The Hu family was busy with this birthday party for a whole day.

In fact, according to Mr. Hu's status in Bishui County, it is necessary to serve two or three days of wine. However, Mr. Hu is a low-key person and not a birthday, so he only gave up for one day. In this way, Mrs. Hu's body hurts.

Mrs. Hu rested for two days and stopped. She had time to talk to her granddaughter and asked her eldest granddaughter, "What about the He family girl? Have you seen her?"

Miss Hu laughed, "How come I didn't meet? I just met one day. And because there were so many girls coming, I didn't have time to say a few more words to the He family. It's hard to say anything else, but I'm very strong-willed." So I told the story of He Zijin and Chen Daniu. Miss Hu said, "I thought that the two families were old and uncles, and they must be very familiar, but the girls' families have their own personalities and may not be able to get along with them. The Chen family was not very proper to speak properly. Although her family is rich, the He family is a relative, so the Chen family is not humble and it's not easy to speak like that. Miss He is young and refuses to give in. That day, we sisters really shocked. They may have been used to it. I looked really worried, afraid that they would have any unhappiness. If they stir up their mouths, wouldn't it hurt the harmony, and they would separate them when they had lunch."

Mrs. Hu said with a slight look on her face, "When you go to the next flower party, tea party, please invite the girl from the He family."

Miss Hu agreed.

After Miss Hu left, Mrs. Hu handed Mrs. Hu a cup of warm tea and said, "Mom, are you a favorite of this He girl?"

Mrs. Hu laughed and took the tea, "Miss He is only eleven or twelve years old, so it's too early to say he's acquaintance."

"I listen to the big girl, Miss He is probably not a docile person."

Mrs. Hu disagreed and took a sip of tea and said slowly, "If someone asks me, if I don't know how to say anything, is that human being? It's dead wood. I tell you, there are two types of people, one is capable at home, and the other is capable at home. Miss He is the second type."

Hu said, "With our family, what kind of good girl can't marry me?"

Mrs. Hu said, "I told you, this girl from He family is not good?"

"It's just that the flowers are planted well, and it's worth being a mother, you praise her like this?"

"You will know whether it's worth it or not." Mrs. Hu was unwilling to discuss more about a girl's good or bad, even with her biological daughter.

Mrs. Hu didn't say much anymore.

He Zijin answered the Hu family's post and was a little surprised. Shen smiled, "Since you are invited, you can go."

He Zijin nodded, turned around and went to Mrs. He to fetch two good materials. He Zijin said this, "If you have one, two, can you wear the same clothes when you visit others' houses every time you visit them, and ask them to look at them, as if they don't have any other clothes."

My mother He had to cut the meat again, of course, she was happy to ask her girls to interact with the Hu girls.

Even Shen has started a new social relationship. For example, the wife of Mr. Sihu's family is particularly able to talk about the same place. Mr. Sihu's surname is Shi, and this Mrs. Sihu is called Mrs. Shi.

Here I want to talk about the title of the Sihu. The Sihu is not an official, but an official. Nowadays, officials are assigned by the central government, and the number is very small. For example, in a county, there are only four officials, namely the county magistrate, county magistrate, chief clerk, and dictionary. These are officials. However, in a county, there are not many things to say, but fewer things to say, but only these four people cannot be managed by them. The officials who cannot complete the work will have to be held by officials. This is the origin of the three squads and six squads. The three squads and six squads have their own differences, such as the six squads, imitating the six squads of the court, and six squads and six squads. Each of these six squads has its heads, and the people call them: the uncle of the Sihu, the uncle of the Sihu, the uncle of the Sili, and the uncle of the Sibu

, Mr. Sixing and Mr. Sigong. These masters, including the staff of each room, are all officials. The status of officials is not as low as people imagine, and they must be able to write and calculate. The third class refers to the classification of yamen runners. The yamen runners are divided into yamen runners, fast class, and prosecutors. This is the origin of the three yamen runners. The status of yamen runners is obviously lower than that of the six yamen. Furthermore, the six yamen runners are mostly military officials, and they are mostly yamen runners who oppress others. Moreover, it is the imperial order that the three generations of descendants are not allowed to be the imperial examination. As for the origin of merchants, they are not hindered from the imperial examination. It is just that the imperial court's strict orders are strictly ordered, and officials are not allowed to do business. Therefore, yamen runners are not as good as the six yamen in terms of social status and humanistic status.

Whether it is the third rank or the sixth rank, there is a point where officials are officials who are in the flow of water. Moreover, the court clearly stipulates that officials cannot be held by local people, while officials are different. They are officials who are in the flow of water in any place, and officials who are in a stalemate. For example, if there is a Li County Magistrate today, the Zhang County Magistrate is here tomorrow, and these people will still be there. Moreover, the slightly weak county magistrate still has the possibility of being undermined.

Therefore, the status of an official is not as high as anyone imagines, and the official also has the status of an official.

Mrs. Shi is a little old. She has a simple round bun on her head, two or three golden hairpins are inserted, and a harmonious round face is on her round face. She smiled with Shen, "If we hadn't talked that day, we wouldn't have thought that there would be such a temperate sister in the county. Otherwise, your family would be a scholarly family and would not dare to trade and trade together at any time."

Shen smiled, "I should say this. When I saw my sister in the past, I heard that this was the wife of Mr. Sihu's family. I would never dare to approach him. Because my sister is an official family, I would never think of such a kindness."

"Hey, what official? The villagers are just watching her face, just call Mr. Sihu to Sister Xiu'er's father. My family has made this for generations. Sister Xiu'er's grandfather was also a member of the Sihu when she was alive." Mrs. Shi was browsing and was a teenager, but she spoke very crisply. "That day, when Mr. Hu's birthday party, even Sister Xiu'er came home and told me that both girls in your family were honest people."

Mrs. Shi was so happy as she said, "My sister is so lucky. She has such a capable daughter. Sister Xiu told me that she thought that your family Zijin is a flower-raising person. She is not like this ordinary daughter. She may not be as unkind as a human being. Even if we want to make friends, we, Sister Xiu, can't be a noble person. As a result, Sister Xiu said that your family Zijin is still helping pickle pickles at home, and the two of them are in a good mood. We, Sister Xiu, are like me, have a straight temper and cannot interact with those who are so jealous."

Shen smiled, "I always say that it is not a bad thing for girls to do more work. If a girl from a wealthy family doesn't have any fingers to touch the spring water, it's their fate. A family like us doesn't have that many things to pay attention to. Our two girls, the third girl, learned embroidery work with Master Xue. Zijin was not only raising flowers and plants, but also likes to cook and cook at home. I was so worried." But I felt strange in my heart that Mrs. Shi's eldest daughter was married to Xu Juren's eldest son, so how could she say sour words?

Mrs. Shi laughed, "This is really right. Our Sister Xiu also likes to cook and make some desserts and soup."

Sister Xiu is actually the round-faced girl who talks with He Zijin at the Hu family. She is as old as He Zijin, but she is smaller in the month. Sister Xiu was born in June and He Zijin was born in February. Therefore, she has to call He Zijin sister.

Sister Xiu has a round face and a round person. She is obviously the same age as He Zijin, but she seems to be two years younger than her. She looks like a pleasing and cute round look. Her ancestors worked in a household house and her family is very good. She has two small gold bracelets on her white wrist, a small golden begonia hairpin on her head, a small butterfly shaking, and a gold-embedded collar on her neck. She invites the third girl He Zijin to eat the secret candied food she brought. "I love to eat this hawthorn fruit the most, but there are two ways to make it, one is covered with frosting on the outside, one is honey stained, sour and sweet. Third sister, Zijin, you can try it." She has a dried fruit seafood shop at home.

The third girl was so happy when she saw the honey-stained hawthorn red rouge that she looked at the frosted hawthorn again and said, "I made hawthorn so early, and I haven't seen candied haws on the street yet."

Sister Xiu smiled, "It's almost too. It's cold when the weather says it's cold. It's not enough to make this frosting in early October, but I'm afraid it will heat up. This is the fresh goods I made before. The shopkeeper knew that I love to eat this, so I brought it to me. I thought I would come to see the two sisters and bring us together."

He Zijin smiled, "Your dried fruits are first-class. My grandmother said that she tasted this way when she was young, but now they still have the same taste. When we were young, we went out in winter and went to your shop to buy candied haws several times. Not only is the hawthorn well made, but the crabapple is also well stained. Judging from the color, it is like beeswax. I saw that at Mr. Hu's birthday party that day, I used your dried fruit candied fruits, right?"

Sister Xiu was chewing hawthorn in her mouth, drinking rose and wolfberry tea, and laughing, "Sister Zijin has such a good eye."

The third girl added tea to her, and He Zijin smiled, "It's nothing hard to guess. In our county, your dried fruit shop is the best. People with good standing in the county set up mats, and most of the snacks are from Piaoxiang Garden. The dried fruits are yours."

Sister Xiu was very smart and thanked the third girl, held the teacup and raised her hand, "Tea is better for sisters."

He Zijin smiled, "This is the flowers and plants I've dried myself. If you like it, I'll put a can for you later."

Sister Xiu laughed, "Then I will thank my sister first."

"You don't have to be polite." He Zijin smiled, "If it's green tea, I don't dare to drink too much on weekdays. If I drink too much, I can't sleep at night. It's safe to drink more of this kind of herbal tea. The third sister likes to drink green tea and herbal tea together, and the taste is also very good."

Sister Xiu laughed, "The green tea tastes light and it's okay. Once I drank brick tea from Nanyue. The tea soup was red. I don't know what it was, so I drank a cup and it made me feel like I had a stomachache for half a day. My mother said that she just wanted to taste something fresh. Who knew that she didn't say it was bitter and she didn't drink it, so why did she just take laxatives?"

The third girl He Zijin was all happy, and the third girl said, "There is such a tea in the world?"

"Isn't it? I was still young at that time, and now my mother wanted to make some tea for me to drink so that I could reduce the meat and become a slim person like my two sisters." As Sister Xiu said, another piece of candied fruit entered her stomach.

He Zijin smiled, "You are still young, and you will naturally lose weight when you get older. I was fat when I was a child, so you will know if you ask your third sister."

The third girl smiled, "Yes, when your sister Zijin was young, her face was also round."

Sister Xiu looked at He Zijin with a little unbelievable feeling, touched her little round chin and asked, "Is it possible that she is as fat as me?"

The third girl smiled, "You are not fat now. You are good-natured. You like everyone who sees you. Besides, you are growing taller now. If you just want to get thinner, you can't eat or drink, which will delay growing taller." The third girl is slim all the way. When she was a child, she didn't even want to eat good food. She really couldn't understand Sister Xiu'er's desire to become thinner. The third girl wanted to be fatter, but now she doesn't feel wronged in food, but she still doesn't get fat when eating, which is also troubled and depressing.

Sister Xiu said, "If I can be like Sister Third and Sister Zijin in the future, I will be relieved."

Shen talked with Mrs. Shi, and Sister Xiu and the third girl He Zijin could also talk to the same place. On the first day of visit, Mrs. Shi did not leave for food, and took Sister Xiu to say goodbye nearly noon. He Zijin had ordered Cui'er to pack up a square box of fine cattails, which contained four neat blue and white porcelain vases. He Zijin smiled, "This is the herbal tea that I and my third sister often eat on weekdays. My sister will take it to taste it. If you have a mouthful, just talk to me again."

Sister Xiu laughed, "Thank you sister."

The third girl He Zijin accompanied Sister Xiu to Shen's room. When Mrs. Shi saw the maid holding something in her hand, she angrily said, "What is this? I want these things from your sister again."

Sister Xiu laughed, "The tea that my third sister and sister Zijin eat on weekdays. Mom, don't you want me to become slim? What kind of tea do my sisters drink and what kind of tea do I drink, I will be slim."

Mrs. Shi laughed, "You, it's okay to just drink tea, it's useful to keep your mouth under control."

Shen said, "Sister Xiu is just like this. I looked at Sister Xiu, as if I saw Zi Jin when I was a child. She was not yet ready to suck her, and by then she would lose weight in a blink of an eye."

Mrs. Shi laughed, "I will accept my sister's good words."

While talking, Shen took the third girl He Zijin to send Mrs. Shi and her daughter out, saying, "Sister has something to do, I will leave my sister without mercy. When my sister comes next time, I will definitely have to leave food and taste my skills."

Mrs. Shi responded repeatedly.

Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Shi were like sisters who had been separated for many years, which was so hard to part with. They even talked at the gate. Mrs. Shi took Sister Xiu to the car and said goodbye.

Shen went back to the room and asked the third girl He Zijin, "That child of Sister Xiu, you'll have a good temper when you see her temper."

The third girl smiled, "Yes, my sister and I both talked to Sister Xiu."

He Zijin also smiled, "I feel very straightforward. If you say anything, you have to be friends with such people. It's interesting to be with you."

Shen felt quite relieved, "Then it's easy to get along with each other."

He Zijin asked, "Mom, did you meet Mrs. Shi at the birthday party of Mr. Hu?"

Shen laughed, "It's strange to say that, but when you say that, you will feel destined." Shen heard from Mrs. Shi that there was a 12 or 13-year-old son in his family. Mrs. Shi was interested in getting along with each other. Shen did not refuse Mrs. Shi. Even though the master of the Shi family was just a servant, he was not as decent as a scholar, but the Shi family's wealthy family was worthy of being in Bishui County.

Mrs. Shi was in a good mood and asked her daughter in the car what she was playing with the two girls of the He family. Sister Xiu said, "After eating candied fruit and drinking tea, we played in Jie Jiu. Sister Zijin's house has a lot of books, which she copied by herself. Mom, look at Sister Zijin's knowledgeable and speaking so kindly, which is much better than Xu Lengmei."

Sister Xiu muttered, "Don't you recognize a few words? You pretend to be like something."

"Look at your elder sister's face, what should she do?" Mrs. Shi was upset when she thought of her eldest daughter's marriage. When the eldest daughter talked about her in-laws, Mrs. Shi was very happy. Xu Qing, the eldest son of Xu Ju, looked outstanding. She got married for one or two years and was considered young and promising. However, Xu Juren stopped at the juren. After reaching Xu's son-in-law, she passed the exam several times after passing the scholar, but she failed to win the exam like his father.

When a person comes back, he will not be able to pass the imperial examination. There are very few juren in Bishui County. The Shi family has not even made a scholar. But if he fails to pass the imperial examination, his temperament is strange. Two years ago, his husband kindly said that there is a vacancy in the official room. If he fails to pass the imperial examination, he might as well make up for the gap in the yamen. If he fails to pass the imperial examination, he can make up for the gap in the yamen. He can make up for the lungs of the Xu family. Shi Sihu kindly suggested, but his daughter cried and went home in just two days.

Mrs. Shi said that she was unwilling to make up for the money, and she thought it was nothing to go up. Her man was not bad-hearted, so she would say that if she didn't treat her son-in-law as an outsider. I really thought that the sixth house in the yamen was so easy to make up for, and it would be difficult to get in with the money.

But the Shi family became sarcastic and dared to say that her daughter was not prosperous for her husband. She was so angry that Mrs. Shi almost went over to fight. If her husband hadn't stopped her, Mrs. Shi could not let her daughter be so angry! The life of her daughter was not very easy in the past two years, so Mrs. Shi simply took her daughter's granddaughter home from time to time, and was too lazy to interact with the Xu family. She hated this kind of jealous family.

The last time my youngest daughter, Sister Xiu, went to the Hu family to enjoy the flower viewing party, Mrs. Shi thought that the child's house was just playing, so she called her daughter. The girl caught up with a group of girls to write poetry. Sister Xiu was unscrupulous and didn't take it seriously, but was ridiculed by Xu Qing's youngest sister Xu Lengmei, saying that Sister Xiu was not educated. Sister Xiu then scolded Xu Lengmei a few words, "I can't read and I don't recognize books, so I'm not as mean as my sister. My sister has read and read many books, but she has become so harsh. In this way, it's better to be illiterate or not, at least to be generous."

Sister Xiu was angry, but her eldest daughter's life in the Xu family became more and more difficult.

Mrs. Shi was so angry that her stomach hurt. Since then, she took a detour when she saw someone studying, but she didn't expect that Shen was so cool. Even the third girl and He Zijin were both capable girls. Mrs. Shi couldn't help but sigh, "It can be seen that there are still good people in the world, but they just didn't meet our family."

In the evening, Mrs. Shi received an engagement post from Xu Lengmei sent by the Xu family. When Mrs. Shi saw that it was the two families of Chen and Xu, she said strangely, "Didn't his family want to marry her daughter to a scholarly family?" She heard that she wanted to marry He Luo Xiaoxiucai, the eldest grandson of the He clan's family.

In the evening, Mrs. Shi and her husband talked a little, and Shi Sihu was also annoyed by the Xu family and sneered, "The Xu family has a vision. He Xiucai and the Hu family are all top-notch candidates, but Xu's family is not good at looking in the mirror. He is just a poor person, so what can he use to cling to the young scholars and officials of other people?"

Mrs. Shi said, "This Chen family brother is also a promising person, but he is a little confused about women."

"The Chen family is not good, and there are also good things. There is money. Otherwise, with the nobleness of Xu's family, we can't marry our daughter." Shi Sihu didn't want to talk about the Xu family and asked, "You are not going to the Shen family's appointment today, how about it?"

Mrs. Shi laughed, "In the past, I heard that this Xiucai He was also a student of Xu Juren. Our family was not familiar with him and had few contacts. Last time we met at Mr. Hu's birthday party, we realized that we were so angry that we were not good. Although the grandmother of the He family was young, she was rarely kind and wise, and was also cheerful, and she said that her business in the Jiang shop was becoming more and more prosperous. There were two girls in her family, one of whom was the niece of Mrs. He's niece, who was the niece of Mrs. He's parents' family, and that was the girl who was a disciple of Xue Qianzhen. She looked very good, but she wondered what rumors had been before? But I think that girl was not like a confused person."

"Don't listen to the wind and rain. Why did He Xin's parents and daughter-in-law have nothing? It's related to this." Shi Sihu knocked on the table and did not ask his wife to talk about this. In Bishui County, there were few things that could be hidden from him in recent years.

"I know this. I just have to take a look at it myself before I believe it." When Mrs. Shi came to the He family, she became interested and lost the gossip of Chen Zhi. She smiled, "Listen to me, there is also the girl Zijin who planted chrysanthemums. She is as old as Sister Xiu'er. On her birthday, she is half a head taller than Sister Xiu'er. She looks really good. She reads and reads. Sister Xiu'er said that there are many books in the house. People reads and reads and reads, but they don't have anyone in their eyes like Sister Mei of Xu'er. They are so kind to us Sister Xiu'er."

Mrs. Shi leaned on the cage and talked to her husband, "It can be seen that this tutor is so rude. If you are not in the family, you are not from a family, but you are born with each other. Only those with a generous personality can have a blessing in the future." Although her family is well-off, she has four sons and two daughters. The eldest son and the third son are married, and the eldest daughter are married, and the remaining ones are Xiu Jie'er and Feng Brother. Feng Brother is the youngest son, and the family has a rich family business, so naturally they will not treat their younger son badly in the future. But the children are all flesh in their hearts, and everyone who is a parent is in love. Mrs. Shi has been doing this for many years.

The younger son and daughter are worried about their marriage. Although the children are still young, they can only be a blink of an eye when they grow up. If you don’t look at each other in advance and cram the Buddha’s feet for a while, this is a matter of marriage. The eldest daughter has been looking at each other for several years but hasn’t seen Xu Qing is a lunatic. She should be more careful when she comes to her younger son and daughter. According to Mrs. Shi’s meaning, as long as the woman’s family is still good, capable, and has a good character, she will be able to be reasonable. She lives a good life, not only depends on how many industries her parents have passed on, but also on whether she will live.

However, Shi Sihu was bitten by a snake once and was afraid of the rope for ten years. He said to his wife, "The daughter who is studying is inevitably more energetic. None of the three wives in the first three have studied seriously. If you give Feng Ge'er a master of his writing, you can say that your sister-in-law will be able to be together in the future."

Mrs. Shi glared at her husband, "Is it true that the world is studying like Sister Xu Mei'er? You didn't see the charm of Miss He, but you have a good dream, so why don't they be happy?"

"It's not only you who have eyes in Hexian County, but the girl is still young, so she can't talk about it here." Her husband poured cold water. Mrs. Shi waved her hand upset and said, "Even if it comes to this, it depends on whether the two children are in love? Sister Xiu plays well with Miss He, and Mrs. He and I have a temper. What's wrong with having ordinary relationships? At least, it's a family of upright people."

Shi Sihu thought for a while, "This is because Mrs. He's brothers have only won the Jinshi this year. In March and April, Lord Shen returned home in glory and drank with the county magistrate. Although the county magistrate is the head of a county, he is from a juren and is very polite to Lord Shen."

Mrs. Shi yawned and looked tired, "Okay, this doesn't matter. If you don't have the same temper, it's useless even if you have the same temper. If you have the same temper, you can get in and out of no matter how high or low your temper."

It was getting late, and the couple said something and went to rest earlier.
Chapter completed!