Xie Mulin's brows furrowed tightly, feeling that Wanqin's words were a bit excessive.

She had seen Aunt Liu's mother and daughter Xie Yingfang in the seventh room today, and knew that their house was not prosperous and did not have much land.

As the head of the family, the clan uncle Xie Liu has only studied in the clan for a few years, has a rough understanding of writing, and has opened a grocery store in the county town, and the business is doing well.

Aunt Liu, who is the daughter of the wine shop, does not have a rich dowry, but she is very shrewd and lively. After marrying into the Xie family, she accumulated capital year by year, and now she has set up ten looms, hired people to weave silk, and entrusted the woven silk to Xie Mao of the sect to sell, and she also has an income of several hundred taels of silver a year.

The husband and wife combined, plus the production in the fields, have an annual income of about 1,000 taels, and they are considered to be middle-class and upper-class wealthy families in the Xie clan. His son, Xie Jinduan, is 12 years old this year, and has been studying in the clan school for three years, and he heard that his homework is good. Xie Liu and his wife are looking forward to this son being able to read a name and change the court.

Looking at the development route of the seven-room family, it is almost a copy of the three-room family, the difference is only that the three-room old lady Xie Zehu was a businessman rather than a businessman who opened a shop, and the person in charge of the textile sideline in the family was Xie Zehu himself, not the old lady Xie who was the housemother.

The parents accumulated wealth for their sons to study for the imperial examination, and when the son won the examination, the whole family turned over. At that time, Xie Pu still had to rely on the teaching of Xie Zechuan, the heir of the second room, and the Song couple, and now Xie Jinduan only needs to study hard, step by step from the family study to Zhushan Academy, there are many famous teachers and Confucians to seek advice, after leaving the office, there are also many classmates and fellow villagers can be arms, and the future is bright.

With such a person, why should Wanqin underestimate it?

Even if Xie Jinduan can't reach the height of Xie Pu in the future, they are all the same children of the Xie clan, and the clansmen have never divided themselves into three, six, nine and so on, Wanqin will despise the merchants? Xie Zehu, the old lady in the third room, is also a businessman, does she have the same opinion about the old lady?

There are so many people in the clan, those who have the talent to study will fight for the future, those who have the talent for business will add property to the family, and those who have no talent will honestly farm and do things for the family, perform their duties, and live in harmony, so that the clan can develop better and better.

Xie Zehu gave up school to engage in business, whether it was Xie Zeshan from the sect, or Xie Zechuan, who entered Hanlin and returned to his hometown to run a school, he never looked down on him. When Wanqin said such a thing, where did she put her husband and master?

In the house, Xie Yingfen obviously had the same opinion: "Auntie, just say this in front of me, don't let others hear it!" The cousin of the seventh room is a merchant, so you look down on people, so what is the identity of our old lady? What was my father's identity before he was admitted to the Jinshi? If the aunt thinks that she is from the Xungui Mansion, she can look down on the businessman, but don't forget that the Xungui Mansion also wants to use her own daughter to exchange for a huge amount of money from the merchant! The people in the Xie clan who are engaged in business have never done this kind of selling flesh and bones! ”

Wanqin was sarcastically sarcastic again, and seemed to be a little unbearable: "Why do the four girls talk about the deeds of their former wives everywhere and ridicule them at every turn?" I am indeed from the Cao family, and my wife is also very kind to me. I'm not in a position to say what she's done. The girl was born to me, shouldn't I share my wife's kindness with me? If it weren't for the wife's mercy, how could the girl have been born? It is even more impossible to be born with fine clothes and food.

"I know that the girl now likes the second wife, and thinks that she is gentle and kind, and that she is more approachable than the former wife. But have you ever thought that since ancient times, there has been an incompatibility between the main room and the concubine's room. It is possible that the former wife was lenient to the girl because I had waited for her for half her life. Today's second wife, when she is a second-room wife, she has no power or favor, she can only pretend to be a good person, and she will be ignored by the concubine. Now that he has the authority of the main room, he will definitely regard the concubine as a thorn in his side, how can he be as heartfelt as before, and really be good to the girl and the fourth young master?! If she is really for your good, then she should let the fourth young master enter the academy to study with the eldest young master and the second young master. The second girl can go to the second old lady to study, and the fourth girl shouldn't be left behind! ”

Although Xie Mulin didn't understand why she needed to go to the second old lady Song to study, Wanqin's words had already been said too much, and she couldn't listen to it anymore, so she raised her hand and knocked on the door: "Aunt Qin, fourth sister, can I come in?" ”

The room fell silent.

After a while, the door opened, revealing Xie Yingfen's small round face behind the door.

Her face was flushed, she looked very embarrassed, and when she saw Xie Mulin, she apologized first: "My aunt is confused, she has spoken too much, and the second sister is not as knowledgeable as her." She has been a servant for generations, and how much knowledge can she have? What I know and think is what the Cao family teaches. The Cao family's family style is not right, and the slaves and maids who are taught are naturally unreasonable. The little sister and brother know their shortcomings very well, and they will definitely teach their aunt in the future, so that she can dispel those foolish thoughts in the past. ”

Wanqin's face looked even redder than Xie Yingfen, and she seemed to be hit hard by her daughter's accusation that she was "uninformed" and "unreasonable".

Xie Mulin glanced at her and decided to give her little sister a face, so she smiled at Xie Yingfen and said, "Although my aunt is confused, the Xie family is kind and upright, and she will not do anything that is not taught and punished." The fourth sister is so good that Aunt Qin should be more reasonable. This time is different from the past, and the Cao family's actions are not necessarily correct, otherwise Pingnanbo Mansion would not have the end of today. Cao's words and deeds are even more immoral and spurned by the world, and there is nothing to praise and praise. Since Aunt Qin has already chosen the Xie family, she should act according to the rules of the Xie family. ”

Xie Yingfen's little face turned red again, and she bowed her head.

Xie Mulin turned to Wanqin again: "So that Aunt Qin knows one thing, my mother has always been called the second wife of Xie, and everyone in Jinling City thinks that she is my father's second wife." This is simply the result of Cao's deliberate misleading of outsiders. My father acquiesced, just because my mother is actually the second wife, so she is naturally the wife of the second room, but she is not the second wife. Cao is obviously the daughter-in-law of the third room and the wife of Aoping, and she should call herself Mrs. Sanfang, but she is afraid that outsiders will think that she is under my mother, so she specially gave herself the title of the eldest wife and gave up the title of the third wife.

"But in fact, our family has never been a big house, that is the name of the sect. My father is the third among the brothers, and his main room should be called the third wife. The old lady was hindered by the prestige of the Cao family, and if she didn't change this wrong name, it would be fine. Cao's own abandonment of this title can be regarded as a move of self-knowledge. Now that the Cao family is gone, it's time for our family to put things right. As everyone knows, my mother is the third wife with a name and surname in the family tree. My aunt will call my mother in the future, either directly Mrs. or the third wife, but there is no need to mention what the Cao family used to set the words of the eldest wife and second wife, so as not to make the eldest aunt and second aunt of the sect hear it, and joke that you don't recognize people. ”

Wanqin's face was red and white for a while, wishing there was a hole in the ground to get into.

Xie Mulin clarified his name and did not say much. Regarding Wen's character, this is not just a matter of words, everyone has eyes to see.

She turned to Xie Yingfen and said with a smile: "I got up for a lunch break, and I was about to talk to the fourth sister, but I went to Tinglan Courtyard, but I pounced, and I asked the girl to know that the fourth sister was on my aunt's side." The fourth sister has a private conversation to talk to her aunt, so she should be cautious. If you talk with the doors and windows closed, won't you see if anyone is coming outside? You don't even have a girl in front of the door, and you're too careless. ”

Xie Yingfen blushed, lowered her head and whispered: "I know it's wrong, I will definitely be careful in the future, thank you for teaching the second sister." ”

Xie Mulin touched her little head: "Let's go, let's go to my mother's place to talk, and wait for the brothers to come home from school by the way." ”

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