Chapter 13: Advanced female husband

"Dare to ask why the old lady is disturbed?" Xi Fuwei turned her mind, tentatively asking the steward who led the way.
The steward smiled apologetically at her and said, "The slave and maid don't know."
This was a prevarication, Xi Fuwei was a little disappointed, but the manager said, "Madam thinks that your talents, academics, and appearance are sufficient for the Western Xixi of our house."
This means that Mrs. Shang has been persuaded by what she said the last time she came to apply for the job?
Xi Fuwei couldn't help but wonder if she was out of luck and got involved in the battle between Zou's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
After all, Mrs. Zhuang has been no matter how many years, if Mrs. Shang is still hesitant to hire herself, maybe the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are deeply affectionate. The mother-in-law sees the worries of the daughter-in-law and takes the initiative to help.
But since Mrs. Shang has made a decision, Mrs. Zhuang should not intervene anymore according to reason?
Thinking this way, she followed the steward into the house quite anxiously.
This room is more spacious than the place where Mrs. Shang received her before, but the layout of the furnishings is similar. It is a well-regulated and large family.
Mrs. Zhuang, who is sitting above, is considered to be a 60-year-old person, and her hair is faintly visible on her temples, but she is brightly dressed and has exquisite hairpins. It can be seen that she must have been a beauty when she was young, and she was a delicate beauty. , Even in old age and youth is gone, but they have been carefully packed.
Xi Fuwei always feels that such people are the most difficult to get along with. At this moment, she can't help but get up to 120,000 points. She stepped forward and said respectfully: "I have seen the old lady!"
"You don’t have to be polite, please sit down and talk." She just glanced at the old lady for the sake of etiquette and because she was on the site of Old Lady Zhuang. She didn’t dare to look closely. She relied on her seniority. He looked her up and down unscrupulously, and then said with a smile, "Today, I take the liberty to invite the girl to come. If you offend, please don't care about the girl with my old lady!"
Xi Fuwei cautiously said: "The words of the old lady really broke me!"
The two of you came and greeted me for a while, Xi Fuwei saw that the atmosphere was almost the same, thinking about when Mrs. Zhuang would get to the point, but Mrs. Zhuang said, "I don’t know how Ms. Shen told our family. A girl, can you still be eye-catching?"
How did it sound like he was going to come to Zou Mansion to do the Xixi business?
Xi Fuwei couldn't believe it. After thinking about it quickly, she said, "The mansion has a reputation. Although all the ladies are just a glimpse, all of them are Yuxue's cute and beautiful. So good. Meiyu, I would like to ask anyone who wants to be a teacher in the world, who can’t like it? It can even be said to be very desirable."
When Mrs. Zhuang heard the words, she smiled satisfied, and said: "Then a few children, please take care of Mr. Shen!"
She changed her mouth, and people all around came up and called "Mr.", which was regarded as a place for Xixi.
Xi Fuwei felt confused about this situation, but no matter what, the task of entering the Zou Mansion was finally completed!
In order to prevent nights and dreams, she didn't even go back to Tan Lan to pack her luggage... Originally, she ran away with Xi Jiao, but she didn't bring anything other than the banknotes she carried with her. Lan's current residence is just to conceal people's eyes and ears, and there is nothing important there.
At this moment, I am afraid that the kung fu things will change again, so I can’t wait to go to the school set up by the Zou Mansion for a few young ladies to teach a few lessons. Where else would I leave Zou Mansion for half a step?
So after a while, Xi Fuwei was taken to a small courtyard on the southwest corner of the backyard.
A plaque was hung on the gate of this small courtyard with the letter "Fenzhi Tower".
Pushing the door in is a small but well-stocked garden with rocks, trees and flowers. Although this season is depressed, the cleaning is not stained, which shows that the Zou family attaches great importance to the female husband.
Passing through the courtyard, a privet tree hugged by two people is still luxuriant at this time, covering a small half of the two-story building.
Xi Fuwei raised her head and glanced at the balcony. She just caught a glimpse of a corner of the water-red dress passing by. The maid led her inside and heard a sound of footsteps coming down without swiftness.
The maid said, "I think it's Mr. Fu."
A short while later, a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old came out of the stairs. She had beautiful eyebrows and handsome eyes. She was beautifully white and tender. She was dressed in a 80% new goose yellow, narrow sleeves and short skirt. She was covered with a light purple embroidered peach blossom half arm, and she dragged a strip of water red. The skirt, while walking out, smiled and asked, "Yingniang, who is this girl?"
"This is Mr. Shen newly hired by the owner," said the maid Yingniang. "Mr. Shen reads poems and books, and both the wife and the old lady appreciate it."
He also introduced Xi Fuwei, "This Mr. Fu is a Xixi hired by the owner a few days ago. He is good at music. The song "High Mountain and Flowing Water" was praised by his wife on the spot, saying he has the qualifications of a national player!"
"Sister Shen, don't listen to Yingniang!" Mr. Fu looked at Xi Fuwei's clothes, his eyes paused a little on a delicate silver butterfly in her hair, and then he smiled, "What national players are not national players... …Mrs. Shang is making fun of me. She prefers to make fun of me with this."
He also said, "My bestie is Chuoxian. This year I have six out of ten. When my dad was there earlier, my family had a little business, so I hired a teacher for my brothers. I also learned a few skills. Later my dad died, and the brothers became honest and honest. , They are not good at business, the family is in decline, and it is difficult to sustain. I just heard that the Zou family wants to invite a female husband, so she dare to come and try. Mrs. Shang is kind, and think that the young women in the Zou family are still young and don’t need it. For the sake of a truly brilliant teacher, it made me pass."
Her family status can be seen from the fact that the clothes and skirts she wears are not bad, but they are obviously old and a little faded. However, when Fu Chuoxian narrates, she has a calm expression and no embarrassment or shame. This calm and sincere attitude. , Apart from being generous, people can't help but feel good.
It's just that Xi Fuwei first learned the lesson about Xi Jiao's being tied up, and then heard Shen Tielan say that Fu Chuoxian's origin, Jin Yiwei has not yet figured it out, and preconceived her doubts.
Now I greeted Fu Chuoxian with a smile, sweetly yelling "Sister Fu", and also reported to his family about his disguised life experience, but his heart was full of guard.
Maid Yingniang is the person in front of Mrs. Zhuang, who is only responsible for bringing Xi Fuwei over.
Seeing that Xi Fuwei had already caught up with Fu Chuoxian, she glanced at the opportunity, smiled and retired, saying that she was going to reply to Mrs. Zhuang, and said: "Mr. is always waiting for you. Wait a minute. Some stewards brought them to Mr. Shen to choose."
Xi Fuwei hurriedly thanked her, and insisted on sending Yingniang a few steps, and quietly stuffed her a purse.
There are only a few coins in her purse. After all, she is now a rich girl who is down and down, and if she takes too much, she is suspicious.
When I returned to Fenzhilou, Fu Chuoxian had already made a pot of tea and was waiting for her. Seeing her come in, he greeted her: "Come and craft... The tea was sent by Mrs. Shang, like me. Although the lay folks can never tell the quality of tea, they know it must be good by smelling the scent."
Although her remarks were deliberately intended to please the owner, it was a matter of reason.
Xi Fuwei smiled and thanked her. She took the tea cup, but did not drink it. Instead, she put it aside, put her hands on her knees, and leaned slightly, showing respect and anxiety, and whispered, "Sister Fu, I’ve just arrived, and I still don’t know the rules of the Zou family. I don’t know if my sister can say something to the younger sister?"
"Why should my sister be so solemn in such trivial matters? It seems to be a good thing!" Fu Chuoxian said hurriedly, "Let's just talk while drinking tea!"
After sorting out her thoughts, she readily told Xi Fuwei that she had collected the news in the Zou Mansion in the past two days, "The old Patriarch Zou and Mrs. Zhuang have three daughters and one son, and the Patriarch Zou is the youngest son. All my sisters have been out of the cabinet, and they have all passed away for various reasons in the early years!"
"The Mrs. Shang married by Patriarch Zou, who is now the head mother of the Zou family, is a member of the Yingtianfu family. It is said that Mrs. Shang has a lot of background, but this lady is low-key and never shows off her natal family. What's the position of power...So the Zou family didn't like to elaborate on this matter. They only said that his wife was from everyone, and it was a coincidence that he married Yanzhou far away."
"Speaking of speaking, the reason why the Zou family is convinced of this lady is not only because of the wife’s birth, but also because of her virtuous and virtuous, tolerant and generous, not only the house is well organized, so that the owner of the Zou family is not. Regarding the worries, I even treat the daughter of a dry concubine as his own flesh and blood!"
She smiled and said, "Sister Shen must have seen our female disciples too, right? Is it difficult to distinguish her concubines from the perspective of her dress and the degree of intimacy with Mrs. Shang? Mrs. Gein-shang treats them generally. Second, all of them look like her own!"
Xi Fuwei exclaimed: "Patriarch Zou is really a blessing. He won his wife like this. What can the husband ask for?"
"Who said no?" Fu Chuoxian smiled, "I specifically inquired, only to know that the eldest lady, the fifth lady and the son of Zou Yiang in this mansion are the direct descendants of Mrs. Shang! As for the other ladies, they all Concubine Ji came out."
He also said, "The Fifth Miss is Zou Qiongruo, the oldest of our disciples. The four young ladies above her have either already been out of the cabinet or have died."
She groaned, looked around, and there was no one around, then she leaned in front of Xi Fuwei and whispered, "Mrs. Shang teaches her daughter well, and the ladies are not difficult to get along with. If we want to worry about it in the future... ...But it's the son!"
"I listened to what my sister said, that the Zou family now only has one male heir, Lord Yiang?" Xi Fuwei asked, "Then it is the future Patriarch of the Zou family? Such an important status, ordinarily...should not be strictly regulated. Is it? Why do we need to worry about it?"
She thought to herself that Mrs. Shang was "unlearning and unskilled" at her son that day. It was obvious that the young master of the Zou family was not doing very well... This is strange. If the sons of the Zou family are prosperous, let Zou Yi'ang slacken his homework. That's all.
However, the Zou family is now a male heir. No matter how painful he is, he won't be confused and disciplined.
Especially Mrs. Shang doesn't look like the kind of person who dotes on children without asking questions?
"The youngest son and grandson, the life, roots and sons of the old lady." Fu Chuoxian smiled and whispered softly, "Patriarch Zou, Mrs. Shang and Concubine Ji actually had several male heirs, but all of them died. Now there is only Young Master Yiang left. Not to mention what the old lady favors. It is Patriarch Zou and Madame Shang. They don’t agree with each other on the face, and they are somewhat frightened in their hearts, lest there is something wrong with him... Strict method?"
Xi Fuwei said: "So that's it... Thank you for your sister's suggestion!"
"These are all you can know with a little inquiries, but you can't thank you." Fu Chuoxian said modestly, "I also took advantage of the early days."
She also enthusiastically told Xi Fuwei that some of the Zou family had a good face and were not easy to offend. Finally, she estimated the time and said, "The steward should soon bring someone over to pick you up. The Zou family treats us very well. Arranged for a personal maid...My one, just told me to call out to do something, and I will show my sister to you when I come back."
Xi Fuwei talked to her with her mouth, but said in her heart: "I'm afraid that the Zou family is so good to a female husband. I also feel that the female husband who has just been invited may not be reliable, so I arranged for someone to follow closely to find the flaws. ?"
This is very unfavorable to her, she has to think of a way to solve it.