Eleven Niang was stunned when she heard this.

She didn't expect Mrs. Tai to tease her like this.

And then my heart warmed.

Eleven Niang playfully pushed Mrs. Tai: "Mother, people are talking to you about business!" ”

Mrs. Tai laughed, took her hand and let her sit beside her: "You say, you say, I listen!" ”

Shi Niang smiled and told Mrs. Tai what she said to Mrs. Zhou.

Mrs. Tai smiled when she heard this: "It's just that the family background is too thin." ”

Eleven Niang replied implicitly: "Qi Da is not a coincidence." I look at the sixteen sons of the Wang family, who are quite good. ”

"Yes," Mrs. Tai thought about the current situation of the Luo family and said with a smile, "Some people are still afraid that they will not be able to live." ”

Eleven Niang discussed with Mrs. Tai: "Then I will go back to Gongxian Hutong tomorrow." ”

"Hmm!" Mrs. Tai squinted her eyes and laughed.

Eleven Niang saw Mother Du standing aside with a smile as if she was waiting for something, knowing that she might have something to say to Mrs. Tai alone, and accompanied Mrs. Tai to gossip a few words, so she retired.

Back in the house, Binju had already gone back, Sister Zhen was reading on the big kang by the window in the inner room, and Aunt Wen, Amber and Xiulan were settling accounts in the east room.

Seeing Eleven Niang coming back, Sister Zhen immediately greeted her, and Aunt Wen stood up and sat down again.

There are some words, naturally you can't ask in front of Sister Zhen'er.

She nodded to Aunt Wen and entered the inner room with Sister Zhen.

Sister Zhen helped Eleven Niang fetch water: "Why did my mother suddenly think of going to Ciyuan Temple?" ”

Fortunately, there is such a thing as Twelve Niang.

Eleven Niang smiled: "I won't tell you now." I'll tell you when I have the letter in a few days. Then he asked her about embroidery, "But what don't you understand?" ”

"Sister Hamaju's needlework is very good." Sister Zhen smiled, "I have something wrong, she told me very carefully!" ”

It's good to get Sister Zhen'er's recognition.

Eleven Niang changed her clothes, and a small servant from the outer courtyard came in and said, "Madam, Mr. Bai asks to see you!" ”

Mr. Bai was ordered to inquire about the second son of the Li family.

She asked Sister Zhen to read in the house and went to the water pavilion by herself.

“…… The second son of the Li family, not to mention handsome, is very skillful at a young age. The young sons with a little family background in Yanjing City are all good friends with him. If there is any injustice, I like to find him as a middleman. "There's a lot of admiration in the tone." Mrs. Li liked this second son very much. Although the eldest son and the second son were also placed in Guishu Hutong, the layout of the second son's house was much more exquisite and gorgeous than that of the eldest son. For this matter, the son of the Li family has a lot of complaints. After Mrs. Li found out, she also taught her eldest son a lesson. He said, 'If you want to socialize with those wealthy sons like your brother, I will also help you decorate your brother's yard.'" The eldest son was speechless. He added, "Although Mrs. Li dotes on this son, she is very strict in disciplining her. The servants around him are all mothers-in-law and maids, and there are no maids. The second son has never disobeyed his mother's teachings for these things. ”

Again, a rather surprising situation.

Only those who have already set a goal in life can resist temptation!

This Li Gongzi is afraid that he is not a simple person!

From the standpoint of others, she admires such people. But if she stands in her mother's shoes, she feels that marrying such a person is not necessarily happiness - they usually have no time to take care of the people around them for the sake of pursuit.

In the evening, when serving Mrs. Tai to rest, Eleven Niang told Mrs. Bai what Mr. Bai said. Mrs. Tai was very interested when she heard this, and said, "The second son of the Li family is only fifteen or sixteen years old this year!" ”

"Fifteen years old!"

Mrs. Tai smiled: "When I was forty-five years old, I also knew that I would do something and not do something!" There was a few appreciations in his tone.

Eleven Niang is not good to evaluate.

Many years later, people will judge a person's quality based on his status in society. Not to mention now!

She talked to Aunt Wen later, and Aunt Wen said, "A wife is more expensive than a husband." If the second son of the Li family really has such a bearing, the others can be sloppy. ”

Whether it succeeds or not, Xu Lingyi has the most right to speak.

Eleven Niang smiled and asked about Aunt Wen's accounts.

"More than half of Yonghe's account for the second year has been completed, and it will be finished tomorrow." She said, hesitated for a moment, and said, "If Madame doesn't object, I want Xiulan to go to my place every night to practice the abacus for an hour......

Eleven Niang smiled and nodded, and took the tea.

Aunt Wen bowed her knees and retreated.

Eleven Niang was lying on the bed thinking about Sister Zhen's marriage.

I don't think I'm satisfied with this, and that's not good. I am afraid that my reputation will make people retreat, and I am afraid that people will not be allowed to lose the watermelon, and I can only pick up sesame seeds when the time comes...... It took a while to fall asleep. Early the next morning, I asked Mrs. Tai to say goodbye, and after arranging the affairs of the family, she brought some gifts back to Gongxian Hutong.

Grandma Luo was taken aback when she saw her, and hurriedly took her hand and went to the house: "Why did you come back suddenly?" But what happened? "He looked very anxious.

"It's okay, it's okay." Eleven Niang hurriedly said, "Haven't I been back for a long time?" Take advantage of the free time before the Dragon Boat Festival to come and see the fourth sister-in-law and the aunt. There is another thing to discuss with my sister-in-law. ”

Grandma Luo sent the servants in the house and said in a low voice, "What's the matter?" ”

Eleven Niang told Wang Ze about Luo Da*'s grandmother.

Grandma Luo Da * smiled when she heard this: "Born in a high family, and famous, if you can succeed, this is a good thing." Then he got up, "I'm going to go and talk to my mother." ”

Eleven Niang smiled and went to the eldest lady with Luo Da*.

The sixth aunt was serving the eldest lady to drink water, and she was also surprised to see Eleven Niang.

After Eleven Niang gave a salute to his wife, Luo Da * Grandma smiled and said Eleven Niang's intention.

The sixth aunt showed a smile at that time, but the eldest lady closed her eyes for a long time and did not speak.

There was silence in the room.

The sixth aunt looked anxiously at the eleventh mother.

Seeing that it was not a solution to look at each other like this, Eleven Niang stood up with a smile: "The fourth sister-in-law has a body, I haven't congratulated her yet!" ”

Seeing this, Grandma Luo also smiled and stood up: "The fourth brother and sister are feeling uncomfortable these days, I will accompany Aunt Eleventh to take a look!" "Saying,

"That's a good thing." Grandma Luo led Eleven Niang to the fourth grandmother, and said in a low voice, "I'll persuade my mother." On the Wang family's side, you can also take a breath. ”

Eleven Niang whispered "yes", and went to the fourth grandmother with Luo Da*.

When the fourth grandmother saw them come in, she sat up busily.

"Fourth sister-in-law, leave us alone." Seeing that she was about to get out of bed, Eleven Niang stepped forward and took her hand, "I came to see the fourth sister-in-law, if the fourth sister-in-law can't rest properly because of this, it's not mine." He said and looked at her. Seeing that she looked very good, there was no hint of pregnancy, and she was curious and relieved.

The fourth grandmother was a little embarrassed when she heard this, and said, "Thanks to the Imperial Doctor Kong introduced by the eleventh aunt...... I was going to thank you, but your fourth brother said that it was not good for me to come to the door like this. I asked my sister-in-law to say it. He added, "I'm fine, but your fourth brother has to let me lie down." I'm afraid of a whatever. It made Aunt Eleven smile. As he was talking, a little maid ran in with a blue and white porcelain plate. Seeing Luo Da * Milk and Eleven Niang sitting aside, she cowered and wanted to retreat.

Seeing that this little girl couldn't get on the stage, Luo Da * didn't like it, and said, "What's the matter?" Panic! ”

The little maid didn't dare to retreat again, and held the plate timidly: "The fourth master asked the fourth grandmother to send sour plums." ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they all smiled.

The fourth grandmother's face was full of crimson: "Put it down, how can you talk so much!" ”

Provoked Luo Da * milk to laugh.

The little maid put down her plate in a panic and retreated.

Luo Zhensheng's maid Yiliu smiled and held the plate and invited Luo Da * Milk and Eleven Niang to eat plums.

Eleven Niang saw Yi Liu comb her round bun and wear a small gilded Ruyi hairpin.

"The fourth brother and sister are in charge and take Yiliu into the house." Seeing her looking at Yiliu, Grandma Luo explained with a smile.

Eleven Niang thought of Dijin. She sighed in her heart, quickly reined in her thoughts, took out her purse and took out four eight-cent silver bills and rewarded them to Yiliu: "I didn't know before. This one is for you to buy flowers to wear. ”

Yi Liu accepted it with a red face, bent his knees to thank Eleven Niang, and served tea on the side.

Eleventh Niang sat at the fourth grandmother for a while and went to the fifth aunt.

The fifth aunt was sitting on the kang next to her making small clothes. The corners of her eyes and eyebrows were full of soft smiles, as quiet as a painting.

Eleven Niang paused before shouting "Auntie".

"Aunt Eleven!" The fifth aunt had a smile like a summer flower on her face, and hurriedly got up and put on her shoes, "Come and sit on the kang." Then he turned and went to put away the needlework. It seems a little flustered and a little clumsy. But it made Eleven Niang's heart soften.

She stepped forward and took the fifth aunt's hand: "Don't be busy, I'll come to see how you are!" ”

"I'm fine!" The fifth aunt smiled and let her sit on the kang, and beckoned Luo Da*'s grandmother, "You can sit too!" Then he told the little maid to pour tea for the two of them.

"No need!" Grandma Luo said with a smile, "I still have some things, you and Aunt Eleven sit down, I won't accompany you!" "I got up and took my leave.

The fifth aunt looked Eleven Niang up and down: "Grandma is good!" ”

Eleven Niang smiled and nodded: "I'm fine!" Then he gossiped with the fifth aunt.

The sixth aunt suddenly broke in.

Her face was ugly, and she didn't ask anyone's opinion, and directly ordered the little maid: "You step back first." ”

The little maid glanced at the fifth aunt, and saw the fifth aunt bowing slightly at her, so she retreated and carefully closed the door.

Seeing that there was no one else in the house, the sixth aunt immediately gritted her teeth and said, "Why is she not afraid that she will go to the eighteenth layer of hell after she dies!" ”

Eleven Niang knew it and didn't make a sound.

When the fifth aunt heard this, she hurriedly recited "Amitabha" and said, "Sixth sister, don't say that!" There's something you can't discuss. ”

The sixth aunt glanced at the fifth aunt, and then at the eleventh aunt who was silent, and tears suddenly fell.

"Oops!" The fifth aunt hurriedly took out a handkerchief and handed it to the sixth aunt, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Aunt Eleven, you want to save our family's Twelfth Mother!" The sixth aunt took the handkerchief and cried to Eleven Niang, "Such a good family business, but it is difficult to find it with a lantern." But the eldest lady said...... Miss Twelve is still young, and it is not too late to wait a few years before discussing marriage. ”