The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Xia Mianwan doesn't bother to care about other people's little thoughts. If he takes all the messy things to heart, he won't be able to live his life.

The profits earned from the operation of Manyuelou were enough to support Xia Mianwan's expansion. She asked Qinghe to calculate the costs carefully according to her teachings. Her original idea for the women's workshop could start with the transformation of the farm.

Pei's farm and Xia Mianwan's own dowry farm were very close, with only a small farm in between. If they could be enclosed, Xia Mianwan planned to start building a workshop.

"Young Madam, Miss Ying is outside asking to see you." Chai'er came in to report.

Xia Mianwan had just finished dealing with a lot of chores and wanted to take a break, but then, she had to start singing again.

"You let her in."

"Yes!"

Pei Ying came alone. Xia Mianwan glanced at her calmly and asked, "What's the matter, Sister Ying?"

Normally when Xia Mianwan was in his yard, he was actually very casual and seldom released a strong aura. But at this moment, Xia Mianwan was just sitting there leisurely, and his aura did not fade at all.

Pei Ying was somewhat frightened by Xia Mianwan, but she still had to do her job.

"Sister-in-law, it's like this. We came here in a hurry and didn't bring our trusted maid. I thought we would be staying in Pei Mansion for a long time in the future, and we can't do without someone useful around us." Pei Ying said with a smile.

"The maids in the mansion should have been assigned to you. Why aren't they waiting in Yimeyuan?" Xia Mianwan asked curiously.

Pei Ying said: "Of course it has been arranged, but..."

Xia Mianwan knew what Pei Ying wanted to say, but since Pei Ying didn't speak, she didn't speak either. There are always many people in this world who think they are extremely smart, but in fact... they are just as stupid as pigs.

It’s better to be a fool than to be so self-righteous!

Pei Ying was also waiting for Xia Mianwan to ask her. The words were already in her throat, but Xia Mianwan didn't say anything, so she was choked back.

But after a while, Pei Ying found that Xia Mianwan had no intention of responding, so she had to bite the bullet and said, "Sister-in-law, it's just that I don't have the indenture with me, so I'm worried about using it."

In fact, a few indentures were nothing special, but with Pei Ying's behavior, there was no way she would give the indentures of those maids to her.

"What's there to worry about? Their indentures are all in Pei Mansion, so you can rest assured." Xia Mianwan said.

"Sister-in-law, something happened suddenly in my family, and I was very confused and lost. We are very grateful that you can take us three sisters in. However, we are not the kind of people who come to the mansion just to ask for money. When the elders persuaded us to come to Pei Mansion, we also thought a lot and worried a lot.

It's just that... it's just that everyone said that my sister-in-law and my aunt are good, so we made up our minds to come to the capital. We didn't have a sense of belonging to the capital, but after meeting my sister-in-law, we did. It's just that I don't want people to look down on me if I stay in the mansion all the time.

Sister-in-law, you may not know that putting down the inferior and praising the superior is just a matter of human warmth and coldness. But if we have the indenture, I think others will not dare to look down on us. So, sister-in-law, I want the indentures of those personal maids.

On the other hand, it will also let the tribe see how magnanimous you are."

Xia Mianwan laughed, "Sister Ying, are you stupid? You said so much just to get the indentures of those maids. But I can't give you the indentures."

"Why?" Pei Ying blurted out.

"Sister Ying, there's no reason, I just don't want to give it to you." Xia Mianwan said with a smile.

Pei Ying's stunned look was fully seen. Xia Mianwan smiled and said, "Sister Ying, be careful that there are ears on the other side of the wall."

This is a warning and also a hint. Whether Pei Ying can understand it or not depends on herself. If she behaves herself, she can stay in the Pei family until she gets married. Xia Mianwan can afford a dowry. If she does not behave herself... then she can go and live on the farm and wait for the clan to arrange a marriage for her before getting married.

Pei Ying was shocked and realized that Xia Mianwan had already known what she had just said to her sisters. This really made her embarrassed.

"Sister-in-law, I'm going back to Yimei Courtyard first." Pei Ying left Shaoguang Courtyard in a hurry before Xia Mianwan could respond. It's so embarrassing... It's really... It's so embarrassing!

Rumeng witnessed the entire process of Pei Ying from entering Shaoguang Courtyard to running out of Shaoguang Courtyard, and she was stunned.

"Young Madam...Miss Ying she...she..." Rumeng racked her brains but couldn't think of an adjective to describe Pei Ying's performance.

Xia Mianwan sighed and said, "Pei Ying is ambitious and restless. But he is not smart either. If such a person comes to Pei Mansion, it will be very lively..."

Ruzhu asked in confusion: "Why did the young lady agree to take them in?"

"It's just a matter of paying some money, I don't care. Since mother-in-law told me specifically, it means she wants to repay the favor. But I don't think mother-in-law would have expected that the eldest granddaughter of the clan elder would be so... It's hard to put it into words." Xia Mianwan said as she picked up a pen to write in the notebook.

Ruzhu said thoughtfully: "I wonder if Miss Ying will complain to Madam..."

The relationship between the Madam and the Young Madam has always been very good. Ruzhu does not want the harmony between the Madam and the Young Madam to be affected by an unknown outsider.

Xia Mianwan smiled and said, "Why worry about these things? We can't control what others want to do. But now I am no longer the cautious lady Xia, do you understand?"

"Yeah, I got it!"

On the other side, Yimeyuan.

"Sister, you're back. Is the maid's indenture coming?" Pei Xia asked.

Pei Ying blushed and shook her head, "No, my sister-in-law refused to give it to me."

Pei Ling said helplessly: "I said I shouldn't ask. What are you trying to do, big sister? Let's just be quiet!"

Pei Ying said unhappily, "Why am I restless? We were just a small family before, so others naturally looked down on us. Now that we are in this wealthy family, if we don't put on airs, people will look down on us. Who am I doing this for? Isn't this also for you?"

Pei Ling retorted, "Don't say that. What do you mean by for us, elder sister? You want to manipulate others because of the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Don't blame me. People should be content. What was the situation at home before, what did you eat, what did you use? What is the situation now, what do you eat, what do you use? Don't treat others as fools."

Pei Ying felt even more wronged after being scolded by her sister. "You ungrateful bastard, you can't even tell the difference between your own people and others!"

Pei Ling was speechless because of her elder sister. She rolled her eyes and said, "Who is the ungrateful one between us? Big sister, wake up. The young mistress is only the sister-in-law of the clan, not the biological sister-in-law. We have a little relationship in the past, but my aunt has sent many gifts to our house over the years. When my parents had problems, my aunt also helped them. She could have stopped us from coming. Can you wake up a little?"

"Since you've brought us here, shouldn't you take care of us?" Pei Ying said with his neck stiff.

"But no one asked for a personal indenture right away, did they? What's the logic? Is this what you mean by establishing authority? Then I advise you not to be stupid and embarrass yourself. I have endured for a long time along the way, sister, you'd better be clear-headed. I don't think my sister-in-law is unreasonable. We should do our duty, and my sister-in-law will not lose face." Pei Ling felt really angry. After doing such a stupid thing, he still had the nerve to come back and cry.

"I am the eldest sister in this family, how dare you scold me?" Pei Ying has liked to be the boss since she was a child, but... she really only has some self-righteous cleverness.

Pei Ling sighed and said, "Big sister, I'm not scolding you. You can definitely be our master, but you can't be my sister-in-law's master, or the master of the Pei Mansion. Do you understand?"

Pei Ying remained silent this time, turning her face away and refusing to pay attention to Pei Ling.