Chapter three hundred and seventy-eight small hands mother-in-law
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Wang Wei spent the New Year in Qingpu, and on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, he, Lu Tao, Zhang Ruoxi and his wife set sail for Nanjing, taking with them 800 pieces of Songjiang cotton, 600 pieces of Sanshuo cloth, 500 pieces of twill cloth, and 300 pieces of woven velvet.
Two hundred pieces of jacquard silk were loaded into a three-oared ship, and it arrived at Wudingqiao Wharf in Nanjing on the second day of February——
On the sixth day of February, the Nanjing branch of Shengmei Commercial Co., Ltd. officially opened. The store is located in the west section of Fuqian Street, the most prosperous area in Nanjing. It has four facades and three entrances inside and outside. It is adjacent to Wanyuanhao Tongshang Bank and Wanyuan Tongshang Bank.
It is the backend capital of Ningbo Civil Information Bureau. In addition to selling silver jewelry and utensils, it also sends letters and goods for the people. It is a transfer station of Ningbo Civil Information Bureau in Nanjing. Wang Wei got it when he was preparing for Shengmei Store in Nanjing.
With the help of Wanyuanhao Commercial Bank, Ningbo Civil Credit Bureau and Shengmei Commercial Bank have entered into a cooperation contract——
Wang Wei's sisters in Quzhong Old Courtyard were the first customers of Shengmei Store, and Nanjing people were familiar with Wang Wei, the oiran of the Old Courtyard. Wang Wei left her native place and became a good man, and married Zhang Yuan, a famous Shaoxing scholar. The story of the talented and beautiful woman is even more interesting.
It was widely spread in the market, so the business of Nanjing Shengmei Company was booming when it opened. The method of profit sharing among sewing workers was still implemented. The prospects of Shengmei Company in Nanjing were better than those in Hangzhou.--./--./-
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On February 15th, Lu Tao and Zhang Ruoxi left Nanjing. Lu Tao returned to Qingpu and Zhang Ruoxi returned to her parents' home in Shanyin. This was because their brother-in-law Shang Danran's delivery period was from late March to early April, and a woman gave birth to her first child.
Zhang Ruoxi was worried about a big difficulty and had to go back to help her mother take care of Dan Ran. Zhang Yuan had no biological brothers, so it was entirely up to Zhang Yuan to carry on the family line. Zhang Ruoxi was extremely concerned about Dan Ran's delivery——
Wang Wei came to the pier to see him off, and when he was leaving, he asked Zhang Ruoxi: "Sister, when will Shengmei Store be brought to the capital?"
Everyone knew this was Sima Zhao's intention. Zhang Ruoxi couldn't help but smile. She reached out and swept a strand of Wang Wei's wind-blown hair behind her ears. This girl's ears were as crystal clear as jade sculptures, and everything about her body was beautiful. Xiao Yuan
It was really a blessing, so he asked with a smile: "Do you miss Zhang Yuan?"
Wang Wei's pretty face was shy, she lowered her head and said, "Yes, I miss you very much."
Zhang Ruoxi smiled "gege" but said: "Maybe next month my brother Zhang Yuan will fail and return home, so will you still go to the capital?"
Wang Wei fluttered her eyelashes, opened her beautiful eyes wide, and said in dissatisfaction: "Sister, why are you talking like this? Today is February 15th, which is the day when the third round of the test ends. Mr. Jie will definitely win consecutive victories."
Zhang Ruoxi smiled: "Okay. If Zhang Yuan is in high school, we went to Beijing years ago and happened to go with Dan Ran and her son." Fu'er asked: "Then when will Xiu Wei give birth?"
Wang Wei was so embarrassed that she yelled: "Sister!"
Zhang Ruoxi smiled and said: "It will happen sooner or later." She waved her hand and got on the boat.
Wang Wei saw that the ship was far away, so he returned to the shop, but saw the clerk from the Wanyuan Commercial Bank next door coming over and crossing his hands: "Wei Gu, a letter has arrived from Beijing." He handed over two letters.
Wang Wei was overjoyed. When she received the letter and read it, it turned out to be Zhang Yuan's handwriting. One was addressed to her. The other was addressed to Zhang Ruoxi. It was originally intended to be sent to Qingpu, but now it has been intercepted in Nanjing, and the Civil Information Bureau has
It's next door.
When she opened the letter, Wang Weixian's fingers trembled slightly. After reading the letter, her heart wavered even more. She looked at the flowing clouds in the sky and wished she could fly to Zhang Yuan with her wings, but she heard the guy say: "This is Zhang Jieyuan's letter, right?
There are also six letters sent by Zhang Jieyuan from Beijing. They are sent to Shaoxing and will be delivered tomorrow.--"
"So many letters!" Wang Wei asked curiously: "Let me see who they are addressed to?" When he went to the bank to look at them, two of them were written by Zhang Yuan to his parents and Shang Danran, and the third one was written by Zhang Yuan to his uncle.
Zhang Rulin's letter, two letters written by Shang Zhouzuo to Shang Danran and Shang Zhoude, the last one was a letter sent by Zhang Yuan to Miss Wang Yingzi at Wang Siren's house next to Xinghua Temple in Kuaiji——
Of course he could only look at the envelope, and Wang Wei thought to himself: "Mr. Jiezi also wrote a letter to Miss Wang Yingzi. What is the ending between these two senior brothers and sisters?" Wang Wei knew about Zhang Yuan and Wang Yingzi.
She once asked Zhang Yuan about Liyuan. She was a little jealous at that time and wanted to go back to Jinling in anger, but she was held back by love. Now, she misses her deeply but her jealousy has faded——
Wang Wei returned to the Shengmei Shop and ordered Uncle Yao to catch up with Zhang Ruoxi's boat and present Zhang Yuan's letter to Zhang Ruoxi.
When it was time to light the lanterns, Li Xueyi's sister Li Keer came to the Shengmei Shop to talk to Wang Wei. These days, if there are customers in the Xiangzhen Pavilion, Li Keer would avoid coming to Wang Wei to avoid being teased by the guests. Li Keer is fifteen years old this year.
It has been stared at by many romantic customers, who want to pay a high price to comb it——
Li Keer came often, so she went to the inner courtyard without any notification. She talked to Huixiang by the patio for a few words, then went to Wang Wei's bedroom and said, "Why does Aunt Wei smile so well?"
Wang Wei carefully read the letter Zhang Yuan wrote to her under the lamp again, thinking about the sweet time the two had together. The girl smiled from the bottom of her heart, and was surprised when Li Kouer suddenly came over and asked such a question.
, his heart was pounding, and he spat: "Li Keer, you are a cat, you walk silently."
Li Keer smiled charmingly like a little fox and said: "I have been talking to Huixiang outside for a long time. Weigu is in a state of trance, but she blames me. What is Weigu looking at?" He glanced anxiously, before Wang Wei hid the letter.
When he came to the words "Xiu Wei I love", he quickly asked: "Weigu, is this a letter from the mediator in Beijing?"
Wang Wei saw Li Keer's nervous look and responded: "Yes, what's wrong?"
Li Keer pursed her lips and said: "My eldest son, my husband, told me that he would write to me. I have been looking forward to it for many days -"
Wang Wei comforted him and said, "My eldest son, your husband, must be preparing for the exam with all his heart. He wants to be named on the gold medal list so that he can marry you."
Li Kouer immediately responded with anger and asked shyly: "Did Aunt Wei say that my eldest son, Mr. Xianggong, can pass this exam?"
Wang Wei said: "Then let's divine the money divination." He found six copper coins and threw the money divination. Li Kou'er threw it first and it turned out to be a good fortune.
After getting an unlucky hexagram, he was unwilling to give up and threw it again. He threw four numbers in a row and got an auspicious hexagram. The auto-divination was only based on the first time, and any further divination would not count. Wang Wei was a little unhappy, but Li Keer responded.
Came to comfort her.
At night, Li Keer rested here at Shengmei Commercial House. This girl now regarded herself as a member of the Zhang family, so she was particularly close to Wang Wei.
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On the morning of March 8th, Liu Gaoya, the Dongchang prison manager of the Nanjing Internal Guard Yamen, suddenly came to the Shengmei Shop on Fuqian Street with two servants and presented a congratulatory gift, which he said was given to Mr. Zhang by Eunuch Xing.
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Wang Wei was very surprised and cautiously asked Liu Baihu why he sent the gift?
Liu Baihu said: "Miss Wang, don't spread the word for now. Mr. Zhang has ranked sixth in the high school entrance examination. In another ten days, there will be an official announcement." Dongchang, Jinyiwei's news is so well-informed. It is February 2 in Beijing.
The list was released on a trial basis at the 17th Congress. Within ten days, Eunuch Xing of Nanjing, three thousand miles away, had already obtained the list——
Wang Wei was so happy that he quickly prepared a gift for Zhang Yuan in return for Eunuch Xing. Then Liu Gaoya said again: "The palace examination has not yet been held. Mr. Zhang is very likely to enter the first class. I will report when there is news." He cupped his hands and turned around to wait.
Go out——
Wang Wei said: "Master Liu, wait a moment, may I ask Master Liu, is Zhang Yuan's brother Zhang Dai Chinese?"
Liu Gaoya said: "I don't know this. Eunuch Xing only told me that Mr. Zhang ranked sixth in high school."
After Liu Gaoya left, Wang Wei couldn't hold back his joy and had no regrets. He went to the store to watch the clerk doing business and saw two women buying cotton cloth. One of them was pregnant with a big belly and was six or seven months pregnant.
People are saying that there is a doctor over there in the small teaching center who is good at delivering babies, both transverse and retrograde. This doctor can take care of them. If a mother encounters an abnormal fetal position and is helpless, then she will say to please help.
Mother-in-law, only the little-hand mother-in-law can save a life. The little-hand mother-in-law has hands as small as a child's and can dig. Last night, the little-hand mother-in-law saved a woman with dystocia in Qixiafang. The mother and child are safe——
Wang Wei was moved, so she inquired carefully with the two women and learned that Granny Xiaoshou's surname was Chen. It was said that her ancestors had been palace Chinese medicine doctors, specializing in delivering babies for concubines. After Chengzu moved the capital to Beijing, Granny Xiaoshou's ancestors did not follow him to the north and stayed behind.
In Nanjing, Grandma Xiaoshou charges a lot of money to deliver babies. She only wants to pay three taels of silver before she is willing to go out. Normally, she is not needed for normal births. Those who ask for her are just to save lives, and the three taels of silver are worth it. For twenty years, Xiaoshou has
My mother-in-law is alive and well, but not many people say good things about her because she has poor medical ethics and is greedy for money and materials——
Wang Wei thought about Dan Ran's delivery and regretted not knowing about this little-hand mother-in-law earlier, otherwise she could have hired someone to follow Zhang Ruoxi to Shanyin. It was already the eighth day of March, and she wondered if she could catch up before Dan Ran gave birth.
Now that she knows that she has such a small-handed mother-in-law, Wang Wei has to do something, otherwise, if Dan Ran's delivery does not go smoothly, she will feel guilty for the rest of her life. So even though she knows that there is a high possibility that she will not be able to catch up with Dan Ran's delivery, Wang Wei decides to do her best.
Quantity——
Wang Wei immediately went to the small teaching center to ask the little-hand mother-in-law to go to Shanyin to deliver the baby. The little-hand mother-in-law asked for a hundred taels of silver, saying that it would take two or three months to go back and forth. This would delay her a lot. Wang Wei is now smarter.
After some haggling, I made an agreement with Granny Xiaoshou. If I catch up with the delivery, I will give you one hundred taels, and if I don’t, I will give you sixty taels. I will pay ten taels in advance——
On the tenth day of March, Wang Wei arranged everything for the shop, and took Grandma Xiaoshou to Hangzhou on the speedboat of the Civil Information Bureau. Accompanying her were Uncle Yao, Huixiang and Xue Tong. The boss of the boat said that if the journey went well, they would be there in twenty days.
Being able to reach Hangzhou, Wang Wei asked the ship's boss to hurry up and leave as soon as possible. For a period of twenty days, she would pay an extra five taels of silver if she arrived one day earlier. The ship's boss was overjoyed and ordered the boatmen to work day and night. It only took sixteen days to reach the Hangzhou Canal.
Port.
Wang Wei did not go to Hangzhou Shengmei Commercial House to rest for the night, but took the night boat to Shanyin. The passengers on the night boat chatted about everything. Wang Wei heard that Zhang Yuan's elder brother Zhang Dai and uncle Zhang Lianfang were both on the Chunwei list, and Shanyin Zhang
Three Jinshi in one subject, Feng Shui is booming——
On the early morning of March 28th, Wang Wei and his party of five people disembarked at the Bashi Bridge in Shanyin County. Before they arrived in Dongzhang, they heard that Zhang Jieyuan's wife Shang had a dystocia and had been in pain for a day and a night, four or five
Among the Wen Po attendants, one was invited from Hangzhou, but she couldn’t give birth and was afraid she would be in danger——
Wang Wei was surprised and happy. The surprise was that Shang Danran really had a difficult delivery. The surprise was that Shang Danran finally caught up. He said to the little-hand mother-in-law beside him: "Grandma Chen, I have to ask you this time."
This little-handed grandma is over sixty years old, with clear eyes and a small stature that moves quickly. She holds a long medicine box on her arm. Wang Wei wants to take it for her. She refuses and says, "It'll be great if you catch up. I can earn forty more."
Two pieces of silver."
At this time, in the Jieyuan Archway, everyone from Zhang Ruiyang to the two elders of the Lu family, down to the maids and doormen, were panic-stricken and their faces were pale. Wang Wei came in with his little mother-in-law and briefly explained the situation to the two elders. Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu, was in tears.
He said hurriedly: "Take Granny Chen quickly, quickly!"
Wang Wei led Granny Little Hands up to the second floor of the west building, and heard Shang Danran's painful moans coming from the bedroom. She hadn't seen anyone yet, but just by hearing the moans, Granny Little Hands nodded and said: "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay.
The mother is still strong and her constitution is not weak."
Entering the bedroom, they saw a mother-in-law holding Shang Danran's waist on the mother-of-pearl bed. There were four women and several maids surrounding the bed. Zhang Ruoxi sat beside the bed, holding Shang Danran's hand and constantly encouraging her.
Just hold on——
As soon as Granny Xiaoshou came in, she ordered Granny Wen next to the bed and everyone else to go out, leaving only Granny Wen on the bed holding her waist to help and close the door.
Wang Wei and Tu Ting supported Zhang's mother Lu and stood on the corridor. Zhang's mother Lu recited "The Curse of the Great Master in White" over and over again. Zhang Ruoxi walked around uneasily and looked downstairs. Her father Zhang Ruiyang was on the patio.
While looking up eagerly, Zong Yishan, Yi Ting and his wife, as well as Dan Ran's brother Shang Zhoude, were also waiting anxiously below -
Time was hard, and the relatives waiting outside were like ants on a hot pot. After about two moments, I finally heard a loud cry of "Wow" in the room. Before the door was opened, the little-handed mother-in-law proudly reported:
"Mother and child are safe——"
Zhang's mother, Lu Shi, and Zhang Ruoxi burst into tears. Zhang Ruoxi announced the good news to her father downstairs and said, "I've given birth to a baby. Mother and son are safe."
The good news spread quickly, and everyone in the house celebrated. The previous panic disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the depressing atmosphere dissipated instantly——
Grandma Xiaoshou washed her hands and opened the door and came out. She saluted Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu, and said, "Congratulations, you have a new baby in your house."
Zhang's mother, Lu, didn't have time to taste the joy of having a baby now. She just wanted to give birth to a baby. When she entered the room, she saw a bright red baby lying next to Dan Ran, crying loudly. Only then did Zhang's mother, Lu, calm down.
I was so happy that I shed tears again, and I couldn’t help but praise Dan Ran for his success——
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Three days later, Grandma Xiaoshou was escorted by Uncle Yao to leave Shanyin and return to Nanjing. In addition to receiving a reward of one hundred taels of silver, Zhang's mother Lu also gave many gifts to Grandma Xiaoshou. I am really grateful. If there are some pros and cons in Danran's delivery, then
The family members are no longer happy to see Zhang Yuanzhong as a Jinshi. Six days ago, Shanyin Liuzhi County sent someone to report the good news that Zhang Yuan High School ranked sixth in the Bingchen Examination——
Shang Danran recovered quickly, and the baby was also very healthy. In the blink of an eye, it was April 16. Before noon on this day, Xu Shijin, the prefect of Shaoxing, personally led a group of drummers and musicians to the Dongzhang Jieyuan Archway.
When we arrived in Shaoxing, two large red lacquer flagpoles were quickly erected, and the construction of the Zhuangyuan Memorial Archway began immediately——
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