Pan Jinlian's petty bourgeoisie life

with.The little girl Ying'er was lying on the edge of the door with a bowl of soup and medicine for a sneak peek, and then retreated with a blushing face. Suddenly, she stepped on the tail of a cat lying on the steps, and the kitten leaped up to the eaves with a clatter.

"Ouch!"

Ying'er hurriedly supported her body with one hand, the spilled concoction burned her hand again, and she let out a cry.Pan Jinlian was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing when she heard people outside meowing and meowing together.

"Okay, go to sleep."

"Okay, rest early."

Chai Wu took out the copper basin with his sleeves rolled up, added enough coal to the stove, then carefully covered Pan Jinlian with a quilt, and said with a satisfied face:

"I won't go to the shop tomorrow, I will stay with you."

45 Women's Road

In the morning, when Pan Jinlian woke up, she could smell the fragrance in the room. Ying'er poked her head out quietly, saw Pan Jinlian wake up, came in with a smile and said:

"Miss, are you awake? The officials went to the market early this morning and brought back two live chickens. One was killed and was being stewed on the stove, and the other was kept in a cage behind the house. The officials said, if the lady Let me buy whatever you want to eat, no matter how much it costs, you have to buy it and cook it for your wife.”

Pan Jinlian got up lazily while listening, smiled and bowed her head and said to herself:

"It doesn't matter how much money it is, I don't know how much wealth the family has."

The quilt has become slightly colder, it seems that Chai Wu has been out for some time.

"The officer has gone out?"

"Yes, the master sent someone to call. I heard from the boy in the kitchen this morning that it seems that the nurse at home has fought with the one next door. I'm afraid they want to come to the house to reason."

gang fight?Pan Jinlian knew that although the Chai family was just a merchant, it still had the blood of the former royal family in its bones. The arrogance and nobility would not be wiped out in a few generations. I am afraid that some nouveau riche got anxious again.

But this has nothing to do with her, anyway, there is no need for their women to come to the door with a rolling pin to help, but when the head of the family goes, it will make a big problem a small one. They are all staying in the same city, and everyone knows to find a way to go down.

"Ying'er, do you still have gruel? I don't want to drink greasy chicken soup in the morning. Just bring me two dishes of side dishes."

She got up, put on her clothes and washed slowly, after breakfast, Pan Jinlian wrapped up her thick clothes obediently and stayed in the yard to bask in the sun, only then did she realize that being a rice bug is also quite good.

As the sun rose a little, there was movement at the door. A daughter-in-law in the wife's room stood at the door and told Pan Jinlian to take Ying'er over, saying that she wanted to see her.

Pan Jinlian rolled her eyes, to see if you still have to pass by yourself, it's really a status that kills a person.But since he had to bow his head, he replied respectfully, asked Ying'er to lead the door, and followed the daughter-in-law to Mrs. Chai's house. The three masters of the family sat there gossiping.

When Mrs. Chai saw Pan Jinlian come in, she smiled and said:

"Come over quickly and let me have a look. I haven't heard of such a happy event in the yard for a long time."

Pan Jinlian took a few steps, and came to Mrs. Chai's family, and asked her to hold her hands and look up and down. In fact, she was only a month pregnant, and she didn't know much at all. The three of them studied her as if she was a rare animal. Only came to a conclusion:

"It's different when she's pregnant, she looks richer, whiter and tenderer."

Saying that, Mrs. Chai quickly called someone:

"Come on, take the things I found out yesterday."

There was a promise at the door, and a daughter-in-law came in with a bundle in both hands, put it on the small round table, opened it, and saw that they were all plain clothes, which looked exquisite in workmanship, but they looked outdated and the colors were quite plain.

"These are the clothes I wore when I was young. They are all made of good materials. They are kept as they are, and they are just for you to wear."

Pan Jinlian took a closer look, and it turned out that they were deliberately made to be very lenient. It seemed that Mrs. Chai's clothes were specially made when she was pregnant and had a baby.The two daughters-in-laws of the Chai family hurriedly held her up, and asked the girl to move a stool and sit down. The three of them listened to the wife of the Chai family talking about the interesting stories of the two young masters of the Chai family when they were young. Jin Lian felt sleepy when she heard it.

Mrs. Chai was talking about the fact that the second child of the Chai family married the Lin family, and the eldest took another concubine, when she suddenly changed the topic:

"From Chai Wu's family, since you are inconvenient now, I think it's better to pick a neat, capable and pretty girl from the mansion to your yard, who can take good care of you in confinement and help tie up men. Heart. These men, if you can’t see them for a day, you want to run outside. Instead of letting those dubious women mess around with you, it’s better to find him at home who is similar to our eyes. You young people have experienced Qian couldn't think of this, but I should give you some pointers, you can't blame me for talking too much."

Pan Jinlian only felt a palpitation in her heart, but she didn't expect Mrs. Chai to make another move for him. She made such a mess, so she could only laugh and say:

"Madam was joking. How can I blame my wife before I'm grateful? Naturally, I can relax with one more person in this family. I am happy in my heart, but the head of my family is not as good as the two young masters. He has a stupid mouth and a stupid heart. I don’t have money, I can’t support my family, and I can barely support our family of three with the family’s help. It will be even more difficult to have more children in the future. The elder sisters and younger sisters in the house are all daughters of good families, and they are used to being rich. How can I let them suffer with me."

Mrs. Chai hurriedly turned her head to look at Wang Chai:

"Don't the Chaiwu family have monthly money?"

"This..." Mrs. Chai Wang smiled, "When my brother and sister married into our house, it was time to collect the annual account in the accountant. I am afraid they forgot to allocate it. The younger brother and sister are also honest people, why didn't they tell the accountant earlier? I will ask for it for you."

"Madam and two sister-in-laws, please don't be overwhelmed. I don't want to withdraw the monthly money from the accountant. My family spends a lot of money. Although my house is tight, it can still support me. Besides, I have been used to suffering since I was a child." , if you suddenly enjoy the blessings, I'm afraid you will lose your life."

Pan Jinlian was thinking of finding an excuse to reject Mrs. Chai's family, but unexpectedly brought up the matter of monthly money. In fact, she had long known that the daughter-in-law in this family had pocket allowances of [-] yuan a month, but since she came to the house No one seemed to mention it, and she didn't want to argue about it at all, to save trouble.Chai Wang was slightly relieved when she saw what she said:

"Siblings and sisters are so heretic. We are all a family. You should have taken this monthly money. Otherwise, wouldn't you be inferior to the girl and daughter-in-law at home? There is always a difference between the master and the servant. When I go back, I will let you The accountant will make it up for you, and it will be distributed monthly in the future, and you will have some spare money in your hand."

"That's right. People who are pregnant have a tricky appetite and don't know when they will eat something that others can't think of. They can also use this money to help others."

Mrs. Chai's family began to tell the three people that when she was pregnant with her child, she liked to eat iced sour plum soup in winter, and she also drank hot and sour soup in summer, which made the servants in the family turn their backs.

"At that time, I was also young, and I was in love with the old man and young couple. If I wanted to eat, the old man would go to the street to buy it himself. But at this age, I should forget the arrogance when I was young. Sun is right."

After talking to the three of them for half a day about women's virtues, Pan Jinlian was relieved, and asked Ying'er to come back to her yard with a bag of clothes, still churning in her heart. Five looking for a roommate?It's really nothing to look for.

After eating a bowl of chicken soup, Pan Jinlian was thinking wildly while sitting by the window and reading the new sprouts on the book, as if spring always came inadvertently.Since she got married here, she hadn't been out of the house a few times, and all she saw was the scenery piled up in the Chai's courtyard, and gradually turned a blind eye to those exquisite fake mangosteen forests as time went by.

As soon as the sun shone, Pan Jinlian seemed to be in a trance when she heard someone's voice at the door again, and then Ying'er opened the door, she couldn't help but leaned on the window and looked up, it wasn't Chai Wu, but a young girl, dressed in home clothes The servant was standing at the door with one or two small bundles in his hand, looking at Ying'er eye to eye, gesticulating and saying something.

46 reverse

Pan Jinlian quietly watched the two of them quarreling outside for a long time, neither of them retreated half a step, so she had to lift up her skirt and walk out, holding her sleeves and asked with a smile:

"Ying'er, don't be rude, I'm afraid this is the elder sister in some room, and I haven't welcomed you in yet."

The little girl Ying'er twitched her lips and replied with a sneer:

"It's said that it's a girl from the house sent by the madam. The lady is just pregnant, and she even sent this thing here. The madam is really kind to us."

Pan Jinlian raised her eyes and glanced at the girl standing there. Her eyebrows and eyes were quite beautiful, her figure was graceful, and her manners were elegant, but the two snow-white catkins looming in the sleeves of the lotus leaves could also seduce people's souls. Compared with her own She was still full of one or two, and she seemed to be a girl who hadn't suffered much.

The girl looked at Pan Jinlian's eyes, then slowly raised her eyes, blessed her, and said slowly:

"My sister is very polite, Chunhong from my slave's family came to serve the fifth master at the order of my wife, but the girl in this yard had a little misunderstanding, so I asked my sister to go out to meet me. It really shouldn't be, I will apologize to my sister first. "

Pan Jinlian couldn't help closing her eyes when she heard this, gave Chunhong a little help, and replied with a smile:

"Since I'm in Madam's house, how dare I neglect it? Wouldn't it hurt Madam's face? It's just that when Madam said that day, I also went back. Our place is no different from the courtyard of the uncle and the second master. Except for us, there is only one husband and wife. clumsy girl