Rebirth of the Lin family's wife

Chapter 15

Early the next morning, elder brother Hui and sister-in-law Hui went out with their brothers and sisters-in-law.

Hui Yimei went to the main room. After having breakfast with her mother, she was about to go back to her room when the butler suddenly walked in hastily.

"Old lady, I just received an urgent telegram from the second master from Beiping, please have a look..." The housekeeper respectfully presented a telegram.

Hui Yimei took the telegram from the housekeeper and handed it to her mother.

Huimu said, "I don't have good eyesight, so read it."

Hui Yimei opened the telegram in the envelope.

Second brother Hui said in the telegram that he would arrive at the county seat early tomorrow morning with his distinguished guests, and asked his family to prepare a car to pick them up at the county railway station;

After Hui Yimei finished reading in a low voice, Hui's mother frowned, and even forgot to pinch the Buddhist beads in her hand.

The mother and daughter exchanged a look.

What kind of distinguished guest made Brother Hui so nervous?
Originally, the second elder brother Hui had already made an agreement with the family, but this time his mother was married as a birthday girl, and he didn't come because he was busy... But why, the second sister-in-law Hui stepped into the old house, and the second elder brother Hui was in a hurry Starting from Peiping on the back foot?
So, it must have been an emergency.

There is no doubt that the second brother Hui is the most important figure in the Hui family.

Since the second brother Hui is so nervous, it proves that the visitor must have a very high status, and he must not be neglected...

Mother Hui pondered for a moment and said, "Housekeeper, hurry up and take someone to clean up the house... move the things of the second wife who lives on the second floor on the east to the second floor on the west, and then move the things of the third wife who lives on the second floor to the west. It was transcribed...to the west wing of my house..."

Mother Hui ordered, but the housekeeper nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, Mother Hui turned her head and said to Hui Yimei, "You can clean up the room on the second floor of the east... After all, you are a person who has stayed abroad, and your knowledge is better than their countrymen... If there is anything missing in the house, you will be fine. It doesn't matter, don't be afraid to spend money, let them buy it quickly. Butler, you can buy whatever you want, don't come back to me..."

Hui Yimei and the butler agreed in unison.

It would take time for the butler to send someone to clean up the second floor, so Hui Yimei went back to her room first.

Aside from the fact that there will be distinguished guests at home, she is more concerned about the result of the negotiation between the brothers and sisters-in-law at the Lin family today... So even after returning to the room, sister Hui Yi was a little restless, and kept walking in the room walk around.

After a while, the housekeeper sent someone to inform her that the things of the second wife on the second floor on the east floor had been removed, and asked the lady to go and have a look at the house...

Hui Yimei took Xiaohong to the second floor of the east.

It can be said that apart from Hui Yimei's single small building, the east second floor is the house with the best orientation, the largest and the best view in Huizhai; there is a spacious master bedroom on the east second floor. It consists of three rooms, a small study, and a shared toilet and bathroom.

Hui Yimei went straight into the bathroom.

The bathroom is also spacious, with a large wooden basin leaning against the wall on one side, which should be used for bathing; and a red-painted wooden toilet on the other side.

Although the bathroom is clean and clean, there is no peculiar smell; but Hui Yimei still feels that it is too simple.

She sent someone to call the butler over.

In country Z now, flush toilets have just emerged in Beiping, Shanghai and other places; but Chuyun Town, located in a small county in Jiangsu and Anhui, does not yet have such technology.However, there is a large bathtub.

Hui Yimei asked the housekeeper to send someone to the county to buy three new bathtubs. In order not to let the housekeeper buy the wrong one, she specially drew the shape of the long oval bathtub with a pen and paper, and followed the way she studied in England Then, she wrote down the approximate size of the big bathtub; then, she wrote down a series of item lists and made a list—for example, twenty white fine velvet towels, ten bundles of high-quality toilet paper, etc. , ten glass vases of any size, ten pieces of soap, two large framed mirrors, plain satin five feet wide and seven feet long cost ten yuan, because I don’t know whether the guest is a man or a woman, so I simply choose men’s and women’s silk Four sets of dressing gowns and bathrobes...etc.

Hui Yimei is also somewhat selfish.

The bathroom in my house is also a bit crude. I bought three large bathtubs, and I happened to put one on the east second floor, one in my own house, and one in my mother's room...

Even if she is very likely to be forced to leave home soon, she should still enjoy the ten days.

The housekeeper was afraid of accidents, so he simply took the list and took someone to the county town to go shopping; Hui Yimei took Xiaohong and continued to wander around the second floor of the east.

She walked around on the second floor of the east, and she probably had an idea in her mind, and then she asked Xiaohong to report to her mother, saying that she was going to visit the warehouse.Soon, the old mother beside Hui's mother came and led Hui Yimei to the warehouse.

As soon as she entered the small warehouse, Hui Yimei's eyes widened.

I have to say that in the past few years, under the management of elder brother Hui and sister-in-law Hui, the family has indeed become richer; this small warehouse is full of all kinds of things...

Hui Yimei went to pick out the bedding first.

She chose a set of hand-embroidered silk sheets, duvet covers and pillowcases with magpies on branches in apricot; a white gauze mosquito net embroidered with caterpillars; a set of bright red lacquerware components, including vases and boxes; Seventy percent new gray cardigan cushions and some quaint woodcarving decorations.

The old mother was busy registering and making books, and directed the servants to carry all the things that Huiyi picked up to the second floor on the east.

Hui Yimei took Xiao Hong to the small garden, picked a few pots of elegant orchids and cymbidium with flower bones, and ordered the maid who took care of the flowers to move the flowers she selected into beautiful and small flower pots and then asked the maid to go to the market to buy some potted roses with buds and put them in the greenhouse next to the kitchen. Fresh petals need to be collected at any time when the distinguished guests check in...

After finishing all this work, she simply went to her mother's room to rest for a while, until the servants came to report that all the things had been moved to the second floor of the east, just waiting to be placed and decorated.

Hui Yimei took Xiao Hong to the east second floor again.

After instructing the servants to put all the things that should be put in place, an elegant and simple room is almost tidied up... I saw beautiful orchids hanging under the window; and other things; on the table are two gorgeous lacquer boxes containing black and white chess pieces...

Xiao Hong praised, "So I have been here before on the second floor of the east, but the lady cleaned it up like this... It looks completely different from before, just like the house where immortals live! Miss, you clean up our room too Clean it up!"

Hui Yimei smiled, but said nothing.

It's not that she doesn't want to clean up, but that she's not in the mood.

This home, to her, is a cage.She only wanted to escape every minute, so she didn't have the time to clean up the house!
Although the bedroom has been tidied up, the butler has not returned from the county town to buy a bathtub, so Hui Yimei had to leave the place for the big bathtub, and ordered the servants to bring in a table and leave the place for the framed mirror Come out, and then hang orchids by the window, and put flowers in vases on the table...

After the housekeeper bought back what she wanted, the house was almost finished.

There was a sudden uproar in the yard.

Hui Yimei vaguely heard the angry voice of fourth brother Hui...

As soon as her heart tightened, she couldn't care about anything else, and hurried down from the second floor on the east with her skirt in her hand, heading straight for the main room.

When Hui Yimei rushed into the mother's main room, the brothers and sisters-in-law were standing or sitting in front of Hui's mother, discussing enthusiastically... Maybe it was because Hui Yimei was not there, so the brothers and sisters The sister-in-laws don't have to worry about her face in person, and their words are much more straightforward.

The third sister-in-law Hui said, "Mother, we are so angry today! You don't know... At the Lin family, the fourth younger brother and sister pretended to ask Mrs. Lin, saying that a woman named Bai came to the door and said she belonged to Zichang." Wife, and two children with Zichang... Guess what Mrs. Lin said, she said... It's nothing! Someone must be trying to blackmail... She also said that Zichang is waiting now Our little sister is coming in!"

Hui Sisao was even more furious, "Mother! When we were talking to Mrs. Lin, the outer room still ran over to bring us tea and water in a grandiose way! And... when we left, she still Satisfied, she took out her son and showed us... Mother! Tell me, she is so crazy!"

Mother Hui said in a deep voice, "Okay, you two, be quiet, my brain hurts from arguing... Boss, what does the Lin family say?"

Brother Hui said, "My third brother and my fourth brother asked Mr. Lin Er directly, but he didn't deny it, he just kept saying that he would not let that woman surnamed Bai cross Minglu... I asked him how to deal with it." That woman, Master Lin Er said, those children are the flesh and blood of the Lin family after all, there is absolutely no reason to live outside, but this woman can get away with money..."

Brother Hui took a breath, and then said, "We told Mr. Lin Er one by one about my younger sister's conditions. Although Mr. Lin didn't say anything...but I'm watching, I'm afraid this matter will have to be left alone in the end. Mrs. Lin made up her mind."

Hui Sisao murmured, "That person surnamed Bai obviously lives in the Lin family, and Mrs. Lin still played sloppy with us, saying that Lin Zichang has no concubine... You know, she just wants to protect that woman!"

Fourth brother Hui glared at his wife, and said in a low voice, "If you don't know how to speak, just say a few words!"

The room fell silent.

Mother Hui was also a little annoyed.

She has dealt with the Lin family all her life, and she knows that Mrs. Lin is a person who likes to take Joe; but the Hui family is no longer what it used to be.

Mother Hui didn't speak for a long time.

However, everyone saw that she was pinching the prayer beads in her hand very quickly...

After pondering for a long time, Hui's mother said, "Let's wait a few more days until I finish my birthday. If they don't deal with the outer room, and don't send a letter to say how to deal with it, then you can tell the outside world about me." I'm sick, I don't want Wu Ya to get married, I want to keep her for a few more years... Let's see what the Lin family says."

This time, the Hui family nodded in unison.

Hui Yimei, who was leaning against the door, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the Lin family wants to have it both ways.

But Cai Cai's mother's attitude also showed that before the Lin family did not handle this issue well, the wedding next month would most likely not be possible; that is to say, at least she was safe until the Lin family expressed their opinion.

At this time, Mother Hui had already seen her daughter, so she waved to her and said, "Wu Ya, come here! Is the room on the second floor on the east side cleaned up?"

Hui Yi raised her eyebrows and walked over to her mother, and replied, "It's a little bit close... But we can't pack it all until the housekeeper buys the things back..."

Clean up the house?

Aunt Hui was a little surprised.

Mother Hui hugged her daughter and explained to her sons and daughters-in-law, "You just left this morning, and the second child sent an urgent telegram... saying that he will bring a distinguished guest over early in the morning, and ask the family to clean up the house and send a car Pick it up... I see that time is running out, so let them clean up first..."

The second sister-in-law Hui was taken aback, and said in surprise, "I didn't hear him say that before! Besides, their ministry is conducting a census of administrative affairs at this moment, and it's the time when people are on their backs, so they agreed not to come back. But we just stepped out of Peiping , he hastily chased after him?"

Mother Hui said, "Second is a decent person, I'm afraid that distinguished guest is not small... For the second's house, I asked someone to move your things to the second floor on the west. I'm afraid only the second will recognize this distinguished guest. You and the second Living on the second floor on the west, it is more convenient to accompany the distinguished guests. For the third family, your things have been moved to the east wing room by my side, so you two can spend more time with me! For the elders, I have already asked Wuya to clean up The room on the second floor on the east... It's just that she is a girl's house, and she hasn't been back for several years, so go and see what else is missing on the second floor on the east..."

Everyone responded in unison.

Mother Hui thought for a long time, and then said, "...You mothers, restrain the children, don't make too much noise during the day and night..."

Everyone answered yes in unison.

However, Huimu's tense attitude infected everyone, and everyone couldn't help but start to speculate...

Who is that distinguished guest?
(End of this chapter)