The Republic of China. A Dream of Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies

"It doesn't matter if you don't want this kind of in-laws. In the Republic of China, men and women pursue equality. It's upright for women to go out to earn a living. I don't think it's a big deal. My family also wants to go out to work, but she is not healthy, so I don't agree." He did not agree. I don’t object to women making money and doing things, but some men probably think it’s embarrassing for women to support their families, but women always stay at home and feel bored. Occasionally, their wives will help neighbors to sew and make some food money.

"When you move here, her health should be better. There are medicinal materials in the house, and you can just take them if you need them. Zhou Ping will find them for you. If these servants are not good at doing things, you Just tell me directly that we have not been at home for the past few years, and Qingzhu also leaves early and returns late, they have lost the rules, Lao Zhou, who helped me before, returned home to take care of his old mother, and another Sanquaner let Yinger His mother-in-law dug it away, so they should be at ease." He said, the person who has stayed in the mansion the longest now is Zhou Ping, but that child is short-sighted and has no eyesight, so he just looks at Lao Zhou's face. Just kept it.

Hearing this, Yanlin felt very disappointed. Originally, there were dozens of servants in his family, and even eunuchs, but after his salary was cut, he no longer had the energy to pay these people. The family property, fields, antiques Slowly it was sold out, the number of servants became less and less, and finally there was no one. It was only the daughter-in-law who took care of the mother and took care of the two children.

Zai Kun saw through his thoughts, and said openly: "You servants at home, you can do whatever you want, shopping, washing clothes, you are welcome, they are used to idleness, they should do more things." In London, he only had two There are four maids, and one of them only comes to help cook during the day, so when he returned to Beijing, Lord Belle couldn't adapt to the life of seven or eight servants at home, and felt that it was unnecessary to hire so many people.

Yanlin couldn't refuse, so he nodded with a smirk.

The next day, Yanlin did not go to pull the cart as usual, but packed things together with his wife and mother. In order to help Zai Kun, he specially called two male servants to help them move together, and put the messy things into the carriage Sai, the only things left at home are a box of tattered clothes and books that he is reluctant to sell.

But he couldn't even fit people and things, so he had to pull the cart himself to take his mother there first, and then come to pick up his wife and two sons. Yan Lin, who was covered in sweat after running, didn't care about the contemptuous eyes of Zhou Pinghe's male servant surnamed Zhang. , busy inside and out until evening, the three rooms were probably tidied up enough for people to live in.

Bin Zhuo and Bin Qing ran to the garden in the backyard to play while the adults were busy cleaning up the things. The elder brother Bin Zhuo was six years old, and the second child Bin Qing was four years old. It was when they were being naughty. They saw the big blue and white porcelain vat The carp raised in the tank covered the mouth of the tank with a wooden cover, leaving only air holes. The eldest brother pulled the cover off, but the second child, Binqing, was short and couldn't see the fish inside, so he yelled anxiously: " Brother, I want to see it, you hug me to see it!"

The two children follow their father's family, and they will not be too tall in the future, because they often go out to play with the children in the alley, and they are tanned, but they are always the target of bullying by everyone. I don't hang out with other kids much.

Bin Zhuo tried his best to hug his younger brother's waist so that he could lie on the side of the big tank and watch the fish, but after all, he was small, and the food he usually ate was not enough to grow his body. Fortunately, Binqing didn't fall into it by pawing at the edge of the tank.

"What are you doing? That's not something you can play with!" A man's growl came from not far away, causing the two brothers to fall to the ground in fright, get up and run away.

The person who came was the golden-eyed Beizi Puying. Seeing these two little bastards making trouble, his nose was almost crooked. This is the Japanese carp that Ama likes very much. Each piece is not cheap, enough for these two little bastards. I have been pulling my car for a year with my ass pouting.

"Zhou Ping!" Pu Ying called the servant to her side.

Zhou Ping, who was in his thirties, nodded and said, "Brother, can you tell me?"

"These two children, watch carefully, don't let them touch the things in the house, especially not to enter Ama, my room, and the study room, and lock them from the outside when no one is around." The area has been said all over, except for skipping Da Gege's boudoir, he can't wait for the two children to go in and rummage, and he would be happy if he heard the "Hedong Lion Roar"!

"Sure, I'll keep an eye on it. When you and Master Belle are not at home, I will lock the door and prevent them from entering." Zhou Ping annoyed Yanlin's family very much. After moving, let alone a rich man, even a servant like him thinks that most of the things should be thrown away, such as broken boxes, rotten jars (with pickles in them), moldy wooden strips (the wife pulling the cart said it can be used for fire) ), even the cracked dining table had to be brought along with him, and he persuaded the old lady to put these junk in the unused room in the backyard.

It is said that the cart puller used to be the king of iron hats, he was a prince, why didn't he see a decent thing?

After Puying ordered a few servants, he came to the front yard. When passing by the three houses where Yanlin's family lived, he still politely said hello to old Fujin.

The old lady looked at his back and praised: "This child is so handsome. If it was still in the Qing Dynasty, the Baylor Mansion would not have been broken down by a matchmaker."

"Er Niang, go in and lie down. It's cold outside. I'll have dinner later. I'll come directly from the kitchen. It's not appropriate for us to sit and eat with other people." Qiaoping helped her mother-in-law into the house. , busy making tea for her, the tea was just sent by Kun Beile from the old lady, and she also brought a box of eight big pieces, is it the Chinese New Year soon?

Yanlin put his favorite books on the almost brand-new bookshelves in the house, and suddenly a warm current surged in his heart. They hadn't lived in such a nice house for three or four years. The house was very warm, and the walls were clean and white , there is not the slightest musty smell, and even the bedding and mattresses are specially prepared for them. Brother Kun did not treat them as outsiders. According to Er Niang, this is the way out that Ama left for herself. He accepted it as a matter of course, but he was thinking about how to repay Zai Kun...

It was getting dark, Viscount Kelso and Qing Zhu entered the door one after another, and Ge Ge went back to the boudoir without saying anything.

When Lord Belle saw the person he loved coming, he immediately welcomed him into the study with a smile, closed the door and asked, "Why did you come here suddenly?"

"I brought some things here, and I'll take a look at you and Ying'er. During the day, I met him at a foreign company, and I told you and him to help with it. Now I'm going to teach him how to do business." Kyle Suo put the gift on the table, poured tea for himself bluntly, he was too familiar with everything here, after all, he was once a member of this family.

"Let him take care of the trip to Shanghai. I won't follow me around. I just want to rest when I return to China. Age is not forgiving." In fact, he wants to have fun, and even plans to ride a horse to the countryside. Find a place where you can hunt and have fun.

Kelso smiled. "You just want to play."

"Yes... You know about Yanlin's family moving here, right?" He guessed that the boss must have told Kelso, and despite the objections of the whole family (including his sister), he still insisted on his own opinion.

Kelso said while drinking tea: "Well, I heard from Yinger that you need to take care of their family and you need medicinal materials. I have a lot of them. He bought them for me to nourish my body. I can eat them all." Especially after giving birth to his daughter, he became a medicine jar. After taking supplements for more than a year, he almost became fat, but slowly lost weight again.

Lord Belle felt sour in his heart, so he sighed and said, "Oh... I thought you would be separated from him in a few years, but I didn't expect him to be very affectionate." But Jin Kai was kind to the Viscount, he was actually quite It is gratifying, at least it shows that the original "perfection" was correct, although it has hurt me.

Kelso put down his teacup and smiled sweetly: "Do you want me to live with him forever, or do you want me to separate from him?"

"Of course it's the latter. As I said at the beginning, you can come back anytime. We're still living the same way as before. I haven't even taken off the ring and I've been wearing it all the time, just to wait for you to come back." Zai Kun expressed without losing the opportunity Seeing the truth, the Viscount turned his face away in embarrassment.

Kelso blushes because he took off his ring seven years ago.

"It's time for you to find a partner." He didn't want to watch Kun continue to wait, because they couldn't go back to the past.

Zai Kun couldn't help shaking his head and said: "It's easy to find a partner, but it's too difficult to satisfy me. I can only blame you for being so kind."

"I'm not good at all." He chose a comfortable life for himself, but it brought a "disaster" to the original family. The second child, Pu Xie, always resented himself for this, so he didn't come back with Kun this time. , and because Puying is old, he is very clear about what happened seven years ago. At that time, Puying asked him what happened to the wound on his face, but he didn't tell the truth.

"You are not good, he will cling to you for nothing?" Zai Kun said sullenly, but that is to say, that slap was the reason why he and Kelso finally separated, because of a moment of anger. Completely ignoring the dignity of his lover, he actually lost to himself in the end.

"Let's stop talking about this. I'm going back to London after the new year. Let's talk about Xi'er. Is what you said in the letter true?" Kelso asked the child's father. During the rebellious period, proud and defiant, the boss Pu Ying is also very proud, but she can still control social activities when she goes out, and she is more tactful (this is like Zai Kun), but Pu Xi has this kind of arrogance written on her face, which is not very good Loves to talk to people, can't accept criticism with an open mind, and always thinks that he is right.

"It's absolutely true. He never lets anyone into his room, not even his brother, and I'm even more useless." Zai Kun was very troubled. He couldn't make up his mind to educate Pu Xi because the second child It's a half-daughter (same as the Viscount), and it would be easier if she was a bald boy like the boss.

"This is secondary. The main thing is not to listen to other people's advice. Otherwise, I will stagger the date of returning to London and change it to May, so that I can bring him back when he is on summer vacation. By the way, I also want my uncle to come and have a look, and let my uncle go back to England with him after the vacation is over." The viscount hoped that Xie'er would not follow his old path, marry a woman and form an ordinary family, live a bright and honest life, and be able to stand in front of everyone. A lively wedding with blessings.