This uninvited guest came and went in a hurry, but left the Zhang family with a rich young lady.
And when Zhang Shou had no choice but to take Miss Zhu to visit his family's premier "mansion" in the village, he suddenly thought of a very urgent question: "How far is it from the capital?"
Zhu Ying looked around, wondering why her father would place her "fiancé" here if he didn't dislike the poor and love the rich. After hearing this, she had to do some serious calculations: "It must be dozens of miles away.
They should speed up when they return to the city, otherwise the gates of the capital will be closed in the evening."
"So, the two girls you want are not delivered in time today?" Zhang Shou looked at the daughter-in-law who still didn't understand with his subtle eyes, sighed and said, "I don't have girls in my family, Miss, you
Is it really okay?”
Zhu Ying didn't expect that Zhang Shou was paying attention to such an issue. She just felt that she was looked down upon and was a little annoyed for a moment: "I have hands and feet, of course I can do it!"
Zhang Shou had to express doubts about her stubbornness. Can a famous lady really be self-reliant?
If he doesn’t know how to dress, Mrs. Wu can help him; if he doesn’t know how to comb his hair and wash his face, Mrs. Wu can also help him; but if he doesn’t know how to wash his feet and take a bath, is it possible that he still needs his mother to take care of him? This is not a fiancée coming to the house, she is just here.
What a great emperor!
When Zhu Ying saw that Zhang Shou didn't say a word, she immediately held her head high and said, "Since I was a child, there is nothing I can't do!"
Seeing that the two people who seemed like a golden boy and a beautiful girl... no, it should be said that the golden boy and the golden girl were actually bickering, Wu's face, which had been tense at first, could finally see a smile. However, she still didn't know how to deal with her background.
I was getting along with Miss Zhu from Duke Zhao's mansion. At this time, she simply left quietly and asked Aunt Liu from the kitchen to go to the inner courtyard to tidy up the house.
Although he was murmuring in his heart, Zhang Shou did not try to tease the eldest lady's tiger beard anymore, and took people to walk around his home. He entered the courtyard inside and outside, and the east and west wings of the outer courtyard were occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Liu Tou and Aunt Liu respectively.
In addition to Ah Liu's residence, the hall was locked and closed at night. Zhang Shou lived alone in the main room of the inner courtyard for the past three years after recovering from illness, while Wu lived in the east wing of the inner courtyard, leaving the west wing empty.
Because the place is only such a big place, it only takes a short time to walk around. As expected, he heard the eldest lady sigh in surprise: "Why is it so small..."
Zhang Shou couldn't help but chuckle: "My home is simple, please bear with me, Miss. After all, compared to those villagers who work hard to farm, my home is already luxurious."
Seeing that Zhu Ying was silent for a moment, he added: "Of course, it is thanks to your father's blessing that I can live in this house."
Zhu Ying was a little unhappy: "Are you planning to memorize two poems just like you did when you satirized Zhu Gongquan, mocking me for not knowing the sufferings of the people?"
Zhang Shou couldn't help but shrugged: "It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality. This is human nature. Your father risked his life and fortune to get your family's wealth. Why should I mock you? But, your girl
That’s fine if you don’t come, but what about your clothes?”
If Miss Zhu was still confident that she could overcome the girl problem, then when she heard such a major issue that she could not compromise on, she suddenly became a little sluggish.
Common people don't care about not changing clothes for a day, but for her, that is absolutely unimaginable!
You know, she sometimes has to change several sets of clothes a day at home! She wears riding clothes when riding horses, special outfits when going out as guests, and changes again when entering the palace. She has daily clothes at home, and even feeds birds in the back garden.
If you row a boat, you have to change everything!
What made her secretly annoyed the most was that Zhang Shou not only didn't want to solve the problem, but also made it worse and added insult to injury.
"Besides, my family doesn't wear silk clothes, they only wear cloth clothes. I'm afraid you won't be used to wearing them, eldest lady. Besides, you are tall and my mother is shorter than you, so you can't wear her clothes. Why don't I let Lao Liutou and Ah
Six sets of cars, let’s send you chasing those people in your family!”
"Zhang Shou, are you so anxious to drive me away?" Zhu Ying finally exploded at this time.
I'm not staying here just to help you! If you stay in this rural place, won't you be looked down upon by guys like Zhu Gongquan! Is it easy for me to come up with such an excuse to stay?
Of course, if you are good-looking and handsome, but are the kind of layman who flatters you as soon as you see me or know that I am from Duke Zhao's palace, I will not stay...
Mrs. Wu just happened to come out of the main room in a hurry. She happened to hear Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying talking loudly. Especially when she saw Zhu Ying's aggrieved look, she thought they were quarreling. She only laughed when she came up to ask.
"Ah Shou made two new sets of summer clothes before, both of which are made of silk. I specially prepared them for his birthday. I haven't had time to tell him, so naturally I haven't put on my upper body yet. You are of similar stature. Miss, please wear them for the time being. I want to come to Zhao Guogong
The government will definitely send you all your belongings tomorrow."
Zhang Shou managed to create such an atmosphere that the eldest lady couldn't stand, but was completely destroyed by Wu, and he almost collapsed immediately.
Zhu Ying was overjoyed. Zhang Shou was speechless because of Wu's words. She could finally stay with peace of mind, and that was thanks to her! Although Zhu Gongquan's name for Wu swirled in her mind, but she
After a moment, he pressed it down.
As soon as she rolled her eyes, she smiled and said: "Okay, just listen to Aunt Wu! By the way, I have already lived in your house, so don't call me eldest lady. Grandma and dad both call me Yingying!"
Wu was stabbed hard by Zhu Gongquan's remark that you are not a serious mother-in-law. She still feels uncomfortable in her heart. Now when she heard the eldest lady, who at first she thought was unruly and willful, said this, she was surprised and happy for a moment. She just said this
How could this happen? It seemed that Zhu Ying was not very happy, so she immediately changed her tune.
She had an idea, pointed at the smiling Zhang Shou and said: "Well, Yingying, do the same as me, call him Ah Shou!"
Zhu Ying immediately grimaced when she saw Zhang Shou. She was obviously overjoyed, but she still had to pretend as if nothing had happened: "Then I will follow Aunt Wu and call him Ah Shou!"
She hadn't thought of it before, but now that she's called it like this, she really feels that the name is quite tacky. It's like a nickname deliberately given by a wealthy family who was worried that their children would die young...
Seeing the eldest lady smiling and calling "Shou" twice, Zhang Shou suddenly felt helpless. But his own mother was holding him back, what could he do?
However, what he didn't expect was that Wu suddenly made another proposal that surprised him: "Ah Shou, you and your mother can sleep together tonight."
"Absolutely not!" Zhang Shou objected without hesitation.
Seeing the surprise on Zhu Ying's face, Mrs. Wu couldn't help but explained with some embarrassment: "There is an empty room at home. In the past, Shou slept in the main room in the backyard, and I slept in the east wing. The west wing was also empty, but now the main room is vacant.
It's easy to get out, but there are never any guests in the house, and there are only two suitable large beds. There are two beds in the front yard... but it would be too careless to move them here to entertain guests."
Zhang Shou glanced at Zhu Ying and saw that the beautiful lady's jaw dropped. He couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.
You have to rely on my family. Now you see that the conditions in the countryside are difficult, right?
However, he couldn't completely regard himself as Wu's biological son, so how could he sleep with her?
Thinking of this and knowing that it was now impossible to drive Zhu Ying away, he thought in a hurry and said to Wu in a calm tone: "Mom, she is new here and is in a strange environment. We don't have a girl to take care of her yet. She must not be used to it. It's not as good as mom."
You take her to sleep in the main room, and you can take care of her if anything happens."
"As for me, I'll just sleep in the east wing alone! Miss, don't be too busy to refuse. The country is no better than the city. There is no one to watch the clock. The wind howls in the middle of the night, just like the howling of ghosts and wolves, and there might even be evil wild boars coming out.
Wild beasts like wolves come."
Hearing this, Zhu Ying almost backed down. But she found that Zhang Shou still refused to call her by her name. Thinking about how loudly she said that she wanted to stay, she felt that it was too embarrassing to go back home, so she bit the bullet and hummed.
One sound.
"You don't need to scare me. Since there aren't enough beds, I can just sleep with Aunt Wu! My archery skills are very good. If there really are these ghosts and ghosts, I can shoot them away with one arrow. No one in this village can shoot them."