( )Chapter 212 Everyone needs to praise

In this way, Shi Qiang took physical education classes from the Tu brothers in the outer courtyard every day, while Xiao Tao continued to eat and drink delicious food in the inner courtyard. The girls in Jiaxiju were more respected, and they thought that Xiao Tao would be kind on weekdays and might have great luck in the future. The previous jokes gradually dissipated, and he said good things to Xiao Zi Shi more and more. (Download_Lot) ()

After enjoying honey ham for two consecutive times, Xiaotao's dull heart and heart finally moved her stomach. She decided to thank her, but because she was not good at writing, she made two solid purses horizontally and vertically.

One continues to give away, the other continues to thank him, and the trend gradually turns to purely verbal thanks. After a while, the two of them said less than five words from meeting each other, and gradually talked about their ideals in life, the stars, moon and the fish they killed together in those years.

Without having to hear from all kinds of people, Xiaotao told Minglan the truth about each meeting. Shi Qiang has been traveling around the country since childhood, and has some knowledge. When talking about local customs and interesting stories from all over the country, although he is clumsy and stupid, he is better because of his rich content and is very admirable. Anyone who is admired by Xiaotao only has one way to express it, which is to let go of praise.

Therefore, Minglan was pleased that they were respectful and respectful, and they felt so sad when they did not exceed the rules. By the way, Xiaotao has only praised her for being so smart, so knowledgeable, and so powerful!

Minglan suddenly felt urged to find trouble for Xiao Zi Shi.

That morning, she took some books and decided to go with Cuiwei. This winter, the mansion had a lot of fur goods and leather goods, and the whole family had a few people. Not to mention adults, even the two girls with long bodies made two purple lamb fur coats and one big fur bag. During the Chinese New Year, they gave them to several relatives, but there were still many left.

Seeing that spring was about to begin, Minglan was afraid that the accumulation would be damaged, so she discussed storing it well. She created a new large camphor wood cabinet that was half a person tall, and was preparing to pick up the skin and fur goods that were dry and cool and sun-dried before she could save it according to the book.

After working for half a day, it was time to have lunch. Looking at the thick camphor wood box that two people had to carry, Minglan couldn't help but be slightly shocked. She wanted to blame the old ladies and old Fengjun, who had accumulated ancient times, had something to admire the juniors every few days. If you continue to do this, you will probably have many treasures in the box to save up.

Cui Wei saw Minglan frowning slightly, but thought about it, and then smiled and advised: "Madam, don't be afraid of letting go of these things. Now the family has a small population. When the wife gives birth to a few more young masters and girls, the children in the yard will be old, and they will be afraid that they will not have enough clothes at that time."

Minglan smiled, but didn't defend herself and asked her to go and do her own business. She lay on the warm kang for a nap and took a nap. After waking up, she took some washing up. She asked the wet nurse to carry the little fat man to teach her.

Brother Tuan wore a small silver mouse jacket with a large sleeve clip, embroidered with gold thread, and a pair of round-headed tiger-headed shoes on his feet. He walked into the house by the wet nurse. The white and tender cheeks with a swelling sleeve were still sleeping marks on his quilt. When he saw Minglan, he let go of the wet nurse's hand and stumbled over. He climbed up to the kang without waiting for anyone to hug him.

The wet nurse smiled and said, "Brother is getting more and more stable. If she hadn't woken up today, she would have refused to ask anyone to help her when she walked." Since Minglan was pregnant, she has been very obedient in calling Tuan Brother 'Brother'.

Minglan said: "I am now heavy and I have to worry more about my mother. When Brother Tuan is old in the future, I will never forget to respect my mother."

The wet nurse knelt down and said repeatedly: "It is my blessing to be able to serve my wife and elder brother in the past few years. With such a big family, if you want to serve your elder brother in a lot of pits and valleys, you can't take the credit for it." Since the wet brother Tuan was weaned, one of the two wet nurses sent by Mrs. Sheng had been released; I was cautious and patient every day, and finally won the satisfaction of Mrs. Gu Hou, and could stay in the Hou Mansion.

Minglan smiled and asked her to go down to have some snacks to rest, and taught her group to talk and play.

Brother Tuan has been strong since childhood, eating and sleeping properly, and walking vigorously, but he only speaks in a slight manner.

Minglan pointed at Shaw Brothers and asked him to call "Uncle", and the fat man called "Laughing"; pointed at Hualan and asked him to call "Auntie", and he called "Clothes"; Rongxian and his two taught him "sister" for a long time, and he could only say "borrow money".

——You borrow money! Your whole family borrows money!

After being angry for a long time, I realized that I was also surrounded. Minglan decided to correct the pronunciation of the fat man today. After teasing him on the kang for a while, she asked Xiaotao to move a short little slut and let Brother Tuan sit properly and start teaching.

She pointed to the round table next to her and said in a straight voice: "Table."

The little fat man said with a slight silence: "...pig."

Minglan held back the blue veins on her forehead and lengthened the tone and taught: "Talk about it-home."

The little fat man is very obedient and naive: "—————————”

Minglan was furious, "Idiot!"

The little fat man giggled, and the god pronounced: "Dut-Egg."

Minglan couldn't help but feel angry. She wondered if this kid was making a spoof. She complained about Gu Tingye's poor genes with developed limbs. Cui's mother came in with a stew pot. Seeing the mother and son staring at each other with big eyes, she smiled and said, "What's the matter with a madam? Since you can speak, you don't have to be afraid. ~ Also, according to the old man, you can speak later. If you speak later, you will be effective when you are too big."

Minglan was suspicious, but she honestly put a spoon on her hand and ate it. Cui's mother kindly picked up the fat man and fed him the egg cucumber batter spoon by bite. When the fat man saw that his mother was having fun, she didn't struggle and opened her mouth obediently.

After the mother and son had just finished eating, wiped their mouths and rinsed their mouths, they came to spread the news outside, saying that Xiao Shen was visiting.

Minglan hurriedly got off the kang and put on her shoes, held up the beaded hairpin that was about to fall on her bun, and asked Xia He to tidy up her clothes. She looked at the mirror before she walked to the outer room to greet her. Soon, Xiao Shen brought a little maid and an old man in with a smile.

Minglan was chanting "Rare Guest" in her mouth, holding her bulging belly in one hand, and pulling Xiao Shen to the side with the other hand, "I still think you will never come out in your life! Everyone outside said that after you became a mother, you suddenly became virtuous and never came out of the door." While saying that, he looked at him, but his face was clear, but his complexion was still good, not like the plumpness he had just given birth, but he was thinner than before.

Xiao Shen sighed and said, "I was afraid of being fearless in the past, but now I realize that I am a loser. In the past few months, I have to take care of my daughter, and I have to... Oh, I'm afraid that others will ask questions. My sister-in-law always advises me to be more open-minded. I think it's fine if someone else doesn't see me, but you have joined me and shouldn't have broken up."

She suffered a lot because of her problems during childbirth, and she had been in biconfinement for several months. In the following months, she only went out to the temple to burn incense and fulfill her wishes. She no longer had the lively spirit of walking around, loving gossip and joking.

Minglan sighed in her heart, but smiled and looked at the cradle in the woman's arms. She saw that the baby girl had a small and delicate eyebrows and big eyes, and was printed with the same mold as Xiao Shen. She was weaker and her screams were as weak as a little cat. At this time, Green Branch had already taken a plate and pressed a pair of red gold locks worn by a child with sleeves on her head.

"I have prepared my girl for a long time. I thought that if you make up your mind to be a turtle, I will kill you when I am born." Minglan smiled and asked Luzhi to hand it to the woman.

"Bah, you're just a turtle." Xiao Shen said with a smile. He picked up the small gold bracelet and the small gold leg ring. He saw that the golden lock piece was so delicate, and it was made into a half-open hibiscus bud, lifelike. The front was engraved with a large and round character for blessing, and the reverse was engraved with four small characters "Peaceful Hundred Years" and several tiny lotus seed pendants hanging down from the head of the lock piece.

"What a novel trick, I've never seen it." Xiao Shen rubbed it, feeling like it.

Minglan smiled and said, "I think you have many elders, so there must be many auspicious cloud locks. So I described it myself and called it a gold shop. I don't have to wear it seriously, just be a stubborn person."

Xiao Shen knew that Minglan had prepared earlier was not these gifts, but she must have known that her descendants were difficult in the future, so she made this beautiful object to teach herself to be happy. She was grateful and choked up and said, "Good girl, you are worried about me, I, I..."

Minglan was afraid that she would cry, so she asked her mother Cui to take Brother Tuan out of the inner room, pointing at Xiao Shen and telling him to call him "Auntie". The fat man shouted "Ran" loudly. Fortunately, the pronunciation was similar, and everyone did not notice it.

Seeing that Brother Tuan was born with a tiger head and a big head, fat and round, she liked it so much that she hugged her in her arms and refused to let go. She kissed her several times: "I haven't seen you for half a year, and I didn't expect to grow up so old." She remembered Brother Tuan's birthday and said, "I didn't bring any good things today. When you are two years old, my aunt will definitely prepare for you."

After a while of joking, Xiao Shen took off the maid and the old lady. Minglan also asked Cui's mother to carry Tuan Ge down, but she left the baby girl to sleep on the warm kang. Xiao Shen didn't want her daughter to leave her sight, so she took off her heels and went to the kang, patting her daughter to coax her, and jokingly said, "I heard that my sister-in-law has recently earned a pair of matchmaker shoes for your Sheng family."

Minglan was stunned for a moment and realized that the 'sister-in-law' that Xiao Shen said was not Mrs. Zheng, but Zhang. She was a little surprised and still smiled: "My grandmother replied to the letter a month ago, saying that the media did a good job, but there was nothing she refused. My third sister-in-law of my parents' family had already gone to propose marriage, saying that she would get engaged first and get married in two years."

Xiao Shen said twice and said with a smile: "Your old lady is a cheerful person and is generous in her actions. I heard that she asked to bring back a pair of jade bracelets for a pre-order ceremony. My sister-in-law said that even if she was her, she rarely saw such a good jade, which was clear and clear. The water head and the green color, it didn't look like it was from the Central Plains. It was really a rare treasure."

Minglan knew that her grandmother was afraid that Changdong's betrothal gift was thin and that she was born in a villain, unlike Changbai and Changfeng, one had the Wang family's dowry and the other had the Lin family's wealth. She was afraid that there were no valuable items in the betrothal gift, so she called the Yue family underestimated her.

She smiled and explained: "That was my grandmother's dowry. I heard that it was originally a treasure in the King Xiao Palace. It was seized by the old lady of the Xu family when she conquered southern Yunnan. Later, Emperor Wu rewarded the Yongyi Hou Mansion again. Alas, now it is sealed by the Yunnan border, so how can there be such a good product on the market?"

"So there is such a origin." Xiao Shen was so obsessed with hearing this, and clapped his legs, "You don't know, my uncle Chen and aunt couldn't speak even when they saw him. My sister-in-law said that the old couple are now discussing adding more dowry."

The Shen family’s upstarts are not short of money and land, but what they lack is this kind of treasure with origin and background.

"Don't let it go. My grandmother has not been back to Beijing in the past few years, so she gave her grandson's wife some gifts. Don't be like my parents' home urging her to get a dowry. You go back and say that the dowry is just right." Minglan waved her hand and said, fearing that she would be unhappy in the future.

Xiao Shen was originally entrusted to come to visit him. After hearing Minglan say this, he felt relieved and smiled and started the interesting story of the Shen family preparing dowry.

After listening for a long time, Minglan heard her verbally 'My sister-in-law said so', and finally couldn't help but tentatively: "You... and your sister-in-law, that... are you okay?"

Xiao Shen smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "Thinking about the past, it was obvious that there was no grudge or grudge. Why did she get into trouble? Alas, it was not easy for her." She sighed and whispered in a low voice, "Now I have suffered myself, I know at least."

Minglan touched her erect belly and felt sad for her, "...What is your sister-in-law's saying?"

Xiao Shen looked at her sleeping daughter lovingly, and said with a sour tone, "My sister-in-law advised me to tell me not to be afraid. We are a family with rules. Even if the concubine gave birth to a son, I can't get over me." As she said that, a tear fell down. She quickly wiped it away and forced a smile: "I'm asking you to laugh at me. I'm not that jealous. When will I stop me from placing people in my husband's house?"

She sniffed, raised her head and said, "My sister is the queen of the dynasty, and her brother is the general in charge of the army. Who is the one who is the one who is the one who is in charge of the army? I'm just afraid..." Her nose felt sore and she choked up, "I'll go in the future. This child is not supported by her brothers, but how can I be? Although the nephews born by my sister-in-law are good, they are separated by a room and are cousins."

The kind mother's heart is like this. When the empress and uncle pass away in the future, all the cousins ​​and cousins ​​will start their own families and start their own businesses, and there are a few who can be managed. Minglan put her heart in favor and sighed, but didn't know how to persuade her, so she could only sit quietly with her.

After a while, Xiao Shen took his tears and said embarrassedly: "I'm going to say you're a joke. Now I'm always thinking about it all day long. In fact, I'm not that anxious. Not to mention that my husband is far away in Longxi and is forced to deliver food and grass. Besides... Oh, my father-in-law is really not very good, and my mother-in-law also fell ill. My sister-in-law is busy and has to serve her parents-in-law and take care of her family. Why do I just want to think about myself and I should do my best." Once my father dies, the general may be able to take love, but don't think about taking a concubine and having a child.

Minglan was not surprised to know that the old general Zheng was in a serious condition and advised him earnestly: "Since that is the case, you should take care of yourself more and more. There must be a way before the car arrives at the mountain, or in the future, that brother will be a conscience, will respect his mother and sister-in-law, or your girl is very lucky and has a great life, just like you, and falls into a good family like a honey jar. The husband loves others, and the mother-in-law and sister-in-law are kind. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so why bother you to worry about death early on?"

Xiao Shen burst into tears and laughed, "If that's the case, I'll kowtow up the mountain to Fahua Temple every day, and I'm willing to do it." After a while, she suddenly thought of something, looked at Minglan's face, and hesitated: "There's something... I don't know if I should tell you."

Minglan rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "Nonsense! You should have said it or not."

Xiao Shen thought for a moment and said slowly: "You know that our Zheng family's Zhongjing Marquis' Mansion is close to the Han family. A few days ago, the old marquis came to see my father-in-law, and several cousin-laws also came. The prince's wife muttered to my sister-in-law for a long time, and then the sister-in-law told me..." She hesitated, "Say that Princess Qingchang would ask for a second wife for her third master in the near future."

Minglan was stunned for a moment, "Is it not to take on the second house?" He still needs the princess to come forward if he takes a concubine in his son's room?

"It's not an ordinary concubine, but someone has posts to write documents." Xiao Shen shook his head, "I heard that the girl was still a teacher's daughter. Somehow, she actually fell in love with the princess, so she asked her to be a child for her son."

Minglan was so shocked that she couldn't speak. She was so generous that her mother-in-law came forward to marry the second wife. She couldn't help but slap her in the face, and she couldn't help but say suspiciously, "...Tingcan, don't she please her husband?"

Xiao Shen shook her head and lowered her voice: "I heard that your sister-in-law has a too big temper. If she is not good, she will show her husband the face. The son-in-law said more words to the Tongfang room, and she would have to be sick for several days. She cried and turned into a sick illness, and even drove her husband out of the house. At first, your son-in-law was coaxing, but he was a person who wanted to study and improve himself. How could he accompany his wife to recite poems and make couples every day?..."

Minglan smiled bitterly in his ears - if you want to learn from Daqin, you have to support Gu Yankai, who is careless.

Princess Qingchang endured it for the past two years and could not bear it anymore. She was unwilling to let the shameless girl give birth to a grandson, so she asked a daughter from a scholar to be her second wife.

"Whether you and your grandmother..." Xiao Shen couldn't think of the appropriate words, "That...is not big deal, my sister-in-law asked me to tell you, and I'll have a clear idea in your heart."

Since the big fire that day when Minglan gave birth to Tuan Ge'er, all kinds of rumors that appeared in the capital have been heard. After everyone saw the separation of the family, the two families had almost never been there, and they had thought about their relatives and friends.

After seeing off Xiao Shen, Minglan frowned and thought for a moment, and soon had a conclusion in her heart. Then she calmed down and helped Xia He slowly walk to the inner room, but she saw that Brother Tuan was already spread out into a large shape and fell asleep.

When Cui's mother saw Minglan come in, she got up and helped her sit down. She heard her murmuring, "Sister Shen is so nice, thanks to her for reporting me..."

Cui's mother asked Xia He to serve hot tea, squat down and take off Minglan's shoes, then loosen her clothes, and let the mother and son tilt their heads to the head. A sarcastic smile appeared on their serious faces, "The two wives of the Zheng family treat their ladies so well. Can't the wife really see the intention?" She had been in the next room just now, and she heard the conversation between the two.

Minglan turned his head and said in surprise: "Use intention? What else can it be used for?"

Cui's mother sat beside Minglan's couch and graciously stroked the hair on her face, "My girl, you are smart for life, and you can't hear it. Mrs. Zheng said nothing about how to cherish her daughter, fearing that the child would have no support in the future... After all, it's not easy to deal with. Just find a honest and kind person who knows the truth. I think Mrs. Zheng also knows it."

As he said that, he turned his eyes to Minglan and then to Brother Tuan on the kang, smiling.

Minglan opened her mouth wide, looked down at the sleeping fat man, and looked up and said, "...No way..." Although she thought about it, the more she thought about it, the more she was more likely, and she couldn't help but feel in her heart.

"Brother Tuan will inherit the title in the future, and his wife... needs to be able to do it." It's not that she dislikes Xiao Shen's daughter, but... she can't say it well. If it is Mrs. Zheng's daughter, then she nods immediately.

Huh? Why is her thinking more and more like Baoyu's mother?

When Cui saw Minglan's frowning face, she secretly laughed, "It's not necessarily a brother. I think Mrs. Zheng may not be willing to be the eldest son's wife. Didn't she ask her wife about her love and childbirth date?"

Minglan covered her stomach reflexively, wondering, "...even if this fetus is a brother, she is younger than her girl."

Cui's mother smiled and said, "It's no big deal if she's half a year away; the younger daughter-in-law is easier to be a daughter-in-law than the older daughter-in-law."

Minglan was stupid.

She never dreamed that the eldest son was less than two years old and the second son was not yet born, she would start to consider the choice of a wife.

Cui's mother laughed and patted Minglan to comfort her: "Madam, don't worry, I don't think Mrs. Zheng has to be married to her. What will happen when she grows up? What will happen to her brother? What kind of character and promising? No one knows, but he has to see if he is a mother."

Minglan seemed to be in a fog in a dream, and it took her a long time to recover: "...So, she suddenly made up with the wife of Weibei Marquis. Not only did she figure it out, but she was afraid she had this idea in it."

Zhang's son is half a year older than Xiao Shen's daughter. Not only is he more suitable for age, but he is also a relative of a cousin. Zhang's character is upright and will not make things difficult for his daughter-in-law.

Cui's mother laughed out loud: "Madam is so smart!"
To be continued...