There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

Keeping filial piety is a matter of course, white things grind people, after Shi Ding and Zheng's two funerals, most of the people close to the blood are sick, keeping filial piety is leisurely, just right, and nourishing the body.

The rules of filial piety have become more and more loose after these years of evolution. Shi Zhongzhu and Wei Zhenniang are busy with the funeral and sick for a month. The housework is left to Shi An and his wife to take care of it. Thanks to Liu's careful care and proper arrangements Only Shi Zhongzhu and his wife got better so quickly.

Wei Zhenniang was often on the hospital bed, holding Liu's hand and saying: "An Guogong's family is such a good tutor, such a good daughter-in-law, I will only treat you as a daughter-in-law in the future."

Shi An was happy with his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, so there was no need for him to be in trouble. Before he was married, he had heard many stories about mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fighting each other. At that time, he was really scared into a cold sweat.

Entertainment and communication were cut off during the filial piety period, and Shi Zhongzhu didn't want to stay in such an empty house as the Zhongjiahou Mansion, so he moved to Baihuayuan.Although it is not as prosperous as the city, but the scenery is beautiful, and she is the favorite of Little Pearl. Shi An and Liu Shi have no children for the time being, and they love Little Pearl deeply.

With the successive deaths of relatives, Shi Zhongzhu was tired of this complicated world, and he could not reach the realm of "far away from the earth and self-biased", so he had to go to Baihuayuan and Lingshan to hide and be quiet , when the weather is fine, Shi Zhongzhu will stay in the Youhuang Pavilion on the half slope of Lingshan Mountain for two days, playing the piano, painting, cooking tea and writing. After coming here for so many years, Shi Zhongzhu has become accustomed to such elegant hobbies. Of course, he is still relatively down-to-earth My hobby - doing handwork.

On this day, including Shi Zhongzhu, a family of seven climbed up from the southern slope of Lingshan Mountain in the morning, enjoyed the scenery for a long time, and then came down from the top of the mountain to the Youhuang Pavilion.Although the members of the Liu family are young, they do not exercise very much. On the way, Shi An half-reported and half-reported. When they arrived at Youhuang Pavilion, Liu's daughter-in-law, her father-in-law and mother-in-law are all in good health, so she did not dare to rest. , It is necessary to support the body to arrange the meal at noon.

Wei Zhenniang persuaded with a smile: "I'll go, the family, don't pay attention to these things, An An, help your daughter-in-law to walk around slowly, you can't sit now."

After Wei Zhenniang finished speaking, she went into the house. Shi Zhongzhu and the others were resting in the yard outside the Youhuang Pavilion. Shi An was lying on the bamboo chair, obedient, and hurriedly helped Mrs. Liu up.

Seeing Liu's puzzled look, Shi An explained in a low voice: "I just did a lot of strenuous exercise, so I can't sit down and rest right away. At least let my body get used to it. It's best to walk slowly for two laps."

Liu's heart was worried, her father-in-law was still sitting comfortably, how could a daughter-in-law do without waiting for her, Liu and Shi Zhongzhu didn't get along much, and they still couldn't let go.

Shi Zhongzhu also understood, Zhanyan smiled and said: "Daughter-in-law is envious of us elders sitting here, we are different from you, we practice martial arts all the year round, so what is this little distance, you see pearls are fine, we climb mountains all the year round. "

Mrs. Liu could hear Shi Zhongzhu's good intentions, so she walked around the yard slowly. When the young couple came back, tea and snacks were already set on the bamboo table. Wei Zhenniang and Pearl watched Shi Zhongzhu make bamboo toys. Ning, half lying on the rocking chair, leaned very close, muttering and didn't know what to say.

When Mrs. Liu came back and saluted slightly, Wei Zhenniang signaled them to sit down.Both Wei Zhenniang and Pearl looked at Shi Zhongsculpture attentively. No one spoke for a while, and the atmosphere was a little silent.Liu felt that as a daughter-in-law, she still had to take on the important task of invigorating the atmosphere, picked up the pen holder that had just taken shape on the table and said, "Daddy's craftsmanship is very good, the carvings on this pen holder are extremely delicate, but I don't know what Daddy did in his hands. What?"

Speaking of it, it took a long time for Liu to get used to calling Shi Zhongzhu directly "Daddy". The first address he thought of was "Master", and he couldn't get closer to "Grandpa". Don't call it like that, with just one title, Liu Shi also noticed the close relationship between the Shi family.When she first got married, her mother told her ten thousand times that the Shi family had a good relationship, but she should respect her parents-in-law, uncles and sisters-in-law more, and the weight of the family was very important in Shi An's heart.She was so frightened that Mrs. Liu was trembling when she first married. Fortunately, just after she married, Shi An took over as an outsider, and Mrs. Liu gradually relaxed.

"Oh, a little thing, galloping horse wind chime. You see, each of my bamboo pieces is going to be carved into a galloping horse, strung together with a thread, and carving a top plate, then it becomes a wind chime, and the pearl belongs to the horse, just right Appropriate." Shi Zhongzhu explained while holding the carved finished product.

"Daddy's ingenious thinking, a loving father's heart." Liu Shi said.

"What's the matter, this kind of wind chime is still for babies to play with, and the pearl is a bit old." Shi Zhongzhu said casually. Shi Zhongzhu's original idea was to hang this kind of wind chime on the cradle to attract children's attention with sound. However, when Pearl was born, the situation in Yunnan coincided with the tense situation. How could Shi Zhongzhu have the mood to do this.

Shi Zhongzhu was still regretting, but Liu stood up and pleaded guilty: "Daughter-in-law is at fault, she has not been out of the house for three years, please punish her father-in-law."

"Ah?" Shi Zhongzhu questioned when he was out of state: "I thought you were using contraception."

Mrs. Li was so frightened that she couldn't stand up and knelt down and said, "How dare my daughter-in-law, how dare my daughter-in-law." As he spoke, he pulled Shi An's clothes.

Only then did Shi Zhongzhu come to his senses, put down the things in his hands, and looked serious.Shi An was also bewildered by the sudden action of his daughter-in-law, and comforted her repeatedly, helping her up.Liu looked at the faces of her parents-in-law and her husband before standing up hesitantly.There was so much commotion here, Shi Ping and Shi Ning naturally also sat around.

Shi Zhongzhu said: "I have long felt that you and your husband have some problems getting along. I just thought that you are still young, and you have to get along a lot. I didn't expect that the matter has become so serious." Seeing that Shi An wanted to explain, Shi Zhongzhu raised his hand to stop Stopping him from talking, he continued: "Just now, when we climbed the mountain, my daughter-in-law couldn't walk, which proves that she doesn't usually exercise, and her body is relatively poor. An'an, how do I teach you in normal times? , Are you busy with political affairs and didn't take good care of your wife, otherwise why don't you even care about her physical condition, you should have urged your daughter-in-law to exercise well."

"It was because I saw that my daughter-in-law was in poor health that I wondered if you were using contraception. After all, only healthy parents can give birth to healthy children. But now it seems that the daughter-in-law is worrying about the child alone. Haven't you discussed these issues well?"

Seeing that her father-in-law directly blamed her husband and didn't blame her, Liu felt a little relieved, but she thought that it was not her husband's fault. If a woman's family can't have children, how can she blame her husband.

Shi An sat up straight, with a serious expression on his face. He knew that his father valued the family the most, and explained: "It's my son's fault, the new magistrate, and she takes care of the inner courtyard on weekdays, and I don't ask too much. Liu's body is very healthy, so I didn't notice it."

When Shi Zhongzhu heard that she called his wife "Liu Shi", he felt that there was a big problem, okay, and asked, "How come you don't know, don't you usually go out to play?" Shi Zhongzhu was puzzled, the newlyweds, There is no parental restraint, wouldn't it be possible to go out every three days?

"My son is busy with political affairs..."

"Nonsense! Time is squeezed out, and business is really so busy?" Shi Zhongzhu shouted.

Although Mrs. Liu couldn't figure out the point and didn't know what Shi Zhongzhu was angry about, she still defended her husband and said: "Yes, yes, I went out to play, and every year on the Buddha's birthday, I went to the temple to burn incense."

"Then how did you go to worship Buddha?" Shi Zhongzhu asked.

"Take a sedan chair." "Ride a horse." The two replied.

Shi Zhongzhu really annoyed these two people. Didn't he walk up the mountain himself to worship Buddha? Is this pious?No wonder Shi An never noticed Liu's poor health.How did Shi An behave as a husband without caring about his wife, Shi Zhongzhu was dissatisfied.

"The daughter-in-law over there is so anxious to have a child, do you know?" Shi Zhongzhu asked.

"I don't know my son. I haven't mentioned this on weekdays. My son has always remembered what my father said. Children let nature take its course. It is a man who has children and daughters."

Well, there is still something gratifying about the manager, Shi Zhongzhu nodded in his heart.

"Daughter-in-law, you heard it too. What I said just now was just an unintentional remark. How could we know that you are so sensitive. Although we look forward to our grandson, we are not forcing you to conceive and have a child right away. An'an is also, women here depend on fate, I always thought that you didn't have children because An An wanted to work hard on her career first, and then have children when her status is stable, so you are using contraception. Even if it is contraception, I can accept it. Why are you forcing yourself like this? "Shi Zhongzhu said.

Sitting in panic, Mrs. Liu didn't know how to explain. She glanced at her husband in a panic, and saw her husband's eyes were warm and tolerant.Knowing that her husband's family tolerated her so much, she couldn't help but shed tears, and said: "Father and mother are considerate of me, I... I have been married for a few years and have not moved, so I am so anxious. How can I dare to say such a thing, even my mother... No……"

What Mrs. Liu said was the truth. She was born and raised in a great family. How could she communicate with her husband and in-laws on such a topic? Both father and mother only saw each other at the funeral, so they didn't have the time to speak their own words.

"Okay, after all, it's still An An's fault for lack of communication. Since your daughter-in-law is married to you, you have the responsibility to keep him safe and happy. Why are people so anxious? You didn't even notice it. It's your fault." Shi Zhongzhu concluded.

"No, no, don't care about his business, it's my fault, it's..." Liu Shi stood up and stood in front of Shi An, explaining excitedly, but seeing her parents-in-law, uncles and aunts smiling at her, she understood, father-in-law I was joking, I was too embarrassed to know what to do.

At this time, the servants came to report that lunch was ready.Shi Zhongzhu smiled coolly, and said: "I was wrong, it is wrong. You and your wife will be punished for delaying lunch by an hour. Let's go, let's eat first, so that they will be hungry."

Shi Zhongzhu told the others to go away, Shi Ning was the most mischievous, he kept turning his head and winking to tease Shi An, Shi An simply turned his head away, out of sight and out of mind.

Seeing that the father intended to give them time and space, Shi An also took Liu Shi's hand, and slowly walked around the yard, talking in a soft voice.