At this time, it was already March, after the little Fu family was enthroned, there was a joy in the long house, and the uncle's concubine Aunt Hu gave birth to a son, although it was weak, but for the uncle, there was finally a future. I heard that there is also an Aunt Zhou in the long room who also has a big belly and is about to give birth to a child in a few days, but it is unknown whether it is a son or a daughter.

These are not what Lishu needs to worry about, since the New Year, the girls don't have to take care of the house, everything is housed by the Xiao Fu family.

Especially after the Fu family left, the little Fu family was completely justified, there was no second hostess in the second room, and she took refuge in her, and she was sent away because she wanted to make a blame on the Fu family.

Lishu's popularity also suddenly improved, the sisters in the second room were very friendly to her, Xiao Fu mentioned this to her, but Lishu smiled and said: "Mother, we can't be dizzy just because others are a little good." They weren't close to me before, probably because they felt that my identity was not up to the bottom, and they felt that I had overpowered them, in short, they felt that I was not worthy, and now they saw that you had become the housewife of the second room, so they showed favor to me. These people are very good at icing on the cake, and they may not be able to give charcoal in the snow, so even if they are sisters, I will not believe them at all. ”

Xiao Fu said: "You know better than I think, I am still easy to get dizzy, and I am easily moved when others show me a little favor." ”

"Mother, I know a sentence, how can I repay virtue? Repay grievances with straightforwardness and repay virtue with virtue. Lishu knew that Xiao Fu's heart was soft after all, especially when her life was good, and some hatred slowly faded away.

Like the Fu family, the truth was obviously exposed by the Fu family, and he had no face to stay in the Liu family, but he still planned to let his mother do her best for Lijia, but she didn't expect her mother to know it a long time ago, not only did she know it, but she also couldn't bear it, she didn't expose her, and her virtue was more than ten times higher than her.

Xiao Fu said: "Well, I know. The top priority is now your eldest sister's family affairs, she is going to turn fourteen years old this year, and the family affairs have not yet been decided, so you can't delay the rest of you, right? ”

"Are you looking for a matchmaker or what?" Lishu looked at Xiao Fu.

Xiao Fu shook his head: "I don't care about this, let your father and grandmother worry about it." ”

Lishu smiled, "You're doing the right thing. ”

Sometimes Xiao Fu thinks that her daughter is really precocious, not like a ten-year-old child, but there is still half a year before her daughter turns eleven years old.

Lishu came out of Xiaofu's place, and happened to meet Lirou who came back from outside, she asked casually, but heard a news, Gu Xue'e, the wife of the Hou Shizi of Guangyang, was gone.

"I think she was married less than a year ago." It's a fresh life.

Lirou said bitterly: "Yes, I heard that she is not doing very well, but I didn't expect her to be gone." Uncle Gu and Aunt Gu didn't dare to say anything, they should have known that I should have gone to see more. ”

Lishu clearly knew that the relationship between Lirou and Gu Xue'e was indeed very good, so she comforted her, and Lirou really didn't want to say too much, so she quit first.

Looking at her back, Lishu thought that since Lirou was so painful for Gu Xue'e, why did she marry Cen Shifang later?

It's hard to figure it out.

When my aunt came back, she made the reason very clear: "Everyone is looking forward to her death, and Cen Shifang doesn't like her, and the two often quarrel, but I didn't expect her to leave so quickly, and she had an emergency." We have all heard that I am afraid that it will be renewed immediately, and it will be the cousin of the Cen family who will continue. ”

They don't say these things in front of the girls, so as soon as Lishu and the others entered the door, the aunt stopped talking.

It's just that Lishu has heard it, she thinks that Liwan at home is not the same situation, Zeng Yunxi has a girl Zhong Yunran who she likes very much, but they are not good at asking Liwan, and there is no ruin of the marriage between the two parties, even Zeng Yunxi often comes to Liu's house.

Liwan was raising her eyes, and when she saw Lishu glancing at her, Lishu's eyes seemed to have something, and Liwan understood at once. Of course she knows Zhong Yunran, they have read books together, Zhong Yunran is more gorgeous than her, and she is better at reading than her, but if she wants to blame her, she blames her family background.

If the family background is not good, Zhong Yunran will not be able to enter the eyes of the second room.

There may be people in this world who don't look at their family background, but only look at their talents, but such a person is not the second room of the Zeng family, the second room of the Zeng family is the most in need of marrying the powerful, what is better than the Liu family? Her grandfather is the governor of Zuodu, her uncle is now also the commander of Jinyiwei, her father is Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and even her grandfather has entered the cabinet, how can Zhong Yunran compare?

Gu Xue'e she has seen, weak, crying and crying at every turn, otherwise she would not be friends with Lirou, Lirou is a friend who always has fatal shortcomings of one kind or another, and they are not as good as her.

And she is different, just as Aunt Su told her, if Aunt Su was honest and devoted to her fate, now she is like those old embroidery girls, blind and heart failure have long been out of the human state, and she will be a subordinate for the rest of her life. Although the aunt died a very undignified death, she has long been half a master, with maids to serve, and a lot of silver per month, and her sons and daughters are all young masters and young ladies of the Liu family, not just a small maid and a litter of slaves before coming out.

is the same concubine, she is different from Lirou, Lirou is idle on the surface and has no desires, in fact, especially the vanity force is the most in the family, she likes a stable and rich life, and it is better if she has outstanding talents.

The money in the second room of the Zeng family is immeasurable, and the third son of Zeng is a suave person, although he has no fame, but it is not practical.

Just like the Zheng family married by Lishu sent those exquisite and good-looking accessories and expensive books, Lishu was very happy, because Liwan knew that Lishu seemed to be perfect in everything, but in fact, she didn't pay much attention to money and the like, and paid more attention to whether she was in a contract with someone.

But she is different, she values the Zeng family's generosity more, those Zheng family items with signs cannot be sold, those books can't be eaten or drunk, it's better to send real money and send some ginseng fox fur.

Therefore, always begging a man's heart to be in you or something, as long as he comes back with the money, those cousins and cousins, flies and dogs, really dare to enter the house? These concubines dare to argue with their wives.

Gu Xue'e encountered these things, she didn't pay attention to it at all.

Lishu took another sip of tea, and when she heard her aunt talk about her uncle's promotion to the Hanlin Academy, she hurriedly congratulated: "Congratulations to my aunt." ”

Li Wan said that he was just a six-grade official, what was there to congratulate, but Li Shu knew very well in her heart that in officialdom, sometimes it was not entirely about grade. It is true that the grade of the waiter is not high, but the so-called university scholar is only five grades, who dares to say that the grade of the university scholar is low.

Mrs. Gu said to Lishu: "I forgot to talk about you, I heard that you all help your mother take care of the house, and you manage it very well." Under the New Year's Festival, I want to invite you to stay at home for a few days, and you still said that you want to patrol the night. ”

"My niece and nephew have little ability, so I have to work hard and diligently, I am afraid that something will happen, and I am very worried." Lishu smiled.

Mrs. Gu looked at Lishu, she said a pity, if she had known that Xiao Fu still had this day, it is unknown to choose Lishu as her eldest son's daughter-in-law, of course, Xiao Fu is also a capable person, and she actually let Lishu and Zheng Hao make a pair, it is really quick-eyed, it is simply fast and accurate.

Of course, she looked at Lirou again, and she was still very satisfied with Lirou. Although she is a concubine, she is well-behaved and sensible, and she is also generous, not petty, and has a docile temper.

When Lijia's family affairs are decided, she will come to the door to talk about Lirou.

Mrs. Gu spoke for a while, and the people from the Lu Guogong Mansion came to look for her, and the aunt had to go first. Mrs. Liu said to Lishu and them, "You can stay and eat with me today." ”

"Yes." The sisters replied.

Mrs. Liu's food here is the most exquisite and delicious, Mrs. Liu is very good at enjoying it, and after eating, she said that she would swim in the lake before the Dragon Boat Festival. Li Shuxi said: "If it's really my grandmother, I begged my mother, but my mother always refused." ”

"Grandmother, where are you going to swim in the lake?" Lizhen couldn't wait to ask.

Although Lizhen has a younger brother, but it is from Aunt Hu, Mrs. Xu still has to maintain the dignity of being an eldest woman, and loses her temper in private, her father is dedicated to her younger brother and Aunt Hu, Lizhen is very bored, and she is very happy to hear that she can go out to play.

Mrs. Liu said with a smile: "It's going to Jinmingchi, it's spring, the weather is neither hot nor cold, your second aunt asked someone to cut new clothes for you, and we will go to the lake together." ”

Lishu glanced at Lijia and thought to herself that it was probably all for her.

Xiao Fu is not good at managing Lijia's marriage, but fortunately, he knows that Lijia and Fu Minglun have said that they have kissed, so Liu Chengxu and Mrs. Liu want to help Lijia decide on the family affairs as soon as possible, so as not to let others talk about it.

The spring breeze on Jinming Pond is blowing, it is very warm, many dignitaries and nobles are playing here, the weeping willows on the street have fallen, Lishu is a pity that her mother did not come out today, she is the most like willows. But she asked the maid next to her to break a willow branch and give it to her mother when she went back.

"Why did my sister pick this?" Lijia didn't understand.

Lishu covered her mouth and smiled: "My sister is usually knowledgeable, how can I not understand this." It is recorded in "Qi Min's Technique" that the willow branches are taken and hung on the house, and a hundred ghosts do not enter the house. Now that the Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, it's good to use this to ward off evil spirits. ”

Lijia suddenly said: "I have only seen Ge Hong's "Hug Puzi" in the Jin Dynasty has 'Fu Hibiscus and willow, the broken planting is better, the upside down plant is also born, and the horizontal is also born'." ”

This is to say that the willow tree can be resurrected if it is broken, which is in line with Lijia's state of mind, Lishu thought that in the previous life, Lijia was eighteen years old and had never been married, but in the previous life, the Fu family was still a wife, and she was sick and crooked, so she could expose the hypocrisy of the Fu family in advance in this life, so that she could prepare early, which was also in line with the righteousness of folding the willow.

"Big sister, you don't move around on weekdays, and you came out today to meet the folding willow, which is also fate, I will borrow flowers to offer Buddha, I wish you to be like this willow branch, as the so-called past can be a long and prosperous future." Lishu gave her a willow branch.

Lijia took it and pulled out a smile.

Liwan said impatiently: "It's so easy to come out, you two have started dragging the text again, aren't you angry with me?" ”

"Okay, big sister, second sister, let's hurry up, grandmother is going faster than us." Lishu took their hands and ran to Mrs. Liu's side together.

Coincidentally, I met an acquaintance here, Mrs. Zeng San, the fourth son of Zeng is twelve years old this year, and he has passed the Shuntianfu County test.

"Auntie." Mrs. Zeng San hurriedly stepped forward to say goodbye.

Mrs. Liu said: "It turned out to be you, did you also come to Jinmingchi to play?" Do you want to join us. ”

Mrs. Zeng San smiled: "That's a good feeling, thank you aunt, yes, my mother's family is also in front, why don't I introduce you for you." My mother and sister-in-law have been friends with your aunt for a long time. ”

Mrs. Liu, who has always disliked bothering others, quickly agreed, and said, "Let's go, nephew and daughter-in-law." ”

Mrs. Zeng's maiden name is Song, I heard Zhong Yunran mention that although the Song family official is big, but the snobbery is serious, it seems that Zhong Yunran's mother is a concubine, and the man she marries has no hope of raising her career, she is very despised, and she can't even enter the door. If it weren't for Zhong Yunran's biological mother and Mrs. Zeng Dan's sister-in-law in the boudoir, Mrs. Zeng would not have adopted Zhong Yunran.

After thinking wildly, she soon arrived at a painting boat, and Mrs. Zeng San smiled and said, "It's all a family, so don't be formal." ”

Lishu and the other sisters took off their hats and went in, and the Song family was full inside, and Mrs. Song greeted her: "Mrs. In-law, it has always been good." ”

Old Madam Song had gray hair, short and lean, and her brown muddy and gold horse-faced skirt was dragging on the ground, and her face was full of affection.

Mrs. Liu smiled: "I still saw you many years ago, and you are still so radiant, and you have not changed at all." You also brought your children and grandchildren here, and I also brought a few of my little granddaughters out to play, and I happened to run into them. ”

Old Madam Song glanced over, as if she was examining them, Lishu didn't like this kind of gaze, as if she was picking goods. At the same time, in the gap between the two old ladies talking, Mrs. Zeng San stepped forward with a smile to introduce.

"Mother, these are the five girls of the Liu family, this is the eldest girl Lijia......" she introduced them one by one.

Mrs. Song said to a middle-aged woman: "We didn't bring anything when we came out, it happened that they gave me a few fans before, I am old, I can't use such pretty things, just give them to a few girls of the Liu family as a gift." ”

At this time, I saw that the Song family sent five sandalwood fans with a tray, this sandalwood fan is a special product of Suzhou, extremely fragrant, slightly fanned, fragrant four seats. I heard that in the middle of the summer, it can dispel the heat and clear the heart, if it is placed in one place with clothes, it can be fragrant on clothes, and it can also prevent insects, and it can be stored for 18 years.

Lishude's handful is topped with gilded begonia flowers, which is very gorgeous.

Just when Lishu was playing, the younger generation of the Song family also asked Mrs. Liu to say goodbye, there are not many heirs of the Song family, and now the two young people who are kneeling, one is in his twenties, with a bronzed complexion, a majestic figure, and a calm demeanor, and the other is sixteen or seventeen years old, with a radiant look between his eyebrows.

Mrs. Liu's own grandson is not very old, Shujing and Shuyi she has always looked down on, Shurui is smart and clever, and she is a child, so Mrs. Liu is full of praise for the two sons of the Song family, and she also gave a pair of jade pendants.

"This is the eldest girl of your family, she was born so well, she is blessed at first glance, and she is a blessed child." Mrs. Song pulled Lijia aside and rubbed it with her hand, looking like Lijia looked very fond of it.

Mrs. Liu also answered: "When my eldest granddaughter was born, a full moon happened to come out of the sky. ”

At this time, Lishu had already seen that the door was coming, this was simply to see each other, but everyone pretended to meet by chance, if it didn't work out in the future, there would be no suspicion.

Just as she was thinking like this, Li Shu found that there was a line of sight looking at her, and she raised her eyes to see that it was the second son of Song just now, the one who was full of energy.

When he saw Lishu coming over, his face showed surprise, and Lishu turned her face away.

The two old ladies said about the tea again, and Mrs. Liu got up: "I've been bothering you for so long, so we'll go over first." ”

"Da Lang, you send Mrs. Liu." Old Madam Song instructed the older young man to come over.

Mo said that it was Lishu, but other people also saw the clues, and Lijia's face was also red. Lishu thought that Lijia would resist, at least she was sad and sad in private, and even had a faint face, but she didn't expect her to think so openly, and Lishu was also relieved.

The scenery on Jinming Pond is just right, the sisters such as Lirou and Lizhen are playing with the jujube mill, Liwan is whispering to Lijia, Lishu said: "Grandmother, let me play a song, let's enjoy the scenery with the mountains and flowing water." ”

Mrs. Liu nodded.

Although she is a housekeeper every day, she will take out an hour to practice the piano and an hour to read.

The weather is warm, and when Lishu is playing, the wild ducks in the lake and the swallows flying over are hovering among them, and Lishu can think about many things every time she plays the piano.

Mrs. Liu's choice of relatives is different from ordinary people, she doesn't look at how this person is, she looks at whether the family can match it. Just like she chose a daughter-in-law, she had a clear goal, she was worthy of the background of Mrs. Xu at the beginning, and she asked the daughter-in-law of the second child to have more children. Like Liwan marrying Zeng Sangongzi, she doesn't think Zeng Yunxi has any crushes, as long as the two families can marry.

As for Lijia, Mrs. Liu will not look at the Song family's snobbery, and she will be ruthless to Zhong Yunran, her granddaughter, all she thinks about is that Song Dalang's father is the commander of the household department of Zheng Erpin, that is, the waiter of Cangchang.

Lishu also knew why the high-ranking officials of the Song family were able to marry the Liu family, and they didn't know how to move.

The guqin is melodious, the Song family gathered in one place to speak, and the old lady Song said: "I took such a rough look, these girls of their Liu family, the most iconic is the third girl, but it is a pity that she was born with a Xi Shi look, this girl's family is too good-looking, it may not be a good thing." ”

Mrs. Zeng said: "Mother, the third girl has already been married, and she is still the eldest son of Lord Zhan Shi Zheng of Zhan Shi Mansion." ”

"I know, I remember. So what do you say about this Miss Liu? I always feel that her mother is a monk, such a girl may not be good, and this girl ......" Mrs. Song always has to be picky.

Mrs. Song was very satisfied, because the old lady wanted her son to marry the young lady of the Guogong Mansion, and the family was indeed very high, but the girl was very rude, saying that she was a public mansion, and she didn't look very rich.

So she said: "Didn't Mrs. Fu say that she regarded this granddaughter as a baby, if it weren't for their mismatch, she would definitely marry her granddaughter into the door." ”

What else did Mrs. Song have to say, Mrs. Zeng San said: "Before her mother repaired the Qing Dynasty, she said that she would give her all the dowry, and the Liu family's family style is still very good." ”

"You're for your father-in-law, what did Fu Ge Lao promise your family?" Old Madam Song saw through it at a glance.

Mrs. Zeng San was not ashamed to be exposed, but said generously: "Doesn't my brother want the Fu family and the Liu family to help?" Miss Liu's father is currently the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and the official has been promoted quickly, and their family is also married to the Zheng family, and the nephew will also have a help in the future. Think about it, Liu Chengxu's son is still young, who does he not help his son-in-law to help? ”

The third wife knew that the so-called suspect was the buyer, and this marriage was seventy-seven-eighty-eight.

Lijia's family affairs were quickly decided, although it was Mrs. Liu who came out, but the follow-up meetings and contacts were all Xiao Fu's.

"Mother, what do you think of the Song family?" Lishu always felt that Mrs. Liu only looked at her identity like this, which was actually not a good thing.

Xiao Fu smiled: "Of course your grandmother likes it." ”

"The waiter of Kuraba is a second-grade official, look at that third Mrs. Zeng, her eyes are long in the sky, how could the Song family agree to marry our family?" Lishu asked.

Xiao Fu looked around, and then said to his daughter: "Naturally, the Fu family helped, and the Fu family wanted to compensate for the guilt, what about your grandmother, for the sake of the family." Now the Song family is a waiter in the warehouse, there is a lot of oil and water in the warehouse, and the old lady Song has several sons, all of whom are married to high-ranking families, I heard that there are always disagreements in their family, and the chickens and dogs jump all the year round, and no one obeys anyone. That Song eldest son, why did he not decide on a marriage at the age of twenty, he originally said a family affair earlier, that is, he was disturbed by his own family. ”

Lishu frowned: "In this way, the water of the Song family is very deep." ”

Xiao Fu nodded: "That's the case, but your father has inquired about this Song Dalang, and he is fine, although he is not famous." But his father can grace the shadow of a six-grade official, you know that there are rules for the election of officials, the son of a character official, must try his person and then get the shade, and the shadow will be awarded from the imperial examination. That is to say, if they are born in the imperial examination, all Jinshi are appointed as high-ranking officials, and Guanyinsheng is appointed as adjutant or subordinate officials. ”

Lishu said: "I also heard that the directors of the six departments of the Beijing officials, the middle book, the pedestrians, the commentators, and the doctors, the foreign officials know the prefecture and the county of the push, and the officials of the five prefectures of the Beijing officials, the heads of the six departments, the general administration department, the Taichang Guanglu Temple, and the Zhan Shifu are selected by the officials. ”

"I'm smart, that's what it is. Song Dalang has a good future, good ability, and a good family background, so how can I object? Who will see if her mother-in-law is eccentric, whether her mother-in-law is snobbish, and whether the family is difficult or not? "How could Xiao Fu get involved in Lijia's marriage.

She said to her daughter: "This is why the marriage cannot be completely decided by the man, the man does not know what a woman's life is like, no matter how good the husband is, there is a difficult mother-in-law, that is terrible." ”

Lishu nodded as if she didn't understand.

Xiao Fu put his arms around his daughter and said, "Little girl, if your big sister can earn it, it will be her creation." As for you, Zheng Dagongzi will be a member of the imperial examination in the future, and he has a bright future, he has a good character, and he doesn't have any cousin childhood sweethearts. Mrs. Zheng also understands righteousness, she is by no means a bad mother-in-law, and her mother wants to give my daughter the best in the world. ”：，，