In the middle of the night, the dragon and phoenix candles in the house were still burning, and the moonlight shines through the thin gauze curtain, adding a hazy feeling to the room.
When Hu Rong got up early the next morning, she saw that her husband was still around her, so she asked in a daze, "Don't you need to go to work today?"
"No, today and tomorrow are my days off, so I can rest for two days," Gu Wenxuan said looking at the person in his arms.
"Um."
"My mother knew that you and I were married, and she was afraid that the people that take care of us would not be appropriate, so she specially sent two people here from the capital, so they should be coming soon."
"It's just a servant who will serve us, so you don't have to worry about it."
"Yes."
The letter was sent by a pigeon, so it was naturally much faster, but it would take at least half a month for people to come by horse-drawn carriage. Gu Wenxuan calculated the time of arrival would be in just a few days.
The two talked for a while, but they couldn't stay in bed anymore. After getting dressed and getting up, they called for meals to come in.
The porridge and side dishes were very refreshing to eat. After filling her belly, Hu Rong squinted her eyes comfortably.
"The scenery of the back mountain is very nice. It's the season of warm spring and flowers blooming. I'll take you out for a walk later." After rinsing his mouth, Gu Wenxuan looked at his wife beside him and said.
"Good."
Hu Rong remembered that there was a large area of cherry blossom trees planted in the back mountain. Every season, the cherry blossoms would bloom one after another. At this time, the back mountain seemed to become a sea of flowers, which was very beautiful.
When she was young, she went to see it a few times with Mrs. Hu. Later, she was locked in the house by her parents all day because of her outstanding appearance. Late she only heard from her several sister-in-laws talking about how beautiful the scenery of the back mountain is.
Seeing that his wife was looking forward to it, the corners of Gu Wenxuan's mouth slightly raised. When he has the opportunity in the future, he would definitely take her to travel around and see all the wonderful rivers and mountains together.
The steward of the county government originally prepared a carriage, but was rejected by Gu Wenxuan. He chose a good-looking horse and took Hu Rong out.
Hu Rong was wearing a light pink simple skirt, her hair was simply rolled up, and she didn't decorate herself too much, but she had fair skin, bright eyes and white teeth. Even though she didn't dress up much, she looked very beautiful, The whole person is as delicate as a flower.
Gu Wenxuan was wearing a crescent-colored robe, and the two of them walked together, looking like a perfect match.
Hu Rong is used to wearing a veil when she goes out. Gu Wenxuan didn't say anything when he saw that she was wearing a veil.
When he got out of the county, he carried her on the horse. It was at noon, and the sun was shining on their bodies. It was warm, and the horse slowly moved. the chests of her husband behind her was warm and broad, so Hu Rong felt an unprecedented comfort at this moment.
Now that she has such a good husband, she will have someone to rely on for the rest of her life. If she gives birth to a child in the future, her life will be complete.
Gu Wenxuan was startled when he saw Hu Rong put her hand on her stomach, but then he realized and he felt warm in his heart. He was almost in his thirties, and he didn't have a son or a daughter under his knees. If he really had a child, it would be a very good thing.
The weather was refreshing, and the two of them looked up at the front, and they could vaguely see the cherry blossoms blooming all over the mountains.
When he arrived at the back mountain, Gu Wenxuan directly hugged Hu Rong and got off the horse. Not many people came, so he led the horse with one hand and Hu Rong with the other, and walked forward slowly.
Suddenly a breeze blew by, and the petals scattered with the wind. Gu Wenxuan looked at the beauty who was integrated with the beautiful scenery in front of him, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
Gently brushing off the petals on Hu Rong's body with his hand, he took her hand and walked forward slowly.
"Why does that person resemble the daughter from the Hu family?" Behind Hu Rong, a woman in a coarse cloth was holding a basket and looked at the people on the side and commented.
"It shouldn't be. Didn't the daughter of the Hu family go to another place with someone? This is what the Hu family told me personally. It shouldn't be her, but rather a young miss from the county. Looking at the person next to her, he seems to be a young master?"
"Maybe I misunderstood. But I don't know what good things the old couple of the Hu family did in their previous lives. It didn't matter that they gave birth to several sons, but in the end they gave birth to such a good-looking daughter. With only her efforts, the whole family was able to live such a good life," The old wife said with jealousy in her eyes.
In the past, the Hu family could be said to be the poorest family in their village. With a large population, they couldn't even get enough food enough to eat.
Suddenly, their family became one of the richest households in the village overnight.
The people in the village envied, but they also scolded the old couple of the Hu family secretly. They were really shameless. They sold their own daughter to have money to buy properties. It is really cruel. Even if the Hu family revealed that Hu Rong went to other places with others, but the people in village weren't fools, and it was not that they didn't notice how once Hu Rong went away, the family suddenly became rich overnight.
She must have been sold, it's really pitiful. They don't know where she was sold to.
After Hu Rong and Gu Wenxuan finished watching the cherry blossoms, they went to Houshan Lake on the way. Thinking that Hu Rong had been walking for a long time, Gu Wenxuan put her on the horse and took her for a slow walk around the lake.
Hu Rong's mood was visible to the naked eye, and the corners of her mouth were always raised.
As beautiful as Hu Rong was in her mood at this time, Mrs. Hu of the Hu family felt as sad.
In the past, the family was poor, and everyone used their energy to use it in one place. Even if the whole family was noisy, they could still live on.
Now the family situation has suddenly improved. The daughter-in-laws have become eccentric at home all day long, and the hearts of the sons are not as unified as before.
There are more fields in the family, and there are more jobs to be done. Counting the six big men in Mr. Hu's family, they can all be assigned, but one son hates too much work, and the other one hates bad food. Mrs. Hu became angry.
All the money in the family is in her hands, including Hu Rong's fifty taels of silver, but this time it took more than half of it to buy land and build a new house, and now she has less than ten taels left in her hand.
Not to mention that several grandchildren in the family are sent to the school to study and read.
There's also two pigs in the family. In Mrs. Hu's opinion, as long as the family members work hard this year, their family will have more land. After the harvest and taxes are paid, the family's life will definitely get better and better in the future.
Now that the family situation is better, she is not as economical about food as before. Today at noon, she stewed a chicken for the big men in the family, so that they can work hard.
But when she thought that her second son and third son almost fought over a chicken leg at noon today, complaining to each other about eating too much and doing too little, Mrs. Hu didn't know what to say.
Even in the afternoon, the second daughter-in-law and the third daughter-in-law also quarreled. Although they were scolded by her, Mrs. Hu felt uncomfortable after all.
When was the last time so many things happened in the past?
Seeing Mrs. Hu sighing again, the fourth daughter-in-law of the Hu family wanted to say a few words, but she didn't say anything after thinking about it. Although she wanted to separate the family, she couldn't say that, otherwise she would become the villain all of a sudden. The target of public criticism.
Several sister-in-laws now have this idea, but no one dares to speak up first, because they are afraid that they will be rejected by Mrs. Hu and Mr. Hu all of a sudden, or that they will be given less when the family is separated in the future, so it is not worth it.
Mrs. Hu is also someone who's knowledgeable, so she already knows what her family thinks, so when she bought the land, she bought all the land under the name of her old man. If anyone dares to mention separation, she will take the opportunity to not give them any land, just to shock the family. These people are too restless.
She and the old man are not dead yet, so they should not be any mentions of separation.
Gu Wenxuan knew that the relationship between Hu Rong and his family was strained, so even though they were not far from Hu's house, he didn't take the initiative to suggest visiting them. Hu Rong also didn't take the initiative to mention it, which shows that she didn't want to go back either.
Seeing that it was afternoon, Gu Wenxuan took Hu Rong back to the county with the horse.
The two did not go back to the county directly, but went to the largest jewelry store in the county.
The shopkeeper had also seen Gu Wenxuan before, so he hurriedly greeted him.
Seeing the dazzling array of jewelry on the counter, all kinds of hairpin was placed on the tables, from gold to silver.
"Go look and see what you like it," Gu Wenxuan let go of Hu Rong's hand after finishing speaking.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper immediately recommended it to Hu Rong. Hu Rong chose for a long time, and finally only picked a silver bracelet and hairpin with exquisite workmanship.
She doesn't like the shining gold.
"My lord, the new jewelry on the second floor of the shop was delivered from Fucheng a few days ago. They are all of the best quality. They are absolutely suitable for madam. Do you want to go up and have a look?" Seeing that Hu Rong had been picking and choosing for a long time, but in the end she only picked two, the shopkeeper shifted his gaze and immediately said to Gu Wenxuan who was at the side.
"Okay," Gu Wenxuan also had the same intention. Seeing that Hu Rong had been picking for a long time, but she only picked a few things.
Then he directly pulled Hu Rong up to the second floor following the shopkeeper.
Most of the jewelry on the second floor is well-matched. They are a complete set of hair ornaments. The workmanship is exquisite. There are also individual jewelry, but they were also good at first glance. All the jewelry sets matched from the hairpin to the bracelet on the hand. Yes, Gu Wenxuan immediately took a fancy to the set made of rubies.
He had seen how beautiful Hu Rong's wedding dress was yesterday, and it would look good if she wore it.
Without further ado, Gu Wenxuan asked the shopkeeper to wrap it up. The shopkeeper Zhang's face beamed when he heard the words, and immediately rushed by.
"How much money does this set cost?" Hu Rong asked.
"Ma'am, it's not expensive. This set only costs three hundred taels of silver. It's carved with high-quality rubies. Look at how beautiful it is." When Hu Rong heard the three hundred taels, she quickly looked at Gu Wenxuan and signaled that she didn't want it.
It's a pity that Gu Wenxuan didn't agree with her. He touched the back of her head with his hand, and helped her choose a good white jade bracelet and two hairpins inlaid with gemstones.
"This coral bracelet is also very beautiful, and this pearl earring should also be wrapped up by the shopkeeper."
"Okay."
Holding a big box in her hand, Hu Rong followed behind Gu Wenxuan. When she remembered that she had spent a total of five hundred taels of silver just now, she felt distressed. The money was used up to buy her jewelry, even though Gu Wenxuan told her that their family doesn't lack money, she still felt it was waste.
If you have a children in the future, you have to leave some for them, no matter how rich you are, you can't use it like this.
What she didn't expect was that Gu Wenxuan then took her to a tailor's shop and asked the shop to make some clothes for her with the best materials.
Hu Rong felt so distressed that her heart was bleeding.
Seeing his wife's expression, Gu Wenxuan took her hand directly, comforting her as he walked.