Chapter 274: Qiaogu's Situation

Qin Deying was not surprised at all when she received the gift, I have to say that her stepmother, who is as old as him, is still very careful and thoughtful, and it can be seen from last year's New Year's ceremony that the clothes made for them are very suitable, the materials are very good, and the style and workmanship are not to say, I heard that it is still made by the stepmother's hand, and even the friends who don't care much about wearing it when they wear it are asked, the down cotton suit is very warm, and then put on a thick embroidered robe outside, and then put on the official robe, it will be very warm, If you don't make a fire, you won't feel how, the shoes on your feet are a little strange, but they are not only waterproof, but also non-slip, and they are warmer after putting them on.

Besides, although he is now older, because his father is not there and his mother is dead, no one thought that he would also need pocket money, and the twenty taels of silver given every month are not enough at all, because after all, he has entered the Hanlin Academy, and there are also entertainments, and sometimes when eating, it can't always be invited by others! When I meet my friends during the New Year, I have to contribute something to go out when I meet a child at home. But this stepmother of mine thought of it, not only prepared clothes, but also prepared so many gold and silver nudes, as well as jade pendants and jade pendants, and even inkstones and paperweights for gifts. I'm an adult when I get married, just that little money and monthly money are not enough to spend, and my stepmother asked the people around me to send the fields, houses and 10,000 taels of silver to solve the big problem, and the jade pendant and jade pendant are the best at a glance. I'm afraid that the palace is not as good as this, and some are reluctant to wear it out, worried that they will be seen by their friends, so they will go. Those inkstones are also reluctant, Qin Deying is an adult who is about to get married after all, he has nothing to object to his father's continuation, but feels that his stepmother should be a woman who understands the general situation when he acts like this.

Qin Dezhang is the same there. He felt that he had a lot more money. The materials sent were all very good, he had never seen anyone pass through, and he brought six horses of materials, and sent them directly to the sewing room. It is made in the same way that the clothes sent by the stepmother in winter are cut. When the eldest brother got married. He also has a task. I felt that this stepmother was still very good, and I knew that he was short of money, so I directly sent gold and silver naked. And those jade pendants and jade pendants are also good. took the things and thanked Mama Liu with a smile.

When Mama Liu sent the things given to Qin Min to her room, Qin Min just thanked her lightly, and the Mama beside her seemed to be unhappy to see Mama Liu have more contact with Qin Min, with a smile on her face, but she pushed Mama Liu out, Mama Liu is not a weak person, but she has to leave no matter what, and Madame will not come back in a short time, so she will take advantage of the situation.

The old lady of the Qin family doesn't have such a good attitude towards Mama Liu, who is close to the pearl, and her words are all sarcastic, saying that the pearl is not filial, and that the pearl is childish, not worthy of her son, and is a fox spirit who can deceive people. When Mama Liu heard this, it was as if she hadn't heard it, and when she came, Pearl told her that the old lady didn't have to pay attention to it, and that the gifts should be given with great fanfare, just for everyone to see. She didn't bother with what she said. I straightened my waist and sent things back.

The third lady still has a shelf there, but Mama Liu is also a powerful person, and if she says thank you and gives a gift, it will be over. After sending the things, Mama Liu came back under the pretext that her wife was pregnant and needed her.

Back at home, Mama Liu first met the adult, and after hearing about the things at home, she didn't say anything, just told Mama Liu not to tell Pearl in too much detail, for fear that Pearl would be angry and it would be bad if she had a fetus. Mama Liu hurriedly agreed. In fact, after following Pearl for a long time, he didn't think that his wife would be angry at the Qin family's reaction, but felt that their wife had expected it a long time ago.

Sure enough, when Mama Liu reported to Pearl, she didn't need Mama Liu to say it from the beginning, and asked the key questions directly, first, what was the attitude of the eldest young master, and second, how was the person who served the young lady, and what was the behavior of the young lady for the things she sent. The third question is the extent to which the third lady controls the mansion. Pearl knows very well that once Qin Hui is transferred back to the capital, he will inevitably return to the Qin Mansion, as the eldest son and the wife, it must be housekeeping, if the third lady and the old lady are hindered everywhere, it will be very unfavorable to herself, after listening to Mama Liu's report, Pearl has an idea, it seems that she has to talk to Liu Qing and step up the installation of secret guards in the Qin Mansion.

The mother's family in the capital sent a letter, Fang's family took care of Jade's little grandson for 100 days, and took the family to the capital, Liu An because of the recuperation of the Jingdan, his health has been much better, and he is now studying, although the hope of being admitted to the Jinshi is not big, but it is already very good to be able to lift people, Liu Tongsuo and his wife's requirements are not high, all along, their expectation is that their son can grow up, and he can marry a wife and have children smoothly. And what about Liu Da! Now that I have arrived at my son's house, I have a lot of feelings in my heart, my son's family has been rewarded, my children are promising, my three daughters are married to high-ranking officials, and my two adult sons are already lifted, and they are quite famous, Liu Tonghammer and his wife took them all over to live, saying that they wanted Liu An to study here, and the academy in the capital is of course very good. And Liu Da and they came over purely to enjoy the blessings, of course, the Jin family did not get the identity of Mrs. Tai, and was made an aunt by the servants, but when they arrived in the capital, they ate well, wore well, and the family's fields were rented to others to plant, and they were still relatively nourishing in the capital. The Fang family now completely controls the Liu family, coupled with the competition of their children, so their position in the Liu family is unshakable, so the Fang family is not so repulsive to the people of the Liu family.

The people of the Liu family have moved over, and the family's fields have been rented out, for this situation, the happiest is of course Qiaogu, who is also in the capital, she is really not very happy in the Ming family, grandparents don't care, and her parents-in-law want her to take the dowry out to supplement the family. Qiaogu's dowry is a lot, pearls are given twice, cloth jewelry is very valuable, exquisite workmanship, the silver given by the pearl cousin, the silver given by the jade cousin and the eldest uncle's family, plus the grandparents gave, there are 1,000 taels, which does not include which jewelry and silk brocade.

For these dowries, her parents and grandparents have warned her that she must not take them out to supplement her mother's family, and even Cousin Pearl has said such things, Aunt Qiao is not stupid, the most gifts and gifts she may receive in her life is the makeup of marriage, how can she take it out to support her in-laws? Therefore, Pearl took out eight hundred taels of silver and bought a hundred acres of land, and rented them out, waiting to collect some rent every year, which is already very good.

But since she came to the capital, she found that in her opinion, a lot of money is not enough to give gifts here. It is already very difficult for the family to rent a house now, eating and buying vegetables has become a problem, she has not made new clothes for a long time, has not eaten a meal of meat, there is only one small servant in the family, and she is to do the usual work, when I heard that my parents have moved over, I asked for leave from my in-laws and went to my mother's house to see.

Zhou shed tears when he saw his haggard and thin daughter, Fang was also very surprised, and hurriedly asked, when he heard that Aunt Qiao did all the work in the family alone, and even after the family had not eaten meat for a long time, he was surprised and distressed. Minghe stayed at home as the boss to take care of the house, isn't the daughter-in-law who can be used now just Aunt Qiao?

Zhou didn't dare to say anything here in the sister-in-law, she could only sneak away from her tears, Fang's heart was soft, and asked the girl to go to Coral to find two sets of dresses she didn't wear, there are a lot of clothes in Coral, the conditions at home are good, Pearl has sent a lot of fabrics during the New Year's holidays, especially more for Coral, and sometimes even directly made clothes and sent them over, Fang's also loves his little daughter very much, all Coral has a lot of clothes, and then quickly asked the next person to prepare bath water and let people prepare meals.

By the time Aunt Qiao had washed it early, new clothes had been delivered, both inside and out. There was also a package containing five sets of dresses, and a box containing two silver-gilt hairpins, a coral tonic, two pearl beads and a pair of agate bracelets, a pair of silver skein bracelets, and two pairs of red gold earrings. When Aunt Qiao looked at these things, her eyes turned red.

When it was time to eat, he ate even more, eating four bowls of rice, and Fang Shi found four pieces of ruler left over from the cutting clothes from the storehouse, and gave him another twenty taels of silver. When Aunt Qiao left, she brought two third-class girls, and the people in the family were all sent by Pearl, and the deed of sale was also in Pearl's hands. But let them follow Aunt Qiao, it's nothing, just talk to Pearl when the time comes, their job is to help Aunt Qiao with housework. Of course, not only did he bring back clothes and fabrics and people, but in order for Qiaogu to no longer endure hardships, when he went back, he also brought two chickens, six catties of meat, some dry intestines and two large bags of snacks made of coral.

This matter, Fang's family asked people to write a letter to tell Pearl, after Pearl heard about it, she didn't feel good in her heart, she knew very well what life was like in the Ming family, she was afraid that she had the heart to give some silver and things, with Ming Qian's self-esteem, she would not be willing to accept it, even if other people in the Ming family accepted it, I am afraid that she would not be grateful. Thinking of this, I can only write a letter to my parents and coral, so that they can send more things during the New Year's Festival, and now it is about to pass the Dragon Boat Festival, Pearl asked the people on the Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing to prepare a gift for Qiaogu, there are four treasures of the first-class study, four silk brocades, a pair of red gold bracelets for Qiaogu, and some snacks and some tea. That's all she can do as a cousin. It is estimated that with the addition of Jade and the things sent by the Liu family, Qiaogu's life is estimated to be a little better. (To be continued......)