【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 244 Grandmother Jia 46

"housekeeper?"

"Yes, your father-in-law and I will be going to Jiangnan in March. We may not be back for two or three months. Lian'er will also be there. By then, Zhang'er should be in college. You and your wife and Aunt Li will be left at home. You have to be the housekeeper. You can't let a concubine run the household." Zhang handed her two account books. "Take a look at these two first. If you don't understand, ask me. Come back in three days and I'll take over slowly."

Tian Tian hesitated, and Zhang saw it and comforted her, "Don't worry, the old ancestor is at home. She is the mainstay of the family."

Tian Tian finally relaxed a little, "Mom, I will take a closer look."

"Well, you should have learned housekeeping when you were at your mother's house. It's not difficult."

"Yes."

As for Yun Xi, she took her two little ones to live on the farm because she was bored staying at home.

"Madam, Mrs. Shi and the women in her family are also at the farm next door." Lanhua came to report.

Yun Xi thought about it and realized that it was right. The farm where she came this time for her dowry was right next to the Shi family farm.

There are not many characters in the Shi family described in the original novel. Jia Mu and Shi Xiangyun's grandfather are siblings. Shi Xiangyun's grandfather has three sons. Shi Xiangyun's father and her two uncles are called Aunt Jia Mu. After Shi Xiangyun's father died, her second uncle inherited her father's title, and her third uncle fought for a title for himself. There are two marquises in one family, which is very prominent.

Book fans have different opinions on whether Shi Jia abused Shi Xiangyun. She herself thinks that the claim of abuse is nonsense. The only evidence of abuse is what Shi Xiangyun said about lighting a lamp and doing needlework. This is ridiculous. Women in ancient times had to know how to do needlework, and being proficient in needlework was a plus point when getting married. In the original book, Xue Baochai had done needlework, and other women also knew some. Lin Daiyu was not very good at needlework and was even sexually assaulted by Xiren, so there was no question of abuse at all.

In the original novel, there was a time when Shi Xiangyun and Lin Daiyu were looking at the lake and wanted to go boating. Shi Xiangyun said that she could go boating anytime she wanted at home. Lin Daiyu was surprised and envious, which showed that Shi Xiangyun was very favored. In ancient times, people kept away from water, and many people died in the water. When young ladies from wealthy families went boating on the lake, they needed many maids who could swim to be ready at all times to save people in case of accidents. Also, the maintenance of the boat was very cumbersome. Didn’t you see that there was no boat in the lake at Jia’s house?

From the above, we can see that Shi Xiangyun was not abused. As for why she liked to come to the Jia Mansion, it was very simple. The Jia Mansion did not attach importance to rules and people were free to speak and act. The Shi family must have been very strict and raised her like a lady from a noble family. In comparison, the carefree Shi Xiangyun must have liked the Jia Mansion more.

In an instant, Yun Xi thought a lot, and He Huatong conveyed that Madam Shi Hou wanted to see her.

Yun Xi let him in.

"Aunt, your niece-in-law heard that you were at the farm, so she hurried over to pay her respects to you."

A generous and beautiful young woman walked in from outside the door. Shi Xiangyun had not been born yet, and according to the date, this niece-in-law should be pregnant soon.

"Come in quickly. Hey, I just saw you during Chinese New Year. Why does it feel like so much time has passed? You've gotten fatter. Did you eat some fat meat during Chinese New Year?"

Yun Xi teased her with a smile.

"I was thinking that. I feel like vomiting everything I eat lately, so my husband brought me here to relax." Mrs. Shi Hou touched her belly with a happy look on her face.

"Huh? Could it be?" Yun Xi looked at her belly, and she looked shy. "She must be pregnant."

"Good! Good! I'm finally going to have a nephew." Yun Xi acted very happily and asked Lanhua to take a pair of white jade hairpins and give them to her niece-in-law.

Efang Palace, three hundred miles away, cannot live in Jinling for a single history.

The Shi family made their fortune through military achievements and were very wealthy and luxurious in the past. As for now, it is hard to say, but there is no doubt that the economic situation of the Shi family has always been the lowest among the four major families.

"Thank you for the reward, Auntie."

Yun Xi invited her niece-in-law to have a meal with her. She felt very complicated. The Twelve Beauties all had bad endings. Lin Daiyu lost her mother in childhood and her father when she was a teenager. Xue Baochai lost her father when she was a teenager. Jia Yuanchun had a tragic ending and was strangled to death in the cannibalistic palace. Jia Yingchun was beaten to death by her family. Jia Tanchun married far away and became a foreign minister. Jia Xichun became a nun when she was a teenager. Li Wan lost her husband early. Shi Xiangyun lost her father and mother when she was young and her ending was not good either. Wang Xifeng lost her father and then her mother when she was a teenager and her ending was not good either. Jia Qiaojie lost her father and mother when she was young. Qin Keqing died young. Miaoyu lost her father and mother and her ending was miserable...

She has already changed the families of Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai. Girls like her own Yuanchun will also have a good ending. Li Wan married someone else, and Wang Xifeng was not engaged to Jia Lian. Her future life should be good. That leaves Shi Xiangyun, Qin Keqing and Miaoyu...

"Madam, what's wrong with you?"

Orchid was very confused.

Yun Xi frowned, "I can see that my nephew and his wife are destined to face a disaster. I don't know what to do."

System: "Host, you've already saved so many people, are you afraid of one more?"

"Hey! Don't tell me, I'm already very nervous, Alexander. What if these girls fail to pass the tribulation because of my obstruction?" Yun Xi's eyes were dull and she argued with the system.

The system rolled its eyes. "There's no need to be so entangled. This is all Jing Huan's conspiracy."

Yun Xi's eyes lit up. "Really? In that case, I'll do what I feel like. I'm tired of raising children and don't want to raise another one. I'll help Shi Xiangyun's parents when the time comes."

Lanhua was also struggling, not knowing that her master had already figured it out.

Soon it was March, the ice and snow melted, and the spring rain continued. Jia She took Zhang and his second son on a large ship heading south, and Tian Tian became a regular visitor to Rongqing Hall.

Yun Xi could feel that her granddaughter-in-law was very methodical in her work. After all, she was the youngest daughter of the Minister of Rites and had learned everything she should have learned at her mother's home. It was just that she had suddenly taken on such a big task, so it was normal for her to feel some pressure. Therefore, she often comforted her and let her do her job with confidence.

"Madam, there's a commotion next door."

Yun Xi looked at the frightened Lanhua and thought that since he was just making a fuss now, it didn't seem like he cared too much about the concubine.

"I understand. Go check on the situation and don't let Qinghe get hurt. If He can't handle it, come back to me."

Tian Tian was curious, "Grandma, what happened?"

Yun Xi said indifferently: "It was a concubine who made trouble. Zhen'er is a confused child."

Tian Tian was worried, "Grandma, will you give my husband a concubine?"

Yun Xi looked at her, "How is that possible? None of the concubines around your father-in-law and your second uncle were arranged by me. When I was young, I also suffered the grievances of my husband taking concubines. Why should I let you suffer again? Don't worry, I won't do that."

Tian Tian was worried. Just because her grandmother wouldn't do that didn't mean her mother-in-law wouldn't do it. Oh! She really loved her husband. He was handsome, steady, responsible, and had a good figure. She really didn't want to give him to anyone else. What would she do if her husband had a concubine? Suddenly, she understood Qinghe's sister-in-law.