5 Chapter 5
The Huo family itself has no one to do.
There are many relatives, three aunts and six mothers-in-law, and cousins and cousins have a basket.
Because Aunt Lin Xiu is a female household who has fled, she does not have any relatives, and the main ones who come to the door every once in a while are the relatives of the Huo family and Mrs. Gu.
It is precisely because of this that the old lady is powerful at home, so she relies on someone to support her.
Up and down the family, what she is most afraid of is not her spicy daughter-in-law, but she is only afraid of her eldest granddaughter.
Cui Yunzhao hadn't listened carefully to this story in his previous life, so he only vaguely knew that Huo Xinzhi's husband was related to Mrs. Gu, and her widowhood was also related to her.
Maybe she felt a little guilty, or maybe Huo Xinzhi was too tough-tempered, in short, the old lady could still listen to her words for a sentence or two.
At this moment, Huo Xinzhi spoke, and the old lady snorted, don't look around: "Okay, then let's eat tea, I haven't finished my morning food yet." ”
She was so messing around, Lin Xiugu didn't care, she hurriedly gave Huo Tan a look, and asked him to lead his daughter-in-law over to serve tea.
If it is a person like Cui's, this tea ceremony is very exquisite, no casual speech, words and things must be behaved, and no mistakes can be made in the slightest.
When it comes to a military family like the Huo family, everything is not so important.
After getting his mother's eyes, Huo Tan stretched out his hand and gently pushed Cui Yunzhao's slender waist.
Cui Yunzhao glanced at him angrily.
She found out that Huo Tan liked to touch her waist very much, and she didn't know where to get his attention, so she turned over and touched it three or four times.
The old lady's eyes were not good, she didn't see it here, but Huo Xinzhi glanced at it, and her eyes were still cold.
Cui Yunzhao's hand hidden under his sleeve pinched Huo Tan fiercely, making him take two steps forward with grin.
Cui Yunzhao smiled on his lips, stood beside Huo Tan very dignified and generous, and followed her to salute the old lady.
"I've seen my grandmother."
The old lady snorted from her nostrils: "I heard it." ”
The Huo family has a small population, so Cui Yunzhao didn't let the maid follow, so the bowl of tea was handed to her by her sister-in-law, Huo Xinliu.
Huo Xinliu and Huo Chengzhang are twins, compared with her cheerful and lively brother, she is shy and reserved, her voice is thin and weak, and she always dares not look up at people.
When the bowl of hot tea that was neither hot nor cold was delivered to Cui Yunzhao, Cui Yunzhao raised his head and smiled at her, which made the little girl's face red, and she hid to the side like a little rabbit.
Cui Yunzhao held the tea upright, knelt on the futon that had been prepared a long time ago, and his voice was clear and peaceful: "The daughter-in-law gives tea to her grandmother, and her grandmother is healthy and has a smooth life." ”
She is so well-behaved, dignified and polite, and the old lady is even more arrogant and unreasonable.
The old lady was even more upset when she saw her like this.
"What to pretend to be with me, I heard that you yourself disagree with this marriage a thousand times, and you almost hanged yourself at home, ......."
"Grandmother!"
Huo Tan's cold voice suddenly sounded.
Huo Tan treated her politely, and spoke as calmly and indifferently as possible, only occasionally when he was between the bed, he couldn't restrain himself, revealing his majestic ambition.
Reborn back, perhaps because her attitude has changed, he is also a lot more relaxed, looking a little unusually young and funny.
Such a cold appearance rarely appeared when Huo Tan was treating her.
Cui Yunzhao and Huo Tan knelt side by side, and she couldn't see Huo Tan's expression, but at this moment she could see the old lady's suddenly ugly face.
The atmosphere in the main hall suddenly became awkward.
The old lady had a cold and mean face, and turned her head away from looking at her grandson and granddaughter-in-law kneeling below.
She didn't take that cup of tea either.
Cui Yunzhao was still holding it, and his attitude was very respectful.
The tea was not heavy, but it was very tiring to hold his arm for a long time, and soon Cui Yunzhao's hands trembled.
Suddenly, Cui Yunzhao heard Huo Tan squeeze his hand slightly.
It's very light, only the creak of the dislocation of the bone joints, but it makes people feel a little frightened.
I don't know why, Cui Yunzhao felt that Huo Tan was angry.
But he didn't have a seizure.
In front of himself, Cui Yunzhao rarely watched her lose her temper, except for a few rare times, he was almost always peaceful.
Perhaps, it was all his efforts to restrain himself.
Immediately after, Huo Tan spoke.
To Cui Yunzhao's surprise, Huo Tan still didn't get angry, and that sound was almost Cui Yunzhao's illusion.
His voice was calm and deep, with the determination and composure of a young man.
"Grandmother, do I still need to do what my cousin came to say the day before yesterday?"
His voice was calm, but it almost made the old lady bounce off the stool.
"You!"
The old lady gasped, and it took a long time to calm down.
She pursed her mouth, squinted her eyes, and stretched out her hand to Cui Yunzhao.
"I'll drink."
Huo Tan smiled: "It's still my grandmother who loves me." ”
The old lady took the tea and poured it down her throat, not seeming to be in the mood to taste it.
She finished her tea, but she didn't leave, still sitting there with a straight face.
"Daughter-in-law, it's your turn, I'm really sorry for making you wait for so long."
She has always been yin and yang, and Aunt Lin Xiu has long been used to it, so she doesn't care what she says, she strives to maintain the dignity of her mother-in-law, holds her head high, and looks at Cui Yunzhao warmly.
Cui Yunzhao raised his head slightly and smiled at her.
The little girl is like a flower, and her beautiful and fragrant appearance makes Aunt Lin Xiu, who has always been very aggressive, a little red-faced.
Huo Xinliu handed over another cup of tea.
Cui Yunzhao saluted Aunt Lin Xiu, and then said respectfully with tea: "Daughter-in-law gives tea to my mother, may my mother be evergreen, and the sun and moon will be prosperous." ”
Lin Xiugu didn't understand what she said, but she also took the tea with a smile and ate it in one bite.
As soon as she was happy, her voice became louder: "Okay, okay, you and Jiulang live a good life, strive to give birth to a child as soon as possible, and make our Huo family lively." ”
The sound was deafening, and it felt like it could be heard in the courtyard next door, which made Cui Yunzhao blush immediately.
The atmosphere in the hall was relaxed, but then the old lady snorted coldly, breaking the joy of the room.
Huo Tan didn't look at her at all.
He stood up neatly, and then stretched out his hand to Cui Yunzhao.
Cui Yunzhao looked up at him slightly, revealing a slender white neck.
Huo Tan's eyes were slightly dark, but there was a curvature on his lips: "Lady, please get up." ”
Cui Yunzhao put his hand in Huo Tan's hot palm.
Huo Tan pulled her up from the futon with a slight force, and then said with a smile: "It's time to meet my younger brothers and sisters." ”
After that, the two of them had tea with their siblings one by one.
Except for Huo Xinzhi, everyone else was very polite, and even showed a friendly attitude towards Cui Yunzhao.
This made Cui Yunzhao a little surprised.
When she first got married in her previous life, she was particularly wronged by the old lady when she was serving tea, and later she didn't look carefully at the people at home, and she didn't notice everyone's politeness and friendliness to her.
Relive it once, and the details that she missed before are captured by her one by one.
Cui Yunzhao straightened up slightly, and the last depression in his chest was slowly revealed.
In her previous life, she was poisoned.
The poison surged through her limbs, and made her miserable until she died, and this pain was engraved on her soul, and it was difficult for people to sleep.
But now, she suddenly realized that she didn't need to be so afraid.
It's not ten years later, Huo Tan hasn't become the emperor yet, and everything has just begun.
She didn't believe that with her own care and hard work, she couldn't dig out the truth of the year, and she didn't believe that she would die again.
She will live well, happily, and happily.
Thinking like this, Cui Yunzhao couldn't help but laugh lightly.
At this moment, she and Huo Tan had already returned to their East Cross Courtyard, and the two of them were waiting for the morning meal.
Although Huo Tan is only a military envoy, the military envoy is already a festival official, and Huo's father has left a lot of family resources, so that the Huo family's life is quite rich.
Nowadays, military generals are hegemonic, as long as they can fight and earn military merits, then rewards and gold and silver are at their fingertips, in other words, high-ranking officers have never relied on money to live.
For example, the Huo family's mansion is a reward from the defense envoy, so it directly belongs to Huo Tan, and Huo Tan wants to sell and rent it in the future, so he can dispose of it.
Huo's father left a lot of family business, so although the Huo family only has these few people at this moment, the family has also hired three servants.
An Uncle Ping who cares for miscellaneous things, and two rough mothers-in-law.
One is in charge of cleaning errands, the other is in charge of the kitchen, and the meals at home are made by Qiao Pozi.
After ten years, Cui Yunzhao vaguely doesn't remember how Qiao Pozi's craftsmanship was, but it was not very good after all.
However, when the Yangchun noodles with clear soup and little water were served, Cui Yunzhao still underestimated the definition of bad.
She silently looked at the green onions of different sizes and the overly dark noodle soup, and didn't dare to put down her chopsticks for a long time.
By her side, Huo Tan had already gulped down.
His eating movements were hurried and fast, and because he was too anxious, it was inevitable that there would be some sounds, which seemed very vulgar.
Cui Yunzhao in her previous life disliked him very much, but she didn't want to make herself look too mean, so she couldn't talk to Huo Tan directly, so she could only eat as early as possible and stagger the time.
Later, the two of them almost stopped eating together.
Cui Yunzhao couldn't help but sigh.
Huo Tan, who didn't want to eat vigorously, heard her sigh, and raised his head and glanced at her in his busy schedule.
Seeing that her delicate hand was holding the chopsticks motionless, Huo Tan's chopsticks also stopped.
He swallowed the noodles in his mouth, thought for a moment, and said, "If you don't like it, you can let your maid make it again." ”
Cui Yunzhao looked back at her, did not tell Liqing and them, nor did he say anything bad about the food.
She looked at him quietly for a while, and then suddenly spoke: "Huo Tan, where do you want to go in the future?" ”
This question seems a little early for a newlywed.
This is only the second day of acquaintance, and it has not yet reached the point of putting their hearts in their hearts and advancing and retreating together.
However, Huo Tan didn't seem to be surprised that Cui Yunzhao would ask this.
He put down his chopsticks, took the handkerchief on the side, and wiped his hands slowly.
His hands were long and strong, and because his skin was white, his hands were white and clean.
It's as if he's never had blood, and he's never killed anyone.
Huo Tan wiped his hand clean, suddenly stretched out his hand, and held Cui Yunzhao's left hand tightly.
His hands were big, warm, and reassuring.
The two people clasped each other, their palms clinging to each other, rippling with boundless ambiguous entanglement.
Huo Tan's eyes were also bright and hot.
He looked at Cui Yunzhao seriously, the corners of his lips hooked slightly, and suddenly spoke: "Lady, I, Huo Tan, never speak." ”
"Do you dare to listen to me now?"