However, the snow had just melted and the temperature was still very cold. After Wang Rong was properly dressed, she walked into her grandmother's courtyard to greet them. Lady Jiao had to sit in a sedan chair carried by a stout woman no more than two courtyards away, while Wang Rong felt dizzy from the sedan chair. She could only walk in her own house, but she did not wrap her feet around it.
Just as the old lady was about to get up, Wang Rong He entered with a warm body and combed her hair. The old lady touched her hand immediately, feeling relieved when she knew that her palm was warm. Did you wet your shoes? "
"No. The servant was very attentive in sweeping away the snow, and did not get any water stains along the way. " Wang Rong He said.
The old lady looked back and saw that she was dressed in a white fox-lined dress, with a homely maidservant tied up in a bun and a pearl hairpin. "It was pretty, but it was clean." This bead is too small for you. Qian Yao, go to my storehouse and get that set of East Pearl Head.
"Grandmother." Wang Rong smiled and waved her hand, "Dongzhu is such a good thing, how can you only let me have it?" My stepmother was not a generous person.
"Then keep it, give me Bao'er's makeup when she marries, does she keep it for herself or not?" The old lady clapped her hands, "I have a set of rice beads in my storehouse. The price of rice beads is not high, but it is extremely complex and delicate. Show them to a lady for her to try." Wang Wei had exterminated the sea bandits early on, and the spoils of war were plentiful enough to be in the old lady's warehouse.
Wang Rong let the old lady dress her up, and when she was done, she shook her neck, feeling as if she had gained more than two pounds.
As the grandfather and grandson talked and laughed, the household's head, Wang Wei, as well as the Lady Cui, came over together with their remaining children. Wang Wei coveted her mother's filial piety. In the capital, he would eat breakfast with his family in her grandmother's courtyard everyday. The eldest son and second son were already married, and their family could be considered to be flourishing with branches and leaves. Perhaps he was born into a martial arts background, so he didn't care much about Cheng Zhu's philosophy. It was fine for a man and a woman to stick to each other, but they wouldn't necessarily separate.
Lady Cui had some complaints about this.
Wang Wei was Yu Yao's man, after his father died, he inherited his father's inheritance from the Imperial Guard's Hundred Families, he was very capable and astute, the bandits in the Jiang Zhe region were always in chaos, Wang Wei had repeatedly performed strange deeds, rising to the level of a 1000 households, he was transferred to the capital to be appointed as an official. Having been in business for more than ten years, he was now able to set up a four-way residence in the Imperial City. His family could also lead a wealthy life.
Wang Wei's wife was a Zhang family member of the Imperial Guard. He had three sons for him, but died three days after giving birth to his daughter, causing Wang Wei to be extremely saddened. For the sake of his young son's death, he married a new wife one month later, and the new wife, Lady Cui, was the daughter of an impoverished High Scholar.
Wang Wei was around forty years old this year, and because he had been practicing martial arts all year, his figure was still healthy. Lady Cui was walking right next to him. She was wearing a purplish-red pea jacket and a black horse mask dress. Her facial features were barely visible when she was young, but the wrinkles on her forehead and tail spoke of her seriousness.
Wang Wei had three sons behind him, all of them were at least his height, they were similar to Wang Wei as they followed behind a wall, and the daughter-in-law behind them were all covered up.
Behind Lady Cui were naturally Wang Zhixi and Wang Fuchang, who were dressed in the new clothes for the hundred butterflies [1]. Wang Zhixi's figure was graceful, her waist was wrapped in a jade belt, and her bloated winter attire could also reveal her elegance. Her raven temples, her oval face, long eyebrows, phoenix-like eyes, small yet perky nose, and lips that did not point to red …
Wang Fuchang's facial features were somewhat similar to Wang Zhixi's, but the difference was twenty to thirty percent.
After greeting each other, Wang Fuchang curiously asked, "Why isn't big sister wearing new red clothes today? I'm wearing the same clothes as second sister, it's so strange that Dugu dressed differently."
"Whatever the girl takes out, I'll wear it. It seems like I was wrong." Wang Rong smiled and said, "When I go back, I'll change it. The sisters are all wearing the same clothes, it's so joyous to be standing together. It would make Grandmother, Father, and Mother happy."
"Let's eat." the old lady said. She beckoned her only great-grandson forward and sat beside her.
Everyone sat around a large table, separated by the table. There were four burly men and women in the house, and there were cakes piled high on the table. There were also various dishes and congee soup for the women.
Wang Yaliang raised his head and ate the Soup Dumplings as if he was drinking medicine. The Old Granny said to Wang Wei, "Does Ol 'Three look good without a wife? Have you seen his marriage yet?"
"This brat is currently in the Golden Crow Guard. I have to climb to the position of a general before I can go out and talk about marriage." Wang Wei said, he then said to Wang Yaliang, "You go and serve yourself snacks, I will use my strength later on, make sure you are sturdy and sturdy."
"Second Bro only got married last year. Third Bro can just delay it for another year." The Lady Cui said, "It will be difficult to arrange continuous marriages." The first few children were not her own flesh and blood. She said that if a daughter-in-law gets married, it won't even be her place to decide. Thus, she wasted her time.
"The children are close to this age, they should have had this kind of awareness a long time ago. The money for the wedding was already prepared a long time ago. " The old lady said doubtfully, "Now that the girls have grown up, they have wives. With so many people helping you, you still say it's hard."
Old Mrs. Zhang said, "Back then, because his father's health was not good, the Zhang family was afraid to delay the marriage between his brother and sister. Within a year, they married their younger brother and his wife and sent them to his aunt, and I served him wholeheartedly. It was all thanks to her that I was able to concentrate on taking care of his father.
Lady Cui clenched her teeth to the point that they were about to shatter, but she could only reveal a smile, "Then I'll arrange it." This was what was going on with Sine. He could not escape the fate of comparing him with his original body. But no matter how long it was, the Lady Cui could not adapt to it.
"What's the rush? Even the new bride isn't home right now." the old lady said.
After the meal, they separated. The men wanted to go out, and the women had a lot of things to do at home. Wang Rong and the old lady had asked Lady Cui to bring her along as his butler when they were twelve. Since this young lady's age was similar, Lady Cui would bring her along. Of course, this did not exclude the fact that her eldest daughter's wife had also entered the house at that time. The so-called learning from the butler was just sitting on both sides of the Lady Cui, watching her manage the affairs of the family.
The day that the eldest son's wife, the Lady Zeng, saw that Wang Rong didn't want to take care of her son today was also a day that she didn't want to take care of him, so she gently pushed her son to Wang Rong's side, "Go to aunt's place and learn how to write. When mother is done, she will come and pick you up."
Wang Yuqing obediently walked to Wang Rong's side. "Just write a few straight notes." Lady Zeng said that she had heard her husband say that her sister-in-law's calligraphy was good, especially cursive calligraphy. However, the most important thing for a child to learn how to write is to write horizontally and horizontally.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. I saved it." Wang Rong He said. He held Wang Yuqing's hand and walked into his own yard.
Yuan Xiao had dinner earlier than usual. The Wang family also had a garden, a artificial lake, and a pavilion on the lake. Although the sparrow was small, it had everything. The pavilion was called the Viewing Tide Pavilion. The four sides of the pavilion were equipped with glass windows to enjoy the view. The tables inside were arranged in a concave shape. There were many delicacies placed on them, but they were still divided into two sides.
The old lady loved to listen to plays and even invited a small theater to sing on the naturally formed stage in the middle of the table. The old lady didn't like to listen to people chasing after her character. She liked to listen to a person's play. As long as that person continued to sing, she would only listen to that person's play. The Lady Cui did not complain, it was not like they did not have money. Every time they invited a show, they would only invite that person.
The next time the old lady wanted to listen to a show, she would only invite that person over.
Wang Zhixi, on the other hand, was dressed in pink satin embroidered peonies at night, appearing even more pure and beautiful, attracting tender affection from others. She had never liked red, so she changed her clothes to a pink one. She thought that Wang Rong might not be able to change her clothes, but Wang Rong was a person who was afraid of trouble. Who knew that she would actually change into a hundred plates of the red brocade that she was wearing tonight? Wang Fuchang had exchanged them with her elder sister, and this was also the difference between the clothes that she wore and the ones that she was wearing on her own.
Wang Wei said to the Lady Cui when he saw it, "What are the two of you doing? Was it targeted? I'll have to go out and look at the lights later. I'll go change my clothes. "
The Lady Cui was unwilling to accept this. "Then why didn't you let her change when you saw me earlier?
"Didn't you make the same clothes for the children just for this time? The same clothes when you go out." Wang Wei said, "The big girl wears them at home in the morning. At night, she knows to switch them back, and she knows to behave when she sees the occasion. Second Girl, Third Girl, originally they wanted to put on their clothes properly, do they have any objections? "
Lady Cui was unwilling, Wang Wei said, "Forget about eating, later when we go out and look at the lights, bring them back for me, so that our neighbors won't see us as jokes."