Let's say that when Ji Cheng led Yu Qian'er and Liu Ye'er into the room prepared for her by her aunt in the west courtyard of the main house, she was slightly shocked in her heart, this room is much more gorgeous and wealthy than the main house.

The whole half-new and old rosewood furniture is both magnificent and does not have the temperament of the nouveau riche, and the furnishings are also very elegant, especially the rosewood screen with three beautiful pictures, both the carving and the style are very careful.

Lingzhen, the big girl beside Ji Lan, who followed in, said: "This screen was given by the old lady when the third lady gave birth to the fifth lady, and it was said that it was given by the first queen's mother." ”

It turned out that there was such an extraordinary origin, Ji Cheng nodded.

To the back, Linglong got Ji Lan's words and opened the warehouse, led a string of girls and mothers-in-law over, hugged the interstitial screen, the kang case that carried the kang case, and the one who held the Hanyu Mingfeng in the bamboo waist round flower arrangement, and the one who took the official kiln double-ring sunflower bottle.

The quaint utensils seen in this house are all valuable items that money cannot buy, and only those generations of noble families can accumulate.

After resting, Yu Qian'er couldn't help but say: "When I first entered the door, I thought that Mrs. Gu didn't like the girl, but now I don't look like it, why is this?" ”

It's really hard to guess why the former and the latter are compatible. It was as if she wanted to dazzle her eyes with this wealth that could not be bought with gold and silver. Otherwise, why did the house that should have been arranged a long time ago suddenly bring in so many ancient artifacts and treasures?

Do you want to scare yourself into retreating, or do you want to arouse her self-motivation? Ji Cheng can't figure out this aunt's thoughts for the time being, but the future is quite long, and if she really has any plans, she can't hide it.

At dinner, Ji Cheng's uncle, that is, Shen San's master, arrived home from the ya, and Ji Cheng and Ji Yuan went to the main room to meet together.

Shen Ying is a very gentle person, seeing Ji Yuan and Ji Cheng, he asked a lot of questions with concern, and said that Ji Yuan's desire to go to Dongshan Academy to study has basically been done, but the head of the academy still has to take Ji Yuan's personal test before deciding whether to admit him to school.

Ji Yuan was naturally grateful, and Shen Ying said that when he took a break, he personally took him to visit the mountain chief.

As for Ji Cheng, Shen Ying was an uncle after all, and she needed to avoid suspicion, so she simply asked her if she had studied at home.

Ji Cheng returned to the Taoist family, and her father once hired a female gentleman for her to teach her to read and learn calligraphy.

Shen Ying was very happy, she didn't expect her brother-in-law to have such a mind, "Okay, this daughter's family is literate and hyphenated, first, she can understand many truths from the book, which is beneficial to her children and grandchildren, and second, she can be red with her future husband and add fragrance to her sleeves, which is beneficial to both husband and wife." ”

"What did the master say?" Ji Lan said angrily.

Shen Ying suddenly woke up, how could he make such a joke with his niece and nephew, he was usually a very suave person, otherwise he would not have passed on a good story with Ji Lan, so it was inevitable that his words would be a little casual, and he felt wrong when he thought about it at the moment, and he was a little sneering.

Ji Cheng's ears were red, and he only hung his head and didn't speak.

In order to cover up the mistakes of the ancestors, Shen Ying turned to say: "Our Shen family has a study hall specially set up for women, and several of your cousins are studying and practicing calligraphy in it, and learning the truth from Mr. Anyway, teaching one is teaching, and teaching several is also teaching. ”

Ji Cheng listened, looked up at Ji Lan, in fact, whether she could stay in the capital or not also depended on the meaning of this aunt.

Ji Lan originally planned to observe Ji Cheng for two days to see if she would send her to the study hall, but now that Shen Ying said so, she couldn't wipe Shen Ying's face, so she smiled and said: "Ah Cheng is afraid that she will live in Beijing for a while this time, and I also intend to send her to the school to accompany Sister Cui's little sisters, but the master preemptively said that this favor fell on the master." ”

Shen Ying smiled, "Oh, I didn't talk much if I knew it, Madame's niece, you are naturally more attentive than me, and you will definitely arrange everything properly." ”

After talking for a while, the mother-in-law on the other side of the concierge said that the five girls and the two brothers were all left in the old lady's Rui Yingtang for dinner, and Ji Lan said: "Then we will set up a meal here, there is no need to avoid it if we are all close relatives, and it is lively to eat at one table." ”

Shen Ying nodded, but the big family pays attention to food and sleep, so this meal is not lively, and after dinner, Ji Cheng and Ji Yuan went back to the house separately.

In the evening, Ji Cheng walked back and forth in the house to eat, and Yu Qian'er came back from a circle outside, and basically had a general understanding of the general situation of the Shen family's third room, "After eating, my aunt went to Aunt Fang's house." ”

Ji Cheng was not surprised, no matter how beautiful her aunt was, she was also in her thirties, naturally she couldn't compare to the freshness of those aunts, it was her father, and she hadn't entered her mother's house much in the past few years, and her mother's appearance was many miles better than her aunt's.

"I asked you to inquire about the affairs of the house, why did you just inquire about the private affairs of my aunt?" Liu Ye'er stretched out her index finger and poked Yu Qian'er's head.

Yu Qian'er is fourteen years old this year, a small skeleton person, looking at the appearance of only twelve or thirteen years old, and born Yuxue cute, few people will be wary of her, so she can usually ask about things that others can't ask.

"Gee, didn't I just listen to it by the way?" Yu Qian'er pouted. The family loves the private affairs of the owner's family the most, and it is good to stutter a little bit knowing that the lord loves that aunt, even if it is not good to avoid it, in short, there is no harm.

"Let her speak, it doesn't hurt for us to hear it." Ji Cheng said.

Yu Qian'er smiled proudly at Liu Ye'er, "My aunt likes Aunt Mei the most who has just entered the mansion, and Aunt Mei and Aunt Fang both live in the small courtyard behind the main house. Aunt Fang gave birth to a daughter, who is now the eighth girl. ”

Yu Qian'er talked a lot about it, and when she saw that her girl was only walking in the house and not talking, she knew that she was not interested, and blamed herself for not hearing any useful news. But it's no wonder that Yu Qian'er, after all, she has only been here for one day.

"I'm going to carry water for the girl to bathe." Yu Qian'er trotted out the door, and after a while, she brought over two rough envoys carrying hot water buckets.

The two mothers-in-law were very enthusiastic, "If the cousin wants to use hot water in the future, just tell us, and the kitchen will see the warm water in the sky." ”

Ji Cheng smiled and asked Liu Ye'er to grab two handfuls of the candy they brought from Jindi to her mother-in-law and bring them back to her little grandson to eat.

The two mothers-in-law thanked them and withdrew.

When Yu Qian'er wiped Ji Cheng's back, Ji Cheng asked, "How much silver did you spend to get the two mothers-in-law to rush to carry hot water for us like this?" ”

"It's not much, one person gave two taels of silver." After Yu Qian'er finished speaking, she obviously felt that her girl's back was straight, and the flesh on the butterfly bones was tight, so she hurriedly said: "Girl, didn't you see their faces when I just said that they wanted hot water, saying that the serious masters in the family haven't asked for hot water yet, so they have to keep it." After I gave the money, my face immediately changed, as if I had never seen money in eight lifetimes. ”

"Do you know how much they earn a month?" Ji Cheng asked in a deep voice.

Well, I really don't know about that. After Yu Qian'er followed Ji Cheng, she never lacked money, and she didn't think of asking about the monthly money of the people in the Shen Mansion.

"Then do you know what your aunt uses to reward people on weekdays?" Ji Cheng sighed, "I'm afraid you'll break my aunt's rules by doing this, it's difficult for this family to manage, and it's too easy to indulge." ”

Yu Qian'er said with some grievances: "But when we first arrived, the people in the house didn't look down on us from the west, and the master didn't have an official body, so it was difficult to move an inch without silver." ”

Ji Cheng said: "I know all this. It's just that we are guests in other people's houses, and my aunt is busy with things, so she can be thoughtful everywhere, but even if we are wronged, she can naturally arrange it when we talk to my aunt, but you spend money casually, just like slapping your aunt in the face with silver. ”

Yu Qian'er was so angry that she didn't take a bath, "But when the girl is at home, she has to take a bath every day, and the situation on the way here is special, so don't you take a bath on the first day today?" If you don't take a bath, the girl shouldn't be able to sleep again. If I don't spend money, where will I change this bucket of hot water? ”

Ji Cheng was angry and funny, "Ouch, my aunt, your temper is too rushing." I'm just reasoning with you, but I also know that our elm money is for my good, these taels of silver are worth spent, but we can't do this again in the future, although silver can make ghosts grind, but it can't buy other people's respect, you, in the future, if you can't go any way, you want to smash the silver, and use your brain to think of some other way? ”

Yu Qian'er pouted, picked up the handkerchief and wiped Ji Cheng's hands again, "Got it, did I cause trouble for the girl today?" ”

Ji Cheng sighed, "It's okay, I will be scolded by my aunt at most tomorrow." ”

After taking a bath, Liu Ye'er had already prepared Ji Cheng's commonly used flower dew and balm, and when Ji Cheng wiped her face, Liu Ye'er wiped her feet with balm, and then put cotton gloves and socks on her, and waited for her to go to bed and lie down.

"Liu Ye'er, can you sleep in my room today?" Ji Cheng asked.

Liu Ye'er is one year older than Ji Cheng, and she has been serving by her side for a longer time, knowing that although this girl in her family is thoughtful at a young age, after all, she must be panicked when she arrives in this mansion, although the eldest young master is also here, but he wants to take care of his sister in the inner courtyard, which is also very inconvenient.

"The slave and maid went and washed their faces and feet, and came." Liu Ye'er turned around and carried her futon to the bunk under Ji Cheng's bedside, and quickly washed up and entered the house.

Ji Cheng couldn't sleep on the other side of the bed, her sleep had always been bad, and it was even more difficult to fall asleep when she changed places. With mixed thoughts, she jumped back to Jindi at once, thinking of Ling Ziyun, she probably couldn't marry him in her life, although the two families were right, but once they encountered external humiliation, I am afraid that the disintegration is in front of them, it is better to look at each other and find their own way.