After saluting, it was almost time for lunch. This is the first time Chen Wenhui has eaten with all the people of the Chen family since she came. It is really a big family, and there are many rules, not eating around the round table as she imagined, but like the palace, each has its own few cases. At the top is the case of Chen Zhaonan and the old lady, which is a long case of rosewood with a ruyi pattern, and many treasures and delicacies have been placed on it. Their lower head is also divided into two rows, in turn, the husband and wife of the big room sit on a case, the husband and wife of the second room sit on a case, and the husband and wife of the third room sit on a case. This is the first case on the left, the first on the right is a case of Chen Wenqi and his wife, the next is a case of Chen Wenchang and Chen Wensheng, and a case of Wenhua Wenjuan and Wenhui. In this way, Chen Wenhui sat opposite her parents.

Bai's eyes were sharp, and at a glance, he saw that his daughter had an extra ruby hairpin on her head, which was vaguely worn on the head of the old lady Li today. This hairpin is often worn by the Li family, and the Bai family has seen it many times. appeared on her daughter's head at this time, and it couldn't be that the Li family had just rewarded her. Speaking of which, the Bai family has been married to the Chen Mansion for more than ten years, and he has contributed more money to the old lady, but the rewards he has received are pitiful. is his three children, the eldest and the second are often rewarded with pen, ink, paper, inkstone, calligraphy, calligraphy and painting, antiques and the like because of the love of the old lady, but the daughter is young, and secondly, she is sick, and rarely appears in front of people, so she gets even less. Even his two sons were often rewarded by their grandfathers, but their grandmothers did not have them once. This time, it is incredible that the old lady actually rewarded Wen Hui with this hairpin. You must know that this hairpin is the old lady's daily favorite to wear. This hairpin is red gold, not to mention, the most valuable is the workmanship, it is produced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, given by the concubine, and it is made of exquisite fried bead technology, and there is a very fine coiled pattern drawn with gold wire, which is really ingenious, not to mention. The three rubies inlaid on it are all the best pigeon blood red, all of them are as big as lotus seeds, dazzling and shining.

Chen Wenhui had just returned that day. When I visited my grandmother, she gave her so many precious brocades, but the old lady only gave her two purses, which contained four small plum blossom gold ingots. It's stingy. It's incredible that he was so generous this time.

Bai pondered in his heart. The second lady was also looking at the ruby hairpin on Chen Wenhui's head. The second lady has been in charge of the family for many years, and she has long been clear about her mother-in-law's ideas. Bai was still a little unsure if this was the ruby hairpin that the old lady wore every day, but the second lady was very sure that it was the hairpin that the old lady used to wear on her head. Moreover, she clearly remembered that when she worshipped her ancestors today, the old lady still wore it on her head. Now it appeared on Wen Hui's head, needless to say, it must have been given to Wen Hui by the old lady just now. But look at his two daughters, whether it is on their heads or hands, they have not changed at all. It can be seen that this is only for Wen Hui. Thinking of this, the second lady's heart was full of jealousy. Originally, Sanfang came back this time, her official position was high, and her food and clothing were the best, which was even better than her, the head of the Chen family. He also has a lot of money in his hand. Yesterday, it was Chinese New Year's Eve, and according to the custom, the Chen Mansion was going to give rewards to the next people, and she had already distributed them all, even so many servants brought back by the third room were also rewarded according to the roster. In fact, she didn't want to give it to the third room. After all, it's divided. But this year, the third room took out 20,000 taels of silver and put it in the public middle school, why was she embarrassed not to give a reward to the subordinates of the third room? But the descendants of the three rooms don't care about this at all. For they have three chambers, and there is also a reward to be given. It's several times more than what she posted. She gave people to her subordinates, and ordinary mothers-in-law were given 500 yuan. This is already considered a first-class in the capital, but people have three rooms, and ordinary mothers-in-law are issued with two taels of silver. This is still ordinary people. There were more of those who served closely, and there were also stewards, and the stewards heard that they were all rewarded with fifty taels of silver. What a fortune.

Isn't this equivalent to stepping on the second lady's face to the ground? And that's not to mention. Yesterday in the palace, Wen Hui actually sat in the first seat with Princess Lichuan, who is also a cousin, Princess Lichuan is willing to take Wen Hui, but not with the two concubines in the second room, Wen Juan. No, Wen Hui won the lottery in the palace yesterday and was actually named the county lord, this is not another time to compare their second room.

Now, the same three granddaughters are paying New Year's greetings, and even their aunt, the old lady Li, only gave Wen Hui jewelry, and the two in the second room have nothing at all, which is really annoying.

Wen Hui didn't know anything about any of this. She was just bored eating this meal. Large families pay attention to food and do not speak, so they do not talk when eating. Moreover, although the food in this Chen Mansion is exquisite and the ingredients are precious, the cooking method is far from good. Wen Hui's mouth has long been raised, how can she eat it fragrantly. Therefore, Wen Hui hastily ate a little and stopped eating. When I looked at the sisters sitting with me, I saw that they didn't eat much, and I thought to myself, maybe they didn't like to eat these foods either.

Where did you think that the girls of this big family can't eat too much, especially in front of their relatives, and they have to eat a little less, so as to show their nobility.

A meal was eaten quickly. After eating, a servant brought tea to rinse his mouth, and then the maid took a bath bean to wash his hands, and then, the ladies retreated to the small ear room next door, and made up their makeup in turn, and then sat in front of the flower hall.

At this time of year, Chen Zhaonan will say a summary, and this year is no exception: "Thanks to God's grace, our Chen family was very smooth last year." Especially the Sanfang Yuanheng family, not only returned to the capital, the Wenjun brothers and sisters also got a foundation overseas, and now our Chen family has a noble concubine Niangniang to take care of, and there are second-grade officials, first-grade officials, fourth-grade officials, and a prosperous family. I hope that in the new year, I will continue to work hard, repay God's grace and serve the country. ”

Everyone agreed in unison.

Chen Zhaonan said again: "Tomorrow is Yuanru, Yuanfang and their days to visit their parents' home, are you ready for the second family?" ”

The second lady hurriedly got up, bowed down and replied, "The daughter-in-law is ready, the second aunt and the third aunt's residence have been cleaned, and the meals have been set." ”

Chen Zhaonan nodded and said: "According to etiquette, I want the brothers to pick it up, so let's do it, the third child is also at home this year, so let the eldest pick up Yuanru, the third child will pick up Yuanfang, and the second child will stay at home to take care of it, ready to stop." ”

The three brothers of the Chen family hurriedly got up and agreed.

The second lady hated it in her heart, this old lady and the old lady were too elevated to the third room, and it was really no glory to compare with her second room.

After Chen Zhaonan gave the order, he glanced at the old lady Li, thinking that the Li family might object, but how did he know that the Li family had a good calculation in his heart. Now Chen Yuanheng in the third room is the most beautiful in the capital, how many people want to have a relationship with him, he came forward to go to the third daughter's in-law's house to pick up the third daughter back, and also to earn face for the third daughter, how could she object. Therefore, she nodded with a smile at the moment, and when she saw her husband looking at her, she hurriedly said: "Then the boss, the third one, you will work hard tomorrow and go early, so that you can pick up their sisters back early." ”

Chen Zhaonan was very satisfied, Chen Yuanfeng and Chen Yuanheng were busy agreeing, and the second lady hated even more fiercely in her heart.

Chen Zhaonan saw that it had been assigned, he had to take a nap every day, and he had no spirit to worship his ancestors early in the morning to eat and accept the New Year's greetings from his children and grandchildren, so he ordered each to go back to his own yard. He's going to rest.

The three-room family was busy returning to their yards. Dinner is eaten separately, because now the three-room family also has a large family, but also to pay New Year's greetings, reunions, for example, the big house, not only sons, daughters, but also daughters-in-law, and various concubines, these must be according to the status of the high and low New Year's greetings. Although there is no daughter-in-law in the second room, there are two girls, a son, and several concubines, so they are also a large family. Only the three rooms are simpler, because Wen Jun and Wen Lin are not at home, there is only Chen Yuanheng, Bai's, and Wen Hui's family of three to have a reunion dinner.

In fact, after taking a nap in the afternoon, before dinner, Chen Wenhui had already gone to the courtyard of the eldest uncle and the second uncle to pay New Year's greetings, and got a few red envelopes back. She took it back and gave it to Qiu Bi to keep in the account. Now, her money is in Qiu Bi's hands. Where did she have so much mind to care about this?

When she went out to pay New Year's greetings to her uncle and second uncle, the girls and sons of the big house and the second room also came to pay New Year's greetings to the third uncle.

A three-bedroom family of three, let their cook cook some delicious meals in the small kitchen of their yard, and sat around for a warm reunion dinner.

But the big house, the second room is lively, the New Year of the big house has always been very lively, those concubines have never stopped, they are used to bullying the eldest lady, at this time, there are also a few who jumped out to provoke the eldest lady, the eldest lady has no brains, and she has a hot temper, and at this moment she was provoked and began to start a war with the concubines, completely ignoring the fact that it was on the first day of junior high school, and her husband and daughter-in-law stood in front of her.

In the past, the eldest lord Chen Yuanfeng helped the concubine to suppress the eldest lady, this time, the eldest lady was about to jump up and make a noise with the concubine, the eldest lord slapped the table and was furious, and scolded Aunt Feng who provoked trouble, and then said: "How was this yard before, I won't say it, I will give me rules in the future, you must know that the eldest lady is a housewife, not only the housemother of this courtyard, but also the housemother of the Chen family in the future, if anyone dares to disobey the rules, they will be dealt with according to the family law, even if it is an aunt who gave birth to a son, as long as it offends the housewife." , the same can be punished by family law, or it can be sold. ”

These words made the concubines of the big house look at each other, and the eldest lady is inexplicable, why has her husband become better this time?

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