Chapter 72 Pick a Daughter-in-law

When Pang went back that day, he heard that he coughed very hard and the lights in the garden were on all night. However, a few days later, Pang came in a day. It seemed that his recent food had improved a little, and his pale face was frozen by the cold wind and turned strangely red. As soon as she came in, she looked at the Shaohua sisters in Xuyuan. She was stunned for a moment, a little cramped and difficult to speak. Ling nodded to Shaohua, and the two sisters had to get up and come out obediently. As soon as they went out, the two squatted at the door together and looked at each other making similar movements. They couldn't help but feel funny.

Hearing someone talking in the room, Wan Hua hurriedly stretched out his hand against his lips and signaled that he could not make a sound. The passing maid looked at the tacit and funny appearance of the two women, and also squeezed their lips, suppressed their laughter, and pretended not to see them.

"Second sister-in-law, I have something to discuss with you." Ponzi felt a little embarrassed and twisted for a long time.

"If you have anything to say, I have let the two maids go away." Ling looked at her, which made Pang a little embarrassed.

"Xiu Niang thinks, no, I want Xiu Niang to live in Biwuxuan and be with Sanniang." Pang summoned up his courage before saying it, and the two girls outside the door coincidentally showed an "surprisingly" expression.

Ling hesitated for a moment and then said, "Then you have to talk to your sister-in-law and tell me what's the use."

Pang seemed to know that Ling would say so, and immediately said, "I asked my sister-in-law, and she said you just made up your mind."

"It's not easy for me to make the decision." Ling frowned and looked embarrassed: "You also know that Biwuxuan's four yards are relatively regular, and the rest are empty. If you want to repair them, you have to find your husband to see the days, and you have to invite your master to start construction. There are a lot of troubles." Ling deliberately paused, looked at Pang's expression and sighed, "It's not impossible if you want to live in. It's okay to clean up the room where Yan Niang lived before."

Pang's face was happy, and before he opened his mouth, Ling said back, "But this yard was originally prepared for Liu Niang. Even if Liu Niang is not there, it is still under her name, so it is not appropriate for her sister-in-law to clean up and live in Yan Niang. Besides, I haven't even touched any of the things in it. If you want Xiu Niang to go in, you have to let the people of Xuyuan clean it up. Don't lose it, I can't afford it.

Ling's words are very direct. The master of the yard is not under her control, and the things in the yard are not hers. If Liu agrees, Liu will open the lock by himself and be responsible for what is lost in it.

"So, is there no other way?" Pang asked helplessly.

"Why don't you ask your sister-in-law? If it hadn't been for the fact that she had to live at home for a period of time because Chenlang wanted Qiu, her sister-in-law wouldn't have specially helped Yan Niang clean up the house." Ling came over and patted her hand, indicating that there was nothing she could do. By the way, how long will Xiu Niang stay?

"Well, just for a while." Pang herself is hard to say. It was Aunt Pang who specially stuffed it in, and she can't refuse. Seeing that Ling didn't mean to let go at all, Pang had to say goodbye.

"I knew that the aunt didn't have a good heart." Wanhua looked unhappy.

As soon as Shaohua entered the door, he asked curiously, "Do I still have a sister?" She didn't notice at all. It turned out that there was one less person in the family.

Wanhua nodded, "Bam gave birth to a woman as old as you. Soon after you went to Pu'an, she was abducted." This is the pain in Liu's heart. At that time, he used all kinds of human and financial resources, but he couldn't find it.

Because after all, there has been such a woman, so the order remains unchanged, but no one mentions this unstined sixth woman.

Shaohua is a little curious. If this cousin is still at home, what will this family be like? Maybe there will be more harmony between Xuyuan and Xiyuan.

"The second lady is so stingy! Such a big garden refused to let my wife live in. It is clear that my wife is concubines. Xiao Hong listened to Ponzi's words and couldn't help complaining. When Zhuang Xiuniang heard this word, she felt a thorn in her heart and didn't perform well on her face. When it comes to concubines, Jinhua is also concubines, but she clearly saw that Jinhua's clothes and jewelry were better than her sister, and she did not mention that she would be inferior to the two sister Wanhua and Shaohua. Xiaohong looked at Zhuang Xiuniang bowing her head and was avid, "Mother Xiu, you are talking!"

"I have nothing to do, and it's good here." Even if the garden is not as good as Biwuxuan, it is much better than the small yard where she lives.

"Xiao Hong, don't be presumptuous!" Qiu's mother was very angry, "Even if Mrs. Xiu is a concubine, it's not your turn to scold and drink here. What a style!"

"I, I'm in my wife's house, not my wife." Xiaohong said proudly.

"A maid is a maid, and I don't care who you serve. This still wants to marry Lady Xiu to our second young master. Do you want to talk to our second young master like this in the future? Qiu's mother's words made Xiaohong suddenly speech. She sneered, "My wife hasn't promised anything. Don't treat yourself as a master. Even if you can get in, you are not!"

"Please don't blame Xiaohong. She doesn't care." Zhuang Xiuniang made a sound but blushed when she was scolded by her mother.

"And Mrs. Xiu, if you really plan to enter the Li family, then take out some of your wife's appearance and be remonished by a maid! If you are okay, you might as well learn more from the third lady and the fifth lady how to teach the people in the room. Don't lose your face and have to clean it up for her. Mother Qiu said this very hard, almost gritting her teeth and making both Zhuang Xiu's master and servant blush.

After both of them left, Qiu's mother asked Pang with a worried face, "Madam, are you really going to let Mrs. Xiu enter the door?"

Pang said sadly, "My sister has said so. What else can I do? I looked good at Mei Niang, but I didn't want Mei Niang to get married so urgently. Hey, in fact, Xiu Niang is fine, but she is a little cowardly. Pang thought to himself that if she married a strong daughter-in-law, her mother-in-law would be unstable, and it would be better to find a deep knowledge.

Mother Qiu doesn't think so, "Madam, it doesn't matter if it's my aunt's biological wife. Erlang is a top person, and many people want to kiss. Let people know that she is matched with such a concubine, and she has no family background. Isn't it a joke for Erlang to walk around in the court!" Qiu's mother and husband are both people who followed Li Zhuoyue, so they definitely consider the interests of the whole third wife.

"But her sister..." Pang thought that Aunt Pang came to cry every time and felt bad. How could she be such a direct sister?

"It's not that my aunt doesn't have Langjun. At least she still has four wives and one Langjun. Although my aunt is not good, she can't let us go to help. The master is gone, and Erlang has just stood firm in the court. It doesn't matter if he doesn't marry a daughter-in-law, he still has to hold back. As soon as Qiu's mother mentioned Li Zhuoyue, Pang's mood was depressed, "I think, madam, you can't be hasty about this. If Mrs. Xiu wants to live, let her live. It is important to let the old man find a serious daughter-in-law for Erlang. At that time, if Mrs. Xiu doesn't mind, she will be a small one. Anyway, as an aunt, she will praise her.

Pang looked at Qiu's mother hesitantly. She really couldn't refuse Aunt Pang's request, but she didn't agree. She just said to look at Erlang's opinion. However, Li Sinian often went out early and came back late, deliberately avoiding Zhuang Xiuniang. Even if Xiao Hong came to complain, Pang couldn't say anything.

Finally, he nodded and acquiesced in his mother's proposal.

Shaohua came back from hearing a gossip from Xiyuan, including how Pang entered the door and how Li Zhuoyue was romantic in those years, almost fascinated half of the wife in the capital. Naturally, he also mentioned the romantic affairs of his father when he was young. Thinking of Pang's current appearance, it's hard to imagine how he was a good couple when he married Li Zhuoyue.

"Five ladies, you are back." Chu He ran out nervously to greet him, which surprised Shaohua, "What's the matter? What's the good thing?" Chu He frowned strangely and looked behind him. Only then did Shaohua poke his head out curiously and happened to see Zhuang Xiuniang coming out of the room. Youhan stared at Chu He with some displeasure, as if she blamed how she could put them into the hospital when Shaohua was away. Chu He also looked depressed.

Shaohua shook his head at them, but he didn't expect her to visit so soon.

"Sister Xiu Niang is so early. Have you ever had breakfast?" Shaohua ignored the sun above his head and smiled amiablely.

Xiao Hong scrambled to open her mouth. Hearing Zhuang Xiuniang coughing, she immediately closed her mouth, which made Shaohua's master and servant look up at the sky at the same time. They remember that the sun rose from the east today.

Zhuang Xiuniang understood what they were thinking. She pretended not to care and smiled, "Looking at the good weather, come here and walk around with the fifth sister and ask them for some craftsmanship."

"I can't embroider." Shaohua refused decisively.

Zhuang Xiuniang smiled stiffly, "The fifth sister really loves to laugh."

"I really don't know. If you don't believe it, you can ask the two of them. You have to ask for craftsmanship and go with the third sister or the seventh mother." Chu He and Youhan nodded like pounding garlic, expressing their affirmation of Shaohua's words.

Zhuang Xiuniang was a little embarrassed, but Xiaohong curled her lips aside and said, "How can you not do embroidery work? It's really funny." As soon as she finished speaking, she was only kicked by Zhuang Xiuniang. Xiaohong was very angry, but she looked at Shaohua and didn't dare to make a bad appearance, so she had to endure her resentment angrily.

"What do those five sisters usually do?" Zhuang Xiuniang seemed to be full of energy to talk to Shaohua.

"Climb a tree on the wall, riding a horse and shooting arrows." Every time Shaohua said, Zhuang Xiuniang's eyes widened a little, and Shaohua suddenly smiled, "These are unlikely." Obviously, hearing Zhuang Xiuniang breathe a sigh of relief, Shaohua said again, "Look at books, write, play the piano, and teach the maid in the room to do things."

When Shaohua said this, he glanced at Xiao Hong at the corners of his eyes and looked disdainful. He rolled his eyes and saw it, and hurriedly lowered his eyes.

"So that's it." Naturally, Zhuang Xiuniang won't say that she can't even recognize a single character. She can't even read her own. How could Aunt Pang let her daughter-in-law read and read? Thinking of what Pang said that the wife of the Li family went to school and invited the most popular mother Rong in Beijing, Zhuang Xiuniang suddenly felt ashamed of herself.

"What does Sister Xiu Niang do on weekdays? Can it be embroidered and playing the piano? Shaohua asked with a smile.

"I can't play the piano." Zhuang Xiuniang said honestly.

"I don't know either." As soon as Shaohua said, Zhuang Xiuniang was stunned and looked at her smile, "Because I'm playing the pipa, how about I play it for you?"

Before Zhuang Xiuniang could speak, Shaohua had already led the two of them into the house.