Chapter 157 The protagonist's best mother (forty-four)
"Aunt, Sister Zheng is so amazing!"
"Yeah! Xiao Silang from the Ji family is also a good one!"
"Ah? Why? Obviously, Sister Zheng has already coaxed the people in the Ji family's old house, but Xiao Silang still said he would give money. How can it be 'ok'?"
"Because filial piety is as great as heaven! Although old man Ji is a scoundrel, his words do make sense. It is naturally 'good' for Xiao Silang to be willing to fulfill his filial piety to his grandfather on behalf of his father!"
In a private room on the second floor of a teahouse on Shuyuanqian Street, two women, one big and one small, dressed in mourning clothes, were sitting by the window.
One of them held a handful of melon seeds.
The two of them were eating melon seeds while talking about the farce downstairs.
This teahouse is only a dozen meters away from the courtyard that Wan Niangzi "lent" to Ji Sanlang.
It is on the second floor again, and it seems like one can overlook the whole situation.
So, Gu Qingcheng and Han Jiaojiao saw clearly and heard carefully what happened next.
The way Zheng Wanjun and Ji Keji handled the situation also made the two "naive" women either admire or feel puzzled.
Ahem, Han Jiaojiao is really naive. After all, she is a real seven-year-old girl.
As for Gu Qingcheng, she was maintaining her character perfectly.
The farce has come to an end.
Zheng Wanjun responded strongly and defeated magic with magic.
Ji Keji, who has been studying with Mr. Zheng for several months, is no longer an ignorant boy from the city.
He knew the rules and also understood how to avoid being at a disadvantage while following them.
Ji Keji did not "pursue the victory" but surrendered.
He politely said to Old Man Ji, "Aunt, although my family is in debt, my father and I will find a way to make money."
"It doesn't matter if we, your children and grandchildren, suffer a little hardship and hardship, but we will never deprive you and grandma of your retirement money!"
These words were spoken with such righteousness that the teachers and students from the academy who were watching the excitement around could not help but nod their heads secretly.
Gu Qingcheng couldn't help but give Ji Keji a thumbs up in her heart: In just a few months, Ji family's little Silang has made such progress, it's really not easy.
Although the handling of things cannot be said to be flawless, it is still comprehensive.
The best thing is that with the strong support of Zheng Wanjun, Xiao Silang doesn't have to be the bad guy at all.
Wow, it's perfect.
I just hope Zheng Wanjun can grasp the right scale, and Xiao Silang can have some conscience.
otherwise--
Gu Qingcheng was used to thinking too much, and even more used to conspiracy theories.
She doesn't intentionally think the worst of people, but she will never gamble herself or her future on whether a person has a conscience!
Human hearts are so complicated!
Han Jiaojiao: “…”
He blinked his eyes and unconsciously bit open a melon seed.
Well, after seeing the farce downstairs and listening to Auntie’s “comments”, she seemed to understand something, but when she thought about it carefully, she became even more confused.
Nanny Zhou watched with a smile.
The young lady herself didn't realize that during the past few months staying with Madam Gu, she became more lively.
Although she still looks delicate and timid, it is not because of inferiority or cowardice, but because she seems to be that kind of person.
Well, he looks more and more like Madam Gu.
They look pitiful, but they won’t be bullied, and they won’t suffer any loss!
Nanny Zhou felt that such a growth environment was perfectly suitable for the young lady.
They were originally only going to stay in the county town for a while.
But with Madam Gu as a neighbor, Madam Zhou seemed to see "hope".
She wrote a letter to the capital, telling her master in detail about Madam Gu's situation and the changes in the young lady.
Madam Zhou also cautiously suggested: How about letting the young lady "observe mourning" in the county town? The young lady died of illness, and the young lady, as a daughter, naturally had to observe mourning.
As for observing mourning, one can go to the capital city or to Heyin County.
But the effect is different.
To the young lady, the Han family is a den of wolves, and the capital is also a den of dragons and tigers.
That place is much more complicated than the Han family.
A snob who flatters the powerful and looks down on the weak, a sour person who appears sweet on the outside but is bitter on the inside... The young lady is too timid and has too low self-esteem. If she rushes in rashly, she will easily be bullied even with the protection of her elders.
The little lady has lost her mother and her father is a cruel man. She is already pitiful enough.
Nanny Zhou and the elders in the capital all hope that she can live as she pleases and do as she pleases!
So, even though she knew that she was just a servant and it was suspected of being presumptuous to give suggestions to her master, she still said it.
Because Madam Zhou knew that the master's feelings for the young lady were the same as hers!
The young lady can live a better life if she stays in the county, and Beijing will naturally have no objection.
Sure enough, not long after, Madam Zhou received a reply from the capital: "Approved! You must serve me well!"
In this way, Nanny Zhou won three years for her young lady.
Han Jiaojiao became Mrs. Gu's little tail, and the two women "observed mourning" together -
Research various vegetarian delicacies and discuss gossip about family life.
Go outside the city to burn incense and have fun, and watch the farce in the city! Gu Qingcheng and Han Jiaojiao are obviously from two generations, but they look like a pair of sisters.
Both Nanny Zhou and Zhao Qingyun were happy to see this happen.
"Aunt, Jiaojiao, these are freshly baked snacks from Baiweizhai. They don't have any animal oil and are still hot. Come and try them!"
Just as Gu Qingcheng continued to eat melon seeds and Han Jiaojiao was deep in thought, a woman walked in from outside.
"Oh? What snack?"
Gu Qingcheng and Han Jiaojiao turned their heads at the same time. Although they looked different but had very similar temperaments, both of them had childlike eagerness on their faces.
"Lotus crisps! I specially asked the staff at Baiweizhai to fry them in vegetarian oil."
After staying in the county town for a few months, Zhao Yuanyi seemed to have been reborn. He wiped his hands with a wet towel skillfully, then took out the snacks and put them into the small plates he brought with him.
Her hands were slender and white, with neatly trimmed nails. She could be used as a hand model in future generations.
She had a peaceful smile, and an elegance emanated from her bones.
It is completely different from the dark-skinned country girl from last year.
If someone who didn't know the situation saw her, they would never imagine that she came from a peasant family. They would only think that she was a daughter of a wealthy family who was carefully brought up.
Zhao Yuanyi knew very well that the change he had undergone was all thanks to his aunt.
She originally wanted to follow her aunt to the county just to broaden her horizons and improve her social status a little.
If my service satisfied my aunt, I might even make her a new dress or give her a small piece of jewelry.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
And these will become her "dowry" when she gets married.
Zhao Yuanyi never dreamed that her life would undergo such a drastic change.
Her aunt actually sent her to the next door to learn embroidery.
Nanny Zhou is very good at embroidery and is willing to teach everyone she knows.
Zhao Yuanyi cherished this opportunity very much and studied very hard.
In two months, she was able to embroider some exquisite patterns.
After learning how to do show work, Zhao Yuanyi not only made clothes for her aunt and cousin, but also embroidered some handkerchiefs and purses.
Firstly, it was to practice; secondly, I wanted to make some money and give back to my aunt.
The tuition fee from Nanny Zhou, the cloth and silk thread needed for learning embroidery, etc., all cost money.
Although Zhao Yuanyi didn't say anything, he remembered all these accounts clearly in his heart.
Auntie was kind to her, but she couldn't be without a conscience.
Zhao Yuanyi thought about selling the embroidery and giving the money to her aunt.
Maybe it can't offset my own expenses, but at least it can prevent my aunt from suffering too much.
Gu Qingcheng did not stop Zhao Yuanyi from doing this.
And Gu Qingcheng did not refuse the money earned by Zhao Yuanyi.
She was not short of money, but Gu Qingcheng was too familiar with the principle of gratitude for a little money and resentment for a big money.
She is also extremely proficient in the art of controlling people! This is a later story, so let's not talk about it for now.
Zhao Yuanyi often went there to sell embroidery products, and after a few visits, she caught the eye of the owner of the embroidery shop.
The owner's surname is He. His ancestors were embroiderers, so his descendants opened an embroidery shop.
However, the descendants did not seem to inherit the embroidery talent of their ancestors.
Especially in the last one or two generations, the daughters in the family have all been of mediocre talent.
The He family had no choice but to hire embroiderers from outside or purchase embroidery products from outside.
The appearance of Zhao Yuanyi made He Dongjia's eyes light up.
She is an authentic Suzhou embroidery artist. Although her technique is a little immature, it is probably because she is a beginner. With time, she will surely achieve great success.
He has a clean family background, good looks, is patient, and his every move reveals his noble demeanor.
He Dongjia began to pay attention to Zhao Yuanyi, and then he was surprised to find that -
Zhao Yuanyi's aunt turned out to be the famous Madam Gu in the county, and a close friend of Mrs. Cui.
Mrs. Cui is the first lady of the county.
Ho Tung's embroidery shop gave 10% of its shares to Mrs. Cui.
If his son married Zhao Yuanyi, not only would he have a wife with superb embroidery skills, but he would also have a relationship with Mrs. Cui.
Not to mention the reputation of the Zhao family, which made Gu Qingcheng's operation really good.
When a woman gets married, she has to buy a pig to look after it.
When a man chooses a daughter-in-law, doesn't he also consider the family tradition?
In fact, marrying a wife requires much more caution than marrying a daughter.
Marrying an unvirtuous wife will bring disaster to three generations.
If the Zhao family has a bad reputation and everyone in the family is a troublemaker, no matter how good Zhao Yuanyi's conditions are, the He family will have to think twice.
As for the "real" situation of the Zhao family, there is a chaste wife, kind parents-in-law, close brothers and sisters-in-law, filial children and grandchildren, and loving elders...
Oh my god! Such a family makes me feel relieved.
The fact that Zhao Qingyun is a famous little prodigy in this county and a future blue chip stock is not the key reason!
Therefore, He Dongjia invited the county's official matchmaker to solemnly go to Zhao Qingyun's house to propose marriage.
Gu Qingcheng: ...I had expected it a long time ago. Not a single surprise at all.
Zhao Qingyun raised his eyebrows slightly: ...If my cousin marries into the He family, it would be a good destination for her.
Zhao Yuanyi: ...
I was so surprised that I felt like I was in a dream.
It took her a long while to react after the matchmaker had left.
Then, Zhao Yuanyi knelt down at Gu Qingcheng's feet and kowtowed three times.
She didn't say a word, because her gratitude to Auntie could not be expressed in words.
She only knew that Auntie was her benefactor.
She could never repay Auntie's kindness in her entire life!
When the news reached Zhaojiazhuang, the Zhao family's old house and the Zhao clan members were all shocked...
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