On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 297 Newlywed 4
In the General's Mansion, most of the time, the women in each courtyard were asked to go to the big kitchen and come back with lunch boxes to eat.

Only during holidays or birthdays, everyone would gather in the hall in the front yard to eat.

At this time, the aunts were unable to express their sufferings.

Because the lady didn't say anything, they couldn't sit down to eat.

I still have to serve the general and his wife.

Of course, the aunts are not fools. They must have eaten some snacks to cushion their stomachs before coming here. Otherwise, if they see them eating hot and spicy food later, the Five Zang Temple will rebel.

But even after they had snacks, they still couldn't help but salivate when they saw them eating delicious food that was both delicious and delicious.

The aunts in the General's Mansion don't get to eat big fish and meat every day.

They have five taels of silver every month, and a quarter of the money allows them to buy two clothes to meet guests. In the morning, various health porridges come in rotation, along with a few snacks and seasonal fruits.

At noon and evening, there are three dishes, one soup, and snacks.

In addition to these, if you want to add extra food, you have to pay for it and let the kitchen cook it.

Or give money and ask the boy in the outer courtyard to buy it for you.

They rarely get to eat at the banquet, and most of the time they can only watch but don't get to eat, not to mention how depressed they are.

As soon as Xiao Xiao entered the door, Mrs. Li looked at her.

She was also afraid that Xiao Xiao would not understand the seriousness and cry in front of everyone, or take the opportunity to make trouble.

She was not afraid of Xiao Xiao making trouble, but she was afraid that her husband would be angry and disappointed with her.

But when Xiao Xiao saw her, he still saluted her with a smile and said hello.

At this moment, what Mrs. Li was thinking was: either Mr. Xiao was too scheming, or he had really low self-esteem, so he wanted to please herself.

She quickly ruled out the idea that Mrs. Xiao had any scheming intentions. She felt that Mrs. Xiao had gone from a poor family to a young mistress in a general's mansion. She knew that she was not from the right family, so she wanted to please her.

Thinking of this, her originally worried heart calmed down, and it was rare for her to give her a good look: "Ms. Xiao, we are all a family. If there is anything you don't understand, just come and ask me, or ask Both your brothers and sisters are fine.”

Xiao Xiao still smiled and thanked: "Thank you mother, I will definitely trouble my mother and siblings in the future."

General Li, who was talking to his two sons, looked at his eldest daughter-in-law when he heard this.

The two daughters-in-law were about the same height, and both were standing there in red dresses. One was pretty and the other was delicate and dignified.

It is indeed a feast for the eyes.

Of course, he is not old and ungrateful. What he admires is not the beauty of the daughters-in-law, but the attitude of the eldest daughter-in-law.

She was smiling and talking without being restrained, and her posture was always upright.

Even though her words were a bit flattering, she was not hunched over.

He glanced at the eldest son again and felt relieved when he saw that there was no dissatisfaction on his face.

It is obvious that although the young couple has not consummated their marriage yet, they already regard each other as their significant other.

He looked at the eldest daughter-in-law again, and couldn't help but murmur in his heart: Nowadays, it is normal for a girl's family to get married at the age of 17 or 18, and it is not uncommon for a girl to get married at the age of 16, but the eldest daughter-in-law's family insists on consummating the marriage next spring.

It's so cruel that my boss can only watch but can't eat.

It's a pity that I have already agreed, and now it is too late to regret it.

He said: "Okay, let's have dinner first, shall we?"

There are still a few distant guests left today, so men and women still sit separately, separated by screens.

Mrs. Li is in a good mood today, and she generously allows her aunts to sit down and eat too. Of course, aunts are not qualified to sit and eat with the ladies.

After returning home in three days, the homecoming gift that Xiao Xiao wanted to bring back was also prepared by Mrs. Li.

Xiao Xiao is the eldest daughter-in-law of a concubine, and according to the rules, she is one-third younger than the Zhou family.

But it’s not a lot, at least Mr. Wu smiled happily: “What a big ginseng…”

Li Yan and Xiao Xiao followed the rules. After greeting the Xiao family, they took their younger brother from their mother's hand: "The little guy is so energetic today. Is he still awake?"

The five-month-old child, as white and tender as glutinous rice balls, was looking at them with dark eyes, extremely excited, and making unconscious sounds from his mouth.

Xiao Lian also came over and asked nervously: "Did your mother-in-law make things difficult for you?"

"Don't worry," Xiao Xiao saw her grandmother and mother looking at her worriedly, so she pretended to be relaxed: "Mrs. Li is so proud of herself and sees that I am easy to handle, so she let him marry me and wants to win me over. No. It will embarrass me."

Whether it was Miss Xue who wanted to send a maid to slap her in the face, or Mrs. Li who wanted to make herself look embarrassed, she never mentioned it.

Saying that will only make your family worry about you more.

After hearing this, Ms. Liu's tense body relaxed, and she still smiled and warned: "You still have to be careful. You don't have any intention of hurting others. You are just afraid that others will plot against you."

Mrs. Xiao also nodded hurriedly and encouraged her: "In the future, you can also imitate your second sister and practice archery in the yard, so that those maids and women know how to be afraid."

Xiao Lian married into the Chen family. Even though Magistrate Chen and Mrs. Chen were nice to her, there were still maids with ulterior motives who wanted to embarrass her.

Xiao Lian shot ten arrows in front of the people in the yard, and each arrow hit the watermelon that had been placed far away.

The cracked watermelon and its red pulp reminded the maids and women of their own minds. Whether they wanted to watch the fun or the show, they all turned into quails in an instant.

Mrs. Xiao felt that her second granddaughter would be in trouble in the county magistrate's house, and that her younger granddaughter would be even more miserable in the general's house.

Fortunately, Xiao Xiao's arrow was accurate and he gave them a warning first, so that they would not know how many eyes Lord Ma had.

"Don't worry, grandma, I'll remember it all?" Xiao Xiao didn't want to use force from the beginning.

She also wanted to take the opportunity to find out the details of the people in the house, and then use force when she couldn't bear it anymore.

After all, she is a peace-loving person.

The main reason is that he is afraid that he will scare everyone in the house, so won't he not be able to wait for his mother-in-law to give him a beauty?

Boss Xiao and the others first had a conversation around the new son-in-law who came to the door.

He looked at his three sons-in-law, and the more he looked at them, the more satisfied he became.

Last year, I was worried that my daughters would not be able to get married. Unexpectedly, within a year, all three daughters were married off.

He also specifically told Xiao Xiao: "The seafood that came in last time was almost sold out. I'm going to go there again."

Xiao Xiao felt regretful after hearing this: "Then I can't go with dad this time. Dad, please be careful along the way."

"Don't worry, after walking for a while, I feel confident." Boss Xiao whispered: "This time I plan to bring three thousand taels of silver, which is all the family's belongings."

Last time, they only brought a thousand taels of silver. The purchase price of overseas goods was too expensive, and they couldn't fill the horse and mule carts.

Fortunately, Lin Xuan gave them some of the money from selling the shop and Zhuangzi, and lent some to them, so that the car was full.

He originally thought that such expensive seafood would be enough for him to sell for a year and a half.

Unexpectedly, in just half a year, almost all of them have been sold.

And the profits from seafood are indeed large. This is because the seafood restaurant at Xiao Xiao's side is paid at the purchase price, otherwise the income can be more.