Zhu Yingzheng was secretly annoyed because Zhang Shou called her eldest lady again. When she heard the word "beautiful woman", her slight displeasure flew out of the sky and was replaced by happiness. But when the last question came to the floor, she couldn't help but
His face darkened slightly.
Seeing that this question stumped Zhan Jin and Liu Yin, or in other words, neither of them dared to answer easily, she slapped the armrest and said angrily: "So what? There are many people who admire me openly and secretly! But there are so many people who admire me secretly!
Either they are pig-headed idiots or they are pretentious. I don’t even bother to look at them, otherwise I would like to wash my eyes out!”
"There are also some sanctimonious hypocrites who secretly stare at me all day long without daring to admit it. Behind my back, they even shake their heads and sigh, saying that they are attracting bees and butterflies, causing harm to the country and the people. Bah, hypocrites. I even beat two of them in public!"
Seeing that she was getting more and more angry as she spoke, Zhang Shou couldn't help but laugh and said: "My fair lady, it is human nature for a gentleman to be rude. As for the hypocrite who likes beauty while pretending to be serious, as long as he is caught in action, it is
He should be slapped!"
However, on a whim, Zhang Shou agreed with the eldest lady who dared to love and hate. Only then did Zhang Shougang realize that he had been diverted from the topic by the domineering Zhu Ying. Seeing her eyes looking at him become even more intense, he quickly got back to the point and said: "I am
I was wondering if any of your admirers would come to this country place?"
Well...
It's rare for Zhu Ying to meet a man who agrees with her outrageous behavior - and this man is also the "fiancé" her father has chosen for her inexplicably - if she was just pleased with his appearance when they first met, now she feels
, both in character and as a person, he has a good temperament.
The only bad thing is that even those who slander her behind her back will deliberately use their words and deeds to attract her attention in front of her, but Zhang Shou always keeps aloof!
Therefore, although she did not understand why Zhang Shou was suddenly interested in her admirer, she still bluntly closed the gap.
"My father has been impeached, and my eldest brother is missing. These guys have always sought advantages and avoided disadvantages, so maybe they won't care about me. But it's hard to say. There are quite a few idiots like that pig-headed one in the Lu family. After all, they covet as long as they are beautiful women.
Chi. In short, you don’t need to worry about them. If someone really comes to find him, just ignore him! Even if my father is in a bad situation, with my grandmother, they don’t dare to do anything!"
At this point, Zhu Ying snorted from her nose: "My grandmother and the Queen Mother are biological sisters. The Emperor was still young when he ascended the throne, and the Queen Mother listened to politics behind the curtain. My grandmother controlled the two uncles and did not allow them to interfere in government affairs. Waiting for the Emperor
When she got married at the age of fourteen, the Queen Mother immediately withdrew from the palace and returned to the throne. She has only taken care of herself these past few years. The Emperor respects the Queen Mother and my grandmother the most."
"My father was promoted by Emperor Ruizong. Empress Dowager Chuipian initially took charge of the military. After the Emperor Yongchen came into power in the eighth year, he immediately handed over military power and occasionally helped to advise on military and national affairs."
"This time we suffered a series of defeats, and the emperor personally entrusted him with the important task, so he took the order to go out and take control of Datong. I believe in him, there is absolutely no way he will be defeated! The Xuanfu and the Duke of Chu are supporting them. Even if they have enemies, at the critical moment
We will never hold each other back!”
Zhang Shou originally thought that the mountain in Duke Zhao's Mansion was a bit high, but now he felt that the mountain was as high as the sky!
He made up his mind immediately, because he smiled and said: "It's better to block than to block. Since these guys are likely to come, then they can't let them see you, a wealthy young lady, condescending and living in a shabby house."
In the village.”
Seeing Zhu Ying's hesitation, he said sincerely: "You have also seen the situation in this village. I plan to raise some money and take advantage of the harvest season to be over to renovate the village..."
"Huh? This is great! I walked around the village today and those houses are so dilapidated!"
Zhang Shou tentatively proposed a haphazard rural renovation plan, and seeing that Zhu Ying agreed wholeheartedly, Zhang Shou was not sure whether it was just a spur of the moment idea, but she still thought it was fun, or maybe it was because she had walked around the village.
I was touched, and after thinking about it for a while, I changed my topic and brought up another relatively pragmatic trivial matter.
"Xiaodai and Xiaoqi are not the only smart young people in the village, but since their qualifications are not outstanding, they can only recite a few poems from me and learn the Nine-Nine Songs. Now that I can be free in the blink of an eye.
, I plan to take out some rewards, hold a poetry recitation and simple arithmetic competition, and make a set of clothes for each winner..."
When Aunt Liu, the envoy of the Wu family, came in with sweet soup, what she saw was Zhang Shou taking a small and exquisite brocade box from Zhan Jin's hand with a smile. She was usually rude, but now she acted as if nothing had happened.
Seeing nothing, he gave the plate of sweet lotus seed soup to Liuyin and then immediately left without saying a word.
But when she entered the front yard kitchen and faced Ms. Wu, her chatterbox opened up completely.
"The young master and the young lady were talking and laughing. There might be some kind of love token in that box..."
Wu was startled and quickly stopped: "Don't talk nonsense. Yingying is a modest person, and Ah Shou is a thoughtful person. They must have discussed something."
"Yes, yes." Aunt Liu immediately smiled, and then said with a bright smile, "All in all, the young master is really lucky. Such a noble lady, but she has no airs about others. If nothing else, she has several wives.
You're willing to let your mother-in-law call you by your maiden name before you even get married? It's because the young master looks so good. Really, when I was in the capital, I never saw anyone more handsome than the young master..."
Mrs. Wu was already happy, but when Aunt Liu talked about Zhang Shou's undoubtedly good appearance, she smiled even brighter.
"In the past, it was only the people in the village who were amazed when they saw Ah Shou. Now, whether I look at Yingying or other people in Zhao Guogong's mansion, who doesn't take a second look when they see Ah Shou? I'm not bragging, my family
Ah Shou is a banished immortal from heaven."
At this time, Zhang Shou had already left the inner courtyard with the brocade box. Zhang Shou, who was passing by the kitchen door, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth when he heard these words.
However, he no longer expected to be able to warn his mother to treat this marriage with caution. With the lady from Zhao Guogong's mansion sending a group of maidservants to support Zhu Ying's stay here, it was as if someone was supporting the Wu family.
Yes, you will never listen to gossip, including what he said.
But he didn't believe the marriage certificate that the eldest lady said. He was curious about his life experience when he first traveled through time. He once carefully turned the whole house upside down while the Wu family was away, but he couldn't find anything as outrageous as a marriage certificate.
And the madam also had the attitude of hiding the text of the marriage certificate, which clearly shows that there is something fishy about this so-called engagement.
Thinking of this, Zhang Shou coughed heavily in front of the kitchen door. When the door curtain was lifted, Mrs. Wu appeared in front of him with some embarrassment. Then he said calmly: "Mom, I just discussed with...Yingying
one thing."
Seeing Mrs. Wu immediately showing a happy smile, he knew that his title to Miss Zhu had pleased her, so he continued to say calmly: "While the busiest harvest season is about to pass, I plan to let the villagers
I had something to do. I repaired the houses in the village and bought some clothes for the children. But I had no money, so Yingying lent me a hundred taels of silver."
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Wu was stunned. The next moment, she immediately dragged the person to the corner of the yard and said angrily: "How can you borrow money from her? You just have a marriage contract, and you still have a marriage contract."
Not married... No, even if you are married, your wife's dowry is hers, not yours, and you can't touch it! You, you, you are usually so smart, why did you do something stupid today!"
Seeing Wu snatching the brocade box in his hand, he quickly rushed to the inner courtyard, obviously going to find Miss Zhu to pay back the money. The corners of Zhang Shou's mouth slowly turned up, revealing a smile.
He had no intention of scheming against Miss Zhu, but the Wu family was really stuck on him in terms of money, and he didn't have much need for money before. In addition, he thought that his family could be regarded as a landlord after all, so he became a small rich man.
An, so I don’t have a very urgent desire to make money, and I’m not even very keen on getting ahead.
In his previous life, he went from the rich second generation to the poor generation and then to the rich generation, but the price he paid was extremely high.
Of course, everything is different now. Even if you are small and wealthy, you must have capital, right?
Zhang Shou waited for Mrs. Wu to return the broken silver in the brocade box to Zhu Ying, and then stuffed him with some of the money he had accumulated over the years when he came out. However, what he never expected was that the first person to rush out of the hall was
But it was a bright figure. When Zhu Ying walked up to him angrily and thrust the brocade box into his hand again, he couldn't help but be stunned.
"Not to mention that you didn't borrow this from me, I gave it to you myself. Even if you asked me to borrow it, it was for a legitimate purpose and not for squandering it! Don't say that my two girls only brought it out
One hundred taels of cash, even if I bring out one thousand taels or ten thousand taels, I will still lend it to you! Even my second brother, that bastard, I can lend him money, are you still not as good as him?"
At this point, Miss Zhu's chest heaved violently, and she was obviously very excited: "If your mother has concerns, that's her business. If you keep nagging, you are looking down on me, Zhu Ying!"
Zhang Shou looked with some surprise at those eyes that were as hot as her beautiful face, and finally felt relieved.
Also, I always feel a little sorry for playing tricks on this young lady.
He took the brocade box, then nodded with a smile and said: "Well, I won't be disrespectful. Tomorrow I plan to summon the elders in the village to discuss some things. Can you come together? Because there is something I need your help with."