Before Sanfang went to Beijing, Yao had an established impression of them. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Sanfang stayed in the small county town near the northwest border pass for 30 years, lived in a mud house on the hill in the village, without glass windows; when he went out, he either rode a horse or a donkey, and when he rode in a car, he would be bumped by the dirt road and his bones were about to fall apart, and he ran for more than ten miles, and his head and face were dusty, so the first thing he had to do after going out and coming back was to wash his face and change his clothes; whether they were masters or slaves, they all wore cotton clothes, and the color was either plain or black and gray (at that time, he was doing a funeral); most of the noodles he ate at home were noodles, although he was not without rice, but they were all ordinary goods, far from being fine, and the meat was basically mutton, and the fish was only produced in the nearby river, pickles, dried vegetables are the mainstream on the dinner table, there are no fresh vegetables and fruits, but the taste of jujube is not bad......

This is a brief introduction to the situation of Sanfang after Jin Xiang arrived in Mizhi, and in the letter to the Hou Fu Bao, he made a report on the surface situation he saw and heard. It can only be said that he went wrong when he went, it was a cold winter, and it coincided with the funeral in the third room, the owner Qin Bai had no psychology to do general affairs, the main cow was sick, the two sons were not at home, the two daughters-in-law one died, one escaped, the family could only rely on the tiger uncle and his wife to take care of it, and the students had their own holidays, which was the most deserted season in the Qin family's mansion. At first, the golden elephant was not very well received, who would greet him with good food and drink? By the time of the Chinese New Year, his treatment had improved, and his living standards in all aspects had risen, but he was busy with the tasks assigned by Qin Bai, and he was busy with the chores of going out for the third room, where did he have time to write so many trivial things in the letter?

In this way, the Yao family felt that the top and bottom of the third room were very poor, and the third uncle Qin Bai was also the son of the Houmen when he was young, with fine clothes and food, but in order to marry the third aunt, he suffered from poverty for thirty years, which is really pitiful and lamentable-this is the result of being misled by his father-in-law Qin Song's wrong remarks. As for the Niu family, they are also a wealthy merchant family with a family background, the three houses have land and shops, and almost the entire village is his family's tenants, etc., the Yao family ignored them all. For her, this family background is nothing compared to the big business of the Hou Mansion, and the third house is at most a small landowner in the countryside who does not worry about food and clothing. If the third room is rich, why should he let his two sons leave home and drink the northwest wind at the border? The third uncle, Qin Bai, doesn't have to accept students at an old age and earn those few bundles of money.

By mistake, the Yao family had many misunderstandings about the three rooms, so when they wrote to Jin Xiang and explained to the deacons, they specially instructed them to tell the ladies of the three rooms more about the rules of the capital, and it was best to teach them to speak official language, dress up according to the customs of the capital, and make a few decent clothes. When the Yao family really saw the people in the third room in front of Kurong Hall, they found that they didn't have the village they imagined, their temperament seemed to be okay, and their speech and demeanor were not rustic.

Because Cheng'en Hou Qin Song and his wife Xu have explained, they must treat the three rooms well, and there is no slackness, and the Yao family has also been psychologically prepared, and the application degree of the three rooms must be from the long room, so they didn't expect the three rooms to come up with money. Because of this, when she heard that Changfang not only had to give the money for the third room, but also gave them the entire C-word library, she reacted so excitedly, because she felt that she had suffered too much.

Now she finally suppressed this thought, thinking that it was only to help the third room, and her father-in-law clearly asked for the third uncle, so naturally she had to give some benefits. Not to mention that the third room doesn't seem to be greedy, even if his family is as difficult as the second room, she has to endure it. How much does Qin Hanzhen's new house cost? A few hundred taels of silver is up to the sky, and it is her daughter's wish, and she has to recognize it as much as she spends. But now, the third uncle Qin Bai actually proposed that the money be paid by their three rooms, so how can the Yao family not be surprised?

Does Sanfang really have this money? Or is it a swollen face and a fat man for the sake of anger?

She quickly recalled her words and deeds, as well as the performance of the people around her, thinking that it was something that had no eyes to show the faces of the people in the third room in private, so Qin Bai misunderstood, and hurriedly smiled: "The third uncle is serious." Everyone is a family, how can you share anything with me. There are rules for how much each room in the house is used and how much is out of the public. The third uncle should be very clear, isn't it? The third sister is a girl from the family, and there have always been old precedents for how to arrange the house and how much it costs. The niece and daughter-in-law didn't add anything, and no one could make a mistake by anyone who came. Is there someone chewing his tongue in front of you? Don't pay attention to it! There are many people in the house, and there are many people who don't understand things talking nonsense. If you meet someone like that, don't bother, just tell the steward to go, and someone will deal with the bastards who have bumpered with you!"

She scolded and flattered her like this, stretched out her hand with a smile, hugged Qin Hanzhen affectionately, and said, "The third sister looks so lovely and has a good temperament, I like it at a glance." The second girl hit her off again, crying and shouting that she had to ask her sister to move in with her. This is my nephew and daughter-in-law cheeky, specially invited the third sister, the third uncle and the third aunt did not say that they complained that I caused you to separate the flesh and blood, but treated me as my own girl, I was really grateful. Decorating the house for the third sister is just a little bit of care, and it has never violated the rules. ”

She lowered her voice a little: "I'm not afraid of the third uncle and three aunts laughing, I, Meng Lang, said that when the two girls in the second room lived in the Peach Blossom Pavilion next door, it was not the same as the silver from the public? It's not that the children are bad, but the elders are picky. At that time, who said that these things should be produced by each family in their own room? If the second room is like this, how can the third room not do it? If the third uncle and the third aunt are more serious, they have to follow the rules, and with the temperament of the second wife, they will complain in secret, saying that the third uncle and the third aunt are deliberately blocking her! Her old man is very idle on weekdays, and she spends her days thinking about all these things. In fact, where do we have so many thoughts? Just busy with business all day long, we can't be busy. ”

Niu had already seen Xue's difficulties, but now he felt that he had gained knowledge again, and asked with interest: "Is she really so cheeky? Why don't you reason with her?"

Yao Shi covered his mouth with a handkerchief and smiled: "Third aunt, you are a reasonable person, but you don't know that there are people in this world who rely on the old and sell the old." Because the second aunt has been widowed for decades, she feels that her status in this mansion is transcendent, and everyone has to respect her. In the past, I once complained in public, saying that if the Hou Ye did not come back from the northwest, the title of Marquis of Chengen should have been won by the uncle, and it was our long house that hindered her son's Qingyun Road. He also said that among the three brothers of the same generation, only the second uncle died in the catastrophe that year, and everyone else lived well, and the second uncle didn't even want his life for the sake of the saint, and the saint should have posthumously awarded the second uncle a title. are all brothers, the elder brother became the marquis before he made an inch, and the younger brother deserved to be the prince and the marquis, and he should reward his wife and the young at the worst, rather than just rewarding the Hou family, but the long house accounted for the majority every time...... There are so many jokes like that. The Hou Ye is not good at dealing with the woman's family, and the lady is the most lenient person, so she is too lazy to reason with the second aunt. That's the elders, and we juniors can't say anything, so we can only let her go. ”

Niu Shi was shocked to hear this: "She also has the face to say these words, she abandoned her mother-in-law's family and went back to her mother's house to enjoy happiness, and when her mother-in-law's family was rehabilitated, she ran back cheekily and said that she was the widow of the Qin family." The Qin family can allow her to stay, and call her a second wife, which can be regarded as kind. Even if this title is not Qin Songde's, it should be our master's, where is the second room's turn? She still wants to get a single title! Her man was not in good health back then, and he was sick when he was at home, so he died in prison, and he was neither tortured nor suffered more than others. Although a person is dead, he is also spared the pain of exile, and there are still people who take care of the aftermath for him! A wife does not reflect on why she did not take good care of her husband in the past, which caused him to fall ill, but feels that her husband's death is a credit. She has never dressed her man in linen or filial piety, but she is embarrassed to make a fortune. is so faceless and skinless, our Qin family shouldn't recognize her after being rehabilitated back then!"

Yao echoed in a loud voice.

Qin Hanzhen was dumbfounded when he heard this. is not only for the second room Xue's cheekiness, but also for Yao's unobstructed. This is the second day that they returned to the house in the third room, and she told them so frankly about the gossip of the elders in the second room, is it really okay?

Qin Bai probably also felt that the more Niu and Yao's talked about it, the more they didn't like each other, so he coughed, preventing them from further discussing the Xue family's best performance, and made a conclusion about the cost of his granddaughter's new house in the future: "The nephew and daughter-in-law follow the old practice of the public middle school and add all kinds of furniture and supplies to the house. Whatever the sisters use, she also uses, and there is no need to have any preferential treatment. As for the decorations, we can come to the three rooms ourselves. You only sent a few boxes of things yesterday, and now you need to use them, so you don't have to keep pressing the bottom of the box. ”

Yao Shi thought of the things in the warehouse, and his heart ached, and he reluctantly smiled and agreed: "Yes, third uncle." ”

After leaving Mingyuewu, they walked along the mezzanine road, and after passing through a small door, there was a wide passage in front of them. This aisle is said to be an aisle, in fact, trees are planted next to the road, flowers are planted, there is a lake stone embellishment every ten zhang away, and the landscaping of small bridges and flowing water is also quite exquisite.

Yao pointed to a red-painted gate in front of him on the right and said, "This is the garden." There are also a few houses in it, which have not been remodeled, but have been renovated, but you can also see them. There are also a few unique flowers and trees that are worth visiting. It's just that it's not early today, and if you finish the garden, it will be dark, and I'm afraid it will delay the dinner of the third uncle and three aunts. It's better to pick a day with good weather another day, and the third uncle will take the third aunt to play for a day, which will be more enjoyable. ”

The Niu family is now much more familiar with the Yao family, and after listening to her words, he nodded again and again. Yao smiled and said to Qin Hanzhen: "Your sisters go to class on weekdays, but they are in the garden. When you go to school, you have time to go shopping. ”

Qin Hanzhen was a little surprised, it turned out that the place where the girls went to school was in the garden, no wonder Qin Jinhua would say that living in Mingyuewu was more convenient than going to school in Qingfeng Pavilion. It's only a few tens of meters away, which is of course convenient.

She turned back to Qin Bai and wanted to ask her grandfather what the garden was like, but she saw him standing aside, staring at a gate in the direction of her left hand, as if she had fallen into a memory again. Just looking at his expression, I don't know if this memory is joyful or sad.

Qin Hanzhen followed Qin Bai's line of sight, looked at the gate, and asked him in a low voice, "Grandfather, what is the place there?"

Qin Bai sighed faintly: "That is my sister's former residence, Evening Fragrance Pavilion." (To be continued.) )