Time passed slowly like water. Finally, after everything was completed, everyone in the Jia family finally settled down.
With the help of Sun Shaozong, Xue Pan and others, Jia Lian found a job as a steward. After all, he had been working as a general judge for several years, so he could learn it steadily.
Now that Jia She has lost his official title, even Mrs. Xing can talk back to him.
Yingchun and Yinglian made an appointment to see them. First they went to Sister Feng's place and brought a lot of food and supplies. Yingchun also shared some of his private money with Jia She and Mrs. Xing, not much, two per person.
One hundred taels, an angry Jia She scolded her for being stingy, Yingchun did not dare to refute, but also refused to give more.
Mrs.
Did he expect her to treat him like this?
Yinglian took Sister Feng's hand and said: "Originally, the princess and Miaoyu were coming, but Prince Heng felt that her body had not recovered yet and would not let her leave the city. Miaoyu was in confinement, and she had a bad past.
It was difficult to give birth, and her mother was very worried about her and forced her to stay in bed at home, saying that she would have to sit for two months. Now the weather is so hot, and she has some mysophobia. Unfortunately, she has to stay in bed every day.
It’s so painful.”
Sister Feng gloated and said with a smile: "This is the case for all those who are in confinement. Her foundation is not good, and now is the time to nurse her back to health. Aunt Feng did the right thing and should let her sit in confinement for two months."
Yinglian rolled her eyes angrily.
Yingchun said to Sister Feng: "We came from Tanchun and know that she and Huan'er are very good. Now we should also go to see our ancestors and Baoyu. But we don't know the way. You go with us."
When Sister Feng heard about it, she immediately asked the newly purchased maid Chun'er to change her clothes, and went with Yingchun and others to visit Jia Mu and others.
Jia Mu was very happy to see Yingchun and others. She also heard that Daiyu was so favored by Prince Heng. She was naturally happy and wanted to give Daiyu something, but how could she do it now? She could only sigh and let Yingchun and the others
Convey your condolences.
Yingchun agreed with a smile, and asked Second Mistress Xia Jingui if she was in good health.
Xia Jingui said with a smile: "It's only over six months old, and my belly isn't too big, so it's not that difficult. I just feel uncomfortable vomiting occasionally, and I always think about eating sour foods. Our father is so worried that his hair will turn gray in order to find sour things for me."
In the end, Mrs. Huang, who came to help, found a way to pickle the white radish with aged Shanxi vinegar and serve it to me as a side dish, and that’s how it was cured.”
Yingchun smiled and said: "A sour son and a hot girl, sour is good, Baoyu will have a daughter."
Xia Jingui lowered his head shyly.
At the beginning, Xia Jingui was full of resentment.
Because her dowry, as well as the entire Xia family, were all uncovered by the court with clues, her Xia family's management was almost wiped out. Although she could survive peacefully, it was not as good as before.
However, Baoyu is gentle and carefree after all, and can coax people in a low voice. In addition, Xia Jingui is pregnant, and her mind gradually recovers, and she lives with Baoyu wholeheartedly.
Of course, in the final analysis, it was Mrs. Wang who was exiled.
While everyone was talking and laughing, there was the sound of cars and horses outside, followed by Xiangyun's sharp voice: "Brother Ai, why is your mother-in-law so rude? When I came, you didn't say you opened the door to welcome guests, but you asked me who I was."
Who? Who am I, and you deserve to ask? Why do you interrupt me when I am a master? Brother Ai is not here, and Grandma Xia didn’t teach you the rules? Why don’t you step aside!"
Xia Jingui's expression changed.
Baochan beside her couldn't help but murmured in a low voice: "Why are you here again? How many times have you been here in the past few days? Didn't you say that you want to be pure and widowed, eat fasting and chant Buddha's name? What's going on like this?"
"Baochan!" Xia Jingui scolded lightly.
There was no need for her to take the stand when dealing with evildoers. Looking at the room full of people, some were willing to take the stand.
Because Xia Jingui had already seen it, Jia Mu also frowned.
Jia Mu thought: Xiangyun has been out more and more frequently recently. Now that something happened to her family and the Shi family, she has completely lost her natal family; she has offended Sister Feng and the others like that before, and almost no one will stand up for her in the future.
It's all gone. She still doesn't know how to restrain herself and is so arrogant. What should she do if the Ye family finds out?
To put it bluntly, the relationship between her and the Ye family now is that she is a slave and I am a fish. If they take advantage of their power to bully others, what good will she gain?
When Sister Feng heard Xiangyun's voice, she sneered and asked Xia Jingui: "She comes here often recently?"
Xia Jingui sighed helplessly and nodded.
Sister Feng rolled her eyes angrily, suddenly thought of something important, and asked quietly: "You... didn't let her know, right?"
Xia Jingui shook his head: "Don't show off your wealth. Even if our ancestors didn't tell us, we wouldn't say much."
Sister Fang felt relieved and warned: "The more you are at this time, the more cautious you must be. Play it safe. You don't have much contact with her, so I'm afraid you know it. She loves her most and doesn't want to be compared. If you let her know about it,
, trouble is about to break out, and trouble will inevitably arise again."
Xia Jingui nodded and said: "The ancestor said the same thing. He also specifically told our second master that he was afraid that someone with bad intentions would find out and come to our house to force us to take things. At the least, we would lose our money, and at worst, our family members might be killed. We
After this period of experience, the second master also knows some things about the world. Although he still doesn't like these things, he can still listen to the words of our ancestors."
Bao Chan interjected at the side: "Having said that, every time I see Miss Shi showing off her power in front of our grandma, I want to tear her mouth to pieces! The second grandma doesn't know what she said. It's difficult for our family to open her mouth and keep her mouth shut."
I still have some money there, and I make it look like she is rich! It’s really disgusting! If grandma hadn’t told me, I would have really wanted to spit in her face!”
After all, Bao Chan was just a maid, and she didn't say any unnecessary words, but how could everyone not hear it?
Bao Chan clearly said that Xiangyun is just a widow from someone else's family, and she is not clean and upright. How can she deserve to come to our house and dictate to us without any rules?
Yuanyang was even more angry: "Thanks to my ancestor for protecting her and standing up for her in the past. These days, every time she does something inappropriate, my ancestor can't stand it, and he kindly tries to persuade her, but she actually turns her back on him for being nagging."
.Do you really think our family is in decline? How could she, an outsider, be so presumptuous!"
Sister Feng frowned and said, "You have to watch your mouth! Don't let the news leak out and ruin your family affairs."
Yuanyang and Baochan said helplessly: "It's only in front of the Second Grandma and several girls that we dare to be so presumptuous. In front of her, the master always doesn't allow us to talk too much, for fear that we can't help it."
Jia Mu sighed: "Come on, Feng Yatou, don't blame these girls. Yun Yatou has gone too far. It's just a child like Xiangyun, why doesn't she know how to restrain herself? At this time, staying at home is the best policy.
, why are you running out like this? If you think the Ye family doesn’t have a pigtail to catch, those people are all black-eyed and mean-spirited. If they know that Yun Yatou has no one who can make the decision, they might not be able to figure it out.
What cruel things can they do?"
Yingchun said with a headache: "Does she have no brains? Wouldn't she think about such an obvious thing?"
Sister Feng said angrily: "If she had a brain, how could she be as widowed now?"
While everyone was talking, Xiangyun had already come in, with a look of pride on his face. When he saw Sister Feng, Yingchun, and Yinglian, he felt a little uncomfortable, but after a while, he returned to his original proud look.
:Except for Yingchun, I am now richer than all of them! Especially Feng Yatou. She looked down on herself so much before, but now? She doesn’t look poor, and even has decent jewelry on her head... Oh, Ying Yatou is here.
That gold hairpin must have just been given to me by her. Humph, so what? It's just a pair of heads and faces. How can it be compared to myself?
Xiangyun held up the hairpin of Nanzhu on his head and said with a chuckle: "Oh, it turns out that the second sister-in-law, the second sister and Xiangling are here? I was rude. I didn't see them. I forgot to greet them. I didn't prepare a greeting gift. I can't entertain them.
Zhou, sisters, don’t be offended.”
Yingchun's teeth started to sour. She had never been a sharp-tongued person and would not fight back. She really couldn't bear to look down on Xiang Yun's appearance, so she turned her head away and pretended to be deaf and dumb, pretending she hadn't seen this person.
When Yinglian heard the name "Xiangling", she felt a little aggrieved. Seeing Yingchun's behavior again, she simply followed the same example, looked at her nose and heart, sat still, and just drank tea.
Sister Feng rolled her eyes unceremoniously, sat down next to Xia Jingui, took her hand and asked her, clearly ignoring her.
Yuanyang served tea to the ladies and girls, and Bao Chan went to boil water. When he passed by Xiangyun, he bumped her hard, saluted with a smile, rolled his eyes and went out.
Xiangyun turned pale with anger at the rudeness of everyone: They have become a bunch of poor ghosts, why are they getting help in front of themselves? Do they have the qualifications? Poor ghosts with mud legs who can't even eat enough and want help from others, just
She should be trampled to death. So she said calmly: "By the way, second sister-in-law, I forgot to ask. I wonder if my sister-in-law has enough money to buy rice? If it's not enough, don't be polite. I still have some here."
, As long as my sister-in-law asks, my sister, who is more frugal, can still lend you a few taels of silver for urgent use."
Sister Feng sneered and said: "Don't worry about it, Second Grandma Ye. Second Grandma Ye is a widow and has no children. Those silver coins will last a lifetime, and it has only been a few years now? Although Second Grandma Ye will be a vegetarian all year round in the future, it is
It doesn’t cost much for one person, but now the prices of things like rice and noodles are rising every year, and Mistress Ye doesn’t have many decent industries and can’t go out, so how can she save extra silver?”
"A lifetime is a long time. If Grandma Ye continues to sit on the mountain and eat all her time, I'm afraid that no matter how much money she has, it won't be enough. But don't worry, Grandma Ye. As for Grandma Lian, I am most sympathetic to the poor and the weak.
Yes, I would never look at the things in the homes of poor people."
"Even if you are really poor and have no money to spend, you still know that you should ask Uncle Lin, Sister Lin, Second Sister, Fourth Sister, Yinglian, Miaoyu, Qin Yatou and others who have everything going well in the family to ask them to remember the past.
Thank you for your kindness, Second Grandma Ye, so our family won’t need to use your pension money, which we have to frugally save."
In the Spring Festival, Xia Jingui and Yinglian almost laughed. Yuanyang smiled and stepped forward to pour tea and snacks for her.