When Zi Ning's family said goodbye and left, they didn't see the makeup gift, which made Mrs.
He depressed for some reason.
She thought to herself, how can such a wealthy family still keep their words?
It's really a waste of flattery for half a day.
As a result, Mrs.
He's resentment turned into an evaluation of Mrs.
Ning Wu.
She couldn't help but say to Aunt Chen on the car back to the other courtyard, "Although this is my first time here, I feel that his old lady She is a good person and a kind person, but the fifth wife seems to be tricky and not easy to deal with. " Even though He Lao Niang's words contained some personal resentment, she didn't want to say it, but she spoke directly to Aunt Chen's heart.
Aunt Chen said, "Isn't that right?
I heard my grandmother say before that this fifth wife is used to being the best.
The Ning family The first four His wife is working as an official outside, so the five masters and the five wives are the only ones who fulfill their filial piety in their hometown.
The old master and his wife are old, so it is not just these two who have the final say in matters in the house. , no dispute He was an honest man who did not rob, and served the old lady wholeheartedly.
Zijin came to attend the flower party on the Double Ninth Festival the year before last, and he kindly went to the house to say hello.
His old lady happened to be not at home, so the fifth wife even saw our son.
Jin didn't even see her.
Later, his old lady was not happy and accused Fifth Wife of neglecting her relatives.
Nowadays, most of the affairs around his old lady are taken care of by Wu.
The wife takes care of it.”
He Lao Niang said, "That's fine.
It seems that his old lady seems to be a sensible person, as long as our grandma doesn't suffer a loss."
She patted her thigh and said, "Oh, eldest sister, I remembered something."
Seeing Mrs.
He's appearance, Aunt Chen quickly asked, "What's the matter?"
Mother He asked strangely, "I think the eldest sister's family is a wealthy family.
I often hear people say that Dalang's father made a lot of money as a salt merchant, and even the county magistrate can't compare to the wealth of the eldest sister's family.
But How big an official can the Ning family be?
It's even richer than my eldest sister's family.
"Although He Lao Niang doesn't know much, she doesn't recognize what Mrs.
Ning is wearing, but good things are good things, even if He Lao Niang doesn't recognize the beautiful jade on her hair. , and also know that those are excellent things.
Don't say she can't compare, even my eldest aunt can't compare.
Then Mrs.
He was wondering, where did the Chen family get such financial resources?
In fact, Aunt Chen couldn't say exactly how the Ning family got rich, so she could only vaguely say, "My sister thinks that no matter how rich a businessman is, he still has to be managed by an official."
"Oh."
Mrs.
He nodded as if she understood, "So that's it."
He Zijin smiled, "Grandma, my mother's little sauce shop, has to pay two cents to the county government every year."
He Lao Niang had an epiphany and said, "It turns out that the world is as dark as an old bird."
It seems that there is no difference between the high-ranking officials in the state capital and the low-ranking officials in their county.
Aunt Chen laughed and said, "That's right, just don't talk about it outside."
After all, her family and the Ning family are relatives, and now they are even more interested in each other.
He Lao Niang immediately assured, "Don't worry, eldest sister, I'm the strictest.
This is not something that can be said outside."
After returning to the other courtyard, the old lady and sister-in-law were a little tired, so Mrs.
He said, "Sister, go and have a rest.
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We will talk again later."
Aunt Chen was not polite and said, "Well, sister, let's take a rest.
Now that we have rest, let's go buy clothes for the third girl tomorrow."
Mrs.
He responded loudly.
Naturally, the three girls, He Zijin and He Zijin went back with Mrs.
He.
Aunt Chen looked at her sister-in-law and her two girls supporting her, while she had only her maid beside her.
No matter how majestic and imposing she was, she was always a little less lively.
She couldn't help but secretly thought, the three of them should be taken care of.
Niu Siniu brought it to the girl's house.
It's good to come out more often and see the world.
After Mrs.
He returned to the house, she drank two bowls of tea first and said to her two sisters, "The food cooked by the Ning family is quite delicious.
It's not a waste of time.
It's no worse than the Bishui Restaurant in our county."
It was the first time in her life that she had entered such a wealthy family.
She had lunch there and talked to the old lady and her wife for a long time.
Although she didn't get the makeup gift, Mrs.
He was still very happy.
The third girl said, "I heard my sister say how rich the Ning family is.
Their food tastes good, but I think the food they eat is ordinary.
It's just green vegetables, tofu, chicken, duck, and fish, which means it's more sophisticated than ours.
Well, snacks The tricks are good, and there’s nothing unusual about them.”
"Yes, yes."
These words spoke to the heart of He Lao Niang.
"Before I went there, I thought that his family would eat something that cannot be seen in heaven and sea.
Only now did I know that what he eats "We have seen it too."
Not only have I seen it, I also eat it often.
He Dao, "What about monkey mushroom stewed with pheasant cub soup?
They also said that mushrooms can grow on monkeys.
So they are the spiny mushrooms on our mountain.
Hey, people in this state are very fresh, so they call spiny mushrooms "Monkey Mushroom."
This thorny mushroom is something that her elders often eat. , the old man used to go to the mountains to pick them, but now Yatou Pian goes to the mountains every now and then, and there are a lot of fungus, fungus, white fungus, etc.
Occasionally, He Lao Niang would think of secretly selling them to the dry goods store, but Yatou Pian was not accurate, so she had to make her own Leave it alone and eat.
He Lao Niang said again, "I have heard people say before that people are extremely rich and rich, and they are filled with delicacies from mountains and seas.
It turns out that is not true."
Even the plates and bowls used are not big.
No matter what kind of plates or bowls, they seem to be The one who was smaller than the one in her family asked He Zijin, "You came to Ning's house last year and you also ate this."
"Well, his vegetarian goose is famous all over the state for its deliciousness."
He Zijin smiled, "It looks like ordinary food, but the ingredients are not ordinary.
Even if you can't see the delicacies from the mountains and seas that my grandmother said, you can still eat them.
Yes.
I heard from the master that when a wealthy family makes a cup of tofu soup, the soup is made with various delicacies from the mountains and seas.
The precious things are simmered for twelve hours, and the essence of those things is slowly boiled into the soup, and then the soup is used to make a spoon for cooking.
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Therefore, even the green vegetables and tofu have an unusual taste, even if Grandma eats it today.
You have eaten these things on weekdays, and this meal will cover our family’s food expenses for half a year.”
"Oh, my darling, there is such a thing."
Mrs.
He's eyes widened, and she suddenly felt that eating such good things from others, there are no makeup gifts or anything like that.
Mrs.
He has never had a meal in her life that can cover her family's food expenses for half a year.
This was the first time in the world, which really shocked Mrs.
He.
She clasped her hands together and said, "Amitabha, this life is really worth it."
He Zijin said, "What does this mean?
One day when I become rich, I will treat my grandmother to good food every day."
Mrs.
He clicked her tongue, "Tell me, no one in our family is as loud as you.
Your grandfather was not like this when he was alive.
He was the most down-to-earth person.
There are people who only talk about seven out of ten.
You like to brag so much, but I don't like you."
Great-grandmother's portrait.
She went to find a matchmaker.
When I proposed marriage at home, I bragged that my family had 200 acres of high-quality farmland, and I believed it.
Only when I came to your home, Mr.
He’s family, I found out that it turned out to be 158 acres of quarter-farm land, and 100 acres of middle-class farmland.
Only more than fifty acres are considered top-grade farmland.”
He Lao Niang looked at the film of her girl and sighed, "If the old lady is alive, she has found a soulmate.
If you two talk, we will definitely have an agreement.
I have earned a few dollars in the past two years and bought a few acres of land.
When the famine hits, I feel so angry that I don’t know how many bowls of rice I’ll have.”
I’m really worried.
Before He Zijin could refute, the third girl was already laughing so hard that He Zijin himself also laughed and said, "I just eat a bowl of dry rice, what's the matter?"
Madam He smiled, "Just eat a bowl.
If you can still afford it, just eat it."
After breakfast the next day, we went to a silk and satin shop to buy clothing materials.
The third girl had worked as an embroiderer and knew a lot of materials.
She had always been deeply influenced by He Lao Niang's outlook on life.
She was very excited about her trip to the prefecture to buy materials.
I had already planned it.
She didn't choose much silk and satin, but instead chose some high-quality silk and cotton.
Mrs.
He touched the material and said, "Well, it's soft and smooth, and it's close to the body."
Aunt Chen agreed after seeing it.
The third girl had already made a plan.
She heard from Hu Wen that the masters of each house in the Hu family made clothes according to Ji Guanzhong, so she could just make a few wedding outfits.
In the future, she would be given the job by the official, so she wouldn't have to spend money on clothes herself.
But those are outer clothes, like inner clothes, Hu Wen's is now made by the maid in Mrs.
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Hu's room, and it will be handed over to her in the future.
These silk and cotton materials are perfect for making linings.
With this thought in mind, I picked out the materials, bought two boxes of fashionable silk flowers from the nearby silk flower shop, and went to the needlework shop to get some embroidery thread, and we were almost there.
Because the third girl had already thought about what she wanted to buy before she came, the shopping went very smoothly, and everything was done in just half a day.
Aunt Chen said to Mrs.
He in private, "This girl knows what she wants."
He Lao Niang said without shame, "That's the only thing that looks like me."
Aunt Chen: He Zijin saw a young man baking a clay pot on a small stove outside a teahouse, and he couldn't help asking, "Dad, what are you doing?"
He Gong smiled, "It's roasted tea."
“And roasted tea” He Gong smiled, "It's rare and strange.
Do you want to try it?"
He Zijin was very interested and heard He Lao Niang yell, "There is no tea at home.
If you go to drink it, you will waste money on me.
If you go to my house tomorrow, you will have to worship the gods."
He Gong smiled and said, "Mom, I've been here for half a day and my aunt is tired.
How about just sitting down and drinking a cup of tea.
I'll treat you."
He Lao Niang refused to accept the favor, "It's all my money."
For the sake of the eldest sister, she didn't insist so much.
Aunt Chen said to Mrs.
He, "Your money belongs to our He family.
When you get married, you will follow your husband."
Her nephew saw that she was tired as an aunt, so he wanted to tell her to take a rest and watch this.
The old woman has been married to their Lao He family for decades even if her nose is not her nose and her face is not her face.
Even she is from the Lao He family.
It is totally unreasonable to dare to say that the money is hers.
Mother He said to herself, "Tsk, you don't know what your mother's family is like.
Don't pretend to be stupid.
She is poor and broke.
If she hadn't had the dowry of 300 acres of land brought by her old man, and if she hadn't had a prosperous husband and son, she would have had today The aunt and sister-in-law silently despised each other for a moment, then followed He Gong to the teahouse to drink tea.
It was the first time for He Zijin and the three girls to drink roasted tea, and they found it more fragrant than the tea they usually drink.
He Gongxiao said, "Pu'er tea is more valuable as it ages.
Pu'er is the best for roasted tea, which can bring out the aroma of the tea when roasted.
The weather is getting a bit hot now, so it will be more suitable to drink roasted tea in winter."
He Zijin nodded, and He Gong asked, "Auntie, what do you think it tastes like?"
Aunt Chen smiled, "It's more fragrant than the usual tea.
If A Gong hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that the tea can be roasted and eaten."
He Gong said, "I heard that there are places where fried glutinous rice is put in, and the result is tea rice paste."
Madam He said, "Isn't that just porridge?"
Aunt Chen said, "It's just like porridge.
There's no tea flavor in the porridge."
Mrs.
He said in her heart, she is really fussy.
He Gong: Since it was tea that she paid for, Mrs.
He drank five or six bowls in a row until the tea pot was filled with water, and she gave up.
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The waiter said enthusiastically, "How about I give you another pot?"
Madam He asked, "Do you want money?"
Man, "Not free."
He Lao Niang said, "That's no need.
You can go ahead.
I'm full too."
Guy: After resting, the group of people took the car back to the other courtyard.
Mrs.
He also said to Aunt Chen, "A Gong is more filial to the eldest sister than to me.
Look, he even invited the eldest sister to drink tea."
Aunt Chen smiled, "This child is just like his father, benevolent and righteous."
These are all excellent qualities of the He family.
He Lao Niang: There is no such thing as benevolence and righteousness, it’s just stupidity.
When I got home, I realized that the Ning family had been here for a long time.
Aunt Chen hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"
She thought it was something wrong with her daughter.
The steward replied, "It's a makeup gift for my cousin."
He Lao Niang was so happy that she fell from the sky, and Aunt Chen also smiled and said, "I didn't know they were coming, so please come to my courtyard and meet us."
He Lao Niang, He Zijin, and the third girl naturally followed.
He Zijin, the steward's daughter-in-law, who came to give the makeup gift, recognized her as Mrs.
Ning Wu's capable steward's daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Zhao's mother.
When Mother Zhao saw Aunt Chen, Mrs.
He quickly greeted her.
Aunt Chen smiled and said, "Sit down.
I didn't know you were coming, but I have something to do."
Mother Zhao smiled, "It's the old lady, the madam sent her servant over to give my cousin a make-up gift."
Mrs.
He couldn't help being happy, and she still said, "Your old lady and madam are always so polite.
I'd like to thank you for making this trip."
"It's all a slave's duty."
Mother Zhao presented the gift list.
Mrs.
He gave her girl a charming look, and He Zijin stepped forward to pick her up.
Mrs.
He smiled and said to Mother Zhao, "Tell your old lady, Mrs., thank you very much.
We will go to worship the gods tomorrow."
I will give them two sticks of incense.
They are kind-hearted people and wish them a long life.
If you have the chance to go to our place in the future, you must go home.
We are not from outside. " Finally, Aunt Chen gave Mother Zhao a reward, and Mother Zhao said goodbye respectfully.
Ever since He Zijin came to visit the year before last, she had been ordered to entertain people but she didn't treat them well, and Zhao's mother was disappointed.
He also asked about the fact that although the He family was a bit of a country boy, several of his relatives were government officials.
From then on, Zhao's mother was very polite to the people of Bishui County.
After Zhao's mother left, Mrs.
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He smiled, "It's strange to say that people from rich families are very polite.
Not to mention being kind, even people like us who come from the countryside don't look down on us."
I really shouldn't have said bad things about Mrs.
Ning Wu yesterday.
It turns out that she Not forgotten.
Mrs.
He said again, "I am taking advantage of my eldest sister."
Aunt Chen smiled, "My sister is lucky."
"Otherwise, if I didn't have the eldest sister, who would know what kind of onion I am."
Mrs.
He added a few words to Mrs.
Ning Wu and said, "Oh, it's his fifth wife.
Yesterday I saw that she was a strong person.
Now she seems to be reasonable.
As long as she is reasonable, I can rest assured that we can live a reasonable life. " Aunt Chen: You really are a mother if you have breasts.
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