Pan Jinlian's petty bourgeoisie life

Jewelry, a land deed, and some loose money—the rest of the money was taken to the winery as capital—and these things were packed in a hardwood lacquered box. After thinking about it, I put the clothes I wanted to wear The jewelry was left out, and the rest quietly lifted a brick under the bed when no one was there, and put it there.

Although I feel that doing this is really a bit out of time travel style, but just in case, I can only be so cautious.Pan Jinlian knew that she had to rely more on herself at this time, not because she couldn't trust Chai Wu, but if something happened to the Chai family, could he get rid of it?If even he fell into it, I would have to have some money in my hands to rescue him. The benevolent lady of the Chai family would probably only care about her son, the master, and not necessarily Chai Wu.

After doing this, Pan Jinlian also suffered from bone pain. Since she was pregnant, she was most likely to get tired, and it seemed that she didn't get enough sleep on weekdays. Now she was exhausted thinking about these things over and over in her head every day. It is really a good day when the landlady like a rice bug comes to Dangdang.

After lunch, Chai Wang's wife Zhou's daughter-in-law quietly came to the gate of the yard alone, knocked on the door and came in. She said to Pan Jinlian with a smile:

"Our young lady asks my wife to go over and discuss matters."

Pan Jinlian lowered her head and thought for a while, but didn't get up, she just said to her:

"Trouble sister-in-law, it's just that my health has been really bad these days. The doctor said that I need to rest, so I can't go out. My sister-in-law just went back and told the young lady that I had already prepared for the birthday gift of the young lady, and I only sent her away two days before her birthday. Send it over, and if the young lady is satisfied with seeing it, she will just give Yinger a few rewards."

The daughter-in-law frowned and tried to persuade her, but Pan Jinlian had already waved her hand:

"Just say that, sister-in-law, and she won't embarrass you."

Zhou's daughter-in-law looked at Pan Jinlian as if she had a plan in her mind. Recently, Chai Wang has taken a fancy to her, and she didn't dare to refute her face. She just nodded and said:

"Since the lady said so, then I will tell the young lady verbatim when I go back, and I hope the lady will take care of herself. Our young lady has already booked a troupe banquet, and we are waiting for the birthday to invite the lady to come and have fun!"

"Of course, when the day comes, I will definitely go there to pay my respects to the young lady."

As Pan Jinlian said, she sent Zhou's daughter-in-law out, and then called Ying'er to close the yard, and went to rest by herself.

52 Clue

The season has come to the end of winter, the spring sun slowly reveals its shadows, the remaining snow on the ground has melted, light yellow buds are sprouting from the willows, and there are even a few birdsong outside, which makes people feel a little refreshed listening to it.

Chai Wu was no longer at home, and Chai Wang and Chai Lin also went into hibernation. Pan Jinlian lived a leisurely life for a few days, cooking only her favorite food every day, walking around from time to time, and accompanying Chai and Li. Talking about some gossip, but which color is good, and what new clothes should be made in spring.

Mrs. Chai Lin would cough at this time and stay in the yard all day to ask the doctor to take care of her, but Mrs. Chai Wang went to Mrs. Chai's room to talk and laugh every day.

"I knew that my mother-in-law liked to watch the Hong Le troupe's plays, so I booked people early, and the banquet was arranged according to your old man's wishes. There must be chicken, duck and fish, and the chicken is packed. It is cooked in a crock pot separated from the water. The duck is roasted in the hearth after being fed for a few days. The fish is steamed and white meat is made. The meat is thinly sliced ​​and marinated with honey. , put it in the pot to dry the oil, and then dip it in the sauce, it's all fresh and delicious stuff, I'm afraid no one else has eaten it at home."

"That's right. A family like ours doesn't have fish to eat, but it's just for fun. I've tried the few things you made, and I can really show them."

Mrs. Chai and Li also nodded, Mrs. Chai and Wang sent these dishes to his room after they were finished, which was really unique.

Chai Wang said with a busy smile:

"These are all ideas from Chai Wu's family. I tried them and they turned out to be very delicious. Why don't I rush them over to my mother-in-law, and there are also some fresh ones that I just ordered from the warm cellar. Vegetables, dried and fresh fruits, eight kinds of dim sum, longevity peaches, and bergamot with roses, all of them look good to me."

"It turns out that Chai Wu's family still has this skill. I didn't know it before. It would be great if our family opened a restaurant in the future. Your dishes may become famous all over the city."

Mrs. Chai and Li took a sip of the incense slices, then laughed and joked, and Pan Jinlian also responded politely:

"But I heard an old woman say it before, so I wrote it down. I didn't expect to be able to make it. It's thanks to my sister-in-law. But I don't know if the men can come back, which is worrying."

Speaking of the members of the Chai family who went out, Chai Wang's face is also calm:

"As long as we girls eat and drink by ourselves, we won't be able to join us anyway even when we come back. It's all their own use of this introduction to mess around outside. How can I take advantage of it? But I heard that the family Is there going to be a lawsuit?"

"I was also in a daze and heard the old man say that the Yin family wanted to occupy our yard. The old man refused to give up, so the trouble went to the yamen, and that's why he asked his brothers to go to the neighboring county to clean up the business. Hey, it's Chinese New Year's Eve It's really bad luck, the Yin family just broke out and dared to provoke our Chai family. Could it be that our Danshu iron coupons are rusted for nothing? If I say don't talk about the Yin family, it is the Gao family. Don't bully Too many people, otherwise we might have to sue the emperor."

"It's natural, but we can't be bothered with the Yin family. What is the Yin family, but a lackey of the Gao family, who earned his fortune by selling his daughter, can it be compared to us?"

Seeing that Mrs. Chai and Li were quite indignant, Mrs. Chai smiled and persuaded, and offered another cup of tea. Over there, Pan Jinlian suddenly couldn't bear it when she saw the two of them. Although she didn't have a good impression of the Chai family, But they always live together for such a long time, if they are really cold-blooded enough to look at people, their families will be ruined like this...

"Although the Yin family broke out, they are also relatives of the current Taiwei Gao Qiu. Now that Gao Taiwei is gaining power, and no one in our family is an official, it is better to be careful. Can handle one or two."

To put it bluntly, it is to leave a way out, don't let people take you all in a daze.

Before Chai Wang could speak, he said angrily:

"What can Gao Qiu's own son really do to arrest the Chai family, the former royal family, and put him in prison? It's Gao Taiwei who dares to let the emperor on the throne make him act so recklessly? I, Chai The family can be bullied by a high-ranking official, brother and sister, you are from a small family, and there are too few things in your daily life, so you are worried about it. Don't talk about Madam, it is the things I experienced when I married into this family that are bigger than this There are a lot of them, and they can scare people to death.”

Mrs. Chai Li also nodded with a smile. Pan Jinlian saw that the two of them had arrogant expressions on their faces. It seemed that they would not listen to her persuasion, and it was inconvenient to speak, so she just changed the subject and said:

"Speaking of which, these things are managed by outside men, and have nothing to do with me. Why don't you take advantage of today's madam's good mood and sister-in-law's free time to make a list of birthday banquets and see which ones haven't invited Yes, the seats should be considered carefully, and the things used must be re-checked, and the missing ones should be filled by the servants outside, so as to save everyone from being in a hurry."

"This is serious. What are we a group of women talking about outside? Anyway, we don't want us to go to the yamen to file a lawsuit. It's just for fun. I see that the list will invite a few Hanlin family members who have returned to their hometowns from the county. , It also shows that we are stylish and not greedy for power."

Mrs. Chai smiled and took out the list to her mother-in-law. Mrs. Chai and Li looked at the list of banquets, and saw that there were only a few family members of the declining gentry besides her own relatives. The previous one nodded in praise and said:

"This is how our Chai family behaves. Although we are doing business, we are different from those merchant families. Those women are just joking and joking, let alone invite them to the house."

Pan Jinlian frowned secretly when she heard this. After staying in the Chai family for so long, she already knew that the current Chai family was no longer the royal family of the previous dynasty. It's unbearable, let alone competing with Gao Qiu, the Taiwei of the dynasty.She doesn't like Gao Qiu, that person is also a person who has been infamous for thousands of years, but she has not entered the palace now and has won the emperor's favor with her small and fresh temperament, and whether she has a wealth of wealth and is appointed as a marquis to pay homage to him, so naturally she should not mention it I became a corrupt official, but I just want to live my life well.

"I don't know these people, and I can't help them. I can't drink now, and I can only wait for the day to watch the excitement and learn more."

"How can you work on you now that you are pregnant."

Mrs. Chai Wang hastened to be polite, the three of you talked to each other for a long time, and the daughter-in-law who was in charge of the house outside had to wait, and she became impatient. Pan Jinlian was facing the door, watching someone quietly sticking her head out to inquire laughed:

"I forgot the time while talking, or should someone come to trouble?"

Mrs. Chai Li also looked at the sky outside:

"That's right, it's about this time, there are housekeeper's ladies waiting outside, let them come in, it's pity that I'm still waiting outside in this cold day."

Sure enough, the curtain opened outside, and four or five women in their 30s came in lined up. Pan Jinlian had seen them all before, or they were in the kitchen or sewing room, and they were all in charge of the family.Mrs. Chai Wang was serving at the side, but she felt that it was unnecessary, so she hurriedly got up and said goodbye with a smile: