Yang Haiyan took the Qin family to the tidied courtyard. She divided the General's Mansion very carefully, with the east side being the owner's courtyard and the west side being the guest's courtyard.
The General's Mansion had many courtyards because it was once a royal palace, but the Qin family was new here, and they were definitely not used to having their own courtyard. So Yang Haiyan planned to settle San Ya in Qin Si Ya's courtyard. The two sisters had a good relationship when they were at home, and San Ya would not be lonely if they were arranged together. Qin Si Ya could also take her out to play, and she thought this arrangement was very good. However, because Qin Si Ya was not here now, Yang Haiyan only planned this in her mind. Even though Qin Si Ya was still a ten-year-old girl, she could not bring Qin San Ya into her courtyard without her consent.
Then she settled Qin Shouye in Qin Shoucheng's courtyard, so that the brothers could chat. She arranged this first. According to Qin Shoucheng's character, he would be happy to know that Qin Shouye was here.
Then Uncle Qin San and his wife and Uncle Qin Er and his son were in one courtyard, with an east wing and a west wing in one courtyard. Then she settled Grandpa Qin, Grandma Qin, and Qin's father and mother in one courtyard. Their courtyard was one of the larger courtyards in the general's mansion, and it was also where the owner lived.
Qin Siya and Qin Shoucheng's courtyards already had maids, so the other two courtyards that were settled were also equipped with maids for them to use. She also did not assign servants to the Qin family, because they were definitely not used to having servants after working all their lives. Of course, as life got better, they could have servants, but they had to do it slowly and let them get used to it first.
After Yang Haiyan settled them down, she said, "Grandpa, grandma, father, mother, this old woman is called Aunt Meihua, she is at your disposal. She is usually responsible for cleaning the yard and doing rough work. You can ask her anything you have."
Grandpa Qin nodded.
Grandma Qin said, "Yan Yan, you really think carefully. This house is so big. If no one leads us, we will really get lost."
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "Grandma, you got lost because you just arrived. You will be the old lady and ancestor here in the future. You will not get lost if you walk more often." What she meant was that she planned to let Grandma Qin live with them for a long time.
Even though Grandma Qin did not plan to live with them for a long time, she was happy to hear the arrangement made by her granddaughter-in-law. When she is old, she naturally hopes to have children and grandchildren, especially her eldest grandson who has the most promising future. The attitude of the eldest granddaughter-in-law is related to the younger brothers and sisters, but she knows that Yang Haiyan is smart and does not worry that she will treat her younger brothers and sisters unfairly.
Grandma Qin was made to laugh. She grabbed Yang Haiyan's hand and patted it gently: "Afang is so lucky to marry you."
Yang Haiyan smiled and held Grandma Qin's hand back, saying playfully: "It is also the Qin family's good fortune that allowed my husband to marry me."
Grandma Qin was amused by this again.
Yang Haiyan said again: "Grandma, you must be tired from the journey, why don't you wash up and take a bath, and then drink some porridge to fill your stomach? Because I didn't know you were coming today, the food in the kitchen is not ready yet, so you can only drink porridge."
They were exhausted from the journey, and it was afternoon now, and they probably hadn't eaten yet.
Grandma Qin immediately said, "Okay, okay, I'll follow your arrangements, Yanyan."
Yang Haiyan said to Nanny Lian, "Mammy, ask someone to bring hot water, so that the old lady and the old man can wash up first, and then ask the kitchen to quickly prepare porridge, so that the old lady and the old man won't be hungry."
Nanny Lian said, "I'll go right away." Yang
Haiyan nodded, and said to Grandma Qin, "Grandma, then you guys take a rest first, I'll go to my father and mother first "Look around."
Grandma Qin: "Well, go ahead."
After Yang Haiyan left, Grandma Qin said to Grandpa Qin: "Fortunately, Afang's wife was given by the court, not found by us in the village. Otherwise, Afang would be a general now. If his wife didn't have some ability, she wouldn't be able to hold up the situation and be the head of the family."
Grandpa Qin nodded: "Afang's wife is a good one."
Grandma Qin also nodded.
The old couple talked in private, and Yang Haiyan went to Qin's father and mother.
Mother Qin was looking around in the small courtyard. It was just a small courtyard, but it was much better than their rural house. Seeing Yang Haiyan coming over, Mother Qin went over to her kindly: "Such a big place, must it be tiring for you to take care of it? Compared to last year, you have lost a lot of weight."
Faced with Mother Qin's kindness, Yang Haiyan also took her hand and walked inside: "Not tired, it's all taken care of by the servants. Now my husband and I have salaries, and our salaries add up to a lot, so we have to put on a scene that suits the family's status." Yang Haiyan's words had two meanings. One was that the family needed servants for their status, after all, Qin Fang was now a general. The second was that she also had a salary, and she was not a woman who asked her husband for money.
Mother Qin didn't know if she understood or not, she said, "That makes sense, we'd rather lose in person than in battle. With Afang's status, we have to keep up appearances." After thinking for a while, she said, "Is your salary enough? The emperor has granted me an imperial decree, and the county teacher said that I also have a salary of more than four taels of silver per month. If it's not enough for you, I will give my salary to you."
Yang Haiyan hurriedly said, "You can save your mother's salary for pocket money. I have a salary of over a hundred taels of silver per month. Our family has no worries about money."
Mother Qin was stunned. She thought that a monthly salary of four taels of silver was enough, she didn't expect that her daughter-in-law had a salary of over a hundred taels of silver. "This... how come you have so much? The court is willing to spend so much money on your salary? This... the county magistrate doesn't have that much, right?" According to the master, with her imperial decree, her salary is half of that of a seventh-rank official in the court, so the salary of the county magistrate should be more than eight taels of silver per month, how come her daughter-in-law has so much?
Qin's mother didn't look down on women, but that was the way women thought in that era. Generally speaking, men are responsible for the outside world and women are responsible for the inside world, so they would subconsciously think that men are more capable than women. So in terms of salary, naturally men have more than women. But now, Yang Haiyan, a girl, has a higher salary than the county magistrate, and it's so much higher. How could Qin's mother not be surprised?
Yang Haiyan helped Qin's mother sit on a stool at the side, and then slowly explained to her: "I am a third-rank county lady, with a title, different from the seventh-rank county lord. In other words, according to everyone, the fifth-rank official is a watershed, and those above the fifth-rank and those below the fifth-rank are all in the same circle." In fact, her monthly salary is 285 taels of silver, but she only told Qin's mother conservatively that it was more than 100 taels.
Qin's mother was puzzled: "But isn't Afang a fifth-rank official? How come you are a third-rank official?" Isn't it said that the wife's imperial decree follows the husband? If the daughter-in-law is a third-rank official, wouldn't she be a higher official than Afang?
Yang Haiyan said, "This is also thanks to my husband. When we first arrived here, we didn't have much money. There were thousands of soldiers to support in the barracks, and the cost might have to be subsidized by my husband himself..." After all, it was unknown how long it would take to wait for the money from the court. "So I thought of a way to solve the problem of soldiers' food, and then I made a contribution to the court, and the emperor conferred me a third-rank imperial decree."
Qin's mother was shocked: "Yan Yan, you are so amazing." At this time, Qin's mother couldn't help but think of the words of the nun. The nun said that this daughter-in-law was a blessed one. Now it seems that it is true. She even thinks that her son's success today may be due to the blessing of her daughter-in-law.
Yang Haiyan said: "It's not that I am great, I can achieve merit, it's still related to my husband's merit. Mother, you don't know, my husband is great, he discovered two kinds of minerals, they are useful to the court and the whole Qi State, and I just found some uses of the minerals. So, if it wasn't for my husband who discovered the minerals, I wouldn't have achieved this merit, if you ask me, my husband is the best." Yang Haiyan knew that in front of her mother-in-law, she must always learn to praise her husband. No matter how the mother-in-law said bad things about her son in front of her daughter-in-law, the daughter-in-law couldn't say a word. There is a saying that no matter how bad my son is, only I can say it.
Mother Qin was not an unreasonable person. She had always acknowledged the excellence of her daughter-in-law. In her heart, she also felt that her son had married a daughter-in-law who was above her station, so she really praised her daughter-in-law. However, she was naturally happy to hear her daughter-in-law praising her son like this.
However, Mother Qin did not understand one thing. If there was no Qin Fang, Yang Haiyan would still be a maid. If there was no Qin Fang, even if she was not implicated in the affairs of the Yang Mansion, she would probably be an ordinary citizen and find a place to live. Maybe she would marry a good man, but no one knew the result. But with Qin Fang, her life would be so smooth. In Yongzhou, no one dared to touch the soldiers of Yonghe Hou. The prince is a reasonable man. He knows that the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion has reached the top, so he gave the soldiers below a chance, and Qin Fang seized such an opportunity.
If Qin Fang had not brought Yang Haiyan to Renzhou, Qin Fang would still have discovered sulfur mines and saltpeter mines, but Yang Haiyan would not have thought of military camp land, nor would she have thought of saltpeter making ice so quickly and so appropriately.
Yang Haiyan has always known that she is a lucky person because she met Qin Fang.
Qin's mother was overjoyed by Yang Haiyan's praise. Hearing good words from her son is sweeter than hearing good words from herself. However, she still tried to keep a straight face and said, "Yan Yan, men can't be accustomed to things, they have to be controlled."
Yang Haiyan couldn't help laughing, "But I'm not as old as my husband. But now that you're here, mother, if my husband makes a mistake in the future, I will tell you secretly and you can control him. This way he won't know that I secretly told you, mother."
Mother Qin tapped her forehead, "You're a clever girl." Speaking of which, no matter whether it was her son or daughter, they would hold her hand and chat so intimately. Mother Qin was really happy that her daughter-in-law could be so close to her.
The two chatted and talked about the second house. Yang Haiyan asked, "Mother, why didn't the second aunt and Erya come?"
At this point, Qin's mother told the Qin family's affairs and also talked about the matter of breaking the kinship letter: "... So your second aunt meant that, she felt that Niu Dan had no future in his hometown, so she let Niu Dan come with him. Yanyan, frankly speaking, it's better for Niu Dan to live with your second uncle than with his family. Come with me. I don't know what will happen to Niu Dan in my hometown. Even if your second uncle has written a letter of severance of kinship, he is still a member of the Qin family after all. If Niu Dan is not taught well, something may happen in the future and may implicate A Fang. Now that Niu Dan has come with me, we will teach him well. Even if he will not be a help to A Fang, at least he will not cause trouble for A Fang. What do you think?"
This is also the reason why Qin's mother did not object at the time. Besides, Niu Dan is also a good child, not a naughty child.
Yang Haiyan was still shocked by what Grandpa Qin did. Oh my God, this old man is too smart. Not to mention the ancient times when family affection was valued, even in modern times when family affection is weak, there may not be people like the old man.
It must be said that the old man really loves Qin Fang. At the same time, he is also very far-sighted.
"Yanyan?" Seeing her daughter-in-law was silent, Qin's mother called out. She thought her daughter-in-law would not agree, so there was a little tension between her eyebrows.
Yang Haiyan hurriedly said, "Mother, I am listening. I naturally have no objection. Grandpa has considered so much for Afang. Niu Dan is also Grandpa's grandson. For the sake of Grandpa's friendship, we should also train Niu Dan well. We can't be involved in everything. In the end, if the second house is not good, it will be Grandpa who will give people a handle." Qin
's mother nodded: "That's the reason. It's hard for you to think clearly." She only thought of her son at the time, but didn't think of this. And the daughter-in-law can think of the old man. It must be said that the daughter-in-law is still thinking clearly.
The old man is righteous, and Yang Haiyan naturally can't pretend not to see it. Doesn't the old man care about the second house? This is impossible. He just made the best choice for the Qin family. However, he cares about the second house. If the second house fails and Niu Dan has no future, the old man will definitely be sad.
This sadness will be accompanied by self-blame. But if they bring Niu Dan out, educate him well, and give him opportunities, and Niu Dan still has no future, then it is Niu Dan's problem, and the old man will not blame himself or be sad.
So for the sake of the old man's kindness, Yang Haiyan is indeed willing to take in Niu Dan and educate him well. Moreover, there is another point. Niu Dan is here. Is he afraid that Aunt Qin will make trouble?
Yang Haiyan had a plan in mind, so she said, "Mother, I will arrange for Niu Dan to go to school to see if he has the talent for studying. If he does, we will support him to study. If not, let him learn to read in school first, and then let the private guard teach him kung fu when he returns home. He is still young, so he should learn what he needs to learn first."
Qin's mother was relieved to hear that she arranged everything in an orderly manner: "I will listen to you. As for Niu Dan's expenses..."
Yang Haiyan said, "Let our family pay for it, not the first family, but my husband. My husband is the eldest brother, and it is nothing for him to take care of his younger brother and support his studies." With their current financial situation, it is indeed nothing to take care of a Niu Dan.
Qin's mother thought about it, and remembered that her daughter-in-law said that her monthly salary was more than 100 taels of silver, so she did not object. Raising a cow costs only one or two taels of silver a year, which is really nothing for the eldest son and his wife. If the eldest son and his wife had difficulties, she would certainly not agree.
The two chatted for a while. Qin's father took a bath and it was Qin's mother's turn. Yang Haiyan said, "Mother, I'll go and get busy. We'll be reunited as a family and have a good meal tonight." There was only her father-in-law in the yard, so she couldn't stay.
Mother Qin said, "Hey."
Yang Haiyan returned to her own courtyard and told Nanny Lian to ask the kitchen to prepare dinner for the evening. She also called Kun Shi: "Captain Kun, send someone to wait at the foot of the Beast Mountain. When the general comes down the mountain, tell him that everyone from the hometown has returned, so that the general can know." As for going to the Beast Mountain to notify, that was not necessary. After all, there was nothing wrong with people from the hometown coming.
Kun Shi: "Yes."
The Qin family took a warm bath. Although everyone was still tired, they felt refreshed. At this moment, they were eating and drinking the shredded pork porridge that Yang Haiyan had prepared in their own small courtyards. Because time was urgent, they could only cook porridge and rice gruel. In addition, they had been on the road for several days, and they had to eat dry food on the road, so it was more appropriate to eat porridge to nourish their stomachs.
However, the rice porridge was also served with a few refreshing side dishes.
Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin ate with Qin's father and mother. Uncle Qin, Niu Dan and Qin Shouye also came, all in the courtyard of the main house. Uncle Qin's family of three ate in their own courtyard.
In the courtyards on both sides, everyone was eating and chatting.
Auntie Qin is usually a quiet person. She feels inferior because she can't give birth to a son, so she has always been very quiet, for fear of saying something wrong and being disliked by men. But today, she rarely spoke: "This general's mansion is really big. Afang and his family must be very powerful to live in such a big general's mansion."
Uncle Qin was happy when he heard it, and there was a bit of pride in his tone: "Afang has always been smart, and he is willing to endure hardships. He has achieved what he has today through his own efforts." After all, he is his own nephew, and the pride in Uncle Qin's tone is imaginable. He has given up on having a son and is determined to find a son-in-law for his daughter. However, in his heart, Qin Fang is also his support for the rest of his life, so deep down, he also regards Qin Fang as his son. This son is excellent, of course I am happy.
Auntie Qin smiled and said, "Master, will we live with Afang from now on?"
Uncle Qin said, "Since we are here, we should naturally live with Afang. We will not cause him any trouble and will wait for him to settle us down. Let Sanya and Siya spend more time together in the future. Siya is Afang's biological sister, and Afang's wife will definitely take good care of Siya. Sanya can also meet more people with Siya and improve her status. We don't ask her to be rich, but only to find an honest and reliable son-in-law so that she can have someone to rely on in the future. "
When Auntie Qin heard the man mention her daughter, she was also worried. She thought for a moment and said, "I think Huang Huzi, who was brought here this time, is a good guy."
Uncle Qin couldn't help but frowning when he heard this, "What are you thinking about? He has a wife."
Auntie Qin explained hurriedly, "That's not what I meant. What I meant was that Huang Huzi is Afang's subordinate. If there are other young men like him among Afang's subordinates who are not married, how about telling us, Sanya?"
Qin Sanya ate quietly, listening to her parents saying these things in front of her. In the past, her parents would not say these things in front of her, but because she is now looking for a son-in-law, her parents would also call her to listen when they discuss things.
When Uncle Qin heard this, he felt that what his wife said made sense. If someone follows Afang and is Afang's subordinate, then there must be no problem with his character. Moreover, those who can follow Afang must have some ability. If the person marries Sanya, Afang will definitely give him some advice for the sake of his brother-in-law, and the person will not treat Sanya badly for Afang. "I think it's good." Uncle Qin also had this idea, "But it depends on Sanya's opinion. Sanya, what do you think?" Sanya
is thirteen years old this year, and she also knows that it is very important for a woman to find a good man, not to mention that she is the one who wants to find a son-in-law. If the husband she finds is not good, it will make her father and mother suffer. She said, "I believe in my father and mother." The people around the eldest brother must be right. Thinking of Huang Huzi's appearance, she felt that it was also good to find such a strong man, who can work and has his own ability.
Uncle Qin saw that his daughter had no objection, so he said, "That's fine. I'll talk to Afang about it some other day and hear what he thinks."
Aunt Qin said, "How can I ask Afang about this? I'll ask Afang's wife. I'll talk to Afang's wife some other day and hear what she thinks." Afang is a man, how could he care about his cousin's affairs? This matter should be handled by a woman.
Uncle Qin said, "Yes, yes, yes."
The atmosphere of the family of three chatting was good. It might be that Qin Sanya's marriage had started, and the big things in their hearts had been settled, so they relaxed a little.
Yang Haiyan naturally didn't know what Uncle Qin's family was thinking. After she gave instructions to Kun Zhang from the kitchen, she began to ponder the names of the Qin family's girls.
She sat in the study and looked through some poetry collections first. The girls' names had to be nice, but not too complicated. Because the girls of the Qin family were illiterate, they estimated that they would have difficulty learning a name that was too complicated.
Qin Siya was named after Qin Siya, so what about Daya, Erya, and Sanya? For Daya, Daya? It didn't sound good. Yang Haiyan decided to put this name on hold for a while. She first thought of Erya's name. Ya should be changed to Ya, the bud that sprouts, which is very suitable for girls' names. For Er... Er, Erya, this name is not bad. Yang Haiyan wrote down the name Qin Erya and asked Uncle Qin to take it back.
As for Qin Sanya, San... Shai Ya? Would Shai be too complicated? It's much more complicated than Si and Er. What about Shan? Shan? In the end, Yang Haiyan decided to call Sanya Shanya. But Shanya sounds a bit like a cliff. So, let's call her Shanya. Shan means beautiful, why not Meiya? It's simple and easy to understand.
I thought of these two names for now, and let Qin Sanya choose when the time comes.
The last one is Daya, and the first one is Yiya.
After choosing the name, she wrote down Yiya, Shanya and Meiya. When it's time for dinner, let the Qin family take a look.
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