The oil bottle of the Red Chamber

Mrs. Chen mentioned to You Ziyu about preparing extra dowry in front of the eldest girl, not only won You Ziyu's praise, but also made the eldest girl tearful and grateful.Immediately, I felt a rush of dryness and heat gushing from my chest, sweeping my whole body, like a foreign object choking my throat, and it made my eye sockets hot, and I couldn't stop the urge to weep.

It's just that in the first month of the lunar year, it's not good to cry bitterly, which spoils everyone's excitement.The eldest girl had no choice but to hang her head hurriedly, trying her best to hold back her tears, but her heart felt warmer and warmer.The third sister You walked slowly, lagging behind, seeing the eldest girl so moved, she couldn't help but smile slightly.

Everyone walked into the main room talking, laughing and laughing. It was freezing outside and the snow was falling. Mrs. Chen first took off her cloak under the service of the little girl, and baked in front of the smoker cage to get rid of the cold air, and shared with everyone. After sitting down, he ordered the little girl to pour tea.

After offering tea for a while, I also offered snacks, melons and fruits.You Ziyu personally picked an orange and handed it to Mrs. Chen, and said with a smile: "Madam has worked hard for days, eat some fruits to replenish your body."

Mrs. Chen sneered when she heard the words, because she said: "I'm not sincere to listen to the master's words. Why haven't I heard that eating oranges can make up the body? Could it be coaxing me?"

You Ziyu was immediately embarrassed when he heard the words, and hurriedly waved his hands and laughed: "How could it be deceiving. As the saying goes, everything is born, and each has its own use. Just like this sweet orange, its skin can..."

As You Ziyu talked, she dropped her book bag for a while, from the orange peel to the orange meat, Chen listened with a smile, and ate the orange carelessly.Only when You Ziyu finished dropping the book bag, did she say with a smile: "It turns out that I am ignorant, I didn't expect oranges to have so many benefits. It is obvious that the master is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and he collects miscellaneous knowledge at home every day, so even Eating an orange can tell so much."

You Ziyu hated Chen's smiling, flirtatious and frivolous appearance the most.What's more, from Chen's pregnancy to October's birth, even though he sometimes stayed in the main courtyard, he never got close to Chen's.Such a long time... He could bear it for the sake of his heirs.Now seeing Chen's tender eyes and coquettish figure, I can't help it anymore.

Even though he pretended to be majestic and coughed twice, he told the eldest girl, the second sister and the third sister: "Brother Bao made a lot of noise last night, and your wife didn't get well all night just to take care of Brother Bao." Sleep. She is already very tired. Don't bother her here, let her have a good rest, and you can step back."

The eldest girl, second sister, and third sister couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this.I snickered once in my heart, and had no choice but to agree.

At that moment, the three sisters of You's family got up and said goodbye, and You Ziyu dismissed the little maids in the house, then smiled and said to Mrs. Chen: "I'm very tired too. Let's settle down now."

Seeing You Ziyu's twinkling eyes, Mrs. Chen knew that he hadn't made up his mind, so she spat lightly on You Ziyu's face, and leaned crookedly on the Taishi chair, her lower body still looking at Erlang's legs. , but her slender fingers slid back and forth on the blue and white porcelain tea bowl, a pair of bright eyes like spring water squinted at You Ziyu, and said in a deliberately elongated voice: "Oh, the master was tired yesterday and wanted to sleep .But the concubine is not tired...what should I do?"

You Ziyu only looked at Chen's embroidered shoe dangling in front of her eyes, and couldn't hold it anymore.Standing up abruptly, walking in front of Mrs. Chen in three steps at a time, bent over and hugged Mrs. Chen up, panting, and said: "If you don't want to sleep, let me sleep, sir... "

Now let's say that You Ziyu and Mrs. Chen have been hanging out in the room all afternoon, and they don't know what they did.All I know is that before dinner, Mrs. Chen specially changed into a pair-breasted long jacket covered in red tapestry embroidered with gold and hundreds of butterflies, and a plain cotton skirt with lake green plate and brocade under it, and a pair of embroidered shoes on her feet. Zhiyan followed You Ziyu to the upper room to greet the old lady.

Brother Bao also woke up at that time, and was lying on the kang in the landlord's room to watch Mrs. You shake the rattle.The gold and silver hairpins on Old Madam You's head, and the jade bracelets on her wrists all faded away, and her hair, which was originally neat and smooth, became a little messy due to the whole afternoon's tossing.The whole person looks even older.

Seeing it in her eyes, Mrs. Chen couldn't help but smile secretly.But there was nothing on his face, and he still greeted the old lady with a smile on his face.

Brother Bao woke up less than half an hour after Mrs. Chen returned to her room.After waking up, because Mrs. Chen was missing, she cried and fussed to find her mother.The old lady You couldn't bear her baby grandson to cry, and she couldn't bear to give up her baby grandson to others, so she had to do everything in her power to make her grandson happy.Just bending over and playing with Bao Geer all afternoon, the whole body is sore and sore.

Seeing that Brother Bao has forgotten her as a grandmother since he met Chen Shi, his eyes sparkled and he stretched out his little arms like lotus root joints to hug her.Old Madam You couldn't help feeling sad, and cursed in her mouth: "This little heartless person, even if your grandmother played with you all afternoon, he knew to find your mother."

Chen smiled and hugged Bao Ge'er in his arms, and Bao Ge'er obediently put a pair of arms around Chen Shi, and his little head couldn't help arching towards Chen's chest. There was a baby's unique milk fragrance Pavement comes.While patting Brother Bao lightly, Mrs. Chen said to the old lady with a smile: "You don't miss me, I think he is hungry. The old lady let me give Brother Bao a sip of milk."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. You hurriedly pointed to the room and said, "That's true. After playing all afternoon, I think I'm hungry. Go in quickly, don't starve my precious grandson."

Mrs. Chen agreed with a smile, and carried Bao Geer into the inner room for a while, but You Ziyu still looked in reluctantly.The old lady You didn't look like it, so she had to cough lightly, and said to You Ziyu: "Your wife is going to take care of Brother Bao now, I'm afraid you won't be able to get away at night, and if you don't rest well during the day, it's enough for her to suffer. You have to be considerate of her."

When You Ziyu heard the words, she couldn't help but blush.Just about to say something, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, a servant girl came in and said with a smile: "The eldest girl, the second girl, the third girl, the fourth girl and some aunts came to pay their respects to the old lady."

Before the words fell, there was only a jingle of rings and jingles, Yingge and swallows, there had long been girls from the You family and aunts, surrounded by maids and women, lifting the curtain and entering the door.When it came to the hall, I first fainted from the old lady, then met You Ziyu, and met each other before I sat down.

When You Ziyu saw the eldest girl, he remembered what Mrs. Chen had said to him in the afternoon about buying a dowry for the eldest girl, so she had to inform the old lady.

Hearing what You Ziyu said, the old lady You bowed her head and pondered for a while, before she smiled and said: "This is a surprise for us. Now the big girl's marriage is not what it used to be, if it is still done according to the previous year The dowry is a bit shabby."

After finishing speaking, he said again: "Mr. Chen is a delicate mind, and can even think of this. It's not in vain for the girl to call her mother."

When Mrs. You said this, she deliberately paused, then turned to the eldest girl and said with a smile: "It's better than your biological mother."

After hearing this, the eldest girl felt very uncomfortable.Immediately stood up, lowered eyebrows, eyes closed and stood with hands tied.

Seeing this, You Ziyu frowned unobtrusively, smiled at Old Madam You and said, "It's Chinese New Year, why is mother mentioning these things?"

The old lady You sneered and said: "I just laugh at your father-in-law's family's short-sightedness. It's obviously their daughter's blessings, who don't want to think about the wealth of our You family, so they went early. In their eyes, it seems to be It seems that our You family has treated people badly. A few years ago, we had a big fight with our family over asking for the dowry. For the girl's marriage, if their family is really strong, don't come to the door, and earnestly act like they don't have any contact with each other, and let me say admiration."

When the eldest girl heard this, her face flushed with embarrassment, and she lowered her head even more.The second sister You and the third sister looked pitiful, and they all quietly stood up with the eldest girl.Seeing this, the aunts sitting in the room also got up immediately.Aunt Lan also got up with the fourth girl in her arms.

When You Ziyu saw it, she could only sigh and persuaded, "It's all in the past. The old lady just don't mention it."

Upon hearing this, Old Madam You sneered even more: "It doesn't matter whether you mention it or not. But I just want to remind you both to stay awake."

Before saying a word, I saw that Mrs. Chen had finished breastfeeding Brother Bao and came out of the inner room.Seeing that everyone outside was standing silently and with their hands folded, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Oh, is this to welcome Brother Bao and me? It's my birthday, so please sit down."

Old Madam You couldn't help laughing after Chen's sudden gag.Seeing this, everyone sat down together.

Mrs. You still patted her side, and asked Mrs. Chen to sit on the kang by herself, pointing to the eldest girl, and said to Mrs. Chen: "What you said to your master this afternoon, your master just now Tell me. But your master and I have both neglected it, so it's hard for you to think about it. You are the eldest girl's aunt, and it is logical that you should take care of the dowry. You just need to worry about it."

The Chen family had already had this intention in discussing this matter with You Ziyu.Hearing Old Madam You's entrustment at this moment, he rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Long Li, I should take care of this matter. It's just that I have to take Brother Bao with me now, and I have no time left. Madam, what should I do?"

There is no "what to do" here. In the mind of Mrs. You, even 1 big girls can't compare with Bao Geer's one finger.

Hearing what Mrs. Chen said, Mrs. You immediately thought about it, and just about to blurt it out, she thought of Mrs. Chen's words that day, her heart tightened suddenly, she looked at You Ziyu again, and then she laughed He said: "Of course Brother Bao is the most important thing. He has to take care of his family. Don't ignore the wind and cold. If you don't have time, just take a name and tell the comprador Just help you with it. It's not a big deal."

As soon as the words were spoken, the eldest girl's complexion suddenly turned pale, and she immediately bowed her head in silence.Both hands clenched the handkerchief tightly, and the knuckles turned white.

The second sister was short and short, and besides sitting next to the eldest girl, she could clearly see the weeping expression on the eldest girl's face.I couldn't stop sighing in my heart.

But seeing Mrs. Chen said with a smile again: "Oh, my old lady, this is a matter of arranging the dowry for the eldest girl. I should do it myself. How can I ask the people below to make trouble. If it spreads out, let outsiders see it." I thought it was because I, a mother, didn't care about girls—even the big girls don't have a good-looking face. In my opinion, the old lady had to work too hard and take care of me during the day Take care of Brother Bao, so that I can spare myself to arrange the dowry for the eldest girl. I will take Brother Bao back in the evening. How does the old lady feel?"

Well, of course it is.how bad.

Old Madam You also had this plan in mind, but she was severely beaten by Mrs. Chen a few days ago, not to mention her son's future career, so she didn't dare to offend Mrs. Chen for a while.At this moment, I heard that Mrs. Chen took the initiative to mention letting her take care of Brother Gu Baoer, there is nothing wrong with it.Immediately agreed wholeheartedly.

Mrs. Chen had expected this earlier, so she suggested to the old lady to ask Xia He Dongmei to help take care of Brother Bao.Mrs. You knew that Mrs. Chen was worried about her, so she immediately felt a little uncomfortable.It's just that in the past few days, Mrs. Chen has used the prestige of the Chen family to confront her a few times, which made the old lady frightened.Even though he was dissatisfied in his heart, he didn't dare to show it on his face, so he had to smile.He still said that Mrs. Chen was tired.

Mrs. Chen laughed and said, "So what if I'm tired? One is my son and the other is my daughter. It's just that I have to earn my life."

The eldest girl was not sad after being told by the old lady, and she was already moved to tears when she heard Mrs. Chen's words.But because of the New Year's Eve, it's hard to show it.He had no choice but to silently wipe his eyes with a handkerchief, then raised his head and looked at Mrs. Chen with admiration.

Chen pretended not to know, and still asked the old lady and master with a smile, where should the money for the dowry come from?He also asked what kind of business and location to choose for the business of the shop chosen for the eldest girl. The old lady You didn't know all kinds of trivial matters.What's more, her energy at this time has long been restrained by Brother Bao, so she can't see others.Had to let the Chen family and You Ziyu take full power to deal with it.

You Ziyu is an outsider, who cares about the dowry of his daughter's family, and he has to entrust it to the Chen family...