After all, everyone is here to comfort people, and they don't sit for a long time, otherwise they will become a nuisance.
The yard fell silent.
There was a plain table, but Shu Shu had no appetite.
Brother Jiu accompanied her and persuaded her twice before she ate two pieces of steamed gluten and a few chopsticks of spring bamboo shoots.
Brother Jiu, on the other hand, ate most of the remaining dishes.
Not what he usually likes.
"Master..."
Shu Shu looked at Brother Ninth and was a little moved.
This is because she is worried that others will find fault with her.
Although it is not a formal dish appreciation, it is still a favor from the emperor.
Naturally, the only way to express gratitude to the emperor is to eat more.
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "I am tired of eating big fish and big meat, so I want to change to a side dish to refresh myself..."
Shu Shu's thoughts were all in the capital, and she was not in the mood to tease Mengzi, so she only looked at Brother Ninth softly.
Brother Jiu felt sour, rubbed her face and said, "Cry if you want to..."
Shu Shu shook her head and whispered: "Actually, I don't feel very uncomfortable, I just feel a little confused..."
poor person must have something mean.
The uncle has fallen into this fate because of his own doing.
But before the secret was revealed, he was also a loving and kind elder.
"I just feel that I am too selfish and coldhearted. Regardless of the grievances between my uncle and the elders, he still loves my niece very much..."
Shu Shu and Brother Jiu sighed.
But her position is still with Madam Uncle, who is closer to her.
Brother Jiu asked, "What's the point? You didn't add insult to injury. Why don't you feel like you're divided between near and far?"
Shu Shu just sighed and said nothing more.
After the dining table was moved away, Shu Shu went to the desk and prepared to write a letter home.
Xiao Song was grinding ink beside him.
Brother Jiu waved his hand and said: "Go down, there is a master here in Fujin..."
Xiaosong didn't move, glanced at Shushu, and when he saw her chin, he responded and went out.
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "What's going on? You can directly control He Yuzhu and Sun Jin beside me, but I still can't control you?"
Shu Shu said: "Well, it really shouldn't be. I'll talk to them next time."
Brother Jiu thought of something and said: "It's a pity that the black guard is retiring directly in the Dutong Mansion. He is still in his prime. Why don't you tell your father-in-law that we can borrow it and keep an eye on him when he goes to the waistcoat of the Prince's Mansion?" On."
He doesn't have Haha Pearl to take charge, Fu Song is the general manager, and he must have his own people here as guards and vests.
Shu Shu thought about it for a while, and her heart skipped a beat.
Although there is nothing in the capital that requires military force in the Prince's Mansion, the vests and guards that make up the numbers are still different from those that can be used.
As a daughter-in-law, she has traveled far and wide countless times in the future, but Brother Ninth Brother will inevitably have foreign affairs.
When the time comes, she will be followed by a pile of rubbish, and she won't be worried.
"Well, well! I'll write a letter to Amma right now!"
Shu Shu said.
The main purpose is to divert Amma's attention so as not to suffer from the pain of bereavement.
She pondered for a moment and then started writing. In addition to mentioning that she had received news from the Ministry of Rites and had begun to wear clothes, she also wrote a lot about how Luo's birth was going. At this time, her younger brother and younger sister should be born; It was mentioned that Zhuliang, Heishan and his party only returned to Beijing with the Sibeilefu vest at the end of March, and it is estimated that they can arrive in Beijing before the Dragon Boat Festival.
Later, she mentioned the plan of the Prince's Mansion. It was short of manpower and might not be able to use it. Brother Ninth wanted to ask Montenegro.
Then she wrote separate letters to Mr. Jueluo and Mrs. Bo.
There is another letter for Fusong.
He asked Fusong to pay a sum of money and see if he could buy a shop in the city.
If there is no ready-made one, just pick one of her current shops and make room for one.
Brother Jiu was bored and was watching Shu Shu's letter. When he saw this sentence, he said: "What else are you buying? I've divided a few of them, just use them!"
Shu Shu put down her pen and said, "I'm not doing it myself, I'm preparing to add makeup to my cousin."
It's not easy to take the property of the ninth elder brother, otherwise what will the elders in the palace think?
This cousin is Guizhen Gege who left Dong E's family.
"First of all, when I got married, because my aunt added Baiwangshan Zhuangzi to the suffix, the marital property was an odd number. The family property was either far away or unsuitable, so my cousin gave me a Daxing Zhuangzi in the dowry. I couldn't refuse politely at the time, so I had no choice but to accept it..."
Shu Shu lamented: "I was thinking that we would have some suitable business in the future, so I pulled her into a stake and returned the favor..."
Now it seems that it is impossible.
In addition to being distant cousins, they are also related to their ex-sister-in-law and ex-sister-in-law.
Guizhen Gege is going to marry again, and it will be difficult for her to have close contact with Dong E's family again.
Otherwise, the husband's family may feel uncomfortable.
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "One must be prepared for that."
He has only been to the Yue family a few times in total, mostly in the Dutong Mansion. He has only met the clan sister and his cousin's sister-in-law a few times, and he has the impression that he is a cheerful person who treats Shu Shu well.
Shu Shu remembered the scene when Guizhen entered the house last year, and couldn't help but said to Brother Jiu: "What do you think Bafujin was thinking? Last year, when my cousin entered the house, she came uninvited and made nonsense, saying that my mother-in-law's family is ' "Queen of sinners"? Could it be that in her eyes, her Amma is innocent?"
Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "I can't guarantee it, otherwise I wouldn't be so confident. It's probably because others can't say bad things about her Ama in front of her. Most of them are blaming the fault on others and blaming her Ama for what she said." Innocent and pitiful.”
Now that Bafujin is suing her parents' family, is she treating her uncle and auntie as the real culprits behind the scenes?
Shu Shu was silent.
She only told Amma about the bad debt between her maternal family and Guo Luoluo's family, and no one else mentioned it.
Do you want to tell Brother Jiu?
Husband and wife are connected?
Immediately, Shu Shu refused.
Now that the couple is in good terms, Brother Jiu naturally stands in her position.
But she is still a pessimist at heart, always thinking of the worst possible outcome.
If he told her, in the future, when the relationship between the couple was weak, he would probably think that it was because of this that she was alienated from Ba Age and his wife.
Shu Shudean pulled his head, feeling a little depressed.
Brother Jiu was quiet and felt her unhappiness. He just thought she was still feeling uncomfortable about the death of her uncle and said: "How about I accompany you back to Beijing for the funeral? It just so happens that the big yellow ship from Zhizao Mansion is going north in the past two days? "
After hearing this, Shu Shu was slightly moved, but she still shook her head rationally and said, "No, I just thought about the complicated funeral ceremony and it coincided with Enie's birth date, so I was a little worried about my family."
Brother Jiu held her hand and said: "I think Lao Shi Fujin's suggestion is reasonable. Don't worry about this now and that now. It's better to settle down early and have a good sleep..."
Shu Shu nodded in agreement.
She was also a little exhausted physically and mentally, but she still said: "Please sleep here tonight!"
Their small courtyard is similar to the row houses in the Northern Banner Camp.
It has three main rooms and two wing rooms on the east and west sides. It is a triple courtyard.
The main room is the living room in the east room and the study in the west room.
There is no bed in the study, but there is an Arhat couch.
Brother Ninth was not very happy, but thinking that when he was out, everything going on would be under the eyes of his elders, so he nodded reluctantly.
As soon as it was time to watch, Shu Shu lay down.
Brother Jiu was worried that she wouldn't sleep well, so he ordered Xiao Chun to light incense.
Cigarettes curled up.
Shu Shu's eyelids also became heavy, and he fell asleep in a daze.
Brother Jiu was peeping at the door, about to come in.
Xiao Chun was standing by the bed with needle and thread, but when he saw it, he stood up to speak.
Brother Jiu made a silent gesture, pointed outside, and sent her out.
Little Chun tiptoed out.
Brother Jiu then sat beside the bed and looked at Shu Shu, who was frowning even while sleeping.
He is always a happy person on weekdays.
Why.
Brother Jiu couldn't empathize with him, but he felt heartbroken.
He couldn't sit still for a while, so when he saw Shushu lying on the back of the bed, there was still about a foot of space beside the bed, so he lay down on his side.
This night, Shu Shu has been dreaming.
Dreams are also very messy.
There are older ones and younger ones.
In one scene, she was riding on Amma's neck, holding a windmill in her hand and spinning it "whirring".
"Ha ha ha ha……"
The laughter with a little milky voice was scattered throughout the yard.
The uncle looked gentle and elegant, sitting under the pomegranate tree, looking at her lovingly, and said, "Second brother, why don't you give Shu Shuguo to me?"
Qi Xi immediately put her down and held her in his arms. He looked at his uncle as if he were guarding against thieves and said, "Brother, don't even think about it. You are trying to steal my brother's heart!"
The uncle smiled tolerantly and said: "I not only want Shushu, but also Zhuliang. Anyway, you and your siblings have added two more boys. There is no shortage of sons. From now on, Zhuliang will be ours." The leader of this team."
Qi Xi was stunned. He held her in silence for a while, then shook his head and said, "Brother, this is inappropriate. You still have tin pillars under your knees."
The uncle looked straight at Qi Xi and said, "Second brother, don't you blame me?"
Qi Xi looked at his uncle, shook his head and said: "What did the eldest brother say? I have a nephew. I am only happy for the eldest brother. Shu Shu is my brother's heart and soul. My nephew is also the eldest brother's long-awaited one." darling..."
The uncle was silent, glanced in the direction of the inner house, and said, "Second brother, if I regret it, can I still look back?"
This should be related to the relationship between husband and wife who had been estranged for several years because Xizhu's biological mother came into the house.
Qi Xi was silent.
The child is four or five years old, and there is also the child's biological mother, with two living people standing in the middle. How can we go back to the past?
The uncle smiled bitterly and looked up at the pomegranate tree.
"Ama, uncle..."
Shu Shu whimpered.
Brother Jiu was looking at her, as if he was trapped in a nightmare. He sat up quickly and pushed her: "Wake up, wake up..."
Shu Shu opened her eyes and saw Brother Jiu. Her eyes were blurred. It took a while before she became clear. She sat up and shed tears.
That wasn't a dream, it was a memory from her childhood.
That was when the twins were born, and she was only four and a half years old. It was so long ago that she forgot about it.
At that time, my uncle thought about adopting Zhu Liang, but the condition was that she would be included in the family.
As a bystander who re-examined his childhood memories, Shu Shu could see that his uncle meant what he said.
In addition, she is not deliberately making things difficult for others, but is just a buffer.
Whether you agree or refuse, this will give Amma a step up.
Amma refused.
Uncle, he had also hesitated, the love between husband and wife, the righteousness of brothers...
