The daily life of young girls in ancient times

Chapter 20

After Fourth Master Rong fell asleep, Mrs. Cen planned to go over to pay her respects to Mrs. Di and the old ancestor. Mrs. Di had already sent someone over, saying that she was tired after taking care of Yuanlu all night, so she had a good rest, and we will talk about anything tomorrow.

In the morning of the next day, Di Shi first served Master Rong Si to take his medicine, and then brought a group of eagerly watching children to pay his respects to the old ancestor.

When going out, Baozhu turned her head and forgot to take a look at her father's already ruddy face, and she was relieved. She had dripped a lot of lotion in her father's food and drink in the past two days, and she also used it for her family members Quite a few, just afraid of being offended by illness. Tomorrow is the day when Daddy will participate in Qiu Wei, so don't get lost.

After going over to the old ancestor's side, people from the fourth room were all there, the room was full of people, and the grandpa's face was a little impatient, "Why did they come here, parents are not in good health, and they can't be bored, so you don't have to wait every day Come and say hello every day."

Di Shi said softly, "Everyone is thinking about our ancestors and being filial. Naturally, we have to come here to pay our respects to our ancestors. Please don't be unhappy, the Duke of the State. We will all go back after we greet our ancestors."

Mrs. Rong gave Grandpa Guo a glance, but said nothing.

Everyone paid respects to their ancestors one by one, and then they all went back, and Baozhu's brothers and sisters also went to class, and Cen followed Di back to the yard with Baozhu in his arms.

Di Shi asked, "What's wrong with Yuan Lu? Will Qiu Wei be delayed tomorrow? If he is delayed this time, I'm afraid he will be defeated."

"Mother, don't worry." Cen sat down with her precious pearl in her arms, "The doctor came to check her pulse in the morning, and said that there is no serious problem, and her complexion is much better than yesterday. It should not delay Qiu Wei."

Di Shi nodded, "Qiu Wei will take several days, and the environment of the examination room is not good. I'm just afraid that he won't be able to hold on."

Baozhu thought to herself that she would have to put enough lotion in the water bottle brought by her father tomorrow.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law said a few more words, and Di Shi said, "I'm afraid you also think that this time there is something strange? Speaking of Yuanlu's first delay in the imperial examination was a last resort, and something was wrong the second time. I let people After searching for a long time, I still can't find out the reason, and this time I was almost delayed again, which is really weird, how did I go out to meet my friends? This illness is also a bit strange..." The problem is, they don't Knowing whether the disease is smallpox this time, I really have no way to start.

Cen took a look at the ignorant Baozhu, "Mother, Baozhu is still here, it's better not to let her listen to these dirty things."

Dishi glanced at Baozhu and couldn't help sighing, "I know you love her dearly. I have noticed the kindness you have treated her these past few years, but she is a girl after all, she will always marry, and you can't support her." She lives her whole life. You only teach her the good things and show her the good side. You don't want her to know about these nasty things, but what if she is married? She can't help herself when she is married. The youngest daughter in the mansion will definitely marry into a wealthy family in the future. How can such a family have fewer concubines? In the back house, there must be fights. I have suffered enough. So I don’t want to have those concubines in the backyard of a few children, but are you sure that Baozhu will meet such an enlightened family in the future? Are you sure that Baozhu and her husband will love each other forever?”

Cen's face was sad, and he couldn't speak for a while.

Di Shi continued, "Just like your father-in-law, he was just a country boy with good luck. He followed the late emperor all the way to achieve today's achievements. He married me for the sake of the family, but his heart is still on his childhood sweetheart. It's not that I didn't see that I was partial to you, the only thing a woman can count on is herself, don't you understand?"

"I understand." Cen sighed and patted Bao Zhu's head, "I'll teach her these things when she's older. She's still young now, let her play for a few years."

Dishi nodded, "She's almost recovered, and she will go to class with her sisters in the next year. She doesn't need to be smart, as long as she can tell right from wrong. I will also send someone to investigate the smallpox matter, so don't worry about it." That's all, just take good care of Yuanlu."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have said almost everything that should be said. Cen returned with Baozhu in his arms. On the way, Baozhu didn't say a word. Of course Baozhu understood. Isn't it weird that grandma said that Daddy had smallpox?

Baozhu's brain is not flexible, she is only over three years old, she can't think about problems for a long time, and she can't think about the things in her previous life for a long time.

After thinking about it too much, she became a little drowsy, Cen carefully carried her back to her room, let the maids take care of her carefully, and went to Master Rongsi's yard again.

The fourth master Rong will leave early tomorrow morning. This autumn is a total of nine days. He eats, drinks, and sleeps in the tribute courtyard. Many people fell ill halfway and were carried out of the tribute courtyard because of the harsh environment.Daddy is in good health, Baozhu was thinking about it, so she got up before dawn and went to her father and mother's yard.

Mrs. Cen was still packing things for Fourth Master Rong, when she heard Bao Zhu coming over, she couldn't help laughing at Fourth Master Rong, "Look at how caring you are, I rushed over to see you off before dawn."

Fourth Master Rong picked up Baozhu and kissed her on the forehead, "It's still a girl who is caring."

Baozhu followed suit and kissed her father on the cheek, "Daddy, are you ready to eat and drink?"

"You still worry about this." Cen couldn't help laughing, "Mother Wang is ready to go, just stay by your side."

Baozhu shook her head, "No, I'm going to help." She twisted off Fourth Master Rong and ran towards the small kitchen, Miaoyu followed behind her with a smile.

Cen looked at Miaoyu and couldn't help sighing, "Miaoyu can be regarded as a great fortune. The deep scar on her face is almost healed. If you don't look carefully, you can't see anything. I'm afraid it's because of the past. The last trace of two months will fade away."

Fourth Master Rong nodded, "Miaoyu is not young anymore, she will get married in two or three years, she has a steady personality, and when the time comes, find a steady steward for her in the mansion, so she can take care of Baozhu."

Cen said with a smile, "That's what I planned too."

After Baozhu ran to the small kitchen, Mama Wang was preparing dry food for Master Rong Si. Baozhu called someone sweetly, and asked, "Mama Wang, is my daddy's kettle full of water? Let me help too."

Mother Wang smiled and said, "That's not going to happen, little master, let's go and have a rest."

Baozhu acted coquettishly, "Mother Wang, just ask me to help, I also want to help Daddy prepare something."

Mama Wang didn't insist anymore, she asked her servant girl to bring the kettle to Bao Zhu, and pointed to the cold boiled water on the table next to her, "Water is over there, girl, be careful." She then told Miao Yu, "Look carefully at the little master. "

Baozhu dripped two drops of lotion into the kettle while the maid was not paying attention, and carefully poured the water in the cup into the kettle, but she was too young, so some always spilled out, Miaoyu said, "Girl, I'll Bar."

Anyway, the lotion had already dripped into the kettle, and Baozhu didn't insist any longer, so she asked Miaoyu to help, and she added two drops to another kettle in the same way.

When the time was about the same, everyone in the Rong Mansion came out to send off the Fourth Master Rong, and the Fourth Master Rong said with a smile, "Fourth Brother, I believe you will definitely be able to bring back a Jieyuan this time."

Master Rong Er also said, "No, the fourth brother has been smart since he was a child, so there will definitely be no problems this time."

Third Master Rong said with a smile, "Fourth brother, hurry up, we'll wait for you to come back."

Only then did Master Rong leave with his burden, and Baozhu felt a little excited when she saw her father go out of the gate.

Everyone also went back to their rooms, Cen still had something to do, so Baozhu went to the old ancestor's side, Rong Yanzhu really wanted to please the old ancestor, but she still had to go to class, so she could only watch helplessly. Holding the orb, he followed his ancestors.

Today, because the Fourth Master Rong went to Qiuwei smoothly, Baozhu was very active in her work, busy weeding and watering the vegetable field, the small vegetables in the vegetable field had already sprouted, and the tender green vegetable sprouts had already grown. It's as high as a palm.

Afraid that Baozhu would be tired, Mrs. Rong pulled her to sit on a rattan chair to rest. The old and the young looked at the tender and oily vegetable field. They grow up really fast."

Baozhu also looked at the tender and oily vegetable field, and was very happy in her heart. Daddy finally participated in Qiuwei, great!

Mrs. Rong continued nagging, "In ten days or so, this side dish can be eaten, and when the time comes, give us the orbs to try."

"Okay." Baozhu nodded vigorously, "I will send some to my grandmother and aunts then."

Mrs. Rong said with a smile, "Our Baozhu is filial piety."

The two happily stayed by the vegetable field all morning, and Baozhu accompanied the ancestor for lunch before going back to his room to rest.

Shen Shi, the older brothers and sisters came to accompany Baozhu after class, Rong Rong also returned to his naughty appearance, and couldn't stay in Baozhu's room, so he took out all the crickets raised by Baozhu and started fighting.

The two young ones were careless, Rong Lang, Ming Zhu and Hai Zhu were still a little worried about how their father was doing in the Gong Yuan, they were not used to it, and the smallpox outside was also very serious, but nothing happened.

In the eyes of Sifang, the nine days really felt like years. Cen had lost a lot of weight in the past few days. Knowing that it was time for Fourth Master Rong to come back, he immediately led a few children to the gate of the house and waited.

The door of the Duke's Mansion was quickly opened, and Cen immediately saw the rosy-faced Rong Yuanlu striding in. His complexion was even better than the previous few days.

Cen wiped her eyes, and greeted her with a few children, "Master, you are back."

The fourth master Rong handed the burden to the maidservant, and smiled at Cen, "I'm worried about it, my lady, don't worry, I'm fine, and I passed the exam very well."

They walked forward all the way, and the Fourth Master Rong talked about the things of the past few days. There was nothing before the Gongyuan, but when he entered, he had to be examined by the imperial doctor. After all, there are often several smallpox outbreaks these days. Always check it, so that someone who is infected with smallpox will not know that it broke out during the exam.

Master Rong Si said, "Fortunately, there is no serious problem, but it is a pity that a few people had to interrupt Qiuwei because of physical discomfort. Speaking of which, I have eaten well and slept well these few days, and I am full of energy. It’s very easy to do the exam questions.”

(End of this chapter)