It is not easy to be the fourth master's wife

Chapter 88

"Take this to Da Gege." Zhou Ting pointed to the blue crystal bottle in the box. Feng's has always been considerate of everything. Every time a gift comes, everyone will take care of it, even Pearl who is recuperating. A box of face powder beads, and the stick on the blue bottle, it can be seen that it is for Da Gege.

Fei Cui carried the box and went to the big room, before she got any closer, she saw Jasmine standing outside the house rubbing her hands, even though she was wearing a jacket, she couldn't stop stomping when the wind blew her, she saw Fei Cui from a distance and walked over quickly .

"Why are you standing outside in such a cold day?" Fei Cui walked over to grab her hand: "I'm almost frozen, what's the matter? Where are the little girls?"

"Sister Fei Cui is here." Jasmine saw the two little girls behind her, one holding an umbrella and the other holding a box, and smiled slightly: "But what good thing did Fujin reward?" Then she opened the door curtain to lead Fei Cui in.

Seeing that she didn't mention this, Fei Cui didn't ask any more, the room was burning hot, as soon as she came in, she put her hands on the smoker cage to warm her hands, the little girl put away the umbrella and took the ermine that Fei Cui took off Leather jacket.

There was a scent of ink in the room, Camellia came out from the inner room, and when she saw Jade coming up, she smiled: "We, Ge Ge, were just talking about going to pay respects to Fujin, but how is Fujin?"

Fei Cui took the box from the little girl's hand and followed the camellia to the inner room. In the inner room, the fragrance of ink was stronger, but the table was cleaned up. Da Gege was sitting on the kang, with a small bamboo blue in her hand and was tying flowers , seeing Fei Cui bend the corner of her mouth: "Sister is here, please take a seat, Jasmine will serve you some tea."

Fei Cui waved her hand: "I have to go to the next place, if I have to be free, I will definitely ask for this cup of tea." She opened the box and said, "This is a foreigner who just came up from below. It is the same as ours. Fragrant cakes are similar, except that they are not packed in purses, and it is said that if you rub them on your wrists, they will be fragrant for a day."

Camellia took it and handed it to Da Gege. As soon as she raised her wrist, Fei Cui saw some ink stains on her fingertips, her heart moved slightly, she just couldn't see it, she smiled and stood at the bottom.

Da Gege opened the bottle cap and put it on the tip of his nose to sniff lightly: "It's hard for Er Niang to think about me, this smell is more pure than fragrant cakes." She was just about to try it on her wrist when she saw the ink on her finger At that point, he raised his head and handed the bottle to Shancha: "I have something to tell Er Niang, since my sister is here, please return it for me, Er Niang is in good health, so I won't bother you gone."

Shan Cha moved past the embroidered pier to let Fei Cui sit down, and Da Gege squeezed her hands and smiled lightly: "It turned out that Er Niang presented a Buddhist scripture embroidered screen on Mama's birthday. I heard that Mama liked it very much. I thought about it too." Embroider a Buddhist scripture to pray for Ama'eniang, go to the small Buddhist hall every day, and embroider in front of the Bodhisattva with incense to show filial piety."

Fei Cui was taken aback for a moment, she didn't have much contact with Da Gege, but she knew that Da Gege didn't talk much on weekdays, it was a bit strange to hear her say such a long list today.But embroidering Buddhist scriptures is a good thing, but everyone in the backyard knows that the small Buddhist hall is where Zhou Ting worships Buddha alone. If she wants to embroider in the Buddhist hall, she really needs Zhou Ting's consent.

"Gege is full of filial piety. When the slave returns to the master, the master will only be happy." Fei Cui praised her first, and then said: "It's just getting colder and colder every day. I'm afraid I'll suffer if I walk like this every day." As for the cold, before I came, the master ordered me to see if there is enough carbon."

"It's my good fortune that Er Niang loves me, so I should respect her even more." Da Gege smiled slightly, and tightened the hand holding the silk: "Please ask my sister to obey me."

"Since Ge Ge said so, there is nothing wrong with this slave. I will report to Ge Ge after the slave finishes the master's errand." Fei Cui stood up and said goodbye, retreated to the outside of the room and saw Jasmine standing outside, she smiled and tugged at her. Hand: "We can't afford this perfume. The master rewarded me with a box of incense powder beads. When you come to find me after you finish your errand, I will share half with you and camellia."

Jasmine looked pleasantly surprised, she nodded in response and opened the curtain to send Fei Cui out.

The eldest girl and the second girl held the enamel doll in their hands and refused to let go. The doll was a bit heavy, and the older girl couldn't hold it after playing for a while, and rolled down on the pit. After touching the glass cover several times, Zhou Ting hugged him: "This thing is so heavy that Hongshi can't lift it. Let's ask someone to make a wooden one, shall we?"

Hongshi nodded obediently, but his eyes were still fixed on her. After all, she was not her own mother. If Zhou Ting didn't give her what the two daughters wanted, she must have started crying at the top of her throat, but Hongshi knew not to disturb Zhou Ting by crying. Unhappy, Zhou Ting glanced at the nanny who was standing aside with her head bowed and frowned.

It seems that the people around Hongshi have to change slowly. Zhou Ting lets the three children play together every day, in order to make Hongshi get closer to the two daughters, blur the half-mother barrier between them, and do things around her. Zhou Ting, the waiter, also beat him, but these servants were still afraid of offending Zhou Ting, and their actions and words would inadvertently affect Hongshi.

The sun shines into the room through the glass, and you can't feel the chill outside at all. The big girl and the second girl rolled over for a while, then lay on the kang and squinted. Hongshi's hand was still touching the glass box, but his little head was a little bit Yes, Zhou Ting simply let them sleep on the kang, each with a thin quilt, and asked the nanny to stay and watch, and go to the inner room by herself.

Fei Cui walked around the back house, not only Da GeGe had these things, but also Mrs. Li and Song. She told Zhou Ting what Da GeGe wanted as soon as she came back.

"It's good for her to have this kind of heart. Let her go for an hour every day, and let Camellia and Jasmine watch carefully, so as not to hurt her eyes." Zhou Ting played with the two children all afternoon, and fell asleep as soon as she lay on her side , still thinking about the matter Feng mentioned in his mind.Ma Nao sat on the couch and beat her legs, Fei Cui responded, seeing her squinting her eyes, she hesitated to speak.

"What's the matter? But you went to the South Courtyard, which one is still uneasy?" Zhou Ting slightly opened her eyelids. Song is a sensible person. Knowing that kowtow is no longer effective, she immediately came up with a new trick and begged the Bodhisattva Go to offer it, saying it is to pray for Zhou Ting.In just a few days, the smell of medicine that had been wafting in the south courtyard was about to turn into sandalwood.

"That's not true. Song Gege doesn't even use incense in his house. He said that now except for Buddha incense, there is no other fragrance. He is afraid that the purity of the Bodhisattva will be polluted. He asked the servant to bring the incense beads back." Fei Cui slapped Zhou Ting's flattery again, but Fei Cui was not so easy to fool, and finally left things behind.

"The servant just thinks something is wrong," Fei Cui bit her lip. A person who had been keeping quiet and trying to weaken her sense of existence suddenly jumped out, always feeling a little out of harmony.

Zhou Ting didn't think much about it, the small Buddhist hall was in the main courtyard, and everything she wanted to do was under Zhou Ting's nose. It was only a few dozen steps, so could she take this opportunity to go to other places?

What's more, apart from going to see Mrs. Li once in three days, Da Gege seldom makes requests, and she doesn't want to embarrass a ten-year-old girl. Tighten up, if there is anything unusual, report it earlier, and for the rest, just assume that she really has this kind of filial piety."

When Yinzhen came over at night, he saw Zhou Ting's glass box on the kang table at a glance. He untied his coat and handed it to Zhou Ting, asking, "Where did you get it? I saw it was even bigger than the one on the prince's place." Be subtle."

"This is Feng Jiuru who just came in. I heard from Mrs. Feng that he went to Guangzhou and bought a lot of small things. The big girl and the second girl are holding on to the enamel doll and refuse to let go." Zhou Ting shook off the agate on the outer robe and took it. In the past, retreating outside the house, Zhou Ting brought tea to Yin Zhen: "Master, why are you so late these days? But the department is busy?"

"Khan Ama asked each of us to submit a memorial. I will discuss this with Shi 34 today." Yinzhen took a sip of tea: "You said Feng Jiuru just came back from Guangzhou?"

"Yes, I heard that he went to Fujian on the way and brought back some foreigners' gadgets. Mrs. Feng asked me if I could open a glass shop in Guangzhou in the future, and said that the glass made by foreigners is not as good as ours." Feng said this quite complacently. It can be seen that the craftsmanship has already overwhelmed foreigners by several heads. Otherwise, how could anyone be willing to buy it if the price was five times higher.

Yinzhen pondered for a while: "Since Feng Jiuru came to ask this, I think I got some letters. I just happened to ask him about the situation there." Sitting at the kang table, he opened the glass box and took out the sea boat. Boat.

Zhou Ting took a deep breath: "She just came to ask this. Are we making trouble with foreigners? Feng Jiuru and his wife are worried that they will not be able to do business even if they open a shop."

Yinzhen was looking at the structure of the boat carefully, and couldn't help laughing when she heard her question: "Fujian and Guangzhou are densely populated, and the local produce is not enough to eat. Trading with foreign countries can make up for the lack of cultivation. It should be the welfare of the people." To measure the size of the ship, count the number of masts.

"I don't understand these things, but I just heard her say that the foreign monk's hands are too long, and he doesn't allow people to worship their ancestors." Zhou Ting thought about Yinzhen's face, and seeing that he was willing to say this, she dragged the conversation there past.

Hearing that she referred to the pope as a monk, Yinzhen put down the boat in his hand and smiled at her: "It's almost as good as a monk, but it really looks more like a living Buddha in Tibet."

"The living Buddha doesn't dare to point fingers like this, how bold is the foreign monk?" Zhou Ting pretended not to understand, and leaned against Yinzhen. In fact, she really didn't know much about it. She could neither touch nor hear the memorial. There is really no way to know about the political affairs outside except to ask Yinzhen.

Yinzhen stretched out his arms to hug her: "I'm afraid he still has more courage." It's only October now, and the Pope's envoys haven't arrived in the capital, and there will be an uproar in the capital in two months. He can't say these words Tong Shi 34 made it clear that at this time, he revealed something to Zhou Ting.

"Khan Ama allowed them to preach because they liked their Western scholars' edict to lift the ban, and now they dare to put their noses on their faces." Yinzhen picked up the unimportant details and told Zhou Ting in detail, his fingers were stained with tea and paintings From the map, what is produced and what is the place down from the capital, what is the population, whether it is porcelain or cane sugar, tobacco or silk, and how much silver can a family live for a year in any place.When it comes to places where Catholicism is prosperous along the coast, Zhou Ting has never heard of it, and he even pointed out the direction of Rome.

Zhou Ting was dumbfounded, even she only knew a general direction, and gave the rest to the geography teacher. Listening to a future emperor with a braided head talking about these things was beyond her common sense.

She really didn't know anything else, but she knew that the unlucky Emperor Guangxu had to carefully calculate the price even for eating an egg, and now suddenly found that his ancestors were not only familiar with the details, but also understood these uncommon knowledge by heart, she He raised his eyebrows and looked at Yinzhen tangledly. If Kangxi Yinzhen knew that there was one of his descendants who didn't know the price of eggs, would he immediately go crazy?

Zhou Ting only realized after listening to such a long circle. The [-]-year-old pope who was chasing love put China under his ass, thinking that all Chinese people had to listen to him, and even dared to blatantly issue seven bans to China.

National pride is a strange thing, and I don’t think it when I am mixed with my compatriots. When I heard someone bullying me, I immediately complained. Zhou Ting snorted from the nose. The 100-year-old Pope thought it was [-] years later: "Then What did Khan Ama say? This is treating us as a Goryeo country."

(End of this chapter)