Aunt Zhao's happy life

In Jinling, when it comes to one of the most wealthy families, no one can fail to mention Rongning Second Mansion.

In the eyes of outsiders, this day of blooming flowers and burning oil is simply the pinnacle of wealth in the world.

However, Jia Daishan, the Duke of Rongguo Mansion, has been depressed recently.

Mrs. Shi Shi is a lively person who loves to laugh, and she doesn't see others sighing and sighing in front of her, so she asked her husband: "What's not satisfactory about you? You don't lack gold or silver, you don't lack fame and fortune. You have sons and daughters, even concubine Ji." Depending on how many rooms you have taken, how many people in the world are more fortunate than you?"

Jia Daishan twitched his beard and paced back and forth: "That's why women's views are stupid. You just look at our life in front of us, but you don't know that it's all relying on the military exploits of your ancestors. The gentleman will be killed for the fifth generation, and when the time comes, the children and grandchildren will be killed." If we don’t study hard and test our fame, can this title be passed on from generation to generation? What do we rely on to maintain it? Seeing that the family has a big business, it’s just an empty shelf!"

Mrs. Shi is the daughter of the Shihou family of the Jinling family, so she naturally understands that this is reasonable. Looking ahead, no one from her natal family's historians can stand on a high platform. They also inherit the glory of their ancestors. toss.

Mrs. Shi laughed and said: "It's just that you said this too early. Shei'er has only just learned a little about economics. Why do you assert that he is not good enough? Although Zheng'er is naughty, he is also a smart boy. If you strictly control him, you can't guarantee it." Just a good seedling? Although our Min'er is a girl, we are more intelligent than dry. He can read and write, and talk about the past and the present. He is better than his two elder brothers, but his body is slightly weaker, and he is also good at taking care of himself. It's okay. In the future, the Marquis Mansion will be indispensable for future marriages. Our Rongguo Mansion is not worth your hassle. If you ask me, Ningguo Mansion is a headache. Look at Jing'er, he won a Jinshi with great difficulty, and he is still pointing at his glorious lintel Well, he is good, he learned how to burn alchemy and mercury at a young age, a good boy has changed his mind, and he doesn't care about all the big and small affairs of the family. , making people laugh at our Jia family!"

Jia Daishan said with a smile: "I can't even worry about my own son, how can I still extend the whip to Ningguo Mansion? Anyway, my brother's words are still counted, just beat his own baby!"

Mrs. Shi pulled Jia Daishan to sit down, and said with a smile: "You are just busy with nothing, the children are all well, you have to be charged with a crime, didn't they go to school well?"

Jia Daishan shook his head: "You blindly dote on them. You don't know that they are making trouble all day long. Shee'er's qualifications are mediocre, but fortunately, he is still doing his duty. Look at Zheng'er, pretending to fool me in front of me, pretending to hold Books, I don’t know what I’m doing behind the scenes. Every time I go to his study, he’s startled and secretive. Do you think there’s anything good about it? Once while he was going to school, I saw him in his study. There are such indecent things as "The Peony Pavilion" and "The Romance of the West Chamber". I'm going to beat him later, because I'm afraid he will be frightened and question him, and I'm afraid he will make up nonsense. You mother should say Don't say it, it will make it difficult for me to be a human being!"

Mrs. Shi laughed and said, "You're talking nonsense, why are you blaming me?"

Jia Daishan took a sip of tea and blew on his beard: "Not to mention, he runs around all day long, drinking and having fun, fooling around with girls and boys, you must have seen it?"

Mrs. Shi nodded: "He loves to play. This is the truth. I used to say that he is still young. Let him play for a few years. It will be hard for him to be free when he grows up. Now he still likes poetry and wine, and always likes to play." I have to take care of playing with the little girls."

Jia Daishan still wanted to criticize his son's faults, but then thought of his daughter Jia Min, and smiled kindly and gently: "Among my children, only Min'er makes me feel happy when I see him. She is good at learning and obedient. "

While talking, Mrs. Shi looked at her maid Zhao Ruier dozing off with the cat in her arms. She was cute and cute, and said to her husband with a smile: "I see that these girls in the room are still pretty and cute, and they are doing their duty. Only this Rui'er is smart and pungent, which is my favorite character. I was born to like sharp people, and this child was born better than others, should I pay attention to leave him as Zheng'er as a roommate?"

Jia Daishan used to dislike unruly women. His concubines were all soft-spoken and soft-spoken. They complained a lot about this shameless girl in front of his wife, but it was not easy to refute his wife's face.Hearing now that she said that she wanted to make such an unruly and unsightly aunt to his precious son, he couldn't hold back anymore: "You can't choose her with your eyes closed! Such a girl can enter our Jia's mansion." It's a miracle. I always suspect that she came in through the back door. Whenever I'm at home, I always see her arrogantly, she doesn't look like a servant at all, and she is always noisy. No one expects her to be idle for such a person. Climbed to your inner room and won your favor. This is her pinnacle, if you say leave it to Zheng'er, it's absurd!"

Mrs. Shi said: "Naturally, you have to be cautious when marrying a wife. What do you expect her to do with a aunt? Zheng'er is very active. Why don't you choose a lively aunt for him to live comfortably? What's the point of having a boring gourd in front of you?" It's not that I'm jealous, I can't stand your concubines, they all look dumb!"

Jia Daishan saw that the flames of war had reached him, and immediately shifted the blame: "Don't talk about me, talk about Zheng'er! This Zhao Rui'er can't read a single word, how can I urge Zheng'er to study and improve in the future? He must be driving Zheng'er every day! And she does everything You need to be strong when you pinch the tip, if you are a subordinate, how about you become an aunt?"

Mrs. Shi smiled and said: "When you become an aunt, how can you suppress others if you don't have any temper? The women and girls in our house are all fine. You are a soft persimmon, and she will just stare at you and step on you. If you want me to say you have to be strong." She deserves to be an aunt!"

Seeing that Jia Daishan was still noncommittal, Mrs. Shi said again: "This child is the first-class girl, and no one in the house can match her needlework. She is also cute and eccentric. Don't always look at her." People's shortcomings!"

Jia Daishan got up and walked out: "You can arrange it yourself. When the time comes, there will be a lot of trouble, and you can solve it yourself!"

Seeing that her husband had no objection, Mrs. Shi arranged in private to increase Rui'er's monthly payment, which made Zhao Rui'er puzzled.Mrs. Shi only said to her: "You are extravagant, and you use it up faster than others, so you have to give more. Don't talk about it, or I will take it back for you!"

Zhao Ruier nodded again and again: "Thank you Ma'am!"

With this thought in mind, Mrs. Shi created an extra opportunity to get Jia Zheng and Zhao Rui'er close.

Whenever Jia Zheng came back from school to say hello to his mother, Mrs. Shi would send Ruier to take care of her.Rui'er either poured tea and burned Jia Zheng's leg, or took the wrong pastry that Jia Zheng wanted to eat, or was impatient and couldn't help it.

Jia Zheng sees more decent girls, and he likes Rui'er's disobedience and carelessness very much. Whenever he sees his mother not around, he deliberately talks nonsense to Rui'er.Sometimes Rui'er justifies it, sometimes she doesn't agree at all.Jia Zheng said angrily, "Am I talking to the wall?"

Rui'er said: "I'm not the only one here, how do I know who you're talking to?"

Jia Zheng smiled and said, "Okay, then I will name you, Zhao Ruier, do you know where the spider's eyes are?"

Ruier still ignored.

Jia Zheng stepped forward and pinched her face: "I order you, talk to me!"

Rui'er frowned: "There are so many people, why did you come to me and talk about nothing, you're so dull, I don't want to talk to you."

Jia Zheng blocked Rui'er's way: "I am the Second Master Zheng, and you are a maidservant. If I tell you to talk to me, you must talk to me! If I want you to talk, you must talk!"

After coming and going, Jia Zheng and Zhao Rui'er became warmer.

Usually, he always thinks that his mother's place is not living here, as if he came here to make a detour, he has been attached to Rui'er since then, he wished he could come here eight hundred times a day.Except when he was in school, he always stayed with Mrs. Shi, and had dinner with his mother.

Jia Daishan taught him a few words at the dinner table, scaring Jia Zheng so much that he didn't dare to lift his head, praying in his heart that his father would finish eating quickly and go out quickly.

Even under such pressure, he still insisted on staying.

He was also afraid that his father would see through his thoughts, so he had to pretend to be an Oedipus every time, and rolled into Mrs. Shi's arms, calling for his mother. Mrs. Shi patted the back of his head and urged Jia Daishan to go out quickly, so as not to hinder the child's happiness.

After more than half a year, Jia Zheng and Zhao Ruier got to know each other's temperament and habits very well. Most of the time it was Zhao Ruier who was angry and noisy, and Jia Zheng followed behind to admit his mistake and beg for mercy.

One day, when no one was around for a nap, and several people in the house were also dozing off, Mrs. Shi asked Jia Zheng quietly, "Can I send Rui'er to your room?"

Jia Zheng said: "There are already five big girls in my room. Wouldn't it be too much pomp to add one more?"

Mrs. Shi smiled and said, "When did you ever care about the extravagance? You are afraid that people will see your thoughts!"

Seeing that Jia Zheng couldn't hide it, he smiled and said, "Then there are few people in your room, can you handle it?"

Mrs. Shi squinted her eyes on the couch: "It doesn't matter if I have one more or one less, who dares to shorten mine? It's just one thing, I gave you Rui'er to prevent you from fooling around outside, and you and her should be a little bit more modest." , don't indulge her too much!"

Jia Zheng winked at Rui'er: "Don't worry, Zhao Rui'er came to my room, I will strictly discipline her, and don't let her do anything wrong!"

Rui'er stuck out her tongue, quietly raised her fist and pretended to beat him.

In the afternoon, Mrs. Shi asked someone to send Ruier's things to Jia Zheng's house. After Jia Daishan came back at night and found out, he always felt that something was wrong: "Such a person will be a disaster sooner or later!"

Mrs. Shi reassured: "It's just a reserve to be an aunt, can she still turn the world upside down?"

Jia Daishan said: "I see that there is a girl in Zheng'er's room who is diligent and conscientious. I covered her name all of a sudden. What's her name? The one who speaks less and is quicker?"

Mrs. Shi said, "Zhou Linger, she is an honest girl."

Jia Daishan said: "If you ask me, it's okay to let her be an aunt."

Mrs. Shi said: "Don't treat your son with your own taste, Zheng'er just doesn't like this."