An old lady's life

The funeral lasted for seven days. In the next few days, Ai Cao went to Rongfu in the morning and returned to Lin's house after lunch. She wanted to stay with Hongye all day, but it was unrealistic.And since she has gotten closer to Hongye in the past few days, many people are probably beating drums in their hearts, especially those who are familiar with Lin's mother and Jia's mother.

Ai Cao didn't do other things at home, she read books, tended flowers and plants, and occasionally entered the Buddhist hall to pretend.On the sixth day of the funeral, she returned to the Lin family in the afternoon, left the maid, and wandered around the Lin family alone.

The Lin family’s house is a five-entry mansion. It used to be regulated by the Marquis of Jing’an. After the death of the old man, many parts of the house were sealed up. One is that Lin Hai’s official position is not enough, and the regulations belonging to the Marquis of Jing’an in the mansion cannot be used; There are few owners in the Lin family, so they really can't live in such a big place.

The Lin family belongs to the literati circle, and the architectural style of the mansion is mostly the freehand style of Jiangnan gardens, rockery, small bridges and flowing water, octagonal pavilions, lotus ponds... Ai Cao has visited gardens before, but they are all preserved in modern society, because restoration and so on are always Contaminated with a modern atmosphere, and more people browse, the garden has less of a simple meaning.

"Mother-in-law, there is still a little work left, I will do it, you can rest at the side." A young girl's voice came from the other side of the wall.

The old man's hoarse voice was filled with joy, "Okay, Xiaoqi, don't worry, take your time. Have you finished all the work in the garden? Don't make it difficult for Madam Zhang. You girl, you always come to help mother-in-law with things. ,Why."

"What did my mother-in-law say? My life was saved by my mother-in-law. If it wasn't for my mother-in-law, I'm afraid that I would be sold into that kind of place, and my whole life would be ruined. I said that I should give my mother-in-law a pension. I should do some work." .I have finished all the things in the garden, Madam Zhang is very nice."

"Yeah, Xiaoqi is really a good girl." She couldn't ask for a child all her life, and was abandoned by her husband's family. The jackal brother and sister-in-law showed their true colors and sold her to Ren Yazi. She has been in Ren Yazi's hands for decades. Wandering around, the last few years in the Lin family have been very peaceful, the master of the Lin family treats the servants well and is not harsh, even if the nuns in the mansion bully them, it is enough, so she hopes to spend the last days in the Lin family and save Having Xiaoqi was just a coincidence, but the child was grateful and insisted on serving her as his own mother.

"Mother-in-law, let me tell you, I went out for a stroll in the morning, and the street was very lively. I went to the silk shop and saw a few pieces of fabric. I will buy them when I get paid next month. Let's make two new suits." clothes."

"Why was that money wasted? Mother-in-law said she would save your dowry for you, and besides, the mansion will send out cotton-padded clothes in winter, so you won't be able to freeze."

"The hair in the house is the kindness of the master, hehe, but the color is not bright, I just want to wear clothes with bright colors."

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"The teahouse outside is very lively. The storyteller told those stories. By the way, mother-in-law, I also heard a rumor that they are relatives of our Lin family. I don't know whether I should tell the old lady, but the old lady is not at home. The wife is at home, do you think I should tell the old lady?"

"What rumors? You have to be careful when you go out. Be smart and don't meet bad people again." Granny Zhou shook her head. what bad guy.

"The Tian family, that is the Tian Shilang's family, and our Lin family is considered to be related. The third young mistress of his family is our wife's third sister. It is rumored that the eldest lady of the Tian family uses her concubine brother as a slave, and it has been delayed for three years. My aunt and the third son-in-law went back to their natal family for the funeral." Xiaoqi was a little confused, "Even if they said that it is true that the eldest lady of the Tian family asked her elder brother to accompany her to play in Zhuangzi, it is nothing for an elder brother to accompany her younger sister."

Granny Zhou shook her head: "Don't worry about it so much, Xiaoqi, just listen to it. If a rich family has more children, many conflicts will arise."

When Ai Cao heard this, she was a little surprised. Such a big thing can be spread, and the world's ability to take it out of context is really amazing, but she thought that after Jia Xiyao and Tian Gaojie returned to Tian's house, they might have a hard time.She has to tell Hongye about this first, Hongye is very defensive, life is not easy for women in ancient times, and Jia Xiyao is a girl from the Jia family, Hongye will never ignore Jia Xiyao.

She turned out from behind the moon gate, the woman saw the wormwood first, and immediately knelt down on the ground, "The old slave pays respects to the old lady."

The girl who was moaning and sweeping the floor, Ai Cao seemed to be only twelve or thirteen years old, she turned around and immediately knelt on the ground, "The old lady is auspicious."

Ai Cao didn't mind the ancient behavior of kneeling at every turn, so she said, "Get up, you are the ones who manage this garden?"

Mrs. Zhou and Xiaoqi got up, and Xiaoqi stood beside Mrs. Zhou tremblingly with her head shrunk. Mrs. Zhou replied, "Return to the old lady, the old slave is doing the sweeping work of this garden, and Xiaoqi is working in the garden."

Ai Cao understood that the little girl should have finished over there, so she ran to the back garden to help her mother-in-law do it, understanding that her mother-in-law is getting old and her legs and feet are inconvenient.

"Xiaoqi just said about the rumor about the Tian family, how did it spread outside? Does everyone know?"

Mrs. Zhou stabbed Xiaoqi in the waist, and Xiaoqi stammered a bit: "No, no, old lady, this rumor about the Tian family is only spread by the market, I don't know who is spreading it, anyway, there are always some people Let's talk about it."

Ai Cao nodded, just as Qing Yao and Qing Zhi were looking for her in the garden, they heard voices from afar.

"Very good, the little girl is good, she will repay her kindness, and do her best." Suddenly hearing the rumors from the people in the mansion today, Ai Cao remembered something she could pass the time in the future, and that was to send this little girl to her By her side, she went out every day to find all kinds of gossip, and then came back to tell her.

Moreover, there is no newspaper yet, so I don't know if she can make it first.It's just that the newspaper has a lot of implications. Although she only wants to do some gossip newspapers, don't underestimate the wisdom of the ancients, and the Chinese people also have the disposition to follow. If she runs a literary newspaper, someone will immediately think of other places and get involved. And move the whole body.

But don't worry, she will observe for a while before speaking.Now that she has become Lin's mother, she will naturally not let Lin Hai be released. Let someone else do the dangerous job of inspecting salt censors.However, she felt that it would be best if the job of inspecting salt censors was fundamentally destroyed, and the promotion of salt parity was made so that everyone could eat cheap salt.

The second day was the last day of the funeral, and there were more guests at Rongguo Mansion than in the previous few days. After the wormwood arrived, Jia Min came to greet them again. Lin Hai and Jia Min have been in Rongguo Mansion for the past few days. , did not go back to the Lin family, but every time she came, Jia Min, the daughter-in-law, greeted her personally. Jia Min was very considerate and meticulous to her mother-in-law.

Hongye was not free for the time being, so Ai Cao told Jia Min about the rumors circulating outside, and Jia Min frowned all of a sudden. During the funeral, the Rongguo Mansion was busy, so no one cared to pay attention to the rumors outside.But Jia Min also thought of it. This rumor should have spread from the Rong Mansion in the first place. After all, Jia Xiyao and Tian Gaojie will be known by everyone in the mansion that day.

"I'll find a time to tell your mother later, or you can tell your mother. The third girl is always from Rongfu, and she can't really be the water thrown by the married daughter. When it's time to support the third girl It's not easy for women to be tough, and Miss San is just a young girl, so don't ruin your life."

Jia Min blinked, her mother-in-law didn't always look at her with scrutiny these days, and her mother-in-law seemed to always feel that 'a woman's life is bitter'.

"Mother, I understand. There are a lot of people today. Don't let other people squeeze you. I'll just tell her where my mother is." The servant girl took good care of her.

Jia Min has been thinking about this issue. In fact, she and the third sister have no life-and-death conflict. The third sister's life is not easy in the Tian family, but she is doing well in the Lin family. Her mother-in-law is benevolent and never makes things difficult for her. She is in charge of everything, and she has never been embarrassed by her mother-in-law like other new daughter-in-laws.

Thinking of it this way, Jia Min immediately felt sympathy for the third sister. While her mother was drinking water in the middle, Jia Min told Hongye about the third sister.

With water in Hong Ye's mouth, she was a bit surprised when she heard Jia Min say that. Jia Min hesitated for a moment, but said, "Mother, my mother-in-law said that the third sister is having a hard time at Tian's house, so we Rong Mansion should When supporting, you still have to support, don't let the world underestimate Rongfu."

Hongye's mind turned quickly, she already knew the news that Tian Shilang was not in the capital, and if Tian Shilang came back, she would blame Mrs. Tian for her incompetence.So far, in the past few days of the funeral, she really hasn't seen Mrs. Tian.

"I see, don't worry about this matter, mother has her own ideas." Hongye said with confidence, but in fact she didn't have any ideas.Seeing that Tian Shilang and Mrs. Tian are younger than them, Jia Xiyao and Tian Gaojie are afraid that they will live under the hands of their father-in-law and mother-in-law for another 20 years, so she really has no good ideas.

The only good idea is to adopt Tian Gaojie out, and then the young couple will struggle on their own. With her help, she is confident that the young couple will live in harmony and happiness.

But for no reason, Tian Shilang would adopt a promising son?Tian Gaojie is just a bit soft-tempered, and his temperament is fine. It seems that the Tian family's son-in-law is a bit big-eyed and empty-minded, and he doesn't look like he can become a talent.

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