There is a Wangfu wife at home

Chapter 266

Today's lunch is still served in Mrs. Lu's room.

This time, Tang Corps came on his own initiative.

When she came, she didn't see Logan, and immediately asked the left and right maids with a cold face, "Where is the third young lady?"

The maid couldn't explain why, she lowered her head.

"Go find it. There are guests here, but she doesn't come to accompany them. What are you talking about?" Tang suppressed her anger.

"Yes, ma'am." The maid hurriedly ran out to find someone.

Not long after, Logan came.

Li Jiaoniang looked at her face and found that her complexion was even worse.

"Where did you go just now? Why didn't you accompany the old lady?" Seeing her walking into the main room, Tang asked directly.

Tang Wan lowered her head and replied meekly, "Daughter-in-law..., I went back to supervise the maid to clean up the house. I'm a bit late, I hope mother will forgive me."

"For no reason, why clean up the house? If you don't clean up early or late, why do you rush to clean up during dinner?" Tang was quite dissatisfied with this answer.

"Sanlang is coming back, I will arrange his clothes and bedding." Tang Wan's voice was gentle.

When mentioning his son, Tang's expression softened a little, "Okay, let's go see the old lady."

"Yes, mother." Logan was slightly relieved.

Li Jiaoniang frowned secretly, Tang Wan was obviously unwell and late, why did she lie and say to pack her clothes?

She is so weak, no wonder she is always bullied by her mother-in-law.

……

After lunch, the girls of the Lu family dispersed separately.

Tang Corporation and Logan also left one after another.

The old lady Lu smiled at Luo Cheng, "I want to talk to Jiaoniang, do you have any objection?"

Luo Cheng looked up at Jiao Niang, his eyes flickered, "Of course I have no objection, she is a junior, she should talk to her cousin and grandmother."

"Well, let's just say that. If you are bored, Luo Cheng, you can just walk around in the house. If you want to go outside, just tell Lu Ji to send someone to guide you." The old lady Lu smiled road.

Luo Cheng nodded and left.

The old lady Lu looked at Li Jiaoniang with gentle eyes, "I heard from them that your natal family is from the Li family in Longquan County?"

"Exactly." Li Jiaoniang nodded.

"Who are there in the family? What do you do for a living?"

"My parents died early, and I lived with my grandmother and aunt since I was a child. My uncle is now looking for a job in a small yamen in Lin'an. I don't know the specific job." Li Jiaoniang was telling the truth. She only knew that the second master of the Li family was a sixth-rank junior official.

"You are from Longquan, how did you come to Yunhe County?"

"Grandmother took me on a trip, and when I passed through Yunhe County, I got lost and was rescued by brother Luo Cheng. Because I was almost seventeen years old, and brother Luo Cheng was also twenty, I was checked by the village for marriage, so...we got married. "Li Jiaoniang looked up at Mrs. Lu.

The marriages of the poor farmers are all arranged hastily, will this old lady look down on her?

The old lady Lu nodded, and said kindly, "It turns out that it is like this. The two of you get together like this, as the old saying goes, a marriage of thousands of miles will be bound by a thread."

Li Jiaoniang could see that Mrs. Lu's expression did not look down on her marriage.Therefore, she said, "I think brother Luo Cheng is a good man, and he can take TOEFL for life. I really want to marry him."

"But your background is better than his, aren't you afraid to suffer along with him?" Old Madam Lu frowned slightly, looking at Li Jiaoniang.

Li Jiaoniang couldn't understand right now.

Ordinarily, Mrs. Lu is a relative of Luo Cheng, and she is regarded as a family member of her husband's family. If her husband's family asks her daughter-in-law if she is afraid of suffering?This is too strange to ask.

"As long as I'm with Brother Luo Cheng, I'm not afraid of suffering."

"Okay, then I'm relieved." Mrs. Lu looked at Li Jiaoniang lovingly for a while, and went to the back room. After a while, she came out with a small box in her hand, and said with a smile, "You are married, I haven't married you yet." Here’s a gift, this one is for you, take it.”

She handed the box to Li Jiaoniang's hand.

Li Jiaoniang looked up at Mrs. Lu with a look of surprise.

In her memory, this kind of red lacquer box is filled with jewelry, and this box is indeed heavy.

"Open it and have a look." Mrs. Lu said with a smile.

Li Jiaoniang glanced at her and opened it.

Sure enough, as she expected, there were many pearls, jade and gold objects inside.

All women's accessories.

Pearls were popular in the Song Dynasty, and this box also contains two strings of pearls and a small box of loose beads.

In addition, there are pearl earrings, pearl hairpins, and golden phoenix hairpins.There is also a big phoenix hairpin inlaid with colorful gems.

About two inches high.

"It's too expensive." Li Jiaoniang dared not accept it.

This box of gifts could be worth several thousand guan.

The Lu family has problems eating now, but they gave her thousands of gifts?

You don't get paid for nothing.

"No, no, you should take it. According to the customs of our family, when a bride comes to the door, she must receive such a gift." Old Madam Lu held Li Jiaoniang's hand and said in a deep voice deliberately, "Don't give it back to me."

Li Jiaoniang didn't know what to say.

Yes, the old lady insisted on giving it, so she reluctantly accepted it.

Anyway, she doesn't dare to use such gorgeous accessories now.

The old lady Lu was in a good mood, and called out to the people around her, "Come and have some tea, and I'll have a good chat with Jiaoniang."

"Yes, old lady."

Not long after, a set of exquisite tea sets was served.

Jin Xiu, the maid, stood at the table making tea.

The tea culture in the Song Dynasty reached its historical peak.

Just drinking tea is also quite particular.

Tea sets, tea leaves, the heat of the stove, the clothes of the tea maker, the incense burned in the house, and the instrumental music you listen to are all time-sensitive.

But right now, at home, the maid of the Lu family only made a few simple procedures to order tea.

Although the process has been reduced, the tea sets and tea leaves are still on the upper level.

The Lu family doesn't have much money now, they are extremely economical in food and clothing, but they don't use too much tea.

Li Jiaoniang suspected that this was not bought by the Lu family, it might be a gift from someone else.

Palm-sized dragon ball tea cakes now cost forty pieces.

Seeing Li Jiaoniang staring at Jin Xiu making tea with great interest, Mrs. Lu smiled slightly and said, "This is called some tea. You don't see many people in Yunhe County, right?"

Ordering tea, because of the complicated process and many requirements, is only popular among high-ranking officials and dignitaries. It is a blessing for the people to have a cup of coarse tea. How can there be a little tea?
However, Li Jiaoniang had learned it in her previous life, and she also saw it in this life when she was in the Li family.

"I've seen it a few times." Li Jiaoniang smiled slightly.

That is not right?

The old lady Lu said to Jin Xiu, "Please explain to Jiao Niang."

"Yes." Jin Xiu then talked about ordering tea.

Li Jiaoniang was open-minded and eager to learn, she listened, she smiled, it was no different from the modern tea ceremony.

Little thing, she will.

But she did not refute the old lady's kindness, and listened humbly.

With tea, there are naturally exquisite snacks.

Old lady Lu still asked Jin Xiu to explain the dim sum.

"Ladies from rich families don't have to cook by themselves, but there is one thing they must know, and that is making dim sum." The old lady Lu said again, "Jiao Niang, the dim sum made by Jinxiu is better than the five-flavored pastries on the street. Do even better, if you are free, follow along and learn."

"Yes." Li Jiaoniang still replied humbly.

Tell her to learn how to make dim sum?

Just kidding around the world, she has a hundred recipes for dim sum in her head. In her previous life, she knew how to make Western-style cakes, as well as all kinds of Chinese and Western-style pastries.

She still has to learn?

But Mrs. Lu was serious about teaching, she couldn't refute the old lady's kindness, so she listened patiently.

After learning some tea and recognizing the style of dim sum, Mrs. Lu asked someone to bring out the famous calligraphy and paintings hidden at home, as well as famous poems, and taught Li Jiaoniang how to appreciate them.

Then, he told her about embroidery work, how to arrange flowers, and how to mix perfume.

In short, Mrs. Lu told Li Jiaoniang all the things that the high school girls knew, and roughly taught them a little bit.

"Tomorrow, the old lady of the Shi family will invite me to enjoy tea at her house. This kind of gathering in the back house is always to bring the bride and girls from the house. I will take Seventh Miss to go with you." The old lady Lu said again .

Li Jiaoniang was taken aback, took her to the banquet?
"Don't be afraid, put on the best clothes and jewelry here, pick up a few pieces you like and wear them, and then just follow me." Mrs. Lu smiled, "No one will embarrass you you."

"Yes, cousin and grandmother."

After Li Jiaoniang left, Mrs. Lu heaved a long sigh.

Mother Zhu, the dowry beside her, said, "Why is the old lady sighing?"

Grandma Zhu knew everything about Mrs. Lu.

After Luo Cheng and his wife came to Yuezhou, the old lady kept frowning.

"Luo Cheng refused to admit his relatives, and said that he was willing to be a farmer for the rest of his life." The old lady Lu shook her head angrily, "Is this an angry statement, or a real decision? I can't tell. His current background is better. I mentioned his wife in this way, and I hope his daughter-in-law can persuade him when the time comes."

Madam Zhu said, "Ms. Li married Master Cheng just out of gratitude. If you take her to other high-ranking families for a while, she will recall the good life in the past. Why would she want to live a farm life? She will definitely marry Cheng." The young master complained. Master Cheng will definitely compromise. The old lady's idea is unmistakable."

The old lady Lu sighed, "I hope so."

……

Li Jiaoniang returned to Jinxiang Garden with the box in her hands.

Luo Cheng didn't go out, but sorted out the blank books that Li Jiaoniang had found in his room, planning to take some to find Lu You to copy poems.

Hearing Li Jiaoniang's cheerful laughter, he looked back and smiled, "Why are you so happy?"

"Of course I'm happy, I got rich." Li Jiaoniang smiled and put the box on the table, "Dangdang, look, what is this?"

"Where did it come from?" Luo Cheng raised his eyebrows and looked at her.

"My aunt and grandma gave it to me." Li Jiaoniang smiled, "Guess what's in it?"

"Didn't you say that you got rich?" Luo Cheng smiled and said, "I gave you a bank note?"

"No, no, the banknotes are so vulgar, they are gold and pearls and jade." Li Jiaoniang opened the box and showed Luo Cheng, "Isn't it pretty? She said that she would take me out tomorrow and asked me to wear it. But I'm afraid of losing it. I can’t bear it. If I lose a bead, I’ll feel bad, so why don’t I wear it, and I’m afraid that my aunt and grandma will be sad and say that I don’t value her gift, it’s really tangled.”

When Luo Cheng saw the big phoenix hairpin, his face changed slightly.

Mrs. Lu, she is not reconciled.

Seeing him looking at the jewelry in a daze, Li Jiaoniang blinked and asked, "Brother Luo Cheng, what's the matter?"

Luo Cheng smiled slightly, "It's nothing, I'm just surprised that my cousin and grandmother would give such an expensive gift."

"Say, do I want to wear jewelry to go out to the banquet?" Li Jiaoniang was in the box, picking and pulling jewelry, each piece was extremely exquisite.

She admires the aesthetics of the ancients.

"Dai, you can wear whatever you want."

"I like this pair of pearl earrings, as well as a golden hairpin and a pearl hairpin." Li Jiaoniang picked it up and showed it to Luo Cheng, "How about I wear these two? The others are too eye-catching."

Her clothes are not very gorgeous, they are too luxurious and don't match with the clothes, it looks like she is dressed up.

Too vulgar.

"These two are good."

"Then I'll put the rest away." Li Jiaoniang excitedly put away the jewelry.

She only took the three pieces and put them on the table, and tried them on in the mirror.

Luo Cheng's gaze darkened. Was it mother's jewelry from back then?

There are a few huge oriental beads in that box, it is impossible for the Lu family to have them.

That's a tribute.

The old lady Lu knew that he didn't want it, so she changed her way to let Li Jiaoniang take it?
……

At half past afternoon, Nanny Zhou, who was sent by Li Jiaoniang to inquire about news, came.

As soon as she entered the courtyard door, she said happily, "Master Cheng, Mrs. Cheng, the third young master is back."

Li Jiaoniang was bored waiting, and immediately asked happily, "Did you just come back?"

"Yes, I came to tell Master Hai and Mrs. Hai when I saw him go to Qingfengyuan."

just came back...

Li Jiaoniang rested her chin, the young couple parted and reunited, it would be bad if she disturbed her, let's go later.

"I see. Go get busy, Mother Zhou. Brother Luo Cheng and I will visit third cousin in a while."

"Okay, then I'll go to work." Nanny Zhou left.

Luo Cheng looked at her with a funny smile, "Jiaoniang, do you really plan to ask third cousin to write dozens of poetry collections?"

"A lot?" Li Jiaoniang looked at him with raised eyebrows.

"Well, a lot, you'll scare him." Luo Cheng nodded and frowned, "I asked Uncle Lu, he hasn't written poems for a few years, and there aren't many good poems left, so you let him write sixty poems. Book?"

At this time, Lu You was only in his early twenties, and it was indeed difficult for him to write sixty books.

Li Jiaoniang smiled and said, "He couldn't write it, so he copied what I recited." Anyway, it was written by Lu You later.

It was written decades in advance and copied in a notebook. How can future generations tell whether he copied it when he was young or sorted it out when he was old?
Luo Cheng looked at her, "Didn't you say, let him compose poems? Why is it copying again?"

"Oh, it's not important, it's just what he wrote."

Luo Cheng was dissatisfied, "Jiaoniang, my handwriting is better than his."

Li Jiaoniang was funny, "It's useless, no matter how beautiful your handwriting is, it's worthless." Damn you, your name is not in the history books of later generations.

You write a car is also a pile of waste.

Luo Cheng looked at her resentfully, "Jiao Niang, I'm so sad when you say that about me."

Li Jiaoniang was taken aback, ouch, what a shame, I spoke too harshly just now.

She stretched out her hand to pinch Luo Cheng's face, hugged Luo Cheng and coaxed, "It's not that I despise your handwriting, it's those who don't know what to say. There is a bookseller in Longquan County, and I don't know where I found out that Lu You's handwriting Well done, it will be worth money in the future, so I can buy Lu You's writing from others. I can see Lu You, why don't I ask him to write more, so that I can sell it for money?"

She talked nonsense to coax Luo Cheng.

　Fix the typo tomorrow morning
　　
　
(End of this chapter)