After the Shangyuan Festival, Wu Yuan should invite Mr. Woman, the Wu family has two girls, Wu Yuan and Wu Yijin in the third room, Zhuang thought about inviting a female gentleman from a large family to teach at home, so he invited the third lady Jiang to go to the water pavilion to discuss.

Zhuang and Wu Yuan came to the water pavilion early with the maid and the maid, Wu Yuan broke the willow branch boringly and teased the tabby, the tabby stretched out the cat's claws to reach the willow branch, and every time he had to reach it, Wu Yuan stood up and made the tabby jump out of reach.

Jiang took Wu Yijin to the water pavilion and saluted the Zhuang family with a smile.

"Sister-in-law."

"Hello aunt."

Zhuang smiled and agreed, and hurriedly asked Wu Yuan to salute Jiang, Wu Yuan said respectfully: "I've seen the third aunt." ”

Jiang smiled and asked the sisters to play together, Wu Yuan immediately came to his senses, pulled Wu Yijin with his left hand, held the tabby with his right hand, and jumped to the garden.

"This girl, I really don't know who she looks like, let her sit quietly with me for a while, she lost her spirit, as soon as she heard that she was going to play, you see, the spirit came immediately. I really don't know which female gentleman can teach her. Zhuang said helplessly to Jiang.

"I think our big girl is the real temperament, we can't let her stay like those old pedants at a young age."

Jiang's words made Zhuang laugh out loud, imagining that Wu Yuan would look as dull as an old pedant after going to school, Zhuang couldn't straighten his waist with joy, "Brother and sister, you are really, the third brother is really blessed to marry you with such a pistachio, look at you, one sentence makes me laugh like this." ”

"It's not, you look at the Yongan Yongkang brothers in the second room, Yongan is naughty and jumps up and down, and he is not chased by the second sister-in-law for three days and beats Amitabha, Yongkang is always sullen and does not speak, these two brothers are really not like the second sister-in-law. Originally, for Yi Jin's matter of inviting a female gentleman, I thought about asking the second sister-in-law to help come up with an idea, and went to her several times, but I didn't see anyone a few times, and Cui Mama in her courtyard said that since the second sister-in-law was the housekeeper, she was often busy with her feet not touching the ground, I see, let's decide the candidate for this female gentleman. I thought that the second sister-in-law was born as an official eunuch, and the teaching of the young female gentleman was earlier than that of the women of our merchants, and I was counting on her to recommend a gentleman, sister-in-law, have you heard, the father of the second sister-in-law has been promoted again, and I heard that she will be transferred to the political envoy soon. Jiang pouted and said.

"Really? The second master will have such a Yue family to help him in the future, and our Wu family's business seems to be promising. At least our ancestors will not be defeated in the hands of our generation. Zhuang sighed.

Since Wu Boyong's accident, the Zhuang family always has a sense of guilt as a sinner of the Wu family, the Wu family is a businessman, although the family is a big business, but if the DPRK has no support backer, the title of the general merchant can be banned at any time, not to mention, the Wu family will inevitably not be squeezed out by their peers, and eventually fall. With the help of the Yue family, at least there is a person to speak in the court, and the Wu family is no longer as good as before, and it can no longer withstand the toss.

"Sister-in-law, do you want to back up the ceremony to congratulate the second sister-in-law, after all, our third master is going to test for fame. By the way, let's ask Cui to recommend a few female gentlemen to us. Jiang asked tentatively.

Zhuang was silent for a long time, and said: "Congratulations, congratulations, you pick a time for us to go together, people have to bow their heads under the eaves, the third master wants to test his fame, why don't I want the uncle to come back early." For the sake of the uncle, I am willing to try everything, let alone just walk around the concubine to congratulate him. As long as the second brother and sister can help make Boyong better off in the wild land of Qiongzhou. After speaking, Zhuang was a little choked.

Listening to Zhuang's words, Jiang's Yileng, although Zhuang said that he was born in a merchant family like himself, but the former Zhuang was the most disdainful to do this kind of thing to curry favor with others, the former Zhuang was elegant and dignified, and the gestures were the grandma of the family, pampered at home since childhood, and was raised in the way of the official daughter since childhood, and the Zhuang family only had such an aunt and grandmother, Zhuang Zhiyong was even more resourceful and decisive, and the Zhuang family took care of the prosperous side, and the rich party was really the pearl of the Zhuang family. When the marriage was set, it was the old lady of the Wu family who went to the Zhuang family to set the kiss in person, and he had to bow his head to the Cui family to please him like now. Now for Wu Boyong, Zhuang also lowered his head, and Jiang instantly felt that the sister-in-law who was enviable in the past had become flexible after these things, and she had some smell of fireworks in the world. Creation makes people!

The two discussed going back to prepare gifts, and made an appointment to meet with Cui's family the day after tomorrow.

Zhuang returned to the middle courtyard to open the warehouse, and selected a pair of white jade inlaid gold bracelets for a long time, composed of three arc-shaped white jade, each section of white jade is inlaid with gold peony at both ends, which looks elegant and luxurious, gold inlaid with jade, and means that the gold and jade are full of good color, after choosing, Zhuang found a box carved by Nanmu and put the bracelet in.

On the day of the appointment, Zhuang and Jiang came to the west courtyard of the second room, and said with a smile: "Second sister-in-law, my sister-in-law and I came uninvited, and we are going to disturb you today." ”

Cui Shi put down the account book and got up to greet him, "Look at what you said, you and your sister-in-law are rare guests, and you can't usually invite them, please sit inside, Mama Cui, hurry up and get on the new Longjing tea this year, I remember that my sister-in-law is used to drinking Longjing." ”

After Zhuang sat down, he said with a smile: "It's hard for you to remember, we won't leave if we don't drink all your good tea today." ”

Cui's also instructed the maid to bring snacks and tea, "It just so happens that some fish soup was made in the small kitchen today, sister-in-law, third sister, you can taste it." ”

"Don't be busy, we just came to see you and find you an idea, Yuan Niang and Yi Jin have reached the age of going to school, my sister-in-law and I are thinking about inviting a female gentleman for the two of them at home, second sister-in-law, you know a lot of people, I don't know if you know a gentleman to recommend a few to us, as long as you are innocent, behave generously and decently, teach well, and it is easy to say in this regard." Jiang said, "Besides, I heard that the uncle of the Cui family was promoted to the general political envoy this time, and my sister-in-law and I are here to congratulate you." I don't know much about it, and I don't know if the gift you picked is to your liking. ”

After that, Jiang's personal maid brought up a brocade box, which was a jade magnolia step shake, which was decorated with white beads, which was exquisite. Seeing that this step was so delicate and shining, Zhuang was also amazed, and praised Jiang's good vision.

"The gifts from the third brother and sister have compared me to each other." Zhuang opened his gift with a smile, "This is a piece of mutton fat white jade that the dealer received when he went to sea to do business a few years ago, and he made a pair of white jade inlaid gold bracelets and sent it, and the second brother and sister must not dislike it." ”

"Look at what my sister-in-law said, it's too late for me to thank you, I have received such a heavy gift, how dare I dislike it, you are really, it's good for people to come, I'm embarrassed to be so expensive." Cui Shi said angrily, and asked the maid to accept it with a smile, "If I don't find a good gentleman for my two nieces and nephews now, I will be deserved to receive this gift." You have come just in time, and it just so happened that some time ago, a prefect's wife was looking around for where a female gentleman was needed. ”

"What? Does this prefect's wife also want to find a female gentleman?" Jiang asked.

"It's not that this prefect's wife wants to find a female gentleman, but she has a distant relative who is from Jinling, and she is also a scholarly family, and her family is in the middle of the road, so she has to come out to teach in order to subsidize the family, so this prefect's wife asks people everywhere to see who needs a female gentleman." Cui Shi continued, "Why don't I invite her out next time I hold a flower viewing party, let's see if this female gentleman is suitable to teach in our Wu family?" Let's see each other first. Sister-in-law, third brother and sister, what do you think? ”

"That's great, let's just say it, second sister-in-law, you set a date, and my sister-in-law and I will come to the appointment on time." Jiang clapped his hands and applauded.

"Okay, second brother and sister, you can call the shots, but you have to help with more staff officers when the time comes." Zhuang said with a smile.