Pan Jinlian's petty bourgeoisie life

In front of Huayuanzi is the Nuan Pavilion where Mrs. Chai and Li often stay. Inside is the bustling voices of people, so it can be seen that they have already arrived.When a woman saw her coming, she knew that Pan Jinlian was the figure in front of her, so she naturally didn't dare to neglect her, so she greeted her with a smile and said:

"Happy Chinese New Year, my lady. I was just thinking about letting that little girl find my lady. Today is the first day of the new year. Logically, the girls and daughters-in-law of the whole family will come over to say auspicious words to my wife. I'm afraid that my lady doesn't know the rules. Thinking of my wife, I came here."

"Trouble mom, it's very rare for mom to wait on my wife all day, and she still thinks about me." While talking, Pan Jinlian smiled and took out a string of money from her sleeve and stuffed it into the old lady's hand, smiling Said, "Here is just some small money, it's just my heart, if mom doesn't dislike it, I can take it, and send mom to drink at night to drive away the cold."

The woman clenched her hand, and immediately replied with a smile on her face:

"My lady, you're welcome. I'll rush to call the two aunts and grandmas. My lady, hurry over there. Madam should be in a hurry."

Pan Jinlian smiled slightly, and saw the woman walking out with a smile, but she walked leisurely along the path. As soon as she arrived at a small flower hall, she saw a group of beautiful women turning around from the corner door. It was a young woman with a red cloak woven with gold, red hairpins and jade hairpins on her head, a ruby ​​wreath necklace, and buckskin boots with flowers underneath.

"Isn't this from Chai Wu's family? It's the first time I've seen it today. It's really a good character."

The leader had already come to the front, tilted his head to look at Pan Jinlian and said something with a half-smile, and Pan Jinlian also looked at the two of them closely, they looked good, but they were too dusty, they were all painted eyebrows and painted eyes on their foreheads I painted plum blossoms and peach blossoms, and my eyes looked haggard.

"Dare to ask but the two aunts of the Chai family. I have been married here for a long time, but I just never wanted to see each other. I didn't expect to meet here. How are you two celebrating the New Year?"

Pan Jinlian smiled and said good luck, the two girls of the Chai family have seen each other before, although the two young masters of the Chai family have a few girls and concubines, they dare not make such a publicity, only the celebrities who are next to the master of the Chai family can do this So gorgeous.

The leader looked Pan Jinlian up and down, smiled and replied:

"The lady is so gorgeous. The slave's family is the person next to the master, named Yuluan. This is my sister named Yufeng. It is fate to meet you today. If you are free in the future, come and sit with me and tell us about the outside world. .”

The one behind her also hurried forward to help, all of them were gentle and modest. Pan Jinlian nodded and agreed, but she made up her mind not to get involved here, and she knew what kind of person Mrs. Chai was. , although the family affairs are all handled by Chai Wang, the house is full of eyes and ears, if she knows that she has actually gone to these two houses, she really doesn't want to stay in Chai's house.

Turning sideways let the two of them bring a group of girls and women over. Pan Jinlian stood on the road watching the plum blossoms for a long time before slowly walking into the Nuan Pavilion.Or a woman outside raised the curtain to let her in, and a girl went in to report and led Pan Jinlian in.Mrs. Chai and Li were sitting on top of her head and let the girl beat her legs, while laughing to herself, when she saw Pan Jinlian coming over, she hurriedly said with a smile:

"I was thinking of you, and I didn't expect to arrive. It can be seen that my wish has come true this year. The string of beads you gave is really good. I went to the temple to offer incense and I was looking at Zhikong in the temple. Master, he is also full of praise."

Pan Jinlian just smiled slightly, stood there and chatted up:

"It's not that the things I bought are good, but that wearing them is good, and the things look more dignified. Even if Madam wears a straw rope, it can show its style, but I don't like it here. Dare to take credit."

After hearing this, Mrs. Chai and Li smiled and pointed at Pan Jinlian to the daughter-in-laws on both sides and said:

"I just said a few good words, and she actually made fun of me. I am a person who is going to die, how can I look like a spring flower like you, and I look good in everything I wear."

"Mother is just joking, if you are going to be buried in the ground, we will have no way to live. What the Chai Wu family said is true, everything you wear looks good all the time."

Chai Wang seems to have long forgotten that she and Pan Jinlian were torn up in the garden, and just laughed and talked in front of Chai Li.Mrs. Chai Lin still sat silently at the side, glanced at Pan Jinlian, then lowered her head and went to eat melon seeds.Mrs. Chai Li was even more delighted when she heard what her daughter-in-law said, and asked people to bring many plates to eat:

"Although you and Chai Wu also live in our big courtyard, they are only separated by a wall, and Chai Wu is a stronger person, so he must have never brought anything to eat at home. There are New Year gifts from relatives here, which is a good idea , take it back, you two have nothing to do for entertainment."

Pan Jinlian took a quick look, and found that they were all kinds of food from the sky, the earth, the sea, and the land, but they were made more delicately, and they looked good, but I didn't know how they tasted, so she hurriedly accepted them with a smile and thanked them.The two concubines stood aside and glanced at her for a while, lowered their heads and muttered together, and looked at Pan Jinlian with more meaning in their eyes.

After chatting with them for a while, there was a big girl who was serving by Chai Li's side at the door and told:

"Ma'am, the master sent someone to say that it was Chai Jin who came over, and he was with him outside. He will come after noon to pay his wife a New Year's greeting. The master told his wife to prepare a New Year's gift. Can this Chai Jin come?" Same as others, he is the most famous hero in Jianghu, and he is also the master's nephew, so naturally he has to be serious."

After hearing this, Li Shi Chai nodded and agreed, and asked her to leave the young man sent by the master of the Chai family to have tea and then give him some reward money to send him out of the second door.The Chai Wang family has been married to the Chai family for a long time, and has heard of Chai Jin's reputation, so he pursed his lips and said:

"Ordinarily, we women and Taoists should not say such things. It's just that everyone in the Chai family thinks he is good, and the master thinks highly of him, but after all, he is just reckless. He didn't find an official position in the court, so he is not considered to be a leader .”

"Sister-in-law has just said that. Of course, men's affairs are handled by them. Let's only care about the daily needlework and women's work, and don't know anything else. The so-called women are immoral, and there is a reason for it."

Chai Lin raised her head and replied with a low smile, Chai Li hurriedly nodded and said:

"That's right, we are not in charge of the affairs of the men outside. Even if they fill in the family fortune, we will just resign ourselves to our fate and endure the hardships. It is absolutely not our turn to the women in the family to point fingers and talk about men. But this Chai Jin is a real person, and the Chai family has such a big family business, that's all he said. Dong'er, let your sister come to my room to get an auspicious Guanyin jade from my room during the Chinese New Year, and then let them pretend Once you get the box, tell me that I want to give it away, and write it off on the account."

The little girl next to Chai Li who served her tea immediately agreed with a smile, turned around and backed out, presumably to go out to make arrangements.Pan Jinlian was listening, still very curious about Chai Jin, the Chai family really had something to do with Liang Shang, but she didn't know what Chai Jin looked like, whether he was as expensive and overbearing as in the novel, How to be a hero?

After talking, it was time for lunch. During the Chinese New Year, Mrs. Chai personally asked the girl to tell Pan Jinlian that there was no need to cook tonic for her before the fifteenth day. After drinking tea and chatting for half a day, it was finally over. When people filed out, I followed my mother-in-law and walked out slowly. Just as I was about to step out of the yard, I saw that girl Dong'er just now was looking at me with a smile.

"Stay here, madam, madam still has a few words to say to madam, let me wait here specially."

Pan Jinlian was taken aback, and didn't know what kind of medicine was bought in Chai Li's gourd, so she followed Dong'er into the door again, and stood obediently in the middle of the room.Mrs. Chai and Li were rinsing their mouths with the tea, and while half-sitting on the soft cushion, they said with a smile:

"You have been here for a short time, and you must not have visited this big courtyard. Someday I will let someone take you around, and I will also look at the places where our houses live. It's just that the house rules are strict, so don't walk around indiscriminately." It's a coincidence, if you meet a master or a young master, something will inevitably happen, and it's not good to be looked at. I see that you are a child who is loved by others, and you are only valued if you are not unruly and slippery. Don't let me down in the future. You need to be more careful with your heart.”

Hearing Mrs. Chai and Li's words, Pan Jinlian knew in her heart that she must have known about what she had said to the two concubines, but she did not expect it to spread so quickly.But seeing that Chai and Li didn't seem to be angry, Pan Jinlian was also relieved, and didn't say much, but hurriedly agreed a few times, thinking that she would not go out of the yard in the future, and even if she met people, she would just say hello and not be casual. Provoked.

Chai Lishi nodded, waved her hands, asked the girl to take out some clothes, and said with a smile:

"It's hard for me to talk to the two concubines here. I wear these clothes on weekdays, but I only wear each piece a few times. I'll give it to you. It's good clothes to change your body when you go back. There are many clothes in my eyes. Look, it's always good for you to talk less, just come to me if you have something to do, don't talk nonsense with others, you know?"

Pan Jinlian nodded immediately:

"I follow my wife's arrangement in everything."

Chai Li then lowered her head again, pointed to the door, and let the girl take her clothes and take her out.

36 Chai Jin

When Pan Jinlian left the gate, she took the clothes from Mrs. Chai and Li and went back alone. The girl who sent her off was not polite, but just handed the package of clothes to her and turned back.This girl of Mrs. Chai's family also has a status in the family, or is comparable to the two girls, so they are given a bit of points in each room, and Pan Jinlian will naturally not let others replace her in person so shamelessly. Own