Shen Yanjiao ignored it and walked out quickly. Fortunately, Gu Nazhang did not follow, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
After she quickly tidied her clothes, smoothed her breathing, and dusted off some dust from the firewood stack, Qiu Yu took the sachet and returned here.
"girl?"
Qiu Yu glanced at Shen Yanjiao, then looked at the sun in the sky. While changing the sachet for Shen Yanjiao, she asked cautiously and doubtfully, "I'm afraid the girl is suffering from the heat. Why does her face look wrong?"
"I'm fine,"
Shen Yanjiao said, "I just met a vicious dog and was frightened."
Qiu Yu was startled: "Is there a vicious dog in this village?"
As he said this, he quickly looked around again, worried in his heart, and hurriedly protected his girl and returned to the table.
After taking a break for lunch, the second half of the day was still lively. Although the dinner was more formal, it was considered a Chinese Valentine's Day family banquet. People like the Qin family, Nie Xiao and others did not participate in the dinner and left early.
Gu Nazhang wasn't there either, and Shen Yanjiao felt much better during the dinner.
After the banquet, everyone listened to the opera, and specially invited an outside opera troupe to sing. It was indeed a more open-minded performance than the troupe commonly used by wealthy families.
Since men and women were seated separately for the opera, Shen Yansong took Shen Yanliu with him. Shen Yanjiao never had the chance to calm down and ask her brother, why did he say that then?
In her last life, she was used to scheming and calculating, but she never knew that Shen Yanliu could tell a big lie so calmly and at such a young age.
Especially since her rebirth, since she put her mind on her brother, the child seems to be more lively and cheerful...
She had never noticed that this child could have such a scheming mind.
To be honest, she was a little worried, fearing that this child would be like her in her previous life, a rich and prosperous person on the outside, but lonely and cold on the inside... But it probably wouldn't be the case, even if no one loved him, he still had her as his sister!
"Look at what the play says,"
At this time, the second girl Shen Yanwan and the eldest girl next to her, Shen Yanrou, smiled and said, "There are many talented and beautiful women, but in this world, it is rare to find a couple of gods and immortals -"
After talking for a while, he lowered his voice slightly and laughed again, "I miss my parents a little."
Her parents were a loving couple that she envied, so she used to think that all couples in the world were like this, but as she grew older, she realized that her parents were rare in the world.
"How can there be so many people who are born perfect in this world?"
Shen Yanrou smiled and said, "People in this world always have to be more self-sufficient in business and try their best to get some blessings. But you are right. If you meet someone who is generous, you may die from overwork. He must be sincere."
"Amitabha."
The fourth girl, Shen Yanqiao, who was sitting next to Shen Yanrou, listened in confusion. The little girl recited the Buddha's name very gracefully, which made everyone laugh.
Shen Yanjiao also laughed along with everyone, and looked thoughtfully at the singing, reciting and playing on the stage:
Originally, since her rebirth, she had not been in the mood to think about her future. Now that I think about it, I can't really understand that person just by having a few contacts with them.
But she had to get married.
According to the rules of this dynasty, women can establish a female household. For example, Shen Yanwan can recruit a husband into the house.
However, to establish a female household, you must have the support of your father, brothers and relatives. Only with the guarantee of father and brother can a female household be established in the government.
In an aristocratic family like the Shen family, unless someone is seriously ill and cannot marry, it would not be unfilial to not marry. Without the support of family members, life will be difficult in the future.
Since the world is like this, she might as well join the world and build a plank road openly and spend time secretly.
Find a husband who you can see right now and whose character is good. When it's time to marry, follow the family's arrangements and marry him.
After getting married, it would be best if the person you can replace is sincere and a couple who stays with each other for the rest of their lives. If not, if she doesn't seek fame or fortune in this life, she will just settle down with that person.
After the divorce, she said that if she wanted to set up a female household, her parents and brothers would definitely show sympathy and support. With the blessing of her family, she held on to her dowry tightly. Even if she could not be prosperous and wealthy in this life, she was sure to have money and food.
Then she will have the final say in the future... Even if she can't find any relatives from the gods, she can still live a happy life, with a healthy heart and a healthy body, and every happiness will be real.
Come to think of it...that does make.
"Third sister, what are you laughing at?"
At this time, Shen Yanwan caught a glimpse of the bewildered smile on Shen Yanjiao's face, and couldn't help but glance at the parting man and woman who were crying with pear blossoms and rain on the stage... She couldn't help but look confused.
"My heart is happy,"
Shen Yanjiao's eyes lit up, "Why? This opera is well sung——"
With that said, the show just ended.
Butler Zhuangzi from the Shen family shouted "Reward."
All of a sudden, the boys who had been prepared for a long time threw the exchanged coins onto the stage like a rain.
"This play is excellent. Not to mention the singing, even the acting is amazing."
Mrs. Shen 3, who was sitting next to Mrs. Shen 2, smiled and said, "It deserves a reward."
In the midst of the excitement, Shen Yansong and several other people in the men's table over there had already rewarded some of the small things they had prepared.
These are different from money rewards. They are exquisite trinkets from wealthy families, such as small jade pendants, belt hooks, etc. They are meant to be personal rewards, and the actor who receives the reward must come to thank him in person.
Mrs. Shen Er and others here were very excited for the excitement, and each of them rewarded them again.
When the troupe member holding the tray came over, Shen Yanjiao smiled and took off a jade bracelet on her hand.
Although this jade bracelet is not particularly expensive, its value is slightly higher than the trinkets given by others.
"Third sister is so excited,"
Shen Yanwan chuckled softly and said, "Who is the reward for?"
"Give it to the little book boy,"
Shen Yanwan smiled and said to the man on the tray, "Just say he has a good voice and deserves a reward."
The person holding the tray was startled: After all, others were either rewarding Qing Yi or the young student... or even the old student in the play.
Who would have thought that this noble third girl was born to that humble boy.
After coming back to his senses, he hurriedly kowtowed and thanked her before retreating.
After a while, the actors who had received the reward went to find the noble person who rewarded them, and kowtowed to thank them one by one.
Soon an actor who was slightly taller than Shen Yanliu came to kowtow to Shen Yanjiao in the costume of a book boy in the play.
Shen Yanjiao looked at the little actor with her eyes. Sure enough, she had seen it right before. This child's appearance was one of the best in the troupe...
Not only in the theater troupe, if this is a child of your noble family, I am afraid that just with this face, he will be able to steal the show in the capital in the future.
Unlike that dog man Gu Nazhang, who had a cold face, the corners of this child's eyes were filled with tenderness and charm, which made people feel much better after seeing him.
According to the rules of the capital, an actor should not talk too much when receiving a reward from a female family member. The young actor only kowtowed to Shen Yanjiao, glanced at Shen Yanjiao quietly, and then left in a polite and silent manner.
Seeing the little actor retreating, Shen Yanjiao lowered her eyelids and had an idea in her mind:
Once she really wanted to live by herself, she would often ask these actors, who looked so comfortable, to sing for her for entertainment... That was a happy life. Or even if you don't want to go out to hire someone, it would be great to just buy one and put it at home.
In the last life, she was always busy with calculations and hoarding, and she never really enjoyed any of the gold and silver she acquired. She was really confused.
But even gold and silver must be saved in this life. Whether it is her or A Liu, they cannot live without these in this world.
After Qixi had this intention this time, Shen Yanjiao felt really relaxed again.
So after about a month, Mrs. Shen called her to her side again and mentioned that there was a letter from Mrs. Qin that the Nie family intended to marry Nie Xiao to the Shen family.
But this time the old lady spoke very tactfully. Due to the previous incident with Fu Yunshan, she was afraid that Shen Yanjiao would resist, so the old lady just pretended to gossip and revealed a little bit of her meaning.
"I've been busy doing some embroidery work lately,"
Shen Yanjiao also smiled politely and said, "Eldest sister's affairs are getting closer and closer. In the second half of the year, there will be a lot of entertainment at our house and things will be complicated. I, my eldest sister, and my second sister will learn some common chores from my mother and aunt... Grandma What you said...I don't understand...it's all up to grandma to make the decision."
Mrs. Shen smiled and nodded with satisfaction:
These three girls did not refuse.
But the three girls have also said that they obviously don't want to think about this in the past six months, and besides, it's not yet time for haircuts, so it won't be too late to formally discuss the marriage after the New Year.
What Shen Yanjiao said is true. There are many seasonal events in the second half of the year, and her father Shen Ke's birthday is also in the second half of the year. She has to prepare for Shen Yanrou's marriage, plus various entertainments, etc. The head of the house, Mrs. Shen Er, is Extremely busy.
Mrs. Shen San naturally wanted to help her eldest sister-in-law, so she took Shen Yanrou and several other girls to help Mrs. Shen Er while teaching the girls some common chores.
Shen Yanrou is the legitimate daughter. She has been with Mrs. Shen since she was a child and is quite proficient in general affairs. Shen Yanwan is a little weaker, but she can also understand some of the changes in the account books and treasury items.
Originally, Mrs. Shen San thought that giving guidance to Shen Yanjiao was the most difficult thing, but she didn't expect that Shen Yanjiao was also very talented in general affairs.
When she saw her aunt's surprise, Shen Yanjiao couldn't help but laugh in her heart: She had been struggling with this all her life in her previous life, so it would be strange if she didn't master it.
Shen Yanjiao was studying well here, but something went wrong at Shen Yanliu's school. It turned out that Shen Yanliu had a little conflict with the gentleman who taught arithmetic.
After getting to know Shen Yanjiao, she realized that although the gentleman taught arithmetic, he was quite pedantic, while Shen Yanliu sometimes had some bold and strange ideas...
Mr. Na reprimanded Shen Yanliu for only looking for money and ignoring Confucian principles. This was an idea that only those treacherous businessmen would have.
Shen Yanjiao was speechless.
The gentlemen her father invited were indeed similar to her father.
Shen Yanliu was special, but he used this method to restrain him... I was afraid that it would dampen Shen Yanliu's interest in studying.
While Shen Yanjiao comforted Shen Yanliu, she began to think about how she would personally find a suitable husband for her brother.
However, things happened by chance. In order to prepare for Shen Yanrou's marriage, the Shen Mansion wanted to buy some servant girls, nuns, and some servants who could run around outside.
In addition, several girls in the Shen family have gotten married in the past two years, and several older girls, such as Qiuyue and others, have also made arrangements. If they get married, they will have some new assignments, and it will be inconvenient for them to continue to serve the girl. This time Mrs. Shen Er also asked Shen Yanwan, Shen Yanjiao and Shen Yanqiao to each pick two girls to use.
When buying people in the house, there is always a fixed person to handle it.
This time Ren Yazi brought thirty or forty people over and let the Shen family choose.
Shen Yanjiao and the others watched through the window. If they liked someone, they asked grandma to bring them to the corridor. They would take a closer look and ask, and if they liked the person, they would just stay.
"Just her—"
The girl was picked first, and when it was Shen Yanjiao's turn, she pointed to a thick girl with an innocent face at the end of the row and said, "That strong girl."
"Third sister?"
Shen Yanwan said hurriedly, "What do you want her to do?"
With such a pretentious appearance, following a girl, wouldn’t it invite ridicule? Besides, it doesn't look very clever, and it would be difficult to wake it up.
If you need to do menial work, just ask the grandma to do it. If the grandma can't do it, you can just ask a servant to do it. Where is the need for such a girl?
"Have eyes,"
Shen Yanjiao didn't explain much and said with a smile, "It's her."
It wasn't for anything else. When Gu Nazhang suddenly grabbed her wrist next to the firewood pile... she really felt the power of a man.
Since she is weak...then she needs to make up for whatever she lacks.
The man's teeth were shocked. He went over and kicked the girl, making the girl who was still stupid kowtow quickly.
When it was her turn to choose the servants and followers, Mrs. Shen Er asked the housekeeper to bring the people who had brought Ren Yazi and tell them their origins one by one.
"Luo Qingshi, place of origin——"
"No need for this person, next one."
Before the roll call was over, Mrs. Shen Er frowned and ordered when she saw that the man named Luo Qingshi was one-eyed.
She was choosing slaves for her daughter's marriage, so it would naturally look inappropriate to such a person.
When Shen Yanjiao heard the words "Luo Qingshi", she was startled. Then she saw the man's one eye, and she suddenly understood:
She knew about this Luo Qingshi because in his previous life, this Luo Qingshi was bought by a family of an official in the capital. As a result, he used financial management skills that were beyond ordinary people to run a pawnshop for his family, from two to eight. , and opened up other businesses...
Unfortunately, Luo Qingshi was jealous of his master and falsely accused him of having an affair with a concubine of his master's family. In a rage, Luo Qingshi actually killed his master. At that time, the case shocked the entire capital and became a topic of conversation among others.
"I asked for him for A Liu."
After thinking about this, Shen Yanjiao said quickly when he came to her again.
Mrs. Shen Er frowned, obviously disapproving: "Third girl, why don't you pick on me again? If you don't like the rest, just ask Ren Yazi to bring some more people."
"Mother,"
Shen Yanjiao smiled and made an excuse, "This man is one-eyed and has some imperfections, but A Liu... doesn't care. After getting along with each other, master and servant may become more harmonious."
Although Mrs. Shen Er felt that this statement was a bit far-fetched, it showed that Shen Yanjiao had made up her mind, so she did not refuse. He also said that if he felt bad about it in the future, he would choose another one for A Liu.
Seeing Mrs. Shen Er agreed, Shen Yanjiao breathed a long sigh of relief.
When the deed documents and other matters were completed, Shen Yansong suddenly came over.
"Mother,"
Shen Yansong first saluted his mother, and then looked at Ren Yazi, "Among these people today, is there anyone named Luo Qingshi?"
Hearing Ren Yazi say that this person's body bond was already with Shen Yanliu, Shen Yansong said oh.
"What are you looking for this man for?"
Mrs. Shen Er was puzzled.
"Brother Gu said he wanted to hire a servant,"
Shen Yansong explained hurriedly, "Last time, the convoy passing by the Gyeonggi Renya Branch saw a man named Luo Qingshi who was very articulate. Hearing that this group of people had been brought to the capital, he went to inquire and found out that he had brought them with him. Our family specially asked me to ask——"
Then he said, "Since the fourth brother is staying, I will go back and tell Brother Gu and ask him to find another smart person."
Shen Yanjiao: "..."
Suddenly I felt better.
