Chapter Eighty-Three: The Struggle Between Wives and Concubines
The Fang family originally had a lone seedling in Fang Wen, and the wife couldn't give birth to children, so she naturally wanted to marry a concubine and have children.
For the sake of the heirs, Fang Wenju accepted two concubines together.
The two concubines were also angry, and a year later, one of them gave birth to a son.
The wife has no children, and the concubine has children.
In addition, Qu Zhaoxia is strict, not smiling, and not liked by Fang Wenju, so she, the wife, was coldly scolded by the two favored concubines for several years.
In the past few years, Fang Wenju has successively accepted two concubines, and those two concubines have also given birth to two children, and two boys.
The concubines all have children, and the main wife has no children, Qu Zhaoxia's status in the house can be imagined.
Just when the struggle between wives and concubines was at its worst, Qu Zhaoxia's youngest sister Qu Wanyan, who had been living in her grandmother's house, came home.
Qu Wanyan was fifteen years old at the time, and it was the best time for a flower to bloom.
She is also beautiful, pure and feminine, delicate as a willow.
Although Fang Wenju has read all the flowers, his favorite is this kind of pitiful little beauty, so he fell in love with Qu Wanyan at first sight.
In order to consolidate her position as a wife, after learning that her husband liked her sister, Qu Zhaoxia gave her father a lot of money, and her father smiled and gave her youngest daughter to her eldest son-in-law as a concubine.
Sure enough, after Qu Wanyan entered the house, she was very loved by Fang Wenju, and incidentally, Qu Zhaoxia, who married his sweetheart for him, also got Fang Wenju's gratitude, and the time spent staying in her room also increased.
Qu Zhaoxia has not been pregnant for several years, and a few months after her sister entered the house, she was unexpectedly pregnant, and she became a man in one fell swoop.
With her son in hand, Qu Zhaoxia was also confident, and after gaining a firm foothold, she adopted a high-pressure policy towards all the concubines, including not only the four-room concubines who had opposed her before, but also her own sister who came into the house in person.
Under her high-pressure policy, the house has been quite calm for a few years, but now, the children are gradually growing up, especially the sons born to the concubines, who are older than the concubines, and know how to compete for power. And none of the concubines behind the concubines don't want to benefit their sons, so the struggle between the concubines of the Fang Mansion is no worse than that of the princes and concubines in the palace.
The unlucky sister-in-law who was born late in Fang's mansion was Fang Qingyue, and the unlucky sister who was bought by her sister to be a concubine in the mansion was the girl who helped Qingbao bandage her wounds.
After learning about Fang Qingyue's legendary background, Qingbao's first reaction was that Fang Qingyue was powerful and ruthless enough.
The sister who is like a flower and jade actually bought it for her husband as a concubine, this ordinary person probably can't do this.
Impression is impression, Qingbao has not had much to do to take care of the Fang family's affairs.
After learning that Fang Qingyue was calculated by his adult brothers again, what could Qingbao do besides sighing? ,,,,
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Fang Qingyue couldn't help Qingbao, and Qingbao couldn't help Fang Qingyue, both of them lived in the fire pit, and neither of them was much better than the other. So the two of them were relatively speechless, only sighed.
The room gradually warmed up, Qingbao helped Fang Qingyue take off his cloak and comforted him: "Don't fall behind in martial arts, your martial arts are amazing, at least you won't be beaten with a stick, tied up or something." When dealing with them, you don't necessarily have to use force, you have to use your brain more when you encounter problems, wisdom is more important than force. ”
"yes, I know." Fang Qingyue looked at Qingbao's small face in front of him, and couldn't help but reach out to wipe the ashes on Qingbao's face.
The soft and delicate skin still has a shallow coolness, just like the sweet glutinous cold cakes sold on the street, so soft, so elastic, and so slippery......
Fang Qingyue slowed down his movements, and his slender fingers, on this jade-like face, lingered, reluctant to give up.
Qingbao thought that his face was too dirty to wipe, so he knocked Fang Qingyue's hand away, wiped it on his face a few times, and then asked, "Is it clean?" ”
Fang Qingyue's clear eyes flashed with a smile: "Not yet, it's still dirty here!" Then, he brushed it lightly on Qingbao's face.
Qingbao closed his eyes and complained: "Forget it, don't wipe it, I can wash it." ”
Afraid that she would wash her face with cold water, Fang Qingyue quickly withdrew her hand and pretended to be casual: "Okay, I'll wipe it clean for you." ”
Qingbao, who didn't know that he was taken advantage of by the young man in front of him, said gratefully: "Thank you." ”
Fang Qingyue's two big watery eyes smiled into two crescent moon buds again.
"Baby, my uncle's Songhua eggs are selling well, and I gave you a lot of silver, I plan to finish the New Year, and help you make a shop." I asked Humber, and he said that it is faster to open a shop than to buy land. You think about what to sell first, tell me when it's settled, and I'll ask Humber to help you open the shop. ”
Opening a shop is definitely faster than buying land to make money, Qingbao also wanted to open a shop before, but Huang Liuniang said that she couldn't make money by opening a shop without power or power, so she dismissed this idea and planned to buy land instead.
But now, with Fang Qingyue coming out, according to the power of the Fang family, no one dares to make trouble even if he opens a shop, of course Qingbao chooses to open a shop.
"Good. I'll start by thinking about what to sell. I'll pay for it, you will pay for it, and when we make money, we'll split the account fifty-fifty. ”
Regarding Qingbao's proposal, Fang Qingyue refused with a smile: "I don't want it, all the money I earn will be given to you, and I will keep you to buy a dowry in the future." "Anyway, whether this money is for the baby or for himself, Fang Qingyue feels that there is not much difference.
Qingbao didn't know Fang Qingyue's thoughts, and was still there to persuade him: "The shop's business is all about you in Zhangluo, and you don't take the money, so I don't want to go, so it's divided into five or five." ”
Fang Qingyue saw that Qingbao was generous, he was not the kind of person who picked and picked to death, and he was more and more satisfied and liked Qingbao.
After talking about the shop, Fang Qingyue flipped through the poems copied on Qingbao's desk, and commented on calligraphy with her for a while, after hearing Qingbao complain that he was tired of copying books, he pondered for a while, and then slowly said to Qingbao: "Baby, why don't I help you hire a master to teach you piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, do you want to learn?" ”
"Okay, I'll learn!" As soon as he thought that he could get out of the backyard by learning from his master, Qingbao agreed without hesitation.
For most of the year, she was really scared, and she was really eager for the outside world.
Now that there is such an opportunity to go out, I am afraid that she is willing to break through even if it is a mountain of swords and fires, let alone just learning things!
Fang Qingyue understood Qing Bao's mood very well, looking at Qing Bao's eager look, he immediately said: "Wait for me to go back and talk to her first, you wait for my good news!" ”
The two hadn't seen each other for more than half a year, so naturally they had a lot to say, and when it came to the sunset, Sizhu had to ask Fang Qingyue to go back.
Fang Qingyue followed behind the four pillars step by step, looking at Qingbao's thin figure standing in the cold wind, desolate and lonely like a lonely goose lost in a group.
The laughter at the reunion was suddenly replaced by deep pity......
Before and after the Spring Festival, Fang Qingyue, who is the son-in-law, is also very busy, although he is only twelve years old and can't do anything, but as a son-in-law, some necessary occasions and ceremonies, as well as meeting some distinguished guests, are indispensable. He arranged the itinerary intensively every day, tried to save time, and came to visit Qingbao every day.
On the day of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Fang Qingyue invited the three pillars and the four pillars to his house for the New Year's dinner, and personally sent a table of meals to Qingbao and Banxia, so that the meat, vegetables, fish, and meat that Qingbao bought did not come in handy.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, he also deliberately came early to pay New Year's greetings to Qingbao, and the person who came to visit the New Year actually gave Qingbao New Year's money, which made Qingbao cry and laugh.
After entering the New Year, Fang Qingyue was busy greeting the New Year all day long, and he no longer had time to come to Qingbao's house.
On the third day of the first lunar month, Huang Liuniang and Xia Shouping came back, and Fang Qingyue came over again, and he couldn't see Qingbao anymore.
Huang Liuniang and Xia Shouping returned to their hometown for the New Year this time, and they had a very happy time.
In the past, Mrs. Xia looked down on the two of them, not only bullied them, but also gave them a good word, but now that his family is rich, when Mrs. Xia looks at them, she also has a smile on her face and speaks politely.
The Yang family and the Zhang family used to quarrel with Huang Liuniang, but now because Xia Shouping's family taught them to make sugar and get rich, they naturally don't quarrel with Huang Liuniang. This time back, both the Yang family and the Zhang family strongly invited Huang Liuniang and his wife to live in their house.
Therefore, Huang Liuniang returned to her hometown this time and lived an extremely comfortable life.
In comparison, Li Shirong's family is not welcomed.
Although Xia Shouzu's family also learned to make candy, Li Shirong thinks that she is the daughter of a scholarly family and disdains to do this kind of rough work. Xia Shouzu was bent on finding a disciple and went to the county government to drill into the county office, wanting to be a master's staff or something. His children were small, and there were few who could help. So the person who really makes candy is only a hard-working Qin Niang.
But Qin Niang is still busy cooking, washing dishes, washing and cleaning, serving Li Shirong, and coaxing the children...... The candy made is really pitiful.
Because of this, this family guarded the way to make money, and they didn't earn a lot of money for a whole year.
When he returned to his hometown for the New Year, he was also his son, Xia Shouping carried a large bag of New Year's goods, while Xia Shouzu's family went empty-handed with a mouthful on both shoulders.
This made Mrs. Xia, who was already dissatisfied with their family, even more angry, plus Li Shirong's score was bigger than her, and when she scolded Qin Niang, the concubine, the voice was so loud that the whole village could hear it, which made Mrs. Xia disgusted Li Shirong to the extreme.
I didn't want to face this annoying little daughter-in-law every day, so it was only the third day of the first month, and Mrs. Xia sent them back.
She gained face in front of her mother-in-law, but her younger siblings, who had always been favored, became the object of hate, which made Huang Liuniang feel extremely happy.
As soon as she got home, she went to the backyard and couldn't wait to share her joy with her daughter.
4.14 Valentine's Day without a Valentine's Day, I wish everyone a happy Valentine's Day, and a lover will eventually become a family.