Femme Beauty

After drinking tea, Wang Xifeng got up and sat down at the small desk, because it was separated by Duobao Pavilion, and the bamboo forest outside could be seen through the window. The scenery of this small building is very unique.She asked Ping'er to finish the brush and ink, but she looked at the blank rice paper, holding her chin in her hand and was stunned for a while.When Jia Lian entered the side room, she didn't see Wang Xifeng's red makeup. She just turned her head and saw the rose-red one through the unpacked Duobao Pavilion. She didn't know what she was thinking.He went around and knocked on the table, "What is the little lady thinking about, but if she is troubled, talk to her husband."

"Go..." Wang Xifeng was turned around by his footsteps, and spat at him: "No one is serious!"

"How can you say that? It's fun in the boudoir. Those who are serious are saints." Jia Lian lifted the front of his robe and sat on a chair, leaning on the back of the chair, facing Wang Xifeng, and looking at the bamboo forest outside: "There are mostly bamboos here in the south." , do you like it?"

"Not really, you know I like that kind of lively things. Just looking at it like this, I think it's good." Wang Xifeng shook her head. She has never been the one who likes mediocrity in her three lifetimes.

"It's pretty good." Jia Lian nodded, casually flipping through the books and ancient volumes laid out on the side, he always felt that his wife's place was like a grocery basket.You said that there is farming, it can be said that it was from my mother's natal family.But you said, there are also fortifications... In the end, he even found out the ones that grow medicinal flowers and plants.Looking at the text and pictures on it, I just feel a little embarrassed.

"What's wrong?" Wang Xifeng looked at him holding his book in a daze.

"No... the books you read... are really complicated. Do you need to use them all?" Jia Lian didn't know what to say for a moment.I can only look at Wang Xifeng and wait for the answer.Seeing his appearance, Wang Xifeng laughed out loud.Then he lay down on the table, shaking his face with a smile.The jewelry on her head jingled.

Seeing him like this, Wang Xifeng shook her head with a smile and stopped making a sound, but continued to talk about her rural renovation plan and market operation plan.Seeing that she was getting serious, Jia Lian took a medical book and started to read it.He is not a scholar who is obsessed with reading. He pays attention to the fact that there is no other book to read except the Four Books.There is no harm in reading some miscellaneous books.What's more, reading medical books and the like may be helpful in the future.Although I have to prepare for the exam right now, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it.It would be a good thing if he could gain a reputation as a scholar by sharpening his gun in front of the battle.It's a pity... such a good thing can only be thought about.

The young couple had dinner with Lin Ruhai and Jia Min.Jia Min said that there are only a small number of people in the family, and it would not be appropriate to eat separately.A small kitchen was built for them, but it was just for supper or something at night.If there is anything you want to eat, just say it.This is a family, if you are polite, you will appear outsider.

Wang Xifeng has no objection to this. In her first life, she ate with her uncle and aunt.It was only when I arrived at Jia's mansion that I had to be a daughter-in-law to have fun with me, and then turn around to eat small stoves alone.Later, I was reborn and lived with my parents for more than 30 years, and I used them a lot together.It's just that Jia Lian was a little awkward about this. Since he was young, he was reluctant to follow his second uncle and old lady, and because he paid attention to health preservation and had a bland taste, he ate it by himself.Now eating together, he felt a little embarrassing.

Before the meal, the kitchen brought four cups of soup.It is very light, but the weather is cold at this time.With hot soup, it warms up the stomach and improves the appetite.Wang Xifeng likes this very much. In her previous life, her parents were from Shanghai, and the soup was passed down from her grandmother.

"Is it good to eat?" Jia Min glanced at Jia Lian and asked Wang Xifeng with a smile, "I asked Dudu in the kitchen to add some angelica for you. I can't eat that taste, but it's good for you."

"I don't think it's delicious. I'm afraid this soup has been boiled for a while, and it's so clear that it's much better than the cook I brought with me." Wang Xifeng wiped the corners of her mouth happily: "My aunt still loves me!"

"You are young, and Daiyu is a suckling baby. If you don't love me, who do you love? Besides, looking at you, I feel like marrying a daughter-in-law early." Jia Min spoke softly, while Lin Ruhai smiled and remained silent.It's just that Jia Lian didn't know what to think in silence.

The meals served are simple, with four large plates and four small plates.Two meat and two vegetables, two pickles and two pickles.Wang Xifeng likes the cool crispy radishes, but Jia Lian likes meat.He was the only one who ate most of the fire party.After putting down the chopsticks and gargling with old tea, I realized that I seemed to have passed.Rubbing his nose in embarrassment:

"Auntie's cooking here is very authentic."

"You're still young, so it's okay to eat more." Lin Ruhai didn't mind this. At his age, he should gradually improve his diet, eat less meat and more vegetarians.But Jia Lian is just half the age of a child.He comforted him: "It is said that half-children eat poor old men. You are at this age, why not. If you like it, I will ask someone to make fresh sheep for you to eat tomorrow. I am old, and I have to change at this time." Change. When I married your aunt back then, I also didn't expect to eat a plate of meat."

"Yes..." Jia Lian's ears turned red and she lowered her head.Wang Xifeng secretly looked at Jia Min who was on the side, then lowered his head and smiled.

After dinner, Jia Lian was taken away by Lin Ruhai.Jia Min is weak and needs to rest early. Wang Xifeng didn't say anything to stay, but said amused words, and went back to the small courtyard.She was also tired all day, and wanted to take a bubble break early.

Went up to the small building, sat in front of the dressing table and asked the maid to remove the hairpin.She changed into a soft pink underwear, and leaned on the warm step by the window while someone combed her hair.The soup for bathing hadn't been boiled yet, and she didn't want to get into the water so early.Just thinking about being comfortable for a while.

Qiu Ju took care of the trivial things, watched Dongmei come back, went upstairs to pick up the work in the hands of the little girl, and waved them back to Wang Xifeng's ear: "Grandma, there are some clues about that woman. It's just that I think... that woman is probably a fool."

"How do you say that?" Wang Xifeng turned over and lay flat, eyes closed, waiting for Qiu Ju to say something later.

Qiu Ju carefully combed the strands with a comb, and told Wang Xifeng what she knew in a low voice:

"That woman was the woman my aunt brought with me when she entered the house. It was just that she was too old to get married, so she adopted a little girl next to my aunt as a daughter. That girl has already become the mother in charge, in charge of sewing. The above things. Just one thing, the old woman's brother is still in the capital at this time and is a small steward in the East Mansion. When the old lady gives gifts to her aunts and grandmas during the New Years and holidays, she will ask the boat to bring some things to each other. In addition, On the old lady's side, it seems that the people who were brought here by the aunt would get some gift rewards every year. But I don't know anything else, but this old woman alone is a person who likes to yell. So, it seems stupid."

Hearing this, Wang Xifeng opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling: "I don't know if she's stupid or not, but I saw her missing her outfit at my aunt's place today. I think it's just a throwing stone to ask for directions. I can't tell later, and Someone else will come. Before I came, I heard from my wife that my aunt was pregnant with a child, but she lost it in less than four months. At that time, they were a young couple, and my uncle's mother passed away, so no one noticed. But after years of failure, my aunt came up with the idea of ​​taking concubines for my uncle. I don’t know if I told the old lady specifically or what, but the old lady sent four beautiful girls over. For this reason, uncle and aunt Had a big fight, and even wrote a letter to the master."

"So, this mansion is a mess again." Qiu Ju curled her lips and took a bristle brush to care for Wang Xifeng's long hair.

"I don't know if it's chaotic or not." Wang Xifeng twitched the corners of her mouth: "But there is an old saying that I don't know if you have heard, three years to clear the magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes silver. The Qing magistrate can have such benefits, this salt government What? Lin Ruhai will hold this position for at least three terms. That is to say, he has ten years to control the entire Jiangnan area. For those wealthy businessmen and dignitaries, his backyard also needs to be explored. Jiangnan has a lot of money, and the rich and powerful have a way There are too many. Look at our people, not to mention that if you lose your duty because of the white money...don't blame grandma, I'm welcome."

"I'll save this matter. Dongmei and I will never be sorry for grandma. It's just that this time, besides grandma and the people around me brought by the second master, there is also the old lady who said that I want to give my aunt's caregiver a big joy. I don't think grandma and second master seem to have mentioned it, and they both came to me today to mention it a little." Qiu Ju was referring to the two nuns that Jia's mother forced into Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng's fleet, both with them. family.One for three and one for five.

"Your family's second master will handle this matter, and it won't be in my hands. The mothers who came out of the four palaces have been arranged?" Wang Xifeng snorted softly. Jia Lian had already talked about the mothers on the boat.Wang Xifeng felt that it was not suitable for him to intervene in this matter, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

"Arrange it in a small courtyard in a side alley. It's just grandma. I think the second master seems to have forgotten about it." Qiu Ju gently tied her hair with a silk handkerchief. As soon as Jia Lian went upstairs, she heard the latter sentence. Unbuttoning the coat and handing it to Qiao Yun who followed, he asked, "What did you forget?"

"Isn't it the one brought by the old lady?" Wang Xifeng tied her hair with a silk handkerchief, looked at Qiao Yun who was following, and said, "Did the ones outside bring the water?"

"Two buckets full of water, grandma and grandpa think it's too much!" Qiaoyun put away Jia Lian's changed clothes, smiled and went to the closet to find the underwear Jia Lian wore at night.

Jia Lian waved her hand: "I'm going to soak with your grandma. After all, this wooden house is a bit damp. I know about those two families, and I have already told my uncle. But right now we still have four palaces with us. The nanny who came out, they are more or less suitable, why not stay here!"

"It was given by the old lady, how can I keep it?" Wang Xifeng glanced at him, and walked to the side room, where there are stairs leading to the bathroom.

Jia Lian followed behind: "But if I give it to my aunt, I'm worried that something will happen. I don't know what the old lady is thinking." Jia Lian thought of Daiyu who was alone in the end. If Daiyu had brothers or Uncle Lin by her side If you passed the stepchildren early, even if you remarry, you won't end up with all the family wealth in the second room and the old lady's warehouse.The Lin family's wealth was often mentioned by the old lady when the aunt got married.Now it can be seen that I am afraid that I have been thinking about it long ago.Jia's family is full of empty shells, with too many people.They are all idle in the capital, and most of the output on Zhuangzi will be distributed at the beginning of the year.In addition, the old lady likes to be rich, so when sharing the money, she can't treat other people poorly.If the family hadn't been separated now, what would be left in the end would be those imperial bestowals.

"What's on your mind?" Wang Xifeng, who was leaning on the armrest, suddenly stopped and turned to look at Jia Lian: "If you ask me, no matter what the old lady has in mind, it must be a good thing for my aunt to have a big baby. Thinking about turning a good thing into a bad thing? Besides, what does the aunt's family have to do with the old lady? Right now, the eldest sister doesn't know what to do in the palace. She just relies on my uncle, and I'm afraid it will be unsatisfactory. Uncle himself It's a third-rank official, a great official in the frontier. Is it good to offend my uncle?"

"It's not wrong to say so." Jia Lian looked at Wang Xifeng who was below, how could he say that the old lady didn't care whether the eldest sister needed help from outside.She has always believed that the eldest sister is the one who can ascend to the phoenix position.What she really cares about is the ancestral property of the Lin family that can fill the internal treasury.Ten million taels of family wealth!

He can't say this, and won't say it.He just shook his head: "Maybe it's because I'm short-sighted and I'm thinking a bit too much. But my aunt's body is the most important thing, and it's always good to be careful. Besides, our room has experienced the troubles caused by my father. Chu Zi, I’m afraid I won’t be able to get it in the old lady’s heart. Why bother to think about those who came after me? Isn’t their deeds also in my hands? Once they talk about it, do they dare to agree? You know, the old lady gave you a serious status. Those are all cheap."

Speaking of this, Jia Lian was a little proud, and he hooked Wang Xifeng's chin: "Go down quickly. It won't be good if the water gets cold later."

"Go!" Wang Xifeng glared at him, waved his hand and walked down.

Lin Ruhai took a bath and sat on the stool in front of Jia Min, reeking of alcohol, while the girl rubbed her feet.

Jia Min leaned on the bed and looked at Lin Ruhai as she covered her with the quilt: "Master told Lian'er if there is time. From what he looks like, he seems to be thinking about waiting for the exam."

"That kid thought about getting the first name, and then doing the apprenticeship ceremony. But I think it's better to advance. Now I have just been appointed as the salt administrator. I used to be in charge of it. Now that I really manage it, there will be a lot of guests. If it arrives In September, I'm afraid there will be other changes. It's better to come now!" Lin Ruhai was thinking about the Zhen family and Bai family in Panheng Jiangnan for several years.The Bai family is not afraid, the merchant family has not had any ups and downs in the officialdom so far.But the Zhen family is not easy to deal with.He just received a secret report, requesting to cooperate with the Red Snake Guards to investigate the affairs of the Zhen family.Now that he has just taken office, the Zhen family will try to save face a few times and there will not be too many disputes. It is the best time to be a teacher.After this time, there are many things, especially when the salt water is collected in summer, I am afraid that there will be twists and turns.After all, the old lady of the Jia family is said to have a very good relationship with the old lady of the Zhen family.Although the two governments are separated, it will not be misunderstood now.At that time, they might be framed by someone saying that they have no clear connection with the Zhen family.

"I guess it's a problem with the Sixth Ceremony. There are some things in it, and I'm afraid they won't be available in stock until two months later." Jia Min was talking about fresh vegetables in the Sixth Ceremony of Apprenticeship. Although the vegetable field in the south has been planted right now, Celery or something still has to wait.

"It's not a problem. Doesn't Lian'er have an uncle who is the governor of the south! I have already asked someone to go south to purchase, so it won't be too late." Lin Ruhai replied with a solid mind, and after he felt comfortable on his feet, He waved back the servant girl.He wiped off the moisture with a foot towel, dragged his coat and went to bed.Jia Min pushed back, and their bed had been modified long before she gave birth to Daiyu. It was connected to an earth dragon, and the bottom was not hollow but a small kang.Lin Ruhai entered, even though he was somewhat cold, he would not pass it on to Jia Min.After all, after Jia Min got married, the two shared the quilt.