Ren Yaoqi didn't worry too much about whether to go to the ice play competition.
These days, she was just making excuses for the cold weather and rarely leaving the Ziwei Courtyard, so Qiu Yun mentioned to her in front of everyone that if she deliberately avoided Yun Wenfang and Qiu Yun, it would attract people's attention.
Ice play is an activity that Yanbei people often play in winter. Although Ren Yaoqi has never played it by himself, he has seen it a few times.
These women are just sitting in a makeshift warm shed on the shore to watch. The men compete in teams on skates on a river covered in ice more than a foot thick.
Of course, the people watching also have their own lottery bets which team wins or loses, but they are all small pieces of silver, and even if the bet is right, those silver coins are used to reward the servants and servants who play. I don't really rely on this. gambler. Otherwise, it is not elegant but insulting.
Before going out that day, Ren Yaoqi went to Li's place first. Originally, he thought that he would invite An with Ren Yaohua and then go for a ride, but he didn't want Ren Yaohua to go to Ronghua Court first.
Mrs. Li asked Mammy Zhou to take out an embroidered money bag and hand it to Ren Yaoqi: "There are some pieces of silver in it. It's for you to use as a lottery and a reward. You can hand it over to the maid."
Ren Yaoqi took it in his hand, raised his head and smiled at Mrs Li: "Got it, mother."
When he came out, Ren Yaoqi gave the purse to Zhou Mama again: "My monthly money has not been moved in the box, and the rewards received during the New Year's Festival are less than 200 taels. A few days ago, my father gave me two hundred taels of money to buy books and ink that I liked. Mammy should keep the money."
Mother Zhou hurriedly said: "This is what the wife asked the slave to prepare for the young lady. The third young lady also has it. You should accept it."
Ren Yaoqi still handed the bag back and said gently: "I know my mother doesn't want to wrong me and the third sister, and I don't want to disappoint her, so I took it in front of her before. You are in charge of the accounts for mother, you know the situation of Ziweiyuan better than I do. Mother has more places to use money."
When Mrs. Li married into the Ren family, there was almost no dowry, and every month was only a month for leading the Ren family for thirty taels.
Fortunately, Ren Shimin's 32 taels of monthly money were handed over to Li Shimin after she returned to the house, and Ren Shimin didn't care about this amount of money. He never asked Li Shi for this money.
The Ren family is not short of money, and several masters of the Ren family can withdraw less than 2,000 silver from the account room in the outer courtyard every year as entertainment expenses. Ren Yiyan, the eldest young master who has already married, can also draw 1,000 taels every year.
It's just that if it exceeds 2,000 taels, you need to get an approval note with his seal from Mr. Ren. Except for the second master and the fourth master in the capital, the other masters rarely need to be approved by the old master. After all, two thousand taels of silver is not a small amount.
Li's 60 taels of silver a month, in addition to rewarding servants, also subsidize her parents' family from time to time, often stretched.
"Fifth Miss..." Mother Zhou stared blankly at Ren Yaoqi, her eyes turning red.
After coming back this time, Ren Yaoqi's performance was beyond her expectations. Ren Yaoqi smiled and turned away.
After coming out of the main room, Ren Yaoqi thought about it and went to the study when he passed by the West Crossing.
Ren Shimin is sitting behind his big book desk, drinking tea and appreciating his newly bought inkstone.
Seeing Ren Yaoqi pushing the door and entering, he put down his teacup and waved with a smile: "Yaoyao, come and have a look, these Fang Chengni inkstones are newly acquired by daddy, and they are all made by famous masters."
Ren Shimin's smile carried the pure joy of a child, and every time he got something good, he made no secret of his joy.
In the past, Ren Yaoqi would secretly slander that her father was too free and easy, and he didn't understand common things, but now this is not the case.
Ren Yaoqi went up to and had a good time with Ren Shimin and asked, "There is an ice play competition in our house today, won't Daddy go?"
Ren Shimin lacked interest: "What's so good about Bingxi? A group of reckless men pushed around! Shame on Sven! Are you going?"
Ren Yaoqi nodded: "It's been a long time since I went out, the sisters are all going."
Ren Shimin took out a sandalwood box from the drawer under the bookcase, and took out two 100-two silver bills and handed them to Ren Yaoqi: "Go to your mother and replace it with a silver naked child and use it as a lucky draw, whatever you want. Help daddy choose a team."
Ren Yaoqi accepted it with a smile, and received it in his purse: "Then the team I bet on with the red belt is okay?"
Ren Shimin tilted his head and thought about it seriously: "Red is too tacky, let's choose the white team."
Ren Yaoqi said with contempt: "It's almost New Year's Eve, who's family is a white belt? It's not bad luck!"
"Then the blue team?"
Ren Yaoqi made a face: "I want to bet on the red team! I just like red!" After speaking, he got up and walked away proudly.
"Children are self-willed and cry when they lose." Ren Shimin shook his head and sighed helplessly.
When they went out, Ren Yaoqi and fourth young lady Ren Yaoyin rode in a carriage together.
The carriages in the front and back were all the young ladies of the Ren family, and Ren Yaoqi could still hear the voice of Ren Yaoyu chattering faintly from the carriage behind, as well as the voice of Mammy to persuade her to lower the curtain in a low voice.
In contrast, Ren Yaoqi's carriage was much quieter.
Ren Yaoyin sat in the carriage and made tea at the back of the table. Her movements were skillful and graceful, her smile was quiet, and the swaying carriage did not make her hands unsteady in the slightest.
Ren Yaoqi sat opposite her with his chin propped up and admired her movements.
"Before, my cousin specifically asked if Fifth Sister would go." Ren Yaoyin poured a small cup of tea from a purple sand cup and handed it to Ren Yaoqi, smiling.
Ren Yaoqi took it steadily and thanked her with a smile.
Ren Yaoyin's expression was as gentle as usual, and Ren Yaoqi couldn't feel any displeasure in her words.
Ren Yaoqi didn't know whether Ren Yaoyin knew that the Ren family had chosen her as a candidate to marry the Qiu family, nor did she know her attitude towards this matter.
In her previous life, she did not have close contact with several sisters in the family. Ren Yaoyin was much easier to get along with than the other sisters in the Ren family. Although she was favored by the old lady, she did not pose in front of other sisters because of this. They all have a good temper, so Ren Yaoqi and her are relatively close.
However, because of this, Ren Yaoyin has no particularly good sisters in the Ren family.
"Oh? It's rare, and I'm a little flattered." Ren Yaoqi winked at Ren Yaoyin and joked.
Ren Yaoyin said with a "puchi" and said with a smile: "You just love to be naughty. My cousin must have rarely seen you come out, so he asked specifically because he thought you were unwell. He was also out of concern, you will wait a moment. I still thank him when I see him."
Ren Yaoqi flattened his mouth: "Got it."
Ren Yaoyin shook her head, restrained her expression and whispered: "Five sisters, let alone the third cousin in the Qiu family's status, even in our Ren family, they are also valued by the elders, and the grandmother treats him like his own grandson. Normal. You get on well with him, he treats you kindly, and if something happens in the future, he will say one good word for you in front of your grandmother is worth ten others to say."
Ren Yaoqi smiled a little embarrassedly: "Thank you fourth sister for the suggestion, I understand."
Ren Yaoyin nodded with a smile, took the teacup in front of Ren Yaoqi back, poured the warm water inside into a small urn, and put it back with a hot one.
Ren Yaoqi picked up the teacup and took a sip, but she was thinking about what Ren Yaoyin meant when she said this to her.
Is Ren Yaoyin encouraging her to have more contact with Qiu Yun in order to gain the attention of the old lady of the Ren family or the Ren family
In the previous life, when she was so old, she was really thinking about how to make old lady Ren like her granddaughter every day, and she also wanted to have a good relationship with Qiu Yun like the rest of the Ren family.
Ren Yaoyin's words scratched the itch.
It's just that Ren Yaoyin said these words to her at this time...
Is it because she really cares about her sister, or has other thoughts