Li Qiu walked over quickly: "Which one?"
"It's Miss Huang who is going to marry Zhang Xiucai," Heihu's wife winked and smiled, "She said that her nanny came to visit and wanted to see the Zhang family's house. It will be like picking up furniture in the future. "
Li Qiu was a little surprised.
So fast?
Before the two families had even discussed the marriage, Miss Huang asked her nanny to come and look at the house. It seemed that Miss Huang liked Zhang You quite a lot.
While the two were talking, Yu Cuihua sent a long-faced mother out of the door.
"Oh, Liqiu, where did you go?"
The bruises on her face were not healed, so she covered them with a scarf. She told the public that she was ill and could not blow air.
Although Yu Cuihua was usually carefree, she was very reserved in front of this well-dressed mother.
She pulled Li Qiu over and pushed her in front of her mother. She said, "I'm going to see my mother," and hurried back.
Li Qiu shook his head secretly, Yu Cuihua was always so timid, if she really let Widow Wang enter the big room, there would be no room for Yu Cuihua in the big room.
"Hello, Mom. It's not a coincidence that Mom came here. My mother and sister-in-law happened to be sick. My second sister-in-law is pregnant. My father and brothers are not at home. Please wait for me. When the third brother comes back, I told the third brother to call him third brother. Brother, I will go and apologize to my mother some other time. Please don’t blame me, and please trouble my mother to go back and take good care of Mr. Huang, Mrs. Huang and Miss Huang.”
She saluted and greeted the mother in front of her generously, which impressed the mother with admiration.
The mother said that her husband's family name was Hu, and asked Liqiu if she was the eldest daughter of the Zhang family.
Li Qiu knew that Hu's mother was talking about Qiu Ju, so she smiled and shook her head: "I am the newly recognized goddaughter of the family. I am half a year older than Qiu Ju."
Mother Hu was stunned for a moment, then looked up and down at Li Qiu: "Why didn't you hear Mr. Xiu Cai say that there is a girl at home?"
Li Qiu smiled slightly.
Does Zhang Youda dare to say it?
"I was recognized by the Zhang family. Maybe the third brother didn't tell Mr. Huang."
"I see, Mr. Xiu Cai didn't even mention such a big happy event. If he did, the family would definitely prepare a gift for the eldest lady. Don't be upset, eldest lady. I will tell the master and his wife when I get back, give it to the eldest lady. The gift will be delivered as soon as possible tomorrow."
Li Qiu was about to get married, and he didn't want to take advantage of the Huang family, so he declined: "Mom, there's no need to be busy. I'm getting married in a few days."
Mother Hu was so surprised that she looked at Liqiu again, smiled and said a few auspicious words before getting on the mule cart.
Not long after they left, Chen Yunfang came over with a big belly. When she saw Li Qiu, her face looked a little unnatural.
"Sister-in-law asked Dani Erni to find me. She said someone from the Huang family was here, so I came over. Where is the person?"
Li Qiu pursed her lips: "I just left. If my second sister-in-law goes after her now, she can still catch up."
"Li Qiu, look at you, you have such a strong mouth, one word can make people's hearts ache."
"Then the second sister-in-law is sick, please quickly ask He Daxian to come back and take a look."
Mentioning He Daxian, Chen Yunfang felt even more guilty.
"Stop talking about He Daxian. Last night, my father went to my house and scolded me and your second brother. Alas, I have good intentions, and He Daxian didn't lie. He did help my mother drive away the kid. But my father didn’t believe me and asked me to go back to my parents’ house to ask for money from He Daxian.”
"Then second sister-in-law, go quickly, I won't delay second sister-in-law."
Li Qiu helped Hei Hu's wife back to the house. Hei Hu's wife looked back and whispered to Li Qiu: "Your second sister-in-law is clenching her back teeth and staring at you. Li Qiu, I think she seems to be scolding you." .”
"Just scold me, I won't lose two ounces of meat."
In this world, who doesn’t get scolded? Who doesn’t talk behind someone’s back?
If you think about this all day long, then there is no need to live.
Uncle Gu and Gu Heihu were not at home at noon. Aunt Sun heated up the steamed buns and a bowl of dried fish that she had steamed yesterday, made braised beans, and steamed a bowl of egg custard for Heihu's wife alone, insisting that Li Qiu stay for dinner.
Li Qiu couldn't refuse, so he helped Aunt Sun lift the dining table onto the kang, while the ladies ate and chatted.
After dinner, Li Qiu helped clear away the dishes and then went on to make clothes.
Because of the tight time, she could only make a pair of wedding trousers and a wedding robe. The trousers were already sewn, and the wedding robe could be made by lighting a lamp at night.
The wedding robe doesn't look good when worn plain, so at the beginning of autumn I wanted to put some embroidery on the front of the robe.
It was too late to draw the picture of One Hundred Sons and Thousands of Grandsons. I lit the lamp and stayed up all night to embroider the picture of magpies climbing on the branches, but I could still catch them.
Her stitches were neat and detailed, and Aunt Sun praised her when she saw them.
"Chang'an really found a good wife. Li Qiu, if you marry into the Gu family, then we will be a family. If that kid from Chang'an dares to do something stupid, come and tell me and see if I don't give him a big mouth."
Li Qiu smiled and thanked her. Seeing that it was getting dark, she hugged the wedding robe and returned to Zhang's house.
After hiding the wedding robe, several men from the Zhang family came back.
This time there were all the people, with Zhang Laowen taking the lead, Zhang You behind, and Zhang Dalang and Zhang Erga carrying things in the middle.
At first glance, they are all tables, chairs and benches, but they don’t fit in a complete set.
"Liqiu, come out and see!"
Qiu Ju hugged Xiao Huzi and led Er Ni, calling Li Qiu to come out.
"Dad and brothers helped you get your dowry back!"
What? Are those mismatched tables, chairs and benches her dowry?
Li Qiu hurried out.
I don’t know where the Zhang family borrowed three large carts with many household belongings tied to them.
There are wardrobe boxes and cages, cupboards and cabinets, tables, chairs and benches, and even buckets for children and grandchildren.
The materials used vary from good to bad, and the workmanship is fine, but they don't come with the same set of accessories. When put together, they look very unsightly.
Qiu Ju also realized this, and she hurriedly asked Zhang You: "Third brother, where did you get these things? None of the chairs are in pairs. It looks ugly when put out."
"You know nothing!"
Mrs. Liu couldn't get off the kang, so she stuck her head out of the window, pointed at Qiu Ju and cursed: "You only know how to eat and drink to lose money! You will be lazy all day long! Have you killed the pigs and grass? Have you cut the firewood? You don't even cook. You haven’t washed your clothes yet, what are you doing!”
Qiu Ju's eyes were red with grievance: "I am helping my eldest sister-in-law and my second sister-in-law take care of the children. Dani is sick, and Erni and Xiao Huzi are still young and cannot be separated from each other. I look at the three children. How can I have time to go up the mountain to hunt pigs?" Grass?"
"When I say one sentence to you, you have three sentences waiting for me. Why do you talk so much! You damn girl! You all learned this from the little bitch Liqiu!"
Mrs. Liu glared at Li Qiu fiercely, and Li Qiu pushed back without fear: "Mom, are you going to serve third brother tonight?"
Mrs. Liu's face turned pale, she didn't dare to say a word anymore, and she retreated into the room dejectedly.
To deal with this kind of old pious woman, you have to grasp her sore spots and hit her hard.
Li Qiu had leverage over Mrs. Liu and Zhang You, but she couldn't handle the cunning Zhang You. How could she still not handle Mrs. Liu?
"Liqiu, don't argue with mother."
Zhang You's smile was like a breath of fresh air, as if the previous disagreement with Li Qiu never existed at all.
"This is the dowry I specially prepared for you. Are you satisfied with it?"
