The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Seeing that the porridge distribution was on the right track, Shi Yao took out a silver note of 100 taels and handed it to Aunt Liu Hua.

"Aunt, please go to the clothing store again and buy some cotton clothes for those who are poorly clothed. Please ask Banxia to keep an eye on them and pick those who have been frozen for a long time, so that scammers won't take advantage of them."

She hesitated for a moment and said, "Forget it. Let's not go to the clothing store first. Let's go to the pawnshop first. If there are any second-hand cotton-padded clothes, buy as many as you can. I'm afraid they won't be able to keep the new clothes. If they're not enough, then go to the clothing store."

Aunt Liu Hua said with relief: "The young lady is really kind-hearted and considerate. But if you donate old clothes, I'm afraid your reputation will be bad."

Shi Yao smiled and said, "That's easy. Don't let the porridge giver come out to deliver it. Just hire someone on the street to do it quietly. Just don't mention that it's delivered by our Shi family."

Aunt Liu Hua looked at her with a gentler look, and her usually stern face softened a little: "Young lady, you are thoughtful. Good deeds will be rewarded."

Shi Yao smiled shyly, and said honestly, "I think so too. However, I am doing a good deed today, and I don't ask for anything else, but I hope that big sister will recover soon. If big sister recovers soon, it will be my reward for my kindness."

"If the eldest lady knew what you meant, she would be very happy." Aunt Liu Hua hid the banknotes and stood up. "If there is any left, I will bring it back to you."

Shi Yao chased to the door, lifted the curtain and said, "Aunt, buy more. If there are any extra, keep some in the temple and ask the abbot to give it to those in need. Send the rest to South City. I'll wait for you in South City."

"it is good!"

Aunt Liu Hua reported to Shi Mingzhen, took five or six strong men with her, and left in another carriage.

Shi Yao sat back in her original position. Seeing Tao Ziyi constantly looking at her, she looked herself up and down and asked with a smile, "Why are you looking at me like this, Third Sister-in-law?"

Tao Ziyi sighed, "We really can't believe in rumors. Rumors are often biased. My sister is so good, they are just blinded by her own ignorance."

The "they" here refers to the men and some women of the Shi family.

Shi Yao first lifted the car window curtain and told them to set off, then lowered the curtain to block out the wind from outside, and then said:

"Human hearts are biased, and I am also biased against them, which is understandable."

Tao Ziyi felt Shi Yao's coldness and wanted to say something, but she was tongue-tied and didn't know how to express herself. She was afraid that her tongue would backfire, so she simply changed the subject:

"You seem to be quite afraid of your eighth brother, why did you provoke him just now?"

Shi Minghui killed someone in public, which left a deep psychological trauma on Shi Yao. What Shi Yao prayed for the most today was to ask the Bodhisattva to take away Shi Minghui, the fugitive murderer.

She snorted, "The last time I left the house, my second brother and his friends made a fuss and almost hurt me. If I don't do something, I'll feel bad, and the old master and his friends will probably be worried too.

Since the old man asked me to torment them, if I don't, wouldn't I be wasting his kindness? Since I have troubled my second and seventh brothers, I can't leave my eighth brother behind, otherwise, won't he think that I look down on him? "

Tao Ziyi is both funny and sad.

The words "I'm afraid the old man and the others are worried too" almost made her cry.

Shi Yao's situation in the Shi family was indeed not very good.

Tracing back to the source, it was because of her first day entering the mansion that Zhuzhu fell into the water.

Anyone who offends Zhuzhu as soon as he enters the door is equivalent to offending the entire Shi family.

If Zhuzhu's wet nurse had not been found out later for practicing witchcraft, Shi Yao would have been eaten alive by the Shi brothers.

Tao Ziyi took Shi Yao's hand and said softly, "Zhuzhu is my only sister. You and I have similar personalities. If you feel bored staying in the yard, come to Shaohua Garden to play with me."

"Then I won't be so formal with my sister-in-law." Shi Yao responded politely on the surface, but she laughed in her heart.

Her third brother Shi Mingzhen lives in Shaohuayuan, how could she dare to go there?

I'm afraid I'll go in vertically and come out horizontally.

The days passed quickly in winter, and it was already noon when they arrived at Shi's porridge stall.

Although the sun is shining today, there are still gusts of cold wind, which feels like scraping knives on people's faces.

The Shi family’s porridge stall is located in the slums of the south city.

In this area, wealthy families often set up tents to distribute porridge, and many refugees from outside the capital were settled here.

Shi Yao lifted the car curtain, and the cold wind blew on her face, making her shiver.

Outside the carriage, there were many poor people who were half-naked, walking barefoot in the snow and ice, and queuing up for porridge with broken bowls.

Looking at them, and then looking at herself who was still feeling cold even though she was hugging the heater, Shi Yao no longer felt how miserable she was.

Shi Mingzhen got off the carriage, walked over, stood under the window, and said politely, "Second sister, it's chaotic here, I'm afraid I'll bump into you, so you'd better not get off the carriage, just take a look, and go back early, so that grandma won't worry about us."

"With my brothers here, what's there to be afraid of?" Shi Yao would not respect this third brother for Tao Ziyi's sake, and interrupted him, "Third brother urged me to go back home, but you are impatient to accompany me to visit the capital?

I look at the capital covered in snow and find it very interesting. I want to go for a walk. If my brothers are anxious to go back home, I will go back to accompany my grandmother. "

Shi Mingzhen took a breath: "But how did I offend my second sister?"

"What?" Shi Yao was surprised. "I thought I had offended Third Brother, so he was so sarcastic when he spoke to me. I thought that Third Brother and I had never spoken to each other before today, and even if we did, it was only when I greeted him a few times. Could it be that Third Brother was born to dislike me?"

Shi Mingzhen was choked and speechless.

Shi Yao’s powerful tongue cannon lies in her “self-knowledge”. She is not afraid of falling out with others, and she blurts out self-deprecating words. She is not embarrassed, but the person whose thoughts are exposed will be embarrassed.

In summary, shameless.

Meeting such a shameless scoundrel who was willing to sacrifice his reputation, and a sister who had to be supported, Shi Mingzhen had no choice but to bow and say:

"Third brother was rude first, so I apologize to my younger sister. I can play however I want."

Shi Yao moved away and waited for him to stand up. Then she leaned over the window, looked down at him and smiled, "As expected of a son of an aristocratic family, Third Brother is very graceful. Since Third Brother has spoken, I will speak directly. Look, it's noon now. We are hungry. If we go to a nearby restaurant to eat, the carriage will have to run for another half an hour.

Why don't we just eat at our porridge shop? On the one hand, we can understand the suffering of the people and be grateful for the hard work of our ancestors. Our descendants can enjoy happiness from birth and keep the word "filial piety" in mind. My second brother and his family can be more sincere when they kneel in the ancestral hall tomorrow.

Secondly, we can also monitor whether the porridge shop is cutting corners, so as to prevent the subordinates from fooling us and ruining the reputation of our Duke's Mansion. We will not reward those who are wrong, but we will correct those who are wrong. What do you think, Third Brother?"