In Rongning's second mansion, since Jia Cong was born eight years ago, there has been no new child born in the mansion.
In particular, Jia Cong's mother was a maid in the palace and was very young. She died of dystocia on the day she gave birth to Jia Cong, so the whole family didn't pay much attention to the child.
But this time, although the eldest sister Wang Xifeng gave birth to was a girl, she was Jia Mu's first great-granddaughter, and Jia Mu liked it very much.
The parents who are also the eldest son are unusual. One is a young talent who has recently been favored by the emperor, and the other has won the favor of Jia Mu because of her all-around good looks. Jia Mu has long been determined to make Xi San lively and decent.
Jia's mother is the direct daughter of the Baoling Hou Shi family. She was born into wealth and grew up in prosperity. Her father also served as a minister. Unlike the Jia family, she was born in martial arts. From the cultivation of temperament to aesthetic enjoyment, her taste is extraordinary.
The furnishings in Jia's mother's house are three-quarters rich and seven-cent elegant. The antiques and furnishings are all of high quality, which is completely in line with her status as a super-class official. They are not at all cliché, and embody the wisdom of "just right" everywhere.
For example, the painting hanging in Jia Mu's main room is neither the picture of peonies in bloom and wealth that is common among the elderly, nor the picture of the three stars of good fortune, longevity and longevity, but the "Double Beauty Picture" by Qiu Yingqiu Shizhou, which is quite suitable for her aristocratic status. Jia's mother's dowry was already quite generous. After marrying Jia Daishan, the Duke of Rongguo, her wealth did not decrease. Over the past few decades, she had accumulated a lot of good things.
These good things will belong to our children and grandchildren sooner or later, if we don’t bring them with us when we are alive or take them with us when we die.
The three rites of baptism in the house originally followed the old rules. But since Jia Mu married into the Jia family, she started as a great-grandson's daughter-in-law. Now she has this great-granddaughter. Even her fourth generation has both men and women.
Therefore, Jia Mu attaches great importance to it and hopes to make the eldest sister's third party more lively.
But recently, in order to build the provincial residence, I heard that a lot of cash was used in the house, and I heard Mrs. Wang and Baochai often talk about the need to be frugal in everything. Jia Mu has not been doing anything for many years, so it is not easy to take the initiative to ask for extra things.<
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But even if Mother Jia didn't speak, logically speaking, Mrs. Wang, as the actual head of the Rongguo Mansion, should take the initiative to handle this matter and make her mother-in-law happy.
But at noon today, the whole family was in Zhangluo. Jia Lian came back, and everyone went back to rest in the afternoon. Jia Mu waited until the second half of the afternoon. Although the crowd was lively at Jia Mu's place, because Daiyu had just come back, everyone was asking questions.
Some things in the south.
Mrs. Wang just kept silent. Aunt Xue said she was worried that Baochai had a cough. Mrs. Xing said she was afraid that the master would come back and left early.
Finally, it was Jia Mu who talked about the eldest sister and her son having three baths tomorrow, and Mrs. Wang only said:
"Now, even if there are some incompetents at home, we can't wrong Brother Feng. We should just follow the old rules in the house."
At this age, Jia Mu knows how to give herself peace of mind. Since she has handed over the power of running the family, she can no longer overstep her authority.
So Jia Mu could only find a few more decent things to give to Sister Feng and her children.
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At this time, seeing her grandson Jia Lian's extraordinary handsomeness, Jia's mother loved her even more, so she smiled and said:
"Have you seen the child? You are a father now, and you will be an adult in the future."
When Jia Lian saw that Jia's mother was indeed going to attend her eldest sister's baptism ceremony, and that all the rewards had been prepared, and that he had just taken care of Jia She and his wife, he expected that they would be able to see it tomorrow, and his heart dropped.
He fell to the ground and smiled:
"I used to think that giving birth to a child was a troublesome part of being a mother, but now I know that being a father is also very troublesome.
I just went back today and I had to worry about our eldest sister’s feeding.”
Seeing that Jia Mu was very interested, Jia Lian talked about the change of wet nurse.
Jia Lian spoke clearly and interestingly, and Jia's mother laughed out loud.
After laughing, Jia Mu's face gradually darkened, she frowned and said to Yuanyang:
"Listen, this means Lian Er is back. Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that the children will be hungry?
You know that a newborn baby needs to be fed every hour or two.
When I was giving birth to my eldest son, my mother-in-law and my mother-in-law found six wet nurses for the child. Before feeding the child every day, they would each squeeze out a small cup to see whose milk was thicker, and who would be given milk today.
What?
The six wet nurses each had to eat a whole stewed elbow without salt every day for six years, just for fear that the milk would be too thin to nourish the baby.
Although our family is not as prosperous as before, it has not reached this point. How do we manage this family?"
Yuanyang didn't dare to answer the call.
Jia Lian only smiled secretly in his heart: It turned out that Jia She had been fed milk for six years and was stupid.
Jia Mu continued:
"My eldest sister will have her third shower tomorrow. If each of them only gives their own gifts, this would be vulgar and would seem a little too separate.
It's just that they are frugal in everything nowadays, so it's hard for me to talk about it.
But the housekeeper Feng Yatou in front of me is also really hard. There are glory and grievances in it, and she has to worry about everything. You have never experienced these, so you may not understand the ups and downs. Even a dog would be disgusted with being a housekeeper for three years.
Yuanyang, I just asked someone to come back to you, just because I want to give you fifty silver here and you go and call a play in. The banquet will be arranged tomorrow, so it will be more lively if there is a play and wine.
Although Feng Yatou can’t leave the house, it’s okay to listen from a distance. When the time comes, ask her what she likes to listen to and sing to her individually.”
Only then did Jia Lian understand the embarrassment in Jia Mu's heart. He was grateful and quickly smiled and said:
"My ancestor loves Sister Feng and our eldest sister. It is her blessing. How about I also plan to follow my ancestor and get some blessings?"
Only then did Jia Mu smile again:
"Monkey, what do you want to order?"
"My grandson wants to join in. Firstly, he can enjoy the blessings of his ancestors, and secondly, he can also add some fun to his wife and daughter. Does the ancestor think this is fun?"
When Jia Mu heard about it, she became even more happy:
"Okay, okay, how much will you pay?"
"Five..." Jia Lian was about to say fifty taels, but he saw Yuanyang standing behind Jia Mu quietly waving his hand to him. Seeing Jia Lian's confusion, Yuanyang pointed downwards with his index finger.
Jia Lian understood and said hurriedly:
"My grandson can't afford fifty taels. He's a bit lower and can only afford forty-five taels."
Jia Mu is in high spirits:
"That's enough. My fifty taels are enough to hire a top troupe to sing for a day. Your forty-five taels might as well be used to hire opera performers and storytellers.
We even have good fireworks, so it’s pretty cool.”
Jia Lian clapped his hands and said with a smile:
"This is the way it is done for the third time. When the full moon comes, what can I say?"
Jia Mu is the most lively person. Hearing this, she took Jia Lian's hand and said with a smile:
"Then let's get our whole family to join in and use all the money we have to make it happen. We can make it as lively as possible.
It’s better to say less than three days of entertainment and entertainment, otherwise I won’t accept it.”
The more she talked, the happier she became. Mu Jia pulled the mandarin duck again and said:
"You have to prepare these quietly. Don't let the news leak out in advance. Tomorrow, let's scare Girl Feng."
Everyone was getting excited when talking, and suddenly someone outside replied:
"Master Xiang Dai from the Daming Palace is here and wants to see Second Master Lian."