Chinese New Year is often busier than usual.
The Qi family is a wealthy family nearby. There are many managers and shopkeepers. They usually have their own owners. However, during the Chinese New Year, these people will bring something to their door to pay homage to the New Year, and the female relatives will also visit each other. .
Because the Qi family's door is simple, there is no clan behind it, and ordinary and distant relatives do not move around, the Liu family does not go out very much.
The interaction between women is different from that of men. Even if men get together in their spare time, they are also the errands at hand. Only the best friends talk about human feelings, and the ladies who can get together are mostly husbands. The family is closely related, which will allow the back houses to move around with each other.
Since the stewards were working under the Qi family to make a living, they naturally had to run here more.
However, Mrs. Liu did not let Ye Jiao and Mrs. Fang come out to join in the fun. They each had children to take care of. Mrs. Liu also felt sorry for the hard work of the two daughters-in-law. Jiao and Mrs. Fang made their own plans.
How Ye Jiao didn't know about Fang's side. For Ye Jiao, in addition to staring at Xu Bao and not letting him eat anything, he was chatting with Dong's about the medicinal flowers in the yard.
"Chunlan, why didn't you bring Huzi?" Ye Jiao put down her hoe, stood up, and asked while wiping her hands with a handkerchief.
Dong shi smiled at Ye Jiao and said, "He probably went out for the first time. Yesterday, he played with Xu Bao for a while. After he went back, he was noisy and didn't sleep. He didn't fall asleep until the moon went down. If I can't wake up, I didn't bring it."
Ye Jiao heard this and was a little surprised: "He doesn't sleep at night?"
Mr. Dong nodded, and went into the wing with Ye Jiao, closed the door, held the tea after warming up a bit, and said with a smile, "It's okay, it's easy for a child to be unable to sleep when he is happy, and it is inevitable at night. Sleep and cry, don't worry, just make up for it during the day."
The little ginseng also noticed that Dong's eyes were dark and swollen, so Ye Jiao closed her cloak and went out, went to the yard, looked around in the flowerbed, and then pulled a pale yellow petal and pinched it a little. , made the petals a lot softer, and when they came back, they pressed them one by one under Dong's eyes.
Immediately, Mr. Dong felt a cooling sensation, and his eyes felt much more comfortable.
This surprised Dong Shi, and immediately thought that this medicinal flower was useful.
She hurriedly took out a book from her bosom, went to the table to get a writing brush, filled it with ink, and said to Ye Jiao: "Jiao Niang, tell me, what is the name of this flower and what is it used for? record."
Ye Jiaozhu knew that Dong's love for medicine was crazy. Every time she came, she would bring a pamphlet.
But little ginseng has nothing to hide. She used to be ginseng, and what she did was to save lives. If these medicinal flowers could help others, she would naturally be happy, and Dong was the proprietress of her own shop. Know more Also good.
It's just that at this moment, looking at the yellow flower petals under Dong's eyes, I feel inexplicably happy.
Ye Jiao smiled and walked over to hold her: "I'll tell you later, you can take it easy for a while, and then write when the eyes are not swollen, otherwise the eyes will be spent, and the petals will be picked in vain."
When Mr. Dong heard the words, he nodded, temporarily suppressed his excitement, put down his pen, and sat back at the table with Ye Jiao.
Xu Bao's cradle is on the side, the little guy is awake, stretches out his hand and tugs at the black feathers hanging on the cradle, making himself happy and having a good time.
Seeing Ye Jiao coming over, he shouted "Ah", muttering in his mouth, and then he laughed for a while, but he didn't know why he was laughing. His round face was rubbing against the quilt, and he was very happy. Reality.
This made Mr. Dong a little envious: "Xu Bao is good-looking and strong, and seeing that he wakes up during the day and sleeps at night, it must not be too difficult to take care of."
Ye Jiao blinked: "He usually sleeps, but sometimes he sleeps all day long."
Dong shi couldn't help but look back, and said curiously, "Then this shouldn't be. If you sleep during the day, you will not be able to sleep at night."
However, the little ginseng slept deeply at night, and did not know what his fat son did at night.
On the other hand, Xiao Su, who was on the side, heard the words and said, "Second Young Mistress, Young Master sometimes doesn't like to sleep very much at night, and will be hungry at night."
Ye Jiao was taken aback.
hungry
Now when he was still breastfeeding, he naturally asked Ye Jiao to feed him when he was hungry, but Little Ginseng never remembered that he had fed him in the middle of the night.
Seeing her doubts, Xiao Su said again: "Every time the second young master gets up, if the young master is hungry, the second young master will take the child to the inner room. It must be fed at that time."
As soon as these words came out, Ye Jiao understood that she didn't need to be woken up at night, it was all thanks to her husband.
No wonder sometimes in the middle of the night she feels someone is tinkering with her chest. She always thought it was Qi Yun who couldn't be idle and made trouble with her. Ye Jiao had always been left to him and never woke up. She never thought that it was her fat son who was tinkering with her in the middle of the night.
Ye Jiao couldn't help but look at Xu Bao, then reached out and poked his fleshy little face.
I know how to eat small things, and I don't know if I'm tired to my husband.
She couldn't help thinking in her heart that she should stare at Xu Bao during the day and sleep.
Ye Jiao knew that Qi Yun had always cared about her and was not willing to wake her up, but Ye Jiao also knew that Qi Yun's body had to be taken care of in order to be healthy. The caravan's affairs had irritated him even more than usual these days. Be busy, and you should sleep well at night.
Xu Bao was not angry when his face was poked, but showed a soft smile, turned his head and bit Ye Jiao's finger in his mouth and rubbed it.
Because Ye Jiao didn't have any teeth yet, Ye Jiao's fingertips only felt itchy, which made her laugh. She lowered her head and dropped a loud kiss on Xu Bao's forehead.
Dong Shi, who was watching from the side, could not hide the envy on his face.
There are many good men in this world, but there are really too few like the owner.
Dong pondered in his heart that he would have a good talk with Fang Li after returning home. Didn't he think the owner was amazing? Then learn from hurting the lady first.
It didn't take long for Ye Jiao to reach out and remove the petals from Dong's face.
Dong shi touched her swollen eyes, smiled, and took out the booklet she was carrying, while Ye Jiao told her carefully about the use of this medicinal flower.
When Mr. Dong left, Ye Jiao also gave her a pot of small yellow flowers and asked her to go back and study it carefully.
Ye Jiao, on the other hand, changed her clothes, put on flower tins, and went out to go to Mrs. Gongsun's tea party with Mrs. Fang.
This is the first time that the two concubines have gone out together, and Mrs. Fang is still a little uneasy.
Usually they get along well at home, but more often they meet at Liu's, or they play with their children together, but they rarely get together.
It's not that the relationship is bad, it's just that they can't get together.
Fang likes to read and practice calligraphy, and Ye Jiao likes to eat and drink, so they rarely get to chat with each other.
Before getting on the carriage this time, Mr. Fang had prepared a lot of plans in his heart, thinking about what to do if he was left in the cold.
Who knew that as soon as I got in the car, I smelled a sweet fragrance.
Like red dates and sweet-scented osmanthus.
Ye Jiao got in the car early and waited. This time, the two of them went out to drive a larger car. The car was spacious. Ye Jiao simply moved to a low table and brought a food box. take it out.
Seeing Mrs. Fang coming in, Ye Jiao smiled and beckoned to her: "Sister-in-law, come and sit."
Fang Shi slightly lifted her skirt and sat on the cushion beside Ye Jiao, and then saw a few dishes of desserts on the table. It seemed that the sweet smell she had just smelled came from these desserts.
Ye Jiao put the plate away, put the food box aside, and said, "I asked my mother and said that it takes more than half an hour to go to the county magistrate's carriage, and I might not be able to eat anything when I go to the tea party, so I thought. Bring something to bolster your stomach."
Mr. Fang had been there a few times, and when he heard the words, he nodded and said, "Well, I went there to drink tea and chat, and I didn't have anything to eat."
When he said this, Mr. Fang was a little disgusted.
Qi's family is a wealthy family, even if Fang's family is stingy, he will not be wronged.
But the lady of the county magistrate's family is a rooster, and she is so stubborn that she usually finds someone to talk about eating tea, and she is never responsible for meals, even refreshments.
But the ladies of the shop Zhuangzi always have to bring some gifts when they go there. After going back and forth, it is time for the county magistrate to make a fortune for his family.
Mr. Fang looked at the red brocade box in the corner of the car and couldn't help grinding his teeth in his heart.
It's really frustrating that I can't even eat hot food every time I deliver something.
Ye Jiao was quite open. When the carriage was moving, she handed Mr. Fang a pair of chopsticks and said, "Then eat some first, so that you won't be hungry later."
Fang Shi usually doesn't eat at night, but now it was Ye Jiao who handed over the chopsticks, and she couldn't refuse, so she took a piece of peach blossom cake, her round face was hesitant, she didn't know whether to eat or throw it away.
As soon as she looked up, Mrs Fang saw Ye Jiao who had her cheeks stuffed up.
Little ginseng has always been a straightforward character, eating and drinking as much as you want, and doesn't care about anything else.
She is also very straightforward when she eats. She doesn't hold it or hide it. She has been taught a good manner by the Liu family, and it is also pleasing to the eyes. The most commendable thing is that Ye Jiao never picks up her mouth, and everything she eats is delicious.
Mrs Fang just stared at her, and suddenly understood why her mother-in-law, Mrs. Liu, liked to have Ye Jiao come to eat with her.
In addition to being beautiful and delicious, it is also because of the way my younger brother and sister eats.
The brows are smiling, the cheeks are slightly bulging, and every mouthful is full of satisfaction.
Even someone like Mr. Fang who made up his mind to eat less, could not help but have an appetite and silently put the peach blossom cake into his mouth.
It was really delicious, so Mr. Fang stretched out his chopsticks again.
When the carriage stopped, looking at the empty dishes on the table, Mrs Fang couldn't help crying.
Afraid of getting fat again...
But soon she laughed again, the peach blossom cake is really delicious, and it's a big deal in the future, so I can't treat myself badly.
After the two entered the county prime minister's house together, they sat in the back rows and did not move forward.
Even though the status of businessmen has improved now, people who are officials still have to be looked down upon.
The Qi family is now a new noble, but these women in the back house have formed their own circles, each with its own door. Because the Qi family is new and hasn't integrated into it, there is nothing to do.
In fact, Mrs. Fang has her own friends, and she also has little sisters in the boudoir, but this time she took Ye Jiao to talk and never left.
Perhaps Mrs. Fang would be a little jealous at home, and Qi Yun had many items, but when she left the house, Mrs. Fang could still tell the difference between inside and outside. She was very clear about the principle of both prosperity and loss.
After entering the door, Mrs. Fang stayed by Ye Jiao's side, telling her the names of the ladies who came here.
Ye Jiao listened with the tea cup in hand. Because she was full, Ye Jiao also had the strength to memorize it. Even if she couldn't memorize all of it, it would be good if she could memorize something that might have something to do with the Qi family. .
No matter how lively the people around Mrs. Xiancheng were, the two daughters-in-law of the Qi family did not go up.
Mr. Fang has his own reason: "Now, the three brothers have their own future, we don't need to flatter anyone, otherwise if any of them make a fortune in the future, what we do now is to embarrass them. It's better to hide in peace. , just get to know a little bit, just don't offend, the rest will be discussed later."
Ye Jiao could hear Mrs Fang comforting herself, she smiled at Mrs Fang and said softly, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I don't care."
The little ginseng has a very small heart, and all she can hold is the people she cares about, and the people she doesn't care about have nothing to do with her.
How others can be with her is the most important thing, and her own happiness is the most important thing.
She whispered to Mrs Fang, "I just want to go to see the lights when I leave early."
Fang Shi smiled and nodded, asking her to wait patiently, but when Ye Jiao turned her head to look elsewhere, Fang Shi Yuanyuan's face was a little puzzled.
In the past, even if I went to this kind of tea party, I wouldn't be too enthusiastic, but I wouldn't ignore anyone. Today, it's too deserted.
It's like... someone put it on hold.
After the tea party was over, when he was about to go out, Mr. Fang finally realized something was wrong.
The young woman standing next to the lady of the county magistrate always looked at them, her eyes were cold, and she seemed a little bored.
The little ginseng also saw that person, she tugged on Fang's cuff and asked in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, who is that? Why do you always look at me."
Fang Shi frowned slightly, because of the thick powder on the young woman's face and the distance, she recognized it carefully, holding a handkerchief over her mouth and whispering to Ye Jiao: " She is the daughter of the Lin family who sells pottery in the east of the city. I remember that she was promised to be the wife of the county chief's son, but you were not allowed to eat wine when you were in confinement."
When the county magistrate's family married a daughter-in-law, anyone with a bit of a face would go over to celebrate.
However, after Ye Jiao gave birth to Xu Bao, she sat in confinement, and after confinement, she went to the courtyard on the mountain. These are all unknown.
But the Lin family... Ye Jiao was not impressed.
However, the Lin Shi over there was staring at Ye Jiao, feeling uneasy.
Her family was originally a wealthy family, but because her fifth brother contracted a disease, Erlang of the Qi family cut off contact with the Lin family directly, which directly caused the Lin family to lose the biggest source. Other shops also cut off his family's business intermittently. It made the Lin family's life extremely difficult recently.
Lin's family came to cry with her and asked her to help her family, but the Lin family couldn't say that it was because of Lin Wulang's own spring nights. It's that Erlang of the Qi family doesn't talk about affection first.
The Lin family's intention was to talk about their own sufferings, so that their daughter could say good things in front of the county magistrate, and give his family some benefits to make a comeback.
Who knew that the Lin family only remembered the Qi family's hatred, but completely forgot what they told them.
In addition, Lin's life was not very easy after marriage. The husband went out to play, and he was too lazy to go home at night, which made Lin more and more aggrieved.
Lin's heart hated, not only because Qi Yun had cut off business, but also why his fifth brother had a disease
According to her mother's family, Lin Wulang was going to go to a brothel with Qi Ming at the beginning, and Qi Ming didn't want to go there.
If Qi Ming had a little bit of classmate friendship, he wouldn't have to let his family suffer this disaster.
Everyone protects their shortcomings, and so does the Lin family. In addition, she believes in her mother's words. She can't admit that it is her own fault. on their heads.
Now that I heard that Erlang's wife of the Qi family was coming, Lin Shi was not happy to find her.
But Ye Jiao didn't move forward and didn't give her a chance.
In addition, during the tea party just now, someone said that the pretty woman sitting over there was Qi Yun's wife, and they praised Qi Yun for thrushing her eyebrows, and envied Ye Jiao's beautiful face and figure, and Lin's heart was more Get sick.
The more uncomfortable it was, the more indifferent it became. She even had to stop others from talking to Ye Jiao, but Ye Jiao's unconcerned appearance made Lin Shi extremely annoyed.
When she was in the boudoir in the past, the Lin family didn't have many calculations, but the Lin family was restless in the back house, and she had heard of many tricks even if she hadn't done it before.
Now, she is the maid of the county magistrate's son. Even if her husband's family is a little cold because of her family's decline, since she occupies a position, she has confidence.
Thinking of this, she quietly left the hall, immediately greeted someone, and said to him, "Did you see the frame of those two people?"
This man is working in the county seat, and now he doesn't dare to refuse if the young lady has something to say. He immediately glanced at the carriage pointed by Lin and nodded, "I see."
Mrs Lin said softly, "It's New Year's Eve, it's not surprising that there will inevitably be some surprises." Then Mrs Lin stuffed a purse for the guard, "Take it, go to two guards and say I invited them to drink, and it was made and there were other rewards."
The servant swayed quietly, and at least there were three taels of silver in this purse.
He understood, smiled and put his purse in his pocket, turned his head and left to greet people, obviously not the first time to do such a thing.
In my heart, I thought that this young lady is much more generous than the county magistrate's wife, and this is worth doing.
As for whose frame it was, he didn't care, it was just a little bit of work, with the support of the county magistrate, as long as there was no major incident.
However, after Mrs Lin returned to the hall, she heard some of the ladies who hadn't left muttering: "Look at the Erlang of the Qi family, and he knew he was here to pick up his wife and go home."
"I know the Erlang of the Qi family. The one who looks good is enough, but who is the tall and strong one next to him?"
"It is said that it is Ye's brother, but the specifics are not clear."
"That rotten-hearted Ye Er?"
"No, the one who just heard Ye's call is the eldest brother, it should be Ye Da."
"It's really good, seeing that her mother's family is also relying on it, Ye Shi is really lucky."
Lin shi listened to their words without saying a word, but sneered in his heart.
How proud is it? We'll see who's crying and who's laughing later.