Historical time and space

Chapter 88: The Tip of the Iceberg

Chapter 88

Tip of the iceberg

Xun Qing faked a cough twice. Give Kikyo a look. Kikyo went out with the people who were waiting in the house.

Grandma Qi San didn't care about this, and sobbed and babbled: "...... When the girl of the Guogong Mansion gets married, where is the one thousand taels of silver enough. When a girl in the capital gets married, she must have everything in her dowry, but she only has this money, and she wants everything to be good, where can she do it. I can only find the slightly worse one, and bring it out to make everyone look good. ”

Isn't there still two thousand taels given by the eldest wife?

Of course Xun Qingran wouldn't ask. Moreover, she is not completely ignorant of the prices outside. The bottle and the rulers weren't a little worse. A thousand taels of silver, antique calligraphy and paintings, these are not to be thought of, and it is completely possible to buy a decent dowry.

"That's what the third sister-in-law said." Xun Qing said.

"Fourth brother and sister, I am really wronged. If I really had this thousand taels in my hands, it would not be like this. ”

Does this mean that the old lady's 1,000 taels are also empty? Xun Qingran wouldn't even ask.

"The third sister-in-law has worked hard." Xun Qingran sympathetically said.

Seeing that Xun Qingran didn't take the bait at all, Grandma Qi San became more and more aggrieved, so she had to continue by herself.

"Fourth brother and sister, in this house, I only see that you are an upright person. I have no choice but to sue you for this grievance. …… The old lady handed me the errand of buying a dowry for my fifth sister, and I naturally wanted to do it decently. He took money from the old lady, because our wife also said that she would give money. I'll go back to my wife. Our wife opened a list, saying that it was a shortage of things in the old man's house, and asked me to purchase all the things together, but I didn't give a penny of the silver. I'm a daughter-in-law, what can I say. ”

Grandma Qi San said, crying again, "Fourth brother and sister, I have nowhere to complain." Hates the second sister-in-law, she knows it clearly. We are a concubine, but she doesn't help, but she falls into the ground. Today made me ugly, and landed three thousand taels of silver on me. I, where am I going to get all this money? ”

Although Grandma Qi San said intermittently, Xun Qingran could be regarded as understanding.

The eldest lady acted like this, but I was afraid that this was the way of temperament. No wonder Second Grandma Qi rejected this errand so resolutely, such a shrewd person naturally refused to take such an errand to make steamed buns. It's no wonder that no one can find the eldest lady today. If she finds the eldest lady first, she, as the second grandmother of Qi and Qi Wanrong's mother-in-law, will be able to suppress the matter and prevent this matter from getting in front of the Rong family. And Grandma Qi Er was involved, she was a rich person in the eyes of people, but I was afraid that she would have to take out the money to fill this loophole.

Of course, Grandma Qi Er would not let this happen.

However, with the means of Grandma Qi's second grandmother, she can't find the eldest lady, and of course she can't find the housekeeper in the eldest lady's yard, and the matter of two thousand taels of silver doesn't need to be mentioned at all. But he found that Yuan Mama and said two thousand taels of silver. Qi Er's grandmother did it. It was clearly to rely on Grandma Qi San, and let her give her the two thousand taels of silver that she had not seen.

"In that case, why didn't the third sister-in-law explain it clearly to the old lady at that time?"

"I'm ......," Qi San's grandmother choked.

"Brother and sister, you have come for a shallow time, the people in this house are not as charitable as they appear to be, which one is not ruthless, and he will give people a loss at every turn. Not to mention anything else, in our house, we also need two or three thousand silver a month, all in the hands of the second sister-in-law. She is the most sweet-mouthed and bitter-hearted, and she coaxed the old lady above, so that people dare not talk about her. made a capable appearance again, coaxed the second wife to like it, and let her take care of all the housework. Over the years, the whole family has been held by her more and more, and this yellow and white one is not known how much she has fished in her own hands. Grandma Qi San said angrily.

Xun Qingran lowered her head and drank tea, she really couldn't answer this.

"Fourth brother and sister, your life is good. The fourth master is a promising, unlike our third master, who is a small official with a sesame size, and our mother and son are a head shorter than people. The second wife is Miss Hou Fu again. I heard that when I got married, it was ten miles of red makeup. The second wife treats people well, and she can only make up for you, and she will never deduct you. Our wife, but she came in from filling in the house, and when she saw the money, she only wanted to get it into her own house. There is only a limit to what can be reached in my hands by the things that have been allocated to the big house in this house. ”

Xun Qingran continued to bow his head and drink tea. Regardless of whether Grandma Qi San's other words were true or not, she said that she was a solid person, which seemed to be true. In this way, she is willing to say it so directly to the concubine who has only been through the door for a long time.

However, I always feel that others are good at life, and blindly feel sorry for myself, this mentality can be problematic.

"Fourth brother and sister, it's not me boasting. I'm at home, and I've helped with the house. Even if this country is in my hands, I will take care of it. The second sister-in-law has been in the door for six or seven years, and she has not given birth, and there is only one of our Mao brothers in the big house, and it stands to reason that only I can manage this family......"

Xun Qing dyed and stroked her forehead, how is the housekeeper of Grandma Qi, she is not good at evaluating now. But Grandma Qi San's words, she really can't agree with it.

"Fourth brother and sister, I told you all about my grievances. You're a celebrity in front of the old lady now......"

Xun Qingran immediately became alert. This is a matter of the big house, and it involves the eldest wife. Even the Rong family has to take care of the face of the eldest lady in front of her children and grandchildren, and the second grandmother of Qi will not easily provoke her mother-in-law, she is a nephew and daughter-in-law, can she fight this grievance. This third grandmother didn't dare to defend herself, but now she asked her to go to her mother-in-law and say bad things about the eldest aunt?

This muddy water. You can't go. Xun Qingran glanced at the bellflower guarding the door.

"Just ask for ......" Qi San's grandmother approached Xun Qingran.

"Grandma, my wife sent someone over and said that there was an urgent matter, so I asked grandma to come over." Kikyo comes in to report.

Grandma Qi San's words naturally couldn't go on.

"Third sister-in-law, look, my wife called me ......" Xun Qingran hurriedly stood up. The new daughter-in-law, who does not take the words of the mother-in-law as a holy decree.

Grandma Qi San didn't say goodbye.

"It's rare for the third sister-in-law to come to me, but my wife called me, and I didn't dare to be late. Then please sit down with the third sister-in-law, and I'll be back in a while......" It's strange.

A few fish of bellflower and malt rushed in, waiting for Xun Qing to dye and change clothes.

Grandma Qi San finally didn't have a solid heart to the end, wiped her eyes and stood up.

"I beg my brother and sister to ......"

Xun Qingran sighed secretly, but said with a smile on her face: "The third sister-in-law is always polite to me. I heard that Brother Mao likes to eat that taro, I still save two, and if I plan to drink wine for the fourth master, I will give it to Brother Mao to eat. Malt, go and pack the taro and take it away for the third grandmother. ”

Handing over Grandma Qi San to Malt, Xun Qingran walked out with a bellflower, "Thanks to your cleverness, I said that my wife came to me." ”

"Grandma, what a lady sent someone to look for you."

Xun Qingran hurriedly came to the New Year's Hall.

"My wife called me. Don't know what's going on? "Xun Qingran asked Second Lady Qi to say goodbye.

"Sit down and talk." Second Lady Qi asked Xun Qingran to sit down, "Just now, your mother's family sent someone to send the Tong family over." ”

The Fang clan is really persistent, Xun Qingran smiled secretly.

"It is your filial piety to let her serve your mother. Your mother was well, and thought that you were short of people to serve you, so she sent her back. ”

It seems that this is really the case, I don't know how much Second Lady Qi knows about the events of that day, even if she knows, she has to pretend to be confused.

Xun Qing secretly rejoiced, fortunately, it was the sister of the Fang family and the second lady of Qi. If she marries into someone else's family, it is strange that her mother-in-law will give her a good face according to the Fang family's actions.

"This is because your mother feels sorry for you, and you should have an old man by your side who has experienced something." Second Mrs. Qi called the Tong family to come in and salute Xun Qing.

Xun Qingran looked at the Tong family, "I've tired you these days, my wife is better." ”

The Tong family's face was full of smiles, "It is the duty of a slave to do filial piety for grandma, and I dare not say that I am tired." My wife is all right. ”

"The daughter-in-law wants the Tong family's help to take care of the yard, but she is ......, and she is afraid that people will not accept it." Xun Qingran smiled and said to the second lady.

"You're too cautious. It can be seen from Tian Ya's head that you are a courteous person. Your dowry is in charge, this is also common sense. In the courtyard of the fourth child, there were a few old people, you ...... worried, well, I will let the filial family send her over in a while. ”

Great, this confirms the reputation of the Tong family's mother-in-law, Qin Cha, and Xun Qing is secretly happy.

"This is because my wife loves me, even Mama Tong has a decent face, why don't I come over and thank my wife."

The Tong family rubbed their hands together and hurriedly saluted the second lady of Qi.

The second lady of Qi sent the Tong family out.

"I just asked Jin Ying to call you, saying that you saw the third daughter-in-law at your place, and you were crying?"

Second Lady Qi fiddled with the tea bowl in her hand and asked a little casually.

Xun Qingran smiled bitterly, "Yes, the third sister-in-law gave the fifth sister a dowry, and was deceived by a profiteer, so she complained, I was ignorant and understood, because my wife came to call, so I hurried over." ”

"It's good to get closer to each other, but you also have to be a little measured, don't forget your duty."

Xun Qingran hurriedly stood up, "Yes, my daughter-in-law knows." If anything. Naturally, I asked my wife first. ”

"Hmm." Second Lady Qi took a sip of tea, and her face was more kind.

"Sit down and talk. You have the Tong family to help you manage the affairs of the inner courtyard, and the men of her family are also capable, and they can manage the shops and granges. You look at the arrangement, and the people your mother gives are trustworthy. ”

Second Mrs. Qi knew that she didn't have these things in her dowry, so why did she say it now as if she had a shop in her hand and someone wanted someone to take care of it.

Xun Qingran looked left and right, and there were two little girls waiting in the house.

"Go down, all of you." Second Mrs. Qi sent the girl in the house out.

Xun Qingran was still a little hesitant, but when she saw that Second Lady Qi sent away the people in the house, she no longer hesitated.

"My wife treats me closely, and I am not afraid of ugliness, and I have something to say to my wife. My wife knows that my dowry does not include such things as the shop grange that can be produced, although our house has sufficient supplies, but the sisters and concubines socialize and send people to reward money, and my dowry is counted. Shops, Zhuangtian...... I ...... "I want it too, but where is it?。.。

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