Mrs. Huangfu looked around again and asked: "Zhi'er, why don't you see your grandpa? Why doesn't he come?"
Zhi'er quickly replied: "Grandpa said to go to bed early and come back tomorrow!"
Mrs. Huangfu nodded, said a few more words, and then quietly went to the kitchen, heated up the remaining dumplings, and took some cooked meat. When she was about to go out, she saw Jin Yu standing outside the door.
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"Oh, you scared me!" Mrs. Huangfu said in shock, with a bit of embarrassment on her face.
"Mom, do you want to see the village chief uncle?" Jin Yu stepped forward and asked.[
Mrs. Huangfu was startled, her face a little uncomfortable, but she still said: "On the 29th, I met your uncle, the village chief, at the head of the village. He said that the mother-in-law of his second family had broken her leg, and the family was going there.
While waiting, your uncle, the village chief, is the only one at home, and he hasn’t even prepared any New Year’s goods. Although you asked Mai to send fish and meat before, he doesn’t know how to make these dumplings, and he doesn’t know if he has eaten the New Year’s Eve dumplings.
…”
Jin Yu stepped forward and took the baggage from Mrs. Huangfu's hand.
Mrs. Huangfu sighed and was about to turn around and leave when Jin Yu called to her, "Mom, the village chief uncle likes to eat dumplings stuffed with chives. This one is stuffed with celery. I have already wrapped it for him separately."
, they are frozen outside, and there are also these pig head meat and pig trotters, which can be eaten as soon as they are heated in the pot. They are all the village chief likes, so please bring some with you!"
Mrs. Huangfu was startled, turned around, and looked at Jin Yu gratefully.
"When I was young, the village chief uncle helped us a lot. Now that I have grown up, naturally I have to respect the village chief uncle Dongfang Wanchuan! Mom, let's go together. I will carry a lantern to give you some light!"
As Jin Yu spoke, he repackaged his baggage, went into the house to explain to Li Lin and others, and then came out with a lantern.
Mrs. Huangfu was waiting outside with her baggage in her arms, and together with Jin Yu, they walked out of the yard and went to the village.
Shangjia Village has the habit of keeping vigil at night, so the lights in the village are still bright, except for the courtyard of Fugui's family, which is pitch dark.
"Maybe you're asleep?" Mrs. Huangfu muttered. Just as she was about to leave for Jin Yu, she heard the dog inside barking.
"Who is it?" Soon, Fugui's voice came from the room, and soon there was light in the room.
"Uncle Village Chief, I am Jin Yu, are you asleep?" Jin Yu shouted.
Fugui quickly responded loudly: "I haven't slept yet. I'm just at home alone. It's a waste to light a lamp and boil wax, so I put out the candle!"
As Fugui spoke, he came out of the house wearing a cotton-padded jacket and opened the door for Jinyu.
Jinyu and Mrs. Huangfu looked at each other. Today is New Year's Eve. No matter how poor the family is, they will light up the lights until dawn. Tonight is a special thing, but now the rich have turned off the lights and sat in the shadows.
Here, you can see his heart...
"The girls are here too?" As soon as Fugui saw Mrs. Huangfu, a smile appeared on his face and he let the two of them in.
In the main room, there was a family hall hanging above it, but there was no smell of fireworks in the room. Jin Yu specially carried a lantern and went to the kitchen to have a look. Then he went to the main room and asked: "Uncle Village Chief, you haven't made any dumplings?"
Fugui smiled sheepishly and said: "How can I, a grown man, do that? I just ate a piece of cake in the dark!"
Jin Yu took the bundle from Mrs. Huangfu's hand and said, "I've packed your favorite fresh meat and leek dumplings for you. Uncle, I'll get them down for you. Just wait!"
Fugui said: "Stop working, it will be dawn soon!"
Mrs. Huangfu said: "How can we not eat this New Year's Eve dinner? Although it is a little late, we still have to eat it. Don't worry about it. Let Jinyu do the work!" [
Jin Yu responded and quickly entered the kitchen, and soon the smell of fireworks came over.
Fugui smelled the smell of fireworks and heard the sound of thunder and banging coming from the kitchen. He couldn't help but sigh: "It's so lively that it feels like the New Year!"
Mrs. Huangfu sighed and wanted to say something, but she didn't know where to start, so she just asked: "The second son and the second daughter-in-law are not coming back, and they haven't prepared anything for you to eat? At least these dumplings should be
Wrap some and freeze them outside so they won’t break. On New Year’s Eve, just boil some water and let it cool down!”
Fugui sighed and said: "Raise a son. Now that he is old, he only cares about his wife and children. How many people are there who are filial and take care of his parents? I won't talk about Dagen being such a bastard. He will leave when he is twenty-two years old."
I worked as an apprentice for someone, and later I became the village chief and had some connections. I opened a shop for him, got him a wife, and even let Dagen complain that I favored the second child... I thought that in this way, the second child would be filial to me.
But this kid has been separated from me for so many years and has long since lost any affection. When we met, we had nothing to say. His wife is even more colorful. She even makes dumplings for you. She doesn’t give you anything she cooks on weekdays.
One bite!”
Fugui seemed to have found a close friend all of a sudden, and kept pouring out his bitterness, one big cigarette bag after another.
"Stop smoking, you're coughing after smoking too much!" Mrs. Huangfu quickly stopped and said, "Since Dagen Niang left, I wanted to come and see you and talk to you, but..."
"Sister, don't say anything. I know it's all the trouble caused by that bastard Dagen. Sister, you've had a good reputation all your life, but in the end..." Fugui's face was filled with regret, "It's all me who has dragged you down!"
"Brother, what are you talking about? When I came to Shangjia Village as an orphan and a widower, if it weren't for you, would my family be where it is today? You also helped a lot during the Qing Dynasty, and I knew it well in my heart.
! From now on, when I ask Qiu Equinox to cook for Master Xu, I will also make a portion for you and bring it to you!" Mrs. Huangfu said quickly.
"No, sister, I know you mean well, but now that the second son and the second daughter-in-law are here, if you do this, aren't you going to slap them in the face? If you say something nasty again, won't it be hurting you again!
Fugui said quickly, knowing that Mrs. Huangfu was sincere in what she said, but he really couldn't smear Mrs. Huangfu's reputation anymore.
Mrs. Huangfu sighed. In fact, what Fu Gui said was reasonable. The second son and his wife were both here at the moment. If she didn't serve the old man, if others did, it would inevitably cause trouble. This is what the saying goes, there is an unfilial person.
It would be better if I didn't have a son, and I would really become a lonely old man. The kind-hearted neighbors can take care of me, but with an unfilial son in front of me, no one is willing to get into trouble!
"When I became the village chief, I still had a little money and a few acres of land that I had rented out, so I was not short of money and I had vegetables and food at home, but I was too lazy to cook it myself. I was really hungry.
That’s it, don’t worry if you won’t die of hunger!” Fugui said with a forced smile.
Mrs. Huangfu raised her eyes and saw that Fugui was in his fifties. His hair on the temples was all white, and he was wearing a stained navy blue cotton-padded jacket. He didn't look as capable as he did when he was the village chief. Now,
I felt even more sad in my heart.
"Uncle, the dumplings are cooked. I also pounded the garlic. Eat them while they are hot!" The two of them were silent when they heard Jin Yu coming in with a smile and a hot dumpling.
Fugui's beard trembled, and he quickly responded and gave way to Mrs. Huangfu.
"Eat quickly, we've already eaten at home! We just came over to take a look, but I didn't expect you really didn't have the New Year's Eve dinner!" Mrs. Huangfu looked at the time, then stood up and said, "Then take your time.
While eating, Jin Yu and I went back first, while Li Laoer and his family are still staying at our house to watch the New Year!"
Fugui quickly put down his chopsticks and stood up to see off his guests.
"Don't get up. You don't even have a stove in your room. It's too cold. It will get cold soon!" Mrs. Huangfu said and walked out.
Jin Yu quickly said: "Uncle, there are still some in the kitchen. I spread them out in the house and frozen them. If you want to eat them, you can eat them yourself tomorrow. There are also pig trotters, pig head meat, etc., you can also keep them! Now
The kang is also hot. If that doesn’t work, you can go up to the kang and eat. Let’s make do on the kang tonight. Tomorrow morning, I’ll ask Xiaomai to come over and get you a charcoal stove to warm up the house!”
Fugui responded quickly and insisted on sending Huangfu and Jinyu out.
"Go back quickly!" Mrs. Huangfu felt more and more uncomfortable when she saw Fugui standing in the cold wind, shivering, and she didn't say a word on the way back.
Early in the morning of the next day, Zhao Maimai went to Fugui's house, first gave him a charcoal stove, lit it to warm the house, and then took the two naughty ghosts Ah Jin and Ah Yin to pay New Year's greetings.
Let’s not talk about Shangjia Village, let’s talk about the capital city. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the sky that had been gloomy for several days finally cleared up. Early in the morning, Li Huang was going to take A Bao to offer sacrifices, and the mansion also
Only two people, Chu Yiqing and Xiao Blessing, are left.[
Since that day, Little Blessing has started to feed on nanny Xu's milk, and she no longer clings to Chu Yiqing at night. Chu Yiqing has been resting well these days, has a great appetite, and her thin face has gradually become thinner.
Mellow up.
Once she was free, Chu Yiqing felt like chatting. Now that she was in confinement, the account books and books could not be touched. Yingqian would come over to supervise her after a while. When she saw her reading, she was trembling for a while. Chu Yiqing also
Knowing that Yingqian was doing it for her own good, she immediately stayed there and was upset when she saw Yingrun coming in to report: "Madam, Mrs. Xu and Miss Xu are here to wish you a happy New Year!"
Chu Yiqing quickly said: "Please come in quickly!"
Yingrun quickly agreed, and soon Mrs. Xu and her daughter came in. They were both dressed in festive clothes, with smiles on their faces. As soon as they entered the door, they said "Happy New Year", and Xu Yunxi also kowtowed to Chu Yiqingxing.
present.
"Yingrun, help this person up quickly. We haven't even passed the door yet. How can we give such a big gift? Even if we have passed the door, we don't have to do this. I don't have so many rules here!" Chu Yiqing said quickly.
Yingrun also stepped forward, stopped Xu Yunxi and said: "Miss Xu, please get up quickly, our lady is in a hurry to read the full text of Master Yan Ling!"
After hearing this, Xu Yunxi stopped insisting and sat down aside to accompany Mrs. Xu and talk to Chu Yiqing.
Chu Yiqing was chatting happily with Mrs. Xu when Yingrun came in again, looked at Mrs. Xu and her daughter, and reported with some hesitation: "Madam, Mrs. Lu and Miss Lu are here!"
Mrs. Xu quickly pulled Xu Yunxi to stand up and said, "Concubine Chu has guests, so we won't disturb her!"
Mrs. Xu was startled, and she and Xu Yunxi froze there.
"Yingrun, do you know if you go back to Mrs. Lu and Miss Lu and tell them that I have gone to bed and talk to them properly?" Chu Yiqing raised his eyes and ordered Yingrun.
Yingrun nodded quickly.
After Chu Yiqing finished his instructions, he looked back and smiled at Mrs. Xu: "I know you feel uncomfortable when you see her, but luckily you don't see her like this! Some people can get along, and we are in the same place. If you can't get along, there is no need to make it difficult!"
"
Mrs. Xu nodded gratefully, and then she and Xu Yunxi did it again, and said: "Actually, Mrs. Lu didn't mean what happened last time. It was because I only care about face and make myself embarrassed. Concubine Chu, you
Don’t take it personally!”
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "As long as you don't take it to your heart!"
Mrs. Xu shook her head and smiled again: "A few years ago, Mr. Shangguan from Shangguan Mansion went to my shops to have a look and said that he planned to cooperate with my shops. I knew that it must be the empress who helped me.
I feel grateful in my heart for being the matchmaker..."
"It's just a piece of cake, don't worry about it!" Chu Yiqing said with a smile.
Xu Yunxi and her daughter said goodbye from the Prince's Mansion and got into the carriage. Mrs. Xu whispered to Xu Yunxi: "Look at it today, you don't have to worry about Lu Ningxin's plan to be equal. Concubine Chu's attitude has already made it clear.
!”
Ever since the incident of washing San'er happened last time, I don't know who was talking too much. It was said that Hua Qi wanted to take Lu Ningxin as his equal wife. This has long been spread to Madam Xu's ears. Madam Xu came today with the intention of testing her.
After checking the authenticity of this matter, now it seems that she doesn’t have to worry anymore!
Xu Yunxi said happily: "Really?"
"Can't you tell just now? Concubine Chu didn't see Mrs. Lu and her daughter and asked us to stay, which means that her heart is already biased towards you! I think it was Mrs. Lu who acted smart last time and made Concubine Chu unhappy.
!But Xi'er, I still want to tell you something. The young master of the Hua family is rich in education and has the support of Concubine Chu. He will definitely become a dragon among people in the future. With our family's conditions, our family is indeed a bit
So I thought about it, as long as I can keep your position as the main wife, if Mr. Hua wants to bring someone in, just turn a blind eye. Many women in this country have come here like this.
Even the queen has to fight with a bunch of women for a man, let alone common people like us! If you are not prepared for this, then don’t marry Hua Qi, let’s just recruit a son-in-law!” Mrs. Xu said seriously.
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"Mom, why did dad only marry mom? There is also the prince, and only Concubine Chu. Mom, Yunxi believes that there are infatuated men in this world! Look at that day, Mr. Hua was worried about me
, said so many kind words to me!" When thinking of Hua Qi, Xu Yunxi's face showed shyness.
Mrs. Xu is someone who has been there, and she can tell at a glance that Xu Yunxi has a deep love for Hua Qi. She knows that there are some things that she still needs to remind Xu Yunxi, but now is not the time to talk about it, so she sighs and stops talking.
Besides, Mrs. Lu, after bringing Lu Ningxin to the Prince's Mansion to seek an audience but failed to see Chu Yiqing, she didn't give up at all and insisted on dragging Lu Ningxin to the Yang Mansion to ask her sister, Mrs. Yang, for advice.
"Mom, I don't want to go!" Lu Ningxin has become a lot more haggard these days, her originally rosy face has become thinner, and she is also looking energetic.
"Why don't you go? Do you know something?" Mrs. Lu looked at Lu Ningxin strangely, "What on earth did Mr. Hua say to you that day? When my mother asked that question that day, you didn't even say anything about your brother-in-law. I
Don’t love!”
"Mom, please don't worry about it. Anyway, I have a fate with Young Master Hua!" Lu Ningxin casually took out the support from the bed. There was a pair of green bamboos on it. When she thought of that person, she didn't care about her things at all.
, she was depressed and threw the support on the bed again.
Seeing her like this, Mrs. Lu was so angry that she felt dizzy and said in a cold voice: "If you don't go, Mom will go by herself. If Mom doesn't believe me anymore, how can my sister not see me?"
Lu Ningxin didn't care about her, she just sat sullenly by the bed and said nothing.
Mrs. Lu became even more popular and went out.
In the Yang Mansion, Mrs. Yang naturally had to see Mrs. Lu. After hearing what Mrs. Lu said about today's events, Mrs. Yang said: "Sister, why are you confused? Do you want your daughter to be an equal wife as soon as she gets married? Even though she is an equal wife,
A wife is also a wife, but there is another one. As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, let alone two women! Now that Xin'er has given up, you should be happy, and then marry Xin'er as soon as possible!
"
Mrs. Lu sighed and said: "If she really can give up, am I an old fool and have to force my daughter to marry someone else and become an equal wife? You didn't look at her look. She was in high spirits all day long and didn't eat.
She doesn’t drink. That’s what her sister was like back then. Old sister, I can’t stand this anymore!”
Mrs. Yang sighed and whispered: "But now Concubine Chu doesn't want to see you. It's all you. Why do you think you're going to provoke the Xu family?"
"Isn't it because you don't go with me? If you go with me today, Concubine Chu will be able to see me no matter how much you look at me. Then I will accompany you for a while, and this matter will be over!"
"Mrs. Lu couldn't help but complain about Mrs. Yang.
In fact, in the morning, she sent someone to invite Mrs. Yang, but Mrs. Yang refused to go with her on the pretext that she had guests at home. She had no choice but to go by herself, which turned out to be a boring job.
"I really have no way to get involved in this matter. I see it like this. I'll ask Mo'er to persuade Xin'er. As for you, hurry up and find a home for Xin'er. I'll help you find it here. This is the capital of the Li Kingdom.
There is no shortage of princes and nobles here!" Mrs. Yang said quickly.
Mrs. Lu felt miserable at the moment, so she could only nod her head and said: "I hope Xin'er can understand that because of her sister's affairs, the master has been unwilling to see me for so many years. If something happens to Xin'er again..."
Mrs. Lu couldn't help crying.
Mrs. Yang had no choice but to comfort her.
The New Year's Day flies by so fast, it's already the tenth day of the first lunar month in a blink of an eye, and the Lantern Festival is just five days away.
"Sir, madam, there are people coming from my hometown. My concubine, my old lady, my wife, my wife, and the young ladies are all here!" Early that morning, Chu Yiqing had just gotten up and was ready to go and have a look.
A little blessing, Yingrun ran in happily and said.
"Are you all here? Why are you here during the Chinese New Year? I sent Mai Xiang and the others back on the 15th, but I didn't send a message saying they were coming?" Chu Yiqing was startled and asked in confusion.
"The old lady said she is here to feed the young master!" Yingrun put on Chu Yiqing's boots and said, "Besides, the old lady and the others must be worried. Looking at this day, they must not have passed the new year.
Go out at five!"
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