Several women rushed to express their concern for Huang Mao, "You two, please don't walk around. Find a place to sit down and have a good rest..."
Huang Mao smiled and said: "My child is quite well-behaved and doesn't make any noise."
Someone else complimented: "His father is a master of civil education, and this kid is probably a scholar and will be the number one scholar in the future."
The compliments kept coming, making Huang Mao feel a little embarrassed.
At this moment, a woman came to Huang Mao with a fragrant wind, held Huang Mao's arm, and pretended to be surprised: "Oh niece, why are you wandering around with such a big belly?" Well, what should I do if my sweet grandnephew is tired later?"
"Come on, come on, aunt will help you come over here and sit for a while..."
The visitor was none other than Huang Mao's eldest aunt, the one who married into the family of the oil shop owner in Fenglin Town.
Huang Mao really didn't like this aunt from the bottom of his heart.
But due to today's public occasion, she had to pay attention to the etiquette of a junior to an elder, and a host to a guest.
Huang Mao calmly took his arm out of the horse-faced woman's hand and stood further away.
With a faint smile on her face, she said to the horse-faced woman: "Thank you for your concern, aunt. I'll be fine. My aunt is a guest from afar, so please go and sit down."
The smile on Huang Mao's face was polite with a touch of alienation.
The horse-faced woman was not stupid, she was also shrewd. Huang Mao's attitude made her feel something, and she was not annoyed. She smiled kindly and said: "Okay, you are the host today, Madam Juren, so you can do your work first, aunt." Go sit down first, and we can talk about ourselves after the banquet is over."
Huang Mao smiled faintly. Only the devil in his heart can tell you his own truth!
When I was a kid, my brother and I went to your house to pay New Year greetings. Everyone in the main room was eating and drinking, and you dragged us siblings to the backyard kitchen to eat the leftovers.
The younger brother was too young to hold the big bowl firmly, and it fell to the ground and broke. You slapped him right then. I have always kept these things in mind, and my parents also remember them. If you dare to speak up, we will settle the old accounts with you.
The banquet went smoothly.
After the banquet was over, the guests who had eaten and drunk gradually dispersed.
Osmanthus looked a little distracted when she was washing dishes in the backyard.
Mrs. Sun noticed it, came over and asked about it with concern.
Osmanthus looked around and made sure that everyone else was working there at the moment, so she lowered her voice and said to Mrs. Sun, "That daughter-in-law of mine is worried!"
"What's wrong? Did I quarrel with you again?" asked Sun.
Why add 'and'? It's because the daughter-in-law of the Osmanthus family, Mrs. Zheng, has been quarreling with the sons of the Chang Geng family since she entered the Chang Geng family. After the quarrel, she also quarreled with her parents-in-law.
Hearing Sun's question, Guihua blushed and nodded.
"I wonder if I cheated my son by marrying her as my wife." Osmanthus sighed.
Mrs. Sun was stunned for a moment, and then thought of the background of this daughter-in-law from the Guihua family.
She is Zheng's youngest daughter in the village.
She is not bad looking. She was the village beauty of Zhengjia Village before she became a minister. I heard that many wealthy officials in the town wanted to make her their concubine.
Zhengjia Village is a stubborn person, and he will not let go even if he is beaten to death.
The family's conditions are pretty good in Zhengjia Village. The three brothers above also grew up with their parents holding them in their palms.
"Your wife was the youngest daughter in the family before she came out of the palace, just like my Mei'er. Naturally, her parents pampered her a little more, and her nature should not be bad." Mrs. Sun could only comfort her like this.
Osmanthus shook her head, "I have always felt this way in the past, and I have always been tolerant. I always thought that the Bodhisattva has a spirit. Seeing me treat other people's daughters well, he can also protect my daughter from becoming a daughter-in-law in other people's families, and my mother-in-law can be tolerant. Some."
"But now I find that my daughter-in-law is really bad. There is something wrong with her character." Osmanthus said.
"What do you mean? What happened to Madam Zheng?" Madam Sun was even more surprised and asked.
She raised her head and looked around again, and suddenly remembered something, "By the way, I haven't seen her for three to five days. I'm so busy today that I didn't pay attention to her. Is she here for a banquet?"
Osmanthus shook her head, with a dejected look on her face.
"Why are you here for a banquet? I went back to my parents' home three or four days ago." Osmanthus said.
"Ah?" Mrs. Sun frowned, "Why do you always run to your parents' house? The young couple has a little quarrel and keeps running to their parents' house. Small things turn into big things."
Osmanthus said: "Hey, it's not my son this time. How dare my son provoke her? She is a queen in our family now."
"Last time, Chang Geng went to Hangzhou with the transportation team to run goods. Before he could sit down at home, my wife didn't even pour a bowl of tea for Chang Geng, so she reached out and asked for money."
"Chang Geng took out three taels of silver and gave it to her. She weighed it a few times and found it was still too little."
"Later, when he returned to his room, Chang Geng secretly took out two taels of silver from his shoe tube and gave it to me, telling me to keep it and buy rice and grain later. This was a friendly exchange."
Hearing this, Mrs. Sun frowned.
Mrs. Sun also knew that ever since Mrs. Zheng, the daughter-in-law, came into the Guihua family, Guihua and Chang Geng had become extremely curious.
I feel that my son is not good-looking, and one of his feet is a little lame because he fell off the back of an ox once, but he is able to marry such a beautiful wife. It makes me laugh in my dreams.
Especially since Mrs. Zheng gave birth to a little granddaughter right after entering the house, her appearance took after Mrs. Zheng's, and her little model was also very beautiful. This made Guihua and Chang Geng even happier.
Taking advantage of the family's respect for her, Zheng called on her mother's family to support her and took over the control of the Chang Geng family from Gui Hua.
The words are beautiful, saying that the daughter-in-law has entered the house, and it is time for Osmanthus to enjoy peace and happiness in the future. It is the daughter-in-law who has to worry about the exchange of favors. If there is anything wrong, the mother-in-law can point out at any time.
"Chang Geng has given her the money to take care of, so why is she still losing her temper?" asked Sun in confusion.
Gui Hua said: "I guess it's too little. There has been famine for most of the year. In fact, our family's financial resources are not at all worried. What's more, our in-laws in Qing'an County send a housekeeper to deliver rice to us every month." Bring the food supplies."
"Our family's life is really not bad. However, my daughter-in-law is not satisfied and secretly supports her parents' family."
"Chang Geng and I turn a blind eye. We are parents-in-law and parents. My Xiaoyu loves us and supports us. That daughter-in-law loves her parents' family and supports her parents' family, so let her be."
"However, my wife is still not satisfied. No, during the summer, Xiaoyu brought my little grandson back from Xiushui Town."
"I lived in the village for a few days. You and Qing'er went to visit their mother and son. Qing'er also sent ice cubes to cool down the heat. Do you still remember?" Guihua asked.
Mrs. Sun nodded hurriedly and said, "Remember, why don't you remember? Xiaoyu's child is seven or eight months old, which is when he gets really cute."
"He was naked, wearing a red bellyband, and a longevity necklace hanging around his neck, just like the doll in the painting that year."
Osmanthus clapped her hands, "That's right, my wife stole my grandson's gold collar!"
