A Concubine of Salted Fish in Qing Dynasty [Red House]

Of course it is impossible to refuse, Dachun smiled and agreed: "I must go."

Both the fourth elder brother and Chen Yu could see his reluctance, but they both acted as if they didn't see it, and continued to chat. In the end, the servant looked at the sky and came to remind him vaguely, and the fourth elder brother proposed leave.

As soon as he said he wanted to go back, Luo Yu also received the message, and couldn't help but sigh: "Sister, we will talk about it next time."

Yingyu echoed sadly: "Yes, we'll talk about it next time, we often correspond, don't think I write too much."

They are all newlyweds, so it is not easy to go out often, and it is not easy to come back when there is no major event in the natal family, or there are certain festivals, but when they each have a firm foothold in their husband's house, things will be much easier to handle.

You can go to a flower viewing banquet organized by some people, or go to a Buddhist temple to offer incense. There is always a chance to meet each other.

Until then, correspondence is a great means of connecting.

It was Yun Shuyao who sent Luoyu to the second gate together with Yingyu and Daiyu. The old lady was of a high seniority, so she thought she was stopped.

Luo Yu's voice was light and faint, with an inaudible cry: "Go back, next time... I'll come again."

Yun Shuyao couldn't bear to blink, and forced a smile: "Well, good."

Yingyu's eyes were already red, as if she saw herself after a while.

Daiyu's eyes were also red, "Second Sister, write more letters." I will see you later, maybe I have to wait for my father to come back, or my grandmother's birthday to have a chance.

Luoyu reluctantly got into the carriage, and the fourth elder brother also left on the other side. As soon as the fourth elder brother left, the smile on Dachun's face collapsed, and he looked at Chenyu with a bitter face, "How can you Don’t you feel too tired after talking about these going to the fields with gusto?”

Just listening to the experiences of his brother-in-law, Dachun has no interest in going to the field, but the two of them can continue to talk about it, and in the end he is forced to "share the joys and sorrows".

Dachun didn't think the fourth elder brother would tell lies, he said next time, there must be a next time, that is to say, next time he can really experience the hard work of farmers.

Do you think it was really hard at that time?

In order not to lose face at that time, he had to learn some basic knowledge in advance, that is to say, he had to go to the field in advance.

Thinking of this, Dachun's face became even more bitter.

Chenyu smiled, this is his eldest brother-in-law, of course Chenyu also wants him to have a good future in the future, so that he can seal his wife and son, "I really want to go to the ground to experience it. It's better for reading."

He said half of the last sentence, "And you will also enter the officialdom in the future..." With the character of the fourth elder brother, the position of a powerful prince in the future is indispensable. If you leave a good impression on him, your future will be smoother.

This is also an opportunity to show off. If it were someone else, maybe they would cry and beg to accompany the fourth elder brother to farm together.

It is indeed such a truth, Dachun is speechless.

I really thank you.

On the other side, the fourth elder brother Luoyu and the others got into the carriage and set off to go back. The fourth elder brother looked at the blush in the corner of Luoyu's eyes, and stretched out his hand to touch it: "Reluctant?"

Luo Yu responded in a low voice: "Well, come back next time, I don't know when it will be."

There are indeed many sayings that women frequently return to their natal homes after marriage. Some marry a little farther away, and it is very common for women to never return except for the death of their parents.

Fourth elder brother: "It's worth your sadness, if you have the chance to go back."

When Luo Yu heard this, she burst into tears and smiled: "Thank you, Fourth Master." Luo Yu accepted it when she saw the deal, "Master, is the food in the Lin Mansion delicious?"

The fourth elder brother nodded, "Where is the chef?"

Luo Yu raised her chin proudly: "I have been with our family all the time. I have practiced cooking skills over the years. Some recipes were researched by our sisters, aunts, and cooks. I feel that their cooking skills are no better than those in the capital city. The big restaurants here have their own flavors."

The fourth elder brother smiled a little: "Indeed, each has its own flavor."

At Si Age's mansion, Si Fujin looked at this time and knew that Si Ye was doing well in Lin's mansion, otherwise he would definitely come back earlier.

After waiting and waiting, I finally heard someone report that Fourth Master and the others had returned, so I hurried to get someone to prepare.

After a while, fourth master and Lin Fangfujin came in.

Looking at Fujin, the fourth master had a relaxed expression on his face, and he seemed to be living a good life. Thinking of his mother's family, Wulanara's heart sank, and at the same time, a smile appeared on his face, "Master is back..."

Originally, Luo Yu's wedding day was in December, and now it's not long before the Chinese New Year, and the corresponding preparations have to be busy.

Before, there were two granddaughters to help, and the old lady only needed to take charge, and the other two granddaughters could get things done, but now I can't be so relaxed, even if there is still Daiyu, she will only be eight years old after the new year, There is still learning.

There are other people, such as the staff, and the daughters of other Lin clan families, but because the differences between the two families are too great, it’s okay to take them to give advice, but if they are allowed to take power, and their hearts are raised, When they get married later, the gap is too big, and that good thing will turn into a bad thing.So the old lady never let them intervene in the Lin family's affairs before, and now she won't do it either, so she can only work harder on herself, and once again she is thinking about marrying a good granddaughter-in-law. In this way, she can relax here, and the granddaughter-in-law can also Take charge of the feed.

Generally, it is not so easy for newlyweds to be in charge of Zhongfu, each has his own income, but the candidate for this granddaughter-in-law has not yet been decided.

The old lady received a lot of invitations, either inviting her to enjoy the flowers or to go to the theater, but because she was busy with her granddaughters, she declined all of them, but now she can take a breath, It's the new year again.

It's New Year's Eve, so there are more gifts to leave. It takes a lot of energy to give New Year's gifts to people you have made good friends with, and to receive New Year's gifts, as well as various official exchanges.

Fortunately, there is still Yingyu who lives on the other side of the moon, who can help during this time.

Dachun has seen it, his wife looks delicate, but she handles things in an orderly manner, busy and not chaotic, which opened his eyes and made Yingyu blush.

Seeing his reaction, Chen Yu secretly said to Yun Shuyao: "Eldest brother-in-law has a relatively pure temper, I thought he would be worried that elder sister would go back and fight for power with his elder sister-in-law, which would put him in a dilemma. He didn't care at all. Think about that."

If this is a power-minded person who is good at housekeeping, such a thing is entirely possible.

Although the name of the elder sister-in-law housekeeper is justified, it is not uncommon for such a large stall to be distributed to the sister-in-law for management.

Yun Shuyao: "Isn't Chunliang good?"

Chen Yu thought for a while: "It's still good."

Yun Shuyao has also been recruited, she has no idea about going to work, Aunt Mei will be jealous and think she has the right, but as long as her status does not change for a day and the old lady is still there, she is an obligation A part-time job is equivalent to a white job, because no matter how much you do, you can't get promoted.

If she wants to be promoted, she has to use external force.

Working now is nothing but fetching water from a bamboo basket. She is not stupid, so of course she will not be happy.

But now that the family is so busy, she can't escape even if she wants to, so she has to temporarily put down her cultivation and roll up her sleeves to work. At this time, Yun Shuyao will miss Lin Ruhai very much.

When will the errand be finished?

No matter how stingy Kangxi is, he won't turn a blind eye to her achievements, right?

Lin Ruhai, who was far away in Yangzhou, was burying his head in his papers at night, striving to return to Beijing next year, and sneezed. Who was thinking about him?

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In the matter of gift-giving, as long as the Lin family and the Jia family are not divorced, then these human relations are indispensable.

The things that the Lin family gave to the Jia family were still the same, flimsy, superficial, and useless, but this year, the items sent back by the Jia family were much higher than before.

The value of both of them was about the same before, but when Wang Xifeng was going to follow the rules when returning the annual gift, the ancestor called her over and asked her to add some.

She was also surprised, "Old Ancestor, it's going to be changed, this...how should I add it?"

But the old ancestor didn't say anything, and she couldn't get to the bottom of it, so she had to find out the original list, thicken it, and then show it to the old ancestor, but it didn't work, so Wang Xifeng had to grit her teeth and thicken it. The ancestor just nodded.

Originally, these human relationships were due to the high seniority of the ancestors and the high commandments. If they earn more than they lose, no matter how bad they are, unless they ask for help from others, at most they will be equal. Now that the annual ceremony at the Lin family has increased so much, there is a sudden loss in the warehouse. If he couldn't get it out, Wang Xifeng became worried.

It's not that Jia's house is empty now, but she helped the second wife with the housekeeping, and she also found out about the family's situation. It's okay now, but if the family's expenses are still the same in a few years, It is necessary to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall.

When Jia Lian came back, when she said this, Jia Lian didn't believe it: "What kind of family background do we have, how can we get to this point."

Although their family doesn't have many people in the officialdom, their salary is not much, and they don't have any gray income such as ice and charcoal respect, but they didn't rely on their salary to make a living. The civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty lived only on their salary, who didn't live a miserable life haha , You may not even be able to afford a house.

Their income is those shops, those farms.

Wang Xifeng sneered, "My good second master, don't you look at how much the family's expenses are, the money in the family account is not always increasing, if it weren't for our family's wealth, this life would have been difficult. down."

What she said was a bit exaggerated, which is also true.

"My lord buys antiques and ancient fans, what do you think is cheap about those things?"

"Master, don't you need money for Qingke's offerings? Don't you need money to buy calligraphy, painting and ancient books? Last time, master raised 800 taels in the account for a single painting."

"There is also the cost of food and clothing from the ancestors and Baoyu. Where can the expenses be less?"

Jia Lian was given a headache by what she said, "You can just scare me here, okay, Second Mistress, I know you have no money, why tell me?"

He got up, lifted the curtain angrily and left.

She said this just to limit his expenses. He is a big man with only a few money, not even enough to go to the flower house to have a good time. If it is said, how can others believe that he is the son of the Duke's mansion?That's it, he didn't say anything, and he still cried poorly to him. He wanted to ask her for some pocket money, but now Jia Lian was disappointed and walked away. Wang Xifeng was pissed off by Jia Lian's attitude. If Jia Lian is still here, she will have a good "reason" with him immediately.

Seeing this, Ping'er persuaded Wang Xifeng, "Second Lord doesn't like to hear this, so why bother telling him like this?"

Wang Xifeng complained, "Do you think I want to say it? The New Year is coming soon, and the money on the village has not been confiscated, and this old ancestor asked me to increase the annual gift for the Lin family. Where do you think the money came from?"

After all, she didn't want her ancestors and second wife to see that she was incompetent, so she gritted her teeth and temporarily took some out of her dowry to put it on.

Ping'er couldn't help frowning after hearing Second Grandma's plan.

Mrs. Lin received the New Year gift from the Jia family, looked at the list, and naturally knew that the gift was heavy, but she had no intention of returning it.

The Jia family gave it voluntarily, why can't she accept it?

Even if the other party sent the entire Jia family over, she dared to accept it, for fear that the other party would not be willing to give it to her.

Anyway, she just accepts the gift, and for other things, the other party can just think about it, anyway, no matter how beautiful the idea is, it is impossible to realize it!

Thinking of this, the old lady ordered some from the Jia family's New Year's ceremony, and said proudly: "It's the Chinese New Year, everyone has worked hard this year, let's reward these, let's have a good New Year together!"

The people around immediately burst into smiles: "Thank you, old lady!"