Chapter 13 Harboring a Ghost in the Heart
Lin Jiuniang nodded, but said, "But my eldest brother often does this, if he encounters someone in difficulty on weekdays, he can help him." Like our Lin family's family doctor, Mr. Shao De'an Shao, his family is in the middle of the road, and he owes a lot of gambling debts outside, isn't it that the eldest brother paid off the gambling debts for him, and hired him to be our Lin family's family doctor? I read the book that it is said that it is a good thing to be kind and charitable, and to make good connections. β
Mama Han couldn't cry or laugh, covered her mouth and said, "My Miss Nine, there are many things, the eldest young master has done it, but you can't do it!" β
Lin Jiuniang frowned and said, "Why? β
Mama Han smiled and said, "The eldest young master is a man and the head of the Lin family. As the saying goes, many friends have many roads, the eldest young master is in business, and people from three religions and nine streams have to deal with each other, so it is natural to be good at getting married. But Miss Nine, you are a woman, and the most important thing for this woman is three from four virtues. And the most important of these four virtues is women's virtue, women's virtue is chastity, one is chastity, and the other is obedience. If you want to be chaste, you must not associate with foreign men, and naturally you can't talk about making good connections. β
"Chastity?" Lin Jiuniang couldn't help but snort coldly in her heart.
Can chastity be eaten as a meal?
Can chastity be worn as clothing?
Can chastity keep yourself from being bullied by others?
In her previous life, she was really called a three-subordinate and four-virtuous in the Hou Mansion, even if Bai Xiuyang farted, she would be offered as a holy decree, what was the result?
It's not like he's letting it go!
is also born as a human being, why can men break through in society, and women should be bound by an invisible and untouchable three from four virtues, and live a muffled life?
Mama Han saw that Lin Jiuniang was silent, but when she listened to her words, she didn't say anything more.
Lin Jiuniang and his party were rushing to the road here, but the Yixin courtyard was deserted over there.
It turned out that Lin Jiuniang thought that she was not in the yard today, and she didn't need to be served, so she gave the rest of the people in the yard a holiday, except for the two little maids who stayed to watch the yard, the rest went home.
Mama Wang didn't want to go home, but seeing others leave one by one, she was a little worried about her mother, who had been sick in bed for many years, so she had to put up the ten taels of silver she had saved for two months, and left the Yixin Courtyard with anxiety.
Mama Wang's home is not far away, located in the western suburbs of Fuzhou, and it took about half an hour to arrive.
Before she could enter the house, a quarrel stopped her steps.
"Bet, bet, bet! If you gamble again, you can bet on your mother, anyway, there is nothing of value in this house! β
"Impossible! Didn't my sister give you ten taels of silver last time? Ten taels! Did you spend it on your little lover? Spit out my ten taels of silver! β
"Ten taels of silver! I've already been going to gamble by you! Do you drink the northwest wind every day? You don't work all day, you don't get paid to go home, your mother has to drink medicine three times a day, and you have to eatβit's just too much to live! β
There was silence.
"If it doesn't work, I'll go to the Lin family to find my sister, the Lin family has a lot of oil and water, and my sister has money there!"
Mama Wang's footsteps froze, and she involuntarily touched the ten taels of silver in her arms.
Mama Wang is a widow, and her fiancΓ© died of a sudden illness before she waited for the door, because her fiancΓ© was the only son in the family, her father-in-law and mother-in-law couldn't stand the blow, and soon died one after another.
Therefore, when Mama Wang was young, she was charged with the unwarranted crime of Kefuke's in-laws, and although she later had the idea of remarrying, as long as the man's family heard that she was a widow, they all refused politely without exception. In desperation, Mama Wang had to stay at her mother's house all the time.
It was okay in the early years, after all, my parents loved my daughter, and my younger brother didn't have much to say. It's just that a few years later, the royal father died, the queen mother was sick, and the younger brother Wang Tieniu had no money to marry a daughter-in-law.
Later, Wang Tieniu finally married his daughter-in-law and gave birth to two sons, Wang Mama was also happy in her heart, thinking that she would be better to her nephew, and she would be able to rely on her retirement in the future. Who knew that in the past two years, Wang Tieniu has been infected with bad gambling again, and the money in his family has been spent like flowing water......
Mama Wang's heart was a mess, at a loss, she didn't enter, she didn't enter.
Just as she was hesitating, a hand suddenly grabbed her arm and pulled her aside without saying a word.
Mama Wang was startled, turned her head and saw that it was Aunt Cui next door.
Aunt Cui pulled her into her house, covered the door, and said with a smile: "Old sister, why haven't you come back for a while?" It's been a long time since I've seen you. β
Mama Wang and Aunt Cui have no friendship, and when they meet her, they just say hello, and they can't figure out why she is so enthusiastic for a while, so they reluctantly smile and say, "I've been busy lately." β
Aunt Cui looked at Mama Wang with a smile and said, "I heard...... Miss Lin Jiajiu, who is served by the old sister, is engaged to the prince of the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion, and will she be the wife of the prince in the future? β
Mama Wang was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes-how do you know?" β
"Hey, Fuzhou is such a big territory, if you fart in the east, you can smell it in the west, let alone such a big thing." Aunt Cui smiled and made a cup of tea for Mama Wang, and asked meaningfully, "It's just that if you Miss Nine marry into the Hou Mansion, what should you do?" I heard that the rules of the Hou Mansion are big, and Mrs. Shizi will not be allowed to bring too many subordinates over, at most she can bring a few big maids and nurturing grandmothers, I'm afraid it will not be the turn of the old sister. β
Mama Wang was taken aback, originally she only thought that Aunt Cui was just chatting with her, but now she realized that Aunt Cui had a deep meaning.
"If you have anything to say, just say it." Mama Wang said angrily, "
Aunt Cui smiled and said, "I know that the old sister is a bright person, so I won't go around the corner." β
With that, Aunt Cui entered the back room and took out a small package of floral cloth.
Mama Wang didn't know what to do, so she just stared at Aunt Cui.
Aunt Cui opened the small package and saw that there were twenty pieces of silver inside, each of which was about five taels in size.
Although Mama Wang didn't know a few big characters, she still knew arithmetic, and she immediately understood that the pile of silver in front of her was a hundred taels.
One hundred taels!
For the current Mama Wang, it can be said that it is a huge amount of money.
Aunt Cui accepted the package with a smile and said, "Old sister, do you want this money?" β
Mama Wang swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said with some insincerity: "I want to, but I can't ask for this money......"
Aunt Cui smiled and said, "It's good to think, if you want to, just listen to me." β