Tao Yao followed Chu Ping through the Moon Gate, and a large number of peach trees were planted in the courtyard inside, and now it is the season when the peach blossoms are in full bloom. As far as the eye can see, the whole yard is covered in a brilliant pink, and the flowers are so dense that they hang from the branches. The breeze blows, and the peach blossoms sway like a tide, exuding a faint floral fragrance that refreshes people's hearts.

The petals of the peach blossoms are soft and delicate, each petal is as light as a feather, fluttering in the breeze, attracting bees and butterflies to flutter in the meantime, a prosperous spring scene of birds and flowers.

In the midst of a peach blossom, there is a path leading to a stone table and stone bench in the middle, on which there is a mat and tea fruits.

And the old lady of the Chu family is on the soft couch crooked aside, the sun is very good today, neither hot nor cold, it is a good time to enjoy spring.

I saw that the old lady of the Chu family was wearing a purple and gold satin robe, with jewels piled up on her head and embroidered clouds and jade under her feet. Described as rich and dignified, perhaps it is the wealth and nobility of the Chu family, and he does not look like he is fifty or sixty years old.

She was originally leaning on the pipa cushion behind her, and was smiling and talking to the big girl Forsythia next to her.

Suddenly, I heard a message from the maid outside, saying that Mrs. Shao and the girl from the Tao family had come over.

Then he got up slightly, looked up and looked out the door.

Shaw and Tao Yao came in, stepped forward and bowed slightly to Mrs. Chu, and the old lady was supported by Forsythia with a smile, so that Shao and Tao Yao hurriedly sat down.

Shaw and the old lady exchanged a few warm greetings, talking about the old lady's illness in winter, and now she is well, and chatted about some maintenance.

The old lady congratulated the Shaw family daughter on giving birth, asked about the situation of Brother Tuan'er, and praised Brother Jun'er, saying that she would bring the child to the Chu family to play next time.

The Shaw family shirked that the child was still young and couldn't do without his mother, so the old lady should wait for Taoyu's body to be well, and also come to Chu's house to listen to the play.

The old lady of the Chu family likes to listen to operas, and there are two theater stages at home, and there are places to listen to operas in winter and summer.

The old lady told the Shaw Brothers for a long time which drama in Hangzhou was good.

Shaw Brothers chatted warmly with the old lady, but Tao Yao only sat quietly and listened, looking at Chu Ping, who was sitting opposite him, and couldn't say a word, but looked at Tao Yao with a smile.

Suddenly, Chu Ping beckoned Forsythia to come over, and whispered in his ear: "Serve tea." ”

I saw Forsythia serving tea to the Shaw Family, but brought a small cup of lotus seed and red date soup to Tao Yao, and the old lady Chu saw it, so she finally made time to greet the Shaw family to drink tea, and said to Tao Yao: "Brother Ping said that you don't like to drink tea, so let the people below cook the lotus seed and red date soup, which can replenish the middle and nourish the qi, nourish the blood and calm the nerves, you taste it, but it still meets your appetite?" ”

Tao Yao hurriedly thanked her, opened the cup, and tasted a small sip with a small spoon: "It's very sweet and delicious, thank you to the old lady." ”

Old Lady Chu looked Tao Yao up and down, only stretched out her hand, asked her to sit beside her, and praised with a smile: "This girl looks really smart, it is really a place where Zhong Lingyu is beautiful, so she can produce such a girl with aura."

I looked at your name from the invitation at the time, and I felt that it was related to our Chu family, you see, we also have a yard called 'Taoyuan' in this garden, and we have planted a lot of peach blossoms, I like it here, and it looks very festive in spring. ”

Tao Yao praised with a smile: "The peach blossoms here are excellent, but they really remind me of the peach orchard at home, pink in spring, like clouds, very beautiful."

It's just that the peach tree in my house is just an ordinary peach tree, no more expensive than the old lady's peach tree here, and the blue color, but the first time I saw it, it looked very fresh in a patch of pink. ”

The old lady smiled and said, "Yes, his grandfather liked these things, and it took a lot of effort to cultivate them. ”

The old lady looked at Tao Yao and continued: "I heard Mrs. Shao say that you have been studying with your father since you were a child, and I like to read the child the most. What books have you read? ”

Shao Shi hurriedly said on the side: "Yes, she has read all the books his brother reads, and she reads them all better than his brother in the middle of the jinshi, and she is the most intelligent and rare." ”

Tao Yao was afraid that the old lady of the Chu family would not like it, and planned to make up for it herself.

But I never thought that the old lady took Tao Yao's hand, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it, and when she heard this, she nodded again and again, and said, "It's really good, it's good to be able to read." Whoever said that a woman is virtuous if she is not talented, as long as she is quiet and elegant, and she doesn't fight or grab, it's all the nonsense of those men who deceive women. ”

Tao Yao looked at the old lady in a little surprise, only to hear the old lady continue to pull her and say: "It is said that we women want husbands and children, so what does husband mean?"

It's about helping men.

Everyone thinks that men are stronger than women in this male and female protagonists, but when have you ever seen the weak helping the strong? It's because you're better than him that you can help him.

Therefore, if this woman wants to marry and raise children, she must be stronger than a man.

Men should read, women should also read, and they must read better and more transparently than men, so that they can help men and teach children well.

Therefore, I often say that marrying a wife and marrying a virtuous person, the family background can help a man, it is nothing, and it is best to see that the ground is stronger than a man.

However, as a general point of view, most women's minds and insights are stronger than men's.

Those delicate flowers and young grasses who can achieve nothing, will only be coquettish and stupid, and cling to men, are the most useless.

But it's one thing for a woman to be stronger than a man, and it's another thing to be able to help a man.

Some women are stronger than men, so they step on the man's foot, and ride on the man's head as a blessing, although it is also beautiful, but often the husband and wife are separated, it is inevitable to be lonely, and it is not considered happy.

The best is stronger than men, but he can help and train men, so that he can hold up and control the power of the family. But he is willing to consult with you in big and small affairs, relying on you in his heart, you let him have face, he lets you have a lining, he is loved and pampered by him, trusting and trusting, and the husband and wife are harmonious, this is the most blessed. ”

Tao Yao was shocked by the words of the old lady of the Chu family. Tao Yao never thought that the old lady of the Chu family was such a woman who did not let her eyebrows go. She also seemed to speak to herself of a very high moral model, which was beyond her reach, and she could hardly imagine that anyone could do this.

Looking at Tao Yao's slightly stunned appearance, the old lady laughed happily again: "It's because I'm old, and older people always like to nag, and I see that you are a smart girl, just like my own granddaughter, very close, so I will say a few more words to you, you don't have to go to your heart." ”

Seeing the old lady say this, Tao Yao hurriedly said: "The old lady is from a high position, Tao Yao is taught, but she is just ......."

The old lady looked at Tao Yao's face and asked with a smile, "Just what?" ”

Tao Yao said truthfully: "It's just what the old lady said, I can't reach it yet, I can only yearn for it." ”

The old lady smiled when she heard this: "Don't be in a hurry, it's good to yearn for it." People are growing up in this life, and you are still young. ”