The oil bottle of the Red Chamber

Mrs. Chen brought a few sisters and children to her house, originally to send Poria cocos cream, and to discuss with her parents and sister-in-law about the Mid-Autumn Festival after her brother returned home.But I didn't expect that after being pulled and persuaded by Feng's for a long time, the whole person was a little confused.

I didn't bother to mention anything else.

After returning to You's house next night, Mrs. Chen had no choice but to take the third sister You to tell her what Feng had said to her before when everyone went back to their room to rest.Because I asked Miss You San what a good idea she had.

The third sister You didn't have any feelings for the fourth daughter of Aunt Lan, and of course she didn't take Feng's alarmist words seriously.Gain Feng and Aunt Lan have never met each other, but relying on what he hears about his private affairs in the house, he tries to figure out people's hearts.That's why I was afraid that Aunt Lan would not be able to offer her well, and she was plotting something wrong.

But the third sister You and Aunt Lan's mother and daughter are under the same roof. After getting along for several years, she doesn't think that Aunt Lan is cruel-or she doesn't think that Aunt Lan has the guts to do something against Chen and Bao. Brother is not good.

After listening to Miss You's analysis of pros and cons, Mrs. Chen unconsciously made up her mind.Yin smiled and said, "I'll just say it, it shouldn't be like this. If that Aunt Lan had this ability, Master wouldn't..."

Before he finished speaking, he consciously made a slip of the tongue and hurriedly covered his mouth.

Seeing Chen's slightly uncomfortable look, Third Sister You persuaded with a smile: "However, what my aunt said reminded me of one thing, I also want to persuade my mother, but I don't know if she will listen or not. "

When Mrs. Chen heard the words, she sneered and said, "Why are you talking so mysteriously when you're talking to me? Why don't you tell me quickly?"

Seeing this, the third sister You couldn't help laughing and said: "The fourth girl is also seven or eight years old this year. She is taught by Aunt Lan on weekdays. I don't know if she can read or not. Why don't you follow me?" Invite a female gentleman to teach the fourth girl to read?"

Mrs. Chen was quite surprised when she heard the words, and hurriedly asked: "Well, why are you talking about this? She is not my own daughter, and I am too lazy to worry about a white-eyed wolf. Besides, there is no one in Beijing. There are also many daughters who study. Don’t you hear the truth that women are virtuous without talent?”

Third Sister You certainly knows that the current world has strict restrictions on women's etiquette, and there are many families who don't like girls to study.

It's just that she has traveled from a later age, and she has become accustomed to the right to read books regardless of gender.Thinking back to the sudden time travel, Chen had been pestering her for a long time because of studying, but fortunately, her grandfather's family loved her so much that she finally made her wish come true.Now it's on the head of the fourth girl, and the third sister You also naturally wants the fourth girl to study - it's not for the sake of showing favor or other things, but just feels that regardless of the conditions, as long as the conditions permit, they should all be able to read and write. Let's understand righteousness, at least don't use it as a blind person.

Mrs. Chen never quite understood some of Miss You's thoughts.However, Mrs. Chen has become accustomed to listening to Third Sister You's words over the years, so even though she doesn't take it seriously at this moment, she still asks Third Sister You why she made such a proposal.

The third sister You said: "There is nothing good to say, but I just think about the sage saying that you should not do to others what you don't want. Isn't it the other way around? I wanted to do to others when I was young. My mother knew about my eagerness to study. It was also because of my mother's love and the pampering of my grandfather's family that I was able to read and write. Later, my uncle brought a nun from the East Palace to teach us how to behave. They are all very good. Back then, the eldest sister was able to study with us and learn how to behave. I think she is also grateful to my mother. Now there are only four girls in the family who have never studied and learned how to behave—”

"To tell the truth from my mother, because the fourth girl is too young and has always refused to get close to us, we are naturally not close to her. But whether to be close is one thing, and whether to teach her to read and write is another matter. Let’s talk. If Mom doesn’t like to take her to her grandparent’s house, she can hire a lady at home for her. It’s only a matter of a few taels of silver a month. .”

Mrs. Chen has always had a clear distinction between grievances and grievances, and is the most straightforward person.Therefore, I also like to hear such crisp and unambiguous words from Third Sister You.Hearing this remark, I had to think about it carefully, because I said: "There is some truth in your words. I really don't like her temper very much. She was taught to be indifferent by her aunt. As soon as I saw her frivolous look I just find it annoying. The reason why I didn’t take her to your grandparent’s house was because I was afraid that her paranoid mind would cause quarrels and troubles. But you are right, the three sisters in our family have all been educated and literate. It doesn't make any sense to leave her as the only one who doesn't study. What's more, our You family is not short of the few taels of silver. If it is passed on, it seems that I, the aunt, deliberately didn't let the concubine girl study."

When Miss You heard what Chen said, she couldn't help laughing and said: "That's exactly what it means. Mom just wants to spend a few taels of silver to buy peace of mind. If not, Mom will prevaricate this time, and next time. Aunt Lan only cares about blowing on the pillow when the master is gone, maybe one day the master sees that their mother and daughter are pitiful, and actually opens her mouth to mother. Doesn't it mean that mother agrees, and it's not good if she doesn't agree?"

Mrs. Chen smiled when she heard the words, Xian Xianyu pointed to Third Sister You's forehead, and scolded with a smile: "Well, you're a little brat. You know what pillow wind is?"

Third Sister You giggled, covered her forehead and said, "I don't know what, I'm just too lazy to talk about it."

The mother and daughter laughed for a while, and then heard the little girl in the shift outside say that the master's house is coming.Third sister You heard about it, and when she hurriedly got up, You Ziyu had already lifted the curtain and entered the door.Seeing Mrs. Chen and the third sister gossiping in the house, she couldn't help laughing and said: "The third sister is also here, talking to your mother?"

The third sister You bowed to answer, and gave You Ziyu a courtesy.Then he took his leave and went back to his room to rest.

Mrs. Chen undressed You Ziyu's clothes, and mentioned that she had discussed with the third sister You just now about inviting a female teacher to teach the fourth girl to read.

You Ziyu was taken aback when he heard the words, and then the fox asked: "Well, why did you think of this?"

Chen Shiyin said with a smile: "It's nothing. I just feel that the fourth girl is now grown up, and she should learn how to behave in the world. The three girls in our family all studied with sister Wan in the Chen family to learn the rules. It's just that The fourth girl is too young. Even if she goes with her now, she can't even read a few words. How can she follow Miss Wan's class. Since you can't learn much, it's better not to go. It's easy to live at home Please, a lady, start with the most basic "Thousand Characters" and "Hundred Surnames"."

When You Ziyu heard the words, she couldn't help but sigh again for the virtuous and virtuous Chen family.Yin shook Chen's hand and sighed: "Madam is a person with a knife mouth and a bean curd heart. When I got up early today and heard what you said in the room, I thought you didn't like Si Yatou very much. But I didn't expect you to be so considerate about Si Yatou. On the contrary, it is the fourth girl... It is really not good to be trained by her aunt. Let me tell you, even if you hire a female teacher to teach, don't teach those useless books, just teach "Female Virtue", " Women's Training", "Book of Filial Piety" and so on, it should make her know what filial piety is."

After hearing this, Mrs. Chen could only smile and said: "Master, why bother to get angry seriously. The fourth girl is still young, it would be nice to be older. Besides, compared to the well-behaved and gentle elder girl, I really don't like the fourth girl that much." .”

The more Chen said that, the more You Ziyu became dissatisfied with Aunt Lan and Fourth Miss.Immediately, he took Chen's hand and talked a lot.While changing You Ziyu's homely clothes, Mrs. Chen said with a smile: "Okay, it's getting late. Let's go to the room and greet the old lady."

When You Ziyu heard the words, he readily agreed.

For a while, I took them to the upper room. Please sit down after seeing the ceremony.In front of the house full of girls serving concubines and maids, Mrs. Chen mentioned to the old lady about asking a female gentleman to teach the fourth girl to read.Originally thought that You Ziyu had agreed, and the matter would definitely come to fruition.Unexpectedly, when Mrs. You heard about this, her face was full of disapproval.He only said to You Ziyu and Chen Shi: "Why bother? Everyone in the world says that a woman has virtue without talent. In my opinion, it's fine if the daughter's family is stupid. As long as she knows how to care for her husband and teach her children, it's fine to follow the three rules and four virtues. No What kind of book do you want to study, can you still be like a brother, and fail to pass the exam?"

Before they could say a word, the faces of Aunt Lan and Miss Four turned pale, Miss Four opened their mouths angrily, and wanted to say something, Aunt Lan was so frightened that she yanked Miss Fourth's sleeve to stop her from speaking.His actions were watched by everyone.Immediately, Aunt Fang, who had always been at odds with Aunt Lan, hooked her lips gleefully.

Acting as if she hadn't seen it, Mrs. Chen still smiled and persuaded Mrs. You, telling many benefits of her daughter's study at home.Because it is said that the three sisters of the You family have also studied and learned the rules, so it is not good to treat the fourth girl poorly.He also said that the age difference between the fourth girl and the other three sisters is too great, and the foundation is also different. Even if they study together, it will be useless after all.So it is better to ask another female teacher to teach alone.

In the end, to show the old lady's wishes, she only said that Shu Xiu, who invited the lady husband, did not have to leave his work, and Mrs. Chen paid for the dowry money by herself.Old Madam You heard what Mrs. Chen said, so she was fine.

Aunt Lan's mother and daughter might as well Chen's attitude, she was grateful and ashamed in her heart.After dinner, when they were separated, they quietly kowtowed to the main courtyard to thank Mrs. Chen.

The Chen family prides itself on having a great family and a great business, but it is not short of these few taels of silver, but it is just listening to the advice of the third sister and spending money to buy peace of mind.Aunt Turan's mother and daughter were not grateful, they only exchanged a few light greetings, then excused themselves from being tired and asked Aunt Lan's mother and daughter to go back.

Aunt Lan and the fourth girl met, but felt awkward.I had no choice but to say goodbye.

Afterwards, how Mrs. Chen invited her husband's family to teach the fourth girl to read, and how she arranged the marriage for the eldest girl, so as to raise Brother Bao with peace of mind, but there is nothing to describe about the trivial matters in the back house.

Now it is the end of July and the beginning of August in a blink of an eye. Chen Gui and the six princes have lived up to the emperor's orders. They have properly resettled the victims in the south of the Yangtze River, urged the officials of Liangjiang to prepare for the reconstruction after the disaster, and found out that the official censor impeached the officials of Liangjiang for collusion with Lu Huanzhang, the governor of the river. In the case of embezzlement of ink and river repair funds, he returned to Beijing to report his duties.At this time, the imperial guard of honor had already arrived outside Chang'an City.

When the news reached Youfu, the third sister was so happy that she jumped three feet high and hurriedly begged Mrs. Chen to allow her to go to her grandfather's house to meet her uncle.

Mrs. Chen couldn't help but smile when she saw Third Sister You's detached appearance.Immediately agreed.