Zhumen Chunshen

Chapter 279 Preparations ([-])

"You don't have to worry when you enter the mansion, let's wait and see for a while! The old lady of the Shen family has a good relationship with my wife, remember to be filial in front of the old man, don't be lazy! And Mrs. Xiao, then It's your decent mother-in-law, don't be shy if you don't understand anything, just ask her, she is also virtuous and kind, she only has the son of King Zhenxi under her knees, she will definitely not treat you as an outsider!" Mrs. Yun He explained again.

When saying this, Mrs. Yun herself was a little depressed.Mrs. Shen is an old lord, at most she can do things fairly, and her children and grandchildren may not take the initiative to take care of their business.However, Mrs. Xiao is a hands-off shopkeeper, and the second room Xue is in charge of all affairs in the mansion, including foreign favors and entertainment. Hui'er will come to Shen's house in the future, and I don't know if she can manage the situation!I hope Mrs. Xiao also has a few useful daughters-in-law under her hands, otherwise, it will be enough to rely on Mrs. Xue alone, and I want her to take the initiative to help!

"Grandma, don't worry, Hui'er will remember!" Yao Cunhui forced a smile, feeling a little numb in her heart.Old Mrs. Shen is separated by a floor, and she has the friendship of her grandmother. The big deal is to be careful in the morning and evening. As long as you behave well, you will never make mistakes, that's all.But the serious mother-in-law, the serious mother-in-law scolded and hated her unceremoniously in person, and bluntly expressed that she disliked her very much, how to get along with her in the future is really a bit of a headache!
Yao Cunhui suddenly felt that she was so naive in the past.She thought that she and Shen Quan were happy to be together only between the two of them, and thought that she had won this battle, and from then on, she and Shen Quan would be able to join hands happily for the rest of their lives!Unexpectedly, the trouble seemed to have just begun.

"That's right, Mrs. Ma is sick in bed now, so I guess he can't take care of things. I wonder who your father plans to let take care of the affairs of Yao's house temporarily?" Old Madam Yun asked again suddenly.If an aunt is asked to take care of her granddaughter's marriage, the old man will definitely be angry.

Yao Cunhui hurriedly said: "Father has already sent an urgent letter back to his ancestral home today, please come and help me for a while!"

"That's all!" Old Madam Yun nodded after listening.

Mrs. Yun wanted to drive Yao Cunhui back to the mansion to do embroidery work, so she didn't keep her to stay longer, and drove her back the next day. By the way, Nanny Tang and Shan Shan were packed and taken away.

Before leaving, Mrs. Yun called her to her and talked for a while, asking about Yao Cunhui's mother's dowry.

"When your eldest sister got married, my aunt saw her dowry list, and there were a few things belonging to your mother on it, but not many, just a small part of it. Do you know where the rest went?"

One must know that Mrs. Yun felt ashamed of her daughter back then, so she was extraordinarily generous in dowry, not only almost doubled the share that should be given by her father-in-law, but also wanted to accompany her all of her own body.There is a complete set of huanghuali furniture, various curtains and curtains, antique calligraphy and paintings, ornaments, gold and silver jewellery, splendid silk and satin, fertile land, everything that one expects to find. There are forty sets of clothes for the four seasons alone, which is not considered precious. Fur fur.

When Yao Cunjia was mentioned, Mrs. Yun's eyes suddenly softened, and she smiled and said to Yao Cunhui: "When your eldest sister got married, my aunt also asked her about your mother's dowry, and wanted to fight for justice for her. But she said Although she is married, you and Zan'er are still living in the Yao Mansion. She is afraid that you two will be hurt by her and be angered by others, so she declined the kindness of the eldest aunt. But the situation is different now. Your mother's dowry cannot Cheaper for outsiders."

Hearing this, Yao Cunhui raised his head and looked at Mrs. Yun.

"If there is anything that requires the eldest aunt to come forward, you can just say it! Don't forget, now you are the township monarch proclaimed by the empress dowager, not just the second lady of Yao's mansion!"

"Thank you, auntie! I think this matter has been resolved." Yao Cunhui smiled slightly, "Hui'er will settle the matter when she goes back, and she will explain it to auntie later, and make a list and ask auntie for help to see if there is anything missing. .”

"Alright!" Mrs. Yun nodded with a smile.

Now, Ma Shi is just a useless person lying on the bed venting his anger, and Yao Cunhui has no effort to take out the things in her hands.As long as she says a word, even if Mashi digs three feet to hide under the ground, he will not be able to hide.

Yao Cunhui returned to Yao's mansion, but before he gave any instructions, Fourth Aunt came to look for her, and what she said was exactly this.

Si Yiniang used to be Ma Shi's personal maidservant, and she was highly valued by Ma Shi. She had a clear account of Ma Shi's affairs in her heart. When she came to look for Yao Cunhui at this time, she half revealed this mean.

Smart people don’t need to pierce the window paper when they talk. Yao Cunhui looked at her and smiled, “Then I’ll have Auntie Lao! This is a housework after all. It’s not good to deal with it when the eldest aunt in the clan comes. Please ask Auntie for a few days. How much trouble! There is also my father, Auntie told me."

The fourth aunt understood, and immediately nodded with a smile: "Don't worry, the second lady, I just gathered up the dowry of the late wife and gave it to the young lady for review. This small matter will definitely be taken care of by the concubine, and the master will agree with it if he thinks about it."

Yao Cunhui smiled and nodded upon hearing this.

Although Master Yao invited the elder sister-in-law of the clan to help, in fact, he just let her sit in the mansion to support the front. Matters that really involve the property of the Yao family, such as which dowry to buy, what grade, how much money was spent, etc., Master Yao I also don't want Gu Shi to know.To save her from going back and talking about it, and causing unnecessary trouble for her family.

Anyway, as long as there is a Mrs. Gu sitting in the mansion, there is nothing wrong with letting Si Yiniang take care of the specific matters.

After hearing this, Yao Cunhui knew that Si Yiniang had already mentioned this matter to Master Yao. She didn't expect that Master Yao would agree so happily, and it must be due to Si Yiniang.

The fourth aunt seemed to have been prepared for a long time. After getting the words from Yao Cunhui, she took the Yun family's dowry list that Yao Cunhui had copied from the Yunfu, and began to do the same thing, gathering all the things that belonged to the Yun family, and piled them in the In a warehouse that was vacated, Yao Cunhui asked Yao Cunhui to count it in person.

How can Mrs. Ma still manage things now?Fourth Yiniang led people to open her boxes and cabinets, picking out all kinds of antique calligraphy and paintings, jewelry and accessories that belonged to Yun's, but Ma didn't even know about it.Si Yiniang is also a person who understands the rules. Except for Yun's things, she didn't touch Ma's own body at all. She helped her put everything neatly and neatly away, which made all the women and maids applaud her. I watched it for a few minutes.

Some things are now in Yao Cunmei's place in Qionglin Garden, and the fourth aunt also asked people to get them all, such as the small kang screen with blue and white buckets and colorful nanmu bases, Zhou Fang's "Picture of Ladies Waving Fans" hanging, white jade bergamot paperweights, and colorful hollowed-out clouds and phoenixes. Yao Cunmei, who was pulled aside by his mother-in-law, was furious about the vases with patterns, the ruby ​​red Guanyin statue, the cloisonné enamel hundred deer vase, the emerald kui ear animal face furnace and other decorations, as well as various gemstone emerald emerald hairpin jewelry and accessories, etc. His eyes were about to burst into flames, and he yelled at Fourth Aunt angrily, and the women were so panicked that they couldn't control her anymore, and quickly covered her mouth with a cloth ball.

You must know that Si Yiniang is now not only favored by Master Yao, Yao Cunhui also treats her very kindly, and she temporarily takes care of the house. The happy ones were the masters above.

The fourth aunt checked the same thing, and after confirming that it was correct, ordered someone to move it away carefully, then handed the booklet in Qingmei to Qingmei, went to Yao Cunmei and carefully took out the cloth ball in her mouth, and said softly and politely "Miss San, don't be annoyed by this concubine, this concubine is just ordered by the master to collect the dowry of Mrs. Xian and give it to Miss San. These things belonged to Mrs. San. If there is anything missing here, you might as well list it later. Shanzi, just ask someone to make up for you! Miss San please be considerate of this maid, don't make things difficult for this maid!"

Yao Cunmei's chest was about to explode with anger, and she was even more furious after hearing Si Yiniang's words. She spat at Si Yiniang and cursed angrily, "What are you? Come and search my house! Take my things! A girl climbed up, what is she pretending to be in front of me! Don't think that if my mother is sick, this house will become your world! I'm going to see my father, I want Let my father be the master!"

The fourth aunt avoided her mouth, stepped back two steps to the side, and sighed softly: "Miss San, please calm down, it's better to rest! The master told Miss San to rest, and the servants and concubines will not disturb Miss San!" Bi didn't care how Yao Cunmei scolded or made troubles, she turned around and went steadily with the people, and ordered them to lock Qionglin Garden.

Yao Cunmei's desperate cursing and crying came faintly from behind, and Fourth Aunt's footsteps were still steady, as if nothing had happened, and her mood was not affected in the slightest.The maids and women who followed couldn't help restraining their spirits and holding their breath. They were much more disciplined than usual, and some of them who were used to being cautious couldn't help but secretly tremble in their hearts: The gentle and kind Fourth Aunt is not easy to provoke!
When Mrs. Yu intentionally or unintentionally talked about Si Yiniang helping the second lady to collect the late wife's dowry next to Mrs. Ma, Mrs. Ma subconsciously looked at the eight-treasure cabinet opposite Babu's bed: there were a pair of lion ears on it. The Sweet White Porcelain Flower Vase is gone!

Gasping for breath in Mashi's throat, he stood up abruptly and told Granny Yu to help him to look at his box. After seeing it clearly, he yelled angrily, raised his hand and slapped Granny Yu with all his strength, and pointed at her and said in a trembling voice: " Go, go and call me that little bitch Mingxia! Go!"

"Ma'am, don't worry, Fourth Aunt is in charge of the affairs of the house and busy with Second Miss's marriage. How can she come here when she has time!" Mrs. Yu was slapped so hard that her eyes burst into gold stars, her face was burning hot Yes, with hatred in his heart, he said in a neither sour nor cold manner.

"If you tell you to go, go! Get out of here! If you don't go, go kneel in the yard!" Mrs. Ma leaned on the chair and glared at each other, panting and sternly said: "Punishing a servant woman, I don't believe that even this bit of power Gone!"

Mrs. Yu was furious, but Ma Shi's reckless attitude really overwhelmed her, she gave Ma Shi a blank look, promised to turn around, and did not help Ma Shi back to the bed.

(End of this chapter)