Chapter 1
The spring is beautiful in March, and the Yin family in Huaixi is bustling. No one else, because today, his fourth aunt's wife returns to her hometown to visit relatives, which is really a happy event.
The Yin family is considered a wealthy family in Huaixi, but it is a pity that they are not of high origin.
His family was originally a hawker, and three generations worked together to expand the family business. In the generation of Mr. Yin, he was mainly engaged in selling mulberry tea and raw silk. He donated his rank and became an official.
Nowadays, they seem to be respectable gentry. They don’t have to bow to officials when they meet, and they can have a seat in the hall. However, the truth about the ancestors is much less than the inheritance of poems and books of that generation. In the eyes of scholars, they are just nouveau riche.
Fortunately, his family's family tradition is quite good. After the family business grew, he did not bully the villagers. Instead, he was charitable, built bridges and paved roads, and had a good reputation. In this way, even though his background is slightly inferior, when his family is mentioned, scholars will nod and praise him for his kindness.
Especially the fact that the old man’s fourth daughter married into a real scholarly family is even more impressive.
Speaking of which, it all depends on the kindness of the old man.
There were changes in the capital that year, and many officials were exiled thousands of miles away. Many of them could not bear the suffering and died on the road.
The old man was still young at that time, and when he was walking outside, he met such a person. The officials just waited for the man to die and then buried him on the spot before going on their way. The old man saw that the boy accompanying the prisoner was still calm and determined despite his misery. He was exactly the kind of "child from a scholar's family" he longed for. He felt kindhearted and paid for the prisoner's treatment, saving his life. One life.
I thought that such a fate would disappear in the wind, but who knew that a few years later, the prisoner was rehabilitated, and Tite came to Huaixi to look for his benefactor.
The boys of yesteryear have also grown into teenagers, and growing up in a painful place on the border cannot erase their bright grace. The old man loves it very much.
Xu Shi liked it so much that he couldn't hide it and let others see it. The father then said: "If it weren't for Brother Yin, I wouldn't have been able to survive in Yazhou. If I were gone, the orphans and widowed mother would not be able to survive. This child's life was given by Brother Yin, so I asked him to make half a life for Brother Yin. Son-in-law.”
A son-in-law is half a son. The so-called half-son refers to a son-in-law.
He has been rehabilitated, and when it comes to family status, the Yin family is simply beyond his reach. Suddenly a good marriage came from heaven, and the old man was overjoyed.
The two families got married, and the fourth girl of the Yin family, who was of suitable age, married into an official family like a dream.
After several years of marriage, now the fourth aunt’s wife has returned to her hometown to visit relatives, and the Yin family is busy welcoming their daughter.
Amid this excitement, there was another unpleasant little incident - Aunt Yan, a concubine of the old man's third son, Mr. Yin San, passed away.
"If you have to rush this time, you will cause trouble for others on the big day. My aunt is too shameless."
"That's right, who can choose a day to die?"< br>
"But the old lady was very unhappy because of this matter, and she gave our lady a look."
"Our master originally told the lady to keep the girl in her courtyard, and the lady agreed. Now I was unhappy and regretted it again.”
< br>"Alas, our girl is really unlucky..."
"That can't be blamed on anyone else, only her own mother."
The voices of the maids during the period were not It was considered light, at least Yin Shi could hear it clearly while lying in the back room.
She has been lying in bed for two days, and now she has sorted out her identity relationship - yes, she is the "she" in the last sentence who cannot blame others. She is the biological daughter of Aunt Yan who just died of illness, the daughter of Mr. Yin San, her maiden name is Yin Shi.
Of course, the little girl named "Yin Shi" had a high fever on the night of her mother's death, and her soul had been taken away by her mother to be reincarnated.
Yin Shi today was reincarnated here from another world through time and space.
"By the way, the young master cousin is really handsome."
The maids thought that Yin Shi was still sleeping, so they chatted in high spirits.
"Have you seen it?"
"I was lying on the porch window when my aunt and my cousin came in, and I took a sneak peek. I'm really good-looking. If I grow up, I don't know how good-looking I am. How about that? I heard that Mr. Shen is a handsome man.”
"My mother said that back then, the third and fourth aunts were at the right age to propose marriage. The old lady said that the third aunt was a direct descendant and wanted to give the marriage to the third aunt. But the old lady arranged for Mr. Shen to marry the two aunts. We met from a distance across the pond. My uncle chose the fourth aunt’s wife.” The maid lowered her voice. His voice broke, "Everyone said, since we are both businesswomen and not really scholars, so what kind of concubines should we choose? Naturally, the one with the better appearance will be chosen..."
"The fourth aunt is a concubine and has outstanding appearance. , the young master born is of course also good-looking.”
“O man. People reprimanded our wife, not because Aunt Yan died at the wrong time, but because her third daughter-in-law was widowed last year, but her fourth daughter-in-law, who was born as a concubine, lived such a good life and brought up the same mother as her. Our father is also valued by the old lady, how can the old lady not be angry?”
"Shh..." The other maid was startled when she heard these words, "Don't let the girl hear..."
"You are still sleeping, let me take a look."
Talking about ancient times The maidservants were also careful, because the girl they were serving was eight years old, which is the age when children love to learn to talk and cannot keep their mouth shut. If she is told to listen and learn in front of her master, they will still be punished.
Yin Shi had just passed through two days ago. He was still a child, and the information left in his mind was too limited. For her future survival, she wanted to know more information. When she heard the maid come in, she quickly closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.
The maid came in gently, opened the curtain and took a look at her, then went out quietly, closed the door and said, "It's okay, I'm still sleeping."
Another maid sighed: "It's so pitiful to lose your mother at such a young age."
The maid who had just entered the inner room snorted: "No matter how pitiful a girl in this family is, is she as pitiful as us who were born as slaves? Just collect your Bodhisattva heart."
The other one was dumb and said: "That's right..."
The rest of the chat contained no useful information.
Yin Shi opened his eyes and stared at the hanging butterfly-patterned tent.
It is very exquisite. Even if it is placed in another time and space, it can be called an exquisite handicraft. Her second reincarnation was neither good nor bad.
I say "not good" because the ancestors of the Yin family were born as hawkers. You must know that there are four classes of people, namely, scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, and merchants are at the bottom. Moreover, her father, Mr. Yin San, was a concubine in the family, and she became his concubine's daughter.
But he said "no less" because he was very hardworking when he was the great ancestor, and his great-grandfather and grandfather even earned a large share of the family business and donated their official careers. Although the officials donated to the Mu Dynasty could not really become officials and could only have the title of casual officials, their origins had changed after all.
Because her family is wealthy, she, a concubine, is inconspicuous among so many people in this big family. However, she also has gold hairpins, jade bracelets, brocade clothes and embroidered skirts, and her life is endless. worry.
No matter what, he was nothing compared to the gossiping slaves in the second room.
It would be too hypocritical to say that the reincarnation was not done well.
Yin Shi let out a long breath.
She has been lying down for two days and it’s time to get up.
After sorting out the information he had inherited in his mind and the information he had collected from listening to the gossip behind the maid’s back over the past two days, Yin Shi sat up and called out: “Come on...cough, come on.”
The maids in the next room heard the sound and pushed the door in: "Miss, are you up? Are you feeling better?"
Another maid said: "When you get up, hurry up and say hello to the madam, kowtow, and let her The master and his wife are relieved to know that the girl is fine.”
“Please get better soon. All the girls are fawning over the Fourth Aunt, but our place is deserted.”
“From now on, my aunt is gone, and the quality of the girl will all depend on the Madam. You have to look up to the girl as well.”
This maid is the one gossiping behind my back. Yin Shi knew that her name was Qingyan and that she was a daughter of a family in the Yin Mansion. He didn't ask her if she was thirsty or hungry when she walked in. He first complained about her missed opportunity to show her face in front of the fourth aunt who was married to a senior citizen.
This girl has no intention of "Yin Shi" himself, but from the perspective of profit calculation, everything she said is right.
As Yin Shi's maid, she and Yin Shi move forward and retreat together. Only when Yin Shi is good can she follow him.
Yin Shi did not resent these calculations. Many times people have to make calculations in order to obtain greater benefits and live a better life.
Just... Yin Shi looked up and saw that the beams were covered with paint and paintings.
The table is filled with pastel porcelain, which is youthful and cute.
Looking at the two girls in front of her again, whether they are really good to her or simply because they were arranged to live with her for no other reason, no matter what their intentions are, they are slaves who serve her in daily life.
Having an independent courtyard by myself, not being hungry or cold, and having people to take care of me - is already very good.
It’s really good, no need to bother anymore.
So, although Yin Shi knew that what Qingyan said was right, she had weighed her efforts and gains in her heart, and felt that she could be satisfied with what she had now, and did not want to pursue low-level pursuits as she expected. A "better" one.
That’s it.
"I'm thirsty." Yin Shi sat steadily on the edge of the bed. He was not flustered by the urging or intimidation. He even touched his stomach, raised his head and said to the maid, "I'm still hungry."
Du Ba You are so old, why are you so ignorant? You only know how to eat and drink.
Qingyan was pissed to death when a motivated maid met an unmotivated girl.
The old man’s fourth daughter married the Shen family in the capital and is now Mrs. Shen.
She is the best-married among the daughters of the Yin family, and this in-law marriage makes the Yin family look good. It also gave the Yin family a local amulet. Although the Yin family can't use their power to do any evil, many things that were difficult to solve in the past would be much easier to solve if they took the name of their father-in-law.
The Yin family's development over the years has received a lot of help from the Shen family.
Thus, although Mrs. Shen is no longer in Huaixi, her former courtyard has been retained in the Yin Mansion in Huaixi and has not been allocated to the younger generations. Everything is still as it was before, with people cleaning it from time to time, so that it can be used by the Fourth Aunt and his wife at some time.
Now it is actually used.
Mrs. Shen is entertaining her sister-in-law, the third wife, in her former yard.
Among the brothers and sisters, Mrs. Shen and the third master Yin are from the same mother. The third wife is her biological sister-in-law, who is closer than the other sisters-in-law and younger brothers and sisters.
The third wife brought the children of the third wife over: "Come all over."
Boys and girls also saluted and said: "Auntie."
Regardless of the concubines, these are all three My brother's children are Mrs. Shen's biological nephews and nieces. We had actually met him in the inner hall before, but in front of the old lady. Mrs. Shen was not allowed to be close to her brother's children alone, and she was cold to the nephews and nieces nearby. We met in private now. Seeing so many healthy and cute children, Mrs. Shen smiled happily: "Come here, let me take a look."
Touch this head and ask that question. A daughter like her who is married far away cannot go back to her parents' home a few times in her life, and she has to be intimate with her nephews and nieces.
He also called his son to come forward to meet his cousins, and warned: "These are all close relatives."
Although they have different surnames, this is maternal blood. The young boy nodded, glanced over with a pair of warm eyes, and said, "Why is there a sister missing?"
Even Mrs. Shen was too happy to notice.
Also because he has many children, the third master has three sons and five daughters. They are all standing together, just a bunch of children.
But the young master discovered that someone was missing.
The third lady was talking to Mrs. Shen and turned around when she heard the sound.
The little boy had a handsome face, and his eyebrows were especially beautiful: "There should be a fourth sister, why didn't she come?"
He spoke slowly and slowly, without the impatience common among children of this age.
Looking over, a pair of eyes were as crystal clear as jade, clear and clean.
(End of Chapter)
The author said: In the first half of the year, my physical condition was not good and I had an operation. I have been recuperating at home to regain my strength. Considering that the serialization period was too taxing on the body, I didn’t write a novel in the first half of the year.
This is probably the only article I will write this year.
Update time: 7:00 am——
Note: Place names and dynasties are fictitious and private. There is no textual research and it does not correspond to the actual geography.