At noon the next day, Wu Yuan was eating in the house, when he saw Chun Tao open the curtain and hurriedly walked in, and said in a low voice: "Miss, Mother Zhou has arrived and is waiting in the yard." ”

Wu Yuan stood up and said happily, "Hurry up and invite Mother Zhou into the house to talk." ”

Chun Tao said "hey", smiled and went to the yard to invite Zhou's mother in.

Mother Zhou's eyes turned red as soon as she entered the house and saw Wu Yuan, but after a few years, the eldest lady has grown so tall and dignified, and she is no longer the ignorant little girl who pestered her mother when she was a child.

As soon as she arrived in Yangzhou, Zhou's mother heard people outside talking about her young lady as a bad star, one was more ugly than the other, and even worse, saying that the young lady couldn't get married, and no one wanted to marry a bad star to enter the door.

Zhou's mother was a little angry, went up to theorize a few words, got into trouble with others, and was almost arrested as a crazy woman and sent to the government.

Mother Zhou wiped her tears and sobbed and said, "Miss, you have suffered. ”

Chun Tao, who was standing on the side, also choked up when she heard this, turned her head and secretly wiped a handful of tears.

Wu Yuan hurriedly helped Zhou's mother to sit on the soft stool and speak, and ordered Yuzhu to serve tea outside the door.

Yuzhu entered the house and saw that everyone was red-eyed, silently lowered his head, and did not dare to make a sound.

After going out, I saw Lilac sitting under the porch with a handkerchief embroidery, and muttered unhappily, "Mother Zhou is really, as soon as she entered the door, she made Miss cry, Miss didn't feel good when she came back last night, and finally got better this morning, and was provoked by Mother Zhou's tears, do you say that Mother Zhou is not uneasy and kind!" ”

Hearing this, Lilac looked into the room and whispered: "Mother Zhou has been with Miss since she was a child, and she is Miss's nurse, don't talk nonsense, be careful that Miss hears it, Miss should be unhappy." ”

In the house, Chun Tao put a handkerchief on Wu Yuan's eyes, and said softly: "Miss, don't you dare to cry anymore, your eyes will swell into peaches if you cry again." ”

Zhou's mother was at a loss, and said to herself: "It's all my fault, it's good to provoke Miss to shed tears, today is a good day, my wife can finally serve Miss again, don't dare to provoke Miss to shed tears again, the tears of the girl's family are golden beans, precious!" ”

Wu Yuan burst into tears and laughed, endured the sourness in his heart, and said softly: "I cried happily, and I cried when I saw Zhou's mother thinking about what happened when I was a child." ”

Chun Tao helped Wu Yuan to sit down, walked outside the house and instructed Lilac and Yuzhu to guard the yard and not let their subordinates eavesdrop, and then returned to the house.

Wu Yuan said softly: "Mother Zhou also heard the rumors outside, since I accompanied my grandmother to the suburbs to incense in the first half of the year, there have been rumors in the city that I am the Wu family's disaster star, and even with my grandmother I have not had a good face for a long time, I understand my grandmother's mood, for the sake of the Wu family, if necessary, give up me as a woman, can protect the Wu family's luck." If I were me, I was afraid that I would hesitate. I can't help but plan for myself, my father and mother are far away in Qiongzhou, and I don't dare to write to tell them, for fear that they will worry about me. That's why I invited Zhou's mother back. ”

Mother Zhou stood up when she heard this, and said, "What does Miss ask the old woman to do, Miss will tell me!" When my grandmother was in the middle courtyard, my wife received a lot of favors from my grandmother, and even my eldest son Zhao Yangping's study was given by my grandmother, otherwise how could he be a master. ”

Chun Tao then remembered and asked, "Mother Zhou, why didn't Ling Gongzi come?" Where did he go to be a master? ”

"Yes, thanks to the silver given by the eldest grandmother, my unsuccessful son can be regarded as a glorious lintel after being admitted to Xiucai, and not long ago I found a county order master in our hometown to do, so I also ate the imperial grain."

Zhou's mother said gratefully, her face was radiant, Zhao Yangping was the first talent in their hometown, and now he has entered the county government again, and has an official body, although he is only a master, but he also eats imperial grain, not only does he not have to pay taxes, but he doesn't even have to kowtow when he sees the official master, the Zhao family is also famous in Shili Eight Villages, and even when he returned to his hometown this time, the villagers all want to marry their daughters to Zhao Yangping, which has never happened! The people who said the matchmaker were about to break the threshold of the Zhao family!

Chun Tao frowned when she heard this, and seeing that Wu Yuan didn't speak, she didn't want to ask more.

Wu Yuan smiled and said, "That's congratulations!" ”

After a pause, Wu Yuan returned to the topic and continued: "I bought a house in the Terracotta Fang, and I want to invite Zhou's mother to live there. I can't stay at the Wu family anymore, so let's go there first, and we also have a place to stay. ”

When Zhou's mother heard this, she was shocked, has the matter been so serious? Although there are constant gossip outside, when I enter the Wu family and look at the people, the people are also polite to the middle courtyard, and the use of the middle courtyard does not look like it has been deducted, and the eldest lady is fine, and it seems that she has not been affected by those rumors.

Wu Yuan said with a wry smile: "I have long reported that my grandmother intends to let me out of the house, but I don't know why, I haven't seen any movement for a long time, if it is blessed by God, my grandmother probably doesn't believe it, just in case." ”

Zhou's mother was a little relieved, but she was secretly worried in her heart, she had been serving her master in the courtyard of the deep house, knowing that these houses looked calm on the surface, but dirty things appeared in private, and this house has never been a peaceful place.

Zhou's mother promised with a package ticket, "Miss, don't worry, it's still easy to take care of a house, although the old woman is older, her hands and feet are very sharp." ”

Wu Yuan saw that Zhou's mother agreed, so he took out a small box and handed it to Zhou's mother, and said: "In a few days, I will let Lilac also go and take care of it with you, this box is the net worth of our master and servant, Mother Zhou, you must take care of it." ”

Zhou's mother agreed, put the box into her baggage, wiped her tears, and said in a low voice: "Miss, you have to take care of yourself, otherwise the uncle and grandmother will know that it is time to be sad." ”

After speaking, Chun Tao sent Zhou's mother out.

A few little maids quietly inquired outside the middle courtyard, "Who was that old woman just now, and why did she come out of the courtyard crying?" ”

"You don't know, Sister Yuzhu said that it was the eldest lady's nursing mother, who had been serving the young lady before, and her son was admitted to show talent, so he came to thank the eldest grandmother."

"It's really a conscience, and you know how to thank you!"

"You know what! If it weren't for the grandmother who sent her son to study, where could she be a talent, and she would have a fame. ”

A few little maids laughed and made a fuss, and the stamens hiding by the flower stand quietly returned to the west courtyard to tell the Cui family what they had heard.

Hearing this, Cui Shi sneered: "What waves can an old mother make, don't worry about her!" ”

Mama Cui bowed down and whispered: "No, when Young Master Zhou marries the eldest lady, the middle courtyard will completely become the lady's bag, look at how she Wu Yuan can toss!" ”

Cui Shi glared at Cui Mama fiercely: "Be quiet!" It's broken, my big thing has you to look good! ”

Mama Cui hurriedly smiled and served Longjing tea, and at this time, the little maid respectfully announced outside the door: Young Master Zhou came to greet Mrs.

Cui Shi took the Longjing tea and said lightly: "Please let him in." ”