Rebirth of a wishful life

Chapter 17

"Is it okay for me to dress like this?" Mrs. Shen was very embarrassed, stretched out her hand to pull the skirt, and asked Shen Ruyi next to her with a reddish face, Shen Ruyi smiled and nodded: "You are pretty, mother is as beautiful as ever , looks like she is in her twenties. This dress is very elegant, and it can set off my mother's complexion very well."

"But, is it too fancy?" Mrs. Shen hesitated a little. Although the background color was plain blue, the purple flowers embroidered on it were too conspicuous.She hasn't worn such clothes for many years.Besides, as you get older, you should embroider blessing patterns and auspicious clouds on this clothes. Are these flowers too tender?

"No, really, mother, you don't look too old, why can't you wear such clothes?" Shen Ruyi turned her head and asked Nanny Chen: "Tell me, mother, doesn't my mother look very young?" ?”

Even if the life in Zhuangzi was not as good as that in the Hou's Mansion, Mrs. Shen didn't need to go to the fields by herself, let alone take care of the housework.Most of the affairs in Zhuangzi are managed by Nanny Chen, and the other half are managed by Hong Si and the others.The only thing Mrs. Shen has to do is to embroider two flowers every day, or teach Shen Ruyi to write and read.

Although the food is average, Mrs. Shen is never hungry.Although the clothes are ordinary, it is not the linen that can wear off Mrs. Shen's skin.Lord Shen has forgotten their mother and daughter, but Mrs. Shen has always regarded her husband as her god, and never complained in her heart.

Think about it, have a good attitude, and the most precious daughter stays by my side every day. Mrs. Shen is in her 30s, and she just looks like she is in her twenties.

As a woman, there is nothing more gratifying than complimenting your appearance.Although Mrs. Shen felt a little awkward about such a bright dress, she still couldn't help laughing when her daughter praised her for being young: "Then really wear this?"

Shen Ruyi nodded vigorously: "Well, the magistrate is honest and honest for the people, and the magistrate's wife is also hearty and generous, so they must be easy to get along with, mother, don't worry."

In fact, Mrs. Magistrate and the others have seen each other before. Although Shen Houye is indifferent to Mrs. Shen and Shen Ruyi, Mrs. Shen is the first wife of the Shen family who was carried back by the Shen family in a sedan chair. wife.The magistrate's wife took up the post with the magistrate, so she had to come and visit anyway.

However, it was only two or three times.Mrs. Shen herself is not sociable, and she has almost lost contact with the Shen family. Even if the magistrate's wife is in a hurry, she will not often come to see Mrs. Shen.

After the mother and daughter packed up, they took a carriage and entered the county town.I have already delivered a post before, so when I arrived at the door, a woman came out to greet me: "Is this Mrs. Shen? You are here. Our wife has been looking forward to you since the morning, yo, this is Mrs. Shen, right?" She is really handsome, old slave, I have never seen anyone more beautiful than Miss Shen."

This small place is no better than the capital city, if it is in the capital city, the carriage has to go through the second gate, and the female family members above will get out of the carriage.The county government has three entrances in total, the front is the government office, the second entrance is the magistrate's study and office, and the third entrance is directly the inner house.

When Mrs. Shen and Shen Ruyi wanted to enter, they went directly to the back of the county government office. Once they entered the door, they were the third to enter directly, so they didn't need to enter the door of the second courtyard to get off the carriage.

Nanny Chen stretched out her hand to help Mrs. Shen and Shen Ruyi get out of the car. Mrs. Shen smiled a little embarrassedly: "I came late, Mrs. Laurin has been waiting for a long time."

"No, no, it's rare for our wife to see Mrs. Shen. After accepting the post, I thought to start preparations earlier. When I entertain Mrs. Shen today, I will make Mrs. Shen happy and satisfied." Mrs. Shen and Shen Ruyi entered.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw a boy of fifteen or sixteen hurriedly approaching him.The old woman hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "Eldest young master, are you going out?"

The young master nodded slightly, and when he turned his gaze, he saw Shen Ruyi's mother and daughter, and frowned with some doubts: "Is there a guest today? These two are..."

"Oh, this is Mrs. Shen, this is Miss Shen, Mrs. Shen is the wife of Marquis Shen, Marquis of Guangping." The woman introduced with a smile. Young Master Lin is polite and gentle, so she hurried to Mrs. Shen Seeing the ceremony: "I met Mrs. Shen, but I didn't know the identity of Mrs. Shen before, so I was negligent. Please forgive me, Mrs. Shen."

"It's okay, it's okay, you've grown up so much." Mrs. Shen waved her hands with a busy smile: "A few years ago, your mother took you to our Zhuangzi, and you were only so old at that time. Became an adult."

Young Master Lin thought for a while before he realized: "I said they looked familiar, so they were Aunt Shen and Sister Shen. We haven't seen each other for many years, Aunt Shen is still so young and beautiful, and Sister Shen has grown into a big girl."

Shen Ruyi greeted Young Master Lin with a smile: "Brother Lin."

They called Sister Shen, but it was not easy for her to be called Young Master Lin.

"Master, do you have something important to do in a hurry to go out? Madame is waiting for Mrs. Shen and Miss Shen inside." The mother-in-law reminded her with a smile on her face, Young Master Lin nodded and rushed to Shen Madam smiled and said: "Aunt Shen, come in quickly, my nephew still has some things to do, I can't greet Aunt Shen, please forgive me."

"It's okay, you can go and deal with your own affairs." Mrs. Shen nodded hurriedly, watched Eldest Young Master Lin go out, and then smiled and said to the woman: "I haven't seen you for a few years, Young Master Lin has become more and more handsome. "

"Our young master is just like our master. Not only is he good-looking, but he is also good at writing. Don't look at our young master, he is already a scholar. In two years, we will be able to take the exam." With a proud face, every sentence is a compliment to Young Master Lin.

Shen Ruyi tried her best to recall it in her mind, and had to admit once again that she lived too closed in her previous life, as if she was packed in a box, and she couldn't even see a little bit of outside light.

"Your young master is sixteen this year, isn't it?" Mrs. Shen became more interested, she smiled and talked to the woman, who nodded, "It's sixteen, it's here, Mrs. Shen, please come in."

As he spoke, he called to the maid standing under the eaves of the corridor: "Hurry up, Mrs. Shen and Miss Shen are here, go make tea."

The maid saluted and hurried to the kitchen. Mrs. Lin heard the movement and greeted her out the door: "Mrs. Shen, you are here. This is Miss Shen, right? I haven't seen you for a few years, and she looks more and more beautiful." Oh, look at this fair little face, it's really lovely."

Shen Ruyi saluted Mrs. Lin with a smile, and Mrs. Lin took her hand, and at the same time pulled Mrs. Shen to go inside: "Go in and sit down, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, I'm getting fatter, She is most impatient with heat, so she didn't welcome you out, Madam Shen won't blame her, right?"

"Mrs. Lin, you are welcome. I have caused a lot of trouble for Mrs. Lin when I come here in this hot weather..." Mrs. Shen laughed hurriedly, and Mrs. Lin waved her hand: "Don't say that it is troublesome or not." Yes, in my heart, I like Mrs. Shen very much, if Mrs. Shen doesn't dislike her, she should come and talk to me more often in the future."

While talking, she looked at Shen Ruyi again: "I'm also happy just to see such a beautiful girl as Ms. Shen. Come on, this is a meeting ceremony, Miss Shen, don't be disgusted."

Shen Ruyi turned to look at Mrs. Shen, but Mrs. Shen hurriedly declined: "Mrs. Lin forgot? You gave her a meeting gift before."

Originally, the officials of the imperial court were changed every three years.But officials like magistrates are too young, and the court assessment rarely thinks of them.In addition, governing a place may not achieve political achievements in three years, so the county magistrate is the easiest official to be re-elected, and sometimes it lasts for 20 years.The Lin family came to Qinghe County six years ago. At that time, Shen Ruyi was still young, so she couldn't remember what happened at that time.

Mrs. Lin quickly waved her hands: "How can this be the same? At that time, Ruyi was still a child, and I just gave some gadgets. Now that Ruyi is a big girl, I have to give things that big girls can use. Come on, come on, Ruyi , take it, don't listen to your mother, I have never been able to have a daughter in my life, and I am greedy when I see a girl from other people's family, especially Ruyi is so beautiful, I can't wait to snatch her to be my daughter."

She waved her hand to Mrs. Shen again: "Don't refuse, I really like Ruyi, this is my heart."

Although Mrs. Shen was embarrassed, she had to nod slightly to Shen Ruyi at this moment, signaling Shen Ruyi to take the jade bracelet.After mustering up his courage, he found a topic to chat with Mrs. Lin: "I saw Young Master Lin when I came in just now. I haven't seen you for a few years. Young Master Lin has grown into a handsome young man."

Speaking of children, the topic finally got closer. Mrs. Lin smiled: "It's just eating a lot and growing taller. Mrs. Shen also knows that raising children is the most troublesome thing. A few years ago, then The child suddenly became a picky eater. He didn’t eat this one, and he wanted to eat meat. At that time, I just felt sorry for the child. If the child likes meat, he would eat it. Unexpectedly, he ate it for half a year. It's so fat!"

Mrs. Lin gestured, and Mrs. Shen also looked surprised: "Isn't that bad for your health?"

"It's not only bad for your health, but because he gained weight, he was laughed at by his classmates as soon as he went out, and he didn't even want to go to school because of the trouble." Mrs. Lin sighed: "I was really worried at that time. He died, but fortunately his father had a way, hired a martial arts master for him, practiced boxing for two hours a day, and then asked a doctor to control his appetite and force him to eat vegetables, which made him feel better Mrs. Shen Guigeng?"

"32, getting old." Mrs. Shen said with a smile, and Mrs. Lin's eyes widened suddenly: "32? You didn't lie to me, did you? Why does it look like 27? How do you take care of it? Hurry up Teach me, you see we are only four or five years apart in age, why do we look like two generations?"

(End of this chapter)