wives and concubines

Chun Ge asked people to inquire about Wang Dali and Zhou Ping'an. Li Jian'an heard about it faintly, but only mentioned a few words lightly when he came back. At other times, Rui Niang's marriage was never mentioned again, as if it had never happened at all. This thing is the same.

Just explain to Chun Ge, if there is anything inconvenient outside, you can also ask Ming Xiang beside him to do it.

Ming Xiang is Li Jian'an's servant, who has been trained by the stewards of the outer courtyard since he was a child. He is clever in handling things, and if he wants to find someone from outside, it is indeed better for Ming Xiang to come forward.

When Mama Tong and Fei Cui went to collect the news about Wang Dali and Zhou Ping'an, they ordered Ming Xiang to bring them to the inner courtyard.

Both Zhou Ping'an and Wang Dali looked to be in their 40s and [-]s, wearing blue satin robes, their faces were cracked, and they looked like honest and responsible people.

It's just that when Zhou Ping'an looked at the official kiln pastel plum vase on the Babao Pavilion of the house, his eyes were full of greed.

Seeing Chunge in his eyes and remembering it in his heart, he has some background.

Chun Ge asked Wang Dali's family first, and knew that he had two sons, three grandsons, and two granddaughters, and these people were all under Chen Chunyuan. The eldest girl came over and told me that you are the most capable and loyal person under the second elder sister's hands."

Wang Dali stood up from his seat in panic, knelt down on the ground again, kowtowed, and said falteringly: "Little Aunt Chen is very kind to our family. When my eldest daughter-in-law had a difficult labor, it was Aunt Chen who helped me to invite her." doctor."

"Oh, so that's the case." Chun Ge laughed, and the mother Tong next to her nodded almost invisible to Chun Ge.

Chun Ge nodded, stopped asking Wang Dali, told him to sit up and talk to Zhou Pingan again.

"I heard you also have a little granddaughter?"

Zhou Pingan just sighed, "Our family is not blessed, Narcissus still only gave birth to a daughter." She looked very sad.

Chun Ge had heard from Fei Cui that Zhou Ping'an only had a daughter, and he didn't want the son of his step-uncle and brother to come back, so he recruited a son-in-law for his daughter.It was Chen Chunfang who received the grace back then.

As a result, another granddaughter was born. Although Zhou Ping'an felt uncomfortable, he still loved this granddaughter very much.

Chun Ge's heart moved, and she asked Zhou Ping'an, "How old is your little granddaughter?"

Zhou Pingan hesitated for a while, and his speech was not as fluent as before. He prevaricated: "Returning to Madam, my little granddaughter is seven years old this year. She is a child of the family. She should have been sent to the inner courtyard to serve the girls. But She has been weak since she was young, so I begged for a favor, but I haven't sent it in yet."

When talking, he looked at the pure song above.Then he took a breath and said in a hurry: "If my wife likes it, I will send her in tomorrow. Children are not good at fine work, and they can still do cleaning." The tone of the speech seemed to be It's like digging out a heart.

Chunge looked at it and secretly smiled in his heart.

Although the stewards of these big families are the sons of generations, they are not allowed to have private property according to the rules.But everyone has saved a small amount of money, and the offspring of the family are raised like ordinary girls.

Looking at Zhou Ping'an's appearance, it is obvious that he is reluctant to part with his granddaughter.

Chun Ge smiled knowingly, and said kindly: "The eldest girl has an engagement and is about to go out. She is still a little girl. I originally wanted to pick two girls of the same age to accompany her." After speaking, she stopped talking.

The corners of Zhou Ping'an's eyes twitched and he lowered his head.

Chun Ge continued: "But I'm thinking about it, if a big girl marries into someone else's house, if there are a few more ignorant little girls together, it won't be beautiful to chatter."

Zhou Ping'an's tensed back instantly relaxed.

Chunge sighed, "I'm really worried about this matter. And the fifth girl in our family is too chaste and quiet. I also want to choose a good playmate and learn embroidery rules with my mother. It's a companion reading."

Zhou Ping'an's eyes lit up in an instant, and he raised his head, looking at Chun Ge with hope in his eyes.

Chun Ge smiled slightly and said, "The playmate girl next to Miss Wu doesn't have to do any work, but I don't know if your family will bear it or not?"

Zhou Ping'an quickly kowtowed, and replied repeatedly, "This is the great blessing of my girl. I will thank Madam for her kindness on her behalf."

The girl's playmates can learn needlework and etiquette, unlike those maids who are reserved for dowry.

If you learn well in the future, when you talk about marriage, ask for a favor, restore your status as a good citizen, and maybe you can marry a real little rich family.

Wang Dali looked at Zhou Ping'an, but frowned.

Chun Ge told Mama Tong, "Since it's all agreed, you can call Aunt Liu over tomorrow, and say that the fifth girl's playmate has been picked." Then, she frowned again, "Where is the third girl?" , and inquire about it carefully, it will save money. The money will come out of my private affairs."

Mother Tong understands, she knows that Chun Ge is afraid that the fourth and fifth wives will make trouble.

There are many girls in the Li family.

"Don't worry ma'am."

Chun Ge didn't say anything more, and didn't say that Wang Dali and Zhou Ping'an were going to accompany the house. They each rewarded two boxes of Ruifulou snacks and two bolts of cloud silk satin from Dingzhou, and sent them away. .

As soon as the two left, Madam Tong went up and said, "You have also done your best. From now on, the eldest girl's affairs will depend on her."

Chun Ge nodded, and said quietly: "Yes, it depends on herself."

As soon as Zhou Ping'an got out of the yard, he went back to his home, told his aunt and daughter, and hurried to Mama Huang's side to deliver this month's dividend, and told Mama Huang to resign from the errand on Queqiao Street.

The Ping'an family was shocked and said: "Over there, ten taels of silver are credited to the account every month. Our family is short of these ten taels of silver, so we have to eat less."

Zhou Shuixian was not happy either.

Zhou Ping'an put on a straight face and told Chun Ge that he wanted to send his granddaughter He Hua to Wu Niang as a playmate.

"The big family raises their daughter pampered, that's why they came up with the idea of ​​choosing a playmate for their daughter. Just for this, everyone likes to choose a lady with a lower family background. Now she has chosen our lotus, which is not a great thing. As long as anyone who can learn the rules and manners from the mother of the fifth girl in a serious manner, there will be nowhere to find a marriage in the future. The fifth girl is a concubine, but she is also a lady of the government. I look at this little lady, and I will never I will not be mean to these concubine girls, I must talk about a good marriage to save face. We, Lotus, can still be friends in the boudoir in the future. We can also have someone to support us. What is the ten taels of silver in the picture below? Our family is not short Just for chewing." As he spoke, he took a sip of the big bowl of tea.

As soon as the mother and daughter heard this, their hearts were moved. The Ping'an family was still worried, "The other side of Queqiao Street is Mrs. Guogong's shop. We were taken away because of that incident back then. What if... ..."

Zhou Pingan didn't care at all, and said harshly: "After all, what is our family doing now? It's just counting on the lotus. Besides..." Zhou Pingan looked at Zhou Shuixian's stomach, and said lightly: "This little girl Ma'am, I will be in charge in the future, after serving, I can introduce some good doctors to you, so that Narcissus can give birth to a grandson, that would be a great thing. You can't count on these things from the Duke's Madam."

Zhou Ping'an paused, then sighed: "Speaking of which, don't think it's for nothing. The little madam has made up her mind to let us follow the eldest girl as companions. That's why I kept the lotus and squeezed it in In the palm of your hand. Forget it, our family, don't mess around. I can see that this little lady is small, but her heart is not small."

When the mother and daughter of the Zhou family heard this, they couldn't help but feel chills all over their bodies.

The family discussed it and made up their minds. The Ping'an family and Zhou Shuixian changed their clothes and went to see Mama Huang in the evening.