Notes on Leisurely Living in the Farm

Chapter 56

On the day when the Shen family brothers and sisters were escorted to Beijing, Yiyou went to the county government just in time.The door opened slowly, and she stepped on the stone and stopped to look up, but her thoughts were very mottled.

During this period of time, many things happened, and the most important thing was that the friendship between Shen Cheng's and Cheng's two generations of marriage was completely broken.Immediately afterwards, the previous coffin and tombstone were unearthed opposite the white stone pile, so the matter cannot be denied.Headed by the second uncle, the Shen family took back [-] mu of land at the foot of Yunshan Mountain, and divided it equally among the Shen family members based on their heads.

As for the things that the Cheng family had been greedy for ink for a long time, it was probably because the Shen family gave them to them on their own initiative, so they couldn't get them back.On the contrary, because of the collapse, Shen Fu'ai's dowry and Ying's responsibility for raising her children were easily returned.

The people of the tribe have gained such a big sweetness, so they respect the second uncle even more.With just one move, the second uncle's respected status is even closer.At the next clan meeting, he was appointed as acting patriarch.

The old lady refused to accept it, but although she was saved from death, her reputation was completely discredited.Especially when Shen Fuhai was sentenced to autumn sentence for such disgraceful reasons and expelled from the family, there was no place for her in the ancestral house.

Then the prefect of Yunzhou finally issued a document stating that the matter of the two patriarchs was not in harmony with the laws of Dayue, and there was no precedent in this dynasty, so it was rejected.However, the laws of the country are nothing more than human feelings. In such cases, there are several elders in the Keyu clan to assist the patriarch.

The second uncle took the initiative to give way, and handed over the patriarch's seal to Shen Fujiang.The eldest of the Shen family also reciprocated, following the general trend and asking the second uncle to work tirelessly and become the chief elder, with the same status as the patriarch.As for the other "several" elders, everyone wisely didn't mention them.

All these things were learned during the market, Yiyou was really relieved to hear the result.

The uncle and the second uncle, whether they are facing her or not, at least have a sense of justice in their hearts.Such a person is the most suitable person to be in charge.And with such a person, there will be no more unfortunate situations where people sit at home and are thrown broken shoes by the clansmen who come up.

In fact, Yiyou didn't know that because of the five hundred acres of land, the Shen clan now owed her a favor.Not to mention all the hatred dissipated, they were more or less grateful.

"The person to be beheaded has come out."

The child woke up Yiyou excitedly, she stood on tiptoe, watching the carriage pulling the prison cart slowly driving out from the yamen.

"Son!"

Heart-piercing shouts came from the crowd. Shen Fuxiang supported the old lady, while Cheng Shi stood with a dull face.Compared with the domineering past, in just ten days, the faces of the two women in the Cheng family quickly collapsed.

Yiyou thought with her toes, and knew the situation of the two of them.The Shen family would not give good looks to these two people who ate inside and outside, and the Cheng family, although they had taken advantage of a lot in the past, now that they have eaten the fat in their mouths for more than ten years, they can't tolerate this A married woman who failed to keep the Cheng family property.

Suffering from the splint, you have to get used to the pain of falling from a height, which is unbearable for most people these days, let alone the two who have long been used to being on top.

"Fuhai, I made some pancakes for you and took them with you on the way."

The person in the prison car opened his eyes and revealed a weak voice: "Bitch, get out!"

Yiyou looked behind and saw a pig's head in a prison uniform.Thinking of the similarities in the faces of the siblings, she immediately understood.Shen Fuhai is used to being an uncle, so he might be bullied in prison.In just a short time, he was beaten up so much that he didn't even recognize his mother and daughter-in-law!
"Chunsheng, come and see your father."

The old lady yelled towards the crowd, Yiyou looked and saw Shen Chunsheng's usually neat silk shirt, now it was full of dirt, he stood there numbly, glanced back, and ran back.

"Chunsheng, come back!"

When Cheng grabbed him, his eyes were full of hatred.In any case, Chunsheng cannot bear the reputation of being unfilial.

Although Shen Fuhai got married early, the Cheng family did not have this precious son until the seventh year.At that time, the two had already grasped the power in the clan, and it was a good time to enjoy it.Therefore, even though Chunsheng was born in a farm family, his life was no worse than those young masters in Yunzhou City.

Once the phoenix turns into a chicken, how can he bear it.With red eyes, he grabbed the old lady's sleeve:
"It's all you, you are the one who murdered, why do you want daddy to take the blame!"

Shen Fuai, who was squinting in front, laughed loudly: "Chunsheng is here, aunt will tell you why."

Yiyou's heart tightened. Sister Ying had visited Shen Fu'ai after she was sure she was staying at her second uncle's house.Although there was a little bit of hatred between the two of them, it completely dissipated when she was implicated and imprisoned.Send her clean clothes and food, and she will tell her all about the cause and effect.

Although she concealed the fact that the old lady gave 300 taels of silver, there is no guarantee that she will not guess it these days.

"Your grandma is the most powerful. She can teach your fourth uncle to be a marionette who abandoned his wife and children. Naturally, she can also make your father obediently take the blame. You see, my aunt is also implicated by it. So Changsheng, remember, you must not do it in the future." According to your grandma, she is devoted to the Cheng family, and she has bad intentions towards everyone in the Shen family."

"Auntie, I remember."

Yiyou turned around, and saw Shen Fuai's gaze cast here.Nodding slightly, she turned around holding the food box.

Shen Fu'ai still understood in the last period of her life, knowing that she hated the old lady, so she repaid it like this.Sister Ying is a poor child, she will take care of one or two.

As for Chunsheng, this child has been held in the palm of the whole family for more than ten years, but now he acts like this, it is really hopeless.

After coming many times, the mother on the corner gate of the county government office saw her and stopped stopping her.

"Miss Yiyou came just in time, Madam should have finished her breakfast by this time."

"Thank you, mother."

Smiling sweetly, the old mother who guards the gate has a little more sincerity in her smile.This girl Yiyou, although she is a popular person in front of the madam, and even the young lady is worthy of her sister, but she never puts on those airs and treats others as easy-going as ever.

Easy-going but not flattering, beautiful but not enchanting, how can such a transparent person not make people feel close.

On the way, she happened to meet Qiao Jie who was sitting in the gazebo.

"Is Yiyou here?"

Although they have known each other for less than ten days, the two have changed from being called sisters at first to being called by their first names today.

"Why is Miss Qiao here?"

As soon as she asked, Qiaojie put on a bitter face: "Don't mention it, you Shen family, you come to the main courtyard to kneel down every day. Weeping and shouting, begging my mother to let Shen Fuhai go. This matter How can my mother be the master, so she ordered the servant girl to send her to beg my father. But she refused, and just knelt in front of the door, as if my mother bullied her. These days are even worse, and she kneels before dawn Outside, let me eat and hide.”

"Is this really the case? Sister Qiao is really working hard, and she actually blamed me."

"I don't have it. How nice I am to a beautiful sister like you."

"Then why did you say Lao Shizi's 'your Shen family' just now? There are only five people in our family, including the maids and mothers. When the sun is not up, all five of us sleep soundly in the courtyard. Outside the main courtyard."

"Yiyou, you are so talkative. You know who it is, but why are you fussing with me?"

Yiyou burst into tears: "Being burdened by Shen Siya many times, now I'm not afraid, because Sister Qiao and Madam have annoyed me about this."

"How come, my mother is the most lenient, she has never been angry with me these years."

Yiyou slandered: Zhang's beloved daughter, I'm afraid of melting in my mouth for you, the only daughter, and afraid of falling when I hold it in my palm.For me, who makes wedding cakes, I am afraid that I will be killed in a bad mood every minute.

"Let's go, let's go and have a look. I made the wedding cake early in the morning, you have to take a look."

Sister Qiao threw the handkerchief to the maid, squatted down and began to lift the lid of the box: "Let me take a look first."

Yiyou walked forward, seeing her wide-eyed eyes, but felt a little relaxed in her heart.In the past ten days, she has been devoting herself to thinking about it, first of all about the old lady's burying of the coffin and tombstone.If such unlucky things were really dug out from under the white stone pile, the white stone would really be useless.

It turned out to be a false alarm, and she tried various fillings.The taste of new wheat in autumn is better, but one thing is not as good as in spring, flowers, fruits and vegetables are scarce.In desperation, she had no choice but to use meat stuffing to make up, and after a thousand choices, she finally picked out the salty stuffing.

Now the wedding cakes she brought are divided into two layers. The first layer is twelve wedding cakes stuffed with sweet-scented osmanthus, cockscomb, Korean chrysanthemum, pork, beef, and mutton.

Each one is in the shape of a half-moon, with half of the word "囍" printed on it, and the meat stuffing and flower stuffing are put together in one place, implying that the masculinity and yang are compatible.

The appearance of the second layer is similar to that of the first layer, only on the meat filling, it becomes chicken, duck and fish.

Wedding gifts pay attention to even numbers, with auspicious meanings, and the two boxes of wedding cakes are different, so meticulous, it reveals the daughter's family's deep intentions for this marriage.

"It smells so good, but unfortunately, I can't eat it."

How could Yiyou not know that the lively and lovely Qiaojie when they first met, but still elegant and chaste, was nothing but an illusion.The real her is actually a food-loving, straightforward and naive snack foodie.

"You can't eat this time, you will eat up your blessings."

"What can we do then?"

"How to do it?"

Sister Qiao shook her arm: "Yiyou, you must have a way, right?"

As she asked over and over again, the pearl hairpin in her bun shook and shook, just like the puppy she had raised in the previous life.

"Of course, I left a round one without engraving, so it's not considered a wedding cake. I'll show it to Madam after I read it, and I'll give it to you."

"You are really the most amiable. Hey, why don't I know how to cook these foods. How about Yiyou, I will go home with you today, can you teach me?"

Yiyou recalled the legends in the county government office: every time the eldest lady enters the kitchen, the county government kitchen has to be rebuilt.With dry laughs, she directly refused: "Sister Qiao, my family is a small business, and the kitchen can't stand your cooking."

"Did Madam Wu tell you that I'm going to settle the score with her. How can I ignore my daughter's family's reputation like this."

Yiyou laughed, she likes sister Qiao's direct nature the most, she never gets angry when others tell the truth.

"It can't be Mama Wu, but I saw it with my own eyes."

"Since you all know, what I want to eat in the future, you have to come and make it for me."

"That's certainly possible, but it's still convenient now. After you get married, I'm afraid it won't work."

Yiyou pretended to sigh and showed reluctance, but she was actually quietly looking for opportunities.She is really unfamiliar with the Jiang family, what happened back then can make such a lively Qiao sister into that appearance.

Qiaojie is the first close friend she has made in two lifetimes, she must find a way to protect her through this calamity.

"It's not easy. You can find your way in my dowry. It will be more convenient to come back later."

It didn't take much effort, Yiyou's eyes lit up: "Okay."

Sister Qiao looked at her expression, and was even more delighted to see her agreeing so happily.Growing up in the county government since she was a child, she is not as innocent as she appears on the surface.Especially since Zhang Shi is so devoted to her, there is naturally a lot to teach.

Due to her status, she didn't like to act in a roundabout way since she was a child.The reason why he treats Yiyou so well is also because of her unintentional temperament.

No matter how slow the two walked, they would have reached the front of the main courtyard.

Yiyou tidied up the food boxes a bit, and was about to enter the door when she heard a burst of chaos.

"It's red!"

"Ma'am, Siya is red now."

Mother Wu's slightly anxious voice came, and Sister Qiao's face darkened.She is about to get married, and she knows what it means to see red.

"Yiyou, please avoid it first, and be careful not to get bad luck."

"It doesn't have to be like this. I'm not that meticulous. Yunlin Village is no match for the county government. I probably know about these things."

"Alright, let's go in first."

As if hearing Yiyou's voice, Siya, who was kneeling on the ground, opened her eyes and smiled at her with determination.

Seeing this, her heart skipped a beat, not because of anything else, but because compared to the bitter and mean Si Ya a few months ago, now she still has resentment, but her whole person has a bit more Cheng's breath.The kind of ruthlessness after going through thousands of hardships is exactly the same as Cheng's.

Thinking of herself and others, she thought of herself in her previous life.When she first entered the county government, she was really a country girl who wanted to be rich.But after several years of fumbling in it, her heart gradually hardened, and her wrists became several layers higher.

She can grow up, and Si Ya, who has seen Cheng's wrists since she was a child, is afraid that she has grown up even more.

"Sister Qiao, I heard that rich families will give medicine to their concubines."

Asking in doubt, she focused on Sister Qiao's expression.

"What kind of a big family is my family? To tell you the truth, even the Jiang family is not a big family. The medicine is not easy to get. Except for the princes and noble families in the capital, ordinary people really can't afford it."

"I see."

Nodding silently, her doubts grew deeper and deeper.Qiao Jie is like this, it's not like she doesn't know anything about the back house.In her previous life, Chen Xiancheng had never been dismissed from office, so why would she be so helpless and heartbroken?
"Leave her alone. It's not that mother wants to punish her to kneel. She has sent people out several times to persuade her with good words, but she can't be driven away. No matter what happens now, it's her own fault."

Yiyou once again affirmed her thoughts, Qiaojie's voice was so loud that she could hear clearly inside and outside the courtyard.

[-]% of the sympathy that Si Ya accumulated when she saw the red disappeared immediately.The remaining [-]% is probably due to the sudden change in her natal family, the father went to Beijing today and the daughter suffered a miscarriage, and there was a trace of compassion for her.

"Miss, how can I be so vicious!"

"Pfft, my mother took you to visit the Wang family yesterday, and you are learning from Aunt Hong. I am a young lady, and you are a housemate. There is a world of difference between master and servant. Even if I am really vicious, I can't tolerate you You are so open-mouthed. Seeing you like this today, these ten slaps will be saved for you.

Mama Wu, wait for Si Ya to be quick, and you slap me ten times on my behalf, all of which should be an apology for today's disrespect. "

The words were loud and loud, although the voice was sweet and glutinous, but it did not lose its momentum in the slightest.

Yiyou watched from the sidelines, couldn't help applauding, but also felt quite touched.Here is the demeanor of a wealthy daughter. Even if the clothes are not so luxurious, every gesture and gesture still exudes an awe-inspiring and inviolable sacred aura.

She finally understood the phrase that Chen Deren accidentally mentioned in her previous life, "Only when the three generations have descended from the prime minister can they be called aristocratic families."

"Sister Qiao said to her, the most important thing now is to help her go back and ask a doctor to take a look."

"It's still Yiyou who is smart, if you don't help her go back, let daddy know by the way."

Watching Si Ya being helped away by two thick old mothers, her stumbling steps still couldn't get rid of the unnatural feeling in her heart.

What was it that she ignored?
Puzzled, the two entered the main room.Yiyou presented the food box, explained in detail and then sat down.

"That's it. I changed it to a half-moon shape on my own. I hope Madam won't blame me."

The wife of the county magistrate picked up one, and she could smell the strong fragrance from a close distance.Although she grew up in the capital, she had never seen such a wedding cake that was so ingenious.

"It's so good. Make two hundred boxes of each."

Yi You agreed, and then explained the rest of her thoughts: "I'm afraid three hundred boxes are not enough, so I'll make [-] more boxes in case of emergency. Besides, the red paper box is not as elegant as the wooden box after all, why don't Madam order a skilled craftsman to carve the wooden box?" box and put the wedding cake in it."

"You are still thoughtful, but there is not much time now."

"Not every copy has to be wrapped in a wooden box. Wooden boxes are precious, so it's a perfect gift for noble people."

Mrs. Xian Cheng's eyes lit up, sitting in her seat, she naturally thought about the future.He just showed his face in the Yunzhou government office through the peony cake, if he sends the same wooden box again this time, Master Chen will be even happier.Moreover, a small wooden box clearly distinguishes the status of each person, which is actually a clever plan.

"You have devoted yourself to Qiaojie so much, and I can't treat you badly. Take it."

Seeing that it was a piece of paper, Yi You hurriedly took it over, opened it and saw that it was the new household registration of her and Li Shi and Changsheng.She is the head of the household, and the three of them form a household of their own, and their household registrations are all on the house deed of the courtyard house.The next piece of brocade silk is the title deed of the courtyard house today.

At that moment she stood up and knelt down on the ground: "Mrs. Yiyou's kindness is unforgettable. Yiyou's family is poor, and the gift from my wife is timely rain, so I dare not resign. But there is one thing I have to say, what Yiyou has done, Gein's close relationship with Qiaojie is not because of the house deed and identity documents."

Qiaojie avoided her kneeling, and helped her up after she finished speaking: "Since Yiyou is so grateful, how about teaching me how to cook."

Yiyou pondered for a moment, closed her eyes, the courtyard was all given by Mrs. Xian Cheng, a kitchen is nothing.

"it is good."

"How can Yiyou be so serious, I'm just kidding you."

The atmosphere in the main room was just right, and Madam Wu hurried in: "Ma'am, the doctor just checked the pulse, it was a miscarriage. The master has already passed, and the one cried and said bluntly that he failed to give birth to the old son for the master, and he deserved to die. "

Zhang rubbed her forehead and looked at Yiyou: "If Siya is like you, I can save myself some trouble."

Minimizing her sense of existence as much as possible, Yiyou smiled wryly.Although she has left the Shen family, the past 15 years cannot be erased.Now that something happened to Siya, most people would think of her.

In the past few days, she has been close to Sister Qiao, and she also heard and knew the whole story.As the wife of the county magistrate, Mrs. Zhang has been grasping inside and outside, and has firmly ruled the backyard of the county government these years.There are two reasons for the tolerance of Siya this time:
One is this year's assessment by the Ministry of Officials, all officials in Yunzhou have wives and concubines in their back houses, and it is not good for Mrs. Zhang's small county magistrate to stand alone.After sister Qiao got married, her younger brother was also old enough to discuss marriage.Seeing her being so overbearing, the wealthy family feared that her mother-in-law would not be easy to serve her, and that it would be difficult to get a good marriage.

Due to these two considerations, she made a gesture to leave Si Ya, who was not of high birth, ugly, and stupid in mind, as no threat at all, but only as an embellishment.

"It's really bad luck that a happy event in the mansion is approaching."

Shaking the handkerchief, Zhang frowned.

An unintentional remark caused a storm in Yiyou's heart.

The eldest lady of the previous life also said this when she had a miscarriage. At that time, Siya visited the mansion. When the two sisters were alone, she once comforted her: "Second sister, why should you be sad? Look at me. Difficult to conceive. Even so, this day is still nourishing."

That day, she was trying to comfort herself, if Chen Deren favored her, childlessness would be nothing.Thinking about it now, she suddenly realized.

She once asked the best doctor in Yunzhou to treat Si Ya, and her palace cold disease is basically incurable.In the previous life until her death, with the help of her influence, Siya's husband had never had a concubine, and Siya had never conceived.

The county magistrate's wife is fair-skinned and healthy, but she has only one son and one daughter these years.The county magistrate has always been not the "very brave" man in the rumors.

So, how could Siya be pregnant?
"Yiyou, what are you talking about?"

Yiyou turned her head back and expressed her doubts: "Madam, Siya's grandmother and mother are not easy to conceive. Mrs. Cheng married Shen Fuhai for five years before she became pregnant with Siya. Now that Siya is pregnant so early, I always feel that Something is wrong."

Zhang Shi also focused: "Is that true?"

"Shen Fuhai married early, and I am one year older than his eldest daughter. I have heard that there are flavored medicines, which can cause false pregnancy symptoms after taking them, and miscarriage after less than two months of pregnancy, but I don't know if it is true or not. "

Zhang Shi nodded affirmatively: "But there is this medicine."

Concentrating on it, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was the case.Although Si Ya looks clumsy, she has a lot of eyes.At this time, Xiaochan, if Shen Fuhai can be rescued, she will have the protection of her own landlord's natal family.Taking a step back and saying that she can't be saved, she can also be raised as an aunt because of the pregnancy, and be the serious master.

And now that Sister Qiao is about to get married, if such dirty things are spread, it will definitely be detrimental to the reputation of her daughter's family.If I take care of my daughter wholeheartedly, I will always follow her will and turn big things into small things.

Killing three birds with one stone, what she lost was nothing more than a pair of medicine money and playing tricks by raising her voice.No matter how you calculate it, it will be of great benefit to her.

"Mother Wu, go and investigate thoroughly, hurry up."

(End of this chapter)