Two chapters in one

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"Xue Ying!"

Yang Ziqian stretched out his hand.

Zhao Qing's figure had disappeared outside the door.

With a bang, the door to the private room was slammed shut.

As if frozen, Yang Ziqian maintained the movement of his hand stretched out in mid-air, and stood there straight.

For a long time, for a long time

Only then did he plop down and sit down.

I saw Zhao Qing walking down the stairs with a pale face.

Sister-in-law Liu and the others came over with a hula.

“…… Chifeng went to buy goods early in the morning, and the minions didn't know Uncle Yang. Sister-in-law Liu hurriedly explained, "I don't know it's him, what is he doing?" She chased after Zhao Qing, "...... Is it a debt? ”

"No, after the gallop came back, let him be entertained." Zhao Qing kept walking towards the door, while instructing Xiao Er to prepare the carriage.

"Third grandma, are you going back?" Sister-in-law Liu looked up at the sky.

“…… Didn't you say you were going to have lunch here? Yueniang ran out with a handful of half-peeled green onions, and when she heard this, "Sister-in-law Luo is busy, and she will ...... after serving the guests" looked at Xia Zhu's hand, and her voice stopped abruptly.

Looking at the back of the carriage that left in a hurry, Sister-in-law Liu's heart was heavy.

What happened?

Unexpectedly, the third grandmother, who has always been not afraid of the sky and the earth, and the king of Hades dares to kick it, turned pale like that?

*****

Because of the pleasant scenery and cheap land in Jianing County, Shen Huaiyu bought three courtyards in one go, transformed them into a large manor, and named it Semi-Idle.

It means stealing half a day's leisure.

The courtyard is particularly large, nearly one-third of the ancient Shen Mansion. But there are not many houses, and the central courtyard is a main house with seven ear rooms, and two cross-courtyards in the east and west. There are five main houses in each, three courtyards and three east and west wings, and in addition, there are no other houses.

Moreover, the main room and the side rooms do not have the hand-carved verandahs like the ancient Shen Mansion, they are all wooden corridors, which are crawling with withered grapes.

There are not enough houses. But it was cold and couldn't be repaired, so everyone had to settle down.

The old lady, Zhao Qing took the fourth miss, the fifth miss, the sixth miss and the fifth master to live in the main courtyard. The eldest wife, the eldest uncle, and the fourth master occupy the east cross courtyard, and the second wife's family lives in the west cross courtyard.

The carriage had just stopped at the door of the semi-idle. Mother Wu came out sweating profusely.

"The third grandmother is back, a few young ladies quarreled again, and the fifth lady flipped the table!"

Zhao Qing was stunned.

"What's going on?"

"I don't think there's any meat in the dish!" Mother Wu said, "...... The old lady didn't eat the angry meal and went to the nunnery! ”

Most of the minions of the Shen Mansion were dismissed. After moving here. The old lady left her with her green plum painting plum purple plum Sumei and Tian's mother, while the eldest lady and the second wife left with Du Juan, Yingchun, Shuxiang, Yanxiang, Su and Xue's mother.

Among the younger generation, there is only one big girl left in the house of several married families.

The fourth lady, the fifth miss, and the sixth miss share two big maids and a mother, and the fifth master has a single big maid and a mother, and there are three cooking mothers-in-law on the stove...... In the end, there are nearly 50 people.

Compared to this huge population. Today's Shen family has no other income except for the rent of sacrificial fields and longevity property.

According to Zhao Qing's meaning. Everyone has hands and feet, and there is no need for so many people to serve, so it is better to be dismissed, leaving only a few mothers-in-law to clean the house and cook, and do the rest by yourself, with enough food and clothing.

But the old lady, the eldest wife, and the second wife all insisted that they couldn't reduce it any longer.

It's hard to go from luxury to simplicity.

Thinking that all of this had to be done slowly, Zhao Qing acquiesced.

But even so, these pampered ladies still feel aggrieved, noisy at both ends for three days, either the food is not fragrant, or the bed is panicked, there are not enough maids today, and there will be no hair oil tomorrow...... I didn't realize that the Shen family had been defeated, and they were no longer the high-ranking eldest lady.

It's really hard to be poor!

Thinking of this, Zhao Qing's temples jumped.

was already in a bad mood, but at this time, her face was already blue, and she suddenly sped up her pace.

As soon as I arrived at the door under the jujube tree, I heard the sharp and piercing voice of the fifth lady.

“…… It's not oily at all, it's just pig food! A kick kicked the celadon bowl that flew to the footsteps, "The balls and balls are better than this!" "Qiuqiu is her former pet dog, and she lost it on the way to the house.

The flying celadon bowl fell into the crowd with a whoosh, and the frightened little girl screamed "Mom......

"Have you seen what pigs eat?"

In the panic, a clear voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Everyone turned around.

I don't know when, Zhao Qingzheng stood behind everyone with a blue face.

"Three Grandmothers ......"

"Three Grandma Ann ......"

Hula, everyone has made a way.

The noisy scene instantly fell silent.

Along the middle of the crowd, Zhao Qing walked towards the fifth lady, Shen Huaijing, step by step.

"Have you ever seen a pig?"

"Do you know what pigs eat?"

In the inner house, Yilai stretched out his hand to eat to open his mouth, when did she see a pig?

How does she know what pigs eat?

Inexplicably, Shen Huaijing panicked.

He refused to answer, and stared at Zhao Qing fiercely with his neck up.

"How many times have you flipped the table?" Standing three steps in front of Shen Huaijing, Zhao Qing asked again.

"Third ......"

Someone behind him whispered a reply.

Shen Huaijing pursed her lips.

"Again and again, no again ......and again," Zhao Qing said, "I said last time, you have a third time to flip the table, what should I do?" ”

Fasted for three days and not allowed to eat.

"Mother is here, you dare!"

With a cold snort in her heart, Shen Huaijing stubbornly raised her head and said, "Why do the sixth miss and the fifth master eat meat, I want to eat vegetables!" And he said, "It's not the first month yet!" ”

As soon as the fifteenth day of the first lunar month came out, the dishes in the house changed from four meat and two vegetarian dishes to two meat and four vegetarian dishes, considering that the old lady was old, and the sixth lady, the seventh lady, and the fifth master were young. is growing up, and Zhao Qing, who has no concept of grandeur at all in modern times, let them share a table with the old lady, and specially added two meat dishes to each meal.

"They're young. I am long. Wu's mother said.

"They're concubines!"

This is the most unfair place in Shen Huaijing's heart, her dignified lady and a few young ladies share the maid, and now she doesn't even eat as much as others!

No wonder there was such a furious outrage.

There is no distinction between the concubines and the concubines, this does have the taste of bullying, and the crowd sighed for a while.

Everyone looked at Zhao Qing one after another.

"The concubine was also born to his parents, and he also has the blood of the Shen family!" Zhao Qing's sonorous tone was loud, and she looked at Shen Huaijing aggressively. "You dare to say that they are not the Shen family, you dare to say that they are not your brother or sister!" and silently backsliding. "Respect the elder and love the young, therefore, people do not only kiss their relatives, do not only have their sons, so that the old have their ends, the strong have their usefulness, and the young have their growth......" read slowly, Zhao Qing looked at Shen Huaijing. Have you forgotten the teachings of the saints? ”

The hat buttoned up a little too much.

The noise suddenly fell silent.

Shen Huaizhen, the fourth young lady hiding behind the crowd, lit up. Looking at Zhao Qing's gaze, it was extremely hot, and faintly, a trace of mist rose.

Miss Six's big black and white eyes blinked.

Seeing that Zhao Qing suppressed Shen Huaijing's momentum, Tian's mother took the opportunity to persuade: "I still owe the Yang family more than 100,000 taels of silver, and the current life in the house doesn't have to be the same, even the third grandmother is pregnant and goes vegetarian together!" ”

"What's the same she is also a vegetarian!"

It's okay not to say it, as soon as she heard this, Shen Huaijing jumped up.

"Eat vegetarian with us on the bright side. She is in the restaurant every day behind her back! Looking at Zhao Qing, "You went to the Dragon Gate Inn again just now." Isn't it! ”

"Yes!"

Zhao Qing didn't blink his eyelids.

"So what? You have money, and you can go to the restaurant every day! No one is stopping you! ”

"You ......"

Shen Huaijing's face was red.

Shen Huaijie stood aside and watched.

The eldest lady, who had been listening in the corner, couldn't help but rush up.

was stopped by Su's mother.

"The slave checked the accounts of the Gongzhong, and the meals delivered by the Longmen Inn were all silver paid by Chifeng, and she didn't spend a penny of money in the Gongzhong...... Even Chunlan and Wu's mother's monthly profits were paid by the second wife, and we couldn't catch her fault. Bitterly persuaded her, "You don't come out, it's just that Miss Fifth is angry, as soon as you go out, a black pot of instigation will be detained on your head, she can't wait for ......it."

The big lady gritted her teeth.

"A little slut from the concubine also gives such a high offering, she is deliberately embarrassing Miss Five!"

"Who says it isn't!" Mother Su echoed, "Fortunately, you will be able to test your relatives soon, once it is verified that the child is not the third master's, this feed will immediately return to you!" ”

If the family is ruined like this, the old lady will never let her take care of the house, unless this child is not the third master's!

Thinking of this, the eldest lady pursed her lips.

See that she has finally settled down.

Mother Su breathed a long sigh of relief, looked up and looked at the center of the crowd again.

I saw Zhao Qingzheng pointing to the yellow and white rice on the ground and questioning Shen Huaijing, "...... Do you know how much silver you get, and do you know how much blood, sweat and hard work this grain of rice contains for farmers! ”

So what?

She'd thrown more than that!

I remember once because she was angry that the kitchen didn't make crystal shrimp dumplings, she even smashed the kitchen, so what?

In the end, her mother only punished her for copying the female vows twenty times.

She raised her chest and looked up at Zhao Qing like a cockfight.

After quietly staring at her for a moment, Zhao Qing suddenly turned around and shouted:

"Miss Seven!"

"Uh......"

Shen Huaijin, who was hiding in front of the dinner table and stealing food while everyone was making a fuss, was trembling, and a piece of meat in her hand almost fell to the ground, she looked left and right, there was nowhere to hide, so she simply stuffed it into her mouth, chewed a few bites and swallowed it, and then turned around.

The crowd was looking at her in amazement.

Shen Huaijin subconsciously put his two little hands behind his back and rubbed them vigorously on his clothes.

The second wife saw it in her eyes, and she hated that there was a crack in the ground to get into.

Seeing her puffing out her cheeks and her big eyes purring, Zhao Qing couldn't cry or laugh.

She kept a straight face and pretended not to see.

"Memorize the Min Nong you learned a few days ago!"

"Oh......"

It turned out that I didn't find out that I was stealing food!

Shen Huaijin's expression was light, she swallowed her saliva, and read aloud:

“…… On the afternoon of hoeing day, sweat drops into the soil. Who knows that Chinese food is hard work. ”

"Do you know, this grain of rice was planted by the farmer after how much hard work!" Zhao Qing looked at Shen Huaijing, "I said, if you have the third time, you will be punished for starving for three days!" She commanded, "...... Escort her back to the house and confine her for three days, and if anyone dares to give her food, she will be deducted for one month and starved for three days! ”

I don't think the food tastes good, I can't eat it, right?

That's not hungry!

Everyone sighed.

"Fang Xueying, you dare!" Shen Huaijing jumped to her feet.

After all, how many years have passed under the obscenity of the eldest lady, and when I saw the eldest lady standing behind Shen Huaijing, looking at Zhao Qing with a cold gaze, all the minions did not dare to step forward.

Even Xia Zhu and Mother Wu secretly tugged at Zhao Qing's shirt and whispered, "Forget it." ”

The atmosphere was a little stiff.

A sneer appeared on the corners of Su's mother, Du Juan and the others.

Zhao Qing frowned.

"Li Wei!" She shouted.

Everyone was excited, and before they could understand what was going on, they saw a flower in front of them, and Li Wei had already grabbed Shen Huaijing's collar and threw her into the east wing of the main courtyard like a sandbag.

It wasn't until the door of the east wing was slammed shut from the outside that Shen Huaijing came back to her senses and screamed.

"Fang Xueying, you let me out!"

"Mother!"

"Mother!"

Coming back to her senses, the eldest lady rushed straight over.

Li Wei dodged in front of Zhao Qing.

looked at Zhao Qing aggressively.

After a long time, the eldest lady returned to the East Cross Courtyard under the pull of Su's mother and others.

Instructed the maid to clean up and set the meal again, Zhao Qing raised his feet and came to the east ear room.

After coming to Jianing County, the old lady became more religious.

The nunnery is located in the east transept.

After two months' work, the old lady's black and white hair had completely turned gray, and as her face was reduced, the wrinkles on her forehead became more and more profound, and she was full of wind and frost.

She closed her eyes and knocked on the wooden fish reverently, slowly playing with the rosary with one hand.

As soon as he pushed the door, he saw this scene, and for no reason, Zhao Qing felt sad.

Waving his hand to let Xia Zhu go out, he took a few steps forward and half-knelt on the futon awkwardly.

"Grandma'......"

The old lady opened her eyes.

Zhao Qing opened his mouth and wanted to say something.

"I don't blame you, it's hard to go from luxury to simplicity...... There has to be a process. ”

The old lady waved her hand.

"I'm not angry, I'm just sad that the Shen family has failed like this in my hands......" After saying that, his voice was a little choked, "...... It has become a luxury for the children to even eat a piece of meat, so how can I have the face to meet the old lady! ”

A sour and spicy stinging throat, Zhao Qing's eyes were slightly moist.

She raised her head and looked at the Guanyin embroidery she had given to the old lady on the wall facing her, and glared hard, making her blurred vision gradually clear.

"Actually...... I'm not tired enough yet, I'm just worried about sitting on the mountain and eating empty ......."

"I know, I know, rootless water, sooner or later there will be a time to dry......" Before she finished speaking, the old lady interrupted her, "This home is handed over to you, you can do what you want." ”

At the end, the old lady sighed.

"If that side is really noisy, after the first month, let's separate, and transfer the silver according to the head, everyone eats their own food, and it will save you from doing it."

That's exactly what she wanted to say!

Zhao Qing looked at the old lady in a daze.

The old lady clapped her hand and said with a smile:

"Don't look at me, when I first married the old lady, the Shen family was almost ...... now"

She took Zhao Qing's hand and talked about the past with great interest. (To be continued.) )