Chapter 73 Liang's Bride
Wang Wenhui was about to answer, but when the curtain was lifted, Liang Jimin's second brother, Uncle Liang, walked in.
He wore a stone-green crane cloak with black fox hair and a hairpin with mutton fat jade on his head, which added a layer of alienation that would keep people from thousands of miles away.
Liang Jimin hurriedly handed the child over to the mother next to him and stepped forward to salute Uncle Liang.
Liang Shuxin nodded coldly, but did not see the intimacy of his brothers. Then he stepped forward and asked Feng for help.
Feng looked at him and sighed softly, saying nothing.
Wang Wenhui laughed and called Liang Shuxin "Second Uncle" and came forward enthusiastically to salute him. Liang Shuxin returned the gift. Chen Muqing stepped forward and called "Second Uncle" and greeted Liang Shuxin.
Liang Shuxin was very cold to Wang Wenhui and Shen Muqing, but when Liang Youhui saluted him, Chen Muqing saw a fleeting smile in his eyes.
Everyone had seen each other's favor. Liang Shuxin stood in front of the door without saying a word and waited for the grandmother's call. His attitude made the originally lively atmosphere like a flame wet with water, leaving only a few traces of smoke.
Liang Jimin tried to talk to Liang Shuxin: "Is second sister-in-law in good health?"
Liang Shuxin looked at Jing's soft curtains and said coldly: "Don't you have three or four months left to give birth? I'm afraid it won't be better until then!" His voice was full of indifference and coldness, as if he was talking about someone else.
Chen Muqing was stunned.
Feng frowned and the corners of his mouth slightly closed. Just as he was about to say something, purple silk suddenly lifted the curtain.
She greeted the people present with a smile: "The Grandma, let the Lady, the Young Master in."
Feng swallowed the words to his mouth, politely pointed at Zi Juan, and led his son, wife and grandson in.
The lady was dressed neatly and was sitting on the big kang next to the window drinking tea, while Aunt Liu was serving her.
So early?
Chen Muqing suppressed the surprise in his heart and saluted the lady with Liang Jimin.
The lady looked at them and said something like "Women are not virtuous and can't do their husbands, and women are not virtuous and righteous," Chen Muqing knew that this was the lady telling her to keep the "wife's way", so she listened respectfully and responded nonchalantly.
After she trained Liang Jimin and his wife, she asked about the homework of Wang Wenhui's three great-grandsons.
When he heard Wang Wenhui say that he wanted to invite a gentleman to the house, the grandma pondered: "I think it would be better to send it to the Yi School opened by the King of Jin to study."
Wang Wenhui was still a little hesitant, and Feng had already answered "Okay" on the side: "I heard that many ministers have sent their children to the charity school run by the Prince of Jin. Let the children go there to study, and you can also take the opportunity to hand in a few childhood friends."
The grandma's eyes fell on Liang Jimin.
Liang Jimin took a respectful step forward and said, "The grandson also thinks that grandmother and mother have a good intention. But now it's time to see the Spring Festival and the weather is cold again, so why not wait for the spring to begin."
The lady looked at the few children in front of her, feeling a moment of hesitation.
When Feng saw this, he hurriedly smiled and said, "What Ji Min said makes sense. Let's wait until the spring is coming next year before sending it. Brother Ping is only six years old this year, and Brother An is only five years old. Children like Shuxin and Ji Min who are enlightened at the age of four are a minority after all. Speaking of which, I still feel sorry for this year!"
The lady was moved by the conversation, nodded and smiled, "Okay. Then that's it. When the spring is coming next year, Brother Ping and Brother An will go to Jin Wangyixue to study." As she said that, she looked at Liang Jimin again, "You must keep an eye on this matter."
Liang Jimin smiled gently: "The King of Jin has always been very concerned about Yixue. He must be very happy to know that families like us are willing to send their children to school. Grandma, please rest assured."
Seeing that they were happy, Chen Muqing couldn't help but secretly pay attention to the silent Uncle Liang.
When Liang Shuxin heard the grandmother agreeing to go to school in Jin Wangyi School after the beginning of spring, there was a flash of ridicule on his face.
Chen Muqing was stunned, and Uncle Liang had already looked back at her.
The eyes were small, but they showed a kind smile.
How could he be kind to her?
Chen Muqing was startled and felt very strange. But before she could think about it carefully, Aunt Liu came in and asked for instructions on where to place the meal.
Everyone looked at the Madam.
The old lady smiled and said to Feng: "I will demolish the shed and remove the seats today. You have a lot of work. Take Bogong's wife and Ji Min's wife down to work hard. Leave the child behind me as a companion."
Feng replied and took his son, daughter-in-law and daughter back to Gui'aiyuan.
Liang Jimin and Liang Shuxin went to Gui'ayuan silently. After asking Feng for peace, Feng asked his two sons to go back: "... Shuxin wants to take care of Shuangrui. Jimin, you must also calm down and study."
The Liang brothers left respectfully. But Liang Shuxin left with his eyes, and Liang Jimin left after looking at Chen Muqing, which made Chen Muqing guess why Liang Jimin looked at him.
Are you worried? Or is there something to warn her?
Wang Wenhui served Feng and Liang Youhui for breakfast. Chen Muqing took action on the side. She paid close attention to Wang Wenhui's actions and kept them in her heart.
Feng had breakfast, Liang Youhui served her to drink tea. Wang Wenhui and Shen Muqing then retreated to the outside and hurriedly sipped two bites of the rice. Seeing that Chen Muqing had eaten very little, Wang Wenhui asked her softly: "Is the food not suitable for the taste?"
Chen Muqing shook his head: "I eat less in the morning!"
Thanks to Li’s mother’s reminder, she ate some pastries in advance to make her stomach.
Wang Wenhui smiled thoughtfully and didn't ask again.
After dinner, the two of them returned to Feng's house.
Feng kept Wang Wenhui and settled the account together, and asked Chen Muqing and Liang Youhui to go back to Diechuiyuan together: "...I don't have to come here to serve at noon. Don't disturb your brother's study, it's almost time to know how to try..."
The two agreed "yes".
Feng was still worried and repeatedly advised them several times before letting them go.
After leaving Gui Aiyuan, Liang Youhui was happy as if she had released a cage of birds: "Let's have an appointment with my third brother to go to the garden to catch birds!"
Chen Muqing remembered Feng's advice, but did not want to directly reject Liang Youhui, which made her mood fluctuate, so she smiled and said, "Let's go catch birds another day - the things in my room have not been packed yet! Do you want to be with me?"
Liang Youhui's attention was immediately diverted, and she happily returned to Diechui Garden with Shen Muqing.
Liang Jimin indeed closed the door and was studying. Chen Muqing didn't bother him. He took Liang Youhui to direct Luo Mei and Zhu Jiqing to make the first volume of the first volume, the first volume of the first volume, the first volume of the warehouse, and the ones that should be put out.
Liang Youhui was wandering around the house curiously, and occasionally found two dowry items to sigh.
Chen Muqing saw Liang Youhui touching her, let alone helping her, it would be better if she didn't cause trouble. She had to call her to the kang and sit: "Tell me some rules at home so that I won't know anything - I saw my wife eating this morning and saliva flowed out."
When Liang Youhui heard this, she blushed embarrassedly.
The two sat on the kang and chatted. During the Q&A and answered, Chen Muqing had a few understandings about the situation of the Liang family's inner house.
The Liang family does not have the problem of splitting up the family, so all living expenses are in the public and the income is also in the public. The monthly monthly rate of the Grandma is sixty taels, the wife is forty taels, the wife is forty taels, the Aunt Liu is five taels, the married Liang Gongbo and Liang Shuxin are thirty taels, and the unmarried Liang Jimin is the same as the two sisters-in-law Wang Wenhui and Jiang Shuangrui, both are fifteen taels, and Liang Youhui is ten taels, and Jiang Yuniang is even lower, only two taels. Except for Liang Gongbo who earns 92 taels of silver every year, no other people have no income. As for the mother in charge, the first-class two taels, the second-class one taels, and the third-class five-cent silver, there is no monthly rate to get, and four sets of clothes are made every year according to the season. The maids have even fewer monthly rate, one taels, six cents of silver, and three-cents of silver. There is no monthly rate for only four sets of clothes a year.
Chen Muqing couldn't help but feel ashamed.
When she was in the Shen family, Aunt Chen's monthly rate was ten taels, twenty taels of the house, and fifty taels of the Li family. Her monthly rate was fifty taels, and her monthly rate was fifty taels of silver per month. Once she asked Li about this, and Li smiled and said, "You can't save it if you can't use it!" Even so, when she wanted to use money, Li would give her from her monthly rate, or take her account to the outer courtyard and hang up Chen Zhen's account... She didn't agree at the time, and if she had known this, she would have saved more money...
It was noon when the big kitchen sent a meal.
A casserole is simmered with deer tendons, a shredded chicken tremella, a boxing of osmanthus fish, an eight-treasure rabbit diced, a ginger sweat fish fillet, a five-spice pigeon, and a spicy cabbage roll; four kinds of cakes: red bean cake, coconut cup, mandarin duck roll, kidney bean bun; white rice, white porridge, and vegetarian noodles, three staple foods.
Abundance is abundance, but unfortunately there is no heat when it is put on.
Liang Jimin frowned slightly, and Liang Youhui threw her chopsticks on the spot: "Why is it cold again? It's fine if you say Hsinchu courtyard is far away, is it that Diecui courtyard is far away?"
The woman who delivered the food immediately knelt in front of Liang Jimin: "The third young master, I really can't get anyone out of my hands... I can only care about the old lady, the wife and the three young masters..."
Liang Jimin sighed and said to the woman: "Get up!"
He turned around and advised Liang Youhui: "Don't argue, mom knows, she's going to get angry again."
Liang Youhui pouted.
Chen Muqing looked at it and frowned almost invisibly.
Although the woman knelt down and apologized to Liang Jimin, there was no expression of fear on her face...
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At dusk, Chen Muqing went to Gui'aiyuan to serve Feng for dinner.
Wang Wenhui was still sitting beside Feng's side and planning to plan. When they saw Chen Muqing coming in, they realized that they had time to eat.
Chen Muqing asked Feng for peace and met Wang Wenhui again. Wang Wenhui, who was tired from the other side of Feng, said, "You go down and rest, leave this to Mu Qing!"
Wang Wenhui left in response.
Chen Muqing gave Feng a dish according to the results he had observed at noon in an orderly manner. After Feng saw it, he couldn't help but exchanged a satisfactory look with his close mother Dong.
After Feng finished his dinner, Chen Muqing did not rush back to Diechuiyuan, but took the tea offered by the maid and gave it to Feng: "Mom, are you tired, do you want me to massage your legs!"
Feng was quite surprised, paused and smiled and said, "Okay!"
The agile maid next to her had already gone to get the beauty to beat her, and Chen Muqing sat by the kang and beat her legs for Feng.
Chapter completed!