The struggle of the Nanny of the Red Chamber

After getting out of the carriage, I just arrived at the main courtyard.I heard the cry of a baby.Tang Chao took two quick steps, and sure enough, he saw Zhang Yunji holding her fat son who was crying non-stop.

"What's the matter, why did you make our eldest baby cry." With the basin held by the little girl, she washed her hands twice and three times, and took the child from his mother.

"My sister-in-law is back. She didn't pee this time, and she wasn't hungry. I think he's making a living out of crying." Qu Ji shook her arms, complaining a lot.This must be his own, otherwise he would pay him back.

"How old is he, what does he know? What is this talking about? Are you such a mother? Hearing this, if I were Dabao, I would cry for you too! The weather is fine, Dabao has passed a hundred days I should also take him for a walk in the yard to bask in the sun."

Tang Chao's family had three children and raised the picky Baoyu. He already knew how to hold a baby comfortably.He held Li Shu's eldest son upright in his arms, swayed gently, and carried him to the patio outside with small steps.

Humming and humming with the little baby in his mouth, it took less than a quarter of an hour before it stopped.The two little mung bean eyes were still looking vaguely at the big red flower with a long handle in Li Ning's hand.

Hey, this kid follows the roots of their old Li family.It looks really ordinary.It's not that my uncle dislikes him, but luckily she's not a daughter, otherwise it's hard to find a husband's family no matter how many dowries there are.

"Has Ah Shu come back?" The child stopped crying, and Tang Chao had the time to ask Zhang Yunji.

Zhang Yunji shook her head, only to realize that her sister-in-law didn't look up at her, "No, but I just sent someone to say that a colleague had a birthday and was coming back late. Let's not wait for him to eat." Since her man entered the officialdom, In the next three days, I will eat out twice.Fortunately, as a person, she never went to those dirty places, otherwise she would be very worried.

"Unfortunately, I bought an extra sauced pig's trotter. This is not a good one. We don't care about him, anyway, this thing can't be kept. Let's have some noodles in the evening. When Li Jue and I came back, we saw Some sell green vegetables. The juicy ones are good. You can eat them in a while."

"Well, I sent two live fish to my village yesterday, but they were thrown away in a moribund tank. When I got one back, did my sister-in-law eat it steamed or braised in brown sauce?"

Don't look at Zhang Yunji's confinement, Mrs. Tang and others all divided the yard and moved out.But the habit of eating together as a family has not changed.

But most of them were Li Shu and his wife who came to eat.Anyway, the wall between the two houses was already open.

Breakfast is eaten by the couple alone.After dinner, Li Shu went to the yamen, and Zhang Yunji strolled here holding the child to digest food.During lunch, Zhang Yunji will use it here.In the evening, when Li Shu and Tang Jing came back, they ate together as a family.

But because they are getting older, although they still ate together, they divided the tables.

Tang Chao brought Mrs. Tang, Li Ning and Zhang Yunji, and the four of them sat at a small table.Li Shu, Li Jue and Tang Jing were at another small table.

Because of the female status of this family, the table for the four of them in the Tang Dynasty was placed on the kang.And the three of them are placed in the ground.

Of course, under special circumstances, such as the New Year's Eve, a large table with a revolving table is placed in the main hall, and everyone gathers together, which is also lively.

"Braise it in soy sauce. The soup can also be mixed with noodles." Looking up at where they are, "Let's eat here at night, the ventilation is still cool." You said that it is better to eat steamed ones in summer, but Tang Chao has a heavy mouth. Very, I always dislike the tasteless and tasteless steamed.

In the courtyard of this courtyard, there is a big jujube tree. Before moving here, Tang Dynasty asked people to build a wooden grape trellis under it.Although there is no fruit yet, it is flourishing.

It's very routine that they will just sit on the stone bench under the grape trellis.

The stone table was made very large at the beginning.After all, the grape stands built by people in the Tang Dynasty were not small.It's not crowded at all when the family sits there.

No one expressed any objection to the Tang Dynasty's decision.So when it was almost time for dinner, Tang Chao took the little nephew who had been in her arms back to the house, and arranged for the little girl to watch over him.Then he packed up his clothes and went outside again.

At this time, the food outside has already been served.The sauced pig's trotters that Mrs. Tang wanted to eat, the braised fish that Tang Chao ordered, and the green vegetables that Yun Ji liked were all put on the table by the servants, and of course there were some other side dishes.

Seeing the young and old in the family let the servants wait on them very naturally, Tang Chao just shook his head, it really is easy to change from thrifty to extravagant.

In the evening, a few people didn't drink, and they ate home-cooked noodles with water noodles to [-]% full.Only then did the servants withdraw and reload the melons and fruits.

"This watermelon is really sweet. I'll pack a few tomorrow morning and I'll take it to the house."

"There are also cantaloupe, the first crop of this year. Pack a few and take it with you. I remember that the old lady loves this one." Mrs. Tang thought about the fruits sent by the Zhuangzi this year, and suggested.

"Don't! Just these few watermelons. The old lady was greedy two days ago, and she ate half a peach in the middle of the night, which ruined her stomach all night. The mansion that was full of peaches was ruined, I don't want to drink that river."

"Sister-in-law, how about building a refrigerator in our house?" After a while, Zhang Yunji suddenly asked Tang Chao who was sitting opposite.

Tang Chao's eyes lit up, why didn't she think of it.This can be. "Make it, you have to make one. Yours is on the left side of the backyard, and ours is on the right side of the backyard. It doesn't need to be too big, as long as it can hold some summer fruits."

"Pa" Tang Chao had just finished speaking, when Mrs. Tang's iron sand palm swung over.It hit Tang Chao directly on the back.Tang Chao grinned in pain.

"In order to eat some fruit, you still need to build an icehouse? Why don't you go to the sky?" After speaking, he gave Yunji a look. If Yunji hadn't been sitting far away, it would have been a mess.

One person, one slap, a pair of prodigal sisters-in-law.

She knew that her daughter was a prodigal, and she also knew that brother Shu's daughter-in-law would not live well.But she really didn't expect that the two of them would be so out of tune just to eat a piece of fruit.

"Mom, why are you just talking about it? I don't wear much this summer, and I think it's swollen. Who said that the purpose of building a freezer is to eat fruits. Look at the hot summer, what don't you eat quickly? Oh, it will stink the next day. You forgot that plate of Zongzi that broke during the Dragon Boat Festival. Why did it break? Don’t think that the freezer costs money now, but there are many places to save money in the future. Save some meat, Vegetables, fruits and so on. It’s not as easy as eating and buying now, and it saves a lot, isn’t it.”

"Afraid of bad things, won't you buy less? Prodigals are not on my stomach."

"Auntie, actually, it doesn't take much money to build a freezer. Just build a hut in the backyard and dig a cellar. It's easy. If our family has more food in the future, we can put it there." Because In the hypocrisy of the Tang Dynasty, the servants of the Li family did not eat the same food as the masters. Even if the masters ate the leftover food, they would eat it after the next meal was hot, and the servants would eat it.

The main reason is that the Tang Dynasty felt that many people, because the food the master had eaten was given to the servants to eat, over time, the servants would buy too much food from the master's house.

Although it was a small thought, the habit was still formed.Although Zhang Yunji was married before her fortune, but the order of her elders and children, and the characteristics of this era, the Tang Dynasty was actually the master of most of the family's affairs.

"Hmph, what you say is better than what you sing. I believe you?" She really thinks she's old.

Knowing that Mrs. Tang could not explain this matter, Tang Chao and Zhang Yunji winked.It has been confirmed that the ice storage will be repaired, and the current situation is how to hide Mrs. Tang from it.

"Oh, my mother. I'm still not your own. I'm so ruthless. Okay, let's talk about the icehouse later. Didn't you say you were going to live in Zhuangzi for two days? It's about to fall into ambush, and the weather will get hotter and hotter, or you can take Sister Ning to Zhuangzi to escape the heat."

Tang Chao changed the topic, and the effect was very good, Mrs. Tang's attention was diverted all of a sudden.She likes to live in Zhuangzi very much.Wearing gold and silver, holding the little girl's hand.Who saw that he didn't boast that he was a blessed nobleman?But, "The child is still too young, I don't worry about her." Pointing at Yunji with her chin, Mrs. Tang felt that this was Yunji's first child, and Tang Chao was always in the mansion during the day, so she was left to watch at home alone. Child, she is very worried.

Although she had no blood relationship with her, Li Shu was brought up by her after all, and that was also her half son.How could Mrs. Tang not miss his child.

"Then let's go together. It's going to be warm anyway. It's okay to take the child out. It's too hot in the city, and the child is always crying in the middle of the night. I don't know what happened this year. I haven't had a few days yet. It’s raining. Sister-in-law, do you think there will be a severe drought?”

"It can't be guaranteed. That's good. You can also go to Zhuangzi to have a look. If it doesn't work, find someone to dig a few wells. Fortunately, when you bought the dowry, you also bought land in Xishan. It's easy to dig wells. . A spoonful of stew."

"At the beginning, I only wanted to save trouble, but now I really use my strength. Let's take a look. If there is a real drought this year, the grain in the field will not be sold. It is estimated that prices will rise this year."

She is also more inclined to dig wells at the edge of the field in her heart. If she pays for drilling wells once, it will solve the draft problem for many years.It's a pity that the cost is too high.

"How much money does it cost to drill a well?" Mrs. Tang asked the question in everyone's mind.

Let alone Mrs. Tang, even the three Li Jue brothers and sisters don't know about this question.

"Anyway, it's not cheap. Let the boss ask later." Seeing Mrs. Tang's disapproval, Tang Chao said hastily, "This well drilling will not only ensure the normal drinking water for the people in the countryside, but also ensure the survival in drought years." Harvest. You don’t have to worry about drilling a well for many years. If you don’t dig a well, don’t do other things this summer, just worry about the harvest all day. In this way, it would be better to fight early in the morning, so as to save worry."

But no matter how you say it, Mrs. Tang still understands.He just pointed at Tang Chao distressedly, "You don't care about money, and every time you spend money, it's like running water." Fortunately, the girl is willing to spend money, but she can also run back and get money.

After finishing speaking, I didn't bother to talk to my daughter anymore, anyway, her daughter came out whenever she wanted to.I love it. "I'll take them to Zhuangzi in these two days, and then I'll get some more vegetables to dry. I won't have anything to eat in winter." The little vegetables grown in winter can't eat two meals, and the rest of the time they are cabbage and radishes.People can get tired of eating the last meal and the next meal.

"Then submerge some salted duck eggs or something, and then drink it with porridge, and it's the last meal. By the way, I want the eggs laid by free-range chickens and ducks. That's delicious. Well, get more. I'll bring it to the house too. Some. Miss Lin eats like cat food, and she can’t eat meat now, so it’s good to have some of this.” After entering the mansion for more than half a year, Lin Shengdun and Baoyu ate it like a calf sturdy.

When it comes to Lin Daiyu, sister Lin is still fighting on the weak front.But your complexion is much better. When you first came here, your face was more than a hundred times more colorful.

"We are no different than before. Isn't it too easy for you to give these things?" This is how the family used to salute.It's all official now, so it's not good to be polite like this.Thinking of this, Mrs. Tang was afraid that her daughter's pettiness would become hidden.

"We have such a close relationship with the mansion. If you still pay attention to this, you will be heretics. So this is very good. You see, with other people, such as Ah Shu's colleagues and Li Jue's classmates, isn't it just a normal salute? ?”

When Mrs. Tang thought about it, that was really the case.Then don't say anything.

A few days later, Mrs. Tang took her granddaughter and Yunji's mother and daughter to Zhuangzi.Because the whole family went.He didn't have a good man either, so Tang Chao thought about it and put his youngest son in the traveling team.

Anyway, he is eight and a half years old, half a child, and he also went out to run and play wildly for a while.Think of it as summer vacation.

The whole family left, and Tang Chao didn't bother to come back to live.After packing up her luggage, she brought Qingwen back to Rongguo Mansion directly.

Seeing that he was the only one left in the house, Li Jue was extremely depressed.The second uncle is on errand, so he can't go.And he couldn't go because he couldn't go anywhere due to the work arranged by his old mother.

Find a carpenter first, and then ask about digging a well.In the end, someone had to be arranged to pull the wood back from Xishan.We also need to watch the progress of the renovation of the new garden.

Alas, the boss is really not what ordinary people can do.

The whole family is not at home, and Li Jue only lives with his second uncle.

Fortunately, such days are over in just over a month.In August, Mrs. Tang was thinking about Li Jue's marriage.He brought people back ahead of time.

Although all the preparations for the wedding have been prepared, but before that day, the nerves always collapse.Makes it impossible to relax.

Mrs. Zhang has a deep understanding of this feeling. Of course, one time is the awe of the years in the joy, and the other is the fear of the imperial power in the disgust.

"A while ago, I even sent someone to Fu's house. The Fu's house was almost ready, and it was just the day of the day. I was always in a state of anxiety. I always felt that there would be something wrong. It's like something unexpected." Tang Chao expressed his feeling of panic as the time drew nearer.

After hearing this, Shi smiled and said, "Where is this? When the eldest brother and the second child got married, I was like this. When you marry your daughter, you just can't sleep all night. I'm afraid that there will be less dowry." I am afraid that the girl has no confidence to marry. I am afraid that there will be less things to teach, and the girl will be angry when she gets married. I am also afraid that the servants of the dowry will be ignorant, and that the servants of the in-laws will bully the girl. At that time, I really felt like a year. The baby I have loved for more than ten years is about to get married and leave my protection."

Seeing that Shi Shi was a little sad, Tang Chao smiled, "I don't worry about Li Ning's little girl, anyway, the old lady and the wife love her more than I do."

Mrs. Zhang smiled, "You still know. Besides your boss and Baoyu, let's see how much you have worried about the other two?" Li Ning grew up in the mansion since she was a child. It's the second girl.When Li Shu got married, Li Ning's teachings returned to Zhang Yunji.

The youngest son even let go after a hundred days.

"After talking to the old lady and my wife for a while, my heart is much more open. It is much easier to marry a wife than to marry a daughter."

"No, it's always a happy event to have a baby." It means marrying someone else's baby back instead of giving away your own baby. Naturally, the mentality is different.

"Speaking of which, Li Jue is the eldest of your family. This is getting married, the younger couple should hurry up. Maybe you will be able to hold a grandson by this time next year."

Tang Chao chuckled, "I never thought about that, as long as the young couple get along beautifully, respect and love each other, and support each other for the rest of their lives, I will be satisfied."

"That's right, mothers have this kind of heart." Shi looked at Zhang with satisfaction.

"After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the day of getting married is less than a month away. What else is needed for getting married. I don't know if there are any missing. Just tell the mansion. Your eldest wife is the most experienced .”

"I've made a note, and I'm sure you'll be welcome when the time comes. It's been a full moon, isn't Grandma Zhu confinement?" At the beginning of July, Sister Feng gave birth to a daughter, who is the famous Qiaojie in the Red Chamber.As soon as the child was born, Xing's seizures occurred.It is said that she gave birth to a girl, so she should give Jiazhu a concubine.

Sister Feng suffered all day and night, and she couldn't bear to suffer this anger even after she was born. She immediately said that she would leave the mansion together, and asked herself to go down.

Everyone has a temper, not to mention Sister Feng.Mrs. Xing did not expect that Sister Feng would dare to lose her temper after giving birth to a daughter.Just wanting to take this opportunity, when she stepped on Sister Feng in one go, the old lady who was also somewhat regretful was very angry and scolded Mrs. Xing.Said that she did not see others well.

It's no better than not knowing. In comparison, no one is better than Xing.So what if you have a daughter, as long as you can.Still afraid of not having a son?A person who can't even lay an egg has the face to criticize others.Shi Shi's dissatisfaction with the Xing family has reached a new height because Baoyu was punished last time.

"Sister Feng is going to have a 40-day confinement, and today is exactly 40 days. Don't mention it, she will arrive soon." Mrs. Zhang knew that Tang Chao hadn't noticed it recently, so she said with a smile.

"Bloom first and then bear fruit. At Grandma Zhu's age, she will give birth to ten or eight big fat boys! This one is a training session."

"Pfft" Both of them laughed when they heard this.They all scolded the Tang Dynasty for being narrow.

Shi Shi, who felt a little regretful in his heart, was also relieved by this sentence.Yes, they are still young.

……

"Nurse, someone came to your house and said that something serious happened. Your old lady fainted. I want you to go home quickly." After that day, a few days passed.When Tang Chao was talking to Qingwen about how to embroider, a little girl from the yard ran into the room panting.