The Wu family took the lead, the Xue family and the Bai family followed, and greeted the second lady Ou with a smile, Xia Ruixi stood up and said respectfully: "A few sisters-in-law are good." ”

Wu and Xue smiled: "Your body is refreshed? It's still better to take a break. ”

Bai said with a smile: "We have to get up early because of something, the fourth brother and sister are really filial, they came to serve their mother so early, but we are all compared." No wonder my mother often praises you. ”

Xia Ruixi said with a smile: "The third sister-in-law is joking, several sisters-in-law are busy with family affairs, and I can't help, so I can only accompany my mother more." ”

Wu frowned slightly: "Third brother and sister, let's get down to business." ”

Bai Shi took a booklet from her eldest maid Lan Ye and handed it over: "Mother, this is the head of the family. The daughter-in-law counted the number of existing heads in the family early in the morning, the booklet of the sister-in-law, and the people who were to be allocated by Rongshoutang were written on the back, and the others asked the mother to decide. As he spoke, he glanced at Xia Ruixi demonstratively.

Xia Ruixi quietly picked up a purple satin next to him and made an upper for Mrs. Ou Er, and then embroidered it. I was secretly glad in my heart that the matter of longevity was thanks to the fact that I didn't wait for Ou Qingjin to come back before starting, otherwise it would have been too late.

Seeing that the master was about to decide whether everyone would go or stay, the people all held their breath silently, fearful, and pricked up their ears to listen, for fear that there would be their own relatives among them.

For a while, the room was quiet, only the voices of Mrs. Ou Erzi turning over the thin and whispering questions from time to time, and a few daughters-in-law answering softly.

Finally, after Mrs. Ou finished reading Bozi, Bai asked, "Mother, how is it?" ”

Mrs. Ou handed the book to the red silk and put it away: "I still have to discuss it with the master." If you have nothing to do, just disperse and do what you have to do. ”

Bai Shi smiled: "The people over there in Rongshoutang have been talking for a long time, do you want to deal with it first?" Otherwise, raising an extra day is a day, and it is not a big calculation. ”

Second Mrs. Ou raised her head, a glimmer of light flashed in her cloudy eyes, and she stared at Bai's family, Bai couldn't help but smile, and said with a smile: "Daughter-in-law ......"

Second Lady Ou interrupted her: "Okay, you can let Yazi come first." ”

Bai was overjoyed, and Mrs. Ou said again: "That longevity, his mother is blind, it is impossible to go with him, so don't sell it, and you don't have to let him go to Zhuangzi, just let him stay at home and do some rough work, and take care of his wife nearby." Save people from saying that our Ou family has no compassion. ”

"Yes." Bai didn't dare to say anything in front of Mrs. Ou to live a long life, so he could only glance at Xia Ruixi with a wistful look, only to see Xia Ruixi lowering his head and seriously embroidering the vamps, as if he was not interested in everything that happened here, and he didn't care.

As soon as Xia Ruixi returned to the Splendid Garden, the sour horn ran over and saluted: "Fourth young grandmother, the Wang Zhou family you brought back will be raised now, and I told the slave maid in the morning that she made two pairs of shoes for you and the fourth young man, and she wants to bring the child to kowtow to you and thank you." Can't you see it? ”

Wang Zhou is the woman with a dead husband and a skinny baby that Xia Ruixi rescued on the way back from the hot spring village. As soon as she returned home that day, because there were many people, Xia Ruixi privately took out two taels of silver and handed her over to Sour Jiaoer, and asked Sour Jiaoer to arrange a place for her to take care of her.

Later, the Wang Zhou family asked the sour Jiaoer to beg Xia Ruixi to send someone to help her collect her husband's corpse, Xia Ruixi responded, sent two people and a carriage to follow her, and specially gave one or two silver to buy a coffin shroud.

According to the sour horn, people are buried in the suburbs of the city, Zhou is grateful, a little neat body, he rushes to help everyone do things, no matter the rough work, can afford it, is a good hand at work, people are also duty, straightforward temperament.

Wang Zhou's people are still thin, but very energetic, the big-headed baby she was holding in her arms was much whiter and fatter, and it turned out that because of malnutrition, her eyes were dull and smart, and when she entered the house, she looked around curiously, and when she saw Xia Ruixi, she burst into a bright smile.

Wang Zhou handed Liang'er the clean linen package with the shoes, and kowtowed respectfully to Xia Ruixi while holding the child, and Xia Ruixi asked Chun'er to give the child a small silver coin as a reward. Wang Zhou's face was red, and Chun'er said: "The fourth young grandmother saw that this child was pleasing and specially rewarded him with candy to eat." Not for you, then. ”

Wang Zhou didn't speak much, and muttered thanks.

Liang'er opened the package, took out the shoes to look at them, and exclaimed, "What a good handiwork." Look at the sole, the stitches are very fine. ”

Xia Ruixi took the shoes, her two pairs of shoes were hard-soled shoes, a pair of green silk embroidered with pomegranate flowers and fruit patterns, meaning more children and more blessings, green and red contrast, but also interesting; Another pair of sky-blue silk is embroidered with five blessings and longevity, and the pattern is exquisite. Ou Qingjin's two pairs of shoes are both green cloth surfaces, the soles are thick, the stitches are really fine and tight, and there is not a single thread in sight, which shows that the person who made it has put a lot of thought into it.

Xia Ruixi thanked him with a smile and asked what the child's name was.

Wang Zhou's face turned red and he couldn't say a word.

Liang'er said: "The fourth young grandmother asked you, why didn't you answer?" Could it be that the child hasn't been named yet? ”

Wang Zhoushi glanced at Sour Jiao'er as if asking for help, and Sour Jiao'er smiled: "Back to the fourth young grandmother, this child is not a big name yet, only a small name." The little name is dirty, and I'm embarrassed to say it and dirty the young grandmother's ears. ”

Xia Ruixi knew that the survival rate of babies at this time was very low, and the children in ordinary people's families would be given a cheap name, hoping that the children would be able to feed well. She was a little curious about what the name of this child would be, so she smiled and said, "What is it?" If you shout, I will hear you. ”

Sour Jiao'er looked at Wang Zhou's and laughed softly: "It's called little yellow." ”

"Poof......" The people in the room couldn't help but want to laugh wildly. Wang Zhou's face was red, and he wanted to bury his head in the child's clothes, but the child still didn't understand anything, pointed to the big apple on the table, drooled, and screamed, "Ahhhhhhhhh

Xia Ruixi stroked his cheeks, which were so smiling that he was about to cramp, took an apple and handed it to Xiao Huang personally: "Good boy, grow up safely and honor your mother." ”

Sour Jiaoer explained: "It was the child's grandfather, and it was passed down for three generations. It turned out that there was a big dog named Dog, who had smallpox when he was three years old. The family was frightened, so he gave the little one this name, he is also blessed with a great life, if it weren't for the four young and the young grandmother, it is estimated that it would be ......"

Chun'er thought of her younger brothers and sisters at home, and she didn't know what happened to them in this year of disaster, so she held back her tears and said: "According to the slave maid, this name is really good, it can be suppressed, and it is easy to feed." ”

Wang Zhou put the little yellow on the ground and knelt down suddenly: "The little woman is here to say goodbye to the young grandmother, you and the four young people are very kind, the little woman has no teeth and will not forget, when the child grows up in the future, I will let him repay you." ”

Xia Ruixi motioned to the sour horn to help her up: "Why do you want to leave suddenly?" Do you have a place to go for your orphans and widows? It's not that she's nosy, it's that she's taken ninety-nine steps, and that's not that far.

Wang Zhou said: "I have already caused a lot of trouble to the young master and young grandmother, and I can't make any more trouble for you." "Her appearance is not contrived, her attitude is very resolute and serious.

Volume IV