Notes on Leisurely Living in the Farm

Chapter 57

Mama Wu hadn't seen his wife look so stern for a long time, and she couldn't help mourning for Shen Siya.Miss is getting married soon, how dare she provoke such bloody and dirty things.

Regardless of whether the miscarriage was true or not, this time she was determined.

Opening the curtain to go out, she licked her temples, just in time to see the maidservant with water at the end.With just one glance, she got the impression that this was the person who reported to her that day that his family brother was beating drums in front of the county yamen to express his grievances.

"You come here."

Jade stepped forward in a hurry: "Mother Wu."

"Well, go and ask the four girls in the master's study on the corner door, who have you met recently?"

The little maid retreated, and Madam Wu recruited a few more confidant maids and servants, each ordering them to go down.

Yiyou sat near the door, watching Mrs. Zhang and Sister Qiao inspect the wedding cake with both eyes, but her ears paid a little attention to the movement outside the door.She listened patiently to Mama Wu's words, but she understood in her heart that Mama Wu summoned six people to inquire about the back house, the front yard and the outside of the mansion respectively. Prevent subordinates from deceiving superiors and subordinates.

In her previous life and present life, what she lacked the most was the means of imperial servants in this big mansion.She couldn't learn the high-ranking demeanor of Mrs. Xiancheng, even if she tried her best, she would still be painting a tiger dog.Someone as meticulous and troublesome as Mama Wu is most suitable for her.

Silently remembering it in her heart, she digested it a little, and then had a new consideration about the assignment of Bitao and Liu's mother.Suppressing this matter, she concentrated on dealing with the occasional questions that Mrs. Zhang handed over.

Mrs. Zhang sat on the grand teacher's chair in an even and stable manner, holding the handle, with a peaceful smile on her face.

When you are young, you need to be strong, but now that you are in your forties, there are some things that she has already looked down upon.Whether she is the only one in the husband's back house is no longer the top priority on his mind.The son's future and daughter's marriage is the most important thing.

This matter is also simple to say, as long as my husband climbs high enough, he can protect a pair of children well.

For this reason, she could follow the folk custom and accept Siya for him.If she was honest, there would naturally be a lot of those chopsticks in the house.But now, it is obvious that this pawn wants to jump out of her Five Fingers Mountain.

Those who don't know good and bad, and who lift her against the scales, are undoubtedly seeking their own death!
Yiyou felt a gust of cold air coming, and looked up quickly, and the wedding cake in Zhang's hand rustled to the ground.The brown meatball wrapped in the middle was all exposed, soaking her newly dyed red nails.

It seemed that she was really angry this time.

Thinking about it, she can also understand that although there are many scumbag fathers in the world, it is really rare to see such vicious biological mothers as the old lady.

Zhang's family has a loving mother's heart, and her heart to protect the calf is stronger than that of ordinary mothers.Siya's kidnapping of Qiaojie's boudoir is indeed a relentless pursuit of no return.

"Mother, just now I promised Yiyou to take her to Yunzhou on the eighth day of the lunar new year."

"She is a girl who is not as good as Ji, how can she go to the team of newlyweds at will."

Sister Qiao twisted her hands on her mother's body, pulled away her oily hands, and swayed Zhang's arm with her wrist: "How can there be so many talking points, and there is no rule in the Da Yue Law. When a daughter gets married, friends in the boudoir cannot accompany her."

"As long as you have a big idea, if you continue to do this after you get married, the mother-in-law may be unhappy."

"With my mother around, Mrs. Jiang will not make things difficult for me. Everyone in Yunzhou knows that mother loves her daughter the most, and my elder brother can't compare to me."

Yiyou was a little surprised to hear that her younger sister got married later than her elder brother.But these days she has come to understand that a man from an official family is the one who seeks fame, and those who get married early are either from high backgrounds who are not worthy of fame, or because of their stubborn temperament that has no hope of fame.

Thinking of the eldest young master whom I had never met in my previous life, I heard that he studied at Taixue, and was able to write splendid articles at such a young age.Just wait for the next year's sage to open Enke, and he will be able to leap into the dragon's gate and become an extremely human minister.Wouldn't it be a waste if such a young Yingjie married the son of Qipin county magistrate.

The Zhang family is really lucky, the eldest son is a mature girl, and the young daughter is charming and simple.Thinking of the two children she had no destiny in her previous life, and looking at Siya now, she understood somewhat.

For a daughter's family, the husband's love is the most important thing, and the outstanding children are the eternal support after they grow old.

However, there is never a shortage of unfilial sons and daughters in the world. Therefore, compared to having children, only those who have power, money and land in their own hands can always take the initiative and remain invincible.

Wanting to understand this level, she went back to Mama Wu's control methods, and she completely understood what was vague before.

"This child, staring at the vase, what is he thinking?"

Yiyou sat down, and replied neither humble nor deceitful: "Compared to most women and children in the world, my wife has a rich family, complete children and filial piety, she is really a first-class blessed person."

Zhang Shi followed her words and thought about it, but it wasn't true.Although the true nature of her husband has been gradually revealed in these years, she has had the 15 years when Qing Junju was the most energetic.Now he is just a bad old man, so Shen Siya will take it if he wants it, and she is not willing to serve him.

Thinking of this, she suddenly became enlightened, and took her daughter's hand: "No one is as reasonable as you, that's all, she can also accompany you to relieve boredom on the road."

"Mom is the best."

Sister Qiao couldn't hold back, hugging her mother with kisses.

Just now, one of the two was using the round cake specially made by Yiyou, and the other was playing with the wedding cake as a baby girl.As soon as they hugged at this time, Qiaojie directly pressed two palm prints on the back of Zhang's big red silk gown, and the meat filling in Zhang's hand also formed a round cake, sticking to the lotus pattern embroidered on Qiaojie's breast.

Yiyou lowered the corners of her eyes, pretending not to see it, but it was hard to forget it in her mind.

This seemingly noble and powerful mother and daughter also had such clumsy moments.In an instant, the altar collapsed, and the two fell into the mortal world.

Mama Wu came in smelling the smell of meat, and saw that the madam and the young lady had changed their clothes.

"Ma'am, this old slave has already found out that Si Ya once asked someone to buy some herbal medicine for health, and this is the prescription left by the concierge that day."

Mrs. Zhang grabbed it and glanced at it, and she was furious after a while: "It's unreasonable, our small temple can't accommodate this big Buddha. Mama Wu, call someone, let's go to the master's study."

Yiyou and Qiaojie walked behind Zhang's, and behind them were Wu's mother and two maids. The mighty team headed south all the way to Qianyuan County Cheng's study.

Different from the carved beams and painted buildings in the backyard, the strange rocks and standing pines and cypresses in the front yard are quite majestic.

This is the place where Yiyou stayed in the county government office in the previous life. Now that she is revisiting the old place, those who plotted her to come here have been retribution, and her heart is as still as water.

"Father's yard is still beautiful, but it's a pity that mother likes the backyard like that."

Mrs. Zhang cast a sideways glance: "Who was it last month who still disliked the fact that this courtyard is too quiet and not popular at all?"

"But mother, I like this again this month."

"Forget it, let this matter be a headache for my future aunt. It's almost here, so you should take a closer look. Although my daughter's family can't groan, but they can't just give in. If you have the confidence in your heart, you can speak up about the matter openly. Don't worry too much."

However, Yiyou once again experienced Zhang's love for daughters, so why did Qiaojie's previous life be like this?
The doubts are getting deeper and deeper, and everything can only be revealed on the eighth day of the lunar new year.

"Mother Wu, come forward and knock on the door."

Seeing that the good show is about to start, she will never let go of the opportunity to observe it.

Madam Wu was already used to doing this, she held her head high and stood upright, she knocked on the door gently.

The door creaked open, and a high-pitched female voice came from it.

"My lord, it's all my concubine who is sorry for you. Madam is kind, but my concubine is really worried about my grandmother and old father, so I want to go to the main courtyard to intercede."

"Everything is the concubine's fault. The young lady is about to get married, and it is appropriate to scold the concubine when encountering this matter. Madam is busy with this matter recently, so it is reasonable to ignore the concubine for a while. The concubine only hates..."

"The concubine hates that, our undesired child! Folks often say that the old man can only get it if he is very lucky. It must be the concubine's poor fortune, so he can't keep the master's child."

Tears flowed down every word and every sentence, but it made Chen Deren furious.

At this time, Mother Wu knocked on the door: "Master, Madam came to see Siya."

The four girls got up one by one, their bodies trembling: "Master, this concubine is going to pay my respects to Madam."

Sometimes a woman's temperament is far better than her beauty, and this is the case with Siya at this time.Her dark skin and thick red lips gave her a sense of fortitude, and every cry made the county magistrate feel like a knife was twisting his heart.

Originally, [-]% of the masculinity remained, but it was stimulated to [-]%.Immediately, he touched the edge of the bed, but he couldn't reach the familiar gavel, so he had to switch hands to take a picture.Slapping it down hard, the thin skin and tender flesh really throbbed.

"Stay here and don't move, I will make the decision for you."

"My lord, my concubine is a sinner."

With such a high voice, Yiyou can hear it clearly.Closing the corners of her eyes, Si Ya's growth rate was faster than she imagined.As expected of being born of a daughter of the Cheng family, there is madness hidden in her bones and the idea of ​​harming others and benefiting oneself.If she is allowed to grow up, what's the point of not being able to keep her in order in the future.

In an instant, she made up her mind that Si Ya must disappear.Even if she can't do it temporarily, let her lose the ability to fight back forever like an old lady.

"It made the lady and the lady laugh."

Speaking softly, she bit her lips tightly, her eyes filled with apology that couldn't be opened.Even the members of the Shen family that she left felt very guilty. How vicious was Siya who did not know how to repent and deny again?
This move was indeed very appropriate, but it was unexpected, and it happened to fall into the ear of the county magistrate who came out.

Frozen three feet does not happen in a day, and the fear that the county magistrate has accumulated for Zhang's year after year cannot be melted away with a few words from Si Ya.

He is not a stupid person to be able to win the election as a child from a poor family.In a few steps, he has decided to take Mama Wu's knife, to save the old godmother's face, and slowly destroy his wife's absolute advantage in the mansion.

But when he came out and saw the madam in a bright red dress standing there with a smile on her face, he retreated half of his [-]% courage just now, and never dared to punish Mama Wu again.

Yiyou's words just gave him an excuse.

"Where is this wild girl who dares to talk nonsense at the door of my study. Come here, get it out for me."

Sister Qiao said with a smile: "Father, this is the Yiyou I told you about. Didn't you just uphold justice for her?"

The county magistrate recognized her, he knew about the Shen family.If this person is punished, Si Ya will feel more comfortable.

Rubbing his hands that were still hot, unconsciously, his purpose had changed from the original goal of destroying his wife's prestige to seek justice for Tong Fang, to the current goal of punishing his daughter, a friend he just made.

"Father knows it, but father has always kept a clear line between public and private. The case has been heard, so naturally she can't come to the county government at will."

It's a pity that God destined him to fail to fulfill this tiny request.

Sister Qiao raised her cheeks: "Yu Gong, of course she can't come, but father, she is my daughter's guest today, and she was pulled by her daughter to watch the fun, isn't that okay?"

"Of course... okay, this place is dirty, how about Sister Qiao go to the backyard to play?"

"not good."

"obedient!"

There was a hint of anger in her voice, and Qiaojie's smile drooped.Zhang, who hadn't spoken all this time, said, "Everyone comes here, so it's time to go and have a look. Although the two are not sisters anymore, they have still been friends for many years, sir?"

The three of them entered without hindrance, and Mama Wu cleaned the chairs.Mrs. Zhang sat down and glanced at Siya from a distance.

"The complexion is quite weak, is the doctor still there?"

"I haven't left yet, I'm waiting outside."

"Chuan, I have something to ask."

Yiyou knew that the main event was coming, so she calmed down.

The doctor came in with a medicine box, and Zhang asked straight to the point: "You took this man's pulse, did you find anything wrong?"

"Go back to Madam, but the little old man looked at it and found something wrong."

After questioning and answering, the doctor told everything he knew.It turned out that he also saw that Shen Siya was clearly suffering from palace cold, either the root cause of the disease from childhood, or man-made harm.Of course, he didn't say the latter point outright, but hinted one or two cryptically. Even so, everyone in the room understood it.

Mrs. Zhang nodded secretly, this doctor is impartial, and he probably has never hooked up with Si Ya.

"Master, do you understand?"

Si Ya knelt on the bed, wailing loudly: "I beg the master to be the master for my concubine."

Mrs. Zhang glanced sideways at her, and sighed faintly: "I have said long ago that the rules in this house cannot be taught. Mama Wu, please work hard before telling Si Ya."

Madam Wu hurriedly said that she didn't dare, and then said sternly: "Miss Siya, Tongfang's full name is Tongfang girl. Although she is a person close to the master, her status is no different from that of ordinary maids in the mansion. To the master, wife and young lady, you should Call yourself a slave."

Si Ya was stunned for a moment, the point of this meeting shouldn't be that Madam took the opportunity to cause her miscarriage.How could she be disrespectful when Mama Wu said it.

Immediately she knelt down: "I know I'm wrong, Madam should be punished if I look at my servant, I can order Mother Wu to show me directly, why...why..."

The county magistrate couldn't help it, and said suspiciously: "The back house is all under the care of the madam, so it's possible that the madam knew about this earlier?"

Zhang's sarcasm made the county magistrate shut up.Yiyou's eyes lit up, it turns out that husband and wife can get along like this.Since then, she has strengthened her self-improvement that women must have money and power, and have the power to protect themselves anytime, anywhere.

"I knew..."

Taking a deep breath, she faintly uttered the second half of the sentence: "Sister Qiao got married, and the ghosts and snakes in the mansion probably took advantage of the opportunity to sneak out. But I didn't know that there is such a clever Tongfang hidden in our mansion."

After finishing speaking, she took out the prescription: "The doctor told me, is the medicine three-point poison?"

"Of course, but traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to the assistant of the emperor and ministers, and the toxicity of the medicine will be neutralized. These two prescriptions are ordinary tonics."

Zhang picked up the brush and circled the above places.

"These five places are one, why don't you take a look?"

The doctor took a deep breath: "This... This little old man has never seen it before, but judging from its medicinal properties, it is extremely powerful."

"That's over there, it's not appropriate to say anything about it, you just step back."

After the Langzhong closed the door, Mrs. Zhang sat down again: "Now, what is there still unclear about, Master?"

Siya's face was dark, mother once said that it was the secret recipe left by the maid in the palace that the Cheng family took in during the war, and it has always been used by the palace lady and the aristocratic family.Even so, she was still very careful, broke up the order of the medicine, and sent someone to buy it several times.

Even so, it was still revealed.

"My lord, this servant really doesn't know. This servant just had a menstrual event last month and was weak because of pleading for love, so I ordered someone to take a few tonics and take it."

The county magistrate also had doubts in his heart.Madam is so foggy, he can't tell the truth from the truth.He instinctively believed in Siya, but he didn't dare to disobey his wife.

Yiyou has been watching her coldly since she entered the door, seeing her like this now reminds her of Shen Siya who pretended to be pitiful and begged for jewelry from her in her previous life.Seeing how Zhang is like this, he doesn't want to lower his status, and spends more time talking about it.

She didn't have that layer of status concerns, so she beat the dog in the water, not at this time or at any time.

"Madam, Yiyou thinks Siya's words are inappropriate."

Sister Qiao stood beside her, opened her eyes wide and asked, "What's wrong."

"First of all, Madam is in charge of the backyard. Regardless of master and servant, such important matters as the absence of menstruation should be reported in time. If it takes a long time to drag out other incidents, wouldn't it be an insult to Madam's wisdom.

Second, concealing and not reporting, most of them want to choose an auspicious day, and double happiness will come to win favor. The intention of this move is suspicious.

Three things, knowing that menstruation will be in the future, kneeling and worshiping will definitely hurt the body, but still go its own way, disregarding the fetus like this, its heart can be punished.

Four, if an ordinary woman needs a tonic, one dose is enough, and such a prescription is changed every day, which is really rare.

Five things, Madam doesn't know where you asked for medicine, and where did the prescription come from.Yiyou has lived in Yunlin Village for 15 years, but she never knew that Siya had studied medicine. Could it be that there are other experts around her, where is the expert?If you can't find an expert, it's possible that you got it in a dream.Forgive me, the entrusting of the dream is mysterious and mysterious, and I really can't believe it.

Sixth, after decocting the medicine, there should always be leftover dregs, and if you find out the dregs, you can know what medicine is used.For such a simple matter, why do you just cry and beg regardless of your weakness, as if you are afraid that others will find out.

In a word, Yiyou only thinks about these for the time being.It makes you laugh at me playing tricks in front of my wife. "

The four girls were directly hit one by one, and she collapsed on the bed, stopped crying, but her heart was bursting up in clusters.

Mrs. Zhang gave her a rather kind smile, then turned her head and told Mama Wu: "Hurry up and find the dregs of the medicine. Congratulations, master. You will get a Tong Fang who is proficient in medical skills. If you have a headache in the future, don't bother to ask the doctor."

The county magistrate had sensed something was wrong at this time, and frowned and looked at Si Ya: "Who wrote the prescription?"

"Before the slaves entered the mansion, they learned about it by accident at home. Because it is effective in maintaining the body, I wrote it down."

Yiyou looked at Siya with great interest, under the watchful eyes of everyone, even if she had eaten her heart alive, Siya could not show the slightest hatred.Seeing her fingernails digging into her palms, but she still controlled herself in the end, she felt even more dangerous.

Shen Fuhai has been convicted now, and she has taken revenge, but she has formed an inextricable bond with Si Ya.This situation and this scene are like a poisonous snake lying on the side of the couch, spitting out a message, although it is ready to rush up and bite her.

Fortunately, she had already stepped on her feet heavily just now, as for what will happen later, it depends on what the wife of the county magistrate will do.

Not long after, a servant girl came to report with a bowl of blue-gray soil: "Ma'am, the medicine dregs have been dissolved in the sludge, and it is really indistinguishable."

"Then search this room."

With an order, the servant girl got busy.Soon, several packets of herbs were found in the side room where Si Ya lived.After being identified by the doctor, it is just the few flavors that have not been circled in the prescription.

"You can be punished if you deceive the superior and conceal the truth. There is a happy event in the mansion, so it is inconvenient to commit murder. But the matter has come to this point, and the death crime can be avoided. The life crime is unforgivable. Come here, drag it out, and give me a hundred slaps."

Ordinary women who go down at fifty will probably lose half their lives.Even if Siya resisted the fight, Zhang's subordinates would do it themselves, and if they went down with a solid plank, the iron body would have to be flattened and rounded, let alone Siya's flesh and blood.

Yiyou moved a step away and stood in front of Sister Qiao, preventing her from seeing the bloody thing.

The county magistrate opened a yellowed Zizhi Tongjian, picked up a brush and sat down, listening to the crackling of the board outside, but he didn't turn a page.

"You guys go back first."

Just as Yiyou was about to retreat, she was stopped by Qiaojie.Seeing her trembling, she finally couldn't help staying, lowering her sense of existence.

With the continuous sound of boards next to her ears, Zhang Shi walked to the desk, picked up the fader and began to grind the ink.

"Rui'er's block script is still learned from the master. Next year he will have a scientific examination, and when he is in high school, all the ancestors of the Chen family will smile."

The county magistrate put down the book, his expression softened a bit.

"Master, do you remember Aunt Mei of the capital city, she used this prescription before. Take it ten days in advance, and when the menstruation comes, it will appear like a miscarriage."

"Is this true?"

"Master doesn't trust me. You can find a woman outside and take it according to this prescription. Within a month, the truth will be revealed naturally. There will be many things in the mansion this year and next year, and the official department will be assessed after autumn. Master really shouldn't worry about such troublesome things." I am so strict, but it is really helpless."

It's about the future, so the county magistrate can forget about Si Ya.

"Madam is still virtuous."

"I remember the kindness my master has treated me all these years. Scholars can't lack a confidante. You can find another one yourself. It's better than that."

First, he was lured by the official career, and then he was so soft, the county magistrate only felt that his wife was shining all over, and he was really an asshole for his suspicion just now.

"Madam decides everything about the back house. Madam has suffered a lot these years."

In a few words, the husband and wife reconciled.The sound of scolding outside stopped, and Yiyou saw the two of them looked at each other and smiled, the tacit understanding was natural.

In a trance, she seemed to realize something.Combining rigidity and softness, Zhang's method does not lose everyone's generosity, and does not leave a single omission, which is really high!

(End of this chapter)