Chapter 5 Sesame Oil Money Withheld
Sanniang saw that only Mama Zhao and Bai Ying were left in the house, so she asked Bai Ying, "Is there anything wrong?" โ
Bai Ying glanced at Mama Zhao and was glared at by Mama Zhao.
Bai Ying hesitated for a moment and said, "I followed behind Mama Liu, and I saw that she gave the monk to the guest ninety-five taels of silver, and fifty taels was the sesame oil given by the old lady to the temple. โ
"What?" Mama Zhao jumped up.
Mama Zhao saw that Sanniang didn't know what she meant, so she jumped straight to her feet.
"Little Miss, you don't understand, there are regulations for the silver given for such red and white ceremonies in the house. Today, when I came to the temple to make a dojo for my wife, according to the old practice, I was given 100 taels of silver. Even if the old lady doesn't wait to see her again, she can't ......still step on the mud when no one is gone."
Sanniang interrupted Mama Zhao and said, "Mama, grandmother shouldn't know about this." She is the most important face of the old man, how can she be criticized for a few dozen pieces of silver? โ
Mama Zhao immediately closed her mouth, glanced at Bai Ying, who was beside her and lowered her head as if she hadn't heard it, and whispered: "What the girl meant, this is that Mama Liu hid the silver." โ
Sanniang shook her head: "She shouldn't be so bold as a third-class mother-in-law, and she dares to deduct 55 taels of silver privately." โ
Mama Zhao said: "She has no guts, and she can't be an old lady." Is that the eldest lady or Mama Li or Mama Lin? โ
Sanniang pondered for a moment, then raised her head and said, "It's useless to investigate who it is now." Mama, you give Bai Ying sixty taels of silver to the temple, don't let people find out. โ
These big families have certain rules for socializing and socializing on weekdays, and all classes of people who worship the temple will also have conventions. Of course, each family may sometimes add some appropriately, but it is obviously unruly to give less than half of what should be given according to the rules.
People always think that "if they are not of my race, their hearts will be different", so there is a word called "circle" in interpersonal communication, which is actually to distinguish and isolate people through the matching of various characteristics to show their own special and strengths. The so-called famous nobles like this division the most, such as the "Changle Street" where the palace is located.
Now she and Wang Jing have been drawn into this circle, and they do not have the rights and abilities needed to become outliers in this circle.
Although the monastery is a pure place for Buddhism, except for those who devote themselves to the study of Buddhism, it is actually more like a place where a group of earthly people interact on a daily basis. As the largest place of communication recognized by the women of Qingcheng County that can be recognized by the society, there will be more places for her to deal with in the future.
Mama Zhao was angry in her heart, and while finding the silver and handing it to Bai Ying, she scolded: "Those who have suffered a thousand knives, the worship of the gods also dares to start." is not afraid of retribution after death, Lord Yama let her go into the oil pot. โ
Bai Ying took the money and went out again.
Mama Zhao looked out, walked to Sanniang's side, and whispered: "Little Miss, Miss only left three thousand taels of silver when she hid it, which will be pressed to the bottom of the box for you in the future." Over the past year, it has cost one or two hundred taels in bits and pieces. You still have a long life in the future, but you can't spend it unjustly like this. โ
Sanniang smiled and comforted Mama Zhao a few words. Wang Sanniang's mother, Zhao, was born in a wealthy family, and it is said that she married into the Wang family when she was ten miles of red makeup, and the dowry was very rich. It's just that I've been sick for so many years, and I have to keep precious medicinal materials every day. The eldest lady Jin is in charge, and the medicinal materials are always incomplete, and when she asks her, she shirks the family's expenses and can't turn over. Zhao is a temperamental, so after two times, he no longer looks for medicine at the pharmacy at home, and he spends his own dowry silver to take medicine. After so many years, those dowries have also been spent, and some easy-to-sell gold and jade toys have even been taken out and sold.
Mama Zhao's words reminded her that she only had two taels of silver per month in the house. Although it doesn't cost money to eat and live, it costs money to reward on weekdays. She and Wang Jing still need to use money, and if they sit and eat, they will have a hard time in the future. But in this era, as the daughter of a family, there are too many constraints brought by etiquette. Take 10,000 steps back, even if this world allows her to show up and make money, she doesn't have the ability.
"Little Miss, if you trust Bai Ying so much, you are not afraid of her...... After all, her family is from the old lady's side. Mama Zhao interrupted Sanniang's thoughts.
"Don't worry, Mama, I'm measured." Sanniang smiled and comforted Mama Zhao.
"Mama, you remember, the old lady is my own grandmother, and as a junior, I will not do anything that will harm her old family. In this case, what is the contradiction between Bai Zhi's family's loyalty to the old lady and her helping me do things? โ
Mama Zhao understood a little, but was more worried, she asked, "But if one day the old lady forces her to deal with you, what will she do?" โ
"Why did the old lady force her to come against me?" Sanniang blinked.
Mama Zhao was speechless.
Sanniang smiled and put her arms around Mama Zhao's shoulders and said, "There won't be that day, I promise." โ
A few days after she woke up, Hefeng Yuan had a big blood change. It didn't take long for her to understand that living in a mansion was almost impossible to walk without her own people. Because her new identity stipulates that she must do everything with fake hands, and she can't do it herself, even if it's a small thing like dressing and eating.
In fact, it is difficult and easy to get subordinates to obey orders. In his previous life, his father once told him that when a new subordinate came to the unit, he could keep making some simple small requests to him at the beginning, so that it would not be long before he gradually formed the habit of unconditional obedience, and once the mode of getting along was established, it was difficult to break it from scratch.
Fortunately, the two new big girls are docile, and because they are slaves and maids in the family, obedience has almost become an instinct, regardless of which side of their family is a person, they themselves have just entered the house as an errand boy, and the factional consciousness has not yet been formed.
Later, she deliberately and slowly cultivated Bai Ying's own consciousness. Once a person divides himself into a faction, he will inevitably be biased in his speech and deeds. For example, if a group of people who are originally very harmonious or strangers are artificially divided into two teams, and then the two teams are pitted against each other, if there is friction between the two sides in the confrontation, then the members of the two teams will also be hostile to each other. Of course, the environment of the palace is more complicated, and the relationship between various interest groups is also intertwined, but cultivating Bai Ying's sense of the border faction will affect some of her subconscious thoughts and decisions.
In a group of maids, she singled out Bai Ying and Bai Zhi, and between Bai Zhi and Bai Ying, she chose Bai Ying. Bai Ying's calm and intelligent personality is one thing, and the most important thing is that her family is the old lady's people. In the backyard of the palace, a place with complicated interpersonal relationships, among the many masters, except for Wang Jing, the old lady who has the least conflict of interest with her is the old lady. Sun didn't like her mother, and she didn't even want to see her, it was just a personal preference. In factional struggles, personal preferences may have some influence on decision-makers, but this influence will be negligible in the face of interests.
Outside the door, Bai Zhi said back and forth that the incense case had been prepared.
Sanniang and Mama Zhao went out, and sure enough, an incense case had been prepared in the courtyard, and a brocade mat was laid in front of the case. Sanniang stepped forward and knelt down according to the rules, although they had not met, it was an indisputable fact that Zhao was the mother of her own body.
After the worship was completed here, a little monk came outside, saying that the dojo had been arranged, and asked the third lady to go to the hall to listen to one or two.
Sanniang took Mama Zhao and Bai Zhi to the front hall.
Qingming Temple is an ancient temple, so the trees in the temple are towering, the green walls are like walls, and the environment is very quiet. In the open space in the center of the main hall, more than a dozen monks sat around, one of whom had a slender eyebrow beard, and his benevolent eyebrows were still the presiding officer of the temple. Sanniang stepped forward and knelt beside Wang Jing after seeing it with Buddha rites.
The Buddhist dojo is not as cumbersome as the Taoist dojo. After the dozen or so monks sat in a circle, they began to knock on the wooden fish and recite the scriptures. Sanniang did not believe in Buddhism in her previous life and did not know anything about these scriptures, but although she did not believe in religion, she respected the beliefs of others. At this time, kneeling aside and listening quietly, it was actually infected with that solemnity and solemnity. Religious belief has a power that can cleanse people's hearts.
After listening to the dojo, it was almost noon. Back in the small courtyard where he began to rest, the monks in the temple had already sent vegetarian food.
Sanniang and Wang Jing had lunch together, and after the meal, Sanniang saw that Wang Jing's eyes were a little red, and knew that he must have remembered his mother's sadness. Thinking of the simple and lush scenery in the temple, I had the intention to let Wang Jing go to the temple to take a walk. Mama Liu came in and urged her to go home, saying that it was too late to go back and not to explain to the old lady.
Sanniang looked at the sun outside and frowned, but looked at Wang Jing. Wang Jing also said that he had no intention of playing at this time, so everyone packed up their belongings and went home.
The carriage left the Qingming Temple and walked for a while, and Mama Zhao suddenly said: "No, this doesn't seem to be the road when you came." โ
Sanniang, who closed her eyes and took a nap, opened her eyes when she heard this, opened the curtain and looked out. No wonder I just thought that the carriage was shaking a little more than in the morning, and it turned out to be a gravel road that was narrower than the road in the morning.
"Little Miss, this, this shouldn't be someone trying to harm us, right?" Mama Zhao moved over, a little frightened.
Sanniang frowned, shook her head and signaled Mama Zhao not to worry, and shouted to the outside: "Stop." โ
After a while, the carriage stopped.
The carriage behind saw that Sanniang's carriage had stopped, and it was Wang Jing's carriage that walked in front, and after driving a distance, he found that he had not followed behind.
Sanniang instructed the coachman outside: "Ask Li Da to come and see me." "Li Da is the leader of the group of followers who came with him this time.
Li Da, who was riding a horse in front, was called over, and Li Da asked respectfully across the car: "Villain Li Da, please tell me if the third lady has something." โ
Sanniang said coldly: "Where does this road go?" โ
The people outside seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then replied: "This, the villain is not clear." It was Mama Liu, who was next to the young lady, who came over and told her to change this road before leaving, saying that this path was a shortcut, and there was shade on the way to block the sun, which was also cool, and asked his nephew to lead the way. The villain thought it was the young lady's orders. โ
Sanniang pondered for a moment, asked Li Daxian to step back, and asked people to invite Mama Liu over.
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