Chapter 100 Wei Sanniang Visits Her Relatives
The day when Wei Laosi and Wang Sufen get married is getting closer.
Yu Sanbao specially bought some beautiful and durable cloth from the provincial capital for the women of the Yu family, and Mrs. Wei led her daughters-in-law to make new clothes for each of them.
Xingxing's dress was made by Bai Xiaofeng, who is the best at needlework.
The shoes that Su Rouer made for Wang Sufen are almost finished.
Mrs. Wei planned to take her three daughters-in-law with her on that day.
But before the day of Wei Laosi and Wang Sufen's wedding, Wei Pozi's sister, Wei Sanniang, came back from the state capital to visit her relatives.
The first stop of this visit was to Yu's house where Mrs. Wei lived.
After all, they are sisters. Wei Sanniang looks somewhat similar to Wei Pozi, but their personalities are very different.
Mrs. Wei has a forthright personality. Although she is sometimes not very polite and always looks impatient, she is actually very kind-hearted. However, no matter how kind-hearted she is, Mrs. Wei always makes up her mind and sticks to her words. It is obvious that she holds real power in the family.
——It seems that Wei Sanniang’s temperament is a little too soft.
This time when she came back to visit her relatives, Wei Sanniang brought her granddaughter with her. In addition, she also brought a maid named Qiao Lian.
Maids were a rare thing for farmers, and Li Chunhua and Bai Xiaofeng often secretly looked at Qiao Lian.
Su Rouer was born in the county town and had seen many maids, but she also secretly looked at Qiao Lian many times - there was no other reason, this Qiao Lian was really different from all the maids she had seen before.
This Qiao Lian looked very impressive - from the moment Wei Sanniang took the first step into the Yu family, Qiao Lian frowned and inspected the house from top to bottom.
Mrs. Wei and Miss Wei had not seen each other for many years. They were holding hands with tears in their eyes, telling each other how much they had missed each other for many years, when Qiao Lian interrupted their conversation with a high voice: "... Madam, does your sister have any drinking water at home? The roads in the countryside are difficult to travel on, and the carriage is bumpy. What should we do if our young lady is thirsty?"
Wei Sanniang was like a frightened bird, and looked at Wei Pozi in a panic: "Second sister, is there any water?"
Mrs. Wei's heart skipped a beat, but before she could say anything, Li Chunhua hurriedly said, "Yes, yes - Third Aunt, wait a minute."
As she spoke, Li Chunhua went to the kitchen, where there was a kettle with water that she had boiled in the morning.
Li Chunhua swiftly brought two bowls of water into the house.
She only had two hands, so she couldn't carry three bowls at once, so she had to carry them in batches.
However, when the two bowls of water were brought into the room, Qiao Lian looked a little disgusted: "Why are you still using bowls? Aren't there any teacups?"
That look of disgust was as if what Li Chunhua served him was some mud.
Li Chunhua was stunned.
She looked down at the bowl in her hands.
Because it is used to entertain guests, this is the best bowl in the house. It is neat and tidy without any cracks on the edges.
Mrs. Wei's eyebrows twitched again.
Wei Sanniang said hurriedly: "...In the countryside, there is no need to be so particular. Qiao Lian, I think this bowl is very good..."
When Qiao Lian heard Wei Sanniang speak, she curled her lips, took a bowl from Li Chunhua, handed it to the little girl that Wei Sanniang brought back, and coaxed her, "Miss, just use it."
The little girl that Wei Sanniang brought back didn't look very happy.
She pursed her lips, but finally controlled her temper and took a sip.
He took only one sip and then put the bowl of water aside.
Qiao Lian frowned, picked up another bowl of water, and drank two sips reluctantly.
The Yu family members in the room were stunned.
Mrs. Wei's forehead veins were throbbing violently.
They don't have a maid in their family, but that doesn't mean they haven't seen maids in other people's homes!
How could this be possible? The master hasn't even taken a sip of water yet, and this maid drank the water first?!
Li Chunhua was a straightforward person, and she said, "Why did you drink the water?"
Qiao Lian looked very disapproving: "The old lady's family won't be stingy with this bowl of water, right?"
Wei Sanniang hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "It's okay, it's okay...it's just a small matter..."
She looked at Li Chunhua again, "Nephew's wife, are there any more?"
Li Chunhua felt a little aggrieved: "... Third Aunt, there is another bowl in the kitchen. I'll go get it for you."
She turned around and walked out quickly, bringing the third bowl of water to Wei Sanniang.
After what happened, the atmosphere in the room inevitably felt a little strange.
The more Li Chunhua looked at Qiao Lian, the more she disliked her.
She opened the curtain and walked out.
Bai Xiaofeng's belly was slightly bulging, and she followed Li Chunhua out closely.
Su Rouer was a little hesitant. After a while, she thought that since her two sisters-in-law had gone out, it would not be a good idea for her to stay any longer, so she followed them out.
Wei Sanniang looked quite uneasy.
She lowered her voice and asked Mrs. Wei uncomfortably, "Second sister, is my nephew's wife angry with me?"
Mrs. Wei felt more and more that something was wrong.
She looked carefully at her sister whom she had not seen for many years.
People in Jiangdian Village all say that her sister is lucky.
Because her younger sister, Wei Sanniang, married a businessman who came to Jiangdian Village for business when she was at her best age, and followed the businessman to the provincial capital - it doesn't seem quite right to say "married", after all, Wei Sanniang became the businessman's concubine.
At that time, Wei Pozi's parents were still alive. Although Wei Pozi had some objections to her sister's marriage, her parents were willing, so Wei Sanniang didn't have any objections either.
However, Wei Sanniang had only been the merchant's concubine for a few years when his wife died of illness. The merchant then made Wei Sanniang his legal wife, and she became the merchant's grandmother.
Before getting married, Wei Sanniang had a somewhat weak character, but she was never this cautious.
Mrs. Wei's brows were twisted seven or eight times, and she felt extremely upset!
Mrs. Wei said sternly, "Don't worry, the eldest daughter-in-law is a junior, there is no reason for her to be angry with the elders."
Mrs. Wei said this on purpose.
But Wei Sanniang didn't know whether she didn't hear it or what, she still looked a little hesitant.
Mrs. Wei became more and more annoyed.
She looked at Qiao Lian and the granddaughter of Wei Sanniang in Qiao Lian's arms.
When Wei Sanniang came in just now, she heard Wei Sanniang introduce her. This granddaughter is Liu Xiaer, the youngest daughter of the eldest branch of the Liu family, Wei Sanniang's husband's family. Because Liu Xiaer had never been to this country, she came to play with Wei Sanniang this time.
The eldest son of the Liu family is the offspring of the previous wife.
The eldest master of the Liu family is no less than two years younger than Wei Sanniang.
That is to say, when Wei Sanniang became the principal wife, her stepson had already grown up and was ready to get married!
The Liu family was just an ordinary merchant family, and the stepson and daughter-in-law were both quite old. All external affairs of the Liu family were controlled by the stepson, while internal affairs were managed by the stepson and daughter-in-law.
In this case, it is no wonder that Wei Sanniang is so timid!
Being a stepmother-in-law is really useless!
Mrs. Wei was deep in thought, while Liu Xiaer in Qiao Lian's arms complained, "It's so boring! Why did we come here?"