The Ups and Downs of Mrs. Yipin

Chapter 68
Feiyu was grounded, and the two children were opened separately. It turned out that all the maids around Siyuan were under Feiyu's management. To be precise, except for He Huai'an and Fang Xiuyi, everyone in this mansion, Feiyu can participate manage.Whenever Fang Xiuyi sees Fei Yu ordering his servants to do things like an adult, and reconciling accounts with the manager, she is both gratified and sad at the same time. There are many times when she feels that she may be too selfish, but seeing Fei Yu doing better and better, Seeming to be more handy than her, her little bit of guilt melted away in no time.

Fei Yu was taught etiquette by a woman about forty years old. Women can't make a living, so they slowly start to educate the daughter of a wealthy family.

Fang Xiuyi was worried that a woman of such a background would be too harsh, so she observed the scene a few times at the beginning, and found that it was much better than she imagined.Mother Xue was indeed very strict when teaching etiquette, but she also knew how to adapt and was not so rigid. This may also be the reason why He Huai'an invited her here.Coupled with Fei Yu's cooperation and seriousness, Mother Xue did not hesitate to praise Fei Yu at all.

As for the female celebrity master, she is in her thirties, has a very gentle personality and speaks slowly, so she is really suitable for this job.Mrs. Zhou is disabled and has a birthmark on her face. It is said that she has been infertile for many years and was abandoned by her husband's family.As soon as Fang Xiu saw the current population size of the mansion, she asked Mrs. Zhou to select a few maids and women to form a sewing room to be responsible for the sewing and mending in the mansion.

Fang Xiuyi herself has a sense of women's independence, coupled with her past experience in this life, so she has great respect and admiration for these women who make a living, and she will never stand idly by if she can help one or two.With Shangshufu's current income and her attitude towards life, it is still possible to provide these craftsmen with a job.

Feiyu's sculptor is a man in his 50s and [-]s. It is said that he has only one daughter, who is already married and brings his wife with him.Master Yan was a bit cautious at the beginning, he had never taught women, let alone a high-ranking official daughter, he didn't even dare to cross within three meters.But after He Huai'an and Fang Xiuyi's enlightenment, he was finally able to let go of his defenses and earnestly teach.Every class, Master Yan would come to He Huai'an's yard with tools.He Huai'an followed suit and stayed by his side.What made Fang Xiuyi admire He Huai'an was that as long as he accompanied Fei Yu to learn sculpture, other people and things would have to be postponed, even if someone came to visit, he would either make an appointment or let people wait in front.

Fang Xiuyi observed for a few days and felt that her son had really become Penghao.It was obvious that she and He Huai'an attached great importance to Fei Yu.Looking at Siyuan again, she has a high talent and a delicate mind, but she has been ignored.When she said this to Siyuan guiltily, Siyuan comforted her instead.

"Mother, you really think too much. The son is a man himself, so he should bear a lot of burdens. The younger sister is not only the treasure of mother and father, but also my treasure. Besides, mother misunderstood father, and father also cares about me."

"Yes, I know adults care about you too, and have arranged you next to their study."

Siyuan didn't say anything more, but kept comforting Fang Xiuyi.

Fang Xiuyi felt that she was too partial to Fei Yu, so after a few days of thinking, she made a request to He Huai'an.

"My lord, the children have all moved away now, and I don't know if they are sleeping well at night. Why don't we go and see the children every night before going to bed, okay?"

"They are all grown up, with so many people around them, they should sleep well."

Fang Xiuyi's idea is that parents and children can communicate with each other and say goodnight to each other like they did in the previous life.

"We are parents, so we are naturally closer than the people around us."

He Huai'an disagreed, but Fang Xiuyi was not willing to let him go.At night, she heard the silence outside and felt uncomfortable.She went to the next door, took care of him, took the book from He Huai'an's hand, and walked out holding hands. She was also determined that He Huai'an would not do anything to her, so she chose the most direct and presumptuous way.

"You are their father. You are the closest person besides me. Besides, listen, this yard is so quiet. The two children live outside alone. They are only 11 years old. Just stay away from your parents, on this kind of night, I don’t know how scared and lonely you are, why are you so cruel and don’t go to comfort?” At first, Fang Xiuyi just wanted to persuade He Huaian to go together, but without saying a few words, she felt sore , actually cried.

He Huai'an didn't expect Fang Xiuyi to be so sad because of such a thing.According to his experience and what he knows, there is no parent who visits their children every night before going to bed.But when he saw Fang Xiuyi was so sad, he could only confirm once again that his wife was different from other people's wives.

"Okay, let's go."

Fang Xiu smiled through tears, a little embarrassed, "My lord, I didn't threaten you by crying. I really feel sad when I think of Siyuan and Feiyu living outside alone."

"I know, let's go."

Although He Huai'an was forced to do this by Fang Xiuyi, after seeing the ecstatic expressions of the children, he realized that his children are really still very young, and their attachment to their parents is still so deep, just more than usual. It's just a cover up.

So, under Fang Xiuyi's persecution and He Huaian's guilt, it became a custom for the husband and wife to say good night to the children every night.What's more, what Fang Xiuyi didn't expect was that this practice would be maintained until several years later.

After the children settled down, Fang Xiuyi remembered the "21 Articles of the Shangshu Mansion" and felt that it was time to explain it to everyone in the mansion.The sooner it is popularized, the earlier the rules will be established to handle affairs.At first, Fang Xiuyi wanted to find someone to speak for her. After all, in her current capacity, it seemed inappropriate to teach in person.But after finding a few people in the government, they found that they were not doing well in terms of understanding and application.So after getting He Huai'an's permission, Fang Xiuyi set up a study class in the mansion by himself.

Because of the good weather, this study class was held in the open air.To the south of He Huai'an's study, there is a grove full of red flowers and willows, and there is a pavilion in the grove, which has a relatively large space.I don't know how He Huai'an used to deal with this pavilion, but now it is used by Fang Xiuyi as a classroom.

Most of the people in the mansion are illiterate, so it is indeed a difficult problem for them to understand the rules and regulations.So Fang Xiuyi divided it into two study classes according to the time, so that everyone can study.

The servants in the mansion may not have the opportunity to learn to read and write in their entire lives. Hearing that Mrs. Tangtang is going to teach classes, and even have the opportunity to write with a brush, and they are all learning the rules of the mansion, so they are very enthusiastic. Even Sandong and Banxia beside He Huai'an took the time to come and study.

In fact, Sandong and Banxia can read. They originally planned to take the booklet and read it by themselves. If they don’t understand, they can ask He Huai’an. But later, people said that Madam’s explanation is easy to understand, easy to remember, and vivid. , attractive.Therefore, the two risked their time to listen to Fang Xiuyi's speech, and felt that Fang Xiuyi's speech was more popular, so they turned their backs on Mr. He.

He Huai'an didn't take it seriously at first, as long as Fang Xiuyi has something to do, let her go, and he will fully cooperate.But later he found out that even the people around him went to listen to Fang Xiuyi's lecture, and he also went to listen to it once.I saw Fang Xiuyi sitting in the pavilion, dressed plainly, didn't even wear any jewelry, and didn't hold a booklet in his hand.The rules one by one seemed to be telling a story to her, and the people below listened very carefully.After talking for a while, Fang Xiuyi asked everyone to recite in unison and recite one by one, occasionally checking their comprehension.Watching it, I found it very interesting. Since then, He Huai'an will listen to it whenever he has time.

At the beginning, Fang Xiu only wanted to let everyone remember these rules for easy management.But after the class started, it was found that it was too difficult, because these people were uneducated and illiterate.This is a very big hindrance to comprehension.So, she asked the housekeeper to print these into booklets, so that everyone could go back and review them, and if they had any questions, they could ask them in the next class.

In the first class, Fang Xiu taught them how to write their own names, and for the whole afternoon, she didn't care about the rules.Seeing these people's enthusiasm for her name, she really felt a lot of emotion. It seems that the country's popularization of compulsory education is such a great social progress.

The rules drawn up by Fang Xiuyi are very simple and colloquial, which is why she made such a decision considering the fact that the cultural level of the audience is almost zero.For example, the first article is: words and deeds are moderate, and the honor of the government is maintained.The first of the following is: Shangshufu gave me a home, and I will give Shangshufu a face.

It sounds really funny, but it's easy to explain and more vivid. Fang Xiuyi still remembers He Huai'an's expression when he saw this one, the look of wanting to dislike it but not being able to deny it.There are two articles under this one, mainly talking about the issue of collective honor.Fang Xiuyi had also been trained in her previous life, and she has lived abroad for many years in this life, so she still has connotation and experience, so it is very life-like.

The servants have been taught before that if they sell themselves, they are the servants of the Shangshufu, and they have to listen to those who are higher than themselves. Otherwise, they will betray the master and be punished, or even be sent to the official. Life is not guaranteed.After being brainwashed by Fang Xiuyi, these people more or less had a feeling of "I am also the master of the Shangshu Mansion".They can only be good if the Shangshufu is well, and their words and deeds are also related to the image of the Shangshufu.

These rules are relatively rich in content, including the spirit of ownership, reward and punishment systems, duties and obligations, etc., a total of 21 and forty rules.Due to the poor foundation of the students, the difficulty of teaching far exceeded Fang Xiuyi's imagination. Fang Xiuyi had to repeat some rules four or five times before these people could understand and memorize them.Originally, she planned to finish it in one month, but in fact it took her two months.

Although this job was hard and difficult, Fang Xiuyi did it very seriously, even though sometimes her voice became hoarse when she spoke, she was unwilling to give up.This can be regarded as her image and standing in the mansion, how could she fall down so easily.

During Feiyu's one-month confinement, Fang Xiuyi basically never went out of the house, and was busy giving lectures every day. She was not very interested in the outside world. She was tired of seeing the modern prosperity of the previous life, and this life can be regarded as traveling all over the world. Well, even in the capital, she had left most of the time before entering the mansion, and the outside world was not very attractive to her, so it would be more comfortable for her to stay in a place where she could give full play to her strengths.During the period, Mrs. Cao also posted a post inviting her to a banquet, but Fang Xiuyi politely declined.First, her daughter was grounded, and she was unwilling to go out. Second, her daily teaching tasks were relatively heavy, and she didn't want to waste on boring things.

However, although Fei Yu was grounded, a few friends she made came to visit her a few times, including Gu Zhun's daughter.When she came here for the first time, Gu Qizhi also brought Mrs. Wu's daughter, the girl who spoke rudely that day, and was two years older than Fei Yu.

Mrs. Wu's daughter, Wu Yujue, is a taciturn girl, somewhat similar to her mother.When they came, they greeted Fang Xiuyi first, and then went to Feiyu's yard.Wu Yujue kept his head half down, apologizing to Fang Xiuyi in a humble manner.Fang Xiuyi didn't care about it either, but she couldn't figure out how such a timid girl could say such things that day.

Fei Yu didn't seem to make things difficult for Wu Yujue, but entertained them generously.After the friends left, Fang Xiuyi obviously felt that Fei Yu's mood was very high. It seems that the company of peers is still very important.

(End of this chapter)