Chapter 74: Family Affairs
Ren Yaoqi returned to the main room with a heavy heart, Li was still sitting on the kang with Ren Yaohua, and Mama Zhou was standing aside to report the matter, probably because Li explained to let her teach Ren Yaohua housework, so she reported in detail today.
“…… The maids' summer clothes also began to be made, using the needlework team in their own house, and the clothes of the masters were handed over to Tan Ji's tailor shop in Yunyang City. Originally, the fifth wife was in charge of these things, but recently, the fifth wife was uncomfortable and inconvenient to take care of things, so the eldest wife handed over the matter of changing the seasons of the family's clothes to the eldest grandmother. It happened that in the autumn of the year before last, the house purchased a batch of summer cloth, the material is excellent, that is, the masters of the color are afraid that they do not love, just used to make summer clothes for the maids. ”
"Sister-in-law is a capable person, so she can save a lot of expenses for the house, right?" Ren Yaohua listened and turned his head
Said to Lee.
I don't want Mama Zhou to say: "The young grandmother is capable, that is, ...... I'm still young, and I don't have much to do with it......"
Ren Yaohua listened to Mama Zhou as if she had something to say, and looked at her with some puzzlement, waiting for her to follow.
Mama Zhou whispered: "The older daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law in the house have nothing to say, but those younger maids used to follow the masters to choose the season's materials to make clothes, although the materials are far from being as good as those in the house, but the colors and colors are fashionable back then, and they are happy to wear them." Therefore, although the young grandmother is kind in doing this, she may not be able to please it after the worst. People are like this, if they take advantage, they all deserve it, and if they feel that they have suffered a little loss, they will be blamed on the person concerned. ”
"If that's the case, doesn't the eldest aunt know what to do with her after so many years of running the house? Why didn't you mention your sister-in-law, but let her do it? Ren Yaohua was a little puzzled.
Mama Zhou glanced at Li when she heard this, if she didn't say anything on weekdays, but now that Ren Yaohua is not young, it will be too late if she doesn't teach some things. This is also the reason why Li asked her to tell Ren Yaohua about these housework.
So she sighed and said, "No matter how good this mother-in-law is, she is not a mother after all." ”
After thinking about it, Mama Zhou continued: "The eldest lady may not be less important to the eldest and younger grandmothers, but she also has her considerations. The eldest son of the family has always inherited the family business, and this family will eventually let the eldest young master be in charge of the family in the future. But now that the eldest lord and the eldest wife are in the prime of life, the eldest and youngest grandmothers will have to live under the eldest lady for many years in the future. If you let the young grandmother get in touch with family affairs for the first time, it will be smooth. The elders may value the granddaughter-in-law more than the daughter-in-law who is separated by a generation, so that when the mother-in-law is in charge of the house in the future, she will be a little less powerful in front of the daughter-in-law. ”
Seeing that Ren Yaohua was a little stunned when she heard this, Mama Zhou was a little serious: "So at the beginning, my mother-in-law always gave her daughter-in-law a few dismissals." Think about it, if the young grandmother doesn't do well this time, everyone from the old lady to the maid will have a complaint about her. At this time, the eldest lady will come forward to protect the young grandmother and clean up the mess for her, what will happen to the young grandmother in the future? ”
Ren Yaohua frowned: "In the future, my sister-in-law will respect my aunt even more, and I dare not easily disobey her opinion?" ”
Mama Zhou nodded with satisfaction: "The eldest lady only needs the eldest and young grandmothers to be obedient to her mother-in-law." With her one heart, and she doesn't need to cross her mother-in-law to get face in front of the old lady. In this way, she will naturally protect the young grandmother and prevent her from suffering a big loss. ”
Ren Yaohua couldn't help but be silent for a moment when she heard this, and sighed: "There are so many twists and turns in this mansion. ”
Li covered his mouth and smiled, glanced at Mama Zhou, and patted Ren Yaohua's hand gently: "You slowly follow Mama Zhou to learn, and learn some every day." Wait until...... It's almost time to get out of school. ”
Ren Yaohua didn't care about Li's abnormality today, but after hearing this sentence, she saw the expression on her face again. Suddenly realized something, and couldn't help but blush slightly.
She opened her mouth to ask, but she was still too embarrassed to ask.
Ren Yaoqi stood quietly and watched for a while. Li Shi looked up and saw her and beckoned to her: "Qi'er, what are you doing standing there?" You come over too. ”
Ren Yaochi walked over obediently, sat down with Ren Yaohua, and listened to Mama Zhou continue to talk about housework.
After Li and Mama Zhou went out to deal with the things in the yard, Ren Yaohua asked Ren Yaoqi: "You went out before, did your father mention anything?" ”
Ren Yaoqi saw Ren Yaohua's natural face, and knew that she must have guessed something, so she nodded: "Hmm." ”
Ren Yaohua lowered her head and was silent for a while, but she couldn't help but ask, "Which one is it?" ”
Although the words were not straightforward, Ren Yaoqi still understood what she was asking.
"The Han family. However, the elders have not yet decided on a candidate. Ren Yaoqi looked at Ren Yaohua's expression and said.
Ren Yaohua was stunned again.
Ren Yaochi also stopped talking, and there was silence between the two sisters.
After a long time, Ren Yaohua came back to her senses, and she also noticed that Ren Yaoqi's expression was a little strange, and she couldn't help but be a little thoughtful.
Two days later, the Han family came to the door again, this time it was Mr. Han, Mrs. Han, and the brothers and sisters of the Han family. Master Han and Master Ren went to the outer courtyard, and Han Yunqian was called by the eldest young master to drink tea.
The Ren family knew the meaning of the Han family's visit this time, and they were even more enthusiastic.
The old lady sent someone over and asked Li and Ren Yaohua to go to Ronghua Courtyard, and Li hurriedly sent Ren Yaohua back to make up.
Ren Yaohua looked at his body: "I can see guests in this dress." ”
"This green dress doesn't look spiritual, you should wear red. Last time, the silver-red embroidered silver thread sprinkled with flowers was very good, and you went back to change it. The color of the clothes was heavy, and the golden hairpin on the head was replaced by the pair of beaded tassels. Li explained in detail, but he was still not at ease after the end, so he said to Mama Zhou, "You still go and watch her." ”
Ren Yaohua glanced at Ren Yaoqi, turned around and went out with Mama Zhou.
Li also called the maid in the house to clean up for her.
Ren Yaoqi watched Li comb her hair there, walked to Li's side, and picked a hairpin for her.
Li touched her head and explained, "My sister and I will go to my grandmother's place, and you will do needlework in the yard." ”
Ren Yaochi nodded, and handed a pair of rich and solemn golden silk longevity peach grasshoppers inlaid with jade coral hairpins in his hand to Xi'er, who combed Li's hair.
After a while, Ren Yaohua came back.
She wore a silver-red cardigan with silver thread sprinkled with flowers, a silver moonflower skirt, a lively ingots bun on her head, and a tasseled hairpin with pearls, which looked pretty and pleasing.
Li Shi looked at her, nodded, and led her to Ronghua Courtyard.
Ren Yao watched them leave, and after a while, he also left the courtyard.
She was still a little worried and wanted to go to Ronghua Courtyard to have a look.
Walking to the verandah next to the garden, I casually glanced at the rockery in the garden and saw that there seemed to be a person standing there.
Ren Yaochi stopped, and after a pause, she walked slowly towards the garden.
In the early spring season, the garden of the Ren family is gradually vibrant, the green clothes of the yard have appeared, and even the rockery made of Taihu Lake stones has occasionally grown some grass. Originally, the mother-in-law who was tidying up the yard was going to pull out the grass, but she was stopped by Ren Shimin, saying that it was better and a little more wild.
No one dared to put a beak on the taste of the third master, so some of those grasses grew crazy.
Ren Yaoqi's footsteps along the way were gentle, and she came out casually, followed only by two personal maids, apples and mulberries. Neither of the two maids dared to say anything, they only silently followed behind Ren Yaoqi and walked with their heads bowed.
The people standing there in the rockery were very alert, and they noticed it before Ren Yaoqi and a few people approached, and turned their heads.
With a handsome face, calm and deep eyes, and a quiet precipitation that is rare for young people, it is Han Yunqian.
Han Yunqian looked at her quietly.
Ren Yaoqi wore a goose-yellow plain jacket, the long and equally plain skirt of the lower body revealed the true purple embroidered hem, and the pale golden sunlight of early spring was evenly sprinkled on her, soft and warm, and the girl's fair skin seemed to be blown and broken.
"Han Gongzi." Ren Yaoqi stopped five steps away and bowed.
Han Yunqian retracted his gaze, lowered his eyes and returned the salute, and called out to Miss San.
"Why is Han Gongzi here alone?" Ren Yaochi looked around, and saw that except for Han Yunqian, there was only a small guy not far away, and when he saw her, he hurriedly ran over to salute.
"Brother Yiyan asked me to wait for him here, he just had something to do and walked away temporarily." Han Yunqian replied gently and reasonably.
Ren Yaoqi's gaze crossed his shoulder to look at the rockery he had been staring at before.
I heard that because the feng shui layout of this house is excellent, the Ren family basically did not make major changes to this house after moving in.
This Taihu Lake stone rockery should be some years old, and the craggy and strange stones are piled up into the appearance of various birds and beasts, but Ren Yaochi feels that a stone that looks like a goshawk on the upper right side of the rockery seems to have broken one wing, and the one-winged goshawk always feels a little strange standing there.
"The feng shui here is excellent, are you right?" Han Yunqian also turned his head, looked at the rockery and said with a smile, "Brother Yiyan said that this rockery is just above a formation of the Five Elements Bagua, if you want to rest, you have to be a master." ”
Because the two of them walked through the light array last time, Han Yunqian knew that Ren Yaoqi knew this.
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