History of Struggle of Salted Fish

It was already Shen Shi when he came back from Fan's residence, so Fan took Xiang Qing to the main courtyard, saying that he had something to explain.

Xiang Wan took Jiu'er Zhu'er back to the west building in the backyard first.

As soon as they entered the room, Zi'er stepped forward to untie the ermine's cloak for Xiang Wan, and brought a soup lady who had just warmed up, and Yue'er also brought hot tea.

"What's going on in the mansion today?"

"Miss Hui, nothing happened today. The master hasn't come back from the yamen. Madam took you and the eldest miss out again. Aunt Xie was busy with housework and didn't come here. The few of us didn't leave the house because of the bad weather. I did needlework in the house." It was Zi'er who answered.

"That's good. I'm tired of going out today. I'll go upstairs for a while. By the way, if my sister comes back later, please go upstairs and call me."

Jiu'er and Zhu'er followed Xiang Wan upstairs, one was to serve her personally, and on the other hand, Xiang Wan had to register and put away the meeting ceremony that Xiang Wan had received today, and put them together. This was also what Xiang Wan had ordered when he first arrived in Beijing, saying that it was easy to remember. Not as good as a bad pen.

It was the first time that Zhu'er went out with Xiang Wan to meet guests, so she was inevitably a little excited, and she babbled while stuffing Mrs. Tang into the mattress.

"The wives in Shangjing are really extraordinary. In the past, in Luzhou, the ladies brought back some gold and silver as presents when they went out. Looking at the jewelry and jades they got today, the servants have gained knowledge." Blame Pearl for making a fuss.It is not normal for the wives who are able to communicate with the Fan family to be stingy.But today, I think it's because of my sister's favor. The gifts I received are indeed very valuable and exquisite. It's a bit too extravagant for a concubine from a colleague's family.Thinking of Mrs. Guo's unusual kindness to her sister, Xiang Wan made a bold guess.

"Hurry up and get rid of your money-losing face, Miss Be careful to punish you to copy books." Jiu'er has been urging Zhu'er since the last time Zhu'er was punished, for fear that she would make a mistake and be sent home.

"Well, according to Jiu'er, Zhu Er, you will copy the first chapter of that [Sandalwood Ink Shadow] later, and I will check it tomorrow morning." Xiang Wan was not angry, but deliberately asked the maid beside her to practice calligraphy , not only can be a helper for her, but also can be handed over to her in the future. Not many women are literate nowadays.

"Miss--" Zhu'er groaned, she was the most impatient to practice calligraphy, and making her write was like torture.

After spending a day in Fan's residence, Xiang Wan felt that his eyelids were fighting, so he could only wave his hands, took off his outer clothes, and got into the warm bed to catch up on sleep.

Zhu'er didn't care about begging for mercy, she hurried forward to tuck up Xiang Wan's quilt, and sent the changed clothes to be washed.

When Xiang Wan woke up, it was already Xu time, her sister Xiang Qing came here at some time, she was sitting beside Xiang Wan's bed looking at the window in a daze.

In fact, Xiang Qing felt something was wrong when Mrs. Guo gave her the bracelet during the day.

Although Master Shang used to be his father's old boss, but the two families didn't have much contact with each other, Mrs. Guo's performance was too warm.

After returning home in the afternoon, mother Fan called her back to the main room, and the mother and daughter had a long talk for nearly an hour.

Between the lines, my mother was asking herself what she thought of the business and how she felt about Mrs. Guo.

Even though she hadn't experienced it before, Xiang Qing came to her senses, this was not a banquet, she was clearly bringing herself to be seen by others, she was immediately ashamed and embarrassed, and angry that her mother didn't discuss her in advance.

Fan didn't hide much, and directly said that he intended to marry the merchant.

No matter how assertive Xiang Qing was, she was still a girl in her teens, and she was dumbfounded.

Fan couldn't care about her daughter's low face, and wished she could put all the ways of being a wife and daughter-in-law into her head for a while.

"Mother also happened suddenly, but this business family has a clean and honest family, the population is simple, Mrs. Guo is kind, and Mr. Shang himself is motivated. If this marriage can be achieved, it will only benefit you in the future. Besides, this marriage is still your aunt's own. There's nothing wrong with it." Although I haven't met Mr. Shang yet, but there is no problem with my sister-in-law Zhou as the guarantor, so Fan decided to do the ideological work of her daughter first.

"The mother suddenly showed her daughter, but what happened at home?"

"That's not true, it's just that it's rare to meet such a lovely person, so I want to settle down early. Wait a few years before you go out." Even if it's a little unsatisfactory, Fan can only go in front of Xiang Qing. Say.

"Since the mother has made a decision, why is she asking her daughter what to do?" Xiang Qing didn't feel dissatisfied with the merchant, but just felt that she couldn't accept it for a while.

"I know you blame me for asking someone to see you without notifying you in advance. I only ask you now, but if you have any dissatisfaction with the merchant, if you can tell me something, mother, I would rather lose face and replace you Back to your aunt."

"I, I..." I kept talking for a long time, but Xiang Qing couldn't tell why, just like what her mother said, there was really nothing wrong with it.

"Qing'er may not be able to fully understand what mother said today, but you just need to remember that this marriage is like you have chosen an unknown road. It looks smooth at the moment, but you can't predict whether it will be a storm or a smooth road in the future. Only by holding on to your heart can you do it rain or shine.”

"Mother's words sound a little disheartened. Are you blaming father?"

"Yes, and no. I can only say that my luck is not good. Although your father and I were not childhood sweethearts, we were on the same page at the beginning. I know that her marriage to the Lin family is a helpless move, and the Nasu family is an expedient measure, but here, I still feel that Bitter." Fan stroked her chest.

"Mother doesn't need to hurt herself. With Qing'er here, I don't want my mother to suffer. My mother wants me to marry a businessman, so I will marry. As my mother said, the businessman has a simple population and a good family style. I will honor my mother more in the future, and they will also marry me." No accusations will be made."

"Stupid child, mother will always go far ahead of you. My greatest peace of mind is that you live well."

"When mother is here, Qing'er can live in peace of mind, so you must take care of your health, put on your daughter's wedding dress with your own hands, and enjoy the blessings of daughter and son-in-law. It will not be worse than what a son and daughter-in-law do." But Fan knew that after all, waiting It was not until that day, so I had to change the subject with tears in my eyes. "I'm going to the Shangfu tomorrow, so I won't take you with me." There are some things that cannot be discussed in front of children.Fan also has no plan to let Xiang Qing meet with the businessman.This blind marriage also has the benefits of a blind marriage, at least not like her, who lost her heart from the beginning.

Xiang Qing had dinner with Fan Shi, and sat for a while before heading back.

As soon as he entered the backyard, he saw Ye'er, the little girl in Xiang Wan's room, looking around the door with a lantern.

Xiang Qing had something on her mind right now, and she didn't know how to resolve it, so she changed her mind temporarily and followed the little maid to visit her sister first.

When Xiang Wan woke up, she saw her sister in a daze beside her bed, and burst out laughing.

"You girl, what are you giggling about?"

"I laugh at my sister's mood tonight, it's a bit like Ebie in [The Legend of the Immortals]." Ebie is a character in the popular ghost novel [The Legend of the Immortals]. My husband, I often sit in front of my window and look into the distance, looking forward to my husband's return soon, but unfortunately, I don't know that his husband has already died on the way to the exam, and heaven and man are separated forever.Later, God took pity on E'e's farewell, and asked her to become a little fairy under the Yuelao Seat, specially for the world's idiots and resentful women.

"You're talking nonsense again, who wants to be a good-bye?" Xiang Qing was thinking about the merchant's marriage, and was getting caught in the middle of her mind, and almost became angry from embarrassment.

"Okay, okay, it's my fault, why didn't my sister wake me up when she came?"

"You sleep like a little pig, Jiu'er and the others don't dare to call you, it's been a while, dinner is still useless, so don't eat it at all, for fear of accumulating food, first get up and drink a cup of lotus seed and lily soup, Pad your stomach a little."

"Sister is the best."

"Grumpy."

"Sister, I feel that Mrs. Guo from the business seems to be very affectionate to my mother. I remember that my mother never mentioned this Mrs. Guo before, and the gift she gave us was a bit too expensive. Do you think it's strange?"

"He is a heir to poetry and books, so he should pay attention to etiquette."

"I didn't see her giving any generous gifts to the other families."

"Xu Yes, Xu is because of my aunt, Aunt Guo and Aunt have always been close."

"Aunt Guo? When did my sister get a good aunt? Why doesn't my sister know about it? I'm afraid this aunt will become closer to our family in the future?" Xiang Wan asked narrowly, winking.

"Well, even you dare to tease me. Watch me beat you to death, you little eccentric." Only then did Xiang Qing realize that this ice-snow-smart sister had figured it out early in the morning. They're all here waiting for her.

The two sisters quarreled for a while, both panting from exhaustion, Xiang Qing said calmly: "My aunt secured the matchmaker for the businessman with my mother, and my mother intends to let me marry into the businessman."

"What about you, sister? Would you like to?" Xiang Wan also reversed the joke just now.

"I never thought about it. My mother said that the merchant is very good." Xiang Qing was talking about the merchant, not Shang Zihuan.

"Mother is clearly seeing Mrs. Guo for the first time today, and my sister didn't know beforehand, right? Isn't my sister's thoughts, or even Mr. Shang's thoughts, not important? It is the two of you who will need to face each other day and night. It is ridiculous that you She has no right to comment on her own marital affairs." Xiang Wan couldn't help feeling a little cold, no matter how much Fan loved Xiang Qing, she still wanted to marry her into a strange family so irresponsibly, even without Xiang Qing's knowledge. Under the circumstances, a visit was arranged.She was conceived for ten months and brought up the daughter of her kinsman so hard, so what about her own way out.

"So what, the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker have been like this since ancient times, and I can't help it. And I think my mother also chose the arrangement she thinks is the best for me." Sister Zao Hui, Xiang Qing knew , but I didn't expect her to be so whimsical about marriage.

"Sister thinks it's good to be willing. Sister, I really have no other intentions. I just hope that you can live a safe and smooth life." Xiang Wan also felt that she was a little excited just now, and realized that Xiang Qing was just a native girl from ancient times. The idea of ​​her accepting the freedom of marriage is indeed unrealistic.I just made up my mind that such a blind marriage must never happen to me.Of course, what she doesn't know is that her future marriage will be much more exciting than her sister's, and it can almost be regarded as full of twists and turns, ups and downs.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xiang Qing chatted with her sister for a while, and went back to the east building with her concerns in mind. She didn't know who else to confide in her anxiety.

In fact, no matter how much the two sisters think, this marriage will continue according to Fan's expectations.

The next day, Mrs. Fan was invited to enjoy the plum blossoms in Hanlin Shangfu, and met Mr. Shang who went to the inner house to pay his respects.Mrs. Fan admired Mr. Shang's talent, and while advancing and retreating with restraint, gave Mr. Shang the chalcedony that he had worn with him for many years as a meeting gift. Mrs. Guo naturally reciprocated, and took out the Hetian jade handed down from the merchant's family and transferred it to Miss Yu's family.

Mrs. Guo made up her mind, and only told Mr. Shang about this important matter afterwards.Although Mrs. Shang blamed her for making such claims, he had to admit that this was indeed a good marriage. So far, the marriage has been considered half done.

The wedding was decided in a hurry, but the preparations for the six ceremonies were to be made slowly, so the merchants naturally did not dare to neglect.

What Fan thought was, how long can he last in this ruined body?

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