"Thank you, aunt."
Xiao Fuyuan stroked the little schoolbag and thanked Mr. Zhou sweetly.
"Auntie, what kind of material is this made of? It's light and soft, and feels smooth to the touch." Xiao Fuyuan asked.
Without waiting for Zhou's reply, Zhen blurted out: "This is Yueyingsha."
Yueying gauze was not a rare material for Ms. Zhen when she was young. She often used it to paper windows at home.
In the yard where she lives, the windows are replaced with new moon-shadow screens every spring.
Therefore, she said it casually.
Zhou couldn't help but glance at Zhen, wondering in her heart that Sister Zhen even knew about Yue Yingsha.
This was made in-house, and it was all thanks to the royal reward. How could Mrs. Zhen know so clearly?
Thinking about this, I couldn't help but ask: "Sister, do you recognize this kind of material?"
Mrs. Zhen nodded unconsciously and said lightly: "I met you when I was young."
Have you seen each other since you were young?
Zhou was shocked.
It was only when she got married to the Zhongjing Hou Mansion in the capital that she learned about such material. Zhen had actually seen it when she was a child.
Xiao Fuyuan couldn't help but look sideways at his mother. What is her background and status? She is very fond of these precious materials.
Sitting opposite Mrs. Zhen and Mrs. Zhou, Mrs. Xu was not very impressed by the fact that Mrs. Zhen had seen such materials when she was a child.
What she was thinking about was that when she was a child, Baobu Qi Zhen was just lucky enough to win the favor of a wealthy family, and her horizons were broadened by them. Just like Xiao Fuyuan, a farm girl now, wasn't it because she got the favor of the Zhongjing Hou Mansion? Only then can I use the moon shadow gauze?
Otherwise, there is no way to explain why a peasant woman from the Zhen family recognized Yue Yingsha.
Mrs. Xu has been ignored since she sat down. This is the first time that as a county magistrate's wife and the daughter of the Xu family, she has not been the center of everyone's compliments, and she feels quite uncomfortable.
But with Zhou around, she couldn't say anything, let alone show off her face.
She wanted to work hard to join the conversation group, so she said to Mrs. Zhou with a smile: "Madam, you really love Xiao Yuanbao. The number of Yueying gauze made in this way is not much every year, and my mother-in-law only got two pieces for her. If you don’t want to use it, just cut a schoolbag for Xiao Yuanbao.”
The little girl is so lucky, her Shu'er family doesn't even use Yueying gauze.
Mrs. Zhou smiled faintly and said: "That's because Xiao Yuanbao attracts people's love. I love her just as much as I love my A Heng. Let alone Yueying gauze, she can match no matter how expensive the material is. Besides, Yueying gauze is only It’s suitable for making a schoolbag and a window for Little Yuanbao. She’s so tender that I wouldn’t dare use this yarn to make clothes for her.”
After hearing this, Mr. Xu regretted the conversation between Mr. Zhou and Mr. Zhen. How should Mrs. Xu respond to this? It means that this Yue Yingsha is not to you, but not to the Zhongjing Hou Mansion. What you call the most precious yarn will only be allocated to Xiaofu's round-cut school bag.
So heartbreaking!
She could only say dryly: "Little Yuanbao is really cute, even I like it very much."
Zhou said so and thought so.
Then, she looked at Xiao Fuyuan with a doting look on her face, and said with a smile: "Xiao Yuanbao, if you want anything delicious and fun, just ask your aunt."
Xiao Fu smiled sweetly: "Auntie, you have already given me a lot of good things. These are enough."
Mrs. Zhen also said angrily: "Sister, you really dote on her so much."
Mrs. Zhou glanced at Mrs. Zhen: "I'm happy."
The two of them left Xu aside in the cold again.
Eugene Gui came in with tea, pouring it first to Mrs. Zhou and then to Mrs. Xu.
She had always wanted to be in the limelight in front of a lady from the Hou family like Zhou, but unexpectedly, Zhen had arranged for Xie Chuntao and Qiuniang to do everything involving Zhou and Feng Zhiheng, and Eugene Gui never got involved.
It was the first time today to serve two noble ladies, and Eugene Gui was so happy that he almost flew into the air.
Mrs. Xu felt that it was a good thing that Eugene Gui came and she could strike up a conversation, so she took out a silver lock and handed it to Eugene Gui and said, "I heard that you are blessed to have given birth to a boy. You don't have this silver lock with you anymore." Let him wear it."
Eugene Gui wanted to refute that it was not a blessing to have a son in Lao Bai's house, but a daughter.
But he still happily accepted the silver lock and said excitedly: "Thank you, madam."
Madam Zhen was angry at Eugene Gui's short-sightedness and interrupted her: "How can you accept such an expensive gift from Madam and not return it?"
Eugene Gui was very puzzled. The last time Zhou took action was Daikin's Longevity Lock. This was just a silver lock, so why was it so valuable?
Besides, for the county magistrate's wife, giving her young man a longevity lock is nothing but a piece of cake.
But Eugene Gui only dared to think this way, and finally returned it.
"Sister Zhen, you're welcome. I haven't had time to congratulate you on your grandson. This lock is specially made for Xiao Lang."
With that said, he forced it on Eugene Gui, who couldn't help but accept it with joy.
After Mrs. Xu gave away the longevity lock, she ordered the maid who followed her to go to the carriage to pick up the gift.
Soon, the maid brought a bunch of things.
Mrs. Xu happily took out each piece one by one and showed it to Mrs. Zhen. Most of them were given to Xiao Fuyuan.
"My old lady likes Xiao Yuan Bao very much. This is the gold bracelet and gold hairpin that the old lady ordered me to give to Xiao Yuan Bao when she learned that I was coming."
Xu opened a wooden box.
Eugene Gui's eyes lit up on the spot. My sister-in-law is so awesome. She can get the favor of powerful people wherever she goes.
She made up her mind to please her sister-in-law in the future.
"I would like to thank Madam on behalf of my sister-in-law." Eugene Gui said in surprise.
Mrs. Xu continued to unfold a few more pieces of satin and said with a smile: "Although these pieces of satin are not as good as Yueyingsha, they are also satins from the best shops in Yangfeng County. The delicate colors are most suitable for little Yuanbao."
Eugene Gui's eyes brightened even more, and he looked towards Xiao Fuyuan with a happy face.
My sister-in-law only relied on the gifts from the Zhou family and the rewards from the county magistrate's wife, and she was already a little rich woman.
She wanted to hug her sister-in-law's thigh tightly.
Mrs. Zhen hated the second daughter-in-law for her short-sightedness, so she said in a deep voice: "Second daughter-in-law, go out and see where your grandma is visiting, and you can take care of her."
Eugene Gui really didn't want to go, but since he didn't have a daughter, he had to keep his tail between his legs, so he went out reluctantly.
Mrs. Zhen looked at the table full of gold, silver jewelry and satin, and her heart sank, wondering what Mrs. Xu had planned for Xiao Fuyuan.
"Madam, we understand your wishes. As the saying goes, no reward comes without merit. My daughter cannot accept these valuable things." Zhen said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.
Mrs. Xu seemed to have known that Mrs. Zhen would refuse, and had already thought of an excuse: "Sister, what I said is wrong. There is a severe drought this year, thanks to the millet seeds collected by Xiao Yuanbao. In terms of merit, she has made great achievements."
Although Xu's words were flattery, some people really thought that.
Even Xiao Fukuoka herself didn't know that she was about to be recognized as a meritorious person by the highest official seal.
(End of chapter)
