Evening Shaohua in the Red House

It is already the twelfth lunar month, and the year is approaching, and every family is busy with the year.

This day, Li Wan was watching people packing up and sending the annual gifts to various families, when he saw Suyun holding a letter and an account in his hand, and said: "The annual rent from outside the customs has been delivered. According to the old practice in previous years, half The silver things were folded, and the other half was still used to add acres of land.”

Li Wan took it and took a look, and saw that apart from the 2000 mu of land he had purchased, what was left was [-] taels of silver, various rice, flour, grain charcoal, roe deer, various game, chicken, duck, fish, dried vegetables, dried fruits, etc. , I couldn't help wondering: "How come this year is better than previous years?"

Su Yun said with a smile: "This year is good, the fruits and vegetables are plentiful, the food is a few stones more than the old year, and my grandmother's land is all high-quality fertile land, so the money and things I got are a lot more than in previous years. Well, it’s because grandma collects less rent, if you charge [-]% to [-]% rent like other people’s house, there will be more things than this.”

Nowadays, the rent of each family is basically [-]%, and those who are a little better can also charge [-]%. Like Li Wan, they only charge [-]%. They are allowed to borrow food every time there is a natural disaster. It can be said that they are very generous. .

Li Wan shook his head and said: "These farmers have worked hard all year round, and they count on this little thing all year round. It is enough for us to collect [-]% of the rent. Besides, our master and servants have a total of twenty or so people. I can't eat that much."

Except for the few prescriptions she took out at the beginning, she kept some of the income from various places in the past few years and turned it into gold and silver, and used the rest to buy farm shops. After more than ten years of management, the property has doubled several times. times.

Now there are hundreds of hectares of fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River and outside the pass, and the annual rent for spring and autumn alone is tens of thousands of taels of silver, not to mention those weaving and dyeing workshops and shops, which is a huge income.

In addition, there are 30 million gold and silver antiques hidden in the private treasury of Cuiwei Villa. It can be said that silver is just a number to her now, and it doesn't mean much.

Although he has lived in this world for more than ten years, Li Wan grew up in a harmonious society after all, and he can't do anything to oppress the hardworking people for a few taels of money.

She originally wanted to set the rent at [-]%, but later she thought that it would be too eye-catching and cause people to hate, and if it was too lenient, it would easily cause trouble, so she decided to set it at [-]% after careful consideration.

At this time, the government serves

Everyone laughed and said: "I have never seen grandma so compassionate, generous, and considerate."

Li Wan laughed and said, "It's just for fame."

Everyone who said it laughed.

Li Wan instructed Suyun again: "It's a good idea to entertain the stewards of the village. It's freezing cold, and it's not easy for them to send these things all the way."

Suyun agreed and said: "Grandma, don't worry, I have sent a message to tell the kitchen to clean up a few tables of food and drinks, and our guy has already gone to say hello, so he will definitely not neglect."

After finishing speaking, he laughed again: "There is another happy event to go back to grandma. The mother-in-law who just went to Shen's mansion to give the New Year's gift came back, saying that Biyue has been pregnant for three months now."

It turned out that since half a year ago, Li Wan released all the older girls around him to marry him off. Suyun didn't want to go out, so she married Zhang Cai, the son of Li Wan's companion Zhang Ma, and now she has become a housekeeper. With Li Wan doing housework.

Biyue, on the other hand, was spotted by a nanny surnamed Zhao who was in charge of Shen Yi's mansion, and begged to be her daughter-in-law.

Because Jia and Chen's two families are close, they would send people to each other to give gifts during festivals, so Nanny Zhao would come here often. Seeing that Biyue was born well, and had a bright temper, she had already secretly fallen in love with her, but she didn't like her. Dare to speak, and only after hearing that Li Wan released the maid to marry on her own, did she approach her.

This mother Zhao is an old man of the Shen family, her husband Zhao Quan is the second housekeeper of the Shen family, the eldest son is the shopkeeper of the shop, and now works as the general manager in the Shen family shop, the youngest son Zhao An is Shen Yi's long follower, Even though he is a servant, his family has thousands of gold to live on.

Li Wan saw that Madam Zhao was sincere and kind-hearted, not that tricky and mean, and her family was well-off, but she was a good family. After asking Bi Yue's wishes, she agreed, and accompanied her with a dowry. Sent Biyue out of the door.

At this time when he heard that Biyue was pregnant, Li Wan immediately smiled and said: "This is a good thing, Biyue is a lucky girl." After thinking about it, he ordered the girl Wutong: "I remember that I sent a lot of official gifts from outside the other day. Find a few good-colored gauze silks, and then pack some snacks and tonic medicinal materials, and send them to someone."

Suyun and Biyue are both married, and now Li Wan's personal servants are replaced by Wutong and the newly promoted girl Hanyu.

Both of them have served in Li Wan's room since they were young. Han is smart and appropriate, and is in charge of Li Wan's dressing, hairpins, hairdressing, hairdressing, etc. Wutong is honest and stable, and is in charge of the keys to the warehouse and other big and small affairs.

Indus agreed, not to mention cooking.

Not long after, the daughter-in-law in charge came back to discuss the matter of the New Year.

Because Li Wan's family is small now, Mrs. Jia Zhengwang and others are not there, and only their mother and son are the servants, so he doesn't plan to pay attention to ostentation like the previous years in Jia's house. Keep it simple.

Although it is simple, there are still things that should be busy, such as changing peach charms, sticking door gods, wiping altars, hanging lanterns, giving New Year gifts, etc. Now that there are few people in the mansion, it is even more busy and ineffective, and there is no time to take a breather .

It was New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye, and everything in the mansion was ready and completely new.

In the courtyard of Li Wan's main house, there is an incense offering made of paper and horses from heaven and earth. Corner lamps are hung on the doors everywhere, shining high on both sides. The courtyard is full of bright lights and colorful flowers.

In the sound of firecrackers, the sound of firecrackers can be heard throughout the night.

On the next New Year's Day, all the women and girls came to salute Li Wan, and the other stewards and servants also saluted Jia Lan as their servants.

Jialan received the gods, worshiped the ancestors, and relatives and friends came to celebrate the festival, and there was an endless stream every day.

After that, each family invited them to have New Year wine, Daiyu, Yingchun, Xiangyun and others also brought their children to visit the New Year.

Li Wan ordered someone to order a small opera early on, and invited Yan Hui, Daiyu and others to have New Year's wine. After seven or eight days in a row, he finally finished his work, and the Lantern Festival was approaching early, and the capital was decorated with lanterns and festoons.

Li Wan gave the maids and women half a day off to watch the lanterns.

Jia Lan was also invited to go out to the banquet, and will not return until evening.

Li Wan was lying on the couch watching the girls throwing dice and playing Go, when he saw Jia Lan coming in carrying an exquisite multicolored glass tassel palace lantern, he couldn't help laughing and said, "It's such an exquisite lantern, where did it come from?"

Jia Lan said with a smile, "I just guessed the lantern riddles at the Lantern Festival, and brought them back to my mother's naughty son."

Li Wan liked it very much. He took the lantern and took a closer look. He saw that the lantern was made into a peony flower shape. All kinds of flowers, birds, insects and fish are drawn, and the lights are reflected from the hollow, shining brightly.

Li Wan watched it carefully for half a day before handing it over to the girl to keep it.

At this time, the girls and servants have passed on the food and wine. Because there are only Li Wan and Jia Lan's mother and son, there is no banquet.

Li Wan ate a Lantern Festival, which was stuffed with sesame seeds, and the taste was too sweet, so he put two into Jia Lan's small bowl, and asked with a smile: "It must be very lively outside today, is there anything interesting?" ?”

Jia Lan held a new warm silver pot, got up and poured a cup of wine for her mother, and replied with a smile: "Outside the streets are full of people, and there are lanterns everywhere, those who fight poems, those who compete with lanterns, and those who guess riddles. Yetian." After that, he talked about the excitement of the Lantern Festival tonight, Lantern Market, Aoshan, Tianjie, and Mingyue.

Li Wan was so fascinated by this, he could almost imagine the fiery trees and silver flowers in the Tianjie Lantern Market at that time, and he couldn't help being very fascinated.

Jia Lan was speaking happily, but when he saw the expression on Li Wan's face, his heart felt sour, his voice could not help but sink, and gradually he stopped talking.

Li Wan was resting on his palms, listening with great interest, seeing him suddenly stop, he couldn't help wondering: "Why didn't you say anything?"

Jia Lan lowered her head and said sullenly, "Mom has been trapped in the back house all year round. Hasn't she been to the Lantern Festival for many years?"

Only then did Li Wan understand the reason, and he couldn't help feeling warm in his heart. He patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "It's okay, it's the same from what you said."

As a person who grew up in a free society, she really didn't adapt to this perverted world with strict rules at first, but she couldn't change the social rules, so she could only force herself to adapt. No matter how unwilling, she survived the past ten years , and gradually got used to it.

Jia Lan didn't understand why, but he really felt sorry for his mother. He knew since he was a child that his mother was different from ordinary women. She yearned for freedom by nature. Her greatest wish was to go outside to see the vast world. However, these years, she was forced to suppress her nature and struggled In the square inch of the back house.

He still remembers his mother teaching him to read, telling him stories about mountains and rivers, people, customs, and customs when he was young, with such a happy and longing look on his face.

Thinking of this, Jia Lan suddenly had the idea of ​​taking her mother out for a trip, and couldn't help but ask, "Mom, do you want to go out for a stroll?"

Li Wan was stunned, but he didn't realize it yet, but the more Jia Lan thought about it, the more he felt that the idea was wonderful, and continued: "Anyway, I have learned everything I should learn now, and I have studied in the Imperial College for the past few years. What’s more interesting, instead of blindly studying, it’s better to go out for a walk, the so-called reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, one can increase your horizons and knowledge, and the two mothers can also see the customs of various places together, wouldn’t it be wonderful?”

After hearing Jia Lan finished speaking, Li Wan finally understood what he meant by going out for a stroll, and couldn't help feeling a little moved in his heart, but he soon calmed down, shook his head, and said, "It's okay if you want to go out and travel. , but if it would be inconvenient for me to go out, I don’t have to.”

If she could, she would also like to go out and have a look. However, the etiquette is strict in this world, and women are not allowed to show their faces in public, not to mention that she is a widow, so she must be more cautious in her words and deeds.

The so-called destruction of bones, this world is too harsh on women, if words and deeds are slightly inappropriate, just spittle can drown people.

Jia Lan naturally understood what she was worried about, and hurriedly said: "Mom, don't worry, women's family members go on long journeys, like the wife of the Xue family who also brought their children to Beijing, and Miss Qin. Watching my parents strolling around the three mountains and five mountains, five or six of the ten pavilions in the world have gone.”

Hearing this, Li Wan couldn't stop her heart from moving. She had long wanted to see the scenery and customs of this world. However, except for the one year when Jia Lan was seriously ill in Suzhou that year, she was more comfortable. Trapped in the back house, with someone staring at every word and action, and not being able to be free at all, it is really boring.

Seeing that Li Wan's face was a little loose, Jia Lan knew that what he said had worked, and said while the iron was hot: "We won't go far anyway, so we will go south along the official road, strolling slowly along the way, see West Lake and Taihu Lake, and taste various places. Food, what do you think mom?"

At this point, Li Wan was mostly persuaded by his son, but he said in his mouth: "Although your idea is good, but now the world is peaceful, but the journey from the capital to the south of the Yangtze River is far away, so what if you encounter those bandits who rob houses on the way? "

After hearing this, Jia Lan bowed her head and pondered for a moment, Fang smiled and said, "I have an idea about this too. The teacher has a group of guards with high martial arts skills, all of whom are old people from the Shen family. So I went to borrow a few people from the teacher, and with their guards, I don’t have to worry about it along the way.”

Shen Yi is proficient in martial arts, and the guards around him are also trained by him, all of them are vigorous in martial arts, and they are all sons of the Shen family, so they are very loyal and reliable.

Listening to his son's consideration of everything, Li Wan already agreed in his heart. Seeing him looking at him eagerly, he couldn't help laughing and said: "You have thought so thoroughly, what else can mom say, whatever, if you can arrange it properly, mom will Let's go out with you for a walk."

Jia Lan was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Mom, I'll talk to the teacher tomorrow."

The next morning, Jia Lan got up early and rushed to Shen Yi's residence.

Shen Yi had just finished practicing and was wiping his sweat with a towel. When he saw Jia Lan coming, he couldn't help wondering, "Why did you come here so early in the morning?"

Jia Lan said with a smile, "Today I'm here to ask you something." After that, he told his mother that he planned to go on a trip with his mother and borrowed some guards.

After hearing this, Shen Yi couldn't help but stop wiping his sweat, and said with a frown, "It's okay to borrow someone, but it's a long way from the capital to the south of the Yangtze River, and you have to worry about basic necessities, food, housing, and transportation along the way. There are only two of you, mother and child, even if there are guards, It may not be peaceful either.”

He wasn't alarmist. It's not safe for women and children to go out. What's more, the description of Jia Lan's mother and son is too eye-catching. No matter how disguised, a person's demeanor can't be concealed.

If you are an ordinary idiot, you are not afraid. What you are afraid of is meeting those famous dudes. As the saying goes, no matter how smart Jia Lan is, he is only a 16-year-old boy with limited experience. If he encounters any trouble, Might not be able to handle it.

When Jia Lan heard this, he was immediately poured with cold water, and suddenly felt troubled, he hesitated and said, "Then what should I do? Well, if I knew it earlier, I would go south with Master and the others last year."

Gu Yan only thought about returning to the roots of the fallen leaves. Seeing that everything in the capital was over, he brought his old wife back to his hometown of Gusu last year.

Shen Yi's heart moved when he heard the words, and he said, "When are you going to leave?"

Jia Lan didn't know why, and replied, "I originally planned to leave on the second day of next month."

Shen Yi pondered for a moment, and said: "This year happens to be your master's [-]th birthday, I originally planned to go back to the south of the Yangtze River to pay homage to his birthday, since that's the case, this time I will go with you, and I will take care of you on the way."

The author has something to say: Emotional painstaking hands are really not good at writing emotional dramas, and it is really balding to let the hero and heroine have a reasonable relationship under the background of strict etiquette...

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