It was said that the food in Yao's courtyard was inexplicably deducted, so Yao ordered people to go out to the restaurant to buy dinner. Just after they finished eating, a maid came in angrily and said: "Grandma, the food in that second-class maid's room is all high-quality food."
Good meal.”
Yao said calmly: "Isn't Third Master's wet nurse, Mother Fan, taking care of her now? We can't cheat that one as well."
Just as he was talking, someone outside shouted angrily, "Third Miss is here." The curtain was raised, and Miss Xu Pingpingtingting came in, followed by six or seven maids and women. Yao sat still. Xu
The third girl stepped forward and saluted: "Little sister, come and apologize to the third sister-in-law."
At a glance, Mrs. Yao saw two daughters-in-law tied up behind them. One was wearing a brown silk shirt with two beaded flowers on her head, and the other was wearing a pea-green coarse cloth. She said with a smile at the corner of her mouth: "It must be this sister-in-law -" She
Referring to the man in silk clothes, "misunderstood the master's intention, and behind the back of the third sister, he went to this sister-in-law -" and also to the man in coarse cloth clothes, "said some things that should not have been said, and that led to today's case, I guess
Is that right?"
Miss Xu San trembled slightly and said solemnly: "Exactly. Lai Erming's family has always been slippery and long-tongued, and loves to stir up trouble..."
Yao waved her hands: "These have nothing to do with me. I just want to ask my sister one thing. From now on, the kitchen will not take care of the food in our yard. If it does, don't make such jokes again; if the family is in trouble, my sister will just speak.
You're welcome. I have planted cash crops on my farm, and the income is enough for me to maintain this yard."
Miss Xu San's eyes suddenly lit up: "What are cash crops?"
Yao's heart was moved, and he still explained: "Cash crops are crops used in industry rather than agriculture. For example, wheat, corn, and various vegetables are all agricultural crops. The sugar beets grown in my village and the cotton grown elsewhere are all grown in the south.
The rubber grown is all cash crops. After the sugar beets are harvested, they are not sent to markets for sale, but to sugar factories to make sugar; cotton and rubber are not eaten, but are used to make cloth and carriage tires."
Miss Xu San thought thoughtfully: "Sister-in-law San's village does not grow wheat, but grows these, so the profit is good."
"It's just that the methods of growing these grains are different from ordinary grains. You have to go to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences to hire a teacher to teach you. The money to hire a teacher is not expensive." Yao said with a smile, "The Academy of Agricultural Sciences was just established at the beginning of this year, and there are many people in it who are
Transferred from Qintian Prison."
Miss Xu San suddenly realized: "I see. I think the people in my sister-in-law's dowry village know how to grow beets? Can you please ask them to teach the farmers in our house too?"
Mr. Yao shook his head and said: "Those who know how to plant may not know how to teach. You have to ask a teacher for such things. Otherwise, if my farmers fail to teach them well, a year's hard work will be in vain."
Miss Xu San was slightly stunned: "Sister-in-law is also from the Xu Mansion. I only bother you to teach the farmers in the village to the farmers in the mansion. Why bother to push and hold back."
Mrs. Yao looked at her indifferently and said nothing. Ms. Xu San stood with her chest raised and looked at her. After a long time, Mrs. Yao's lips curled up: "I have just made it clear that those who know how to plant may not know how to teach. Find two old farmers.
It’s not difficult to lead an apprentice. However, you must write down the instructions in black and white in advance. If he fails to teach well and damages the harvest of the house, it will have nothing to do with me and the old farmers in my village. Learning farming, especially farming economy
Cropping is not that easy. Don’t be greedy for petty gains and ask a serious teacher to teach you. The cost of cash crops is much higher than that of crops. If something goes wrong, you will lose everything.” She paused, shook her head and said, “Little
When I was young, I didn't experience anything. I just sat at home, with elders above me and servants below me. I thought everything in the world was the same..."
Before he finished speaking, the child in the cradle woke up. Mrs. Yao immediately left them all, held her son up and coaxed her for a long time. The wet nurse said from the side: "Have you peed?"
Yao touched it and said, "No." He raised his head and looked at Miss Xu San, and then said, "I thought everything in the world was as easy as embroidering and tying knots. Even if I made a mistake, it would only damage a few threads of a handkerchief.
The scarf can be used as a rag at most. The beets grown in my village are not without fault. The quality is not up to standard, and the sugar factory does not harvest any of them. It cannot be sold for other uses, so piles of beets rot in vain, which is a pity."
Miss Xu San couldn't answer the question for a moment, but a woman appeared from behind her and said with a smile: "Miss San is young and ignorant, don't blame Miss San."
Mrs. Yao sneered and said: "It turns out to be Mother Cui." Mother Cui is the head of the ladies in this house, and the wife is with her. No wonder Miss Xu San dares to deduct food from her family. It turns out that it was the wife's people who instigated it. I didn't know that the old woman
What else are you planning? "I just want to make it clear. How to make a decision depends on the third sister herself."
Cui's mother sighed: "The third girl has become a little more mature after all. The third grandma also said just now that she is young and has nothing to do. Suddenly we have to deal with this up and down, it is inevitable that some mistakes will happen."
Yao smiled and said, "My wife must have sent Mother Cui to help teach my third sister, so I will have nothing to worry about from now on."
Cui's mother said: "How can I, a servant, dare to teach the master? I also ask the third grandma to help the third girl more."
Mrs. Yao weighed her son in her arms and said, "I said last time that I don't know how to manage a house and I don't dare to take on this responsibility. Since there is no one else suitable in the house, it would be better to hire a tutor from outside to teach my third sister."
good."
Cui's mother's face froze: "Now that even my wife can't have tea, where can I get the money? Ask Madam Xi. The third grandma really doesn't know how expensive firewood and rice are."
"That's true." Mrs. Yao blinked, "Three sisters are smart and will surely be self-taught soon." The child started babbling, and Mrs. Yao naturally left the others to concentrate on coaxing her son. Although the child is small, he is extremely
He had a desire to express himself. He turned his little head and shouted "Ah", and Yao also shouted "Ah". He shouted twice, and Yao also shouted twice. The child was happy and shouted one after another, and Yao also shouted.
Follow a shout.
It has been nearly thirty years since Mrs. Cui came to this house with her wife. How has she ever received such a cold reception? She gritted her teeth for a long time, and her face turned red and white. However, no one in the Yao family came forward to smooth things over. They only regarded them as a group of
As if no one had come, they all smiled and stretched their heads to look at the little brother. For a long time, the little brother showed no intention of stopping, and Yao naturally ignored the others. Cui’s mother forced a smile and said: "Since I am a grandma, I have no time to spare."
, I won’t bother you, my servant.”
Mrs. Yao hurriedly turned to look at them: "Come on, everyone, I'm rude..." Before he could finish his words, the child suddenly stopped playing when he saw that his mother had been accompanying him just now and shouted "Ahhh" several times.
He made a sound and his little arms started to wave. Yao didn't even finish his sentence and hurriedly coaxed him.
Cui's mother waited for a long time. Seeing that Mrs. Yao really didn't want to finish her polite words with her, she stepped forward and saluted: "I'll excuse you." Mrs. Yao didn't say anything to her, only stretched out a hand and waved her head behind her.
Wait. Miss Xu San also bowed and said goodbye, led several maids and women, and pushed the two tied women away.
Suddenly, Cui's mother returned to her wife's room and recounted what had just happened from the beginning. After hearing this, Mrs. Xu thought about it for a long time and said, "Do you think she is sincerely ignoring you?"
Cui's mother smiled bitterly and said: "Madam, we all looked down on the third grandma in the early years, but she is actually very clever. When she saw the look in my eyes, she obviously guessed it."
Mrs. Xu said slowly: "Just guess it. I just want her to know that having power in one's hands and not having power in one's hands are not the same thing."
Cui's mother said: "I'm afraid my wife has to make other plans. The third grandma is very cautious and doesn't want to take any risks." She glanced at Mrs. Xu quietly, "She also... has no intention of honoring my wife. Cocoa tea or tea.
, the guests didn’t even have a taste.”
Mrs. Xu said calmly: "She guessed that it was me who was teaching her a lesson, but she also didn't know where she was wrong. It's inevitable that she would complain. It's inevitable that she would vent her anger on you."
Mother Cui quickly said: "I dare not disrespect Third Grandma."
Mrs. Xu said: "The family is in a difficult situation now, and the second brother's family obviously doesn't have the ability to take care of the house. Tell her that the second brother has a wet nurse and a lot of maids to take care of her, so she doesn't have to do everything herself. In fact, the second brother is obsessed with her.
, my old lady can take care of her, she just needs to rest assured. The third girl is young, so she can take care of her at her own leisure."
Cui's mother hesitated and said: "Didn't Madam say that she was afraid of offending her, so she moved out the regent's sister-in-law?"
Mrs. Xu said: "Of course I won't seriously help her raise the child. Wouldn't that cost her life? It's just telling her that she can't be lazy since she has the ability. She is the daughter-in-law of the Xu family.
The Xu family comes first, and we must not worry about ourselves all day long." Nai sighed, "She has always been virtuous and generous in the past two years, but she never thought that she would change so much after giving birth to a child."
Cui's mother hesitated to speak, and finally persuaded: "Madam, I think the third lady will not listen. Although she refutes the third girl's face, her words are reasonable. Those who can do it may not be able to teach. It is better to go to some agricultural department.
The college invites a gentleman to teach farming."
"Since beets are not easy to grow, I don't dare to let low-class people teach me. It's just that her temperament needs to be changed. She was able to learn how to grow beets because her grandfather was Qin Tian.
The supervisor is in charge. It's a difficult time in the house. She has the strength to do it, and she can't push her around." Mrs. Xu sighed again, "If the second child's family has such connections, why should I worry about her? If the third girl hadn't gone to ask her today.
She, she definitely didn’t utter a single word, and she didn’t even care that even my old lady couldn’t have tea, let alone other people.” As she said that, she slapped the case hard, “She doesn’t care! She doesn’t care at all about the affairs in the house!”
"No!" Cui's mother tilted her lips and said in support, "I don't have Xu Mansion in my heart."
"Go see her tonight and tell her clearly what I mean." Mrs. Xu said, "Don't let her pretend anymore." Cui's mother agreed readily and left.
About half an hour later, Cui's mother came over with an angry face and knelt down towards Mrs. Xu: "Madam, this servant is useless."
Mrs. Xu frowned: "What did the third family say?"
"Pretend to be stupid!" Cui's mother said bitterly, "I have never seen someone so shameless, pretending to be stupid. I said that my wife blamed her for not caring about the Xu family; she actually said that she did.
, it’s just that she’s stupid and can’t talk. Then she asked how to be sincere? Without waiting for the slave to speak, she immediately said that she won’t do anything that the third master doesn’t agree to, and she won’t do anything that she won’t do. The old slave said to let her
I asked the former Qin Tian Prison gentleman to teach me about farming, but she said she didn’t recognize him. It was her grandfather who helped find him earlier. Now her grandfather has the regent under house arrest."
Mrs. Xu's face was as cold as ice: "Does she still remember that her grandfather was in prison?"
Cui's mother said: "This servant also asked me, since the third grandmother recognized the regent's sister-in-law, why didn't she rescue her grandfather?" She said, the regent said it would take some time. Anyway, the courtyard where the old man lives is nice, and the boy who serves him is also good.
Despite my hard work, students often come to ask for advice. Except for the temporary inability to leave, everything else is fine. Madam, is it possible that the Yao family has contacts with the regent? "
Mrs. Xu said calmly: "Everyone knows that the regent is afraid of his wife."
"In this case, I'm afraid we won't be able to touch her."
Mrs. Xu sighed again: "Even if she doesn't recognize the Princess Regent's sister, I won't touch her. Her miscalculations are not that big of a mistake, compared to my boss's..." Nai closed her eyes. After a while, she said, "Anyway
Helped the Xu family to give birth to a grandson. She refused to help the family, so she just pretended that there was no such person from now on. Didn’t she say that she could raise a person in that yard by herself? Just help her and let her raise it by herself. Also for her.
Save some money on the house.”
"This...ma'am, is this too much?"
"She doesn't care about the Xu family, so why should the Xu family care about her?" Mrs. Xu waved her hand, "That's it. You've worked hard and told the third girl to go." Cui's mother agreed and went.
Early the next morning, Miss Xu San came to Yao's courtyard in person and asked her if what she said last night still counts. Yao immediately said: "It does. I also know that the government cannot make ends meet and there is no way to save anything. From today on
Come on, I’ll take care of this yard myself.”
Miss Xu San bowed down: "Thank you sister-in-law for your understanding. It's just my third brother..."
"How can trivial matters disturb Third Master's studies?" Yao said sternly, "It's spring next year, so it's the most important thing." Miss Xu San paid her respects again.
From that day on, the Xu Mansion no longer provided any food or clothing to the Yao family's courtyard. Everything was spent on the Yao family's own money. Although the maids and women were not angry, they saw that their monthly allowance was reduced to only
Only 30% of what it used to be was left, and no new clothes were made this year, and the food was getting worse and worse, so I felt lucky.
Half a month later, Mrs. Yao was in a good mood and asked Qin Keqing to have tea. She hugged her son and led the two maids over. Qin Keqing was shocked when he saw her: "Jia Zhen, how come you... have changed?"
"
Yao was stunned and looked down at himself: "Why have you changed?"
"The whole popularity has changed." Qin Keqing looked her up and down and said, "It's been less than a month since I last saw you. What's wrong with you?"
Yao said with a smile: "Probably, spend your own money to straighten your waist." She didn't hide anything, and told her all the bad things in Xu's house these days. Finally she said with a smile, "I didn't even think that I could
So comfortable. The food in the house was greasy and tasteless. I didn’t like it from the day I got married, and I still don’t like it now. I went out to buy food that night, and it was the most comfortable meal I had in this house.
One meal. Now that I am self-sufficient, it is truly a magical life."
After Qin Keqing listened and looked at her for a long time, Yao raised his eyebrows. Qin Keqing suddenly slapped the table and said with a smile: "Why do you want that husband? Firstly, he can't warm the bed, secondly, he can't support each other with you, and thirdly, he can't provide food and clothing for you and your children. You suffer
He won't comfort you when you feel wronged, and he won't protect you when you are bullied. What do you want from a husband?"