When Ma received the letter, he couldn't believe it.

She repeatedly asked Cai Juan, the henchman maid sent by Zhou Ma's family: "Is the eldest sister sick?" How did you get sick? I saw her so well before! ”

The colored silk squeaked: "Mrs. is also a last resort...... It's not okay if you don't get sick. Mrs. Auntie will go and see her, Mrs. has something important and is anxious to discuss with Mrs. Aunt! Now the old lady in the family is sick, and the old man wants his wife to stay at home to serve the sick. My wife couldn't go out, so there was really no other way than to ask her relatives to come and visit her when she was sick. ”

Ma Shi understood: "Eldest sister, is this pretending to be sick?" Your old lady is also pretending to be sick, right? Just for the old military division to go to the city to complain about that? ”

Cai Juan smiled dryly and lowered her head.

Ma sighed: "What's the use of just pretending to be sick?" Is your lord planning to let the old lady pretend to be sick for a year and a half and make things go? Where is this really repentant, why don't you let the old lady go to the Buddha hall to cultivate for two years?! ”

Caijuan whispered: "The old man instructed the wife to decorate the Buddhist hall, but the old lady did not agree, and the family account room refused to pay the silver." The wife didn't want to pay out of her own pocket, and felt that the power of the housekeeper was still in the hands of the old lady, and she couldn't be the master herself, but she was just hanging the name of a housekeeper, which was not interesting, so she simply fell ill. But what to do in the future, my wife has no idea in her heart, so she can only ask my aunt to help with the details. ”

Ma sighed: "What kind of family is your master? can't do everything, he doesn't even listen to his orders in the account room, and he can't pay a few taels of silver, how can there be such a useless master in the world?! If he can't stand up, the eldest sister has nothing to rely on, so what's the use of going? No matter how good the idea is, she won't need it! ”

Cai Juan smiled bitterly and lowered her head. Many things, the people around their wives can actually see clearly, but they have a humble status and can't do anything.

My wife is a noble person, but she can't do anything either!

Ma Shi thought about it, and then said to Caijuan: "If you are not in a hurry to go back, go down to eat first." I have to discuss with the master before I can give an answer to the eldest sister. ”

Cai Juan retreated. Aunt Ma immediately led her to the backyard sewing room. It is now the territory of their grandparents and daughters-in-law, and there is no one else who is just talking. She was a little worried about her daughter and son-in-law, and wanted to find Caijuan to inquire carefully.

Begonia watched them enter the sewing room next door in front of the window, but there was no one in the yard, so she took a needlework and walked out of the door, walked to the window of the sewing room, and stood for a while.

Caijuan is telling Aunt Ma about the recent situation of Ma embroidered oranges, which is nothing more than making some new clothes for Mrs. Ma for the New Year. Mrs. Ma is now pretending to be sick, and it is impossible to go out to eat New Year's wine during the New Year, Ma Xiucheng thought that she could take a break, but she did not expect to receive a new order early this morning. Mrs. Ma thought that she had been greatly wronged and couldn't go out for a walk, so she had to compensate herself for a few more sets of new clothes so that she could feel better. Therefore, Ma Xiucheng now has to work overtime, but I am afraid that it will be impossible to find an opportunity to go out to buy under the pretext of going out to visit my parents and relatives.

Aunt Ma felt sad, but she couldn't say bad things about the old master, so she could only deceive herself and say: "Then after the New Year, the embroidered orange will be free, and it will be a good time to go to relatives in the first month." ”

Cai Juan smiled bitterly and whispered: "I can rest for two days in the first month, but after the beginning of spring, the old lady will wear new clothes again, and it is impossible for the needlework to be really idle in the first month." ”

Aunt Ma's daughter-in-law, Ma Changnian's family, couldn't help but say: "Mrs. E's can't guarantee four new clothes all year round, but the old lady is very generous." What is the old widow doing dressed up so fancily?! With all this money, why can't you spend more on your children and grandchildren, and you have to fight the idea of your wives?! ”

That's not a good thing to say. Aunt Ma turned her head and glared at her daughter-in-law, and Ma Changnian's family shut up.

In order to cover up her mother's gaffe, Grape hurriedly changed the topic: "Sister Caijuan, Sister Cailuo, is Sister Cailuo?" I haven't seen her in a few days, and I don't know how she's doing now. ”

Cai Juan hurriedly smiled: "Cai Luo is fine, now he can help by his wife's side." If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have dared to go out on errands today. ”

Aunt Ma caught a glimpse of a figure by the window, and hurriedly got up to look: "Who is it outside?" ”

Haitang naturally walked into the house: "Aunt Ma, I heard that my aunt sent my sister who had to be used in front of me, so I wanted to come and ask her for a favor." But I hear you talking in the house, and I'm too embarrassed to disturb you. ”

Aunt Ma hurriedly smiled: "Miss is serious. Do you have a command, just say, where is there anything that is not disturbed? ”

Caijuan also got up and saluted: "The slave is Caijuan, and I saw Miss Hai in Beizhuang that day." I wonder what Miss Hai commands? ”

Haitang took out the needlework in her hand: "When my aunt came back to our house, she said that the magnolia flowers I embroidered were beautiful, and asked me to embroider a handkerchief for her." I've done almost that, just a lock edge, but I don't know if my aunt will like this color pattern? Can my sister take a look at it for me? ”

Cai Juan took the handkerchief and looked at it, only to feel that the magnolia flowers on the top were really finely embroidered, and the color matching was elegant, it was difficult for Miss Haijia to be young, and the embroidery work was not worse than that of them who were used to doing needlework all year round, which was really rare.

She hurriedly praised and said, "Mrs. will definitely like it, maybe she will dislike the cheesy color matching of the needlework made by us girls!" ”

Begonia pretended to be shy: "I'm not doing that well...... Then I'll lock the hem of the handkerchief like this? When I followed my grandmother to see my aunt, I gave her the handkerchief. ”

She left with a handkerchief, did not stay by the door to eavesdrop, and let Aunt Ma's mother-in-law and grandmother continue to talk to Caijuan, and she went to the front courtyard.

Haixi Cliff has just arrived home. Ma took off the official uniform for him to go out, handed it to Aunt Cui to hang up, and took a warm home-style cotton robe for her husband to change into, and by the way, he told the intention of the colorful silk.

She said, "The eldest sister seems to be very embarrassed, and I want to go and see her." Whether she was really sick or pretending to be sick, she said that she was sick, and her mother's family didn't take a look, as if no one cared about her life or death, and the Zhou family would despise her more and more in the future. ”

Haixi Cliff said: "Then the day after tomorrow will pass." The day after tomorrow, I will rest, and I will accompany you to the three rooms of the Zhou family. You sisters talk to yourself, and I'm just talking to my brother-in-law. No matter what his purpose was, he became an accomplice to Mrs. Ma, and no matter how soft-hearted he was this time, even he would be rejected by his clansmen. Although he is a descendant of the Zhou family, he is not from the border army, and he only has an idle post on weekdays, rarely makes friends with people in the army, and does not understand the taboos of the border army. Some things are done by outsiders, but the Zhou family can't do them. Although the third old lady of the Zhou family retired early, he was also a famous general with great achievements, and he was even more honest and honest during the period when he was in charge of logistics, and he never fell into the hands of others. He was respected during his lifetime, how could he be burdened by his wife and children after his death? I also worked under the old general back then, and I had to take care of him for many years, so I had to do my part. ”

Ma Shi smiled when he heard this: "Okay, then I'll wait for the old man to go over again." It happened to take advantage of this day to go outside to inquire about what was going on in the Zhou family. It would be even better if you could know the meaning of the Zhenguo Mansion. ”

At this time, the reef happened to come in from outside, and when he heard this, he raised his voice: "I just saw a large group of cars and horses passing by on the street outside, and went to the front street of Zhou's house, as if it was the young lady of General Zhou's family who entered the city. If Grandma wants to ask the meaning of the Zhenguo Mansion, why don't you send someone to greet Miss Wenjun? ”

Haitang followed behind her brother and echoed: "Yes, yes." Sister Wenjun was injured at the beginning, so she couldn't go back to Chang'an with us. It's been so many days, her foot injury should be healed, right? I'm so worried! ”

(End of chapter)