Next to the lotus pond on the east side of Sheng Mansion, it was getting late, the house was sultry, and a cool breeze was blowing in the yard. Several maids were eating melon seeds and chatting in the yard, and no one was left to wait in the room. Yao Yiyi was alone
He was lying on the canopy bed made of beech wood in the back room, half dead in a daze.
Yao Yiyi buried her little body like a ball of flesh in a pile of pillows. Her short limbs were spread out in a large shape, her expression was dull and depressed. Since she came to this world, Yao Yiyi has been in this state of wandering spirit. She turned her little
He turned his head and looked around the room. It was an ancient room similar to what he had seen on TV. There was a round table in the middle of the room. Yao Yiyi couldn't tell what kind of wood it was, but it had a very good luster and was bright. It was obviously a good product.
There is a carved wooden top cabinet leaning against the wall. The pattern on it vaguely resembles the Eight Immortals crossing the sea. There are also several low tables, round piers and square stools.
Yao Yiyi felt a little dry in the mouth, so she got out of bed with bare feet. Southerners are used to using wooden boards to pave the floor, so they don’t feel cold even if they step on the floor with bare feet. When they came to the Ruyi Round Table, they saw a small spoon placed under the table.
There was a round stool that was slightly higher than the small teapot. Yao Yiyi thought it was funny. She stepped on the small teapot, then climbed onto the round stool, reached the table steadily, dragged a heavy teapot over, and clucked at the spout.
Drink it gurglingly.
After finishing the drink, she crawled back to bed following the same order as before. Suddenly she felt the fragrance lingering on her teeth and cheeks. Yao Yiyi thought dully, oh, today it's not plain water, it's tea. It seems to be good tea.
A few days ago, she slept until her mouth was dry, so she crawled to drink tea. Suddenly, several people came in outside the door. An old mother in the lead saw her climbing on the table to drink water. She was shocked as if she had been struck by lightning. She seemed deeply shocked.
After being shocked, she immediately slapped the maid in the yard and comforted herself. At that time, Yao Yiyi had just come to this world for two days and had not yet entered the state at all. After coming to a new world, she should
She didn't have any parents, mothers, wet nurses or personal maids. She just walked in and out of many people like a revolving door every day. She didn't even recognize their faces, so she could only listen and watch in a dull manner without any reaction. Then
The old mother sighed, said "poor" a few times, and left.
Yao Yiyi realized belatedly that she was being pitied. In fact, she really wanted to say that she was more comfortable without anyone in the room. As an impostor, it was... difficult for her to stay calm and pretend when she was in shock.
She could stretch her legs when she was alone in the room, and lie down on the frog whenever she wanted, which was conducive to her initial emotional recovery after time travel. After the old mother left that day, the maids and women immediately improved the service and put some snacks on the table.
When eating, there is tea in the teapot, and yesterday they put a basin of freshly soaked grapes. What’s even more considerate is that they put a few stools of different heights according to Yao Yiyi’s height and shape, forming a staircase shape.
It was very convenient for her to climb up and down - and then they went out to play again.
Yao Yiyi was very moved.
There were bursts of voices coming from the courtyard outside the house, and Yao Yiyi could hear them clearly without having to prick up her ears. In the past few days, the Sheng Mansion has been turbulent, and the maids in this deserted courtyard cheered up and started the gossip business.
Development is in full swing.
"This morning I heard Lai Fu in front of me say that our master has been promoted to the post of magistrate and will go to Dengzhou to take up his post at the end of the month. Aunt Lin's place has been very busy these days.
I am anxious to cash in some of my shops so that I can take them with me when the time comes." Maid A said.
"My dear, how much money has Aunt Lin had in the past few years? I saw that she was always richer than my wife, and I said that she was from a young lady. Because she admired my master, she had to be a mistress of her own accord.
Yes, it seems that this is true." Maid B said excitedly.
"Bah! You listen to that nonsense about promoting the top and pushing the bottom down! My mother told me a long time ago that Aunt Lin is just an orphan from a rundown official family. When she first came to our Sheng Mansion, she only had a little girl with her.
The girl and an old woman only have five or six boxes and luggage in total, and the clothes they wear are not as good as those of the first- and second-class girls in the house, so how can they have any wealth?!" Maid C was a little angry.
"Yeah, Aunt Lin is very wealthy now. The master favors her so much. No wonder the wife is always unhappy. Even Brother Feng and Miss Mo are partial to the master. This Aunt Lin is really capable." The maid said in a sweet voice.
envious.
Maid E continued: "That's natural, otherwise how could the master be so coaxed that he likes her so much that he doesn't even care about the wife's face and the rules of the house. Although the old lady is unhappy, she doesn't bother to care about it. She has a good belly and children.
We have both, and naturally we have a strong waist. Alas, it seems that our yard is no longer good. It was fine when Aunt Wei was there, and the master still came here from time to time. Now that Aunt Wei has gone, it immediately becomes deserted. I don’t know how many sisters we have.
Where will I be placed? It would be great if I could go to Aunt Lin’s side. People say that the food, clothing, and monthly income of my sister there are better than those elsewhere."
"Little Hoof, you have a beautiful idea. Let me tell you, Aunt Lin is not an easy girl to deal with." Yao Yiyi heard the voice of Maid C again, and she sneered and said, "She was fine when she first came in."
, after giving birth to Brother Feng, he slowly demoted several senior maids and women out without leaving a trace. My mother, Aunt Lai, Cuixi’s sister and my mother, do you know why?
?Isn’t it because these people saw her down and out and shabby?”
"Ah! Is what sister said true? This Aunt Lin is so powerful." The maid E who wanted to be transferred was very surprised.
"If I tell nonsense, call me a rotten tongue!" Maid C said bitterly, "Nowadays, the mother who has status can't tell, and those who can tell have been demoted out of the house. No one in the house talks about her past.
, there are only those black-hearted ghosts who benefited from her and said good things about her everywhere. She knew everything about music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was good at all kinds of poems and songs. She had a kind heart and an honest nature. Bah! The one who is truly kind and honest.
Our most honest Aunt Wei died just now!"
"Sister Cui, please keep your voice down, otherwise you won't be missed if you are heard!" Maid F kindly reminded her.
"Hmph! What am I afraid of? I have been married a long time ago, and my mother is in front of the old lady. She has left the house in the village a long time ago. My mother has asked for favor from the old lady the day before yesterday. This time, the master
If he is promoted to Dengzhou, I will not follow him and help with some work in Zhuangzi. Then I will no longer have to see these troublesome things."
It turns out that the maid Cui C has already found a way out, no wonder she is so fearless, Yao Yiyi thought.
"Well, if it hadn't been for Aunt Wei's incident this time, who would have known that Aunt Lin was so cruel. Seeing how polite and kind she was when she spoke, who would have thought that? Just after our Aunt Wei died, she treated Sister Die'er
They were all driven away, even our girl’s wet nurse was sent away, leaving only a few third-class girls like us who don’t understand anything..." Maid A became lower and lower as she spoke.
"They are Aunt Wei's most capable people. They have always been very close to Aunt Wei, so they must be kicked out. Otherwise, what will happen if the master asks and finds out some clues?" said the maid Cui C.
"What's the clue? What are you talking about?" Maid b said softly.
The maid Cui C said in a deep voice: "Huh! Although we are third-class maids, we are not blind. When Aunt Wei was in labor that day, she was in pain at the same time. Sister Die'er hurriedly went to Aunt Lin to beg for help.
She is a stable woman, but why did the stable woman delay her arrival until almost the end of the year? There are many women in the family who know how to deliver babies. How could it be such a coincidence that they were all on holiday during those few days, until Aunt Wei couldn't bear it any longer?
, Sister Die'er is in a hurry to get clean cloth and boiling water, so why are we being called to fetch people or being sent to run errands? At the critical moment, there is no one in the yard to deal with. You know, the master and his wife are
She left the house a few days ago. The old lady in the West Courtyard doesn't care about anything. Aunt Lin has the final say on all matters in the house. What do you think is the clue?! God is wise. The master suddenly has official business. It's early.
When I returned home a few days ago, I just saw Aunt Wei take her last breath and asked Sister Die'er a few questions, and immediately got angry. If I had returned a few days later, I'm afraid Aunt Lin would have cleaned up everything and checked everything.
Won’t come out!”
After saying this, the courtyard became quiet, except for a few long sighs. Yao Yiyi breathed out softly, changed her posture, and waited to hear the second half. After a while, a maid said: "But these ten
I haven't seen the master have an attack for a few days. She just lived in the study, and Aunt Lin is still fine. In the master's mind, Aunt Lin is more serious than Aunt Wei."
Maid Cui C sneered briefly and stopped talking.
"Let me tell you, Aunt Lin is the same. Why bother to argue with Aunt Wei? How can Aunt Wei compare to her? Just like Aunt Ping and Aunt Xiang, just ignore her." Maid D sighed.
"You don't know how Aunt Ping and Aunt Xiang can compare with our Aunt Wei. Although Aunt Wei doesn't know much about poetry or painting, she is not a lowly girl. She came through the door in a serious manner, not to mention our Aunt Wei.
My aunt was born very well, and she is young and considerate. Ever since she entered the house, the master has been very fond of her. She has already given birth to a girl, and if she has another brother, he will not be worse than Aunt Lin. It is a pity..." The maid f said.
The tone of someone who has been here.
"What I'm talking about is, I heard that he was a very handsome boy. His facial features were exactly the same as the master's. It's so pitiful that he was suffocated to death in his mother's womb. Alas... it's so unreasonable." Maid b said in a very soft voice.
He said, "So what if the matter is found out? Is it possible that the master will let Aunt Lin die? For the sake of Brother Feng and Miss Mo, I can't do anything. I just want to vent my anger on a few servants."
There was silence in the yard again, and Yao Yiyi nodded. This girl had a very discerning eye and hit the mark.
"Sister Cui, your life is better. I and my brothers are all capable. When you leave the house, you will be blessed. I just don't know where our sisters have gone. Seeing this small courtyard is
We're about to leave, and I don't know where our girls will go." Maid E always kept the issue of employment in mind.
"What kind of blessing? It's just a change of work. It's just that I can be closer to my parents and brothers and enjoy some family happiness. Don't worry, you are all third-class girls. No matter how angry Aunt Lin is, it won't count.
Let's take the lead, and we'll just change the master to serve him when the time comes." Maid C said proudly.
"If I change my master, I wonder if Aunt Wei is so easy to talk to. She is a kind person and has never been embarrassed by us. That year, my sister was sick, and she even rewarded me with a few taels of silver." Maid A said.
"I am honest, but I am too cowardly. We are not polite in this house. Others come as they please. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the courtyard also dare to plot against my aunt secretly. Her blind tolerance is not good, except
Sister Die'er, who dares to stand up for her and who cares about her? I say that the master should have some money from the master. If you want to do everything well, you just don't know right from wrong.
." Maid B said.
These topics were too heavy, and soon the maids turned their attention to the life-long events of little girl Cui C. For a while, the yard became lively again. Classmate Yao Yiyi lay on her back on the bed, looking at the green radish tent on the carved stand.
In a daze, she has been listening to this endless chat for more than ten days. Currently, she is the sixth lady in the Sheng Mansion, and her name is Sheng Minglan.
A young concubine who has no support seems to have burned out her head now. She is dumb and dumb and can't speak. Naturally, the servants don't take her seriously. In addition, these days in Sheng Mansion are very chaotic.
When they are busy moving, they are busy collecting money. Some old mothers and housekeepers are too busy to keep their feet on the ground, so there is no one to look after these little girls. Most of them are born in the same family, they are not very old, and their parents are short-tempered but they know best.
These third-class maids had lax rules and never shied away from chattering when they were idle. This was an advantage for Yao Yiyi. In the past ten days, it was like listening to a TV series, and she had listened to all the trivial matters in this grand mansion.
Sheng Minglan's biological father is also the head of the Sheng Mansion. His name is Sheng Hong. He was born in the second rank of Jinshi. He is currently in the sixth rank and is about to be promoted to the governor of Dengzhou. He was originally a commoner, and the old lady in the west courtyard is his
My aunt, he has a wife and several concubines. Don’t ask how many concubines Yao Yiyi has. The stories told by those little girls are so unorganized that she doesn’t understand them very well.
Let’s talk about the wife first. The main wife of the Sheng Mansion, Mrs. Wang, was originally a young lady from the family of the left servant of the Ministry of Household Affairs. It seems that Sheng Hong took a high position in this marriage. The Wang family was an official family with hairpins for generations. At that time, the Sheng family was
The old lady, Sheng Hong's father, has died. He is just a small Jinshi. But it doesn't matter. Old Mrs. Sheng is here. She has a better background than the Wang family. She is the eldest daughter of Yongyi Hou Ye's house. In addition,
The deceased old man was once a world-famous young man, so the old man of the Wang family thought about it over and over again, and the marriage was decided.
After marriage, the Wang family had an eldest daughter, Miss Sheng Hualan, who was just young enough to be married. Her eldest son, Mr. Sheng Changbai, was around the age of graduating from elementary school. There was also a younger daughter, Sheng Rulan, who seemed to have a similar body to Yao Yiyi's current body.
Speaking of the concubine, the first one I want to talk about is of course the famous Aunt Lin (flowers and applause please). Although her surname is Lin, she is more than a little stronger than sister Daiyu. The strength of the two of them is simply not there.
On the same level, it is like the distance between Ye Yuqing and Wang Zuxian. Sister Daiyu only had the protection of her grandmother and the family fortune of her father, and she only died in the end. But look at Aunt Lin, who has a shabby life.
He took over the Sheng Mansion, started from scratch, and built an oppressed semi-feudal and semi-colonial country into a preliminary developed country. He successfully completed the transformation from poverty to moderate prosperity, which is simply more amazing than the results of reform and opening up. This Ms. Lin has a son and a daughter.
, Mr. Sheng Changfeng and Miss Sheng Molan, their ages are unknown, and they are roughly in the middle range between Sheng Changbaixiao and Sheng Rulan.
There seems to be another Aunt Ping and Aunt Xiang. Among them, Aunt Xiang has a son named Sheng Changdong, whose age is still unknown. As for the other aunts who have no children, Yao Yiyi doesn't know. Please don't blame Yao Yiyi for such a passive and sabotaging attitude towards time travel.
Her time travel was really sad.
Have you watched the series of Hong Kong dramas "Court No. 1"? The bickering, back-and-forth, love and hatred, what a challenging workplace. Have you seen that beauty in a lawyer's robe? No, no, Yao Yiyi is not that lawyer
.See the upright judge in front of the lawyer? No, no, Yao Yiyi is not qualified yet. Please move your eyes downwards. There is a buddy on the lower right side of the judge who is immersed in typing and writing. By the way, Yao Yiyi is one.
Glorious Clerk of the People's Court.
After graduating from xx University of Political Science and Law, Yao Yiyi took the civil service examination, fought through thousands of troops, squeezed across a single-plank bridge, and finally succeeded in serving in a local court very close to her home. This iron rice bowl was the envy of all her close female classmates.
The court is composed of the filing division, the criminal division, the civil division, the trial and supervision division and the enforcement bureau. Yao Yiyi was lucky enough to be spotted by an old lady who was keen on forming a women's army and was hired as a clerk in the busiest civil division.
The work of the court is completely different from that in Hong Kong dramas. Yao Yiyi does not need to speak or make judgments in court. Apart from constantly recording and testifying, she is almost invisible. However, her name will be on the final judgment. She has the largest number of cases she handles.
The most important thing was to divide the family property and fight for inheritance, which made Yao Yiyi's young mind go through many vicissitudes of life.
But occasionally Yao Yiyi would meet a handsome lawyer brother and a very elegant prosecutor brother. Unfortunately, in front of the imposing and beautiful lawyer, Yao Yiyi had no chance to shine at all, so the two brothers both came to know each other.
On the day she met her girlfriend, Yao Yiyi, whose soul had been sublimated, bravely expressed to the old judge that she was willing to go to the border with her for a year.
There is a kind of court called "immediate court". For those poor mountainous areas, the transportation is extremely inconvenient. It takes several days or even a week to go to the city. If the plaintiff does not have Ms. Qiu Ju's perseverance, he will usually settle the matter, so there is
In the early days of this kind of "court on horseback", a dedicated judge would take the team members, a few horses or mules, carry the required documents, seals and other things, and walk through the villages and ridges to where even a car could not drive.
Once you enter the place, you go to the local court in accordance with the summons. All in all, this is a very difficult job. The local courts are often understaffed, so they need the support of courts in surrounding cities.
Yao Yiyi's immediate boss, the old lady, was just one breath away from being promoted to deputy department-level cadre, so she gritted her teeth and wanted to go, but the other girls in the unit were not willing to do so. Those who did not have a boyfriend were eager to find one, but now they have a boyfriend.
They were closely watching, but no one was willing to go. At this moment, Yao Yiyi stepped forward, and the old lady was immediately moved and felt guilty.
As soon as Yao's mother, who has been a women's director for more than ten years, heard about her daughter's decision, she immediately took her daughter to the hospital to have her brain checked. Her capable brother, who was working hard in a big city, shouted on the phone that only father Yao from the government unit had lofty ideas.
She felt that her daughter was very ideal and moral, and after carefully analyzing the pros and cons of supporting the border, Yao's mother came to her senses.
In fact, Yao Yiyi is not going there for the possible promotion opportunities in a year. She just feels that her life is too rigid. She completely follows the plan prescribed by the state, completes elementary school, middle school and university, then works, gets married and has children in the future, and lives her whole life.
Living in a step-by-step environment, life is comfortable, but it lacks necessary life experience. She hopes to visit different places and understand people in different worlds from her own.
A year later, after Yao Yiyi had endured all the hardships and was filled with satisfaction and pride, when she was finally able to return to the city, it suddenly rained heavily for days in the area. Finally, it cleared up one day. The old lady quickly led her team members and drove a van in a hurry.
On the way, they encountered a devastating mudslide.
Lying on the bed, classmate Yao Yiyi, who has changed her shell, just wants to say: Protecting the mountains and forests is everyone’s responsibility. Indiscriminate deforestation will destroy our descendants.