Passerby's daily life

Chapter 42

It is said that when the old man came to Suian hall, he kowtowed respectfully to his mother when he entered the door, and said: "The son has not served in front of mother for a long time, it is really unfilial." The old lady hurriedly asked Mother Qin to help him up, and laughed and scolded: "How old are you, and you still play this game with your own mother. My mother, don't beat around the bush. Tell me what happened to your daughter-in-law first!"

The Eldest Master is so old, and his mother is so direct, and he is a little embarrassed, especially when the maids and wives are all in front of him.Nanny Qin watched him grow up, but he didn't have to shy away from it, only four little maids were there, which was a bit out of character, he looked at his old mother, and then at the four maids!
The old lady laughed angrily at his appearance, and said sarcastically: "How much face did I save for her before, but does she want your wife? She can do it, but the people in front of me can't hear it?"

The old man didn't dare to say any more, and said with a sneer: "Mother, I didn't mean that!" Then he faltered and said something, although it was not comprehensive, but based on the old lady's experience, she could sort out a general idea based on just a few words. .

And Susu also understood, not only was she speechless, but how did the lady's head look like!

Leaving loan sharks aside, before any evil results were discovered, the Elder Master found traces and took them back; in charge of the house, earning a lot of money, the Elder Master turned a blind eye because of his son.

Now, the eldest lady actually put her mind on the betrothal gift for Shizi's wife, not only withholding money, but also privately exchanged several antiques for fun, shoddy.It was because the young master got some letters and asked the steward Qiao to secretly check the boxed dowry carefully before it was exposed.

Even Susu wanted to peel off the madam's head to see if there was any brain inside. One can imagine Shizi's mood at that time, Shizi was her own son!
And the old lady was also thinking, was this daughter-in-law born to conquer the Song family?
The old lady didn't even bother to get angry, she just said lightly: "After all, she is the mother of Qinghe and the eldest girl, I won't say anything about grounding her feet, and let her copy Buddhist scriptures in the yard, I hope she can receive some Buddhist teachings." Furen. When Qing and his wife come in, I will hand over the housekeeping to her. Now I will accept it first. The third girl and the fourth girl are not young. When I was in Yangzhou, I learned some housekeeping from your third younger siblings and let them practice their hands That's fine too."

Naturally, the Eldest Master didn't disagree, he only talked about the third girl, and asked: "Speaking of the third girl, what rules do you have in your mother's heart?"

The old lady smiled helplessly: "I originally thought of entrusting her to your second sister. It doesn't matter whether it's a landlord or a merchant, as long as the character is worthy of the third girl, the family is fine. It's just that you have been by your side since childhood. When she grew up, she was submissive in everything except for the matter of withdrawing marriage, and she did not fight or grab. It was not her fault even if she retired. the child's heart."

Speaking of this, the old lady sighed again, one of the two daughter-in-laws in their family is too stupid to understand, the other is too shrewd but loves to pretend, what evil did she do?Thinking of this, the old lady really didn't think about the old man who went first, and all the love in those years was gone.

Suppressing these messy thoughts, the old lady said again: "I think the exam is coming soon, let's not worry about the first class, and pick a good one from the second class Jinshi, no matter if you are poor, you don't have to be afraid , with Sanya's temperament and methods, it is not a problem to secure the position of the main room."

After talking about the third girl, and mentioning the fourth girl, the old lady said sadly: "The fourth girl is not young, so carefully look for two nuns who can be used, preferably with medical knowledge. Your sister's suffering can no longer be called your daughter. Take it again."

Even the elder knew it well, and couldn't help turning red when he heard this.Susu and the others didn't know that the Concubine Xi was pregnant when she was still in the mansion, but she was young at that time, and there was no one around her, her mother's family was beyond her reach, and she was killed when she was five months old. Later, the imperial doctor judged that it was difficult to conceive, so she saved her life.After that, all kinds of precious medicinal materials were sent from Yangzhou to the capital like water. The concubine Xi conceived after more than ten years of nursing care and gave birth to the only baby.

When mentioning these things, no matter how lenient the old lady is, she would hate to die. It is the meat she fell from her October pregnancy.There was every possible way, and she didn't want to send another daughter of the Song family into that man-eating royal family, but there was no way.Once the emperor and the courtiers, the Song family has no foundation and is a piece of fat, just like a child holding a gold ingot. A daughter enters Ke Wangfu.

The old lady and the elder were silent, Susu and the others didn't dare to speak, but Mother Qin patted the old lady's hand and comforted: "Our eldest lady is a person with good fortune, our little princess He is even more blessed, that is, he is more favored by the emperor than a prince. In a few days, it will be the first day of the new year, and you can enter the palace to see the empress and princess. There is a banquet in the palace on August [-]th, which happens to be okay Celebrate the birthday of the little princess."

Only then did the old lady laugh and said, "I haven't seen the little princess since she was born, and she's five years old now."

The elder also smiled and said: "Although the son cannot enter the inner palace, the empress and the princess will reward things from time to time. Qing and his mother have also been summoned by the empress several times, saying that our little princess is born just like the empress." The old lady listened carefully, as if she could describe her granddaughter's voice and appearance just by listening.

When it was dinner time, the Song family set up a family banquet and set up two tables in Suian hall, one table for men and women.

After dinner, the old lady left everyone to have tea in the flower hall, because she actually had something to say.After everyone sat down, the maids served tea. The old lady looked at her son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren and said, "In Qinghe's generation, the betrothal gift from the concubine is 8 taels, and the dowry is 5 taels; 6 taels, dowry 3 taels. How much you buy privately as parents is up to you, and I will give 2 taels each from my private house as grandmothers.”

After finishing speaking, he glanced at everyone, and said again: "It's just that Qinghe has different identities. He is the future heir of our uncle's mansion, and he is married to Wenchanghou's prostitute. I decide to pick out two boxes of objects from the public warehouse. Adding two boxes is enough to give him face. Others don't have these things, so if anyone is not satisfied, tell them now, so as not to hurt your friendship in the future!"

No matter how stupid the eldest lady was, she knew that this was to make a face for her son, so she would not say anything, but the second lady took a sip of tea slowly, and made a crisp sound when she put down the tea bowl. Seeing everyone looking at her, she raised her head slightly and smiled. It's very gentle, and it's not so nice to just say something.

"Qinghe is the son of the eldest son. Picking out a few boxes of good things to give him face is also to give face to our parents. As an aunt, I have no objection, but since ancient times, there have been differences between concubines and concubines. Our family was originally a merchant, so we just don't pay attention to these things." , Now the identities are different after all, if there is a dispute between the concubine and the concubine, let the censor know, I am afraid it will hinder the future of the uncle and the second master."

This is a disapproval of the old lady giving the same amount of money to the concubine and the concubine.

Just looking at what others said, it seems that they are completely for the sake of the overall situation.

The young masters and girls present here, except for the fifth girl who flickered for a while, others didn't even blink their eyelids, the old lady looked at secretly and nodded.

The old lady also put down the tea bowl, the tea bowl made of sweet white porcelain, there was no sound when she put it down, and she said lightly: "In my eyes, both the concubine and the concubine are my grandchildren, you don't need to take care of them, naturally I will spend a lot of time, old lady." some heart."

(End of this chapter)