Chapter 48, between uncles and nephews
When Chu Huaixian came back, the second master of the housekeeper went out to pick him up, and his uncle and nephew came to see Mrs. Chu. Mrs. Chu Er and Mr. Chu San are both here and said enthusiastically, "Huai Xian is back."
"Huaixian, come to grandma's side." Chu Huaixian is Mrs. Chu's beloved grandson. As soon as Mrs. Chu sees Chu Huaixian, she smiles and asks him to sit beside her and talk: "It's too late to come back. You won't come back until the Spring Festival in a few days. Make your grandmother worry. I have a letter, and he will come back after the Spring Festival. When he comes back, let him beat you up and see if you will run around in the future.
said and asked Mr. Chen, "He accompanied you, so I let you go out. Where is he now?" Mr. Chen was sent to his father after Chu Huaixian was assassinated. Chu Huaixian covered it with words: "I think of something to go back to my father. Others are afraid of saying bad words, so please ask Mr. Chen to go for a trip."
Master Chu has heard that he was worried that this nephew was young and could hold him in his hand and do his own way. Of course, it's not a loss to eat, but in some places, Master Chu is very in charge. For example, with Chu Huaixian's little man, his family gave a lot of things, and Master Chu Er told Chu Huaixian how good this boy was.
In the past, Chu Huaixian still listened. He didn't want him to grow older, have his own opinions, and gradually get away from himself. Even the close-fitting little one, Jin Xier and Jin Caier, were all chosen by themselves, which made Master Chu often uneasy. He also wanted to influence the nephew's marriage. He was frustrated by a small matter, and Master Chu was unhappy.
"What are you talking about? I'm not afraid of your jokes. My second uncle is older and has eaten more food than your salt. Although it's not good, I can teach you some things in the world." Master Chu came to inquire. Mrs. Chu is always deceived by the small intention of Master Chu, and she also smiled at Chu Huaixian and said, "Yes, if you have something to do, your second uncle is close. You can talk to your second uncle first and make an idea. Your third uncle is young and not a few years older than you, so you don't have to ask him.
Master Chu San was born as a concubine and has always been short at home. At this time, he did not speak but smiled. He is indeed only a few years older than Chu Huaixian and has just been married for more than a year.
Chu Huaixian knew that the second uncle wanted to have these words, and he also wanted to grasp the trends between father and son to inquire. With this cleverness, can't you set up your own family business? Chu Huaixian despises his second uncle here the most. Of course, he will not give him his share. He was not famous. After being disheartened, he helped the housekeeper. Chu Shaofu and his wife were away all year round, and Master Chu gradually tasted the sweetness of taking power at home. The slaves and maidservants are slattering and are good at doing things in the officialdom in the name of their eldest brother Chu Changfu. Master Chu Er is infatuated with taking care of this family and has a lot of crooked ideas if he doesn't want to leave it behind.
"In order to take the exam next year, I wrote a test question for my father for approval." Chu Huaixian replied that Master Chu Er's face was cold. He was hit hard by this reputation. When it came up to this, he didn't like it most, and Master Chu Er closed his mouth.
Mrs. Chu liked it and took Chu Huaixian's hand to praise him: "My good grandson, you are the best at reading. Your father is a strict and upright person, and he will also praise you for studying well. Well, you can still fight. You didn't come back before. Mrs. Huang came to see me and said that her grandson was going out and was squeezed into action, which was a loss for many family members. If you have many family members, you won't suffer losses.
Mrs. Chu Er bowed her head and sneered. The old lady's preference was boundless. Everyone would fight and show off with her grandson, only this old lady of our family. Then again, you can't blame her for being too biased. This family relies on her eldest brother Chu Taifu, who is the biological birth of Mrs. Chu. Master Chu is not a direct one, but a girl who took over the house.
"Huaixian is back, and my mother can rest assured. When you go out, the lady misses you three meals a day. Master Chu San is only in his early 20s, and he has always been a thoughtless person.
Talking and laughing in the room, the old lady said a few words and asked people to show something to Chu Huaixian: "I found it. I wanted to give it to you before, but I don't remember which box I put it in. I found this. I'll save it for you until today. She was sent to Chu Huaixian's room and pulled him to say a few words. Mrs. Chu remembered again: "Let the people in the kitchen add dishes, and all the dishes that Brother Xian likes to eat have been cooked."
The girls' mothers agreed repeatedly, which made people jealous. Master Chu opened his mouth again, which was another thing he was uneasy about: "Huai Xian took the girl in another courtyard. I heard it was three? If you are still young, your body is still important. My nephew is now in trouble with himself. Master Chu is uncomfortable with anything.
Mrs. Chu remembered as soon as she heard it: "Your second uncle told me that I was very angry. The fox Meizi in the village hooked up with you, didn't he? Call them, and I'll scold them."
"Grandma and second uncle have made mistakes," if it hadn't been for his grandmother, Chu Huaixian would have been too lazy to take care of Master Chu. He replied to his grandmother's words with a smile: "The grandson left his grandmother for a distracting. Later, I found that my grandmother was right, and it was better to be around my grandmother. But my grandson also went, and I came back for fear that my grandmother would laugh at me. Mrs. Chu laughed and said, "Nonsense, I don't laugh at you, I only laugh at you."
"I haven't been in the hospital for a long time, and I still feel that there are still few people. So I bought two girls. There was no one girl in the family, so I couldn't leave a little sister. I thought that my grandmother usually felt the most sorry for the old and the poor. It's not good for me to buy a girl to separate their sisters, so I bought it together. Chu Huaixian hesitated for a moment: "It's just that there are few people in other courtyards, so I want to add a few people. They came up to serve, and I asked someone to serve me on the way, so I took them on the road. If grandma doesn't feel good, just let them go.
Mrs. Chu was relieved when she heard it: "What's the matter? It's not enough to serve people. Since they are brought to Beijing, I will reward them for serving them well." This happened like this, and Master Chu fell down again and didn't figure out whether it was a girl or a used one.
After dinner, Chu Huaixian went back to his room. The snow in the yard was as white as a mirror, and the girls came from the corridors on both sides to welcome him. Chu Huaixian asked Chunhong, "How did you arrange the three girl I brought?"
Chunhong walked behind and replied, "This cold day came and let them rest. When the prince has ordered, I will send them as an envoy.
The plum blossoms in the courtyard smelled good. Chu Huaixian entered the room and said to Chunhong, "The lotus let her follow Qiu Bai. You take Xiaochu with you. Xiaoyi is still small. Don't make things difficult for her." The girls answered, and Dongran whispered to Qiu Bai, "I'm going up. I heard from the people around the second master that Xiaochu is the prince..."
Qiu Bai and Dong Ran came out to get a towel. Hearing Dong Ran say this, Qiu Bai smiled and said, "Are you jealous?" Then run away. Dongran sneered at the back and whispered to himself, "I'm the only one who is really jealous."
Return to the room, Chu Huaixian has fallen asleep. Chunhong put on her little jacket at night and came out to check the candle again. Dong Ran said again, "My sister has always been the first proper person." Chunhong smiled, tapped her fingers on Dongran's forehead and whispered, "If there is a word, you can talk about it tomorrow. Don't make you can't sleep. This will take advantage of your heart."
Dong Ran curled his lips, but still turned around and went out according to this. The little girl Jiaer was puzzled. She was the one who followed Chunhong. Yin Qin sent Chunhong to Chu Huaixian's room to sleep. Jia'er twept Chunhong's quilt and whispered, "Why does my sister always let her go?" Sister Chunhong's parents are the second housekeeper of the family, while Sister Dongran's parents are just stewards in the house. Judging from Jiaer's age, why let her go?
"The more sister gives in, the more sharp her mouth is." Jiaer said that Chunhong, who smiled generously, gave a "hush" and saw Chu Huaixian, who was asleep, and then whispered, "You can't say this. Go to bed. I called you at night, don't sleep too much.
The whispers of the maids, Chu Huaixian is not 70 or 80, and he can hear it. Chu Huaixian, who fell asleep with his eyes closed, did not move. Why didn't he accept the girl in the room? It was annoying, and everyone was flattered. Mr. Chu grew up in a rich and noble atmosphere and was used to it.
The north wind is tight overnight, and the snow is not drifting, but there is a tendency to increase. Lin Xiaochu woke up Xiaoyi and Lotus early in the morning and lowered his voice before going out: "We can do whatever we are arranged. It's very cold. Xiaoyi. If you let you go out to sweep the corridor or something, you can bear it. If someone doesn't listen to hear, you can also bear it."
Lin Xiaoyi nodded hard to show that she would endure it. Xiaochu told Lotus again, "I won't let you stay in our room for the first time. If you work with the rough girl, you will bear it." Suddenly remembered, Xiaochu told Lotus seriously, "If you follow the rough girl and let me go to the room, don't feel uncomfortable with me. It's not that I think this can be like this."
Outside the door, there are a bunch of girl mothers, and then walk out of the courtyard door, there are a lot of servants in charge of the family, and none of them will be easy to mess with. There are also hatreds for staying in spring and summer, although they try their best to make up for it. Returning to Beijing is a familiar place for them, and it is not certain whether they can solve their knots. You should be careful everywhere. First, you should settle down the lotus flowers first.
Lotus understands a lot this time: "I like it when I let you be the steward grandmother. I can take the deed with me." After the joke, Lotus smiled and said, "I have something to tell you. If you have something to tell me, Xiaoyi has something to tell you two of us."
The three people have discussed, and there were already people patting the door outside. It was Chunhen who came: "Get up, you can't wait for me to shout tomorrow," the north wind roared and couldn't suppress her voice. The door suddenly opened, and three smiles appeared: "I've been up a long time ago. Please call us. Thank you for your hard work."
Chunhen looked them up and down and suddenly smiled: "Although Sister Dongran's mouth is sharp, her heart is good. She was afraid that you will get up late to provoke others to say, so she asked me to run this trip. It seems that I ran away in vain.