Sir, I just want to be a salted fish

Chapter 1 Eldest Sister
It's February in spring, and the morning light is faint. In the Chaoxia Courtyard of Duke Rong's Mansion, the eldest daughter Tang Bingxuan was sleepily being served by the servants and maids to dress and wash herself. When she wiped her face with a handkerchief soaked in hot water, she woke up.

"Zhiqiu, mother is not here today, so just put your hair into a low bun."

"Miss, even if Madam is not at home, you still have to dress up beautifully. You can leave it to your slave without any delay. I will not delay paying my respects to Madam."

There are four maids in Zhaoxia Court, namely: Zhichun, Zhixia, Zhiqiu and Zhidong. Zhichun and Zhixia are both 16 years old, while Zhiqiu and Zhidong are younger, both 14 years old.

Zhichun is the oldest, careful and steady, has a cheerful personality, can talk, and is easy to deal with people. Tang Bingxuan usually takes Zhichun with her when she goes out, which establishes Zhichun as the first maid in Zhaoxia Court.

Zhixia has a relatively quiet and cold personality, but whenever she speaks, she will always get to the point. She is good at abacus and accounting. She usually manages the eldest lady's warehouse and the etiquette of coming and going in Zhaoxia Courtyard.

Zhiqiu is relatively simple, likes beautiful things, is good at dressing up, and is responsible for the clothes of the eldest lady in Zhaoxia Academy.

Zhidong is good at cooking. Since the eldest lady began to assist the Duke's wife Liu's housekeeper, she opened a small kitchen in Zhaoxiayuan and was responsible for the eldest lady's food.

After dressing up and eating a few pastries to cushion her stomach, Tang Bingxuan took her maid Zhichun to Songhe Hall to pay her respects to Mrs. Shao.

Shao, the wife of Duke Rong's family, was the eldest daughter of Princess Rongfu's family. The old Duke met her by chance when she was young and fell in love at first sight.

After the marriage between Mr. Shao and his old father Guo Gong, the piano and the harp played harmoniously, and their children's interest was strong. They have four children: the eldest son - Tang Jingyan; the second son - Tang Jingyu; the youngest son - Tang Jingrui; and the youngest daughter - Tang Jinglin.

Songhetang is next to Zhaoxiayuan, which is only half an hour's walk away.

When choosing the courtyard, Tang Bingxuan had long been optimistic about the advantage that Zhaoxia Courtyard was the closest to Mrs. Tai's courtyard and that she could wake up a quarter of an hour later to greet her. She did not choose the larger Ziwei Courtyard. It was also praised by her elders: "Sisters are courteous and have long-term care." Sister's style".

Before reaching the main room, a little maid had already opened the curtain and invited the eldest lady to come in.

"Miss, the old lady is still dressing up. Please sit down and drink a cup of hot tea first." Mother Yao, who was beside the old lady, kindly held a cup of hot tea and placed it next to Tang Bingxuan.

"Mom is really considerate. I happened to be thirsty when I came over..." Tang Bingxuan smiled gently and chatted with Yao's mother.

Not long after, the door curtain was opened again, and the second young lady Tang Bingqing and the third young lady Tang Bingyu entered the room together. The three sisters greeted each other and sat down to chat in low voices.

"Sister, I heard that it's my grandmother's birthday next month, and she wants to see your husband." Tang Bingyu whispered the gossip with a wink.

Tang Bingxuan knew about this news. Her mother, Mrs. Liu, had revealed to her a few days ago that on her grandmother's birthday, not only the people she was close to in Kyoto, but also her cousins ​​from the Liu family who were far away in Yunzhou would accompany her aunt.

Tang Bingxuan is now 14 years old. She will have haircut in the twelfth lunar month of this year and has reached the age to talk about marriage. Because of her reputation as a "dignified, virtuous and talented girl from Kyoto", several matrons from high-ranking families had already told her that they wanted to marry the eldest son of the family, so that they would marry someone with the same surname.

Tang Bingxuan was deep in thought, and before she could reply to her third sister's teasing, the old lady Shao had already dressed up and walked out of the inner room. The three of them quickly stood up to pay their respects to their grandmother.

"Your mother got up early to go to Fahua Temple to offer incense. She will probably come back in the evening, so we, our grandparents, will be left to look after the house and nurse the home."

"Grandma, grandma, we're here." The voice came before anyone arrived, and then a burst of chaotic footsteps came, and 6-year-old twins Tang Bingyan and Tang Wenzhu ran into the hall. "Hey, the two mistresses are here. Grandma and sisters are waiting for you. Don't be anxious, don't be anxious."

"Xiao Zhuzi, I came in first, you lose." Tang Bingyan patted her younger brother with her small hands, looking like the two brothers were doing well, and said provocative words.

"Grandma, the fourth sister is cheating. When I entered the courtyard gate, the fourth sister lied to me and said that the fifth brother was chasing me. I went back to the courtyard door and took a look, and the fourth sister ran in." Tang Wenzhu said unconvinced. road.

The madam nodded Tang Bingyan's forehead and said, "Little naughty boy."

"Your fifth brother woke up early and was clamoring to go to Fahua Temple with your third aunt and the others. I had a vegetarian meal at noon. I guess I will be clamoring for meat when I come back in the evening."

Talking and laughing, we came to the Toji Room. The grandparents and grandchildren had breakfast. The wife looked at the sunny weather outside and the spring in the garden, so she asked the grandchildren to take a day off from the gentlemen, and took a day off to go to Nagisa in the north of the garden. If you want to visit the park, you should go for an outing in advance.

Grandparents and grandchildren walked around and laughed in Zhuyuan. They walked a lot and digested quickly. Before lunch time, the wife ordered the kitchen to make a table of noodles, and the grandparents and grandchildren had a lively meal in the Huxin Pavilion.

After lunch, Mrs. Tai was old and not energetic enough, so she went directly back to Songhe Hall to take a nap.

The siblings are of different ages and cannot play most games together. Tang Bingyu suggested that his maid Caiwei play drums, and they played drumming to pass flowers.

As the drumsticks banged down, Tang Bingxuan passed the bouquet to Tang Bingyan next to her in boredom. Tang Bingyu quietly winked at Caiwei who was playing the drum. When the bouquet was passed to Tang Bingxuan's hand again, the drumming stopped abruptly.

Tang Bingxuan blinked, still a little confused. For some reason, the ball fell into her hands and was not passed on.

"Sister, it's finally your turn, hehe." Tang Bingyu looked at the eldest sister slyly, as if I finally caught you.

The second young lady Tang Bingqing glanced at the third sister and warned her not to get too carried away.

"Eldest sister, you are recognized as a talented girl in Kyoto. You will certainly not be able to deal with ordinary questions. We have to discuss this punishment carefully." After Tang Bingyu finished speaking, the three sisters gathered together to whisper.

"I heard that my eldest aunt is currently choosing a husband for my eldest sister. How about we ask her what kind of brother-in-law she wants to choose?" 9-year-old Tang Bingyu actively suggested.

"The eldest sister usually behaves like a lady from a famous family when she is outside, and the matrons of each family are eager to immediately ask for a wife for their eldest son. However, given the temperament of the eldest sister, she may not be willing to be the eldest son's wife and take care of the internal affairs of the family." 12 years old. Tang Bingqing then analyzed.

"Third sister, you are so brave. You actually dare to tease the eldest sister's tiger beard. I admire you." Tang Wenzhu cast a look of admiration at the third sister Tang Bingyu.

"My eldest sister is lazy at home all day and has no homework. How come she knows everything when she goes out to a banquet? Is there any secret?" 6-year-old Tang Bingyan is unsatisfactory in every subject. She has never understood the phenomenon that her eldest sister knows everything without studying. .

"That's because when eldest sister was learning her homework, you were still a little baby." Tang Bingqing and Tang Bingyu rolled their eyes in unison, the standard disdainful looks of Rong Guofu sisters.

(End of this chapter)