Rebirth as Hou Menfu

Chapter 14

The next day Mrs. Shen said what Shen Heye said, which really aroused Li's dissatisfaction, "Is the Imperial Academy a high-ranking position?"

"There should be a genuine eighth grade." Seeing the disdain in Li's expression, Mrs. Shen smiled a little reluctantly, "Sister-in-law, this job is also done step by step. Qi Rui is still young, so there is no need to rush."

"The official of the eighth rank is too small. There is also a sixth and seventh rank in Chenzhou City. How can I only find such a small job in the capital!" Li raised her voice and finally glanced suspiciously. Mrs. Shen glanced, "It's not that Second Uncle doesn't want to help Qi Rui with some errand with all his heart, that's right, white-eyed wolves are raised like this."

Mrs. Shen's expression paused, she couldn't come down to the stage, and her tone became a little impatient, "Sister-in-law, if you can find such a good job for Qi Rui in Chenzhou by virtue of your elder brother's relationship, then it must be good, the Shen family is here. You are just a small family in the capital, you don't understand the current situation, if the official position you seek for him is too big and too conspicuous, there will always be people staring at us, and when the time comes, we will come out, let alone the husband and wife. Even Qi Rui has to suffer along with him, he is so young and in his prime, wouldn't he suffer from this unreasonable disaster?"

"Then these eighth grades are too good to be on the stage." After being frightened by her like this, Li Shi became timid. Naturally, she didn't know what the situation in the capital was. She doesn't want to be victimized.

"Sister-in-law, it's not Bao Nengjin who is in charge of this Guozijian school. This year, the children of family officials who are about the same age as Qirui are waiting to arrange vacancies." Mrs. Shen's tone softened a little, and Li Shi slapped her thigh a little impatiently. The conditions of the family are so good, and I still compete for the position with my son, no, I brought a lot of bank notes this time, you take them all, and clear them up."

Mrs. Li said that she went into the inner room to rummage through boxes to find bank notes. Mrs. Shen saw that she had taken out a wooden box, which opened a stack of bank bank notes, but she did not dare to accept it. , it’s better not to take this money out.”

Mrs. Li is a nouveau riche from a small town, she was convinced of what Mrs. Shen said, and hid the wooden box in her arms. After Mrs. Shen left, Shen Yingyun came to Mrs. Li's room, her brows were filled with displeasure, "Mother, why is the second uncle's house so poorly used? Even the chopsticks are not made of silver. I don't feel comfortable sleeping on that bed!"

"Yun'er, just bear with it. Your second uncle's house is not like ours. I still have two pairs of chopsticks. You can take them and use them first, and wait until your elder brother's business and your business are settled, mother." Don't worry." Li opened another box and took out two pairs of forged silver chopsticks, which looked luxurious in brocade boxes, and Shen Yingyun picked them up and tried them in her hands, "I don't think there is anything good in this capital city. All the officials are poor, and the second uncle’s official is not too small, so how can the family of an even smaller official live.”

"It's like this in the capital city. It's not like our family is rich. Your father earns a lot of money, and your elder brother finds such a small job. How can the salary be enough to support him then?" Mrs. Li also felt very strange, no? It is said that the officials are better than the merchants, why are the officials so poor? She didn't even talk about the dinner last night. The furnishings are nothing compared to the home in Chenzhou.

"If it weren't for the dividends from my father, how would my second uncle support this big family?" Shen Yingyun was quite uncomfortable with the relatively ordinary living conditions. In Chenzhou City, the Shen family's business was going to be big. Yes, no matter the cost of food and clothing is the best.

If Mrs. Shen heard their conversation, she would probably faint from anger. Naturally, the cost of food and clothing in the Shen residence is not as good as those of the princely families, but it is not too bad. There are very few families in the capital. He can show off his wealth, and the current emperor is a person who taboos extravagance and waste. Do the officials in the court still sing against their immediate superiors?

Mrs. Li will only come to this capital with her children for a few years. Mrs. Shen tried her best to arrange the best for them, which made Yinghui a little unhappy. Sitting under the pavilion, drinking tea and admiring the flowers, nothing changed from what Yinghui had done before. Yinghui's attention shifted, and she felt more at ease.

The errands arranged by Shen Heye were very fast, Qi Rui followed Shen Heye around to visit and get acquainted first, and Li Shi took her daughter in the mansion to discuss which of the young talents in the capital is the best.

In the blink of an eye, the weather is getting hotter from April to low, and all the new clothes in Shen's residence have been distributed. After lunch that day, Yingxiu went to Mrs. Shen's yard to pay her respects as usual. Mrs. Li and Shen Yingyun were also there. When they entered, Mrs. Shen is introducing her to the famous embroidery workshop in the capital.

"I didn't prepare any clothes when I came here. It's getting hot soon, so I have to make some clothes for Yun'er." Mrs. Shen didn't carry the many boxes of luggage when they came, and pointed to the two front row in the brochure. Jia Dao said, "This Yunxiu Workshop is really good, and this Jinxiu Pavilion is specialized in custom-made clothes. Many new wedding clothes in the capital will be custom-made from here."

"Splendid Pavilion? I haven't heard of it." Mrs. Li then flipped through the pages, and her eyes fell on the two families Mrs. Shen had mentioned. Seeing that she was interested, Mrs. Shen added, "The master in Jinxiu Pavilion is If you don’t come to the door to measure, if you want to order here, you can send the measured quantity first, or you can go there in person.”

Mrs. Li glanced at her daughter and nodded, "Then go to the Jinxiu Pavilion. If you send it there, it's better to go and see it yourself. I haven't walked through such a big capital city, so let's go out and have a look."

Madam Shen was worried about letting the two of them go out, so she simply took Yingxiu and Yinghui with them, and went out to Jinxiu Pavilion the next day. In the previous life, her wedding dress was also in the Jinxiu Pavilion, but she did not go there in person, but was sent directly by the Nanyang Marquis Mansion. It was locked at the bottom of the box and never taken out again.

Yingxiu followed Mrs. Shen into the Jinxiu Pavilion. Compared to the hustle and bustle outside, the three-story pavilion was very quiet. Walking into the first floor, there were some hanging cloth and embroidery, and the second floor was tailor-made for guests. After entering a compartment on the second floor, a girl dressed as a servant girl came in and poured tea for them, "Lady and Madam, please wait a moment, my aunt will be here soon."

Not long after, a woman in a pink snow skirt opened the door and came in, "It turned out to be Mrs. Shen, I'm sorry to keep you waiting." Yingxiu saw that the woman praised them all round, Yingxiu Hui was tempted and pestered Mrs. Shen to do the same thing. Mrs. Shen was tortured to no avail, so she took all three girls with her for a measurement.

Yingyun also likes the clothes style here very much, and ordered several sets in a row. The customization in Jinxiu Pavilion is not cheap, and most of the Shen family make clothes in other workshops. Li's deposit is very happy, Even Yingxiu and Yinghui paid together.

It was almost noon when they came out of Jinxiu Pavilion, and Mrs. Shen took them to Cuiping Tower. When they arrived at the box on the second floor, Yingxiu took out a piece of silver for Baoqin, "Don't go back empty-handed once you come out, go out Buy something and bring it back to them, go early and come back early."

Seeing this, Yinghui also stuffed an ingot of silver for the maid behind her. Mrs. Shen only told her not to come back late, but didn't say anything more.

The food in Cuiping Tower was served very quickly. Mrs. Li was in a great mood today. Looking down from the window sill, there were people coming and going on the road, and there were many carriages passing by. "There are indeed more people in the capital than in Chenzhou."

Yingxiu sat there quietly, but Yinghui whispered to Mrs. Shen from time to time. It seemed that there were no rules, but Mrs. Shen's eyes were full of pampering that could not be concealed.

Yingxiu withdrew her gaze, and took a small sip of the tea after dinner in her hand. Not long after, Baoqin came back with Yinghui's maid. He went to pay the money and took them back to the Shen residence.

In an elegant seat on the second floor of the Cuiping Building, a person sat in the half-open window, his eyes fell on Yingxiu who came out of the Cuiping Building, and he looked away after watching her get into the carriage.

"Cousin, why don't you listen to what people say?" Seeing that he ignored her, Mu Tinglan stomped her feet and pouted a little dissatisfied. She wanted to step forward to pull him but was stopped by the man in black Shocked, she looked tearfully at Zhong Congwen behind her, "Cousin~"

"I didn't hear clearly just now, what did you say?" Qi Haoming recovered and looked at her. Mu Tinglan glanced out of the window unhappily. Brother, you didn't listen to me seriously, I said I would follow cousin Wen to live with you for a while."

"No!" Qi Haoming immediately refused, with no room for negotiation in his beautiful eyes, "Besides, don't even go to my place from Congwen, I have trouble moving, and I can't greet you well."

"Cousin, grandma asked me to come to accompany you, why did you drive me away?" Mu Tinglan was even more wronged by his fierceness, and looked at him in disbelief with tears in her frightened eyes.

"A man and a woman can't get married. Tinglan has reached the age of marriage, so she is not suitable to stay with me, and it is easy for people to gossip." Qi Haoming felt a little headache, and glanced at Zhong Congwen, "You all go back."

"Cousin, you!" Mu Tinglan blushed as if she had been told what was on her mind, and she didn't know what to say. The old grandmother of the Zhong family meant to let Congwen bring Tinglan over to cultivate a relationship with Qi Haoming. What is it? At the age of marriage, the Zhong family still hope that someone close to them will accompany the grandson.

Mu Tinglan was wronged because she didn't dislike her cousin and couldn't stand up, but her cousin kept ignoring her and spoke in a heavy tone. Seeing that she was about to cry, Zhong Congwen hurriedly pulled her back to Qi Haoming Said, "Cousin, I can go alone with you. Tinglan will go back now, just come out to see you and have a meal."

"But..." That's not what the ancestor ordered.

"I'm tired and I have to go back. You send Tinglan back first, and come here by yourself later." No need for Qi Haoming to emphasize any more, Zhong Congwen dragged the reluctant Mu Tinglan down, and at the door Mu Tinglan Lan Yi shook his hand and said angrily, "Why don't you let me accompany my cousin."

"Send Miss back." Zhong Congwen didn't answer her, he stuffed her into the carriage, and ordered his servants to take her back to the Zhong Mansion, and when he reached the private seat upstairs, Qi Haoming was about to leave.

"Cousin, I've already sent him back, so I'll go back with you." As a direct descendant of the Zhong family, Zhong Congwen could only watch Qi Haoming's eyes cautiously. I want him to go to Nanyang Hou Mansion to stay with his cousin until he has the idea of ​​getting married.

Due to Qi Haoming's leg and foot problems, the Zhong family also sought many doctors for him, but none of them worked. It is better to choose a virtuous wife who can take good care of his wife from Zhong's family, who knows the basics and can take good care of him and take good care of him.

Qi Haoming is too clear about the thoughts of his ancestors, so he must not let Tinglan live in the Hou's mansion, so as to avoid unnecessary troubles.

Zhong Congwen was guilty of being a thief, and he was thinking about how to talk to him all the way, until he returned to the Hou Mansion, and after Qi Haoming came out with a change of clothes, he was still wondering why the old ancestor entrusted him with this task Do, doesn't it mean that he seems to be the most leisurely person in the entire Zhong family?

"It's very boring to me, you don't have to deliberately come and accompany me." Zhuo Ye carried Qi Haoming to the couch and sat opposite Zhong Congwen. Seeing the tangled face on his face, he said with a smile.

"How could it be?" Zhong Congwen chuckled, his eyes fell on his lap, "Cousin, is it not getting better at all, you can't stand up and do it here by yourself."

Qi Haoming shook his head and put the sunspots on the board, "This will only get worse. Recently, I feel that my legs have shrunk. It's an old problem, and it's not worth mentioning."

"Then cousin, when do you plan to get married?" Zhong Congwen gritted his teeth and asked, Qi Haoming easily dropped a piece, took out all the white pieces surrounded by him, and said slowly, "I'm so Wouldn't it be harming the girl to get married?"

"That will be a good day too, isn't there good news for your cousin and fourth uncle?"

Qi Haoming's eyes froze, and then disappeared, "If fourth uncle has good news, why didn't he tell me, there are too many rumors outside, it's unbelievable."

Zhong Congwen muttered for a while before suddenly realizing that the white pieces on the chessboard were about to be eaten up by Qi Haoming, so he wailed and lay down on the table, "Cousin, you are so rude every time, just You can't make me look better when I lose."

Qi Haoming laughed when he saw this, "Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs. Besides, have you ever seen two armies fight, and the losing side will ask the victor to make it look better?"

Zhong Congwen simply squinted his eyes and didn't speak, old ancestor, do you think I'm the most useless of the whole family, and I just happened to be idle and have nothing to do to hurt my cousin.

(End of this chapter)