Mrs. Fu looked at Liwan, who was crying very sadly, and raised her eyes slightly. She seemed to have never seen through this concubine. To be honest, she didn't understand how Liwan could still run to her for help.
She had really long-term thinking when she used the Fu family's affairs to let the Zeng family seize the opportunity to threaten the Liu family and marry a member of the Zeng family for her brother.
First of all, she helped her brother to get strong support from the Zeng family. Zeng Yingxiu was also the old lady's grandniece. In the future, the Liu family's wife would be her biological sister-in-law, so she would naturally make the decision for her in everything. Secondly, the Zeng and Liu families were in-laws to each other, so neither of them dared to do anything to the other's daughter.
But something really happened, but Liwan was very calculating and asked her to take the trouble again.
This really made everyone think they were fools. Little Fu said calmly: "Even if she comes in, she can't shake your status. I know you are virtuous. Not long after you entered the door, you opened the door to the maid next to you." Who wouldn’t praise you for your virtuous attitude? However, our Liu family has nothing to do with the Zeng family’s affairs. Not to mention you, even if Li Shu’s husband wants to take a concubine, we can’t stop her.”
In fact, although these words may seem to be evasive, they are also true. Even Mr. Fu could not stop Liu Chengxu from taking concubines. It was Liu Chengxu himself who was unwilling to take concubines that made the backyard quiet. Now there is still Aunt Ding who wants to compete for favors.
Liwan actually knew that she couldn't stop it, but she had other ideas: "I also know that I have been here for a few years and have no children, so I can't trouble my mother-in-law. But this serious second wife, she used to be raped outside. Calling me grandma made me very angry, but now that she has come in, the house is restless?"
Little Fu thought that the marriage was clearly arranged by the old lady, so why didn't she dare to go to the old lady?
Because the old lady would not stand up for her to suppress the second wife of her family, and even forced others to demote her concubine to a girl.
At this moment, Li Shu walked in. Seeing tears on Li Wan's face, she couldn't help but ask, "Second sister, what's going on?"
Mrs. Fu briefly explained the meaning of the second wife of the Zeng family. Li Shu looked at Liwan and said, "My sister is a big woman. Now Mrs. Zeng has given you the stewardship of their second wife. Second sister, you don't agree. Does the second brother-in-law still have to force himself?"
Liwan thought to herself, if this is the case, wouldn’t it mean that I have a reputation for being jealous? If I appear to be powerful, why would I want to lose my reputation?
Therefore, Liwan started sobbing again: "Sister, you are better than me. You married a kind-hearted mother-in-law. She has never bothered you with anything, so you can't feel my troubles. Although I am a housekeeper, I am a housekeeper. There is a mother-in-law watching, who is no different from the housekeeper. She has children, so she is better than me. Furthermore, I heard that the man was a merchant and cooperated with the Zeng family's business. I don't understand business. I'm afraid I don't even have a place to stand."
She didn't leave any room for the other party. Li Shu knew it well and seemed to comfort Liwan: "No, the two families are related by marriage, and the eldest sister-in-law is also a Zeng family member. How we treat other people's daughters-in-law, others will do the same." How should we treat the daughter-in-law of our Liu family?"
Of course, Li Wan only wants little Fu to come forward. After all, little Fu is the legitimate mother. Who should come forward if she doesn't?
But Li Shu struck her three times, five divided by two, and she was speechless. Liwan had no choice but to sit here and not leave.
The atmosphere in the room became stagnant for a while, and it wasn't until Lijia and Lirou came in that it became warm again. Lijia knew very well what happened to Liwan, but she would not say it and pretended not to know. When talking about other things, Lirou remained silent.
Silent.
Liwan hasn't been back for just a few years. The eldest sister and the fourth sister are strangers to each other. The third sister never mentions the fifth sister, but she doesn't know anything? It seems that today is a bad start.
Liwan quickly got up and went to Mrs. Zeng's place to see the cards, and little Fu didn't stop her: "Go ahead."
And because Lirou was going to Aunt Ding's place, Lijia and little Fu had nothing to say, so they left Li Shu here. Li Shu waited until they had all left, and then little Fu and Li Shu looked at each other and smiled.
"Mom, it's so easy for me to come back, but we, mother and daughter, can't talk."
Li Shu said angrily.
Little Fu asked, "Why didn't you bring Brother Qi here? I don't think so. I made a lot of small clothes. You can take them back for him when you go back."
"Mom, why do you bother? Sewing is the most labor-intensive thing. I don't do it often because I'm afraid of being dazzled. Just listen to me and take it easy when you need to. If you wait for daddy to recover, you'll have to be busy again." Shu felt very sorry for little Mr. Fu, who was always busy.
Little Mrs. Fu didn't feel busy, but worried about Li Shu: "You have too many rules, so you are not afraid of your servants gossiping about you. Even cats and dogs will find it annoying after you have been in charge for three years."
Li Shu shook her head: "I'm not afraid. If everyone is afraid of doing things and wants to take advantage of others to promote their own reputation, then everything will be messed up. If the servants are not going well for a while, the days will be long. You will automatically know the benefits of this rule. Don’t worry, I never have my hair short for a day, and my clothes are always new in all seasons. Everyone performs their own duties. If the relationship is too weak, I will be eliminated. Things are getting better now.”
"If it's just one person who has the power, then if something happens to me, this family will be in chaos. But if the rules are here, there won't be chaos after all."
Mrs. Fu knows that her daughter's mind is beyond human reach. She is not as smooth as Li Wan, she is not as patient as Li Rou, and she is not even as ruthless as Li Jia. But she understands the truth, dares to do things, is smart and open-minded, and is perseverant, which is something that no one else has.
Word came from outside that Li Rou and Aunt Ding had gone back after speaking. Little Fu said: "I understand."
Regarding Lirou, little Fu said: "She wanted to rely on the current Wu family to express Aunt Ding's disfavor in a tactful way, but your father ignored her. She didn't know your father. His thoughts were different from ordinary people. He I asked Aunt Ding if she wanted to let her get married, and allowed her to take away all the dowry she had saved in the Liu family for so many years, but Aunt Ding kowtowed desperately and refused to leave."
Li Shu opened her mouth: "Is there such a thing?"
"Yes, in fact, your father is not beating her up, he really thinks so. Aunt Ding is not an old woman, and it is not impossible to marry again now, but she won't leave." Little Fu had no choice.
Li Shu didn't understand: "But dad has been dismissed from office now?"
"So what? The reason why an aristocratic family is an aristocratic family is that they can live a good life even if they are not officials. However, for small officials and even poor families, if their official positions are gone, they will have nothing. Aunt Ding loves to drink Jian tea. Only this month The small piece of dragon tea she drank was worth eighteen guan, and the Wangjia white tea she usually used to rinse her mouth was worth 1 piece of guan. When your father and I were in office, we always used low-grade Southeast tea to rinse our mouths, which cost fifteen guan per catty." Mrs. Fu knew very well that Aunt Ding was not completely ignorant.
Precisely because she came from a family of minor officials, she had seen too many people like her who looked at people as officials. In fact, they did not have a big family to protect them from the wind and rain, and they had no background at all. Their lives were just a little better than ordinary people's lives.
This way
Mr. Li Xiaofu also knows it, but everyone depends on their ability to win favors, so no one can blame him.
Mrs. Zeng Er also talked about the same words to her daughter Zeng Yingdan: "Everyone competes for favor based on their own ability. Your brother is also the head of the family, so I can still take care of things in her room. Besides, your sister-in-law has been here for so many years. It’s true that there is no harvest, I heard that her aunt is very fertile and your brother is an only child, so of course she is the best choice, but I didn’t know that Lirou is more suitable for a man."
Zeng Yingdan said: "Mom, wouldn't this mean that my brother's back house will be bigger in the future?"
"What are you talking about?" Mrs. Zeng Er didn't care about this.
Although Zeng Yingdan is more familiar with her brother's second wife, Yan, they are both in Yangzhou after all. They are both merchant girls and they are quite eloquent. Although Yan is a concubine, she is the daughter of a big local silk merchant. He is smart and capable. When she got married, Mr. Yan accompanied him to six shops, and she managed the shops alone, and within a few years she opened ten shops.
Mrs. Yan was also very generous to her. Zeng Yingdan also let Yan take care of a shop and made a lot of money.
But no matter what, she always felt a little sorry for Liwan.
Mrs. Zeng's second wife didn't care: "Your second cousin Liu has been demoted from official to civilian, but your uncle wants to be the right minister of the Ministry of Resumption of Work."
"Do you know that the eldest cousin of the Liu family has always commanded the Jin Yiwei?" That is the Jin Yiwei who makes children cry at night.
Mrs. Zeng Er said: "That doesn't concern our Zeng family's family affairs. Why do you want to see your nephew have no name or status?"
In just one sentence, Zeng Yingdan shut up.
After the mother and daughter finished speaking, they stopped talking when they heard that Liwan was coming.
Liwan has already inquired about a lot of things from Lijia. The third sister and the fifth sister had a falling out, which made people upset. No wonder the eldest aunt saw Lishu acting strangely today.
A few people went to play cards again, as if following the trend of what they just said, they ran away as soon as the words were blown.
In the second half of the afternoon, the banquet dispersed, and Lishu was sent by Mr. Fu to call them to have dinner. Mrs. Zeng had met her from a distance before, and now she saw Lishu coming over.
"My wife, Yingdan, and my second sister, my mother is ready at Xishun Hall. Please come over and have dinner."
Mrs. Zeng Er said with a smile: "It's hard for you to call us."
"What's the point? Our family has been close to the Zeng family for several generations. Grandma often talks about how filial my second cousin is." Lishu was walking aside and asked Yingdan how he was doing recently. Yingdan only said okay. .
When she came here, her momentum was different. Mrs. Zeng Er was not afraid of Liwan, not only because Liwan was her daughter-in-law, and mother-in-law could naturally suppress her daughter-in-law, but because Liwan never showed any displeasure when doing things, but They were all a little afraid of Li Shu.
Just like when Zeng Yingdan mentioned the Yangzhou Salt Industry and how many people were refusing to redeem their votes, Li Shu said, "Unless the imperial court implements the buying method, why would ordinary people buy private salt? It's not that private salt is cheap and white and delicate. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the state of Qi 'mainly produced salt by the official system, supplemented by the democratic system. The salt produced by the democratic system was also bought by the officials, and then the government coordinated the distribution, transportation and marketing, and included the tax in the monopoly, so that the people did not feel the burden.' Only through partial transformation can we become a strong country."
She only said a few words and did not preach at all. Mrs. Zeng Er imagined that if Lishu were her daughter-in-law and encountered such a thing today, I am afraid that she would not go back to her parents' house to cry and complain, but would sue the Zeng family to stop marrying again. She wants to remarry. With her appearance, temperament and powerful personality, it would not be difficult for her to get married again. The Zeng family did not dare to let their concubine in at all.
Mrs. Zeng Er was right. This is what Lishu told little Fu, so that when little Fu saw Zheng Hao here, she couldn't help but think that Zheng's son-in-law was so obedient and loyal. Maybe he was not born with it. In this way, it was Li Shu's single-handed training/teaching. !
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