common color

Chapter 17
The old lady frowned immediately when she heard the words, and glanced at the third wife.She has been in charge of the family for more than 30 years in her life, and she has never seen anything happen, and she knows that there is something tricky about it without thinking about it.

The old lady became angry when she saw that Han Huang's clothes were bright on the outside, but the inside was in tatters and there were bruises on his arms.However, Han Huang spoke for the third wife, the nanny and others, which made her feel even more that this grandson was kind-hearted, which she hadn't noticed before.

"Old lady, these are all my daughter-in-law's fault." The third wife hurriedly stood up and explained, "The girl serving Xiao Shiyi has not been diligent, and yesterday she let Shi Yi run around alone. The daughter-in-law sent her to the backyard Going to be an errand, Xiaolan has just stepped in."

"Since you find something is wrong, you should rectify it to the end!" The old lady frowned and said, "I know that you have always been generous to the servants, but you can't let them bully the master. The nannies rely on their milk to beat brothers and sisters." Er is a bit more respectable than other slaves, but in the end, she is still a slave! Now Brother Huang doesn't drink milk, what is he doing raising an ancestor? Someone, kick her out for me!"

Immediately, two women came up and helped the nanny who was kneeling on the ground. She turned pale with fright and repeatedly begged for mercy.Seeing this, Han Huang knelt on the ground and begged: "Grandmother, calm down, it's all my fault! On weekdays, my nanny complained in front of me, and I softened my heart. No matter the clothes, shoes, delicious, and useful ones, let her take them back. Go home. These are all voluntary by me, and have nothing to do with the nanny. No matter how wrong the nanny is, she is still the one who has nursed her grandson, so please forgive her with this in mind. The nanny is old, if she is shamed like this Get kicked out, do you still want to live? The grandson kowtowed to the old lady!" After saying that, he really started to nibble.

"This kid is so kind!" Before the old lady could tell, Lemon stepped forward to help him up.

"Okay, for the sake of brother Huang pleading for you, I will give you a light sentence." The old lady stared at the nanny and said, "You are allowed to take all your things away, and in addition, you can go to the third wife to get ten taels of silver. It was Brother Huang who rewarded him!"

The nanny knelt down in shame to thank the old lady, then kowtowed to Han Huang, and went down without saying a word.

The old lady looked at the girl Xiaolan who was kneeling on the ground with a terrified expression, and reprimanded: "Now that you are the first-class girl next to Brother Huang, you must be worthy of the monthly money of this first-class girl! It seems that you are the first-class girl! I will spare you for the sake of serving, and go out to get ten boards in a while. If you dare to be negligent again in the future, you will be beaten with a big stick and thrown out!"

After hearing this, Xiaolan kowtowed and went out to face the board. After a while, she limped back to thank her.Seeing this, the old lady told her to take Han Huang down to change clothes, and also rewarded a bottle of the best ointment for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.But it's not for her, it's for Han Huang's arm.

The second wife took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "The third daughter-in-law is very tolerant, but she will not be careful once she has her heart. First, Jiu Yatou was bullied by evil slaves in the farm, and now it is brother Huang who is being manipulated by the nanny." Live, Qingfengtang has been really troubled recently."

The third wife's expression became ugly when she heard this. The old lady had been keeping a straight face since just now, and the room suddenly became more and more awkward.

"Second aunt's words are wrong." Ruoxi replied with a smile: "I went to the farm with my aunt for five years, and she wasn't the wife's housekeeper at that time! Eleventh brother is kind by nature, what does my nanny have to do to protect me? First, if he doesn't tell, how can my wife know?"

After hearing this, the old lady's face became brighter. Five years ago, she was the head of the old lady who passed away. Jing Ruoxi reminded everyone to remember it.The eldest wife is not in good health, and the farm is far away from the capital, so she usually just sends a servant over to take care of her.Everyone heard what happened to Han Huang just now. He blindly protected the nanny even if he was manipulated and still pleaded for her. No wonder the third wife didn't know about it.

The second wife glared at Ruoxi, and cursed secretly in her heart: You idiot!I don't know whose way I have followed, and I am still counting the money for others after being sold.No wonder he was punished to death by a few slaves in the farm, it turned out he was careless!
The third wife glanced at the old lady's face, and felt relieved when she saw her expression softened.

At this time, the door curtain was lifted, and the elder came in with his wife, daughter-in-law and daughter.His appearance is somewhat similar to the third master, but more elegant, not like a profit-seeking businessman.

Ruoxi and the others stood up, and waited for the Eldest Master and Eldest Wife to sit down after seeing the old lady, and then they saluted and sat down again.Ruoxi, the elder of the Han family, has seen all of them, but Han Hao and Han Yu, who are left with only the second room, have never met.This Han Hao is already seventeen, and it is said that he has appointed the second daughter of Lord Shi Chen's family as his wife.The fathers of the two families are both seventh-rank sesame officials, so they are well-matched.The wedding date is set for March next year, and the second room is preparing for the dowry, and it is planned to send it there before the end of the year to avoid taboos in the first month.

"Old lady, great joy!" The eldest grandma congratulated the old lady with a happy smile after sitting down.

"Oh? Is it possible that the uncle's entry into an official position has something to do?" The second wife couldn't hold back the joy in her heart, and couldn't wait to ask with a smile.

She wanted Han Hao to help manage the shop, and she wished that the Elder Master would take up the post soon.The Han family opened a total of 36 shops in the capital. From the cloth shop to the dyeing workshop to the garment shop, the one-stop business is thriving.Among other things, it is a matter of knowledge to arrange the shopkeepers and accountants of these 36 shops.Who wouldn't come to see the chief manager during the holidays?Besides, the old master can’t use Brother Hao for nothing. The shopkeeper of the branch shop is paid 26 taels a month. Why do you have to pay 40 to [-] taels to be a general manager?
Even if he is not greedy at all, there will be four to five hundred taels of white money in his account a year!Brother Hao is not a material for studying, it would be better to work in the shop.The old man has only one son, and now he is an official in the court, and he is not interested in doing business.To put it bluntly, if brother Hao manages well, his uncle will have to rush to win him over, right?Who made him have no capable son?Thinking of the beauty of the second wife here, my heart blossoms, and the people who look at the big room are more and more like seeing their own mothers.

"As for mother, the Ministry of Rites issued an official document this morning, ordering my son to report for work next month." The old man replied to the old lady with a smile.

"Oh? What official position is it?"

"It's just a bachelor's lecturer from the Imperial Academy of the fourth grade, and there is nothing to do in charge of proofreading on weekdays." The elder replied lightly, as if he didn't take this to heart.

But everyone had different expressions when they heard this, and they all unified into joy in an instant.

The third master even asked with a smile: "I heard that it costs 10 taels to donate a fictitious Cong Wupin now. The elder brother is really willing to spend all his money."

"Where do I have so much spare money? It's just that the teacher was promoted, so I just treated some guests and walked around a little bit." The old man replied with a smile.

After hearing this, the old lady said to the third master: "Your elder brother is also a Jinshi, and his teacher is the emperor's young assistant. In those years, he had no intention of becoming an official. Now that he has the idea of ​​becoming an official, it is naturally a ready-made idea! How is it now?" Well, our family doesn't have to insult the reputation of the official family, if the old man is still here..." After saying that, his eyes turned red.

(End of this chapter)