The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 206

In the early morning of August [-]st, Qin Niangzi was lifted out of the bed by Xu Fengjia, and she followed him to the yard to do a set of Tai Chi, and then she was put back in the room by Mr. Xu to dress up, wash and sit down Eat breakfast.

"Since the girl started to learn boxing, among other things, her appetite has improved a lot." Li Xia joked with Qin Niangzi while arranging the plates, "Even if you can eat half a bowl of rice in the morning, I see, this boxing is good."

Qin Niangzi gave Li Xia a blank look, "Damn girl, you will only stand on the side of the son and control me."

Xu Fengjia did what he said, and said that he wanted to find out a set of health-preserving boxing techniques for Qiniangzi. He really asked Mr. Zhong and found out that Qiniangzi could withstand the exhaustion of boxing, so he took the time to go to Cangzhou in person and learned a little from the old boxer. Set Taijiquan specially for the elderly female relatives to strengthen their bodies, and teach it to Qin Niangzi when they come back.It's only been five or six days since the fight, Qin Niangzi is usually lazy, sometimes she is so tired and out of breath after punching this set of punches, she tries to find ways every day, just wants to sleep a little longer, but Xu Fengjia can't help it, she is dragged out to punch every day Sometimes, always have to complain.

"When you're done playing, you won't be in the mood for work!"

Mr. Xu pretended to be confused with her, "I see that you don't have much to do all day long!"

Indeed, although it is said that the power of the family will be handed over to Qin Niangzi recently, since she started planning from the day she married into the Xu family, until now, she has not shown any cramps at all. When I was free, I couldn't find any excuse to get rid of Xu Fengjia.I had no choice but to fight with Xu Fengjia every morning, sweating profusely.

She was complaining, but there seemed to be some smiles between her brows and eyes, Li Xia and the others didn't take it seriously, just smiled happily, and saluted Xu Fengjia, "I've seen you." It was like a tide again Quietly exited the house, leaving the space to the couple.

Now Qin Niangzi got up early, she came back to wash and make up after finishing a set of punches, and when Xu Fengjia finished punching herself and came back to take a shower, the two couples sat down to eat together, and then talked to Shiro and Goro after dinner If so, we can go to say hello together.

Qin Niangzi discussed with Xu Fengjia while drinking almond tea, "Although they will only be enlightened next year, the two children are grown up now. At least they will not fail to know how to salute when they meet people. From now on, they will be taken to Leshan Juli for grandmother every now and then. Please Ann, let's play with some cousins ​​and sisters?"

Xu Fengjia thought for a while, and then said, "Forget it, I think it will be a while later, after all, the child is still young, and the weather is getting cold again, you let him go out and get used to it, and even in winter he will clamor to say hello. To go or not to go?"

What he said made sense. Daqin was not as bad as the later generations, and the medical conditions were so poor. If the two children frequently asked to go out in winter and caught the cold, it would be a very difficult thing.Seventh Lady nodded her head, she accepted Xu Fengjia's statement, but she still couldn't help feeling, "The last time I took them to the Sun's house, the two children were very affectionate with Yanping, one mouthful and one cousin. Playmate... Well, it will be much better when I open Meng next year."

Xu Fengjia responded lightly, glanced at Qin Niangzi's fingers casually, and suddenly stopped, "Huh? This is—"

He took Qiniangzi's hand, held it in his hand and looked at it for a long time, then raised his eyes with a smile that was not a smile, "Yang Qi, you are quite capable, and it's only been a few years, and you have tricked me into getting this ring." ?”

Qin Niangzi withdrew her hand and smiled, "That's because my mother loved me and used it as a cover for me. Do you really think that if you get the ring, you are the mistress of the Xu family?"

The gold and ruby ​​ring that Mrs. Xu gave her was treasured by Qin Niangzi since she got it, and she never showed it to anyone, but she wore it today, and the intention is self-evident.Xu Fengjia touched her forehead, and told her, "Don't work too hard, the fifth room, or else forget it! Too much effort will damage your body, and it won't be worth it."

Whether it's Er Niangzi or Mrs. Xu, although they don't have high demands on Qi Niangzi, most of them still consider the overall situation and hope that Qi Niangzi can maintain the stability in the house.

Only Nine Brothers and Xu Fengjia in the world would put Qin Niangzi's health above the inner house battle.

Qin Niangzi smiled slightly, and tore off a small piece of milk-flavored steamed bun and put it in her mouth. She nodded, "Don't worry, I don't need to bother to sing this scene."

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Everyone arrived very early on this day, and Mrs. Wu was dressed very solemnly. It was the Mid-Autumn Festival. She had already put on a dark blue satin jacket, and she looked quite solemn, but the smile on her face was still there. There is a touch of joy.

Even the eldest young master, the eldest young mistress, the fourth young wife, Yu Ning, and Yu Tai all entered the small flower hall early in the morning. On the contrary, the daughters' families were the most careless and arrived late - after all, they were all about to get married. , I didn't pay that much attention to changes in family affairs.Only Yu An quietly gave Qiniangzi a smile, as if to cheer for Qiniangzi.

Seventh Lady also returned her a small laughing flower, and she turned her head away again, joking with Xu Fengjia softly, "You know, I started to take care of things today, and those who don't know think something big is going to happen...you Look at the big brother, his face is tense, and his eyebrows are twisted into two worms."

In order not to be heard by others, she leaned into Xu Fengjia's ear and said it. The two were intimate, and they stabbed the eyes of the fourth young lady. She swallowed what she wanted to say, turned around and walked to the window , Looking at the sky outside the window, God came out.

Xu Fengjia smiled a little, but he didn't reply. Instead, he talked to the fifth young master about the personnel changes in the palace, and pulled the eldest young master again. "I heard that a new restaurant opened at the other end of Zhengyangmen recently. Have you ever eaten there..."

Although he is usually unsmiling, with a ferocious face, he is a little frightening, but he is not bad at all when he really wants to show off. Now he smiles, his face is full of joy, and he looks like a noble son of Chang'an - because he stayed at home Half a year later, while pampered and pampered, the iron and blood spirit of the soldier gradually subsided. Now, he looks more like a libertine in the capital, with a romantic face, only when his eyes move, he faintly reveals the deep city.

The Eldest Young Master and the Fifth Young Master also gave Xu Fengjia a lot of face. Both of them had smiles on their faces. As they talked, they made an appointment to go to Zhengyang Tower to eat barbecue. The Fifth Young Master pulled Yu Ning again, "You and Yu Tai also Go, let big brother be the host, and treat our younger brother to dinner!"

Both the Seventh Young Master and the Eighth Young Master showed joy on their faces, "Brother, are you serious?"

The atmosphere in the room was suddenly lively, and when Mrs. Tai entered the room, everyone calmed down and greeted in unison.

"Okay, okay." Mrs. Tai smiled and settled down on the teacher's chair. "I was washing my face there, and I just heard your laughter. What are you talking about so happy?"

The Fourth Young Madam smiled, and told Madam Tai about the appointment of the brothers to eat barbecue. "...I'm going to take advantage of Big Brother!"

Everyone immediately laughed again, Mrs. Tai gave Qiniang a meaningful look, and said, "No, it's better to ask Feng Jia to treat you."

He paused again and explained, "He is the son of the son, and he should have taken care of the brothers. Besides, after so many years, there is no one around who can take care of the house. Now the son-in-law is finally able to take over the housework, which is a happy event! When we go out to drink and eat meat, our female relatives also set up a table in the house to eat, He Yang is the head of the family!"

After all, he is indeed old Jiang for many years. Although anyone with a heart can see his dislike for Qin Niangzi, but when it comes to acting, he is also on Qiqing, and he is not perfunctory at all.

Seventh Lady and Fifth Young Madam looked at each other and smiled.

"Grandmother, what's the matter? It's the granddaughter-in-law who is late to understand, and now she can barely take over the housework..."

"Grandmother is right, I want to ask for a glass of wine to eat, so that I can enjoy the happiness of my sixth sibling!"

Just one echo, one humility, and the atmosphere became lively again.

"What's so lively?" Pingguo Duke Xu Heng also entered the flower hall, stepped forward a few steps, and greeted Mrs. Tai, "I haven't come in to see my mother for a few days."

When he got up, everyone left their seats to greet him, "Father has worked hard."

Duke Pingguo went to Xuande to work in the army, and he had been away from home for five or six days. Last night, his brothers personally welcomed him home from outside the city.

Mrs. Tai smiled and told Ping Guogong what happened just now, "I think Ping Guogong came back just in time. Our mother and son haven't had a drink together for a long time. It just so happens that the granddaughters-in-law have a table and we have a table. Let’s have a good lunch at noon.”

She was so interested, Duke Pingguo naturally wouldn't be disappointed, he glanced at Qin Niangzi—just as Qi Niangzi was touching her ears—his eyes stayed on Qin Niangzi's fingers for a moment, and then smiled, "Okay, but At noon my son has to go to the palace, I don't know when he will come out, why not come tomorrow night to celebrate, it can be regarded as Yu Qian's birthday."

The Fourth Young Madam hurriedly got up and thanked him, "What kind of person is Yu Qian, and his father should value him so much..."

Mrs. Tai's eyes flashed, and she agreed with a smile. "Mr. Mo doesn't know your father yet? He loves the younger generation the most. Tomorrow night will be tomorrow night. It's good for Mrs. Yang to do it, but don't make it too lively."

Look, this is Mrs. Tai. Even those who make things difficult for others are so dignified. People who don't know, think that she likes her so much. When she hears that she is going to accept the bill, she is so happy that she wants to celebrate.

Seven Lady and Xu Fengjia exchanged glances and smiled, "Don't worry, Grandmother, Xiaoqi knows how to arrange it."

If there was no place, she twirled the gold ring between her fingers again.

Fifth Young Madam turned her head slightly as if her eyes were stung by something.

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After coming out of Leshan Residence, Fifth Young Madam didn't stop, and went back to Shensi Hall together with Fifth Young Master.

Qin Niangzi didn't sit in the small flower hall too much, she left Zhongyuan in the small flower hall, and brought the Dragon Boat Festival back to Mingde Hall.

There are more than a dozen rooms in the west wing of Mingde Hall, but less than five are usually in use. Xu Fengjia has a small study in name and a bedroom of her own, but since he forbids Qin Niangzi to move after dinner. Without brains, the small study is useless.The private bedroom was already covered in dust, and even when he had a tantrum with Seventh Lady that night, it was unusable.Among the remaining seven or eight rooms, Qin Niangzi picked out a room facing the sun and cleaned it out, and put a few prepared desks for future document processing. Now when the maids are not on duty, they often go in Rest and drink tea.

She just sat in this new office. After a while, the mothers in charge entered Mingde Hall one after another. He stepped into the flower hall, turned around and closed the door.

Qin Niangzi swept her bangs again, but unintentionally let the sunlight refract on the golden ring, casting a bright spot of light in the room, dazzled everyone's eyes.

She smiled apologetically, put down her hands and said softly, "From now on, Qiniang will be the housekeeper for grandmother and mother."

Everyone's eyes seemed to be attracted to her index finger by a magnet, and no one moved for a long time.

Lady Seven didn't make a sound, and took a sip of warm water slowly, before she said, "The great families have their own rules for everything, and of course Xiao Qi will not change it at will. .In the future, I will be the head of the family, and I would like to ask all the mothers to show their face, and everyone will help each other and live a stable life."

These few words on the scene must be explained, and everyone was not surprised, and a few courteous ones murmured, "Young Madam is right, slaves must serve diligently."

She nodded, "However, there are three fires for a new official to take office. Anyone who works under me must develop the rules of keeping records. Qiniang can't change this habit. I have to invite all mothers If you are considerate, if you have anything, write it down."

In a few words, she explained the rules of recording files clearly, and without giving everyone time to react, she continued, "From now on, it will be the same as usual, and I will order in Mingde Hall at Siji Moji, and I will work here until lunchtime. If you have any urgent matter, you can come in and see us at any time, but if it is not urgent, then you can wait until the morning to talk about it, it will be more convenient."

"Mothers, please follow the original rules for the time being. This is the first time Qiniang has implemented the record-keeping rules. I still have to figure out how to do it. In short, the brochure will be issued in a while. Remember it first, when it is needed. , will naturally send someone to ask for it.”

Seventh Lady paused, glanced at everyone, and said casually, "If you are illiterate and cannot memorize, or if you don't want to memorize, you can say it now, don't wait until you ask for it later and can't get it out, then... just Embarrassing."

When she said the last sentence, her tone turned cold. Although her complexion remained unchanged, the atmosphere in the room seemed to stiffen because of Qin Niangzi's tone.Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they all felt that this mistress of the new department seemed to be not a kind person.I don't know who started it, but the voices were mixed for a while, and they all said, "What the young lady said is true, the servant knows."

Seventh Lady nodded and smiled again, "Mama Cai and Mama Wu are two accountants, let's start accounting today. If there is anything wrong, I will naturally ask sister-in-law Wu. For the matter, it is up to..."

Her gaze wandered around the room for a while, seeing all the people who were staring at her refreshed, Seventh Lady couldn't help laughing secretly, and finally she fell on the old mother, "The old mother will take care of it for a few days, what does mother think?"

The old mother said solemnly, "The young lady has a life, so the old slave naturally has nothing to say."

Cai Le's family and Wu Xun's family looked at each other, and they both respectfully said, "Then please leave the old mother."

Qin Niangzi burst into a smile, ordered a few trivial things casually, and said, "Li Geng's family will stay for a while, there is nothing to do, you can go down first."

(End of this chapter)