Chapter 59 Trouble
In the sunset, the two young ladies reluctantly returned home from Dongfu.
Of course, none of the maids and mothers-in-law who followed were empty-handed. They were either holding something or carrying something.
When Jia Mu heard that they were coming back, she called them over to ask questions.
"Old lady, have you eaten the silk puff pastry and sugar-centered sesame cakes?"
Tan Chun thought that was very delicious, but unfortunately, the aunt said that it must be cooked and eaten fresh. Okay, "My aunt said, if you like it, tomorrow, she will ask Aunt Li to make it and send it over."
Aunt Li made a lot today and sent most of it here, maybe even her My aunt also took advantage of it and got a few.
"Well, it tastes pretty good."
Jia Mu smiled and said, "What did you do in Dongfu today? Did you come back so late?"
"Uncle Mom took us to visit Huifang Garden.”
It’s really about eating, resting, and playing all the way.
Yingchun is also a rare excitement, "He even took us on a boat and we fished together, but I was the only one who caught it."
"The fish caught by the second sister were so small."
Tan Chun did not catch any fish, "My aunt asked Aunt Li to fry the quails together. My aunt and I both shared so much."
As she spoke, she gestured with her little hands With.
Jia Mu felt that the fish she gave out was only enough for her, so she couldn't help but laugh too, "You guys know how to play."
"That fish is delicious."< br>
Although she is so young, Yingchun feels that she has never eaten such delicious fish. "My aunt said that we can go over and play at any time after we take a bath." She said with full filial piety: "Here we go. I also fished and asked Mrs. Li to fry it for you."
"Hahaha~"
The old lady was really amused by her, "Then I have to wait."< br>
The one caught by my granddaughter must be more delicious.
"Old lady, we also took our sister to play."
Jia Mu: "..."
Looking at her little granddaughter, she couldn't help but suspect that the child was too Xiao, let your imagination speak.
“The little sister in my aunt’s belly likes to listen to us reading.” Yingchun felt her grandmother’s doubts, and smiled and helped Tanchun continue, “As long as my third sister and I are reading, she will be in my aunt’s belly. She was playing with us, and I even touched her little hand.”
“I touched my sister’s feet.”
The two granddaughters chattered about their interactions with their little sister. thing.
Jia Mu was also very surprised to hear this.
Having given birth to three children, she certainly knows about fetal movements.
It was just that although she was novel and happy at that time, she had never told anyone about it. In addition, she had to manage the house and manage the affairs of the family, so she often ignored her child's fetal movements.
The only thing that impressed her the most was her eldest child's fetal movements.
At that time, she became a mother for the first time, and her heart was filled with the child in her belly. She was willing to chase the child's little hands and feet in the middle of the night.
But when the eldest son was born, his mother-in-law took him away.
Jia Mu sighed slightly in her heart.
Tonight, she had insomnia.
Next door in Dongfu, Shen Ning, who had been playing all day, slept very well. Even though she had been up late at night during her third trimester of pregnancy, she still woke up all night and slept on the bed without any discount.
The two stable mothers are quite satisfied with her current situation. The main reason why rich people have difficulty giving birth is because the mother is too lazy to move.
If the baby gets fatter, won’t it cause dystocia?
But today...
The two looked at the thin drizzle and stared at the maids very carefully, for fear that they would wet the floor by walking around.
"Today is not a good day, Madam, just hang around in the house!"
Seeing that she was on guard against the girl, Mrs. Shen was still eager to go out, but one of the stable ladies quickly stopped her.
"Okay!"
With his life at stake, Shen Ning could only retreat, "If you are not going out today, then you can go and have a rest!"
Two people yesterday Po Wen was nervous throughout the whole process.
It is natural to take a break today.
"Qingzhu, open a few windows, let's listen to the rain."
"This is not possible!"
Wen Po, who was about to leave, stopped again, "It's raining. Fengchan, if you catch a cold, you will still suffer.”
Shen Ning: “…”
"Open a window!"
Don't open it for her at all, and it doesn't look like it's going to work.
The fatter Liu Wenpo was very adaptable. She opened a window on the spot and said, "Just don't go this way, Madam."
"...Okay!"
Shen Ning, who cherished his life very much, responded honestly, and said as he turned around: "Thank you for your hard work yesterday, Qingzhu, I will take the two aunts to the sewing room later, and one of us will make a spring sweater."
< br>"Thank you, Mrs. for the reward!"
The two stable ladies were extremely happy.
Since entering the mansion to take care of Mrs. Shen, they have received rewards from time to time, ranging from food and clothing to gold and silver.
The uncle, grandma and even my brother rewarded Mrs. Shen several times because of her good condition.
This trip is so worth it.
The two of them followed Qingzhu and were about to leave. A little maid rushed over from outside and said, "Madam, Uncle Jia Kui from the back street is here. His sister is having a difficult childbirth, and we can't find Mrs. Wen..."
The words have not yet been spoken. As soon as she fell, Jia Kui's voice came, "Madam, help me, madam, help me!"
Shen Ning raised her eyes and saw that the young man also rushed into the yard. The moment he saw her, he lay down on the ground. The people on the ground kowtowed several times in succession, "Please, madam, save my sister, woo~, please, madam, please save my sister, please..."
"Get up!"
Rescuing people is like putting out fire.
Shen Ning looked at the two Wen Pos and said, "They are members of our family, please leave first."
"...Yes!"
The Wen Pos exchanged After one look, they all agreed.
“Thank you, madam, thank you madam!!!”
Jia Kui received a positive reply and took a few more bites before standing up and begging the two steady ladies, “Trouble! Hurry up, my sister... is in a very bad situation.”
"Qingzhu, bring a few women and go together quickly."
"Yes!"
Qingzhu knew what she meant and looked at the strong women guarding the corridor. After waving and holding up the big oil-paper umbrella, everyone followed quickly.
Giving birth has always been a difficult time for women.
Daughters who get married cannot find a stable mother-in-law. The first thing they think about is whether there is something wrong with the husband's family, and they all run extremely fast.
After a while, the yard was less than half empty.
Youshi also rushed over at this time, "Mother, you can't have no one by your side."
"It's okay, there should be a few days before I am born."
Shen Ning caressed An Wen's belly, "Do you know what's going on?"
"Jia Yan married Chen Tang, the son of Fulong Street next door." This is what You took over After becoming the housekeeper, she was the first daughter of the Jia family to get married. At that time, she also made a bequest on behalf of the Ningguo Mansion and the clan, so she remembers it very clearly, "Chen Tang is actually fine, but his stepmother Wang is very difficult to get along with." , I heard that Jia Yan was waiting for her to wash her feet last night, but she slipped while pouring water."
"How is their family situation?"
Shen Ning's brows furrowed, "How many months is Jia Yan pregnant?"
"Chen Tang's father, Chen Chong, is in the Ministry of Industry and is a sixth-grade manager. Although he is a young official, he has a solid job and his family background is very good."
"Is he bullying our daughter?"
Shen Ning's face suddenly darkened." Marrying so close and still being bullied by others, do you think that there is no one in my Jia family?"
"..."
You didn't dare to speak for a while.
She is the wife of the clan, and many things in the clan are under her control.
Although Jia Yan is a married daughter, she can take care of her if she really wants to. "Where's Zhen'er? Aren't you usually very powerful?"
As soon as Shen Ning finished speaking, Jia Zhen ran in, "You're here just in time. Take your people with you and ask about the situation. If it's really the Chen family who bullies our children, you'll have a hard time bullying them." "Child."
"...Yes!"
Seeing that her mother's expression was wrong, Jia Zhen did not dare to object, and gave You Shi a wink, motioning for her to watch here. My son will bring someone over now."
Looking at his son walking away, Shen Ning said again: "I remember that Jia Kui seems to be a posthumous child, right? His mother... died a long time ago?" br>"Yes!"
You nodded, "He was brought up by Jia Yan. The two siblings depended on each other. When she married Chen Tang, Jia Kui sold many things in the family. Be a dowry for his sister. ”
He is a kind and caring person.
However, it seems that there is no such person in the Red Mansion.
Shen Ning walked around the room again, "Send someone to invite shopkeeper Chen from Huichun Hall and bring another set of thick clothes to change for Jia Kui."
"Yes!"
Youshi winked at her maid, and the maid hurried out.
"How is Jia Kui's family situation now?"
"There is a small courtyard with two entrances, and a bookstore on Fulong Street. He himself has been studying in the school, although he has not What's the point? But he's grown up this year. It's said that he has taken over the bookstore. In the family's store?"
"...No!"
You shook his head, "Lai Sheng and Jia Dairu were in charge of the purchasing of clan studies in the past. At that time, he also had a bookstore under his name. Now the store...is under my name."
"How is your business?" Shen Ning couldn't help but wonder.
“With the purchase of ethnic studies, plus some individual business, the income is almost 500 taels a year.”
The bulk of the purchase is in the purchase of ethnic studies.
"Jia Kui's shop doesn't have any shopping malls, but Fulong Street has always been busier than Ningrong Street. There are more people there, and the shop is his own, so he can make almost a hundred taels of income a year."
As long as they don't spend a lot of time and alcohol, it will definitely be enough for their family.
Shen Ning nodded, "That's it."
While looking at the Red Mansion, she knew that Jia Zhen also distributed some of Zhuangzi's produce to her clan members every year.
At this point, Jia Zhen still did a good job.
"Now I just hope that Jia Yan can give birth smoothly!"
Having children in modern times has certain risks, let alone this ancient time.
Shen Ning touched her belly and felt slightly depressed.
Who wants to die if he can live?
How many delicacies in the Red Mansion has she eaten?
She felt like she was not eating enough every day.
"By the way, how is the school going lately? Brother Rong will only tell me the good news."
Maybe he exercised a lot. Shen Ning saw that the child was not only darker, but also a lot stronger. He is also growing taller.
As long as she was at home, Jia Rong would basically come over to eat with her, and read two pages of Zizhi Tongjian to her and the baby.
But that was all. Shen Ning felt like he was in a hurry every time he came back.
“The school is very good!”
Youshi said: “The two gentlemen came to my house several times to thank me for the matter of the Di Bao and the Imperial College examination papers. I heard that they are also now I exercise with the guards for half an hour every day.”
Jia Zhen used to be a little out of tune, but now because her wife is about to give birth, she doesn’t dare to run around, and she likes to go to the backstreet school when she has nothing to do.
Youshi recently felt that their relationship as husband and wife was better than before.
"I heard from the uncle that Brother Rong has indeed made rapid progress. He is still striving to get into the top five in the monthly exam."
"Only competing for the top five? Don't you dare compete for the top three?"
Shen Ning was pleasantly surprised.
Jia Rong is much more stable than before. She still has Jiao Da to help her in martial arts. She thought he could compete for the top three.
But if Jia Rong can't compete in the top three, does that mean that Jia's school finally has a few people who can really read?
“Cough~”
You coughed slightly, “Chen Tang is now also studying at the Jia family clan school.”
Like Chen Tang, listen to Talking about the reform of the Jia Family School, there are several others who have come to join the school.
"...Is that so?"
Although a little disappointed, once these people pass the exam, the reputation of the Jia family for their good studies will spread.
“It’s pretty good too.”
Shen Ning nodded, "But you and Zhen'er must also strictly control it. Those crooked melons and dates outside are just here to eat and drink, so don't take them in."
"Yes!"
Youshi responded quickly.
The Jia family learns to take care of food and drink, as well as writing, ink, paper and inkstones. It is indeed easy to attract people who eat and drink together, and just live by the way.
But now there are still assessments in ethnic studies.
There are also those who don’t want to endure hardship.
Anyway, in the past, there were often daughters-in-law of the Jia family who wanted to benefit their natal family and gave her gifts, but now there are much fewer.
Except Jia Yan and Chen Tang.
The couple came over with Jia Kui. Jia Zhen only accompanied them for a few words before agreeing.
“I can rest assured that you will do things.”
Shen Ning turned slowly and gestured for her to sit down, "I remember that your mother's family also has two younger sisters, right?"
"Yes!"
Youshi nodded.
Her father was saved by the biological fathers of his two younger sisters in the army. They were dead, but her father was alive. Taking them in was what the You family should do.
Unfortunately, within half a year of marrying, my father fell ill and died.
I don’t know how my family is doing now.
Youshi felt a touch of sadness in her heart.
“Did they all talk about others?”
“They are still young.”
“None of them mentioned others?”
Shen Ning had forgotten the name of the second sister You who had been engaged since childhood, but she didn't seem to be a good person.
“My second sister seems to have told me about it.”
Youshi doesn’t remember much either.
Although they are sisters, there are some things that she doesn’t want to cross.
Everyone has always been polite to each other.
“Oh~”
Shen Ning understood, but she didn’t ask any more questions and started chatting about other things at home.
But Fulong Street was busy at this time.
The Chen family's stepmother wanted to be mischievous and was surrounded by several mothers-in-law who came to kill her. Who knew that her son and daughter saw that the situation was not right, so they also went out to call the Wang family and other in-laws. Ye Zhenghao Kill them in a mighty manner.
It is difficult for modern officials to manage this kind of family affairs, let alone in ancient times.
Normally, the one with the bigger fist has the right.
When Jia Zhen arrived, Jia Kui didn't know who had slapped her on the sap, and she had fallen to the ground with her head covered in blood.
Liu Wenpo was also dragged into an extremely embarrassing situation. Inside the room, Jia Yan’s cry of pain brought a kind of despair. Listening to the newly arrived Jia family members, all of them became angry.
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