An old lady's life

Mo Qin and Qing Qi returned to Lin's house to report to Jia Min. At this time, Jia Min was talking with her mother-in-law in Huifang Courtyard, and the little girl Xiao Qi was telling all kinds of news outside.

Xiaohui and Xiaoan sat obediently on the side. The sister and brother were handed over by Ai Cao to a nanny named Fang. Nanny Fang was the nanny who took care of flowers and plants in Huifang Courtyard. She also married when she was young, but unfortunately her man was not Zhongyong was beaten to death with sticks when she was fighting with people outside. After that, she never married and stayed in the Lin family in peace. The master is kind and will always accommodate them. of the servants.

Xiaoqi was still talking about the things about the Zhen family, especially didn't the Zhen family release rumors that the Seventh Prince had a crush on Miss Zhen San?The Seventh Prince didn't ask anyone to clarify this rumor, so he simply ignored it.

It's just that the Seventh Prince will not attend the various banquets in the capital that the Third Miss Zhen attends. Usually, if the Zhen family cannot attend, the Seventh Prince will show up.

Jia Min said amusedly: "The Zhen family really takes themselves seriously. They really think that with Concubine Zhen in the harem, their Zhen family can become the emperor's relatives?"

Xiao Qi covered her mouth and snickered: "Ma'am, you don't know. Miss Zhen San is very popular now, and I don't know what people in Beijing think, it seems that everyone is saying good things about Miss Zhen San overnight. , when attending the banquet, many young ladies praised Miss Zhen San, and the most important thing is that Princess Hua Rong also praised Miss Zhen San full of praise."

Jia Min's eyes widened. These ladies in Beijing are very proud. Will they admit that an outsider is crawling on top of them?Jia Min, as a concubine's daughter, doesn't dare to boast that she is more beautiful than others. Miss Zhen San has that kind of ability?

The maids next to her also stared wide-eyed, straining their ears to hear the follow-up. The rumors outside, especially the rumors of other girls always keep everyone excited.

Ai Cao couldn't help shaking her head: "I'm afraid Miss Zhen San was put on the altar by the girls in Beijing. The girl's family wants to have a clean reputation, and the Zhen family won't think that his girl is among the many ladies in Beijing. Come on, is this a good reputation?"

Jia Min realized instantly, and couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled, she was happy when the Zhen family was not good, regardless of whether you were related to your mother's family, she held grudges very much.

Xiao Qi wrinkled his nose, and said again: "There is also Princess Mingyue."

Princess Mingyue, the fourth daughter of Emperor Changping, is only 20 years old and has been married for three years. Her son-in-law is her uncle's cousin.His uncle's family was the Duke of Qi's mansion that was granted at the beginning of the founding of the country, but the Qi family changed quickly, and the descendants were not capable, so the title of the Duke was no longer in the Duke's position.Princess Mingyue's marriage to her uncle's family is probably because Concubine Qi Xian wanted to promote her mother's family.

Princess Mingyue and the third prince, King Xiangjun, were born of the same mother. Concubine Qi Xian, the mother concubine, entered the mansion to serve when Emperor Changping hid his residence. After giving birth to a pair of children, she was promoted to the side concubine. Xianfei, one of the four concubines.

Jia Min held his face in his hands and thought for a while, then muttered: "Mother, Princess Huarong and Concubine Xian have always been friends." When Jia Min said this, he stopped immediately.

Ai Cao smiled and nodded: "Let's wait for the follow-up."

Jia Min blinked, she also thought of it, could it be that Concubine Xian or King Xiangjun have thoughts about Zhen's family?But Xiangjun Wang has been married a long time ago, and has several children. Is Miss Zhen San going to be a concubine?

Is this the happy marriage planned by the Zhen family?

Xiaoqi and others couldn't figure it out, and the maids couldn't figure it out even more. Xiaoqi changed the topic again and again.

Ai Cao saw Qingqi and Moqin before Jia Min did. She knew that these two servant girls had gone to Jia's house today, and they happened to come here, so she also happened to know about Hongye's situation.

The Rong Mansion is much more complicated than the Lin family, I'm afraid that Hongye will be jealous of her leisure now that she thinks about her.Thinking about it this way, Ai Cao suddenly became a bit of a bad taste. After the shelter was established, she would have to go around the capital.

What kind of method is there for her to communicate with Hongye?

Lianhua, who sensed her thoughts, was a little speechless. The two daughters were smart and smart, and they were powerful, but why didn't the two of them study the body space besides merging with the bud?The body space is not just a storage function...

Mo Qin and Qing Qi exchanged stories about their stay at Jia's house. Jia Min was really happy when he heard the two said that Uncle Ningfu's condition had not deteriorated.

"Mother, I want to send a housekeeper to Ningfu to visit my uncle tomorrow." Jia Min blinked her long eyelashes and waited for her mother-in-law to reply. Uncle Ningfu has no daughter and has always loved her very much. After her father passed away, she finally married someone , I have some concerns about doing things, so I haven't visited my uncle recently.

Ai Cao nodded: "Don't send a housekeeper, let Hai'er go." Jia Daihua, she hasn't seen the real person yet, so she doesn't know how long he can last, who exactly provoked that Qin Keqing to the Ning Mansion?Jia Jing or Jia Zhen?In short, with Jia Daihua here, Jia Daihua must not let her son and grandson mix with the legendary prince's concubine. Of course, now that Hongye is in charge of Rongfu, she will not let Jia Jing and Jia Zhen provoke Qin Keqing. It's just not as good as Jia Dai's pseudonym.

Jia Min was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "Thank you, mother."

Ai Cao smiled and shook her head: "You are the head wife, so you don't need to ask for my opinion on everything in the future."

Jia Min smiled shyly. Although her mother-in-law said so, she did not dare to do so.

In the evening, Jia Min mentioned this matter to Lin Hai, and Lin Hai naturally agreed, but he had to wait for him to take a rest, which happened to be two days later.

The next day, Zhao Xinhou brought good news to Ai Cao. He found a Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the capital that was close to the capital but had fewer tenants.This Zhuangzi is being sold at the dental shop. The owner is planning to go back to his hometown. In the past, there were several tenants on the Zhuangzi, and most of them were servants of the owner. Now that the owner is leaving, the servants are also taken away. Empty down.

Ai Cao didn't use the Lin family or her Zhuangzi, in fact, because although those Zhuangzi were large in size, they were full of tenants and servants, and they couldn't accommodate more and more children and adults in the future.

Shelters, of course, not only accommodate orphans, but also some homeless people.

Zhao Xinhou has already bought the Zhuangzi, and Ai Cao decided to go to the Zhuangzi to inspect it, and Zhao Xinhou will naturally arrange the trip.

Lin Hai returned home at night, and accompanied Jia Min to dinner with his mother as usual. After returning to the main courtyard, Zhao Xinhou came to him with a thick stack of papers.

This stack of papers is naturally the management charter and philosophy of the shelter listed by Xinhou Zhao. He finally completed it in the past few days and planned to ask the master to point it out.

The study room was brightly lit. Lin Hai looked at the thick stack of papers in front of him. The rules and regulations were similar to the yamen management rules. Surprisingly, the various educational and welfare measures included were much better than those of other academies.

Lin Hai thought for a while calmly, and said, "Since that's the case, you should do it well. There is nothing wrong with the content in it. The old lady really cares about the children."

Lin Hai thought about the teaching of students in the major academies. The world and the academies believe that "everything is inferior, only reading is high", but in fact, many people do not have talent in reading, so it is better to find another way out. The social status is not high, and it is one thing to learn in private, and Dafeng will not advocate such actions in the official world.

He thought to himself, people speak lightly!

Xinhou Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, the master agreed, then there is really no problem.

On the second day, the weather was bad, but it didn't hinder Ai Cao's good mood for going out. Naturally, she was accompanied by a few maids and guards arranged by Zhao Xinhou.

Along the way, the paddy fields on both sides of the road were already empty, but the paddy fields were filled with water, and they were only approaching Zhuangzi. Zhao Xinhou pointed to this large field from outside the carriage.

"Old lady, these fields belong to Zhuangzi, but the land is sandy, and the fields are not fertile. They are quite barren." That's why the price of Zhuangzi is cheap.

Mugwort has also been watching the outside scene, the obvious contrast, she has also seen it before, the carriage came all the way, those paddy fields are good fields, well organized by the farmers.

At this boundary, the quality of the fields is obviously worse, and it seems that the paddy fields have not been tidied up after the rice has been harvested.

"Since Zhuangzi has already bought it, let's ask short-term laborers to tidy up these fields tomorrow. It should be fertilized and fertilized, and water should be stored."

The carriage stopped in front of the Zhuangzi, and the only few tenants in the Zhuangzi were already waiting there, Zhao Xinhou said again: "Old lady, there are only five tenants in the Zhuangzi."

There are only two or three people in each family, and the population of five tenant households is less than 20.

"The five tenants also settled in Zhuangzi when they fled to the capital before. They rented the land of the master's family. They do not belong to the category of servants, so they did not leave with the master's family."

Ai Cao looked over, and the five families were all ordinary farmers' homes, and both adults and children were rather cramped.

The last owner's family sold the village, and the five tenants had long been concerned about how the new owner would deal with them.

The worst plan is that if the host doesn't rent the land to them, they can only return to their hometown and deal with the land for the rest of their lives. Apart from tending the land, they can't find any other livelihood.

Ai Cao thought, she should not be too aggressive, otherwise she should scare people.

"In that case, stay here for now."

As soon as she finished speaking, the five tenants knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, old lady, for your mercy!"

Ai Cao frowned, and waved her hands: "Don't kneel, get up. It's just that I have something to say first, and I must be honest in Zhuangzi. Don't cause trouble, otherwise I won't keep you all."

The representative of the tenant was a middle-aged man in his thirties. He kowtowed repeatedly: "Don't worry, old lady, we are all honest farmers and we will not cause trouble for the master."

The question of whether the tenants will leave or stay is temporarily resolved, and Ai Cao will go into the Zhuangzi for inspection. Since the previous owner has left, there is no one serving on the Zhuangzi. This huge Zhuangzi is empty now, and it can still be kept clean. This is the tenant. Hard work.

Zhao Xinhou was very capable. After Ai Cao inspected Zhuangzi, he handed over the full power to Zhao Xinhou. Half a month later, Zhuangzi had a completely new look.The main building of Zhuangzi has been retained, and many townhouses have been added, which are the same as the servants' houses concentrated in the mansion.

Ai Cao came to inspect again. The plaque on Zhuangzi's gate was titled Su's Manor. Zhuangzi was already in operation, and apart from the children of the tenants, there were a few more children, half male and half male.

There is always no shortage of orphans in this world. Some children are lost, and some children are abandoned by cruel parents.

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