The daily farming life of the black-bellied young lady

Chapter 78
"Is there such a big difference between wives and concubines?" Chu Ying wondered why there would be disputes in the backyard in the old saying novels. According to what Ye Qiu said, the main wife and concubines have different identities, and there is no comparison at all.

"The eldest lady is weak, and the second lady is in charge of everything inside and outside the mansion, so you didn't realize it, and the relationship between the eldest lady and the second lady is very good, and the eldest lady loves you very much."
"En." Chu Ying only felt that the reality was a bit different from the information she received before, and it was difficult to adapt for a while. "However, it still depends on the status. If the concubine is a concubine of a certain status, it is not good to neglect, at least not because of the master's preference. Because most of the concubines are low-status people or confiscated official servants. "
The more Chu Ying listened, the more she felt that she seemed to be a head short for no reason. "Besides, the children born to concubine servants are only slightly higher than the servants in the family. If the mistress has a bad temper, then you can beat the concubine's children as much as you like."
"Is there any child from a concubine who later became the head of the family?" Chu Ying also heard from her roommates that there were many novels about concubine daughters seizing power.

"Unless there is no eldest son, even if there is no eldest son, there is still a daughter. If there is none, then it is possible for the concubine's turn to be born." Chu Ying felt as if the hair on the top of her head had been shaved off.

Seeing Chu Ying's frightened look, Ye Qiu covered her mouth only to realize that she had said the wrong thing. "Second miss, the children of the concubine also depend on their status. Even the children of the concubine in the mansion are more expensive than ordinary people. When they marry, they will be the main wife, and they will have a higher status than the daughters of ordinary families. But this There should be no such sayings in the village."
"Then what do you say here?" Indeed, Chu Ying didn't seem to see anyone marrying two wives here.

"It's good for a person in the village to marry a wife. Unless the family is rich, they will marry concubines, and according to the law, concubines can only marry up to three, and only those with official positions can marry more. Only those who don’t have money have daughters-in-law, and those who have no money can only hold carrots.” Hearing what Ye Qiu said, Chu Ying was relieved, at least her status here was not that bad.

Before arriving at Chu's house, Ye Qiu's ox cart was blocked by a crowd of people huddled in front of them looking at something. "What happened up front?"
"It's probably about the land rent. Before the Lu family said that they would increase the rent, it made it very difficult for those who rented his land. After all, they have just had enough food and clothing in recent years."
There was still a way to go, and Chu Ying gave Yinqian preparations and Ye Qiu to go there. After passing through the crowd, they saw Lu Ming drinking tea in the gazebo in front. I don't want to have anything to do with him.

However, Lu Ming is used to being pampered, and he doesn't know what he is doing here. Even if the rent is increased, there is no need for him, the only child, to deal with it. .

When they arrived at the Chu family, they visited the old lady of Chu who was caught in the wind and cold. Chu Ying went to the mountain with the Chu family's large troops to worship the ancestors. The etiquette here is more complicated and strict. Chu Ying watched them do it How to do it.

"Who is this kid?"
Chu Ying took the fragrance from her aunt, and bowed three times with others. "Servant, it was given by someone else."
What Chu Ying said aroused the interest of the first aunt and the second aunt who were pulling weeds. Although the child had a good life before, he could only have food and clothing after all. Now a servant came out, and he still gave it to him. It is indeed a bit unusual.

Chu Ying looked at everyone who was staring at her, and smiled awkwardly, "It was given by the eldest lady."
These words frightened everyone so much that the first aunt and second aunt hurriedly pulled Chu Ying aside, leaving Ye Qiu to clean the area around the tomb. "You child, why do you accept everything? Although this eldest lady treats you well on weekdays, she still likes the same person as your mother. No matter how big-hearted she is, she still has concerns. You have praised her even more on the outside. It's really ulterior motives to give your servant away." The auntie pointed to Ye Qiu beside her and said softly to herself.

"Yes, yes, although this eldest lady treats you very well on the surface, but you have been sick several times since you were young, and your body is weak, and you almost couldn't survive once you fell into the water. Madame moved her hands and feet."
My aunt pulled Chu Ying away from her second aunt, "Don't listen to their instigation, this eldest lady is a person who eats vegetarian food and recites Buddhism, she has a good heart, your mother never suffered once when she was in Yuwen Mansion, you are sick all the year round, sometimes A lot of precious medicinal materials were used, and those were all carefully found by the Da Furen."
The second aunt pulled Chu Ying to the side again, "Don't listen to your aunt's nonsense, in your aunt's eyes there are no bad people, and dog thieves are also forced by survival. You see that you are much happier now, that is. What kind of medicine did she give you before, so your body is so weak, and now you are not staying there, so your body is getting better."
Listening to their analysis, Chu Ying felt that there was some truth to it, but Chu Ying only had contact with that lady once, so she couldn't rashly comment on her behavior, and she couldn't judge her. "Okay, I'll keep an eye out."
While waiting to go home for dinner, my aunt pushed Ye Qiu off the table, "Why are you so unruly, don't you know what is the difference between a master and a servant? Stand up, and you eat if we have leftovers." Ye Qiuhong Standing aside with a straight face, serving the family with food and wine.

"Ye Qiu, come and eat, you've been busy all day." Chu Ying looked at her second aunt who was frowning, "This servant should behave like a servant, there are more rules in this city, you You have to beat her hard, or you'll think you're the master."
Chu Ying smiled helplessly, hid a piece of meat at the bottom of the rice, and casually put the rice on top. "Yeah, these servants are busy for a meal in this city. It's just asking her to stand up and add some food. It's okay. You have always been soft-hearted to servants, and you can't do that now."
Chu Ying also knew that they were concerned about her, so she nodded and continued to eat. Looking at Ye Qiu who was standing aside and smiling at herself, she had no choice but to eat quickly.

After everyone finished eating, Ye Qiu went to the table to start eating, but the aunt put the loofah brush on the table, and then put some leftovers and rice on a big bowl, "Wash the bowl before eating, it's really irregular , don’t bully our Ying’er who doesn’t understand these things. If she doesn’t understand you, you should mention her. Even if she treats you well, you can’t forget your identity.” Ye Qiu forced a smile, “Understood, you Rest first, I'll come."
Chu Ying was dragged by a group of children to play with mud. Seeing Ye Qiu who was busy, she couldn't say anything. Put the dishes made of mud in it, and cut them into shreds with wood. It's really fun to watch, thinking that I seemed to be so naive when I was a child.

(End of this chapter)