Brother Jin listened and felt that there was a bit of disdain in the laughter. He glared and retorted: My mother really knows how to play Cuju.

Eleven Niang saw Brother Jin becoming serious, and said to Qiniang with a smile: Brother Jin is good at Ju Cui, and Brother Shen learned it from him.

Since Stepbrother doesn't know how to play Cuju, it's better to let Brother Jin tell him. It's rare for their cousins ​​to meet each other, and they'll get to know each other as they play. And there's mother and maid around to take care of him, so nothing will happen.

Qiniang smiled and coaxed her stepbrother: "Cousin, let me tell you if Cuju is good."

Stepbrother was a little hesitant.

Qiniang smiled and said: Let the nurse stay with you

Stepbrother nodded and walked out from behind Qiniang to hold the hand of a fat woman next to him.

Brother Jin grabbed him impatiently and said, "Why are you lingering like this?" Huang Damao and Liu Erwu were still waiting outside. After saying this, they dragged him away.

The fat woman hurriedly chased after him.

Qiniang and Xu Siyu, Xu Sizhen and Xu Sijie chatted for a while, and Brother Bao suddenly started crying.

Sister Xin and Brother Cheng gathered around him, and the fifth lady hurriedly said: What's wrong? I'm afraid my daughter and son scared Brother Bao.

It's okay, it's okay. Qiniang said with a smile, he was noisy and dozed off.

Eleven Niang took Qiniang to Brother Jin's Nuan Pavilion.

Qiniang breastfed Brother Bao herself, and Brother Bao soon fell asleep.

After handing the child over to the mother who was at her side, Qiniang and Eleven Niang returned to the west room.

Eleven Niang asked Xu Siyu to take a few children to the back garden to play, and then they had time to sit down and have a chat.

When Brother Bao was still young, he originally planned for Zhu Anping to come to Yanjing to have a wedding with the second young master. Qiniang said with a smile, but my mother-in-law found out and insisted that we bring Brother Bao along. She said she was afraid of having to deal with several cousins ​​in the future.

Brother, you don’t know me, and I don’t know you. My husband thought it was reasonable, and I wanted to see some of my nephews and nieces, so I rushed over temporarily.

Then why did you bring stepbrother here? Madam Wu said if you have any clue, your old lady is willing to give it up.

Things are not what they used to be. Qiniang sighed, "When my stepbrother was first brought home, my mother-in-law kept him in her house and wouldn't let me get close to her, for fear that I would have a wrong idea about the child."

I was not willing to simply take care of him. Later, my mother-in-law changed completely after Brother Bao was born. Not only did she leave my step-brother to my care, she also dismissed all the people who used to take care of him.

Fucked a few old mothers who were trembling when they walked

The fifth man interrupted Qiniang with an ouch: You can't take over this matter. Your mother-in-law knew that you didn't like stepbrother, so she put the child in your house and sent away all the people who were carefully selected to serve stepbrother.

She obviously wants to use your hand to take care of this child. You can't be fooled by this. She will do the good things and you will be responsible for the bad things. You should have taken a chance and used the excuse that you had just given birth in front of everyone in the Zhu family.

, If you don’t have enough energy, you should leave your stepbrother to your mother-in-law to take care of you. As he said that, his beautiful eyebrows like a distant beauty frowned slightly.

I know, Qiniang said with a smile, so I asked Zhu Anping to send the child to her mother-in-law. As she said that, her smile gradually faded and she sighed. Who knew that my mother-in-law, with a slight pause in her tone, could actually make my step-brother hungry?

I went to the kitchen to steal food and almost knocked over the hot stove. If the maid next to me hadn't gone to the kitchen to ask for hot water, the child would have been scalded.

Eleven Niang and Fifth Madam were both stunned.

Before my father-in-law passed away, she was afraid that people in the clan would bully Zhu Anping when he was young and take away the family property. She specially invited Zhu Anping's uncle and invited the parents of the Zhu family's clan chief and officials in the county to support him. Qiniang said,

So after my father-in-law passed away, she lived in a remote small courtyard in the west, and she was surrounded by people who could help her. What happened to the child there, let alone people from outside, even if I wanted to find out, it would not be easy.

When the maid brought my stepbrother to me, the child was so thin that he was just a skeleton. He ate everything he could find. When I sent the child back, my mother-in-law said that the child had been raised and eaten.

I don’t even want to eat dragon liver, phoenix gallbladder, etc. I’m really worried.

I didn't expect your mother-in-law to be such a powerful person.

The fifth lady even said: You and Zhu Anping are still making trouble, so you should be satisfied. You should be nicer to Zhu Anping in the future.

Qiniang blushed and said: I know it was all my fault in the past. I shouldn't let Zhu Anping lose his face and make myself look like a human or a ghost.

The cheerful attitude surprised both Eleven Niang and Fifth Madam.

Qiniang made a face at the two of them: "If you know your mistakes, you can correct them, and there is no greater good. I have finally returned from my lost ways, so don't talk about me anymore."

Eleven Niang remembered that when she was in Yuhang, when she was scolded by the second wife, she would turn her back and make a face like this.

The fifth lady burst into laughter three times.

Maybe it was because I gave the kid a bowl of porridge. One day, my stepbrother touched me again, and then the sweeping maid called her sister on her sleeve. I felt soft and left him behind, and found a new maid and wife.

Serve him. When I came to Yanjing this time, I was afraid of what my mother-in-law might think if I left him at home, so I brought him here with me.

You are stupid! Your fifth wife scolded Qiniang, but her voice was no longer as firm as before. You are out of sight and out of mind.

I thought so at first. Qiniang smiled and looked towards Brother Jin's greenhouse, where her thorn dagger was resting. Brother Jin, but since I became a mother, I have seen other people's children as skinny as a stick, and their clothes are too thin.

I feel very uncomfortable if I don't cover my body. Besides, if I don't want stepbrother to come in, I won't be able to have brother Bao. Maybe stepbrother will be the lucky star for me and brother Bao. With him, Bao Ge and I will be happy.

Brother, only then can we be peaceful and safe

Eleven Niang and Fifth Madam were silent for a long time.

"Don't talk about me." Qiniang broke the silence with a smile. Let's talk about the second young master's marriage. I came all the way here, but I came here just to drink his wedding wine. Don't put the cart before the horse. Come and leave early.

The fifth lady smiled and said, this time I am helping the fourth sister-in-law entertain the female family members, just don’t let me ask for help.

Qiniang said with a smile: "Then do you want me to help you entertain the guests?" As she said that, as if she remembered something, she made a sound and said, "You can ask Zhu Anping to help greet the eldest brother and the others, and I will greet the fourth sister and the others."

A few people were chatting and laughing, and when Brother Bao woke up, he went to say hello to the Madam.

The lady looked at Brother Bao and was very surprised: This is a good name. This is your treasure.

I thought it was tacky. Qiniang smiled sweetly, but my husband insisted on choosing this name, so he just called it that.

The madam laughed and left Qiniang to have dinner. When it was time to light the lamp, Qiniang got up and left.

The eleventh mother sends a gift to the seventh mother.

Before getting into the carriage, Qiniang held her hand and said: I have made you, my sister, worry so much about my affairs, and I felt very sorry. Then I immediately got into the carriage without waiting for her to say anything.

Qiniang is a little embarrassed, right?

Standing in front of the Chui uā gate, Eleven Niang smiled as she watched her carriage go further and further away.

Back in the house, Hongwen greeted him: Fourth Madam, this is the meeting gift from the Seventh Wife to the Sixth Young Master. She then handed a bright red purse with plum blossom patterns to Eleven Niang.

When Qiniang gave the greeting gifts just now, they were packed in various purses. Based on Qiniang's behavior, Eleven Niang guessed that there were probably small red gold ingots or small beans inside.

She smiled and pressed her purse, which turned out to be light and fluffy. When she opened it, she saw that there was a purse of banknotes stuffed inside. When she counted, it turned out to be as many as five thousand taels.

Why did the eleventh mother give so many gifts? She smiled bitterly.

The meeting gifts she gave to her stepbrother and Bao Geer were a pair of red gold longevity locks.

Eleven Niang collected the purse and asked Qiu Yu to ask Xu Siyu what kind of meeting gift they got from Qiniang. This is the custom. Those who are not married are considered children. Although everyone gets the meeting gift, they have to tell their parents about it. At that time, the parents will

The gift must be reciprocated with something of equal value.

Qiu Yu came back and said that Xu Si ordered them to receive one hundred taels of silver notes each.

The number is too large.

Eleven Niang told Xu Lingyi about this.

Xu Lingyi thought for a long time: I didn't do anything to help them either.

Eleven Niang thought of Qiniang’s words before she left.

Could it be to thank her for her help?

Eleven Niang didn't have time to think more about it. Firstly, Qiniang was in Yanjing for the next few days to visit relatives and didn't come over. Secondly, there were more and more things going on at home.

She was too busy to care.

On the first day of October, Eleventh Mother got up early, dressed up, and went to the Madam's house.

Mrs. Tai also packed up. Eleven Niang offered Mrs. Tai a cup of tea. Madam Five came in surrounded by Zhu Cui. After everyone said a few words, they went to the small hall behind the main hall of the Xu family. A male guest came to welcome them.

The female guest from the side hall next to the main hall came and settled in this small hall.

The stage in the outer courtyard has been set up. After the guests sat down in the morning, Xu Siqin led Xu Sizhen and accompanied the matchmaker Yu Yiqing and Huang San's grandma to Xiang's house to arrange makeup. Eleven Niang invited Grandma Lin to wait until both parents had a son.

The noble lady helped clean up the new house and put happy words on it.

Xu Sijie ran in.

Mother, mother, we are going to have a wedding tomorrow, can I go with my fourth brother?

No, Eleven Niang immediately refused. She will set off firecrackers along the way tomorrow. What will happen if they explode? Besides, your fourth brother and the others are going to the Xiang family to welcome the bride. There will be many people and they are making noises. How can your fourth brother and the others care about you?

.You stay at home, and when your new sister-in-law gets married, you and Brother Zhun go to ask for red envelopes.

Xu Sijie was a little disappointed.

He used to be young and wouldn't let him go if anything happened. But now that he has moved to the outer courtyard, why do people still treat him like a child?

Eleven Niang looked at it and advised him softly: If you didn't help Aunt Wu and I look after Brother Jin and Brother Shen, how could we safely help the second brother prepare for the wedding? By doing this, you are also helping the second brother.

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But Xu Sijie just wanted to watch the fun.

He hesitated there for a while, and saw the mothers in charge coming one after another to ask Eleven Niang for instructions. He suppressed his inner feelings and went to the main room.

Brother Jin and Brother Shen were lighting firecrackers with incense sticks, and several of Brother Jin's boys were watching with smiles.
Chapter completed!