"Father, mother, elder brother and sister-in-law, I'm back." When Shen Xiu saw those hostas, some warm memories appeared in her mind, and she automatically entered the role of Guining's daughter.
The Shen family had been separated before Shen Xiu got married. Now Shen's father and Shen's mother live together with their eldest son.
Father Shen, his eldest brother Shen Huai, and Shen Huai's two sons went to the fields, leaving only Shen's mother and sister-in-law Song. Shen's mother was old and her ears were hard to use, but Song was the first to hear Shen Xiu's words. sound.
"Mom, Xiu'er is back." Mrs. Song called to the room and went out to greet Shen Xiu. Unexpectedly, she saw Wei Yan next to her and immediately exclaimed, "This is my brother-in-law. He looks really talented. Hurry up." Come in."
Although they are both eldest daughters-in-law, Mrs. Song and Mrs. Zou have completely different temperaments. Mrs. Zou is very lazy and can't talk, while Mrs. Song is diligent and sweet-tongued. In addition, when Shen Xiu was not married, she was deeply loved by her family. Therefore, Mrs. Song Be extra attentive to her.
Without waiting for Shen Xiu to speak, he took the basket from her hand and said, "Xiu'er, are you tired? Sister-in-law will go get you a bowl of water."
While Mrs. Song was pouring water, Mother Shen slowly walked out of the room. When she saw Shen Xiu sitting there, her eyes turned red, "Xiu'er."
Shen Xiu's nose was also a little sore. She stood up and supported Shen's mother, "Mom, I'm back."
"Why have you lost so much weight?" Mother Shen glanced at Shen Xiu several times before noticing Wei Yan next to her. Like Mrs. Song, she was also slightly surprised. She didn't expect that this son-in-law was born so well.
However, Mother Shen's attention soon fell on Shen Xiu again. After Mrs. Song brought two bowls of sugar water, she watched Shen Xiu drink the water lovingly.
The sugar water was so sweet that Shen Xiu couldn't hold it down after taking a sip.
Mother Shen asked: "What's wrong? Is this sugar water not sweet enough?"
Shen Xiu shook her head: "It's a little too sweet."
Mrs. Song hurriedly said: "Then I'll make another bowl."
Shen Xiudao: "Sister-in-law, stop working, I'm not thirsty yet."
Mrs. Song even smiled when she sat down: "Xiu'er has really grown up. You used to love drinking sugar water the most. Sometimes the sugar water I made was not sweet enough, and you would lose your temper at me!"
Shen Xiu glanced at Wei Yan and said angrily: "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about?"
Mrs. Song winked and said, "Mom, I'm sorry, Xiu'er. Did I say this in front of my brother-in-law, which makes you lose face?"
Shen Xiu's face turned even redder and she glared at Ms. Song in anger.
Wei Yan smiled slightly. He could see that Mother Shen and Mrs. Song really loved Axiu. Mrs. Song said this, in fact, she was implicitly reminding her that Axiu was a treasure in her natal family.
So he asked: "Does Axiu often lose his temper at home?"
This time it was Shen's mother who answered: "Isn't it? Xiu'er has been spoiled by us since she was a child, and she loses her temper from time to time."
Wei Yan glanced at Shen Xiu and said, "It turns out that Axiu is not the only one who treats me like this. A few days ago, I asked Axiu to study with me, and she lost her temper with me and deliberately cooked a bowl of bitter medicine for me to drink."
There was a sense of intimacy in his words, almost telling Mother Shen and Mrs. Song that not only did he and Shen Xiu have a good relationship, but they also indulged each other.
Shen's mother immediately said with a smile: "Xiu'er has this temper. If she does anything wrong in the future, you have to be more tolerant."
Wei Yan nodded: "I know, I will be good to Axiu."
Hearing these words, Mother Shen's face showed a smile, and her heart gradually relaxed. Among her children, Shen Xiu was the one she loved most, and she was afraid that Shen Xiu would not live well after marrying into her husband's family. Now with Wei Yan's assurance, Shen's mother felt relieved. It was right to marry Shen Xiu to the Wei family.
The three of them talked back and forth. Shen Xiu was not a stupid person and quickly understood the meaning of their words. It was simply that Shen's mother and Mrs. Song were worried that she would not have a good life in her husband's family, so they said this to Wei Yan listen.
Shen Xiu understood what Shen's mother and Mrs. Song were thinking, and put the basket in front of them, "Mom, it's rare for me to come back once, so don't talk about the past. This is what my mother-in-law prepared for me. Sister-in-law, take a look inside. Are the eggs spoiled?"
Mrs. Song took the two baskets. When she took the basket from Shen Xiu, she felt that the basket was heavy. She probably brought a lot of things with her this time.
When Shen Xiu lifted up the cloth on the basket, Mrs. Song was really surprised.
On top were two jars of wine and five pounds of pickled wild boar, not to mention those brown sugar eggs and rice dumplings.
Mother Shen was also surprised. She looked at the two baskets and said, "My mother-in-law is so polite."
Just the two jars of wine and five kilograms of wild boar meat were enough, but from these things, it can be imagined that Shen Xiu's life in her husband's family was not bad, otherwise her mother-in-law would not have prepared so many things for her.
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "Mom, this is what my mother-in-law prepared, and I prepared it for you!" After saying that, she took out a piece of cloth from her arms and said, "Sister-in-law, this is a piece of fine cotton cloth, keep it for Lotus. Let’s make new clothes!”
Lianhua is the Song family's youngest daughter, she is only eight or nine years old now.
Mrs. Song hurriedly said: "The lotus flower is still so small, so there is no need to make new clothes."
Shen Xiu forced the cloth into Mrs. Song's hands, "Sister-in-law, just accept it, and don't be polite to me."
Mother Shen also said: "Xiu'er gives it to you, just keep it!"
In addition to bringing a piece of cloth to Lotus, Shen Xiu also gave Mother Shen and Mrs. Song a purse each.
Ms. Song looked at the purse and said, "Xiu'er has become much more capable after getting married. She can even make purses."
Shen's mother was also very pleased with Shen Xiu's change, but when Shen's father and Shen Huai came back and they took Wei Yan to talk, Shen's mother still called Shen Xiu into the room.
"Xiu'er, tell me the truth, how are you doing at your husband's house?" Mother Shen said, stroking her daughter.
Shen Xiudao: "My parents-in-law are very good to me, and my husband-in-law also has a good temper."
Only then did Mother Shen really feel relieved, "I was worried that you would be spoiled and spoiled in your mother's family and you wouldn't get used to it when you come to your husband's family. Now that I hear you say that, I feel relieved."
Shen Xiu smiled and said, "Mom, there is something I haven't had time to tell you yet."
"What's up?"
Shen Xiu told Shen's mother about the embroidery work, "I was just doing it with nothing to do, and it turned out that I was really talented in embroidery. The shopkeepers in the county also thought that the embroidery work I did was good. , now I earn a lot of money from these embroidery jobs!"
Mother Shen looked at Shen Xiu lovingly, "My Xiu'er is already smart. When your grandma was here, she often said that you would be lucky in the future. This is indeed true."
Shen Xiu originally thought that Shen's mother would ask a few questions, but she didn't expect that she had no doubts and thought her daughter was smart.
Shen Xiu was relieved and said: "Now I have saved a lot of money by making purses and handkerchiefs. I really want to buy something for you and dad, but I am afraid that you will say that I spend money indiscriminately, so I might as well give you the money."
"There are a total of two taels of silver in this purse, as my daughter honors you."
Mother Shen opened the purse that Shen Xiu had given her. As expected, there were two taels of silver in it. She hurriedly said, "Mom doesn't want your silver. You can keep it for yourself!"
Shen Xiudao: "Mom, just keep it! I also put a tael of silver in my sister-in-law's purse."