Chapter 115 Gift Giving
At Ningguo Mansion, Shen Ning, who had not slept well last night, woke up in a daze.
It seems like he doesn't know what day it is.
The thing she had high hopes for was sealed deep in the warehouse. If things went wrong, it might never see the light of day. In the future...
"Madam, the girl will come to see you early in the morning."
Jia Yue didn't cry, but kicked her little feet. When she was taken into her arms, the little girl made a few "ah ah" sounds, as if she was saying hello to her.
Shen Ning lost everything at once, "Miss mom?" She smiled at the little girl, "Your aunt is coming home today, and your little cousins are also here."
Forget it, let's leave it at that for now! Her daughter lived a miserable life in the Red Mansion, and now her mission was to let her grow up happily, not to deprive her of the opportunity to grow up.
"Wait a moment, mother will wash up first, and then we will go to the West Mansion together, eat the old lady's food while picking up your aunt and the others."
She doesn't allow waste here. Although the food is different every day, it can never compare with the old lady's.
Shen Ning now urgently needs to see Yingchun, Tanchun, Daiyu and other young girls to ease the pain of being banned from the army.
So, this washing is almost combat-type.
Here, Mrs. Wang, who was ready to go to Lady Jia's courtyard to serve with a smile on her face, was surprised to see someone carrying her daughter so early in the morning, but could only step forward to help her, "Is there something wrong, sister-in-law?"
Could it be that what happened last night had reached the eldest sister-in-law's ears so early? Mrs. Wang quickly wondered if she had made any other mistakes that might have caught her.
“No!”
Shen Ning didn't need her help, and smiled as she got off the sedan chair, "I just came here to eat."
Madam Wang: “…”
At this moment, she wanted to say some very dirty words.
But the words just rolled in his throat and not a sound came out.
"Why? Second brother and sister-in-law don't want to welcome you?"
"How can that be possible?"
Mrs. Wang quickly put on a smile and said, "Our old lady wishes you could come over and have dinner with her every day."
The old lady had this idea, but which lady would not stay at home and go to someone else's house to eat early in the morning? Moreover, although they were sisters-in-law, they were guests. As a daughter-in-law, she had to serve her sister-in-law here.
Normal sisters-in-law would not do such a thing as eating for free.
"Ha, I'm asking about my second brother's wife, are you...welcoming?"
Shen Ning seemed to be joking with her, but in fact, she was unhappy last night, so she wanted to find someone she didn't like and make the other person unhappy too.
Wang is the best candidate.
"Why do I feel like you're not very happy?"
“Hehe~”
Mrs. Wang gritted her teeth and tried hard to hold back her laughter. Fortunately, she had been good at joining in the fun at the old lady's place over the years and could force a smile. "Sister-in-law must have misunderstood. With sister-in-law here, we old ladies can eat half a bowl of rice more. As for me..., I look forward to your coming over every day."
"Hahaha!"
Shen Ning walked into the courtyard with a big laugh, "My second brother's wife is becoming more and more talkative."
She could even hear the sound of teeth grinding.
It feels wonderful.
"I heard the magpie calling early in the morning."
Jia Min came out and said, "It's my sister-in-law." She saw the baby she was holding and reached out her hand in surprise, "Is this little Yueyue? Hug her quickly."
"Give!"
Shen Ning smiled and handed her daughter over. "Bring her here just to take advantage of your beauty and let her grow up like you."
“Pfft~Hahahaha…”
The old lady was also looking over. When she heard her say this, she laughed so hard that she fell backwards. "You are such a mischievous person. You are always good at fooling people. Min'er, don't be fooled by her."
"What should we do then?"
Jia Min held her little niece in her arms, watching her blowing bubbles, and said with a smile, "I just like being teased by your mother. I have been teased by her since I was a child and I have been confused by her."
"...Please pay more attention to me!"
The old lady laughed so hard that she wanted to hit her daughter, "You are so old and still being coaxed by your sister-in-law. Be careful that the children will laugh at you."
What she remembered most was that her daughter was coaxed by Shen to go to the Shi family to copy rare books. She worked day and night, and her girl copied five books back.
“Ha~”
Jia Min's eyes met Shen Ning's, and they both laughed, "Most people don't have that ability, let my sister-in-law coax her!"
I copied it too sloppily at the beginning, and some of it was copied while I was dozing off. Inevitably, I copied the wrong lines or missed some parts.
Jia Min would never forget the difficult time she went through. Her brothers and sisters-in-law all tried to guess her characters and how they connected to each other.
Then the eldest brother couldn't bear to see his wife also busy, so he simply ran to his uncle, borrowed those books, and copied them again.
"That's right. The person who can be coaxed by me is not an ordinary person."
Someone like Wang, it will be impossible to coax her in this life.
Shen Ning smiled and bowed to Grandmother Jia, "Aunt, you see, you are not an ordinary person. I will not only coax you, but also your daughter, granddaughter, and granddaughter. In the future, I may also coax your great-granddaughter."
"Hahaha, then I'll wait and see."
The old lady smiled, "Yuanyang, call all the girls here quickly. I will watch her coax people today."
"Sister-in-law's mouth is filled with honey today."
Mrs. Xing smiled and held up a cup of tea. "If there is any more, let us have some!"
"You know what? I actually have a few jars of rose water given by the Queen."
Shen Ning took the tea with a smile and said to Qing Ping, "Go, bring some and let the ladies have a taste."
"yes!"
Qingping left with a smile.
"Then I would like to thank my sister-in-law on behalf of everyone."
Xing was very happy.
In the past, when she spoke, almost no one would respond to her. She could only sit there awkwardly and smile while others spoke to show that she was listening.
In this mansion, her mother-in-law doesn't like her, her master only cares about himself, her step-sons and step-daughters are not close to her, and her step-daughter-in-law is the niece of the mistress of the second house. She has no children, so she just endures day by day.
However, they did not expect that, in a twist of fate, the sister-in-law from the next room would help them suppress the second room.
The master felt better and treated her better. His daughter Yingchun also went to them twice a day and became close to her.
Now that she has moved to Rong Xi Tang, even the old lady is much more friendly to her than before, not to mention the daughter-in-law who didn't think much of her before.
"Get up, get up."
Shen Ning helped her and smiled at the old lady, "Aunt, did you see that? I helped you coax your eldest daughter-in-law first."
Grandmother Jia: “…”
The old lady finally reacted and knocked her a few times with a smile, "Don't play tricks on me anymore, or my stomach will hurt from your laughter."
"I wouldn't dare to do that."
When the girls came over, the room was full of laughter.
"Mother, is that cousin Yueyue you are holding?"
As soon as she finished paying her respects, little Daiyu ran towards her mother.
"yes!"
Jia Min said gently, "Look, you are her little cousin."
The sister-in-law has been waiting for a daughter for so many years, so she can’t help but love her more.
What's more, when this child was born, the Li family set their sights on the Jia family because of her.
Jia Zhen was attacked and his sister-in-law almost had a difficult birth. She felt even more guilty, "I have to teach her to talk and walk in the future."
"I, I, I, I taught her to read." Tanchun raised her little hand and said quickly, "Write poetry."
“To read and write poetry, you must first learn to read.”
Lin Changan came here with his sisters. Hearing this, he looked at his little sister and said, "It's too early for her."
"Very quickly."
Yingchun looked serious, "My dad said last time that as long as the child is born, he will grow up in the wind."
"Your father is talking nonsense."
The old lady was amused again, "Next time he says that, ask him, if he can be full without eating or drinking while standing in the limelight?"
Everyone in the room was laughing and praising the little girl who could only blow bubbles. Mrs. Wang looked at her sister-in-law Xing and her daughter-in-law Li, who also joined in. She felt even more angry. She suddenly asked, "Huh? Why hasn't Feng'er come yet?"
As she spoke, she seemed to be looking for someone. "With the whole family here, how can she be lazy?" She said to Xing, "Sister-in-law, you are the mother-in-law, you still have to take care of this!"
“…”
Xing didn't expect that her second brother's wife would ask about her daughter-in-law at this time.
No matter how bad her daughter-in-law is, she is still hers.
When Jia Lian was away and the master was in the ancestral hall, Feng'er took good care of the family.
She takes care of them all, whether it is her, Yingchun or Cong'er.
"The old lady said yesterday that she would give Feng'er a few days off."
Xing was unhappy, and it showed on her face immediately, "My sister-in-law is her aunt, why don't you protect her but find fault with her?"
"It was my suggestion to give Lian'er and Feng'er a holiday."
Jia Min's smile did not reach her eyes. "My second sister-in-law was not here at that time. However, since the young couple have been apart for such a long time, we, as elders, have to take care of them."
We have all been through this.
Why bother? Jia Min was afraid that her nephew would act like her elder brother, but fortunately the child was not bad. Along the way, whenever he saw something nice and bought it for her and Daiyu, he would also think of his wife at home.
As her aunt, she was happy to see this.
But she didn't expect that she, as an aunt, loved her nephew, but her second sister-in-law, as an aunt, did not love her niece.
"Yes, yes, I forgot to tell you yesterday."
Seeing the expressions of everyone in the room, Grandmother Jia could only take the initiative to give her daughter-in-law a way out. "I gave her two days off. Lian'er finally came back. The young couple have to go and see her uncle and second uncle. They also have to go and pick up Yuanchun."
In fact, this holiday is equivalent to no holiday.
The only good thing is that the young couple can be together.
"Speaking of Yuanchun, I forgot about it. I came back late and didn't know that Princess Baofeng was performing a ritual."
Jia Min said, "I will send two people to Biyun Temple to pray for Princess Baofeng."
"That's right!"
How could the old lady disagree with her daughter's willingness to help her granddaughter? After all, when Yuanchun went there, the East Palace and the eldest son also sent gifts. "This should be done as soon as possible, so let's do it after dinner."
Jia Min agreed. In fact, she sent someone to Taixuan Temple early in the morning to give gifts to her poor cousin.
But she couldn't tell this to her sister-in-law.
After all, my cousin was so irresponsible. The child was obviously the child of both of them, but he just stayed in the Taoist temple and didn't care about anything.
However, the eldest sister-in-law took all his private property...
Jia Min's mood was a little complicated.
Without money, my cousin would have to live a hard life.
At this time, no one knew how sad Jia Jing, who got up early in the morning to collect manure and fertilizer, felt when he saw the half-rotten little handprint and footprint.
He took a few quick glances, then pretended not to see it, and took a shovel and crushed it himself.
His original intention of putting it in the trash basket was to let some people take a look at it and not think too much about it.
After they finished reading, they threw it back to him and he still had to put it away.
Although he had said earlier that he didn't want a daughter and would never see Shen even if she gave birth, he was worried that something might happen to Shen during childbirth. Compared to the child he hadn't even seen yet, Shen's life was of course more important.
But now, she has given birth safely, and he...
Jia Jing still hopes to see his youngest daughter.
Even if you can't see it, it's nice to have a little handprint or footprint to keep you company.
But I didn't expect those bastards to...
Jia Jing suppressed the pain in his heart and picked up the fertilizer to go to the field.
He knew that there might be more than one or two people watching him in this temple.
Now that he wants his family to live in peace, it might be better for him to work honestly.
Now Jia Jing has gradually become skilled in this skill and can quickly carry a load of manure to the field.
"Master Jia~"
Someone from the Taoist temple was shouting, "Someone's coming to your house."
Lin Xiang, the steward who came here on Jia Min's orders, was shocked to see Jia Jing rolling up his trouser legs and doing the work of an old farmer.
Fortunately, he had been a steward for many years and had some experience in maintaining his spirit. He walked over to pay his respects, "I, Lin Xiang, was ordered by my wife to come and see my uncle."
"Lin Xiang?"
Jia Jing's heart moved, "Are you from Uncle Lin's family?"
"yes!"
"…How are your master and his wife?"
"good!"
Lin Xiang nodded hurriedly, "Everything is fine. Our wife even brought the young master and young lady back to Beijing to visit relatives this time."
Going back to Beijing to visit relatives?
Jia Jing's heart skipped a beat.
Jia Min has been in Jiangnan for nearly ten years. Now she is back in Beijing. Could it be that something has changed with Lin's brother-in-law? Jia Jing is very worried about the only external support for the Jia family.
With Jia Min around, the Lin family is the Jia family's biggest supporter outside.
Just like when he married Shen Ning and his brother She married Zhang, they were all preparations for the Jia family's children to transfer to another family.
Although marriages were all for a purpose, his father and uncle also put their heart into it. He and Shen Ning were in perfect harmony, and if nothing unexpected happened, his brother She and Zhang would also be a happy couple. Even Lin Ruhai and his sister Min, apart from some difficulties in having children, were said to be very good people.
But when Jia Min returned to Beijing, Lin Ruhai might have really encountered some misfortune in Jiangnan.
The salt tax in Jiangnan concerns the soldiers in the nine borders, so Jia Jing couldn't help but want to care about it.
Can……
"Visiting your parents? It's good to visit your parents. The old lady should be very happy."
Jia Jing picked up the empty load and walked back. "She hasn't been back for more than ten years. It will take at least half a year for her to come back this time, right?"
"This...I don't know."
Lin Xiang followed and said, "Our wife came back yesterday and heard that the uncle was here, so she asked me to come and bring you something early in the morning."
He brought up two wagonloads of stuff.
"In addition to the money given to the Taoist temple, our wife also gave us 500 taels of silver."
I emphasize money mainly because I want to say, uncle, you have money, so you don't have to work so hard.
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