Chapter 53: The Way
Lin Zhixuan asked: "Who else is there in your family, what kind of people are they?
Xia Lan seemed to have guessed something, but she was very worried: "In addition to Lao Tzu Niang, I also have an alcoholic father and two younger brothers, the eldest is called Chang Yuan, who just promised to be married a few years ago, and the younger one is called Chang Zhun who is only eight years old. My mother is a spiller, and my father loves to gamble, but Chang Yuan is honest and capable, and now he is a sedan chair driver who rents a sedan chair on the street, and Chang Zhun is also very smart. β
Lin Zhixuan heard what Xia Lan meant, and she was afraid that she was reluctant to let her two younger brothers suffer, so she had been blindly tolerating it all these years: "Do you want to give your brother an errand in the mansion?"
Xia Lan's eyes were both happy and worried, how could she not think about it, how many times had her mother mentioned this matter to her, every time Mrs. Chang came to see her in the mansion, in addition to asking for silver, she asked her to hurry up and give her brother an errand in the mansion, not only that, but she also wanted to be a housekeeper and mother-in-law in the Lin Mansion.
But Xia Lan people are soft-spoken, in the past, Lin Zhixuan didn't care about things, the things in the house were decided by Chun Tao and Zhao's mother, she only intended to take refuge, and she also euphemistically mentioned it twice, but the two money fans, one by one, signaled that she had to have silver to do this matter, but there was Chang Pozi there to fight tooth sacrifices, where could she save the silver, she told Chang Pozi, Chang Pozi didn't believe it, always thought that she could make a lot of money, and asked for silver to be given a little later, so she opened her throat and scolded, making people turn their backs.
Now that Lin Zhixuan asked like this, she also had mixed feelings in her heart, on the one hand, she was grateful to Lin Zhixuan, but on the other hand, she was worried that her younger brother had entered the house, would her father and mother be more rampant, and ask her brother for silver every day, making her brother so embarrassed as herself?
Lin Zhixuan looked at Xia Lan's hesitation, and said, "If you think it's inappropriate, then let your father and mother follow Chang Yuan to Zhuangzi." Since you said that Chang Yuan is an honest and willing to do something, I think it is better to find a better Zhuangtou, to follow the ability to learn two years of farming, and you can also have food in the future, so that your father and mother can also follow the past, the people in the countryside are fierce, they can grind with your mother, and there are no things in the city, your father also quit alcohol addiction and gambling addiction, follow the door in the Zhuangzi, plant trees or something, and also have a control, they have silver in the entry, and they don't have to pester you every day, save us to look at the annoyanceγ β
Xia Lan hesitated when she heard this.
Lin Zhixuan saw her like this, but said, "I'm discussing with you, if you have any scruples, just tell me." β
Xia Lan looked at Lin Zhixuan's appearance as if she was sincere, but she still hesitated for a long time before she said: "The girls are planning well for them, but I'm afraid that they will be too lazy to eat in the city and don't want to go to the countryside." Besides, my brother has just promised to marry, and if he goes to the countryside all of a sudden, I am afraid that his in-laws will not be happy. β
This is worried about my brother's marriage, after all, it is not easy for a family like them to talk about a family affair.
Lin Zhixuan thought for a while and said, "What kind of person is your brother's daughter-in-law?
Xia Lan said: "My brother's daughter-in-law is very good, although she is not very beautiful, but she learned embroidery from her mother, my brother and daughter-in-law can also work in the Splendid Workshop, and my brother-in-law and daughter-in-law are also working at home." β
Lin Zhixuan nodded slightly: "You let me think about it." β
Xia Lan said: "It's hard for the girl to bother for me." β
The two were talking, and Chun Tao came back over there, but Lin Zhixuan was surprised that she came back so early, and called in to talk.
Chun Tao replied one by one: "The girl is right, after the girl moved back from her wife that day, the second grandmother will not let her prepare for the second girl's marriage." β
Lin Zhixuan glanced at Lin Ruoxuan when she heard this, and Lin Ruoxuan was also relieved, and nodded at Lin Zhixuan with a smile.
Chun Tao paused before continuing: "The second grandmother has been asking people to pick silk and jewelry recently, and she has to prepare to make new clothes for the girl. β
Lin Zhixuan was surprised: "I only made spring clothes on the second day of February, why do you want to make clothes, do you know what it is for?"
Chun Tao said: "It seems to be for the spring banquet of the Liang family in Hangzhou." β
Lin Zhixuan's eyes lit up: "Sure enough, it's here." β
She looked down again at the rich and noble appearance of Yutang that was still scattered on the bed, how did this veil come from?
Chun Tao hesitated and said, "There is one more thing. β
Lin Zhixuan looked up at her: "What's the matter?"
Chun Tao said: "This is not a matter of our inner courtyard, since the last time the second grandmother and his wife went to the birthday banquet of the old lady of the Lou Governor's house, they have always been very concerned about her cousin's family affairs." β
Lin Zhixuan was puzzled: "Sister-in-law's cousin?"
Chun Tao said: "Grandma Qiao of the Lou family is the daughter of our second grandmother's aunt's family, and the second grandmother also has a cousin, and the eldest son is also fifteen years old this year. β
Lin Zhixuan said: "Could it be that you have fallen in love with our daughter?"
Chun Tao said: "It's not, it seems that the Lou family's birthday banquet fell in love with a girl from the Qi prefect's family in Shaoxing Mansion that day." β
Lin Zhixuan was surprised: "Shaoxing Mansion?"
Chun Tao said: "Yes, it is said that Mrs. Qi came back from her mother's house in Shaoxing Mansion and passed by, the Qi family happened to have a house to sell in Hangzhou, and the people below were not in a good way, and they never found a suitable buyer, so Mrs. Qi and the second girl of the Qi family stayed in Hangzhou for a while, disposed of the house, and came to congratulate Mrs. Lou on her birthday." β
Lin Zhixuan's brows furrowed, and Chun Tao hurriedly said: "I was going to inquire carefully, but I suddenly reported that the uncle and grandmother of the West Courtyard came to visit the eldest wife, so the second grandmother asked Liu Xiang to go over to see if they wanted to eat together at noon, after all, it was not easy for them to come from the Zhuangzi below." It was too busy over there, and I couldn't stay any longer, so I came back. β
Lin Zhixuan nodded, but continued: "You should pay more attention to this matter." β
Chun Tao nodded yes.
It's the eldest brother and sister-in-law, they have already separated from this side and set up their own doors, and now the spring is the time to be busy with farming, and this is not the New Year's holiday, what are you doing in the Lin Mansion? And Mrs. Liu and Lin Yaxuan, these days they haven't paid good attention to what their mother and daughter are doing.
Lin Zhixuan's eyes looked at Chun Tao again, now Qiu Ju is not here, Dong Mei is too young, Xia Lan's swollen eyes are too eye-catching, Chun Tao is the old man in this mansion, and she is also the most familiar with the people in this mansion, Lin Zhixuan had to instruct her again: "You also go and inquire, what kind of moth are the two girls in the west courtyard." β
Seeing that Lin Zhixuan was still using her, Chun Tao also seemed to be motivated, nodded with a smile and said, "Hey, I'll go now." β