happy old days

Chapter 59

"Jinniang, the third child's legs and feet are almost better now, you can use some snacks to find him a wife. He can't always be like this. Find someone who is hardworking and knowledgeable, and has a good temper, otherwise the fat and small will be angry. The third child is also the same. Don't let his daughter-in-law restrain you."

Jinniang put the clean clothes in the cabinet, turned around, "Father, I will pay attention to it." Tidying up the house in her hands, she said, "Would you like to find a matchmaker in the village to introduce you?"

The old man frowned, "Let's not go, you should ask your aunt and the others first, and if it is suitable, you can show it first, and then talk about it, those official media only need money to say good things, you can't listen to it."

Jin Niang nodded, it seemed that she still wanted to go out and inquire.

With the words of the old man, I ate breakfast the next day, and arranged calligraphy and painting exercises for the younger ones, let Chang Fu watch from the side, and went to Sanbo's mother's house by myself.

Chang Fu is someone close to the prince, and he knows a little about writing.Jinniang's calligraphy is average, but her fine brushwork is pretty good.In the teacher training college, I practice more chalk characters and hard-tipped pen calligraphy.I have learned Gongbi painting before, but now it is more used in drawing patterns, and she prefers to embroider patterns.Her current embroidery work is no worse than the best embroidery workers in Jiangnan.

Now Jinniang can only teach the children to be enlightened, lay a good foundation for them, cultivate their way of thinking and study habits, and teach them the fundamental ideology and morality of life. For other piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, four books and five classics, a special teacher is needed. Jinniang even thought about it. Invite a wife specially.It's just that good teachers aren't so nice to please.We can only search slowly, the children are still young, and there is still time.

Jin Niang came to Sanbo's mother's house with the bag she made herself. Speaking of which, she rarely went out and didn't interact with people in the village much.

It's unfortunate that she came here today, the third uncle's natal family already had three women, one was the fifth aunt from the branch, the other was Mingshui's daughter-in-law from the second uncle's family, and the third was the fourth aunt from the third uncle's branch.

The third aunt saw her entering the room and greeted her with a smile, "Why do you come here today when you are free? In the past, you were not asked to come out. Hurry up and get warm on the kang. Your aunt and I mentioned you just now, but you just happened to come."

Jinniang greeted them with a smile, "I said, why are my ears so hot? It turns out that my uncle and aunt are talking about me."

Mingshui's daughter-in-law sat on the kang, "Aunt Wu's family has a happy event, and I wanted to ask you for help. I was talking about going to your place together tomorrow."

"What a happy event, it makes me happy to tell it." Jin Niang said and looked at Fifth Aunt.

The fifth aunt smiled like a flower on her face, "Hehe, it's your younger sister. The marriage is settled. She will get married at the end of the year. Her in-law's family is from Yancheng. Although the family is not rich, my son-in-law is also a scholar. The wedding dress tent must be more particular. , In our clan, your drawings are good, so I want you to help draw a few looks, your sister should prepare now."

When Jinniang heard that it was not a big deal, "This is really a happy event. My fifth aunt will go to my place tomorrow, and I will draw for my younger sister." The relationship between the fifth uncle and the old man is not that close, and there is not much contact with the fifth aunt on weekdays. I met him once, he was handsome, I don't know his personality.They are all from the same clan, and the relationship should be improved on weekdays.

After hearing this, Mingshui's daughter-in-law also said, "I want to go together tomorrow. My younger siblings can draw me a picture. I got a piece of Qiluo material last time. I want to make a beanie, but it's bamboo green. I don't know what to match it with." What kind of suit, I will take it to my sister tomorrow for details."

"Okay, I'll show my sister-in-law." Mingshui's daughter-in-law had a lot of contact in the past, and she has a straightforward temperament. Her natal brother has made a fortune over the years, and he has helped her a lot, and he also has a lot of status in her husband's family.

The fourth aunt began to carefully look at this nephew and daughter-in-law who didn't go out very much since Jinniang entered the house. I rarely see her, and I thought she was shy and petty before, but now she looks generous and generous, which is a good one.

"Is there something wrong with my niece and daughter-in-law?" The third aunt thought that Niang Jin didn't come here often, so there must be something wrong here this time.

"Look at what Auntie said, I'm not interested in coming to see Auntie." He smiled, "Good day, I haven't seen Auntie for a while, come and talk to Auntie." He opened the bag he was carrying, and took out the unfinished shoes, "I even brought the sewing." There are other people here who can't say anything, otherwise a matchmaker will come to the door tomorrow.

"Let me see, brother and sister, you made this bag so beautiful." Mingshui's daughter-in-law actually saw the bag she was carrying from the moment she entered the door.

"Hehe, this is a bag I made myself. It's convenient for carrying small things in it."

"It looks really nice that way."

"It's pretty good. It's not convenient for me to wrap it in furoshiki. It's also pretty." The fourth aunt also came over to take a closer look.

The carry bag is actually a modern bag. It uses two layers of material, finds a suitable bamboo, surrounds it in a semicircle, roasts it to shape it, and makes it into a handle. The material inside is thicker for support.The sky-blue background is embroidered with a lily pattern.

"Niece is really clever. It looks simple, but no one has such thoughts."

"Yesterday, I went to the entrance of the village to wash clothes and look at the girl from the Gu family." Several people sat on the kang and talked while doing work. This is how the villagers are. Women drop by to work together, and then tell some news about the village.It was also the first time for Jinniang to work with a few women, and it was also the first time that she knew how gossip in the village was spread in this way.That's interesting to hear.

"She went back to her mother's house? Why didn't I hear about it." The third aunt was a little surprised.

"What do you hear, their family is wishing not to have this daughter now." Fifth Aunt said mysteriously.

"what happened?"

"I heard from Cai Niang that she was divorced by her husband's family." Fifth Aunt burst into an upset.

"Can you believe what Cai Niang said? You can say that you are dead." Ming Shui's daughter-in-law curled her lips and obviously looked down on Cai Niang.

"This time it's real."

The third aunt didn't believe it either, "How is this possible? Yunniang has only been married for a long time. We all know her temperament. She is the most filial and diligent. How could it be? Impossible."

"Don't believe me, Cai Niang heard this from her sister-in-law. You don't know that her sister-in-law has the loosest mouth like a belt. She married very well back then, and her husband is learned, but she Just married, there are two couples in the family, she is a clumsy person who understands the rules, how can she fight others, she had a child a year ago, and she had a miscarriage, she was injured and the doctor said she couldn't have a baby, who can do it? Or a woman who can't have children. She just went home a few days after the new year." Fifth Aunt looked regretful, but Jin Niang felt that she was taking pleasure in other's misfortune.

"What's the matter? That's a pity." The third aunt sighed.

"Well, life is hard for a woman. If her elder brother and sister-in-law hadn't been greedy for wealth and honor, they wouldn't have been able to marry her to that family. Now her life is probably going to be hard." Mingshui's daughter-in-law also lamented a few times.

Jin Niang also sighed secretly.

"Let's not talk about her, Mother Jin, have you heard? It turns out that the third daughter-in-law's natal family has been questioned?" The fourth aunt turned around.

Jinniang was stunned for a moment, "Is there such a thing? I haven't heard of it."

"It seems to be related to the rebellion of the king of Nan'an. I heard that the whole family has been assigned."

"Really? What about the third daughter-in-law?" The third aunt stopped her work and asked.

"I don't know, let's go together. Who knows. She is also confused."

Jinniang lowered her head and didn't answer. The fourth aunt saw her curl her lips like that, and thought she could hear something from her, but she didn't expect her to be strict.

After returning home, Jinniang felt that today she had seen the power of women's gossip. Zhang's parents were short-lived, and she knew a lot about the affairs of the village.Today's goal was not achieved.I can only find time to ask the third aunt.

The next morning, the fourth aunt, the fifth aunt, and Mingshui's daughter-in-law came to the door, and Jinniang took them to the east wing to sit.I went to get my own embroidery pattern again.

It has been three years since she came to this world, and some things in her mind are a bit fuzzy, so when she is free at home, she will write down some useful things, including some patterns and even clothes she has seen in her previous life Appearance, she wrote down everything that might be used.Put them together one by one.

Jinniang prepared the one yesterday. She has a lot of patterns, most of which are not available in this world. They are very novel and beautiful. Jinniang is not going to show them all. She only chooses what is needed for marriage, and there are some improved ones. look.We must know that a good flower pattern in this world can also be sold for money. Some scholars have no income, but they will paint for others, and each picture is worth a lot of money.

"Niang Jin is so beautiful, you have to give it to me." Fifth Aunt took a whole set of tents with hundreds of sons and thousands of grandchildren, and she liked it.Hold it like that and don't let go.

"This one is festive, but there are many colors on it, so it's not easy to embroider." That one was just drawn by Jin Niang on a whim. There are all kinds of modern bedding. This one is not beautiful, but it has a good meaning.

"It doesn't matter, there are still many days, enough." The fifth aunt felt that although this is difficult to embroider, it has a good meaning, and it will look good when brought to her husband's house.

"Okay, I'll draw a picture for my aunt." The original can't be given to her.

She also picked a few festive pictures of mandarin ducks playing in the water, dragon and phoenix in harmony, etc., which basically have good meanings.I drew clothes for Mingshui's daughter-in-law and matched the colors.The third aunt and the fourth aunt also got samples of embroidered shoes empty-handed.

Fortunately, the set of tents for hundreds of sons and thousands of grandchildren is a bit cumbersome, not to mention the color matching. It took three days for Jinniang to finish the painting, and Sister Hui helped send it over. The reason why she is so generous is that Jinniang also wants to build a good relationship with her relatives Now that I think about it, she seldom interacts with them. When something happens, she doesn't know who to turn to. What's more, if the matter should not be done, she may offend others.

Fortunately, Fifth Aunt was also a sensible person, so she didn't let her do it for nothing. When Sister Hui came back, she brought back a thank you gift, two bolts of muslin cloth and two big geese.Only her family raised geese in the whole village.

The next day, Jinniang went to the third aunt's house again, and this time she was home with the third aunt. She told the story of her marriage to the third child, but the third aunt had some kindness in her heart, but the conditions were not suitable.

"It's a pity that Yunniang can't give birth, otherwise the two of them would have a good marriage." San Auntie said regretfully.

Jinniang didn't think about it. Although the third child is a continuation, but he is young, has a house and land, and still has some savings in his hands. She feels that with the character of the third child, he doesn't care about finding someone who is divorced or second-married. But even if the old man is unwilling, don't look at old man Yang scolding his own son, but he feels in his heart that everything is good for his son, even if he continues to marry a big girl to go home.So she didn't think about it at all.

"There is one in Fang Village thirty miles away. She is honest and responsible. It's just that her parents left early. She lives with her elder brother and sister-in-law. Her elder brother and sister-in-law don't worry about it. They ask for a lot of gift money. They treat her as a maid. The year before last The matchmaker came to the door a few times, but was intimidated by the conditions her brother and sister-in-law put forward, and now she is in her twenties and still has no one."

Jinniang frowned, now that she knows the situation of her natal family, she still needs to understand it well, otherwise there will be more troubles. "How much do they want?"

"This number." Aunt San gestured for a three with her hand. 30 taels is really a lot.

"What's the character of this girl?"

"She's honest. She can bear her brother-in-law's temper, so it shouldn't be worse."

"Then Auntie will help you inquire again. I'll go back and discuss it. What do you think?" In fact, Jinniang felt that the three younger siblings were quite honest in the past, and they were always silent, but in the end, it's impossible to say.Don't jump to conclusions so hastily.

"Come on, I'll inquire again, and then I'll look at the others. The third child is in good condition. This time I need to find a good one."

(End of this chapter)