On the morning of the second day of the wedding, Shuning got up and freshened up, Holly found a pink cheongsam and asked, she held the wet handkerchief and looked at it a few times, and was hesitating, but heard someone outside the door whispering Frangipani. When Frangipani opened the door, it turned out to be the little girl Xiao Que'er who was newly selected to serve in the Mei Courtyard in Fangshan Courtyard.

She whispered to Su Xin: "Sister does she have a fan?" Or other fans will do, we are in a hurry to use them. Su Xin asked her a little strangely what she wanted the fan to do, she said: "When I got up in the morning to clean up the new house, I saw that the dragon and phoenix candle was still burning, so I asked Sister Qixi what to do, she wanted to blow it out, but was stopped by Hu Ma, saying that if you blow it and touch the moldy head, you should use a fan." Sister Qixi turned around and scolded me and asked me to find a fan. I had to ask my sister. ”

Qixi is one of the girls who Zhenzhen married, including Jiu'er, Bafu and Liuru, a total of four people, except for Jiu'er, who is older, the other three are not very old.

Su Xin's face sank when she heard this: "It's obvious that she doesn't understand the rules, how can she scold you?" You should scold back! ”

Shu Ning secretly rolled her eyes in the house, and raised her voice: "There is a silk fan next to the Ruyao bottle on the multi-treasure shelf of the new landlord, which has been prepared a long time ago. You go and find it, otherwise you can ask Mama Hu and Ma's third sister-in-law. ”

Xiao Que listened and went happily. Frangipani turned around and said, "The few people brought by the new grandmother don't seem to be easy to get along with, and I don't know if I want to give others a disadvantage." From the far side of my mind, they probably have their own thoughts. ”

Shuning paused, and said: "This is my brother's housework, he has now opened a hospital and lives in another hospital, these housekeeping are managed by my sister-in-law, let's not interfere." Don't talk too much in front of people. She knew that Su Xin knew a lot about other people's private affairs. Although some words are mean, they often hit the nail on the head, but she believes in her brother's character. has experienced the poisonous hands of the concubine and the words and deeds of his parents, and he will not have three wives and four concubines like other men. So what do those dowry girls or their own girls think? It's all going to be a failure. Even if there is aesthetic fatigue between my brother and Zhenzhen in the future, it will be many years later, and with the age of these girls, they will get married before then. Naturally, she doesn't need to be troubled.

After freshening up, she still put on the pink robe. After planting a velvet flower, he went to the main house to greet his parents.

Tong was talking to Zhang Bao about "the happy shed will not be demolished first", Shuning asked what was wrong, and Tong replied: "Eighteen is your eldest sister's marriage, and twenty-one is the full moon of Brother Yong'er, and you have to set up a banquet. ”

Shuning didn't feel strange when she heard it. The income of Earl's Court in the past two years has not been very good, and it has spent a lot for several major things. Nala also had to prepare for the expenses of his daughter's draft and prepare for the dowry after that, so he didn't want to spend too much money. Fang Ning was originally a concubine. and married into the Shu Mulu family, which was not wealthy, as a stepwife, so the dowry specifications cannot be compared with Zhenzhen at all.

She had only four seasons of clothes for her marriage. There were only four boxes of silk and satin. Four boxes of jewelry. Most of them were gold and silver, and there were only a few jewels. There are almost no gemstones, and one of the boxes was sent by Tong. Although the materials and handiwork of the new furniture are of high quality, there is no carving and gold. There are no antique calligraphy and paintings, only a few vases worth a little silver. As for the people who accompany the marriage, except for Duo'er and Guo'er, there is only one room and two families, and coincidentally, the daughter-in-law is the one who was waiting for Fang Ning Di Chunyan.

Although Shuning has been busy with her brother's marriage recently, she also knows some of Fang Ning's situation, and she is a little unhappy in her heart. Tong and Zhang Bao talked about family affairs for a while, and when they saw their daughter pondering, they asked her what she was thinking.

Shuning said: "I'm thinking, the dowry of the eldest sister is too thin, can I give her a few more pieces of jewelry?" It's like cousins. Tong thought for a while and said, "It's okay, it's just that when you send it, remember to let your second sister see it, she is a serious sister and has a lot of jewelry, so she should also show her heart." Shuning responded with a smile.

After breakfast, after a while, the mother-in-law said back and forth that the newlyweds had put on makeup and were ready to worship their ancestors. Shuning left Huaiyuan with her parents, and happened to meet Duan Ning and Zhenzhen outside the courtyard, so they went to the hall outside.

Zhenzhen is wearing a red cheongsam today, a jujube red pipa placket vest, two handfuls of hair combed on her head, wearing a big red velvet flower, and a few golden hairpins. But I don't know if it was the negligence of the girls or her own carelessness, but the back of the trouser leg lifted some of it, just revealing the flaws inside. Shuning recognized that it was the leather pants that Duan Ning wore yesterday, and knew that the elder brother was to make his wife feel better when he kowtowed today, so he asked her to change into the ground, and couldn't help snickering on the side. Duan Ning glanced back at her, she pointed to Zhenzhen's trouser leg, and he hurriedly motioned for the maids to help tidy it up. Jinjin was already blushing. Only Zhang Bao and his wife, who walked in front, did not know what was happening behind.

When they arrived in the hall outside, Zhang Bao and Jin Bao led the newcomers to worship their ancestors, and then they went to the hall to see Aunt Weng's family and clan relatives and friends.

There are a lot of people who came today, not only the Earl's Mansion is full of four rooms, but even the elders and peers who can be regarded as famous in the clan have arrived. Although Tong's heart ached a little and his son was tired yesterday, he kept kneeling and kowtowing to see him, and even his legs were a little weak, but he insisted that his son and daughter-in-law see everyone. She wants to introduce her daughter-in-law to all relatives and friends in a dignified manner, so as to establish Zhenzhen's position in the clan.

Among the people present, Nala was quite aware of her thoughts, and she also deliberately did something, under the pretext that the second daughter-in-law was still in confinement, so that her daughter-in-law Li and Wan Liuha from the second room accompanied the new daughter-in-law to meet the elders. Wan Liuha married Cheng Ning that day, although he set up wine for three days, the scene was very large, but when he met his relatives, he only worshipped his own in-laws' family, not to mention that the two of them invited relatives in the clan, and even their own brothers were not invited, and Wan Liuha's family did not see his uncle and aunt until Chinese New Year's Eve. Today, three or four elders have asked "whose daughter-in-law is this", Wan Liuha felt a little embarrassed, and couldn't help but secretly complain that her in-laws were not thoughtful.

Nala rejoiced in his heart, and generously took down the jeweled hairpin on his head as a gift to Zhenzhen. Tong Shi said that it was too valuable, but she said: "It's all a family, what's polite?" I looked at the neat appearance of the two of them, and I liked it in my heart. The gold bracelet you just gave is valuable enough, is it only for you to love your son and daughter-in-law? Don't let me hurt my nephew and niece? Tong had no choice but to let Zhenzhen accept it, and asked him and his wife to solemnly thank Nala.

Nala's large brush moved everyone, and the other two wives couldn't sit still. Suo Xue Luo put away the small purse containing the silver bills that he had prepared with a dark face. Take off a chain of southern pearls around your neck as a salute. And Shen Shi had already given the girl a look and changed to a pair of white jade bracelets. Everyone in the room more or less increased the amount of gifts. Duan Ning and Zhenzhen bowed down in this circle. Although it was a little harder, it also made a small fortune.

After worshipping his relatives, Duan Ning was dragged away by his uncles and brothers, and Zhenzhen was also invited by his sisters-in-law to talk in the next room. Nala walked up to Tong's side with a smile on his face and said, "The third brother and sister are really blessed people. Look at this pair of beautiful women. I heard the old man say that Brother Duan is old enough to do things in the yamen, and he can be a man, and many adults appreciate him. A few years ago, he discovered a few mistakes in Lord Shangshu's performance, so that Lord Shangshu was exempted from the emperor's punishment, but he had made a great contribution, and he would definitely have a bright future in the future. ”

Tong smiled and said a few words modestly, but Nala said, "What's polite?" We are a family, and Brother Duan has a future. We're happy too. Tong smiled, glanced at Wanning in the distance, and his heart moved. Approaching Nala, he whispered, "Sister-in-law." Since you said the words of the family. I'm not hiding it anymore. There is a sentence I don't know if to say CS Chinese team read the full text, and I'm afraid that you will be angry if you say it. Nala hurriedly asked what he was talking about. Tell her to just speak.

Tong hesitated again and again before he said: "I shouldn't care about these things, it's just that if the second girl can really succeed, our whole house will have face." But if it's not a foregone conclusion, you should be cautious. It's not that I said, the eldest sister-in-law is too soft-hearted, no matter how noble the husband's family is in the future, she is still the daughter-in-law of the eldest sister-in-law, and it is natural for you to discipline her. If she is allowed to be ignorant and ruin her future, it will be too late to regret it. If my sister-in-law thinks that I don't like what I say, I should worry about it in vain. ”

She remembered her daughter's red eyes from crying last night, and the words of the maids who reported that their daughter had seen Sifujin, her heart trembled, and said: "Good brother and sister, what you said really went to my heart." Why don't I know this? It's just that there are many things to take care of, and I can't take care of them for a while. Tong Shi said: "Why can't the eldest sister-in-law even distinguish the priority?" What could be more important these days? ”

A word woke up the dreamer, and Nala hurriedly said: "Thank you brother and sister for reminding me, don't worry, I know what to do." Tong smiled and talked about something else.

Shu Ning talked to her sisters and sisters-in-law, talking about today's Lantern Festival and the day of the main light, and the lantern market outside Donghua Gate must be very lively. She has seen these since she left Guangzhou, and the New Year's temple fair a few days ago was not caught up because of a lot of things at home, so she was a little excited about tonight's lantern fair.

It's just that Duanning and his family can't go out, Fang Ning doesn't get married at sunrise, and it's not easy to see, Yuanning doesn't live in one place, and the rest is Wanning, and she doesn't really want to provoke, so she doesn't know who to go to. After everyone dispersed, she consulted with her mother, and Tong suggested that she ask her cousins if they wanted to go. Shuning asked, but the result was a little disappointing, Qingning Shunning had to stay at home, only An Ning made an appointment with a few boys from the same classmate, and it was inconvenient to go with her sisters. On Wan Ning's side, it was a little unexpected, and Nala claimed that her daughter was not feeling well and could not go.

In the end, it was Shuning who took Chunning Xianning Xiaobao and Yanning in a carriage and took many family members to travel. And because most of them are children, the adults are not at ease, and they are not allowed to go to the lantern market entrance of Donghua Gate, but only to see the small lantern festival at the entrance of the nearby West Fourth Street. Although there are also lanterns, lion dances, fireworks and Yangge, Shu Ning looked at it and felt that it was not as good as the lantern parade in Guangzhou, and she was a little disappointed. A few small places were having a good time, Chunning Xianning and Xiaobao talked for a long time, and then Shuning nodded and asked them to go down with a few young and strong family members for a while. But after only a few hours, they went home.

The sixteenth day of the first lunar month is the day when Zhenzhen returns to the door. At the fifth watch, Mrs. Wen personally brought people here. She and Tong smiled and greeted each other, shook hands and walked around the new house in Meiyuandi, and after checking the red, they signaled to each other with satisfaction. Then Zhenzhen blushed and asked people to open the box, distributed red envelopes and handkerchiefs and other unpacking gifts, and the second sister-in-law sent pastries over, and Tong ordered his son and daughter-in-law to eat with Mrs. Wen, so they let them go back to the woman's house.

As soon as they walked on the front foot, Tong commanded people to pack Zhang Bao's luggage. The Yamen of the Zhili Buzheng Division was opened on the twentieth day of the first month, and Zhang Bao could not wait until Fang Ning got married and Shunning's first son, Yongrui, had a full moon wine before leaving. I had to leave tomorrow. When I returned to Baoding, I had to give my boss a gift. Yesterday, the Tong family asked someone to send a message to Changgui and Quansheng of Fangshan Courtyard, asking them to come as soon as possible today. Because Zhang Bao did not plan to spend the night in Fangshan on the return trip. So if you have something to do as soon as possible, you have to explain it as soon as possible.

Zhang Bao is very satisfied with the performance of Changgui Quansheng and the two in recent months, and Changgui has to use the maid ring to train the servants. Quansheng also repaired several water conservancy facilities, and the embankment of the small river was also built very stable. The most rare thing is that the relationship between these two people is getting better and better, Changgui said a lot of good things about Quansheng, even when he saw Zhang Baotong's husband and wife alone, he praised Quansheng for being smart and capable. Know what to do.

It's just that Changgui also said something special. Once when they went out to run errands together, they met a few scholars who seemed to recognize Quansheng, and one of them called him "Yunrui". It's just that Quansheng completely ignored them, saying that he didn't recognize them, and left quickly.

Zhang Bao sighed to the Tong family in private: "It seems that the word Yunrui is the original name of the whole life." Gu Yunrui, alas, just by hearing this name, you know that he was originally from an extraordinary background, but it is a pity that he has fallen to this point now. ”

Tong said: "With his knowledge and ability. It is indeed a little aggrieved to be a little steward for our family, but this is also his life. Who made his father confused? We're good enough to treat him. Husband, stop sighing. ”

Zhang Bao pondered for a moment and asked, "He is twenty-one or two years old this year." You haven't married yet, have you? Let's have a snack. How about starting a family for him? ”

Tong frowned and said, "What kind of girl should you find for him?" Generally, a good family is unwilling, if it is our family's girl. As a family slave, it is better than an official slave, and most of the girls are illiterate, and they don't know if the children of the Gu family can look at it. Do you want to find someone from the same background as him? It's just that what is the situation of the girl's family who has not been officially registered, you also know, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, right? ”

Zhang Bao thought about it too, and couldn't help laughing: "I'm also worrying about it, you should pay more attention to it on weekdays." If there is a suitable one, it is found. Let's not grieve the children of the Gu family. Tong responded.

Duan Ning and his wife returned to the Earl's Mansion when it was almost dark, but they didn't have much to say, but Duan Ning revealed that there was a dish in the Xie Qin banquet sent on the wedding day, and General Wudan liked it very much, and Mrs. Wen asked privately how it was done. Tong smiled, and asked someone to send Fang Zi to the general's mansion.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Baotong's family was about to leave for Baoding. Before leaving, he instructed his children and daughters-in-law a lot, among which he lectured Duanning and his wife for three quarters of an hour. Xianning was very reluctant to Xiaobao, and made an appointment to ask him to come to Baoding to see him when the weather was clear, so he dragged on the car. The Nala clan repeatedly assured the Tong family that they would take care of a few small ones, and even Xiao Liu's mother and son would greet them more. Tong thanked him in his mouth, but he didn't care too much in his heart.

In the end, in a burst of laughter and tears, Zhang Bao and the Tong family left the Earl's Court again. After they left, the big house was busy again, Duan Ning and Zhenzhen went back to the courtyard, and Shu Ning went to Fang Ning's room to see if there was anything that could help.

Today is the day when Fang Ning sent the dowry to Shu Mulu's house, because Shu Ning sent a pair of hairpins, a pair of bracelets and a pair of earrings, Wan Ning also took out a few jewelry that she didn't use on weekdays, and Nala picked two or three pieces of jewelry from the original four boxes of jewelry and put them together, and put them in two boxes, which was counted as six boxes. The rest of the dowry was also packed in half a box, and it was actually enough for thirty-two dowries. Dozens of strong men were selected from the family of the Earl's Palace, and the boxes were carried to Shu Mulu's house, and he received some praise along the way.

On the eighteenth day, Shuning followed Li, Zhenzhen, Wanning and others, watched Fang Ning comb her hair and makeup in her wedding dress, and cried with her, so she was sent to the big red official sedan chair. Qingning and An Ning accompanied the sedan chair, and the Li family and the sister-in-law who had come to help before served as the wife of the relatives.

On the twentieth day of the first month, Fang Ning returned to the door, and Shuning heard that Na Yihai treated her very well, and her mother-in-law was also kind and happy for this sister.

The days of the full moon and the drunken land were passed peacefully. Duan Ning returned to the normal life of the Yamen errand place, Zhenzhen stayed at home to help the sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law take care of the housework, at first a little unaccustomed, but soon got started, but was very fascinated by cooking for Duanning, and specially asked the second sister-in-law for advice. Shuning gets along with her very well, sometimes looking at those few wedding girls coldly, it seems that Duanning has spoken, and they are all quite peaceful, so she doesn't say much, only talks about food and health with Zhenzhen, and teaches her that Duanning loves to eat local vegetables.

The days passed day by day, and at the end of the month, Shuning suddenly realized that the holiday was over. Mama Cui is here again.