Chapter 159: Liu Jia Yatong
Liu Yatong sat obediently beside her mother Sha, with a decent smile, listening to Sha and Du chatting about what they had seen and heard along the way. "This is what we specially sent the steward, and the gourd that we asked for in the 'Fulu Building' in Qingzhou on the 15th was queued up for three days in advance, and we got it. Look at this shape, let me guess, I can't guess that it is really a gourd. It is said that this gourd is supernatural, and it can also bring blessings to people, and you can't ask for money if you don't have luck. ”
Du Shi's face was embarrassed and nervous, and he said softly: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just a gourd, it's just a little more ......."
Seeing that she didn't think so, Sha Shi hurriedly whispered, "What? When we were in the capital, didn't we hear about it? This gourd ......"
Du Shi said hesitantly: "This 'Fulu Building', this 'Fulu Building' was opened by Bo Geer last year. ”
Sha Shi was taken aback, "I didn't expect Bo Ge'er to be so capable, it's only been a long time, and he has made a comeback and taken care of the Zhou family so prosperously, you, it's really a blessing." "No wonder there was not much left of the Zhou family after the raid, and this time to rescue Zhou Shangyi, it was said that it would be done, and I guessed that it would take tens of thousands of taels of silver to do it.
Liu Yatong also widened her eyes when she heard this, she thought that the Zhou family was forced to come here, and they had exhausted all the money, this old mansion must have not been renovated for a long time, and it was the epicenter of the earthquake last year, so it must not be the same. So when I came, I deliberately coaxed my mother for a long time, and then my mother took out a few hundred taels of private house, thinking of helping the Zhou family repair it. Who would have thought that this time to Pingshan Village, which accounts for nearly thirty percent of the courtyard in the village, belongs to the Zhou family. The red wall is high and tile, full of style, the people are like clouds, full of rules, luxurious decoration, all of them are fine. After listening to Du's explanation, he realized that these belongings were all purchased by Zhou Bo in the past two years.
Seeing the surprise on the faces of the Liu family's mother and daughter, Du's face was a little uncomfortable, "What can you do or can't do, it's just luck." When he raised his head, he saw Mama Du gesturing outside, knowing that the bath water was ready, so he asked them to go to the bath to rest first, and then turned to look at Aunt Du and asked, "Erniang, haven't they come back?" ”
"Let's be in peace in that house, it's a big and young woman...... It was personally selected by the eldest young master, and the two mothers liked it very much, so they have been living there for the past few months. ”
Du Shi sank his face, "You know that's not what I want to hear!" Since that day Xue saw that there was an accident, Zhou Bo picked her up and went directly to Anning in a carriage, and several children in the family, except for San Lang who couldn't leave to teach, the youngest three were stopped again, and everyone else followed. The house was deserted all of a sudden, Du Shi and the others were frightened and jumping, but fortunately, Duofu came back that afternoon to report the news, and Xue saw that there was no danger, so he put his mind at ease. I didn't expect this child to be so fierce, and the family didn't say anything, so he was going to die or live.
There are also those children, who are swarming and living in tranquility, and have not come back, but Erniang asked someone to carry the word, saying that she will come back when the snow is so neat. There is also Qi Niang, her most obedient little Qi Niang, who actually said that she has only one sister-in-law, that is, Xue Jian. What's going on, she didn't say anything, she became a bad person in the eyes of children!
"The eldest young grandmother has been semi-comatose, the decoction is difficult to enter, and the in-laws, knowing this, have never let the eldest young master enter the door. Now, I don't know what's going on......"
Du Shi glanced at Aunt Du, who had been with him for many years, and now she was also talking to that Xue Jian. Alas, who knows what is going on with her?
Thinking of this, Du Shi was unspeakably uncomfortable, and sighed lightly: "Anyway, I have to let Bo Ge'er come back, that child was lukewarm before, although there is no rudeness, but the attitude has not been warm, and now ......, no matter what, the mother and daughter of the Liu family have come from afar, and he has to show his face." ”
Hearing this, Aunt Du couldn't help sighing, she never expected Xue Jian to be so decisive, now in this situation, will Zhou Bo leave?
soaked in a comfortable medicinal bath, and then took a break for a while, not to mention Liu Yatong, even Sha's family, and they were all satisfied. "Is the Zhou family extremely Tailai, and the blessings will continue!" She was originally a concubine who was not favored by a large family, married to Liu Le'an, who was still a poor scholar at the time, was originally made bad by her mother-in-law, who would have thought that Liu Le'an was competitive, but she went all the way to the palace test, although she was not a talented person, but she was also decent, and her career was not fast, but she was also steady. The Liu family has a small population, one wife and one concubine, the eldest son and eldest daughter are all born to the Sha family, the concubine is young, and the family is also harmonious. This also made the Sha family in her mother's house, using her strength to suppress her mother-in-law and elevate her aunt.
Thinking of this, Sha's heart was very happy, and when he looked at his gentle and beautiful daughter, he smiled even more from his heart.
The mother and daughter cleaned up a little, ate a few refreshments, and Du Shi came to visit again: "You two have come from afar, this time you will definitely live for a few more days, and you are not allowed to dislike the poverty of Pingshan Village." ”
"Don't be annoyed by the more time you stay." Sha Shi was happy in his heart, and couldn't help but smile and say, but Liu Yatong blushed and lowered his head.
"Auntie's dim sum is very special, it's the flavor here, right?" Liu Yatong picked up a piece of dim sum and said.
Du Shi was stunned for a moment, this snack was personally trained by Xue Jian, and when he thought about it like this, he felt uncomfortable. Fortunately, this Yatong is a good boy with a simple mind and a gentle personality, otherwise how can he stay in this home where there are snow shadows everywhere!
Sha Shi also nodded again and again, "When you go back, you must let Gu Ma study hard." "When I came to Zhou's house this time, I originally wanted to help again, and then I discussed my daughter's family affairs. Yatong's age, but it can't be delayed any longer. Now that she is in the Zhou family, everything is good and extremely good, and her daughter is really blessed, it seems that she is married to a blessed nest.
"Mother, don't talk about it." Yatong pulled the corner of the clothes of the Lala Sha clan in the back, her face was ruddy with joy, and her heart was secretly shy with surprise, she really didn't mistake this Zhou Bo. looked around with a red face before asking, "Why haven't you seen or seen Sister Xianniang for the past half a day?" ”
Sha Shi put down and wiped the corners of his mouth, and nodded: "No, but I didn't see those children making trouble." "The Zhou family has many children, and when they are in the capital, the Du family must take Xiao Hachiro with him.
Du Shi has a hard time, how dare he say that he is afraid that Xiao Hachiro is open-mouthed? I had to say: "We still have a yard in Anning, and their brothers and sisters usually live there, but today they have ordered someone to go over and pick them up, and they will all come back tomorrow." ”
When Aunt Du heard this, she slowly retreated, and it seemed that she could only run this trip by herself, otherwise a few young masters and young ladies would definitely not come back. Anyway, it's only serious to come back first and round the lady's field.
"It's not a day or two days, why are you in such a hurry?" Sha Shi naturally said a few polite words.
Liu Le'an and Zhou Shangyi don't know when they met, anyway, they hit it off at first sight, and later they both came to the capital, although Liu Le'an was a Beijing official, but he didn't look down on businessman Zhou Shangyi because of this, so he slowly linked up again, but because of the big difference, it was not eye-catching, but secretly low-key and privately corresponding. It wasn't until after a drunken drunkenness that that the verbal agreement came about.
Zhou Bo didn't have any impression of Liu Yatong's conviction, after all, the back house and the front yard were still clearly demarcated. At that age, Zhou Bo himself has a sex girl, he already understands the affairs of men and women, and he does not lack sexual experience, coupled with his youth and vigor, and he is in the stage of love and hate for business, so he is not exclusive or positive about this agreement, and his parents choose a daughter-in-law who is praised in all aspects, which is a reasonable and expected thing.
But no matter what era, women are more solemn than men in this kind of thing, and more worried, after hearing that he was promised to the eldest son of the Zhou family, Liu Yatong was also accompanied by his sisters, and secretly watched him a few times through the screen, although everyone said that he was cold and conceited, but she felt that such Zhou Bo was more manly than those young masters of the official family. This made her secretly relieved, she didn't want to marry a fool who had nothing to show for herself.
With such a satisfaction, she also followed her mother to Zhou's house a few times, met Erniang and others, and was even more satisfied. Although the Zhou family is a businessman, these sisters are all sensible, and they are many times better than their so-called grandmother's sisters who have eyes on the top of their heads, hate and envy her, and have to curry favor with her. Zhou Bo's mother and several aunts, listening to her mother, rarely have those messy house fights and other things in the big families in the capital.
Therefore, even if this family affair is not the right one, even if this family affair finally gives her sisters a chance to raise their eyebrows in front of her, even if her grandmother's family comes over to oppose it again and again, she laughs it off and doesn't take it to heart. A peaceful and comfortable life is her yearning; The gentle and calm years are her prospects. Who knew that there was a thunder on a sunny day, and the Zhou family was implicated in the case of the imperial businessman, Liu Le'an did not hide it from his wife and daughter, but he didn't expect that except for the slight hesitation of the Sha family, everyone was dedicated to helping the Zhou family. The Zhou family said that it was not big, it was not small, because Wu Dehou ate and fell, but it was also because the county lord of Jinyang was exempted from the death penalty, but when the case can be overturned, it is indefinite.
This is also the beginning of Liu Yatong really dissolving herself into the Zhou family, Liu Le'an is not a reckless person, his previous dealings with Zhou Shangyi are unknown, and now he is hiding in the dark to find a relationship, so as to make Zhou Shangyi suffer less guilt. Sha and Liu Yatong also helped the women of the Zhou family rent a small courtyard not far from the back door of their house to facilitate their care.
In order to save money, Du Shi only kept the two mothers-in-law who were loyal before, and did some rough work in the kitchen and work and washing, but fortunately there were four personal girls, who did not need to be paid to accompany them, and also helped to make some needlework to supplement the family.
And Liu Yatong's companionship and comfort are particularly heartwarming in this special period.
Similarly, for Liu Yatong, this kind of dissolution is also a novel experience, which gives her a sense of existence. Listening to the four women of the Zhou family, occasional friction, occasional bickering, and occasional pickiness, but they have always insisted on living together in adversity and hardship, and never gave up, which moved her and made her envious. Thinking that she would also support and take care of each other with her husband and in-laws in such a family, a kind of yearning and happiness rose in Yatong's heart.