from widow to dame

Chapter 65

"Huiniang, what do you think about this matter?" Under the dizzy yellow light, Mrs. Lin looked worried.

Su Huiniang bit off the embroidery thread in her hand, and said calmly: "This is a good thing. The academy in Longquan Town is too small after all. If my younger brother can go to Wenchang Academy, he will definitely improve his studies."

"Of course I know." Lin frowned and sighed, "But the capital is so far away. I heard that you have to take a boat or a car to go there. Besides, Wen'er went there. People who are not familiar with the place, if something happens, we won't even receive a message. "

After all, Lin was worried about letting her precious son go to such a far place.

"This matter is easy to handle." Su Huiniang said lightly: "If mother is worried about my brother, let's go there together!"

"What?" For the girl's thoughts, Lin was really taken aback: "One, go together?"

"Yes! Let's go together." Su Huiniang smiled.

She is the one who can really make the decision in the Su family, and Su Wen expressed her approval for her decision. Under the two-on-one, Lin also agreed in a daze.Su Huiniang is a fast-moving person. Once she made up her mind, she started to act the next day. She didn't plan to sell the house, but she had to deal with the dozens of chickens and ducks at home. Su Huiniang sold them to the villagers nearby.She put the important and valuable things in the portable space early on, knowing that she would not be able to come back for a while, so Su Huiniang entrusted her keys to the third aunt, and spent a few days just like this Household items, packaged and soft, will soon arrive on the day of departure.Su Huiniang walked with Teacher Su Wen and the others, and the journey was far away, so they could have someone to take care of them.If you want to go to Beijing, the fastest way is to go by water. They are on a passenger boat that is specially designed to pull people. Black on board.

Looking at the wolfhound sitting on his hind legs trying to look cute, but looking so fierce, the boatman said that it was too dangerous and he was afraid of hurting people.

Su Huiniang said: "Boatman, this dog has been with us since he was born, and he has always been loyal. I'm afraid I won't be able to return in a short time this time, but I don't have the heart to give it to others. You can do it." All right, let it get on the boat, don't worry, I will lock it in the house, and if it hurts anyone, I will bear all the responsibilities, boatman, do you think this is okay?" Twelve taels of silver were secretly stuffed into the hands of the boatman.

The boatman agreed decisively.

Xiao Hei was having fun, dancing ballet steps on all fours, and jumped onto the board of the boat.

"This dog has become a spirit!" Mrs. Lin muttered with special emotion.

Su Huiniang nodded in sympathy. At the beginning, she really didn't plan to bring Xiao Hei, because it was too inconvenient. Su Huiniang had already agreed with the third aunt that the dog would be taken care of at her house first. Thinking of it, this fine piece of stuff seems to have sensed something from the busyness of the masters, and even began to go on a hunger strike.It wasn't until Su Huiniang became depressed by the "poignant and sad" and "Master, please don't abandon me" little eyes that she managed to get on the road.

So, a creature like a dog should not be underestimated!

After the freshness at the beginning, the journey on board is only boring and lonely.Moreover, Lin, who had never been on a boat, actually suffered from seasickness, and began to vomit from the first day.In Su Huiniang's luggage, there was a small medicine box specially prepared by her, which contained all kinds of simple but practical medicines, and there happened to be a bottle of pills for seasickness.In addition, the fire food on the ship is also extremely bad. Apart from eating some hard pastry and jerky every day, there is nothing else to eat.Su Huiniang didn't want to wrong herself, so she used the money to buy an iron bucket, coal and other things from the crew, and put it in a miniature iron pot. If you can't do anything else, you can cook porridge or soup. Next.In this way, for more than half a month, they disembarked and took a carriage instead. They spent another [-] days in the carriage. Just when Su Huiniang couldn't bear the bumps, they finally entered in the early morning of one day. The boundary of Shangjing.

Shangjing is the capital of Darui and the center of administrative power in the country. It is truly at the foot of the emperor, with a population of more than one million, and its prosperity is the highest in the world. Su Huiniang and the others did not directly enter the imperial city. There is a strict household registration system to check that although foreigners like them can enter, they are not allowed to buy a house and settle down.So Su Huiniang and the others settled in a town called "Pantao" near Shangjing. Pantao Town has a population of about [-] to [-], and it only takes two hours by car from Shangjing. The climate here is pleasant, the folk customs are simple, and the town is rich in Taozi can be said to be a very suitable place to live.

Su Huiniang and the others went to the town government office, passed the household registration, and selected a house as quickly as possible. It was a three-entry yard, facing south, and the yard was very new. Because the original owner was anxious to sell it, Su Huiniang thought I was very satisfied, and finally sold it at a price of 500 taels of silver.At that time, Lin's legs were a little weak when she heard the price. When she saw that her daughter did not blink and paid the money, not only did her legs become weak, but even her eyeballs almost fell out.Where did my daughter get so much money?This is the only question left in Lin's head.

Su Huiniang's money naturally came from "selling ginseng". On the way, when she passed by a bustling city, she found a drug store to sell it. Silver, that's why she is so rich in money. Of course, it is impossible for her to say this to Mrs. Lin in detail. She just ignored her and said that Mrs. Lin was in a trance under her big hand, which is very good fool.That night, Su Huiniang's family of three moved in. The bumpy journey made people physically and mentally exhausted. They didn't even cook, they just ate a few pancakes and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, the three regained their spirits.Immediately got excited about my "new home", and walked around it back and forth.From study room, bedroom, flower hall, to kitchen, kitchen, toilet.All three of them looked at each one with great interest, and they didn't enjoy their shopping until noon.In the afternoon, Su Wen went out to order plaques in the mansion, and Su Huiniang asked him to find some maids, and she planned to buy some maids.

Sure enough, at dusk, Su Wen led a middle-aged woman over, and behind them were seven or eight girls of different ages.

When Su Huiniang met them in the flower hall, most of these girls were yellow and thin, and their clothes were dirty. Su Huiniang looked at them one by one, asked some questions, and finally selected two, signed a death contract, and paid the old woman ten taels of silver. The wealth and lives of the two girls were sold to her Su family.

"From today onwards, you are the maidservants of the Su family." Su Huiniang lightly knocked on the teacup in her hand, and said lightly: "My Su family was born in farming, and the young master of the family is studying in Wenchang Academy. He is a family who pays attention to etiquette and law. You Now that you have entered the Su family, you must abide by the rules, and it is your duty to serve the masters well. If you are stealing and playing tricks, do it smartly and behave well." Su Huiniang suddenly wiped coldness from her brows, and said coldly: "It's easy to sell. , or be beaten to death.”

The two girls trembled when they heard this, kowtowed on the ground, and said again and again: "I dare not."

The hard ones are over, it's time for the soft ones, Su Huiniang called them up and gave them names, one was Huoxiang and the other Muxiang.Huoxiang was older and looked dull and honest. Su Huiniang put her beside Lin to serve her. Muxiang was younger and more lively and clever, so Su Huiniang put her beside her.Unlike those who have been trained since childhood, these two girls are really not many governors, they still need a lot of training.

In addition to the two maids, in the next two days, Su Huiniang bought another servant and hired a mother on the stove. The mother was from the south and made good soup. The number of people increased, and the home, which was originally a little deserted, gradually became lively.On the third day, a plaque with the word "Su Mansion" written by Su Wen himself was officially hung on the gate.In this Shangjing, which was both unfamiliar and familiar to Su Huiniang, they finally had a foothold again.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, another month passed by.

Su Wen went to the academy to report half a month ago, and Su Huiniang and Lin have already gotten used to the way of life in Beijing.

On this day, Su Huiniang decided to leave for the Yongping Hou Mansion.

She didn't know if she could see Wang Qilang, but she had to give it a try.

Even if she met her from a distance, she would be able to let go of her heart that had been hanging around for many years.

Yongping Hou's Mansion is located on Zhuque Street in the south of the imperial city. There are many relatives and relatives of the royal family next to Jieci. Because it is famous, it is very easy to find. Su Huiniang found a passer-by to ask, got the address, and went all the way However, to her disappointment, she didn't get any summons even after handing over the greeting card, and the other party didn't even let her in through a corner door.

"Don't worry too much." After returning, Lin persuaded: "We are so close, we will see each other one day."

Su Huiniang sighed, and said softly, "I hope so!"

(End of this chapter)