Chapter 36 Not everyone can occupy the magpie's nest
In early summer, with a gentle breeze and bright spring scenery, a group of several carriages drove slowly towards Qingzhou Fucheng.
"Sister, I saw the state capital. Is that the city wall of the state capital? Sister, this wall is really high. It's much taller than me. The state capital is really extraordinary." The first plain and unpretentious carriage came.
He raised the car curtain with his small hand and looked outside. His voice was young and high-pitched. This person was Xiao Wu.
Tian Minyan smiled slightly and said: "That's right. This city wall is ten feet high and two feet thick. It is very strong. Even when Emperor Xia came to attack, he was unable to capture this city."
When Xiao Wu heard this, he immediately looked at the city wall with admiration and passion, his dark eyes shining like morning stars.
"It's indeed high. It's not that high in our county." My eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Gao, also took a look and said with a smile.
Luo Shi smiled slightly and said: "Sister-in-law, since you are here this time, you have to have a good time. After working hard for most of your life, you should take a break."
Mrs. Gao laughed heartily when she heard this: "You think I'm seventy or eighty years old. Your sister-in-law and I can still carry a hundred kilograms of grain. This time I just came to see the big city of our state capital. It's not a waste of time for me to come here."
"Auntie, the most prosperous place in the Southern Dynasties is Kyoto Prefecture. When you arrive in Kyoto in the future, it will be an eye-opener." Tian Minyan said with a smile.
"Kyoto is a long way away, how can we get the chance to go there?" Gao said, shaking his head.
"There's no chance. From now on, if we take our business to Kyoto, we'll have a chance. I'm afraid you won't want to go, auntie."
"Hey, if you want to be able to walk, you have to go see it." Gao said with a haha.
Several people spoke so loudly that they laughed far away. After a while, Jixiang stepped forward and asked: "Madam, girl, the old lady sent me to ask how long it will take before we arrive. She is going crazy and her waist and bones are broken."
Luo Shi and the others looked at each other and their smiles dropped. Tian Minyan said calmly: "You have gone back. Now that you have seen the city wall, you will be there soon."
"Why."
After Jixiang left, Luo Shi said: "She just doesn't want to see me well. Even if she can't get in the car, she will follow me and come here specifically to cause trouble. Look at how many tricks she has done along the way."
"You don't care what she does, just do your duty. Anyway, you can earn this money now, and you won't miss her food. She would rather suffer and follow her, so let her do it." Gao said in a heartfelt voice.
: "Besides, I don't want to see you well, I just want to guard against us."
In the end, the Jiang family came. Accompanying her were Tian Huaifang's mother and son, Tian Huailan's mother and son, and the Jiang family. There were seven people in the family. Originally, the Jiang family wanted her two sons-in-law to go too, but Tian Minyan
As I said, the house is not big. If they want to go, they will just stay at the inn, that's all.
As a result, there were not enough cars, so they rented two more carriages from the carriage and horse shop, and a total of five carriages set off in a mighty manner.
It takes seven or eight hours to get from Yangmei Village to the prefecture capital. Considering that they are all women and children, the driving is a bit slow. And along the way, Jiang was in various states of being either dizzy or suffering from epilepsy and back pain. He always said that he had to stop.
Rest, so, walking and stopping, it took ten hours to see the city wall of the state capital.
Tian Minyan had already sent a letter to Xie Chengzhong and others to prepare the house. Xie Chengzhong also led people to wait at the city gate long ago. When he saw Tian Minyan's carriage, he immediately came up to greet them.
"Madam, second girl, you've had a hard journey." Xie Chengzhong smiled and said hello.
"Why do I need you to pick me up? The shop isn't busy?" Tian Minyan looked at him and asked.
"Natural Cheng Zhong will come to pick up the girl's car, so that those blind people will not bump into the girl." Xie Chengzhong said with a smile.
"You are the only one who is poor! You are not leading the way." Tian Minyan glared, lowered the car curtain, and Xie Chengzhong smiled mischievously. After a while, the car made a rumble again.
The capital of the state is very large. The house given by Tian Minyan and his family is located in Bafu Hutong, a wealthy area in the East District. Although it is a three-bedroom house, which does not sound big, it occupies an area of three acres, and the layout inside is even more exquisite and elegant.
I heard that this place used to be the residence of a scholar from a scholarly family. Later, the family fell into poverty and the residence was sold.
The layout of the house in the third entrance is almost the same as that of Tian Minyan's family. The front yard is for entertaining guests and has a guest room and study. The second entrance is the inner house, which is divided into three small courtyards. The main courtyard is Shou'an Hall, Lihua Ju and Bamboo Garden.
, the layouts are different, but they are all very elegant. The backyard is where the servants live, and the kitchen is also located at the back.
Shouan Hall has always been for the elders with the highest status and respect in the family. It is said that the families have been divided. As the mistress of the third bedroom, Luo Shi should naturally live in it. But this time, Jiang Shi is also here.
It’s different.
"Grandma, you are the most respected person here, so you should live in the Shou'an Hall. I heard that this is the case for all wealthy families, and the old ladies all live in the main courtyard. But is this the case, Sister Yan?" Huang Wenru looked at Tian Minyan with gloating.
ask.
Huh, if you don't allow the Jiang family to live there, that would be unfilial. If you allow it, mother and daughter will live in the main courtyard with the Jiang family, and outsiders will live in the main house over the master. Wouldn't this make you, Tian Minyan, embarrassed?
Huang Wenru wanted to make Tian Minyan embarrassed, but she didn't think about how it would harm her reputation. If word got out that if you, a cousin, lived in the main house instead of your master, people would only say that you had no tutor, no education, and no sense.
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The short-minded Jiang family looked at Tian Minyan and said nothing.
It was natural that the main courtyard was occupied by elders. Everyone looked at Tian Minyan to see how she would answer. Only Tian Huaifang's face darkened.
There was no expression on Tian Minyan's face, but she glanced at Huang Wenru lightly and said, "Of course it is. She is the oldest lady here, so she naturally lives in Shou'antang."
Huang Wenyuan snorted proudly, and immediately gave instructions to Jixiang and the others: "You haven't moved the old lady's luggage in yet. By the way, my box must be handled with care, because it is full of newly made clothes and will be damaged.
You can’t afford the compensation.”
Jixiang and Xiaoxing looked at each other and looked at Tian Minyan, waiting for her instructions.
Tian Minyan sneered in her heart and called the little girl on the side: "Your name is Hehua, right? Take a few cousins and aunts to the front yard to place it. I think the west wing is enough, so let's place it there."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Tian Huaifang and others changed. They placed them in the front yard. This was a courtesy to guests, and they were still uninvited guests.
They are Tian Minyan's aunts. Logically speaking, they should live in the inner house, but Tian Minyan has arranged it like this. Even if they are guests from outside, the female family members should be placed in the inner house. What does it look like to live in the front yard?
Tian Minyan was warning them!
Tian Huaifang was secretly annoyed that her daughter was ignorant. Before she came, she had ordered Qian and Wan not to mess with Tian Minyan, but why was she disobedient? When she was about to speak, Jiang had already spoken first.
"Yan Yatou, what are you talking about? This yard is big enough for your aunt and the others to live in. Is it okay for a woman to live in a front yard like that?" Jiang was the first to sink her face.
"Grandma, Wenru doesn't live in the front yard and wants to live with you. We haven't spoken to each other for a long time." Huang Wenru pouted and turned a blind eye to her mother's eyes, only looking at Tian Minyan provocatively. She
I can't believe it, Tian Minyan dares to be disobedient and unfilial when her grandma is here.
"Chengcheng." Mrs. Jiang patted her hand kindly, without looking at Tian Minyan's face, and ordered the girl with a arrogant look: "Move my luggage and the luggage of several ladies into the main courtyard."
"Wait a minute!" Tian Minyan snorted: "Old madam, you are an elder of the Tian family. I respect you. It doesn't matter if you live in the main courtyard, but they are not qualified."
"you..."
Tian Minyan squinted her eyes and glanced at a few people, and said sarcastically: "Even if a dove occupies a magpie's nest, not everyone is qualified. You have to look at your status."
What does "dove occupying the magpie's nest" mean? People like Jiang who are illiterate naturally don't know what it means, but Tian Huaifang and her daughter clearly understand this. When Tian Minyan said it, their faces turned red.
Pork liver color.
Jiang didn't know the literal meaning, but seeing the expressions on Tian Huaifang's and the others' faces, she knew it was not a good thing, so she couldn't help but said with a sullen face: "What's wrong, my old lady can't let a granddaughter play with her? Huh?"
"Old relative, you have done nothing in your life. I'm afraid you don't know. I heard that not everyone can live in the main courtyard of this big family. It is said that the family has been divided. This main courtyard is where Brother Gairen and
Sanniang and his wife live together, so now that you are here, it is natural for you to live there, but there is no reason for your granddaughter to live here." At this time, Mrs. Gao stood up and said with a smile: "This master's family doesn't even live in the main courtyard, you are the only one.
When your granddaughters move in, those who know it will say that you always praise them, but those who don't know should say that these girls have no tutors, no education and no sense. My dear relatives, your praise has harmed them."
Gao's words are wonderful. It sounds good that they come out to make mud, but in fact, they are rounding off and saying that Huang Wenru and others are ignorant and have no tutor. By the way, they are also talking about Jiang's family. It's just that you have no knowledge. They also included their grandsons.
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At this point, what else is there that you don’t understand? You can think of the disadvantages of this girl’s family having a reputation of being uneducated and ignorant. You can think of it with your toes. Now, even Jiang’s face became colorful.
"Her aunt's words are serious. My mother just feels sorry for her granddaughters and wants to enjoy a happy family life, so she lets these girls live in her house just for fun. Wenru, you girl is also ignorant.
, this joke can't be made casually." Tian Huaifang hurriedly smiled and came out to laugh, and even pretended to be angry and said two things about Huang Wenru.
"Her aunt, it's just that she's really ignorant. I'm afraid she won't be able to control her temper. You have to know that the reputation of a girl's family is the most important. The eldest girl should also talk about kissing her. Her aunt should also restrain her.
Teach me the rules." Gao said with a half-smile.
Tian Huaifang felt unhappy, but it was difficult to get angry. She held on to her daughter and smiled coquettishly.
Tian Minyan sneered when she saw this. These people would open a dyeing workshop just by giving her some color. If they made her unhappy again, they would all climb out. They really thought they were nothing and dared to come to her house to point fingers.
