suspected wife

Tingfengyuan ordered Zhao Liniang's night attendant, and sent her out in less than half an hour, and the news spread throughout Zhou's house before dawn the next day.

Mrs. Zhou is being served by several daughters-in-law for breakfast.

Hearing this, the jade chopsticks in his hand paused.

He glanced at the uncomfortable unmarried ladies at the same table, and did not ask any questions.

After Wu Jiao, Lin Biyu and others left the outside room, they asked the eldest wife about the situation.

The eldest lady has a troubled expression on her face.

Not to mention that she is an assistant to Zhongkui, she can't talk about the affairs of her uncle's house, and her husband was born with the same mother as the sixth master, so she dare not offend the old lady who favors the youngest in front of her.

A few bastards and daughters-in-law have no scruples.

If my mother-in-law asks about something, she should answer all her questions, and the answers are endless.

And they didn't intend to make fun of Liu Ye, it was Liniang who didn't like Liu Ye and sent her back overnight, otherwise, why didn't Liu Ye, a vigorous and passionate man, not keep her for a good night, but sent her away overnight?

And not even half an hour?

Mrs. Zhou was thoughtful after listening to several sons-in-law and daughters-in-law telling the story with eloquent voices as if they were there.

Afterwards, they brought in some women and girls who were servants in the Tingfengyuan last night to ask them carefully.

Of course, she most wanted to ask the stone who was waiting close by.

It's just that I heard that the sixth master went out with the stone early in the morning.The master and servant didn't even have breakfast.

Mrs. Zhou quietly summoned the two maids from Yanyu Pavilion who served Zhao Liniang last night to ask about the situation...

After some questioning, he waved people away.

"Qiuying. What do you think is going on here?"

When only the old lady and Mama Lin who had been serving her since childhood were left in the main room, she asked softly.

Qiuying is Lin's mother's boudoir name. She served the eldest lady of the Lin family, that is, Mrs. Zhou, and was able to give her the surname Lin.

After being married to Zhou's mansion as a dowry, she has never been married and has been loyally guarding Mrs. Zhou's side.

"Old lady, do you think Liu Ye is..."

Even though she had a good relationship with Mrs. Zhou, she didn't dare to say that Liu Ye had a secret illness.But I have to be reminded.

Whether Mama Lin said it or not, Mrs. Zhou could know what she wanted to express.

The tacit understanding between master and servant for decades is not fake.

"Didn't you invite someone to show Qing'er last time? The doctor also said there's nothing wrong with it."

The old lady Zhou also looked puzzled.

Mother Lin thought about it for a while, and said, "Should I look at another doctor? The sixth master is now in his twenties, and among the few masters in the house, only the sixth master has no heirs. Do you think you should hurry up and give Liu The Lord said that it is a marriage, maybe. It will be fine if we get married. "

The old lady Zhou nodded slowly.

Although she doesn't want to admit that there is something wrong with her son, it's good to be more prepared.

"Then change another doctor. If it doesn't work, ask someone to come from the state capital."

After a while, he said again: "Qiu Ying, do you think he can't even look down on the family members?"

After pondering for a moment, he said again: "How about letting other uncles in Beijing choose a suitable one for him?"

As soon as the words came out, even she froze.

The more I think about it, the better I feel.Then he hurriedly said to Mother Lin who was standing next to him: "Liniang was also given by his uncle, and you see that Qing'er has kept her for so many years. Now the whole matter of listening to Fengyuan is handed over to her. He The clan uncle knows a lot of people in Beijing. Qing'er will rely more on his clan uncle in the future. Marriages in the capital are not limited to daughters and concubines, as long as Yue's family is a Beijing official. It will be a big help too.”

After speaking, he pointed at the armrest of the chair with his finger, and felt that this idea was more and more good.

Then he said anxiously: "I will write a letter to his uncle personally in a while, entrusting Qing'er's marriage to him solemnly."

Mother Lin also nodded.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Why don't you also find a matchmaker in Qingchuan City? Maybe Liu Ye didn't care about the people in the mansion, which one in the city did you like?"

Mrs. Zhou tilted her head.After thinking about it, he said: "Every day from now on, you will find Shitou to ask about Qing'er's whereabouts. See where Qing'er went, who she met, and who I met. I want to know all these. You can't let him go."

"Yes." Mother Lin nodded hurriedly.

Qiao Mingjin didn't know what tricks the Zhou Mansion had.

Her life was plain and warm.

Although Ming Qi went back to Yunjia Village, there was one person missing in the family, but she and Wan'er didn't seem to have any influence.

When the little thing is busy, she will have fun on her own.

Either playing with sister Xiu's two children, or running around the village with the children of the newly recruited workers in the workshop.

The few newly recruited workers are all men with sons and daughters.The father of the family comes to work in the workshop, and the children often follow behind to the workshop to play.

You can't enter the critical place, so a group of children struggled to play at the gate.

Because everyone regards Qiao Mingjin as someone who is in charge of others and has great power, no matter whether it is an adult or a child, they are all in awe of Qiao Mingjin.

Xiao Wan'er's willingness to integrate into their circle is naturally welcome, so no one dared to bully her.

Otherwise, go home and wait for the adults to beat you up.

The parents at home have given thousands of instructions, but no one dared to offend the two of them and lose this rare job.

After Qiao Mingjin's family life got better, she felt guilty and cared deeply for Wan'er, and she was always willing to part with little things.

In addition, every time Zhou Yanqing came back, she would bring some food and snacks for Little Things, and sometimes Zhou Guanshi and Yun Jin would buy them for her when they went to the city.

Therefore, there is no shortage of delicious snacks every day at home.

Wan'er probably didn't eat good food when she was a child, and if she got a good meal once or twice, she would be snatched away by her domineering cousin.So at the beginning, I was a little protective of food, but after I had more delicious food at home, I became more generous.

Playing with friends in the village, I am willing to give it to others.

Every time she goes out, she wears the small satchel that Qiao Mingjin made for her. She will fill it with a satchel full of food and carry it on her back. When she sees children who are close to her, she will share it with others.

She quickly gained a lot of popularity.

More and more children in the village are willing to gather around the village where their mother and daughter live, and gather near the Yayi Workshop to play with her.

The daughter is getting more and more cheerful.Not clinging to her and asking her to accompany her, Qiao Mingjin naturally freed up a lot of time.

She calmed down and thought about doing something else.

I also read a lot of story books, historical records and allusions.

With the help of the Yao family, every time the Yao family collects old books from outside, they will be sent to her first.After she has seen it, if she wants to keep it, she will stay, if not, she will hand it over to the Yao family for sale.

Sometimes when she reads a favorite book or a book that she thinks can be sold at a high price, she will also take a pen and copy it down.

The copybooks are kept by myself, and the old books are still handed over to the Yao family to sell.

copied the book.I was also able to practice calligraphy.

Although the previous Qiao Mingjin was taught by Lan's family and knew how to read and write, but because of her poor family background, she couldn't waste pen, ink and paper to practice calligraphy, and her handwriting could only be considered neat.

And she couldn't do anything with a soft brush.

After the days were better, I also added paper and pens.I went to the charcoal bar, and practiced it once or twice when I had time, and I could write the characters well.

Qiao Mingjin was very envious of Grandma Lan's hairpin lowercase script, but she had practiced for so long, but she didn't see any essence.

Then I thought it might have to start from a young age and practice for ten or eight years.Maybe it will be a little success.So they bought a large amount of paper, and asked Wan'er and Ming Qi to practice calligraphy with the stickers on them.

When Ming Qi was around.With her looking at Wan'er, she can rest assured.In the absence of Ming Qi, Wan'er's hand became even weaker.Sometimes Qiao Mingjin didn't find a word that satisfied her even after practicing on several sheets of paper.

So at night, I must catch my daughter to practice calligraphy.

Fortunately, Wan'er didn't resist too much.

Sometimes when she is free, she would write a few words on the ground to teach them how to read and write when she saw that the children playing with Wan'er were willing to learn from her.

It caused the children in the village to get up together and ran out of the village excitedly.

So if there is no Yue family, the two sisters-in-law would say a few sour words from time to time.Qiao Mingjin and Wan'er's life is even more comfortable.

During this time, Qiao Mingjin also went back to Yunjia Village twice.

Now she has a horse and a cart.You don't need to report back to others to get people's consent. Naturally, you can return to your mother's house whenever you want, and you can stay as long as you want.

Besides, some of the properties she bought are still under the control of her natal family. For the survival of the mother and daughter, it is also necessary to ask a question or two frequently.

Occasionally, Ming Qi would come to stay with the two mothers for a few days, and then go back and come again.

It's not like living in Xiahe Village for a long time before.

Anyway, Qiao Mingjin has someone to help her now, and everyone in the Qiao family is more or less relieved, and no longer cares about her as much as before.

Cars and horses are convenient for the family, and Yunjin often goes back, so it is very convenient to pick up Ming Qi and send him back.That girl sometimes rides a horse back and forth...

It's just that since Zhou Yanqing left in a hurry that day, it's been more than half a month since he came back...

Qiao Mingjin didn't have time to ask.

Soon the annual spring plowing will come again.

The [-] mu of fertile land and dozens of mu of subfields and wasteland that Qiao Mingjin bought had to be cultivated by someone now.

Fortunately, she went back to Yunjia Village last time, inspected it once, and heard her mother's family and maternal grandfather's family explain to her. She learned that she had already invited someone to help, and the millet and various crop seeds were also prepared, so she didn't need to worry about it.

So she didn't have so much to worry about like others.

The newly recruited workers in the workshop asked her for a few days off, saying that they would come back after a few days of work at home, and she agreed.

Fortunately, although these auxiliary workers are on vacation, they will not have much impact on the workshop.None of the master craftsmen asked for leave.

Even the few masters with a lot of land and a small number of people in the family would rather send money back to let the family spend more money to hire people to plant, but also stay in the workshop.

Comparing the money for hiring people to work and the money you can get in the workshop, everyone can naturally calculate this account.

But He Shi and Yun Jin wanted to go back to Yun's Village, but Uncle Yun sent someone to tell them that they didn't need to go back, and the family could take care of it, so he just told them to help Qiao Mingjin in the workshop.

Qiao Mingjin was very moved.

After packing most of the things in the car, Yunjin sent them back.

And the He family and his son are all here now, and the family's land property has doubled compared to previous years, but since it has been rented to a familiar family, there is no need for the Xia family to go back and worry about it.

On the contrary, due to the absence of several people from the workshop, Mrs. He and Mrs. Xia became even busier in the workshop.Even the work done by the men in the workshop was seized.

Baking, delimbing, sanding, waxing, varnishing...too busy to say a word or two.

There are almost no children in front of the workshop, and they are all taken home by their families to help them.

Qiao Mingjin took Wan'er to almost live and board in the workshop, and also helped to do some auxiliary work in order to catch up with the urgent matters of the guests.

On the first day the Yue family was going to plant rice seedlings, Yue Zhongyao also came back from the city. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)