By the way, Jia Cong casually asked Niu Jicheng some common knowledge about the backyard. Niu Jicheng was stunned for a moment, and then started to think about it. After a long time, he asked: "Mr. Jia, is there any way to stop them from making trouble?"
It was a shame that Jia Cong swallowed a mouthful of buns, otherwise he would have sprayed the stuffing in his face. "Noisy? Do you think they are making trouble? It's a fight between life and death, brother!" Jia Cong twitched the corner of his mouth and glanced at him sideways, "If it were your mother
If you lost back then, you wouldn't have had such a leisurely life as you do today, and you would have had to control everything for food, clothing, and everything else."
Niu Jicheng said: "Everything in the house has rules. It doesn't matter if my aunt is in charge of the house."
Jia Cong said: "Are you leading the troops now? Is it easy to live in a situation where food, grass, and weapons are in other people's hands?"
Niu Jicheng's eyes moved, and after a while he said: "It's just a matter of the inner house, how can it be compared with the army."
"As important as the army is to the general, just as important as the power of the inner house is to the woman." Jia Cong said, "General Niu, think about it for a moment. You are a general, leading troops to fight is your career, and you only do it every day.
Think about this matter. What do women in the house think about every day?"
Niu Jicheng said: "Don't they spend all day embroidering and admiring flowers?"
"That's so boring." Jia Cong said, "Everyone hopes to have some power in their hands to play with, and so do women."
Niu Jicheng frowned. After half a day, he said: "Is it the same in your house?"
Jia Cong said: "It's different in our house. It looks like the families have not been separated, but in fact they have been. There is not much money in the public account. There is a accounting clerk outside, and the widow's sister-in-law with a second bedroom is in charge of the expenses of the inner house."
Since she had little money, she also pointed out some of our brothers-in-law to help her son, so she would not treat us badly. The other brothers each had their own properties, and they were all richer than the public accounts. Therefore, no one cared about the idea in the hands of the widowed sister-in-law.
"Xiao Quan." He glanced at him and said, "Just like you and Wei Ruolan, each leads his own troops and trains together when there is nothing to do, and no one gets involved in the affairs of the other camp."
Niu Jicheng was surprised: "How could this happen?"
Jia Cong said lazily: "It turns out that my paralyzed second aunt used all the money in the public account. She has no ability to manage her servants, and the servants took her money and spent it randomly on eating, drinking, prostitution, and gambling.
It's because of the prodigal family in our house. After I found out, even though I recovered some money, I stupidly paid off the debt to the treasury. Your house is not as lucky as yours. You haven't paid back the money you owe to the treasury until now. Think about it.
No need to pay it back.”
Niu Jicheng's face darkened, and he said after a while: "The family property in our house was robbed by the traitor Fang Xiong a few years ago, but your house is doing well."
Jia Cong shrugged and said, "Why did he come to rob? The warehouse in our mansion is already empty! The warehouse in Ningguo mansion is also empty. Mr. and Mrs. Jia Zhen worked hard to lose their fortune and suffered several bandits." Niu Jicheng was dubious. Jia Cong continued.
He said, "In the past few years, we have indeed made a lot of money. But everyone has earned his own money, and no one has paid it to the public account. Even if there is such a small amount of money in the public account, it means nothing to the widowed sister-in-law."
Niu Jicheng said: "You all only care about your private life and don't care about your family. Why don't you want to cause chaos?"
Jia Cong clapped his hands and said: "There's no reason to fight anymore, so how can we mess up? Everyone depends on their own abilities. It's just that the old lady is unhappy - now that she is gone, she was miserable when she was still alive. Children and grandchildren earn money
Even if they get money, they are willing to give her things, but they don't give her rights. Although no one dares to mess with her, no one listens to her words, and she is just raising her for nothing like an idler."
Niu Jicheng said: "The old lady should have been teasing her grandson."
Jia Cong faked a smile and said, "Why don't you tell the late Emperor this?"
Niu Jicheng choked. An unknown anger arose in his heart. He lowered his head and gnawed hard at the buns, eating three of them in a row. Suddenly he said: "If you choose a woman who is fair on the inside and good at appeasing the boss, and the rest can just rest, how can it be done?"
Isn’t it better?”
Jia Cong said: "Do you know how tired the housekeeper is? If there is no benefit, who would bother to bother? Besides, such a thing as justice has never existed. For example, when the Supreme Emperor was still here, he rewarded two excellent snow coats, then
In our family, the old lady had the final say and she chose the best piece and gave it to Brother Baoyu. Although I was young and my reputation was already known, she thought about it again and again and gave the remaining piece to me. She didn’t think about it.
However, this thing should be given to the second brother Lian first. Not to mention he is the eldest grandson; Jia Baoyu and I are still children, and the second brother Lian is already on errands in the court." Nai sighed, "No one is impartial.
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Niu Jicheng said: "In that case, wouldn't it be good for Mr. Jia to transfer his own to Mr. Jia?"
Jia Cong sneered and said, "Does my brother lack such a piece of clothing? What do you mean if I give it to him?" He shrugged, "I then encouraged my brother Baoyu to join me in giving the clothes to my sisters. Because there are four in the family.
Sister, two pieces are not enough, so I went out to get two more. I can do this, how can ordinary people have this ability? At that time, Mr. Xue Pan, the Marquis of Zhongming, wanted to get one for his sister.
I haven’t gotten it yet. Look, even if the owner wants to be fair, many top-notch things simply don’t have enough points, so how can it be fair?”
When Niu Jicheng thought that this was indeed the case, he sighed: "Isn't there no solution?"
Jia Cong said: "Yes! Separate the families and live separately." Niu Jicheng shook his head and ate another bun.
After the two finished eating the buns, they parted ways.
Niu Jicheng returned home and went to see his mother again. Although Mrs. Niu had sprained her feet, she was sitting on the kang with a small kang table in front of her and looking at the account books. When she saw him coming, she smiled kindly and said:
"Why are you here again, kid? You finally got out of bed and didn't go out for a walk to meet friends." Niu Jicheng asked his mother to say hello and asked how he was injured. Mrs. Niu just said nothing happened.
Niu Jicheng took a personal look at her wound and said casually: "Mother, I just happened to meet Jia Cong from Rongguo Mansion."
Mrs. Niu was slightly surprised: "Have you met him?" Then she thought for a moment, "What do you think of him? Is he a good match?"
"People are really interesting." Niu Jicheng said.
Mrs. Niu said: "This man is the prince's confidant, but you are a military general. Among the more important generals under the prince's command, the only one who has good relations with him is Wei Ruolan; Wei Ruolan is someone he recognized from the pee. If you two are
I'm afraid the prince is worried about making friends now."
Niu Jicheng smiled and said: "Mom is too worried. Your Majesty is not that small-minded."
Mrs. Niu said: "You are still young, don't just focus on the present. Even if the prince has a broad mind, how old is he? I don't know that the one below is big-hearted and petty."
Niu Jicheng opened his mouth and didn't know what to say. He was frozen for a long time and could only say: "I know, son. Anyway, we are not familiar with each other." Mrs. Niu nodded. Niu Jicheng added, "Why does mother say that sooner or later there will be chaos in the backyard of Rongguo Mansion?"
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Mrs. Niu couldn't help but sit upright, and said with a slight smile on her brow: "There are no rules in that mansion. Although Duke Rong Guo followed his son south, he actually took the eldest wife and the eldest daughter-in-law with him. Now inside
The person in charge is actually the widowed daughter-in-law of the second wife! Who has ever seen a widower in charge of a house? The second wife of the second wife is making friends outside every day, and now she wants to run a girls' school; that Jia Huan is married to a princess again. Let me ask,
What did the widow do to restrain her two sisters-in-law?"
Niu Jicheng was puzzled: "Why did that widow want to restrain her sister-in-law?"
Mrs. Niu looked at him and said: "Your barracks must be led by a general, and your family must have someone who has the final say, otherwise there will be chaos."
Niu Jicheng said: "I heard from Jia Cong that their family has actually been divided."
Mrs. Niu was shocked: "What? Rongguofu divided the family? When did it happen?" Niu Jicheng then roughly told what Jia Cong said. His mother nodded and said slowly, "I said so.
No matter what happens, it is not a widow's turn to be in charge of the family, and her mother's family is still a minor official. Her sister-in-law is not better than her in any way."
Niu Jicheng said: "Mom, since my grandfather returned to the west on a crane, our house is no longer a government house. As the saying goes, a tree has big branches, right..."
His mother said flatly: "No!" Niu Jicheng looked at him and asked. Mrs. Niu coughed and said, "We can't compare to Rongguo Mansion. Since Fang Xiong's thief robbed the family, everything is gone. Now there are only a few
Only by working together can we make some progress." Seeing that her son was still confused, Mrs. Niu had no choice but to order everyone below her to go out.
The maids and women filed out, and Mrs. Niu said in a low voice, "Nowadays, people outside say that you and Brother Ye from the third room are two cows." Niu Jicheng nodded. Mrs. Niu continued, "He is older than you
You're older, but when it comes to the two cows, you're in front. Also, when you two go out, does he make the decision and you make the decision?"
Niu Jicheng took a breath. His third cousin, Niu Jiye, was actually six years older than him, but the two brothers made their own decisions outside. Niu Jiye was quite capable; because the two brothers were used to having the final say at home, when they were outside,
It's still the case. And I have the final say at home, mostly because I am favored - to put it bluntly, my mother has always spoiled me. Jia Cong is right. If it weren't for her mother, where would I have lived the free life I have now? The benefits of being together as a family are all
The power can be directed in one place; and the one who benefits the most is the most powerful one, but the third house will inevitably suffer some small losses. If the house is divided like Rongguo Mansion, the third house will not be weak after it stands on its own.
The two cousins became relatives.
He sat on the edge of the bed and thought about it; Mrs. Niu nodded secretly, gently opened the account book and looked at it.
It took a full two-quarters of an hour for Niu Jicheng to finally figure it out. He stood up and bowed to his mother: "Thank you for your hard work, mother."
Mrs. Niu stroked his head and said: "I only have two sons, you and your brother, and I will only live for you two for the rest of my life. Your wife married well, is very sensible, and is someone who can take the overall situation into consideration. Therefore, I
I never took care of her. My boss is more stupid. Since her mother-in-law never taught her, I always take her with her to discipline her. No one is a saint, and no one can make mistakes. She has already suffered a loss and has corrected herself, so why must she put others to death?
?Your brother doesn’t have much ability. He can just take care of some things at home. I’m afraid he won’t be able to establish himself in the future. In the future, I will no longer be with you, so I still expect you to help him.”
Niu Jicheng nodded: "My son understands." He sighed, "I'm not as sensible as Mu."
Mrs. Niu said: "After all, she is a girl trained by the county prince's palace, not someone like the shabby Jiang family. The day I decided on this marriage for your eldest brother, I only looked at her grandfather's face. Who would have thought that she is so narrow-minded?"
. Later, when you discussed marriage, I thought that I couldn't choose the best one. I didn't expect that your father-in-law would take a fancy to you. Your daughter-in-law is really rare, so don't treat her lightly. Remember, those concubines can't even marry each other.
They are cats and dogs. If you have nothing to do, let them play with them for a while. Only Mu is the reliable person in your yard. Even though she did not raise the children herself, all the boys raised by other women must be in her care.
Only when it is placed in front of you can it become a useful tool." Nai paused, "Cats and dogs, please don't get close enough to lead my grandson into mischief."
Niu Jicheng couldn't help but feel something in his heart: what his mother meant, future bastards might have to leave their mothers to keep their children. Thinking of the concubines who were looking forward to their sons day and night, it seemed a bit unbearable. Mrs. Niu looked at him and coughed. Niu Jicheng closed his eyes.
She closed her eyes and gritted her teeth, bowed and clasped her fists and said, "Son, I understand!" Mrs. Niu became satisfied.
For a while, Niu Jicheng accompanied his mother back to the yard after dinner, and looked at the young son. Seeing his big black eyes following the mother's rattle, he felt very happy.
That night, when Niu Jicheng and Mu were walking to Wushan, he whispered behind her ear: "I feel at ease with you in this yard." Mu was puzzled: Why did he say such a thing?
The next day, Niu Jicheng rushed back to the camp. Before leaving, he said some words of trust to Mu, and held her hand and said, "I am lucky to have such a beautiful woman." Mu couldn't help but blush.
After he left, Mrs. Mu thought about her husband's words and deeds, and felt something was strange. Last time in Jiyue Garden, Jia Cong from Rongguo Mansion said, "Just try to tell him how your first child didn't happen." She originally thought.
So, naturally she thought she had told Master Cheng about this matter. However, this time she hesitated and hesitated but did not speak. Could it be that Jia Cong had other intentions and wanted him to tell Master Cheng himself? If Master knew about it, what would happen?
How can you be so calm? If you don't know, some of the things I said last night and today are really weird. I'm tossing and turning inside, and I'm restless.
After thinking about it for a long time, Mrs. Mu called a reliable daughter-in-law in and ordered her to go to Rongguo Mansion: "May I ask if Second Mistress Bao is in the house? I went back to her garden last time and saw that her flowers were growing so well.
She is better than me, and I am willing to ask her for advice. I also like Miss Chen who is traveling with me very much, and I would like to meet her when I have time." The wife agreed and went.
Not long after, the daughter-in-law came back and said: "Second Grandma Bao and Miss Chen have gone out. I have left a message." Mu Shi nodded and ordered someone to reward her with two hundred coins. The daughter-in-law was overjoyed.
, came out and said to others, "Our second mistress doesn't care about anything, we only like to take care of some flowers and plants. I just went out today and spread the word about growing flowers, and I got rewarded."
The next morning, the Rongguo Mansion sent a daughter-in-law to the Zhenguo Mansion. Mrs. Niu followed the order and went to ask the reason. The doorman told her: "It is said that the wife of the second wife in the mansion is accompanying her."
Fang, she spoke so clearly and clearly. Our Second Grandma was thinking about Grandma Bao’s recipe for growing flowers. Yesterday she sent someone to inquire about it. Unfortunately, Mistress Bao was not at home yesterday. When she went back and heard the servant’s reply, she came to ask our Second Grandma.
Do you have any free time today? If you do, go and sit at their house and tell each other some tips for growing flowers. I don’t know if our second grandma’s recipe will be better."
Mrs. Niu said with a smile: "The second grandma of theirs is a smart person. Her husband is the leader of the literary world. It would be a good thing for the second family to study some grass and flower cultivation with her." Then she left it alone.
On the other side, Mrs. Mu packed up Huizi's clothes and jewelry and led several maids and women out to Rongguo Mansion. (. Just love the website)