Ordinary clear day

Chapter 178 Thinking
Ermo was stunned, not knowing what was wrong.Tong also knew that apart from her husband and wife, there was no third person in the family who knew about Mrs. Wen's marriage proposal that day. After thinking about it, she ordered Ermo to confirm that no one else was passing by, and then told her everything in a low voice.

When Ermo found out, she was also very angry: "What do you mean? Although the wife pushed me face to face, it was because the girl wanted to be drafted. They added a housemate to their young master without saying a word. What did they think of our girl?" Already?!"

Tong's said coldly: "In a family with a noble, the son is getting old, and it is common for two people to be put in the house before marrying a wife."

Ermo let out a "bah" and said, "Other people's house will not take in my sister's girl. This Second Master Chong is too careless. I thought this master was a man of etiquette. I didn't expect it to be like this. Brother Duan married a girl from his family, but there is no one in the house."

Although Tong didn't go on, she thought so in her heart.Although I originally planned to find an honest girl to guide my son's adulthood, but because of the early engagement, there was no further discussion.In addition, Duanning himself is firm-willed and does not want to make his fiancée feel sad, so no one has taken over the house so far.At this point, Tong is very proud of his son.She had always thought that Chongli would be a good son-in-law candidate in terms of family character and education, and he should not be much worse than Duanning. If her daughter married, life would be easy, but she didn't expect him to disappoint her so much.It seems that I have to find another family. It's just that there are such good conditions, but it's not so easy to find.

However, for the sake of prudence, she still wanted to clarify the matter first, so she said to Ermo: "This list only has the names of men and women, but it doesn't mention what class of servants they are. At least I figured it out, and I will pay monthly money later." It's also convenient. You go to the general's mansion yourself, ask the matter clearly, and ask Mrs. Wen, what is their arrangement on the wedding day, and who will come to the wedding banquet from their family. "

It's a bit early to ask these things, let alone the General's Mansion, even the Earl's Mansion has not yet decided on the final list of guests for the banquet.But Ermo also understood that this was just an excuse, so she took the order and went.

Tong Shi sat alone in the room, thinking about Liangzhu, still feeling annoyed.A wedding is about to be held soon, this move by the General's Mansion is too unkind, they took the initiative to discuss marriage, but before there is any result, they first pay for their own son, isn't this a slap in the face of the in-laws?What's more, taking the maidservant of the family into the house is something that the Tong family is extremely taboo about.Liangzhu has served Zhenzhen for many years, and she must be very familiar with Chongli, and she is even more respectable in the general's mansion.In the past, I saw her gentle and courteous, and careful in doing things, she was not an ordinary girl.With such a person in the house, the house was closed early, and after entering the main room, it must be difficult to suppress, and I don't know what wronged I will suffer.

She couldn't help but think of Cui Rui back then, she was the maid who had served Zhang Bao for several years, she had a quick mouth and a bit of cleverness, she was very favored by Zhang Bao.After taking over the house, he was very arrogant. Although he said he wanted to respect the mistress, he didn't take Tong's family seriously at all.If she hadn't been caught for committing crimes herself, and Tong had resorted to some scheming, I don't know what the situation is like today.

When Tong thought of this, her heart turned cold, and she secretly made up her mind that she must never let her daughter experience this kind of thing!Although she knew that her daughter was not a delicate and cowardly young lady, she still didn't want her daughter to encounter what she had encountered back then.After a while, she had a plan in mind, if she could find another good family, it would be good, if not, she would have to make preparations early.

After making up her mind, she put this matter aside for the time being, and dealt with other things first.

Tong looked at the list of banquet dishes prepared by Changfu, and thought it would be better to ask Nala, firstly, she was the head of the family, and secondly, she also married two daughters-in-law, so she was more experienced.She picked up the list, called Suyun, and walked towards the bamboo courtyard, but on the road she saw several daughter-in-laws running around in a panic.She recognized one of them as the attendant of Shun Ning's wife Xi Tara, frowned, called the daughter-in-law to stop, and asked, "What are you doing in such a panic? What happened?"

When the daughter-in-law saw Tong, her eyes lit up, and she rushed forward and said: "Third wife, please go and see our second grandma, second grandma stumbled on the door, it looks like she is about to give birth."

Tong Shi was also taken aback: "How could this be? Why didn't you take good care of it? Where's the eldest wife?"

The daughter-in-law said: "The eldest wife and the in-laws have made an appointment to go to the temple to pray for the second grandmother, and they are not at home. Now only the eldest grandmother is there. Everyone thinks that the second grandmother will not be able to give birth for the time being, and there are only two in the courtyard." Mom is here, who thought Second Grandma would fall?"

Mrs. Tong also knew that Mrs. Sitara's pregnancy was unstable at first, but it has been relatively safe since then, but it has been more than ten months, but there has been no movement. Everyone in Dafang is worried, and sister-in-law Lashi went out to pray for blessings at this time, probably because he wanted to ask the Buddha to bless the birth of his grandson?
But now that Mrs. Nala is not here, and Mrs. Shen is in another hospital, only Mrs. Tong is left. In addition, she remembered her experience of dystocia, so she immediately asked the daughter-in-law to ask for a doctor and Mrs. Wen. Take Suyun to Xingyuan.

As soon as she arrived at the main room of Xingyuan, Mrs. Tong heard Mrs. Li comforting her sister-in-law and said: "...it's okay, it's okay, every woman has this kind of experience, just get over it..." She stepped forward to look at Xi Tara Shi, but saw that the other party was pale, kept crying and screaming in pain, and his lower body was bleeding a lot, so he hurriedly asked: "How long has it been in pain? Are the scissors, white cloth and hot water ready?"

Mrs. Li turned around and saw Mrs. Tong, hurriedly got up to greet her, and told her all the details.Knowing that she had sent people to notify Nala and Shunning separately, and that all the things produced were prepared, and that they were handled properly, she nodded slightly, turned around and said to Xi Tara: "Shunning Brother and daughter-in-law, don’t panic, it’s okay. Your pregnancy is full term, at most two days earlier than the original. When I gave birth to brother Xian, it was half a month earlier, and nothing happened. You Don't cry and shout, save some strength, it will be time to exert strength later." Then he ordered all the maids and women in Xingyuan to prepare the things they need, even the ginseng soup was fried.

Her voice was steady and her attitude was calm, and everyone calmed down after hearing this.Xi Tara was not so panicked anymore, Tong asked someone to cook porridge for her, and she barely ate half a bowl.

The doctor and Mrs. Wen arrived soon. Director Wu was sitting outside the yard, and his wife went into the delivery room to help.Afraid that Sitala would feel uneasy, Tong took Li to stay in the room with her.

When Mrs. Nala and Mrs. Sitara got the letter and returned to the Earl's Mansion, they happened to meet Shun Ning who had rushed back from the Yamen. The three supported each other and entered the Xingyuan. Seeing that everyone was performing their duties and everything was in order, Also slightly relieved.Sitara in the room had already started to yell, and she could still hear Tong's voice advising her not to make too much effort.A daughter-in-law next to her greeted her early and reported to Nalashi and others that she could see the child's head, and it would not take long for the child to be born.

But when the baby was fully born, it was already dark.Mrs. Nala and Mrs. Sitara, who were waiting anxiously in the side room, were overjoyed when they heard that the servants reported that the second mistress had given birth to a fat boy, and that the mother and child were safe.Mrs. Sitara fainted from joy, causing everyone to panic.Shun Ning hurried to the outside of the delivery room to comfort his wife loudly, and tears came down when she saw the son brought by Wen Po.

Both Tong Shi and Li Shi were exhausted, cold and hungry.Nala was grateful in her heart, and hurriedly went up to meet her.As for her daughter-in-law, she said approvingly: "You've worked hard, go back and rest." Then she said to Tong with tears in her eyes: "I've heard it all, thanks to the third sibling, otherwise Brother Shun's daughter-in-law, mother and son will be hard to protect." .”

Tong Shi just said indifferently: "It's nothing. This baby is full-term, but it's just a little dangerous. If it's cold today, you should take care of it during confinement. I'll go back first." She straightened her waist , and thumped his back again.

Nala hurriedly asked someone to help her, saw her wave her hand, said a few more good words, watched her go out of the courtyard, and then turned to look at her second daughter-in-law and grandson.

Mrs. Tong took Suyun back to Huaiyuan, and just after walking a few steps, she saw Fangning looking anxiously towards Xingyuan. Wanning was sitting on the big rock beside her, and was instructing the little girl to inquire about Sitara's birth. no.When they saw Mrs. Tong, they hurried up to say hello, and then asked how the second sister-in-law was doing.

Tong smiled faintly: "Mother and child are safe, everything is fine. You are all girls who have not left the court, so it is not easy to approach the delivery room, go back quickly." Then she left.

Both Fang Ning and Wan Ning breathed a sigh of relief, the former said: "Many people must not have eaten yet, let's go to the kitchen and ask someone to make some hot food." Are we worried about this? I’ve been standing with you all day today, and I’m very tired.” Fang Ning smiled and said, “Then you go back to your room first. I’ll see if they have prepared reward money, it’s a happy event.” Wan Wan Ning thought about it and nodded.The two separated.

When Mrs. Tong returned to Huaiyuan, Shu Ning had already made preparations. First, she brought up a bowl of hot chicken soup and said, "This is just stewed. Er Niang will drink the soup first to pad her stomach. The hot water is all prepared. Er Mother will take a bath and come to eat again."

Tong Shi nodded, drank the soup, and ate a few pieces of tender and soft chicken, as well as pork tendons with soft tendons, feeling warmed up.She went to the back of the house to take a shower, changed into a clean jacket, and went back to her room on the kang.Shuning had already placed hot meals on the kang table, everything she liked.

Tong Shi eats and drinks enough, and feels very useful.Shu Ning chatted with her for a while, seeing her sleepy eyes, she hurriedly said: "Er Niang is tired, go to bed early, I have everything to do with you." Right in her arms, Tong asked someone to pack up her things and fell asleep.

The next morning, after Tong woke up, she just felt refreshed, thinking of the pill that her daughter told her to take last night, it seemed to be very effective.While thinking about it, Suyun came in to wait for her to wash and wash, and then said: "Young lady ordered someone to prepare breakfast, Madam, shall I eat first?"

Mrs. Tong had eaten as she said, just in time to meet Shuning coming in from the outside, and said, "Er Niang, the congratulatory gifts for the second brother and the second sister-in-law have been prepared, do you want to go and have a look?"

Tong went to see it, and saw that the share of her husband and wife was a golden lock, a pair of purses, each containing two small ingots, four bolts of silk and several large bags of precious medicinal materials, and nodded secretly in her heart.Looking at Shuning's own share, it is a pair of purses and a pair of embroidered baby shoes that are more decorative than practical; Duanning's share is a pair of jade plaques, all of which are of good quality; For the three of Xiaobao, Shuning actually prepared all of them.Tong was very pleased, but added a pair of silver anklets, and asked someone to hold them, and went to Xingyuan.

She didn't come back until near noon, and she was in a good mood.Nala was extremely polite to her, and it seemed that his position in the Earl's Mansion was more secure.Going back to the main room to sit down, she called Ermo, walked away from the left and right, and asked about yesterday's visit to the General's Mansion.

Ermo replied: "For the eight dowries, the four maids, except for Jiu'er, who pays one tael a month, the rest are all for a penny. Four male servants, two for a penny, and two for five hundred. The people who will come from their side have not yet been finalized, Mrs. Wen said that she will give us a letter of approval in two days. It's just that she said that she asked the old man for advice, and the furniture and so on will be delivered together with the dowry the day before the wedding. "

Tong's brows frowned: "Forget it, if there is any mistake in the delivery, they are the ones who are ashamed. What do they say about Liangzhu?"

Ermo said: "I asked his family steward, and he said that there was no such thing as confiscating the house, but that Liangzhu's old lady was working in the mansion, and the master couldn't bear to separate her, so she was allowed not to marry. Chong Er The girl next to the master got married last month, and now there is no reliable person around, so she simply transferred Liangzhu over, but didn't say anything about the people in the house."

Tong Shi sneered: "Don't be deceiving, right? Who knows if he is in his room or not?"

Ermo said: "In front of Mrs. Wen, I deliberately asked why Liang Zhu was not allowed to marry. She just said that the girl was old and always sick, so she didn't let her come. She didn't say a word about our girl. , I just asked if the palace sent someone again."

Tong frowned and said, "Could it be that she heard about the palace sending people and was worried that our Shu'er would be accused of marriage, so she gave up her mind? The result hasn't come out yet. What they asked at the beginning was, if Shu'er Can you give it to Chongli if you fail the draft? They should have known about it a long time ago, what is the point of saying this now. Well, I won’t say much, just look at the future situation.”

Even though she said that, she had already made up her mind. Although Chongli's conditions were very good, but her daughter was better, so she would definitely find a better family.Thinking of Shuning's housekeeping in the past two days, she felt that she couldn't wrong her daughter.

Duanning didn't come back until late in the evening, but it was the first time he went home recently.He greeted his mother first, and chatted a few gossips with him, then found his sister and said, "Come over to my yard quickly, I have something nice for you to see."

Shu Ning followed curiously, and saw three pots of plum blossoms in the plum courtyard, they were all small and exquisite, even the pots and flowers were only about two feet high.Duan Ning smiled and said, "Do you know who gave it to me? It's Tong Ying! It's hard for him to get it."

It is not uncommon to see plum blossoms in pots, but the usual ones are yellow wintersweet, but these three pots are all red, no different from ordinary plum blossoms, and they also exude a faint fragrance, which is really rare.Shuning recalled the red plum painting and poem that day, and a sweetness rose in her heart.

Seeing her expression, Duan Ning held back a smile and said, "But he gave me this plum blossom, saying it was to add makeup to my new yard, but what happened to these three pots? It's not a pair, and there is one pot The color is a bit darker than the other two pots. He is usually not smart, and even the wedding present he gave to others was muddled."

Shuning pursed her lips, but guessed in her heart that Tong Ying was going to give it to her, but she was afraid that people would gossip, so she went out of her way on purpose.She glanced at her brother and thought: I don't believe you didn't guess it.

Duan Ning snickered, seeing his younger sister's face turned red and her fingers were about to twist, she hurriedly said: "I just need two pots of light color to decorate the study, and the bright red one, I'll give it to my younger sister, I'll see it It also matches the picture of plum blossoms in your house."

Shu Ning smiled embarrassedly, punched her brother twice, but thanked her again, took the red plum with her own hands and went back to the hospital.

(there is not much essence left...)
(End of this chapter)