happy old days

Chapter 52

After coaxing the baby to sleep, Jinniang asked Mrs. Hui to take care of it, and went to the East Wing by herself. As soon as she entered the East Wing, she saw Caiyun wearing a blue flower-trimmed moon white long gown, a water blue pleated skirt underneath, and a Wearing a few pieces of silver jewelry, it's finally not so vain.

"Sister Caiyun is free to come over today." Jin Niang smiled and walked in.

"It's been a few days since I missed my sister. It's just that my aunt is so strict that I can't come to see my sister."

Jinniang thought that it would be better if the discipline was stricter.Without sitting down, she went to the kitchen, made tea for Caiyun, and dried jujube and lychees that were just made in the casserole. Because she was going to breastfeed her child, Jinniang was paying attention to her diet these days, so she specially set up a small stove and stewed them in a casserole every day. Kind of soup, lychees are sweet and sour, warm in nature, nourish blood and stop bleeding, and make soup with jujube brown sugar is good for breastfeeding mothers. Yang Zhenhai bought the dried lychees in Yancheng, and the lychees were shipped from the south when they first came down. When it is dry, there is only one third left.

I filled a bowl, and put the rest in a large pot to warm up. I made too much today. When the old man comes back, I will give him some.

Carrying the tray back to the main hall, put the things on the small round table, and sat on the sofa by himself. The main hall is no longer what it was last year. The beautiful mahogany chairs were replaced by several sofas, the way Yang Zhenhai drew Jinniang back then. After sending it to the craftsman, there was no news for more than two months. The two thought it would not be possible to make it, but they didn't expect it to bring them such a big surprise.

The skeleton of the sofa is made of mahogany, with smooth lines. A thick layer of cotton is placed on the chair surface and wrapped in brocade. Inside the cushions are grids, and a spring made of copper is placed in each grid. The cotton cover on the outside makes the sofa full of elasticity.

When the craftsman sent two double sofas and two single sofas, Jin Niang was shocked. She didn't expect to make them, and they still looked so good. She didn't know this until she asked in detail. The wisdom of a craftsman at that time, she herself was half-understood for sofas, and the drawings she drew had many loopholes, just like she knew that the sofa should be wrapped with cotton to make it soft, but she didn't know how to make it, the springs were just her own. Some fragments of childhood memories, when I grow up, I hardly use springs anymore.So she just drew the appearance of the spring, but she didn't know how to make the spring work.

Now they have researched and made the real thing, because pure cotton filling is not very elastic, they added some wool inside, and the outer skin of the cushion can be disassembled. The material is brocade material with gold pattern on a black background, and the pattern of golden twigs on it is very beautiful and elegant, because the backrest and armrest cannot be disassembled, and it is difficult to deal with if it gets dirty, so the color choice is very dark, and Jinniang uses the same material to make it up cushions.The reason why the sofa has been made for so long is because of the springs. Obviously this is a new thing. Although this era is not without springs, Jin Niang has seen such designs on jewelry, which can make the butterfly hairpin look It looks like it is alive, but it is obviously not used much. There is no machine operation in this era, and everything is done by hand. In order to make those springs, the craftsman used copper wire, and then fixed it with a cloth bag, which is very cumbersome.The overall price has also risen, but anyway, the sofa is considered to be made by them.

After the sofa, they also made similar concubine couches and rocking chairs. Yang Zhenhai found a famous craftsman in the county. He only needs to pay the cost price for the things he makes, and the only requirement is to use the appearance given by Jinniang. He was even willing to do it for them for nothing, but he also promised to make things for their family at cost price in the future.

Jinniang didn't notice anything, she didn't think that this kind of furniture might not be popular, it might be novel, but it would take a long time for people in this age to accept it, you must know that people nowadays pay attention to sitting and standing Apparently, there are many rules. Obviously, a sofa is a comfortable table and chair, and it won't look so rigid when people sit on it.That craftsman's craftsmanship is good, but he doesn't seem to be a businessman. Without good promotion, he will not develop.At least so far she hasn't heard anything.

Nesting comfortably on the sofa, Jinniang looked at Caiyun and said with a smile, "Try the pumpkin cakes made by Mrs. Hui. This year, we have harvested a lot of pumpkins at home, and they are delicious." She pointed to the pumpkin cakes on the table .

Caiyun looked at the soup cup in Jinniang's hand, which was a beautiful maroon color, and felt jealous in her heart again, feeling abnormally unbalanced, feeling that all of this should belong to her.

"My sister really knows how to enjoy it. The soup and water every day make my complexion so good. Hey... my sister is suffering."

Jin Niang was a little amused, and took a sip of the soup, "I don't want to drink it, but I don't want to be sloppy at all for the sake of the child. My sister will know when she has a child in the future."

When Caiyun heard it, her eyes turned red, "I don't have that kind of life, I'm afraid there is no hope in this life."

Jinniang is tired of her like this, a person's life is not lived by complaining, "Sister, you can't say that, the days will be long in the future, you have to be careful, plan carefully, life will be lived." She In fact, there is some sympathy for her in her heart. Women in this era are undoubtedly humble. They rarely decide their own destiny, but she has always believed that character determines destiny. She thinks that if she is Zhiqing now, or just Jinniang, she will not Must be happy.One who can't stand the rules of this era, one who is weak and submissive, no matter which one will not be as happy in this era as in modern times.If Caiyun is still like this, prone to jealousy and resentment, then the future may be foreseeable.

Caiyun couldn't listen to Jinniang's words at all, just sat there and complained to Jinniang, "What hope do I have, I'm not even as good as the maids at my husband's house, they blame me for my husband's death , what can I do. I finally returned to my mother’s house this time, my brother and sister-in-law are not tolerated, and my parents don’t make decisions for me, so now only my aunt can pity me.” Caiyun didn’t know why she would tell Jin Mother, she is jealous of everything she has, those things that pass her by, she seems to want to confide in her, want her to know these things, and feel that everything she encounters is because of Jin Niang, as if for her.

Jinniang sat there listening to Caiyun's confidant, but listening to her complaints about her in-laws' injustice and indifference towards her, she could not slap her if she had something to say. I don't know right or wrong, after all, the relationship is not good.After listening for a while, I slipped away.

After drinking the soup, Caiyun hadn't finished speaking, "Little sister, do you think my life is hard or not. Hey, now my aunt has persuaded me to go back, and I have nowhere to go."

Jinniang secretly rolled her eyes, and the aunt couldn't bear it anymore, she never knew that Caiyun was a tragic figure, so weak.

She was about to say something when she heard movement from the kitchen, "Zhenhai is back?"

"Ah - it's me." Yang Zhenhai replied in the kitchen.

Jin Niang got up and walked over, seeing him bring back two baskets of taro, "Where did you get it?"

"It was exchanged with Uncle Fifth's." Yang Zhenhai washed his hands, and as soon as they dried, he hugged Jinniang and gave her a passionate kiss.

Jinniang blushed, and quickly pushed him away, "Is there anyone else?"

Yang Zhenhai froze for a moment, "Who is it?" He didn't pay attention just now, and he didn't see anyone else in the wing room.

"Sister Caiyun."

Yang Zhenhai rolled his eyes, and said silently, "Why is she here again?"

Jin Niang pointed at him with her finger, turned around and went back without saying a word.As soon as I walked into the east chamber, I saw Caiyun sitting there blushing like a monkey's buttocks, her eyes still dodging, and saw her standing up quickly, "Sister Jinniang, I'll go back first. I'll talk to my sister another day." He said and got up. walk away.

"Hey——" Jinniang felt inexplicable, so she just left.

"You said she couldn't be watching, right?" Jin Niang asked Yang Zhenhai who came out.

"Who knows." Yang Zhenhai said indifferently.

Sitting down and eating a piece of pumpkin pie, "You should see her less in the future. What does it look like running around?"

"Don't say that, even though I don't like her like that, but thinking about her, she is quite pitiful. She is a widow at a young age, and life will be difficult without support." Jin Niang poured him a glass of water "Besides, aren't we looking at my aunt's face?"

"I don't think my aunt may be proud of her." Yang Zhenhai curled his lips.

"Actually, she's quite strange now, but she's not like before, and her temper is much weaker."

"I guess I'll go back soon. It's not good for her to live in her aunt's house like this."

Jin Niang nodded her head, but she didn't do anything with her.And she really can't like her, her aura is at odds.

After that, Caiyun would come over almost every day, and Jinniang really didn't want to associate with her, and felt that if she stayed with her, she would be pessimistic.She didn't look like that before.

But after a few days, Jinniang discovered the problem. As soon as Yang Zhenhai came home, Caiyun would leave, and then took the opportunity to take a look at him, and sometimes turned around and said something to Jinniang just for this, but Hearing that is just an excuse.Only then did Jinniang realize that this person did everything for Yang Zhenhai.For a long time I wanted to be a mistress, but this is absolutely not possible.

She can be your confidant sister, listen to you, sympathize with your tragic experience, and even endure her harassment for the sake of relatives.But if you want to be a mistress, then absolutely not.

Jinniang realized that she was really stupid, it took so long to see it.Preventive measures must be strengthened.

(End of this chapter)