The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Seeing that she was frank, Tao Ziyi did not pretend with her: "I like to go out too. I am bored to death staying at home all day. Especially in this winter, it is cold and cold. I get tired of watching the snow scenery for two days and want to go out and see the outside world.

Your third brother is a man who runs around outside every day, and he makes sarcastic remarks, saying that he wishes he could trade places with me. If we really want to trade places with him, and he stays stuck for three days, he will start to cry out - drink some hot tea to warm himself up, or else he will catch a cold.

Shi Yao took the tea and drank most of it obediently, feeling warm from her stomach to her face.

That chilling and evil feeling disappeared without a trace.

"That's right. It's easy for them to talk without any pain. Being able to go out but wanting to stay at home, and wanting to go out but being forced to stay at home by the rules are two different things, two different feelings.

If I could be reborn and choose for myself, I would definitely choose to be a man rather than a woman.

Being a man, I can have girls on both sides, I don't have to go through the pain of childbirth, I can fly as high as the sky and fish as wide as the sea, I can build a career and travel thousands of miles, and no one can find fault with me.

Being a woman is different. When you are born, you live in your parents' home. When you get married, you live in your husband's home. You go back and forth all your life, probably just between these two places. If you go out occasionally, people will point fingers at you. Isn't that boring?"

Shi Yao went out several times. Not to mention the thrill of the first time, some women in the mansion were dissatisfied with her the last time and this time, thinking that she was not obedient enough.

I just didn't say it in front of her, but I couldn't help but nag about it in private.

Tao Ziyi was inexplicably angry and chuckled, "That's true, but being a woman has its advantages. You don't have to run around in the wind and rain, you don't have to bow down for a few dollars, you don't have to scheme with people outside, you can manage the inner house peacefully and have your husband to protect you. You enjoy a more peaceful life than a man who has to work hard for a living."

Shi Yao smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is right. Although I want to be a man in my next life, I am also very happy to be a daughter in this life."

She didn't argue.

Men are busy in the wider world, bending over backwards for a few pieces of silver, and engaging in intrigue.

And in the inner house with only one acre of land, don’t women have to bow down for a few pieces of silver and engage in intrigue?

Otherwise, how could there be the Three Obediences and Four Virtues?

How can a mother-in-law set rules?

Isn't this just bowing down for a few pieces of silver?

If Shi Yao refuted her, Tao Ziyi might be able to say a hundred more sentences to refute Shi Yao, but Shi Yao gave up her position in an instant and went along with what she said, which made her even more upset.

I don’t know where this annoyance comes from.

She scolded him, "Didn't you say that when you have time, you would come to Shaohua Garden to play with me? I've been looking forward to seeing you all day, why haven't you come?"

Shi Yao said with embarrassment: "Third brother doesn't like me. When Third sister-in-law wants to talk to me, he is afraid that I will lead her astray. How dare I go to his house to bother him, for fear that he will beat me out. Although I am not thin-skinned, I am also a girl who cares about my reputation.

Today, the old man asked my third brother to accompany me out. If I were allowed to choose by myself, I would rather choose my seventh brother.

If you have nothing to do, please come to Guanju Courtyard to play with me. I learn calligraphy from my grandmother in the morning, and the afternoon is usually free, and there is nothing to do to pass the time. I just ask the maids about the customs of the capital, or listen to Aunt Liuhua’s teachings on etiquette. "

Tao Ziyi was embarrassed.

Shi Yao didn't dare to look for her to play, and she didn't dare to look for Shi Yao either.

Next to Guanju Courtyard is Lanpei Courtyard. It would be unreasonable for her to go look for Shi Yao instead of visiting Zhuzhu.

If she goes to both courtyards, she will probably end up in a bad situation on either side. She will become a person who is disliked by others. Why bother?

Moreover, Shi Yao was not on good terms with the first wife, and everyone in the house knew about it. The eldest aunt often took care of the second wife, and she didn't want to lose face for the eldest aunt.

The two were silent for a moment, then chatted about other things tacitly.

Shi Mingzhen often went out, and he would occasionally tell Tao Ziyi some gossip.

Tao Ziyi didn't want to bother him all the time by talking about trivial family matters, so she often called in the little boys around him and offered them some fruit tea. The boys would then chat for half an hour about what was happening outside.

Therefore, she knew a lot of gossip, and now she could just tell it to Shi Yao.

Shi Yao listened with great interest and occasionally talked about things in her hometown in Jinling, such as the dog in the east and the cat in the west.

The two of them were chatting happily. Tao Ziyi told a story about a rooster marrying a bride on behalf of a groom. Then she changed the subject and asked:

"Sister, I'm afraid you'll be getting married next year. Have you thought about what kind of family you want to marry into? Marrying a woman is a lifelong event and it shouldn't be taken lightly."

Shi Yao coughed lightly and pretended to be shy: "I can't make the decision on this matter. It depends on what grandma and grandpa think. I believe that grandpa and grandma will help me choose a good son-in-law."

Tao Ziyi suddenly discovered that Shi Yao was a very smart girl.

She knew that her biological mother, Rong, disliked her, so she never went to the third room to bother Rong.

Knowing that the third master was unreliable, he never went to great lengths, wasted time, or made himself unhappy to please his father.

She took advantage of Shi Mingzhu's illness and, despite being despised and embarrassed by everyone in the mansion, she gradually opened the hearts of the old man and the old lady through their daily interactions.

This morning, the old man protected Shi Yao and blamed all the bad things that had happened in the mansion recently on Nanny Xin. She was quite shocked.

Tao Ziyi felt relieved a little, as this meant that the old man remembered that Shi Yao was a member of the Shi family, and would at least protect her life no matter what.

However, Shi Yao's marriage is still difficult.

She would offend the eldest family who would inherit the Duke's Mansion in the future, and would not be liked by her father and mother. The old Duke and the Dowager Lady, who doted on her, were both nearly 70 years old, and it was unknown how many years they had left to live. Who would dare to marry Shi Yao?

This was not an easy thing to say. As a cousin from another room, it was not appropriate for her to interfere in Shi Yao's marriage. Just as she was wondering how to end the matter, she arrived at Qinglian Temple.

This time, Shi Yao was familiar with the place. She worshipped the Bodhisattva and donated one hundred taels of silver as incense money to thank the Bodhisattva and fulfill her vow.

He donated another 100 taels, asking the Bodhisattva to continue to protect her family from unrest.

Afterwards, he ordered Aunt Liu Hua to buy firewood, rice, oil and salt nearby: ten carts of firewood, ten stones of rice, five stones of flour, plus a large ceramic jar of pickles fried with animal oil.

She instructed the abbot of the temple to provide porridge and steamed buns for a long time, and she would send people to deliver firewood, rice and pickles regularly.

The abbot said directly: "You are a kind-hearted person, and you will be blessed in the future!"

Shi Yao thanked him with a smile on her face, but she didn't agree in her heart.

Even if she donated all her belongings and saved ten thousand people at this moment, there would be no blessing, pie in the sky, or a god dropping down from the sky to love her to the point of living and dying for her and killing all the enemies in the world for her.

Good days are always achieved through one’s own efforts.

For those who work hard, a bad hand of cards may turn into a good one.

If you don’t work hard, a good hand of cards may turn into a bad one.

Shi Yao only half believed in feudal superstition, but she firmly believed in the saying "God rewards hard work".