The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Chapter 212 Grandma

On this year's New Year's Eve, Chen Cui spent it with Changping Suisui and Mr. Zou.

Half of the food on the table was Longnan cuisine, and the other half was Jiangnan and Beijing specialties. When family members ate together, there was no rule of not talking while eating. With Suisui, a talkative child, around, there was never a dull moment.

However, after dinner, Mr. Zou sat for a while and then returned to his own yard. Only the mother and son were together to celebrate the New Year.

Knowing that Sui Sui would definitely not be able to sit still, Chen Cui had already prepared fireworks and firecrackers and asked Chang Ping to help Sui Sui light them.

The capital city is rich in supplies, and there are many more varieties of fireworks and firecrackers than in Longnan. Chen Cui bought quite a few, planning to set off some during the New Year and the rest during the Lantern Festival.

Once the new year is over and the first month of the lunar year is out, Changping's observation period at the Ministry of Revenue will end, and he will be formally assigned a new position after the assessment.

However, he had already received news from Lord Wang Hengzhi in advance that he would still be in the Ministry of Revenue and would be transferred to work under Lord Wang.

This is probably the benefit of having someone in the court. Wang Hengzhi is now working on the promotion of new grain varieties and is highly valued by the emperor.

In recent years, the Great Zhou Dynasty first suffered from disasters and then encountered foreign invasions and wars, resulting in heavy losses. A large number of people were living in dire straits. There was an urgent need to promote this high-yield new grain quickly so that people could fill their stomachs and stabilize the people's hearts.

After the King of Shu ascended the throne, he changed the era name to Zhide. This year is the second year of Zhide, and on March 28th, he held his wedding in Changping.

On this day, Chen Cui wore a maroon dress, which was rare for her. She sat in the hall and accepted the kneeling worship of the newlyweds.

This was her eighth year in this world, and it was the first time she wore such bright clothes and several expensive jewelries on her head.

After all, it is his son's wedding, and many of his colleagues and friends are attending the wedding. He can't lose face for his child.

After the ceremony, Chen Cui went to entertain the female guests who came to the wedding, so she sent Sui Sui to look after the bride so that Qin Ruzhi would have no trouble raising any requests.

Sui Sui liked Sister Qin very much and thought it was amazing that she could sew up the rabbit's wound. She once tried to learn how to kill a chicken, but she didn't dare to put the knife on the chicken's neck. After all, she was afraid of seeing blood splattering.

Qin Ruozhi also likes her sister-in-law Suisui very much. She thinks Suisui has been well taught by her mother-in-law. She is lively and cute, but also very smart. She also behaves in a measured way and does not make people feel noisy.

When Qin Ruozhi was sitting in her new room, she was accompanied by two maids who came with her as a dowry. Suisui brought two people to bring her some snacks, which was a bowl of her favorite bubble wontons.

In order to maintain her demeanor and avoid having to go to the bathroom during the wedding, Qin Ruozhi had only eaten a few snacks from morning till now, and took very small sips of water for fear of smearing her lip balm. When she saw this bowl of steaming wontons, she was deeply moved.

"Sister-in-law, just eat without worry. If it's not enough, I'll go to the kitchen to get more. This is specially prepared for you by my eldest brother. There are plenty of wontons."

After hearing the words "Big Brother asked someone to prepare this specially for you," Qin Ruozhi felt so sweet in her heart that even the wontons tasted sweet.

She finished the bowl of wontons very gracefully and quickly. After rinsing her mouth, she asked the maid to put back the lip balm that had fallen off, and then she sat back on the bed in the bridal chamber.

Suisui was very responsible and stayed by her side, talking to her the whole time. It was not until Changping sent the guests away and entered the bridal chamber that Suisui left, yawning.

Of course, when she left, she did not forget to give her eldest brother a look, letting him know the contribution of his good sister and not to forget her benefits.

Changping bowed to Suisui, indicating that he appreciated her kindness, and then sent her out of the bridal chamber.

That night, the red candles in the bridal chamber burned until dawn, and the room was naturally filled with red waves and boundless spring scenery.

The next morning, Chen Cui drank the tea offered by the new bride in the main hall and gave the greeting gift before the family started to have breakfast.

Because the eldest son had just gotten married, in order to cater to his daughter-in-law's taste, breakfast was richer than usual.

Sui Sui happily thanked Qin Ruozhi: "Sister-in-law, thanks to you coming to our house, I can have this blessing."

In fact, it was the same breakfast they usually had, but with more variety, giving Qin Ruzhi more choices. Once they knew her taste, the recipe would be fixed.

Qin Ruozhi was a little shy and wanted to stand aside to serve the dishes, but Chen Cui stopped her: "We don't have such a rule in our family. Just sit down and eat."

Qin Ruozhi then sat down. If Changping hadn't stopped her in the morning, she would have even gone to the kitchen to make breakfast.

"My mother doesn't cook much now, and she won't let you get involved in the fumes. Just lie down for a while, and get up when the time is up."

Of course Qin Ruozhi didn't dare to continue lying down as her husband said. After all, this was the first day of their marriage, and if she got up late, she would be laughed at.

Even though her family was small and only her mother-in-law and sister-in-law were in Beijing, Qin Ruozhi did not want to leave a bad impression on them.

She did go into the kitchen, but Chen Cui had told everyone in the kitchen not to let her get involved and to just let her take the others to present the food once it was ready.

After breakfast, Chen Cui let the couple go back to her yard so that they didn't have to wait by her side. It was time for them to get to know each other and understand each other's living habits.

Changping has nine days of wedding leave. During these days he can stay at home with his wife and family, and also take the opportunity to cultivate feelings with each other.

After the third day of marriage, Chen Cui observed her daughter-in-law for a few days and found that she was indeed a person with a plan and an organized way of doing things. So she handed over all the household chores to Qin Ruozhi, and she freed up her hands to concentrate on the research and development of perfume.

Qin Ruozhi was a little panicked at first. Although there were few people in this family and not much to do, she had never heard of the mother-in-law giving up power to her daughter-in-law so quickly!

In some families, even after the granddaughter-in-law has come into the family, the old lady is still the one in power. As for the wife, she has become the mother-in-law's wife and can only obey her mother-in-law's orders and does not have any power in her hands.

My mother-in-law is so good. She handed over the power as soon as she said it would. She handed over all the account books, warehouse keys, and money. Even the housekeeper and servants obeyed my orders obediently. There was no lip service. This really saved me a lot of worry!

Even though she was suddenly given the power of housekeeper, Qin Ruozhi was not afraid. She had received more than ten years of education in the boudoir and was trained to be the mistress of the house. It was not a big job, and she could handle it.

But it only took her one day to sort out all the affairs of the house from top to bottom.

She knows the account books of the kitchen, warehouse, and interpersonal relationships by heart. She doesn't need to check the files when encountering problems, she can give advice off the top of her head. She speaks and acts in her own style, and everyone in the family is convinced by this new grandmother!