"Humph, if you talk about bringing embroidery thread, it will always be in vain without any money. Dad, you shouldn't give it to your sister-in-law. She will only bully you and fourth uncle to be honest!" Shiro was indignant when he returned to the third room.
"Okay, okay, after all, she is your father's sister. Your elders don't want to talk nonsense!" Looking at Li Sanzhi who was speechless at the side, Liu sighed and patted Shiro's head gently.
"Originally, I have bullied our family several times. The buns are the smallest, and there is not even a grain of rice in the porridge. Last night, I saw my grandma secretly serving broth noodles to my sister-in-law! Dad spends all his time
I have no time to work here and I am not allowed to eat enough!" Shiro said, his eyes were red, Erlang, Wulang, and Qilang next to him also lowered their heads. Yuezhen thought about how unfair these days were to her boss.
There are also red circles under my eyes.
"No way, I'm full and not tired..." Li Sanzhi was at a loss and didn't know what to do.
"Okay, okay, our Shiro is a man now, so we don't want to cry! After all, we are a family. We can wait until the family is divided. Isn't Shiro not full? I will drink some porridge with my brothers later."
." Madam Liu hugged Shiro with a strong smile and said: "Third brother, you prepare everything first. I'll bake you some cakes for lunch. There are some copper plates here. You can buy some embroidery thread for my sister-in-law.
, you can make some hot noodles and soup on the street to go with it, don’t let yourself go, you’re going to be very tired these days!” Mrs. Liu said and handed her purse to Li Sanzhi.
"No, no, you can bake a few cakes for me. I won't buy any embroidery thread. We don't have any money to begin with. If it weren't for the subsidies from your parents' family, we might not be able to support these children!" Li Sanzhi waved his hand and looked.
Jiulang's children, who were still sleeping on the kang, said that his mother knew clearly that Mrs. Liu had given birth to triplets and her milk was not enough, but she never said that she would give Mrs. Liu a supplement, and even took the food given by Mrs. Liu's family.
What would have happened if the eggs and polished rice that the children are eating now had not been sent by Liu's family. The family has never told them to add some chicken or make some polished rice paste for their milk babies. They are clearly fed at home.
There was a lot of chicken, and some polished rice and white flour were left.
"Take it, if you don't buy it, my sister-in-law will have to make trouble again, and it won't cost a lot of money!"
"Hui Niang, I've suffered so much for you. I wait until the family is divided. I,,,I,,,"
"I understand, you..."
"Hurry up, hurry up, Xiu, Sister Meizi (Xiao Li's sister) is back from the county. Everyone is watching the fun at her house. I heard that she was brought back in a big carriage, and there were many maids and servants behind her.
Well, Sister Meizi is very prosperous this time. She moved a lot of silks, satins, and cakes from the carriage," Yuxiu had just finished eating and before she had finished packing, Lotus, who often played with her in the village, came running to pull her away.
Went to watch the fun.
"Wait a minute, my pearl flower, my little brother brought it back to me from the county. It's very valuable. This is the first time I've brought it with me. Just wait until I look in the mirror! Why are you in such a hurry? Sister Meizi just went there.
How prosperous can you be if you are a concubine?" Yuxiu put on the flower beads in front of the mirror calmly, and looked happily at her left and right photos, her bun and the matching flower beads.
, Does the hairpin match well? He thought to himself: A concubine is worthy of your anxiety and excitement. She has never seen the world. Unlike herself, she is the sister of a scholar. She will marry into a wealthy family and become the main wife in the future.
What is that thing that little brother often says, girls should be reserved!
"Your little brother is really kind to you. He must have paid a lot of money to buy you such a beautiful beaded flower!" Hehua looked at the beaded flower on the jade embroidered head, with a dreamy look on his face, as if through the beaded flower You can see the handsome young man in a green shirt reading the most beautiful poems to himself. If Yuezhen were here, she would definitely say "nymphomaniac!". I have to say that the reason why Yuxiu can be compared with the people in the village One of the reasons why the ladies are so good with each other is because of Li Youzhi. In this small mountain village, a boy who was selected as a scholar at a young age, who is not bad looking and has a good personality outside is very popular with these young people who have never seen many outstanding people. What men like, dramas about "talented men and beautiful women" are the most popular among ancient ladies.
Yuxiu glanced at Xia He secretly and disdainfully while He Hua wasn't paying attention, and said to herself: How can an illiterate village girl like you think that my little brother is the same? But he chuckled proudly and said: "Of course. My little brother and I are twins. He has loved me the most since he was a child. This pearl flower cost him a tael of silver!
"Your little brother is so good. I really envy you for having such a good brother!"
"Okay, okay, don't be envious. Let's go to Xiaoli's house first. Don't you still want to see the excitement? I heard that she has new tricks there,,,"
The two chatted and laughed, and soon arrived at Li Zheng's house at the east end of the village. As soon as they arrived at Li Zheng's house, they saw a large carriage parked in front of Li Zheng's house, surrounded by many people, but they passed by the maid. After being notified, I was able to enter Xiaoli's boudoir.
"Xiaoli, Xiaoli, there was a maid who stopped me when I entered your house today and wanted to inform you first. Sister Xiaomei is really prosperous!" Hehua is simple and outspoken. As soon as she walked in, she yelled out before even looking at who was inside. She was It doesn’t mean anything else, but the people listening don’t think so. They just think it’s a mockery of themselves!
"I've seen Sister Meizi!" Yuxiu always wanted to maintain his image outside. He saw that besides Xiaoli, there was a maid-like girl inside, a woman in her forties wearing indigo silk and a girl wearing a peach dress. The young woman in red Hangzhou silk and with hair full of hairpins quickly pulled the lotus flower skirt and performed a blessing ceremony according to Feng's instructions.
"Well, she is a girl who knows etiquette. She is already so old. Come and show her to your sister. She is not very polite now that she is not very mobile!" Meizi took Yuxiu's hand and said with a smile, "This is a lotus. It's so big. It looks really festive. Mom and Chunjing go down to rest first, and we sisters can talk together!"
"Yes, aunt!" the two responded, serving tea to Yuxiu and Hehua, and then went down to guard the door.
"Come, let me take a look. This jade embroidery has become much more beautiful after not seeing you for a few years. She is a grown-up girl, and now you can kiss her? Let me see if this gold hairpin is the most suitable for you!" With that, he took out one from his head. The golden hairpin was inserted into Yuxiu's head.
"How can Yuxiu deserve such a big gift from my sister? I can't accept it!" Yuxiu refused, but kept looking at the exquisite gold hairpin. Seeing that Meizi gave it sincerely, she accepted it. "Where can I go? I am so blessed to be able to marry the right man as my sister is, and now I am enjoying the blessing. Look at my sister’s complexion and outfit, I really envy her!”
"I'm afraid my sister is spoiled for choice by a family of women! Haha, Lotus, don't tell me that I favor one over the other. Come on, this pair of twisted silver bracelets is my favorite. They are the most suitable for my sister!"
"I,,,I can't have it! It's too expensive!" The lotus flower was left to dry for a while. It was because of embarrassment that she didn't dare to accept such an expensive gift.
"It's okay, put it on, put it on!" He said and put it on Hehua. Hehua's face was red and she didn't say anything for a long time. She just sat aside.
"By the way, Sister Gangmeiko said she is inconvenienced, but..." Yuxiu asked carefully.
"Oh, my sister is happy!" Li'er said happily from the side.
"Congratulations to sister, she is really lucky. She will definitely find a good brother right away!"
"Thanks to my sister's blessing, I have everything now, but I am missing a son. Although my husband-in-law has several people to serve him, he does not have many children. So far, I only have one sister. Alas!"
"Sister will definitely be happy with Lin'er!"
"Yes, yes, my brother-in-law loves my sister so much. If my sister turns out to be a brother this time, I'm afraid there is no hope of equalizing my wife! I will take advantage of my sister in the future!" Li'er answered with a smile.
"Girl, you are not as sensible as Sister Yuxiu at this age. What kind of glory can you get from Sister Yuxiu? If Bodhisattva bless this child to be a brother, I can make you a good husband-in-law and call you Hao Wearing gold and silver, you don't have to worry about food and clothing!" Mei Zi first smiled and said something to Li'er, then touched her belly lovingly and said.
"Then I'll point at my sister!"
Yuxiu on the side looked at Meizi, who had a head full of pearls and was wearing Hangzhou silk, with a look of envy on her face. Several people chatted for a long time before going home.
In the evening, Li Sanzhi came back and told him that he had successfully found a job. He was going to a wealthy family in a neighboring county to help with dowry work. Although he earned a lot of money, it was far away from home and it would take more than a month to return, and he would be there in three days. Gotta go.
Feng received the deposit and silver from Li Sanzhi and happily took the embroidery thread that Li Sanzhi bought for Yuxiu to Yuxiu's boudoir.
Yuxiu was alone in front of the embroidery frame in a daze. Even Zizhen, who was in the same room with her, was driven to the second room with Hezhen and Meizhen and fell asleep!
"Why are you in a daze, Xiu'er!"
"Mom, why are you here?"
"Here, the embroidery thread your third brother bought for you!"
"Oh!" Yuxiu said lazily.
"What's wrong? I went out to play for a long time and I don't feel well when I come back. Could it be that I'm sick?" Feng said, touching Yuxiu's forehead.
"No, mother! Do you see how beautiful this gold hairpin is?"
"Where did it come from?"
"Sister Meizi gave it to me. Sister Meizi is really lucky. She married so well. Didn't you see that what she wears on her head and body is something that even if we sell all our things, we won't be able to buy it!" Yuxiu Now I no longer despise her as a concubine. I am dazzled by the beautiful jewelry and exquisite silks and satins.
"My silly girl, this concubine is not a concubine. My mother has stayed in a wealthy family, but this concubine was beaten and scolded by the main wife and sold!" Ms. Feng knew her daughter well and hurriedly advised her.
"Mom, I saw Sister Meizi dressed in gold and silver, getting in and out of carriages, and there were tons of maids and servants, and she said she was going to be promoted to a common wife. Besides, only concubines taken by the maids can be bought and sold, and concubines from good families are expensive. Concubine,,,"
"Don't listen to other people's nonsense. This concubine lifts his wife as soon as he says it. Don't have such evil thoughts. You have never seen the pain of being a concubine! Mom has already found someone to match you, and she will definitely do it for you. You can find a decent husband and marry you off in style!" Mrs. Feng hugged her daughter and coaxed softly.
"Then, mother, what kind of family can I talk to?" Yuxiu asked in a low voice, shyly burying her head in Feng's arms.
"This,,,this,,," Ms. Feng couldn't answer easily. Her family's conditions were only like this. It would be okay to find a wealthy farmer or a small family doing business in the town, but the only choice for a big family was to be a concubine. This path, after all, the two brothers of the Li family did not win the imperial examination. Most wealthy families would not look down on this scholar, and Yuxiu's age cannot be delayed any longer. She is already seventeen this year, and the average girl here is fifteen or sixteen. All the old ones are married.
"Mom, I don't want to marry a farmer and have to work in the fields!" Yuxiu looked up at Feng and said.
"Why would my mother want you to marry and work in a farmer's house?" Mrs. Feng said, touching her daughter's hair.
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