Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Original Novel Heroine
When Jinniang came out of the fourth lady's room, she saw a group of people surrounding a delicate and pretty woman, who looked to be the second wife, Wu. She was in her thirties, with a sable rabbit pattern on her head, and a valuable phoenix hairpin vaguely visible on her head. She wore a bright red silk robe with a brocade pattern, and a gauze skirt with gold embroidery. She had a hibiscus face and willow-shaped eyebrows, and a jewel-studded ring on her slender hand.
"So rich." Jinniang sighed. This second wife is even richer than the first wife.
I only heard the people around me say, "He is not rich. Although the second master is not very successful in his career, he is good at money. The rice and grain in his house are rotten. People say that he is the Deng Tong of the Zhou family."
Wu entered the main room at this time, and waited for Jiang to sit down before she sat down. She just smiled and said, "I should have come to my sister-in-law's place a long time ago. The second master said that I was not in good health and asked me to take good care of myself. Now that I am better, I came to my sister-in-law's place as soon as I came out."
"I know your second uncle loves you. The blood swallows I sent you were sent by my mother's family. You can make porridge with it every day. That's the best way." Jiang said.
Her two sisters-in-law always had a good relationship, so when Wu saw her nieces coming over, she praised them again and again, especially the eldest daughter Shishi, who she liked very much: "She looks dignified and lovely, all thanks to my sister-in-law's good teaching."
The fourth girl was also among them. She hated Wu very much and even felt disgusted when she saw her. Who would like a male protagonist who is as calm as a chrysanthemum and loves to play double standards? In that novel, the person she hated most was Wu Luan.
Of course, Jiang was not a good person either. This was also taught by the eldest wife. Relying on her status as the legal wife and her family background, she always looked down on others and acted superior. These two people could be said to be of the same mind.
Wu came to discuss with Jiang about celebrating Auntie's birthday together: "The 18th day of the first lunar month is a good day. Auntie and my niece usually stay at my sister-in-law's place, so we can't see them. I thought we could set up a few tables under our flower shed on that day. What do you think, sister-in-law?"
Jiang was of course very happy. Originally, the aunt didn't get along with her, and she wanted her to pay for her birthday. She felt upset. Now that Wu was on their side, how could she not obey? So she pretended to refuse for a while, and then said, "Well, then we will go to your place and have fun together."
"Then it's settled." In fact, Mrs. Wu didn't want to entertain any old lady at all. Everyone could see that her life was not easy when she came back this time, but social interactions with the big family were indispensable, after all, the old lady was still alive.
Therefore, Mrs. Wu looked smiling and very happy.
The other girls were all happy to go out and have fun, but the fourth girl was the only one who thought that Wu was absolutely amazing. Her aunt had been mean to her, but she still tried to please her.
The masters' affairs had little to do with the maids in their needlework room. Jinniang had to spend her time making shoes for the fourth young lady during the day, and at night she had to rush to make bright red flat embroidered shoes. Fortunately, Fang Qiaolian was going to make a skirt for the second young lady, and the two of them yawned while lighting a lamp and doing needlework together.
"It would be great if we could go out and see the lantern festival." Fang Qiao Lian was very envious.
Jinniang shook her head: "This is the inconvenience of being a servant. Whether we can go out depends on the master. We are not the ones who serve the girls, so it may be difficult."
Fang Qiaolian smiled and said, "Those mothers who are in charge can go out."
"Yes, those mothers live better outside than the ladies in many small families." Even so, she didn't want to be a slave. But she didn't say anything in front of the dwarf. Fang Qiao Lian wanted to stay in the mansion, so why should she refute him?
After they did it for a while, they felt their hands and feet were cold, so they went to bed.
It is also said that the Zhou family wanted to go out to see the Ao Lanterns, and the old lady wanted her granddaughter to go as well. Jiang had some opinions about the aunt, but she did not have any grudge against her niece, after all, she was still a child. Then she smiled and said, "Don't worry, old lady. I'll let Shishi take care of her."
Zhou Shishi was the eldest daughter of Jiang. Unlike Jiang's straightforward personality, she was gentle, attentive and dignified. After her mother said so, she took her sisters to go to Miss Mei's place to play. By the way, she mentioned her experience in Bianjing: "Kaifeng Prefecture will build a 'mountain shed' in front of the imperial palace. Opposite the mountain shed is Xuande Tower, which is a hundred feet away. You should wear thicker clothes."
"Don't worry, big sister. My aunt has asked someone to make a set of clothes for me. I can just wear it when the time comes." Miss Mei is completely different from her mother. She doesn't like to trouble others.
After saying this, he asked someone to bring out the clothes. Everyone saw that the clothes looked very expensive, with gold painting and colorful prints, and they all praised it as being very good. Although Miss Mei didn't like such heavy clothes very much, her sisters all said they were good, so she just thought it was good. However, when they went out together, she found that everyone was wearing different clothes from her.
The girls in Zhou's family all dressed elegantly, mostly in light-colored clothes. Only she wore flashy clothes. She was already worried, and this added to her melancholy. The aunt did not know all this. The old lady was afraid that her daughter would be short of money during the New Year, so she gave her a hundred strings of coins first. The aunt took out ten strings of coins to gamble, but she did not have good luck. The Zhou family played big, and she lost five strings of coins. Then she heard about this from people around her daughter, and she was so angry that she had no place to vent her anger.
"They saw you wearing this kind of clothes, so they deliberately wore a white silk skirt. The color white is popular during the Lantern Festival in Tokyo. Don't you understand this, elder sister?"
Mei Pan'er was anxious and angry: "Mother, elder sister has been protecting me all the way and treating me very well."
She wanted to keep things peaceful the most. She felt that her mother's behavior would leave her isolated and helpless, so there was no need to fall out with everyone else. But her aunt was very angry at her behavior and scolded her daughter for not being strong enough.
The mother and daughter quarreled behind closed doors, and the whole Zhou family knew about it. This made Jinniang feel more and more that she should stay away from this old lady. Such a person had no sympathy for the lower class people, and she was hired from outside. Even if the eldest lady didn't like the old lady, it was impossible for her to offend the master for the sake of servants like them.
I have to be more cautious in the future. I'm really glad that this girl didn't remember that the clothes were made by her and was deliberately making trouble, otherwise even her reason would become unreasonable.
A few days later, when the shoes for the Fourth Girl and Yanhong were both finished, Jinniang went to deliver them in person. The Fourth Girl rewarded her with twenty coins and also gave her a plate of fresh oranges and a plate of golden peaches.
"I dare not accept such delicious fresh fruit." Jinniang said hurriedly.
The fourth girl smiled and said, "It's not a good thing. It was my aunt's birthday yesterday. I got a lot of it. I just want to thank you for your troubles these days."
Only then did Jinniang accept it. She then saw that there was no incense in the fourth lady's room, but only a white porcelain plate with gold painting on it for smelling the citron. She couldn't help but secretly praise her for her ingenuity.
After leaving the Fourth Lady's place, she went to Yanhong's place. Yanhong saw that the three drunken hibiscus embroidered on Jinniang's shoes were extremely beautiful, with the appearance of flowers swaying up and down. She exclaimed, "Wow!" "Your craftsmanship is really amazing. I can't bear to wear these shoes."
"Look at what you said, sister. Aren't shoes for people to wear? If you want anything in the future, just tell me." Through her observations over the past few days, Jinniang has discovered that Yanhong is much easier to talk to than Luying, and has a much better temperament. She rarely orders others to do things, and she acts fairly and justly. She is also willing to be friends with her.
Yanhong put them on and found them to be a good fit. She walked over to Jinniang and said, "Come here. I have something to tell you. You can't tell anyone else."
Jinniang went over quickly, only to hear Yanhong say, "The old lady said that there are not enough servants at the aunt and cousin's place, so I want to pick a maid who is good at sewing from the sewing room. I will help you speak well of her in front of the lady. But if the old lady really wants to do something, I'm afraid the lady can't do anything, so you should make plans early."
Jinniang was shocked when she heard this.
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