The lucky star of rebirth

Chapter 112
"Isn't that the reason?"

Mrs. Wu followed with a sigh: "It's just that there are fewer people who can see clearly like you now. With you in charge of the Hou Mansion, it may be honored for several generations."

Mrs. Rong Jinhou laughed at the one sentence: "It's not like what you said."

The two said that they arrived at the back garden, and sure enough, several tables had been set up there. Mrs. Rong Jinhou asked Mrs. Wu to sit at the top, but Mrs. Wu only said that she should not overwhelm the guests, and let Mrs. Rongweihou take the main seat. She sits aside.

In this way, Mrs. Rongweihou is on the main seat, Mrs. Wu sits on the left side of Mrs. Rongweihou, and Mrs. Ji, the wife of Deputy Prime Minister Ou Gong, sits on the right.

Below Mrs. Wu is Mrs. Lu, and next to Mrs. Ji is Mrs. Rong, the wife of the Imperial College Supervisor. There are also several wives of high-ranking officials below them, but they are younger, so they took the lower position.

When the food and wine were served, the old lady of Rongweihou gave way, and then took a bite with her chopsticks. As soon as she ate, everyone else started to eat too.

The people around this table are all kind and kind, except that Mrs. Ji and Mrs. Wu have always been at odds.

Not to mention that Ji Yi is the prime minister, and Ou Gong is the deputy prime minister, who are worse than him. Just say that Mrs. Ji was born in the Ji family in Jiangnan, and her mother is a daughter of the Jiang family. She can also be regarded as the cousin of the Jiang family. Because of this background, Ji Shi has never looked down on people, with a proud look.

She was extremely resentful that Mrs. Wu came from such a slightly cold background but now he was riding on her head, and she even looked down on Mrs. Wu's demeanor. She only felt that she was shabby and petty. I don't touch the rare delicacies of mountains and seas, but I prefer to eat vegetables and fruits, and I don't like to eat vegetables that are cumbersome and labor-intensive. I only like home-cooked flavors.

Mrs. Ji felt even worse, curled her lips and took a few mouthfuls of vegetables, put down her chopsticks, and watched Mrs. Wu eat some green vegetables, even more disdainful.

It's just that she also insisted on her own identity and didn't make trouble at the table. When everyone finished eating and took off the remnants of the table and put on fruits and vegetables to order and chat with each other, Ji finally laughed. She was two or three years younger than Wu It's just that she has been pampered since she was a child, and she is no better than Wu Shi who has been doing farm work since she was a child, and has never stopped working since then. When she suddenly saw that she was younger than Wu Shi, she must be more than ten years old, and she also looked better than Wu Shi. This smile, She doesn't look like an old woman, she has the flamboyant look of a young woman.

"Ms. Ji, I didn't say you. At our age, you should take good care of your body. You should eat good things. Why do you eat those humble things? You didn't have that condition when you were young. It's understandable, now that Ji Xiang's salary is quite a lot, and seeing that he's half buried in the ground again, he should eat something good and wear something well, so that he won't feel like he hasn't enjoyed a lifetime of blessings when he kicks his legs in the future. No regrets."

Looking at Ji's words, it seems that he is very considerate of Wu's, but in fact, every sentence is a satire that Wu has never seen good things, and he is too petty to show up.

It turned out that several wives who were joking and joking all became quiet at this time, and Jun's face was a little uneasy, and the face of Mrs. Rong Jinhou also sank, but Mrs. Wu probably had enough of these words, she was not angry, and slightly With a smile: "Isn't that what you said, but I'm afraid that I won't have such a happy life in my life. Your house is quieter, and there are no juniors to worry about. My eight boys are not the ones who can worry about you." My son, a daughter is also very charming and doted on, but now that the grandchildren are all up, there are so many things in the daily life, and my family's foundation is weak, how can I dare to eat and wear hard, and I will do it for my grandchildren in the future. It is better to be more frugal now, because my children and grandchildren scold me for my debts, and it will be my merit that my children and grandchildren will live well in the future."

It doesn't matter what she said, it just made Ji's face turn red, black, black, and blue, which is very uncomfortable.

Yuan Ji's life is good everywhere, good background, good marriage, but the birth is not a good one, at such an age, he doesn't have any biological children or grandchildren.

It turned out that she gave birth to a boy when she was young, but she was young and aggressive at that time, and she was a little careless. The child disappeared when she was three or four years old. Afterwards, she also gave birth to three girls, but she didn't give birth. When the next son came, he had no choice but to take a concubine for Ougong vigorously, and made the idea of ​​borrowing his belly to have a son. Up to now, he has only got four more girls, but not a single boy. This is what Ji has in his heart a thorn.

But today, Mrs. Wu stabbed her heart fiercely with this thorn, and Mrs. Ji took several deep breaths before she calmed down.

She smiled coldly, raised her head slightly and said: "The seven sisters in my family are all good, only the daughter is different from the son, and she will be successful when she gets married in the future. I don't have to worry about it, it's my blessing, yes Our master, because there are many concubines serving him, I don't need to take care of it too much. Now, I eat some good food every day, and I pick some good clothes for people to make clothes, and then I have to eat when I am free. Xi, have some fun by yourself, it's more comfortable than ordinary people."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Ji glanced at Mrs. Wu: "I didn't say that Ji Xiang is a high-ranking official with a rich salary. It would be too ugly to only guard an old woman like you. It doesn't look like it to others. You should give it to him." Looking for a good waiter, when you were young, you were afraid that Ji Xiang would alienate you because of her beauty, it is understandable for you not to be called a concubine, but now that you are so old, you also have sons and daughters. It's not good looking to stick to it like this, and the family is not in a good shape."

The two prime minister's wives, Ji and Wu, are both so old, and they haven't experienced anything in their lives. They seem to be talking kindly, but every word is pointing at each other. The other party can't get off the stage.

The wives of the younger generation sitting next to them could barely hear it, they never thought that these two would start a fight with each other on such an occasion, and under the laughter and laughter, they had already gone through countless tricks. Everyone who listened was a little dumbfounded.

Mrs. Ji said that Mrs. Wu was jealous and refused to take a concubine for Ji Yi. Everyone in Jinling City didn't know about it. As soon as she was about to get angry, the old lady of Rong Jinhou also quickly laughed and said: "You two are so old, why are you still acting like children, well, be safe, and I will give you sweets later."

The old lady of Rong Jinhou originally wanted to use words to wipe this matter away, but she was telling Mrs. Wu that this was her family's banquet, and asked Mrs. Wu to show her face, and don't deal with Mrs. Ji because of this matter. ugly.

If it was normal, it would be impossible for Mrs. Wu to feel extremely aggrieved, but her ex-son Ji Songxian discussed the disadvantages of taking concubines with her, and just now praised Mrs. Wu for not asking Ji Yi to take concubines, and not asking her own children and grandchildren to take concubines. , for the benefit of the country and the people, Mrs. Wu is complacent. Mrs. Biansheng Ji said this, Mrs. Wu's face did not change color at all, and she was still smiling.

Mrs. Rong Jinhou wondered secretly, and only said that Mrs. Wu's practice has become more magnanimous now.

Ji Shi was also so angry that she wanted to scratch the table, but she couldn't irritate Wu Shi just by saying such words.

Just when others thought that the censure had been dissipated and invisible, at this time, Mrs. Wu spoke.

Mrs. Wu looked at Mrs. Ji several times with a smile, and just when Mrs. Ji felt puzzled, she took a sip of tea, wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and said with a smile: "You said this, I can't say it, so I have to praise you." Li said that people are virtuous and generous. Speaking of which, I also wanted to be as virtuous as you. I also wanted to find a young man to serve our master, but I was the only one who said this, and our master called me stupid , and said that I was so sensible when I was young, but now the older I get, the more confused I become."

Speaking of this, Wu's rare face was a little embarrassed: "Although our master has to be a high-ranking official now, you also know that when he was young, he was born in the countryside like me, and he was originally from a poor family. It is inevitable that the words at home will be a little unpleasant, our master said so at the time."

Mrs. Sun, who was sitting at the other table, immediately had the urge to cover her face with a veil when she heard Mrs. Wu's words. In fact, her mother-in-law is also a wonderful person. There is no chance to throw these words out and scold everyone who laughed at her.

That day her mother-in-law got a reason, and at night she had a fling with her father-in-law, bluntly saying that her father-in-law was able to marry a sensible daughter-in-law like her mother-in-law. Sensible and able to hold on, her father-in-law did not make the same mistakes as the other men. When her father-in-law was taught directly like a grandson, when he claimed the lesson, he almost knelt down and confessed to her mother-in-law Yes, calling them juniors is both angry and funny.

Afterwards, probably her father-in-law also praised her mother-in-law in secret, and also praised her sister-in-law's words were reasonable, and her mother-in-law thought she had a reason, so she waited for it all the time. Her mother-in-law is afraid that she will be ashamed today.

It's just that, thinking of her mother-in-law's high spirits and passion when she scolded others, Mrs. Sun really felt a little bad.

Sure enough, he heard Mrs. Wu say in a loud voice: "Our master scolded me, you unworthy old lady, you were quite reasonable when you were young, how come you have become confused when you get old, you must have often talked to Ou Xiang's family. The gang of foolish girls are stubborn, but they also become confused, Ou Xiang's years of wisdom have burdened his old ladies, it's rare for me to be such an innocent person, do you want me to bear a whole body of sins?"

Seeing that Mrs. Ji blushed and almost slapped the table, Mrs. Wu snickered, but her voice became louder: "I just asked our master, I was thinking of you and wanted to please you, why did you say that?" I'm not, Mrs. Ou Xiang's family is such a nice person, who doesn't say that she is generous and reasonable, how did she change her taste in your mouth?"

As if on purpose, Mrs. Wu asked Mrs. Rong Jinhou: "Guess what our master said?"

Although Mrs. Rong Jinhou didn't want to embarrass Ji, but she was more curious about Ji Yi's reaction, so she responded, "How do you say it?"

Wu covered her mouth and sighed softly: "Speaking of it, our master is truly loyal to the country and the king. I admire everything I say. Our master said that some women's virtuous faces are directly given to their own family. Gentlemen take concubines, in fact, they just care about their face, but they don't care about their own gentlemen, and they don't have the slightest loyalty to the king and the country."

"How did you say that?" Several wives were very interested. Apart from Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Sun, how many of them were not worried about the concubines in the backyard of the house, and how many of them were willing to accept their husbands' money? concubine?Who wouldn't want to find a justifiable reason to say that they don't want to take concubines in an open and honest manner. Naturally, the words of their son Ji Yi made them attach great importance to it. Compared with face, face is more important.

Mrs. Wu laughed: "Our master said that it is good for me to be like this, and our daughter-in-laws are also good. If you don't give concubines to the master, you are really thinking about the family, and it is for the future generations of the Great Xia Dynasty. For the sake of merit, the master said, it turns out that due to the patriarchal reasons in the Great Xia Dynasty, there are more men than women, and now more and more men are born every year and fewer daughters. Originally, there were fewer daughters, and some poor families gave birth to daughters. Drowning to death, and then selling her daughter to such shady places, and even selling her to rich families as slaves and maidservants. In this way, it becomes more and more difficult for ordinary people to marry wives and have children. Our Jinling City is not very prominent, but in some places a village There are so many men who can’t get a wife.”

"Is there such a thing?"

Apart from Mrs. Ji, all the wives present, including Mrs. Rong Jinhou, were stunned. They didn't expect such a strange thing to happen.

Mrs. Wu nodded: "Our master has been in charge of the household department for many years, and the name book of the Great Xia Dynasty is in his heart. How can he talk nonsense about these things? The master said that if this continues, the population of Great Xia will decrease every year. There are so many things that happen to people in poor villages because they can’t get a wife, but those of us who are rich don’t know how to share the worries of the king. We have wives and children, but we have to be lustful, and how many concubines we have to take. Many families have eight concubines if not ten, if you take in too many concubines, you will lose one good man who can marry a wife."

Later on, Mrs. Wu sighed more and more: "When our master told me, I don't know how much sulk he got. He just said that even if he asks for a concubine, he can give birth to a son, but he doesn't know how many good children are born. Fighting in the backyard, causing restlessness in the house, and finally causing resentment among the common people, causing restlessness everywhere, is only for a little selfishness, why bother."

(End of this chapter)