Chapter 559 T-shaped scroll peace of mind

  Back home, her stomach was already growling with hunger, and Feng Ziying couldn't help complaining that Master Qi didn't even want to leave a meal.

  Of course Feng Ziying doesn't want to eat it, Qi Yongtai's food is very simple, even simple, which is similar to Qi Yongtai's character.

In fact, although Qi Yongtai was born in a poor family, but now he has worked to the old age, he will never be too poor. At any rate, his hometown still has a hundred acres of land, and there is a house in the capital that is not too shabby, and there are even one or two houses. To subsidize the family shop.

Mr. Ge, you can't be too extravagant, but at least you have to maintain your dignity. You can't go in and out without a car or a sedan chair, and you have to have daily entertainment and banquets. With the salary of a big week, if you want to maintain a decent life for an official's family, even the chief assistant Don't think about it.

   Therefore, some necessary livelihoods are inevitable. Of course, the safest thing is to buy a few shops to collect rent. This may be a problem that every official who has entered the third rank or above has to consider.

  Of course, if you have a good reputation as a local official and know how to do things, then even Bing Jing Tan Jing can subsidize some every year.

What I am afraid of is those old Beijing officials who have been hanging out in noble yamen such as the General Administration Department of the Imperial Academy for a long time. Have a good year.

   It’s good to have a home. As soon as I sat down, the hot meal was delivered.

   Poor oriole, broiled deer meat, simmered pigeon eggs, plus a pile of fried radish in sauce, the green rice porridge is full.

The Feng family now has the atmosphere of a wealthy family, especially after Jin Chuan'er came. In addition to her frequent cooking for Feng Ziying, the Feng family also consciously began to pay attention to the chefs, gardeners, bricklayers, The coachman and other logistics personnel began to adjust. On the one hand, they supplemented and standardized, and on the other hand, they also had to improve their quality. For example, the chef had to change a few times to meet the requirements slowly. Of course, the expenditure must have increased a lot.

  Feng's family used to be on the border of Datong, and they were from the military, so they didn't pay much attention to it.

  Even if you don’t care about it yourself, the maids and servants will inevitably compare and gossip when they go out, and they will inevitably reveal the situation in the mansion.

   itself is not a secret, but it can often represent the so-called "underground", and even make people think whether your family is prosperous, so the big and small Duan clans have not paid less attention to this aspect.

And after Jin Chuan'er came, the big and small Duan family felt that there was still some difference in the "inheritance" of such aristocratic families as the Jia family. Naturally, they also hoped to make up for these shortcomings as soon as possible, so as to avoid being regarded as "upstarts". .

   "Have you all eaten?" Feng Ziying asked while eating, "Is this simmered pigeon egg the handicraft of Jin Chuaner?"

   "Well, Master said that the bamboo fungus is very nourishing?" Xiangling also asked curiously.

It seems that although there are also eight treasures these days, they are mostly said to be eight treasures of animals such as dragon liver, phoenix marrow, orangutan lip and leopard fetus. This type of mushroom plant has become popular, but it's hard to say how expensive it is.

  Feng Ziying mentioned it to Jin Chuaner, but she didn't expect this girl to be able to comprehend by analogy, stew bamboo fungus eggs, this taste is really delicious.

"Well, it is very nourishing to the body, but this kind of mushroom is rare in our north, but it is more common in the south, especially in Sichuan and Yunnan. Moreover, these mushrooms can be eaten fresh, and can be stored after drying , It can be soaked in water when eating, without affecting the taste and efficacy."

  Feng Ziying ate pigeon eggs and bamboo fungus, while scooping up the soup with a spoon, enjoying the taste very much.

"Jin Chuan'er is really capable in this area, and even the chefs in the back kitchen are full of praise." Xiangling smiled and said: "And she also sent a copy to my wife and concubine together with me. "

  Feng Ziying secretly sighed in her heart, this Jin Chuaner is not only good at cooking, but this is secondary, the key is that her emotional intelligence is indeed much stronger than Xiangling and Yunshang.

It's no wonder that in the book "Dream of Red Mansions", she has no background, and she can get the status of Mrs. Wang's maid in Jia's mansion. If Jia Baoyu's crimes did not touch Mrs. Wang's bottom line, Jin Chuan'er would not jump into the well, even in the future. It is normal to really want to be Baoyu's concubine.

  It's better now, in my own house, I can use my strengths as much as possible.

However, Xiangling's honest and honest temperament is also very popular with Feng Ziying and the big and small Duan family, but this kind of liking is different from appreciating Jin Chuan'er. The chief maid can only be Jin Chuan'er. In the future, when I marry Baochai and Daiyu, it will be difficult for Yinger and Zijuan to win against Jin Chuaner. Perhaps there are only two girls in Jia's mansion, Yuanyang and Ping'er, who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Jin Chuaner.

  Thinking suddenly flew away, Feng Ziying shook her head, thinking too much.

   "Well, did your wife say anything?" Feng Ziying asked, "Didn't you say that your wife and concubine are going to Dinghui Nunnery tomorrow?"

   "It seems that the wife did say that she will go tomorrow, but the mood of the wife seems to be..." Xiangling hesitated.

"What's the matter?" Feng Ziying estimated that her mother was restless during this time, and she insisted on marrying the daughter of the Lin family, but she had already heard through channels that Daiyu's body was too weak, so she told herself several times, hoping that she would reconsider This matter, but I have refused, and if it is impossible, I can only push it to Miaoyu's head, which makes my mother very helpless.

"I can't tell. It seems that my wife is not in a good mood these days. Jin Chuan'er and I passed by today, and my wife's eyes are on us..." Xiangling pinched a sweat towel and blushed and whispered: "Later My aunt asked us,..."

  Feng Ziying picked out her ears and laughed, "What did you ask? Your voice is so low, I can't even hear you."

  Xiangling was so ashamed that she couldn't open her mouth, so she could only turn her face aside, lowered her head and said: "My wife and auntie asked me and Jin Chuaner about our health, um, say..."

Feng Ziying couldn't hear what Xiangling said clearly, but she understood the meaning, probably because her mother and aunt were considering whether to let him take Jin Chuan'er and Xiangling into the house first, so that even if she became pregnant in the future, she wouldn't be in a hurry .

There are also a lot of red tape in this big family's house, such personal maids as the master will basically not be sent out. If you are favored, you can take over the house first and become a so-called housemaid. Brightly approved.

  Of course, in real life, it’s usually done first and played later, just like Feng Ziying, Xiang Ling, and Jin Chuan’er, they only accept the house after they have a relationship, and some even accept the house when they are pregnant.

Generally speaking, a maid like this will basically be raised as a concubine when she gives birth to a child. Of course, this kind of maid who raises a concubine is a lowly concubine, similar to a concubine bought from a brothel, and a little girl who is carried into a concubine. Women who are concubines from rich families are incomparable, and their status is also inferior.

   Receiving a house in advance is the same as taking a concubine before marriage. There are advantages and disadvantages.

It doesn't matter if you meet an open-minded and magnanimous old woman, even if you are unhappy, you will be pressed in your stomach. If you meet a narrow-minded woman, it will be troublesome. Maybe you will have your little shoes in the future, especially It is even more difficult if Xiang Ling and Jin Chuan'er are carried up by maids, and they are not brought by her.

Although the mother-in-law is naturally the highest authority in the inner house of this big family, it is impossible for the mother-in-law to intervene in matters between husband and wife, wives and concubines unless it is absolutely necessary. House girl, can she still cry to her mother-in-law? Even if the mother-in-law likes you, she can't easily feel sorry for her serious daughter-in-law, that's against the rules.

Of course, there are also advantages. Now that the master has not married a wife, it is the time when the housemaid or concubine is the only favorite. When the opportunity arrives, he will give birth to a son and a half daughter, and he will have someone to rely on for the rest of his life. If you are stubborn and jealous, you may not have a few chances even if you survive until you die, and even if you conceive and give birth to a child, you may not be allowed to raise a concubine, or even directly deprive you of the right to raise the child.

   This kind of situation is not uncommon among rich and powerful families, especially when the woman's natal family is powerful.

   And now, when Feng Ziying has not married a wife, taking over the house is just a matter of a word between the wife and the concubine.

  Feng Ziying really didn't think about it.

  He found that he might be getting more and more integrated into this world, so subconsciously he didn't take this kind of thing seriously.

Whether it's taking over a house or taking a concubine, it's not a big deal in his opinion. How can it be irresponsible to steal someone's innocence by himself and sleep with an innocent girl? Naturally, he will give an explanation in the future, but he ignored it. The attitude of the other half after getting married.

I may have subconsciously substituted the relationship between my mother, aunt, and two aunts, Su Xie, thinking that maybe my future family may be like this, but I have ignored that Xiao Duan is my mother and sister, and Su Xie and Su Xie are the same. All the aunts have no heirs, so they can't compete with the Duan family for the capital.

Of course, it’s not that Xiangling and Jin Chuan’er have any ambitions, but if you don’t have a certainty and don’t have a reasonable plan for your future married life, then the various situations that happen in other high-ranking families will be the same as those in Jia’s mansion. , I am afraid it will be indispensable.

   It is difficult for an upright official to decide on housework. When it comes to real people, they are all the people next to them, and even have children for themselves.

"Then Xiangling, what do you and Jin Chuaner think?" Feng Ziying realized that maybe she needed to have an explanation with these girls earlier, so that they could feel at ease and have hope, and that she wanted to be both in the future. The third room, if they really give birth to a man and a half woman who will be a concubine, they have to consider which room they bring into.

  (end of this chapter)