Madam Hou

Chapter 120

The weather is getting colder, and Yinniang's belly is getting more and more pregnant, Yinniang doesn't like to move more and more, except for taking a walk in her yard on weekdays, she basically hides in the house.

In winter, it is interesting for a group of people to gather around the stove and cook food while warming the fire. Yinniang got excited and asked people to get some corn, chestnuts, sweet potatoes, purple potatoes, etc. Turned on the stove, let the little maids gather around the stove to bake things.Yinniang is pregnant and can't eat, but watching them laughing and joking around is also a pleasure.

Qing Hua broke off half of the sweet potato in her hand and handed it to Cai Zhu, then turned to Yin Niang and said, "This year's weather is colder than previous years, maybe it will snow in a few days."

Cai Zhu said: "That's right, I heard that Daxing and Dongting counties have already snowed, how could it be so early in previous years."

Cailan took a few chestnuts and threw them on the barbed wire above the oven, and said, "Then next year will be a bumper harvest?"

Lin Fengqi stepped in from the outside and saw a bunch of little maids in the room, he couldn't help but frowned, and said, "What are you doing, making the room smell of charcoal?"

The maids got up to salute one after another.

Yin Niang pulled the blanket covering her body on the couch, and replied: "I asked them to bake here. It's fun to play in winter."

Lin Fengqi said: "Is it interesting or not, what should I do if it smells like charcoal, let them remove it quickly." After speaking, he went into the room.

Qing Hua and the others looked at each other, and then those who put out the fire put out the fire, those who moved the stove moved the stove, those who cleaned the floor cleaned up the floor, and quickly cleaned up the room in an orderly manner.

After Qing Hua and the others finished cleaning up, Lin Fengqi opened the curtain and came out of the back room. He changed into a homely azure suit, went to sit on the couch, surrounded Yin Niang from behind, and put his hands on Yin Niang's stomach After touching it, he said softly: "Son, are you being good today? Did you make trouble with your mother?"

Yin Niang raised her hand and put it on the back of Lin Fengqi's hand. His hand was already warmed, not cold.Yin Niang said: "Maybe it's a daughter, if you call him son every day, people will think you don't like her, and when she comes out, she won't like you either."

"How could it be?" Lin Fengqi said, "I have a feeling that this baby must be a son."

"What if it's a daughter?"

"Impossible! It must be the son."

Forget it, it doesn't make sense to him.

On the second day, Lin Fengqi went out refreshed, while Yin Niang continued to stay in the yard.

After a while, Feng Zhi came to visit Yinniang, and gave her a red quilt embroidered with a gourd pattern, saying it was for the little nephew after he was born.Green gourds hung one after another on the ivy, which looked lifelike, and Yin Niang liked it when she saw it.

Yin Niang thanked her with a smile, then asked about her dowry, and said: "Your dowry can be embroidered in time, do you want me to arrange two embroiderers to help you?"

Feng Zhi blushed, and said shyly: "It's time, there are not many elders in their family, handkerchiefs, shoes and socks, etc., I can embroider very quickly."

In October, Feng Zhi and Feng Xuan got engaged together, and the married couple was met by Madam Lin.Feng Zhi's wedding is scheduled for February next year, and Feng Ying's wedding is scheduled for March next year.

Fengzhi and Fengying's marriage was delayed for three years because of filial piety, and this year it has already been, women marry between thirteen and sixteen, they are past the marriageable age, and they are concubine daughters, so the marriage is not very good.

Feng Zhi decided to be Sun Ping, the current head of the Sun family in Cendong County.Cendong County is a neighboring county of the capital, and it takes only half a day to enter the city by horse-drawn carriage.The ancestors of the Sun family were landlords, and it is said that half of the land in Cendong County belongs to the Sun family.Sun Ping's grandfather was once a Jinshi, and he was an official in Shuntianfu, the sixth rank.His father made a name for himself in Juren, but unfortunately he died before he could pass the Jinshi examination, and Sun Ping himself also passed the examination.If we only look at these conditions in this way, although Feng Zhi's marriage and Sun Ping are still considered low marriages, it is not unacceptable.But the bad thing is that Sun Ping came from a concubine's room.Sun Ping's aunt's mother and son died of smallpox at the age of 20, leaving no heirs. The only son of Sun Ping who survived was Sun Ping.After the death of his grandfather, Sun Ping was recorded in the name of his aunt.Sun Ping's aunt and biological mother are both present, so it's not easy to be a daughter-in-law.

Fengying chose Uncle Ouyang from Xipingbo Mansion.Marrying a concubine from the Hou's mansion to the uncle of the uncle's mansion seems to be a high-ranking marriage, but if it is someone else's stepmother, that's another story.Uncle Xiping's original spouse passed away due to illness last winter. Uncle Xiping is already in his early thirties this year. His original spouse gave birth to a son and a daughter for him, and several other concubines gave birth to him two sons and three daughters. The eldest son is fourteen this year. In a few years, we can discuss marriage.Although Fengying said that she was the uncle's wife in the past, Yinniang really didn't know what to be greedy for such an uncle's wife.Looking at the number of concubines and concubine children of Uncle Xining, I'm afraid he is still a flirtatious one.

When Lin Fengqi knew what kind of family Mrs. Lin married her two concubine sisters, she frowned at that time, and advised Mrs. Lin: "The families of these two families are too complicated, Fengzhi and Fengying can handle it. Come on? I think it’s better to wait a little longer, when next year’s spring breaks, and pick a Jinshi from a poor family with a simple family for them.”

Mrs. Lin glared at her son, and said angrily: "Are you accusing your mother of treating the concubine harshly? Of these two families, one has fame and the other has a title, and both of them have rich family backgrounds. They have everything. Is it bad? In your eyes, your mother and I are a poisonous woman who can oppress concubine daughters and daughter-in-laws. Pity the son I have worked so hard to raise, but I am a motherless person."

At that time Mrs. Lin Tai was angry at her son's unwillingness to accept the house against her daughter-in-law. Every time she saw Lin Fengqi, it was as if she had eaten explosives and vinegar, spitting fire and acid water at the same time.

Lin Fengqi played a scene with Yinniang, although he successfully prevented Mrs. Lin from sending a girl to his room, but because of this, he hurt his mother's heart, and he felt quite guilty.In order to calm Mrs. Lin, Lin Fengqi followed Mrs. Lin as much as possible.After Mrs. Lin said this sourly and angrily, Lin Fengqi didn't dare to say any more to hurt her mother's heart, so she quickly comforted Mrs. Lin.

Mrs. Lin Tai said again: "Don't think that I deliberately found such a family for them. They are too old to talk about marriage. These two families are considered good families of more than a dozen begging relatives. If you wait until next year's spring, Who knows if you can find a suitable candidate or Jinshi, if you can't find it, these two families will not wait for you. Fengzhi and Fengying are both eighteen this year, and they will be nineteen after the new year. Do these two old girls have a good reputation? Besides, I also asked them two girls, and they both agreed to marry. "

Lin Fengqi had nothing to say now, Feng Zhi and Feng Ying both agreed, what else could he say.Although they were his own sisters, they were not born to the same mother after all, and he didn't control them like Guan Fengshan.If he continues to stop them, maybe they will think that he deliberately prevents them from marrying a good family.

Yinniang thought of Feng Zhi's family, and felt a little pity for her.She had inquired before, that apart from the complex family of the Sun family, Sun Ping was born as a concubine, she also heard that Sun Ping was also lewd and flirtatious, he was not married yet, and there were already four or five neighbors in the house.If it wasn't for her getting older, or Mrs. Lin being more patient when looking at each other, Feng Zhi could definitely find a better family.

Fengzhi seemed to see through what Yinniang was thinking, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't worry about me. I am willing to marry into the Sun family. I know that my elder brother and sister-in-law are for my own good, and it would be easy for me to find a family." I can live a more relaxed life by relying on the family status of the Marquis Mansion. It’s just that even if you marry a poor family, most of them abandon their chaff and save maidservants and concubines after they get rich. If this is the case, why should I accompany them? It’s better to marry a wealthy family and enjoy a prosperous life from the very beginning.”

Sure enough, it was the honey of A and the arsenic of B. It seemed that her worries about her were unnecessary.

The two chatted for a few more words, then Feng Zhi said goodbye and went back.

As soon as Feng Zhi left, Cai Zhu lifted the curtain and came in from the outside, gave Yin Niang a blessing and said: "Madam, the servant has sent a message that someone outside who claims to be your uncle is looking for you."

"My uncle?" Yin Niang raised her head, wondering, "Do you know his name?"

"I heard from him that his name is Lu Daliang."

(End of this chapter)