There is Room For the Poor Daughter - Chapter 54

[Chapter 54, Interception]

the matter of intercepting Hongmei being lent to Zhu Jiaoyu somehow got to Daohua’s ears.

Daohua didn’t respond to this, and did what she had to do.

Wang Man’er glanced at Daohua in surprise: “Girl, aren’t you angry?” But she knew that in order to make the two pots of red plums bloom earlier, the eldest girl would spend time tending them every night before going to bed.

Daohua’s expression was indifferent: “I have already given the red plum to my mother. As long as my mother is not unhappy, I will not be angry.”

After Mrs. Li knew that Hongmei had been lent to Zhu Jiaoyu, she came here to explain to her, saying that her father’s It is difficult to walk in the officialdom, and you have to spend some time to win over colleagues and subordinates around you, otherwise, it is difficult for a county magistrate without foundation to carry out his work.

This matter, she understands.

Wang Man’er: “But Master Lin encouraged Master to borrow the red plums.”

Hearing this, Dao Hua put down the needle and thread in her hand, and pondered for a while: “Man’er, why don’t you think that the people at Shuangxin Yuan don’t know how to calm down? What?”

Wang Man’er had no scruples, and said directly: “It’s not that the master indulged me.” In private, she doesn’t have so many scruples when talking to girls, as long as there are no outsiders around, she can speak freely.

Daohua picked up the needle and thread again, and now she can embroider some things, although it is still not good-looking, but at last she can recognize what is embroidered.

“That’s right, the root cause lies with my father.”

If it wasn’t for the fact that cheap father usually pampered Mr. Lin, how could he dare to do that?

Wang Man’er sighed: “That’s what’s wrong with a big family. It’s always unavoidable to avoid disputes between wives and concubines. When I ran darts with my father before, I heard a lot about the secret affairs in the backyard of the deep house.

” If they are betrayed and beaten to death, it means that the concubine’s family has gained the Tao, and in turn they bully and oppress the wife. What’s more ruthless, they even harm the children, even fetuses and children.”

Hearing this, Daohua was stunned for a moment .

She didn’t expect that the scenes that only appeared in novels and TV in her previous life would actually appear in real life, and it was still so close to her.

She has always felt that men are very rational, and such stupid things as pampering concubines and destroying wives will never happen.

Not to mention anything else, the main wife can be in charge of the family, socialize, and contribute to the prosperity of the family; and the concubine, except for serving people in Israel, can’t bring substantial benefits to the man, as long as the man is not a brain If you are sick, you should know how to treat your wife and concubines.

But there is a gap between reality and theory.

In reality, very few men can clearly face up to everything about themselves, especially men in ancient times. Women are only subordinates of men. They prefer to be flattered by others to satisfy their male chauvinism.

The status of the concubine’s room is low, and if they want to live well, they must know how to invite favors and please men. Therefore, some men who are not strong in concentration, or have some dark side of mind, are captured by the gentleness of the concubine’s room.

Isn’t Mrs. Li beautiful? No, even though she was a few years older than Aunt Lin, when they stood together, Mrs. Li was definitely better in terms of looks.

Isn’t Mrs. Li virtuous? The Yan family can have what it is today, who in the Yan family would dare to say that it is not due to Mrs. Li’s credit?

But why did Yan Zhigao prefer Aunt Lin?

Daohua thought about it carefully, and felt that there were three reasons. One was her mother’s background. In this feudal ancient times with strict hierarchy, most merchants were looked down upon by scholars.

Second, her father’s unwillingness.

When he was young, he could have married a wife who was well-matched, who was as good as her family, and a red sleeve, but because of his weak family background, he had to marry a businesswoman who he himself looked down upon. How could he be willing to do this?

The third is that the cheap dad feels inferior.

In this era, it is natural for a man to support his family, but he has to rely on his wife’s dowry to live and manage his official career. Lack of confidence.

With these three reasons, plus Aunt Lin’s deliberate pursuit of what she likes, it’s not surprising that the cheap daddy is inclined to Shuangxinyuan.

“Hey!”

Daohua sighed, and continued to practice her needlework.

This situation in her family cannot be changed for a while.

When Hongmei borrowed, the main house didn’t respond, but Shuangxin Courtyard didn’t do it.

Master Lin personally went to Zhu Jiaoyu’s house to retrieve the red plums, and invited Zhu Xiuyun, a lady from the Zhu family, to play in the backyard of the county government office.

Zhu Xiuyun and Yan Yi have a good relationship, so they readily agreed.

Master Lin carried the red plums and did not send them to County Magistrate Yan in the front yard, nor did he return them to Mrs. Li in the backyard. Instead, he walked directly towards Shuangxinyuan with his arms in his arms.

When she was in the county government office, County Magistrate Yan didn’t name which daughter cultivated the red plum, so when she saw Master Lin walking towards Shuangxinyuan, Zhu Xiuyun took it for granted that the red plum belonged to Yan Yishuang.

But Yan Yishuang got Aunt Lin’s order and came out early to meet Zhu Xiuyun, and the two met on the way.

“Xiu Yun!”

“Yi Shuang!”

The two hadn’t seen each other since they didn’t go to class, but when they saw each other now, they hugged each other happily.

Master Lin smiled and said: “Yishuang, why don’t you invite Xiuyun to sit in the pavilion.”

Yan Yishuang was stunned, looked at the ventilated pavilion not far away, and wondered, how could uncle let them sit in such a cold weather? stay outside?

However, she, who always listened to her uncle, smiled and took Zhu Xiuyun’s hand and walked towards the pavilion without much thought.

Zhu Xiuyun didn’t object, but said happily: “Yishuang, wait a minute, you have to let me take a good look at Hongmei. After my father brings it back, I want to take a closer look and he won’t give it. I’m afraid It ‘s like breaking the red plum.”

Yan Yishuang thought that the red plum is now in the hands of her little uncle, so it’s okay to show it to Zhu Xiuyun, and it just so happened that she also took a look.

The bright red plum blossoms are in full bloom, and she wants to see them too.

Master Lin smiled and followed the two little girls, and the three entered the pavilion quickly. Master Lin put the red plums on the stone table in the pavilion, and the two little girls immediately surrounded them.

After a while, Yan Yihuan and Yan Yile, who received the news that Zhu Xiuyun had come to the backyard of the county government office, also came to the pavilion.

The four little girls chattered and laughed around Hongmei.

Master Lin looked at the four of them with a smile, and looked in the direction of Songheyuan from time to time.

He had already inquired clearly. At this time, Miss Yan had already finished her walk with Mrs. Yan, and usually returned to the main courtyard by this road.

Sure enough, it didn’t take long for Daohua and Wang Man’er to appear in Master Lin’s sight.

“Girl, look, it’s the second girl and the others, and the girl from Zhu Jiaoyu’s family. She should be here to return the red plum!”

Wang Maner’s sharp eyes saw the red plum surrounded by several people.

Daohua also saw the people in the pavilion, but her eyes were more focused on Master Lin who stayed in the pavilion.

(end of this chapter)