The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 90

Both the Elder Master and the Eldest Wife agreed to do something, and the Yang family immediately became lively.

In Baifang Garden, nuns from Guanyin Mountain were invited to recite scriptures on July 49, and eminent monks from Huiqing Temple and Hanshan Temple were also invited to recite scriptures to exorcise evil spirits in the outer courtyard. After chanting scriptures, I got a consecrated jade pendant to wear with me.

Yang's mansion was cleaned inside and out, and some new clothes were bought uniformly from top to bottom, and silver rice and medicinal materials were donated to several well-known charitable halls, including the charity clinic opened by Ouyang's family.This expense is not small to say the least.

But it was worth it anyway, since these masters came to Yang's house, San Yiniang never caused trouble again, Yang's house was clean inside and out, even Brother Nine claimed that his mind was clear and he was more absorbed in reading.

The eldest wife looked gratified.

"Fortunately, I found out early and didn't tell her to continue making troubles on Brother Jiu."

So he and the second wife sighed, "Our ninth brother is really in trouble. We didn't know the reason before, but now we know that something is causing trouble!"

The second wife's face was full of displeasure, and it took a long time to squeeze out a smile, "Yeah, so there is something behind it!"

The eldest wife felt that she and the second wife had nothing in common, and after a few more words, she showed signs of fatigue.

The second wife had no choice but to say goodbye.

Standing in the courtyard and watching the monks and nuns coming and going, I didn't know how to get an unknown fire in my heart. I stomped my feet and went back to the Hanlin Mansion bitterly. I didn't come to pay my respects for several days.

Qin Niangzi felt that her mood gradually calmed down, and her days became more and more comfortable.

The ceremonies lasted vigorously for about a month, and when it was almost May, the last group of nuns finally retreated from the Baifang Garden, and the Baifang Garden returned to its former tranquility and leisure.

The name of Qinghong Pavilion was also changed, the plaque was changed, and the entire second floor was completely demolished. The main room on the first floor was rebuilt into an open pavilion with ventilation on all sides.

The eldest lady finally felt relieved.

"I really don't know why I didn't invite someone to do things earlier!" He Qi Niangzi sighed, "Let our ninth brother suffer from Nightmare Town for nothing!"

The eldest wife's knot with Brother Jiu has been quietly resolved.

Qin Niangzi just laughed, "It's not too late!" She asked the eldest lady, "I don't know what's going on with the war in the north."

"Oh!" The eldest lady had a sad look on her brows, "Although it's not a retreat, in general, it's not very good... According to your father's private calculations for them, the total food is only a few months' worth , if the Beibei came prepared, we would not be able to keep up with our food supply by this autumn. It is said that we will transfer food from the south of the Yangtze River... This year's peach blossom flood is fierce again."

Seventh Lady also frowned and remained silent.

After all, she has lived in Yangjiacun for several years. Although she is still young and has no friends, she has no feelings for Yangjiacun.

After the two talked for a long time, Qin Niangzi left and went back to the West Side Courtyard, "Mr. Huang said that we have to take a quiz on bead embroidery this afternoon..."

The eldest lady smiled knowingly.

Although Jiu Yiniang is famous for her embroidery skills, Qi Niangzi's female celebrity can only be said to be mediocre.

"Go back and hug Buddha's feet." She patted Qin Niangzi on the shoulder, "Master Huang's temper frightens even me, so let's not talk about you."

Huang Xiuniang is also the head of the two families. Jiuyiniang's protruding embroidery method and her own flower and bird needlework are both well-known stunts in the south of the Yangtze River. She is enshrined in Xianxiufang and teaches several girls how to stitch. face.With her skills, she has already been able to stand on her own. Jiangbei's superb workmanship, Jiangnan's ingenious clothes, and the two major embroidery houses give gifts to Huang Xiuniang every year when the festival comes.

Seventh Lady smiled and left the main room.

Just had a face-to-face meeting with the triplets.

The two sides quickly greeted each other with a smile, and then saluted each other.

"Come to pay your respects to mother?" Seventh Lady said politely.

Shuxia nodded, "Madam is busy with household affairs, we happen to know a few words, why don't we come here to help?"

The eldest wife always needs a few right-hand men in housework.

Some things are not convenient for Mama Liang, Mama Wang and other servants to come forward.

Lichun gave it to Brother Nine again...

Gradually, the three sisters often went in and out of the main house, fighting for the eldest wife.

Especially Shuxia, who is both appropriate and meticulous, and the eldest wife is increasingly relying on her.Although the Elder Master has not entered her house until now, he seems to be well-placed.

The human relationship here is mutual understanding.

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Not long after entering the West Side Hospital, Wu Niangzi arrived.

"It's so hot this year!" The voice came backwards before the person entered the room. "Bai Lu, hurry up and drink your girl's Mingqian Shifeng!"

Seventh Lady hurriedly jumped up, "Don't listen to her—Fifth Sister, it's not like you don't have one yourself, what are you doing to drink my good tea?"

Fifth Lady lifted the curtain and entered, smiling and giving Seventh Lady a chestnut, "Just a little bit, and you'll finish it in one gulp. If you have more, give me a few. I don't want to take yours for nothing! You are stingy!"

"I don't have much either." Seventh Lady rolled her eyes at Fifth Lady, "You know, there's only so much in a room!"

The fifth lady started playing with the seventh lady.

The two little girls quarreled for a while, and then sat down to drink tea and talk. The fifth lady counted with her fingers, "This year's Dragon Boat Festival, the second sister will definitely not come back, and she has only been married for a few years, so there is no reason to go back home. Besides , and it's time for production!"

"Speaking of which, Eldest Sister hasn't sent someone to deliver the letter yet." Seventh Lady couldn't help thinking about it.

At the beginning of the past few years, the lady did not return to Ning every year. Last year, in order to send the eldest son-in-law to study at ease, she took care of the elders and children at home. On the Dragon Boat Festival, she just sent someone to bring the gift and asked the eldest wife and the elder.

This year, the eldest son-in-law is still waiting for Chunwei to release the list... I don't know if the first lady can take the time to go back to her mother's house.

The two of them said a few words, and the fifth lady mentioned again, "I don't know if Mrs. Li has anything else to discuss with my mother. First, when I came out of Baifang Garden, I saw Mrs. Li entering the main room directly. I went to the West Side Courtyard to find you."

Fifth Lady is 12 years old this year... Although Mrs. Li knew that as Fifth Lady, her Twelve Young Man was not good enough for her, but when she saw her, she always held Fifth Lady's hand with a smile and praised her. He boasted again, wishing he could eat Wu Niangzi with his eyes.

Seventh Lady couldn't help smiling, "It's okay to see Mrs. Li, she will never really eat you up."

The two chatted again.

Ever since the mansion had read the scriptures for seven, seven, 49 days, the eldest wife fell silent and turned to Brother Jiu again. It's a smile.

The fifth lady was a little strange when she saw it, "I thought you would be scared out of your wits by the recent family affairs, just like the sixth sister... I didn't expect you to be quite courageous! Third aunt is targeting Brother Nine to make trouble!"

Seventh Lady couldn't help smiling.

The third aunt's mischief can be hidden from the eldest wife, but how can it be hidden from the eyewitness fifth lady?

At such a young age, I know how to speak clichés...

"I couldn't stop laughing when I saw Second Aunt's distraught look." Seventh Lady explained, "I don't know how to raise such a daughter. The Wang family is also a famous scholarly family, right? Second Aunt's Her behavior really doesn't look like what a lady should do."

Wu Niangzi was very happy to speak ill of the Wang family.

"Those so-called famous families in Beijing are very dirty in private," she happily taught Qin Niangzi, "Let's just talk about the Wang family. The second aunt and her stepmother fought fiercely... It's also pitiful. I lost my mother. Didn’t this shameless, shameless personality come from my stepmother? When we went to Beijing to visit, the young ladies of the Wang family were as gentle as each other, and they didn’t have second aunts at all. The majestic look on the old lady's face, the more she moves, the more her eyes sweep over... Well, the second aunt must have suffered from her!"

Qin Niangzi was also somewhat moved.

"It's not easy for everyone. This motherless child suffered a lot when he was young."

The two young ladies had a short discussion, and then they were invited to the main room by Lidong.

The eldest lady is talking to Mrs. Li.

"I think the masters of Guanyin Mountain have recited the scriptures well." The eldest wife was very concerned, "Is the mulberry pig tail ready?"

"It's all ready, and I still want to pick a few good masters to chant the scriptures." Mrs. Li was a little tired, nodded hurriedly to the two young ladies, and then got up to leave, "I'm afraid that the girl won't be able to explain clearly, so I'll just say goodbye." Go around and ask, do you think the master of Guanyin Mountain is good, then I will go to Guanyin Mountain to invite... Sigh, I don’t know why this child got angry. This is the first time I worship the queen of acne, what’s the matter For those who are taboo, I still have to rely on your guidance."

The eldest wife just laughed, "Yes, there is actually nothing wrong with it. Our Ninth Brother has been out since he was a child, and the younger he is, the more reassuring he is."

Mrs. Li left with great gratitude, and the eldest lady told Wu Niangzi, "I didn't expect that this year the family sent the second elder brother of the patriarch's family to collect the bills. It's not good to be treated like ordinary relatives. They all go back and tidy up and dress up." Get tidy and come out this afternoon to see my cousin."

The fifth lady and the seventh lady agreed in unison, and the eldest lady sighed again, "Xiaowu won't go to school for a few days, my family has many other things to order this time, and the first lady has to return to Ning, the tenth of the Li family Erlang has chickenpox, we need to give gifts, and there are a few good wives who have a lot of things to do, and the festival is approaching... I am afraid that some aunts will be too busy. It is time to learn how to be a housekeeper, just by my side Let's do it!"

While speaking, the eldest lady scratched her cheek inadvertently.

Seventh Lady couldn't help her heart skip a beat.

She herself had chickenpox... At that time, this body didn't remember much at all, but she only vaguely remembered that Jiu Yiniang had hardly slept for more than ten days, holding her hand, afraid that the baby would scratch something if she didn't know how to do it. Scars fell.

According to what the eldest lady said, brother Jiu also sent it.

What about the rest of the sisters?Has Fifth Lady ever had acne?

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After lunch, Seventh Lady asked Bai Lu while dressing up, "Have any of the older sisters had acne?"

Bai Lu turned her head and thought for a while, then shook her head and smiled, "I haven't had acne yet, I just heard that Chu Niangzi and Ninth Brother had acne once a year."

Seventh Lady hummed thoughtfully, and then asked Bai Lu, "Have you ever had pimples?"

Bai Lu shook her head, "I have entered the main courtyard since I was a child, and I seldom go home."

Then there are very few opportunities to contact the outside world, and it is difficult to be infected.

Seven Lady asked Li Xia, "What about you?"

Li Xia entered the Nanpian Courtyard to serve only after having pimples.

The two mothers who were in charge rarely left the courtyard, and there were few things in the west side courtyard. If there was anything, Seventh Lady was used to sending the maids to do it, so she only asked the four little maids.

Coincidentally, the four little maids have been out of Shangyuan and Zhongyuan, but not in Xiayuan and Duanwu.

Qin Niangzi settled down, "People who haven't had acne these days, don't go out if they have nothing to do, and stay in the West Side Hospital."

Bai Lu didn't take it seriously, "I didn't hear that anyone in the main room had acne."

"Mrs. Li is also a little ignorant." Seventh lady sighed, "Twelve Lang has acne, she is not at home to worship the acne empress, but came to our house! It just so happened that Fifth Sister ran into her, and the two of them talked about it. We held hands and talked. The illness passed quickly, and it might pass to Fifth Sister!"

"Always be careful and make no big mistakes." Li Xia also chimed in.

Bai Lu and the two little maids had no choice but to follow orders.

In the afternoon, under the leadership of the old man, several young ladies met Tang Shu.

This uncle of the family has a weathered look on his face. He is more than 30 years old, and he looks more mature than the old man.

After all, they were close relatives, and the eldest wife did not evade. The elder and the uncle saluted, and the two families sat down and talked separately, and asked about the situation in the northwest.

I don't want my uncle to ask the eldest wife about the battle situation in the Northwest. They set out on the road when they were just a new year, and they didn't know much about it. The Xu family's eldest son is also very good, but he is a steady and neat young man...

The old man felt that it was very boring, so he sent his uncle to collect the bill in a few words, and shut himself in the house with the old lady to discuss matters.

So the little ladies scattered and went back to their houses, feeling bored.This Second Tang Shu was a man of few words and seemed to look at a piece of wood. He was not an interesting person.

The fifth lady took the sixth lady and the seventh lady to her room to fight Shuanglu.

The third lady pulled Qiniangzi with a smile, "Father found a high-quality paulownia tangqin for me, should Qiniangzi come to my room to have a look?"

Since San Niangzi's marriage started to go wrong, her habit of showing off has intensified.

Jewelry can be worn to show off, such a big item, it is not easy to carry it around, right?

Fifth Lady sighed, showing a look of impatience.

Seventh Lady's heart skipped a beat.

The mischief caused by the third aunt has always been accompanied by a mouthful of black blood that appeared inexplicably.

But fourth aunt would not be ignorant of the origin of this black blood.Even if she wasn't sure, she could at least guess something.

I'm afraid San Niangzi's "show off" was not a whim, was it?
She smiled slightly, "Third Sister, I think it's fine! I don't know how to play the piano... Let me appreciate it, it's called authentic playing the piano with a cow."

Fifth Lady and Sixth Lady both laughed.

The third lady bit her lower lip, and looked at the fourth lady as if asking for help.

The fourth lady also showed a slight anxiety.

Seventh Lady knew it well.

The little girls walked and talked at the same time, and before they knew it, they had already reached the gate of Huanshawu.

To go to Xikefang, you have to turn right.

Fifth Lady and Sixth Lady were already talking and laughing, while turning left onto the small bamboo bridge.

Seventh Lady stood on tiptoe and whispered a few words in Third Lady's ear.

"Fifth Sister and Sixth Sister, don't wait for me!" After finishing speaking, he caught up with Fifth Lady and Sixth Lady.

The third lady stood at the same spot, her complexion uncertain, and after a while she stomped her feet resentfully, and pulled the fourth lady towards Xikefang.

(End of this chapter)