Chapter 516: Three Obedience and Four Virtues
After breakfast the next day, Qinshan and Qinchuan sent Qin Guihua's three girls back. After beating the three of Hu's family, the two brothers would go to the city to buy some ingredients and come back tomorrow to entertain the princess Huguo and his son and the people who announced the imperial edict.
Mr. Qin and the others were not idle either. They began to clean the house inside and out, and could not teach the guests to laugh at them for being sloppy. Qin Xiaoxiao cleaned up his room and locked everything that could not be shown to others into the cabinet.
Just as they were half-tied up, the black wild raccoons jumped onto the yard wall and urged her. They were so scared that the hens squatting in the nest laying eggs were panicked and clattered.
Qin Xiaoxiao had to put the matter of tidying up the house, pulled out a few slender red earthworms from the vegetable field, and then took them to the lake with a bucket and a fishing rod.
There were more than fifty black wild raccoons who came to fish. It was not until noon that Lin Qiuniang came to call her for dinner, and she could barely fill these greedy big guys.
"Mom, I caught a turtle. Let's braised it tonight. These fish are good, just for food tomorrow." Qin Xiaoxiao carried the heavy bucket for his mother to show him, and arranged the turtle and fish clearly.
"This turtle is a good thing. It's rare to catch it in the middle of winter. Don't think about eating it all, keep it for tomorrow to entertain guests." Lin Qiuniang took the bucket and ruthlessly broke her daughter's fantasy.
"Mom, this turtle is too small, I'm afraid it's not enough for each person to eat." Qin Xiaoxiao wanted to be relaxed and comfortable when fishing. He rarely wanted to catch any kind of fish. It was a coincidence that he could catch turtles today, but he was not very big.
"It's okay, I can stew a large pot when I use it to stew the soup." Lin Qiuniang was not too small. Seeing that the turtle's hind legs were full, she nodded with satisfaction: "I don't know if our family's simple food is used to it."
"Your Highness the Princess has been on the battlefield and never picks on food." Qin Xiaoxiao and Princess Huguo have eaten at the same table several times, and they still know her eating habits: "We just can't eat spicy food, so we have to make two light dishes."
When Lin Qiuniang heard this, she said worriedly: "Xiao Jing can't eat spicy food either. In the future, you can marry and eat with their mother and son. Can you get used to it?"
Qin Xiaoxiao felt warm and held her mother's arm and acted coquettishly: "What are you afraid of? They eat what they like, I eat what I like."
Lin Qiuniang patted her lightly and taught: "If you are a wife for someone else's family, you can't be as casual as you are at your parents' family. You have to adapt to their taste habits and avoid others saying that you are picky and difficult to serve."
Qin Xiaoxiao disagreed with this and said with a serene comment: "Mom, if you care about other people's eyes for trivial matters, how tired it would be! Besides, I was just married to Brother Li, and I didn't sell myself to him. What did I do to accommodate his taste? Didn't he accommodate me?"
Lin Qiuniang felt that her daughter was talking about all the fallacies, and wanted to refute but didn't know where to start. She couldn't help but say angrily: "The old saying goes, a daughter-in-law has been a mother-in-law for many years, and aren't they all used to be a wife?"
Qin Xiaoxiao argued: "It's nothing wrong with moving, but being able to accommodate each other. If I accommodate Brother Li, then Brother Li must accommodate me, otherwise I will definitely feel wronged! If I eat too much of this grievance, can Brother Li and I live a good life?"
Looking at his daughter who was full of reason, Lin Qiuniang felt something was wrong: "You can't say that. If you have a conflict, you will not give in. Could it be that life will be great? There must be someone who bows his head first."
Qin Xiaoxiao said helplessly: "Mom, I understand everything you said. I am not an unreasonable person. I will admit it if it is my fault. It is not my fault. Of course, the other party must admit it!"
Lin Qiuniang shook her head: "Xiaoxiao, some things are not right or wrong, just like your father did not agree with your marriage with Xiaojing before, and he wanted to go to the capital to find trouble for Xiaojing. For this reason, your grandfather almost took action. Do you think this is your grandfather's fault or your father's fault?"
Qin Xiaoxiao said truthfully: "If you have different ideas, you will have differences. There is no question of who is right or wrong."
Lin Qiuniang smiled and said, "In the future, if you have any differences with Xiao Jing, you might get angry with each other. What should you do in this situation?"
Qin Xiaoxiao scratched his head and was about to speak and suddenly realized: "Mom, this is not the same as what you said just now. I was almost surrounded by you."
Lin Qiuniang angrily patted her: "What's the difference? Mom is teaching you to be soft and you should not be too stubborn if you can take a step back."
Qin Xiaoxiao whispered: "If you have any differences, you can sit down and discuss it carefully. Forget about Brother Li and Your Highness the Princess' habits. I don't think it's necessary. If outsiders like to talk, let them say go. If Brother Li and Your Highness the Princess think I want to accommodate them, it's better not to have this marriage!"
Lin Qiuniang didn't know that her daughter had become like this. She could even say no to the marriage she had finally asked for. She was immediately anxious and angry: "What are you talking about? Who taught you?"
Qin Xiaoxiao muttered: "The instinct of seeking profit and avoiding harm to others is not enough to use human guidance!"
Lin Qiuniang had a headache and said annoyedly: "I thought you were recruiting a wife before, so I didn't need to learn how to be a wife, so I never taught you. Now I don't know how to teach you."
Qin Xiaoxiao was so scared that he waved his hands repeatedly: "Mom, you don't need to teach me. Really, it's great for me to do this. Look at Brother Li and I have known each other for more than ten years, and he has never disliked me for not understanding the Three Obediences and Four Virtues!"
Anyway, she would not be able to learn this thing. If Brother Li dares to dislike him in the future, she will let him know what "three obediences and four virtues" means first.
Lin Qiuniang knew her daughter's temperament very well. If she didn't learn, it would be useless for her to get rid of her mouth.
Thinking of this, her chest was so stuffy that she couldn't help but reminded: "Our family is much different from the Princess's Mansion. People like this need the most shamefulness. You, you are a little restrained outside!"
Qin Xiaoxiao didn't want to hear this, and was in a hurry to change the topic. Suddenly he thought of the token of a relative, so he pretended to be curious and asked, "Mom, have you sent each other a token when you and your father got engaged?"
Lin Qiuniang's attention was indeed diverted, and she said in surprise: "This token was chosen by the elders. It was officially exchanged on the day of engagement. How could your father and I send each other?"
When Qin Xiaoxiao heard this, he asked around the bush: "You and my father have been lucky for so many years, but have you never thought about giving me anything?"
Lin Qiuniang shook her head: "I never thought that I can't be too busy on weekdays, so I don't have the time to do these fancy things. In the past, he was very happy to make clothes and shoes for your father?"
Clothes? Shoes? Qin Xiaoxiao flashed with inspiration and knew what to do. She rubbed her paws and asked with anticipation: "Mom, can you make a pair of shoes with my needlework tonight?"
Lin Qiuniang didn't want to hit her daughter, so she said tactfully: "After a night of time, I don't have enough soles, you should learn how to make uppers first, this is easier to learn."
When Qin Xiaoxiao heard this, the confidence that had just surged suddenly faded away. She asked again without giving up: "Mom, where is the clothes, the simplest clothes should be fine, right?"
Lin Qiuniang wondered, "What's wrong with you today? Why are you suddenly making shoes and clothes?"
Qin Xiaoxiao was embarrassed to say that she wanted to exchange tokens with Jing Heng, and said vaguely: "Didn't you always urge me to learn quickly? I want to learn earlier and finish it early."
Lin Qiuniang didn't think much and joked: "You have to practice your acupuncture more. Only after practicing the clothes and shoes you make will look good and wear, otherwise it will be useless if you do it."
Qin Xiaoxiao waved his hand weakly, and had completely given up on the idea of making clothes and shoes.
After lunch, she returned to the room unwillingly and sat at the desk to write and draw. After a while, a pattern appeared on the drawing paper.
"Well, the pattern is so fancy, I will definitely not be embroidered in one night." She looked at the drawing paper and put it aside: "The token given to Brother Li cannot be a broken one."
After muttering quietly, she started drawing it again on the white paper. She drew five or six pictures over and over again, and finally one of them was something she was quite satisfied with.
"It will definitely work this time. If you can't even embroider these two little things well, you won't need to ask for this hand!" Qin Xiaoxiao stared at his right hand angrily, hoping that it could compete with her and embroider the two cute little things she had drawn.
She did it as soon as she said that. A few days ago, she had been learning needlework and thread, and there was a ready-made needlework basket in the room. She didn't dare to let others know, so she closed the doors and windows and embroidered them secretly, and was careful to put each needle, for fear that if she would start over if she was not careful, she would start over.
The others saw that she didn't leave the room for an afternoon and thought she was lazy and fell asleep. However, they did not knock on the door and called her, and continued to prepare for tomorrow's engagement.
This time it was just an engagement. The two families met together, exchanged their tokens for the appointment, and received the letter of appointment. There was no need to invite relatives and friends to watch the ceremony. There was only an additional marriage imperial edict, so the incense case should be prepared in advance, and there should be no mistakes.
Some villagers accidentally discovered that the Qin family was making it look like they were going to celebrate the New Year. They asked curiously, "Uncle Fifth, what are you doing? Could it be that Xue Ya's wedding date has changed? Tomorrow will be the day when she and the An family boy have a big gift?"
It’s not his fault for saying that, since the Qin family’s three brothers split up, the Qin family’s big house has never held weddings, but the second and third houses have handled several things. Every time these two families hold weddings, the big house will be busy. If the banquet cannot be held, it will be placed on the big house.
Apart from Xue Ya's marriage, he couldn't imagine that there would be any happy events in the Qin family this year.
"No, Xue Ya's marriage has not changed. If it is changed, you will definitely notify you in advance." Mr. Qin didn't want to be arrogant. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, this marriage is definitely a high point in his own family, so he rarely bought it and kept it in a silence: "You will know what the hell is going to do tomorrow."
After hearing this, the villagers were not able to ask questions and joked: "It must be a big happy event. Tomorrow, I have to call my little kids to grab the wedding candy to get involved in the joy of Uncle Wu's family."
It is not appropriate to sprinkle wedding candy when engaged, so it is not appropriate to sprinkle wedding candy. Mr. Qin only smiled without responding.
After the villagers left, Qin Chuan became excited and said to Mr. Qin: "Dad, what a great honor is the emperor's marriage? There may be many people who will be stunned tomorrow. This marriage is enough for our family to brag for many years!"
Mr. Qin was stunned for this look of no hope and warned: "The more you are like this, the more you should be low-key. Don't let me tremble outside!"
Qin Chuan shrank his neck and said reluctantly: "Dad, I understand."
Boss Qin Shan was unhappy and gritted his teeth and said, "This imperial edict will make Xiaoxiao tied him to the boy named Jing for the rest of his life. It would be fine if you don't worry about your niece, but you are still focused on showing off your thoughts. What are you feeling?"
Just for the marriage, he hadn't had a good night's sleep that time, and he couldn't sleep again tonight. Humph, he felt uncomfortable, and this winkless guy should not think about it!
"Brother, the world is conscience. Xiaoxiao is my niece. Of course I hope her good luck!" Qin Chuan was crying and hurriedly defended himself: "I have a promising niece. Isn't it normal to show off? Besides, the things you are worried about cannot happen at all."
Qin Shan deliberately found fault, but how could he be able to "quibble" and cursed: "I'm so young, I'm still so shallow. Who can't match my daughter? It's because the boy named Jing is so arrogant. What do you have to show off?"
Qin Chuan was unable to complain: Yes, yes, your daughter is a god descending to earth, and no one in the folk ordinary people is worthy of this! But brother, no one knows this except our own family! We are mortals living in the world, so we have to follow the rules of the world, right?
If our Qin family can marry the Princess’ Mansion, then our family will be at the forefront!
Thinking of this in his heart, he would never dare to say it, so he said very quickly: "Brother is right. I shouldn't have the idea of being humble. I will never tremble outside in the future and ask outsiders to look down on it."
This was a human word in Qin Shan's ears, and his face looked a little better: "In the future, just hold your uncle's airs in front of that boy, don't be like a traitor."
What else could Qin Chuan say? Naturally, he responded with all his words. He was not yet able to resist his brother's oppression, so he could only continue to be an obedient younger brother.
Mr. Qin watched from the side, not interfering in the dispute between his brothers. The stupid boss controlled the too smart dick, so his old father could also be much more relaxed.
Qin Xiaoxiao turned a blind eye to the things outside the window and was devoted to embroidering love objects. Finally, before dinner, she barely embroidered the relatively simple cute thing on the drawing paper.
She rubbed her sore and stiff neck, enjoyed her hard work, and said happily: "It's still very good!"
Just thinking of Jing Heng's very picky eyes, she couldn't help but feel suspicious and said to herself: "I don't know if Brother Li will like it. What if he dislikes me and asks me to re-emulate it?"
Forget it, I don’t care. This is embroidered by myself with all my efforts. Brother Li has to accept it even if he doesn’t like it. He will never accept the return!
Thinking about this clearly, Qin Xiaoxiao was relaxed and decided to embroider another cute thing after dinner.
Chapter completed!