Chapter 271: Happy Events Are Approaching
Wen Xian is the eldest of the Gu family's generation, and he wants to marry the main family, which can be said to be a major event for the Gu family. However, because Master Gu is no longer the patriarch, Wenxian's wife is no longer a clan woman, and the clan's attention to this has weakened slightly. The clansmen of the hometown had already sent congratulatory gifts a year ago, and this time it was only attended by Wenliang on behalf of the clansmen, and Wenliang had already set the day of departure, just waiting for Wenxian's wedding wine to be drunk, and he was going to leave the next day.
Two days before the wedding, Wen Yi accompanied her grandmother to the Shilang Mansion. There were many trivial matters on the day of the great joy, and since they were in the clan, they naturally wanted to help. Mrs. Lu was a big woman and had an order, so Jiang invited her to the main courtyard to ask for some etiquette. Originally, this kind of thing was done by the old lady, but unfortunately she was sick again a few days ago, although it was not to the point where she couldn't get out of bed, but her spirit was far less than usual, so Jiang returned to her husband and asked her mother-in-law to recuperate, so that she could have enough spirit to receive a gift from the newlyweds on the day of the wedding. Master Gu felt that his wife's concerns were reasonable, so he personally persuaded his mother to recuperate for a few days, and the matter of the wedding would be left to the Jiang family alone, and the Duan family would be busy marrying his daughter, and he would have nothing to spare, as long as he could assist a little from the side.
Maybe because Jiang's performance has satisfied him recently, he didn't let Aunt Yu come out to help Jiang's housekeeper, but just asked Aunt Yu to give birth to her children, so as not to miss everyone's homework because there is a happy event in the family.
Jiang is quite satisfied with this, but there are still some shortcomings, it is naturally a good thing that Aunt Yu can't interfere in the wedding and housework, but even her own youngest son Wen An has to be controlled by Aunt Yu, so how can she be willing? Moreover, her most beloved daughter Wen Hui was still ordered by her father to "lie sick in bed", but she was afraid that she would not be able to come out to watch the ceremony even if her brother married, it was so pitiful that she tried to persuade her husband, but she never got an answer, and her heart was sad and indignant, and when she saw Mrs. Lu, she couldn't help but reveal a few points.
Mrs. Lu said lightly: "According to me, the six girls should not come out." You just want her to see her brother marry with her own eyes, and she can be a little happy, but you don't want to think about it, there are a lot of female guests who came that day, if any of them mention the marriage of the six girls without eyes, wouldn't it embarrass the child? The rumor spreads, and it will be even more difficult for the six girls to say goodbye in the future. It's better to excuse herself from illness and let her avoid it, as long as she is not a person who is not deliberately looking for trouble, she will not mention it specifically. ”
Jiang Shi woke up like a dream, and hurriedly said: "The sixth aunt really reminded me otherwise, I would have pulled the child out to see someone, not for her good, but for her harm" But after thinking about it, he said, "The daughters of the Ge family are all knowledgeable, I have met them many times, and I have never heard them gossip about other people's families, so it doesn't matter if you think about it." As for the other female dependents, they are all good friends of our family, and no one will be so blind. ”
Old Madam Lu sighed: "If others don't say it, won't they think about it in their hearts?" What's more, others are upside down, that ** aunt and wife must be coming, and there is no need for others to say anything gossip, as long as someone congratulates her and says that she is about to marry a daughter-in-law, this is embarrassing enough You have lived in Beijing for a long time, and people who are familiar with each other, who doesn't know that the sixth girl and Brother Ning are childhood sweethearts? Even I, an old woman far away from home, have also heard rumors, and now that I have changed people, do you really have no idea in your heart? ”
Jiang's face was flushed by her, and he couldn't help but burst into tears: "Sixth aunt, it's my nephew and daughter-in-law who want to go wrong, but it's just ...... Hui'er was locked in the yard, and she couldn't even get out of the door, and I was a mother, and it was really distressing to see her like that. If I can tell her to come out to breathe and rejoice for a while, my heart will feel better......"
Mrs. Lu reprimanded: "You feel sorry for the child, it's not that your aunt doesn't understand, it's just that you have to think about her life, don't just think about making her happy for a while, but miss the future."
Jiang Shi nodded while crying, Wen Yi saw it on the side, and persuaded him: "Auntie, don't cry, big brother is about to have a happy event, you should be happy." Mrs. Lu nodded: "Exactly, when you have a daughter-in-law, you also have a helper when you are a housekeeper, and it is more convenient to free up your hands to take care of the children." I heard that the girl of the Ge family is well-read and courteous, and she has a good name, and she is the companion of the six girls, maybe the six girls will also grow. ”
Jiang turned sadness into joy: "Exactly, the sixth girl also saw the girl of the Ge family before, and said that she was a gentle and generous person. Only then did he put away his tears and concentrate on asking for precautions on the wedding day.
As he spoke, time passed unconsciously. Wen Yi has been sitting on the side, listening to them discuss the wedding, and she also feels that she has benefited a lot. But Jiang felt that she was young and might be impatient to listen to these trivial matters, so he persuaded her: "Go and talk to your sisters." The five girls are preparing for marriage these days, doing needlework every day, and everyone has lost a lot of weight, telling her to take good care of herself. You and her have always gotten along, and you married before her, why don't you go and unravel it? ”
Wen Yi actually didn't want to go, but Jiang Shi had already opened his mouth, and it was not easy to push it too obviously. Mrs. Lu also persuaded her: "Go, by the way, talk to your tenth sister, the girl of the Jiang family hasn't seen her for a few days, right?" She looked at Jiang Shi and said with a smile: "These children are all good, don't be too restrained by them, when the weather is good, let them come over to see me and Jiu Yatou, and they will also go out." ”
Jiang Shi was still habitually refusing, but for some reason, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he responded with a smile on his face.
Wen Yi had no choice but to leave to find Wen Xian and the others. After all, their sisters have not seen each other for more than two months, and they are a little uncomfortable with each other when they see each other again. Wen Yi just returned it, but it was faint, but Wen Xian felt embarrassed everywhere, sat down, served tea, exchanged a few polite words, and had nothing to say.
After being quiet for a while, Wen Yi had no choice but to speak first: "I heard from my aunt that the fifth sister has been busy doing needlework these days, and she often doesn't fall asleep until the third watch in the middle of the night, why is this?" If you are too tired, your face will be bad on the day of joy. ”
Wen Xian blushed slightly, bowed her head and said, "It's nothing, but I just want to do a few more needles and threads and wait until ...... It's good to give it to relatives......" There are a few words in the middle that are very low, and Wen Yi didn't hear them clearly.
She looked at Wen Xian, and suddenly understood a little, knowing that the other party must be nervous, so she had to persuade again: "There are few relatives of the Liu family in Beijing, and the fifth sister does a lot of needlework on weekdays, and it is enough to come, so why stay up late to do it?" ”
Wen Xian just bowed her head and said nothing.
The waiter next to her couldn't help but interject: "Aunt Jiu, you don't know, our young lady has been sleeping badly these days, and the food is not fragrant, so I invited a doctor to come, I just said that I was too worried about it, and I wanted to take care of it, but our young lady just didn't feel comfortable......"
"Shut up" Wen Xian looked up unhappily and interrupted her, "Don't talk nonsense, where do I have these problems?" ”
Shiqin opened her mouth and flattened her mouth aggrievedly, not daring to say more.
Qiushui on the other side smiled and said: "Sister Shiqin is too worried, Miss is just nervous because the wedding is approaching, this is also human nature." Mrs. makes so much tonic soup for Miss every day, and Miss will be fine. After that, he turned to Wen Xian: "However, since the ninth aunt and grandmother persuaded her, the young lady will listen to it, don't work so late at night, don't sleep well, and have no energy during the day, even if the old lady sees it, she has to worry." ”
Wen Xian lowered her head and rubbed her handkerchief and continued to be silent. Shiqin glared at Qiushui coldly, and took two steps behind Wen Xian, as if she was a protector. Qiushui smiled slightly, bowed his head and made a deferential gesture.
Wen Yi had a headache, she was in no mood to pay attention to the intrigue of the other housekeepers and servants, and persuaded Wen Xian to have a good rest, so she found an excuse to say goodbye and came to Wen Juan's house.
Wen Juan was overjoyed to see her, and hurriedly pulled her to sit down, so she sent the girl to pour tea, half complaining, half laughing and saying: "Good sister, you are here, I am almost suffocated to Sister Yao's house these days, I am the only one left in the house, and the fifth sister is annoying to me, ignoring me, I want to go to the garden to relax, so that my aunt can see it, and almost arrested me to accompany the sixth sister, so scared that I dare not leave the hospital again." I'm looking forward to you coming, and I'm looking forward to my neck growing."
Wen Yi listened to it funny: "Where can it?" I see your neck is still the same as before. He asked again, "When did Sister Jiang go home?" ”
"When I went back a long time ago, I said that my uncle had a letter back from her office, and she promised to come back today, but there is no one yet." Wen Juan blinked, and suddenly approached Wen Yi's ear, "Sister Jiu, let me tell you something, Sister Duan's marriage with Wan Jia-blow"
Wen Yi was stunned and hurriedly asked, "But the second aunt refused?" Looking at Duan's expression that day, it is not surprising that there is such a result, no matter what, Duan Kerou is also her niece, and she will never force her niece to get on the sedan chair.
Wen Juan shook her head: "Mother didn't mean this, and told Mrs. Wan that if it was to be decided, she would write back to Cannes to explain to the Duan family that she had to get the nod of the Duan family before she could get married." But Mrs. Wan was in a hurry to do a happy event for her younger brother, but she couldn't wait, so she had to find someone else. But she immediately showed a bit of mockery, "This is actually just a statement on the surface, Su Xiucai still has to recuperate from his injuries, and when his injuries are healed, he will return to his hometown, and he can afford to wait for the reason why he refused to marry, Yufei whispered to me that it was because someone told Su Xiucai the cause of Uncle Duan's death, and Su Xiucai opened his mouth to Mrs. Wan by himself, and Mrs. Wan refused." Mrs. Wan whispered to her mother that the girl was a good girl, but the reputation of the Yue family was not good, and she was afraid that her brother's future would be implicated, so she had to abandon the marriage. Because it was the Su family who repented first, Mrs. Wan also felt embarrassed. But ah......" Wen Juan snorted and laughed, "Before, everyone could see how enthusiastic Mrs. Wan was for Sister Duan, but now that the marriage has been blown, the gossip outside is not good." ”
Wen Yi frowned, sighing in her heart. Although this marriage was successfully ended as Duan Kerou wished, it still had a bad impact in the end. If she hadn't done something misleading before, why would she be in so much trouble?
Wen Yi raised her head and asked Wen Juan, "How is the second aunt?" ”
Wen Juan shook her head: "Mother was angry for two days or just to handle the marriage of the fifth sister, so she threw away her hand, but she refused to see Sister Duan for the past few days." After that, he frowned, "Yesterday, an official media came to talk about family affairs to Sister Duan." The mother left the name of the family and sent them away, not knowing what it meant. I heard Yufei say that the man was a son of a wealthy merchant, although he was a concubine, but he was an only son, and he was raised in the name of his mother-in-law, he was only eighteen years old, his family was rich, and he had studied for two years, and now he was training in his own shop. ”
Wen Yi was a little happy when she heard it. This marriage sounds good, but I don't know what the other party's conduct is, if it is a good one, it is a good match for Duan Kerou.
Wen Juan smiled and said, "Mother is so busy right now, where do I have time to pay attention to this?" Only after this month can I free up my hands to tell Sister Duan about family affairs. The mother always complained that she was heartbroken for this niece and that she had to hurry up and send people out of the door to breathe a sigh of relief. ”
Wen Yi listened funny: "Since the second aunt is so tired, why don't you know how to share your mother's worries as a daughter?" Didn't you also learn some housekeeping from your fifth sister? Let's help with the cooking. ”
Wen Juan blushed: "I also had the heart to help, but I don't know the rules of doing happy events." My mother often said that it was not what our girls should touch, and every time I spoke, she immediately sent me back, not that I didn't know how to be filial. ”
Wen Yi laughed with her for a while, and then heard the girl report that Jiang Yao was back, and she was now seeing Jiang and other elders in front of her. Wen Juan immediately jumped up: "I'm finally back, but I'm anxious"
Jiang Yao had seen the Jiang family and Mrs. Lu, and she had to go to see the old lady Yu, and then the Duan family, and it was best to go to Wen Xian's house for a turn before returning to the room. Wen Juan waited impatiently, so she pulled Wen Yi to find her, and when she saw someone, she grabbed it and refused to let it go, and she had to ask the other party to compensate for her absence in the past few days.
Jiang Yao was so entangled by her that she couldn't do anything, so she had to agree: "Next time, I'll go to the temple to offer incense, ask my aunt, and bring you with me." ”
Wen Juan was overjoyed: "Really? Don't regret it, let's pull the hook."
Jiang Yao helplessly hooked up with her, and it happened that at this time, the Duan family sent someone to call Wen Juan, and the latter left first. Wen Yi looked at Jiang Yao's relieved appearance and felt funny.
Jiang Yao looked back at her, and wanted to say something angrily, but when the words came to her lips, she couldn't help but blush when she remembered another thing.
Wen Yi felt even more amused: "What is this?" The tenth sister's temperament is like this, and she often makes people unbearable. ”
Jiang Yao blushed and shook her head, walked to the table and sat down, raised her head and stopped talking.
Wen Yi wondered in her heart: "What's the matter?" Do you have something to tell me? ”
Jiang Yao bit her lip: "Yesterday...... I went to look at the village at home, and when I returned to the city, I ...... The horse was shocked...... Fortunately, I met a kind person who saved me......" Her cheeks turned even redder, "It's an acquaintance, you also recognize ......" The voice was almost inaudible.
Wen Yi blinked: "Acquaintance? Which one is it? ”。.。
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