As soon as the third wife arrived, she heard someone from outside tell her that the princess's maiden family, the Ningguo Mansion, had sent someone to deliver something.

The second wife was overjoyed when she heard this, and hurriedly said eagerly: "Don't welcome people in quickly, it's raining so heavily outside." ”

Gu Wanyin glanced at the third wife, and the third lady nodded and stood up.

Not long ago, a tall girl walked in with a curtain outside, ten years old, wearing an emerald green satin skirt, the clothes were fluttering between walks, and the skirt was in full bloom. She was followed by a few girls. When she entered the house, the girl first greeted the second and third wives. Then he looked at Gu Wanyin again, looked at it for a while, and then lowered his head and saluted: "Presumably this is the princess?" Honghui said goodbye to the princess. ”

This girl named Honghui, although her attitude is respectful, her tone is neither humble nor arrogant, and she seems to be extremely arrogant.

Gu Wanyin smiled slightly: "Thank you." Although she was a little unsure of the identity of this red fern, she saw that the second and third wives did not return the salute or other actions, so she did not move at all.

"Red Ferns?" Instead, Zhou Yufei smiled and called, "Why do you have time to come?" How is my grandmother? ”

"Don't worry, young lady, the old lady is fine. I'm worried about you, I'm afraid that you'll be frightened again during a thunderstorm, so I'm busy letting me take a look. Because the house was busy for a day yesterday, it was delayed until today. Honghui replied with a smile, but she was not polite, she took three steps and two steps to sit down on the side of Zhou Yufei's bed, and pulled Zhou Yufei to look at her for a while: "This year's situation seems to be better than in previous years." Which yishēng please? What about Fangzi? ”

I saw that Hong Fei called Zhou Yufei Miss, which shows that Hong Fei's identity does not seem to be noble. However, even if he is not the master, he has a head and a face. Otherwise, how could the second wife stand here so impatiently and wait?

Zhou Yufei's girl answered them one by one. He took out the recipe and showed it to Hongfei.

Hongyuan glanced at Fangzi, as if she understood this: "Hmm." It's a great idea. It was opened by Dr. Wei of Tai Hospital. ”

When Gu Wanyin heard this, she glanced at the red fern with a little surprise - this recipe was really prescribed by Dr. Wei. The girl only said that she invited the doctor in the hospital, but she didn't say which one. But the red fern can say it in one bite. It seems that the red fern seems to have a deep attainment in the art of Qi Huang?

What is the origin of this red fern?

"Sister Hongyuan, do you want to go back?" Zhou Yufei asked with a slight smile.

Gu Wanyin didn't wait for Hongyuan to speak, and said, "The rain is so heavy, it's not easy to come here." Yufei, you should keep the red fern and rest here. How do you drive people away as soon as you open your mouth? She said this half jokingly and half serious, neither too abrupt nor too rusty;

Hongrui smiled generously: "I naturally want to live until you are well." Otherwise, I'm afraid that if I go back, the old lady won't allow anyone to open the door for me. ”

As soon as she said this, she said. Suddenly changed, so Zhou Yufei couldn't help laughing. Even others. It's also smiling.

smiled and said a few words, and the second wife just shirked something and wanted to leave first. But the third wife stayed. Gu Wanyin naturally didn't need to go. There was nothing to do, and everyone was amusing in one place. Wouldn't it be good?

After the second wife left, Honghui became more and more comfortable, witty and bold, without any twisting. It's very likable.

After sitting for a while, Gu Wanyin went out and ordered the kitchen to bring the food here to eat. The third wife also did not leave. I followed.

The two of them stood outside again and spoke for a while.

The third lady smiled and glanced at the inner room, and said in a low voice; "I'm afraid you don't know where this red fern came from, do you?"

Gu Wanyin nodded. smiled and looked at the third wife's face as if she couldn't wait to show off: "Good aunt, you know I'm curious, why don't you tell me quickly?" ”

"Lao Ning Guogong went early, and there is only one daughter of our princess under his knees. Who knew that the old lady gave birth to four sons, but none of the four sons could give birth to a girl, all of them were children of water. The old lady wanted a girl very badly. In the end, a Taoist priest said that there was no girl to get in their house, even if it was reluctant, there was no good result. The old lady died at this time. Later, in the famine year, I bought a little girl, which was a red fern. I was raised as a girl, and I was taboo about it, and I didn't dare to think of it as a righteous girl. It's just to keep it around. So the identity of Hongyuan is a little embarrassing to say. has the treatment of a serious lady, but she doesn't have the name of a serious lady. It's just that the old lady is extremely loving. Although Honghui calls herself a girl, who dares to really treat her as a girl? The third wife said this, squeezing her eyebrows for a while: "Otherwise, how could the second wife be so attentive?" It's not that she is slow, and when she turned around, Hongrui said a few ugly words in front of the old lady, the old lady is not an ordinary person, how can she not call the door to ask for a crime? The old lady hurts our three girls. If it weren't for the fact that the three girls were just her granddaughter, and our family was in the capital, I was afraid that the three girls would now live in the Guogong Mansion. ”

When Gu Wanyin heard this, she was a little surprised. I didn't expect there to be such a thing - in this way, the red fern is lucky, but it is also unlucky. Fortunately, when I met an old lady, I didn't have a hard life. But this is the situation again...... If she guessed correctly, she was afraid that Hongyuan's marriage would also be delayed like this. After all, although she has the treatment of a young lady, she is not a real young lady in the Ningguo Mansion. Who wants to marry? Those with poor conditions are afraid that they are greedy for power, and those with good conditions are afraid and disdain so. Otherwise, a serious young lady, which one of them did not promise someone after the age of fifteen? Even though it has to stay for two years, it has been decided first. But it will never stay past the age of eighteen. As the saying goes, if a woman doesn't stay, she stays and stays to become an enemy. That's exactly what happened.

But she saw that Honghui was ten years old, and she should have married off a long time ago. It can be seen that it is delayed.

But this was also her guess, so she asked in a low voice, "Is that okay?" ”

The third lady pouted: "Who wants to?" Those who come to the door to propose marriage are either too bad and the old lady can't look down on them, or those big families beg to be concubines. Can the old lady be willing? ”

Gu Wanyin nodded. That's exactly what happened. "I look at the red fern is good, she looks good, she talks generously, and she seems to know the art of Qihuang?"

"Isn't it?" The third lady sighed: "It's for the old lady to specialize." The old lady is not in good health and has been sick all the year round; This girl has filial piety and knows how to repay her kindness. It's just that life is not good. ”

Gu Wanyin was also a little silent. After a while, he laughed again: "Individuals have their own personal fate, and we don't think it's good, and it's not good to say." That's it, let's not talk about that, it's boring. ”

"Okay, let's talk about the interesting ones." The third lady looked at her and smiled strangely: "I've heard about it." You spent a lot of money to buy all the old carbon in the hands of the second wife. ”

Gu Wanyin raised her eyebrows slightly, and looked at the third lady with a smile: "The third aunt is well-informed. "I can't say that she just negotiated with the second wife, and the third wife knows about it.

"Of course I have my own way of knowing." The third wife did not shy away from it: "If it weren't for that, I have been in the Zhou family for so many years, wouldn't I want the second wife to be bullied to death?" "If you want to gain a foothold in this family, how can you do it without a little means?

Gu Wanyin nodded generously: "At the price of new carbon, I bought the old carbon of previous years." ”

The third lady frowned: "That's really a big loss." If you say you want carbon, I'll let my mother's family think of helping you collect it, let alone half of it. "You can even make a hard-earned amount of money in the middle.

"I can't bear the child's wolf." Gu Wanyin smiled slightly: "I remember, we haven't had a rainy weather for half a month in the past ten years, right?" We don't have a rainy season here, so I've never experienced such pain. I've heard that once it rains for a long time in a humid place in the south, the house is damp and cold, and the clothes smell musty. ”

The third wife's eyes shrank: "You mean, this year's rain may be ......"

"Qin Tianjian calculated, there is a ** out of ten, and it can't be wrong." Gu Wanyin sighed. If she hadn't gotten the news from Zhou Ruijing, she wouldn't dare to let go of her hands and feet.

"You want to bake the house over charcoal, right? And baking dry clothes? Well, and firewood everywhere. After all, we have to cook everywhere, and we only have seven or eight days of firewood at home, and after a long time, we will definitely not be able to support it. The third wife's eyes lit up, and she drew inferences from one another.

Gu Wanyin nodded, but she admired it in her heart. It is worthy of being a big businessman, and it can be said that it is easy to understand these.

The third lady thought for a while, but her eyes brightened up more and more: "You bought the charcoal fire in the second wife's hand, and when the charcoal fire began to be used everywhere in a few days, she couldn't take out the charcoal." When the time comes, letting people know the beginning and the end will inevitably make the old lady angry. It's just that in this way, you are not having a good time. You premeditated—"

"It's up to the third aunt to help." Gu Wanyin smiled slightly: "The third aunt will speak for me and cover up the matter." ”

The third lady frowned and hesitated: "I'm afraid it's not easy to cover up." But I'll just think of it for you. ”

"Then I'll thank my aunt first." Gu Wanyin smiled at Yifu, and then looked at the third wife, her dark eyes were deep and bright, making people unable to see the bottom: "I still have something I want to ask the third aunt for help." This time, she dug a pit for the second wife, and the second wife jumped down by herself, so she naturally would not let go of such a good opportunity. It's only strange that the second wife is short-sighted, and she can't see anything but silver. Now that the wood has been completed, the second wife has fallen into defeat. It's just that she still needs to guard against forcing the second wife to be in a hurry, and no one can get out of it if she jumps off the wall in a hurry.

However, if the third wife helps, naturally there is no need to worry about anything.

Gu Wanyin looked at the third wife with a smile, waiting for the third lady to give her an answer. This time, she wanted to try how far the third wife was willing to cooperate with her.