Volume Two, Chapter 326: Asking for Money
The dog is already dead. As the saying goes, a person's debt is due after his death.
Mrs. Qian is actually a kind-hearted person with a sharp tongue and a soft heart. She may sympathize with Gouzi and be willing to walk with Gouzi's coffin.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Qian refused. She didn't make so many twists and turns, and her idea was simple and honest: "Of course I won't agree! The first month is unlucky, and I'm going back to marry my granddaughter, so I don't want to get into trouble!"
Shangguan Ruoli felt relieved and said: "It's actually very inconvenient. We can't walk together. You have to stay in an inn along the way. They are dragging the coffin, and you have to stay in a temple, a Taoist temple or in the wilderness."
"Oh..." Mrs. Qian nodded, "I suddenly understand."
Shangguan Ruoli smiled and said, "Mother, this is called a sudden realization."
Mrs. Qian laughed and said: "Yes, it suddenly dawned on me. It suddenly dawned on me. Wulang told me about it, which means I finally understood it."
Shangguan Ruoli said: "That's pretty much what it means."
Mrs. Qian took a cucumber, broke it open, took a bite, and asked, "Did you go well today?"
Shangguan Ruoli told the story about Mrs. Zhou and the fifth girl, and then said: "I refused, Erlang didn't like the fifth girl."
Old Mrs. Qian spat: "Bah! Who are you looking down on when you bring a little wife into my house? Humph! You did the right thing, Madam Zhou had no good intentions!"
Rolling his eyes, he asked, "She is picking vegetables and moving flowers. Has she been given any money?"
Shangguan Ruoli's smile froze and he said: "No, she didn't say to give it to me, and I didn't ask for it either. We are all neighbors. I think we should reciprocate the courtesy in the future."
Old Mrs. Qian said angrily: "She has already plotted against our second son, why should we be polite to her? What a bullshit neighbor, what kind of exchange of courtesy is better? I want her to know that I am not a good person.
If you offend me, my master, there is no shame in me!"
Then he called her maid over and ordered: "Go to Zhou's house and ask her to pay for the food and money. Just say it was me!"
The maid glanced at Shangguan Ruoli, saw her nodding slightly, and left.
When Mrs. Zhou heard this, she knew that it was Shangguan Ruoli who told Mrs. Qian about the fifth girl, and Mrs. Qian was angry.
He said angrily: "You mud-legged guy who doesn't know how to lift! You have thin eyelids and you deserve to be rolling in the mud!"
Zhou Yixuan came back and frowned when he heard his wife's scolding at the door. He entered the room and said in a deep voice: "A mistress of the house does not practice oral ethics!"
Mrs. Zhou's face turned red and she glared at the maid at the door. Her husband was back, but this little hooves didn't even announce it!
She stepped forward gently and carefully, and helped him take off his official uniform, "Ms. sir, I know I was wrong. I made my boss's rich old woman angry, so I spoke indiscriminately."
Zhou Xuanyi stretched out his arms and enjoyed her service, and asked calmly: "What's wrong?"
"It's not something that the Prime Minister has explained!" Mrs. Zhou briefly explained the matter and said, "They don't look down on the fifth girl. Mrs. Qian has lost her face for me!"
Zhou Xuanyi said nonchalantly: "If you don't like the fifth girl, let the prime minister change her. There is no need to hold your head in this matter."
He was also very frustrated. He had been smart and well-read since he was a child, and he was the most favored at home and in the clan. The road to the imperial examination was also smooth. He originally thought that his future was bright and he could easily get the top prize. Who knows, in the spring, the imperial examination
, but was stepped down by Dong Youfu, a poor guy, and because of his good looks, he was ranked third.
I thought that relying on Prime Minister Zhou, my official career would be smoother than that of Dong Youfu. Unexpectedly, Dong Youfu actually climbed up to the throne of the emperor and became quite favored by the emperor.
So much so that Prime Minister Zhou tried every means to establish a relationship with Dong Youfu and insert people into his mansion.
He is not convinced!
He sighed with emotion and said: "They are from the countryside, and they don't care about face when they make trouble. Especially that old lady Qian who can make trouble in the street. You should be more careful in the future."
Madam Zhou rolled her eyes with disdain and said, "I understand."
Dongming Ziyu and Shangguan Ruoli didn't know that Mrs. Qian became famous in one battle, which frightened many people. They asked the housekeeper to help deal with Gouzi's funeral affairs. After sealing the coffin three days later, they asked Gouzi's funeral to be carried out.
The man helped the spirit to go down.
Mrs. Qian and the others waited until after the Lantern Festival, on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, before setting off. The old couple had a field in the east, a couple with grain in the east, Dalang, Sanlang, and Sanya. Erhu, Chen Yueyue, Gao Liugen, Zhou Lidong, Zhou Xian, and Dongshi
I went back to take a look. I must have missed home after being away from home for so long.
In addition, the family's strong servants, maids, and mothers-in-law. In addition, Rong Chuan lent twenty guards, and Shangguan Ruolan lent twenty guards, so there were quite a few of them.
Suddenly there were so many fewer people hula at home, and the huge yard suddenly became deserted.
Shangguan Ruoli said: "I hope Dong Youyin won't make my parents angry this time and can restrain themselves and be more obedient."
Dongming Ziyu didn't know whether he could say it honestly: "That's terrible! Just don't cause any trouble."
Although he entrusted someone to keep an eye on Dong Youyin, outsiders couldn't keep an eye on him every day.
Chapter completed!