"Luzhu, please take the clothes away. Aunt Lou helped me thank my grandmother. Fortunately, she was thoughtful, otherwise I would have been able to wear plain clothes to celebrate her birthday."
"Why haven't I seen Grandma Lou in the past two days? Why do I think Grandma Lou doesn't look good?"
Ye Jintang, with a smile on his face, deliberately asked Grandma Lou.
"Back to Miss Sixth, I've been sick for a few days, so I didn't come to see you. When the old lady celebrates her birthday, I'll come back to serve you."
"Okay, then I'll wait for Grandma Lou."
When Grandma Lou went out, Ye Jintang picked up the lotus-colored long skirt and clicked her tongue twice.
"The old lady is really willing to spend a lot of money. She sent me such expensive clothes. She was afraid that I wouldn't like it and wore plain clothes to attend the birthday banquet."
"Do you want to wear the clothes the old lady sent you?"
Grandma Liu couldn't help but ask.
"Of course not. If I wear these clothes, it will be unfilial and disrespectful to my parents."
"If this matter is left open, it will have an impact on my reputation."
"Bring me a set of moon-white clothes tomorrow. For jewelry, choose pearls. Don't see anything with bright colors on me."
"My slave understands."
"The angrier the old lady will be when she sees me tomorrow, the smoother it will be for my parents to be buried in their ancestral graves. I just hope that the old lady will take care of her health and not faint again on her birthday."
As he spoke, the corners of Ye Jintang's lips turned up slightly, with a smile on his face.
Mrs. Ye obviously hated her to the core, but she wanted to protect her face as Mrs. Hou. She wanted to deal with her, but she also didn't want to be blamed and damage her reputation. How could she let her take all the good things in the world?
Since she wants both face and face, let her lose all face and face.
Mrs. Ye's birthday was naturally very lively. As soon as the sun rose in the morning, bursts of drum music could be heard in the Hou Mansion.
The old lady was sitting in the main hall of the front yard, and her family's descendants came forward to congratulate her on her birthday.
After finishing the work in the front yard, the old lady will return to Fushouyuan to accept the congratulations from her granddaughters.
Ye Jintang and other girls and ladies who came here early in the morning have been standing in Fushouyuan for more than an hour.
Even if they dress warmly in the winter, the little girls can't bear to stand outside for such a long time.
Ye Jintang cursed in his heart, this damn male superiority is really harmful. If you are a son or grandson, you can go to the front yard, but if you are a daughter-in-law, you can only wait in the backyard.
"Everyone, get up."
Mrs. Ye smiled happily and asked all the female relatives in the room to stand up.
"Mom, my wife has prepared a birthday gift for you. See if you like it."
Mrs. Gan took out a forehead wiper from a brocade box. She saw that the forehead wiper was inlaid with a sun-green jadeite the size of a pigeon egg. The patterns on the forehead wiper were also embroidered with auspicious patterns using gold and silver threads. , very beautiful.
"This forehead smear was made by my daughter-in-law herself, and every flower on it was embroidered by my daughter-in-law stitch by stitch."
"You have a heart."
The old lady happily accepted the wiping of her forehead. She could not see her daughter-in-law's thoughts in her eyes. She could only see that the sun-green jade on her forehead was of great value.
Then several other ladies also sent congratulatory gifts, almost every one of which was valuable.
Standing in the crowd, Ye Jintang secretly complained that Mrs. Ye was not celebrating her birthday, it was clearly a day to make money.
After the ladies gave away the gifts, there were several granddaughters.
Ye Yanran was the first to present a gift. She presented a painting by a famous artist. Mrs. Ye liked the arty style the most, so she was in her favour.
Several other girls also presented porcelain, calligraphy and paintings, etc.
Ye Jintang thought that if they gave them gold and silver bars, the old lady would probably like them more.
Finally it was Ye Jintang's turn. The old lady, who had been smiling just now, immediately frowned when she saw Ye Jintang's moon-white clothes.
"Liu Yatou, what gifts have you prepared for your grandmother?"
Mrs. Ye was feeling depressed, but she couldn't bear to do it in front of so many female relatives.
She knew very well that it was okay for Ye Jintang to wear moon-white clothes to celebrate her birthday while observing mourning.
"My granddaughter is not as generous as other sisters, but she is still my granddaughter's heart."
In front of everyone, Ye Jintang opened the brocade box in his hand, revealing a century-old ginseng inside.
Ye Yanran, who was standing next to Mrs. Ye, saw her giving such shabby ginseng to the old lady to wish her birthday, and wondered whether Ye Jintang really had no money?
Today is a good opportunity to please the old lady. Logically speaking, Ye Jintang should come up with something good.
Mrs. Ye also had the same idea. She also didn't expect that Ye Jintang would only give her a ginseng to celebrate her birthday.
"You are interested too."
"My granddaughter also prepared a gift for my grandmother. Last time my grandmother asked my granddaughter to help me recite sutras to cure my headache. At that time, my granddaughter felt that reciting sutras could not cure her headaches, so she did not help her. After returning home, my granddaughter has been feeling uneasy, so she copied a copy of the Heart Sutra for her grandma. 》”
"I wish my grandma a prosperous sun and moon, and a prosperous spring for the pine and crane trees."
As he spoke, Ye Jintang took out a hand-written scripture book with a yellow cover.
Mrs. Ye's eyelids were twitching when she saw the scripture sitting in the seat. On her birthday, Ye Jintang gave her a scripture. What did this mean?
And there was obviously something behind her words just now. Did she want to tell everyone that she was treating her harshly? Lose her face?
Thinking that Ye Jintang was still copying scriptures for her parents, Mrs. Ye was afraid that she would say something shocking again, so she quickly said, "Your filial grandmother accepted it."
"Grandma heard that you have been in poor health, so she won't leave you here. You should go and rest early."
"Yes, granddaughter will leave first."
Ye Jintang stepped away obediently and received a lot of looks, especially from Ye Yanran. She always felt it was strange that Ye Jintang was so obedient today.
After Ye Jintang left, Madam Ye breathed an inexplicable sigh of relief.
It's a pity that she was happy too early. Today, Ye Jintang must let Mrs. Ye decide to bury her parents in the ancestral grave.
The key person in this matter is Jiang Zhi.
As long as Jiang Zhi comes today, everything will be easy to handle.
"Zhou Cong, go to the front yard and ask if Mr. Jiang Zhijiang is here."
On Madam Ye's birthday, the entire Hou Mansion was extremely lively. Several maids in Ye Jintang's yard were transferred to the front yard to help. Naturally, no one reported the movements on her side to the old Madam.
"Forsythia, Lvzhu, you two take the scriptures with me and go to the family temple together."
Luzhu looked confused, "Girl, when we go to the family temple, we must pass by the plum garden. A small plum blossom appreciation banquet is being held in the plum garden right now. If we walk by, someone will spot us."
"What I want is to be discovered. Get all the scriptures quickly. Let's leave now."
Ye Jintang urged Luzhu. The weather was cold and the ladies and ladies would not stay in the plum garden for too long. She did not want to miss such a good opportunity.
Ye Jintang also held a stack of scriptures and some leaflets of scriptures in her hands. These were all carefully prepared props for her.
