Chapter Eighty-Nine: Snowflake Silver
Early this morning, the three of them, father and son, took a lot of apologies and went all the way to Yunjia Village, and went into the village to inquire about the two villagers before finding the front of Zhao's house.
The clan elders stood in the house and did not wait to go out, when they saw an old man, two young and three people coming in, followed by two small servants, holding full of silk and satin, boxes, large bags of supplements, medicinal herbs, snacks engraved with the words Lao Yu, dried fruit boxes, chickens, fish, pork elbows, lamb legs, flowing water were moved into the house, food and clothing, everything was complete, the table could not be placed, it was piled on the ground at the door, they were dazzled, and the mouth was opened and never closed.
Rui Xue didn't pay attention to them, took a few steps forward, and whispered in Zhao Fengnian's ear, "The day before yesterday, I took the book to get the dividend, but I was stopped by the youngest descendant, and I was a little angry, and finally mortgaged the shop and sold the book, so that I could make up enough money for the medicine. ”
Zhao Fengnian nodded, stood up and said lightly to a few clan elders, "When my friends come to visit, I won't leave a few clan elders to sit more." After speaking, he turned to Ruixue again, "Send the clan elders out for me." ”
Rui Xue responded, leading a few people whose eyes seemed to grow on those gifts to go out.
Yun Sanye couldn't bear it anymore, so he approached Ruixue and asked, "Does Mrs. Zhao know where Mr. Zhao's friend is, it seems to be a very rich family?" ”
Rui Xue glanced at him, and the corners of her mouth hooked up with a touch of mockery, "What, the third master wants people to move to our village to live, and then return other people's money to the village?" ”
Yun Sanye was stunned for a moment, and when he wanted to get angry, Ruixue had already "banged", closed the courtyard door, and his footsteps rustled away.
Several old men glanced at each other, and they all sighed, just don't go home, let's go to Lizheng's house to discuss, how to turn this matter around today, I didn't get the shop and the recipe, and I completely offended the Zhao family, and there was no Mr. in the school, and the most important thing is that the Zhao family is beyond everyone's expectations, as if there is some rich background.
Don't mention a few of their old men, they went to find Li Zheng in frustration. Shan said, Rui Xue made tea and entered the house, that Cheng Er was already kneeling in the middle of the ground, Zhao Fengnian was talking to Cheng Lao's shopkeeper, as soon as he saw her come in, the old shopkeeper immediately scolded Cheng Er, "Don't you kowtow to Mrs. and admit your mistakes, you blind dog's eye!" ”
Cheng Er shrunk his shoulders when he was scolded, his face was a little unwilling, but he still turned his head to kowtow to Rui Xue, Rui Xue glanced at Zhao Fengnian, and saw him nodding slightly, so he immediately stepped forward to help him and said with a smile, "The old shopkeeper is polite, but it was a misunderstanding, how can you do such a heavy courtesy, let the second manager get up and have a cup of tea." ”
Zhao Fengnian also said, "Shopkeeper Cheng is all from his own family, so it's good to get acquainted with him in the future." ”
The shopkeeper Cheng got up gratefully and saluted Zhao Fengnian and Rui Xue respectively, and then called Cheng Er to come up, Cheng Er didn't expect the Zhao family couple to be so generous, but there was a look of shame on his face, and he stood behind his father with his head down, and never dared to speak again.
Shopkeeper Cheng inquired about Zhao Fengnian's condition and was very happy to learn that he had improved a lot, and even said that the owner asked him to convey his thoughts on his behalf.
Zhao Fengnian had just recovered from a serious illness, and he was angry with the clan elders just now, and after sitting for a while, his face couldn't hide his exhaustion. The old shopkeeper was very eye-catching, and immediately took a one-foot-square ebony box from Da'er's hand, put it on the table, and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhao, this is the bonus that was not handed over to Mrs. that day, exactly one thousand taels, and the little old man has replaced it with ten taels of silver, which is convenient for Mr. to spend on weekdays." The proprietor explained that if the gentleman is still short of silver, don't stick to the amount of dividends, just go to the shop to pay for it. ”
Zhao Fengnian nodded, a few friends of this winery also added some capital as if jokingly, Bai Dashao has always wanted to calculate dividends with him, and he didn't take it seriously, after all, his Zhao family was the richest man in the martial arts, and he was the eldest son, the successor of the head of the family, and a piece of jade on his body was worth a thousand gold, and he really didn't take this dividend in his eyes. Unexpectedly, today's downfall, this bonus is to solve the urgent need, remembering that day his friends persuaded him to buy a few of his own shops, he is still a little disdainful, now that I think about it, I am really emotional, I can't help but smile slightly bitterly and sigh, "The old shopkeeper has worked hard, I will send someone to the shop to tell me if there is something." ”
The old shopkeeper hurriedly responded, got up to say goodbye, Rui Xue kept the father and son for lunch, but they said that this time they recognized the door, and they would come and go often in the future, not bad for this meal.
Rui Xue felt that it made sense, so she didn't stay long, sent them to the carriage, and trotted back to the house, Zhao Fengnian had already stripped into the quilt, Rui Xue hurriedly went to the west in front of the stove, and added firewood to burn the kang.
When she had to turn back, the box of silver bills was held in her arms and she didn't let go, she smiled happily, and made a fortune straight, Zhao Fengnian was funny, and said, "You look at the arrangement of flowers." Then he fell into a deep sleep. I slept until the sun was setting, and when I woke up again, the hall was already bustling.
Rui Xue kept most of the chicken, fish, meat and eggs brought by Cheng Lao's shopkeeper, and carried the rest into the stove and made six fragrant dishes, Wu Yu and Da Zhuang went to pick up the three Heizi brothers and sisters, and when the Gao family and his wife came back from selling tofu, the wine and food were already on the table.
Zhao Fengnian sat on the main seat, Rui Xue arranged a few children on the small table in the house, and sat on the left and right hands with the Gao family and the Zhang family, and ate happily.
The first glass of wine is, of course, to congratulate Zhao Fengnian on his recovery, and the second glass is to hope that business will get better and better in the future. Zhang Dahe and Gao Fuquan are in the 20-year-old osmanthus brew, and Zhao Fengnian, Ruixue, Zhang's sister-in-law, and Cui Niang are purple-red grape juice in the bowl, which is sweet and astringent, slightly fragrant, and very delicious.
When the wine was half-drunk, Rui Xue took two silver bills out of her purse, divided Cui Niang and Sister-in-law Zhang, and said with a smile, "It was difficult a few days ago, and the sisters-in-law's wages had to be spent back." Now that my husband has received financial support from a friend, the money is much more generous, so the sisters-in-law will take the silver back, and the extra money will be profit. ”
Sister-in-law Zhang and Cui Niang are ordinary peasant women, how many copper coins are used in the cash collected on weekdays, even if there is silver, it is also a small piece of loose silver, at this time, they suddenly got a heavy, shining silver bill, the heart in the chest, not to mention how fast it beats, but after thinking about it, the two pushed the silver back, "Sister, Mr. takes medicine every day, and he needs a lot of silver, you can use this silver first, and our family is still passable." ”
Ruixue resolutely stuffed the silver into their hands, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I know it in my heart." The two of you helped me a lot when my husband was seriously ill, how can I drag you down to live a tight life any longer, and besides these, I have other good things for you. ”
With that, she got up and went into the house, took out two packages from the box, and stuffed them into the arms of the two, "Take a look, this is what I carefully selected, if my sister-in-law thinks it's not good, let's change it again." ”
Sister-in-law Zhang heard Da Zhuang say that there were guests here in Ruixue in the morning, as if she had brought a lot of valuables, guessed that the Zhao family must have got a very thick silver coin, and did not back down, when she opened the package first, she saw two pieces of silk and satin material at the bottom, one was extremely clean royal blue, one was light blue and woven with dark green entwined lotus pattern, very elegant, there was a box of embroidery thread on the material, a box of rouge gouache, and the top was a silver hairpin, the hairpin body was polished smooth and slender, and the head was a plum blossom carved in a very detailed and realistic way. Even the stamen in the middle seemed to be trembling slightly, several times better than the one that her mother accompanied her when she got married, and she immediately held it in her hand with joy, not knowing what to say.
Cui Niang's eyes were hot, and she also went to pick up the package in her hand, which was almost the same as Sister-in-law Zhang's, but the material was replaced with dark blue and lilac, and the embroidery thread and rouge gouache were also two boxes, but the hairpin was in the style of magnolia flowers, and she smiled from ear to ear when she held it in her hand.
"These are all sent by the guest who came to the door today, my sister-in-law knows that I don't know how to needlework, and I don't like to rub these rouge gouaches, so my sister-in-law took it back to help me use it, and the clothes were made of long shirts for Da Zhuang and Kuroko, how to say that I was also literate and literate, and I was decent to go out."
Rui Xue smiled and helped them retie the package, and Sister-in-law Zhang was overjoyed, so she quipped and asked, "My sister is really thoughtful, I don't know what the hairpin can say?" I want to keep it for the three girls as a dowry, and the girl can't ask for it back in the future. ”
Cui Niang also laughed, "This hairpin is really good, I don't know which silver building in the city is the craftsmanship, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of silver." ”
"It's going to be a few years before the three girls get married, why did my sister-in-law plan to go so early, put on the hairpin tomorrow, and the days will be better, and when she gets married, she will accompany the golden hairpin, and the sister-in-law will probably not be able to look at this silver at that time." The villagers all know that my sister-in-law has been doing business with me for half a year, and I haven't even caught a silver hairpin, so I'm going to be scolded by others. Sister-in-law, this hairpin is my face, and I must not press the bottom of the box. ”
Sister-in-law Zhang and Cui Niang laughed when they heard what she said, but they also agreed with this in their hearts, there is really that long-tongued woman in the village, they can arrange one or two things, Ruixue gave them the wooden hairpin a few years ago, and the two of them were very happy, and someone asked and said, but as a result, they were ridiculed behind their backs, saying that they were poor and sour, and they were stammering with Zhao Niangzi, and they didn't get any benefits.
They help Rui Xue do things, although they also want to earn more daily silver for their families, but most of the reason is that they are kind-hearted, and they like Rui Xue to treat them sincerely, and they are naturally uncomfortable when they are said like this.
Now that I have such a good silver hairpin, I really have to wear it out, let those three aunts and six women see it, and blind their eyes.
The two of them thought like this, and before they went out to show off, they already felt happy in their hearts, and after a few mouthfuls of food, they pulled Rui Xue into the house, took out the materials and compared, and pondered what style of kaftans to make for the two children.
The sapphire blue and dark blue were originally half torn off the cloth, and the remaining half was left, Rui Xue naturally wanted to buy clothes for Wu Yu, but she was afraid that Sister-in-law Zhang and Cui Niang would be too tired, and she wanted to find someone else to help one day.
Cui Niang and Sister-in-law Zhang are both enthusiastic and shrewd, how could they not guess that she would take it out alive or dead, and even asked her and Zhao Fengnian for the two pieces of material, smiled and divided the tasks with each other, and said that they would help sew it up, which made Rui Xue more and more unhappy in her heart.
She suddenly thought, if life is better in the future, should she buy a little maid to come back, preferably proficient in needlework, so as to save the two sisters-in-law from being tired. However, this idea was quickly dispelled.
She was also a rich person in her previous life, she took care of her mother's food and clothing at home, and she never hired a nanny, how did she have such an idea when she came to this time and space, could she really be assimilated? More and more landlord wife's posture?