"Grandma, look, does my jade bracelet look good?"
Luo Ruxue stretched out her snow-white wrist, and a brightly colored blood bracelet was exposed, making her skin appear fairer.
Mrs. Luo has always looked a little sad since she recovered from her last illness, but she still cheered up her favorite granddaughter: "She's good-looking. Our Xue'er has fair skin, so naturally she looks good in anything she wears."
Youqing couldn't help but secretly roll her eyes, and couldn't help but curse in her heart: Is she the only one who is fair? Even the lady’s heels are tenderer than her hands!
Luo Ruxue was still showing off her bracelet. She didn't hear Luo Ran's voice for a long time and deliberately said loudly: "Yes, grandma also said that this bracelet matches me! In addition to this bracelet, grandma also sent people to bring a lot of food. I’ll bring it back to grandma to try it later!”
Li's father was Mrs. Luo's biological brother, who died of illness a few years ago.
The Li family now only consists of Li's mother and brother, who live in Yanqing Prefecture, less than a hundred miles away from the capital, and often exchange letters.
Speaking of her natal sister-in-law, Mrs. Luo couldn't help but miss her a little, and said with a smile: "Your grandmother always loves you the most, and thinks of you whenever she gets any good things."
"Grandma and uncle miss grandma too!"
Luo Ruxue lay in Mrs. Luo's arms and acted coquettishly.
Suddenly he turned to look at Luo Ran and asked loudly: "Sister, when you were giving birth to hairpins, what did Mrs. Shen's family give you? Why didn't you tell me about it?"
Luo Ran smiled softly: "It's nothing."
Luo Ruxue did not let her go, and continued: "You won't give her nothing, right? Fortunately, they keep saying they are thinking of you, but they don't even have a decent gift. Look at my grandmother, she sent a whole cart of things .”
Luo Ran couldn't help but sneer in his heart: The only official in the Li family was Li's brother, and he was only a fifth-rank magistrate. For so many years, without the help of the Luo family, they might not even be able to give out decent gifts.
Speaking of the carload of gifts, don't think she doesn't know that it was a carload when she came and a full car when she left. Fortunately, it was my grandmother's natal family. Otherwise, according to my grandmother's temperament, Mrs. Li would have been divorced long ago. How could she still be sitting here today?
Luo Ran didn't want to argue about this, but it didn't mean that she could tolerate others slandering the Shen family at will.
"Grandma didn't give me a bracelet or food."
Speaking of this, he paused and saw Luo Ruxue becoming even more proud.
Luo Ran then said slowly: "Grandma just gave me two shops. One is Anxiang Pavilion in the east of the city, and the other is Yuxiangzhai on Jiuhua Street. If grandma is short of rouge gouache, or wants to It’s time to eat candied fruit, so you can tell your granddaughter and ask someone to bring it to you.”
Everyone has heard of the two shops Luo Ran mentioned. They are located in the best areas of the capital. The rouge gouache of Anxiang Pavilion and the candied fruits of Yuxiangzhai are deeply loved by the ladies of the capital.
Luo Ruxue didn't believe it: "Why have I never heard from my sister?"
Luo Ran didn't take it seriously: "It's just two shops. Grandma said it was just for me to play with. It's not a big deal."
When everyone heard this, they all looked at Li.
As soon as the Shen family took over, they built two shops that made a lot of money every day, and they were just given to the eldest lady for fun.
How does it look like the Li family...
Mrs. Luo's face didn't look good when her natal family was compared to her.
He lowered his eyes and said, "I'm an old woman, I'm still wearing rouge and gouache, and my teeth are no longer good. I can't compare to you young people."
Luo Ran didn't really want to give it to her, but he was just being polite and didn't want to be better to save money.
Luo Ruxue rolled her eyes, shook her grandmother's arm and said coquettishly: "Grandma, you don't like it, but I do, and there are third and fourth sisters. Just let the eldest sister spend the money, okay? Next time Yue is me and Hairi, our daughter of the Luo family is pretty, you also have face, right?"
When Mrs. Luo heard this, she agreed and said to Luo Ran: "In that case, you can have some rouge and gouache suitable for your daughter's house be sent over tonight, and some candied fruits. It just so happens that everyone can try it at the banquet. .”
Luo Ran agreed obediently and turned his head to tell You Qing: "Go and tell the people below and ask them to send more. Just send it directly to the second aunt."
As soon as Li's mouth curved, she heard Luo Ran say another sentence: "Oh, by the way, don't forget to tell the store clerk that this is for our own use, just calculate it according to the cost, and give the bill to the second aunt."
"Why should my mother pay for it?"
Luo Ruxue couldn't help but said.
Luo Ran blinked his big innocent eyes and said, "Didn't my grandmother say that just now?"
Luo Ruxue blushed and was speechless for a moment.
Luo Rudie, who was sitting below and remained silent, whispered: "Does the family also need money?"
Luo Ran smiled and looked at the transparent third cousin and said: "As the saying goes, brothers will settle the accounts. I have already asked people to settle the accounts at cost. What else does the third sister want? Are we going to let those servants settle the accounts? Do you want money? They also have to support their family. Life is already very difficult, so let’s not make it worse.”
Luo Rudie was born as a concubine, and her aunt was suppressed by the Li family.
On weekdays, food and clothing are all left over from Luo Ruxue, so I don't dare to offend Luo Ruxue.
At this moment, Luo Ran was questioning him one after another, and he felt a little unhappy in his heart: "Eldest sister just said that since the Shen family gave you the shop, it belongs to you. I have never heard of any shop owner who wants to pay for the things he uses. . Could it be that eldest sister thinks our Luo family has a lot of money and is easy to fool?"
Luo Ran laughed angrily, stared at Luo Rudie and asked, "The third sister also said that was the boss, but are you?"
Luo Rudie's face turned red.
Luo Ran didn't want to let it go, and continued: "If according to what the third sister said, the second aunt also has her own dowry shop, and the third aunt also has her own dowry shop, then in the future, if any of us are short or short, we can go to the shop at will. Li Na, no need to give money? After all, we are all a family!"
Luo Ruzhen is nine years old this year and is from the Cao family. She usually dislikes Luo Rudie following Luo Ruxue and fawning over her.
I was sitting next to my mother eating cakes and watching the excitement, but who would have thought that the fire would reach Sanfang's head.
Luo Ruzhen suddenly became unhappy. She patted the cake crumbs on her hands, raised her little head and said crisply: "Third sister, if you don't want to spend money, just say so and don't involve us all! Your aunt doesn't have a shop, of course you hope Go to someone else's shop and get it for free! If you have the ability, ask your aunt to buy a shop too, and then we'll see if you still dare to say this!"
Luo Ran lowered his head to hide the smile in his eyes.
This fourth sister really did not disappoint her. Despite her young age, her mouth was not forgiving.
Being a concubine is the sharpest thorn in Luo Rudie's heart. She wants to be strong in everything, but she doesn't want others to think of her identity first when they mention her.
At this moment, Luo Ruzhen said it carelessly, and her face suddenly turned red. The words did not go through her brain, and she blurted out: "You still said that my third uncle is also a concubine..."
"enough!"
Mrs. Luo slapped her hand on the soft armrest and looked at her with disgust.
Luo Rudie realized that she had said the wrong thing, and she knelt on the ground with tears in her eyes, trembling.
