Chapter 26 Discussing Mid-Autumn Festival
It’s just the beginning of autumn and the weather is a little cool.
As soon as Chen Tang got up, a little maid came to report that Second Madam Qin wanted her to come over for something.
Before going out, she took Bai Lu with her, thought for a moment, and called Huaping, and the master and two servants went to Qin's Mingfang Pavilion together.
Wutong Garden is located in the east and Mingfang Pavilion is located in the west.
The east is long and the west is small.
The East is respected and the West is humbled.
If Mrs. Yue's first-born child had not died young, he would have lived in Wutong Garden.
But the child did not stay, and the illegitimate child Qi Chengzhou took the position of the eldest son.
Even so, Qi Chengzhou was willing to live in the west courtyard, and was respectful to his stepmother and had a friendly relationship with Qi Huaijing.
What he cares about is not this.
The layout of Mingfang Pavilion is similar to that of Wutong Garden, with five main rooms in the middle, three side rooms in the east and west, and two rows of lower rooms in the front and back. There are flowers, trees, and rocks in the middle, giving it an atmosphere of wealth, leisure and elegance.
However, according to regulations, the size of the west courtyard is slightly smaller than that of the east courtyard. In addition, the main house and the wing rooms are full of people, so it does not look as bright and spacious as the east courtyard.
A few days ago, Chen Tang came several times because he wanted to learn housekeeping from Qin.
When he came for the first time, Qin Jiangyun was very polite.
"My wife asked me to teach the housekeeping, and I dare not say whether I will teach or not. I just put down the fence and pick up the broom. Whenever there is anything, we two sisters will discuss it together."
Chen Tang was also very polite.
"I am a slow learner and my mind is dull. My sister-in-law is so busy that it would take a lot of effort to teach her. It would be better for her to do what she wants and I will just watch from the side. If there is anything I don't understand, I will come back to bother you."
She lost her mother at a young age, and no one ever taught her word for word... She was able to learn on her own.
Qin Jiangyun also agreed immediately.
She is indeed very busy... and doesn't really want to teach seriously.
Teach your apprentice and starve yourself to death.
What's more, she is a concubine and Sanlang is the legitimate son, so he is inferior to her.
Fortunately, my sister-in-law is a daughter of an official family who has never been involved in housework. If she were a person as fierce and powerful as me, she would have stepped on her head openly or secretly.
So, Qin Jiangyun took care of the household chores as usual, while Chen Tang sat aside and drank tea.
At first, Qin Jiangyun was still trying to be polite and asked Chen Tang what he meant, but Chen Tang just smiled and shook his head.
"I don't understand these things. I'll just listen to my sister-in-law."
After being polite several times, Qin Jiangyun stopped asking questions and handled several major and minor matters according to the usual practice, and indeed handled everything properly.
As Chen Tang pondered her words and actions, he secretly admired her.
No wonder most of the Qi family's assets are in the hands of the second cousin, and Qi Huaijing only manages a small half. With such a smart and capable sister-in-law, the second cousin should not be much behind, with such internal and external cooperation...
I was indeed holding him back a bit.
Chen Tang secretly felt guilty.
After returning home, she studied accounting even more diligently.
Later, because Qi Huaijing brandished the sword in court, Qin Jiangyun became more polite and unwilling to teach more. He just asked the maids to go directly to Wutong Garden to report on everything and ask Chen Tang's opinion first.
Chen Tang meant that there was no other meaning.
She asked her sister-in-law to just follow the customary practice.
She had just arrived and had never managed a household before, so she didn't want to act with authority easily. If she acted rashly and made a mistake, she would simply become a laughing stock.
What's more, Qi Huaijing didn't allow her to compete with Qin for power.
This time, as soon as Chen Tang entered the yard, he saw Aunt Chun and Luan Jie'er playing with a ball in the yard.
Aunt Chun is Qin Jiangyun's most trusted confidant, and she treats Luanjie'er as her own daughter. Qin is busy on weekdays, so Luanjie'er usually follows her around in eating, sleeping, and playing.
When she saw Third Grandma coming, she hurried over to greet her. Before Chen Tang could help her up, a big red hydrangea rolled to her feet.
Sister Luan ran over with her legs clacking, bent down to hug the hydrangea, and threw herself at Chen Tang with a smile.
"Aunt!"
Sister Luan had met Chen Tang many times, and she was always good at winning over children, so she had already become familiar with them.
Shen Tang smiled and bent down, holding both the ball and the person in his arms.
Upon seeing this, Aunt Chun quickly asked Sister Luan to come down.
"Third grandma, let me hold you. The young lady is not light, and there is dirt on her body. Be careful not to dirty your clothes."
Chen Tang smiled and turned his head to let Luan Jieer kiss him on the face.
"It's okay. My little sister Li'er was raised by me, how can I not be able to hold her?"
Qin Jiangyun had heard the sound a long time ago, so he lifted the curtain and came out to welcome Chen Tang in.
In the main hall, three or five housemaids had already been standing there. When they saw Third Madam Shen, their expressions were even more solemn than when they were in front of Second Madam Qin, and they all bowed their heads respectfully.
It was all Qi Huaijing's fault.
Chen Tang nodded and agreed generously.
We can't let him work in vain.
"The reason I invited my sister-in-law to come this time was originally for the Mid-Autumn Festival family dinner. According to our family's tradition, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a big festival. In addition to our family, there are also the families of my two uncles, and the families of my uncles and brothers within the third degree of mourning... We all have to get together to have fun. Worshiping our ancestors and worshiping the moon, watching operas and listening to music, and getting together happily is the meaning of reunion."
Chen Tang nodded as he listened.
The father of the Shen family was born in the countryside. The Shen family was considered an independent family in Guangling City. On weekdays, only the Song family and the Qi family came to visit, so the family was quite quiet.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is also very elegant. The whole family sits together to enjoy the moon. Mrs. Qi is busy distributing cakes and cutting melons. Father Shen looks at the moon in the wind, recites a few lines of poetry, and then asks the children to continue with couplets.
Chen Tang is good at both poetry and calligraphy, and she is the only one who can follow her father's poems.
The father of the Shen family was extremely proud and jokingly said that he had a daughter named Yongxu.
That was one of the few moments of relief for Chen Tang.
Now that I’m married into the Qi family, I can no longer celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in such a quiet and elegant way.
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