During the days when Cheng Jiaoniang came to the house, she only brought food to her. She only came and went with Old Mrs. Chen and the yard where she lived. Except for the first time she came here, her family members could not even see each other, let alone submit a meeting.
Apart from Mrs. Chen and Mr. and Mrs. Chen Shao, the one who had the most interactions was the girl Tong Dan Niang.
Looking at Cheng Jiaoniang who was also looking over, the women felt a little inexplicably restrained.
As a daughter of the Chen family, although she is not as good as the princes and nobles, she is still different from ordinary people. Her behavior has been well-taught. Moreover, she has reached the age where she can travel and attend banquets. She is shy at most and feels restricted.
What a first time.
"Sister, where are you going?" Danniang asked, running over a few steps first.
"We're going to Qie Stop Temple to appreciate the plum blossoms." A woman said, looking at Cheng Jiaoniang seemingly casually.
"Have the plum blossoms bloomed?" Dan Niang asked in surprise.
"Yes, the wintersweet at Qiting Temple bloomed early this year," the woman said.
Dan Niang clapped her hands happily.
"I'm going too, I'm going too." She shouted, then she ran back to Cheng Jiaoniang when she thought of something, "Sister Cheng, you can go too."
Hearing her invitation, the girls of the Chen family here were inexplicably nervous.
Cheng Jiaoniang didn't speak.
"Ms. Cheng, if nothing happens, why don't we go together?" A woman from the Chen family stood up and said.
If a girl invites you, how should you respond?
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at her.
"Okay." She nodded and replied.
Dan Niang jumped for joy.
At this time, the cold rain in the south of the Yangtze River fell, bringing with it a bit of chill.
Cheng Liuniang stepped into the door and saw Mrs. Cheng who was smiling and talking to the ladies in charge.
"Mother," she called, bowing politely in front of her servants.
Mrs. Cheng was very happy recently and waved her daughter to sit over.
"The energy of being tortured by those people is still damaged, otherwise the shop would have made more money." The stewardess said while putting away the account books.
"If you don't understand business, you are ruining it." Mrs. Cheng said, "Then they left?"
"Although they let it go and left the matter alone, the people still refused to leave," the servant woman said.
"Then let's keep it. Our family doesn't care how many of them have to eat." Mrs. Cheng said, smiling slightly, "Let them also see how this shop is getting better and better in my hands. Let's
Their aunt's dowry is getting richer and thicker, and we in the Cheng family are not people who deliberately trash things."
"It's just the account book of the farm's entry and exit. The second lady wants to see it." A servant girl said in a low voice.
Mrs. Cheng's face darkened.
Although he was extremely reluctant, Mr. Cheng Er still had to take office as scheduled. Mrs. Cheng Er did not take her children with her to take office this time on the pretext of being close to home. Instead, she stayed at home, saying that she was dedicated to serving her mother-in-law and raising her children.
Perhaps the people from the Zhou family were unfamiliar with the place, so they bullied the weak and feared the strong. Seeing that the Cheng family had not relented, they lost interest and stopped competing for the dowry. However, they refused to leave, saying that they wanted to see it with their own eyes, lest the aunt's dowry would be ruined.
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The Cheng family was very happy because the haze of Mr. Cheng's unsatisfactory career was somewhat relieved.
"Then give it to her." Mrs. Cheng said, "The New Year is approaching. The old lady was talking about the second master's warm clothes a few days ago. After the accounts have been reconciled in the past few days, you can find a few people to accompany the old lady.
Mei Xiang will go and see you off."
Mei Xiang in front of the old lady? The maids looked at each other and exchanged a look of understanding.
"Meixiang is good at needlework and is a steady person. Let's go over there and see how well the second master has arranged her. Otherwise, the old lady will not be at ease." Mrs. Cheng said.
The maids lowered their heads and responded, looking at Cheng Liu Niang who was sitting aside and already impatient, packing up her things and saying goodbye and exiting.
"Mother, are the ten kinds of snacks from Xuanmiao Temple I want accurate?" Cheng Liuniang asked hurriedly.
Mrs. Cheng seemed to have just remembered and called her maid to ask.
"Say, because there will be a lot of people in the twelfth lunar month, they are all booked in advance, so..." the servant woman lowered her head and said.
"So there is still no one from our family, right?" Cheng Liu Niang took over and asked, sitting up straight, turning around and grabbing Mrs. Cheng's arm, "Mother, did you see, they did it on purpose, no matter how early we told them
, just without us!”
Mrs. Cheng was also a little surprised.
"Really?" she asked.
"No, madam, the supply is really in short supply. Xuanmiaoguan's dim sum on the market has been sold for ten taels of silver per box." The maid lowered her head and said.
"So expensive?" Mrs. Cheng was even more surprised. When did this mysterious view become like this?
Only then did she feel in a daze that the last time she saw the master of Xuanmiao Temple seemed to be a long time ago, and she couldn't even remember what he looked like.
"Have you never come to collect the offerings?" she asked.
Don't you see her when you come home?
"Don't give it to her." Cheng Liuniang raised her eyebrows and shouted.
"Madam, Xuanmiao Temple, apart from the first time, I have never come to collect offerings since." The servant woman lowered her head and said.
There are so many people rushing to get a box of snacks that cost ten taels of silver, but who cares about the price of sesame oil?
Mrs. Cheng's expression was slightly condensed, and Cheng Liuniang bit her lower lip.
So that’s it, no longer under the roof, who is willing to bow his head!
"It doesn't matter." Mrs. Cheng smiled slightly again, "Then go buy it, it will just cost more money."
Cheng Liuniang sat down suddenly.
"It's too late. We can't buy it now!" She was about to cry angrily. "I can't get snacks to enjoy the plum blossoms. I will be laughed at by them! Finally, that fool left. No one made fun of us. Why are we still here?
I can’t get out!”
"My son." Mrs. Cheng hugged her daughter distressedly to comfort her, "It's ridiculous to say this. You are one of the best in Jiangzhou City in both talent and appearance. They are all eagerly waiting for you to play with them. How can they look down on you?
, Liu Niang, this is the only person who is being made fun of, and it’s not because of something. For example, your idiot sister, could you hold a snack party and everyone treat her as a deity? "
Cheng Liuniang couldn't help but burst into laughter, and quickly turned down her face again in gloom.
"Look, you also know that, right? Therefore, you will only be envied by others because of who you are, and nothing can do it. Don't worry, don't worry." Mrs. Cheng smiled and wiped her daughter's tears.
, "We Liu Niang are the best. Who doesn't like you? Those who don't like you are just jealous that you are too good."
Only then did Cheng Liu Niang's depression dissipate, and her tears turned into laughter.
"Well, mother, I want to use that set of purple gold necklaces." She said with a bit of coquettishness, holding Mrs. Cheng's arm.
"Okay." Mrs. Cheng smiled and nodded, caressing her daughter's shoulder lovingly.
Mother and daughter are enjoying themselves indoors.
When they heard that their daughters had invited Cheng Jiaoniang to enjoy plum blossoms, Chen Shao and his wife, who were also parents, were a little nervous.
For a moment, it felt like my daughter was able to go out and socialize for the first time.
What to wear, what to bring, who to follow, cold or hot, saying the wrong thing, being frivolous, etc. I was so worried that I didn’t know whether I agreed or disagreed, so I finally went to tell Mrs. Chen.
"I wonder what she is thinking?" Mrs. Chen asked.
Old Mrs. Chen laughed.
"What are you thinking about? You are thinking too much." He smiled, "She is in her prime and should be happy."
Chen Shao and his wife were a little surprised and laughed a little. Yes, they had forgotten that this woman was actually only fourteen or fifteen years old, not an old and dead tree.
"Ask a few more members of the family to go and send two of their brothers to see them off," Chen Shao said.
Cheng Jiaoniang changed her clothes and put on a cloak and came out with her maid, and saw two more girls from the Chen family waiting.
"This is the tenth mother, this is the twelfth mother, this is the eighteenth mother..."
Dan Niang introduced them one by one enthusiastically, and the women, who were either a little reserved or pretended to be a little indifferent, met Cheng Jiao Niang one by one.
Get to know each other and then start talking.
"The warm sleeves made by my wife are really good." The older Shi Niang was the first to say.
It is most appropriate and appropriate to start talking about clothes and jewelry.
"Yes." Cheng Jiaoniang nodded.
"It's not too cold today. It's better to wear sleeve warmers than a hand stove." Another woman also said.
The women responded one after another, and the atmosphere became pleasant and relaxed. A group of people started to walk out. When they arrived outside the second door, they saw that in addition to four carriages, there were six or seven people waiting on horseback.
"Why are there so many people?" The Chen family's daughters were shocked.
Immediately, all the handsome and handsome men of different ages in various cloaks turned their heads.
"Father asked us to send you there." they said in a noisy manner.
When sisters in the family go out to play, it is normal for brothers to pick them up and drop them off, but there is no need for so many brothers. (To be continued)
