Chapter Ninety-Four: Mother's Contribution
Bai Shi laughed when he saw Chen Wenhui like this: "Aren't they just two women?" Now that they don't have Xu Zhijie's support, they don't have a husband, they don't have brothers, and even Aunt Sun is dead, what can two weak women turn over? ”
Chen Wenhui said: "But when I think of what they have done, I still feel disgusted. They didn't give us any trouble at first. first seduced my father, then framed my father with Xu Zhijie, and finally they made Yan Songbai a concubine, and then framed us with Yan Songbai, and they also had conflicts with Wan Shuhui, how can we take them in such people. Of course, we are all outsiders, so forget it, they have always bullied Sister Mingzhu, and Sister Mingzhu doesn't know how many times she was bullied by them when she was a child. Their mother, Aunt Sun, doesn't know how many times she has bullied Aunt Hu, but she can't count them, and now Sister Mingzhu still has to take them in, where can she swallow this breath? ”
Bai said: "Actually, I think so too, but your Aunt Hu is too good-hearted. Forget all about that, just thinking that Xu Zhijie's flesh and blood can't be left behind. Anyway, they are all related to your sister Mingzhu. Actually, I said, your Aunt Hu has already divorced, why are you still in charge of the Xu family's affairs? Especially these two girls are not good-hearted, they love Ronghua, regardless of shame, they are not fuel-efficient lamps, and it is difficult to ensure that they will not do shameful things if they stay in Mingzhu Mansion in the future. This is the harmless tiger of people, and the tiger hurts people's hearts. I think so, when they enter Beijing, I will persuade you Aunt Hu to find two marriages for the two of them, and get married and leave the house. It's a big deal to marry a little silver, just enough for them to live, and they will live by themselves in the future, and if they have a husband to take care of it, it will have nothing to do with your sister Mingzhu. Your Aunt Hu can't take care of them anymore. ”
Chen Wenhui laughed: "It's still my mother who knows how to think about it, so let's do it." It's just that what kind of home is the mother going to find for them? ”
Bai laughed: "They are not young anymore, and they are not yellow flower girls, they have all been aunts." Baozhu has been born and raised, and what other family can you choose, but it is just to find a farmer's family, preferably with a strict mother-in-law at home. The husband is a powerful character, so that he can control them and save them from causing trouble to your sister Mingzhu. ”
Chen Wenhui smiled and folded: "Mother, this method is good, I don't need to look far, just find the best people in our village, and you can also look close." If you let Aunt Hu find it, maybe you will find a small family in the capital, and you won't see anyone who looks down and doesn't look up, and they will come to find trouble in the future. On the far Zhuangzi. Our housekeeper looked at it, but he couldn't turn it out. If they can change their past mistakes and have a good end, it can be regarded as our accumulation of virtue and good deeds. By the way, Aunt Hu will arrive the day after tomorrow. Are we going to pick it up? ”
Bai said: "Originally, I was going to pick it up, but when I thought about it, when your Aunt Hu enters Beijing, Lord Liu, as a son-in-law, will definitely pick it up." And the Hu family has always been very good to your Aunt Hu, so I will definitely pick it up. Perhaps, your Aunt Hu will still be worried about living in her son-in-law's house? Or do you live in your own home? I can't make the icing on the cake. I'll wait until she's settled down, and I'll just go and visit her in the next post. Both horizontally and vertically are in the capital. It's easy to meet up. ”
Chen Wenhui nodded and said, "Now the Hu family is a big family. Lord Hu is a good book, the courtesy of the emperor, the holy family, I saw Princess Lichuan at the spring banquet, and the lord of Shuyuan respected Mrs. Hu very much. ”
Bai said: "Mrs. Hu is wise and reasonable, and her husband is an old scholar. is still the first talent in Da Chu, with profound knowledge, Mrs. Hu was famous in the capital when she was young, and now that she is old, she is even more respected by everyone. In the female circle of the capital, she has always been highly respected. Not only the younger generation of Princess Lichuan, the lord of Shuyuan County respects her, even the eldest princess respects her very much, and in the palace, your eldest aunt, the imperial concubine, also respects her. ”
Chen Wenhui said: "Speaking of the imperial concubine Niangniang, I don't know how the Niangniang has been doing recently? Princess Lichuan went to Shanghai City, and her mother should go into the palace more often to visit her mother. ”
Bai said: "I only went to visit Niangniang yesterday. Since Princess Lichuan went to Shanghai City, Niangniang has been a lot lonely. However, now that the new concubine has just entered the palace, the palace has suddenly become much more lively, and there are many more people and things to manage. In her busy affairs, she also thought of you, saying that you are very smart and the pride of the Chen family, and have done a lot of things for the Chen family, for her and Princess Lichuan, and for the royal family. Niangniang also said that her nephews and nieces are the most capable of our three rooms. Your eldest brother expanded the territory for the imperial court, you contributed to the construction of Shanghai City, and did your best to manage the affairs of Yangshantang in order to promote her good name, and your second brother was also deeply loved by the patriarch in the clan land and made military achievements. Before, your second brother also made a lot of contributions in Shanghai, and she felt very gratified. Of course, in addition to praising our three rooms, he also praised Wen Feng of the big house, who is a qualified princess and wins glory for the Chen family. There are also your two cousins in the second room, who are her right-hand men in the palace. She also said that she would find an opportunity for you to go into the palace to chat with her. I plan to wait for you to finish this paragraph, and then I will take you into the palace to visit Niangniang. ”
Chen Wenhui said: "Actually, I also want to visit Niangniang, but I have too many things to do now, and I will go to discuss with Tang Guanghui the owner of the shop about the construction of the painting hall early tomorrow morning." However, although there are many things in this matter, after I and the Tang shopkeeper finalize the charter, I will be able to be idle, I will leave it to the Hei family and the teacher's sons to do it, at most I will leave the green shoots to help them, I have always been the shopkeeper. ”
Bai Shi smiled: "In addition to the matter of this painting hall, the hospital in this capital should also be built, right?" And what about Yangzendo? ”
Chen Wenhui said: "I have completed all the parts of the hospital that should be done for me. The rest is all about Sister Mingzhu, at most I will send Cui Qiao to help her. I can't get away with the things of Yangzentang, but I've made a charter, and the rest is for my subordinates to do. I'll leave this matter to Qiubi. She takes good care of it. ”
Bai said: "The people around you have arranged errands, and you are idle." But they're all busy, isn't there just one Bilian left by your side? How can it be enough? ”
Chen Wenhui said: "Even Bilian didn't give me anything left, what else do I have?" There is also the matter of the branch of the bank in the capital, as well as the accounts of the black shop, and the affairs of me in Shanghai City and Xinguang City are all handed over to Bilian. She's busiest right now. ”
Bai said: "Then what about the things around you?" ”
Chen Wenhui said: "Fortunately, when I was in Xinguang City, I used four new big girls Jade Brocade, Jade Belt, Xia He, and Xia Yu. The four of them helped me with clothes, jewelry, going out, looking at the house, reading posts, giving gifts, and so on. As for the little things like combing my hair and dressing, I still have eight second-class maids. And those things in my yard such as cleaning, aren't there a dozen or so third-class maids? There are also five or six rough mothers-in-law. Although these maids are still young, they are watched by the master and the nurse, and they are all in order. ”
Bai said, "Alas, thanks to your master. Sister Wu Lixia has been by your side for so many years, and she takes care of you more than me. I really want to thank her. Speaking of which, the situation in her family is better now, and her brother is already a senior official of the fourth grade with your father. Their Wu family is also a big family. Her nephews and nieces are all well married, and the family is thriving. Her old mother is also in good health, the only bad thing is that she has no heirs, I don't know what will happen in the future? ”
Chen Wenhui said: "What can we do in the future? In the future, I will provide for the master's retirement. Besides, the master is very rich now, and he donates the extra money to the hospital every year. ”
Bai said: "Oh, yes, she also has a wedding shop, and now the branch in the capital has also opened, and the business is very good." The personal maids of several ladies around me are all things that are purchased in the wedding shop, and they all say that it is convenient. Some ordinary people in the capital also buy things in her shop when their daughters get married. She really has no shortage of money to spend. You usually give a lot, don't you? ”
Chen Wenhui said: "Anyway, I don't need the master to spend my own money, I am so rich, how can I not share it with the people around me?" The master now has the best food and clothing, and she doesn't have to worry about it. I am also going to buy her a house in the capital, which is not too big, just a small one, so that the master can be at peace in his heart. I'm going to provide for my master's old age. ”
Bai said, "Well, that's right. However, I think that since Sister Lixia is not short of money to spend, should she be given an heir, so that after a hundred years, there will be people to pay tribute to her. You can give her a pension, but what about her in a hundred years? You can honor her, but where will your children be? Is her Spirit Lord in your house? There's no reason for that, right? ”
Chen Wenhui has never considered this question. As a thought in a previous life, Chen Wenhui only thought about the living life, and did not think about these things about sacrifices, but the ancients cared about this very much. It seems that the mother is right, and the master should be given an heir.
Bai said: "You don't care about this matter, I'll talk to your master tomorrow and see what she thinks." You go get busy first. ”
Chen Wenhui said: "Alas, I don't understand this, I ask my mother for everything." It's just mother, why hasn't the second brother come back yet? Do you really want to come back with your father? Now that it's my birthday, can my father and second brother come back together? ”
Bai Shi smiled and said, "Don't worry, your father brought a letter the day before yesterday, he is inspecting various places with your second brother, and he will definitely come back to congratulate you on your birthday before your birthday." ”
Chen Wenhui smiled sweetly.
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