Chapter 67 Plan ahead (1)
After a cup of tea, Duan Niang's expression turned solemnly. When he saw Huilan, his face slightly cleared. Huilan immediately put down the teacup in his hand and saluted Duan Niang respectfully, until Duan Liang was stunned.
Gu Xiyan saw it, but she smiled without saying a word.
After Duan Niang and Huilan exchanged greetings, Gu Xiyan smiled and handed Duan Niang the ancient prescription written by Huilan: "Written by Huilan is said to be an extremely rare ancient prescription..."
Duan Niang didn't understand this very much. After hearing Gu Xiyan's words, she thought that Huilan was the person around Cui Baoyi, and she didn't doubt it. She handed the list to Xinghong and smiled and said, "This will bring hard work Huilan to trouble. Xinghong accompanied your sister Huilan to Madam Tian's place and asked her to send someone to catch some medicine, and at least try it."
The two stood up and left.
Duan Niang's face turned dizzy and asked Gu Xiyan: "Are you getting involved with the people in the Changsheng Class again..."
Gu Xiyan was stunned.
Duan Niang sternly said, "I have told you so many times, why don't I listen. There are a few good things in the troupe... Today I went to Dicui Pavilion and actually met the account room of the Changsheng Class. A big man actually said in front of me that "I saw a path with a beautiful scenery, and I walked in without realizing it." Is this what a person who knows the common human ethics said..."
Gu Xiyan's mind was banged and said, "You, did you say you met Mr. Huang?"
Seeing Gu Xiyan's expression was nervous, Duan Niang was even more sure that Gu Xiyan went to Xiuheyuan to teach the people in the Changsheng Class. She was angry: "Nothing you said this time is useless. I have told my wife that I will send someone to drive the people in the Changsheng Class out tomorrow... I was kind enough to take them in, but now I have done such a thing. If there is anything, the Gu family's reputation for hundreds of years will be over. What's more, it's a critical moment for the girl to be close..."
In other words, Mr. Huang didn't even know that Qi Maosheng was leaving.
Gu Xiyan interrupted Duan Niang and asked, "Good aunt, don't scold me. In this anger, you told your mother, "Well, Master Liu, can you?..."
Duan Niang glared at Gu Xiyan with a look of regret, "Do you think I am a fool, and say these words in front of Mr. Liu..."
Gu Xiyan asked nervously: "Have you left yet, Mr. Liu?"
Duan Niang said, "I said I wanted to wait for the master to come back to meet and have dinner before leaving."
"Is that Qi Master here?"
Duan Niang said strangely: "Master Qi wants to follow the shop, so he naturally sent Master Liu and left."
Gu Xiyan's heart was beating wildly calmed down a little, and she smiled and helped herself: "I'm just asking."
After saying a few words, Gu Xiyan kept smiling again. Duan Niang's anger gradually faded, saying, "I heard that Qi Ye brought too many Suiyi, and he almost had a conflict with the Yulin Army who was guarding the defense at the door of the mansion... Fortunately, General Zuo came forward to say hello, and there was no danger..."
Gu Xiyan showed a strange expression on her face.
When Duan Niang saw this, her heart started to get sick again. She said hesitantly: "Girl, look at these two marriages..."
Gu Xiyan took Duan Niang's hand and sat on the edge of the bed string, chatting with her heart: "Aunt, I have no idea now. What kind of company do you think should I agree to?"
Duan Niang sighed: "I look at the girl's temperament, so it's natural that the Jiang family is good..."
Gu Xiyan's eyes were flowing, as bright as a gem, and she whispered in Duan Niang's ear.
Duan Niang's face seemed surprised and happy, and seemed angry. It took Gu Xiyan a long time to finish the words before she came to her senses and stared at Gu Xiyan with tears in her mouth.
Gu Xiyan was a little worried and asked softly: "Aunt, you see that my idea is feasible!"
Duan Niang slowly smiled with relief: "The girl is really growing up, and she is becoming more and more like Mrs. Lian."
So, should you agree or not?
Duan Niang gently stroked Gu Xiyan's temples with a kind look: "I lost my father in my early years and lost my widow in my youth. I have never experienced any hardships. Girls don't have to worry about me, just do what I want to do!"
Gu Xiyan felt warm in her heart, her eyes were wet, and she gently leaned on Duan Niang's shoulder.
Early the next morning, Gu Xiyan went to pay tribute to Mrs. Gu, and Duan Niang went to Madam Tian's place.
When the two met, Duan Niang pulled Madam Tian and whispered. Madam Tian was stunned and said, "Huilan has no idea about her character, knowledge and appearance, but she just wants to keep it in the room... I'm afraid the girl won't be able to grasp it!"
Duan Niang whispered, "There is no way to do this. There is no suitable candidate in our house now. Seeing that the girl's marriage has been in the past few days, we will not prepare early, and we will be even more furious at that time. The nanny is a person who has experienced it. If the person who is accompanying the house is not good, there will be endless troubles. No matter what Huilan said, she has always taught her before, and is not as good as the girl from an ordinary family..."
Madam Tian smiled and said, "Since Aunt Duan has said that, I'll report it to my wife now."
Duan Niang said some more words of gratitude. Madam Tian personally sent Madam Duan out. It happened that Gu Xiyan had finished asking Mrs. Gu and An wanted to go back to Wuyuan. Gu Xiyan and Madam Tian greeted Madam Tian. The two left side by side. Madam Tian turned around and went to Mrs. Gu's house to reply.
On the way, Gu Xiyan asked Duan Niang: "What else Xinghong knows? You must be sure, otherwise something big will happen!"
Duan Niang promised: "I went to Tuniang's place alone and she didn't know."
Gu Xiyan was still worried and repeatedly reminded: "If you have anything to do in the future, you must avoid Xinghong. This girl is not very conscientious. You can also take the opportunity to ask the two girls to see what they have plans. No matter what, if you meet each other, you can't watch them jump into the fire pit."
Duan Niang smiled and said, "Who in this world except for girls, does anyone think that is a fire pit?"
Gu Xiyan smiled embarrassedly, pulled Duan Niang's sleeve and acted coquettishly: "I know my aunt loves me the most. Don't worry, I will definitely find you a good son-in-law who is 'good, good-natured, rich, and able to do something'. Then let him kneel down to worship your mother-in-law's tea..."
"Ouch!" Duan Niang hurriedly covered Gu Xiyan's mouth, "This yard is airy everywhere, don't talk nonsense." He said this, but the corners of his eyes and eyebrows slowly filled with joy.
In the afternoon, the Gu family suddenly became lively.
Mrs. Gu called Huilan to ask questions in the warm room guarding the park. Madam Tian and Madam Zhao took people to Liuting to drive the Changsheng Class out of the mansion. Aunt Qin first said all the good things and asked for a few months to be given the grace. Madam Tian did not let go, and the two sides quarreled. Seeing that the apprentices of the Changsheng Class broke up, they started to shout regardless of the matter, making Madam Tian look dirty. Madam Gu was so angry that she was yelling and shouted to report to the government. Huilan was still giving the idea: "Since it was introduced by the wife's family, I would invite her to be a host, so as not to let everyone lose face when they shouted." Madam Gu felt that what she said made sense, and asked Madam Sun to send someone to write to her cousin sister-in-law far away in Jiangnan.
Huilan was quite showing off when she came to Wuyuan to talk about this. She thought that Mrs. Gu had already revealed some meaning while she asked, and Huilan was anxious to express it in front of Gu Xiyan.
Gu Xiyan just laughed at the joke, but Duan Niang winked at Huilan: "The weather is hot, I cooked mung bean water in the kitchen. It happened that the wife sent someone to send a large piece of ice. Huilan was skillful in her hand and helped me knock the ice."
Huilan followed Duan Niang to the kitchen, but Gu Xiyan attracted Mo Ju: "You secretly sent this thousand taels of silver to Aunt Qin and asked her to find another place to live. Disclose Mr. Huang's frequent visits to Xiuheyuan..."
Mo Ju hurriedly stuffed the silver notes into her clothes and left in response.
Duan Niang talked to Huilan in the kitchen: "We girls are so angry that we don't know anything. I hope you can teach her some things."
Huilan felt relieved and couldn't hide her joy and said: "Auntie, don't say that. Who in the girl's house does not know that it depends on you. What can I do in the future? Auntie will treat me like my niece, say whatever you should say, scold what you should scold... lest I make a mistake and lose the face of the girl."
After hearing this, Duan Niang said seriously: "Since that's the case, I won't be polite to you. What should you do if you tell me what you are thinking?"
Huilan was stunned when she heard this, but she didn't expect that Duan Niang really put her face on her to teach her a lesson.
But what does she mean?
Huilan couldn't figure it out for a moment and said vaguely: "I am a confused person, and it's up to my aunt to decide."
Duan Niang pondered, "It turns out that there are four girls around the girl. The girl is afraid of delaying her age, so she married two. Mo Ju and Xinghong who are staying by her now are both chosen by me to be the girl's wife. Huilan, you are different. If you are the nanny who is accompanying the room like me, it will be in vain to take your heart to enter the house; if you are like Mo Ju and the others, you will indeed be wronged; if you are the housekeeper, you are afraid that you will not meet such a good person..."
Duan Niang said this. There are three types of houses where daughters of wealthy families in Xia Kingdom get married. The first is the house nanny Duan Niang mentioned. Such people are generally women with some age experience. They are trusted by the mistress of the parents' home. They entrust their daughters to them, and they specialize in helping manage housework and reconciling the relationship between husband and wife. Usually, the family is dowry together. The second is the girl who is married. The mother will choose a group of frivolous girls before the girl gets married. If the son-in-law likes it, he can take it as a concubine or a Tengfang; the third is
Housekeeper’s wife, some girls who don’t want to be concubines, or those who are looked down upon by their son-in-law or disagree with them, are older, they are released to marry, or refer to some clever servants in the family who are smart and clever servants in the family. Because most of these servants are from the son-in-law’s family, the girls can be regarded as people in the girl’s room after they get married. Although some people are still waiting by the girl, most of them will be pointed out to other housekeepers. Moreover, the servants these girls refer to are generally favored by the head of the family, and most of them can do the work-in-charge, so they are also called Housekeeper’s wife.
When Huilan heard this, she certainly knew what Duan Niang meant.
She lowered her head awkwardly and did not answer the conversation.
Chapter completed!