Embers of the Huntress

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Xiao Jian carried a bucket of water in and saw his little wife standing in front of the open closet, scrutinizing his several sets of clothes.

When she saw him, she closed the door in a panic and explained with a red face, “I, I'm just looking around.”

Xiao meticulously: “From now on, this is your home, just look around, put your clothes in there as well.”

Tong Sui left what she was going to wear for the next two days outside, right on the kang, Xiao meticulously put the water and picked up the clothes to help hang them in the closet.

Tong Sui buried her small money bag in the corner of the closet, explaining to her husband who was watching the scene, “There's some copper coins in there, and the box cage contains new clothes and new quilts that can't be worn lately, for fear that the guests will rummage through them, the key I've hung around my neck.”

Xiao Qian noticed, there was an extra red rope around her neck.

He explained in a low voice, “We didn't split up the family, all the silver money I earned before was handed over to my grandfather to take charge.”

Tong Sui understand, rich when the family more people may still want to think about the separation of the family, now living is difficult, who have the heart to toss that, the family together to make efforts to live a better chance.

After accounting for their own dowry on the surface, Tong Sui just to close the closet, Xiao meticulously suddenly stopped, Tong Sui watched him bend down, from one of his old coat sleeve pocket pulled out a gray money bag.

Tong Sui tilted her head in surprise.

Xiao Zhen looked at her and said, “This is my private savings, adding up to about two taels of silver, put it with yours and keep it.”

Tong Sui was weak and avoided his sight.

Although she had married over and the reality of husband and wife was there, she was not familiar with Xiao Jian as a person, she did not know whether he was greedy for money, good at gambling and drinking, she did not know whether his family was decent, in case of serious disagreement in any aspect, she would definitely have to leave the Xiao family. So Tong Sui decided to hide her real dowry first, and then inform her husband when the opportunity is right.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Jian actually directly revealed his two taels of private property.

“So much, put it in the closet for fear of being stolen.” Tong Sui subconsciously said, then added: “I'm not suspecting your family, I'm afraid of thieves outside.”

Xiao Jian: “Understood, you lock the silver in the chest, and put the coins outside.”

Tong Sui: “OK, one day you want to use it then tell me.”

She split the broken silver inside on the spot, letting Xiao Zhen merge the coins, she climbed onto the bed, opened the camphor wood box on the outside, and stuffed Xiao Zhen's money bag inside. Re-locking it, Tong Sui tucked the key into her collar, and with a tilt of her head, she realized that Xiao Zhen maintained the same posture as just now, and was looking at her with a puzzled expression.

Tong Sui pinched the red rope in her hand and said with downcast eyes, “Why don't I give you the key to hold?”

Xiao Qian: “I didn't look at the key.”

Tong Sui looked up in confusion.

Xiao Zhen turned his back and put the copper coins.

The house has been cleaned up, the weather is good, Tong Sui will be the upper windows up, open the second, opposite the west room out of a tall figure, four eyes, the other bright eyes, warmly waved at her: “Second sister-in-law get up, I'm the oldest four Xiao Ye!”

Pro-brothers, some of the facial features are similar, only Xiao Jian looks more calm, Xiao Ye jumped a little.

Tong Sui returned a smile, “Good morning, fourth brother.”

After greeting, Xiao Ye touched his head, looked around and asked, “Where is my second brother?”

Tong Sui pointed backward and continued to prop up the window, and after doing so, she saw Xiao Ye standing there blankly looking at her, not knowing what she was looking at, Tong Sui smiled again and turned around to walk away.

Xiao meticulously admiring the cupboard on the four treasures of literature: “usually often use?”

Tong Sui: “No, is my cousin sent to add makeup, said the family may not when will be used, so as not to borrow with others.”

Xiao meticulously: “grandfather over there is a study, who want to read books can go over to read, if you are interested, after dinner I will take you around.”

Tong Sui knows that the Xiao family used to be hereditary thousand households, even in the Xiao old man young break, a few generations down certainly saved a family business, silver can spend clean, the collection of books basically will not move. Yesterday Xiao meticulously went to meet the bride, casually can memorize a line of poetry and scripture, visible as a child also read a book, and read very well.

Tong Sui at this time do not want to read books, more concerned about another thing: “home where cooking? Should I go over to help now?”

Xiao Zhen: “The kitchen is also in Grandfather's courtyard, our two houses take turns to come here, today it's Auntie Er's turn to cook, Yu Cicada will give her a hand, tomorrow it's Sister-in-law's turn, at that time you and Sister-in-law will prepare together. Ah Fu doesn't know how to cook, she just sweeps the yard and washes our side's clothes.”

Tong Sui: “Then, what will I do in the future besides cooking?”

Xiao Zhen thought for a moment and said, “Learn from sister-in-law, basically there is nothing to do, there are many men in the house, and you are not needed for the work in the fields. Come here, wash your face.”

A basin of water, Tong Sui used it first, then Xiao Zhen washed it.

Tong Sui took the opportunity to stand in front of the cabinet to comb her hair, and put all the long hair that used to hang behind her back up, and set it with a wooden pin.

Dressing up like this for the first time, Tong Sui felt that there was a hint of strangeness about herself in the mirror.

“Thinking about something?” Xiao Jian hung up the scarf and asked.

Tong Sui returned to her senses, shook her head, opened a box of peach blossom scented face cream, very cherishingly dug out a bean grain sized dollop, smoothed it out and applied it to her face.

Xiao Zhen looked at the palm-sized delicate box on the counter, guessed that this was a good thing for her, and reminded, “Put it away when you've finished using it, there are a lot of female customers on your side in the past two days.”

A cheeky man will covet other people's wine, naturally there are female customers who also like to take advantage of small gains and miss her good rouge.

Xiao Zhen could think of this, Tong Sui was even less foolish and generous, immediately placing the box of face cream in the cabinet below.

Xiao Zhen then pointed to a small rattan basket behind the door and said, “If you have a change of clothes put them here, later Ah Fu will come to collect them.”

Tong Sui glanced at the quilt on the bed, the thin cotton padding that had been placed on the mattress last night was still hidden inside.

Her mother had said that it was too troublesome to wash the mattress every day and had sewn a small pad especially for her.

In just one night Xiao Jian coveted so many times, a small cushion she really can't hold.

The new bride's face was red, Xiao Jing what else did not understand, kneeling on the side of the bed, one hand propped up on the bed one hand reached into the quilt, took out the small cushion that she had rolled up individually, and put it into the basket.

Tong Sui turned to his feet and reminded, “You, check it.”

Last night's small pads had a layer of meaning in addition to their laziness.

Xiao Qian: “No need, I know.”

Not to mention that he felt it, even if she wasn't, it was still the fault of this world, she was just a poor girl who shouldn't be a place for her husband's family to criticize.

“Go.”

Tong Sui then followed him out.

Xiao Ye and Liu Chou were already in the courtyard, talking while waiting for them, and there was a little girl who looked like Liu Chou.

Tong Sui called sister-in-law first.

Liu Chou smiled and answered, holding Mian Mian's shoulders and telling her daughter to call out to someone.

Mian Mian was a bit shy, but her voice was soft and sweet: “Second auntie.”

Tong Sui liked it and gave Mianmian a red hair ribbon that she had prepared in advance.

The morning light is bright, Liu Chu scrutinizes Tong Sui once more, and smiles at Xiao Jing: “Sister looks so good, second brother is really lucky.”

Xiao Ye can't help but nod his head, earlier he was worried that second brother had missed out on a great beauty like third sister-in-law because she was too preoccupied, and had cheapened third brother for nothing, but now after meeting second sister-in-law, this heart of Xiao Ye's was finally put back into his stomach. The second sister-in-law may not be as high as the third sister-in-law, but this clear water out of the hibiscus of the beauty of the third sister-in-law is better than a chip.

Tong Sui lowered her eyes and softly said, “Sister-in-law is flattering.”

Xiao meticulously: “The family is not polite, let's go see grandfather.”

The four big and four little ones then walked through the passageway between the two courtyards and arrived at the middle courtyard where Elder Xiao lived.

The people from the second house, Aunt Xiao's husband and wife, and Tong Gui, who stayed overnight, had already arrived and were talking with Old Master Xiao.

Tong Sui called out to the people one by one before kneeling down in front of the old master with Xiao Jing to offer tea.

The old master Xiao Mu is really the first time to see the face of the second grandson daughter-in-law, originally thought that an AWOL hunter's niece will grow a little rough, did not expect Tong Sui not only looks white, the appearance is also one in a million standard.

“Good, you're a child that I liked as soon as I saw her, you should marry into our Xiao family.”

Elder Xiao took out a jade hairpin and handed it to Tong Sui, and said with emotion, “Your grandmother saved some jewelry during her lifetime, and I have no use for keeping it, so I will give it to you granddaughters-in-law on her behalf, and I only hope that you and your husband will be happy and happy, and that you will grow old in peace in this chaotic world.”

Jade hairpin texture glistening, see than grandfather gave her jade bracelet is more precious, Tong Sui feel hot hands, see Xiao meticulously signaling that she does not need to be courteous, then solemnly thanked.

“Get up, follow the oldest two to live well, have any grievances can talk to grandfather.”

Xiao meticulously helped Tong Sui stand up straight, and smoothly inserted the jade hairpin into Tong Sui's dark and thick hair bun.

Tong Gui watched from the side, his face smiling, and with a turn of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of that Xiao family's youngest aunt pursing her lips and looking grudgingly at Elder Xiao, seemingly very dissatisfied.

Tong Gui grunted in the heart, this Xiao family is prosperous because of the number of people, but more people are also more right and wrong, I do not know whether my sister can deal with.

Worry again, after breakfast Tong Gui are going back.

Tong Sui stood in front of the Xiao family, blearily watching his brother drive the mule cart farther and farther away.

“Alright, we can still see each other when we return home, come on, let's go to the house and talk.”

He Clan affectionately took Tong Sui's arm and led Tong Sui to the young couple's new room.

They are all female relatives, Xiao Jian is not good to follow, with the old man back to the upper room.

Xiao Mu whisked the other grandchildren away, stroked his beard, and asked the second grandson in a low voice: “The several kinds of jewelry that your mother gave you before she left, can you give them to Aman? Ah Man is young, you must instruct her to hide them well.”

The old woman followed him through the rich son, the hands of a lot of jewelry, people and generous, one after another divided the daughter, the eldest daughter-in-law, the second daughter-in-law seventy-eight percent.

Daughter, the second daughter-in-law's are hidden, the oldest daughter-in-law's divided into two, a reward for the eldest grandson's daughter-in-law, a seriously ill to the second grandson for safekeeping.

Xiao Mu didn't think about those, but he had them in his heart.

Xiao Zhen replied, “I haven't given it yet, I always have to feel out her nature first.”

Xiao Mu looked at this grandson and shook his head and smiled, “You are cautious, unlike Lao San, who's bones go soft when he sees a beauty.”

Xiao Zhen glanced out the window.

The world is difficult, gold and silver are things that can change lives, he will not easily give to the beauty that only married over, only to the people in the house that he can really trust.