No matter in terms of fame or size, the Shen family is a well-deserved wealthy family in Qi County.
The Shen family's old house occupies a vast area and has strict rules.
The old lady of the Shen family gets up at the right time every day. After washing herself, she goes to the main room at Mao hour to receive greetings from her daughter-in-law and grandchildren. She is almost unstoppable all year round.
So at a quarter before Yinzheng time, Aunt Jiang was already waiting outside the door of Mrs. Shen's room with something to comb her hair.
Before it was time to call, Pearl, the maid in the old lady's room, was chatting quietly with Grandma Jiang.
"What's happened to grandma these days? She looks a lot more haggard. The old lady thought about it yesterday and said that when she prepares the pills for summer this year, she should ask a doctor to check her pulse and prepare two kinds of medicine.
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"Thank you, old lady, for still caring about my old bones. There's nothing wrong with me. I'm just getting older!" Aunt Jiang also lowered her voice very low. "People like me are not as blessed as the old lady.
It’s not just one day at a time.”
"Mommy, please don't say that. The old lady likes to let her comb her hair, and no one else is allowed to touch it! Even for the sake of the old lady, I have to live a long life!"
"Isn't it? If it weren't for the old lady, no one would care where I throw my old bones." Although Aunt Jiang was talking to Pearl, she was obviously absent-minded, and her tone seemed full of sorrow.
Pearl had been getting along with Grandma Jiang for a long time. She knew that she had always been an optimistic and cheerful person. She could make the old lady happy just by combing her hair for a quarter or two every day. Why did she suddenly become depressed now?
But now it was time for the old lady to get up, and Pearl did not bother to say more to Aunt Jiang. She quickly turned around and entered the house. She first woke up the old lady Shen softly, brought her water, and then served her a bowl of bird's nest.
, then he helped the old lady out of the inner room and sat in front of the dressing table.
At this time, Grandma Jiang had already laid out some tools for combing her hair, put a small shawl on Old Mrs. Shen, and began to gently massage the acupuncture points on her head.
Mrs. Shen attaches great importance to health care. She also hopes that she can have good hearing and vision and maintain a good spirit. Therefore, she attaches great importance to combing her hair and massaging her hair every morning and evening.
Aunt Jiang has been serving her for more than ten years, and she has mastered both techniques and strength with great accuracy. She quickly pressed Old Mrs. Shen so hard that she closed her eyes and concentrated on enjoying herself.
Suddenly someone opened the curtain outside and entered the house. Pearl was afraid of disturbing Mrs. Shen, so she hurriedly turned around and went out to check.
Unexpectedly, he didn't come back for a long time after leaving. He could only hear whispers outside.
"Who is it?" Old Mrs. Shen asked very displeasedly as her morning enjoyment was interrupted.
Soon, Pearl came into the house with a letter and said: "Old lady, it's a letter from the second master of Yongzhou Prefecture. This letter was sent urgently. The official who delivered the letter traveled all night last night and opened the city gate early in the morning.
The people below who came in were afraid that the second master would be in a hurry, so they didn't dare to delay, so they hurriedly delivered it to the old lady."
"Bring it to me and have a look!" Mrs. Shen was puzzled when she heard this. Her second son had always been steady, and she didn't know what could happen if he could send someone to deliver the letter back in such a hurry.
Grandma Jiang immediately stopped massaging and quietly stepped aside.
Mrs. Shen took the letter and found that it was still a thick stack. She quickly opened it and took a closer look without caring about anything else.
Unexpectedly, the more he read, the more angry he became. In the end, he threw the letter on the table and said angrily: "This is simply unreasonable."
The maid in the room didn't know why Old Mrs. Shen was angry, but she still kneeled on the ground reflexively.
"Old lady, calm down!"
Old Mrs. Shen took a deep breath and then ordered: "Zhenzhu, go and make arrangements to clean up the east cross courtyard on the main house's side. When Yunyao comes back in a few days, let her live there."
Hearing this, Pearl felt puzzled. Although the second master had gone to Yongzhou Mansion to take up the post, the second bedroom still had its own yard and room in the old house. It was usually maintained and cleaned by servants. Now that Miss Yunyao came back, she should live there
Only in the courtyard of the second bedroom.
Even if Miss Yunyao was afraid that she would be lonely living in such a large courtyard, she could live together with other girls in the family. Why would the old lady ask her to tidy up the east courtyard of the main house?
But she was confused and still obeyed the order obediently.
Mrs. Shen directly waved away the others, leaving only Mother Jiang saying: "You continue!"
Grandma Jiang knew that Mrs. Shen wanted to talk to her again.
Others thought that Grandma Jiang was favored because she was good at combing hair and massaging, but in fact, over the years, there were also people with good skills who wanted to compete with her for this job.
It's a pity that they all ended in failure.
Because what Mrs. Shen values most about her is that she has a strict mouth and knows how to measure. No matter what is said to her, she will always put it in one ear and out the other, and will never take it out of the room.
After more than ten years, this trust cannot be matched by others no matter how good they are.
Aunt Jiang remained silent and continued the massage just now, quietly waiting for Mrs. Shen to speak.
"What happened to the second daughter-in-law? When she was at home, although she was not well-educated, she was still sensible and filial.
"You've only been out with the second brother for a few years, why do you seem to be a different person? Can't even teach your daughter well? You want the second brother to send Yunyao all the way back and beg me to help discipline her!
"This is not Tianshu. Yunyao's parents are still here, so you won't be afraid of people laughing at you if you tell them?"
When Grandma Jiang heard Mrs. Shen mention the Xu family, her heart trembled suddenly, knowing that the opportunity she had been waiting for for a long time had finally arrived.
After giving Old Mrs. Shen a massage, she did not use a wide-tooth comb to shave her scalp and comb her hair as usual. Instead, she knelt down in front of Old Mrs. Shen and kowtowed: "Old lady, I have been with you for ten years."
In the past few years, except for Chunlan, I have not asked you for anything. But today, I really have to ask the old lady to make the decision for the old slave.
"Chunlan?" Old Mrs. Shen had a good memory and nodded, "I remember it was your little girl. Didn't you leave her alone in your second daughter-in-law's room to learn needlework before? Why, you are following Yun Yao this time.
Come back together? Are you asking me to find a good family for her?"
When Aunt Jiang heard this, she was even more sad. She fell to the ground and cried bitterly: "Old lady, I really regret this! If I had left Chunlan with me and followed the old lady, the discipline and rules at home were strict, and I would not be able to do it.
Something like this will happen!
"I don't dare to ask the old lady to help Chunlan make the decision. I just want to live a clear path in front of the old lady and leave a way for Chunlan to survive!"
When Mrs. Shen heard that the conversation was wrong, her expression became serious. She sat up straight and asked, "Don't cry yet. What happened?"