On the first day of the first lunar month, you have to get up early and don’t stay in bed.
Hongying was the first to wake up, not because she was diligent, but because she was frightened.
In the dream, the white-haired Liu Yuanwai rushed towards her, and she screamed in fright.
Wake up and rejoice: Fortunately it was a dream.
Although she woke up from the dream, she thought about the scene in the dream where the white-haired Wang Yuanwai rushed towards her. Hongying shuddered and thought: It would be better to follow the girl.
Qingluo vaguely remembered that she seemed to have talked a lot with Hongying yesterday. Then she asked Hongying tentatively: "I have a problem. I like to talk nonsense when I'm drunk. Do you remember what I said?"
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"Hey, Sister Qingluo, I was so drunk yesterday, I can't remember what I said." She rubbed her temples and complained.
After hearing this, Qingluo felt relieved, let out a sigh of relief, and went to help Mengying freshen up.
Hongying also breathed a sigh of relief and kept repeating in a low voice: "I forgot, I forgot, I forgot..."
*
The housekeeper looked at the almanac and saw that the god of happiness is in the southeast and the god of wealth is in the northwest. Then he set up an incense table in the center of the yard. The male male was going to offer the incense, and he asked the god of wealth and happiness to come in.
Mr. Yao is still recuperating, so naturally it is Yao Chengyao who offers the incense.
Mrs. Yao led the whole courtyard to kneel down and worship God.
Mengying's sharp eyes discovered that Pomegranate's hair was actually tied up. Obviously, her mother had figured it out, and Pomegranate was now taken over by her father.
When it comes to pomegranates, it’s all thanks to Mrs. Hu.
She advised Mrs. Yao: "Now that I am seriously ill, the doctor said that I am worried too much. If I delay it for a long time, I am afraid it will not be good. It is better to let the pomegranate make me happy. Once I am happy, maybe I will be fine."
Mrs. Yao was the most clueless person, so she agreed and let Shiliu serve Master Yao yesterday.
This morning, I also gave Pomegranate a head and face, and a new set of clothes. I promised that if she gets pregnant, regardless of whether she is a man or a woman, I will carry her aunt.
After welcoming the gods, everyone dispersed.
Mengying called Pomegranate into her room and gave her a jade bracelet and a pearl hairpin.
Pomegranate accepted it shyly, "Thank you, girl, for the reward."
Mengying smiled and said: "If you serve the master and his wife wholeheartedly, I will naturally benefit from you here."
Shiliu nodded in agreement. She had already experienced Mengying's scheming methods when the old man's coffin was on his way back to his hometown.
Now is no different than before. A girl has to weigh everything she says.
Qingluo joked next to her: "Maybe next year I will call her Aunt Shi."
Pomegranate's face turned red with embarrassment. Mengying saw that she was shy and asked her to go back.
After saying goodbye to Mengying, Shiliu ran to her residence. Looking at herself smiling in the bronze mirror, Shiliu covered her face shyly.
When she was sold by her brother and sister-in-law, she thought she would never get ahead in this life. But who would have expected that the Yao family's descendants would not be prosperous, and Mrs. Yao bought her because her name meant having many children.
I am in my prime. If I have a son and a half in the future, I will have someone to rely on for the rest of my life.
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Mrs. Yao appeared to be generous, but she burst into tears when she returned to the room. Mrs. Hu could not persuade her to stop her.
It was only when Yao Chengyao came to say hello that Mrs. Yao stopped crying.
When an elder is newly deceased, the son will observe mourning for three years; for the grandson's one year, if he is studying, it can usually be three months or half a year, depending on the circumstances.
Mengying came to pay her respects to her mother, and happened to meet Yao Chengyao coming to discuss filial piety with her mother.
He wanted to observe mourning for his grandfather for one year, but Mrs. Yao disagreed, "You can take the college examination next year. The exam is a big deal. Your grandfather Izumi will be pleased to know that."
"But eldest brother has to stick to the rules for a year, so I can't be different from him?"
Mrs. Yao took her son's hand and said: "Brother Yao, we have already divided the house, why are we comparing ourselves? Besides, filial piety is all in the heart, not on the surface."
Mengying guessed that Yao Chengnian wanted to observe filial piety for one year mostly because of Shi Lanxiu. He was probably afraid that after gaining fame, the Liu family would not agree.
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In the first month of the year, most people have banquets at home, and restaurant business is deserted.
Mr. Yao Er broke the rules set by Mr. Yao and started doing credit.
He refused to go back to his old house because he had too much work at the winery, and lived in the small courtyard outside the winery all day long.
The second wife cared about her son and persuaded him to go to the academy in three months. She also sewed a spring shirt for her son with her own hands and sent servants to the wine shop every day to deliver food.
Shi Lanxiu frequently traveled between Dongfu and the winery. She heard that her relative at the winery was sick, and she was going to visit him.
On the Lantern Festival, the second lady specially cooked herself and prepared a table of dishes.
Even Yao Mengchun, the second girl from a concubine who was not favored in the past, was called here and wanted to have a reunion dinner.
The second lady personally went to the wine shop to invite the second master to come back, but unfortunately she was in vain and said that the second master had escorted the car to deliver the wine. So she stayed at the wine shop for a while and came back angrily.
The more I thought about it on the way, the more wrong I became. Why did the room where the second master lived smell like powder?
I had doubts in my heart, so I wanted to investigate quietly someday.
As for Yao Chengnian, he was also a little disappointed. His grandfather had recently lost his life, and during the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, he naturally did not dare to go see the lanterns openly, but he also wanted to give a gift to his sweetheart.
He lingered at the gate of Dongfu for a long time, but did not meet sister Lanxiu, so he had to return to the old house angrily.
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When Mrs. Yao heard that the wine shop was booming, she got angry and scolded Mengying again, asking her to quickly find a way to get back the money owed by the second master.
Mengying was not impatient and promised Mrs. Yao that she would return four thousand silver coins within two months.
Mrs. Yao gritted her teeth angrily: "Don't rely on your cleverness to end up losing both your life and wealth. Even if you don't plan for Yao's dowry, your brother will marry a wife and have children."
Mengying only smiled and nodded, causing Mrs. Yao to punch the cotton. She neither scolded nor lectured, and walked away angrily.
The first month of the year goes by so fast, and it’s February 2 in a blink of an eye.
According to the rules of Qi County, you cannot use kitchen knives or comb your hair in the house on this day.
If you use a kitchen knife to cut off a faucet, if you comb your hair in the house, insects will fall out of the house.
On this day, both men and women are combing their hair in the yard. Some small families have short courtyard walls, and there will be young people who admire the girl from the family and lie on the wall to watch the girl combing her hair.
Mengying didn't see the young man climbing the wall, but she came to the accounting office. It turned out that she wanted money for this month. Mrs. Yao said that Mengying was the head of the family and asked her to ask for it.
Mengying knew that her mother had done it on purpose, but she didn't have any money, so she took the accountant to the Yao family's old house.
The second master, who had not been home for many days, is finally back. He has been practicing vegetarianism during his filial piety period. Not only has he not lost weight, he has gained weight, and his robe is bulging due to his big belly.
Knowing the purpose of Mengying's visit, the second master looked embarrassed: "Ying girl, it's not that my uncle won't give it to you, it's just that I don't have any money now. You should also know everything about the wine shop. The wine is all given out on credit. There really is no such thing.
If the money comes in, can you give me some more time?"
Mengying looked up and saw that the second wife, Mrs. Liu, was wearing a set of pearls, and she couldn't hide the happiness on her face.
I guess the second master bought it. He must have done something wrong and used it to please Mrs. Liu.
"Second Aunt, you have a good reputation. Which bank did you get it from?" Mengying asked knowingly.
"My natal sister-in-law gave it to me. We don't have any money at home." Mrs. Liu said trying to cover up. Who doesn't know that her sister-in-law is a tough guy?
"But our house has no money to spend this month. Can you two give me some advice?"
The second master and his wife looked at each other, and after a long while, Yao Qingqiao sighed and took out a one hundred tael silver note from his arms.
"Eldest niece, you need to use these first, and I will give them to you later if my second uncle is gone. You and your family can't be hungry."
Mengying didn't take the bank note, but sneered and said, "Second uncle is sending me to beg for food!"
Yao Qingqiao's face sank: "What are you talking about?"
Mengying took three steps back, raised her eyebrows and said, "Since my second uncle has not kept his word, don't blame my niece for being cruel when I ask her for help in the future."
Mengying said that, turned around and left.
The second lady was a little panicked: "Master, she won't tell the story about Butler Song, right?"
The second master snorted, "Young girl, you really treat yourself like a green onion. If you had real evidence, she would have filed a lawsuit with the government.
The Jade Buddha and Jade Ruyi must be in their hands, and they made me offend County Magistrate Wang and ask for money, just dream!"
The Second Madam always feels that her left eyelid has been twitching a lot recently, but the servants in Dongfu are very strict and can't find out anything, so they can only worry about it on their own.
After lunch, the second master left again and did not come back until evening.
Yao Chengnian couldn't wait any longer, so he told his mother, Mrs. Liu, that he wanted to marry Lan Xiu.
Mrs. Liu refused flatly: "That girl is not an economical lamp. I asked her about something in the twelfth lunar month, but she didn't know anything about it. It was obvious that she did it on purpose."
Mrs. Liu did not dare to tell her son directly that her husband also liked Shi Lanxiu. It would be a big deal for this to spread.
He wanted to stabilize his son first: "Son, that girl is a sign of good looks, but she is not responsible. What do you think of Xiaohong next to my mother? This pretty girl, my mother left it for you." p>
Yao Chengnian lifted his robe and knelt down, saying: "Mom, I don't want anyone. I only want Lan Xiu. As long as you fulfill your son's needs, I will listen to you in everything from now on." After saying this, he couldn't stand up to his knees.
The second wife scolded her son angrily, and felt distressed after the scolding. Her son had never begged her like this before.
Then he comforted his son: "I can't decide on this matter. Let me discuss it with your father."
The second lady's teeth were itching with anger. I really don't know what kind of magic that Hu Meizi used to make both of them fascinated.
Ms. Liu was anxious and wanted to discuss her son's marriage with the second master. If he had a daughter-in-law, he might not worry about it.
But at night, the second master didn't come back.
The first month has passed, why are you still so busy? Mrs. Yao’s heart is ringing with alarm bells.
On the second day, after breakfast, the second lady dressed up and asked people to prepare food boxes. She wanted to deliver the meals herself.
As soon as she went out, she saw Shi Lanxiu holding a basket on her arm and heading towards the winery.
The second lady asked her servants to keep quiet and followed closely behind.
I saw her turning a few corners, but finally entered the wine shop.
The second lady's teeth were itching with anger. She knew there must be something wrong here, otherwise why would she take a detour to get in? She thought silently in her heart, don't get involved with Yao Qingjiang, otherwise how could her stupid son stand it?
Really afraid that something might happen, Mrs. Liu waited at the door for half an hour, but no one came out.
I couldn't bear it anymore, and regardless of the waiter's obstruction, I hurriedly rushed into the second master's room door.
Clothes were scattered on the floor of the house.
Who are the men and women on the bed if not Yao Qingjiang and Shi Lanxiu?
Mrs. Liu almost fainted from anger, and stepped forward to grab Shi Lanxiu's hair: "What a little bitch, after seducing the younger one, you'll seduce the older one, and see if I don't tear your skin off!"
But she didn't expect that her husband would kick her in the lower back, causing Mrs. Liu's forehead to hit the tea table, and blood flowed down her temples.
Mrs. Liu touched it, her hands were full of bright red, and cried: "Yao Qingjiang, I will fight with you!" There is a huge disparity in strength between men and women, but Mr. Yao is now fat and moves slowly, and he can't block his wife's offensive.
I got a few bloody marks from being scratched.
The maid Mrs. Liu brought with her heard the commotion inside and came in to start a fight. The scene was really lively.
Qing Luo vividly described to Mengying: "It is said that when the old lady arrived, the second master was hiding inside Shi Lanxiu and refused to come out. The madam didn't even wipe the blood on her face, and her hair was scattered and she was cursing at the door of the wine shop with her hands on her hips.
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Mengying cut flower branches in her hand and asked, "Is the young master going?"
"I went there. I heard that I tried to break in, but my servants pulled me away."
Mengying knew in her heart that Yao Chengnian was not there to protect my mother, but to go to Shi Lanxiu.
As soon as you cut it, the flower branches will fall from the branches.
It is inevitable that father and son will turn against each other. Mengying’s father-son fight over his wife is over.