As a senior secretary, Mandarin Duck also slept with the old lady at night, so as to facilitate the summons and waiting, Jia's mother was lying in a middle coat: "Mandarin Duck, I heard in a trance that someone came to ask about the second girl's family." ”

The mandarin duck pondered for a while and said: "There is no shadow yet, it is all spread randomly, the six ceremonies of marriage, Nacai asks for the name, the Sun family has only come to the door twice, and it is only allowed three times, and the marriage book has not been decided, so I can't count." ”

"Hide it from me." Jia Mu's tone was very dissatisfied.

The mandarin duck couldn't answer, the old lady was originally dedicated to enjoying happiness, but because she didn't make a decision, she didn't reply, Jia Mu said: "Why the Sun family?" Instead of the Zhao family, the Qian family, and the Li family? ”

"It is said that this Sun Shaozu is a hereditary commander, and the title book is on the Ministry of War, and he wants to be promoted, and it is of great use for the lord to arrange it like this." The mandarin duck replied.

It must be a marriage of interests, the girl of the big family is often a bargaining chip, Jia's mother married from the Shi family, Mrs. Wang married from the Wang family, how can it not be the right person, interests first, although Jia's mother is unhappy, but Yingchun is not Baoyu and Daiyu, and her parents are naturally in charge.

The reason is that Jia Yu owes Sun Shaozu 5,000 taels of silver, this Jia Yu will naturally not be revealed, and the next person does not know, if Jia's mother knows this, the situation may be different, Mandarin Duck comforted: "That Sun Shaozu, it is rumored that the ancestor is a protégé of our Jiafu, and he is also a family. ”

Jia's mother said earnestly: "According to the practice of the house, the girl is old, usually in her early twenties, and she has to get married, and the children stay as slaves, mandarin ducks, my old woman will always die one day, if you fancy which master, tell me as soon as possible." ”

"Old lady......" The mandarin duck wanted to cry: "When the old man wanted to marry me as a child, I swore not to marry, and as soon as the old lady died, I went with the old lady to ......"

For this reason, the mandarin duck also reamed on the spot, extremely strong, said that it was a big deal to be a sister-in-law, in order to make this ambition, she deeply saw the decline and corrosion of this big family, no matter whose concubine she was, the end was not good, Ping'er and Aunt Zhao are examples, they all said that good people have good rewards, but Ping'er also did a good person in vain, of course, there is a hope that Master Cong, look at the current situation, it is better than other masters, but Master Cong already has a concubine in Qingwen, and I don't know how much there is in the future.

Jia Mu replied: "You can't look down on Baoyu, what about Cong'er?" is young, successful and famous, even if he is strict. ”

"Old lady, don't talk about it, beware of Ming'er being sleepy." The mandarin duck avoided answering and pulled the quilt for her, Mother Jia also knew that this girl was difficult to persuade, and the next person was also a human being, and their beauty was often used with blood and tears to bloom to the so-called master.

……

"Xiuyan, I've been back to the eldest master, and I can do it......" Mrs. Xing only said half of what she said.

Their Xing family is relatively poor, but as soon as her mother's family entered Beijing, her brother Xing Zhong didn't cry to her that she was poor, like the Xue family, she paid for food and clothing, Mrs. Xing really wondered for a while, and asked where the money came from, Xing's mother was strict, although she didn't know their recent situation, but this fact made her feel at ease, as long as she didn't make her selfish and selfish, she could say anything.

"Are you afraid that Cong'er will be younger and have too many concubines, and will be discussed?" Xing's mother saw it.

Mrs. Xing smiled at this sister-in-law: "That is, Cong'er is still a little restrained, when Lian'er was a child, there were a lot of such random things, that is, Baoyu who held up to the sky, and attacked people earlier than Cong'er, and now Baoyu has a concubine." can only be decided first, and the marriage will be done in a few years, and the horizontal and vertical Xiuyan will be less than twenty. ”

Xing's mother thought that she could only do so, and her eyes flashed: "It's good to settle, girl, we have been in Beijing for many days, and we will trouble you for many days. ”

Mrs. Xing's heart was happy, and she said with a smile: "The family is flesh and blood, why should my sister-in-law see outside." ”

Xing's mother wanted to show off and asked someone to bring her in, but Mrs. Xing got the benefit and automatically ignored her sister-in-law's show.

……

Xing Xiuyan fluttered into the east of the Grand View Garden, outside the arched mountain gate, a few bushes of red plum blossoms are blooming, I know that it is not snow, for the dark fragrance comes, Miaoyu is dressed in colorful paddy field clothes, and the head is tied with a scarf: "You came to say goodbye?" ”

"How do you know?" Xing Xiu's mouth opened lightly.

Miaoyu welcomed her into the nunnery, poured tea on the table, and used her own cup: "You have a melancholy look on your face, and you can see it." ”

"I am reluctant to be you, I am a girl's family, and you live next to each other in Suzhou Xuanxiang Temple for ten years, the words are taught by you, and the poems and books are also taught by you, without you that day, how can I be today."

After Xing Xiuyan finished speaking, Miaoyu looked at her for a long time and said with a smile: "You are reluctant, I'm afraid it's not just me, since your parents have made a decision, you are not very dissatisfied, wouldn't it be good to say it." Back then, there was a strange woman in Wu Yue, named Huang Yuanjie, who made a living selling poetry, calligraphy, calligraphy and paintings, and was loyal to her husband, so can you. ”

"Where can I be called a strange woman." Xing Xiuyan said goodbye: "You have returned to Suzhou, although you have come to us, you also have a place to stay." ”

"I'll take a look after a while, and you know that I am not tolerated by power in Suzhou, so I am today. But I can't starve to death, and I have a lot of money selling those antique teacups. "The two women, who are also teachers and friends, are separated at the door, quite a bit of the taste of the same arms and sympathy in the present day, and the first letter of the girls' school book of the year.

Miaoyu turned back, several mothers-in-law were flushing and sweeping the floor, Miaoyu frowned: "Miss Xing is not an outsider, and she is not dirty, so why sweep." ”

The mother-in-law is also helpless, this Miaoyu with hair and practice, her temperament is too eccentric, and she has a habit of cleanliness, but whenever a person comes in, they have to wash it, but today it is abnormal, capricious, and it is really difficult to serve.

Xing Xiuyan walked south, walked back to the road of the Jinlou, crossed the Qinfang Bridge, and Xiangling held an invitation: "Our lord invited Miss Xing to participate in the poetry meeting before the Lantern Festival." ”

Xing Xiuyan was secretly surprised, touched the silver foil of the invitation, finished reading, and said: "He invited people from officialdom, if I go over, how can it be done." ”

"Don't worry about it, the officials and wives are in the inner hall, and the men are outside, so don't be afraid." Xiangling looked at this fellow for a few moments, and secretly pondered, Master Cong asked her to send it, not Qingwen, this Xing girl and him, I'm afraid there is a story, and he is not afraid of grandma being jealous.

But Xiangling thinks about it, Baochai is afraid that she will not be jealous, Jia Cong stays in Qingwen's room at night, and she can't see what Baochai's face is.

……

"The eldest lady said that if you think the middle road is chaotic, you can simply move back to the big house on the east road." Having breakfast in the hall, Xue Baochai handed over a pile of posts: "This is the New Year's Festival post, all of them are put in the concierge, there are one hundred and ten, I don't know it." ”

In ancient times, there was a custom of sending this post during the Chinese New Year, whether you know it or not, sometimes you just vote for it, and you want to be lively, of course, you vote for Jia Cong, there are many people who are talented in Shuntianfu, and the same year and the like, his worship post is naturally sealed, and he asked people to vote for various teachers, fellow villagers in the same year, Jia Cong asked her to sit down and eat together, and said: "Don't move back, there are second brother Lian and sister-in-law Lian on the east road." ”

Jia Cong's voiceover, Baochai heard it, went there, Xue Baochai Wang Xifeng and the two concubines, I'm afraid there will be an accident, Qingwen holds a bowl and tea to serve, Jia Cong wants her to sit together, but the strict rules of Jiafu, this is unrealistic, if the concubine and the wife sit together, someone will talk about Jia Cong's rudeness and rules, and it is difficult to say how Baochai thinks about it.