A few days later, Second Aunt Qin suddenly discovered something, that was, Qin Siya and Qin Shoucheng had not been seen for several days. After dinner that day, the family sat under the eaves to rest. Although they were separated, the yard was still shared. Aunt Qin raised doubts: "sister-in-law, I haven't seen Si Ya and Shoucheng for several days. Where did they go?"

Qin's mother had no place to show off. When Aunt Qin asked, she had something to say: "Si Ya and Shoucheng went to the border with A Fang and his wife."

"What?" This is the answer Qin Er Aunt never thought of.

Even the others in the yard looked at Mother Qin.

As the insider of the matter, Grandma Qin also sighed, A Fang and his wife took Si Ya and Shoucheng with them for their own good. Si Ya follows Ah Fang's daughter-in-law, can read and read, and can teach her Nvhong, and then learn the rules and etiquette of Ah Fang's daughter-in-law's big family, which is always good. As for Shoucheng, according to his daughter-in-law, Ah Fang's daughter-in-law plans to let him go to school. I have to say that this kind of elder sister-in-law who takes care of my sister-in-law and brother-in-law is really, really good.

Grandma Qin also knew the reason why they didn't disclose it in advance. A Fang's daughter-in-law took care of Si Ya and Shou Cheng, and it was originally a love affair. If the second room knew about it, she would have to follow her to study, or if she added the third room, she would have to let Erya and Sanya follow. But the money for the eldest and grandsons didn't come from strong winds, so they didn't have to support their younger siblings in the next room, especially when the second uncle Qin and the third uncle Qin were still alive.

Although she said this, Grandma Qin also knew that the gap between the big room and the second and third rooms was getting bigger and bigger.

Mother Qin said: "It's not that Si Ya and Shoucheng, the two dead children, who took a carriage ride, refused to get off, and insisted on being on the carriage. As a result, A Fang and his wife had no choice, so they took them to the border gate. already."

Aunt Qin is not a fool. Hearing what Qin's mother said, he didn't know where he was. Qin Siya and Qin Shoucheng followed Qin Fang and the couple to the border to enjoy their happiness. Although the border is dangerous, Ah Fang's daughter-in-law, who can afford three acres of wasteland, horses, and carriages, is a golden baby, so can she not enjoy happiness with them?

Second Aunt Qin pursed her lips, what can I say? Even if A Fang and his wife were there, she couldn't force her niece to keep Er Ya and Niu Dan, not to mention that they had already left.

Father Qin called the second uncle Qin and the third uncle Qin aside: "I have been busy with the work in the field these days. I plan to build a house in the wasteland of Afang's daughter-in-law. Will you come and help? Without meals, ten cents a day's wages."

Uncle Qin and Uncle Qin were stunned for a moment, and then Uncle Qin said, "No need for wages." The nephew built a house, and they were uncles to help. What wages do they need?

Second Aunt Qin heard that and felt that her man was a fool, and the big house was willing to pay wages, but he didn't know how to ask for it. But the man has already said, what can she say?

Qin's father said: "Yes, this house is not small, it will take a while, otherwise you will get paid to work in the town, how can I let you do it for nothing? A day or two is enough, but it is better to calculate the salary after a long time. "

Second Aunt Qin took the opportunity to say, "what the eldest brother said is."

Father Qin: "I'm going to show you the blueprints. Before building a house, wood and blue bricks had to be prepared first."

After Father Qin took out the blueprint and told the scale to the second uncle Qin and the third uncle Qin, the second uncle Qin and the third uncle Qin also knew that it really took time, and they did not refuse the salary.

Second Aunt Qin listened to it and asked again, "Brother, why do you need someone else? My brothers at home can also work."

Mother Qin said: "No need, I call a few in the clan, and my parents' brothers are enough." If you have money to make money, of course, you are close to your brothers.

According to her man's estimate, the building of the house this time cost about fifty taels of silver, but the daughter-in-law gave one hundred taels of silver, but even if the money is enough, they can't spend it indiscriminately. When the son and daughter-in-law come back, They have to pay them back.

The Qin family was chatting about building a house, and Qin Fang and his party had traveled for several days, and now they came to a village. When they returned to their hometown at the beginning of the month in this village, they passed this road and came to stay there. It's not that they didn't look for the inn, but they went to the next inn in the town. It was too late and they had to catch the night. If you are in an inn in a town, you will waste half a day, mainly because the two towns are far apart on this road.

The carriage stopped in front of the door of the house where he had stayed. Since Qin was at the front, he dismounted and knocked on the door: "Is anyone there?"

After knocking on the door a few times, the door opened. It was a young girl, the daughter of this family, her surname was Ren. Miss Ren remembered Qin Fang, because twenty or so days ago, the group of them stayed at her house and paid a considerable amount of money for the accommodation. When she saw them now, she asked enthusiastically, "Mr. Officer, what do you want? Do you want to stay overnight?" Qin Fang said when he came to stay there last time, they were from the Yongzhou military camp, and they returned to their hometown after full military service. They only stayed here after passing by. They heard Kun Shi called Qin Fangren, so the family members called them Qin. Release the officer.

Qin Fang said, "Yes."

Miss Ren: "Come in, please, this is coming back from your hometown, are you going back to the military camp?"

Qin Fang: "Well." It's not a military secret, so it's okay to say it. Moreover, they are here to harass other people's homes, and it is not appropriate to hide their identities. Besides, they're not big people either.

On the carriage, Yang Haiyan, Kun Zhang and others also came down. Miss Ren found that there were more people this time than last time, but they seemed to be family members.

"Daughter, who is here?" The parents and mother in the room also came out, and when they came out, they saw Yang Haiyan and others. "Oh, it's the officer and his wife."

Yang Haiyan: "Old man, I'm here to disturb your house again."

Ren's mother: "Where is it, please come in, you are on your way and haven't had dinner yet?"

Yang Haiyan: "I haven't eaten yet. We brought flour. If you have trouble, you can eat it for us. Old man, do you have vegetables and eggs at home?"

Ren's mother: "I have some, I will give you the next." She took the flour. It was the same last time. They gave the noodles, and the vegetables and eggs belonged to their family, but they gave money, so this time the mother didn't ask any more questions. "Daughter, take the guests to the house."

Miss Ren: "Hey, adults and madams, please, are you the two rooms you stayed in last time, okay?"

Last time, Yang Haiyan and Qin Fang had one room, and Kun Shi had one room. But this time, it won't work, there will be one room for women and one room for men.

Yang Haiyan: "Okay... Si Ya and Sister Kun share a room with me, and my husband takes Shoucheng and Captain Kun and his son to a room."

Qin Fang: "Well." That's all.

After Miss Ren made the bed for them, Mother Ren's vegetable and egg noodles were ready. I know that these people are generous, so when I was under my mother, I used fried eggs first. In this way, the noodle soup with oil and water is even more delicious.

When Yang Haiyan and the others were eating noodles, Ren's mother took Ren's girl to boil hot water, and the guests had to wash up later. After Ren's father appeared, he never showed up again, because there were female relatives among the guests, and he had to avoid it.

Kun Zhang gave the poached egg in his bowl to Kun Daying, and he followed along, from being restrained at the beginning, but now he has gotten used to it. Especially when they first ate together, they ordered several dishes in the inn, and the dishes were even better than the ones they ate during the Chinese New Year, so Kun Zhang didn't know how to use chopsticks. Even if his wife asked her to eat, she was embarrassed to put down chopsticks.

Seeing her like this, Yang Haiyan didn't eat together afterward. Either everyone would eat a bowl of noodles for each person, or the meals would be divided between two tables.

After eating noodles and washing up, everyone went to rest.

The next day, everyone ate breakfast, gave Ren's family fifty fen, and set off on their way. A day later in the evening, they finally returned to the family room.

Looking at the family room, Kun Shi said, "It's finally here."

Yang Haiyan opened the carriage curtain, and it was indeed there. Maybe it was here when she first wore books, so she was more accustomed to this place than the old Qin family, and felt that this was her home.

Qin Siya squeezed her head out and looked outside: "sister-in-law, it's the same here as in town."

Yang Haiyan said: "This is the town originally. Look at the neat rows of yards over there. There is the family room of the military camp. Many soldiers and their families live there."

Qin Siya: "Wow, it's different from our town over there."

Yang Haiyan: "We'll be at our house soon."

It is indeed coming soon, because the master is not there, so the door of Qianfu's house is closed. When Uncle Hong heard someone knocking on the door and opened the door to see Qin Fang and others, he was still a little excited: "Sir, you are finally back." Then, he shouted into the house, "Sir is back."

This house is so big, when Uncle Hong shouted, Sister Lian and others in the inner courtyard also heard it and hurried out.

Mother Lian saluted as soon as they met: "Madam, you are finally back."

Yang Haiyan went to help her up: "You have worked hard this month, how is your family? Did something happen?"

Madam Lian said, "Everything is fine in the shop and at home, just..." As she spoke, she glanced at the servant's yard.

Yang Haiyan also looked over, only to see a few female relatives looking over there. Yang Haiyan didn't ask: "Si Ya, Shoucheng, you come here. Mammy, this is Qin Siya, the thinking of missing, the bud that germinates. This is Qin Shoucheng, the punctual guard, the achievement of achievement. From now on, I will call Miss Ya and Become a brother, arrange for them to go to the east wing, go to the Yaxing tomorrow, buy a wife and come back, and guard Si Ya and Shoucheng in the future."

Sister Lian: "Yes."

Yang Haiyan said to Qin Siya and Qin Shoucheng again: "Siya, Shoucheng, this is Mammy Lian. In the future, Mammy Lian will teach you the rules and etiquette. If you can't find your sister-in-law and encounter some problems, you will find Mammy Lian. ma."

Qin Siya and Qin Shoucheng: "I know sister-in-law."

"Madam...Madam, you are finally back." Aunt Fan said as she ran, "Madam, have you eaten yet?"

Yang Haiyan saw that Aunt Fan was also friendly, and she was used to eating the meals made by Aunt Fan, and she missed it when she was at Qin's house: "Not yet, look and get some, by the way, Captain Kun brought his daughter-in-law and ten-year-old My son also came back, and I made some food for them."

Aunt Fan: "Yes."

Yang Haiyan: "Mother Lian, you go to prepare Si Ya and Shoucheng's house first. I will take them back to the main courtyard first."

Sister Lian: "Yes."

When Madam Lian prepared the east wing, Aunt Fan's dinner was also ready. Because I don't know when the host's family will come back, there must be no good food in the kitchen, so Aunt Fan also prepares noodles. Unlike the poached egg noodles with green vegetables they ate on the road, Aunt Fan prepared sauerkraut, kimchi and bacon noodles.

The sour taste is refreshing.

After dinner, Aunt Fan took Qin Siya and Qin Shoucheng to the east wing to wash and sleep, while Yang Haiyan and Nanny Lian went back to the study.

Yang Haiyan: "Mother Lian, sit down and tell me about the situation at home these days."

Aunt Lian: "Yes." After sitting down, she talked about the situation at home, "Everything is normal at home, Aunt Fan, Uncle Hong, Aunt Hong, and Aunt Yu. Their daily work is the same as before you left. In the courtyard, two female families came, one from Meng Ping's family and one from Huang Huzi's family."

Qin Fang had five private guards, of which only three were married, Kun Shi, Huang Huzi and Meng Ping.

Yang Haiyan nodded: "Go ahead."

Madam Lian continued: "Meng Ping's family was the first to come, and you and your lord came back on the third day after you left. You said before you left that the private guards, except for the monthly ones, all eat from the house. Yes, one vegetable, one meat dish, and one soup every day, a total of three dishes, and the weight is based on the number of people. The family of the private guards are not responsible for meals in the house, and they are only allowed to live in the servants' yard with the private guards."

Yang Haiyan said, "That's right." She didn't run a charity hall, so she didn't have to give monthly orders to private guards and she also had to support their families. You must know that the cost of raising one more person three meals a day will add up to about ten cents, which is three hundred cents a month, which is comparable to the monthly schedule of a private guard. Of course, this algorithm is based on their current diet. If you eat sweet potatoes and potatoes for three meals a day, of course it is cheap.

Sister Lian: "Meng Ping has three family members, one is his daughter-in-law, one is his daughter, and the other is his sister."

Yang Haiyan: "His sister is here too?" Although the servant's yard is small, Yang Haiyan is based on a modern suite, so people have lived in it, because it has two bedrooms and one living room, that is, two sleeping rooms, one There is a dining room, and then there is a small public kitchen in the yard, which can be used by anyone. But why did Meng Ping's sister come?

Sister Lian: "No, according to Meng Ping, his sister originally said marriage in the country, but the man later became the son-in-law of someone else's house and broke off the marriage with her sister. Although it was the man's fault, but His sister's reputation was also ruined, she was always pointed at by the villagers, and he couldn't bear his sister to be hurt, so he brought her."

Yang Haiyan frowned. In theory, since the private guard's small yard was prepared, she would not object to the private guard bringing his family, even if he brought his parents, she would not object. After all, she couldn't become Qin because of his family. The private guards who let go of the house make people ignore their family members. However, what if I didn't bring my parents and my sister? Even if the servant's yard is separated from this side, it still makes people very thoughtful.

In fact, she doesn't dislike people with ideas, but it depends on the situation. Just like Uncle Hong, he went back home and brought his daughter-in-law and children back, but he didn't go directly to live in the yard in the downtown area, but came to seek her permission first. But on Meng Ping's side... In short, she was a little unhappy in her heart.

Yang Haiyan: "Mammy wants to say, it's not just this, right?" Just now, Mammy Lian stopped talking, and it seemed that she couldn't say anything, it should be more than this.

Mother Lian said: "No, on the first day they came, Meng Ping's wife came to ask the old slave, what is her monthly schedule? What is her main job? I have to give a monthly case to the family of the private guard."

Yang Haiyan: "I really didn't say it, but the adults hired only private guards, not their husbands and wives. How come this private guard's daughter-in-law said it every month? Isn't this common sense?"

Mother Lian said: "That's the case, so when Meng Ping's wife came to ask, the old slave felt very strange. But the old servant said, the old servant is not clear about this matter, and I will talk about it when my wife comes back."

Yang Haiyan understood what Mother Lian said. After all, as a slave, she didn't dare to make up her mind about things she didn't know. Yang Haiyan nodded: "Then, I guess there are more, otherwise, this matter will not make us Lianmao so embarrassed."

Madam Lian took the opportunity to say something nice: "Madam is wise. Later, Meng Ping's daughter-in-law didn't ask about the month and went back, but after Aunt Yu served Meng Ping twice, she came again, she said. The food we sent was fine for Meng Ping alone, but now there are four people in their family, and there is not enough food. Did our kitchen deduct their food? Oh, this old slave has never seen such a person in his life. Really..."

Yang Haiyan poured her a cup of tea: "Mother Lian, calm down."

Sister Lian: "Thank you, madam. Daughter-in-law Meng Ping went to the cafeteria and said that the cafeteria was in charge of Aunt Fan. She said at the time that the mistress had instructed a few private guards to eat, so they would prepare a few servings for the private guards. We do not prepare meals for Wei's family."

Yang Haiyan: "Yes, I said it with you."

Aunt Lian: "But Meng Ping's daughter-in-law didn't believe what Aunt Fan said, so she said that Aunt Fan had deducted their food, and then Aunt Fan angrily brought Meng Ping's daughter-in-law to the old slave, and the old slave also testified, that's how the wife is. It's stipulated. Meng Ping's daughter-in-law will not say anything after listening to the old slave. The old slave is thinking, she will come to you tomorrow. "

Yang Haiyan chuckled lightly: "How about Huang Huzi's daughter-in-law?"

Sister Lian: "Huang Huzi's family arrived five days ago, and only Huang Huzi's daughter-in-law came. They have no children. According to Huang Huzi's daughter-in-law, Huang Huzi got married two days before he came to serve in the military. After their bridal chamber, Huang Huzi got married. She came to join the army, and she was not pregnant at the time."

Yang Haiyan: "Really?"

Sister Lian: "It's not. According to Huang Huzi's wife, there are quite a few of them who got married before the men served in the military, and then had a burrow, hoping to leave a little blood for the men. It didn't work. Like her, although she didn't succeed in getting pregnant, she was lucky if a man could go back alive after five years. Like her man, if he could find a job before he went back, it was promising. .” The food, clothing and housing are all owned by the master’s family, and the monthly rate of three hundred pennies per month means that you can save more than three taels of silver a year. Go to other places to find work, maybe there are people with higher monthly rates, such as restaurant shopkeepers and accountants, but this is different from working in an official's house.

For example, the same is true for the seventh-rank officials in front of the prime minister's gate. Being a shopkeeper in a restaurant, or a cashier in a merchant's house, how can there be any face as a private guard in an official's house. How to say, Qin Fang is also a seventh-rank official, and the court has documents. Just like in modern times, some men in sales earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, and their income is higher than that of civil servants, but why do some women still value civil servants with slightly lower incomes when looking for a partner, and their identities are different.

Yang Haiyan listened carefully to Mother Lian, but she understood a little: "Your impression of Huang Huzi's daughter-in-law looks pretty good."

Mother Lian was startled, worried that her wife thought she was a party, she immediately explained: "Compared to Meng Ping's daughter-in-law, this old slave thinks that Huang Huzi's daughter-in-law is more real. This old slave has lived to this age, and he still has a little wink at people. Yes." She did not deny it, because the denial was too guilty, so she simply admitted that she had a good impression of Huang Huzi's daughter-in-law.

Yang Haiyan thought for a while: "How old is Huang Huzi's wife?"

Sister Lian: "Twenty-four years old, three years older than Huang Huzi, Huang Huzi is 21 years old this year. When they got married, Huang Huzi was fifteen and Huang Huzi's daughter-in-law was eighteen. The reason why Huang Huzi's daughter-in-law married Huang Huzi was because she was eighteen years old. The old girl in the family is someone who no one cares about, otherwise who would be willing to marry the eldest daughter to be a widow?" Marrying a young man who is about to serve in the military, isn't it necessary to be prepared to be a widow?

Yang Haiyan: "Mommy, why don't you do this? Let's take a look at Huang Huzi's daughter-in-law for the time being. If possible, let her work in the house at that time. As for what to do, we will arrange it later." Anyway, there are not enough people. "By the way, the mother-in-law outside doesn't need to buy it for the time being. If the private guard's daughter-in-law can use it, then use theirs. After all, the private guard may follow the adults in the future, so it is more appropriate to use their daughter-in-law."

Sister Lian: "Yes."

Yang Haiyan: "One more thing, unmarried girls should not walk in the house, especially in the outer courtyard and the main courtyard." Although Qin Fang doesn't like to go to the outer courtyard and the study is also in the main courtyard, it is inevitable that they will encounter each other.

A ruthless light flashed in Mother Lian's eyes: "Yes, this old slave understands." She is better than Yang Haiyan in these things, and some girls specialize in that kind of thinking, and they are very cheap in their bones. If you have to rush to be a concubine, this is not a bone, what is it?

Yang Haiyan got up: "I'm going to take a bath. I'm exhausted from the journey these days. I'll get up later tomorrow, so don't call me. There are also children, so don't call them."

Sister Lian: "Yes. How about making fermented rice **** tomorrow? Eat it when you get up?"

Yang Haiyan was very surprised: "Do you have wine at home?"

Sister Lian: "Assuming that you and your lord are back in the next two days, the wine made a few days ago can be eaten tomorrow."

Yang Haiyan: "It's great, I've been craving the taste of wine recently."

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