Dong Nuan was worried about Wu Ruoruo, so she was sitting outside the door reading a storybook with dim candles burning. Qingzhu was still a little distressed, fearing that she might have damaged her eyes.
Wu Ruoruo was sleeping, and Dong Nuan directly hugged her, took her back to the bed, settled her down, and placed ice cubes beside the bed so that the inner room would not be too hot.
Hearing the noise, Dong Nuan stood up, and Qingzhu followed suit. The two of them pushed the door open and went in.
Qingzhu quickly guided the candle in his hand to the candlestick in the room. With the light in the room, Wu Ruoruo could see more clearly.
When I saw it was warm in winter, I felt relieved.
Then I realized something in hindsight...
"I fell asleep at your place? I fell asleep..." Was it a long time? Before the next words could be asked, Wu Ruoruo was embarrassed and speechless as she looked at the darkening night outside.
She obviously didn't sleep well when she was in the house. She would wake up if there was the slightest sound of footsteps.
However, here in Dongnuan, I slept like a pig's head.
"Why don't you go on to sleep? I have already sent a letter to the house, saying that you will stay here in Zhuangzi tonight. It is too late and the city gates are closed." They are here in Zhuangzi. If they want to enter the city, they still need to travel.
Opening the city gate in the middle of the night without any valid reason is not easy for this city gate.
Of course, with Wu Ruoruo's identity, it can be opened, but there is no need to go through such trouble.
When Wu Ruoruo heard that Dong Nuan had arranged everything, he breathed a sigh of relief again. He wanted to go to the ground, but his body was very tired. After thinking about it, he obeyed his body's original intention, lay down directly, and pulled the clothes on his body.
Thin Quilt: "Okay, I'll go back to sleep."
But I slept for too long and couldn't sleep.
Seeing Dong Nuan reading the storybook, she got up again, read the storybook for a while, and then ate something.
Because in the evening, I didn’t eat snacks that were difficult to digest, but drank some mung bean soup that was light and refreshing.
"Well, it's so sweet." Wu Ruoruo didn't eat anything all afternoon, and her stomach was empty. After taking a sip of the sweet soup, she couldn't help but sigh.
Dong Nuan looked at such a little girl and couldn't help but smile.
Wu Ruoruo was embarrassed to be laughed at, but she still drank two bowls of mung bean soup angrily.
After drinking it, I felt the heat and went to take a shower again.
Then he lay back down again. On a hot day, Dong Nuan didn't want to be crowded together with others. The same was true for Wu Ruoruo.
Therefore, the two of them did not sleep together. Dong Nuan watched her lie down and went back to her room.
Early the next morning, Wu Ruoruo thought she had gotten up early enough, but when she got up, she found that Dong Nuan was not in the house.
After asking the maid, I found out that Dong Nuan had already gotten up, had a set of punches, and then went to the orchard.
As soon as Wu Ruoruo heard about the fruit forest, she quickly followed him there.
Riding the donkey cart was quite fast. When she passed by, Dong Nuan was already watching the long-term workers picking peaches, apricots, and some melons. These fresh fruits were to be sent to shops in the city early in the morning.
Of course, the ones picked out that are small or have ugly shapes are either made into dried fruit or jam, and some are used to add fruity aroma.
After Wu Ruoruo came over, she enjoyed the fun of picking by herself.
Then she took away the two baskets of pickings. Of course she also wanted to give money, but...
She didn't bring it.
This is very embarrassing!
Dong Nuan didn't care about this, he originally asked her to take it back to eat.
Business is business, mind is mind, but the meaning is different.
After seeing off Wu Ruoruo, I had two days of leisure in the warm winter and then went to Cao Mansion again.
In June, the third girl, Cao Xinyue, got married.
Mrs. Cao specially came back from Liangzhou to marry this concubine.
Although she is said to be a concubine, she is also a married daughter of the Cao family, so the wedding banquet may not be as standard, but it is still festive and lively.
Although Magistrate Cao also wanted to come back, two counties under his government were hit by locust plagues. He was running on the front line, busy with rescue and aftermath work, so he couldn't come back.
As the sixth sister, Dong Nuan added makeup to the third sister, which is definitely worse than Cao Xinyao.
Because her relationship with Cao Xinyao is different from other sisters in the Cao family.
Furthermore, Cao Xinyue was born as a concubine, so she had to add too much and too little. Looking back, there was still a legitimate daughter named Fourth Sister in the house, so it was not easy to add more makeup.
Therefore, Dong Nuan put on the makeup according to everyone's specifications after discussing it with the fourth sister and the others.
No more, no less, just enough specifications.
When she returned to Cao Mansion this time, Dong Nuan guessed that it had something to do with the fourth sister's marriage.
The other party was engaged a few years ago, and now that they are almost the same age, they probably want to discuss the wedding date.
After coming back, Mrs. Cao held Dong Nuan's hand and said a few words: "I've lost weight, I've lost weight."
They all knew about the three-day trip to Jiangzhou in the warm winter.
The child's sincerity and filial piety are truly touching, but the Cao family also feels sorry for their girl.
Seeing that Dong Nuan was indeed a bit slimmer than before, Mrs. Cao felt really distressed.
The two sisters-in-law couldn't help but talk along, and they also said that they had some recipes there, and they would cook them later and eat them, which would be good for the body.
While talking, the two of them blinked at Dong Nuan suggestively.
Dongnuan didn't respond at first, what does this mean?
But I soon understood.
That's because she hasn't had a child for more than half a year since she got married, so she wanted to secretly give birth to one.
Dong Nuan remained calm and pretended that she didn't understand.
I talked to Mrs. Cao for a while, and then to Mrs. Cao for a while.
After the third girl got married, Mrs. Cao returned to Liangzhou.
After all, there are husbands and sons to be busy over there.
Cao Zhuo also won this time. He can take the provincial examination normally in August. This is good news. Mrs. Cao must not go back and keep a close eye on the child. She must not let anything happen this time, otherwise she will suffer to death.
"Xinyu's wedding date has been set, it's the sixth day of October, which is a coincidence." Mrs. Cao talked for a long time, and then she got to the topic.
When it came to the wedding date, Cao Xinyu was still a little embarrassed. He lowered his head slightly and pursed his lips in a smile.
Dong Nuan smiled and congratulated a few words, Qiao and Zheng also joked a few times, and then everyone burst into laughter.
Cao Xinyu's face turned red after being teased. He whispered a few words in the end, then turned away and ignored them.
The fifth girl, Cao Xinru, is the same age as Dong Nuan, but her birthday is older than Dong Nuan's.
Throughout last year, Mrs. Cao had been looking for a suitable partner for her, but she had never chosen a good one.
The fifth girl has a relatively docile temperament and is still willing to listen to what her family says most of the time.
However, the Cao Mansion is not a trap for children. Children will jump into any trap.
Like the previous visitor from the Han Mansion, it was impossible for the Cao Mansion to agree to anything.
It actually scared Cao Xinru himself.
After looking at each other for a year, we have several good goals. Cao Xinru is also satisfied with it. Mrs. Cao is preparing to hold two more banquets recently. We will look at each other again and decide on one if we think it is suitable.
The longer it goes on, the worse it will become.
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