The next day, after Yan Xiao got up early and cleaned up, Song Zhiyue specially called Yan Xiao to her room and told Yan Xiao about buying her mother-in-law.
"Go to Dongshi and find a person named Xipo. She knows people from Yahang and will take you to Yahang to see them." Song Zhiyue instructed, and then took out a large ingot of silver from a small box.
Gai Yanxiao said: "This is one hundred taels. When you went to buy it, you bought it with a death deed. This way, after she gives birth to the child, she will no longer live in the Lin family. This person is still a servant of my Lin family, and he can also help me in the future."
It’s up to you. Remember to find someone who is capable and honest, and be sure to ask who you worked for before. You definitely don’t want someone with unclean hands and feet.”
Yan Xiao took the money, put it into his purse and asked Song Zhiyue if he had anything else to say. Song Zhiyue asked Yan Xiao to find a doctor to come back and take Hong Zhao's pulse, and buy some more meat to make up for it.
Seeing that Hong Zhao was very thin, he was afraid that the child he would give birth to would be too weak to support himself.
Yan Xiao nodded to show that he understood, turned around and went out. Hong Zhao had already gotten up and was walking around in the front yard. When he saw Yan Xiao, he was about to go out to buy groceries, so he asked quickly: "Madam, do you need me to go with you?"
"You'd better raise your baby at home! But you can tell me what kind of mother-in-law you want," Yan said with a smile.
Hong Zhao shook his head and said, "The slave family doesn't have any special requirements. Just be smart."
Yan Xiao nodded to express understanding and went out with the vegetable basket. Yan Xiao went out and thought about whether to go to Dongshi or Qiaoyun first. After thinking about it carefully, he decided that it was better to go to Qiaoyun. In ancient times, it was better to find a servant yourself.
For the first time, he didn't know much about the details, so if he was cheated, he didn't have anything to say. Thinking of this, Yan Xiao went to find Qiaoyun.
Now everyone in Qiaoyun Mansion is very familiar with Yan Xiao. Knowing that Qiao Yun is a sworn sister, they are very respectful to Yan Xiao. Although Ziyan cannot be said to be respectful to Yan Xiao, she will not stand in front of Yan Xiao like before.
Just like eyes in the sky.
Ziyan opened the door for Yan Xiao and welcomed Yan Xiao into the back courtyard. After a while, Qiaoyun came and said with a smile: "Oh, sister, you haven't been to my place for a long time, and there are new paintings when you come back."
Got a picture?"
Yan Xiao said awkwardly: "I really don't have any drawings for my sister this time, but there is one thing I need my sister's help with."
"We have known each other for such a long time, and you finally thought of asking me, my sister, for something. Tell me what it is?" Qiao Yun asked while pouring tea for Yan Xiao.
"Actually, it's not a big deal. This matter may be a bit tricky for me, but for my sister, it's very easy. It's just a matter of a few words." Yan Xiao explained.
Yan Xiao took a sip of tea and said: "Recently, there is a new person in the house who needs a servant to take care of him. My mother-in-law asked me to come out and buy a dead mother-in-law to go back to, but I usually only buy groceries. How can I do that?
This is why I want to ask my sister to give me some advice."
Qiaoyun listened and nodded and said: "I am familiar with this. I have dealt with the people in Xunyang Dental Store before. The people in my house who are responsible for cleaning, cooking and running errands are also bought from the dental store.
Yes. It’s not difficult. I have nothing to do today anyway, so I’ll simply go with you. But you have to know that the people I meet are different if I go with you and if you go by yourself.”
Yan Xiao understood the meaning as soon as he heard it, and immediately expressed his gratitude to Qiao Yun. Qiao Yun said that they were both his sisters, and Yan Xiao and he were partners, so there was no need to be so open-minded. He asked Yan Xiao to wait for a while and went to change his body.
The clothes went together with the words and smiles.
Yan Xiao was waiting in the back hall. After a while, Qiaoyun changed into more convenient clothes and came out. When the two of them went out, there was already a boy waiting in front of the door with a carriage. Qiaoyun: "Let's go by carriage. This Yaxing
It's a little far away from me. It's convenient to take a horse-drawn carriage, and you can also take a look at the scenery of Xunyang. I guess you usually go to my place or go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables when you go out. You haven't visited Xunyang carefully at all, right?
"
Yan Xiao was indeed rightly told by Qiao Yun. He had indeed never visited Xunyang in normal times. He only walked around the streets or two in front of his door.
"It's true that I have never been to other places. I would like to thank Sister Qiaoyun today."
"It doesn't matter, I don't go out for a walk usually. I'm always in the house watching the embroiderers making clothes and busy with business. It's hard to do anything today, so I just went for a walk. We're going to start from the westernmost part of Xunyang City.
Go to the east end, this road spans the entire Xunyang City, and passes through several main streets, you can take a good look."
Yan Xiao nodded and looked outside from time to time while sitting in the car. Qiao Yun introduced Yan Xiao to the side.
"Have you seen that bridge? The bridge with the lion's head on the bridge." Qiaoyun asked, pointing to the bridge outside the window.
Yan Xiao nodded, only to hear Qiao Yun say: "After this bridge is the Flower Street in Xunyang. Here is the largest flower house in Xunyang, and the singing houses and music studios are also in this street. The so-called Spring Breeze Ten Miles is here.
, but it’s daytime now, so you can’t see the bustling scene of this street. Only at night is the best time to see the beautiful scenery of this street.” Yan Xiao knew what Qiao Yun was talking about as soon as he heard it, and said: “I didn’t expect Sister Qiao.
I know quite a lot.”
Qiao Yun looked at Yan Xiao's very calm expression and said, "You know a lot! If an ordinary woman heard this, her face would turn red, but you are not surprised at all, or even unmoved."
Yan smiled and said, "Then I already have a family, right? I've never seen this before, but I've heard it before."
"It's just my sister, she is indeed extraordinary!"
"You are worthy of being my sister, your knowledge is different from ordinary people."
After the two complimented each other, they both laughed heartily.
The carriage kept going west, and when it got to the front, people kept cheering. Yan Xiao felt curious, so he stretched out his head and took a look. He saw many young men gathered in front of him, and there was a ring in the middle, so he asked, "Is this a contest to recruit a bride?"
Qiao Yun glanced outside and said: "This is either a competition arena or a competition to recruit brides. This is a grand gathering for scholars in Xunyang City. Every seventh, fifteenth, and twenty-seventh day of the Lunar New Year, these scholars gather together to hold this event.
For a poetry meeting, they also have a small group called Wangyue Society. Wangyue Society is responsible for organizing each poetry meeting. Usually they have to find some restaurants and bookstores to cooperate, which solves the problem of food, drinks or expenses required for the poetry meeting.
Question, secondly, the poems and articles written by these talented people will also bring business to restaurants and bookstores. The directors of Wangyue Society are usually the four most famous and talented people in Xunyang City. In recent years, it seems that
The fourth son of Xunyang is in charge."
As Qiaoyun spoke, she pointed to the upstairs next to her and said, "Look at the girls or women upstairs. They all take this opportunity to choose their future husband or son-in-law."
Yan Xiao looked around, and sure enough, many women were dressed very stunningly, standing by the windows and looking at the scholars downstairs.
"If you don't get married, my sister will also choose a suitable husband for you. These scholars all have first-class family backgrounds. The lowest are not from prestigious families, but all are from scholarly families." Qiao Yun said to Yan Xiao.
Yan Xiao was made a joke by Qiao Yun, and she lowered the curtain and said, "Sister, why don't you find a suitable husband for yourself?"
"Well, I'm already past the age of first love, and now I just want to make money," Qiaoyun said.
"What a coincidence, like my sister, I also just want to make money."
The two sisters looked at each other and smiled, and Yan Xiao opened the curtains again and looked outside. Sure enough, Xunyang City is very big, and every street is different!
"By the way, you haven't told me yet, what kind of servant do you want to find?" Qiaoyun asked.
Yan Xiao put down the curtain, turned around and said, "There are no special requirements, just someone who works hard, is meticulous and smart."
"Then what are you mainly going to do when you buy it back? Is it cleaning and cooking or something else?"
"She can take care of people, especially pregnant women."
"Ah? Are you pregnant?" Qiao Yun excitedly held Yan Xiao's hand and stared at Yan Xiao's belly.
"Sister, what are you talking about? It's not me, it's someone from my family?" Yan Xiao explained.
"Family member? Yes, when you came here you said you had a new member in your family?" Qiao Yun recalled. Suddenly she looked at Yan Xiao and said, "Isn't it your husband's lover outside?" Yan Xiao looked at Qiao Yun,
Qiaoyun's eyes were piercing, as if he could see through Yanxiao's heart.
Yan Xiao nodded and said, "Yes, I am now six months pregnant."
"No, sister, you actually let your husband have an affair outside, and let that woman enter your house with a big belly. Now you are going to find someone to serve her. You are too big, right?
!" Qiaoyun said. After thinking about it, she felt something was wrong. She touched Yanxiao's forehead and said, "Sister, is your brain burned out? If you feel bitter, don't hold it in. Tell your sister, sister.
I support you."
"I don't feel aggrieved. Besides, there's nothing he can do about this matter to prevent that woman from entering the Lin family's door. What can I do? Moreover, I don't care whether she has a woman outside. I'm with him now.
It's like a partnership to do business, I just want to save some money first, and then find him and divorce." Yan Xiao expressed his thoughts, Qiao Yun listened and said: "It's too difficult for you, but I still think
It’s not fair to you.”
Yan Xiao said very calmly: "There is nothing unfair about this. I was originally married into their family with ten taels of silver. Although I am the daughter-in-law of the Lin family, I am not even listed in the Lin family's genealogy, and I am not considered the real daughter-in-law of the Lin family.
.”
When Qiao Yun heard this, he felt that Yan Xiao's life was really more miserable than his own. Although he had reconciled with her, he still shared half of her husband's family's money, and she was married to Mingliang. Yan Xiao spent ten taels of money on the Lin family.
Money bought a maid that lasted for three years. The Lin family is really worth it. This chapter has been completed!