farming female castellan

Chapter 71

"I heard that the brother-in-law of the Liu family is here? This is a distinguished guest of the Yang family. I came here as soon as I heard the news. Mr. Liu, have you had breakfast? Are you tired after rushing here?"

Huai'an bowed to Mrs. Yang: "Greetings to Mrs. Yang! I came here after breakfast, and I won't be tired after arriving here. Please rest assured, Mrs. Yang."

The old lady smiled: "Guangyun County is poor, far less affluent than Yuanfeng County, there is no good tea to entertain, I hope Mr. Liu will forgive me."

Liu Huaizhen's forehead twitched, she lowered her eyes, and said nothing.

Huai'an maintained a smile: "Madam, you are welcome. Guangyun County was not affected by the disaster this time. It is all thanks to Mr. Yang's hard work and love for the people. He managed Guangyun County in an orderly manner. Guangyun County has a good official like Mr. blessing."

"Mr. Yang, please don't say that. He is just a small county magistrate. What is the blessing of the common people? It's all thanks to the blessing of the Holy One. The county magistrate can be promoted to the governor."

Huai'an glanced at the old man: "The former magistrate of Zhou County in Yuanfeng County was born in farming and studying, and he was a high school scholar. His water conservancy construction in Yuanfeng County is obvious to all. He was promoted to Governor of Yuzhou and Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Jobs can still be quick."

"This year's governor of Xizhou is the son-in-law of the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. I don't know if he will dislike the son-in-law of a businessman like us."

Liu Huaizhen twisted the handkerchief in her hands tightly.

Huai'an smiled: "He didn't rely on his father-in-law. How could he care what kind of family the wife of a subordinate official is? Now the imperial court has opened the imperial examination to merchants, and the children of merchants can participate in the imperial examination. The governor of a state How can you have any objections to the merchant family? If you say you dislike it, it means that you dislike the subordinates' parents who have no ability and have objections to the in-laws."

The old man stood up abruptly, his face flushed.The young woman beside her quickly patted her back and advised her to sit down and not be angry.

Huai'an took out a letter from the bag and handed it to Huaizhen: "This is a letter from home, Big Sister can read it when you have time."

Huaizhen took the letter and put it aside.

Huai'an took out two small boxes and said, "Some fruits and vegetables are placed in the kitchen, and some are in the yard for health care. You can arrange these two things yourself."

Before Huaizhen stretched out her hand, the old man reached out and took the two boxes.

Open a box, it is a piece of warm jade.

"This jade looks like it was cut."

"It was cut," Huai'an said, "My grandmother is old, and she finally got such a large piece of warm jade, so she cut a small piece to make a jade pendant. The rest were left untouched, and they were sent to the elder sister. My uncle and father haven't even touched any jade chips."

Liu Huaizhen's eyes filled with enthusiasm: "You thank grandma for me, she always misses me so much, but I can't show any filial piety to her."

"How do you say that?" The old man was dissatisfied, "Being the magistrate's wife, isn't it a glorious ancestor?"

Liu Huaizhen wanted to say something, but held back.

The old man opened another box: "A piece of wood? Is wood still considered a treasure?"

Huaizhen took the box: "My brother is for me to play with, I'll just keep it."

"Old madam, that is golden nanmu, which is reserved for the royal family." The young woman hastily reminded.

The old lady snatched the box away with a swipe: "You can keep this wood for playing?"

Huaizhen reached for the box: "I can handle it."

The old man held the box tightly: "It's better for my son to handle this wood himself."

"I will give it to the officials." Huaizhen stretched out her hand again, but it was far away from the box.

The old man looked at Huai'an: "Is this wood too small? It's not enough to make a bracelet. It's too shabby to give away."

Huai'an glanced at her: "It's still small? This is more than enough to make a bracelet, and you can make a few for personal accessories. This is rare wood, which is not produced in our Xia country, so it is so easy to get it. In your eyes My grandma just got it last night, so she asked me to go out early in the morning and bring it here, thinking that the Yang family would save face by giving gifts. If grandma knew that you thought so, she wouldn’t know how sad she would be. .”

"Why is this child so unforgiving when he talks. It's not easy to get, isn't it? I got it? I cut off a big piece and sent the change over."

Huai'an sneered: "Old lady, don't talk nonsense. This wood is called imperial wood. How can ordinary people dare to keep this wood? My grandmother took care of me overnight, and I rode for half a day to drive here. My treasure has been sent to the Yang family. The old lady had better send this wood out as soon as possible, it is not a good thing to keep it in your hands."

"Where did your grandmother get this wood? Are there any bigger ones?"

"Such a small piece is already a treasure, how can I get a bigger one?"

The old man stopped talking and stood up holding the two boxes.

"Young Master Yang, let's talk to your sister for a while. I'm tired too, so I'll go back and rest first." After saying that, she led the young woman away.

Huai'an glanced at Liu Huaizhen: "Is that a concubine?"

Huaizhen nodded with tears in her eyes.

"There are no rules at all. She doesn't even salute you when she sees you, but she knows how to follow the old lady. Although I am your younger brother, I am a stranger to her, so I just ran here. This old lady is getting more and more mean. You can arrange your daughter-in-law’s background in front of your natal brothers, forgetting that your own family is still muddy.”

Huaizhen sighed: "That's her natal niece. She thinks that person has one heart with her, but I am not. She is the daughter of a scholar, and I am the daughter of a farmer and merchant."

Huai'an laughed angrily: "Sister, are you confused? Even a scholar can be called a scholar. Didn't uncle and father have also studied? It's just that they didn't take the examination for merit. Has her father been admitted to Jinshi? Haven’t gotten the eligibility for juzi before? If you have passed the exam and been to the capital, you don’t know what to say. My brother-in-law didn’t even get a Jinshi. After being a county magistrate for a few years, he really thought he was born in the imperial examination? "

Huaizhen was stunned.

Huai'an looked at her: "Sister, stand up straighter. If the Yang family didn't have the help of the Liu family, would they be able to be the county magistrate? They actually want to beat the Liu family."

Huaizhen shed tears: "How can I straighten my waist? Just like that, they all said that I am arrogant and indulgent, that I take advantage of my natal family's money and take advantage of it. Usually, whenever there is something, they ask me for money. My heart is still talking coldly, saying that I have two hearts."

Huai An fell silent.

"How is brother-in-law treating you now? How is your attitude towards my concubine?"

"She has already taken in three concubines, saying that they are gentle and caring, and that they are willing to spend their time trying to please him. But why doesn't he think about how much energy I have to spend on managing the property and dealing with family relationships, otherwise how will the family survive You have to go down. And the poor relatives in their family, you don't know what kind of faces they are. "

Huai'an's face was full of pain: "It's better to find someone who is wealthy. If we are called high-ranking, we will be called high-ranking. At least we have to rely on others, and we can be angry when we are wronged. What is this called now? The Liu family's money, and the Liu family's. It's a lie to share joys and sorrows."

Huaizhen choked, "A man has self-respect, and he feels that it would be embarrassing to use his wife's money."

"Then don't use it if he has one." Huai'an was very angry.

Seeing Huaizhen's painful expression, she eased her tone again: "How are the children?"

Huaizhen's tears flowed even more fiercely: "Yun'er is okay, he knows how to understand me. Hong'er only has his father in his eyes, and he said that he is capable. He also said that he would marry the daughter of an official family in the future. Let the wife's natal family hold back."

Huai'an stood up abruptly, took a few quick steps in the room, pointed to the sky with one hand, opened his mouth a few times, suppressed the urge to curse.

Taking a deep breath, Huai'an said, "The Liu family's Miao is too upright, you have already ignored what the back house is like. The beams of this house are crooked, why are you so wronged by your son? What a mother should teach You have to teach him what you, the mother, have done for the family. You don’t need to be soft-hearted to the concubine. This is not the Liu family."

Huaizhen stared at him blankly.

Huai'an went out and stood for a while, walked around the house, looked in the yard again, entered the house, and said in a low voice: "Take care, arrange all the properties, and find a way to get sick Well, I can't go out for half a month or a month. Let the Yang family be in chaos, it's too deceiving."

Huaizhen wiped away her tears.

"Are all the shopkeepers reliable? Are the people around you reliable?" Huai'an asked.

Huai Zhen remained silent.

"It doesn't matter if there are people who eat inside and outside, let them jump and then make a move. The most fundamental link must be grasped by yourself."

Huaizhen sat upright.

"Push Hong'er to the table, and he must go through all the training he should go through. Don't be soft-hearted."

Huaizhen didn't ask the maid to come in, she washed her face with the water in the house, and applied compresses to her eyes that were swollen from crying.Then, let someone tell the two children to come and have lunch with uncle at noon.

After hearing Liu Huai'an's story, the old lady slapped the table angrily: "The whole family is a white-eyed wolf! Huaizhen has worked so hard for so many years, how can I feel sorry for them? Why should she be an official if she is so snobbish? Go back to the countryside to farm Go. Take my child back."

"Old lady," the second wife wiped away her tears, "This daughter is already engaged, so why would she just take it back? The family the daughter betrothed to is also a person with status. Yun'er is still caring."

"I'll send two people to watch over there tomorrow." Master Liu Er said.

"It doesn't have to be so fast, right? Huaizhen still has to make arrangements for a few days." The second wife said.

"She arranges hers, I watch mine. Let them go through a real bankruptcy if necessary."

Everyone was startled.The old lady glared at her youngest son, "Don't make Huaizhen anxious."

"I think it's okay." Grandpa Liu said, "Anyway, we can go and see her. Huaizhen's body won't collapse after being frightened."

The old lady glared at her son again: "You are still motivated, what should I do if she is in a hurry? Being a big brother is also fun."

(End of this chapter)