Fu Zhao had a good chat with Mrs. Zhao and wanted to sit with Mrs. Zhao, but was stopped by Mr. Ma.
"If the fifth brother and sister are free, why not come and sit at my place." Ma invited.
Thinking of Chen Feng's respect for this sister-in-law, Fu Zhao agreed and went with Ma.
In Ma's courtyard, there was a smell of incense and candles.
Mrs. Ma first went to the small Buddhist hall to burn a stick of incense, and then took Fu Zhao into the house.
The two of them sat down.
Ma looked at Fu Zhao's appearance for a while, until Fu Zhao almost frowned.
Ma took Fu Zhao's hand and said affectionately: "Brother and sister, to be honest, our friendship should be deeper than others. In the Hou Mansion, the only ones I can rely on are you and my fifth brother.
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Fu Zhaodao: "I will have to rely on my sister-in-law to support me from now on."
Ma said a few more words and suddenly mentioned the Fu family.
"I heard that you have a brother from the same mother?"
When Chen Shaowen was mentioned, Fu Zhao stopped laughing, unable to hide the sadness in her eyes, and she nodded.
"I heard that your brother... was a pity three years ago. Do you know how he got into an accident?" While speaking, Ma Shi was closely observing Fu Zhao's expression.
Fu Zhao smiled lonely, "As my sister-in-law said, it was an accident, or probably fate, my brother suffered this fate."
Ma shook Fu Zhao's hand and said, "Well, I understand your feelings, but he is gone, and it will be useless for us to remember the past. When you have free time, why don't you come and sit in my little Buddhist hall?
meeting."
"Well, thank you, sister-in-law." Fu Zhao thanked her sincerely.
Young Master Chen passed away three years ago, and he also lost the most important person. Fu Zhao felt a bit of sympathy for each other, and he felt a lot closer to Mr. Ma.
When Fu Zhao was about to go back, Ma specially gave Fu Zhao a string of Buddhist beads, saying that they had been consecrated in the temple, and asked Fu Zhao to take them with him to ensure his safety.
At night, Chen Feng came back after dinner.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw Fu Zhao fidgeting with the string of beads in his hand.
"Where did it come from?" Chen Feng asked.
"Sister-in-law gave it to me." After saying that, Fu Zhao suddenly felt a sense of oppression in front of him.
Raising her head, Chen Feng stood in front of her at some point, staring at the string of beads in her hand, wondering what he was thinking.
Fu Zhao took the initiative to send the beads over, "Do you like this?"
Chen Feng was not polite at all. He took the beads and stuffed them into his arms.
Fu Zhao:...I was just being polite, why did I just take it away!
Chen Feng looked at Fu Zhao's resentful look and asked calmly: "What's wrong?"
Fu Zhao tried his best to smile, "It's nothing, just take it if you like, you're welcome."
Chen Feng went out.
Si Qi followed Chen Feng into the room next door.
Chen Feng raised the string of Buddhist beads and asked, "Did your sister-in-law give it to you?"
Si Qi nodded and told Chen Feng what Fu Zhao and Ma had said.
Most of Chen Feng's body was hidden in the shadows, with only his pupils still a little bright.
Si Qi waited for a while and didn't listen to Chen Feng's words for a long time.
Until Si Qi couldn't hold himself back and wanted to take the initiative to ask Chen Feng what he meant, Chen Feng finally spoke.
"If sister-in-law wants to send something in the future, just come and tell me."
"Yes." Si Qi responded, feeling very confused.
From what Chen Feng said, it seemed that he was very taboo about the Ma family sending things over. Even a string of Buddhist beads would be confiscated by Chen Feng.
But Chen Feng and the eldest young master Chen Jing are brothers from the same mother! What is Chen Feng afraid of?
Si Qi didn't dare to say these words, so she said yes and went out.
In a few days, it will be Mrs. Chen's birthday.
Mrs. Chen is not very old, but as the head wife of the Hou family, her birthday will naturally be grand.
In order to show off well, and because her natal family was indeed wealthy, Qian took care of everything for her birthday.
He, Zhao and Fu Zhao only need to prepare birthday gifts properly.
But this incident also caused difficulties for He.
Last time, under the instigation of Qian and Fu Zhao, she gave away five hundred taels at once, which made her life a little tight.
I am afraid that this gift for Mrs. Chen cannot be well prepared.
The third young master, Chen Xin, looked at Mr. He's ugly face and said in a strange way: "I told you to show off your talents. Now you must regret it."
He picked up the pillow at hand, threw it at Chen Xin, and said angrily: "You know how to talk sarcastically. If you had the ability, I wouldn't have a headache!"
Chen Xin grabbed the pillow and said, not to be outdone, "Yes, if I had the ability to marry someone like my second sister-in-law, I would have so much money now that I can't spend it all!"
He's face turned pale with anger, "Okay! Then divorce me now and find a merchant girl!"
"Okay, I'll go now!" Chen Xin went out.
Mr. He was so angry that he almost couldn't hold his breath. The maid drank the incense and quickly patted him on the back and advised him: "Why do you need to vent your anger on the young master? The young master is also unhappy. You know his temper. You are like this."
Why bother?"
He recovered slowly, but there was still no blood on his face.
He said: "I just can't swallow that breath. We are all daughters-in-law of the Hou family. I am the only one living in such a miserable life. Why am I living in such a miserable state!"
Yun Xiang lowered his voice, "Think about it, who made you become like this."
Mrs. He frowned, "It's the fifth younger sister! If it weren't for her, how could I possibly give out five hundred taels at once!"
Yin Xiang said: "If Madam Shizi continues like this, you will suffer a lot in the future!"
He's anger that she had finally suppressed surged up again, "You're right, if she doesn't restrain herself, where will she be? You go and prepare the carriage, I want to go out!"
On Mrs. Chen's birthday, Fu Zhao and Mrs. Zhao prepared ten hand-embroidered pillowcases for Mrs. Chen.
Each one is embroidered with auspicious patterns. Although it is not expensive, it is rare to see the sincerity of Fu Zhao and Zhao. With this filial piety, no one can fault it.
Mrs. He looked at the bargains given by Fu Zhao and Mr. Zhao, and then thought of the birthday gift she had borrowed money to buy. She was so angry that she almost broke her teeth.
Seeing the things she gave, Qian couldn't help but say something, "Hey, you can get such a cheap thing, hahaha!"
He almost crushed the palms of his hands, just to temporarily suppress the anger in his stomach.
A servant came to report that someone from the Fu family had arrived.
Fu Zhao then went out to greet him.
Cong, Fu Qingxin and Fu Wan went inside under the leadership of servants from the Hou Mansion.
It is indeed a Hou Mansion, and the Fu family looks like the back garden of the Hou Mansion when compared to it.
Fu Qingxin's eyes widened when she saw it. This was her first time to the Hou Mansion. She didn't expect that Fu Zhao lived in such a place!
