Last autumn, Shuning begged her father to find Mr. Cai to teach her talents, first, she was not familiar with the capital, and she was looking for a teacher she didn't know, so it was better to invite back an acquaintance; Second, although Mr. Cai prefers Wanning, he is indeed a real material and has a good temper, so he is an ideal teacher candidate.

Zhang Bao sent two family members to inquire about Mr. Cai's whereabouts, and learned that after he left the Song family, he went to two more museums, but he was dismissed in less than half a year, and no one saw him appear in Beijing again. The two family members found the Cai family's old house, but only a half-deaf old man was watching the house and asked him about the whereabouts of the owner, but the old man didn't say anything for a long time. Later, his neighbors told them that Mr. Cai had found a restaurant in a squire's house in Baoan Prefecture (northwest of Shuntian Province) and had not returned for more than half a year.

After Zhang Bao found out, he didn't tell his daughter, but only ordered someone to find another suitable husband. Soon after the year, when a servant went out to run errands, he passed by the Cai family's old house and found that Mr. Cai had returned. It turned out that the family he taught, the only daughter died of a sudden illness in the winter, and the old father and mother were heartbroken and burned everything in their daughter's life. The teacher couldn't burn, so he had to ask him to leave, out of sight. Poor Mr. Cai, he was dismissed in less than a year, and his reputation is probably ruined.

Mr. Cai was overjoyed when he heard that it was the Earl's Court that had asked him to return to coaching. He is in a bit of an embarrassment now, he can get a light and lucrative errand, and he can teach back the little girl who has been ten times stronger than other children since she was a child, thinking that she is a few years older now, she should be calmer than when she was a child, and she will learn things more carefully, and in the future, she will become a climate, and maybe she can achieve a good reputation as a Master. He thought about it. immediately agreed, entered the Earl's Palace, and saw the owner of the principal. I knew that it was the third girl Shuning who had to be taught.

He was very disappointed, and his words inevitably showed some sloppiness. He also tried to see if he would teach only one girl, and wondered if his former students would come back to learn. Zhang Bao was a little displeased when he heard this, although he still called a mother-in-law to go to the backyard to ask his niece what he meant, but he was slandering in his heart: "This person is really visionless, my daughter is smart and clever." Well-behaved and sensible, polite and courteous, and knows what to advance and retreat, he actually only cares about Wanning, who is used to causing trouble, he really has no vision!! ”

Zhang Bao was angry, and he didn't say anything, and the flower hall was cold for a while. Seeing this, Mr. Cai couldn't help but feel a little remorseful, what if he offended the owner? Now he wants to find such a good museum again. It's not that easy.

At this time, Shuning came over and respectfully saluted her father and Mr. Cai. Zhang Bao asked her about going out today, and Shuning also greeted Mr. Cai for his well-being. The scene then became harmonious. When Mr. Cai saw Shuning Si Wenwen, he remembered that although her qualifications were mediocre in the past. but they are diligent. And he can respect his teacher, so he is still a good student.

Not long after. The mother-in-law came back, but she brought another mother-in-law to listen to it in front of the Nala clan, and conveyed the words of the Nala clan, saying thank you to the third master for thinking, but the second girl is now learning housework female red, but I am afraid that there is no time to learn talent anymore, Mr. Cai only needs to teach the third girl.

Although Mr. Cai was disappointed, he was no longer as expressive as Fang Cai, and after hearing Zhang Bao say that he was going to live in Fangshan Villa, he only hesitated and agreed, and immediately made an appointment, and moved over with his luggage and servants the next day, and returned to Fangshan with their family in two days.

After Shuning returned to Huaiyuan, the Tong family had already received the news, but called her to her and instructed: "I have followed your wishes today, please go back to Mr. Cai to teach you piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but you have to remember that those talents are just things to edify your temperament, and you can't take them seriously." Housework and needlework are the most important, and they can't be left behind, but don't be like your second sister. ”

Shuning hurriedly responded, thinking: "Originally, I just learned to cultivate my temperament, and I won't really learn to become a talented girl, I don't have that kung fu." In fact, she is so enthusiastic about this matter, half because she was very envious of those elegant girls who know how to play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting before the crossing, and half because she thinks of several girlfriends she has made, including Zhou Yinlan, Zhenzhen and Xinran, who are newly acquainted, are all talented daughters, she naturally can't be too far behind, otherwise, the original deep friendship will gradually be estranged because of differences in hobbies and knowledge.

However, her maid Huan Holly disagreed with this idea: "The girl also underestimates herself too much, whether it is a housekeeper or a female celebrity, you are better than other girls in the house, no one is perfect, even if the girl is half as poor in talent, it is not strange." I don't know about the three young ladies you said, and the other two, but looking at the young lady Xinran today, it doesn't look like a person who will ask about mundane things at home, otherwise where would I have the spare time to study those flowers, grasses, food, incense, and so on. ”

Frangipani stepped into the door, and just when she heard her last sentence, she said, "Who said that Miss Xinran wouldn't ask about mundane things at home?" I've heard her ask for it with my own ears today. ”

Shuning looked at the past suspiciously, and she explained: "Today, I was waiting for the girl in the second gate, and I heard someone outside making trouble, that person was simply a splash, and the people in the house invited the splash skin into the gatehouse to sit, only saying that the wife and the eldest grandmother went out to offer incense, and the second grandmother was entertaining, and the master was not at home, so he didn't dare to invite him in." I listened to the ploppy talk, it seems that it is the big *** brother in their house, who came to ask for money. The ordinary servants couldn't hold him down, so they had to send a message inside, and asked the Xinran girl to show him, and then gave him a few taels of silver to send him away. It can be seen that Miss Xinran also has a steward at home, otherwise those housekeepers just go to ask the second grandmother directly? ”

Shuning remembered that when she happily came out of the garden, her maid Huan Yinping did come to say something to her, it turned out to be that time, but this situation is too strange, how can someone like them have that kind of relative? Xinran's sister-in-law Fei Moshi, she has met twice, she is a very polite person, how can there be such a brother? She saw Su Xin's mysterious look and smiled: "You still have something to say, don't you?" Don't get up to the baby, come on. ”

Su Xin smiled embarrassedly, and said, "It's not good for me to ask the people in their house, it's my uncle who heard it." I heard that the eldest young master and eldest grandmother of their family were family affairs decided by the first old man, and the two old men were originally close friends. Although the Fei Mo family has fallen and their children and grandchildren are not successful, they have married a daughter-in-law in the house. Or let the son of the Fei Mo family be a small soldier with money to eat. But that kid really didn't make it. As soon as he has money in his hand, he loves to spend it indiscriminately, and he gets back the money and grain, and he spends it in less than five days, and he can still rely on his parents to support him, and his parents died as soon as they died. I came to my sister's house twice in three days to ask for money. His grandmother was heartbroken for this brother. ”

Shuning didn't know that the mansion that looked very calm and peaceful turned out to have such a thing, and it was really a family that was difficult to read. Xinran The latest chapter of the Ring Legend will come forward to deal with this matter, also to save face for her sister-in-law, right?

But in this way, Shuning admired Xinran even more: how could she live a delicate young lady life very leisurely while taking care of those annoying trivial chores? I was the dividing line for the next day

Nala sent Yahuan to ask the Tong family and the Shen family to discuss the matter, saying that it was an urgent matter. The Tong clan arrived first, but he heard the Nala clan instructing Wu Xinda: "...... Ask someone to ask their neighbors who they are. It is necessary to know about the concubine's room and the like, as well as the character and family style, and you must inquire about them one by one. I'll only give you three days. On the fourth day, I should have given an answer. Remember? Wu Xinda responded, and the Nala clan saw that the Tong clan was coming. Busy let him retreat. Please sit down.

Tong Shi was curious to ask Fang Cai which family to inquire about, and Nala Shi sighed and said, "Our master is a good friend in the military department. I was entrusted to be a matchmaker and wanted to ask Fang Yatou to be my wife, but that person was not in Beijing, and we didn't know the details, so we had to respond to it first, and then make a decision after inquiring clearly. ”

Tong was a little surprised: "Why have people always come to propose to their eldest niece in recent months?" We're still in mourning, not to mention that the eldest niece was also ...... in trouble" Nala sighed again: "Isn't it?" Last time, the person's official position was poor, and the person was too rigid, but this time it looked okay, but I didn't know the roots. ”

Tong Shi hurriedly asked: "Which family is it?" If you are a person from outside Beijing, you are afraid that you will not know about it. Nala shook his head and said, "Although the person is from other places, he has also lived in Beijing for a few days. The surname is Wang Mingxu, who is a new director of the Ministry of War, and his grade is not high, but he is very young, only twenty-three years old. Before his father's death, he was an official to a guerrilla general, and his family background was not too bad. Although he didn't say whether he knew about Fang Yatou, he should know it according to the old man's tone. ”

When Tong heard this, he stopped talking. If he is in the know, he is willing to come to propose marriage, he should be really sincere, and I am afraid that Wang Xu will have other plans.

At this time, the Shen family came, and after the three of them saluted each other, they sat down again. Shen asked what they were invited for, Tong briefly said about Fang Cai, and Shen sneered: "Sister-in-law, don't believe it easily, this surname Wang Di is probably because of the terrain of Big Brother Tu, so I want to get married." If our family can help him, in case he climbs to another place, or the future is somewhat hindered, I am afraid that he will kick the eldest niece away, and even the reason is ready-made, just say that he didn't know about the eldest niece. This kind of person is not unseen. ”

Nala was silent, which was why she didn't say yes so easily. Although Fang Ning was not born to her, but watching her grow up, I really can't bear to see her have no good results in her life.

She lowered her head and pondered, and when she heard Tong's cough lightly, she raised her head, only to see Tong said: "Actually, the eldest sister-in-law's decision, my fourth brother and sister and I are convinced, and we also know that the eldest sister-in-law will never wronged the eldest niece." It's just that she is your daughter after all, and there is no need to ask us aunts about marriage matters. ”

Nara paused and smiled, "But my mistake was to diverge the conversation so far. There is actually another thing for you to come. She sat up straighter, her face a little serious. Tong and Shen glanced at each other, and they were both sitting in danger.

"Actually, this is news from the second room." Nala said, "Cuiying, who had waited for the old lady before, was gone last night. ”

Tong Shi was taken aback: "Although I have always heard that she is sick, but she is just crazy, how could she suddenly die?" ”

Shen didn't speak, and the corners of his mouth showed a hint of mockery.

Nala sighed and said: "I don't know the specific details, the little girl who waits for Cuiying is now resting in the teahouse of the people below, she has walked dozens of miles from outside the city to report the news." The second husband and wife were so hateful that they asked someone to roll them up in a broken mat and transport them out of the city and throw them in the wasteland as soon as dawn. The little girl had nowhere to ask for help, so she had to dig a pit with her bare hands, bury Cuiying hastily, and then report to our house, begging us to bury the person properly. ”

Tong Shi covered the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief: "This girl is affectionate and righteous, but why didn't Cuizhen send a message back?" They had even waited for the old lady together. ”

"Now that the old lady is gone, the second room is the second brother and sister in charge, Cuizhen can only accompany her carefully, where do you dare to really anger her? What's more, she and Cuiying already had a feud. Nala took a sip of tea and said, "Now I invite you to come just to discuss what to do with Cuiying's future?" If we do a funeral for her, I'm afraid that the second room will be too careful. Again, it's that little girl, she went out with the second room, but when she went back this time, she was afraid that her life would not be guaranteed, and I really couldn't bear it. ”

Tong and Shen were silent, and after a while, Shen opened his mouth first: "The aftermath can't be done in a big way, I'm afraid that there can't even be a formal legal matter." Since it is in the wasteland outside the city, it is simply burned on the spot, and the ashes are collected and sent to the Suigetsu Nunnery to go over. If you want to bury it, there is a cemetery behind the hermitage. ”

Nala didn't speak, and Tong also spoke: "Cui Ying is the old lady's girl, just for the old lady's sake, you can't let her not even have a tablet after her death." This is also considered filial piety. Although the little girl's matter is a little troublesome, it is not impossible to think about. Although it is a matter in the inner courtyard of the second room, if it involves national laws and family rules, as the elder brother and the head of the family, the eldest brother has the right to speak. Although the second brother's family is separated, it is still a side branch of our house, isn't it? ”

Nala soothed his eyebrows slightly: "The third brother and sister are right, that girl is full of injuries, but I am afraid that she has been beaten and scolded a lot on weekdays, and if she beats again, she will die." Although it is common for the master to beat slaves, after all, it has a bad reputation, not to mention that the little girl has also done rough work in the old lady's courtyard. Our lord is the eldest brother, and he can't watch his brother make mistakes, right? ”

After thinking about it for a while, she had already made up her mind, called the housekeeper and the lady to come in and give such and such instructions, and sent someone to go out of the city with the little girl to find Cuiying's remains and send a letter to the second room.

While she was taking care of these things, Tong just smiled slightly, while Shen was expressionless, looking down at the handkerchief in his hand.

When the housekeeper retreated, the Tong family said that he would return to Fangshan Courtyard tomorrow. Nala kept her, and she said: "Now that we have a Zhuangzi, unlike in the past, there was nothing to do, it was the time of spring sowing, our lord was not at ease, and wanted to go back and stare at it." The eldest sister-in-law also knows that he values these things the most on weekdays. So I had to live up to my sister-in-law's kindness. "Nala couldn't, so he had to respond. Shen smiled faintly at Tong.