Daqing Hongzhi fourteenth year of Jingshi

The summer is scorching, and a round of scorching sun is in the sky, looking at all things, and there is a posture of not roasting the dead.

After lunch, the little girl Luoying moved a horse and put it in front of the door, and sat there with her head down to embroider flowers, originally wanting to get some coolness by the wind at the door, but she knew that the weather was too hot, and the back cover room where they lived, the house was low and aggrieved, and there was no wind in this place, which only made people uncomfortable.

Luo Ying lowered her head, the thin shirt behind her back was already wet, and sweat seeped out from the corners of her forehead and the tip of her nose, crystal clear, sliding down her cheeks to her pointed chin.

Seeing the sweat falling down, wetting the side of the hand and leaving a watermark immediately, Luo Ying sighed, put down the embroidery in her hand with some irritability, and wanted to pull the sweat towel under her armpit to wipe the sweat, but when she shook it off, it was a smell of sweat that rushed straight to her head.

She couldn't help but shake her wrist to the side in disgust, and put the handkerchief back under her armpit, then picked up the fan and got up, fanned all the way over, and first looked at the fifth lady sleeping on the east bed, Han Man, who was sleeping soundly, was sweating profusely, and her little white jade-like face was red.

Luo Ying didn't dare to startle people with a strong fear of the cool breeze, so she just sat on the edge of the bed and gently shook the fan, only until her hands were sore, and the wetness on the fifth lady's face receded a little, Luo Ying reached out to brush her messy hair from her cheeks, and watched her turn over comfortably, then put down the fan and walked lightly to the desk in front of the window.

This room is not big, there are two embroidery beds in each pair of east and west, and a cabinet is placed next to the bed, it seems that this room is a little crowded, but the third lady also insists on adding a poplar desk in front of the window, and there are a lot of books piled up, and there are pens and ink, but the more you can't develop.

Luo Ying took the teapot on the table, poured a cup of herbal tea and sent it to the third lady Han Qi, who was sitting at the desk.

"Third Miss, it's been an hour, let's rest first!"

Although the thin pen is not heavy, but if you pinch it for a long time, it hurts, and I don't know what happened to the third lady, there was a serious illness in front of me, and when I woke up, I love to drill the pile of books more than before, and I love to look at these books every day, and I am not afraid of hurting my eyes when I practice calligraphy and painting every day!

Han Qi in front of the table smiled, her facial features were not as delicate as her sister Han Man, but her eyes were still good-looking, but she was a little hurt because she had read too many books, and she couldn't help but squint when she looked at people, and her brows were partial to Lao Cheng, she would wrinkle slightly, and press down lowly.

But fortunately, she gave birth to a good mouthful of teeth, the upper and lower lips are not thick or thin, and her temperament is gentle and polite.

Han San's Miss Han Qi is the third daughter of Han Shifeng, the director of the Ministry of Officials, who is a six-grade petty official in the Criminal Department, marries a wife Wang, has a concubine Miao, and has four daughters and a son.

Although Han Shifeng's sixth grade is said to be an official who has entered the rank, it is not bad to put it outside, but in this Jingshi, he is an official who is not much bigger than a mung bean, which is really not enough to see!

What is Kyoshi? A place where the eunuchs gather!

You must know that on the street of the Beijing Division, a bamboo pole with a lamp in front of the wine shop fell, and smashed three screams, two of which were the fifth and sixth grade officials in the yamen of the Beijing Division, and one of them rolled up his sleeves and scolded, and he wanted to go to the palace to ask His Majesty to rectify the city defense of the Beijing Division, which was the imperial history of patrolling the city all day long on the street!

As the saying goes, it is not easy to live in the capital, the capital Shuntianfu is a place where the powerful gather, the rich businessmen gather, a large group of rich and powerful people are crowded in this acre and three points of land, the house price will naturally not be cheap, especially in this dynasty, it is much higher than the previous dynasties, not to mention the ordinary people, that is, the four or five grade officials have no room to live in the Beijing Division.

Han Shifeng's small principal is really not enough to see in the Beijing Division, but fortunately, he was born in a large family, and there is support from the clan behind him, although he is just a disciple of the side branches, but he has outstanding literary talents since he was a child, and he entered the official from the imperial examination, and the clan has sent three thousand taels of silver, with these three thousand taels of silver, Han Shifeng was able to buy a small house in Wanping, and the family can be regarded as having a foothold in the Beijing Division.

Han Shifeng is now in Chinese New Year's Eve and has three daughters and one son.

The eldest daughter Han Xiu is a grandson, she is fifteen years old this year, and she has earlier set a marriage with Xu Zhimao, the eldest son of Xu Xing's family, the judge of Dali Temple. Han Shifeng is the sixth grade, and the Dali Temple commentator Xu Xing is the seventh grade, and the official position of this in-law is lower, but the Xu family and the Zhongshan Wangfu are some distant relatives, and the background is higher than Han Shifeng's Tongzhou squire, so it seems that the two families are also a good match, so this family business, Han and Xu are very satisfied, and now the two families are secretly preparing, just waiting for the spring of next year to handle the marriage!

The second daughter Han Jun is also a concubine, thirteen years old this year, the third daughter Han Qi is from her aunt Miao, who is twelve years old this year, and the fifth daughter Han Man is a concubine, just four years old this year, and only one son is named Han Jinyue This year is ten years old, which is from his wife Wang.

This family of eight plus four girls, two mothers-in-law and two old servants guarding the door, a total of 15 people live in this courtyard, which is really a bit crowded.

However, no matter how crowded it is, he doesn't dare to move the place, Han Shifeng has no money, and secondly, he has the rules set by his grandfather back then, and Han Shifeng, a six-grade official, has to live in such a courtyard with three rooms in the front and back halls.

There are three rooms in the front yard, there is the main hall and the hall and the study of the head of the family, and there is a clean room on the side, but there is not much space left.

The main hall at the back is where Han Shifeng and his wife live, one of the left and right wings is given to Miao's family, and the other is given to his son Han Jinyue, and the four daughters can only be squeezed into the two covered rooms behind the main hall.

The eldest daughter and the second daughter are in the same place, the third daughter lives with her little sister, and two little girls are bought to serve the four sisters respectively, so the boudoir of the young ladies is a little crowded, but this is also a matter of no way.

Taizu's law cannot be violated, although His Majesty who is now on the throne is not as strict with officials as Taizu was, and Jinyiwei's spies are not as pervasive as before, and there is nothing to report.

But if Director Han wants to buy a big mansion to live in, he is afraid that he will go to the yamen on the front foot to set up a transaction document, and there will be a brocade guard on the back foot to take people to the door, and check that Director Han is corrupt and perverts the law!

Han Shifeng's family had to live like this, but fortunately, the eldest daughter will get married next year, and the second daughter will also say goodbye, and the daughters will marry in the future, so they will not be afraid of crowded places.

Therefore, in addition to the housing being a little crowded, the Han family's life in this capital division is also good.

Han Shifeng is a square person, a little old-fashioned and stubborn, the official voice is also clear, the family has a wife and a concubine who get along harmoniously, the Wang family is the mother of the family, and the treatment of concubines and concubines is also kind, and the concubine Miao is an honest and honest person who does not dare to make trouble, so the back house of the Han family is calm, but there are no dirty things like chickens and dogs.

However, although there is no trouble at home, but people eat grains and grains, there is always a headache and brain fever, this year's New Year, the third Han Qi was greedy to play with the snow, suffered from a cold, but the disease was more dangerous, almost took her life, and lay in bed for a month, drinking the black liquid as water every day to be able to survive.

Han Qi was well ill, and she lost a lot of weight, until the weather became hot in June, she could be regarded as raising her spirit back, only her body was just better, and she picked up the book to read, and the girl who was waiting for her Luo Ying was worried in her eyes, so she opened her mouth to persuade,

"Third Miss, take a break!"

These three young ladies don't take the top prize, and the second doesn't want to marry into a high family like the eldest lady and the second miss, why do you read so many books?

Since the beginning of the dynasty, Taizu has been extremely heavy on rules, Taizu his old man is really a generation of Ming Jun who can be compared to Yao Shun, and there are countless rules at the beginning of the founding of the country, from how officials do errands in the yamen every day, how to read official documents and write documents, down to what house the officials live in, what clothes they wear, how many concubines they accept, how many servants they accept, and how to distinguish between the descendants in this back house, there is a set of rules,

Therefore, since the founding of the country, the distinction between the upper and lower levels has been very strict.

The daughters and daughters-in-law of the officials' families can go to school to study, and all of them can read and write, but the daughters of this concubine can only be locked up at home, idle every day, and just don't cause trouble.

Like Han Qi, he was not from a good background, he was not sent to the academy, so he had to study by himself at home, sometimes the adults went back to the house, and when they were free, they would guide the third miss a little, and sometimes the eldest lady and the second miss would go home from school and teach the third miss some.

But even so, Han Qi's book is also a good read, and her handwriting is more dignified and beautiful than that written by her second sister Han Jun!

Han Qi listened to the persuasion, she put down the pen in her hand, took a sip of herbal tea, she was also sweating on her forehead, and the gauze on her back was wet with sweat and clinging to her skin, Han Qi took the fan on the side and fanned herself, and asked with a smile,

"Big sister's Xipa is embroidered?"

Luo Ying shook her head,

"I just hooked the edge, and if I want to embroider it, I'm afraid it will take more than ten days!"

Han Qi said with a smile,

"It's okay, the big sister will only get married next year, you have time!"

Han Shifeng's six-grade officials are not much all year round, and they can only maintain a family, although there are some ancestral fields in his hometown Tongzhou, but the output of a year is not much, and the Wang family still has to keep it for his son's future plans, so the daughters can save money when they get married, and important things such as wedding dresses are bought in the shop, but the handkerchiefs, pillows, cushions, tablecloths and other gadgets are arranged by the women at home.

Luoying's female celebrity is good, and she naturally has more work in her hands, she is serving the two concubines, but fortunately, the third miss is a generous and quiet character, and the fifth miss is also well-behaved and obedient.

Luo Ying saw her sitting upright drinking tea, so she turned around and sat back in front of the door, gossiping,

"The third lady is also very patient, and she can calm down and practice calligraphy in such a hot weather!"

Han Qi smiled slightly, pulled the yarn on her back, and fanned her back with her backhand, feeling the coolness brushing her skin.

"The heart is calm and naturally cool! It's a long afternoon, and it's boring not to find something to do, and it's even more ...... Wouldn't it be hot if you didn't practice calligraphy? ”

Luo Ying just sighed when she heard it,

"The slave maid just said a word, the third lady has a few words waiting for the slave maid, but the slave and maid can't talk about you!"

As he spoke, he rubbed the embroidery needle on the scalp and rubbed the hair oil, and was about to get another needle, but he heard a loud cry at the gate of the courtyard.

"Han Laosan, you ...... Get the hell out of here! ”