Pan Jinlian's petty bourgeoisie life

"I still have something to do in the yard, what else can Madam order?"

Chai Li shook his head, waved his hands and said slowly:

"You must be tired after staying with us for half a day. Go back and have a rest. I still have some bird's nest here, let them bring it back to you. Stewing this thing in the morning is the most nourishing. I can't eat it in winter, but you bring it Eating this on fire can nourish yin and remove heat, and it can be regarded as making the best use of everything.”

Pan Jinlian couldn't refuse, so she had to thank her, and when she left the door, a daughter-in-law in Chai Li's yard brought a bag of bird's nest and a box of snacks and followed her back to the gate of her yard. Ying'er went out to pick it up before going back. .

That Ying'er was also free for half a day, played with the little girls of the Chai family for a while, and then sat blankly for a while. It was also very boring, and she was looking forward to Pan Jinlian's return with great difficulty, so she was naturally very happy. , surrounded her and said:

"Why did the lady go so long? Let me tell you a joke. Chunhong and her sister-in-law got into a fight."

"what happened?"

"I listened quietly at the side. Sister Chunhong said that her body was getting better and she wanted to go home to take care of her. How could her sister-in-law Chunhong agree? If she went home, wouldn't she have to pay for it herself? So she persuaded her for a long time to see her. If you don’t listen, you will say a lot in your mouth, what stealing a chicken is not enough to lose a lot of rice, and even hurt your brother, how can Sister Chunhong bear it? So we started arguing.”

Ying'er put the things on the table, stuck out her tongue, and rolled her eyes.Pan Jinlian glared at her, poked her finger on the top of her little braids, and cursed with a smile:

"You're so young that you're so talkative, and you can marry when you grow up? Their affairs are naturally left to their own family, and it has nothing to do with us. Anyway, they live here and we don't pay for them. Why bother to do this?" Bad guy. From now on, you only hear them quarreling and then hide, you understand?"

Yinger nodded hurriedly:

"I didn't get involved in their affairs. I quietly listened behind the big tree behind the window. They didn't see me at all. I'm not a fool."

Pan Jinlian nodded, thinking that Chunhong might not stay long after such a commotion, and she would not worry if she left, she would also be able to find a good husband to marry early, which would be good to everyone.It's just that Chunhong's sister-in-law is really a snob. At first, Chunhong didn't know how to please Mrs. Chai's room, but now she is reluctant to part with her own bowl of food.

53 running away

Chunhong also had an idea, she quarreled with her sister-in-law, and got out of bed the next day, put on a half-worn quilted cape, and leaned against the wall to say goodbye to Pan Jinlian.Pan Jinlian was sitting idly after breakfast, watching her get up quickly, come over to support her and sit down with her, said with a smile:

"Yesterday, the doctor said that he needs to rest for a few days, so why bother to leave in such a hurry? Could it be that someone is not serving you well or has some gossip? There are only a few people in my yard. Sister Chunhong told me, and I will naturally punish them." them."

Chunhong smiled slightly, and her face became more red, and her sickness disappeared:

"It's not that someone is gossiping, it's just that when people are sick, they can't help thinking wildly. Since I went to my wife's house at the age of seven, I can only go home to reunite with my parents during the Chinese New Year. Of course I also..."

As he spoke, a few lines of tears welled up, he wiped them off with a handkerchief, and continued sadly:

"My lady is indeed a good person. I will remember the benefits you have done to me all my life, but...to be honest with my lady, I have my own thoughts when I accept my wife's request..."

It was only then that Chunhong revealed her life experience. It turned out that although Chunhong's family was an old servant of the Chai family, her father was also in charge of the big treasury outside the Chai family. The doctor took the medicine but it didn't help. Seeing that this year's winter became more serious and she couldn't move in bed, Chunhong felt another worry.

"My sister-in-law has also seen it. As long as she has money, she can sell her parents, let alone me. My brother is timid and afraid of getting into trouble. He only eats wine and is afraid of his wife. If my father is gone, I can't do it." How? So, taking advantage of my family's face in this house, I begged my wife to find a lifelong support. My wife asked me to go to my wife's yard. I was also a little ambitious. Good man, my lady is like this to me, I think I have no face to stay in front of you, so I can only go back to my house as soon as possible, so that I can find a good man to marry as soon as possible, so as not to delay my life."

Since Chunhong said so, Pan Jinlian couldn't stay any longer, so she could only sigh a few times that every family has hard-to-recite scriptures, and then hurriedly comforted her:

"Sister is also Madam's confidant, even if the parents of the family can't make the decision, how can Madam let you suffer, don't be so presumptuous, I'm afraid my body won't be able to bear it if I think too much."

Mrs. Chai's family also watched Chunhong grow up. There is no girl in her family. I am afraid that she will always have a little more affection for her in her heart. It is always up to the master to find a good family.Chunhong just shook her head and said with a sneer:

"Miss, don't think my mouth is vicious. I have been with my wife for ten years. She is the most warm-hearted and cold-hearted. On weekdays, those confidant maids give away without blinking their eyes. Besides, I don't accept her as an old man. The one who is doted on is even given to someone as a concubine or as a servant in the family with a single word, so why would you bother for me?"

When Pan Jinlian heard her talking about Mrs. Chai and Li, she couldn't explain it, so she just said:

"Since you've made up your mind, I'm not going to stop you. You just need to go home and recuperate. When you're healthy, that's all you need to find a good man to marry. You don't have to think about anything else."

Anyway, it's useless to think too much, Pan Jinlian became cruel, no matter how much Miss Chunhong said, she must not let her stay. Of course, she may not really want to stay in this poor place, does she?

After Chunhong finished speaking, she was very happy, she complained to Pan Jinlian, and asked Ying'er to go to her home to find the family's rough girl to carry the luggage, and went home by herself without waiting for her sister-in-law to come back from the warehouse. up.

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After seeing off Chunhong, Pan Jinlian also let out a sigh of relief, feeling much relieved.He also asked Ying'er to clean up the room, and handed over the stove and the remaining charcoal fire to the accounting office. The money for buying medicine for Chunhong and asking for a doctor was directly drawn by the accounting office. Pan Jinlian settled the account in person, and then returned slowly Going to my own yard, I finally settled one thing.

It will be Chai Wang's birthday in a few days, and the women in the backyard of the deep house naturally don't leave the door. They finally have a lively reason, and even the maidservants below are all smiling and busy all day long. While packing up the things from the banquet that day, the internal treasury was also opened several times a day, and the gold and silver were taken out, all rubbed brilliantly.

It was very hot in the yard, but Pan Jinlian just stayed quietly in her own room and raised her peace of mind. Since she was pregnant, all the vegetables at home were brought back by Chai Wu. Jinlian went out alone.Pan Jinlian could only agree and asked the Chai family's big kitchen to bring food.

It's just that in the past few days, I have followed Chai and Li for several lunch meals.

Pan Jinlian sat on the table of the Eight Immortals, watching Chai and Li's big girls serving dishes, while several concubines of Chai's master stood quietly, or helped to arrange the dishes, while Chai and Li's Sitting on the smoked cage leaning on the cushion, talking to Mrs. Chai with a smile.

"When your younger brother and sister came to greet me this morning, they seemed to have a gloomy expression on their faces, but did they hear any gossip? It wasn't that their little husband and wife were arguing, but it was because someone at home bullied her. You, a sister-in-law, should take care of her .”

Mrs. Chai Wang wore a rose-red satin jacket with peony branches, two red gold rings carved with hollowed out patterns on his hands, and held a cupronickel hand stove. He put light powder on his face, raised his eyebrows, and replied with a smile:

"My younger brother and sister are delicate guests. Who in our family would dare to offend her? I think she has lost some points. She just refuses to leave the yard every day. I am afraid that she is tired of looking at the concubine in the second master's yard."

Chai Li couldn't help but nodded and sighed:

"Sure enough, you are a lady from everyone's background. This kind of generosity and virtuousness is rare. That concubine is just a servant, but she is pregnant with the second child in her belly. She takes so much effort to take care of her, and she is doing her best for her husband. It's just that being too tolerant will inevitably let the tricky villain take the opportunity to play tricks and play tricks, and it will be easier to mess up the status."

"After all, the second master is out, and he is the first one in their yard, so he should take care of him more. If the few in my yard can conceive, I will burn the incense."

The only regret of the Chai family is that their offspring are not prosperous.

Pan Jinlian couldn't help sighing when she heard this: Could this be a sign of the Chai family's decline?Several wives and concubines in the first house of the Chai family have no children so far, and the second house has only one concubine, Yan Hong, who is pregnant and has not yet landed. It is unknown whether she can be raised.

Chai Li also frowned deeply:

"I know you are a woman with virtue, but the eldest is the eldest son of the eldest son, and also the lifeblood of the Chai family... Wait until the lawsuit is over outside, or look out for a gentle and docile one at home, or find a good woman for the matchmaker outside. Let's take another room, boss."

Chai Wang's complexion remained unchanged, and after a while, he answered in a low voice:

"Exactly, that's what I thought too. I mentioned it to the uncle a few times, but the uncle said that when he was booming the family business, he didn't care about these children's personal affairs, so he scolded me severely, so that's all."

"Business is naturally to be taken care of, but there are three ways to be unfilial and have no descendants. That is, no matter how big the family is, no matter how big the family is, who will pass it on to whoever loses the son, and in the end even