Yuan Fu Nushu

Chapter 384, 80 taels of silver to solve the knot

Guo Li took in his cousin Yuan Guo until today, imagining how to make amends to the old man Yuan, win his sympathy, and get back his lost official position.

Looking around the world, who doesn't know that Princess Dachang of Dayi had a share in the throne back then. According to folk opinion, some princesses could not bear to seize the throne and cut off the bloodline of the Tang family's emperor. The princess's current honor should be related to the gratitude of the emperor Tang Ze. Li thought to himself that he didn't want to be promoted, as long as he returned his original rank to me.

Oh, that's the princess, she'll get me promoted, that's fine too.

It is impossible to express Guo Li's thoughts, but Mrs. Guo kept complaining while living in his house. His wife felt that her husband's loss of office had something to do with Mrs. Guo's inability to please her father-in-law. However, Guo Li's wife has repeatedly hinted, and also expressly stated, that Mrs. Guo should return to her in-law's house to live.

After Guo Li knew about it, he first advised his wife not to do this, and then turned against his wife and lost his temper. Guo Li's wife couldn't speak at home, so she went out to gossip.

Of the couple, one stays at guests, the other pushes them away, and Mrs. Zhen, who gave birth to Yuan Hui, is also very smart, so she guessed that Guo Li had the idea of ​​waiting for the old man to come home, otherwise Mrs. Guo would have no value in entertaining Guo Li, let alone The Guo family has a family, and his biological father has ordered him to return to his in-laws' house, and his elder brother will not force his younger sister to stay.

Mrs. Zhen couldn't help laughing secretly. When my father-in-law was out of Beijing, a letter came, claiming that there was no need to wait for him during the Chinese New Year. He traveled around the five lakes and mountains, visited all his old friends before returning home.

Mrs. Zhen was also angry. The reason for her anger was more open than that of Mrs. Guo. This big hat can be put on Mrs. Guo. "If you go out, you will be sued." , or say hello anyway.

Does this mean that there is no second sister-in-law?
Mrs. Zhen thought, then I don't need you in my eyes. Yuan Hui prepared for the Mid-Autumn Festival and sent it to Guo's house. Sister Hui didn't know that Mrs. Guo was living away from home.

Today, I made up for Guo's dish that she couldn't eat because she didn't come back, and it was also sent to Guo's house.In this matter, Zhen Shi is qualified to be proud, this is Yuan Hui's thought.

So Mrs. Zhen went back to her room to explain the errand, and told the person who gave the gift to only give the gift and not talk too much. If the in-laws wanted to pick up Mrs. Guo, they should not hear it.

At this time, when she came back to ask Yuan Hui for a job, Mrs. Zhen praised Sister Kua Hui for being considerate of her elders, and the job ended here.

The Zhen family and the Li family accompanied Yuan Hui to continue the housekeeping. The Mid-Autumn Festival is busy. Some relatives in the countryside are usually busy with autumn harvest and autumn farming. Only today came to give gifts. The girl rambled about her daughter and son-in-law's disrespect for a long time, and Yuan Hui had a few clever words to persuade her.

"Brother Shu Ze didn't pass the exam. He has parents at home, so he should come back to take care of the family and wait for the exam. But he didn't come back, maybe he felt ashamed, maybe he felt that he could concentrate on studying in Beijing, and congratulations. Brother Ning also invited Brother Shu Ze to listen to lectures in several schools in Beijing, but he couldn’t hear them when he came back. You can forgive him if he doesn’t come back. The imperial examination is a big deal, and sister Cai should stay in Beijing to take care of him. Wait until brother Shu Ze is in high school , Returning home and paying homage to the Yue family, this is the glory."

Aunt Yuancai's mother didn't like her very much. After all, she was the old man's granddaughter. Sister Hui spoke in the style of the old man, and went home happily for the holidays.

Mrs. Zhen couldn't help but think of her deceased mother-in-law. She was the one who had the knowledge to let sister Xiu be the housekeeper. Now sister Xiu is in charge of the Duke's mansion.After Sister Xiu got married, Sister Hui was in charge of the house again. Sister Hui saw a lot of promise.

Half an hour before lunch, Yuan Hui handed over the housework to her mother. She wanted to find her friends, so Zhen asked her to go quickly.

The most important thing to be a family now is really to entertain the nobles, this is not fun.

Princess Xian took the children to make mooncakes in the kitchen. Compared with the previous one, the kitchen was enlarged. It is a pastry room dedicated to Princess Xian. There is no class today, and sister You Ting is also busy kneading dough and stuffing here. , next to her is the little county master Yongyi, who is also the one who is dedicated to making dim sum.

Seeing Yuan Huilai, Sister Ting and Yongyi were the first ones whose eyes lit up. Sister Ting smiled and said, "Sister Hui, I made 24 mooncakes, and you made half of them."

Yongyi said: "Aunt Hui's housekeeping is over, I'll give you the mooncakes I made."

You can hear the sound of Jing'an's reading not far away, so you can imagine that Tang Chan, Tang Qing, and Tang Hui are there.Princess Jing'an was behind the scenes to promote reading, Yuan Hui didn't call her, but washed her hands again and started making moon cakes.

Little girls love housework by nature. Holding a piece of dough in their hands, kneading and kneading is more fun than playing with mud. The mud is not edible, but the dough can still be delicious after kneading.

Yongyi said: "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, it's the Chinese New Year. Aunt Hui, you can go back to Beijing with us. My aunt must miss you very much, and my mother misses you too."

Tilting her head, she smiled like a flower at Sister Ting: "Sister Ting will go too, and Aunt Hui won't come back thinking about playing with you."

Tang Song once asked Princess Xian to watch the lanterns in the new episode before returning to Beijing. Princess Xian told him that he could not do it. The prince has his own responsibility. The concubine personally told Zhenshi that Zhenshi now knows that her daughter is not the one making trouble, so she doesn't necessarily want to embarrass sister Xiu, just say it.

Sister Ting did not place an order either, she was gentle and obedient, and the little county owners invited her to play in Beijing.

But it was just the children's private talk, and even Princess Xian heard it at this time. Princess Xian looked over with a smile, and saw Sister Ting smiling, but she didn't agree as she did in private.

"Father is not at home, I want to be with my mother, and sister Hui is not at home again, so I want to be with Second Grandma."

Yuan Hui said: "I can secretly take you away."

Dongyang County Lord said: "I'll pack you in my bag and take you away."

The head of Changhe County also contributed his luggage: "You can stay in my suitcase and come out when you get on the boat."

Concubine Xian, hehe, does this need to be taken away secretly?Just talk to Sister Ting's mother.She said: "Your father is in Beijing, you have been with your mother, you can come to Beijing to be with your father."

Ms. Ting's face brightened, she kept thinking in her little head that she needed to be with her mother when her father was away, and she had no good reason to go to Beijing, like Sister Hui should go to Beijing, and Sister Xiu was in Beijing.

Immediately happy: "Thank you, Princess, yes, father also wants me to accompany you."

The young princess of Yongyi threw down the dough and ran out: "I'll call your mother right now, the concubine's grandmother." She thumped her feet, happy that she could take Yuan Hui away smoothly.

Princess Xian said: "Slow down, the waiters will follow, don't fall."

Yuan Hui took the dough left by Yongyi and made a fat mooncake, which was taller and bigger than the other mooncakes. Sister Ting couldn't stop laughing when she saw it.

When Mrs. Li came over, Princess Xian said: "Your husband has been in Beijing for a long time, why don't you go and have a look? Our boat has a big place, so it's convenient for your mother and daughter to come to Beijing with our boat."

Li Shi was stunned for a while, then surprises and misses slowly came out. You Jian had been away for more than a year, and it would be a lie to say that he didn't want him. Ever since You Jian became an official, Li Shi was the proud one in her natal family. She was also secretly worried that You would admit to taking a concubine, but she didn't worry to the end because she lived in Yuan's house.

She may not believe that her husband is single-minded, but she believes that if there is unfairness, the teacher will uphold justice.

And she also wanted to see Sister Xiu, Mrs. Zhen said how prestigious Sister Xiu was in Beijing, Mrs. Li also wanted to go and see, and thank Yuan Xiu face to face that she gave Sister Ting the cost of the store, and in addition to the store interest that she had already received Well, it's better to return the principal to Sister Xiu in person.

Sister You Ting's principal of [-] yuan actually came from Yuan Hui's principal, but Yuan Hui's principal was also donated by Yuan Xiu, Shizi Yunzhan.

During the six months when Yuan Hui came home, Yuan Xiu sent money to Zhen Shi on a monthly basis to entertain her guests. By the way, she also gave Yuan Hui shop interest money, and Sister Ting also had a share.

The Li family also developed after Yuanxiu married alone. As far as her psychological endurance is concerned, it is enough, and the rest should be returned to Yuanxiu, or belong to Yuanhui's principal.

Li Shi really wanted to go to Beijing, and there was something in her throat that she wanted to agree, but she still suppressed it, and after thanking Princess Xian, she said in a difficult way: "If I leave too, there will only be Second Mistress at home. She is here, I wanted to ask the concubine to take Sister Ting away to accompany my father for a few days, but who will send her back?"

Sister Ting lowered her head and silently made mooncakes.

The little county masters began to enthusiastically contribute their luggage again, intending to secretly take Sister Ting away. Hearing that Princess Xian was very happy, they talked to Mrs. Zhen after lunch, and Mrs. Zhen persuaded Mrs. Li to go to Beijing, and there was no need for the return journey. Worried: "You don't need to rush back. If you want to come back after living for three or five years, let sister Xiu and her son-in-law send you back on the military ship. This is not difficult in the hands of the prince."

Li Shi was shocked: "Live for three or five years?"

Zhen said with a smile: "Your husband is an official in the capital, and your mother and daughter go to reunite. Naturally, they will stay here and never come back. Since then, they will be a native of Beijing. If you want to go home, you can come back every three to five years."

A dazed look of joy appeared on Li Shi's face: "Yes, he is an official in Beijing." Until this time, Li Shi didn't realize that You recognized that he was now a Beijing official, or that he was a Beijing official with his back to Prince Wei's mansion. Especially the dream of dreaming.

After thanking Mrs. Zhen, Mrs. Li was still hesitant. Of course it would be good to go to see Youzheng. She still had her natal family who couldn’t let go. In the past, she and Youzheng had many disputes to take care of her natal family. Li would not move her home to her natal family. , It is to think about whether there is any benefit for the natal family to use in everything, which makes Youzheng always dissatisfied.

When Yun Zhan came to Xinji, You Jian came home and said that an adult from the capital had come. Li Shi also thought in time that her niece and daughter were not married yet, and we don’t have much money to send money. A taunt.

Li Shi and Zhen Shi have business in their hands, and now they are even more busy buying goods for Yanyan store. They are women, and it is inconvenient to go out all the time. The main errands are the natal brothers of the two families. If they have been in Beijing for three or five years, then Of course, this business will inevitably be cut off.

Li Shi is full of heart to help her natal family, but her people are not in Xinji, so it is impossible for Li Shi to take care of her natal brothers to run a business to earn money.

I kept thinking that I couldn't make up my mind at night, when the night came, everyone had wine and enjoyed the moon, Sister Ting happily talked about going to Beijing, and Li Shi secretly thought about it.

On the sixteenth day of the second day, the mother and daughter of Zhen's housekeeper could not leave, so Li took Sister Ting back to her natal home, and immediately decided to go to Beijing with Princess Xian on a big boat.

She was thrown backwards by her sister-in-law.

A proud person in the eyes of her natal family, as soon as Li Shi entered the door, she was surrounded by her parents, brothers and sisters-in-law to greet her. Li Shi became more and more hesitant. It is absolutely impossible to earn money in your hands. If you go to Beijing by yourself, the stable income of your natal family can only be stopped.

Coming to Beijing?

Still not going to Beijing?
The sister-in-law brought the eggs with brown sugar, and said eagerly in a low voice: "My good sister, do you still have that little dress you found for me last time? I sold the beads embroidered on that dress for 80 taels."

Li Shi only felt that a basin of cold water was poured down her head, her face flushed red and she was stunned.

In her natal family, only her niece, Sister Juan, was unmarried, and there were no other little girls. Only Sister Ting could continue to wear the little princess clothes that Yuan Hui brought back.

Li Shi really loved the princess's little clothes, and she always pretended to be her mother's family in her heart, so she took one and gave it to her sister-in-law for collection.Her sister-in-law is a hardworking person, and she makes needles when she has free time. Li Shi said that you can learn from other people's embroidery, and you can sell them for money if you do a good job of needles.In addition, no matter which niece or niece has a child, when they are old enough to wear them, they will wear them once during the holidays and dress up decently.

If several nieces and daughters have children, everyone will take turns to wear them during festivals.

Afraid to scare my sister-in-law, I didn't say clearly that it was the princess's old clothes, but considering the delicate embroidery and beads on the small clothes, I should understand that this clothes can only be collected.

80 taels of silver?
Li Shi was stunned and shouted in his heart, how could the princess's ordinary clothes only cost 80 taels?
What Youzheng said before, every sentence came to mind, Youzheng said, "My grandma, you are now the wife of my official family, and some people can't take care of your mother's family." Zhu You recognized the reasoning in front of the teacher.

Thinking about it this way, You Zhen's words were indeed correct.

Li Shi only hates herself for being dumb. The princess's clothes are like a phoenix, and no one recognizes them when they fly into ordinary people's homes. She should give money directly to her sister-in-law, instead of giving such good clothes and listening to her cleverness with a dumb face , scrutinized the embroidery work under the sunlight, and found that the beads were dazzling, so I sent them to a tailor shop in Sanbao County for someone to look at. The owner said that although these beads were old, they could be sold for 60 taels of silver. I paid 80 taels, and finally made a deal.

The sister-in-law knew that Li Shi was rich recently, so she didn't give her any money, but just thanked her without a word.

On the way back to Xinji, Mrs. Li and her daughter were chatting and laughing about what it was like to go to Beijing. They found a gold and silver shop in the town before returning to Yuan’s house, and asked the owner to help. Seeing that Sister Ting is wearing a princess dress, what is the estimated price?

The owner laughed and said: "I know that this is brought back by Sister Hui. Look, Grandma You, although it is embroidered with hundreds of flowers, the craftsmanship is complicated. It is true that this dress is sent to a tailor shop in a big city, and people will spend a lot of money to buy it and learn it." Embroiderer. I know you won’t sell it, so you have to ask for a price. The pearls on them are the same size and color, and I’ll pay two thousand taels of silver for this pearl. If someone bids more than me, let’s see the current price. Discuss again."

Li Shi smiled and said, "Thank you, but I won't sell it."

I took Sister Ting back to Yuan's house, and on the way we talked about going to Beijing. My mother's family just got 80 taels of silver, so even if I live in Beijing for three or five years, I don't have to worry about them being short of money.

Behind their mother and daughter, the clerk of the gold and silver shop smiled and said, "It's too careless for Grandma You to put on Sister Ting's jewelry and leave her mother's house just like that."

The Dong family said: "There are noble people in the Yuan family, and the entire Sanbao County is not picking up lost things on the road now. In previous years, there were people who robbed the road during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they dare not come out this year. In terms of safety, there is nothing wrong. Besides, if you have no eyesight, you can't recognize it as precious jewelry. It's so generous. If you wear them out, others may take them as fake beads."

(End of this chapter)