The Lin family has a female named Qingyun [Red Mansion]

With everything in mind, Lin Qingyun urged Tu Yan to ask him to guess quickly.

How could Tu Yan recognize it, so he had no choice but to admit defeat, and went forward to ask the old woman, "What kind of wild vegetables are in the old woman's basket?"

"Here, Granny Ding, there are a lot of land on the ridge, take it home and wash it, scald it in water, add some oil and salt, it will be delicious." The old woman is not afraid of people, and she answered with a smile when she saw him asking. , and took out the wild vegetables to show him.He also said: "I saw that you are the sons and wives of a good family. You must have never eaten this. It is a good thing. The doctor Wang in our village also said that this mother-in-law can cure diseases. I don't know if it can cure diseases." I know, but there are also many people in the city who come to collect this, and the wealthy people from high families are tired of eating big fish and meat, and they also want to taste some wild vegetables in the country."

"I haven't eaten it for many years." Lin Qingjun asked again: "What's your mother-in-law called?"

"My husband's family name is Liu, and only one daughter was married to Wangjia Village. Now that I am old, I live with my son-in-law's family. Everyone in the village calls me 'Grandma Liu'. This is my granddaughter, nicknamed Erqinger. This year Twelve years old, and a grandson who is two years younger, thanks to the nobles in the city, is now studying in a private school."

"Grandma Liu..." Lin Qingyun was very surprised. He was disappointed that he had never seen Grandma Liu in the Red Mansion before, but who would have thought that he would meet him by accident today.If it was really that Grandma Liu, such enthusiasm and optimism would be understandable.

Grandma Liu is an elderly and old man. Although Lin Qingyun's stomach is not visible, Grandma Liu can tell from her subtle movements that she is pregnant, and hurriedly said: "The sun is up now, it's great to be in the sun." Ma'am, she has twin bodies, she can't stand the sun, so she rests under the shade of a tree over there." Grandma Liu raised her hand and pointed, there are a few locust trees not far away, and they are blooming now, and the trees are white and fragrant Sophora japonica.When Grandma Liu saw it, she said to them: "This tree is a locust tree, and there are a lot of them in the village. It was just the right time to bloom a few days ago. Every family in the village picked it and steamed it with noodles. I was tired of eating it. This Although the flowers on the hillside are a few days late, no one eats them now, and the flowers have bloomed too far, so they don’t taste good.”

"Grandma, I'm going to deliver food to my parents." Qing'er didn't follow.Firstly, he is cautious and shy, and secondly, Tuyan is a man, and Qinger is twelve years old, so he is more or less shy, and I often hear from my grandma that there are strict rules in the family, and that men and women are very particular about defense.

Grandma Liu didn't know what her granddaughter was thinking, so she asked her a few words, and led the couple born here to rest under the shade of a tree.Grandma Liu has experienced many things in her life. Although she hasn't seen many big scenes, she has been to the Duke's Mansion and seen the ostentation of the Duke's Mansion.Now the lady looks fine, but this young son has a different temperament, no matter how gentle he looks, Grandma Liu is a little nervous.

There were a few messy stones under the shade of the tree, and the little girl who accompanied her looked at them, so she hurried forward to wipe them clean with a handkerchief, and took out a mat from the basket she was carrying to spread it on.Helping Lin Qingyun to sit down, he busily poured tea and refreshments.

Lin Qingyun waved his hand: "A sip of tea is enough, I don't eat snacks."

Tu Yan also only drank two sips of tea, standing under the tree and looking at the surrounding fields and woods.

Grandma Liu has been watching from the side. She can't recognize what kind of kiln the teapot and teacup are, but she looks white and greasy. The tea inside is clear, with a hint of jasmine fragrance.She also heard that some wealthy people in the city like to drink some fragrant tablets, and they put various dried flowers in it.Although the young couple are dressed in simple and ordinary clothes, Grandma Liu is sure that the two of them have unusual identities, probably from a family like Rongguo Mansion.Their place is not too far from the city, and many officials in the city have set up villages here, and they like to live here for two days when it's cold and hot, and I'm afraid these two are also here to escape the summer heat.

"Grandma Liu has a cup of tea." Lin Qingyun ordered the little girl to take another cup and hand it over.

Grandma Liu quickly waved her hand: "How can I drink this? No matter how much tea is given to me, it will be a waste, but the water from my own well is refreshing and thirst-quenching. I drank a lot when I came here, and I am not thirsty now. Madam, don't bother gone."

"Is the harvest at grandma's house good this year?" Tu Yan asked.

Grandma Liu also laughed when she heard this question: "This year is fine, there are no major disasters, and our home is our own land, so we don't have to pay rent, but we have saved some surplus food."

Tu Yan asked other questions, and every time he asked more questions, Grandma Liu became more nervous.

Lin Qingjun smiled secretly, and said to Tu Yan: "Go for a stroll by yourself, I will talk to grandma for a while. It's hot now, so don't go under the sun, and don't go in the grass, in case insects bite you Not good."

"This is disgusting with me." Tu Yan smiled, and walked towards the woods on the hillside.

Grandma Liu saw that he was gone, so she smiled and complimented her: "Madam and this master have such a good relationship."

"I see that grandma seems to have seen the world, and she is not afraid to talk to people."

"I'm not afraid of my wife's jokes. The ancestors of my son-in-law's family were also officials. It was only after they fell into decline that they moved back to their hometown to farm for a living. I am an old woman in her seventies. I have experienced a lot in my life, and I am at this age. I can't be ashamed as a young man, but if there's something to say, it's also annoying." Grandma Liu joked to herself with a smile.

"I think it's very good for grandma. How much land does your family have, and how many people can be busy?"

"My son-in-law and his family originally had some capital, and they were considered local landlords, but he failed to live up to his expectations and ruined all the land. In the hands of my son-in-law, there are barely four or five acres of Susukida. Food was difficult, and life was difficult. Fortunately, that year, he went to a noble family in the city. Speaking of the son-in-law's family and his family's ancestors, the grandma and young ladies in their family were kind-hearted, and they donated a lot of money. I bought more than ten acres of land, and I had to hire two part-time laborers during the busy farming season. After all, life has become easier. Now that the family has some money, the grandson can go to school. After all, if you study well, you won’t have to plan food in the field and watch the sky for food when you are successful in the future. gone."

"I see that this looks like a reclaimed wasteland. It belongs to your family?" Lin Qingyun raised his hand and pointed. This piece of land has at least six or seven acres. Although it has a slope and is a little scattered, the land is not too thin. There are also grades for reclaiming wasteland. Grandma Liu's family has other fertile land, and not all of them are willing to spend it on it.

Grandma Liu hurriedly said: "This is seven acres of land. How can our family grow so much? Only three acres belong to our family, and the other four acres of land belong to Wang Yuanwai's family, a big family in our village."

"Wang Yuanwai? It sounds like a rich family. Why don't you buy good land with money, but come to open up wasteland?" Lin Qingyun asked.

Nowadays, it is customary to call people with certain wealth in the local area Yuanwai. Those retired officials are also called Yuanwai when they return to their hometowns.For example, Jia Zheng's Minister of Industry Wailang, even though it was Jia Daishan's last book and was rewarded by the Holy Spirit, it has already explained the meaning of this official position, and it was originally a idle job for some aristocratic children to reward.

Grandma Liu explained: "This king in our village, his ancestors were officials, and their family had hundreds of fertile fields back then, but in the early years, natural disasters continued for several years, and the land was not harvested. I was sick, so I got together a few times, and the money was tight, so I had to sell dozens of acres of land. Even so, his family is very rich in our village, and he is a scholar. give him……"

"How old is this Wang Yuanwai? Isn't he married?" Lin Qingyun didn't sound right.

Grandma Liu slapped her head and said with a smile: "Oh, look at me, I forgot to mention it. The Wang Yuanwai I mentioned just now refers to the old member of the Wang family. Now this son, we all call him Mr. Wang. Mr. Wang is the second year of this year. Ten, although the family has a property and has been studying since childhood, it seems that they don't plan to take the scientific examination, and only open a private school in the countryside to teach. The old man was engaged to him when he was alive, and he was the young lady of another family in the town. They passed the door five years ago, but that year Wang Yuanwai died of illness and had to stay in mourning for three years. The girl from that family was the same age as him, and neither parents wanted to entrust her for another three years. Then he withdrew the marriage. Later, there were also people who came to propose marriage, but Mr. Wang didn't answer, and then it was Guo Xiao. It was also fate. As soon as he left the country, Mr. Wang had a wedding at his home and married a bride who looked like a fairy. My wife actually recognized it."

"Who does grandma know?"

"The bride is a decent girl from the noble man's house that I went to before. She said she was old and was let out by the master's grace. Her parents are long gone. There are only cousins ​​and sisters-in-law at home, and neither of them wants to support them for nothing. Fortunately, he was born well, so he wanted to talk about a marriage for her. It was the best of humanity. I didn’t know how to talk to Mr. Wang, and Mr. Wang, who has always been picky, agreed for some reason. The wedding day was really lively, and the dowry The offer is very rich, and the bride price is 360 taels. Maybe the wife doesn’t care about this idea, but it’s a big deal in our farmer’s family. Who pays hundreds of taels of silver to marry a daughter-in-law? It can only be collected in the field all year round. A few taels of silver, so much money can be saved for a lifetime." Grandma Liu still feels emotional when thinking about the excitement of that day, and said: "The bride's cousin and sister-in-law are kind and righteous, and they didn't covet the dowry money." , but brought them all for the girl, and the dowry she bought was not frivolous. It really made us country people a feast for the eyes."

Lin Qingyun thought about it carefully, and asked her: "Grandma, do you know what that girl's name is?"

"Remember, the names of the maids of the noble family are very pleasant. I didn't remember them earlier. Now that she is in the village, and she is close to me, how can I not remember it. It is said that her name was given by the master. It is called Qing Wen." Grandma Liu said and praised: "Now we all call her Mrs. Wang, she was born well, her embroidery work is better, she is very attractive, and my granddaughters all learned needlework from her."

It really is Qingwen!

Lin Qingyun couldn't hold back and asked again: "How is Qingwen's temper? How well do you get along with Mr. Wang? I also heard that many people like to marry the maidservant of everyone. I don't know if they are good or not?"

Grandma Liu said with a smile: "There is such a saying in our country, but it's just for getting ideas and relying on it. Besides, the girl from the family is better than the lady from the rich man's family. Not a lot. The wife of the Wang family was released by kindness. The regular money and the New Year's gift from the master for so many years is really a lot. Our country people can't save it in a lifetime, but it is no less than Mr. Wang's dowry. It is said that I love the temper of the lady of the Wang family. It would be bad if she was a girl, she would be as hot as charcoal, but in the countryside, she needs such a spicy temper to be able to hold her. Mr. Wang and his young couple are loving each other. Mr. Wang is a scholar, with a soft temper. A woman from the Wang family is the perfect match. Last month, the wife of the Wang family diagnosed a happy pulse, but Mr. Wang was so happy that she gave two candies to each of the students in the school. My eldest grandson was reluctant to eat it. Bring the candy back, but his father didn't give it to me, he just kept it for me."

Lin Qingyun also felt happy after hearing this: "Grandma's grandson is filial, and he will be promising in the future."

"I accept your good words."

Seeing the sun getting higher and higher, the little girl suddenly said: "Sister Bailu is here."

At this time, Tu Yan also came back from the other side, and he didn't know where he went, and some grass clippings were stained on the hem of his clothes.Seeing this, Lin Qingyun stopped talking to Grandma Liu, and waited for the egret to come to hold an umbrella. Fang slowly left the path, where a car was already waiting.She was indeed a little tired, so she got into the car directly, wiped her face with the prepared towel, and felt refreshed.

She thought that the reason why Qingwen had such a happy ending must be thanks to Jia's mother.

If Jia's mother hadn't stopped Mrs. Wang, returned Qingwen to the Lai family, and told the Lai family to find a good place for Qingwen, why would Qingwen's cousin and sister-in-law bother so much?I'm afraid that they just searched for a marriage hastily and sent people out of the house, stealing Qingwen's body and dowry money that she had accumulated over the years.Fortunately, Qingwen's fate is very different in this life, and this explosive girl has a good home.

But Grandma Liu watched the carriage go away from a distance, and muttered to herself.

Grandma Liu had already seen that the other party was not an ordinary person, and she especially pursued to ask about Qingwen, maybe she recognized her.Thinking of explaining to his granddaughter, he went back to the village first.Grandma Liu didn't go home either, and went directly to Wang's house.

Although the Wang family is not as good as it was in the early years, the big house handed down from the ancestors still looks grand in the countryside, and there are a few young maids in the family to take care of it, and a few long-term laborers are hired.Now a small courtyard on the west side of the house has been opened up separately, and a new door has been set up as a school, and the Wang family's serious residence is at the back.

The little girl opened the door, and she smiled when she saw Grandma Liu: "Didn't Grandma Liu go up the hillside to pick wild vegetables? Our wife just said that she wanted to eat her mother-in-law, so she asked me to ask grandma for some. If you want me to say we My father dotes on his wife so much, he wants to eat wild vegetables instead of anything, besides, the mother-in-law's food is not fresh, so what is there to eat?"

"What do you know? Pregnant people are like this. They prefer to eat rare things. If you don't give them to eat, you won't be useful."

Grandma Liu was talking with the little girl, and entered the main room in a blink of an eye.But I saw a beautiful and clever little daughter-in-law in a red dress, water snake waist, slashed shoulders, sitting there doing needlework. If you look carefully, what she is making is a child's clothes. It is not easy to embroider too many patterns so as not to scratch the tender skin, so this little dress is very simple, only embroidered with two flowers and two butterflies on the skirt, but it is embroidered vividly, very loving.

"Children's clothes also take so much effort. You are pregnant now, why bother?" Grandma Liu praised her while persuading her.

"Grandma is here, sit down quickly and pour tea with taro." When the little daughter-in-law raised her head, it was Qingwen.

Qingwen doesn't look much different now from when she was in Jia's mansion, maybe the clothes she wears are not as rich as before, but they are also high-quality silk gauze and silk. It was given by Jia's mother, but now it is not as good as before, and she herself saves some, and wants to save some for the children to make clothes when they grow up.

"Where did grandma come from? Why is she sweating?" Qingwen asked.Because she married here and was not familiar with the place of life, she happened to meet Grandma Liu who had a double-sided relationship. Grandma Liu was kind-hearted, and often came to talk to her, as if she was a real grandma, just like Qingwen. The mouth of the knife is soft.

Grandma Liu told what happened today, and also expressed her doubts: "I reckon, she must know you."

Qingwen was stunned for a moment, recalling the days in Jia's mansion in a daze, she sighed for a long time, and said with a smile: "Maybe it's someone who has been with Jia's mansion, it's just that they have seen me."

Grandma Liu said again: "Later, a maid came to their house. I can't describe her grandeur. I heard the little girl call 'Sister Bailu'. I always felt that I had heard this name somewhere before. Unexpectedly."

"Egret?" Qingwen understood, if it was really that egret... yes, there is Zhuangzi from Prince Chun's Mansion not far from Wangjia Village, so it would make sense for them to come here.As for Grandma Liu, who thought the name Bailu was familiar, it was when she went to Jia's mansion that Bailu was delivering things to the girls of Jia's family. Grandma Liu even asked whose girl it was.What happened a few years ago, I only glanced at it again, guessing that Grandma Liu didn't remember it.

After Grandma Liu left, Qingwen went into the room, took out a carefully framed painting from the cabinet, and couldn't help feeling the wonder of fate.

Who would have thought that a portrait that Princess Chunqin drew for her back then would lead to this marriage and life for her.At the beginning Baoyu lost the portrait and couldn't find it everywhere. It turned out that Wang Qiao picked it up.Wang Qiao went to Lai's house to look for Lai Shangrong that day, the two of them were trying to make friends, but they found a painting by accident, and they were even more dazzled by the woman in the painting.Later, by coincidence, Wang Qiao accidentally caught a glimpse of her at Lai's house, and this marriage was born.Although Wang Qiao married her because of her beauty, he really treated her very well, and he didn't have the faults of those princes and brothers. He only devoted himself to teaching, which she never dared to imagine in the past.

When Qingwen first arrived here, she resisted very much and always paid attention to the affairs of the capital. Later, her life went smoothly, but her habits did not change.The more I heard about the recent situation of Jia's family, the more fortunate I am now, and the temper that used to be explosive has also subsided a little bit.After all, she should be grateful to God for getting the current result.

Lin Qingyun and Tu Yan lived leisurely in the village for four or five days before returning to the city.

As soon as I got back to the city, I heard that the Lin'an House proposed marriage to the Taiping House.Because the two families are special in this marriage, many people recalled an old news that the Taipingbo Mansion was once engaged to Nan'an Wangfu, and those two families were also related by marriage. It is really rare to make a marriage contract, and the reputation of these cousins ​​is really bad.

There was a lot of discussion outside, He Yuefu was crying at home, and Tang had nothing to do except to wipe away his tears. You must know that the old man is so angry that he doesn't see their mother and daughter at all.

A few days later, it was reported that the eldest son of the Nan'an Palace accepted the Concubine Shu, who was actually the third daughter of the Rongguo Mansion.

Because of these two happy events, the capital was lively for a while, full of envy and ridicule.Laughing at the poor but not laughing at the prostitutes, in this world, Mrs. Jia Zhengwang is not the only one who sells her daughters for glory, but most of them want to give their daughters to high-ranking officials for wealth and power, but most of them have no connections, and those who have connections are even more envied.

Everyone knows that concubine concubine is just a nice way of saying it. In fact, there is no such canonization or crown uniform in the imperial court, but over the years, there have been many concubines in various palaces, and certain rules have been derived.A concubine is a concubine. Taking a concubine is different from marrying a wife. There are only two steps in the procedure. After obtaining the woman's consent, she gives the dowry and immediately carries the person away.For the sake of appearance and profit, the palace naturally pays more attention to it.Choosing an auspicious day to give a "betrothal gift", the betrothal gift is naturally generous, and setting an auspicious date for "marriage" also has certain specifications.

Outsiders don't understand, it's lively and beautiful, but the wives of all the masters can see it clearly.If you pay attention a little bit, you will find that the date of this marriage is very rushed, and the marriage will be completed in August, with only one or two months in between.But the marriage in Taipingbo's mansion was laughed at by others, but Xiaoding also knew that he was hired at the end of the year.

Jia's mansion was very busy with this marriage. Mrs. Wang was getting old and felt powerless, but Li Wan was a widow and couldn't handle it. After much deliberation, she had to ask Sister Feng to help.

Mrs. Wang came to talk to Sister Feng in person, her words were very soft.

On the other hand, Wang Xifeng looked embarrassed: "It's not that I shirk and refuse to help my aunt, it's just that my body is not very good. Since I gave birth to Brother Kui, I have been taking care of it. The second master has always taught me not to work hard and fear me. I fell ill again. Besides..." Wang Xifeng blushed, and she smiled very sweetly: "I'll tell you that my aunt is not an outsider, so as not to make it public early and call me crazy. It will be more accurate to wait a few days to invite the imperial physician to come for a consultation, because I was afraid of being happy, even our second master didn't say anything, but I didn't dare to work too hard, everything was handled by Ping'er."

"You, you have it again?" Mrs. Wang looked surprised, and forced a smile while stirring the handkerchief in her hand: "That's the case, how can I make you tired, I have to work hard to take care of your third sister."

After Mrs. Wang left, the smile on Wang Xifeng's face became cold, and she said to Ping'er: "Look, this is my good aunt. She usually doesn't think of me if she is good, so she will come to me when she orders others." He sighed again: "It's not that I don't want to take care of the third sister. I also want the beauty of the third sister's marriage. It's just that this marriage is really ugly, and I really don't have the energy to care about it. After all, it's a sisterhood, and the third girl is pitiful. I still don’t know how to suffer when I get to the palace. Ping’er, you can go to the third girl’s side later and ask the secretary, what does the third girl need, we will help in private. When it’s time to add makeup, I’ll make up for it in private Making her the bottom of the box is a little bit of my wish as a sister-in-law."

Ping'er also sighed, and laughed again: "Grandma is more gentle and kind-hearted now."

Wang Xifeng laughed and said: "I can't help it, my heart softens just looking at Brother Kui, maybe it's true as the old people often say, good fortune comes from accumulating good deeds, I have to save some virtue for Brother Kui and sister Qiao." Zheng Se said: "Good girl, just rest assured, I will not break my promise. It doesn't matter whether my child is male or female, as long as Brother Kui's full three months, I will stop the Bizitang , you have a man and a half woman, and you have someone to rely on for the rest of your life. Men are unreliable, and women can only focus on their children besides themselves. "

"Grandma said that again." Ping'er walked away pretending to be ashamed and annoyed, but she liked it in her heart, even if she got a sister, she would have hope for the rest of her life.