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38. The art of language

However, soon, He Zijin felt that the cousin had absolutely no white lotus temperament. On the contrary, the cousin had a kind of temperament. No matter how cold-eyed Mrs. He was disgusted with him, he was as hard as a silent stone, and he didn't say anything, and he did whatever he should do. Not to mention tears, He Zijin had never seen such a thing in his cousin.

The cousin is very diligent and can do a lot of work. He can clean the yard when he gets up early and help Zhou Pozi’s stove. Shen looked really uneasy. This is not a servant at home, so how can he ask his relatives to do the servant’s work? Shen said to her husband, and He Gong waved his hand, "Don’t mention it, but he will also give me a salute to my mother if I mention it."

"How old is the cousin's niece? Besides, our family does not lack people to work, why should we use a child?" Shen did not object to her husband's intake of cousin's niece. This is mainly because this kind of thing is common these days and everyone is used to it. Shen said, "Since you leave your niece, you should treat her well. Our family is not a family that lacks food and clothing, and you just have to eat with multiple people. The mother was just angry about the past, so you can persuade the elderly. If you don't have it once, you will get better. After all, things in the adult world are not related to children, don't you think?"

Shen can't stand the person who read the sages of He Gong, so naturally he is not using his cousin as a servant. After thinking about it, He Gong asked me when I was in a good mood one day, and I went to persuade me that I didn't want to be scolded by the head. He scolded my son angrily, "You stupid! Do you think she is the same as Zijin! Do she have a father? Does she have a mother? Does anyone give her a dowry in the future? Isn't she empty-handed and nothing, and if she doesn't learn to do some work, how can she get married in the future? Is raising children a thing for food? She has no conditions in the future. If she doesn't learn some skills in doing work, would she have to follow her old path of a dead father and a dead mother? Then why do you bring her back? Do you mean to disgust me on purpose? You're not raised by my mother!"

He Gong was scolded and rushed out of his house with his head in a panic, complaining to his wife, "If it doesn't work, it won't work even if it comes to heaven."

If she couldn't persuade her directly, Shen had another way. She said, "Zi Jin is so big. I'm just following each other. She recognizes her words and should learn something else. It's far from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. I'm afraid that her child's bones are soft and she hasn't asked her to take the pen. But she learns needlework first. Now she's not asking her to do anything, but learns to recognize needlework and play. Seeing that her niece has done all other work well, I don't know if she can do it. If she can, how can she teach Zi Jin? She doesn't know, let the two children learn together, and girls' homes must know some needlework."

This idea is good, but He Gong doesn't want to deal with me anymore. Shen smiled, "I'll tell my mother."

He Gong especially told his wife, "If you see that your mother looks bad, don't say it. Don't call her to scold you."

"I know."

After spending years with Mrs. He, Shen has also touched Mrs. He’s temper. To be fair, Mrs. He is tricky, but this does not mean that Mrs. He is a leisurely person.

Since marrying into the He family, although he suffered a lot of difficulties from Mr. He, there was only one thing. After giving birth to her daughter, she had no movement in her belly for more than three years. Mrs. He looked forward to her grandson and never said a word to ask He Gong to take a concubine. With this, Mrs. Shen was grateful to Mrs. He.

Shen went with her son in her arms. Whenever He saw her grandson, she would smile. Shen started from He Zijin's academic studies, "In recent years, she went to Aluo's house to learn calligraphy every day, and she could read a book smoothly, which shows that she didn't waste any effort."

Mrs. He smiled, "This girl is like me, she has a good memory." As for He Zijin's various advantages, Mrs. He usually puts on his son's head. Because He Gong called her to be popular a few days ago, Mrs. He took this advantage to her without hesitation.

"I say the same." Shen smiled, "I was thinking that Zijin is getting older and older, she is six years old during the Chinese New Year. She is lively, but it is better to be quieter for girls."

Old Madam He said, "Why are you worried about this? The tree is big and the girl is tall and will be better if she is big."

Shen Shi laughed and discussed with Mrs. He, "Mother said, how about asking Zijin to learn some needlework?"

Mrs. He thought for a while, "It's a little young at this time, and it's not too young. Learning to recognize acupuncture and other things is still enough. Take your time and learn a little a day without feeling tired. After two years, you'll be a little bit like this. Well, the girl's family doesn't have to do it. Needle and thread are necessary." As she said that, she decided on this matter. Mrs. He said, "You are now with A Lie and have family affairs, so you don't have time to teach her. Forget it, I'm not dazzled yet. I can teach a girl."

Shen smiled, "This is my mother who loves me."

Old Madam He said, "When A Lie is older, I will give him a younger brother, and I love you even more."

Shen smiled, "I'm looking forward to it too."

Mrs. He became even more happy. Shen looked at the opportunity and continued, "These days, my mother is not happy about her cousin's affairs. I think her husband feels very guilty." Mrs. He loves the most in his life, one is his grandson He Lie, and the other is his filial son He Gong.

No matter how happy Mrs. He was, he would be so cold when he heard the third girl. Mrs. He said, "A Gong is always soft-hearted."

"My husband is kind-hearted, and he doesn't know about his cousin's niece. If he knew, it must be the result, otherwise, his husband would not be at ease anymore." Shen said, "But, after all, his husband is a man. Men are not as meticulous as women, so I'm afraid he can't understand the mother's painstaking efforts."

"Don't say that in the county, even in our countryside, when it comes to marriage, it's not a question of how many betrothal gifts and how much dowry to come. It's also common for families who are going to get married to break up because of the amount of betrothal gifts and dowry," Shen said softly, "I have thought about my niece's affairs. What's the difficulty of raising someone? It's just a bite of food. Our family doesn't lack this. But my mother is right. Since we take our niece to live, we have to consider her in the future. Not to mention anything else, the niece will have more difficulties in the future. My mother asked her to do things, so she really loved her. She really didn't ask her to do anything. She couldn't take anything out in the future, and lifelong affairs would be difficult. Only those who have experience like her can consider it so long. I can learn from my mother and learn from my mother one or two, so I don't have to worry anymore."

Not only did Shen flatter Mrs. He flatter, she also made a serious and sincere patronized her. Even though Mrs. He was upset by the third girl, she also smiled and said falsely, "You are still successful." Of course, there is still a certain gap compared to her.

Shen smiled, "This is because her family is looking at her family's goodness. Her mother is partial to me, so she naturally says that." Since giving birth to a son, Shen has a place for Mrs. He. Otherwise, she would not be able to say anything like this in the past.

Shen continued, "In the past few days, I have looked at it carefully. I am really capable of cleaning the courtyard, but I am familiar with the things on the stove. It can be seen that I am used to it. What this girl wants to learn is not only on the stove. The girls in our family don't pay attention to piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and needle points to the girl. As my mother said, even if she doesn't learn to recognize words, needles must be learned. My mother wants to condition her niece, but now Zijin wants to learn needles and threads, so I will ask more questions, can my niece know this? If she doesn't know, she has to learn it. Not to mention the good skills, at least she can do clothes and quilts in the future, which is also the most obvious thing."

Shen slowly spoke up, but Old Madam He didn't turn against her face like her son. One reason was that Shen made Old Madam He happy first; Two reason was that Shen held his son, and Old Madam He treated He Lie as his life. Don't talk a lot, and never speak loudly in front of his precious grandson. Three reason was that Shen's words may not be unreasonable.

Mrs. He is not a bad person, and she is definitely not a bad person like He Gong. She can take in the third girl, but as she said, taking in is the bottom line, so don’t think about anything else. The third girl will have a hard time in the future. Mrs. He asked her to do something, not to harm her. Mrs. He said, “Look, let’s talk about it.”
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