The Wang family of the Red Chamber has a wife

It's already the 24th and [-]th of the previous year, and many things for the Chinese New Year in Fuzhong are almost ready.

Shi Qingwan was sitting on the beauty's couch in front of the window, wearing a homely silk pipa skirt, a plain velvet embroidered jacket over her shoulders, and a circle of white rabbit fur on the sleeves; Very prosperous, so it doesn't feel how cold.Holding a cup of red jujube tea, she watched Xiu Fuxiurong take Hua Jin and other second-class maids to pack up the burden of New Year's ceremony, and at the same time, she was planning to make a date for eating New Year's wine in the first month.

I saw a little girl outside hurried in with a letter and an account: "Grandma, Jiang Zhuangtou from Wangshan Village is here!"

Dazed for a while, remembering who this Jiang Zhuangtou is, Shi Qingwan took the red letter, and saw that it read: Jiang Decheng, the head of Zhuangmen under the door, asks his master, grandma, good luck and golden safety, good luck in the new year, all the best, Add officials and become nobles.She pursed her lips and smiled slightly: "This word is really badly written!"

The embroiderer next to him heard the words and said: "He is just an errand runner. It is not easy to write a few strokes. Can you expect to write Wang Xizhi and Zhang Xu? But, don't look at this grammar, just look at this It's auspicious, but it's quite interesting!" As he spoke, he unhurriedly ticked off one item on the gift list.

Just as she was opening the account sheet, Shi Qingwan nodded when she heard the words, and looked down: "Ten roe deer, ten soup pigs, ten dragon pigs, five domestic pigs, five domestic soup sheep, and various miscellaneous fishes." One hundred catties, twenty live chickens, ducks, and geese each, fifteen chickens, ducks, and geese each, 25 pheasants, and rabbits each, three bags of hazelnuts, mushrooms, etc., various dried vegetables, rice grains... Takeaway Gu Liang, there are also 500 taels of livestock. Well, the production is quite a lot, it seems that buying Zhuangzi there was the right thing to do!"

On that day, the emperor specially rewarded Wang Ziteng with gold and silver for his meritorious service in helping the fourth prince. Shi Qingwan immediately took out 700 taels and bought a Zhuangzi at the foot of Wangshan Mountain in the north of the city. Small hills are also included.

I am very satisfied with my investment. Sure enough, the comprehensive utilization of resources is very important!Shi Qingwan sighed secretly like this, and ordered to the little girl: "Welcome people into the flower hall, pull up the screen, and I will go over later!"

Jiang Decheng used to work as a rough servant, but Wang Ziteng and his wife bought it before they came to Beijing; later Shi Qingwan asked if there was anyone in the mansion who was willing to go to the countryside to guard Zhuangzi, and he took the initiative to stand up.Jiang Deben was originally a farmer, but because of a flood in his hometown, he had no choice but to flee to the capital with the villagers. Fortunately, he was young and strong, and he was able to feed the whole family by himself; but everyone was nostalgic , he has no idea of ​​being reused by his master, he is still a simple farmer.

"You are indeed doing your duty and you are capable." With a smile on the corner of her mouth, Shi Qingwan looked at the restrained figure on the screen, and gently stroked a ruby ​​ring on her hand with her slender fingers: "At the beginning I was right! This village is doing well, so if it continues like this, you will benefit from it in the future—"

Jiang Decheng listened to Wu Nong's soft words on the other side of the screen and praised him, but he didn't feel complacent in his heart. He stood up from the chair, knelt down on the ground and kowtowed seriously: "Thank you, grandma, for your appreciation! Don't forget Do your part!"

Honest and obedient people are always more pleasing——Hearing his sincere answer, Shi Qingwan deepened the arc of her mouth, waved her hand, and whispered a few words to the embroidered woman beside her.After a while, I saw the embroidered woman turning out from behind the screen holding a brocade box pinched with gold and silk.

"You have done a good job, and I don't have anything good to give you. It's just that everyone in the house has bought new clothes for the New Year. If something doesn't fit, you can go to a tailor shop or someone else to change it a little bit; There are also some fresh dim sum fruits, which cannot be bought outside; you can use some money to buy things for the New Year—you are not married yet, so no one will arrange things with you this year!" The screen is translucent, Shi Qingwan said. Naturally, he could see the movement outside, and said with a slight smile, "Don't feel uncomfortable, this is what you deserve!"

Xiufu put the big brocade box on the table next to Jiang Decheng's hand, blessed her body slightly, and retreated behind the screen again.

Jiang Decheng stared blankly at the rather heavy brocade box in front of him. Hearing this, he hurriedly knelt down again: "Thank you grandma for the reward!" What to say.

Amused by his bewildered appearance, Shi Qingwan caught a glimpse of Xiufu's expression from the corner of her eye, and nodded secretly in her heart; then she asked the little girl who sent the message to come in again, and took Jiang Decheng out to treat him nicely, nothing to worry about Down.

In the next few days, several houses that Wang Ziteng had befriended sent New Year's gifts. Shi Qingwan asked Wang Ziteng to copy the gift list one by one, and sent the well-prepared New Year's gifts to various places, and sent them to Rongguo Mansion as before. After discussion, a few ancient fans with calligraphy and painting were added, and two rare golden-threaded and white-patterned epiphyllum peony brocades were added.

On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, all kinds of colors are ready, the door gods, alliances, and listings have been changed in the house, and the peach charms have been re-oiled.On the second day, Shi Qingwan was a person with a royal seal, so she put on court clothes, went to the palace to pay her respects, received a banquet and then returned.Because the emperor's birth mother died early in the palace and the throne was vacant, all the orders were just a grand ceremony outside the Jinlin Palace for the highest-ranking concubine Chen Guifei, and there were no complicated rules as Shi Qingwan imagined.

After the time limit passed, the originally gloomy sky turned dark.However, everywhere in the house are vermilion tall photos hanging, and the lights are shining brightly, making it look very beautiful.

The east chamber of the main courtyard has long been covered with scarlet orangutan felts, and a three-legged auspicious cloud and two dragons spitting beads incense burner were placed on the ground, and a new gold heart and green satin satin mattress was replaced on the kang, and a red money python was used to guide the backrest. There are two large copper foot stoves on the kang.The glass hibiscus lanterns hung on the beams are replaced, which is just like the brocade screen, which has a new look.

There are only two masters in the mansion, Wang Ziteng and Shi Qingwan, so there are not so many procedures, just ask the men and women, servants, and maids in the mansion to come up to salute according to the level of the servants, and bring the prepared lucky money, purses, gold The silver carcass is gone.Everyone went on happily, thanked them and retreated one by one.

The husband and wife sat facing each other, and the kitchen offered Tusu wine, acacia soup, auspicious fruit, and Ruyi cake one by one according to the customs of the New Year.Shi Qingwan was not interested in these things, but perhaps because of the excellent atmosphere in the room, Wang Ziteng drank two glasses of Tusu wine in a row.

Steamed duck fermented with wine, ham and fresh bamboo shoots and mushroom soup, tofu skin buns, rouge goose breast...all served in small plates, the color and aroma were just right, which aroused Shi Qingwan's appetite.Seeing that she was in good spirits, Wang Ziteng was naturally very happy.

The New Year's dishes are all made by Xiuming and the two cooks. Most of them are steamed and boiled, with one or two dishes of heavy oil mixed in; Naturally, she couldn't be kept in the kitchen for too long.The materials were prepared early, and the heat was explained, and Feng Cheng took Xiuming back to prepare for the New Year's Eve.

Walking in the garden, Xiu Ming suddenly felt some coldness on her cheeks. Looking up, she could see clearly under the light of the lights, and saw catkin-like snowflakes fluttering in the wind.Smiling softly, Xiu Ming turned her head to look at her steady and reliable husband beside her: "Look, the auspicious snow heralds a good year!"

Amidst the firecrackers and fireworks one after another, the snow is falling heavily...

At five drums the next day, both Wang Ziteng and Shi Qingwan had to go to the palace to congratulate them, and when they came back from the banquet, both of them were exhausted.After all, Wang Ziteng is a martial arts practitioner, and he was better after being tossed in the cold wind for half a day without sleeping all night; while Shi Qingwan's stomach was upright, and pregnant women were lethargic, so she woke up several times in a daze when she was watching the year. After taking a nap, after returning from the palace, the whole body was straight on the kang, and fell asleep soundly without making a sound, which made Wang Ziteng feel very distressed.

Several days were spent between inviting people to New Year's wine and being invited to have New Year's wine. The ladies saw Shi Qingwan's round belly and tall, and took good care of her, but Wang Ziteng was not so lucky. Returned drunk.But he had some tricks about it, and asked Shi Qingwan to sew a piece of sponge on his sleeve, and when he couldn't drink it, he poured it into his sleeve, making Shi Qingwan laugh at him for being cunning and cunning.

After the 15th Lantern Festival, the walking between relatives and friends gradually decreased; on the [-]th day of the first lunar month, Shi Qingwan received a post from the Rongguo Mansion, inviting the couple to attend the full moon banquet.

However, Jia Daishan was overjoyed when the eldest grandson of the Rongguo Mansion was born in the twelfth lunar month of the Zhang family, and he even named this grandson Jia Hu, which shows how much he valued it.However, due to the premature birth, Jia Hu was born a little weak, so the San San, which was supposed to be a big event, passed in a low-key manner.

Shi Qingwan and Wang Ziteng looked at each other, remembering the news that the second grandma of the Rongguo Mansion was bedridden from the cold because she was busy with housekeeping and didn't pay attention to her body, she smiled knowingly.

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"Oh, look at Brother Hu's pink face and cute temper, he is really cute!" Sitting beside the cradle, Shi Qingwan stretched out her hand to gently touch the tender cheek of the little baby in the cradle, He raised his face and smiled: "It must have been difficult for Sister Zhang to give birth to Brother Hu! Look at this head, it's really strong!"

I met at other people's banquets a few times before, because their husbands are good friends, so Shi Qingwan and Mrs. Zhang have become friends; later Mrs. Zhang knew that the elixir that Jia She sent in during the delivery was specially made by the prince. Those who sent it over, felt a little more affectionate and grateful to Wang Ziteng and his wife.Coupled with Shi Qingwan's mention of the relative relationship between the two families just now, the two simply referred to each other as sisters.

Being praised her beloved son like this, Mrs. Zhang is naturally very happy, but her face is still calm, with a very reserved and steady smile: "Where, he is asleep. If he starts to cry, it will be a shame. It's a little overlord!"

Thinking of the fate of this little doll named Jia Hu who died young in the original book, Shi Qingwan's heart tightened, but seeing Zhang's peaceful and contented smile, her plump and fair cheeks in confinement, her heart was tense. Relaxed.This kind of thing will never happen again, Jia Shishi has already had a stroke in bed, and without a biased mother-in-law, Mrs. Wang can't jump up...

"Sister" Shi Qingwan suddenly remembered something, she was a little hesitant and shy, and said in a voice like a mosquito: "When you gave birth to Brother Hu——did it hurt so much?" I have seen it several times in my previous life, and it is said that the pain of childbirth can reach level [-]... Although it is clear that this is unavoidable, Shi Qingwan is still a little uneasy, and urgently needs some comfort or guidance.

About, this is the prenatal syndrome of pregnant women?

Mrs. Zhang was stunned for a moment, then laughed, her eyes fell on Shi Qingwan's round belly, full of teasing: "Don't worry, sister, I was bumped at that time, Brother Hu was born prematurely, that's why the pain was so severe——Nurse Said, if the time comes, it doesn't hurt very much, just bite the handkerchief!"

Really……

After the banquet, Shi Qing bid farewell to Mrs. Zhang, and got into the carriage in doubt.

"What's the matter? Are you restless?" Wang Ziteng was sitting in the carriage with his eyes closed and rested, feeling some fluctuations in the mood of the little wife beside him, and asked worriedly.

Shi Qingwan shook her head, was dull for a moment, then nodded again: "Yueguan, you said that when you have a baby, what if, what if something bad happens? I heard from Sister Zhang that she gave birth to Brother Hu's son Fei. I spent a whole night, if it wasn't for the elixir we gave, I'm afraid, I'm afraid it's—"

Hearing her trembling voice, Wang Ziteng held his wife in his arms and carefully placed his palms on her stomach.Perhaps it was because of the nourishment of the spiritual energy and the excellent food and rest. The child inside was very lively. Feeling the different temperature on the mother's belly, he kicked the prince.

"Don't worry!" Wang Ziteng kissed his wife's rosy and delicate lips, which were as sweet and delicious as spring flowers. ? My Wan'er has the help of a nobleman, isn't it? It can be seen that our children will also be blessed—besides, your situation is different from hers, and there are no ghostly people in our family. Now, we can just wait for it to come to fruition !"

The elixir that Wang Ziteng gave to Jia Amnesty was the reason why Shi Qingwan got Dao fate by going to incense. She took a few drops of the spring water in her Dao heart space, and found some good medicinal materials, and refined it. Turned into a pill.Even if Dr. Sun tested it, he could only tell that it was a good thing for replenishing qi and sustaining energy, so Wang Ziteng gave Jia Amnesty a piece of the elixir at ease, which was regarded as a favor.

Aware of his wife's uneasiness, Wang Ziteng scolded himself for being busy with business these days, so he didn't notice this. But Uncle Sun said that it is very important to keep a pregnant woman in a stable state of mind, which is especially important before giving birth... Soothing and coaxing softly, Shi Qingwan finally felt more at ease. Thinking about it, she is also a generation of monks, and she has broken through the barriers of advancement many times, isn't it just, isn't it just to have a baby!What's more, this precious son is still born with a spiritual fetus. He has always cared about his mother, and he will definitely go smoothly and safely!