"Mom, she believes in Buddhism and cultivates Taoism. She has cultivated merits and gained face. What have we cultivated? We can't even cultivate a snack. Do we expect her to sincerely pray for us in front of the gods and Buddhas?" Cheng Liu Niang said.
Mrs. Cheng was so shaken by her daughter that she felt dizzy.
"It's just dim sum. We are a Taoist temple and not a dim sum shop. How can we sell dim sum all the time?" She said, "You are overthinking it."
"Mother, you know what you are doing." Cheng Liu Niang said, "She doesn't take us to heart and doesn't care about us."
Mrs. Cheng said hello.
"I know, I know, I will ask her," she said.
Cheng Liuniang then left with peace of mind. Just as Mrs. Cheng was about to lie down and take a rest, the servant girl came in quickly and whispered something like this in her ear. Mrs. Cheng's face was ashen.
"So what if I'm partial to her?" she said, clenching her hands on her knees and gritting her teeth, "My mother's dowry supports our whole family. I just want her daughter to eat well and drink well.
How? Unfair?"
She sneered.
"If you want unfair treatment, find a mother with a generous dowry," she said.
The servant girl lowered her head and said nothing.
There is no time for intimacy between women. Once there is a gap, a small gap as big as a sesame seed is like the Milky Way, which can no longer be crossed.
I really didn’t expect that the sisters-in-law of the Cheng family, who had always been as close as sisters, would become so troubled in just half a month that they no longer even wanted to see each other.
Where did this start?
Let’s start with eating and drinking. We have been eating and drinking without incident for so many years. Why did something happen now?
Then we have to come back from that daughter.
The servant girl sighed secretly, she was indeed an ominous person, and wherever he went, chickens and dogs would fly.
"Go." Mrs. Cheng spoke again, interrupting the maids' random thoughts, "Bring the money from my wife's place to my rules."
The maid was startled.
"Madam, isn't this appropriate?" I asked.
"Why is it inappropriate? She is a fool, and she can also be considered a patient. She has to be careful about what she eats and drinks. Do others have to compete with a fool?" Mrs. Cheng said, "The money will be allocated from the harvest of the shop and the farm.
When people eat and drink their own food, who does it bother them?"
After so many years, I remember that I am a patient...
The servant girl responded, not daring to persuade her any more. The ladies on both sides were holding their breath and couldn't hold it down no matter what.
"Madam, madam, the master said that the Zhou family is here." A girl came over quickly and said.
Mrs. Cheng let out a breath and continued her nonsense.
"It's not the four people from before, it's the Zhou family who came again." The girl said.
Mrs. Cheng was stunned for a moment.
"It seems that the Zhou family is determined to get back the dowry." She said, with various emotions in her heart, "Anyway, if the girl is here, this dowry belongs to her. Since her surname is Cheng, we can't give this to her.
The surname is Zhou."
She stood up, the maid put on her blouse, and came to Mr. Cheng's living room.
Mr. Cheng and his wife were not there, and Mr. Cheng was alone to receive the guests.
It's really strange, how could they not come?
"Are you going to pick up the girl?" Mr. Cheng asked, thinking that he heard wrongly.
Aren't you talking about dowry?
Mrs. Cheng was surprised, or maybe she thought of some new method, but in the end it was for the dowry.
"Yes." Manager Cao said. He took the tea bowl in front of him and drank it all in one gulp. Without thinking about talking, he motioned to the girl, "Good tea. Here's another bowl."
Mr. Cheng was a little speechless. If he hadn't held the post, he had seen his family's steward last time in Beijing. He would have doubted whether this person was the steward of the rich old Shaanxi Zhou family in the capital.
Haven't you ever had tea? I've had three bowls of tea since I walked in without saying a word.
The girl poured tea again and stepped aside.
"That's right." Manager Cao didn't drink for the time being, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's the anniversary of the death of the old lady. The master and his wife remembered that the one who couldn't let go of the old lady and missed her the most during her lifetime was the sweet lady. They also heard that she has come home.
Well, since I can walk such a long way, I must be in good health, so I want to take him over and stay for a few days."
Mr. Cheng and Mrs. Cheng looked at each other, and they both saw doubts and surprise in their eyes.
Would the master and his wife of the Zhou family have this intention?
They looked at the steward again.
"Not bad, not bad, let's have another bowl." Manager Cao ignored them and said to the girl.
Mr. Cheng couldn't help but snort from his nose.
"That's it, sir, we're in a hurry over there, so I'm going to take my dear lady and set off today." Manager Cao said as he watched the girl pour the tea.
"Just taking her to stay for a few days?" Mrs. Cheng asked.
If you have anything to say, just say it, don't hide it.
Should we only take away people, or should we take away people and belongings together?
"Oh, yes, there's more." Manager Cao said as he remembered something.
Look, here it comes.
The two Cheng family members immediately cheered up and sat upright, staring at the steward.
Manager Cao stopped talking and looked strange.
"Um, I, I, I'm sorry." He stammered, "I just want to make it easier."
Anyway, this time I am very embarrassed, so I will do whatever I want.
The eldest man of the Cheng family was stunned, and Mrs. Cheng turned her head and lowered her eyes.
Who is this person sent by the Zhou family this time? It is no longer just rude as before, but also vulgar.
Seeing Guanshi Cao follow the boy in embarrassment, Mr. Cheng snorted angrily.
"If they want to take things away from people, don't even think about it," Mrs. Cheng said.
"Can you hold something if you hold it?" Mr. Cheng said, "No matter where you are, your surname is Cheng. Since your surname is Cheng, you are our Cheng family."
Speaking of the daughter of the Cheng family, Mrs. Cheng looked outside hurriedly.
"Where's the second master?" she asked, "Why can't he get better with such a big thing? Besides, my daughter is his daughter, so it's better for him to make the decision, lest you and I become good people in vain and have no good intentions."
Mr. Cheng frowned.
What he values is brotherly harmony, and he will not listen to such weird words.
"We're talking about a visitor, and the appointment has been settled." He said, "Go and ask if you can come here?"
The boy responded and ran away. After a while, Bai Zilian came back and tremblingly said a few words in Mr. Cheng's ear.
Mr. Cheng's expression suddenly changed.
"Really?" he shouted.
What's the matter? Mrs. Cheng looked over puzzled, and then asked, is it convenient for Manager Cao to come back here?
Mr. Cheng, with a livid face, waved his hand for the young man to go down, expressing that he could leave the dowry but leave behind.
Manager Cao was shocked and relieved.
The most important thing now is to take people away quickly. Who can take care of things, money and personal belongings?
Besides, he was almost tortured to death by asking for a girl, and he dared to calculate the dowry of his mother. Manager Cao felt that he was beginning to feel thirsty again.
Let the Cheng family enjoy this taste by themselves. (To be continued)
