Chapter 241 I'm not sick!
Looking at Yao's gloating expression, Old Lady Zhu pointed at her and said bitterly, "Yao, don't you want to serve me, so you colluded with this girl to murder me? Such a long needle, it will pierce people to death, right? I was so good to you in the past, and you just want me to die."
Yao pretended to be aggrieved.
"Mother, you have misunderstood me. Miss Song was invited by the master. I have only heard of her excellent medical skills before, and this is the first time I have seen her in person. How can you say that I colluded with her?"
Master Zhu also said, "Yes, mother, I invited Miss Song."
Old Madam Zhu refused to do so and shrank back into bed again.
“I don’t want acupuncture!”
Master Zhu patiently advised, "Mother, if you are sick, we must actively seek treatment, otherwise the longer you delay, the worse it will get."
After hesitating for a long time, Mrs. Zhu had to speak in a low voice.
"I'm not sick!"
Zhu Deming raised his eyebrows.
"No illness?"
Madam Zhu nodded and said with lowered eyes, "I have been in Anyang County for half a month. You have been busy with official business in the government office all day. Today, the lady of this Yao family is going shopping, and tomorrow, the lady of that family is going to play mahjong. You are so busy that you don't have much time to stay at home. My grandson has gone to the academy to study again."
The more she spoke, the quieter her voice became.
"I'm unfamiliar with the place, so I can only sit at home and wait for you to come back. Only then can someone talk to me. I just want to be lively around me."
The people in the room were silent for a long time, and Yao spoke first to break the silence.
"Mother, why didn't you say so earlier? Why would you pretend to be sick if you want to be lively around me? In your eyes, your daughter-in-law is a woman who doesn't respect her elders, and you have to pretend to be sick before your mother-in-law is willing to stay by your bedside to show her filial piety?"
Old Madam Zhu glanced at her.
"I see you have a lot of fun every day."
Yao sat down beside Madam Zhu's bed, took her hand and said, "My mother, do you think you don't need to be energetic to go out and play? The master is busy with official business in the government office, and I have to manage this household for him. In addition to the affairs in our courtyard, we also have to go out and visit the ladies outside, and these relationships are not easy to maintain."
Old Madam Zhu looked awkward.
"I know, but you've been playing too wildly lately. You almost fell on the card table."
Yao gathered the hair around her ears a little embarrassedly and chuckled.
"I have been addicted to Mahjong recently and have forgotten the time. This is my fault. I apologize to mother." Yao continued to hold Madam Zhu's hand and said, "Tomorrow I will make an appointment with the ladies of each family and take mother out for a walk. Nowadays, who doesn't have an old lady in the family? Mother will live with us in the future, so naturally she needs a few old sisters to talk to."
Mrs. Zhu's thoughts moved, but she soon said in embarrassment, "But I'm not familiar with them, I'm afraid they will dislike me."
Yao said hurriedly, "When I followed the master to Anyang County, wasn't I unfamiliar with the place? We became familiar with each other after chatting for a while. Besides, the master is the parent official of Anyang County. They are trying to please you. If anyone dares to offend you, just tell your daughter-in-law, and I will skin her alive!"
Looking at her daughter-in-law's fierce look, Mrs. Zhu burst out laughing.
"You look so fierce and evil. I don't know what De Ming saw in you back then?"
"You think I'm thick-skinned." Yao stood up and bowed to Madam Zhu with a smile, "Since you're fine, you'd better get up and move around. This is Miss Song's first visit to the mansion, so I have to entertain her on behalf of the master. I won't say more to you. I'll come to pick you up tomorrow."
Old Madam Zhu nodded and turned to look at Song Yuntang.
"Miss Song, I didn't mean to target you just now. I hope you won't blame me."
Song Yuntang nodded slightly.
"I was also impolite just now, I hope Madam Zhu will forgive me."
Yao felt that the girl in front of her was flexible and liked her very much, so she quickly gave instructions to her personal maid.
"Baosheng, come and carry Miss Song's medicine box." He then pulled Song Yuntang's arm and said with a smile, "My hands are itching to play mahjong with me today, Miss Song, can you play mahjong with me?"
Song Yuntang followed her and said in embarrassment, "To be honest with you, Madam Zhu, I don't know how to play Mahjong."
There seemed to be no information about Madia in the original owner's memory. I wonder if it has become popular in recent years.
Yao smiled at her and said, "It's very simple. I learned it in half a day. You are so smart, you will definitely learn it in no time."
After watching the two people walk away, Old Lady Zhu looked at Zhu Deming.
"Look at your wife, she's already in her early thirties, and she's becoming more and more out of touch."
"She has been taking care of the backyard for me for so long, it's rare for her to find something interesting to do. If she likes to play, let her play. It's harmless anyway." Zhu Deming looked at his mother. "It was because of my negligence and lack of consideration that I caused you to suffer so much. From now on, I will try my best to finish the work in the government office as soon as possible and come back to accompany you more often."
Old Madam Zhu sighed.
"The affairs of the government office cannot be neglected. You must not let me delay the important work. This time I was too careless and did this. I will not do such nonsense in the future."
Since his mother was not sick, Zhu Deming did not care much about her pretending to be sick.
"Mom, get up from the bed. I'm free now. I'll walk with you in the yard."
"Oh, okay."
Mother Zhu said this and hurriedly got out of bed.
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Song Yuntang was pulled by Yao to her yard.
There are many flowers and plants in the Yao family's yard. The pot of pepper seedlings on the windowsill with branches full of fiery red peppers is particularly eye-catching.
When Song Yuntang came in, his eyes were fixed on the pepper seedlings, and Yao asked curiously.
"What did Miss Song and the master ask me for pepper seedlings for?"
Song Yuntang smiled, "Of course it's for eating."
"Eat?" Yao looked at her in surprise. "This thing is spicy. What's so delicious about it?"
Song Yuntang pretended to be mysterious, "Will Madam be willing to give me some later? I'll make some delicious food and send some to Madam later."
Yao nonchalantly pulled Song Yuntang to sit down at the stone table under the pavilion.
"I have a bunch of peppers on this branch, so it's no big deal if I give you a few." He smiled at her and said, "But before that, you have to play a few rounds of mahjong with me."
Song Yuntang smiled.
"No wonder Madam Zhu blamed Madam for spending so much time at the poker table."
I originally thought that the county magistrate's wife would be a conservative middle-aged woman, but I didn't expect her to be such an open-minded and interesting older sister.
Xu Qingye was reading at home. She had nothing else to do, so there was nothing wrong with playing for a while.
While asking Baosheng to fetch the horse hanging cards she had placed on the dressing table, Yao said, "Let her blame me if she wants to. I won't lose a piece of meat. You can't be too serious about life, otherwise you will be hard on yourself. Life is short, why make it hard on yourself, don't you think?"
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