Chapter III

For the usual bride to get married, it takes most of the day just to bathe, change clothes, and dress up, but now it is urgent, and it can be done in an hour.

The bride was changed, and the dowry had to be handed over.

I heard that the maid next to the eldest lady came to send the list, Xiangyun hurriedly went out to pick it up, and as soon as the person arrived, the other party stuffed the list into her arms, and the tail of her eyes raised her chin high, "The gift list is one hundred and twenty-eight lifts, but the second lady also knows that the old lady only allowed sixty-four lifts, and the two ladies are wronged to re-list one by themselves, and the eldest lady has sent someone to carry it to the front yard, and then bother the second lady to send someone to count, so as not to have any misunderstanding afterwards, and the sin will fall on our big house." ”

If it weren't for his own lady getting cheap, Xiangyun really wanted to greet her with the list.

The eldest lady raised the dowry for sixty-four, but lost the marriage for nothing, who is to blame?

The batch of boxes brought back by the second master after the year, who didn't know that it was a dowry for the eldest lady, but everyone regarded the lady as an inexhaustible mountain of gold.

On the birthday of the old lady, the eldest lady in order to show her filial piety, in front of a group of ladies in Zhongzhou, she took the name of filial piety, saying that she wanted to make a yard for the old lady to escape the summer, and turned her head to find the lady, it was easy to open her mouth, "The eldest lady has sent someone to clean the house, and the second lady will add some furnishings and ornaments." ”

The vacated yard is for the old lady, and the lady should also add it, and the lady is willing.

As soon as the eldest lady's people left, the maidservant in front of the eldest young grandmother arrived again.

Entered the house and brought a plate of shriveled pastries, saying that the young grandmother made it herself, "Grandma Ming'er plans to go back to her parents' house." ”

Because the second master and the third son are not at home all the year round, the money naturally falls into the hands of the lady, she has seen a lot of such a situation, and she knows what it means when she hears it, "What is the sister-in-law missing?" ”

The maid squatted at her, looking aggrieved and pitiful, "The eldest son has been going to the Eastern Capital with the uncle for half a year, the eldest grandmother has endured loneliness silently, and the letter only reports good news and not bad news, and has never opened a mouth with him. ”

However, a few pieces of jewelry, Wen Shuse is not a stingy person, let her choose a few at will.

She was not polite, and picked up three boxes in one go.

As soon as the things were moved back, the second sister-in-law's people also rushed over.

Wen Shuse sat on the Luohan couch, holding the list brought back by the second master, and was about to make up for the things he picked up, when he heard the words, he slapped the list on the couch, and became angry, "The Communist Party has just such things, everyone comes to ask for them, who do I give them to?" Their eyes are quite long, they can only see gold and silver, they can't see the side, the last time my father came back, his face was peeling, they were not distressed at all, and my brother, if it goes on like this, how will I find my daughter-in-law in the future. ”

"Since they all want it, it saves them from running again, Xiangyun, you divide the dowry, send three boxes in each house, and exchange the rest for cash, let's take it ourselves."

I'm in a hurry, can the lady be a good master?

The food and clothing in the old lady's house are all seen by Wen Shuse personally, and none of them are sloppy.

The golden silk nanmu brought back by the second master is just right.

The lady asked people to move things over that day, and reported to the eldest lady afterwards, and they were all cleaned up.

And the jewelry that the eldest grandmother and the second grandmother took, there was no doubt in my heart?

It's just that they all think that the lady has money, and how much can she squeeze.

The big day, or the big day of the lady, the birth is not good, Xiangyun held back his anger, grabbed the list, turned around and ordered a few people to go to the front yard to count.

The eldest lady thinks that sixty-four is less, but the lady does not dislike it. After marrying, with the second master's property in Zhongzhou, the lady is a living dowry herself.

As soon as Xiangyun left, Aunt Cao entered the house with a servant woman behind her.

The two went in, and Wen Shuse was already sitting on the wedding bed, listening to Mama temporarily make up lessons for her.

"Gentle and submissive, filial piety to the elders, husband and children......" Yunyun and the like, Wen Shuse didn't listen to a word, and when she saw Aunt Cao coming, she seemed to see the old lady herself, looking at her with a pair of eyes.

The appearance of the second lady back then, Aunt Cao still remembers that the second lady is more like the second master.

The melon seed face is a cherry mouth, and the flowers between the eyebrows hook out a pair of black eyes underneath, and the agility of this world seems to be contained in it, and the beautiful wedding dress is like a gorgeous light inlaid on the beautiful jade.

The brightness engraved on her body is visible and flowing.

is a beauty, she has been pampered by the old lady for many years, and her body is soaked in her bones with blessings, and her gestures are delicate.

Looking at it this time, Aunt Rao is Aunt Cao saw it, and she also felt as if she had created a great sin, so she hurriedly stepped forward and comforted softly, "The old lady has always been very accurate in seeing people, and today I would rather bear the infamy, but also give this family business to the second lady to win, and the lady will be married with peace of mind, but don't let down the old lady's hard work, and the old lady can't take out the things next to her." Turning around, he called the servant woman behind him forward, "Aunt Qing will follow the second lady in the future." ”

Aunt Qing is also an old man next to the old lady, watching Wen Shuse grow up, with her with her, the old lady can rest assured.

The eldest prince and the eldest lady have met before, and the sudden change of the Wen family is still a bit risky, but as long as they worship the hall and cook the raw rice, the people of the Xie family can only accept it.

I'm afraid that something will go wrong halfway and it won't end well.

Knowing that it was impossible to expect her grandmother to change her mind, Wen Shuse accepted her fate and began to explain, "There are still a few boxes of ambergris and thick plum incense pills in the pear wood cabinet in my house, you give them to your grandmother, she likes to make her own incense, and I left them all to her." ”

Other......

Everything that shouldn't have been sold last time has been sold, and I usually don't have any inventory, so there's really nothing.

After searching my stomach for a while, I thought about it, "There are a few boxes of fresh cherries I picked in the Zhuangzi in the car, and I haven't had time to give them to her, Mama remembers, don't break it." ”

Aunt Cao's heart was a little sour, "Don't worry, lady." ”

Wenshuser stopped talking.

There was no warning before, and the family affair suddenly befell him, and he said that he would marry, and he was left with dazed and panic.

gradually calmed down and realized that he was really going to get married, and he seemed to have come back to his senses, and began to have the anxiety and reluctance that the bride should have before she got married.

When her mother died at the age when she needed to rely on her most, her grandmother saw her crying for her mother, so she kept her arms around her at night and told her stories.

The grandmother in front of her face was solemn, and everyone in the mansion was afraid of her, and only when she was facing her, she would smile.

When I was a child, my aunt and several cousins didn't dare to talk to my grandmother about something, so I often borrowed her to use it.

Afterwards, my grandmother said to Aunt Cao, "I should be happy that she can use me as a capital to show off." ”

She grew up under such connivance, and unexpectedly did not grow into the appearance that her grandmother wanted, but raised a stubborn child who was not convinced by anyone.

Every time she saw her grandmother being so angry that she couldn't speak, she secretly vowed that she must change all the problems on her body.

Can you do it...... It's too hard.

Grandmother has always loved her like life, how could she not know her grandmother's hard work, and would rather ruin her mother's reputation that she has built up for decades, and let her marry a good husband.

This time, she couldn't let her get angry again.

She marries.

Wisps of sourness were like a string pulling at her heart, the more she reasoned, the more chaotic she became, she didn't know what she should think about or what she should do, she stared blankly at the time that kept flowing, and finally didn't sit still, suddenly got up, lifted her skirt and rushed towards the old lady's yard.

Behind her, Aunt Cao and everyone reacted in unison, and hurriedly caught up, "Lady......"

Wen Shuse turned a deaf ear, the fine tassel beads on the phoenix crown swayed in front of her eyes, and the sound of "jingle bells" sounded, she held the skirt with both hands, and her steps were like the wind.

A string of people followed.

In the quiet corridor outside the main courtyard, there was another sound of movement, the mullioned door that had been open before had been tightly closed, and there was no light in the room, only the blue sky that was gradually brightening.

Wen Shuse's footsteps stopped in front of the door.

Aunt Cao caught up and persuaded softly, "The hour is pressing, the lady should go back, before the old lady rested, she specially explained that the lady didn't have to come over....."

As soon as the words fell, Wen Shuse took two steps back, knelt straight on the threshold, and raised his voice, "Grandmother, my granddaughter has come to bow down to you." ”

The old lady was sitting in the circle chair and was distracted, and when she heard the sound, she immediately got up from the chair.

"My granddaughter is disobedient and often makes my grandmother unhappy, and today I kowtow to my grandmother to apologize, but my granddaughter is not filial." Wen Shuse bent over and kowtowed, and the phoenix crown on his head touched the bluestone slab, and there was a crisp sound of "crackling".

The corners of the old lady's mouth moved, and she trembled and walked towards the door.

The maid next to her hugged her, "Old lady, slow down." ”

"My granddaughter is about to get married, and I can't bear my grandmother in my heart, so I want to come and take a look." The voice paused, "After I leave, my grandmother will take care of my body, I have made a wish in front of the Bodhisattva, may my grandmother be healthy and live a long life, and the Buddha will not deceive me." ”

The middle of the night passed in the blink of an eye, and when the sun rose, the sun rose in the east, and a ray of light suddenly fell on the head, and spread long on the treadway at the door.

The light passed through the mullioned door, and the white beam of light reflected in the room, and the old lady's vision was blurred by the light, and her steps hurried forward, "Immortal.......

The front yard suddenly sounded with the sound of firecrackers, which sounded like thunder and shook the tips of people's hearts.

"Uncle is here."

I all knew what the sound of firecrackers meant, and everyone was in a hurry, and Aunt Cao helped her up, "Lady, I can't delay." ”

Wen Shuse was dragged alive, and the servant woman behind her arranged her wedding dress.

Aunt Cao handed her the fan that covered her face, and instructed, "Lady remember, don't look around, hold the fan firmly to cover your face, and keep your head as low as possible, so that people don't recognize it." ”

The group dragged her to the door, and went up to the corridor opposite the hall, and Wen Shuse turned her head again.

The door behind him was opened at some point, and the golden morning light was shining on the face of the old lady inside the door.

The tip of Wen Shu's nose suddenly soured, and he called, "Grandmother......"

Aunt Cao also saw it, and was afraid that the old lady would not be able to stand it, so she quickly pulled her away, "Lady, let's go." ”

The sound of firecrackers in the front yard continued to come in, and it didn't stop for a long time, and everyone's hearts hung up and couldn't fall.

Wen Shuse was carried forward in a daze, and when he stepped out of the threshold of the main house, he asked Aunt Cao softly, "Can I come back in the future?" ”

The slightest soft voice is almost fatal.

Aunt Cao finally understood why the old lady didn't want her to kneel down, and struggled to squeeze out a smile, "The second lady is married, not going to Dao Mountain, so she can return to the door in two days." ”

Wen Shuse seemed to settle down, turned his head, held a fan to cover his face, and lowered his head to stop looking.

Just in case, the old lady specially transferred a personal maid from the eldest girl's side to follow, and Aunt Qing left and right, blocking the sight on both sides for her.

The gentle maid Xiangyun was arranged in the team that transported the dowry behind.

Wen Shuse and the eldest lady are the same age, and the body shape is almost the same, coupled with the bead tassel on the phoenix crown and the fan in the hand, it seems to outsiders that it is like seeing flowers in the fog, and if they don't deliberately look closer, they can't see it at all.

The costumes in the courtyard were all ready yesterday, and after Wen Shuse left the courtyard, he did not go around the corridor, but walked through the hall, and the red silk was spread all the way from the inner courtyard to the door.

Seeing the lively guests crowded in the front yard, Aunt Cao led the way, and Aunt Qing and the maidservant tightly guarded Wen Shuse, not giving people a chance to get closer.

The Xie family's team has arrived for a while, waiting quietly outside the door, the two doors of the house with auspicious charms are wide open at this time, and the sound of firecrackers has passed, and there is no imaginary commotion outside.

Aunt Cao wanted to see her uncle's heroic appearance today, but when she raised her eyes, she saw an unfamiliar face.

The face was excessively handsome, with a golden crown and a scarlet robe, a tall man with a straight spine, riding on horseback, without saying a word, and his expression showed a bit of lazy fatigue, and even flamboyant.

Isn't it the eldest son of the Xie family?

Aunt Cao, the eldest prince of Xie, saw it, where was there such a piercing eye, and couldn't help but be stunned, and turned around and looked at Aunt Qing, who was also stunned behind her, and couldn't figure out the situation for a while.

At this time, the little guy standing in front of the son's horse stepped forward, and it happened that a few suona sounds covered everyone's ears.

Only Aunt Cao, who was the closest, heard the little girl's explanation clearly, "The eldest prince temporarily took over a temporary errand today, and I am afraid that I will miss the auspicious time, so let the third prince come over first to pick up the lady and return home." ”

It turned out to be the third son.

is worthy of its name, Qingjun is Qingjun, and his personality is not an approachable master.

Everyone has a time when they are in a hurry, especially when they are on an errand in the yamen, and it is understandable that there is an emergency.

It is not uncommon for brothers to take care of their relatives on their behalf.

As a thief, how can she have the heart to suspect others, Aunt Cao breathed a sigh of relief, it is not the eldest prince who came, and the chance of recognizing it is even smaller.

"There is the third son of Lao." Aunt Cao politely returned the salute, and made a look at Aunt Qing behind her.

When Aunt Qing saw her like this, she probably guessed that it was the son of the Xie family who came to pick her up, and her body moved forward slightly, and she hugged the maidservant next to her with Wen Shuse, and got into the sedan chair outside the door.

Xie Shao on horseback, didn't look here at all.

As soon as the people got on the sedan chair, the horse's head turned and left immediately.

The sedan chair was about to walk out of the alley, and the uncle of the Wen family chased it out in a panic, while still tidying up his clothes and hats, knowing that he was late, he hurriedly handed over a picture album in his hand to Xiangyun, who was about to get into the carriage, "This is a hanging painting in the downtown of the Eastern Capital, you take it to Shuse, the uncle can't send it, I'm sorry for her." ”