The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 82

Brother Nine also lost no time in expressing his concern, "It's not a problem if things go on like this, the senior brothers of Ouyang's family are not doing well... Once Senior Brother Quan returns to Suzhou, we will send someone to invite him to visit."

Second Young Master Quan was so annoyed by the crowd of people seeking medical treatment years ago, he simply ran away from home again and disappeared. He has not returned to Suzhou yet.

The eldest wife nodded in relief, "Okay, okay...it's our Ninth Brother who loves my mother."

Wu Niangzi's eyes flashed, she looked at the eldest wife, and let out a silent breath.

He also talked about the military affairs in the northwest, "This year is also the year when the clan's accounts are checked. I'm afraid those who come to check the accounts this year will live longer."

As a powerful family, the Yang family certainly has more than a few acres of land in the northwest.The fur and livestock business in the northwest area has always been monopolized by the Yang family. Taking advantage of the past few years when the old man was the governor of Jiangnan, they gradually opened a branch in Suzhou.Although the Elder Master has a cold relationship with the clan, he still has to give him some face.However, it has always been difficult for the clansmen who came to check the accounts to enter the inner hall to meet the eldest wife.

A strange color flashed across Brother Nine's face.

Seventh Lady was a little puzzled.

If people from the same family come to check the accounts, they come to check the accounts. What does it have to do with the eldest wife?
Seeing Qinianzi's ignorant expression, the eldest lady couldn't help but smiled.

"This time they came here, and they just reported your sister's name back to the clan and entered it in the genealogy."

Seventh Lady suddenly realized.

The Yang family is an official in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are estranged from the original family. Of course, these younger generations cannot be included in the family tree as soon as they are born.

Generally, one has to wait for the elder to remember and send someone home to report to the family tree.

But since someone from my family is coming to check the accounts, it would be more convenient to bring a family member back along with me.

"The rules of our family have always been that the children are not listed until they are ten years old."

After ten years of age, the child is not so easy to die.

The eldest wife counted with her fingers, "Since the fifth year, Xiao Liu, Xiao Qi, Xiao Ba and our ninth brother have all reached the age of registering the genealogy. It's just a matter of time to go back and register the genealogy, which will save trouble."

Seventh Lady couldn't help but look at Brother Nine.

Brother Nine had an innocent smile on his face, and there was nothing unusual about it.

There was a commotion outside, Lidong smiled and led Da Ge and Hong Ge in.

"Auntie!" The two young men had very sweet mouths, greeted the eldest lady, and hugged her side, "Are you thirsty, auntie?"

"Auntie's mouth is bitter after taking the medicine...I brought you rose sugar."

The eldest wife was so flattered by Brother Da and Hong that she was smiling all over her face.

Seventh Lady was left out in the cold for a moment.

She had no choice but to sit by the window and the fifth lady lowered her head, and the three of them watched Da Ge and Hong Ge perform a family drama together.

"Why haven't you gone to school yet?" Fifth Lady asked Seventh Lady softly.

"Shantang Academy will not have classes until after the Lantern Festival." Seventh Lady also whispered back to Fifth Lady.

Although the Elder Master was able to get the three nephews into the academy at once with empty hands, it was impossible for the academy to start early.

During the first month, the two nephews came to pay respects to the eldest wife every day. The name was to visit the sick, but everyone knew what Sima Zhao was thinking about.

But even if everyone knows Sima Zhaozhi's heart, the children in the main courtyard can't do much.

People are here to visit patients, and you are trying to squeeze them out, which makes you appear narrow-minded.

It's good now, and I can only sit and watch the two cousins ​​show their courtesy... Seventh Lady gave Brother Jiu winks a few times, but Brother Nine didn't go up to compete with the cousins.

The three young masters and girls in the main courtyard had no choice but to watch a good family show.

Seventh Lady was still bored even after dinner.

"Has Bai Lu come back yet?" After the first shift, she remembered to ask.

After the first change, the main courtyard was locked, and it was not so easy to get in.

Li Xia hurriedly went out to look around.

After a while, the sound of footsteps and voices entered the west courtyard.

"I'm back, I'm back, Mother Hang took it back." Li Xia breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly told Qiniangzi when he entered the room.

Although Qin Niangzi has a good temper, but the master is not happy, and the maid is just a little bit worried.

Seventh Lady also let out a sigh of relief.

When Bai Lu went out and when she came back, she had greeted her in the main room, so she couldn't be absent from work for no reason.

She got up to wash up, put on a loose double-breasted long jacket, and was ready to go to bed to sleep.

The lighting conditions in ancient times were not good, compared to modern times, and you can read a book before going to bed. When it gets dark, Qin Niangzi can't wait to do any work that wastes her eyes.

Both Jiu Yiniang and Mrs. Feng worked as female celebrities day and night when they were young, and suffered from eye problems.

After a while, Bai Lu quietly entered the East Room.

He and Lixia greeted each other with their eyes and nodded.

He poured another half glass of water and sent it to Qin Niangzi.

"Qi Niangzi drinks water." Qi Niangzi doesn't drink tea before going to bed.

"What's the delay?" Seventh Lady couldn't help but smiled and cared.

Bai Lu looked at Li Xia and lowered her voice.

"The end of summer is gone!" She was a little sad, but also faintly excited.

Seventh Lady sat up straight at once.

"What about a good person—how can I just go?"

"I heard that she was too sick to speak in September last year." Bai Lu sighed and sat beside Qiniangzi's bed. "I went there this time, and I didn't meet her parents the first two times. I asked the neighbors, and they only said that they went to the village to recuperate... I just kept an eye on it. The time for dinner tonight passed, and I saw her." Her parents."

Li Xia also put down the needle and thread in his hand, walked to Bai Lu's side unconsciously, and listened carefully to Bai Lu's narration.

"The first two times I failed to enter their house, and I felt weird when I went in. It stands to reason that their house is up and down, and now it's just that his father has a job in the summer heat, and there is a patient... No matter what, there must be a sense of poverty." I'm angry, but I don't want to, Chu Shu's parents are so neatly dressed! I became suspicious..." Bai Lu's voice became smaller and smaller, "After asking a few words, I found out that Chu Shu passed away before. There is nothing in Zhuangzi, because it is the twelfth lunar month, everything is kept simple, and I haven't dared to tell my wife to know!"

The meaning of Bai Lu's words is already obvious.

Seventh Lady couldn't help thinking.

After a while, he asked again, "Then have you visited Xiaoxue?"

Bai Lu sighed.

"Xiaoxue is also sick!" She was quite sad, "I didn't go to the Zhuangzi. The family is very tight, and there is no money to pay for medical treatment... It's just earning a living. My spirit is not bad!" Although this Life and death are impermanent in the age, and it is also common for young people to die young.But the two big maids who went out from Brother Jiu's house both fell ill one after another, and died within two years of Chushu.

It's too weird...

Neither of the two maids spoke.

Li Xia was fine, after all, she had no friendship with Xiaoxue and Chu Shu, but she just looked pensive, looking for something wrong inside.

Bai Lu, however, was sad and a little frightened.

The mouthful of black blood in Brother Jiu's house has never found its owner.

Now that Chu Shu passed away and Xiaoxue was ill... Seventh Lady asked about this matter again.

I'm afraid Chu Shu and Xiaoxue's family members will be implicated.

Seventh Lady never brought up this topic again.

"I'll let you have another night off tonight, you don't need to stay up all night." She smiled and settled Bai Lu, "Go back and rest, did you bring anything delicious?"

Bai Lu laughed, "I know you like bad fish! I brought you two jars!"

"It's really interesting. Thank you, Uncle Yao and Aunt Yao, for me later."

Seventh Lady chatted with Bai Lu for a few more homework, and then let Bai Lu go back to her residence to rest.

Lixia came up to wait for Seventh Lady to wash up, and made her lie down halfway, busy closing windows and doors, tidying up and sweeping inside and out.

Qin Niangzi thought about it for a while, and finally gritted her teeth.

"Li Xia, can you go home for a round of vacation in a few days? These days, you are saying that you are not good, and you are lazy to walk around..." She softened her voice and discussed with Li Xia.

Li Xia didn't hesitate, "I'll follow the girl's orders! Whenever the girl tells me to go home, I'll go home."

Seventh Lady nodded slightly.

It's like asking Lixia, but also like asking yourself, "You said this, did you do it in summer, or did Xiaoxue do it?"

Li Xia paused for a moment before saying, "This, the servant girl can't figure it out..."

"Is it true? You have to ask to know." Seventh Lady asked herself and answered, "You can only know if you ask..."

(End of this chapter)