Chapter 10: The New Rite
After breakfast, Shen Luzhu saw that Uncle Chu's family really had no intention of leaving, and couldn't help but feel a difficulty in his heart!
After cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, Shen Luzhu and Chu Yi went back to the room together, Chu Yi saw her standing in front of the kang cabinet and seemed to have something on her mind, so she asked in a low voice: "What's wrong, but it's uncomfortable?" ”
"Chu Yi, what should I do, I didn't prepare a new gift for my uncle's family!"
Chu Yi didn't expect that his uncle's family had attended the wedding banquet yesterday, and they came to the door again this morning, and even his cousin's family didn't go back to town: "I don't need to prepare...... It's okay, I'll say after a while that I didn't tell you clearly, and I left the uncle's family. ”
"Then how to make ......" Chu Yi protected himself, Shen Luzhu was naturally happy, but this matter is not Chu Yi's fault, if you want to blame, you should blame the uncle's family who does not play cards according to common sense!
Chu Yi helped Shen Luzhu take the new gift in the kang cabinet out, took it and took it, Shen Luzhu suddenly saw the fabric under the cabinet, and instantly had an idea, smiled and whispered a few words in Chu Yi's ear.
Chu Yi felt that as long as his wife thought it was feasible, even if he didn't send it, it would be okay to push everything on him!
Solving the tricky problem, Shen Luzhu was finally happy, changed himself into a festive new clothes, and also picked out a pair of clothes for Chu Yi that matched himself, and took out the box that was packed out of the dark cabinet, picked up the woodcarved peach hairpin that was originally worn on his head, put his hair in a bun again, took the peach blossom silver hairpin in the dowry and put it on his wrist, and picked out the pair of plain silver bracelets and put them on his wrists, which was instructed by A-Niang the night before yesterday to let Shen Luzhu wear two pieces of jewelry in the dowry when he served tea, in order to show his love and respect for his mother-in-law!
Chu's house, the newlyweds were late with the new gift and the brewed tea, Grandma Chu already had some opinions about Shen Luzhu because of a meal in the morning, and when she saw her go back to change her clothes, and by the way, she had to grind for so long to take a new gift, and she was even more unhappy!
The husband and wife knelt on the futon, bowed to the elders in turn, poured tea and then served it with both hands, and invited the elders to drink tea, first grandpa and grandma, then Uncle Chu and his wife, and then Uncle Chu.
The elders have all drunk tea, and Shen Luzhu gave the needlework he did during his marriage as a new gift to everyone in the Chu family, this time the order is slightly different, first Grandpa and Grandma, and then skipping Uncle Chu's family, and after giving gifts to Uncle Chu, Chu Xiuxiu and Chu Li, he came to Uncle Chu's family with a piece of fabric!
Shen Luzhu bowed to Uncle Chu and Uncle Chu, and apologized sincerely with an expression: "Please atone for your uncle, aunt and cousin and sister-in-law, this is all to blame for my nephew and daughter-in-law, when I was at my mother's house, I believed the rumors in the village, mistakenly thought that the uncle's family had already divided the family order, and did not confirm the truth with the father-in-law, so I was negligent, I did not prepare a new gift for the uncle's family, I can only use this cloth instead, and I ask the uncle and aunt to forgive me!" ”
As soon as the words fell, before Chu Yi could talk according to the plan, Third Uncle Chu spoke first, the last dowry made Third Uncle Chu a little dissatisfied with the eldest brother's family, and this morning I saw the eldest brother's family who had not changed, and sat there in a dignified manner, and his anger was even more uncomfortable: "The Shen family can't blame you, the separation of the family is indeed a fact, not a rumor." ”
Shen Luzhu secretly thanked Third Uncle Chu for his righteous words in his heart, originally he planned to let Chu Yi break it, but now that it came out of Third Uncle Chu's mouth, it was naturally better, no matter what Chu Yi said, he was a junior.
The eldest aunt Wang was already displeased when she saw Shen Luzhu cross her own house, and she gave gifts to the third family first, but now she saw that she didn't even prepare a new gift for her family, and she was even more angry when she mentioned the matter of dividing the family: "Shen, you are a new wife, don't say anything about preparing new gifts for your elders, you even play with the rights and wrongs of your elders, I think you just didn't take our Chu family in your eyes!" ”
Shen Luzhu originally just wanted to act and let everyone know that she and Chu Yi didn't mean to do this, who knew that this eldest aunt was so shameless and unforgiving!
I saw that Shen Luzhu was suddenly aggrieved, as if he was going to cry at any time: "The eldest uncle really wronged her nephew and daughter-in-law, how dare the nephew and daughter-in-law not put her husband's family in her eyes, if this is the case, why do you still marry Xianggong, I have heard too many rumors, and mistakenly thought that the uncle's family was disgusted with grandpa and grandma and Xianggong, so they would split up, and they were very unhappy for grandpa and grandma, and this is why this is the ......" As he spoke, he really hid his face and cried!
Although she didn't finish speaking, the meaning was already obvious, she was just a poor little child who was unhappy for her future in-laws' grandfather and grandmother, and she didn't prepare a new gift for the hateful uncle's family, what was wrong?
Seeing this, Chu Yi thought that his wife was really sad, so he hurriedly stepped forward and took his wife in his arms to comfort: "What is the dissatisfaction of the eldest uncle, you don't have to be like this, just come to me!" ”
Shen Luzhu buried his face in Chu Yi's chest, crying even more sadly, as if he was going to cry and faint at any time!
Seeing this, Grandpa Chu hurriedly spoke, and on the second day of the wedding, he trained the bride to cry, and spread what it looked like: "Okay!" What is this for? Old family, the Shen family is not intentional, you accept this fabric, even if this matter is over, the Shen family will be more dedicated to the elders in the future! ”
Chu Yi patted Shen Luzhu on the back to soothe him, and took his wife back to the new house, and Chu Li also followed behind with a worried face.
Entering the house, Chu Yi was thinking about how to comfort his wife, but as soon as he closed the door, Shen Luzhu suddenly stopped crying, his head was raised from his chest, and there was a little tear on his ruddy little face, and he was looking at him with a smile at the moment.
Seeing his wife like this, Chu Yi still didn't understand anything, even he was deceived, raised his hand and tapped Shen Luzhu's forehead: "Naughty!" ”
Shen Luzhu covered her mouth and chuckled, she should be called a drama spirit to be precise, hehe!
Turning his head to see Chu Li who came over, he stood aside and looked at himself in a little dazed, and hurriedly squatted down and pulled him in front of him: "Ah Li, is the red date longan porridge in the morning delicious?" ”
Chu Li didn't know why his sister-in-law suddenly asked him this, but he still replied obediently: "It's delicious!" ”
"That's what my sister-in-law specially made for you, if Ah Li loves to eat, will she always cook it for you in the future?"
"Hmmm! Thank you, sister-in-law! ”
"Then today's incident will be treated as a little secret between the two of us, can we help my sister-in-law keep it secret?" Shen Luzhu didn't want to say that the elders were not in front of the children, anyway, they had already split up, and in the future, they would go their separate ways, and they would not interfere with each other, so there was no need to take it too seriously!
At this time, in the hall, Grandpa Chu is accompanied by Uncle Chu and the eldest grandson's family to drink tea and chat, since the division of the family, Chu Ren and married, except for the New Year's holiday home for a few days, the rest of the time in order to facilitate the study in the private school, the eldest grandson is living in the town of his father-in-law's house, finally brought the great-grandson back once, Grandpa Chu naturally wants to be closer and closer, enjoy the hard-won family fun!
The eldest aunt Wang followed her mother-in-law back to the back room, since the last dowry, Wang has been dissatisfied with Chu Yi and Chu Sanshu in her heart, although she is very tough with the man, if anyone has any ideas, she will break off with them, but she also knows in her heart that if the eldest son wants to continue to take the road of the imperial examination, he and his father alone can't rely on himself, and the support of the in-laws is absolutely indispensable, so I am even more afraid that when they are not in front of them, Grandpa Chu and Grandma Chu will be fooled and separated from their own family!
The Wang family originally wanted to take advantage of Chu Ren's return to attend the wedding this time, so that his son and grandson could be closer to his grandfather and grandmother, so that they could know that the eldest son was thinking about the family in his heart, and he also wanted to think about the eldest grandson who was promising, and knew that her family Chu Ren was the hope of the old Chu family!
Moreover, the first year is the year of the imperial examination, and the eldest son has a large amount of expenses to go to Fucheng to catch the exam, and when Nai is unlucky, he needs to study hard for another three years.
I didn't expect that I hadn't done anything serious today, so I jumped out of Shen Shi to block her!
The mother-in-law didn't help to speak from beginning to end, and her father-in-law didn't let her investigate the fault of the Shen family, let alone the third child who was biased: "Auntie, we are dividing the family, but it is not for the eldest grandson of our Chu family, for our Chu family to get ahead in the future, even if you listen to the rumors, shouldn't you ask us clearly, Shen is like this, this is not in the eyes of our Chu family at all!" ”
"Shen's work is really not thorough enough, how can you listen to the wind and rain, and this morning's meal, the old woman has never seen anyone who has breakfast like this in her life, and she looks like a person who can't live, but since your father has already said the final word, then you can only forget it!" Grandma Chu has always listened to Grandpa Chu, so even if she is still dissatisfied with Shen Luzhu in her heart, Grandpa Chu said forget it, then she will listen to men.
Wang heard Grandma Chu's dissatisfaction with Shen Luzhu, and continued to add fuel and vinegar to the words: "It's still A-Niang's good eyesight, look at her wearing gold and silver today, which daughter-in-law who works in the countryside is like her, not virtuous!" The daughter-in-law looked at the few things she brought, all of them were dowry gifts sent by Chu Yi that day, and before she got married, she fooled the man and the family to leave her heart, and took out all the family funds to her, and said that what are the relics of the second brother and sister, others don't know, I don't know? ”
When Grandma Chu heard that the Wang family was going to mention the old thing again, she glared at her: "Why are you talking about this again, be careful to tell your father-in-law to listen, and there will be your good fruit to eat when the time comes!" ”
Wang also knew that he almost missed his mouth again, and he was busy changing the topic, but it was still important to get down to business: "My daughter-in-law originally wanted to come to the house today, and the family is more close and close, Ah Ren has less time to stay at home, and he is going back to the town to study hard, and it is too difficult to take the examination to make a name for himself, but fortunately, the gentlemen in the town said that he will be a promising person in the future, but the family conditions are not good, and he can't help him, for fear of dragging him back!" ”
"Ah Ren goes to the town to study, and there are many places to use money, so if there is any difficulty, he must tell his family, so that he can just concentrate on studying!" In Grandma Chu's heart, in addition to Grandpa Chu, the eldest grandson is the most important, whether the Chu family can change the court, but it depends on him!
"The daughter-in-law also told him like this, but Ah Ren, the child, has a good heart, and always says that he can't bear to let the whole family work for him, and he has to hand over the filial piety money to Mr. in the spring, and he is also worried!"
When Grandma Chu heard this, she hurriedly took out a blue cloth package from the kang cabinet, took out ten taels of silver from the purse in the package, and stuffed it to Wang: "I and his grandfather have saved silver money for him, so don't worry about money!" ”