Early the next morning, Jiao Niang went to the old lady to say goodbye, and the house was dyed with a piece of red, and even the subordinates had red sweat towels tied around their waists.

When Jiao Niang came over, the old lady was hairpin, surrounded by a bunch of people, Qiao Niang rolled in the old lady's arms, saying witty words, which made her laugh back and forth.

"Grandmother put on the flowers, and suddenly she was twenty years younger, no, forty years old, if we both went out on the street, people would think we were sisters. If you put on my clothes again, hmph, no one else will be able to say that you are my sister. ”

The folds on the old lady's face stretched like chrysanthemum petals, "You monkey cub." Pointing at her and saying to everyone: "I don't know how long it is, a clever mouth, making fun of me, but I am happy in my heart and can't get angry." ”

Everyone laughed together, and some people said: "Miss Qiao's mouth is sweet, and the words she says are like smearing honey, who doesn't like it." ”

There is also humanity: "The old lady is kind and loves the juniors, and what she says is not pleasing to your ears." ”

There are also humanitarians: "In the end, she is the granddaughter of the old lady, and she has a wonderful tongue, which is comparable to that of the old lady back then, which is really likable." ”

These are all some relatives of the side branch, and there are also people from the old lady's mother's family, who came to accompany the old lady early in the morning.

When the old lady heard these words, she was even more happy, and she couldn't stop smiling.

"Jiao Niang is here. When Mama Mao saw that Jiao Niang was coming, she whispered a few words beside the old lady, and the old lady noticed her. Listening to the old lady's call, Jiao Niang stepped forward to salute, "Grandmother Wan'an, Jiao Niang wishes you happiness such as longevity in the East China Sea." ”

Slightly tilted her head, Shui Xiang stepped forward to send a congratulatory gift, and the old lady opened it to see that it was a double-sided embroidered table screen, embroidered with pines and cypresses and cranes on one side, and embroidered with flowers and rich on the other.

The old lady likes it, and others can't stop praising the girl's ingenuity.

"Good, good, Mama Mao, reward. "Xu is happy, the old lady's voice today is particularly hearty.

Mama Mao took a purse and gave it to Jiao Niang, which was full of some gold bills and small pearls and the like, which were enjoyable to play.

After a while, Brother An also came to kowtow, I don't know who he learned from, knelt on the ground and swallowed several heads, and waved his hands, "I wish my grandmother happiness is like the long flowing water of the East China Sea, longevity is better than the old pine of Nanshan, good health, and longevity every year......" The small mouth said a lot of auspicious words, and the old lady was happy to hold him in her arms and liked it.

"The little boy is really filial. ”

"The old lady is well educated. ”

“......”

Those people were another burst of flattery.

The Xifu family came the earliest, this is the first time Jiao Niang has seen the old lady of the third room, and he is the only one of the brothers who is still alive now.

As soon as I came in, I wanted to pay my respects, "Sister-in-law, I wish you a long life." Frightened, the old lady hurriedly let Cheng help her, and called her to sit and talk.

When Jiao Niang looked at the three old ladies and the old ladies talking, she also glanced at the three old ladies from time to time, or shook her hand, like a newlywed, she was envious, turned her face, and unexpectedly looked at Cheng Yu who was walking to the door.

Both of them were shy, and Jiao Niang pressed her chest, lowered her face, and raised her eyes to look at him again. He had already walked in, came to Cheng's side, muttered in a low voice, and saw Cheng's face change greatly, faintly white and angry, slowed down, walked to the old lady's side, and whispered again.

The smile on the old lady's face suddenly retracted, and she seemed to be smiling, "Then please come in." ”

Cheng's eyebrows furrowed, "......"

The old lady touched the intricate embroidery on the sleeve, and lowered her eyes to see the look in her eyes, "The person who comes is a guest, how can there be a reason to refuse a guest?"

Cheng clenched his hands into fists, sank his breath, and angrily pouted at Cheng Yu, and Cheng Yu left.

Cheng Yu and Junze Junrui picked up guests at the front door early in the morning, is there anyone here? Jiao Niang was puzzled, and turned her eyes to see that the old lady was already smiling and talking to the third old lady and his wife.

The fourth lady Murong sat under the third old lady, and when she saw Jiao Niang, she smiled, pulled her to ask for warmth, and introduced her to Yao Niang. Yao Niang is beautiful, down-to-earth and generous, and her speech is as hearty and straightforward as Murong's, and Jiao Niang likes it when she sees it.

But after a while, I saw the old lady of Nanfu leading a group of people in, the third lady and the mother and daughter of Qianniang, Jiao Niang had already seen, the man who was holding the second old lady, about sixteen or seventeen years old, looked dignified, but too thin, his eyes were a little sunken, and he looked a little unhealthy.

Jiao Niang guessed that the one who could support the old lady at this age was afraid that only her grandson, Hua Junzhi.

A few people followed, Jiao Niang couldn't guess it, a woman about thirty or forty years old, the same pair of young sisters, and an old man who was about the same age as the third old lady, and a young offspring.

The second old lady only has a son and a grandson, who are these people? Could it be the second uncle's concubine, and father-in-law?

Jiao Niang secretly guessed, and listened to the old lady say: "Sifang, you are also here, what a rare guest, sit down and talk." ”

Only then did Jiao Niang know that these were the orphans and widows in Beifu.

But haven't the North Mansion and the East Mansion not been in contact for several years? Jiao Niang looked for Qiao Niang, and Qiao Niang had already walked to her side and muttered, "It's really annoying, what are they doing here?"

The two of them stood behind Cheng and listened to Qiao Niang's complaints, Cheng turned his head and motioned her not to say much.

Qiao Niang was not convinced, snorted lightly, and glanced at their family fiercely.

You Shi, who was in the fourth room, smiled after sitting down, "This is the eldest aunt who blames us for not coming to the door? In the early years, the family was difficult, how could I have the face to climb this high-ranking family, and I was not afraid that the rough clothes and shoes on my body would dirty the threshold of your house? Now that my life is better, I have some dignity before I dare to visit." ”

She was dressed in a golden robe, with a gold collar around her neck, and a gold hairpin on her sideburns, revealing a row of gold bracelets on her wrists.

Qiao Niang snorted and whispered: "Dressed like an upstart." ”

You Shi stared at the maid on the side, and said in a sharp voice, "Jin Ju, give me the birthday gift I prepared for the old lady." ”

The maid responded, holding a green brocade box in her hand, Mama Mao took it, opened it to the old lady, it was a golden Buddha.

The old lady glanced at it lightly, "The four-room family, you can see the outside world when you say this." We were originally a family, and it was better to move around more among relatives, what is dirty on the threshold, and I will not say this again in the future, and I will not let outsiders laugh at it. ”

He turned to the second old lady and said, "It's really strange today, you two rooms came together." ”

The second old lady has always disliked the fourth room before, and has never had any contact, a few years ago, it has always been the big room in charge of the fourth room, and the people in the second room have been hiding far away when they see the people in the fourth room.

Jiao Niang secretly looked at a few people in the fourth room, very strange, so she asked Qiao Niang softly, "Has the fifth aunt remarried?"

Qiao Niang was dumbfounded, Jiao Niang pointed to the old man sitting at the bottom of You Shi with her eyes, Qiao Niang covered her mouth and almost laughed, dragged Jiao Niang to hide behind, covered her ears and said: "Two days ago, I heard Mama Mao and the old lady say that the fifth aunt married Zhu Niang to a concubine in a neighboring city, presumably this person." ”

Jiao Niang's jaw was about to fall off, Zhu Niang and Qiao Niang were the same age, only a few months older than her, only fourteen this year, but married an old man who was more than half a hundred years old as a concubine, and immediately remembered a poem in his mind, a pear tree pressed begonia.

Qiao Niang said: "If I hadn't seen it today, I wouldn't believe it, poor Zhu Niang, at a young age, she would have to take a lifetime in exchange for the glory and wealth of her family." ”

Jiao Niang was shocked, there was such a mother in this world, and she looked at Zhu Niang with pity. She sat there quietly with her head down, very petite, still a child, but combing the woman's hair in a bun, looking so awkward.

At this time, I heard the second old lady say: "The third child of our family is now a business partner with Zhu Niang's son-in-law, and they often come and go. Yesterday, the fifth family went to me and said, I was afraid that I would not be welcome to come to your house alone, thinking that I would lead it, and you would not pick people up. ”

"What is this saying, how can there be any reason for a family?" the old lady leaned over and squinted, "This is Zhu Niang's son-in-law?" It was not the old man who was facing him, but another young descendant.

I saw You Shi's cheeks twitch, and he smiled reluctantly, "That's Yueniang's son-in-law, this is Zhuniang's son-in-law." ”

The staff got up and kowtowed to the old lady, "My nephew and son-in-law Guo Neng will visit the old lady and wish the old lady a long life." ”

The old lady looked at the grandson-in-law in front of her, who was about to catch up with her age, took a deep breath, and squeezed out a smile on her face, "Hurry up, the nephew and son-in-law are really-" The old lady wanted to boast, but she couldn't find a good word to describe it for a while.

Murong Shi snickered and continued, "Mature and steady." ”

The old lady nodded, said two "right" words in a row, and then changed the conversation, "How old is this year?"

Guo Neng replied: "If you go back to the old lady, Guo has three out of fifty this year." ”

In a few more years, she will be able to live a full sixty years like her.

The old lady didn't ask anything else, only told him to treat Zhu Niang well. looked at the posterior again, "This is Yueniang's son-in-law?"

Housheng stood up, saluted, said a few words of birthday greetings, and then grew a pair of peach blossom eyes, very handsome, can give people a feeling of oily head and flour, the old lady asked the age again, several years younger than Yueniang.

Qiao Niang whispered in Jiao Niang's ear that the little son-in-law can be the grandfather of the eldest son-in-law.

The old lady asked, rewarded, and talked to the third lady again, "Why didn't you bring Brother You?"

Brother You is the concubine of the third master of Hua, who has two yuan in the company, and the third lady has never been waiting to see him, and even regarded it as a thorn in the side, "He, he is a child who has never seen the world, how can he deserve to come to such an occasion." ”

Murong Shi flew over and glanced at it, and said crisply: "The third sister-in-law said this, but she would favor one over the other, they are all the children of the third brother, how can Brother Zhi and Qianniang be matched, and Brother You is not worthy to come?" Third sister-in-law, I didn't say you, your mother-in-law can do something different. ”

The third lady was angry and sneered: "The fourth brother and sister are too lenient." ”

Murong raised his eyebrows at her, "It's not that I'm in charge of it, I'm for your good, if you spread it out and you treat your concubine harshly, it will damage your reputation." ”

The third lady's anger surged up her cheeks, and the fan in her hand was almost shaken by her, "As long as the fourth brother and sister take care of their mouths, I'm afraid they won't be able to spread it." ”