old lady in red

Shi Ding was promoted to the new rich with his hard work, which was also rare in the entire Great Moon Dynasty.

Many people regretted it at the beginning, why didn't they see that this kid was capable and promising.

Shi Ding is tall and strong, walking with the wind, which makes Shi Wei, a bowling waiter who walks with panting, like a weak chicken.

Everyone rushed to say hello to Shi Ding.

Shi Ding made an appearance in Rongxi hall, and went into the inner hall to visit his aunt.

A group of young daughters-in-law who accompanied Jia Min to talk and laugh hurriedly got up and avoided after hearing the news.

Only Shi Ding's two sister-in-laws, Liu Shi and Hou Shi, were left beside Shi Mei, and Shi Ding's daughter-in-law, Yu Shi.

Shi Ding came in and kowtowed, and told Shi Mei good news.

His older brother Shi Nai was promoted.

The reason why Shi Ding told Shi Mei specifically was because Shi Nai's promotion had something to do with Shi Mei.

Last summer and autumn, Shi Nai led a hundred people under his command to actively plant sweet potatoes. Thanks to Jia Mei's guidance, they had a good harvest.

However, Qianhu was reprimanded for ineffective disaster relief, and was dismissed by the governor for perfunctory in planting sweet potatoes.

Shi Nai became a fifth-grade thousand households in one fell swoop.

Shi Mei was very happy with her nephew: "No wonder Eldest Brother always praises you brothers, Eldest Brother felt sorry for you brothers when he was dying.

Now that you are all successful, he has died in Jiuquan.

Speaking of it, your father's successful experience in teaching children is worth advocating and can be compiled into the family tree. "

Even though Shi Ding was already a member of the third rank, he was still very happy to be recognized by his aunt, and flattered his aunt: "Aunt, you have contributed a lot to your husband and child, and the noble ladies of Kyoto are hard to beat."

Shi Mei smiled and said: "Yes, historians can be said to be full of outstanding talents!"

I just don't know how this talented man ended up being ransacked and wiped out!

If historians think highly of themselves, just like the original works, and disdain to associate with Rongfu, that's fine.

Now, with such active condescension, if Rongfu doesn't reach out at that time, it will be that Rongfu is ungrateful and ungrateful.

However, Shi Mei really couldn't figure it out, how did historians fall into such a desperate situation with such a talented and powerful Shi Ding?

The married niece fell into the quagmire and could do nothing.

Shi Mei thought, it seems that tomorrow he will tell Dai Liang not only to collect information on political opponents, but also to collect information on allies.

Pig teammates are scarier than cunning political enemies.

It should be noted that in this era, there is a crime of guilt.

The Red Mansion imitates the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di killed the ten clans of Fang Xiaoru.

The four clans of the father and the three clans of the mother, the four clans of the father include married aunts, married sisters, and married daughters.

She is her married aunt, and Xiangyun is her married daughter.

Unexpectedly, aunt is also a dangerous occupation.

Shi Mei didn't expect that Shi Ding would think of these bad things when she saw Shi Ding, so she quickly sent him away.

"Your cousin probably has something to tell you. You are here. Your sister-in-law and nieces are uncomfortable. Today is special. We have time to talk to our aunts and nephews."

Shi Mei is sending a message to Shi Ding. Next time he really comes to visit, I will have an in-depth talk with him.

He is not as affectionate as he is on the surface, he doesn't treat himself intimately, and talks shallowly, even if he is a relative, aunt and nephew, they can't talk deeply if they don't have enough feelings.

There was nothing she could do.

Shi Ding left, Zhang's family, Yang family's Jia Min, a group of in-laws, and the daughter-in-law of the same family all came out.

At such a time, Jia Zhu, Jia Lian, Jia Cong, Yuanchun and the others came with food boxes.

What are you doing, offer food!

Of course, it was not just one plate of cakes, but nine plates.

Nine represents many: for a long time.

Represents nobility: the honor of ninety-five.

Represents consummation: ninety-nine return to one.

Nine dishes of sweet-scented osmanthus and lotus root cakes come in different shapes, including lotus petals, osmanthus petals, lotus pod cakes, heart shapes...

Each plate contains five cakes, which are crystal clear and topped with golden osmanthus honey, which is fragrant and delicious.

Jia Min looked at these pastries and tasted them with a silver spoon while smiling: "Which master made this, it's so beautiful, I don't even want to eat it."

Shi Mei pointed at Jia Zhu and Jia Lian: "Ask them!!"

Jia Zhu Jia Zhu knelt down and cupped his fists: "My nephew wishes my aunt a sweet and fulfilling life."

Jia Min was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, and helped the two nephews with his own hands, and stuffed two silk purses in each hand.

Shi Mei said, "Try it."

Jia Min took a sip of each and was full of praise.

Then, Yuan Chun and Jia Cong came forward with food boxes.

As soon as it was opened, there were nine plates of pastries, five yuan each.

Yuanchun cakes also have names.

She brought out a plate of small fish: "This is called flounder!"

Bring out a plate of fat birds: "This is called a mandarin duck!"

Bring out another plate of thin bird: "This is lovebird!"

"This is the parallel-shoe lily!"

There are four dishes in the first drawer.

As soon as the second drawer was opened, Jia Cong robbed him of his job.

This plate is a pattern of flying fish: "flounder flounder!"

Then, another plate was brought out, a red bird with a long tail, and a green bird with a peacock-like tail: "This is Luan Feng He Ming!"

... "Harmony!"

... "The phoenix is ​​flying!"

... "The dragon and the phoenix bring prosperity!"

Jiazhu Jialian's lotus root osmanthus cake is crystal clear.

The cakes prepared by Jia Cong and Yuan Chun are named and shaped.

A group of noble ladies looked at the various small animal cakes with great interest, and were amazed: "It's so cute!"

"It's hard for these two villains, how did you come up with it?"

"Look how interesting the name is!"

Jia Cong said honestly: "My sister and I made the cake under the guidance of my grandmother, and the name was thought up by the elder brother Zhu and the second elder brother Lian with help."

After saying this, a group of wives sighed again: "Look at the four brothers and sisters, how good the relationship is. It's really enviable."

Some older ones looked at Shi Mei with envy.

Mrs. Wang Zisheng looked at the gentle and elegant Jia Zhu, and the smart and lovely Yuan Chun, and felt jealous of the Wang family.

How did this idiot give birth to such excellent children.

But Yang knows.

It is Shi Mei's credit that these children are so harmonious and capable.

I can't help but envy Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Wang in my heart. With such a capable mother-in-law, it is difficult to serve a bowl of water evenly. She treats the four children the same, and raises them all to be so capable and sensible.

They are all descendants of the Jia family, Jia Zhu and Jia Lian are so well-behaved and sensible, with modest etiquette.

Jia Zhen is so stubborn.

Yang was so regretful that she wished she could put Jia Zhen back in the cage for a while.

Thinking of Jia Rong, Yang once again had hope in her heart, she must learn from her aunt and train Rong'er well.

The Ning Mansion can no longer produce dudes.

Seeing the gentle and demure Mrs. Zhang in a blink of an eye, she thought again, the Zhang family doesn't know if there is any girl waiting to be married.

If so, at least I begged, my niece Xianggu might be able to help Jia Zhen grow up.

Mrs. Zhang was smiling and listening to everyone praising her son, when she suddenly saw Mrs. Yang staring at her with a smile on her face.

She raised her eyebrows and asked, but Yang looked away again, causing Zhang to be puzzled.

It is bustling here, and Jia Qiong, a member of the backstreet tribe, came rushing in to greet everyone, but he came to pass on a message: "Uncle Lin, Uncle Zhang, Mr. Du, and Mr. Li are in Meng Pozhai. Brother Lian goes ahead to accompany the guests!"

Jia Zhu and Jia Lian were a little nervous.

Shi Mei smiled and patted the two brothers: "Go, ask uncles, uncles and gentlemen for advice."

Jia Cong and Yuanchun are newborn calves, and they are not afraid of being too tall when watching a play. When they heard that they were fighting poetry in front of them, Qi Qi ran up to hold Jia Zhu and Jia Lian: "We are going too."

Jia Zhu and Jia Lian looked at Shi Mei.

They were already nervous, and with these two troublemakers, they must have no time to take care of it.

These two people don't know how to write poems at all, and going there is to make trouble.

Shi Mei put her arms around the two and returned to their seats: "What's the matter, you said you missed your aunt yesterday, now you don't want to be with your aunt?"

This hat is huge.

Jia Cong and Yuan Chun looked at each other, and they both stepped forward to hug Jia Min: "Let's accompany Auntie."

Jia Cong also waved to Jia Lian: "Brother, go and accompany Uncle, don't worry about us."

All the wives sighed in unison, this villain has really become a genius.

Mrs. Zhang was secretly happy, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up triumphantly.

The young daughter-in-laws present are all good people, and they praised the two young ones for not forgetting to bring today's protagonist, Jia Min: "This child has such a good relationship with his aunt."

Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but praise my sister-in-law: "I am busy all day long, and the children in my family are enlightened and start writing, and it is the fourth younger sister who is in charge of it. In order for the children to learn to read, the fourth younger sister also specially compiled literacy nursery rhymes for them. I really broke my heart after drawing a picture book."

When Mrs. Zhang said this, everyone was amazed again: "No wonder the children like aunt so much, the fourth girl is indeed a talented woman in Kyoto."

Some people said: "I don't know if the picture in the house is the original, or if you want us to have a quick look at it?"

Mrs. Zhang smiled: "This is all thanks to the fourth sister."

That is to say, it only takes Jia Min's consent.

Jia Min said: "It's just a random thing, it's not worth mentioning."

Mrs. Shi Ding said: "Fourth younger sister is too modest to resign. Looking at the performance of the four nephews and nieces, it can be seen that they are extraordinary."

Jia Min then told Jia Cong Yuanchun: "Cong'er, Yuan'er, show your picture book and literacy songs to Auntie."

Jia Cong Yuanchun moved out piles of books, dozens of albums bound by the decree.

First, there is a single literacy book, with pictures of the sun, moon and stars, rivers, lakes and seas.

There are a total of [-] commonly used characters.

A total of [-] books for reading and writing with pictures.

Then there is the idiom story.

A story and a picture.Easy-to-understand explanations are given for the pictures.

This is also twelve.

Then there is the picture book of 24 filial piety.

Then there is the picture book of the Three Character Classic compiled by Jia Min.

A picture book of thousands of poems.

The pictures are vivid and the explanations are easy to understand.

The characters are all beautiful hairpin lowercase.

The ladies took it, looked at it and marveled at it, and then looked at Jia Min, with admiration in their eyes.

In the past, Jia Min's reputation as a talented woman was heard, and they thought it was mostly a gimmick.

Now it seems that it is worthy of the name.

They are really convinced!

Many young daughters-in-law and older girls felt that compared with Jia Min's actions, their work was in vain, making them all illiterate.

It seemed that Mrs. Shi Ding Shi Nai's eyes were full of eagerness: "Fourth sister, can you lend us a set?"

Jia Min was in a bit of a dilemma: "I drew this in Jinling when I had nothing to do. It was just for the convenience of learning characters. They were all single books. Zhu'er learned it for Lian'er, and Lian'er learned it for Yuan'er. There is no need for it." of."

Mrs. Shi Ding smiled: "I didn't make it clear, I mean, can we borrow it and copy it?"

Jia Min said: "This has already been given to Conger Yuaner, I have to ask their siblings."

Jia Cong Yuanchun looked at Shi Mei.

Shi Mei said: "This is your property, you decide for yourself. Grandmother will not interfere."

Yuan Chun and Jia Cong rubbed their heads next to each other.

half an hour.

Jia Cong said: "Aunt Shijia, you can borrow books. However, Auntie needs to issue an IOU to ensure that the books will not be damaged.

Also, only one book can be borrowed at a time, and the next one can only be borrowed after returning it, can Auntie do it? "

Yuan Chun nodded: "That's right, because our books are registered and recorded, so they cannot be lost."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was taken aback.

Do the books at home need to be registered?

Is this the first time I've heard of it?

Shi Mei and Zhang's Jia Min laughed.

Rongfu children have always managed their own finances, registered and kept accounts.

Not only are property receivables registered, but money receipts and disbursements are also accounted for.

The bookkeeping method that Shimei handed over to the children is the single-entry bookkeeping method.

The most straightforward method.

This is to educate children and develop a good habit of doing things in a planned way since childhood.

There is a full-time girl in charge of keeping the accounts, but, as a little master, she has to read the accounts in March and May, so she knows her property and money well.

This kind of bookkeeping and checking is a deterrent to those around you.

Things like Yingchun being fooled by servants will never happen to the young master of the Rong Mansion again.

Mrs. Shi Ding finally wrote an IOU to Jia Cong Yuanchun, and just borrowed Jia Cong's reading and writing.

Then, as soon as this book of reading and writing with pictures was lent out, it seemed to have grown legs, and it began to be circulated among the nobles in Kyoto.

Afterwards, Shi Mei learned that the four princes and eight princes' mansions, as well as those who were close friends with the Rong mansion, even hired Qing Ke to copy the poems of thousands of families, hundreds of surnames, and the three-character scriptures compiled by Jia Min.

And when returning the books, each family will prepare two gifts for Jia Cong Yuanchun.

Pen, ink, paper and inkstone, playthings and books, everything.

Shi Mei couldn't help remembering that Lu Xun once said that he sold some albums of copied embroidered portraits and figures.

Shi Mei didn't believe it before, but now she believes it.Some people pursue this kind of hand-drawn books and don't like printed things.

Jia Min once won the title of talented woman, but many people were not convinced because her poems were not circulated.

Unexpectedly, the popularity of picture books triggered by this meeting made Jia Min a model for many people to motivate their girls.

The Lin family has become the envy of many people.

With such a mother, why worry about unworthy offspring?

Shi Mei was worried that the spread of Jia Min's handwriting would have a bad influence.

But Jia Min said: "My daughter's hairpin small script is the most fair font, like a copybook, without many personal traces. And my daughter usually writes letters in plum blossom small script.

When I write letters to Sister Liu and Sister Hou, it is the plum blossom script.

Brother Lin also knows this habit. It is impossible for someone to use Zanhua Xiaokai handwriting to attack. "

Shi Mei laughed when she heard this: "I totally forgot, except that you use hairpin small script for bookkeeping, and plum blossom small script for poetry and letters, which most people can't learn."

Shi Mei felt ashamed.

In the evening, I quietly turned over the painting jar dedicated to calligraphy and painting.Sure enough, there are many fans written in plum blossom and small seal script.

Because the watercolor was dyed peach red, Shi Mei mistook it for a picture of plum blossoms.

Shi Mei sighed, "What a lot of effort!"

Nanny Lai smiled and said: "My father-in-law once said that the fourth girl can cultivate her temperament by practicing calligraphy like this. The temper honed in this way is flexible and chaste. From now on, she can take root anywhere and be contented."

Shi Mei understood immediately.

Jia Min once participated in the draft and almost became a concubine.

Jia Daishan begged for grace before putting down the sign.

The imperial concubine is in that big dye vat in the palace, if she can't cultivate to be flexible and chaste, she really can't live.

After Jia Min returned home for three dynasties, generally speaking, Jia Min would not return to her natal home until the New Year's Day or Jia's mother's birthday.

Shi Mei was not used to it, and tried to get someone to send things to the Lin residence a few times, but she held back.

Generally speaking, sending things to the daughter-in-law at any time of year will offend the in-laws, who think it is because the natal family underestimates the in-laws.

However, soon Shi Mei had no time to be sad.

At the end of May, Wang Ziteng visited the mansion in person to discuss the matter of Wang Shuhua's entering the mansion.

The reason why Wang Ziteng took the initiative to continue this marriage was not only because of the Wang family, but also because of his two nephews, Jia Zhu Yuanchun.

Wang Ziteng was very happy with Jia Zhu's performance in the study on the day he returned home.Lin Ruhai, Du Zongyuan and Mrs. Li all praised Jia Zhu, saying that in time the sound of a young phoenix will be clearer than that of an old phoenix.

Jia Zheng is already a Jinshi, and Jia Zhu has achieved even more, isn't he the best of the three tripods?

The palace has already lost a mistress, and cannot lose another nephew who is the prime minister.

Shi Mei also felt that it was time for Jia Zheng to marry and separate his family.

In addition to Jia Zheng's marriage in July, there is also Emperor Jiahe's longevity at the end of June.

Last year, sweet potatoes were presented, but this year, a birthday gift must be presented in a respectful manner.

Generally, presenting gifts to the palace should not involve food or medicinal materials, so as not to leave hidden dangers.

Of course, you can't do it like Ji Xiaolan and Liu Yong.

Shi Mei took Jia Zhu and Jia Lian to Puyu Street again, this time without Jia Min cheating.

Shi Mei's Celestial Eye is not open, so Shi Mei can only feel it with her own hands.

Then it was sent to Jia Min to observe his breath, he picked out a kind of raw jade with the thinnest spiritual energy, untied it, and threw it directly to Jia Zheng, a half-hearted landscape master.

"To carve a mountain, it is best to please His Majesty, and the most important thing is not to fall into sin."

Jia Zheng is very idle in the Ministry of Industry now, at most it is repairing bridges and roads, it is not worth his shot.He is following Shan Ziye in pondering garden design and rock carving.

Now Jia Zheng has recruited a group of clean-up guests, but not single-pinren. They are all full of them, groaning without illness, writing foreign poems, and mocking the court.

It was some skilled folk carpenters who turned the drawings into concrete models for him and Shan Ziye.

Jia Zheng's own hobbies have also changed. He likes to carve.

The whole family has been presented with ox horn chapters before.

Sometimes some mountains are carved with jade.

Shi Mei wasn't a troublemaker either.

Jia Zheng's craftsmanship would definitely not be in the eyes of Emperor Jiahe, and Shi Mei invited his master Shan Ziye.

Shan Ziye has now taken root in Longcui Mountain, the back mountain of Rongfu.

He designed a summer villa for Rongfu, which is a small villa.

In front of the villa, there are pines and cypresses covering the sky and the sun, and beside it, clear springs flow over the bluestone rocks.

It is very artistic conception that the bright moon shines among the pines, and the clear spring stones flow upwards.

It is a holy place to enjoy the cool air.

Shi Mei didn't care, it was up to them. Recently, Shi Mei was suggesting to Jia Zheng whether to build a complex of cool buildings on the mountain, and then build promenades and pavilions.

Anyway, it was up to Jia Zheng to discuss with Shan Ziye.

Shan Ziye didn't reply, Shi Mei guessed that he was pondering.

After handing over the birthday ceremony to Jia Zheng, Shi Mei began to prepare for Jia Zheng's wedding.

The two houses of Jia and Wang sat down to discuss.

Shi Mei said that she had imagined that even though she was the second wife, the marriage should not be too shabby.

However, it was too luxurious and lively, and it was not commensurate with marrying the second wife, and it also slapped the Jia Zhu brothers and sisters in the face.

Therefore, Shi Mei decided to make a compromise and hold a wedding on Jia Zheng's birthday.

This is not shabby, and you can invite relatives and friends to have fun in the house, and it will not be overstepped.

Wang Ziteng pondered for a long time.

He didn't want the Wang family's daughter to be wronged, nor did he want the Rong family to attach too much importance to Wang Shuhua.

Seeing him pondering, Shi Mei said: "Generally, people separate their property and live separately, and the wife they marry is the wife of the first wife.

Wang Shuhua is willing to be the second wife, and she is already very wronged.

After she entered the mansion, she not only had to rely on her to take care of Zhu'er Yuan'er, but also Zheng'er and Wang Shi.

If you wrong her too much, it's hard to guarantee that she won't be upset and give you a job without any effort.

Or, if you directly expose the straight line, the face of our two governments will be lost.

At that time, the deal was done, the Rong Mansion could not divorce his wife, and the Wang Family didn't have a third daughter to enter the mansion, right? "

Wang Ziteng finally agreed.

The rest is dowry.

In one word, how many were hired by the Rong Mansion and how many were dowry by the Wang family.

If it is the daughter of the Wang family, the more the Rong family hires, the more the Wang family likes it.

Wang Shuhua's situation is different. It depends on how much dowry the Wang family will marry, and the Rong family will decide how to hire her.

Otherwise, wouldn't the Wang family be passive if you hired [-] yuan?

I am not reconciled to giving it, and I can't afford to lose face if I don't give it.

In the end, Wang Ziteng remembered what Jia Zhu said, that when the grandmother separated the family, they would set up separate accounts for their brothers and sisters, in order to prevent a stepmother from giving birth to a stepfather.

Wang Ziteng is still very grateful for this, and also admires Jia Mu's courage.Said: "5000 taels."

Shi Mei smiled to herself, she said 2000 taels before, but this time Shi Mei exalted Wang Shuhua's status and asked for 3000 taels more for Wang Shuhua.

Wang Ziteng agreed to hire five thousand from Rongfu, and Wang Shuhua's dowry was 1 taels.

The wedding date was confirmed, and the two families quickly got ready.

Mrs. Zhang has confirmed that she is two months pregnant, and in the first month of next year, Rong Mansion will have more people to import.

In this way, Mrs. Zhang should not be tired.

Jia Zheng's marriage depends entirely on Shi Mei.

The Yang family can't count on it now.

Yang stopped taking the elixir, and took the detoxification decoction for another half a year, and his body recovered a lot.

However, she has no energy, gets tired easily and needs long-term recuperation.

Shi Mei wondered if she swallowed the elixir and damaged her kidneys and liver.

This disease cannot be confirmed in this era, and it is even more difficult to cure it.

What Shi Mei can do is not to drag her down.

Sternly rejected Yang's participation in Jia Zheng's wedding preparations.

Instead, Jia Mei and Jia Ban's daughter-in-law were left to help.

Both Jia Ban and Jia Ban's sons, whether they are book boys or companions, have already entered private schools.

Jia Hu, Jia Ban's daughter, and Jia Xuan, Jia Mei's daughter, all entered the women's school as companion students.

Jia Mei and Jia Ban were all Shi Mei's servants, so they had no choice but to arrange it this way.

Jia Mei and Jia Ban took care of the farm for Shi Mei, and Shi Mei took care of the worries for the two of them.

The happiest one is Jia Min.

She excused her brother's marriage and went home every three or five days.