147: Meat on the Chopping Board was originally scheduled for Qiu Wei in August. Because the exam questions were leaked in the court, the emperor was furious, so the exam was postponed for two months. The Hou family wanted to marry Yao Yutang before Qiu Wei.

, and then make full preparations for the spring of next year, which is only one month away. The whole Yao family is busy again. The old lady has actually ordered Haishi to prepare in advance. When preparing the dowry for Yao Bing, most of the

They are all prepared in advance in duplicate.

What I am busy with now is just trivial matters, including posting messages to relatives and friends and explaining why the marriage is so urgent. On the other hand, I have to prepare for Yao Changjie’s marriage, because after Qiu Wei, Yao Changjie will marry a girl from the Wei family regardless of his grades.

The busy work was enough for Heidegger.

As a result, there was only one Yao Zijin left, and He was promoted by Heshi to help Yao Yutang learn to deal with the middle child. Because Yao Yutang was the one who managed the middle child when he got married, Heshi also had many things to hand over to Yao Yutang, thinking

Yao Zijin was going to get married sooner or later, so the two of them taught them together, from the orders of the maids and mothers-in-law, to the inspection of purchasing account books, the rules of punishing and punishing servants, and the calculation of favors and transactions, everything was taught very carefully. Heidegger was actually very thoughtful.

It's simple. When the children get married, if the housekeeper doesn't manage it well, she will be the one who is embarrassed, so she takes extra care.

It's okay for Zi Jin. He has learned a few tricks in the academy, but there is still a big gap between what he taught and what He taught. Only then did Zi Jin realize that managing middle school students is not a simple matter.

There are so many trivial matters to deal with in an official's home. No wonder it is said in Dream of Red Mansions that there are twenty or thirty big things every day, and there are countless small things. Zi Jin has only been in the backyard before, and has never been exposed to these.

I didn't expect that Heidegger had to deal with so many things every day. For a moment, I really admired Heidegger. Although his emotional intelligence is not high, at least he is talented in this aspect.

Yao Yutang was extremely serious in learning. Zi Jin looked at Yao Yutang, who used to be aloof and aloof, but he could also put down his poetry and painting books and learn about household chores. He couldn't help but sigh, life is really a butcher's knife, it can polish anyone into what he wants.

appearance.

It was autumn at the end of October, so the wedding on the second day of October was really busy. Zi Jin followed Yao Yutang every day to accompany the prince to study, and followed the housekeeper and Haishi to run around. From time to time, the old lady

She called Aunt Wu and Aunt Mo to stay in Zhongjin Hall and asked them to do needlework, saying that it would be the icing on the cake for Yao Yutang and Zi Jin. In fact, the old lady was just afraid that Aunt Mo would do something else, so she just kept her in check. Aunt Wu has always been a good person.

She is quiet, but she doesn't feel bitter. Aunt Mo has seldom moved needles and threads in these years. She can't sit still or stand still. Looking at Aunt Wu's gentle and virtuous look, she can't help but say: "You can sit still."

Come on, your fifth girl wants to be kissed, so you’re not in a hurry?"

Aunt Wu smiled lightly, without frowning, and said calmly: "My wife is my legitimate mother, I have my own wife to worry about. What's more, there are the old lady and the master. How can I, a concubine, have the right to say anything, let alone the wife and the old man?"

Is it possible that my wife will harm her? She is the daughter of the Yao family after all."

Aunt Mo looked at Aunt Wu's demure look and became even more angry, "You've been like this for so many years. You just do what others say. Don't you have any thoughts of your own?"

Aunt Wu looked at Aunt Mo in confusion and asked: "What are you thinking? I only know that as a concubine, I have to abide by my duties and serve the wife and the master well. The rest is not what I can take care of. My wife treats me very well, silk and silk Dressed in clothes, eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and being ordered around by the girls and women, what else am I not satisfied with? The only thing I can do is burn three sticks of incense every day, hoping that the Buddha will make the Yao family more prosperous and the family members in good health. This is me It’s my duty.”

Aunt Mo sat down silently and didn't speak for a long time. She sighed and said, "You can think openly. You don't want anything or ask for anything."

"I have enough, but I can't bear any more." Aunt Wu lowered her head and picked up the needle and thread again, and said slowly: "It is her blessing that the fifth girl was reincarnated into the Yao family. My wife never treated the concubine harshly. Girl, the old lady is kind-hearted. The master is also a long-term lover. In these years, the Yao family has not entered the concubine room again, and the master has not closed the room. There are only three of us in this yard, what else can we be dissatisfied with? Women can I am content to live as long as we have."

Aunt Mo looked at Aunt Wu, thinking of the grievances she had suffered these days, and she hit a wall and said in a rare moment: "The fourth girl's marriage is always a little off..."

Aunt Wu still lowered her head, and the needlework in her hand never stopped. She just said: "If this marriage falls on the heads of our five girls, I will repay God's favor."

Aunt Mo looked at Aunt Wu coldly and asked, "What do you mean?"

Aunt Wu was not afraid, she just said softly: "What good family do you think a concubine can marry? Even if you marry into a good family, can you make the eldest son live forever? People don't look down on a little concubine. If you can marry a concubine, but there is a legitimate son above you, you may not be able to get ahead in your life. How much of the family property will you get in the future? I think that although the Hou family is in a bit of decline, my uncle is a civil servant. As long as Qiu Wei wins the Jinshi, A great future lies ahead. Now that the fourth girl is married, she will serve her bedridden mother-in-law and take care of her brother-in-law who is studying. Who can be better than the fourth girl in the future? Even if the daughter-in-law married by the younger uncle is more valuable, she will be better than the fourth girl. Respectfully, a sister-in-law is like a mother, not to mention that the future of the brother-in-law is paid for by the sister-in-law with the dowry. As long as the brother-in-law strives for success and makes progress in his official career, the four girls will keep their glory for life. The old lady has worked hard and well. , Although the fourth girl will have a harder life in the first few years, with the dowry given by the Yao family, how much more hardship can it be?"

When Aunt Wu said this, Aunt Mo slowly thought about it, her face changed several times, and she sighed: "According to what you say, this is really a good marriage?"

Aunt Wu pursed her lips and smiled and said: "A wife of wretched people cannot go to court, not to mention that if the fourth girl is good at poetry and singing, she will definitely be able to play the piano and harp with my uncle. Why are you not satisfied? Why are you going around to make trouble? If I am happy, it will not be too late." , if we five girls can have such a marriage, I can wake up laughing even in my sleep."

Aunt Mo savored these words carefully, and slowly became happy. She looked at Aunt Wu and said, "I didn't expect that you don't talk much on weekdays, but you can see things clearly."

"There is a saying, it is said that those who are close to vermillion are red, and those who are close to ink are black. It would be a shame if I didn't make any progress after following the master for so many years." Aunt Wu said with a soft smile on her face.

Aunt Mo looked at Aunt Wu's tranquility. She used to look down on her, but now she suddenly felt that life was not bad for such a person. Slowly, she started to talk to Aunt Wu. Aunt Mo was not just talking nonsense. She spoke softly and persuaded others in a gentle and gentle manner. Soon, the relationship between Aunt Mo and Aunt Wu became better.

The old lady listened to Mother Lu's words, nodded and said: "Aunt Wu has done a good job. She can raise the fifth girl so well. It will be good for Aunt Mo to learn more from her."

"The old lady is still more skilled. If Aunt Mo hadn't been hit hard by everything these days, how could the former Aunt Mo like Aunt Wu and be willing to talk to Aunt Wu." Mother Lu said with a smile.

"Your master still has some old feelings for this Aunt Mo. I can't really kill her and drive her to the village. After all, she has a son and a daughter. She is shameless, so we still have to worry about her.

Child. Last time she instigated Girl Xue’s nanny and her daughter, they should have punished her, but they suppressed it because they didn’t want to make things worse. This time around the fourth girl’s marriage, she has suffered a lot and can learn from Aunt Wu.

It's her blessing." After saying this, he said, "Besides, this year Brother Jie got married, and next year Chang Feng and Chang Wu will get engaged. Chang Wu is soft-eared, and I'm afraid that his aunt will cause trouble again.

Chang Wu’s wife is in trouble, so I’m going to start beating her now, which can be regarded as a precaution against the slightest misfortune.”

"The old lady is thinking long-term. The Yao Mansion will be even more prosperous with you in it." Mother Lu said a few words with a smile, and then the tea served by Xianqiao was brought to the old lady.

The old lady frowned and said, "The Lin family has come to ask for help again. They want Du Ruo to marry him years ago. Speaking of which, Du Ruo is not young anymore, so we can't keep dragging him out."

The delicate steps paused lightly before retreating.

Mother Lu looked at the old lady and said, "The old lady is worried that there will be no one to serve the fifth girl? I see that Hanmei and Shuirong have gained experience, so you don't have to worry."

The old lady just smiled: "How about Hanmei and Shuirong? We need to place two more capable people in front of Jin Yatou. Du Ruo is going to get married. Later, let her and the whole family be used as companions to marry Wu Yatou and become Du Ruo's daughter-in-law."

It’s well worth it, not to mention that the fifth girl’s dowry needs to be taken care of by a confidant, so the boy from the Lin family is smart and loyal.”

Mother Lu was filled with surprise. She didn't know what the old lady was going to do. Why was the fifth girl's arrangement with the girl in front more cautious than the other girls? She had doubts in her heart, and Mother Lu didn't dare to ask, so she had to agree.

He came down and asked cautiously: "If Du is gone, who will fill her vacancy?"

The old lady thought for a while and suddenly said: "I heard that the mother Zhou in front of Aunt Wu is the housekeeper mother who came from the Hou family who was convicted. Is this the case?"

Mother Lu was very clear about this, and said: "There is such a thing. When the Changxing Hou family was convicted and the master's family was imprisoned, these servants were not implicated. They were dismissed and sold. Mother Zhou was widowed for a long time.

A son. At that time, his son was still young and caused trouble outside. It was Aunt Wu’s family who saved the lives of their mother and son. In order to repay her kindness, Zhou’s mother worked as a slave for the Wu family. Later, Aunt Wu came into our house and

Following."

The old lady nodded and said: "Mother Zhou has seen the world and knows some of the dirty tricks in big families. She is also calm. She has followed Aunt Wu for so many years and has never instigated the master to compete for her favor. This is a rare thing. You go and talk to Aunt Wu."

Tell me, assign Mother Zhou to the fifth girl to be the mother in charge of her yard, and ask your wife to pick another mother in charge for Aunt Wu."

Mother Lu became more and more frightened as she listened, but she quickly responded and asked, "What about Du Ruo?"

"Let Xianqiao take Du Ruo's place and serve in front of the fifth girl. Du Ruo goes home to prepare for the wedding. After we get married, he will return to my yard to work as an errand." The old lady said slowly.

Mother Lu nodded in agreement. Seeing that the old lady stopped talking, she slowly walked out. After leaving the door, Mother Lu felt a layer of sweat on her back. The old lady arranged the people around the fifth girl in this way.

The posture is as if the fifth girl is about to fly off a branch. Is it possible that the marriage proposed by Mrs. Liang Guo is so good?

No one could figure out the old lady's thoughts. Mother Lu didn't dare to think too much and hurriedly got ready.

Du Ruo went home to prepare for marriage, and Xianqiao took over Du Ruo's errand. Zhou's mother became Zijin's housekeeper mother, because there had never been a separate housekeeper mother in Zijin's yard, and Du Ruo was in charge alone. Now Du Ruo goes home to prepare for marriage,

The old lady arranged for Xianqiao to go over and serve Zi Jin, and pointed out Mother Zhou, who was in front of Aunt Wu, to Zi Jin as the mother in charge. Everything was arranged smoothly and no one saw anything wrong.

On the contrary, Heideshi came to thank the old lady in person. After all, this should be Heideshi's responsibility, but Heideshi was very busy, so the old lady had to share her worries for her, so she would naturally be grateful.

Zi Jin felt something from the old lady's words, and he became more and more uneasy. Others looked at these personnel changes as calm, but Zi Jin felt uneasy. Every move of the old lady

They all have deep meanings, so what is the purpose of doing this?

In Zi Jin's uneasiness, the old lady made no next move. Instead, the Hou family came to offer the betrothal gift. Compared with the Feng family, the Chai family, and the Zheng family, the betrothal gift was naturally different. However, under the arrangement of Mrs. Liang Guogong, the betrothal gift came to her.

It's not bad, Haishi looked a little shabby, thinking that Yao Yutang had a hard time getting married, but these betrothal gifts were not touched, and they were all folded into Yao Yutang's dowry. When these were included, they did not erase the original dowry, that is to say, these

The betrothal gift was an additional supplement given by Haishi to Yao Yutang.

The old lady was very happy when she found out. After hearing this, Aunt Mo didn't say a word the whole day, she was just in a daze. Yao Qian felt more and more guilty towards his wife, and the relationship between the couple seemed to be a bit like that of the newlyweds.

The old lady was given a thousand taels of silver as dowry for each of her children, but Yao Yue, Yao Xue and Yao Bing were paid by Haishi's own dowry. Of course, the real dowry was much richer. Yao Yutang was a concubine, and Haishi did not take it.

Her own dowry supplemented her and no one could say anything else, but Haishi gave all the Hou family's betrothal gift to Yao Yutang, which was quite a gesture. The Hou family's betrothal gift totaled three thousand taels, so Haishi was really generous.

The old lady naturally gave Yao Yutang a thousand taels of silver in front of everyone, but later she called Yao Yutang and secretly gave her two thousand taels of silver, and also gave her one of her shops as a dowry.

, no one knew about these, until Yao Yutang choked up with sobs to the old lady, and could not even say a word of gratitude. The old lady just patted her hand: "The road has been paved for you, you have to walk on your own in the future, you have to remember

People should behave openly and honestly in this life, and should not have crooked thoughts. If you meet someone with evil intentions, don't be merciful and hang out with your wife more. She is a sharp-tongued person and she is very good to you.

"

Yao Yutang nodded in agreement, knelt down and kowtowed three times to the old lady solemnly, and then straightened up, "My granddaughter has memorized the old lady's teachings. She will definitely live a good life in the future, be filial to her mother-in-law, and respect her mother-in-law."

Husband, if you love your brothers and sisters, you will not bring shame to the Yao family."

The old lady nodded, with a slight smile on her serious face, and then said: "It's good for you to think like this. If my uncle can become an official, your life in the future will be excellent. Even if you are suffering right now,

At all, your dowry is not thin at all. My wife gave you the Hou family's betrothal gift without touching it at all. This is a great favor. I will give you some extra. The stewards in the shop are all members of the family.

You will be given birth to a slave, and the deed of sale will be given to you. You must think twice about your actions in the future. With these support, your life can be passed. No matter how thoughtful your family is for you, you still have to live your own life in the future. Do you understand?

Already?"

Yao Yutang nodded and said, "Yes, my granddaughter has followed the instructions carefully and has memorized them all."

The old lady nodded and said, "Go back and get ready for marriage."

Yao Yutang walked out of Zhongjin Hall, looked up at the sky, and his heart was full of melancholy. Everything he got today was something he didn't even dare to think about when he called for wind and rain. Unexpectedly, now that he didn't fight and let go, he would be blessed.

. No wonder Zi Jin always said in the past that what is yours is yours, and it will not run away with legs. If it is not yours, you may not be able to get it even if you work hard. It does not belong to you in the first place.

Now that I think about it carefully, this sentence is really true and not false. I think the smartest among the sisters is the fifth sister.

Yao Yutang smiled. The old lady was right. The rest of the days were all up to her. She took a deep breath and walked step by step towards her yard under the sunset. Yao Yutang got married, and the wedding was quite successful. Liang

Mrs. Luo of the Duke's Mansion came forward to ask Hou Fengjie to share a large part of the wedding expenses, which made the wedding a success. The old lady half-squinted her eyes and smiled. When asking for help from others, she must always give up herself first.

Some capital.

Zi Jin's marriage needs to be carefully considered, but the most important thing right now is Qiu Wei. Yao Changjie is going to end this year. I don't know if his grandson can win the top prize for her. Among so many students,

, there is only one number one scholar, and Jiangnan is a place with outstanding talents. It is understandable that Changjie cannot win the number one prize. As long as he can enter the top two, it can be regarded as the blessing of his ancestors.
To be continued...