The skilled widow is busy farming

Brother Chun's marriage was also decided. Xiu Niang wrote a letter saying that she would attend her son's wedding banquet, but the engagement ceremony was not coming. She trusted her sister-in-law's vision and gave her a gift.

Xiuniang personally made a small kang screen using embroidery and tapestry, a small one, with apricot blossoms, colors and artistic conception all reaching the level of famous artists.

This picture was given to the Wang family as a make-up engagement gift, and it was given to the elders of the Wang family.

This made the Wang family extremely happy. It wasn't because they had never seen the world before, but because Xiuniang's things were now extremely precious and couldn't be snatched away.

Brother Rui has long let the news go, and the widowed aunt is getting older. In the early years, she worked very hard to support the brothers and worked for half her life. Now that she has grown up, the younger generation just wants her to enjoy her old age. From now on, weaving is purely a hobby, mainly to teach the disciples. .

This picture is still two-color, with apricot blossom scenery on both sides, but the colors are different for different scenery, and the charm of the expression is completely different. It is already a treasure.

The Wang family is a well-known family with a clear line of literati, on par with the Lu family. They have seen countless good things, but they greatly admired this picture and liked it very much.

The old man of the Wang family, Brother Chun and other children admired Xiu Niang's paintings together.

"A treasure!"

"How much can this sell for?"

Brother Chun is tacky as soon as he opens his mouth.

The old man of the Wang family raised his hand and hit him hard on the head, "It's vulgar. Not everything has to be measured by money. You're wasting a good thing in vain."

Brother Chun covered his head with an aggrieved look on his face, "I'm just asking casually. When I was a child, my mother knitted this and sold it to pay back the money for our brothers to study. Our property in the capital was all owned by my mother. Earned.”

Mr. Wang nodded happily, "It's the benefit of having a good wife at home. Your mother is a strange woman. She comes to the capital often. I personally sent a message to invite her to my home. I also have good wine and tea sent from my hometown."

"My mother will come here when I get married, and will not stay in the capital for a long time in the future. She doesn't like the capital. She says it is a place of power, wealth, and lack of human touch. She prefers her hometown. She likes to study and teach in the clan. They learn Kesi and go out on horseback when the weather is hot, but the capital is restricted everywhere and she is not willing to stay for a long time."

"That's right, my hometown is nice everywhere, much better than the capital. She doesn't want to live with you because she's afraid of making things difficult for you, so she wants to give you enough space."

"Yes, my mother is afraid that others will say that my widowed mother is lonely and difficult to get along with. Fortunately, she doesn't like the capital and doesn't want to live here. She will be very happy when we return to the village to worship our ancestors and let her spend money from mother-in-law. Last time my third sister-in-law came back In the village, my mother took my sister-in-law everywhere to show off, and she was very happy to see people in the village wearing the shoes, socks and clothes made by my sister-in-law."

"Hahaha! This is the only hobby that people have when they are old. Isn't it just a show of being filial to children and grandchildren?"

Mr. Wang also stroked his beard and smiled kindly. It seemed that this widowed mother was not difficult to get along with, but she knew how to behave. This relative should be fine.

Mrs. Wang is also very satisfied with this family. She loves her younger children. She chose Brother Chun because she wanted her to live a small life in a private house. She was based on Xu Jing's good life. As long as her daughter lives well, her son-in-law will also be one of her own family members. , giving him some resources and a future won't hinder anything, not to mention Zhou Yi is at the top of his game, this family relationship is also very beneficial to his family.

Xu Jing talked to her two sisters-in-law.

"My brother's marriage has finally been decided. This time my mother can feel at ease. I don't know if she can stay longer when she comes to the capital."

"I don't think so. My aunt is dedicated to cultivating better and more outstanding people from the village to be wives in the school. Someone needs to replace her. After all, she is not young and her body is not strong..." "Mainly, my mother is not willing to come to the capital for retirement. , otherwise it would be a good idea to go to my place.”

"Silly sister, when it comes to taking care of old age, it's the group's turn. Brother Jing went back this time mainly to take care of the family's property. Another reason is that grandpa asked them to go back to take care of their parents and aunts. The family is full of old people, and the aunts He’s also old.”

Sister-in-law Feng said with a smile, "With us elder brothers at the front, it's not your turn to provide for your aunt in her old age."

"Actually, I really want to support my mother in her old age. My mother is full of knowledge and skills. A little bit of teaching will be enough for me to use for a lifetime. Not long after I came here, she secretly thought about the official situation in the capital. There is nothing she can't say for sure. I really want to If you leave your mother alone, our father will also miss your mother."

Xu Jing pouted.

In fact, Xiu Niang is a very sensible person, and she gets along really well with her daughter-in-law. Xu Jing is really happy to provide for her mother-in-law in her old age, and just giving her some advice is enough for her.

However, Xiuniang doesn't like the capital, she dislikes the coldness, and the people's calculations, so she is happy to stay in her hometown. The mountains and rivers are beautiful, the scenery is beautiful, the people are united, and the humanity is enough. It is much more comfortable than the capital.

"To be honest, I hope that my aunt will stay in her hometown for retirement. In the village, she can live freely and share the same surname. She is an elder and a meritorious official in the village. The whole village, young and old, count on her for advice and listen to her. By taking command, my aunt can give full play to her talents, and the villagers will just work and hit wherever they are directed, and she will be happier. Being filial and obedient is more important."

Sister-in-law Feng persuaded her with a smile, but her expression and eyes were serious, and she was very protective of Xiu Niang both inside and outside her words.

Sister-in-law Feng is several years older than Xiaoya. Over the years in her hometown, Xiu Niang has taken her to work a lot and taught her step by step. She has endured hardships and seen the warmth and coldness of human relationships, so she knows how to be kind.

As she said, when it comes to providing for her aunt in her old age, Brother Qun and Brother Chun are not on the list. There are more stable and reliable sons and daughters ahead of her to provide for her in her old age.

"Sister-in-law, I don't mean anything else. I really respect my mother."

Xu Jing quickly smiled and apologized. She realized that her mother-in-law was respected and defended far more than she thought.

"Well, I know that you are filial and sensible. The marriage between the two families is about the exchange of benefits. As part of the exchange, my aunt will not retire in the capital. She will give you two daughters-in-law full freedom and live a small life behind closed doors. People cannot both Want it again and again."

Sister-in-law Feng is more powerful than Xiaoya. She is the eldest daughter-in-law of her second uncle's family and she worked hard step by step.

He was also the first junior to be favored and supported by Xiu Niang and Grandpa, and he respected and protected Xiu Niang extremely.

"Yes, I understand."

Xu Jing was unusually wilted.

After returning home, Xu Jing talked to her husband Qun Ge, and then she said: "Sister-in-law Feng doesn't like me, did I say the wrong thing? My original intention was that my mother could teach me when she came. I am so filial to my mother-in-law. It’s not about jealousy.”

Xu Jing lowered her head, a little aggrieved.

The group of brothers suddenly laughed, "Daughter-in-law, please don't mess with my sister-in-law Feng. She has a fierce temper. In the early years, the family was still in trouble. As soon as sister-in-law Feng came in, she followed my second uncle and two aunts to work hard in the fields. In the early years of my second uncle's family, The few acres of land I bought were paid for by my father and my mother, which was the money they got from weaving tapestry silk."