Chapter 22 Wife-in-law
Chapter 22
"Second Miss, we're here."
Mo Bing jumped off the carriage first, then reached out and helped Lu Songli down.
Lu Songli looked at the Xu family in front of her. The Xu family had a small farmyard layout, and a five-foot-high fence wall blocked the view of most outsiders.
The Lu family didn't really have the idea of marrying off daughters from high-class families and marrying off daughters from low-class families. Her eldest brother married the daughter of a medicinal herb merchant in a town under the jurisdiction of Chang'an City, and the Xu family was also not of high status. This also shows that her parents loved their children, but it was hard work for her father.
The Xu family's hometown is Yitao Town, near Chang'an. When Mr. Xu was young and handsome, he was once in Chang'an buying medicine for his mother when he was spotted by his father-in-law, a butcher, who married their only daughter to him. With the help of his father-in-law, Mr. Xu settled down in the capital. With his support, he entered the government office as a minor official and was later promoted to bailiff. Now, Mr. Xu is old and has retired from his position.
The eldest son of the Xu family inherited Mr. Xu's job and is now a well-off bailiff. The second son took over his mother's pig-killing business and lives a good life. The third son of the Xu family is also her brother-in-law. His family has always supported his education. After he got married, he opened a private school with financial support from the Xu and Lu families.
The three sons are all earning money, and the family also has more than 20 acres of land in the suburbs that are rented out to others for cultivation. The grain they bring back every year can basically cover the family's expenses, so the Xu family's days are counted in their area.
Mo Bing was about to go forward and knock on the door, but he didn't notice that it was ajar. The person inside probably heard the noise outside, so he pushed the door open and walked out.
It was the old lady of the Xu family. Seeing them, she quickly greeted them, "Aunt, you're here? Please come in!"
Old Mrs. Xu had a masculine appearance, with a somewhat rough build and great strength. She opened the door and removed the threshold to facilitate the entry of their carriage.
When Lu Songli arrived at the Xu family, she was warmly welcomed.
Today, Mr. Xu, Mrs. Xu, Mrs. Xu's eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Xu's second sister-in-law, and her brother-in-law were all at home. The two sisters-in-law helped Mrs. Xu greet her, and Mr. Xu and her brother-in-law came out of the house to greet her.
A group of boys lined up from tall to short, and the round-headed children shouted to her in unison, "Hello, Auntie~~"
Oh my god, who can stand this long line of coquettishness?
Lu Songli quickly took out the candied haws she had just bought on the road and shared them with the little ones. When she got to the last three-head-tall little kid, she hesitated for a moment. But when she saw the child eagerly waiting for her to share the candied haws, her heart softened and she gave it to him, saying, "You can only lick and bite it, don't put the whole thing in your mouth, okay?"
"Okay~"
"Why don't you thank your aunt?"
"Thank you, auntie~"
"Alright, alright, go have fun and stop bothering your aunt."
After welcoming the guest into her home, Old Mrs. Xu kept taking out the best things in her home to entertain her.
Lu Songli asked Mo Bing to take out the gift prepared by her mother and give it to the old lady of the Xu family.
Mrs. Xu: "Mother-in-law, you are too polite."
After asking about her parents' health, Old Master Xu went on with his own business. After greeting Mrs. Xu and Lu Songli, she went to the butcher shop. Her brother-in-law also wanted to visit the private school.
After the strangers left, Old Lady Xu happily took Lu Songli's hand, spoke to her affectionately, and kept urging her to eat.
Lu Songli had no choice but to pick up a piece of rice cake and eat it slowly. She was not actually hungry, but she was a little scared when she saw the old lady looking eager to feed her herself.
The little girl was pretty but not too eye-catching. The more Old Mrs. Xu looked at her, the more she liked her. Such an appearance was just right for their Xu family. If the third daughter-in-law could give birth to a granddaughter like her, she would wake up smiling in her dreams.
At this time, a little kid came in and said, "Grandma, my mother asked me to lead the way for my aunt."
Lu Songli recognized from her memory that the little guy was her eldest sister's eldest son, and her eldest nephew.
"It's Brother Sheng. Okay, take your aunt to your mother." Old Mrs. Xu let him go readily.
The enthusiasm of Old Lady Xu, Mrs. Xu Da and Mrs. Xu Er was irresistible. Taking advantage of her eldest sister's call, Lu Songli fled into her eldest sister's room.
Lu Songli didn't know that when her family's carriage set out to the Xu family, there was a carriage with the Zhao family logo engraved on it in a hidden place waiting for a long time at a corner somewhere on Huaihua Street.
"Sister Yu Tan, are you sure we can wait for Lu Songli if we stop here?" Guo Yan asked this question for the nth time, sticking her head out of the carriage. She had been waiting for so long that she was getting impatient.
Zhao Yutan nodded and said with certainty, "This is the only way from Chongwen Street to Baodingfang, and it is also the shortest way. She used to take this road." But they waited for a long time and never saw Lu Songli.
"Thank you for accompanying me on this journey, cousin."
Guo Yan waved her hands in panic, "Cousin, no need to thank me specially."
They might be late, Zhao Yutan suspected. But didn't they say she left in the afternoon? Could the information have been misinformed?
"Cousin, the restaurant in front is pretty good. Why don't you go there and have a seat and have something to eat first? If I see you later, I'll ask someone to go to the front and call you. How about that?" Zhao Yutan suggested considerately.
Guo Yan was moved.
After sending her to the restaurant in front, Zhao Yutan thought about it and asked someone to go to Baodingfang.
The person who inquired for the news came back and brought her an accurate piece of news. At this time, Lu Songli had indeed arrived at the Xu family.
"Miss, should we wait any longer?" Hongdou asked.
Zhao Yutan gritted his teeth and said, "Wait!"
Zhao Yutan didn't know that their conversation was seen by the people on the second floor of the restaurant in front of them.
Xu family
Lu Songyun was in confinement after giving birth, and the door and windows were closed, fearing she might get caught in the wind. Therefore, when Lu Songli entered, the room felt a bit dark. However, with her good eyesight, she immediately spotted her eldest sister, leaning against the headboard, wrapped in a floral headscarf. Seeing her rosy complexion and plump figure, Lu Songli knew she was recovering well from the birth.
Lu Songyun was holding the baby and feeding him, and motioned her sister to sit over.
Lu Songli sat on a stool near the bed so that they could talk. After she sat down, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"What's wrong with you?"
"My mother-in-law is so enthusiastic."
Haha, Lu Songyun laughed when she heard it, and then looked her up and down, "You look so much like my mother-in-law's dream daughter."
Her sister's makeup today is pleasing, with her hair hanging down in a bun and bangs that only reach her eyebrows. She doesn't wear many jewelry, and her style is simple but not rude. It matches her girlish face with a little baby fat, making her look well-behaved.
Her mother-in-law favored beauty, and this beauty didn't discriminate between men and women; as long as someone was good-looking, she would give them preferential treatment. It was said that after her father-in-law and mother-in-law got married, besides slaughtering the pig every day, her mother-in-law rushed to do all the heavy, dirty, and tiring work around the house. After the three daughters-in-law married into her family, her mother-in-law also doted on them, treating them better than her three sons. All because they were prettier than their husbands.
Lu Songli was amazed when she heard this. This is really the ancient version of "I kill the pig to feed you".
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