Chapter VII: Contention
Fortunately, her sister Hua is very smart, the most elegant and penetrating, and she has not cultivated such a talented woman to be arrogant and arrogant, and her appearance of not eating fireworks in the world has changed her temperament, which makes her very proud and happy. Now, Sister Hua'er's own Jade Pavilion is let her take care of it herself, and she is proud to manage it well, and she should be proud of it.
Under the New Year's Festival, the Zhuangzi shop under the name of the house reported the accounts, received the warrant in the house, and prepared the New Year's things, one by one, she was so busy that she had to turn the shaft, which was also a good opportunity to exercise and teach her daughter, and she set up a mahogany base marble painted quadruple screen, and put down the curtain, which not only took into account the etiquette and defense, but also allowed the eldest daughter to listen carefully inside.
When Shen Sicheng entered the main courtyard from the outside, the servant woman and mother-in-law who were coming up to find Mrs. came out, waved his hand to squat down to greet the servant woman and mother-in-law, and Shen Sicheng stepped into the hugging hall.
"This Xu family is my father's original old Shangfeng, etiquette is indispensable, and...
"The main branch of the Shen family, this year, your father was promoted to Beijing and entered the sixth department, and it will be a little bigger in the future, and this year's New Year's gift will be increased by two percent!"
"Then in that case, mother, Uncle Tang has contributed to his father, and the New Year's gift will also be added!"
The Shi family is discussing New Year's gifts with their eldest daughter at this time, which is the Shen family's personal connections, and it is also the most important thing in the new year. The eldest daughter has been exposed to it since she was a child, and now after years of time experience, she can also insert a sentence or two, which has something to say.
Hearing the greeting of the maid outside, Shi Shi and his eldest daughter greeted him, "The master is here, have you spoken to your mother?" ”
"My daughter has seen Daddy!" Shen Fanghua stepped forward to salute, with outstanding posture and natural flow.
"Well, I want to talk to Madame about something, so I came over, is Madame done?" Shen Sicheng stretched out his hand to help the eldest daughter, and when he saw the eldest daughter who asked for peace, he remembered the child who knelt on the ground just now and saluted him, and his eyes were full of admiration, and the child's eyebrows and eyes seemed to have three or four points of similarity with the eldest daughter!
Also, they are sisters of the same mother, and similarity should be. It's just that the eldest daughter's eyebrows have begun to open, and the eyebrows and posture are beautiful and elegant, and the child's big eyebrows and eyes are still immature and a little thin, but they have their own three points of peace and tenacity, and their own three points of extraordinary posture.
Looking at the skirt jewelry on the eldest daughter's body, whether it is the pearl headband on the double snail bun, or the silver silk shrimp whisker beaded bracelet on the wrist, and the green jade ring ribbon tied around the waist... Shen Sicheng pitied the child's situation even more, the short and shabby skirt, the extremely simple red head rope, there was no embellishment on the whole body, it was also the daughter of him and his wife, but he was treated like that, and he couldn't go on like this.
"Thanks to our Sister Hua'er Bingxue and her intelligence, she can help me at a young age, I can have more time at this time, what do you have to explain to me?"
Shi's words were pleasant and comfortable, and Shuxian reasoned: "Looking at Sister Hua like this, I think that Sister Rong, Sister Yun, and Sister Hua are only a year or two before and after, and they are getting older, and they will be the same as Sister Hua, follow me to listen first, and learn the way of feeding the family step by step!" "When I go out into other people's houses in the future, I don't have to be in a hurry, so that I won't be fooled by the slaves and maids below, and my husband's family will value it, and it is not a shame for them to call me a mother, and Sister Yuan will also have such rules in the future, so that the girls in our family have their own praise, and it is also their blessing!"
Sister Rong and Sister Yun in her mouth are the only two concubines in this house, Shen Fangrong, Shen Fangyun, the second and third among the girls, Shen Fangyun, and the second girl is from the Wang family who is waiting for her husband when she is pregnant and open-faced, and the third girl is the concubine Sun who has been hired from outside for her three brothers.
The four concubines in this house are all from her, and the lord respects his wife, never greedy for beauty, spoiling concubines and destroying concubines, her status is as stable as Mount Tai, for these two concubines, she has a very generous attitude, never treats her harshly with food and clothing, and there is no slack in the place where she should be dedicated.
For her, these two concubines do not pose any threat, they are filial, she is interested in attracting them to tease them twice, to reward something, she does not want to see it, she will be sent far away, and she will not wander around in front of her all day long. When they are raised, they will go out with a dowry, and they can also be used for marriage, accumulate connections for her sons and the Shen family, and win her reputation as virtuous. Only those who are short-sighted and ignorant will treat concubines harshly and attract gossip!
"But at the end of this year's festival, the affairs are messy, and I am afraid that they will be bumped into by the people below, and the weather is cold, so I want to wait for the weather to warm up in the spring of next year, and then let them come to listen to me!"
"Madame's motherly heart, she has always been virtuous, I have always been relieved of your arrangement, this is the blessing of those two girls! If they are attentive, they can get the way of the wife to run the house, and they will have endless benefits in the future! The matter of the inner house, Mrs. Duolao bothered! Shen Sicheng was happy, if he had a good wife, what more could his husband ask for!
He became more and more respectful of his wife, and thought of what he wanted to say for a while, but it was not suitable for anyone else to be present, so he couldn't help but say to his eldest daughter in a harmonious voice: "Your mother and I have something to say, Sister Hua has been busy all morning, and go to the main room to rest for a while and have some refreshments!" "Sister Hua has been frail since she was a child, and she is his first daughter, and she has always been cherished by him and his mother's wife, and he treats her as strictly, but he is not as strict as he treats his son.
"Then the daughter will go back and steal a lazy child first, and the father and mother are busy!" Shen Fanghua knew in her heart that the topics discussed by her father and mother below were not suitable for her to be present, yes, although she was a little curious, Shen Fanghua was empathetic and said goodbye to her parents and took the maid and maid she was carrying with her and went out to the main room. If it was right for her to know, her mother would let her speak.
Then, Shen Sicheng also asked the maids and women who served around him to retreat outside the hugging mansion, and in the hugging hall, only the two of them were left.
Shi, who didn't know much about her husband's actions, couldn't help but ask with some concern: "Master, what is the matter?" ”
"Don't worry, madam, it's not a big deal, it's just something I'm going to talk about next, it's not suitable for a maid to be present!" Shen Sicheng waved his hand, signaling Shi's peace of mind. He was afraid that he would lose his wife's face, and it was not beautiful, and he was even more angry with the child!
"Madam, what is the reason why the four girls have been living in the boudoir for so many years? Is she not in good health, or is she forbidden to see her relatives because of that Fang Shi's nonsense? Do you know how the four girls are doing now? "Husband and wife for many years, Shen Sicheng did not go around in circles, and went straight to the point.