Chapter 272: Celebrating

Although Chang Xuezhi was young, he was very capable in doing things. He came to give Eleven Niang a reply the next afternoon.

I work as the second shopkeeper in a silk shop called Longsheng. I heard from the guys in the shop that Mr. Jiang claims to be his wife’s companion, and he used to be the general manager of the Luo family’s silk shop in Yuhang. Speaking of which, Chang Xue

Zhi looked hesitant and his voice was a little lower. He said that his wife brought him to Yanjing to borrow his talents to open a shop. He didn't want to fight with the people left behind by his aunt, so he went out to find a way out.

of.

Eleven Niang listened and thought for a moment, then asked Chang Xuezhi softly: Is that shop big enough and has it opened a branch in Yanjing?

It's average in Yanjing. Chang Xuezhi said: There are no branches. The owner is a merchant from Changzhou. He has three shops in Dongdamen. He specializes in cotton and silk business. I arrived at the beginning of the morning.

The guys did seven or eight sales. It seemed like the business was pretty good.

Eleven Niang nodded and asked Luyun to grab a handful of copper coins to reward him, and then asked him to continue to inquire: go and look around when you have nothing to do.

Chang Xuezhi responded and left.

Amber came in: Madam, the carriage of the second lady has arrived.

Tomorrow is the full moon of the second young lady Xu Sixin. The fifth master Xu Lingkuan personally went to invite her a few days ago and agreed to return home today.

Eleven Niang took Sister Zhen to greet her in front of Chuihua Gate.

The second lady wore a high bun with three lilac silver hairpins. She wore a black mink fur jacket and a moon-white moire heddle skirt. She looked elegant and quiet.

Sister Zhen strode over: Second Aunt

Her face was flushed and she looked very excited.

The second lady smiled and nodded towards Sister Zhen, then stepped forward to meet Eleven Niang.

The third brother and sister are gone, and everything at home is left to you. Thanks for your hard work, she politely greeted Eleven Niang.

You can't say it's hard work when it's your job. The eleventh mother also greeted her politely, and it turned out that the second sister-in-law came all the way and it was a hard work all the way.

The two of them exchanged a few words in a nonchalant manner, then changed into a small car with green curtains and green oil and went to the Madam's place.

The wife had been waiting for a long time, and when she saw the second wife, her face immediately overflowed with a smile: Why is it so late and the journey is peaceful?

There were nursing home stewards and Yuexiang to serve, so everything was fine along the way. The second lady bent her knees to salute the wife, and said with a smile, it’s just that the weather is nice today, and she is greedy for the scenery along the way. I miss my mother.

It's good that the trip was safe. Madam took her hand to the inner room. Why did the trees on the road start to draw branches?

It's almost March 3rd. The second lady smiled and said, the trees have already sprouted.

The two of them talked and sat down on the big Kang near the window in the inner room.

The second lady said about the third lady: I ​​happened to be feeling a little unwell in those days, so I didn’t come back. I only sent the steward to give the four treasures of the study and a few pieces of carved silk material for the ceremony.

This was the first time that everyone heard that she was unwell. Eleven Niang and Sister Zhen were slightly startled. Madam Tai had already interrupted her hurriedly: If you don't feel well, go to the doctor to see how she is doing. Then she held her hand up and down.

Consider.

It's nothing serious. The second lady hurriedly smiled and said, it was just a cold. Now it's all healed.

Seeing her refreshing expression and knowing that what she said was true, your child's wife couldn't help but shake her head.

I didn't say anything because I was afraid that you would be worried. The second lady smiled and asked about the fifth lady. I heard from the fifth brother that the delivery in Danyang went well. The baby weighed six pounds and six taels when he was born, and he was named Xin.

Yes, yes, the wife was very happy when she mentioned this child. The corners of her eyes and eyebrows were full of joy. She is really beautiful. She took the advantages of two people. Her eyes and nose were as Danyang, but her mouth was as wide as Ling.

As he said this, a little maid came to serve tea.

The madam stopped the topic and said with a smile: "Look at me, you just came back, but you are only talking to me." Then she seemed to think of something and said, "Why don't you come back this time and leave?" There was some expectation in her eyes.

A flash of hesitation flashed across the eyes of the second lady, and she said with a smile: It turned out that I moved to Xishan just to be lazy. But when I really went, I was thinking about my mother again. It happened to be that our sister Xin was celebrating the full moon, so I couldn't leave.

After hearing this, the shabby lady smiled happily, this is your home, you can stay as long as you want. She also asked Wei Zi to help the second lady wash up, and we went to see Sister Xin.

The second lady smiled and went to the clean room.

Sister Zhen went over to serve.

The madam looked slightly gloomy and looked back at Eleven Niang before she could speak.

Eleven Niang thought about the dispute between Yuan Niang and the Second Madam for the main house, and knew that the Tai Madam was worried about conflicts between herself and the Second Madam, so she simply smiled and said: The Second Sister-in-law is a widowed person, so she can't help but have delicate thoughts. The mother advised her.

Let's move around more between our sisters-in-law. It will get better slowly.

Her words touched the heart of the Dowager Madam.

Okay, okay, okay. The madam showed a happy face, you two are so affectionate and warm, I think it is better than eating ginseng and bird's nest.

Mom, don’t worry. Eleven Niang said with a smile, I will take good care of my second sister-in-law.

Just as he was talking, the second lady changed her clothes and came out. The wife stopped the topic, and everyone chatted and laughed and went to the fifth lady's place.

After the third baptism, Eleven Niang came to see Sister Xin two or three times. The little guy looked the same every day. He seemed to have grown up a bit compared to the last time he came. With his pink makeup and beautiful jade, the second lady found it extremely strange.

. He hugged Sister Xin carefully, as if he didn’t know how to position his hands and feet.

The fifth lady sitting on the bed joked: Why did you bring Brother Yu with you in the first place?

The second lady smiled and said: Wasn't there a wet nurse at that time? Listening to that tone, it seemed as if she had never hugged Xu Siyu like Sister Xin.

The madam laughed after hearing this, but Eleven Niang's heart moved.

A little maid reported through the curtain: Master Wu is back

Everyone was silent.

Xu Lingkuan came over with a smile on his face and raised the curtain.

He held a red card with gold sprinkles in his hand, greeted everyone happily, and showed the red card to the wife: the menu for tomorrow's full moon. What do you think?

Mrs. Tai's eyes were not working well, so she asked Eleven Niang to answer: Read it to me.

Four cold accompaniments, four cold dishes, four snacks, ten hot dishes and one hot pot, chicken, duck, fish, meat and delicacies all from the mountains and seas. Calculated by Eleven Niang, not counting wine and tea, a table costs about fifty taels of silver.

Only relatives and close friends were invited, and there were about sixty guests at the table. Xu Lingkuan explained to his wife.

The madam smiled and nodded, finally settling the matter.

After returning home, Xu Sijie came over to say hello to her.

The kitchen made yam and jujube cake and brought it over.

Eleven Niang gave a piece of Xu Sijie.

Xu Sijie sat on a small spoon beside him, eating in small bites with relish and a face full of satisfaction.

Eleven Niang thought of Sister Xin’s full moon wine.

For some reason, she felt sour in her heart.

When the ignorant child saw Eleven Niang staring at him, he raised a smile and held up a small plate towards her: "Mother is delicious."

Eleven Niang touched Xu Sijie's head and said softly: You eat, mother is not hungry.

Xu Sijie looked at her puzzled.

Eleven Niang hugged Xu Sijie and sighed deeply.

At night, Hu Hue whispered to her: I heard from Zhue that Aunt Qiao had been very quiet these past two days. Not only did she take her medicine on time, but her appetite also increased. She seemed to be a different person.

Eleven Niang listened to the silence for a long time, then whispered: Aunt Qiao, I'm afraid you need to pay more attention.

Amber smiled and said: Madam, don't worry. I've been paying attention to Aunt Qiao.

You didn't understand what I meant. Eleven Niang's voice was quite helpless. Losing her child was a blow to Aunt Qiao. But we don't know what consequences this blow will bring. We can only take precautions before they happen.

The next day was Sister Xin's full moon, and several cousins ​​and sisters-in-law of the Fifth Madam came to give her a full-moon gift. Forty tables were opened in the outer courtyard of the Xu Mansion, and twenty tables were opened in the inner courtyard. They also invited singers from the Deyin class to sing outside.

At the hall, Mrs. Huang San of Yongchang, Mrs. Zheng Taijun of Dingguo, Mrs. Lin Da Nai of Hou Lin of Weibei, Mrs. Tang of Zhongshan Hou, Mrs. Tang Si, and Mrs. Zhou were all present. They were all familiar faces.

The third lady went to Dangyang, and the affairs of the inner courtyard were all taken care of by Eleven Niang.

Eleven Niang greeted the guests softly and slowly.

Grandma Huang San pulled Big Lin’s breasts: Look at the clothes the fourth lady is wearing.

Eleven Niang wore a pink jacket, a purple heddle skirt, and only a pair of small willow leaf earrings on her ears. She was dignified, beautiful, gentle and generous.

She is young and naturally looks good in anything she wears. Lin Da Nai smiled and said, if it were you and me, how could we wear this color?

It was Grandma Huang San who also laughed sarcastically and asked about Sister Hui: She said she was learning needlework from her, how was her learning going?

Amitabha Lin couldn't help but recite, "It's true that I shamelessly begged in front of everyone. I was finally willing to sit down and get some needlework."

Grandma Huang San was surprised: Really

"It's true," Mrs. Lin said, "The child was depressed for several days after he went back. I was worried about what happened, so I wanted to come over and ask the fourth lady. Who knew that she asked her mother to find a simple embroidery pattern for her?

. said with emotion, although now we still have three days of fishing and two days of drying nets, it is still better than before when we never touched it.

Just as he was talking, Mrs. Gan from Zhongqin's Mansion walked in.

The two of them stopped talking at the same time, and saw Eleven Niang coming over with a smile: You are here.

Mrs. Gan smiled slightly awkwardly.

When the third lady left, no one else from the Gan family saw her off except her brother.

Don't say that the Xu family was at fault at that time, even if the Xu family was right, today is Sister Xin's full moon, and Eleventh Mother cannot make Mrs. Gan unable to step down.

She smiled and led Mrs. Gan to go to Mrs. Tai: "You are here a little late. Mrs. Huang wants to play cards, and there is one person missing. She looks like nothing has happened."

Mrs. Gan hesitated to speak and followed Eleven Niang to the Taifu's place.

The fifth lady was holding the child in her arms and showing it to several other ladies. Everyone looked at the child with smiles, saying that the child had a good head or that the mouth looked like Ling Kuan. They were commenting and making comments. The scene was very lively.

Just as Eleven Niang was about to say hello, Mrs. Gan suddenly pulled her sleeves and whispered: The Fourth Madam was originally a good thing. But your Third Madam never let go, because our eldest daughter has such a bad temper.

In a fit of anger, he hurriedly talked about the marriage, smiled bitterly, maybe they were not destined, then turned around and said loudly, this is our sister Xin, so she blended into the noisy atmosphere.
Chapter completed!