The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Mrs. Yang's reply came very quickly, saying that she had found a very suitable family. Xia Mianwan took a closer look and found that it was indeed very suitable.

This is the home of a county magistrate in a county under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou. The youngest son passed the examination for a scholar and is preparing to take the examination for a juren. The eldest son is not very good at studying, and after passing the examination for a juren, it is difficult for him to go further. The youngest son is quite smart.

The county magistrate's wife came from a good family and was a clear-headed person. Although County Magistrate Zhang's performance was mediocre, he had never made any mistakes. In a rich place like Yanzhou, not making any mistakes was already very good.

Xia Mianwan felt that this family was very suitable. They were not from a high-class family and the mistress was very sensible.

After reading the letter, Xia Mianwan asked Chai'er to invite Madam Qin.

Mrs. Qin came to Shaoguang Courtyard, knowing that her daughter's husband had been settled, and she felt relieved. Qin Qinqing had been very noisy in the past few days, and she had said all the good things she could.

"Aunt, my cousin's matter has been settled. If you are satisfied, I will ask someone to come and meet her." Xia Mianwan handed the letter to Mrs. Qin with a smile.

Mrs. Qin didn't expect that Xia Mianwan was willing to let someone come and see her, and she felt a lot better instantly.

After reading the letter, Mrs. Qin had a look of satisfaction on her face. "Mianwan, I think the conditions of this family are very suitable for Aqing. I wonder when we can meet?"

Xia Mianwan was actually a little hesitant, and asked hesitantly: "Aunt, don't you think the county magistrate's family is too low?"

Madam Qin thought for a moment and replied, "Mianwan, I'll tell you the truth. You know the situation in the Qin family. Ah Qing lost her father and was spoiled by me. She still can't see clearly. In fact, I still live in the Pei family now. What right do I have to complain about this and that? After Ah Qing's father passed away, I was actually thinking too much. This family is already very good, especially after Ah Qing made such a big mistake, you are still willing to help find such a suitable family. Mianwan, your aunt misunderstood you before, please don't be angry with me."

Xia Mianwan found out that she had misjudged Aunt Qin. She was truly a clear-headed person who loved her daughter very much.

"What are you talking about, aunt? How could I really be angry with you? It is a blessing for my uncle to have a wife like you." Xia Mianwan said sincerely.

"but……"

Madam Qin asked, "Mianwan, if you have anything to say, just speak up. Auntie is listening."

"You have already seen my cousin's current situation. Although you keep her locked up every day, you are very concerned about her. County Magistrate Zhang's family is upright, and my sister Yang also has a lot of praise for them. But in this situation, if my cousin does something inappropriate, I am afraid it will not end well. So, there is also a second family." After Xia Mianwan finished speaking, she took another letter and gave it to Mrs. Qin.

When Mrs. Qin opened the letter, her face looked very unhappy.

"Mianwan, this family won't work." Isn't this the family her daughter wants to marry?

"Aunt, I don't want to make things difficult for my sister Yang, so I will still ask her to come and meet me. But if my cousin is still confused after the meeting, then I have done my best as her sister-in-law." Xia Mianwan said the ugly words in advance. If Qin Qinqing still refused to change her mind, Xia Mianwan would not be polite.

Madam Qin nodded hurriedly, "Mianwan, don't worry, I will convince her and won't make things difficult for you. When the marriage is settled, I will also leave the Pei Mansion. Then I will buy a small house in Yanzhou City. It will be convenient for me to keep an eye on it if it is close. This way, even if something happens, I will be the first to take charge."

Mrs. Qin had really thought things through this time, and Xia Mianwan also thought it was a good idea.

After reaching a consensus, Xia Mianwan wrote a letter to Mrs. Yang, briefly describing the current situation of Aunt Qin and Qin Qinqing in detail, as well as her future plans.

Regardless of whether the marriage is successful or not, it would be bad to make things difficult for Madam Yang in Yanzhou.

……

Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er have been living quite comfortably in Pei Mansion these days. At least in Pei Mansion, they don't have to worry about the Zheng family coming and taking them back.

It was Xia Mianwan who had not had a single day off since she became the mistress of the Pei family.

As for Qin Qinqing, no one knew what Madam Qin had said to her, but she had been much quieter in the past two days, and Aunt Qin had also started to prepare a dowry for her.

After finally having some free time today, Xia Mianwan, at Yu Jie'er's constant persuasion, took Yu Jie'er and the two girls from the Pei family to the street.

The Pei family also gave the girls in the family an allowance of three taels of silver per month.

Two years ago, when the Pei family had not yet become rich, the two girls were still young and had not suffered much. Xia Mianwan thought it would be a good idea to bring them out. It is a good thing that they have some knowledge about money. At the very least, they have to learn how to be the head of the family.

Yu Jie'er is much younger than the two girls of the Pei family, but she has the most clever ideas.

This was the first time that Yu Jie'er went out with the girl from the Pei family. At the beginning, she still hid her true nature a little, but when she had so much fun, she started to not care about anything anymore.

After all, it's still the nature of a child.

Although the two girls of the Pei family are one quiet and the other active, they are both very good-tempered. When they heard that Xia Mianwan was going to take them out shopping, they brought enough money with them to buy some makeup for their cousin.

Xia Mianwan did not hide the fact that Qin Qinqing was going to meet the family from Yanzhou from the two girls from the Pei family.

Xia Mianwan was tired after taking them for a walk, and seeing that it was almost noon, Xia Mianwan took them to the most popular restaurant in the capital.

Fortunately, there were not many people there at the time, so Xia Mianwan asked for a private room with the shopkeeper.

Xia Mianwan was just about to take the three girls into the private room when the shopkeeper came over with an apologetic look on his face, "I'm so sorry, our last private room has been booked. I wonder if Madam is willing to use it as the main room?"

Xia Mianwan was surprised and asked, "Didn't you just say yes?"

The shopkeeper was also feeling miserable, because the boss's wife happened to come today and suddenly said that the private room could not be booked because a distinguished guest would be arriving soon.

The shopkeeper had no choice but to turn back and apologize to Xia Mianwan.

Pei Yanqi said: "You have already agreed, why are you saying there is no room now?"

The shopkeeper was about to say something when the lady of the boss family came out and said, "I'm sorry, there really is no room left. Please come back another day. A distinguished guest will be arriving soon."

Xia Mianwan glanced at the wife of the Dong family indifferently. Originally, this was just a small matter, but why was there such an arrogant look?

The lady of the Dong family was a fierce person. She immediately frowned when she felt Xia Mianwan's glance and asked, "What are you looking at?"