61. Smile(1/2)
He Zijin really felt that although Mrs. He’s idea was a hindsight, it was also very useful. The obvious manifestation was that since Mrs. He took her to show her status in front of Aunt Chen in front of the three sisters of the Chen family, Chen Erniu obviously became much more enthusiastic about He Zijin.
Here I want to talk about the three girls in the Chen family, not sisters from the same room. Chen Daniu is the eldest daughter of Chen Dalang, the house of Chen's parents. She has an older brother, which is said to be Chen Zhi. There is a younger brother named Chen Xing. Chen Zhi and Chen Xing are all in school and are rare on weekdays. Chen Erniu and Chen Sanniu are the children of Chen Erlang, the second wife. Chen Erlang now has only two daughters and no son. Because of this, Aunt Chen has never liked Chen Erma. Chen Sanlang has a son, Chen Fang, who just started his studies last year. Chen Silang's family has a daughter, Chen Siniu, who is younger than He Zijin, but she is only three years old, and has a son, Chen Yuan, who is still in her infancy, so it can be ignored for the time being.
There are many children in the Chen family, but those who go to school are too young and are often too young to deal with each other. The most common one is the three sisters who attend classes together.
When He Zijin first came, Chen Daniu treated her as a younger brother to take care of her. Chen Erniu and Chen Sanniu did not care about her. Later, He Zijin was disgusted with malt sugar and was shocked. It can be seen that although it was a small class with only four people, He Zijin's popularity was not very good. Fortunately, she was old-fashioned and would not be as knowledgeable as these children. But now everything is different.
Chen Erniu suddenly became close to He Zijin. One day after school, Chen Erniu brought a pack of snacks for He Zijin and said, "I made Poria cake in the kitchen yesterday. I heard that Poria is a nourishing thing. My uncle and grandmother are old. I told my grandmother today that I asked her to make some more in the kitchen. You can take it for my grandmother to eat."
He Zijin thanked him and went to Aunt Chen to thank him. He took the snacks home to see Old Madam He. Old Madam He opened the pretzel, picked up a piece of Poria cake and smelled it. It smelled milky. He took a bite and asked, "What is Poria?"
He Zijin is actually not very clear about it. However, she has seen Dream of Red Mansions, and the Grand View Garden has caused a case because of Poria cocos cream. She said, "It is a kind of nourishing thing. It can be used as medicine, nourishing the body, and it is very nourishing."
"I didn't read this book in vain, it's just a little knowledgeable." Old lady He took a piece of Poria cake for He Zijin, "You can try it too, don't say you haven't eaten it before. It smells good, but it's not very sweet."
He Zijin felt it was quite delicious and said, "Grandma, don't always eat sweet foods. I heard from Mr. Xue that the old lady likes to eat sweet foods when she taught in the past. Guess what happened?"
Mrs. He asked, "What's wrong?"
"Suddenly one day, as he was talking, he fell down, and the person could not move, and he could not speak anymore. He could only make a 'oh oh oh ' sound on the bed. When the doctor gave a doctor, he said that he had eaten too much sugar. It can be seen that he should eat less sugar. You see, this cake is not very sweet, it's because of this." He Zijin talked nonsense. Old Mother He was a little older and was particularly afraid of death, so he asked, "But really?"
"Of course it's true." He Zijin lets instil some health knowledge in He's mother. "Although sugar is delicious, too much is too much. That is to say, something is not good after excessive amounts. Just like ginseng, it is not something that can't be eaten often. The same is true for sugar. No matter adults, children, young, or old, don't eat too much."
Mrs. He hurriedly put down the half-eat Poria cake and said, "Then let's eat less of these snacks in the future."
He Zijin said, "This cake is not sweet, and there is Poria cocos in it. It's okay for my grandmother to eat one piece every day. When I learn to make snacks in the future, I will make it for my grandmother to eat less sugar and oil. Once I eat it, it's okay if I eat it." In fact, it's okay to lose oil in the snacks. Nowadays, the He family is not a wealthy family. The family eats it well, but there is absolutely no overnutrition. It's just sugar. Old lady He likes to eat sugar and asks Madam Yu to buy two kilograms of malt sugar. She puts it in the tea when cooking tea. He Zijin is really worried that the old lady will drink diabetes or something. By the way, people are not called diabetes these days, but Xiaoye syndrome.
He Zijin scared Mrs. He was still scared and said to Madam Yu, "Don't put sugar when making tea in the future." He rattled his mouth and said, "Don't put sugar, I feel that my mouth is tasteless."
He Zijin said, "My grandmother never lets go of candy in the past few decades. You are used to drinking candy water. You will be like this. Once you bear it, you will pass. Is sugar important, or is life important?"
Old Madam He was so depressed that she ate a piece of Poria cake and stopped talking.
After He Zijin said good things for half a day to coax her, Old Mother He regained her smile and ordered Madam Yu to put away the Fuling cake.
At one moment, the third girl came out. Because the third girl could make some money, she was not a waste at least. Mrs. He generously divided the cake into three girls and said to the third girl, "It's fine to taste it, it's called Fuling cake. Fuling is a good thing, it's rare. Your sister took it back from your grandma's house, and your grandma gave me food."
The third girl thanked her and received her. After eating the Poria cake, she said to He Zijin, "I have something to give to my sister."
The third girl gave He Zijin a red little spike. He Zijin looked carefully and asked, "Did sister make it yourself? It looks so beautiful."
The third girl put it in He Zijin's hand, "It's a lot to use on the 15th Lantern Festival. Aunt Li can't do it, so I asked me to do it together. I don't know, it was Aunt Li who taught me, it's not difficult. Give me a hand to play with it, so I can do it with you."
Mrs. He said, "Just give your sister one. You should give more extra heads to avoid not being able to use the spike thread. If there is any remaining thread, you will return it to Aunt Li. Don't be greedy for this little advantage, do you know?"
The third girl laughed, "I know. Aunt Li thinks that I am honest and can do more work for me in the future."
Mrs. He was quite satisfied and felt that the third girl was not stupid. "That's it. Your Aunt Li is the most smart person in Bishui County. Don't fall in love with her." It's not that Mrs. He doesn't want to take advantage of her. The key is that Mrs. He has dealt with Mrs. Li long ago, and that woman is very difficult. In order to make money in needlework for a long time, she has to give up these small gains.
He Zijin exclaimed, "Grandma, I find that you are becoming more and more wise!"
"Tsk~" Old Madam He curled her mouth and was very disdainful of He Zijin's flattery. "I have been very wise for a long time. You only realized that you are different from a blind man!"
He Zijin: I am so mean!
The third girl held back her laughter.
Since then, Chen Erniu not only often gave He Zijin some snacks, but his mother, Ernan, said to Aunt Chen privately, "I heard that Zijin's girl has achieved good learning and that child has aura. But now Mr. Xue is teaching the piano, and Zijin's girl has no piano player. Erniu said that Zijin often uses Mr. Xue's piano, but Mr. Xue's piano is used by adults, and Zijin's little hand is not cheap to use. Erniu asked Zijin to share a piano with her. The two little sisters are very close."
Aunt Chen laughed, "That's good."
Seeing that my mother-in-law was in a bad mood, the second grandma Chen continued, "I know that Zijin's father is going to prepare for the autumn examination for the next year. My aunt's family is not a business like ours, so the family will pay for Zijin's father's autumn examination first. I thought that our family and my uncle's family are not ordinary relatives, so I decided to buy Zijin a small piano. This child has such spirituality and is studying in our family. I think she is the same as Erniu. As long as the children are good at studying, a piano is nothing."
"That's good." Aunt Chen praised the daughter-in-law, "You're intent."
Seeing that the mother-in-law was happy, the second grandma Chen smiled, "Miss Zijin also wants to call me aunt, this is right." Humph, the eldest grandma is also an aunt, but she didn't expect this. Even if He Zijin got her piano, the He family also learned about her love.
Aunt Chen nodded and said, "You are a well-off person. I don't need to say much about everything. Sanniu is six years old. It's time to give Sanniu a younger brother."
The secret joy of the Second Grandma Chen suddenly cooled down. She also wanted her son. It can be said that she wanted her son the most! But this kind of thing is not enough! The Second Grandma Chen responded in a low voice, "Yes, I have made my mother worry about us again."
Aunt Chen thought for a while and said, "How about you go and ask Zijin's mother. It's her younger brother who is five years old. I thought that my daughter-in-law would not give birth to a daughter-in-law, but I knew she would have it. She was a man. I wonder if there is any secret recipe." In the eyes of Aunt Chen, who has given birth to five boys and two girls, it is nothing. How can I have no children when I get out of bed with a man for decades? Who knew that when I got to my second daughter-in-law, I won't say that I gave birth to a girl a few days ago. Now it's been five or six years, and I can't give birth to a girl, let alone grandsons and shadows, which is useless. I can't give birth to a son at the second grandma Chen. How can I be so conscientious about her, Aunt Chen will look down on her.
Grandma Chen was also in a hurry to seek medical treatment and said, "What my mother said is, maybe one day it will be cheap, I will ask my cousin and sister-in-law for a while."
After several years of life, Grandma Chen's love for children can be written as a complete collection of unsuccessful child-bearing, and there is no need to mention the sadness and ups and downs during this period. Although Grandma Chen felt a little nervous when her grandson mentioned her grandson, Grandma Chen might not be ignored. Grandma Chen thought about it carefully that Shen did not have pregnancy for a few years after giving birth to a daughter. Not to mention her mother-in-law, Grandma Chen used to treat Shen as her comfort. Thinking that Shen had only given birth to one daughter and had no movement, at least she had given birth to two before she could not move. Unexpectedly, Shen's man was immediately abandoned by her three streets once she got a man.
Grandma Chen thought about it, maybe Shen really has any secret recipe for asking for a child.
After making this plan, the second grandma Chen did not immediately give the prepared Xiaoqin to He Zijin, but instead chose a good day for a sunny school break and took Erniu and Sanniu to visit the He family. The second grandma Chen had the idea of winning both of one kills, not only letting the He family know her goodness, but also letting the He family know her daughter's goodness.
It was getting colder, and the second grandma Chen brought a few pieces of skin, not a very particular skin, two sheepskins and a few rabbit skins. However, as long as someone gives gifts, Mrs. He will be happy, especially the filial piety of the younger generation, there is no need to give back the gift. Mrs. He was also polite, "He's here, he's here, why are Erlang's wife so polite, here's the heretic."
Grandma Chen smiled, "This is not a heretic. I thought, it was cold this year, and I just got a few good pieces of skin. Who is in our family? Apart from my mother, I am the aunt. I have picked a few good pieces and thought about respecting my aunt. It will work well whether it is made of mattresses, clothes and hands."
Old lady He smiled and said, "You're thinking about it."
"Isn't it okay for me to be a junior?" Facing Mrs. He's praise, Mrs. Chen was very humble and smiled, "This piano is for Zijin, and is specially used by children. I heard Erniu say that I realized that Zijin doesn't have a suitable piano. It just so happened that my uncle runs a musical instrument shop. Even Erniu and his friends bought the piano in my uncle's shop. I simply booked a one for Zijin. Now I've brought it to Zijin as soon as I've delivered it. Zijin takes a look, but it's up to me. If something is bad, we're not outside, so it's convenient to change it."
Needless to say, He Zijin immediately put two little meat hands on her hands and said, "How is this happening? I heard that the piano is very expensive. The second uncle must have spent a lot of money. I can't take my second uncle's things." She was actually very happy and wanted to carry the piano in her house now. Now she took a stinky rack. It's just a fake and polite one or two~
Grandma Chen hugged He Zijin and smiled, "Look at this girl, I'm still polite to my uncle. This is for you. What's more expensive? Just take it with me."
Old Madam He smiled, "Your aunt is not an outsider, please take it. I will follow Mr. Xue to study so well, so I will live up to your madam to give you such a good piano."
The grandparents and grandchildren sang together. He Zijin thanked Mr. Chen and accepted the piano that Mr. Chen gave her. She felt that she was not lucky. The piano was very expensive, and He Zijin didn't have the ambition to learn from a talented woman. Therefore, when Mr. Xue taught the piano, Mr. Xue asked He Zijin to practice with her own piano, but Mr. Xue's piano was used by adults, and He Zijin was indeed not cheap. Later, Chen Erniu took the initiative to ask He Zijin to share a small piano with him, and He Zijin used it with Chen Erniu.
He Zijin was not interested in playing the piano. But now someone gives her a piano for free, because for the sake of Yinzi, she doesn't mind becoming more interested.
Grandma Chen smiled, "From the future, the little sisters study hard together."
Shen made tea and invited Grandma Chen to taste it. The tea from the He family cannot be compared with the Chen family. However, Grandma Chen still praised the "good tea", which made Grandma He very proud.
Grandma Chen came with generous gifts like this and flattered Mrs. He in every way, so she must keep food. Shen went to the kitchen and ordered Mrs. Zhou to add some dishes. Miss He Zijin and the third girl accompanied Chen Erniu and Chen Sanniu like a master.
Chen Erniu and Chen Sanniu and He Zijin are classmates. They meet each other every day and are very familiar with each other. Only the third girl, Chen Erniu and Chen Sanniu are the first time to meet her. When she saw the third girl, she only had a double-haired bun, with no silk flower on her head, and there was no jewelry all over her body, which was a bit shabby than the maids brought by the two sisters. Chen Sanniu was fine. She was young, so Chen Erniu was different. At this age, she knew that she wanted He Zijin in class, and her wrists were much more tactful than Chen Daniu who was rushing around. Chen Erniu was also very thoughtful. In a moment, she had figured out that the third girl must not be welcomed in the He family, otherwise she would not be so simple. Thinking of this, Chen Erniu heard her mother tell her about the origin of the third girl, and she couldn't help but look down on this distant cousin who was only one year older than her.
With Chen Erniu's scrupulousness, of course, it is impossible to be disrespectful to the third girl in words, but he is not much better. He Zijin couldn't help rolling his eyes when she didn't take the third girl seriously in every move. However, the third girl was still chatting and laughing, and she was very open and bright when she talked about doing needlework and thread making money. The third girl asked, "I heard from Zijin that the sir can teach needlework and thread. Did Erniu learn needlework well?"
Chen Erniu said, "Hey, this is what the sir said, and I just understand it a little. If there is a girl in the future, who will not do it yourself."
How insignificant this is! He Zijin couldn't help but say, "Look at Erniu's face, when I learn it, I have to do my own needlework."
The third girl's face remained unchanged and smiled, "Er Niu is blessed, so naturally she doesn't have to do it by herself. Neither my sister nor I have the blessing of Er Niu, so can't I do it by myself? I heard that the wealthy families have special people on needlework, but I don't know if it's true?"
Chen Erniu nodded reservedly and spread her sleeves embroidered with plum blossoms, "This is what my newly recruited embroiderer did."
"Oh, this plum blossom is so beautiful, just like a real one." The third girl flattered Chen Erniu, "This dress is only worn by Erniu, and I have never seen anyone look better in it."
Even though Chen Erniu was a little sensible, she was still young and was praised by the three girls' sincere flattery. Chen Erniu said more and more, "For all the wealthy families, most of the clothes, shoes and socks are made by their own servants, who would buy them outside? Those things outside are not even mentioned, and even if they are bought, they may not fit. Therefore, I will pick the materials for my clothes and choose the right style, and I will have my own embroidery to make them."
The third girl asked, "But embroidery is a lot of trouble. Even the best embroiderer can't embroider half a sleeve a day. Erniu, you can't embroider your clothes for at least a month. Then how many embroiderers can you provide for so many people in your family."
Chen Erniu said, "The embroiderer's work is all well-divided. There are two embroiderer who specialize in my work, so I will naturally be busy."
The third girl nodded, "Then are these small needles and threads on you? Are you also doing the embroidery girl?"
"No, they only do big clothes outside, clothes inside or simple tasks, which are done by Huangliu." Huangliu is the maid that Chen Erniu brought by her side. Chen Erniu pointed to Huangliu, "Huangliu's skills are also good. Look, my handkerchief is embroidered by her."
The third girl looked at it and saw that the plum blossoms on her head were also embroidered. They were fine and bright, which was indeed good. The third girl smiled and praised, "Sister Huangli's trick is really amazing."
Chen Erniu smiled slightly and put away the veil. She said with a hint of arrogance, "It's not worth it. Huangli served needles and threads at the former master's house. I also liked her, so I asked her to serve by her."
The third girl smiled, "The second girl has a good opinion."
At noon, everyone served at Mrs. He Gong used it in his yard because Mrs. Chen was there, so he didn't go to Mrs. He, but he also ordered Cui'er to tell his wife to entertain Mrs. Chen. Mrs. Chen said he was polite. After lunch, Mrs. He would have to take a break. Mrs. Chen smiled, "I'm not an outsider, my aunt just went to rest. If my aunt was tired because of me, it was mine and I was not at ease. My brother and sister-in-law hadn't seen each other for a long time, so I went to talk to my brother and sister-in-law."
Mrs. He smiled, "That's good." Mrs. Chen came here for half a day and gave her some good things to her girl, but she didn't say anything. Although Mrs. He didn't have much wisdom, she also understood that maybe Mrs. Chen had something to do. Mrs. Chen didn't say anything. Now Mrs. He was thinking about it, maybe he was asking Mrs. Shen for something to do. She happened to be sleepy, so she asked Mrs. Shen to entertain Mrs. Chen. He Zijin and the third girl were entertaining Mrs. Chen Erniu and Chen Sanniu, and sent the whole son to Shen's yard. Mrs. He took a nap with Madam Yu.
He Zijin is a clever person. He ordered Cui'er to go back and tell He Gong, and He Gong avoided the study. Shen asked Grandma Chen and his daughter to go to his house. Grandma Chen looked at He Lie who was sleeping hard first, and she loved him tightly, and praised him even more. After seeing He Lie, Grandma Chen said, "Let the big girl and Erniu play with Zi Jin and the third girl. The children have their own words to say at home, otherwise they would be clamoring for A Lie, and my brothers and sisters would also like to say something."
Shen smiled and said to He Zijin, "You have dried fruits you have taken back from your grandmother's house, and take them out for the sisters to taste them." He said to the third girl, "The third girl is a sister, so look at her more." He asked Cui'er to go over and serve her.
The third girl He Zijin took Chen Erniu and Chen Sanniu to He Zijin's house. He Zijin took out the dried fruits for everyone to eat. In fact, after just using the rice, no one wanted to eat them, so she asked Cui'er to pour some honey water and the sisters talked. The third girl gave He Zijin a wink and looked at Chen Erniu, Chen Sanniu's maid Huang Li and said, "Sister Huang Li and the others have served for the past half a day, and I think they are tired. Sisters, don't stand, sit down and talk."
He Zijin smiled, "Yes, Cui'er gave the dried fruits to her two sisters. They are all things from the mountains. Don't dislike them, both sisters."
Chen Erniu frowned slightly, and Huangli hurriedly said, "Where is the reason why the masters talk, there is no reason for the servants to sit there. I dare not do anything else."
Chen Erniu smiled, "What's the matter? She has the final say here for Sister Zijin."
"I know that Erniu's family is very good. Sister Huangli and sister Huamei knows the rules. Even if they force them to sit down, the two sisters can't feel at ease." The third girl laughed, "It's better to do this. I'll invite two sisters to sit down. Sister, you and Erniu and Sanniu are scholars. I don't understand many of them when you talk. I am entertaining the two sisters, and I also find a job for myself, so that I can save me the pain of suffering in front of you."
He Zijin didn't know why the third girl was so interested in Huangli's thrush. She knew Chen Erniu's temper and did not be Chen Erniu's master. She asked with a smile, "What are Erniu and Sister Sanniu saying?"
Chen Erniu had long looked down on the third girl and laughed, "Third sister said this, Huangliu painted her eyebrows, you can go to the third sister to take a break."
The two followed the third girl.
He Zijin and Chen Erniu and Chen Sanniu have no common language, and they just talk about their homework. However, when Grandma Chen saw that there was no one else in Shen's room, she talked about her own difficulties, "It's really difficult for us to be women."
Shen knew that there must be something wrong with Grandma Chen, so he poured a cup of tea and handed it to Grandma Chen, and said, "Look at what the second sister-in-law said, it's still difficult to ask the second sister-in-law to do it. How can someone else live?"
"Oh, how do you know my worries?" Mrs. Chen came to ask about the secret of having a child, and did not hide it. She held the warm teacup and said, "My brother and sister are blessed than me. I don't ask for anything else. It's not a waste of our couples over the years to be able to raise a son for Erniu's father."
Shen understood the purpose of Mrs. Chen's second grandmother Chen's purpose, and still advised her, "Sister-in-law said this to others, but others may not understand the pain in her sister-in-law's heart. I understand it when I told me alone. My sister-in-law also knew me, and after having Zijin, my belly was still not moving for four years. Although my family is not as rich as my sister-in-law's family, Zijin's father passed on three generations alone, and I was anxious for those years, but now I can only talk to my sister-in-law."
Second Grandma Chen suddenly felt a soulmate, put down the teacup, grabbed Shen's hand and said, "Isn't that the saying? I don't dislike my daughter, it's all the flesh that fell from my body. When I gave birth to Erniu, I had three girls again in less than a year. I just gave birth to a few more girls, and they were all my flesh and blood. Alas..." Sighing, Second Grandma Chen whispered, "Er Niu is two months older than Zijin. Now A Lie is six months old."
Mrs. Shen asked quietly, "Sister-in-law, have you asked someone to take the pulse?"
"Why haven't you ever been diagnosed? I've taken the medicine prescribed by Dr. Zhang from Ping'an Hall for a day." asked the second grandma Chen, "I have seen the doctor before? Who did the doctor you see with me? If it's really effective, the younger brother and sister will be my benefactor."
Seeing the second grandma Chen's impatient appearance, it can be seen that she was really anxious. Shen sighed in her heart. She was not pregnant in those years, and Mrs. He urged her a lot. Aunt Chen and Mrs. He have little different temperaments in their temperaments. I think that the second grandma Chen will have a very difficult life in the past few years, and the prescription is so frustrating. Shen said, "How can my sister-in-law say such a thing? To put it, I am a person with the same disease. I will not hide it from my sister-in-law. I have also seen many doctors, taken medicine, and used folk remedies. Before A Lie, I used the prescription prescription prescribed by a female doctor in Wushui Town, which my brother found for me. There are prescriptions now, but I think that each person has different physical constitutions, use one.
To be continued...