapple box." Then I sent a copy to Lian'er and Cong'er, each of whom had two little wolves and a big wolf, plus a piece of inkstone. ”
Only then did Xing Shuang know that Jia's mother's family background was so rich. This married daughter, on weekdays, only the New Year's gift is taken away from the account of the public high school, and the private gifts are all given by Jia's mother's private property. Now that she doesn't say a word, she can get her hands on so many expensive four treasures of the study at any time, which shows how rich Jia's mother is.