"You are the eldest lady of the Qin family, you have to have the pomp and circumstance you deserve, now it is very cold, this year is a rare winter, and the snow is also heavy, not to mention your father to go back, but the emperor has made a will, there must be something big happening, we go back, it is indispensable to go out to meet guests, and even have to receive guests, every time you go out, it represents the Qin family, how can you do without good things? Besides, you are not by your parents' side, and the food and clothing are in accordance with the regulations of the house, but now that you have a mother, and your mother uses her own private room to supplement her daughter, who dares to underestimate you? Now this jewelry is just brought in winter, and in the future, my mother's shop will send you good ones, what are these? ”

Qin Min nodded, and understood his mother's intentions in doing this. But he still said, "Now I all have gold jewelry, and I have too many jade pendants and jade pendants." ”

"It's nothing, keep it for you to play, and when you change your accessories in early summer next year, you can pick it out."

"Hehe, then Min'er will thank her mother in advance." Qin Min said with a smile, there are only so many jade ornaments to play with in winter, and when the season changes, I am afraid that I will be scared again.

Pearl also had something in mind, this time when she went back, although there were only a dozen cars, there were many cars carrying people, and there were not many cargo, so she was afraid of making people talk. When the officials of the feudal territory returned to Beijing, everyone watched it, and Qin Hui was afraid that someone would be angry, so he let several other adults and generals go separately. Almost everyone's hometown is in the capital, and it is inevitable to bring things when you go home for the New Year, but the imperial historians may not give you a chance to distinguish. The road was not bumpy, and everyone was not so tired. In the evening, just in time for the town, Qin Hui and Qin Dezhang were not uncomfortable. It's that Pearl felt a little tired from sitting, and when she arrived at the inn, she first ordered some good dishes, and then took a bath, and then had a good rest.

Qin Min not only brought two grandmothers, but also four big girls and four second-class girls. Two mothers-in-law. There are even more people on the pearl side. There are two grandmothers, four big girls, eight second-class girls, and stewards, maids, guards, and people in the stove. There are also people who are responsible for keeping their belongings. That's a lot of money. This time the pearl to see the mother-in-law is not the most important thing. It's for the husband to be helpful at work, and of course, to treat this mother-in-law. Pearl doesn't intend to curry favor, he asks for money and things, but he can't, the people of the Qin family, starting from Qin Hui's grandfather, have been important ministers of the imperial court, the Qin family has many officials in the court, and there are many protégés and former officials, and there are several family friends, but the Qin family has always been very low-key. The people of the Qin family, since there are many people who are officials, they naturally have a lot of money, and Qin Hui, as the patriarch, must have a lot of money in his hands. But this money, first, to buy sacrificial fields for the family, and secondly, to fund the Egret Academy built by the Qin family, married into the Qin family, Pearl only knew that the Egret Academy was actually opened by the Qin family, and Qin Dezhang was going to study there soon. These three are for the clansmen to be officials, and the money is divided into two parts, one part is scattered in various ticket numbers, and the other part is in the form of treasures, stored in pawnshops in several places, which are all used for gifts. But who can use it, who can't use it, and what to give, these are all university questions, and even where to go, what officials are, and how to evaluate this person, it still needs to be personally inspected by the patriarch, and the patriarch also needs to personally select gifts and let everyone take care of them, and he is working it. But this money can't be used on Qin Hui alone, and Qin Hui can't put the treasure on a battle. After all, all this money and goods were offered by the clansmen. The Qin family has been prosperous for hundreds of years, how much money is there, and how much treasure there is, I am afraid that only the patriarch knows.

But the old lady knows, she knows even more, if she wants to live comfortably, get the flattery of the next person, no silver is not good, her maiden family is just a clear stream, there is not much dowry, although now in the Qin Mansion is not bad, but the Qin family is thrifty, there is a limit to the annual use, several times to the eldest son hinted, let him add more home, but the eldest son is as if he didn't hear it, and afterwards, always send some cloth jewelry, but not much, are only she the old lady can use, occasionally sent bird's nest and shark fin, There aren't many of them either. wants to have a lively birthday banquet, and don't let it be wasted, in fact, her own food, clothing, housing and transportation are all excellent, but the surplus money in her hand is too little, and the surplus money in the house is not much, so she has no confidence.

Hearing the message, saying that the eldest son was going to come back with the little goblin, the old lady of Qin Wang came to the spirit, and said that the Qing prefect for three years, 100,000 snowflakes of silver, the son became a first-class master this time, and he must have received a lot of things, I don't know what he will honor himself this time, and that little goblin, anyway, a stepfamily with no family background has to slap her well, but she will not let go of the little goblin so cheaply.

When there was still more than half a month before the Chinese New Year, Qin Hui and Pearl finally arrived in the capital, and when they arrived at the gate, they had already seen the main gate of the Qin Mansion wide open, and the housekeepers and subordinates were all at the door to greet them, and when Qin Hui and Qin Dezhang got off the car, these people hurriedly knelt on the ground to say goodbye, and saw Pearl and Qin Min get out of the car, surrounded by a group of beautifully dressed servants, and for a while I didn't know whether to greet or not, I heard Qin Hui shout coldly, "Haven't you seen Mrs. and Miss yet?" ”

Everyone hurriedly saluted Pearl and Qin Min, in the past, Qin Hui didn't go home much, and the subordinates always subconsciously regarded the old lady and the third lady as the biggest principal in the house, even if the third master came back, they were accustomed to it. But now that I have seen the lord, I have seen the black cloak of the lord and the red official robe exposed, all of which show the identity of the governor of the four provinces and the official of the first frontier, all of which make people feel that the emperor's kindness to him is completely because of the relationship between the lord and the lord, and the bearing of the lord makes people all timid.

After listening to the greetings of the people, Pearl couldn't hear any emotion in her tone, and said, "Get up! After that, Qin Hui walked to Pearl's side and said to Pearl, "Go to the palace first, you take the children back to settle down first!" ”

"Yes, sir, just go." Pearl said, and then watched Qin Hui get into the carriage again and run to the palace. Then, Pearl took Qin Dezhang and Qin Min to the main gate and asked, "Where is the manager?" ”

"Slave Ma Liu, is the chief housekeeper, I don't know what Madame commands?"

"Is the house all tidied up?" Pearl no one this horse six up, squinting his eyes and asking,

Ma Liu was embarrassed, it stands to reason that this is what the housekeepers and mothers of the inner courtyard do, of course, he also has the responsibility to ask, but the old lady is embarrassed, it turns out that in the courtyard of the eldest master, only the study has been cleaned up, that is after the death of the Gu family, where the eldest master lived, and the courtyards of several other young masters have been prepared, I didn't expect that the eldest young master and the eldest young grandmother did not come back, but the second young master and the eldest lady came back, and their yard was cleaned up, but this lady should live in the main courtyard, But the main courtyard is all the things of the first lady, and someone cleaned it, which made the old lady put the incense case in the ranks. Anyway, there is no place for the lady to live.

So he could only say, "Mrs. Hui, it's almost cleaned up." ”

Who is Pearl? As soon as I heard this, there was a problem, but it didn't matter, and he said, "There are a lot of salutes brought back this time, and there are some valuable items, all of which are useful things for the master." Is there a place to settle down? ”

"Yes, in the courtyard next to the master's study, there is a big courtyard next to it, which was originally a resting place for the master when he was alive, just clean it." Ma Liu hurriedly said, although he didn't dare to look at his wife, but he also saw the fiery red fox fur cloak on his wife's body, and the warm forehead on his head was also a fiery red long-haired fox skin, with a huge, sparkling sapphire in the middle, and a circle of small diamonds around the gem, which looked even more wealthy. The skirt that can be seen is also a thick satin gold silk satin, and the shoes are even sealed with pearls! There are also a lot of people around the eldest lady next to her, all of them are wearing wool armor, and they are also satin clothes, but they are all dark flowers, and the eldest lady also glanced at it, wearing a snow-white mink cape, with a Zhaojun hat on his head, and the skirt is even more streamer, and the shoes are deerskin, with gold embroidery and a huge pink pearl. That's a lot of money! Ma Liu immediately became excited, and then looked at the large group of people behind him, as well as the guards with knives and the dozen or so carriages behind, Ma Liu hurriedly bowed down and invited Madame, young master, and young lady to go in.

Ma Liu went to settle down those salutes, and then asked the daughter-in-law who managed the inner courtyard to lead the pearl to take the two children and the servants around her to the pear garden where the old lady lived. Qin Dezhang originally had two little girls around him, two girls, after arriving at the pearl, they were all changed, two big girls, Zhou Zheng, and they were both seventeen years old, the most important thing is that these two are in the school of Zhuangzi, the best martial arts, and they are both smart, they are very good at life, their families are very decent, and they have already promised to be married, and they can get married after twenty, and there are two little girls, who are only twelve years old this year, and they are also good martial arts people, and they are literate and understand etiquette. There are four little girls, they didn't follow them to the inner courtyard, there are more people around Qin Min, this time I came to the old lady, I didn't bring the masters, but the grandmother who taught the rules to deal with the things around me was to bring, Cheng Mama and Guan Mama, four big girls, eight little girls, the leader of the big girls is Cherry, seventeen this year, the rest are fourteen or fifteen years old, and the little girls are also eleven or twelve years old, these maids, but they play a great role, they played a very important role in the process of Qin Min's education. For example, cherry, looking the most gentle and amiable, there are many hearts, the most soft knife killing, what she is best at, is the management personnel and accounts, the other three big girls, the rules are very good, the martial arts are also top-notch, it is rare to have read books, the character is trustworthy, the things that the girls will have, they will, of course, also have their own directions, some people are in charge of the kitchen, some people are in charge of medicine, some people are responsible for entertainment and dressing up the master, and several other little girls, that are the successors of the big girls, When the big girl marries and becomes a housekeeper or a shopkeeper, they will be promoted, and they can also choose to give up their slavery, what a bright future. (To be continued.) )