Mrs. Gu Chen said: "About the day after tomorrow, if the Duchess of Yanguo is willing to come, this matter will be half done, I am afraid that Ming Qiao is discussing marriage now, and I am too late." ”

Gu said: "You can rest assured, it will never be too late, I will go to the Yanguo Mansion to talk about this matter in a while, we are in-laws, what do we have to say." You can rest assured, if Gu Yan is not good, he will not be invited to press Jingshu's bed in the first place. ”

Chen nodded, "Then there will be labor." ”

Chen came to the Marquis Mansion of Anyang to talk about this, and since she had made it clear, she left the salute and went back to the Taifu Mansion.

Mrs. Anyang Hou cleaned up like this, took a carriage to the Yanguo Mansion, because it was the children's family, she directly handed over the prayer post, and was soon led in by the maid.

Chapter 113: Gu Yan

Gu followed the maid in the Yanguo Mansion, and she could also clearly feel that the Yanguo Mansion had more money and heritage than the Anyang Hou Mansion. It just rained heavily yesterday, and there are some uneven roads and small puddles on the road surface of Anyang Houfu, In fact, it doesn't affect anything, only the rain can be seen, but the ground of Yanguo Mansion is clean, but it is wet, and there is not even a single leaf in the garden.

Along the way, Gu had already seen several pots of precious chrysanthemums.

The maids are also dressed a little better than the Marquis of Anyang.

Gu also heard her daughter say that now the housekeeper of the Yanguo Mansion is Ming Qiao, and the house is still doing business, and she also does it herself, and she will divide the big house every month, and I haven't asked how much silver it is, but Gu estimates that there are hundreds of taels per month.

A few hundred taels can be taken out from any house, but at the end of the year, it is a few thousand taels. Whose sister is so worried about her brother in the family, Xu Jingshu does not subsidize her mother's family many times, but she is always a married girl, so she will naturally think about her brothers in the family.

Gu thinks that his daughter can't compare to Ming Qiao's brains, so he doesn't have much silver to put on his mother's family.

Yanguo Mansion is a good family.

If Yan Mingqiao really marries Gu Yan, it will definitely be a good thing.

After all, it is their family who cares about it.

Passing through the shadow wall corridor, the shadows of the branches on the ground were a little sparse, from the front yard to the back yard, and finally arrived at the main courtyard, The maid who led the way followed the maid in the main courtyard to explain a few words, and then changed people to take Gu into the house.

Gu Shi didn't squint, and saw Shen Shi said: "Come here today, it's really a lot of trouble." ”

Shen greeted him with a smile, "Why are your in-laws here, you must stay for dinner at noon, it's just that Jingshu went to Zhaozhou, otherwise your mother and daughter will have to talk well." ”

Gu's most satisfying thing is that Shen can nod and agree to let Xu Jingshu go to Zhaozhou with him, and this matter is still mentioned by Shen himself. Otherwise, the eldest daughter-in-law should stay at home to take care of a group of younger brothers and sisters and share the worries of her mother-in-law.

The newlyweds, the two have only one daughter, and they can go to Zhaozhou to follow their husbands, even if the days are a little harder, it is better than being at home.

This time the brothers and sisters don't need Xu Jingshu to take care of them, the Yanguo Mansion is naturally not poor, and there is silver. Mingqiao has not yet married, and the housekeeper's affairs are also Mingqiao's management.

It is reasonable to say thank you.

Gu said: "Today, I also came to thank my mother-in-law and let Jingshu follow Mingxuan to Zhaozhou, and there will be good news here, I am really happy in my heart I don't know what to do." ”

"It should be, it should be," the two exchanged politeness, and Shen pulled Gu Shi to sit down quickly, "Try the refreshments first." ”

This tea is the tip of the bud before the good rain, and the dim sum is also a new dim sum from Yufangzhai, Gu Shi used a little, and then said: "But today is not only for this one thing." ”

The Shen family is still strange, if Xu Jingshu is pregnant, it is also the news that came back early, why not come to the door after the autumn to say thank you.

That's not for Xu Jingshu, but for what.

Shen said: "Mother-in-law, please say, if I can help, I will do my best." ”

Shen also thought that the Gu family had something to ask for, as long as it was not too excessive, she was willing to help anyone who could help, after all, Xu Jingshu could carry it herself, and the Hou Mansion of Anyang was also an extremely good relative.

The marriage of the family is also for these, and there is someone who can help.

Gu Shi smiled, she really didn't come to ask Shen for help today, she took a sip of tea and said slowly: "What about Ming Qiao, why don't you see her?" ”

Although Gu has never been a matchmaker, he has a lot of children and has managed marriages. There is a saying that I haven't eaten pork, haven't I seen a pig run, in the Chen family, you want to praise the buckwheat, then in the Shen family, you naturally have to praise Gu Yan, but you can't be reckless, come up and say that the Taifu Mansion intends to marry, saying that Gu Yan is so good, then it is not beautiful.

Shen Shi weighed in his heart and said: "Isn't it the first day of junior high school today, she went to Manjushri Bodhisattva to make a wish before, and last month, her second brother passed the exam, so she went to Vientiane Temple to make a vow." ”

Ask Ming Qiao, is it possible that she is here for family affairs.

Gu said: "That's really a coincidence, did she go with the four girls of my cousin-in-law's family, I remember that my cousin Gu Yan also passed the exam, and he still ranked second, so I guess I went together to repay my vow." I heard my sister-in-law say that Mianmian and Ming Buckwheat are handkerchiefs, and their relationship is very close. ”

The Shen family understood a little bit, the Gu family, the wife of the Marquis of Anyang, was related to the Taifu Mansion, otherwise she would not have let Gu Yan press the bed in the first place. Although Gu has always said that Buckwheat and Gu Mian have a good relationship, it is not this at all, but Gu Yanxiang ranked second in the exam.

If Mrs. Anyang Hou came to make a feud, she naturally would not deliberately say that Gu Yan took the second place after she said that her son had passed the exam. It's not to make enemies, that's to get married.

Gu Yan......

Shen took a sip of tea, and then said: "The two of them are in love, and I have seen that child a few times, he is innocent and kind, lively and cute." It's just that her brother, who had a relationship a few years ago, has forgotten what he looks like now. ”

Gu Shi said in passing: "It is also my cousin-in-law who raises children well, her family has a total of two sons and two daughters, one of whom is already married, the family style is like this, and several children are like this, but the daughter's family is a little more cute, this man is standing up to the sky, and his temperament is two points more tenacious." But I'm stupid, and no matter how well I say it, it's better to meet each other. ”

Shen didn't take the meeting, and said: "I don't have to say anything about my temperament, it's just that I am still young at this age, you see Mianmian, one year younger than Ming Qiao, but it's still the same as a child." ”

Gu Yan is thirteen years old, the birthday of the first month, and he is still young, which is also what the Shen family is most worried about.

Shen said: "It's not that I said, Mingqiao has been studying with Mr. Fu since she was a child, and she is learning housekeeping with me, she and the Mingyu sisters do business, and the housekeeper has no teacher." I love to be coquettish by my side, but in front of outsiders, I can hold up anything.

Now that Jingshu is not at home, my second daughter-in-law is pregnant again, and she is about to give birth, so she can't work hard. Ming Qiao is filial, thinking that I am old, I will take care of the big and small things in the house alone.

She's working hard now, but I don't want her to work so hard in the future and take care of others. ”

Gu understood what Shen meant, and he also understood what she was worried about.

Just like when Xu Jingshu was talking about marriage, Yan Mingxuan was one year older than her, and Yan Mingxuan was mature and stable, and he was the eldest son in the family, so he just took a fancy to this at the beginning. Gu Yan is young, thirteen years old is indeed a little younger, but Gu has a mouth, she can praise Gu Yan.

"Ming Qiao is also thirteen this year, I remember that Mianmian's birthday is in the month of Layue, and her brother lives in the first month, which looks like a year apart, but in fact it is two years old.

Mianmian also has a good brother, do you think which thirteen-year-old boy can take the Zhongxiang test, or the second place? This is all the smoke of the ancestors, if this mind only knows how to read, then you have to learn from the dead. ”

Gu said: "I heard that there is such a saying among the people, which is called a hundred tongs, which says that one thing is good at learning, and it is also transparent in other things. Decades ago, Mrs. Gu was not as young as Gu Yan when he was lifted. You see that Ming Qiao is smart, and Mianmian is also quite smart, not to mention her brother. Although it looks a little younger now, the thirteen-year-old marriage is not for them to marry at the age of thirteen. When you wait until fifteen or sixteen, not only is Ming Qiao getting older, but it's also growing over there. ”

This is really for the sake of the marriage.

But it's not appropriate to talk about Mrs. Gu a few decades ago, and Gu Yan is not the only one who passed the exam this time, and the rest of the people are not very old, so it can only be said that Shengjing has more money, the children eat and drink well, and it is easier to study.

Shen didn't want to go around the bend, she said: "You are Jingshu's mother, how do I know Jingshu on weekdays." We are sons and daughters, although we are also relatives of your Gu family, but in terms of it, we are closer. You tell me a heart-to-heart word, what about this Gu family and Gu Yan. ”

Moreover, in the Taifu Mansion, the higher the official position, the more dangerous it is, and it is all on the tip of the knife.

The Gu family was still a little confused by Shen's heart-to-heart and lungs, but this is true, in terms of closeness, it must be close to the Yanguo Mansion, the Anyang Hou Mansion and Gu Taifu's family are no longer moving, and they don't even give gifts on weekdays, Ming Qiao is her daughter's sister-in-law, and Shen's heart, if Ming Qiao is what, Shen must not tear her daughter.

She is naturally looking forward to the good of Ming Qiao.

Gu said: "Anyang Hou Mansion and Taifu Mansion don't move around, my sister-in-law just looks at her talking and doing things, she is very kind and graceful, the housekeeper's ability is mediocre, she was born in the Chen family of the scholarly family, you can rest assured that the temperament is not wrong." Gu Taifu is assertive and principled, otherwise the Marquis of Anyang would not have walked around without following him, he is honest and honest as an official, but he must also offend people, but he has been steady in the past few years. ”

"Gu Yan also has a brother above him, who is in his twenties this year, seems to be twenty-six or seventeen years old, and is an official in the Ministry of Industry, this kind of family doesn't have to think about how to inherit the family business. He married his teacher's daughter, Yun, and the two had a son and a daughter. ”

Shen took another sip of tea, "His brother is twenty-six or seventeen, how old is Mrs. Gu this year?" ”

Shen is eight years old Chinese New Year's Eve today, and his eldest son is twenty-two.

Gu said: "More than forty, but no more than forty-five years old. My cousin was older, but not over fifty, about forty-five or sixteen. ”

She didn't know how old she was, but Gu's words above didn't lie nonsense, "Nian'an, I'll be honest with you, such a family, there is a brother who can support him above, and a younger sister below, Gu Yan himself still has talent." Even if you don't separate your family when you get married, your life will be leisurely. ”

The most important thing is that Gu Yan has done his homework well, and he will become an official in the future, and the father and son, as long as they are cautious in their words and deeds, they will not be able to get over.

Gu Shi tasted the dim sum again, this one is quite delicious, the upper and lower slices are soft, and a small piece of bean paste paste in the middle is not too sweet, and there are other flavors, it tastes very good.

"In the family world, the Gu family is ordinary, but it is true that it is not poor, it can only be said that Mrs. Gu is an honest official. Nian'an, you can't compare the Gu family with the Yanguo Mansion, the Ming Buckwheat housekeeper is powerful, and the housekeeper is powerful wherever you marry. Mianmian, you have seen it, and you also know it, and the relationship with Ming Qiao is also close, this Ming Qiao is estimated to have been to the Taifu Mansion on weekdays, otherwise my cousin-in-law would not have such a thought. ”

Shen felt that the bad thing was that Gu Yan was too young, and Gu Taifu's official position was too high, and once something happened, he would definitely be implicated. But Gu Jiasheng has a simple population and a good family style. Looking at Gu Mian, Mrs. Gu should be a little bit of a thing.

Shen sighed softly in his heart and said, "Then ...... you come over today?"

Gu said: "My cousin-in-law came to the door this morning, let me help pull the line, see you first, it's best to just a few days, otherwise everyone won't like to move around when it's cold." She has seen buckwheat, I think, you can bring buckwheat or not. The three of us find a place to sit down and talk, and get to know each other. You can rest assured, my daughter married into your Yanguo Mansion, and I naturally look forward to Ming Qiao's goodness. ”

If this family affair is not good, in the future, Xu Jingshu will be in the Yanguo Mansion and by the Shen family's side, and she will not be a daughter-in-law?

Shen understands this truth, but he has to be cautious, the relatives are like this, look at it slowly, and if it is not suitable, stop the loss in time, and do not delay the other party to find another good match.

"Cheng, don't be in Yunlu Garden, find a quieter teahouse or theater. When Ming Qiao comes back, I will also ask her what she means, and then I will pass you a message. ”

If it's September, or after winter, you can still go out to enjoy the chrysanthemums and snow, but now it's cold and nothing, and you can only listen to books and watch plays.

Shen felt that it was credible for the Gu family to come over and say that she was close, and she did often see Gu Mian, a very clever and sensible little lady, and there were always similarities in the family.

If the family affairs are not good, Xu Jingshu is not good at being a person in the Yanguo Mansion.

Gu also understood this truth, although she regretted a little when she left the Yanguo Mansion, she felt that there was nothing wrong, but just in case, she still went back to her mother's house and inquired about the affairs of the Taifu Mansion.

And the few boxes of snacks that Shen brought made her a favor.

However, this is naturally not a big deal that can be heard outside, Taifu Mansion has a strict family education, and he doesn't even move around his relatives' houses much, for fear of getting into trouble, use his brain to think about it, it should be clean.

The rest inquired about Gu Yan, who had a big birthday and looked good, not only could he read, but he was also proficient in riding and archery, and he was a gentleman with six arts, and everything was not bad.

As for Gu Yan's business, Gu didn't inquire about it, and Mrs. Gu got up in the morning to go to court and leave in the evening, and didn't go anywhere else.

In fact, in the final analysis, it is best for Yan Mingqiao to ask Gu Mian about this matter, but Gu Mian is the most unquestionable about family affairs, and when she is a sister, she can still say that her brother is not good. In this way, I can only wait for Mrs. Gu and the Shen family to meet the day after tomorrow.

Gu felt that telling others about her relatives was more tiring than managing the marriage of her own children, so she met Chen's cousin-in-law early this morning, and then went to Yanguo's mansion to talk to Shen, and returned to her parents' house just after dinner in the afternoon.

Then I found someone to make an appointment with a teahouse, and kept it for the day after tomorrow, and at the end of the day, I really didn't have idle for a while. After returning home, a cup of hot tea was served, and then it was relieved.

Their own children say that they are pro, as long as they meet with the matchmaker, and then meet each other, the things during the period are handled by the matchmaker, and they have to run at both ends here, not only once.

However, if this family affair is really done, waiting for Jing Shu to have another son, it will be fragrant in Shen's heart. She should have asked her daughter what she meant, but her daughter couldn't come back for a while, and she couldn't see the letter, so she could only forget it.

Now that Mingqiao is a housekeeper, it is best to marry a few years later, so that Jingshu can follow Yan Mingxuan in Zhaozhou more, and when the Yanguo Mansion becomes richer and richer, her daughter's life is getting better and better.

Gu said in her heart, she has to work harder.

And Yan Mingqiao and Gu Mian came back after eating vegetarian food on the mountain, because they gave a lot of sesame oil money this time.

However, I just ate it a few months ago, and now I eat it again, and I think the meat is still delicious.

It may also be that Gu Mian always sighed with a sad face today, her food is not fragrant, Yan Mingqiao is facing a face like bitter melon, and she feels that it is not fragrant when she eats.

Is this rice poison, or is it too tiring to go up the mountain. Yan Mingqiao wanted to ask Gu Mian, didn't we come to repay our wishes, why are we so unhappy today.

Yan Mingqiao suddenly thought, "Is my aunt going to tell you about kissing!" Or are you on your period? Why are you so unhappy today. ”

She is menstrual now, it doesn't hurt or feel bad, and it's not a problem to climb a hill.

Gu Mian didn't know who she was talking to about the bitterness in her heart, she was sorry or sad, she hated her brother for not understanding anything, and wasting her kindness in vain. This must not be said to Ming Qiao, otherwise it will be embarrassing for her to meet her brother in the future.

In the end, it's her wishful thinking, but will Mingqiao be someone else's sister-in-law and treat her well? If she has a sister-in-law, will she only be good to her sister-in-law?

Alas, she wondered if she could not be sad about this.

Gu Mian said: "Maybe there are two days a month when I am not in a good mood, it's okay, you don't care about me, I'll be fine after a while." ”

Yan Mingqiao chuckled, "It's good to pay yourself back, what kind of troubles you can have, you can tell me, I can help you come up with ideas." Otherwise, I can take you to eat delicious food, you said earlier that we will stop eating vegetarian food and go eat delicious food. ”