Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 231 Article [-] Family Rules

"I've told you several times, why are you still so soft-hearted, that lotus has been domineering in Tao'er's yard, and she has to bite the bullet in everything. On weekdays, I didn't say anything because she was the big maid you pointed out. What. Ever since Tao'er lived in Mrs. Xian's mansion and didn't take her there, she often talked about things in the yard. This time, she blatantly stumbled and ordered someone's maid. Woke up, outsiders thought our Wei Mansion was so snobbish, and quickly put away your useless kindness. After returning to Huadu, it is a place where people can eat people. Taoer is still young, and you are so..." Seems to be aware of my own words It was a bit too much, Mrs. Wei stopped talking in time, saw her confidant maids on the left and right, she was a little relieved, and ignored her younger sister's face which turned red and white, and ordered, "Hua Fen, tell the housekeeper , the maids in the young master’s yard have ten sticks, and the servants twenty. Then call Ren Yazi to sell Xia He..."

Hua Fen and Hua Fang next to her looked at each other, they were both maids, and they worked together for five or six years. Although He Hua was a bit domineering and unlovable, they still couldn't bear the sadness of the death of the rabbit, but they also knew that now was not the time to beg for mercy. I had no choice but to walk out slowly, hoping that my wife would change her mind.

How could Mrs. Wei not know what she was thinking, she gave her a hard look, and Hua Fen hurried out in fright.

She turned around and looked at her younger sister still looking the same, feeling powerless for a while, "Sister, don't forget, why is my three-year-old Yan'er gone? If you don't be hard-hearted, aren't you afraid that Tao'er will fall into it next time?" In the lake? Mrs. Xian can save him once, but not for a lifetime. When the time comes, we will be far away in Huadu, that deep house and compound. If we don’t harden our hearts, who will you let Tao’er rely on?” After saying these words, Madam Wei burst into tears. It dripped down, and her heart hurt like being cut open by a knife. Her poor child, three years old, stretched out her chubby little hands every day and asked her to hug her, but she was knocked into the lake because of a maid's slippery foot. drowned.What a ridiculous reason, a dozen people can't save a child?

Mrs. Wei looked at her crying sister in a daze, and suddenly asked, "Sister, isn't it an accident that Tao'er fell ill last time?"

"You idiot, both the master and the old lady know that it was not an accident. Tao'er is in poor health and has never been out of the house. Where can I get the disease? If someone didn't bring it on purpose, that's all. Everyone who winks knows that there is something wrong, but you, my own mother, don't know, what will happen to Tao'er in the future..." Mrs. Wei saw her sister's face turning pale suddenly, she didn't continue, she wiped away her tears carefully with a handkerchief, turned around and left Door…

Chun Equinox and Xiao An lay on the table to check Shi Weitian's entry and exit account books for this month. Liniang took the children to take a nap, Shuan Shuan came back after lunch, bought two very light and elegant gauze, wrapped them around Spring Equinox chooses patterns together, chattering about making new dresses for Xinger and herself.

Mu Ai got a headache from her quarrel, so she took out the cookbook and looked through it, thinking about making some new food to appetize Liniang. Although she didn't suffer from pregnancy sickness for a while, she didn't eat much. It took a long time It's time for the child in my stomach to lack nutrition.

Before halfway through the page, Autumn Equinox came in with two boxes of dim sum. Only then did Mu Ai remember that today is June [-]th, and it’s time for Miss Chu’s family to come to learn how to make dim sum. Mu Ai asked a few words, Chu Yi'er's progress was quite fast, and seeing Qiufen's gentle smile, not like someone who had been wronged by this young lady, Mu Ai felt relieved.Thinking of yesterday's banquet, Mrs. Chu was also present, and because there were so many people that she didn't have a chance to talk, she guessed that she would come with her daughter today.So, he ordered Xiao An to make a pot of honey water and put out two plates of fresh snacks.

Sure enough, within a quarter of an hour, the mother and daughter of the Chu family arrived, Mu Ai welcomed them in with a smile, and Liniang also rushed over after receiving a message from the maid.After seeing the ceremony, Chu Yier continued to learn how to bake biscuits with the autumnal equinox, while Mu Ai and Liniang chatted with Mrs. Chu.

Mrs. Chu and the two of them are also familiar with each other, and they don't have so much politeness. Seeing that a few children didn't come out to greet them, they asked, "Is the child's injury better? My child is usually too naughty and is always prone to bumps." So, my master invited an old doctor in the army who is good at treating bruises to make a few bottles of ointment, which is very useful. I brought two bottles here today, and you put them on the children, and they will bruise within three days It will be gone." As he spoke, he took a small wooden box from a blue-clothed maid beside him, and handed it to Liniang, who quickly took it with both hands, and said with a smile, "Since Master Tongzhi begged for it in person The good medicine came, so I won’t be too polite to Mrs. Chu. When the children recover from their injuries, I will definitely come to thank you.”

Mrs. Chu waved her hands and said with a smile, "Mrs. Xiao is a polite person, and she is not a good thing. Why should you come to thank me? I am also a mother. I know what it feels like to be a mother when my child is injured. First It is serious to take care of the children and heal their injuries, and everything else is trivial." Her words were straightforward and honest, and it aroused a deep pain in Liniang's heart. You must know that Cheng'er is like the top of her heart, and she is not willing to beat her. , was beaten so badly yesterday, and still pretended to be magnanimous and forgiving.If she didn't know the priorities, even if Chen Gan knelt in front of her house for a year, she wouldn't bypass his stupid son.

Mu Ai answered with a smile, "Children are playing around and don't know the severity. It's common to bump into them. I blame them for showing off and not being good at learning. I'm afraid they won't be lazy when they practice martial arts in the future." The mung bean cake was given to Mrs. Chu, and she changed the subject and said, "Sister Chu, try it. This is the new mung bean cake made by the autumn equinox. It has a little honey in it, and the taste is much better than the original one."

Mrs. Chu took it, took a sip with a smile, nodded and praised, "This taste is indeed much more delicious than before. It was a little astringent before, but now it's a little sweeter, but it doesn't overwhelm the fragrance of mung beans. It's really good." The girl Qiufen has a good temper, good craftsmanship, and good manners, she is much better than those stupid girls in my house."

Mu Ai said with a smile, "Sister Chu is absurd. This girl is too soft-tempered. She likes to spend all day in the kitchen cooking snacks, and she doesn't have a lot of energy. But the big girls around you, I look at them They are all very prudent and courteous, and I think it's because of my sister's usual training."

After she finished speaking, the expressions of the two servant girls standing beside Mrs. Chu improved a lot. After all, everyone likes to listen to good words and doesn't like to admit that they are inferior.

Mrs. Chu smiled lightly, thinking of worrying about her daughter's dowry maid recently, she couldn't help complaining, "Mrs. Xiao, sister, you said that raising a daughter is really not as easy as raising a son. My son wants to marry a wife and come back to serve me , but marrying a daughter is going to serve others. As mothers, we can't help but fear that she will be wronged. We force her to learn female celebrity and cooking skills on weekdays, and the dowry is rich and practical. Even Dowry maids have to choose thousands of choices, which is really a headache." After finishing speaking, she looked at Liniang's unconceived belly, and joked, "Mrs. Xiao will be blessed to have a boy in this pregnancy. I work so hard."

Liniang really felt that she had only one son, Cheng'er, who was a little weak, and she always hoped that this child would give Cheng'er a younger brother, so that the two brothers would help each other.So, after hearing her words, I was very happy, and said, "Madam Chu's good words, but my daughter is also good, at least she is caring to my mother."

Mu Ai also smiled and said, "After listening to Sister Chu's words, I'm starting to worry about my little daughter now, this girl is still playing like crazy all day long, and she doesn't even know the skills that girls should learn. "

Mrs. Chu took a sip of tea, glanced at Xiao An behind Mu Ai and smiled, "Sister, why worry? The girls around you, big and small, don't have any skills, so just send a few more dowry. It's better to be a concubine with more face than to be bullied by the vixen outside."

Mu Ai lowered her eyes, concealed the doubt in her eyes without a trace, and said with a faint smile, "Sister, I don't know something. When I was in my hometown, I saw some concubines in my family who were not in harmony. So, Kaifu Afterwards, several family rules were established, the third of which was not to be a concubine or marry a concubine. The whole family, including my children, must abide by this family rule. These girls are able to I know how to write, I have some small skills, and I can still serve them wholeheartedly on weekdays. I can't bear to wrong them. In the future, when I get old, I can either marry an ordinary farmer's family, or find a good match in the mansion. As long as the husband and wife are harmonious, I will follow. Don't worry about it, don't you?"

"Oh?" Mrs. Chu looked surprised. In Baihua Kingdom, no matter whether it is a dignified family or a small family with some spare money, there is no man who has three wives and four concubines, or his master is very affectionate to her. , but there are also two concubines serving her.Although this Muxian mansion is not considered a wealthy family, but it has a deep relationship with Xiao and Wei's mansions, and it is not short of money. How come there are such weird family rules, and the masters and slaves have to abide by them together. It may be that she guessed that she was testing, so she thought of such an excuse to refuse.It's impossible, if this family rule is spread, the marriage of the children in their family will be greatly affected in the future, she can't be so rash.These messy thoughts in my heart turned sharply, but she joked, "My sister's house still has such weird family rules, but my sister regrets it. If Yi'er hadn't promised her so early, it would be great if she married into my sister's house. Not everything is safe.”

Mu Ai smiled and said, "I didn't think much about it when I established the family law. I just thought that the family would be more peaceful without a concubine. Later, I started to regret it after taking my daughter by my side. I was afraid that she would not be able to marry in the future. That's all, the world is so big, there will always be a man who is dedicated to my daughter because he really loves my daughter. Take a step back and say, it doesn't matter if she doesn't have one. As a mother, I will keep her by my side for the rest of my life. People gossiping to relieve boredom."

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