8 Mother-in-law
Today is the day when Zhang Yuanxiu and his bride are serving tea, and Zhang's mother got up early.
"Yun Pei, you can help me see what I am wearing today." Mother Zhang stood in front of the wooden tree, her eyebrows frowning slightly, and she was struggling with which dress to wear.
Yun Pei, who was serving beside him, suddenly couldn't cry or laugh.
"Madam, today is the young lady toasting your mother-in-law tea, and it's not you toasting the old lady to the mother-in-law tea, what are you doing so nervous?" While speaking, Yun Pei helped Zhang's mother sit down on the embroidery stool.
Yun Pei is Zhang's mother's maid in marriage, and she has accompanied Zhang's mother through ups and downs over the years, so Zhang's mother trusts her very much.
"That's what I said, but this is the first time our mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have met, so I always have to be solemn."
Zhang's mother is gentle and soft, and Zhang's father takes good care of her when he is there. After Zhang's father was gone, Zhang Yuanxiu did his best to support their small family and did his best to protect Zhang's mother and younger brothers and sisters. So that although Zhang's mother is now a mother-in-law, she still has a bit of girlish innocence.
People are worried that their mother-in-law will oppress their daughter-in-law, but when they came to Zhang's mother, Yun Pei was also worried that Zhang's mother would be bullied by her daughter-in-law.
But fortunately, they inquired before they got married, and this bride is a well-informed girl, and she is the one who is personally in love with their eldest son, so she has no worries about her character.
In the end, Yun Pei chose a set of blue lotus-colored skirts for Zhang's mother.
As soon as they packed up their compartment, a servant woman came in and said, "Madam, the eldest prince and the young lady are here." ”
Zhang's mother hurriedly took Yun Pei out, and as soon as she sat down in the hall, she heard the voice of the servant woman outside the curtain. Immediately after, the scarlet windshield curtain was lifted, and two people came in from outside.
Zhang's mother saw Zhang Yuanxiu first.
On weekdays, Zhang Yuanxiu's robe is basically plain, but today it is rare to find a wide-sleeved brocade robe with red curves. Seeing that the body is no longer cold, it has added a bit of bright color.
Mother Zhang's eyes panned, and she saw Qi Mingle.
Qi Mingle was dressed in a carmine and branch jacket skirt, tall and beautiful, and he was very compatible with Zhang Yuanxiu.
It's just that when she saw Qi Mingle's face, Zhang's mother suddenly exclaimed: "It's you!" ”
Qi Mingle was saluting Zhang's mother, and when he heard this, he subconsciously raised his eyes, and was also stunned when he saw the lady sitting on the chair in the high hall with a gentle face.
Isn't this the lady who was robbed of the jade pendant at the entrance of the alley half a year ago? She turned out to be Zhang Yuanxiu's mother?!
Zhang Yuanxiu looked at the two of them suspiciously. Yun Pei explained: "Half a year ago, when the slave maid and his wife went to the street, a thief robbed the lady's jade pendant, and thanks to the help of the young lady, she got the jade pendant back. At that time, the lady wanted to come to the door to thank her in person, but before she could ask the young lady's name, the young lady had already left. ”
Su Qinlan didn't expect that this Shangjing would be so small.
The girl who helped her get back the jade pendant has now become her daughter-in-law. But before getting married, she saw the portrait of 'Qi Mingle', she obviously doesn't look like this, what the hell is going on.
"Madam, the young lady is offering you tea." Yun Pei coughed lightly and reminded.
Su Qinlan came back to her senses at this time, took the teacup tremblingly and took a sip, then glanced at Yun Pei. Yun Pei immediately presented a set of ruby heads to Qi Mingle.
"This is the dowry my father gave me when I got married, give it to you."
"Thank you, Mother." Qi Mingle thanked her, and Yinsui, who followed behind her, took over the set of heads from Yun Pei's hands.
After the tea, it is time to recognize the relatives. The ancestral home of the Zhang family is in Linchuan, but this time Zhang Yuanxiu got married in Shangjing, and only Zhang Yuanxiu's eldest uncle came.
"Originally, your aunt was going to come when you got married, but before leaving, her old illness recurred, and the doctor told her to stay in bed to recuperate, so she couldn't come. But it doesn't matter, when you return to Linchuan for the New Year, goodbye is the same. "Zhang Yuanxiu's eldest uncle has gentle facial features and looks extremely easy to get along with. After finishing speaking, he gave Qi Mingle a pair of jade mandarin ducks as a meeting gift.
After that, it was Zhang Yuanyu and Zhang Yunyao.
Before getting married, Qi Mingle heard that Zhang Yuanxiu was the preface of the family, and there was a younger brother and a younger sister at the bottom, and these two younger siblings were twins.
When Qi Mingle was in the army, he had seen the twins, and it was the first time the twins had seen them, so he couldn't help but be a little more curious about them.
Zhang Yuanyu's face is similar to Zhang Yuanxiu, but his face is still childish, and there is still a unique vitality of a teenager on his body. And Zhang Yunyao's appearance followed Su Qinlan, with the soft and delicate atmosphere of the Jiangnan water town, but she looked at Qi Mingle's eyes, but with bright hostility.
Qi Mingle is the eldest sister-in-law, and it is said that the brother and sister should take the initiative to greet her. But the two of them sat still, and had no intention of saluting her.
Qi Mingle looked at Zhang Yuanxiu blankly: What does this mean?! Could it be that their customs in Linchuan are different from those in Shangjing?!
Zhang Yuanxiu didn't speak, only glanced at the two people sitting lightly.
Zhang Yuanyu, who was sitting on pins and needles, immediately stood up, and rushed to Qi Mingle to salute: "Yuanyu has seen my sister-in-law, I wish my sister-in-law and my eldest brother a hundred years of harmony and an early birth of a noble son." ”
As soon as Zhang Yunyao heard this, she immediately scolded Zhang Yuanyu in her heart for being unproductive and betraying so quickly.
Qi Mingle didn't know about their brother and sister's little Jiujiu, she handed the purse prepared in advance to Zhang Yuanyu, and Zhang Yuanyu thanked him again and again after accepting it.
After Zhang Yuanyu defected, Zhang Yunyao had to stand up slowly, and reluctantly shouted: "Sister-in-law." ”
Qi Mingle also gave Zhang Yunyao a purse.
After the tea ceremony, everyone had breakfast together. Qi Mingle sat down and just picked up the chopsticks, and suddenly remembered that the second Mrs. Qi said that it was the daughter-in-law's duty to prepare vegetables for her mother-in-law.
Qi Mingle had no choice but to stand up again and walk to Su Qinlan's side: "Mother, I'll make vegetables for you." ”
"Bah-"
The yam tablets that Su Qinlan had just picked up fell back into the dish in an instant.
The scene where Qi Mingle broke the thief's arm with one hand in front of Su Qinlan before, Su Qinlan still remembers it vividly. Now that she heard that Qi Mingle was going to cook vegetables for her, she suddenly became nervous.
"No, no." Su Qinlan's voice trembled a little, "There is no such rule in our house, you, you can sit down and eat." ”
"Hey, okay." Qi Mingle sat back happily. Seeing this, Zhang Yunyao on the other side was even more dissatisfied with Qi Mingle.
The Zhang family pays attention to food without saying a word, and everyone at the dinner table eats separately, except for the occasional clear sound of bowls and spoons colliding, there is no sound.
After eating, the servant brought tea again. Su Qinlan remembered that before, she had told one less thing, and then said: "When husband and wife live their lives, there will inevitably be stumbles." In the future, if something happens, you have to come with a good deal, and you must not do it, you know? ”
In front of Qi Mingle, Su Qinlan didn't dare to say it too directly, so she looked at Zhang Yuanxiu.
Zhang Yuanxiu held the teacup for a moment, and then Qi Mingle also looked over, and there was a deep surprise in her eyes.
Zhang Yuanxiu: "......"
Being stared at by two pairs of eyes, Zhang Yuanxiu had no choice but to bow: "Got it." ”
Su Qinlan looked at Qi Mingle with sweaty palms.
"The daughter-in-law also knows." If you do it, he won't be able to beat me.