Mother Li was sitting in another car with her little maid. Only Lin and her daughter were left in the carriage. Su Waner asked her doubts: "Mom, why did you buy so much wine? I still don’t know how it tastes. I have more than four thousand taels of silver. What will I do if I lose money?” Because I was getting married, I became a housekeeper with my mother half a year ago and learned a lot. I often watched the reconciliation between my mother and the shopkeeper, and used the abacus to Calculating gains and losses, carefully recording every account, and calculating again and again for every entry and exit. I didn't expect that Xiao Ming would be so bold as to buy more than 4,000 taels of wine at once.
Ms. Lin looked at her daughter lovingly. Now that her daughter had recovered from her illness, her appearance was even better than before, "You girl, my mother did this all for you." Seeing her daughter's confusion, she clarified her confusion.
"It's all thanks to Sister Ming that you suffered from such a strange disease, otherwise~~~. Although my mother always expresses my gratitude, this great kindness cannot be repaid with money. We owe her our lives. Ah, this little money is nothing. Sister Ming is also a poor person, her parents are dead, her brother and sister-in-law are gone. It is too hard for her to support her brother and nephew by herself, and my mother also wants to help her. This Even if the fruit wine tastes bad, my mother will order a hundred jars from her every year, so that she can earn thousands of taels of silver every year."
"How much money will you get if you book every year?" Su Waner was surprised. Although she and Xiao Ming were friends, her mother helping her like this made her feel as if her relationship with Xiao Ming had changed. How would she view it in the future? As for Xiao Ming, is it pity or reward?
"You! Mom can only make a three-year contract. Three years of money is enough for their family to live a stable life. She is very kind to us. She not only saved you, but also our Su family. Let Aunt Wu do it. What happened to you, and you saved your father?" Mrs. Lin saw clearly that Su Chengan almost lost his official position because of Aunt Wu. How could Su Chengan, who had lost his official position, keep his marriage to Duke Xu Guogong?
Family scandals should not be publicized, and Mrs. Lin was also indirectly expressing her gratitude to Xiao Ming.
Speaking of which, the biggest beneficiaries of this matter are their mother and daughter. They can send the favored Aunt Wu to Zhuangzi and completely solve her major problem.
It was her own fault and she should not live.
Mrs. Lin cut the knot quickly on the second day. After Su Chengan went out to work, she carried the bedridden Aunt Wu out of the house. Regardless of Su Yaer's crying objections, she sent her to Zhuangzi in the Thirty Mile Camp to wait for Su. It was a foregone conclusion that Cheng An returned home, and it was too late to object. He agreed to send Aunt Wu to Zhuangzi. Mrs. Lin took the opportunity to send two maids who were as beautiful as Aunt Wu to Su Chengan, and directly carried Aunt Wu.
I believe that soon, Su Cheng'an, who is intoxicated in the gentle country, will completely forget Aunt Wu. Even if he thinks about it, he will be helpless. While Aunt Wu was injured, she could do many things to make her completely lose her favor.
She sent two powerful wives to serve her, and also told her to take care of Aunt Wu carefully and provide her with plenty of meat and fish every day to ensure that Aunt Wu would be raised from a slender and frail lady to a fair and plump one. beauty.
Zhuangzi is full of her people, and even if she has the ability to reach heaven, she will not be able to come back.
The marriage contracts of the two newly raised aunts are all in her hands, and she is not afraid of their disobedience. From now on, she will be the sole head of the family, further consolidating her position as the mistress of the family, and no one will speak against Lin anymore. .
Mrs. Lin then talked to her daughter about the long-standing events of the Lin family, "Speaking of which, your grandfather left an ancestral precept for us to treat the doctor well."
"Mom, why is that?" Su Waner is not familiar with her grandfather's family. The reason is that her grandmother looks down on Lin, who is a merchant, and does not go around her maternal family's house. She does not want Lin to go back to her parents' house more. Every year, except for the first month of the year, It's a rare time of year to go back. Su Waner and her sister were raised as scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. Businessmen had a low status, but she was very close to her maternal grandfather's family. Although she liked her maternal grandfather's family very much, they didn't have as many rules as at home, but every time her mother took them When they went back, they would be embarrassed by their grandmother for several days. Gradually, they no longer dared to go to their grandfather's house.
"When your grandfather was young, he traveled around doing business in the southeast, northwest, and brought back cheap things to buy. This way he gradually built up a family. Later, he encountered bandits in the northwest and robbed him of all his goods and money. , and chopped him to death. Your grandfather was lying alone in the snow, and he died like this. It was a kind-hearted old doctor who saved him. Not only did he save him, but he also allowed him to raise two children at home. He was injured for several months, and knowing that your grandfather was penniless and generously gave him money for his return journey, your grandfather was able to come back alive, and that's how the Lin family became today."
"After your grandfather became rich, he went to the old doctor and wanted to repay him. Unfortunately, he has passed away. Your grandfather felt very sorry and guilty. He wrote this matter into the ancestral precepts and asked us to meet him in the future. A kind doctor should be courteous and repay the kindness."
"There is such a thing, no wonder." Su Waner instantly understood her previous confusion. No wonder her mother always gave Sister Ming generous gifts every time she diagnosed a disease. It was her fate and luck to meet Xiao Ming.
"You will get married at the end of the year. You have to be careful everywhere you go to the Duke's Mansion." Mrs. Lin looked at her daughter and couldn't help but worry. After she was raised like a jewel, she would become a member of someone else's family. Or would she? With such a high marriage, if she is wronged in the future, she will not be able to make the decision for her, and everything will have to be done by herself.
They tried their best to marry her into the Duke of Xu's palace, not knowing whether it was right or wrong.
"The third young master's aunt died when he was young. Although he is a concubine, he grew up with the Duke's wife. His status in the family is not low. He has two elder brothers. If you marry him, you will not be the head of the family. You will only take care of the people in your own yard. Just manage things well, restrain the maids and women, and don't let them cause trouble."
"The Duke's Mansion is now headed by the Duke's wife, and there is also a first-grade concubine in charge. Both of your women are from high families. You will be wronged when you first enter. You have to endure it, be filial to your parents-in-law, and serve your parents-in-law. A good husband, be humble and reasonable in everything, and keep the rules. The Xu family belongs to everyone and will not make things difficult for you without reason." I think that when she married into the Su family, she would wake up at dawn and dusk every day, serving tea and water without daring to slack off, but Even so, he suffered a lot of difficulties.
"I've prepared the money for you. Don't be reluctant to part with what you need to take care of. Mom is useless. I can't help you with anything except money. Mom has been like this for the rest of her life. Do you know that you have a better life than your mother?" Ms. Lin said with tears. They all shed their tears, feeling extremely sad. Looking at the overwhelming wealth and flowers, they couldn't cover up the invisible gunpowder smoke in the back house.
"Mom, my daughter understands." Su Waner also shed tears. She does not cause trouble, but she is not afraid of it. The illness made her understand that blind weakness will only make herself weaker and more vulnerable to bullying.
"Good boy, don't cry." Mrs. Lin put away her tears and wiped her daughter's face clean. "You should learn the rules carefully in the past few months. When the time comes, don't make any mistakes when you enter the house. Something is wrong." A few months ago, Mrs. Lin asked her parents' family to hire a retired palace official in Beijing for Su Waner to teach young ladies from aristocratic families etiquette. However, Su Waner has been ill and has been delayed.
