Zhu Jiashi walked out of the merchant house with steady steps, and under the surprised gaze of Steward Liu and other servants, he walked to the side of the car, pressed his hand on it, and almost fell unsteadily under his feet.

"Old lady?"

Steward Liu hurriedly stepped forward to help, but Zhu Jia's hand was already on the wheel of the car and did not fall.

Zhu Jia's face was pale and haggard, but he just said lightly: "Go to the third room." ”

Steward Liu asked puzzledly: "Old lady, didn't you say that after talking about business with Su Dangjia, you want to go to see the eldest master?" The place where the eldest lord stayed, where he lived with the third lady...... It's the opposite. ”

As soon as the words came out, Steward Liu found that the old lady ignored his reminder, and went straight to the car, suddenly realized that he had said something that he shouldn't have said, and hurriedly drove to Zhu Niang's yard.

When the carriage entered the city, the horse's hooves were brisk, and from Zhu Jia's family to the people following below, they were all in good spirits.

But when I went to Zhu Niang's yard, the carriage creaked and went very slowly, no one spoke, and it seemed demoralized, and Steward Liu was full of doubts, for example, how did the old lady talk about Su Xigui's business? Is there any intention to cooperate? Or is there any strings attached......

"Old lady, it's here." The carriage stopped.

Steward Liu got out of the car, set up the stool and waited for a long time, but he didn't see Zhu Jiashi come out, so he hurriedly approached the carriage and asked, "Old lady, are you okay?" ”

Just as he was about to lift the curtain to take a look, a hand stretched out from the curtain, and then the curtain was lifted, revealing Zhu Jia's wrinkled face that was even whiter than just now: "It's okay." ”

Zhu Jiashi got out of the carriage with the support of Steward Liu.

But Zhu Jiashi did not leave in a hurry, but stopped and looked up at the storefront that was originally hung with a plaque, but now it was empty and the door was closed, there was a lot of incomprehension in his eyes, and there was a hint of loss.

"Old lady, do you want to go in with you?"

Steward Liu saw that Zhu Jia's footsteps were slow and asked for instructions.

Zhu Jiashi didn't reply, he was silent for a long time, and his body suddenly stumbled, and he actually fell backwards.

This frightened Steward Liu, this time he was very close to Zhu Jiashi, and he turned in his direction again, he reached out to hold Zhu Jiashi, and shouted at the same time: "Old lady......"

But it was Zhu Jia's fainting on the spot, and it could be said that there was no warning in advance, and Steward Liu panicked for a while, not knowing what to do.

The servant who followed behind helped carry it, but was dismissed by Steward Liu: "Hurry up and find a place to settle, and then find a doctor to treat the old lady......"

"Steward Liu, isn't it the third lady's mansion in front of you? It's so close, isn't it good to be placed here? The servant wondered.

This is all at the "door of the house", the old lady suddenly fainted, shouldn't she send it inside?

Do you want to be sent somewhere else to see a doctor? It's because it's not big enough, it's not urgent enough, and it doesn't need to be dealt with right away, right?

Steward Liu didn't explain much, and carried the old lady into the carriage alone.

The number of onlookers gradually increased, and they didn't know what was going on, and then Steward Liu hurriedly drove the carriage away, and the front of the shop could not be calm for a long time.

"Money strings, what happened? Isn't that the old lady of the Zhu family? I heard that the third room has been separated, why did she come here? ”

The neighbors couldn't help but ask, and came out of the shop to see the lively money strings.

Qian Chuanzi looked sarcastic: "Can't you see this? It is obvious that someone is angry with the old lady of the Zhu family...... A woman whose husband died dared to part with her husband's family...... Before Kefu, isn't it now that Koufu is not Kefu? Looking for such a woman can be regarded as eight lifetimes of blood mold! ”

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Zhu Niang was originally a good family and planned to buy a farm house again in the Anlu realm.

Unexpectedly, I heard from the neighbors that Zhu Jia's family had come to his house, but he fainted before entering the door and was carried away, and the whole person suddenly fell into a great anxiety.

When Zhu Hao came back in the afternoon, she almost took her son to Zhu's house to make amends.

Zhu Hao shrugged: "Grandmother fainted at the door of our house?" She came to us for something? Hasn't they all been separated, why is she still here? Wouldn't it be because she went to see the proprietor of Su first, and learned that the proprietor refused to cooperate with the Zhu family to do business, but she was so angry that she had to hold on to the door of our house and then faint, deliberately accusing us of disloyalty and unfilial piety? ”

Zhu Hao's series of questions made Zhu Niang and Aunt Li full of surprise.

"Young Master Hao, do you want to say, in fact, the old lady ...... She's pretending to be unconscious, isn't she? Aunt Li asked.

Zhu Hao said: "Is this not clear?" When don't faint, you have to faint at the door of our house, the neighbors all know that the Zhu family and us have separated, and deliberately fainting at the door is not to have a moral advantage? At this time, if my mother goes back to visit, it is strange that the family does not teach my mother a hard lesson...... We'd better just pretend we don't know there's such a thing. ”

Zhu Niang and Aunt Li glanced at each other, although they also felt that Zhu Hao had a point, but they also felt that if they really did what Zhu Hao said, there seemed to be something wrong.

Xiaobai next to him said timidly: "Young master, after all, it is your own grandmother, if she is sick and does not visit, she will be called unfilial." ”

Zhu Niang nodded when she heard this: "Look, even Xiaobai, an ignorant girl understands the truth, how can we not know it?" But Xiao Hao was right, he happened to faint at our door, maybe it was aimed at us...... Xiao Hao can't go back, I'll go to Zhuangzi to visit alone. ”

Aunt Li hurriedly said: "Madam, we all know your filial piety, but if we go back like this, we will fall into an extremely disadvantageous position, and the family may put all the guilt of the old lady fainting on you." ”

Zhu Niang said: "It's not that we are sick...... She didn't even enter the shop! No one has seen it, so can this depend on us? ”

Maybe Zhu Niang also realized that it might be a conspiracy played by the old lady, but in order to demonstrate the filial piety of the third room, especially when it comes to her son's reputation, even if she knows that the Zhu family is a tiger's den in Longtan, she has to break through.

"Mother, your mouth grows on others, why care about other people's opinions?" Zhu Hao squinted his eyes and said with a smile.

Zhu Niang made a straight face: "Even if we split up with the Zhu family, you can't be disrespectful to your elders, this is for your good, but also for your future!" ”

Zhu Hao said: "Mother, I actually have a way to deal with it...... As I said, my mouth grows on others, and my grandmother's purpose in doing this is to make people target us, saying that we are unfaithful and unfilial.

"In fact, if we want to show filial piety, we don't have to go home, we have other ways...... It's better to listen to me, I'll let Uncle Zhong come over, let's make good use of other people's mouths and see what Grandmother can do to us! ”

Zhu Niang and Aunt Li looked at each other and didn't understand what medicine was sold in Zhu Hao's gourd.

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Early the next morning.

A gift-giving team, or a team to visit the sick and send condolences by the way, set off from Zhu Niang's courtyard.

Led by Uncle Zhong, accompanied by Yu San, followed by thirty or forty people, everyone was not empty-handed.

Large boxes and small boxes of things, some are shoulder-picked, some are carried by two people, and some are carried by one person...... Although not all the condolences were exposed, at least what people saw was something that they could get their hands on, and there were six or seven horses of fine silk cloth, plus baskets full of grains, tea, and medicinal herbs......

The onlookers' eyes were straight.

"Little sister-in-law of the Zhu family, are you going to give your daughter a dowry?" Many neighbors watched the excitement on the side of the road, and directly inquired about Aunt Li, who was standing at the door and directing Uncle Zhong and others to carry it.

Zhu Niang didn't show up, and Aunt Li was like half a family member.

Aunt Li lamented sadly: "The old lady is sick, although we have separated from the Zhu family, but we can't ignore it, this is not my wife is also sick, I can't go to visit in person, so I have to let someone send some things back to condole, as a younger generation, we will burn incense and pray every day, hoping that the old lady's illness can be cured soon." ”

Originally, some neighbors secretly accused Zhu Niang of being unfilial, and belittled Zhu Niang's family, and always separated the children from the elders these years, and did not stand on the moral high ground, many people think that even if the family treats you badly, you have to endure it.

Now after listening to Aunt Li's words, one by one's attitudes immediately reversed.

"Zhu Niang is really a filial daughter-in-law, look at the ...... of this daughter-in-law"

"Yes, there are so many things, and ordinary people can't use so many to marry...... Zhu Niang just redeemed the house left by her deceased husband, and it is estimated that she doesn't have much money in her hand, so she is really willing to pay for the family. ”

"Such a good daughter-in-law is hard to find with a lantern, why is it not mine?"

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Uncle Zhong greeted: "Let's go!" ”

Everyone lifted things up in unison, and the long queue did not need to beat gongs and drums, just passing through the streets and alleys was enough for the crowd to gather to watch the excitement.

Yu San arranged manpower in advance, and from time to time approached to follow the team, to "inquire" about the situation with the porters, as if friends were chatting, Yu San and others took the opportunity to explain that they were helping the third lady of the Zhu family carry things to the Zhu family and comfort the sick old lady......

This public opinion is enough.

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Zhu Niang did not come forward, but cleaned up in the courtyard with her son.

When Aunt Li came back, she could clearly see the bright smile on her face.

"Ma'am, it's done."

Aunt Li said happily.

Zhu Niang hurriedly asked, "What do the neighbors say?" ”

Aunt Li glanced at Zhu Hao with admiration: "They all praise our filial piety, saying that Mrs. and Young Master are rare filial daughters-in-law and filial grandsons, and some also condolences to your condition, saying that they hope you will get better as soon as possible, and look forward to our shop opening as soon as possible to redo neighborhood business, and also said that they want to come to patronize it." ”

Zhu Niang didn't expect the effect of this public opinion propaganda to be so good, and looked at her son in surprise: "That's ...... Is it really good? ”

Zhu Hao said: "A little silver can solve the problem, why take the risk yourself?" So my mother has been lying on the couch for the past two days, making a full set of dramas, and letting my aunt take care of everything at home...... Oh yes, didn't you say that if you move back to the old house, you will hire me a few maids? I want to be the same age as me, and I want to be good-looking, and I have to be by the side when I take a bath......"

"Think beautifully, you ......"

Zhu Niang was still discussing a serious topic, and when she heard her son's words, she couldn't help but tap her son's forehead with her finger.

On her face, she finally saw a relieved smile that she hadn't seen for a long time.