The tenth anniversary of Qiao Hui's mother's death was celebrated in a lively and noisy manner. There were not many relatives in the old Qiao family house, but there has always been a saying that "a poor person in a downtown area has no one to care about, but a rich person in a remote mountain area has distant relatives" - Qiao Hui's mother's death anniversary lasted for three days, and a three-day buffet banquet was held at the entrance of Shuixiang Village. About four to five hundred people came, some were distant relatives of the Qiao family from more than ten corners of the country, some were gentry from neighboring villages, and some were wives of officials from neighboring counties and prefectures.
Xiong Youyou sat with Xianjin. Their youngest son Yuanyuan was just over two years old and had just learned to run. He called out to Xianjin loudly, "Auntie!" and ran out in a hurry. Three or four maids followed behind him and chased after him.
Xianjin hurriedly handed over a cup of tea and four kinds of pastries, and said, "Take care of yourself first..." He glanced at the lady in the next room, "Please take care of Mrs. Guan, the Tongpan of Huai'an Prefecture, for me..."
Xiong Youyou:...Isn’t it enough for you to take care of yourself, but you also have to help this damn girl to entertain customers?
After Xianjin and Baozhu settled the ladies who came to pay their respects, they turned around to look for Xiong Youyou, and only then could they talk to her quietly.
"You look as if you've taken an elixir." Xianjin drank water in big gulps while looking at Xiong Youyou, who had red lips and white teeth and a radiant complexion. She looked good the last time she went to the Orange Garden, but she was not as proud as she is now.
Xiong Youyou laughed, "Since my uncle was confirmed to be promoted to the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, isn't it strange that my mother-in-law suddenly became well-educated and sensible? She cleared a room to store my dowry, and she no longer competed with me to take care of Yuan Ge'er. She just said, 'The Xiong family is prominent, and they have their own way of raising children.' She can't wait to visit me every morning and evening, and put me on a pedestal for worship."
Xiong Youyou sighed inaudibly, "In this world, whether your mother's family can stand on its own is indeed very important."
——That was why she chose Cui Heng. Cui Heng was not a bad person, and secondly, as long as her uncle was the chief officer, she would not have a bad life in the Cui family. Although Cui Heng's mother was a mean old woman, she only dared to say a few words behind her back to vent her anger, and then cried and kicked in front of her son, complaining and pretending to be pitiful... Not to mention treating her harshly, Cui Heng's mother didn't even dare to send a maid into the house properly.
Now that her uncle has become a successful person, Cui Heng has always treated her well, and now he is even more considerate and attentive; Cui Heng's mother has suddenly changed from a widowed peasant woman to a lady from a noble family. She used to call her "the evil and pretentious daughter-in-law", but now she calls her "our grandmother"...
Xiong Youyou was quite touched.
Xianjin lowered his head and took a bite of the golden marigold pastry, but felt it was a bit greasy so he put it on the table.
Qiao Hui happened to come over. He naturally took the golden candy cake that Xianjin had taken a bite of with his right hand, raised his head and drank the tea in big gulps. He whispered to Xianjin, "... Madam Guan is leaving. The rut of her carriage is broken. I asked Haixing to find a new one. If there is really no other way, I will have to ask Master Gou to send her off in person. The second master of the Bai family in Chuzhou Prefecture wants to go to Bazhangxuan to pay tribute. I asked him to ask Steward Dong to find him. Or Steward Zhong?"
Xianjin nodded, "Just tell Brother Gou that there are two more tribute copies of Bazhangxuan in Xuancheng Mansion. If you really want to see them, you can only go to the Wuxu Hall of Xuancheng Mansion."
The two men had a natural attitude and did not stand out in the busy and noisy country room.
Xiong Youyou was stunned in the place. When Qiao Hui strode out of the inner hall, Xiong Youyou finally reacted. She grabbed Xianjin's wrist and stammered: "You, Zhongwu Hou...you guys? Are you..."
Xianjin's claws were clamped by someone. After hearing what Xiong Youyou said, he frowned and smiled.
If you don't deny it, then you admit it.
Xiong Youyou suppressed her groundhog scream, stood up suddenly and paced back and forth. After a while, she realized that what she had just said was inappropriate. "My mother's home...my mother's home is good or not, it doesn't really matter!"
"A blacksmith must be strong himself!"
"Just because of your connection with the Qiao family, Qiao Baoyuan would feel guilty if he didn't treat you well! When the Qiao family was in trouble and the headmaster was imprisoned, even my uncle only dared to help secretly! Although Cui Heng saved the plaque of "Jing County" written by Headmaster Qiao, he didn't dare to rescue the Qiao family openly!"
"Only you! You brought a big pearl with a pile of shit and a pile of piss!"
Xianjin: ...Not really...Unless Baozhu is mentally retarded, at that age, it is difficult for her to have anything to do with feces and urine...
Xiong Youyou walked around twice more with her head down, her voice sharp, thin, and light: "No matter how high an official Qiao Baoyuan is, if he doesn't treat you well, he will go to hell! His tongue will be pulled out! He will be thrown into a frying pan! His muscles and bones will be pulled out! He will be a pheasant in his next life!"
The main room was bustling with people coming and going.
Therefore, the curse about Qiao Hui being a pheasant in the next life only reached Xianjin's ears, and no one else was lucky enough to hear it.
Xiong Youyou was very excited the whole afternoon. Sometimes she cursed Qiao Baoyuan for his ungrateful behavior and told Xianjin with a sharp gaze, "Hold Qiao Baoyuan tight! A third-rank official in his early twenties will never come back again!" Sometimes she worried about Xianjin's future, "It's not easy to be a rich lady. The women in the capital are so cunning that they can make a pot of porridge. You have to be more careful in everything."
I can’t wait to follow Xianjin to Beijing to start a war.
The strong fighting spirit made Xianjin dare not easily comment - this is the difference between married women and unmarried girls. Hengxi settled on "You love me, I love you, Mixue Bingcheng is sweet";
Xiong Youyou's focus is on "fighting! As long as you live, you will fight! Challenge your mother-in-law! Challenge your sisters-in-law! Challenge the gossipy neighbors! Ulla!"
Xianjin doesn't want to fight, he just wants to sleep.
After returning to Xuancheng Prefecture from Jing County, Xianjin slept soundly.
When they returned to Juyuan, the boxes and carriages for going to Beijing had been packed early in the morning. Qiqiqi, Manager Xiao Dong, Zhou Ergou, Suoer and Mother Zhang accompanied them to Beijing. Aunt Zhong's youngest son was still young, and her two elder brothers were old, so Xianjin also needed her to stay in Xuancheng Prefecture to make arrangements. So Aunt Zhong postponed her trip to Beijing and stayed in Xuancheng Prefecture; Li Sanshun and the Zheng brothers also stayed in Xuancheng Prefecture.
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