In February in Jinyangjing, although it has already begun spring, there is still some time before the spring flowers bloom, and there is also a snow that has been raised from the second half of January on the seventh and eighth days, which makes people feel less than half a point of warmth, until February 2, the sunshine finally leans out from the wet and thick clouds, and the sunshine is clear for several days, so that the vast silver between the heaven and the earth gradually melts, revealing the color of Qingwa Wuke and the white stone of Black Mountain.

The snow seeps into the bluestone, and the cold that permeates the market is a little better than when it snows.

Outside the corner gate of the Weiguo Mansion, two little men in jackets were stepping on the spring stool and knocking on the ice flute hanging on the eaves, constantly puffing white air in their mouths, complaining that the north wind was still so cold.

A donkey cart stopped in front of the door with a wet roll, and the two little guys got off the ground from the spring bench and looked at the carriage with peeling green paint, and they were a little stunned.

But as soon as the half-new thick cloth curtain was lifted, a woman wrapped in a big red cloak got out of the car, her face was brushed with a thick layer of fat powder, her forehead and chin were amazingly white, and her cheeks were as red as chicken blood.

One stepped forward and bowed down with a smile: "It's a cold day, why is grandma here?" ”

The person who came was the mother of the second lady of the Guogong Mansion, Li's.

Grandma Li got out of the car, glanced at the two little guys, only lightly gratitude, and threw a few copper coins to the coachman: "It was agreed, a total of twenty wen for the round trip, and it is reasonable to give ten wen for this trip, but you are grinding, just a short road, and it is half an hour away, delaying my kung fu, if you meet an unreasonable person, it is not bad to let you lose money, I will send a kind heart, give you five cents, all of which should be pitiful for you not to run in vain." ”

When the coachman heard this, where was he convinced, he jumped off the ground from the wooden wheel with a "pass", but he was a young man with a thick waist and round shoulders, and retorted loudly with round eyes: "This snowy day, the weather is cold and slippery, and you are coming from the outer city, don't say that this kind of weather, even if it is dry on the ground on weekdays, it will take about two moments, and if it is not for the round trip, I will not let me pull someone to go back empty, who rarely takes this trip, grandma can inquire about the market, come here from the outer city, who does not give a fifteen or six wen on a single trip, Seeing that you are also a big family in your clothes, and you are a handful of years, why do you actually blackmail me for these hard money, what can I do now, and I have to spend seven or eight yuan to buy a bowl of Yangchun noodles. ”

When Grandma Li saw the coachman standing in front of her, she couldn't help but take a step back, but her arrogance did not weaken a little, and she scolded her back: "Don't look at where this is?" The Patriotic Mansion of Zhengzhengfang! How dare you play a scoundrel? I can tell you, I and the eldest princess are in-laws, you dare to be rough, and you don't weigh how many catties and taels of bones around your body, a pariah, and dare to offend the emperor's relatives? ”

As soon as the coachman heard this, he was immediately angry, and took a step forward: "I have never seen a relative of the emperor like you, who is cheeky and greedy for a few copper coins from the common people, phew!" If you don't give me enough money today, I won't admit this loss even if it comes to the Son of Heaven. ”

Grandma Li sneered and pointed to the stunned little guy on the side: "You still don't tell this untouchable, who am I?" ”

Two little servants shouted bitterly, one hurriedly stepped forward to pull the coachman to persuade him, and the other hurriedly stepped forward to invite Grandma Li to the door, and the porter heard the movement, came out to take a look, and asked what was wrong, so he had to take out more than ten copper coins first, and accompanied the crime in a good voice, and sent the coachman away, only then did he go in, but he saw that Grandma Li was still jumping in the door and scolding, saying that the coachman was blind and bullied her as a widow, and no one supported her, so she dared to go wild.

This concierge is the third uncle of Chundui, who is old when he is on an errand, naturally knows Grandma Li's temperament, and stepped forward to bow and say a basket of good words, so that Grandma Li extinguished the fire, panting and staring at the third uncle of Chundui: "It's a cold day, let me stand here and be cold, hurry up and prepare a soft sedan chair to carry Grandma and me in!" ”

So after some hectic chaos, the porter finally got quiet.

Seeing the mother-in-law carrying the soft sedan chair away, the little maid wiped the cold sweat on her forehead: "Good girl, there is such a broken house on the stall, even our subordinates can't be quiet." ”

The third uncle of Chundu's eyes glared: "Don't talk nonsense, no matter how grandma is a relative in our house, don't dare to offend." ”

The little guy stuck out his tongue, so he didn't dare to talk about it anymore.

It was also said that the mother-in-law carried Grandma Li all the way to the front of Canglang Garden, not only did not fall with a penny reward, but also was inexplicably relined a few words, saying that they had a heart to slacken, bent their waists, and the mother-in-law did not dare to return the mouth, so they had to bow down, and Grandma Li was majestic enough, and then twisted the "injured" old waist into the courtyard gate, along the way, every time she saw a maid, she had to stop and reprimand two sentences, just a short stretch of the road, she was delayed for a moment, and was greeted by the big girl into the house.

Ritchie wore a Zhaojun set on his head, and a peach-colored padded coat on his body, and when he saw the curtain open, he came down from the kang, stepped forward and pulled Grandma Li on the kang, and said weakly: "Why is A-Niang here?" ”

"What do you think of your listlessness?" Grandma Li looked at Li suspiciously for a moment, and suddenly became happy: "Could it be that you have a body again?" ”

Ritchell leaned on the pillow angrily: "The second master is sleeping in the study except for the slut of the Mei family, even if he goes back to the house, he doesn't bother to touch me, if I have a body, then it's okay?" It was snowing some time ago, and I didn't care about getting cold, so I asked the doctor to take a look at it a few times, and it was better, but I felt lazy. ”

"You're too useless, so you can't do it with your uncle? That Mei should have sold her feet a long time ago. Grandma Li hated that iron could not become steel, and gritted her teeth while patting the kang.

Li Shi rolled his eyes: "A-Niang, you said it is easy, and you think that the Mei family is a slave, and the deed of sale is in my hands?" She is the second master's childhood sweetheart, the daughter of the teacher, although it is not a three-media six-appointment, but she is also a noble concubine who is seriously carried into the Guogong Mansion, and she also sells her feet, usually even if I say something serious about her, it is also poked at the heart of the second master, I can't wait for a letter of resignation to me, and sentence me to be jealous. ”

"No matter how expensive it is, it's a concubine, can you still surpass you, the head lady? How did I teach you? Grandma Li was angry, so she was about to slide off the kang: "I have to theorize with my in-laws about this matter, how can I indulge my son's spoiled concubine and kill his wife, although we are ordinary people, but we also had a life-saving grace to the old man back then, and my in-laws can't take revenge like this." ”

Li hurriedly grabbed his mother: "Mother, don't make a mess, since the Meishi entered the door, I want to go to my mother-in-law to please her, thanks to my mother-in-law still remembers me as a serious daughter-in-law, so I ignored her, otherwise, Mei's mother has a mother-in-law to rely on, and there is a second master to support me, I really can only let her ride on my head to spread wild, you go to make trouble again, do you really want to see me being suspended?" ”

Grandma Li was pulled by Li's suddenly, she really almost twisted her waist, held on to "ouch", knocked off her daughter's hand angrily, sat and gasped for breath, and wondered: "I haven't come for a while, why do you think about your mother-in-law?" Didn't she usually fall into her favoritism? ”

"It's also Siniang who told me these truths, think about it, if you want to say that my mother-in-law treats me really well." Ritchie was sullen for a while, and was a little unwilling: "Just don't let me interfere in the housework, how do you want to be flatulent." ”

"Siniang grew up with her mother-in-law when she was young, where will she think about you." Grandma Li snorted coldly: "What's good?" If it weren't for our widowed mothers and orphans, and if we weren't from a famous family, where would the second master be allowed to blatantly accept a noble concubine? Look at the third master, she is married to the daughter of the wang family, after all these years, not to mention the concubine, she doesn't even have a room, if you want to say that the third master is just a son and a daughter, the heirs are not rich, why doesn't she accept a concubine to the third master? ”

This can be regarded as saying that Ritch's heart disease, holding his heart and coughing a few times, he was about to count a few words of Xu's no, and suddenly thought of Siniang's past consolation, so that she could stop talking about idle things and restrain her temperament, so that Su Ke could change her mind, and finally did not make any more "too many words", and only asked her mother: "On a cold day, what is the matter with A-Niang, why did she come from the outer city?" ”

Grandma Li just remembered the matter, and was about to elaborate, but she felt dry and irritable, and drank half a bowl of tea with a cup before asking: "Some time ago, you said that Erniang's family business, but some of it was successful?" ”

"Don't mention it again, I'm flatulent again." Ritchie sighed heavily: "What kind of family is the Zhen family?" That's the princess's maiden family, Zhen Sanlang's talent and appearance are outstanding, and the future is promising, but because the daughter of the Zhen family had a dispute with the future prince of our house, a good family affair just did it, I didn't accept it, only said a few words, the second master was scolded angrily, only said that the second mother's marriage is the mother-in-law, let me not ask, that is my own daughter who was conceived in October, I can't even ask a word, how can there be such a reason in the world. ”

"Why is the marriage of the son of the world also decided?" Grandma Li asked hurriedly.

"But isn't it, seeing that the June aunt is about to leave the cabinet, Xun'er's family affairs are set in May, she is the daughter of Senator Dong's family, and she used to look steady and polite, but somehow she annoyed the daughter of the Zhen family, she is not sensible, and she has affected Erniang in vain." Ritchell is still unwilling, she never thought that the marriage between Erniang and the Zhen family was hot from the beginning, not to mention the eldest princess and Su Ke, even Erniang herself no longer has the idea of marrying Zhen Sanlang.

Grandma Li didn't feel sorry, but was extremely excited: "I'm afraid that this is destined by God, Erniang has no fate with the Zhen family, and she has to rely on me, my grandmother, to plan for her." ”

As soon as Li heard this, her eyebrows immediately knotted, she hadn't arrived home in a daze, she knew what kind of people Grandma Li had befriended on weekdays, they were nothing more than businessmen, or they wanted to tie up with the petty officials and officials of the Guogong Mansion through her, such people, where could they be worthy of Erniang?

Grandma Li continued to talk about herself, and these words almost didn't make Lee's angry to scratch the wall-