There is a Wangfu wife at home

Chapter 273 Luo Cheng's Father (Part [-])
"What do you look like? Tsk——, you really have shallow eyelids, Hongzhu, do you still use less of my moisturizer? How dare you care about the radish cream you bought from the countryside? It smells bad. How dare you care about this Plant something?" Miss Lu Qi raised her chin with a proud and disgusted expression.

This expression is the same as Tang's.

As expected, like a mother, like a daughter.

Miss Lu Qi is only 13 years old, and the little girl comes from a noble family, so she will inevitably be arrogant.

Li Jiaoniang smiled lightly and ignored her.

Miss Lu Qi muttered to herself for a long time, but when she realized that Li Jiaoniang was ignoring her, she was bored, so she shut up.

Jin Xiu came over at this moment, and said with a smile, "Mrs. Biao, Miss Seven, breakfast is ready."

"What are you eating this morning?" Miss Lu Qi immediately smiled again and ran to the table.

What a child, when he heard about eating, he immediately changed his face.

Li Jiaoniang shook her head funny.

Jin Xiu smiled and said, "There are not many people eating today, only Miss Seven, the old lady and Mrs. Biao have breakfast. There is only red bean porridge, beef soup buns, fried dried fish, ham and cabbage."

Just now, Luo Cheng was sent by the Tang family to handle some errands. Luo Cheng and Steward Lu went to the village outside the city, and the two would go out for dinner.

Tang seldom had breakfast with the old lady, so he wouldn't come.

The old lady told Tang Wan not to come and wait on her, but to just stay and rest in her yard.

Lu You didn't go to the academy, so he would naturally accompany Tang Wan in the academy.

The other girls in the Lu family are of the younger generation, and they only come to the room on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year or when there are guests.

Normally, they would stay in their own courtyard to have breakfast, and then go to Lu's school to attend classes.

Today is not an important day, and the old lady didn't send them to come. Naturally, the three younger girls don't have to come.

Everyone walked to the big round table, and Mrs. Lu was already sitting there.

She smiled and said, "It's just the three of us having dinner this morning. Let's eat. Let's go to Shi's house." Then she looked at Li Jiaoniang and said with a smile, "The clothes Jiaoniang is wearing today Looks good, um, and the hair is well combed."

A light blue skirt with an apricot top and a ginger shawl.

On the hem and collar of the skirt, there are embroidered crabapple flowers in dark patterns.

It looks like winter jasmine in early spring.

"I'm still worried that the color scheme won't look good." Li Jiaoniang said with a smile, "I asked the embroiderer in Yunhe County to make the color I picked."

"The embroiderer from Yunhe County? What good flowers can you embroider?" Miss Lu Qi pursed her lips.

The old lady Lu took a look at her and objected, "Qiniang, don't say that. In this world, there may be a big man in the old Tokyo city living in a deep mountain and old forest. There are also royal figures in Yunhe County."

Li Jiaoniang was surprised, "Oh, I lived there for half a year, and I never heard of it."

Miss Lu Qi was also curious, and looked at the old lady Lu, "Grandmother, really? Who is it?"

"Hmph, they are going to live in seclusion, will they tell you?" Mrs. Lu said in a deep voice, "What I mean is, don't underestimate others casually, be careful of slapping your face."

Li Jiaoniang agrees with this statement, there are people beyond people, there is heaven beyond the sky, if a person who is too proud bumps into a reclusive expert, his face will be slapped painfully.

For example, Qi Dong's family bumped into her, a person with a different eye.

As a result, I stumbled.

"Let's eat. After we finish eating, we'll go out." Mrs. Lu looked at everyone and said.

The Lu family is a scholarly family, and they have always paid attention to rules.

Eat without talking, sleep without talking, they did a good job.

When Li Jiaoniang had dinner with Mrs. Lu for the first time, she found that the old lady had been staring at her, as if she was looking for her fault.

What a joke, she doesn't understand the rules, so she has lived two lives in vain.

After a meal, the performance of her and Luo Cheng made the Lu family very satisfied.

Today's breakfast is very simple.

However, the chefs of the Lu family are very skilled.

Although it is just a simple bun, it is filled with delicious soup and delicious beef in the thin skin.

After eating two beef soup dumplings and a small bowl of red bean porridge, Li Jiaoniang was already full.

"I'm done eating." She rinsed her mouth and waited for Mrs. Lu and Miss Lu Qi.

According to the etiquette, the person who finishes eating first is not allowed to leave and must accompany the table.

Miss Lu Qi glanced at her, moved all the remaining soup dumplings in front of her, ate them heartily, and chewed on the ham.

What a gluttonous girl.

Ordinarily, the Lu family is not fat, and this girl Lu Qi is not fat either, but she was born round and round.

Like a glutinous glutinous rice ball.

Apart from her love of staring at people, she is also a lovely little girl.

Li Jiaoniang held the tea bowl and watched her eat with interest, watching her getting fatter and fatter.

The old lady Lu had finished eating. When she looked up, she found that Miss Lu Qi was still eating. She said with a sullen face, "Okay, are you going to eat the plates and bowls too? The way you eat..."

She shook her head, not knowing what to say.

"The last time Luo's family met you, they just disliked you for being too fat. Why did you forget?"

"They despise me, but I still despise them? Hmph, they look like old men, so ugly!" Miss Lu Qi muttered dissatisfiedly, and finished eating another piece of ham.

Li Jiaoniang tugged on La Jinxiu's sleeve and asked her in a low voice, "What's going on with the Luo family?"

She came to Lu's house for a few days, and all the servants in the house gave gifts.

Although Li Jiaoniang's rewards are less than those given by other big families, they are only five or ten coins each time.

However, the Lu family is short of money now, so they don't tip their servants except during Chinese New Year and holidays, and usually don't tip a penny.

Now that Li Jiaoniang is here, she rewards everyone she meets. Comparing the two, Li Jiaoniang is more generous than the masters of the Lu family.

Because of this, all the servants in the Lu family have a good impression of her.

Because of this, Jin Xiu said in a low voice, "There is someone who is going to match Seventh Miss, and it is the Luo family."

It turned out that this was the case, Li Jiaoniang understood.

The Luo family disliked Seventh Girl for being too fat and edible.

After the Jin soldiers came, most of these old high-ranking households had only empty shells. Inside, they were poorer than those peasant households outside the city.

The poor earn three pennies a year and can save two pennies.

But wealthy families want face, and they have to pretend to be rich when they go out.If you earn a hundred dollars a month, you can save a million dollars by the end of the month, which is considered amazing.

Where is there money to reward servants?
Of course I wouldn't marry a daughter-in-law who can eat and pays special attention to food and clothing.

Can't afford it.

……

After breakfast, Mrs. Lu took Li Jiaoniang and Miss Lu Qi out.

Her purpose, one is to let Li Jiaoniang learn more, and persuade Luo Cheng to live in the city and recognize her relatives.Second, for Miss Lu Qi to meet her in-laws.

The other three younger girls are only about ten years old, and the younger one is only five years old, and it is still early to find a husband's family.

Seventh girl is already 13 years old, and she will be fourteen after the new year. This in-law's family is uncertain, and if it is delayed, she will become an old girl.

It would be a joke if the girl from another family left the court at the age of 15 and Miss Lu Qi was still looking for her husband's house at the age of 15.

The Lu family has two carriages, one belongs to Mrs. Lu, and the other belongs to Mrs. Tang.

Although Li Jiaoniang also rushed to a carriage, but she was a guest, and she would definitely not use her when she went out as a guest.

When Mrs. Lu went out, she brought the big girl Jin Xiu, and Miss Lu Qi followed Hong Zhu.

Three masters and two servants came to Shi's house in the city in a carriage.

The Shi family is also a big family.

The status is comparable to that of the Lu family. In the past, he was an important minister in the court, but now he does not serve in the court.

The only difference is that both Mr. Shi and Mr. Shi are still alive. Although the two have retired and returned to their hometowns, they can still walk around with the officials in the court.

This point is unmatched by the Lu family.

Tang also agreed that Mrs. Lu would often visit the Shi family in order to pave the way for her three sons' careers.

On the carriage, Mrs. Lu told Li Jiaoniang about the family background of the Shi family.

"Master Shi, he was Duke Ning's benefactor back then. When you go to the Shi family, you must be considerate when you meet the Shi family." Mrs. Lu looked at Li Jiaoniang and said seriously.

Li Jiaoniang asked, "Grandmother, who is Ning Guogong?" What does it have to do with her?
The old lady Lu was startled, and realized later that Luo Cheng had never told Li Jiaoniang about his life experience.

Of course Li Jiaoniang didn't know that Ning Guogong was Luo Cheng's father.

The old lady Lu's eyes flickered, she looked at the pearl hairpin on Li Jiaoniang's head, and she made up a topic and said, "Luo Cheng's grandfather, when he was young, used to work in Duke Ning's house. Now, the Shi family paid to escort Luo Cheng's family to the south, this is a great favor, you have to remember."

It turned out that this was the case, Li Jiaoniang suddenly understood.

"The grace of saving life will be repaid by the spring." Li Jiaoniang smiled, "Don't worry, cousin and grandmother, I will remember this matter."

The old lady Lu said again, "The Shi family has a chrysanthemum garden. The garden is huge, and there are dozens of kinds of chrysanthemums in it. The flowers are of different colors and poses. The Shi family holds a chrysanthemum banquet every year. Today they specially invite us to go, presumably There will be many guests. Jiao Niang, you have to behave well and don't lose Luo Cheng's face."

Li Jiaoniang remembered that there were many fun activities at the banquets in the Song Dynasty, but I don't know what will be played at the Shi family's flower viewing banquet today?
She then asked, "Cousin, grandma, will there be a competition?"

The old lady Lu smiled and said, "Of course."

Miss Lu Qi rolled her eyes at the side, "If you are afraid, don't go, lest you make people laugh."

Li Jiaoniang snorted softly, "I won't..."

thump—

At this time, the carriage was hit by something and shook violently.

She interrupted Li Jiaoniang's words.

Miss Lu Qi bumped her head against the wall of the carriage and cried out in pain, "Ouch—"

The old lady Lu couldn't sit still, she fell forward following her inertia.

The two girls, Jin Xiu and Hong Zhu, were so frightened that they both went to pull her, "Old lady? Be careful—"

Li Jiaoniang was quick and grabbed the old lady with both hands, preventing her from falling to the ground.

Fortunately, the carriage stopped.

Miss Lu Qi was furious, stomping her feet and scolding the old driver, "Old Luo, how did you drive the car? The old lady almost fell down, and I hit a big bump on my head!"

Jin Xiu also asked the coachman, "What's going on? What happened outside? What did you hit?"

Old Luo sighed, "Old lady, Miss Seven, we collided with other carriages."

Someone outside the car yelled loudly, "Which family are you from? Are you blind? Didn't see a car approaching, and you still drove so fast? If you can't hit it, can you afford it?"

"What are you talking about? It was obviously our carriage that entered this alley, and you were the ones who rushed into the lane, and you bumped into our carriage!" Old Luo said loudly, not to be outdone.

"You are the one who grabs the road, I go straight, you turn the corner!"

"But I'm going first!"

Outside, they were arguing endlessly.

"Jin Xiu, go and have a look, no matter which one it is, let them pass first, and tell Lao Luo to back off." Old lady Lu said in a deep voice.

"Yes, old lady." Jin Xiu replied.

She lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage.

"Old Luo, the old lady said, let them go first, we will back off."

"Ah? This..." Lao Luo sighed reluctantly, and backed the carriage.

"Hey, I don't know which ruined family dared to snatch the Wang family's carriage." Outside, the driver of the opposite carriage snorted proudly.

Li Jiaoniang picked up the curtain and looked out, only to see a gorgeous big carriage outside.

It was colliding with Lu's carriage.

The carriage is not only more gorgeous than the Lu family's, but also wider.

The driver was a middle-aged man with an arrogant expression.

The clothes are also more gorgeous than those of the Lu family.

When Li Jiaoniang lifted the curtain to look, the people in the other carriage also lifted the curtain to look.

It was a young girl, about sixteen or seventeen years old, not outstanding in appearance, but gorgeously dressed, with noble looks in her eyebrows and eyes.

(End of this chapter)