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

Chapter 206 Grandmother Jia 8

"If you continue to drink and squander your fortune, the Jia family won't be able to help you. Don't come to us if you have any problems. There's no one in the capital who is more generous and grateful than ours. The second option is to stop drinking and go to the clan school to teach children horseback riding and archery. I'll pay you twenty taels of silver a month."

Isn't this just perfect? ​​We don't ask Jiao Da to teach a young general, but only hope that the children can learn some special skills while strengthening their bodies, so that they will not be useless when they go out in the future and can avoid risks.

If the other party doesn't want to, there's nothing you can do about it. Everyone has their own destiny.

He had a backbone and talked about her son Jia Zhen's marriage.

"My parents' family mentioned before that they wanted my niece to marry into the family. You know the original situation. My family and my parents' family both supported the late crown prince, so there was nothing wrong with the marriage. But under the current circumstances, it would be inappropriate to have anything to do with my parents' family." He's voice was very low.

Why did Jia Jing want to run to the Taoist temple? Wasn't it because he was afraid that the new emperor would suddenly purge him? He had a good relationship with He, and he was actually reluctant to let her go.

"Don't marry someone with the same surname as you, and don't marry someone who is closely related. You were right not to choose a girl from your family for Zhen'er." Yun Xi rubbed her forehead. "Zhen'er's wife should be a clan wife, but the current situation can only be found in the families of fourth or fifth rank officials. After the New Year, find a matchmaker and we can discuss it."

He raised another glass of wine and said, "Yes, thank you for your concern for me, old lady. I am very grateful to you."

"Why are you being so polite? The Ning and Rong mansions prosper and suffer together. It's only natural for us to help each other." Yun Xi drank a glass of wine out of courtesy.

Around midnight, when everyone was drowsy from keeping watch, Wang started the attack. Yun Xi knew Yuanchun was coming, so she took the women to stay in the inner room to give instructions and make arrangements, while the men waited for news in the outer room.

After tossing and turning until dawn, a baby girl was born and was named Yuanchun by Jia Zheng.

Yun Xi:......

She was so fast that she had chosen the name in the time it took her to take a nap. She had not attended the palace banquet today because she wanted to get the naming rights, but she didn't expect to miss it.

"Then I'll give her a nickname."

Thinking of Yuanchun in the original novel, who was not very smart, and whose life in the palace was so depressing and miserable.

"Let's call her Ming'er. It's not easy for women to survive in this world. I hope she has a clear mind, is smart and clever, and lives a good life."

The name sounds a bit like a boy's name, but everyone knows that it is just a simple wish from a grandmother.

The snow-white baby in the cradle closed his eyes, waved his hands, and said "ahhh" twice in response, as if to express his gratitude, and everyone laughed.

During the Spring Festival of the fourth year of Yong'an, the Jia family had double happiness.

Yun Xi hosted the baby's third-day bath and full-moon banquets. Not many people were invited, just a few tables of clansmen and some neighbors. None of the kings and eight dukes were invited.

Wang was very busy taking care of Jia Zhu, who was over two years old, and Yuanchun, who was just born. Although she was reluctant, she still gave Jia Zhu to her mother-in-law to raise.

Little Jia Zhu loved reading. Yun Xi started reading to him every day based on the books he got during the "Zhuazhou" ceremony.

On the first day of March, the eldest daughter-in-law Zhang gave birth to a baby boy, who was named Jia Lian as expected. Yun Xi thought that the child would be so fickle when he grew up, so she gave him the nickname Yiyi, hoping that he would be loyal to his wife in the future.

Of course, the name has no effect, it is just for psychological comfort, after all, everything depends on human effort.

For example, she taught Jia Hu and Jia Zhu more about health preservation and physical fitness, which left a deep impression on the two children. Little Jia Hu studied very hard in school, no matter whether it was liberal arts or martial arts. The liberal arts were taught by Master Wen, and the martial arts were taught by Jiao Da, including but not limited to riding and archery, boxing and kicking, and car driving techniques. Combined with the nutritionally balanced diet arranged by Yun Xi, his little body gradually became strong.

That's right, although Jiao Da loves to drink, he is indeed loyal. He chose to teach the children in the school without hesitation, especially Jia Hu, and paid the most attention to him.

Jia Zhu and Jia Lian were raised in the same way, but Yuanchun had more to learn. When she was young, she was given more brain-developing food to develop her brain. When she was three years old, she was sent to school to study the Four Books and Five Classics. When she was seven years old, when boys and girls sat at different tables, she was hired by several female teachers to teach her the in-depth knowledge of the Four Books and Five Classics. She only needed to choose one or two of the four arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting to learn.

If she is interested in all of these, then women can learn all eight arts of music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, flowers and tea. Her family has the means.

"Old lady, my daughter-in-law has already sent out invitations, and all those families have accepted them."

At Jia Lian's full moon banquet, Yun Xi and He Shi discussed inviting several suitable female candidates they saw from the official media last time. They would meet and see if they were suitable. If there was a suitable one, they would get married directly. Jia Zhen could get married the following year when he was sixteen years old.

Among these girls, the one with the best family background is the eldest daughter of the prefect of Huangzhou. The prefect is a fourth-rank official who took office not long ago this year. Because the children at home have grown up, the prefect's wife brought the children to the capital to find a man. He was very optimistic about this one. After all, if the prefect did a good job, he might be able to return to the capital and be promoted to the third rank in three years. Even if he could not become an official in the capital, he could still get an honorary title of the third rank when he retired, which would be a good match for the Ningguo Mansion.

The other girls did not come from wealthy families, but Sheng's family was composed of literati with good reputations.

Yun Xi smiled and said, "You are a proper mother-in-law. You can choose when the time comes. Choose someone you like and a beautiful bride for Zhen'er."

"Yes."

Soon it was Jia Lian's full moon banquet. The house was much more lively than the one for Jia Zhu and Yuanchun. Although the Zhang family had moved far away from the capital, they still sent many precious gifts. Yun Xi asked Zhang to remember to Jia Lian that they would be the child's private belongings in the future. She felt sad when she thought about the original story of Jia Lian having no money to spend, and that a handsome eldest grandson of the eldest house could only live off his wife. Therefore, she also gave him a lot of good things in private.

"The old lady is the most fair person I have ever met. Her demeanor is enviable." He said at the right time.

"Just your sweet mouth."

After the meal started, the two of them would occasionally look at the female guests at a table in the corner. They were all beautiful girls with good etiquette and rules. They had different personalities: some were steady, some were innocent, and some were lively and active.

He was hesitant. "Madam, which one do you like?"

Yun Xi raised her eyebrows. "I've taken a fancy to the one who's as steady as a rock. Attending such occasions, she's quiet, not competitive, not self-deprecating, and composed. She has the demeanor of a lady from a wealthy family."

"When choosing a wife or a husband, one always looks at the lowest point in a person's character. Now, even when being ignored, that child can remain so calm, like water and a chrysanthemum. It is clear that her highest point must be a beautiful scenery."

He lowered her head and thought for a moment, then said in surprise, "Old Madam, I understand. Our noble family is usually smooth sailing, noble and elegant. Being able to be a good daughter-in-law who is good at dealing with all kinds of people doesn't mean anything. Most people can do it, but if..."