The old lady had the temper to say that wind is like rain, so she said she wanted to find a suitable shop for Sang Nianyue, so she called for the steward.
Seeing this, Su Jin complained in her heart. What the hell is this? If she had known, she wouldn't have gone into such details. Now, the old lady is going to call the chief steward, and there are several designated ones in this shop. Now she can only hope that Uncle Mute will find a suitable shop today, otherwise she will be unable to explain it to the girl when he comes home with this "good news".
Su Jin felt as bitter as if she had eaten yellow lotus, but she didn't dare to show it on her face and let the old lady see her reluctance.
She felt that this errand was really too difficult. She would definitely not come to the Hou Mansion next time. If the girl wanted to send something to the old lady, she would come here next time.
Just as she was thinking this, the old lady asked the little maid behind her what she was holding.
Su Jin looked back and saw that this silly girl Que'er was holding a flower pot, but she hadn't put it on the ground until now. This silly girl doesn't want her arm anymore, does she?
Su Jin quickly walked over and took a handful, put the flowerpot on the ground, and then glanced at Que'er. The little girl is stupid, isn't she? She keeps holding the flower pot without saying a word. Isn't the weight heavy enough to weigh on her hands?
Su Jin opened the paper box on the flowerpot and reported back to the old lady, "It's the Eighteenth Bachelor of Pots. Our girl raised it herself. I know you like it, so I specially asked me to deliver it to you." It's windy today. , they were worried that the strong wind would break the flower branches, so they put a cardboard box on top.
After Su Jin explained, she pointed to the brocade box she placed next to her and said, "The upper box contains cakes, and the lower box contains a spring dress. These are all made by the girl to honor you. Take a look. dislike."
Before even opening the box, the old lady was so happy that she kept saying "like" and "like".
She really liked it too, her eyes widened with joy.
Looking at the fragrant eighteenth bachelor's degree, and looking at the clothes with fine stitching, the old lady's eyes were almost exhausted.
Finally, the old lady took a piece of pastry from the box and tasted it. She kept nodding her head and said, "This osmanthus cake has a moderate sweetness, is soft and delicious, has a pure fragrance, and looks good. The craftsmanship of twisting the moon is really good." .”
When Su Jin heard this, she said: "The osmanthus is still the dried osmanthus from last year. We and the girl picked it near the Rose Garden. The girl said that I would like to borrow some flowers to offer to Buddha today. I hope you, old lady, will enjoy your meal."
"Happy, happy. This child Nianyue is very filial. When I think of her, I feel happy in my heart."
The two talked for a while, and the butler came over in a hurry. The old lady ordered to find empty shops, and the chief steward immediately reported three or five of them. Not only is the location good, the shop is large and there is a lot of traffic on the street. The old lady was very satisfied with what she heard and asked Su Jin to tell Sang Nianyue about the matter later. If she liked the one, she could just tell her directly later.
Su Jin smiled stiffly: "Thank you, old lady, for your kindness. It's just that when I went out, Uncle Dumb had already gone out to look for a shop. If you haven't found a good one yet, that's it. If you find it, you'll have to make up your mind." It’s not good to break a promise.”
The old lady said: "If you really find it and make a decision, it doesn't matter, just give up the deposit." Marquis Wu'an's shops are all in good locations, and the old lady always felt that Sang Nianyue should use her own shop. good. She had to collect the rent, so she would charge a nominal amount.
Next, the most taboo thing about doing business is those shabby little gangsters renting the shop in the Hou Mansion on a monthly basis. There must be no one who is short-sighted and dares to come and cause trouble. No matter how you look at it, you are very interested in those siblings. There are only benefits.
Su Jin was preoccupied with things and had no intention of chatting with the old lady. In addition, someone suddenly came to visit, and the old lady wanted to prepare to meet the guests, so she asked Shuangli to send Sujin out.
When walking out the door, Su Jin was still thinking about the purpose of her coming to the Hou Mansion today, so she turned around and asked, "The imperial examination ended yesterday. Did the third master also take part in the examination this time?"
Shuangli nodded and said with lingering fear: "No, after staying in Gongyuan for nine days, I lost a lot of weight when I came out. When the old lady saw the third master yesterday, she was so distressed that she wiped away tears."
"The conditions in the Gongyuan are not good, and the third master was raised by a noble man, so he must have suffered a lot."
Speaking of the third master who participated in the examination, Su Jin asked if there were not many people in the Hou Mansion participating in the examination this time.
Shuangli was smart and immediately glanced at Sujin. She was thinking wrongly, and her thoughts drifted uncontrollably to Shi Juren, who had had an affair with Miss Sang before.
However, Shuangli was smart and quickly realized something was wrong.
If Miss Sang was really interested in Shi Juren, she would have married her earlier. Why would she let Su Jin come over to inquire and test her now?
Shuangli then stopped, looked straight at Su Jin and asked, "If you want to know anything, you can just ask me directly. If I can tell you, I will tell you." This was just to give back to Miss Sang earlier. of friendship.
Su Jin felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.
Just say, why did the old lady ask Shuangli to see her off? If it were any other little maid, she could easily get the information she wanted to know.
But Shuangli served on the old lady's body. She was clever and alert, and was also good at listening to what she said. She wanted to find out something, and as soon as she said something, Shuangli would notice her intention.
Fortunately, Shuangli was tight-lipped and had a good character. Sujin thought for a while, then leaned into Shuangli's ear and asked a few questions softly.
After finishing her words, Su Jin looked at Shuang Li's surprised look and smiled bitterly: "As you know, our girl has lived in her uncle's house since she was a child, so she is a little afraid of her uncle and aunt..."
She wanted to say something more, but Su Jin sighed and stopped talking.
However, they were silent all the time, and Shuangli had a clear mind. Thinking that Miss Sang and the third wife were not at odds, it was appropriate for them to be wary of the Zhou family.
But Zhou Bingkun...
Shuangli said: "If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten that the second uncle of the Zhou family came to live in the house temporarily during the last imperial examination. However, he returned to his hometown after failing the examination and has not shown up yet."
Shuangli said again: "You reminded me, otherwise I wouldn't have thought of this matter. The second uncle of the Zhou family is supposed to continue to participate in this year's examination, but he has not come to the Hou Mansion yet. Could it be that he encountered something on the road? What happened?"
Su Jin asked again, "Did you really not come to the Hou Mansion?"
"No. If there is, I won't know about it."
This is true.
But if this is the case, the problem will be big.
Or Zhou Bingkun did not come to participate in the examination this year - this possibility is extremely slim, almost equivalent to non-existent. Otherwise, there was an accident on the road, and now there is no news; or else Zhou Bingkun went to Beijing, but did not live in the Hou Mansion, but went elsewhere...
Shuangli frowned, "I have to talk to the old lady about this."
"Huh?" Su Jin was a little unhappy.
Shuangli said: "It is related to the life of the second uncle of the Zhou family. This matter must be known to the old lady. It would be fine if the second uncle of the Zhou family lives elsewhere. If there is an accident on the road, what is the matter? Human life, now that I know about this matter, there is absolutely no reason not to tell the old lady."
"...Then let's talk. But if possible, can you not mention me and my girl. Just say that you suddenly thought of this? Do you think that's okay?"
"Okay, okay." Shuangli smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid the old lady won't believe it. I'm going out to see you off, and I'll tell the old lady about it later. The old lady is just old, not..." No. Stupid, the old lady would believe that there is a ghost.
But even if the old lady guesses the truth, it doesn't matter. After all, the Zhou family and Sang Ningyue had a grudge, and the old lady liked Sang Ningyue and happily protected her.
The two of them agreed on the matter for a while and separated at the door. One person went back to Sang's house, and the other went to the backyard.
When the old lady heard Shuangli mention this matter, she immediately knew who was concerned about this issue. It was indeed as Shuangli thought, the old lady turned a blind eye and was not at all curious about what Sang Nianyue was asking about this matter. She just called the steward immediately and asked someone to check what Huizhou exams were in this year's scientific examination.
It wouldn't matter if Zhou Bingkun was among them. If he didn't want to come to the Hou Mansion, no one would force him. But if he didn't come to Beijing, then someone would have to go to Huizhou to inquire, but don't let him disappear halfway.
The old lady gave her orders and the guests came to the door.
I was so busy that it was evening soon.
Shen Tinglan had dinner at the old lady's place yesterday and went back to the yard and fell asleep. As a result, I slept until dusk. Seeing that it was time for dinner, I packed up and went to my mother's yard.
The old lady and Shen Tinglan were chatting while waiting for Shen Tingjun who returned late. Shen Tinglan couldn't help but frown when he mentioned Zhou Bingkun. He also forgot about this brother-in-law.
It was also because the things Zhou Baolu caused before the scientific examination were so exciting that he had no time to take care of them and was occupied with the lawsuit all day long. He couldn't even take care of himself, so how could he still have time to care about his brother-in-law?
But since the old lady asked, Shen Tinglan had to recall it carefully before saying, "I really didn't see my second brother in Gongyuan. Did he not come to Beijing at all?"
"Who knows? But I have already asked people to check the Huizhou exams for the exams this year. I think there will be news soon."
Shen Tinglan said "hmm" absently, with a cold expression on his face. At this time, he looked inexplicably similar to Shen Tingjun, both looking like they were about to escape into Buddhism, which made the old lady sigh in her heart.
The old lady said: "If that child Bingkun comes to Beijing, go back and talk to him about Zhou's affairs. Zhou's improper upbringing is the fault of the Zhou family's parents. Although you sent her to the family temple, this is She deserves the punishment. Speak things out and try not to cause big trouble."
Shen Tinglan responded with a hoarse voice, "Okay", hesitated for a long time, and then said slowly: "I know what to do, mother, don't worry about me."
The mother and son talked without saying a word. Finally, when the mother and son were preparing to have dinner, Shen Tingjun arrived late.
The old lady at the table naturally talked about this matter with her eldest son. Shen Tingjun had no other emotions on his face, but he couldn't help but think of Sang Nianyue.
This matter should have nothing to do with her.
After the meal, the housekeeper who went outside to investigate the matter finally came back.
The mother and son met with the housekeeper together, and the housekeeper's reply really surprised everyone.
"Among the candidates who came to Beijing to take the exam this year, there is the second uncle of the Zhou family. He is currently staying in the Zhuangyuan Building in the east of the city. The old slave specially took someone to see him. He confirmed that it was the second uncle of the Zhou family, and then came back to resume his life."
After the housekeeper went down, the old lady and Shen Tingjun looked at Shen Tinglan. Shen Tinglan said with a calm expression: "Mom, eldest brother, let me go to the Zhuangyuan Building to meet the second brother. I can't hide Baolu's affairs, and I will tell her parents anything that should be known. The second brother is not unreasonable. Man, I have told you the truth, and the Zhou family should not be upset."
After Shen Tinglan left, the old lady became annoyed, "Why does the Zhou family have such a face? The good daughter they raised almost ruined the innocence of others. It is the fault of a son not to teach his father well. The Zhou family did not raise their daughter well. Our in-laws are not allowed to punish you with small punishments or big warnings."
Shen Tingjun handed a cup of digestion tea to his mother, "Calm down, it's not worth being angry for the Zhou family."
But the old lady was still very angry: "Sanlang is too kind-hearted. This matter is obviously Zhou Baolu's fault, and he is shameless for being implicated. Now, it's good that he still wants to make amends to the Zhou family."
"Sanlang didn't say he wanted to apologize, he just said he wanted to make this matter clear to the Zhou family."
"That's pretty much what it means." The old lady was still dissatisfied and urged Shen Tingjun: "Dalang, you go too. Go and call the child of the Zhou family over. I will tell him this in person. I see the shame on the faces of the Zhou family. Not ashamed.”
Shen Tingjun knew that this was just his mother's temporary whim, and he did not persuade or reconcile. He just listened to his mother's babble and stayed with her patiently.
After venting her anger, the old lady regained her sanity and sighed: "I don't think the rest of the Zhou family is very good. Only Zhou Bingkun, the kid, seems a bit honest and dull, but he has a good mind. Sanlang went to talk to him. He reasoned, and it should make sense. I'm afraid that Bingkun's child is too dull and will tell the story later and cause the Zhou family to blame him. Alas, how come such a good child was born into such a family."
While the old lady was mumbling, Shen Tingjun focused his attention on the camellia in full bloom in the corner of the room.
Shen Tingjun suddenly said, "Mother, can you give me these camellias?"
"Do you also like camellias?" The old lady followed her son's gaze and looked at the camellia. The petals of this camellia are double, rich in color, and elegant in shape. To be honest, the old lady also likes this camellia plant, and she showed it off to the guests today.
However, it was rare for her son to ask for something from her, so it was hard for her to refute his face.
Therefore, even if the old lady was reluctant to give up, she could not bear the pain and gave Camellia to her son.
But seeing her son ask people to move the camellia away, the old lady's heart hurt as if it was bleeding.
Her good husband was the most understanding of her as a mother. Now that she was in so much pain that she couldn't let go, Dalang didn't say anything.
She thought this would make Dalang soften his heart and leave the camellia to her. In the end, it was really a waste of effort.
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