Zhumen Chunshen

Chapter 165 The Ma Family's Birthday Banquet

She is the wife of chaff, and she can't read a single word. She used to eat wild vegetables and swallow rice bran with her husband.After the husband gained fame, he did not divorce her in order to show that he did not forget his roots. He just took a beautiful concubine.She had a son by her side, and life was pretty easy. Later, her pungent daughter married Master Yao as a concubine and was favored, and later helped her upright, and her confidence was even stronger.However, the concubine's son is dull enough to be stupid, and her direct grandson was very clever and pleasing to her husband since she was a child. The concubine's heart was depressed and passed away a few years ago. In the house, her position is untouchable!
Mrs. Ma has three wishes now: one is that her clever grandson wins the exam and honors her ancestors;

Unfortunately, for now, these three are really just good wishes!

Mrs. Ma smiled, and turned her gaze to Yao Cunhui: "Grandmother is getting old, you three brothers and sisters should do more filial piety for mother! Spend a few days with grandma!"

Yao Cunhui and his brother looked at each other with disdain in their hearts, but with a calm expression on their faces, they nodded and agreed.

Yao Cunhui glanced at her younger brother in relief, knowing that the conversation a few days ago had an effect. If it was normal, Yao Shizan would not be able to hold back after hearing this, she would have jumped up and shouted "She is not my grandmother!" That's it, it's rare to be by my side today, with a cute face.

Mrs. Ma was also a little puzzled, and cast a dazed glance at Yao Shizan, seeing no conspiracy in his clear eyes, nodded and smiled, "That's good, then mother will go back first!"

"Mother, remember to send a car to pick us up in two days!" Yao Cunmei couldn't help but say.

Displeasure suddenly appeared on Mrs. Ma's face, and then she said with a pleasant smile: "Silly boy, do you still need a car to pick you up? Just ask your cousin Huai'an to give it to you! They are all from my own family, how can there be such a thing?" How particular!"

"Oh!" Yao Cunmei responded.She didn't have to ask her mother to send a car to pick her up, but she was just telling her mother that she would go back after a short stay of two days.Qionglinyuan's residence is so comfortable, even Ma's house is far worse than her Qionglinyuan's house!

Mrs. Ma had already listened to Mrs. Ma's words in private, and when she saw Yao Cunhui's eyes shining, especially seeing the accessories and jewelry on her body and head, she wished she could leave her immediately, and she kept talking to her with a smile. Talk, ask this and ask that, what "How is your embroidery work? What do you embroider on weekdays? Can you cook? What special dishes and snacks do you cook? When do you get up in the morning? When do you go to bed at night? I give you every day." Mother, hello?" And so on and so on, just like a grandma's granddaughter-in-law who is going to college.

Yao Cunhui was very annoyed in his heart, thinking that the Ma family is indeed the best!He still couldn't get angry, so he answered them one by one in a rigid and polite manner, absolutely not wasting a single word.And Rong Ma, who was serving at the side, was already so angry that there was a dull pain between her chest and diaphragm, and her blood rushed straight to her forehead.

Originally, the conversation between two people is like playing ball. One person serves and hits the ball, and the other catches the ball and then continues to hit it. There is back and forth, so the conversation will not stop.

But what about Yao Cunhui?Just catch the ball and never continue to hit it, so it became a unilateral serve by Mrs. Ma.Still relying on her constant looking for topics and opening her mouth, she asked a question, and Yao Cunhui answered without saying too much. After a while, Mrs. Ma would have nothing to say, so she looked up at Rong Ma again.

"Are you the nanny next to Hui'er?" Old Madam Ma asked with a smile.

"Yes." Rong Ma followed Yao Cunhui's example and nodded slightly.

"Hehe, what do you ladies do on weekdays! I think she has a pretty good temper, and she is quiet and gentle." Madam Ma asked again with a smile.

"To answer your question, left and right are just the same as what ordinary boudoir ladies do. Greeting and embroidering the elders." Rong Ma replied.

"Oh, how did I hear that Hui'er came to Yao's rice shop to help?" Mrs. Ma turned her eyes between Rong Ma and Yao Cunhui, and said in disapproval: "It's better for the girl's house not to show her face! We Girls from the Ma family, I don’t allow them to show their faces! It’s better to learn how to manage the house.”

Yao Cunhui held the tea and lowered his eyes to look at the toe of the shoe, Rong Ma said: "This old slave dare not speak rashly about the master's affairs."

"This is what my father meant, just asking me to help." Yao Cunhui raised his head and smiled.

"That's so bad. When you get married in the future, your in-law's family should have opinions! Moreover, it will even affect the reputation of your in-law's family! Go back and tell your father, don't go! There is only one person missing in Mihang Well! My second child is your cousin Qunfang's father, a very honest man, if your father is too busy, you can ask him to help! They are all relatives, so there is nothing wrong with it!" Mrs. Ma saw Yao Cunhui very rarely. I took the initiative to answer the sentence with the most words, and I was so happy that I repeated a long list.

Yao Cunhui smiled, didn't answer, and thought, you can really talk!It's not your turn to worry about our Yao family's affairs!

"Are you saying I'm right?" Mrs. Ma asked Yao Cunhui again when she saw that Yao Cunhui was silent.

"Your words have your truth."

"Hey! He is a sensible and obedient child!" Madam Ma laughed with satisfaction, looked Yao Cunhui up and down again, praised a few words with a smile, and said with a smile: "Your father and your mother also love you, and the dowry is afraid." Is everything ready? Maybe, I will find you a good wife soon, haha!"

Although the Ma family has an old man who is an official, his family background is not rich. When it comes to dowry, Mrs. Ma's eyes light up unconsciously.

"In-laws old lady," Rong's mother finally couldn't bear it any longer, she respectfully said with a little bit of displeasure, "Excuse me for what I said bluntly, marriage is a matter of parents' orders, matchmaker's words, how can you say that to Miss!"

The old lady Ma was taken aback, and her face suddenly became embarrassing, "This is all from my own family, so what's there to be ashamed of! It's not an outsider!"

"Grandmother!" While talking, Ma Huai'an came in from the outside with a smile, pretending to meet Yao Cunhui here by accident, and said in surprise, "Yo, the second cousin is here too!"

Ma Huai'an had planned to take the opportunity of taking Yao Cunhui to the garden to cultivate a good relationship, who knew that after walking around outside for a long time, she didn't see her grandmother let him out!
He couldn't help being anxious, and when he was anxious, he simply came in by himself!

The corner of Rong's mother's mouth twitched quietly, and she glanced at Ma Huai'an disdainfully: she really is a small family member who can't stand on the stage, how could any female family member rush in without being notified!

"Cousin." Yao Cunhui nodded to him.

"Hehe, Huaian, you're here! It's just in time for you to come, come on, sit down, sit down and talk!" Mrs. Ma smiled and narrowed her eyes, looking at her beloved grandson, whatever she thinks is good!
"Grandmother, it's rare for the second cousin to come here. Why do you keep her sitting in the room?" Ma Huai'an couldn't help grinning when he saw that his grandmother didn't think about asking Yao Cunhui to go out for a walk, but instead asked him to sit down. Opening his mouth, he secretly winked at her.

"Oh!" Mrs. Ma finally came back to her senses, and said with a quick smile: "No, no, my old lady is confused! Hehe, Huier, our home is not bad, let your cousin show you around go!"

"I don't know where Sanmei and Cousin Qunfang are?" Yao Cunhui said with a smile, "It's always fun to go to the garden together! Just go with my cousin, wouldn't it be boring, I won't go!"

"Hehe, third cousin and Qunfang are in the room, oh, let's go out first, I'll ask someone to call them!" Ma Huai'an said with a startled smile.

"Yes, yes, I will ask someone to call them! You go first, first!" Mrs. Ma also laughed hurriedly, and then told the old lady behind her.

"That's good!" Yao Cunhui nodded, stood up with a smile, led Yao Shizan, Rong Ma, Xiao Xing and Ma Huai'an together.

"Mother Rong, please stay and talk to me, haha! I'm just going to talk to an old man!" Mrs. Ma stopped Mama Rong with a smile again, and then her eyes fell on Yao Shizan again.
"I want to go shopping in the garden too, and I want to be with my sister!" Yao Shizan held Yao Cunhui's sleeve tightly, looking forward to it.

"Okay, okay! Elder sister can leave you alone!" Yao Cunhui nodded Yao Shizan's nose affectionately, and then ordered: "Mother Rong, you can stay and talk to the old lady to relieve boredom!"

"Yes, Second Miss!" Rong's mother bowed her head respectfully and agreed.

Mrs. Ma couldn't say anything more, she smiled and let Yao Shizan follow.

The garden of the Ma family is not very big, and now the autumn is bleak, except for a few clumps of chrysanthemums that help the autumn mood, there is nothing to see. There is a small pavilion built in the center of the garden next to a small pond. , I can only sit in the pavilion.

"Uncle is not here, second cousin is very busy at Mihang recently, right? I haven't seen second cousin for a long time!" Ma Huai'an asked with a smile.

"Well, I'm a little busy." Yao Cunhui was absent-minded as he stared at the small koi in the water boredly.

"The weather is getting colder, the second cousin should pay attention to rest more."

"Ah."

"I don't know when my uncle will come back? I heard that he went south?"

"Yes."

"Cough, second cousin is not in a good mood?"

"I always have."

"Ha ha!"

"Does my cousin have Go?" Yao Cunhui asked suddenly.

"It turns out that the second cousin also likes to play Go, yes! You wait, I'll take it right away!" Ma Huaian's eyes lit up, and he turned around happily.

He was worried that he couldn't find anything to say to Yao Cunhui, playing chess would be the best!
"Sister, he's always pestering my sister, what does he want to do? Why do I think he's weird?" Yao Shizan raised his head and asked in confusion.

Yao Cunhui smiled slightly, staring at him without saying a word.

Yao Shizan hung his head uncomfortably under her stare, and murmured reluctantly: "Third cousin, it's third cousin!"

"Zan'er, I don't like them in my heart just like you, but we have to be polite on the surface, otherwise people will say that we have no rules and no education, you know?"

"I see!" Yao Shizan nodded, and said dejectedly, "This feeling is really uncomfortable!"

(End of this chapter)