Saying goodbye to the old lady, Sang Nianyue left the Heyan Hall with the second lady and Zhou Baolu.
The third girl didn't come out with many people, and the second lady was used to this.
Shen Yuyao is really a bit weird, and this time I am afraid that he wants to ask for something from the old lady again - although he just asked for a box of Nanzhu from his elder brother a few days ago, no matter how good the treasure is, it is just a plaything in Shen Yuyao's hands. . She has not grown up yet, and she has always liked the new and dislikes the old. She will be curious about things for a day or two when she gets them. After a long time, she will throw them away, and then go to her mother or brothers to beg for other rare things.
The Second Madam knew this very well, and so did Zhou Baolu.
But they are mother and daughter, one is willing to beat and the other is willing to suffer, so what can they say as sisters-in-law? Besides, it was the old lady's private house, and there was no reason for a daughter-in-law to care about her mother-in-law's private house.
The second wife received a generous dowry, and she was also in charge of her husband's salary. I have money in my hand and I am not panicking. Although I am a little bit curious about the good things in the old lady's hands, I am not greedy yet.
Looking at Zhou Baolu, her already ugly face became even more ugly at this moment.
Their family all lived in the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, and even though they spent money on food and supplies from the treasury, the housekeeper would also help with the daily gifts. But if there is no place to spend money, there is also no place to make money.
What's more, her husband doesn't have any official position, and he doesn't have a salary without being an official. If he wants to save a private house, he can only rely on her meager dowry and the few shops and shops allocated to him by the mansion when they get married.
Zhuangzi's profit was only so much every year. After the shop was run by her nanny, not to mention making money, she actually lost a lot. She felt bad about replacing the manager of the store, and she didn't dare to publicize the loss of money, so she could only pretend to be fat.
It can be said that what she spends now is the monthly money sent by the government, but the monthly money is enough for her to spend, but not enough for her to support her mother-in-law's family - her mother writes letters every year complaining about poverty, and it is not appropriate for her not to help, but once Giving money hurts like cutting flesh. Moreover, she had insufficient money on hand, and demolishing the east wall to make up for the west wall was not a long-term solution, so she wanted to get her hands on all the money from the Marquis Mansion.
Unfortunately, the idea is great, but the implementation is extremely difficult.
The situation of the third room was tight, and Zhou Baolu became more and more anxious about it. At this time, she heard Sang Nianyue call her, "cousin", Zhou Baolu finally came to her senses, "What?"
The second lady asked suspiciously, "What are you thinking about? Cousin Sang called you several times, but you didn't come back to your senses. You were out of your mind, weren't you?"
Zhou Baolu twitched the corner of her mouth and did not look back at the Second Madam. She looked at Sang Nuanyue, "Why did my cousin call me?"
Sang Nianyue took the two boxes from Su Jin, "The box above contains a set of four treasures of the study that I gave Rongan. In the other box, there is a set of clothes I made for Rongan. But my cousin also You know, I have never given birth, and I don’t know if the clothes fit me. If they don’t fit, my cousin will ask the maid to send them over, and I will change them. I still have a sick air on my body, so I won’t go see Rongan. When? When I feel better, I'll go see Rongan again."
Sang Nianyue had already prepared greeting gifts for everyone when she came to Heyan Hall. The one given to the old lady was a forehead wipe that she had carefully embroidered. The third girl, second lady and Rong Xin all had handkerchiefs, but with different patterns. In addition, for the pair of unicorn children born to the second wife, each of them prepared a good inkstone, which can be regarded as a good idea and a lot of thought.
Zhou Baolu vaguely asked the maid to accept the gift, and the corners of her mouth drooped in displeasure. Just a set of four treasures of the study and a set of clothes? This is too stingy. It’s those poor relatives who come in the autumn wind and have to bring a cart of fruits and vegetables! Clinker's cousin came to visit and only gave so little. How could he afford it?
Zhou Baolu had a look of disgust on her face, but she had completely forgotten the circumstances under which Sang Nianyue fled to the Marquis Wu'an Mansion. At that time, her life was on the verge of death, and she could hardly stand, so where could she find the leisure to attend the ceremony?
The second lady didn't like Zhou Baolu's petty behavior. Although the gifts they received were not as generous as Rongan's, the second lady was very satisfied. No matter how you say it, she is your biological aunt and nephew after all.
The second lady smiled and said, "It's an inkstone. That's great. My two little ancestors didn't learn other skills after going to the Imperial College, but pens, inks, paper and inkstones were consumed faster. Rongxun was better, Rongxi was better. That boy is a sucker for inkstones. I wish I could change the three-way inkstone in a month. I am so angry that I want to slap him. However, I don’t want to give that boy the gift that cousin Sang gave me. Otherwise, he will ruin it and it will be wasted. Thank you for your kindness."
After the second lady's reminder, Zhou Baolu belatedly remembered that the Sang family had opened a bookstore earlier, and the Sang family had never been short of pens, inks, paper and inkstones. And if you can get her to give them as gifts, then they are definitely good things. The second lady only got an inkstone, but she got a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone... If converted into silver, it would be worth a lot of money.
Zhou Baolu finally had a smile on her face, and she remembered that when Rongan was one month old, Sang Nuanyue gave her a small golden lock. This cousin was quite generous to her. However, compared to the huge family fortune of the Sang family, this little thing she gave could not even be called a drop of rain.
Zhou Baolu's eyelids drooped again.
The few people dispersed quickly.
The second lady was chatting with Zhu Er while going back, saying that Zhou Baolu seemed to change her face, being happy and sad at times, ignoring Cousin Sang, and laughing in a weird way, which made her palms itchy and wanted to hit someone.
Pearl is the dowry of the second lady, so naturally she and the second lady belong to the same country. She also had a pity for the weak. She felt pity for the cousin of the Sang family who was beautiful and had a tragic life. Mrs. Piansan also had a strange and arrogant look towards others, which made her feel stiff.
However, he is the master after all, and no matter how dissatisfied Pearl is, she will not say anything offensive. Pearl just said a harmless fact, "The relationship between the third lady and Miss Sang doesn't seem to be harmonious."
"It's strange that they are not in harmony. Have you forgotten that Zhou Baolu cried passionately and sincerely in front of the old lady before? She said that her cousin's life was miserable, that they grew up together as cousins, she lived a good life, but her cousin was in danger, so she She often woke up in her dreams... She was so real in her acting. Even the old lady said that she loved her sisters and promised her to let Cousin Sang come to live in the house temporarily. The result was good, she was picked up, but she didn't... Today, we met Cousin Sang for the first time. Do you think this is funny? "
Zhu'er didn't say anything, and the second lady said again, "In my opinion, Zhou Baolu must be planning something. She didn't really make friends with Cousin Sang, and most likely she was planning to find a home for Cousin Sang and marry her off quickly. To seek for her Zhou family..."
The second lady paused on the spot and looked at Pearl. Zhuer stammered, "No, it can't be. They are cousins after all. Besides, the third lady is just a cousin, not Miss Sang's uncle and aunt. How can she decide on Miss Sang's marriage on her own?"
"Then you say, she didn't pick up people earlier or later. She waited until the third girl's mourning ceremony was over and her life was almost gone before she picked people up. What do you think she was doing? You can't say that she You just have a kind heart and like to do good things, right?"
When this was said, not only the second lady didn't believe it, but even Pearl didn't believe it either. After all, the impression given to them by the third lady has always been that there is no profit and no early start.
Pearl: "Then... is it possible that the third lady really wants to arrange another marriage for Miss Sang? It would be a good thing for the third lady to remarry now that she has fulfilled her filial piety."
"A good thing? Then we have to see whether the person she remarries is a human being or a ghost. Miss Sang lost her father and has no support from her mother's family. What good family can she remarry to? It's good to be able to remarry someone. Just be afraid. hehe……"
Pearl's heart trembled, "Third Madam, you can't let Miss Sang become a concubine. She is the wife of the Marquis after all. If her direct cousin becomes a concubine, she will be completely disgraced."
"Then who knows... Let's take a closer look. I hope I'm overthinking it."
