Notes on Leisurely Living in the Farm

Chapter 62

Yiyou doesn't know anyone who wipes cold sweat, but on such an important occasion as a wedding, there are rules about who should sit and where to sit.

The marriage of powerful and powerful families is different from that of ordinary peasant families, what they want is ostentation.As for the ostentation, most of it comes from the tacit cooperation between the in-laws and the family.For example, the dowry alone is too much to fit in the warehouse, making the in-laws seem stingy.The lack of dowry can't fill the treasury, and it's not good for her mother's family.There are too many chores like this, and each of them has to be communicated with others to strive for perfection.

This person is such a background, and it is reasonable for the in-laws' family not to enter the natal table.But the visitors can't be hungry, so we set up a special table for them in the side courtyard.

So now, Yiyou can easily confirm the identity of the person by the door.When she "inadvertently" asked the servant who passed the dishes again, she learned that this person was the head of someone sent by the Jiang family.

Mr. Jiang's family has always been a virtuous man, and it's obviously a happy event, but why would he hide his cold sweat with a sad face?

But anyone who sees it will feel that there is something wrong with it.However, this place is remote, except for a caring person like her, she would generally not pay attention to it.

Yiyou scratched her head and scratched her head, but in the end she still couldn't figure out what to do with this matter.Marriage is a good marriage with two surnames. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Mrs. Zhang is very satisfied with this marriage.Young Master Jiang has a very good reputation. If she went to Qiaojie's ear and said clearly: Your fiancé has problems, you will definitely be uneasy if you marry him.

Regardless of whether Sister Qiao believes it or not, Zhang's subordinates will definitely arrest her as a lunatic immediately and send her to the North Courtyard to be with Si Ya and those troublemakers in the kitchen.

What she regrets most now is that in her previous life she only focused on fighting for favor.As for human trivial matters, I never care too much.So much so that no matter what happened, she had to catch her blind and start all over again step by step.

People can't help but leave regrets and comfort themselves silently, so she walked to the courtyard where Sister Qiao was.

"Yiyou, come and eat together."

The meal in front of Qiaojie was quite sumptuous, and Yiyou was not polite to her.After sitting down, she began to ask around.

Speaking of future husband-in-law, Sister Qiao was a little shy at first, but she soon became more at ease.Da Yue has always been kind to women. Although Qiao Jie is a boudoir girl, she also met Mr. Jiang a few times before getting married.

In her mouth, that young master of the Jiang family is a gentle person.At the age of eighteen, with a face like jade, although Qiaojie's brother in the Imperial College did not read well, it was not bad.

"He treats people very gently, and the Jiang family's family style is also quite upright."

Seeing her eyes getting brighter and brighter, until finally two blushes flashed on her complexion, Yi You's heart gradually sank.

No matter what kind of past Qiaojie and Young Master Jiang had, she always had a bad life in her previous life.But the longing for him when he was young is not so easy to get rid of.

"You are like this, you can't wait for this day to be the eighth day of the lunar new year, and you will bring a big sedan chair to the door with drums and gongs."

"How could I know how to laugh at me?"

As she spoke, her expression faltered: "Mother said that the most difficult thing for a new wife is the first year. There are so many uncles and aunts in the Jiang family, I'm afraid I won't be able to remember them by then."

This is the worry of every bride. Although women can reconcile and leave, they can also stand on their own.However, the general trend of the world today is that the male dominates the outside and the female dominates the inside, and men and women get married to reconcile yin and yang.

"Don't think too much, just take your time." The topic changed, and she asked: "I heard that the county magistrate was also a handsome young man before."

Sister Qiao simply stopped her chopsticks and pulled her to sit cross-legged on the bed. The two faced each other and told her about their parents' past.

Talented scholars and beautiful ladies are not only plots in the storybook, but the county magistrate and his wife are like that.A poor scholar meets a rich lady, and the two get married.Different from the general wives who abandon the chaff after gaining power, the chaff here is too aggressive, and instead restrains the poor scholar.

"Although I don't talk about my parents' faults, my mother is actually more capable than my father. If she hadn't been tough, I'm afraid I would have many younger brothers and sisters, so I'm not as relaxed as I am now."

"That's natural."

"Mother also likes the Jiang family. Only when a man is old and has no heirs can he take a concubine."

Yiyou's brows frowned even deeper. She remembered that in the year when she was the most powerful, she had rewarded Yin Kaizi, the son of a lower official, and the family of Jiang Tong's eldest son clearly had a share.

Mr. Jiang is young, it is impossible to adopt so early.But the family rules are as heavy as a mountain, if they are violated, the whole family will be ridiculed, and it is impossible for him to violate them.Then how did he cheat the sky and do such a thing?
"You frowned as soon as you entered the door this morning, why are you so reluctant to part with me?"

"Of course I miss you."

"Cut, don't be so nasty, I'm so tired these days, just lie down with me for a while."

Coaxing sister Qiao to sleep, Yiyou gets out of bed quietly.Closing the door, she went to the front.

Chen Xiancheng was having a drink, and the heavy responsibility of hosting Zhongwei fell entirely to Zhang Shi.Yiyou stood aside, watching her sitting in the chief seat, welcoming and seeing her off in a smooth manner, directing the serving of dishes, and occasionally getting up to have lively conversations with the wives of various families.

Although everything was complicated, she didn't feel rushed at all.Everything in the mansion is in order, and the guests' faces are genuinely satisfied.

Seeing her coming, Mrs. Zhang hurriedly greeted: "Yiyou is here, come and help me watch the wedding cake."

Yiyou stepped forward, and Mrs. Zhang instructed very simply: "The guests at the innermost three tables will be given boxes when they leave. The rest of them will use red paper. If there is not enough, we will send out new ones."

This is differential treatment, but the people who came were all smart, and they all happily accepted and said peace with smiles on their faces.

Some people were frank and surprised at this ingenious idea after opening it on the spot.Zhang Shi was happy to gain face, and he was not stingy with making face for her.

"The wedding cake is exactly what this girl Yiyou thinks. I like her ingenuity, so I entrust her to make the wedding cake."

Everyone tried to save Zhang's face, and when Yiyou interjected, she mentioned that she bought and sold steamed buns.

"I've eaten it, and I ordered someone to wrap it when I went back, but I can't get the smell out of it anyway." Said a certain lady in brocade.

"It's really so delicious, how did you make it?"

Yiyou would not reveal the secret of Baishi, but only modestly said that everyone's eyes are full of flowers, and the cooking in the madam's house must be delicious.

She was born beautiful, but now her attitude is not humble, but she can say things that make everyone happy.Just this time, the cake recipients remembered that there was a pretty eloquent lady in charge of the Shen family bun shop.

Even after two days, as the people who ate the wedding banquet returned home, the wedding cake spread all over Yunzhou, and she was secretly called "the wedding cake Xi Shi."

Of course, that's something to say later, taking advantage of the time, she still said slowly: "I saw those people in the remote area, and I was not very happy to hear that the front yard was so lively."

Mrs. Zhang was stunned and then quickly relieved: "This matter is still related to you. The Jiang family will be the last in everything, but now they let me show off at the wedding cake. They are afraid that they are not used to it for a while."

Seeing that she didn't think about anything else at all, Yiyou grabbed the cake box and decided to give up trying.

After such a busy two days, the morning of the eighth day is the auspicious day for Qiaojie.

Before going out, Yiyou carefully touched the kitchen, wrapped a seven-inch knife for cutting vegetables and hid it under her clothes.Yesterday's autumn tiger had passed, her clothes were a little thicker, and her breasts had begun to develop. At this time, she was hiding a knife, so no one else could see it.

Be careful sailing for thousands of years, Qiaojie has been lively since she was a child, and the daughter who was carefully nursed by Zhang's, how could she be in poor health.On the day of the wedding banquet, the guards were strictly guarded, and it was impossible for the highly poisonous medicine to appear.She thought and thought, and the only possible reason was external damage.

"What are you doing?"

Yiyou shivered, almost revealing her secrets: "Mother, I have to drink some water, I have to go to the county government earlier."

Mrs. Li sent her daughter away suspiciously, but noticed that a knife was missing.

He hurriedly chased him out, but there was no one outside.Just when she was about to go out to chase her, she felt a pain in her lower abdomen, which was the root cause of her illness when she was young.

Now that things have happened, she can only believe that her daughter is not such a careless person.

As Yiyou walked all the way, she saw that the road from the county government office to the city had already been cleaned up.The words "囍" in red are plastered all over the street.With Yiyou's previous identity in her previous life, she can do things in the inner house, but outside it is controlled by the eldest lady.

This was the first time she witnessed the wedding banquet of a high-ranking official and noble family. Although it was only a county magistrate, the ostentation was not comparable to ordinary people.

After walking in, she finally saw the whole scene.The installed 64 dowries filled the entire courtyard.The yamen servants changed into festive clothes and prepared to carry the dowry.Chen Xiancheng also doted on his young daughter, and even brought in all the guards of honor when he went on tour.

If the censor is here, he will definitely use one of his official tools for private use.But in the county magistrate where no one is in charge, this move will only make people's eyes shine, and they will say grandeur.

Putting on makeup, putting on her wedding dress and phoenix coronet, Qiao Jie, who was originally lively and lovely, now looks a little more mature.Yiyou sighed, this unique beauty between innocence and maturity, she would be moved when she saw it, how could Mr. Jiang be willing to do that?
"I haven't eaten much since morning, so I don't know if I can make it through the night."

Zhang criticized: "The newlyweds have a big belly, and their manners will be indecent."

"But, I'm really hungry!"

"Mother will prepare some snacks for you. You can fill up your hunger later on the way. Not now, your makeup will fade."

With an idea, Yiyou picked up the apple on the table, peeled it, cut it into thumb-sized pieces, inserted it with a bamboo skewer, and handed it to her.

"Ma'am, eating some fruit won't fill your stomach."

Zhang Shi finally nodded, Qiao Jie gave her a grateful smile, but the faces of the dowry mothers next to her were a little unnatural.

"What's your opinion, mothers?"

A few people were silent, and the older one among them spoke with a sincere look: "Madam, it is the most difficult for a new daughter-in-law to serve her parents-in-law and set rules. Don't take it lightly."

Sister Qiao swallowed the apple, pouted her mouth: "In my own home, there's nothing wrong with being casual."

Mom didn't say much, but she clearly disapproved on her face.Yiyou frowned, Zhang probably felt that Qiaojie was too evasive, so she chose a few serious mothers.But is it really suitable for such a person with more rules than his master to follow?
Mrs. Zhang looked at the person she had chosen, and then at the group of childish daughters.

Why didn't she want to let her daughter feel at ease, but the Jiang family was the best choice for her husband's official position.Women have to go through this hurdle, and marrying someone who has no rules is afraid that they will suffer even more.

"They're right. At the beginning, they should pay more attention. Eat quickly, and then apply some lip balm."

"kindness."

However, Yiyou understands Zhang's heart. If these few mothers who respected rules in the past, they can perfectly make up for Qiaojie's jumping off.But it is different now, if one is governed by these four rules of human nature, one's hands and feet will inevitably be bound.

"Ma'am, Yiyou is going with Miss this time, but she doesn't understand anything. Could you bother me, please go with Mama Wu."

Mrs. Zhang was worried about her daughter Wireless. She planned to send Mama Wu, but her filial daughter refused.Now the thought came out again, and I couldn't hold it back anymore.

"Okay, Mama Wu will follow first."

"mother."

"Don't worry, if you can take care of yourself, she will come back in a few days. If you want, I won't give it."

Yiyou rounded up the situation: "Sister Qiao will take care of me and let Mama Wu accompany me as a companion."

"That's fine, but I'll have to work hard for a few days."

Yiyou silently held her chest, where the last life-saving knife was hidden.Now with the addition of Mama Wu who is extremely flexible and protective of Qiaojie, the trip is gradually becoming more secure.

Several people said this, and soon it was noon.The wedding was held at dusk, and the county seat was neither near nor far from Yunzhou City, so it was just right to start at this moment.

The welcoming team is not from the same city, so it is not a sedan chair, but a carriage.

Everyone already knew that the eight sedan chairs had to wait until they reached the gate of Yunzhou City before changing.Yiyou and Wu's mother got into the carriage together with the new bride, and there were only three people in the carriage.

When the car started, sister Qiao cried and her eyes turned red.At this moment, Yiyou's role was revealed, and a few words finally brought her back to calm.

"For some reason, today is an auspicious day, and my right eyelid always twitches."

Mama Wu patted her lightly: "Girl, you must be the opposite."

"It's the opposite, but the more you jump, the more powerful you are. If you don't believe me, just touch it."

Qiao Jie stretched out her hand to touch it, and sure enough there was something pressing against her finger, and immediately she felt a little worried.

Mother Wu gave her a sideways glance, and explained to Sister Qiao: "Miss just left home just now, so that's not the bad thing."

The sadness that sister Qiao had just suppressed came back, Yiyou rolled her eyes at Wu's mother, and continued to persuade: "It's all within the same state, and the wife will come to visit every year and festival, so the young lady should come out to relax. "

"kindness."

Haoxuan persuaded her, Yiyou opened the curtain and looked out.In her previous life, she came to Yunzhou in Chen Deren's car. At that time, she only cared about pleasing the people in the car, but now she saw this scenery for the first time.

The wheat ears in the fertile field are golden yellow, and the wind blows the wheat waves to bring bursts of fragrance, which makes people feel refreshed and happy when they smell it.

Unknowingly, I went to the city of Yunzhou, and saw the Jiang family coming to wait, and the guard of honor of the county magistrate also put away.After getting off the carriage, Yiyou and Madam Wu stood on both sides of the sedan chair.

Yiyou knew that Yunzhou was rich before, but it was the first time she experienced it so personally.On both sides of the street, there are row upon row of shops and bustling crowds.The merchants and civilians who come and go are all wearing clothes that are more than [-]% new, their complexions are rosy, and it is rare to see hunger and poverty.

Even though she had a lot of grievances, she couldn't help sighing at this moment that Chen Deren was a good politician.But she didn't know that the place where the wedding sending team passed was the main road of Yunzhou, and the people who lived here were naturally rich.

Although Jiang's family is also an official, they are well versed in the principle of attracting wind with big trees, so they didn't order anyone to clear the way.The speed of the team slowed down, and after half an hour, they finally arrived at the Jiang family's main house in the west of the city.As a big family, the Jiang family occupies an entire square city.

Although the building is not as majestic as the government office, the house that can't be seen at a glance is still awe-inspiring.

When the patriarch's eldest grandson marries a wife, the door is naturally wide open.Taking advantage of getting off the sedan chair, Yiyou finally saw Mr. Jiang's appearance clearly.

Sister Qiao has never said anything false, but this person is born with a good look.Ke Yiyou always felt that there was a hint of sadness in his faint smile.

Shaking her head slightly, she had already determined that something was wrong with the Jiang family, and there was no need to look for more evidence at this moment.

All the way into the Xitang, Yiyou once again realized what a big family is.There is no other reason, the huge main courtyard is densely packed with people.According to a rough estimate, the total number of masters and servants is almost a thousand.

Dai Viet stipulated that 3 people form a county.Yunzhou is rich and prosperous, with a maximum of [-] people in a county.The Jiang family has so many relatives that can be obtained alone, and with the addition of side branches, it is almost as large as a county.

The chapel ended amidst the buzz of people, and Sister Qiao was helped into another small courtyard behind the main courtyard.It is said to be a small courtyard, but it is actually compared to the patriarch's main courtyard.

There are many flowers and trees in the courtyard, which isolates the hustle and bustle of the front yard.The four dowry mothers stood outside the door, with Yiyou and Mama Wu accompanying them inside.

"It's almost suffocating."

After Young Master Jiang left, Sister Qiao threw the hijab aside, her voice full of irritability.

"Shhh, it's good to let someone who cares about you hear that. I'll show you this old slave, and I'll take it with you when my uncle comes later."

"kindness."

The three continued to chat, but now it was replaced by what they had heard in Jiang's house.Occasionally, there was a loud noise of persuading people to drink in the front yard.

"Such a big family, it's really a headache to look at."

"Take your time, Madam also told you, no one will wrong you to memorize everything at once."

Qiao Jie curled her lips, glanced at a picture on the wall from the corner of her eye, and finally relaxed.Yiyou scanned over, only to see that the signature was stamped with Mr. Jiang's square seal.

He clenched his fists tightly, hoping that her guess was wrong and that there would be no mistakes today, and Mr. Jiang is not a person with a bad heart.

After the three chatted for a while, a woman's soft voice came from outside the door.

"The madam was afraid that the young madam would be hungry, so she asked the old madam to order some fresh snacks from the kitchen."

"Thank you Madam and Madam for your concern."

After Mom answered, she opened the door.Yiyou raised her eyes, and saw a pretty maid, with a slightly plump figure, wearing a high-waisted skirt that was different from everyone else, walking in with some snacks.

Seeing them, the servant girl frowned slightly, and then said: "Madam has something else important to ask the young madam, please mother and sister, can you bring some water first to clean your hands for madam."

Yiyou had a hunch that something was wrong, there was something between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law that she couldn't talk about slowly in the future, she had to pick it up at this time.But when the servant girl said this, she couldn't think of any other way to prevaricate.

"Miss, wait for us to be together for a while."

Mother Wu dragged her out, and when Yiyou closed the door, she saw the maid turn around.

Under the skirt was a protruding belly.In the blink of an eye, all the doubts in her heart were connected together.

No matter how strict the family rules are, they can't stop people from destroying them intentionally. Scholars like Mr. Jiang like red sleeves to add fragrance.It is not impossible for him to be blinded by others before getting married, and even have children.But a woman is strong as a mother. For the sake of children, a woman can do anything.

The maid glanced outside the door, smiled gently, then turned around and put the tray on the embroidered pier near the west bed.

It was too late to say it, and then it was too late, a cold light flashed, Yiyou didn't care about anything else, she let go of Mama Wu's sleeve and opened the door: "Sister Qiao, get out of the way!"

The sound of exclamation interrupted the soft voice inside, Qiaojie pulled down her hijab, and saw a knife in front of her eyes.Instinctively, she ducked back.The knife ran across the abdomen, cutting open the red wedding dress.

Yiyou poked her chest out, and immediately went up to meet her.

"Mother Wu, what are you doing in a daze, come and help me."

The three old mothers plus one of her quickly subdued the servant girl who delivered the message.At this time, the place closest to the abdomen of Qiaojie Xifu has been scratched badly.

"what!"

With such a big movement, it stands to reason that the guards at the door should be shocked.But unexpectedly, no one came in from outside the door.

"Mom, you might get in touch with the sender."

Madam Wu understood, Yiyou handed her the tray in the maid's hand, and ordered her to pretend to be the delivery tray and call for someone.Then she took out the clean clothes from the dowry after bathing and cleaning up later, and changed them for the dumbfounded Qiao Jie.

Although the two old mothers are pedantic, they are loyal.At this moment, the maid had already been tied up, and a piece of smelly sock was stuffed in her mouth.

"Sister Qiao, take a sip of hot water, I brought this."

Qiaojie took it numbly, and Yiyou pulled out the stinky socks.The guard didn't come in just now, apparently he had been bribed to give her enough time to make the new daughter-in-law infertile.But once this period of time is over, they will come back to clean up the mess.

"Don't worry, our people are here, and Mama Wu is going to call them."

The yamen servant came after the guards, and Mr. Jiang came after him.

After that, the entire Jiang family's senior management was shocked.The graceful and luxurious woman walked in and slapped Ru Qun's maid directly.

"mother."

Mr. Jiang supported her, his face full of distress.

There is still something that everyone doesn't understand, but the matter between the romantic son and the true love maid.However, including Yiyou, none of them thought that what happened next would be so shocking.

Seeing that sister Qiao was fine, the Jiang family also slowly confessed the matter.

The maid is not a real maid, but a collateral niece of Mr. Jiang's birth mother Wang's natal family.Since ancient times, the cousin has many roles, causing the cousin to lose his soul, and this is no exception.Cousin and cousin Li Xia in the melon field successfully blossomed and bore fruit.

The Jiang family's reputation must not be lost. The main family of the Wang family has one or two officials, and the descendants of this generation are just ordinary merchants.Helplessly, my cousin is a true character, and without my cousin, I will look for life and work.Therefore, this cousin could only be kept in front of his wife, pretending to be a first-class maid.

Helplessly, the cousin had a big heart, so she came up with a poisonous plan.As long as the first wife can't give birth, the Jiang family can only recognize the child in her womb.At that time, she will continue to stay by her aunt's side, with her mother-in-law backing her, and her cousin pampering her, wouldn't she be a hundred times better than the wife who couldn't hatch an egg.But the wife had a bad body after worshiping, so she could only stay in Jiang's house.

After making this wishful thinking, she came here as a maid.On the day of great joy, whoever has a normal mind would think that the respectable first-class servant girl beside the mother-in-law would harm the daughter-in-law she personally appointed.

(End of this chapter)