The Virtuous Concubine

Malu and the system were chatting animatedly, but Mayanzhu could no longer sit still. She opened the curtain and looked outside. It was very lively outside the Pear Garden, with many carriages and sedan chairs parked outside.

The wall surrounding the Pear Garden was very high, so you couldn’t see what was inside, but that couldn’t stop the sounds of stringed instruments and orchestras, as well as the occasional cheers.

Mayanzhu thought of the blisters on Miss Lin's hands and felt a little nervous. She couldn't help but break the silence and asked Malu, "What do you think our grandfather will let us learn?"

Malu was stunned for a moment before answering her: "Grandfather won't force us to learn any one of them. You can choose what you are interested in."

Mayanzhu thought for a moment before saying unhappily, "We all have to endure hardships. How can we say that we are willing to learn something that we have to learn?"

Malu smiled when he heard it: "You make sense. I want to learn Xiao, do you want to learn this with me?"

Mayanzhu thought about it and felt very conflicted. She knew that if she learned to play the same instrument as Malu, she would definitely be outdone since she was not as smart as her. But if she learned string instruments, her hands would rot.

After thinking for a long time, she felt that it would be better to learn the same thing as Miss Lin. After all, she was the daughter of a third-rank official, and it would be right to follow her! She was smarter than Miss Lin, and she would not learn worse than her.

So she raised her chin and looked at Malu: "What a petty person! I want to learn piano!"

Malu was not annoyed and praised: "Yes, the Yaoqin is a gentleman's instrument. It must be extraordinary when played! We can have a chance to play together then."

The two of them chatted back and forth, and the atmosphere became more harmonious than before. At this time, Ecan had returned, accompanied by a blue cloth carriage. He told the driver to go back, and then he explained to the two children.

In the blue cloth carriage at the back were two actors he bought who were proficient in playing musical instruments. They would later be enslaved and serve as maids in the family.

Malu really didn't expect that Ecan could do this, but after returning home and seeing these two people, Malu realized that Ecan had actually done something good that had the best of both worlds.

In the opera world, being twenty years old is not considered young. The two sisters are in their early thirties. If they were not proficient in playing various instruments and singing, and were not able to guide new disciples, they would not even have a chance to eat.

So Ecan redeemed them at a not-too-expensive price and gave them a job, so they wouldn't have to worry for at least the next ten years.

These two poor people were named Banyue and Banmeng, which sounded quite poetic. After Malu had a detailed chat with them, he saw that they had no intention of changing their names to forget their past, so he chose Banmeng, who was more proficient in playing wind instruments.

Mayanzhu, who was standing by, heard Malu talking to the two men very freely, and she felt a little envious in her ignorance - how could Malu know so much? She was not much older than herself.

Ban Yue and Ban Meng were also surprised. How could the young lady in front of them be so experienced in the ways of the world when she was only six years old? Both of them wanted to follow Malu, thinking that she had a promising future. However, Malu chose Ban Meng first, so Ban Yue had no choice but to follow Mayanzhu.

When he got home, it was already dark. Malu took a shower and changed clothes before going to the main room to eat. Starting tomorrow, he would be busy!

As expected, E-Chan announced the future arrangements and plans to the family at the dinner table. From then on, Malu and Mayanzhu followed Aunt Hongyu to learn etiquette and women's work every morning. After noon, they followed Banyue Banmeng to learn musical instruments, and then the female teacher invited by E-Chan gave them enlightenment.

Bai Qi practiced martial arts in the morning, read in the afternoon, and also learned archery and horse riding from Weiwu. When Sai and Li heard about this arrangement, they were worried that the children would be too busy and tired, and they might not even be able to see them.

Just when she was about to open her mouth to persuade her, she didn't expect that E-chan had also arranged things for her - she had to recite scriptures and worship Buddha for two hours every day to cultivate her virtues!

What does this mean? Sai and Li's faces turned red, and they felt as if their faces were thrown to the ground and stepped on by their father-in-law. Was this saying that they were not morally sound? !

But at this time, filial piety is more important than anything else. If Saihe Li said that she didn't want to listen to Ecan and didn't want to chant sutras and pray for blessings, Ecan could just send her home or let Weiwu divorce her!

She could only swallow her anger and accept the job. Seeing her reluctance, she felt that the matchmaker was blind to find such a woman who was ignorant and narrow-minded.

But they already have three children. If they are too harsh on Sai and Li, it will hurt the children. Isn't it like killing a mouse and damaging a jade bottle? It is better to let her eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures, so that she can also earn a good reputation.

Weiwu was also miserable, but he couldn't beat his father. He had to read military books and practice horse riding and archery with his son every day! Wouldn't it be much easier for his wife to take care of the housework and recite a few Buddhist scriptures for the family?! What is there to complain about?

A father takes care of several children for the sake of their future and the future of Wu Ya's family.

Therefore, Weiwu did not sympathize with Sai and Li at all. Instead, when Sai and Li complained, he scolded them harshly, saying that they were ungrateful, which made Sai and Li very angry.

Time flies by as Malu sews. In the past ten years, she has become a national expert in embroidery. This is not easy! If it weren't for the extremely scientific learning plan of the system and her day-to-day efforts, most people might not be able to do it in their lifetime.

When she finished the last stitch of the double-sided embroidery of a cat playing with a gourd, which took her a month to complete, she opened the system mall! There are a lot of props in the system mall, including elixirs, books, props, etc.

Of course, the points required are quite high. Malu was very excited. After such a long time, it was finally opened! Everyone thought she was asleep at night, but she was actually flipping through the props in the mall page by page to see what they did and how many points were required.

As for her double-sided embroidery of different-colored cats, she was very satisfied with the work and felt it was very commemorative, so she did not put it up for sale in the mall.

So, although Malu worked hard and studied diligently in the Qing Dynasty for ten years, his points are still zero!

Fortunately, the system was not in a hurry and often comforted Malu to take his time, take the opportunity to experience life in the Qing Dynasty, and learn more skills to protect himself. After all, no one knows what the next mission world will need.

If you can do it yourself, you can save some points.

Some of the products that did not meet the system's sales standards were sold by Malu to the owners of embroidery workshops. Fortunately, she had practiced all the embroidery techniques of famous masters, such as Gu embroidery, Xiang embroidery, and Shu embroidery. In the end, she combined the strengths of hundreds of masters to form her own characteristics. The stitches and techniques of the practice works she sold were very different, and they would not be recognized as belonging to the same person.

After accumulating a certain amount of money, Malu asked Nanny Chen to buy a shop specializing in embroidery, and she became famous among the ladies. Although Malu's energy was limited and she couldn't do too much, she only sold her own practice works and hired two embroiderers to imitate some of her previous embroidery works, so Malu was now a wealthy woman!

With this relatively stable source of income, Malu had more money. She had to keep this a secret from her family, especially from Sai and Li. So her daily expenses were similar to Mayanzhu's. For those expenses that exceeded Mayanzhu's, she just said that Ecan subsidized her.