Chapter 168: Ways to Suppress Foot Binding
Jin Luxiang got Cheng Yue's Shang Fang sword, got up with confidence and said goodbye, and started work tomorrow.
Cheng Yue returned to the back house, rehearsed for the singers, and went to see the cake baked by Ziyan Shiyun. After all, the first time I made it, the heat was not very good, and the taste was a little worse, so I could adjust it again.
After all these were done, Cheng Yue put his hands behind his back, hummed a song, and walked leisurely towards Dingniang's room. He had made a rule that four to eight wives and concubines should sleep every night, so that basically every concubine could stay with him often except for their menstrual affairs, so that they would not be left alone for a long time. Dingniang has just married herself, and she takes more care of her, as long as she can go, he will definitely go there.
Cheng Yue pushed open the door, and Dingniang's master and servant and Yunluo Ye Qian'er were talking in the room. Su Rong and Hu Xiuxiu have just come to the menstrual affair, and they have to wait for Cheng Yue in the past few days.
As soon as Cheng Yue walked in, several wives and concubines immediately came over to wait. There are those who take off their clothes, those who take off their shoes, and those who wash their feet by pressing their shoulders and legs. At first, Cheng Yue was very unaccustomed to it, and always had to come by himself, but seeing that they were at a loss, they no longer insisted.
While pressing Cheng Yue's shoulder, Dingniang talked about Jin'er and Yu'er being favored by Jin Luxiang's two sons.
Cheng Yue immediately held one in one hand and said with a smile: "My Jin'er Yu'er can't be a young grandmother, don't you regret it?" ”
Jin'er was so anxious that she hurriedly said: "The Metropolitan Governor doesn't dislike the low status of the slave maid, and the slave and maid are too late to be grateful, how can they regret it?" ”
Cheng Yue saw that they were cute, pulled them over, and kissed each of them on the small mouth. Said: "Ding Niang is right. I had planned to find a day in a few days. Set up a few tables in the house and officially admit you. Not only you, but also these four girls, eight singers and the two girls in the farm, you are all my Cheng Yue's women, you can't follow me without a name and a share. ”
Yun Luo, who was washing Cheng Yue's feet, heard this, and tears instantly fell and dripped on Cheng Yue's feet.
Cheng Yue hurriedly hugged her in his arms in distress, not caring about the water in her hands. While kissing her, he said, "What's wrong with my little Yunluo?" I'm you off again? ”
Yun Luo lay in Cheng Yue's arms, sobbing and said: "Thinking that the slave family can finally call Gongzi an official, the slave family is happy, really happy." Ye Qian'er also wiped her tears on the side.
Cheng Yue put his arm around her waist with one hand, and led Ye Qian'er over with the other hand and said, "It's my fault that I listen to your son-in-law every day, and I don't rush to do this." Don't worry, I will definitely compensate you well and not let your grievances be in vain. ”
Yun Luo happily hugged Cheng Yue and kissed her, washing her feet more carefully.
Cheng Yue suddenly remembered Meng Cheng's matter. asked, "What's going on with that Meng Cheng today?" When he came to see me, he was sweating profusely. Your clothes are going to be soaked, what the hell is going on, who of you knows? ”
Everyone's eyes were on Yun Luo. Yun Luo wrinkled her nose and snorted softly: "That guy, who is not timid, looks me up and down without saying anything, and peeks at my feet." If he hadn't been a relative, the slave family would have ordered someone to beat him out early in the morning. ”
Cheng Yue laughed, he liked Yunluo's beautiful feet very much, he was really beautiful, but he didn't expect this Meng Cheng to be quite discerning.
Yunluo wiped Cheng Yue's feet clean, Cheng Yue lay on the bed, Dingniang and Ye Qian'er were just about to go to bed to wait, Cheng Yue suddenly said: "Wait a minute, I want to see your feet exposed." ”
The five wives and concubines were all ashamed, but they couldn't find a reason to refuse, so they had to take off their shoes and socks timidly, sit in front of them, and show five pairs of white, tender and beautiful jade feet for Cheng Yue to see.
Cheng Yue took a good look at the five pairs of jade feet for a while, nodded and said, "It's so beautiful." Well, I've designed a few shoes for you to wear at home, and I can only show them. In a few days, Suzhou's new cotton socks will be made, and you can also wear your shoes out with socks. In this way, everyone can look good and stop some crooked wind of foot binding. ”
The concubines blushed, not knowing what Cheng Yue would wear for them. But the whole body has been shown to him, are you still afraid of being seen by him?
Cheng Yue pulled Dingniang over, and said with a smile: "Until now, you are the only one I am marrying, so I will take you first." ”
Cheng Yue had a romantic night, and finally fell asleep with Ye Qian'er and Yunluo in his arms.
When he had breakfast in the morning, Cheng Yue told the concubines about the things that had been settled last night. The concubines were all ashamed and happy, and the singers were extremely excited. Cheng Yue kept his promise, their lifelong events were settled, the last trace of worry in their hearts disappeared, and the eyes that looked at Cheng Yue were so gentle that they could almost pinch out water. Only Ziyan and Shiyun pouted slightly, they had to wait a little longer, and they couldn't make up for the excitement.
After eating, Cheng Yue, Ye Qian'er and Hu Xiuxiu went out of the city to the farm.
Wan'er and Gillian were waiting for him. As soon as they saw Cheng Yue, the two little girls fluttered into Cheng Yue's arms like butterflies wearing flowers, and they almost ran into each other.
Cheng Yue put his arms around their waists and immediately told them that he was going to accept them into the news.
The two little girls cried with joy, crying so much that Cheng Yue's chest clothes were wet. Cheng Yue hugged them and comforted them softly for a long time before they burst into tears and laughed.
Cheng Yue took another day of class, and took time to take an exam for them in the middle, and selected some sect girls to help him correct them together, and the results were very satisfactory to Cheng Yue. Because there is no practical training, there is no need to learn injections and the like for the time being, and the training time for them can be greatly shortened. The most important thing is that the hospitals are in a hurry to employ people, and Xie Fangde has secretly urged Cheng Yue many times.
A few days ago, Cheng Yue transferred a few doctors to come over to do autopsies and show them, so that they could learn to be assistants if they had the experience of seeing it with their own eyes. As long as they can overcome the fear of flesh and blood at work, after a period of training, they can become more qualified nurses.
As soon as he returned home in the evening, Lu Xiufu came to ask to see him.
Cheng Yue let him into the study, and sure enough, as Cheng Yue wished, Xie Daoqing did not dare to disobey Cheng Yue's intentions, and the Japanese assassin assassinated Cheng Yue with ironclad evidence, and after Lu Xiufu put on a slightly slower tone of national letter, Xie Daoqing covered the jade seal, and sent Lu Xiufu as an envoy to Japan for the Great Song Dynasty, asking Japan to compensate Cheng Yue, and the compensation was Cheng Yue's 10 million taels of silver.
Cheng Yue laughed when he heard this, and said, "Very good, in this way, you have to pay attention to the various situations in Japan for me." When you leave, I'll send a few more men to your envoys to get some news, and you'll have to find a way to cover them. ”
Lu Xiufu was also worried that this seemed to be a bit excessive, and as soon as he persuaded a few words, he was blocked by Cheng Yue's imperative. Now that there is no turning back arrow from the bow, Lu Xiufu can only follow Cheng Yue's orders.
Cheng Yue sent Lu Xiufu away, and before he could turn to the dining room, Guan Gao suddenly stopped him halfway.
Cheng Yue looked at her happy face and said with a smile: "Is the six-stringed piano made?" Show me. ”
Guan Gao Xi said: "The slave family found more than a dozen masters who made the piano, and each of them made a part, but fortunately, the size of the metropolitan governor was extremely fine, and the body of the piano was not very difficult to make." It's just that the Governor of the strings asked for three steel strings to be wound, and finally found a few gold and silver craftsmen to solve the problem. I just made one, I don't know if it will work, and I have to taste it by the metropolitan governor. ”
Cheng Yue praised: "It can be made from scratch in less than ten days, the strong ability of the craftsmen of the Great Song Dynasty is really beyond my expectations, you have also done a good job, I will take a look." ”
Guan Gao took Cheng Yue's hand, took him to a side hall next to him, and explained: "The slave family is afraid that it will not do well, so it will be put here first, and the governor will say that it will be good, and then show it to the sisters." ”
Cheng Yue walked around some chairs under her leadership and took out a musical instrument wrapped in red cloth from the cabinet where the tea set was kept.
Cheng Yue opened the carefully wrapped six-stringed piano under the gaze of Guan Gao, and it was indeed made by the best violinist, exactly the same as the guitar of later generations. Because Cheng Yue can't make nylon strings and sheep intestine strings, he can only make steel strings, so this six-stringed piano is the folk guitar of later generations. Even so, Cheng Yue was very satisfied.
Guan Gao looked at Cheng Yue's happy face, and was very happy in her heart, she finally did one thing, for Cheng Yue, she is only a useful person now.
Cheng Yue gently plucked the strings a few times, tuned the tone again, plucked a few more times, listened carefully one by one, picked out the No. 2 string and No. 5 string did not meet the standard, and explained his requirements to Guan Gao.
Guan Gao didn't think that he could succeed at one time, and immediately wrote down Cheng Yue's requirements. Cheng Yue explained to her in detail the maintenance and use of the six-stringed piano.
Guan Gao was even more curious by Cheng Yue, I don't know what kind of sound Cheng Yue will make when he plays this strange piano, he has to hurry up and do it, Cheng Yue must have a new tune for her to listen to.
Cheng Yue pulled Guan Gao into the dining room, and to some surprise, Zhao Miaohui was also there. As soon as Zhao Miaohui saw Cheng Yue, she saluted and said: "Metropolitan Governor, Chun'er will enter the palace to study tomorrow, and the concubine has come to thank Metropolitan Governor for taking care of Chun'er, and more importantly, to visit Mrs. ”
Ding Niang covered her mouth lightly and said with a smile: "Xianggong, Sister Zhao specially cooked in person today, and I don't know where she learned the stir-fry skills, so I have to wait for Xianggong to come back and give Xianggong a taste." ”
Cheng Yue looked at Zhao Miaohui's slightly nervous face, thinking that in order to attract her to come over often, he had never given Zhao Miaohui MSG, and said, "By the way, I have never given you MSG, how can you practice frying at home without MSG?" Or did you buy some privately at a high price? ”
Zhao Miaohui's face was slightly red and said: "The concubine bought a little in private, and I don't know if it suits the taste of the metropolitan governor." ”
Cheng Yue shook his head, sighed and said: "This is my negligence, I thought that if you come often, MSG must have been given to you, but I forgot to tell Yunluo, she didn't dare to give MSG to others without my explanation." Yunluo, you get some MSG for your sister-in-law, you have to remind me next time something like this, otherwise I will beat your ass. (To be continued......)