The beauty of the lady

Chapter 45
When I came to Lao Zhou's house, I heard lively talking and laughing, and two ox carts were parked at the door.

When the father and daughter walked into the yard, they saw a few children playing around, and Mrs. Zhou was also talking to a very rich old lady at the door. Seeing their father and daughter, she just gave a faint look .

"Mom, we're here to celebrate Dad's birthday." Wednesday Zhuang walked forward with a smile.

Mrs. Zhu nodded with a cold face, "Come on."

Zhou Zhuang was a little embarrassed by Mrs. Zhu, while the old lady next to him smiled and said: "Old sister, this is your youngest son, look, big brother brought back so many things after his birthday."

Zhou Mei didn't seem to see Mrs. Zhu's attitude, so she tugged on Zhou Zhuang's sleeve and said, "Father, send the things in. If Mrs. Zhou doesn't welcome us, let's go home for dinner."

The old lady Wang next to her seemed to have noticed something. She also told her about the old Zhou's family when she returned to her mother's house during the Chinese New Year. It doesn't feel like the daughter of a peasant family. I heard that the embroidery work is also very good, but I don't know why the eldest sister doesn't like this third daughter-in-law this week.

In my own family, the eldest son is important, and the younger son is equally important. Only those who are not too old or young are left alone. I really don't know what's going on with this old Zhou's family.

But this is a matter of other people's family. Even if she is the second wife's family, she can't control it, as long as her daughter lives well in her husband's family.

When Zhu Shi heard Zhou Mei's words, she frowned slightly, but she didn't say anything.

When I came to the upper room, I saw a group of men sitting around on the kang chatting, drinking tea and eating fruit. Seeing their father and daughter coming in, Mr. Zhou frowned slightly.

"coming!"

"Hey, dad, today is your 66th birthday, I'll come back to celebrate dad's birthday." Wednesday Zhuang smiled and put the things in his hand on the table beside the kang.

Zhou Zhuang came over, picked up the things brought back by Zhou Zhuang, and then said with a smile: "Third brother, the things you brought here are not old or young, did you make a fortune outside?"

"No, I just went to Fucheng to work now. Today is my father's birthday, so Xiuyun bought some more." I can't talk about the family affairs, this is what my daughter told him when I came back.

Zhou Zhuang pursed his lips: "What kind of work do you do? Just these two pieces of cloth cost a few taels of silver, right? Also, this is snacks and meat. Those who don't know will think you are rich."

"Second Uncle, don't you think it's a bit too much? I also think that my mother hasn't put on silk cloth yet." Zhou Mei looked at Zhou Zhou Zhuang with a smile, and then said to Zhou Zhou Zhuang: "Father, what did I say? This Xiang-colored cloth should be left to my mother, if we give too much, she won’t be grateful, instead she will play tricks and take advantage of us, you just won’t listen, okay now?”

Zhou Zhou Zhuang's face turned green and pale after being told by Zhou Mei, but this girl is a desperate person, so he was really a little frightened.

Mr. Zhou's face was also a little unhappy, he waited secretly for Zhou Mei, looked at his second son and said, "Okay, don't look at what day it is today, you won't make me happy, will you?"

Seeing that the old man had said so, Zhou Zhuang could only keep silent, and on Wednesday Zhuang, no one talked to him for the rest of the time, he just pulled his daughter to sit down in the corner of the Kangjiao and listened to their chat.

The dinner table at noon was very lively. In Zhou Mei's mind, it would have been even happier without their father and daughter.

A large group of men were in the kang, and Zhou Mei sat outside with these women. As for her, she sat at the table with a group of children. Let alone how she was squeezed out, although it was just where her chopsticks went, the few families on the table No matter where the child sticks his chopsticks, he has to put down the chopsticks and refuse to eat. After all, he didn’t come here today to eat. It’s strange to be able to eat to his heart’s content.

In the kang room, the three old men, the two brothers of the Yue family of the second room and the son of the third room of the Zhou family were at the same table, while Zhou Zhuang was naturally placed on the ground, and the eldest room and the second room were sitting on the edge of the kang respectively. If the table was not big enough, it is estimated that the heating kang would not be able to accommodate these eight or nine big men.

Zhou Zhuang's condition is not much different from his daughter's. Although he can eat food, there are only vegetarian dishes in front of him. As for the meat, all of them are placed in it, and he is not a glutton. He stretched his arms to pick up vegetables. is impossible.

When Zhou Mei was in the outer room, there was the sound of wine glasses clinking inside, and occasionally the voice of Mr. Zhou educating his son, or the echoing voice of his two husbands and fathers-in-law. Fortunately, nothing major happened.

"Sister Mei, why don't you eat?" At the table over there, Xu looked at her with a smile.

Zhou Mei saw that all the eight dishes in front of her were picked in a mess, looked at Mrs. Xu, and said softly, "I'm not hungry."

"Isn't it because you dislike the food at home?" Mrs. Zhu said coldly.

Zhou Mei didn't mind, "It's better than ours."

The chicken, duck and fish in front of them, their family doesn't eat them every day, it's just the reason, she won't say much.

Over there, the old lady Xu looked at Zhou Mei, raised her head and said to Mrs. Zhu: "Sister Zhu, your granddaughter is really juicy. How old is she this year?"

Xu smiled and said to her mother: "Mother, Sister Mei is eight years old, she looks like my younger brother and sister, isn't she Shui Ling?"

Mrs. Xu nodded: "What a nice girl."

"No, mother, you have seen it too. The third brother did not bring a lot of things when he came back this time. I went in to see just now, and the two pieces of cloth are all made of silk. It feels like a slippery hand." Xu envied He said: "This year, the third brother and the third younger siblings don't know where to go, and they don't live in the village. They are living a good life."

There is a lot of information in these words, at least Zhou Mei can hear it.

As Mrs. Xu's own mother, how could she not understand the meaning of the words.

"You, Sanfang lives a good life, isn't it also your face? This is a family, and the bones are still connected. You used to spoil me at home, but now you are the mother of the child. Now, you must be filial to your parents-in-law and love your brothers, otherwise your mother's old face will be lost."

Compared with Zhou's family, the conditions of Xu's natal family are half and half.

Zhou's family has more than 200 mu of land in the village, while Xu's natal family is in a small business. The family weaves wicker baskets and sends them to the city to buy, and life is good.

When Mrs. Xu got married, the dowry was 20 taels. After all, Mrs. Xu was the eldest daughter of the Xu family, and the eldest daughter always had to be scruples when she got married.

Mrs. Zhu swallowed the food in her mouth, smiled at Mrs. Xu, and said: "This child is a filial man. He has been in Zhou's family for more than ten years and has given birth to two children. square."

(End of this chapter)