Chapter 69 The bride must pay for entering the house
"Yun Niang, you have a fever. I'll ask someone to call a doctor."
After Gao Zhiyuan finished speaking, he immediately went to find Mrs. Cui.
When Mrs. Cui heard this, her face became very long.
It cost a lot of money to marry Yunniang, and now I have to spend more money just after she gets married.
She said dissatisfiedly: "Isn't it just a cold? Ask your sister-in-law to make her a bowl of ginger soup to get rid of the cold and she will be fine. Which of you three brothers and sisters didn't go through this?
We farmers don’t call a doctor just for a headache or fever. Besides, it just rained, and the old doctor’s legs are not very flexible. If he falls and gets hurt while coming to our house to diagnose the patient, can we afford the compensation?”
Gao Zhiyuan thought to himself, that was true. If something really happened, he would not be able to take the responsibility.
"Mom, do you have any brown sugar at home? I guess I can put some brown sugar in the ginger soup."
Mrs. Cui took a deep breath, took out a small bag of brown sugar from the cupboard and handed it to him: "Take it."
Gao Zhiyuan turned around and went out, asking Ding Chunhong to cook ginger soup.
Ding Chunhong was feeling upset. She hadn't even finished cleaning up the tables and chairs yet, but her brother-in-law had already given her another job.
She said, "Second brother, I'm cleaning the house. There are a lot of pots and pans that need to be washed and returned to the owner. I really can't spare the time. There is hot water in the pot. You can just cut a few slices of ginger and boil it in the water for a while."
Gao Zhiyuan looked impatient: "Sister-in-law, please don't go to the kitchen. I am a scholar, how can I enter the kitchen? Besides, it won't take up much of your time. Go and cook. Yunniang is waiting to drink it. Bring it over when it's ready."
After saying this, he put the brown sugar bag on the table and went back to the house.
Seeing Ding Chunhong was angry, Gao Zhiqiang quickly advised: "Mother, don't be angry, I'll clean up here, you go cook first, my second brother has drunk wine, so it's not convenient for him to go to the kitchen."
Ding Chunhong threw the rag in anger and said, "Gao Zhiqiang, I came out to help cook the night I married you, and washed the dishes and cleaned the kitchen after dinner. I also worked on the day Li Wanyue married into the family.
Now, the bride does nothing, but my second brother protects her. I am doing the work, but they still ask me to cook ginger soup. I deserve to be inferior to my second brother's wife."
Gao Zhiqiang coaxed: "It's okay, didn't your second brother's wife catch a cold after being caught in the rain? The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, just lend a hand, and your second brother will remember your kindness.
We are counting on our second brother to graduate from high school and lead us to a good life. Go and cook it quickly, otherwise if the illness gets serious, we will have to pay for a doctor and spend money."
Ding Chunhong then went to the kitchen angrily.
She specially cooked a few more bowls, drank two bowls herself, left two bowls for her son and husband, and brought one bowl to Gao Zhiyuan.
After drinking the ginger soup, Liu Ruyun fell into a deep sleep without even having dinner.
Gao Zhiyuan looked at the two glasses of wine on the table and sighed. Tonight was their wedding night.
It was wasted like this.
The next day, Liu Ruyun was awakened by the sound of knocking.
Her fever had subsided, but her clothes were soaked with sweat and were now a little damp, making her feel very uncomfortable.
When she opened her eyes and saw Gao Zhiyuan beside her, she realized that she had fallen asleep on her wedding night last night.
The noise came from the kitchen, which made her annoyed, so she reached out to push Gao Zhiyuan.
Gao Zhiyuan was tired after a long day yesterday, and Liu Ruyun felt uncomfortable and couldn't sleep well at night, tossing and turning.
As a result, he didn't sleep well. He finally fell into a sound sleep when it was almost dawn, but he was woken up again not long after.
I was unhappy, but I didn't say it.
"Yun Niang, what's wrong with you?"
"Husband, I want to sleep a little longer, but the noise outside is so loud that I can't fall asleep. Can you go and ask them to cook more quietly?"
Gao Zhiyuan's impatience instantly disappeared when he heard the soft call of "husband", and a feeling of heat rose in his lower abdomen.
Regardless of the weather and the fact that Liu Ruyun's fever had just subsided, he went straight for her. Soon, faint moans were heard from the room.
Ding Chunhong paused while cooking and felt even angrier.
On the first day the bride got married, it would have been fine if she didn't get up early to cook, but even after she prepared the meal, the whole family had to wait for these two people to arrive before they could eat.
When she first got married, she got up before dawn the next day to cook.
The mother-in-law even insisted that on the first day after the wedding, she must wait for the bride to have dinner together, and the scholar's daughter would even offer her tea.
The dish has been reheated twice. The whole family is waiting for the couple to eat, but they just keep asking for more.
We've been waiting for nearly an hour, why should we offer her tea? She's tossing and turning in bed.
The daughter of this scholar is even more shameless than the girls in the village. She has no shame in broad daylight.
Hearing the sound now, she felt embarrassed and angry, and the spatula made a "clang" sound.
After serving the dishes, she ran to the main room to complain.
"Mother, look at my second son's wife. She just got married, but she got up early to serve you tea and wait on you. She was still in the house when the sun was high in the sky... If outsiders knew about this, how could we put our faces aside?"
Mrs. Cui was also unhappy, but she couldn't let people say that her new daughter-in-law was bullying others as soon as she got home.
"Alright, there is no age restriction for the first three days of marriage. She just got married last night and has a high fever. As the eldest sister-in-law, you should be accommodating and wait until these three days are over before letting her work."
No matter how unhappy Ding Chunhong was, she couldn't say anything. This was indeed the case.
All she could say was that she was too stupid at the time. She was afraid that others would say she was lazy, so she got up early to cook. She could only run back to the house in disappointment.
Humph, if Yunniang still doesn’t work after three days, she won’t do it either. She is not a softie like Li Wanyue.
Gao Conghui was also getting impatient, but after eating two snacks, she wasn't very hungry at the moment.
She also wanted her new sister-in-law to teach her poetry, books and etiquette, so of course she couldn't say anything bad about her.
After another incense stick of time passed, Gao Zhiyuan and Liu Ruyun slowly walked into the main room.
Gao Zhiyuan said: "Mother, Yunniang had a high fever last night and didn't get enough rest. She got up late today. I hope you can understand her."
Liu Ruyun also apologized softly: "It's my fault. I should have gotten up early to serve tea to mother. I didn't expect to catch a cold. I hope mother, brother, sister-in-law, and sister can understand."
Mrs. Cui's expression eased a little: "It's your first day of marriage, so it's okay to get up a little late. Now that I see your face is rosy, I think you are well again. Mother is relieved."
Liu Ruyun:......
Her rosy face was because she was shy and afraid that everyone would hear what had just happened, but it didn't mean that she had recovered from her illness.
She hasn't recovered from her cold yet and now she still feels a little dizzy. Why don't you ask a doctor to come to her?
Seeing that she was in a daze, Mrs. Cui's face turned bad again.
The daughter of this scholar doesn't seem to be very smart. She is still waiting to be served tea. Does she need to be reminded?
Thinking of this, Mrs. Cui looked at Gao Conghui and said, "Xiaohui, bring a cup of tea to your second sister-in-law."
"Yes." Gao Conghui responded and quickly poured a cup of tea and handed it to Liu Ruyun.
Liu Ruyun also reacted, took the tea, knelt on the ground, and served the tea respectfully.
After drinking her tea, Mrs. Cui invited everyone to eat.
Liu Ruyun's face looked unhappy again. Where was the gift after the tea?
She had heard that in families with rules, the mother-in-law would give gifts or a red envelope during the first day of tea after marriage.
Doesn’t Tongsheng’s mother know this?
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