Baoyao

Chapter 226
Mrs. Zhou was taken aback when she heard that her daughter wanted to eat noodles in soup, then laughed again, and said: "You, when you were at home, when my mother made noodles in soup, you kept frowning and told you to eat, and you just took that bite, as if you would eat more. It can cure you like medicine. Now it’s good, life is better, you eat everything in the mansion, but you want to eat noodle soup made by mother, what a blessing.” Zhou nagged her daughter , but hurry up and get ready.

Qiaozhen smiled softly, it feels so good to be at home, and the nagging is also pleasant.

"Hong'er, how is your sister Osmanthus?" Qiaozhen asked Osmanthus, Qiaohong wanted to say kiss, Osmanthus is not young, I don't know if she has any thoughts in her heart.

"It's still the same. Mother told her to marry Zhang Luomen, but she didn't do it. She said she didn't want to do that. She made clothes all day long and served the milk. It's quite comfortable. I advised her to go out more, but she didn't want to. She said that she has nothing to say to others. It's better to stay at home, with grandma, grandma Yu, and sister-in-law Jia, she said, but I think it's okay, sister Osmanthus needs time to heal the wound in her heart." Qiaohong and The eldest sister spoke the truth.

"Well, what you said is, let's go and see Grandma." Qiaozhen took Qiaohong to see Chen Shi and Grandma Yu in that courtyard.

The two were very happy to see Qiaozhen, and they held her hand and kept asking if she was okay.Qiaozhen chatted with the two of them, feeling warm.Life here is more comfortable than in the mansion.

After eating and talking for a long time, Qiaozhen went back by car and returned to the mansion. She told Chen Xuanyu about it, and Chen Xuanyu nodded after hearing this, indicating that he would send someone to investigate.

After some investigation, it was not too different from what the matchmaker said. The kid from the Qian family didn't have any hidden illnesses. He wasn't too smart, but he wasn't stupid either. , Qian's mother is more straightforward, she is in charge of the family, but she is not too harsh, she should not be an unreasonable mother-in-law.

The family style of Qian's family is also innocent, although they don't have much family background, but they can still live. Wang's family can't get help from his family, and Qiaohong has a lot of private houses, so they can get a foothold if they marry.

In fact, the reason why the Qian family was so anxious to find a good girl was because they were afraid that Qian Xuezhong would not be admitted as a scholar in the coming year. Then many girls would think that he was worthless and that his life would be over. If you don't succeed in studying, you will empty out your family's wealth sooner or later. At that time, the Qian family will be completely ruined, and the woman will have to suffer along with it. Therefore, many people are unwilling to wait and see. If Qian Xuezhong can be admitted to the scholar next year , there must be a lot of people who are willing to marry their daughters over, and it is quite difficult for them not to pass the exam.

Qian's mother was also afraid that her son would not pass the exam, so she wanted to find a good one in advance. If she could not dislike her family at this time, she would definitely be able to live in peace.So this is why they are willing to look at Qiaohong.

Qiaozhen went back and told Zhou and Qiaohong about the situation. Although Zhou hesitated, she decided to listen to her daughter and see if she would like to marry Zhuangzi or a scholar.

Qiaohong finally stated that she would have to look at each other before making a decision, and she couldn't just make a decision like this. Qiaozhen and Zhou also agreed that Qiaozhen didn't need to participate in this matter, and let Zhou and the matchmaker arrange it.The woman wants to look at the man, and of course the man also wants to look at the woman. It will take a lot of time to go around like this, and you will be convinced by yourself.

The days have entered December, and the weather is getting colder. Qiaozhen feels that this year is particularly cold, so he has used the hand stove early, Tang Pozi, and a brazier has been installed in the house.She seldom goes out now, and she doesn't go to her mother's house very much. It's too cold, and she can't stand the cold.

Chen Xuanyu basically didn't go out, and stayed with Qiaozhen every day, chatting gossip, setting up battles, studying the art of war, and living a happy life.

The stewards in the mansion began to buy new year's goods, and Qiaozhen also looked at the list every day, and wanted to give a new year's gift to her natal family. This year was their first year of marriage, and the new year's gift should not be light.Otherwise you will be laughed at.However, Chen Xuanyu arranged so that Qiaozhen couldn't pick anything, one pig, four dishes.A few pastries, and a silver ticket of 100 taels.

Qiaozhen knows that the annual gifts given by the daughters who go out for the first year in Zhuangzi are usually two catties to ten catties of pork, four kinds of dishes, and a little silver if the condition is good. I can’t find a gift like Chen Xuanyu in Zhuangzi. You must know that the annual gift given by the original owner in the first year of marriage was two catties of meat and four dishes, and nothing else, which made the people in the Zhuangzi who were waiting to see what the scholar lady would give them a good laugh.Not this time.Others can only envy.Qiaozhen smiled, and just waited around twenty to send it to the Wang family.

Qiaozhen arranged for someone to buy another copy, which was to be given to Mrs. Qin. The old lady was even more reluctant to go out in the cold weather. Qiaozhen hadn’t seen her for nearly two months. It’s the Chinese New Year, why? Also have to go and see.

Qiaozhen originally planned to find a sunny day to visit, but the weather was not beautiful, and it snowed for three days in a row. Although the snow was not heavy, it was falling non-stop, making it impossible to go out.

The day finally came to an end. Qiaozhen asked someone to pretend to be polite, she talked to Chen Xuanyu, got in the carriage and went out.

In the carriage besides Qiaozhen, there was a woman and Yingzi following, Qiaozhen was holding a hand stove to keep warm, she didn't dare to look out from the window for fear of the cold wind coming in.

"Okay, please, sir, please give me a stutter." A voice suddenly came from outside, which should be begging.

"Go away." A male voice came.

"The old lady hasn't eaten for three days. It's so cold today. The old lady is afraid that she will starve to death. The uncle is pitiful. Give him a stutter." The beggar's voice came again.

Haven't eaten for three days?It has been snowing for the past three days. She probably didn't get anything to eat. Qiaozhen sighed inwardly. There are poor people everywhere. I don't care if I don't meet them. I can't ignore them if I do. Don't say it, it's okay to stutter.

"Stop." Qiaozhen yelled, and the driver hurriedly stopped the car and asked what instructions he had.

"Mother Li, there are cakes in the car, please get out of the car and take them to the beggar woman." Qiaozhen ordered softly.

"Yes, I obey." Mrs. Li agreed, took Qiaozhen's cakes, and got off the carriage.

When the car curtain was opened, Qiaozhen shivered, it was really cold outside, but she didn't shrink back, she wanted to see if there were not many people begging in this area, and also to see if there was any way to solve it.

Sitting very close to their carriage was a beggar woman. Her white hair was disheveled and her face was covered with mud. She could no longer see her original appearance. Her clothes were thin and shivering in the cold wind. It made people feel sad , but such a look did not earn sympathy from others. The big man she begged for was just kicking her away, disgusted that her black hands stained his clothes.

Mrs. Li hurried over to help the beggar.The beggar's body is very weak, and she can't get up when she falls on the ground. She is cold and hungry, and feels that her life is passing by. I'm afraid she will die in a few days, right?I'm afraid I won't be able to survive this winter, but what if her son dies?Who will take care of him?There was cloudy liquid in the corner of the beggar's eyes.

She saw that a well-dressed woman was coming to help her, and she was still holding something in her hand, so she said in disbelief, "Please do me a favor, give me a stutter."

Mrs. Li also felt sad, the other party was older than herself, it was really pitiful to end up like this when she was old, and thankfully grandma was kind, otherwise she would not have dared to get out of the car to help if she wanted to, for fear of delaying grandma's affairs.

She opened the paper bag in her hand, revealing the pastry inside, and said, "Here, take it and eat it, our grandma gave it to you."

The old beggar didn't hear Mrs. Li's words clearly, her eyes were completely attracted by the pastry, and she couldn't take her eyes off. This is a good pastry, is it for her to eat?No way!She looked at Mrs. Li suspiciously.

Mrs. Li nodded to her, and the old beggar saw that it was true, so she couldn't help but kowtow to Mrs. Li.Then he took the pastry with trembling hands.

She picked up a piece and brought it to her mouth, as if remembering something, she swallowed hard, put the pastry back, wrapped it up and stuffed it into her bosom.

"Why don't you eat?" Mrs. Li saw her movements clearly. She could see her desire to eat. She should be really hungry, but why didn't she eat?Mrs. Li was puzzled.

"Hehe, I have a sick son, and I want to keep it for him to eat." The old beggar smiled with difficulty.

Mrs. Li sighed, it was really not easy. In this winter, there has just been a snowfall. There is a sick son at home, and the old mother is begging for a living. How did such a day come over? How will they live in the future? Woolen cloth.

"Where is your grandma? I'll kowtow to her, she is really a living Bodhisattva and a good person." The old beggar was grateful.

"No need, my grandma doesn't want this. You can go back quickly. If you wear less clothes, you won't get sick from the cold again." Mrs. Li waved her hand, she knew that her grandma didn't want to thank her.

"That's not right, I have to kowtow if I know how to repay you." The old beggar said sincerely.

Seeing that she was sincere, Mrs. Li pointed to the carriageway and said, "Hey, that's my grandma."

The old beggar looked over, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and there was a lady with a good face sitting inside, although she was not dressed gorgeously, she could tell it was everyone.

The old beggar climbed a few steps to the carriage, kowtowed and said, "Thank you grandma for your great kindness, thank you for saving my life, grandma is really a living Bodhisattva, grandma..."
The beggar became hoarse as she spoke, she suddenly raised her head, fixedly stared at the people in the carriage and began to size up, the more she looked at her, the more ugly her face became, her body trembling uncontrollably, she finally stretched out a A finger pointed at Qiaozhen, tremblingly said: "You, you, you..."

Qiaozhen frowned, and when the beggar kowtowed, she told Mrs. Li to help her up, so she didn't need to kowtow. , who will she be?
　Thank you Qian's daughter, Cuohuaxin, Juanjuan Yezi, and Zijia for the peace amulets, thank you for your support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)