Eldest daughter

Chapter 482
"The Fan family is a scholarly family from generation to generation. It has been passed down through nine generations. The literati have a strong scholarly flavor. It is inevitable that they are noble. I heard that the Fan family is not involved in business at all. They usually rely on the sacrifices to the land and Zhuangzi handed down from their ancestors. Living. There are rules in the Fan family ancestors, but it is not allowed to get involved in some business, so even if there is a shop, it will only be rented out."

"The Fan family has a simple population, generations have passed down, and their lives are poor, but this imperial examination, every generation can be admitted as a Jinshi. The former Honglu Temple Shaoqing Fan Zhiyuan even passed the exam. He is very noble. , married Ji, the eldest daughter of Xiao Shi, a branch of Ji's family in Hebei, and gave birth to a daughter and a son, and the eldest daughter is Fan Yuanniang."

"Fan Zhiyuan is lofty, and he is not good at making contacts. In his generation, there is not much left in his family. He is a clean and honest official, and he is extremely strict in raising his children. Fan Yuanniang, who has been literate with her father since she was a child, is very Mrs. Fan Yuan doesn't look very good, but she is very bookish and has a soft temperament."

"Master Fan is clean and honest. Apart from his salary, he relies on the farm at home. Although the life is poor, the family lives happily. What didn't last long is that Mr. Fan contracted asthma in the first year of Jingsheng. In order to treat his illness , Fan’s family also sold a lot of Jitian Zhuangzi, and life became even more difficult, but the asthma was difficult to cure, and they left until the Mid-Autumn Festival of the first year, leaving a widow and orphan.”

"In order to treat Mr. Fan, the Fan family has spent almost all of their wealth. Now they only have a small shop rented out to make a living. Fan Ji's health has been poor since the death of Mr. Fan. This medicine The money is only five taels of silver per month, and it was at this time that Fan Yuanniang supported the Fan family, and she has been in charge of the family for four years."

"Fan's family is poor. Even though it is a scholarly family for generations, the sick mother and young brother are not very happy to marry him. Fan Yuanniang has become an old girl. This spring, when Fan Yuanniang went out to fetch medicine for her mother, she met An Yuanhou. Fourth Master Yao, who immediately took a fancy to Fan Yuanniang and sent someone to propose marriage."

"The Marquis of Anyuan's mansion is also in disrepair. There are many people in the mansion, and there are a lot of sons and daughters. They are in a mess, and they are jealous. It's not unreasonable for you to fight for each other. This Fourth Master Yao married a wife in front of him. In the wife's room, there are several concubines, one concubine and one concubine daughter, five concubine sons and concubine daughters, this fourth master Yao is a meat-vegetarian, very absurd, I heard that the wife in front of him was pissed to death by him. This Marquis of Anyuan's mansion is a pit of fire, if the young lady of the Fan family really married, it would be a pity."

Chen Shu told Wang Yuan'er all the news he had inquired about.

Wang Yuan'er frowned, why is the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion so chaotic, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a fire pit, and it is no wonder that Fan Yuanniang is not willing to marry, let alone fill in the house, but she is still such a jerk.

The Fan family is poor, but this is too rigid, and they can't live on, and they still don't want to find a way to raise money. Alas, this high-mindedness is really harmful.

Putting aside this experience, Wang Yuan'er asked about Chen Shu's other business shops. He is Cui Yuan's chief manager, and he is also the head of the business, so it was right to ask him.

When Cui Yuan came back at night, Wang Yuan'er told him about Fan Yuanniang.

Cui Yuan pondered for a moment, then said: "I have met Fan Zhiyuan, he is a very clean and honest official, he is also stubborn, and he can't get along with many people in the yamen, but he is a rare straight minister. It's a pity that life is easy to break, this is even more officialdom It's a big taboo, it's a pity that he fell into that disease again, I don't know how his children are. If they are good, they are suitable, and you can rest assured that you will find a sensible housekeeper."

Wang Yuan'er thought for a while, and it was the same reason, so she sent Dongxue to deliver a letter to Mrs. Jiang, asking her to pick up her cousin to play, and Mrs. Jiang naturally agreed happily.
Two days later, the young lady of the Fan family came to speak to Mrs. Jiang, and Mrs. Jiang led her to Wang Yuan'er's yard, under the pretense of asking her about needlework.

Wang Yuaner also looked Fan Yuanniang up and down.

Wearing a half-worn autumn-color embroidered orchid dress, the oars were washed very clean, only the tip of the skirt was exposed on the small feet, and the black hair was only held by a silver hairpin. There, he is generous and not timid at all, but it makes people feel comfortable.

Wang Yuan'er looked at her hands holding the veil and naturally placed them in front of her lower abdomen again, startled slightly, and subconsciously looked at her own hands.

In the past, her hands were extremely rough because of all kinds of hard work, especially when washing clothes in winter, the skin of her hands turned white and had frostbite. Didn't do much rough work anymore.

Later, when she got married, she was pampered even more, and her hands were kept white, tender and soft, and they were no longer as rough as before.

On the other hand, Fan Yuanniang's hands were covered with a little bit of white and dead skin, the back of the hand was scratched, and there were a few small sores on the fingers.

This is all for menial work. I heard that the Fan family doesn't even use servants very much nowadays. There is only one uncle guarding the gate, a woman who does rough work, and a little girl to serve Mrs. Fan. How can there be enough manpower?
I'm afraid that Fan Yuanniang often does housework by herself.

Wang Yuan'er sighed, this was all forced out, the majestic official lady even has to do the work of servants, how could she not be forced?
Looking at Fan Yuanniang again, she didn't seem to notice Wang Yuaner's strangeness, she was still standing there smiling, very generous.

Wang Yuan'er was instantly fond of someone who never gave up even in adversity, and was worthy of liking.

"Look at this beautiful little lady, I am blinded by it, come here and let me have a look." Wang Yuan'er smiled and waved.

Fan Yuanniang hesitated for a moment, then walked up to her generously, bowed her knees and bowed, her eyes fell on her big belly, her eyes widened in surprise, perhaps realizing that she was being rude, her face turned red, and she hurriedly moved away. open your eyes.

Wang Yuan'er pulled her over and looked her up and down: "You are so nice. How old are you this year? What do you usually do at home?"

Seeing that she didn't care about her rudeness just now, Fan Yuanniang calmed down and replied generously.

"Young lady like a flower, it's not good to be so plainly dressed." Wang Yuan'er smiled and took a red gold filigree Ruyi hairpin from the tray Dongxue was holding, and stuck it in her hair, saying: "It's not worth anything." Things, wear them and play with them."

Jiang was taken aback for a moment, but felt a little joy in her heart, she didn't expect the second sister-in-law to be so generous.

Fan Yuanniang was a little panicked, she stretched out her hand to pull it out, and said, "Second Mistress, this is too expensive, I can't take it."

"The elder doesn't dare to resign, so I will wear it when I give it to you." Wang Yuan'er pressed her hand and smiled.

Fan Yuanniang had no choice but to thank her.

Wang Yuan'er motioned her to sit down, and pulled her to talk.

Fan Yuanniang is frank, and she took the initiative to say that she is usually at home to take care of her sick mother and younger brother, or to be a female celebrity to help make ends meet.

Wang Yuan'er smiled, she was really sincere.

After talking for a while, Xia Yu came in and bowed, and whispered something in her ear. Wang Yuan'er said with a smile, "This room is very stuffy, why don't we go to the Nuan Pavilion to enjoy the snow scene in the garden."

Knowing that General Xuanwu must be here, Mrs. Jiang became a little excited.

Fan Yuanniang, however, looked at her big belly worriedly, and said hesitantly: "With your body, even going to the garden is tiring, so you can just sit and talk here."

Wang Yuan'er patted her hand with a smile, and said: "It's okay, girls and women will follow, besides, it's easy to move around a lot!"

Fan Yuanniang had no choice but to follow her.

A group of people strolled to the garden, and saw Cui Yuan coming with Zhao Dali, Fan Yuanniang saw that there was a foreigner, it was inevitable, so she had to hide behind Jiang, with her head bowed.

Cui Yuan and Wang Yuan'er said a few words, Wang Yuan'er said: "The cousin of the third sibling came to see her, she is a good girl, come and say hello to me too, see you too?" He said to Fan Yuanniang.

Mrs. Jiang quickly pushed Fan Yuanniang, and Fan Yuanniang had no choice but to step forward, bowing her head and blushing to salute.

"You have been going to and from the Cui Mansion. Second Master, you probably have seen him. This is General Xuanwu. Let's meet him." Wang Yuan'er introduced Zhao Dali.

Fan Yuanniang raised her head and met Zhao Dali's eyes.

"It's you!"

"It's you!"

The two spoke out in unison.

"Hey, have you seen it?" Wang Yuan'er was a little surprised.

Fan Yuanniang blushed, lowered her head and said, "I went to fetch medicine for my mother a few days ago, and happened to meet the fourth master of the Yao family blocking the way, and it was this master who came forward to help me out." She quickly glanced at Zhao Dali again, He bowed his knees and saluted: "Unexpectedly, it was the famous General Xuanwu, and my concubine, General Xie, made a rescue."

"There's no need to be too polite." Zhao Dali glanced at her, his eyes fell on her white earlobe, and said: "Be careful when going out in the future, it's best to take the girl with you."

Fan Yuanniang smiled wryly, how could she use a girl?But also respectfully agreed.

Wang Yuan'er looked at the two, eyes flashed, smiled and said a few words to Cui Yuan and the others, watched them go, then pulled Fan Yuanniang, said: "Unexpectedly, you and Dali are destined."

Fan Yuanniang glanced at the retreating figure, and said: "The general is really a dragon and a phoenix among men."

Wang Yuan'er smiled, looked at Jiang Shi, and nodded slightly, Jiang Shi couldn't help being overjoyed.

After sending Jiang away, Wang Yuan'er recruited Zhao Dali, talked about his marriage, and also about Yuan Niang and Fan's family, and finally asked: "It's not like you haven't seen Miss Fan before, what do you think of her?"

Zhao Dali thought of Bai Yu's earlobe, and coughed: "It's okay."

Wang Yuan'er raised her eyebrows, and said: "Actually, according to your current status, it is not a problem to marry a lady from a big family with a deep dowry, but those ladies are too spoiled. I mean, this Miss Fan is gentle and sensible. If the eldest daughter of the housekeeper marries you, she will definitely be able to help you take care of the back house properly. As for the dowry, it doesn’t matter if it’s less, and we’re not trying to make dowry for girls. What do you say!”

"If you think it's good, that's good!" Zhao Dali said after thinking about it.

"Don't you think she has a burden? You must know that she also has a sick mother and a young brother. Even if she marries you, she must take care of her natal family!"

Zhao Dali shook his head and said after a while, "No, she is like you in this respect, which is pretty good!"

Wang Yuaner was stunned.

(End of this chapter)