Dressed as a middle-aged mistress, I want to lie down every day

He Wenliang couldn't help but ask, "Has Mom really lost her mind? I'm staying at home, so how will my eldest brother's second sister-in-law stay at home?"

Old Madam Jiang turned around and scolded her son, "You're the one who's lost your mind. Don't I still have me at home? And your eldest brother's three concubines, so why can't she live there? I think she can't live without a man. She chased after him after she had a miscarriage, what a slut!"

Old Mrs. He didn't know that Xiao Mo was pregnant, and she was surprised to hear that she had a miscarriage. Why did so many things happen in her cousin's family?

After hearing what her cousin's wife said, she couldn't help but retort, "Auntie has a son and daughter living with her, and Auntie Mo is all alone. Shouldn't she be at home with you? How did you let Wen Liang into the house?"

He then said to He Wenliang, "This won't work, Wenliang. Send the three concubines and the children to the farm. The boys should go to a private school with boarding, and the girls should stay with their concubines. Your eldest brother can't even take care of his own children, can he? You can't count on your eldest sister-in-law. She can hardly take care of Shanluo's wife and granddaughter. You know her health is not good. You are your mother's child, and your eldest brother is in such a state. You have to take responsibility for this family."

He Wenliang was very troubled, but there was nothing he could do and he had to listen to his aunt's arrangement.

Old Mrs. Jiang stopped cursing and didn't say anything. When she married into the He family, her mother-in-law made all the arrangements. Later, when her son grew up, she listened to him. When her daughter-in-law came into the family, she was the one who managed the household. She had no ability to be a housekeeper at all, so she listened to her aunt's arrangements and had no ideas.

She waited until her son left before she grumbled, "None of them are filial. What sin did I commit to give birth to these bastards?"

Old Mrs. He originally wanted to tell her that the rumor that she had gone insane had spread outside, but then she thought that her cousin's wife couldn't go out, and if she told her, she would just curse and make a fuss.

I went back to my niece-in-law and told her about the He family and her arrangements.

Mo Chenxi said gratefully, "Thank you very much, Auntie. I really can't take care of so many things."

"Don't worry about it. Just take good care of Yue'e and her daughter. I heard that Xiao Mo got pregnant and then had a miscarriage. What happened?"

Mo Chenxi told her about the dangerous day Yue'e gave birth, and Old Lady He praised her, "She's a good person, quite smart. With her around, you can worry less about them."

Old Mrs. He has been here for almost a year. Her grandson was originally scheduled to take the exam in August last year, but he suddenly fell ill before the exam, so she took care of him for a month.

I lived in a temple praying for blessings a while ago, so I don’t know a lot of things.

Mo Chenxi didn't tell her aunt too much about the He family's affairs, so as not to let her worry. Her aunt was not in high spirits for the provincial examination because Shanqiao didn't get a chance.

But when I saw my aunt coming back from the temple looking so energetic, could chanting scriptures have this effect?

Old Mrs. He planned to return to Xiangzhou after the New Year when the weather got warmer, and then come back when her grandson took the provincial examination.

Just after the first lunar month, she went to stay in a temple for a few days. The temple had courtyards and rooms specially provided for wealthy families to pray for blessings.

After the first month of the lunar year, few people went there to pray. She unexpectedly ran into Mrs. Xue there. They were introduced to each other when they were chanting sutras together.

Old Mrs. He was overjoyed. She came to Beijing because her grandson said that his classmates wanted to introduce him to the Xue family as a son-in-law.

I originally planned that my grandson would pass the imperial examination. A juren who was less than 20 years old would be something to be proud of.

It’s a pity that my grandson failed the exam due to illness.

Ever since Mrs. Xue heard her daughter-in-law's analysis, she believed that her youngest son had been reincarnated in Wang Huilan's womb. She looked forward to it day and night, and from time to time urged her daughter-in-law to write to her brother, asking him to reply immediately as soon as Wang Huilan gave birth to the child.

It was before the Chinese New Year when Wang Huilan received the letter. In November, she gave birth to a son. Mrs. Xue was so surprised that she just chanted Buddhist scriptures.

After the New Year, she insisted on staying in the temple for a while and would not let anyone follow her. She wanted to offer a lot of sacrifices to the Bodhisattva and bless Wang Huilan and her child with safety and success.

I met Old Lady He in the temple. When I asked her, I found out that she was the grandmother of my grandson's good classmate, and also the aunt of Madam Xiaojie's husband's family. I felt very close to her.

The two of them chanted scriptures together and ate together, but they never slept together.

Mrs. Xue had met He Shanqiao and had also heard her grandson say that it was a pity for He Shanqiao. If he had ended up like this last year, he would have definitely been a young juren.

She had a good impression of He Shanqiao. After her grandson met He Shanqiao, he became much more obedient and spent most of his time with He Shanqiao.

Listening to the way Old Lady He spoke, she sounded like someone who had been educated.

Old Mrs. He tried her best to show off, praising her grandson for his reading ability. At such a young age, he knew how to care for his elders, and she praised him in every possible way.

Mrs. Xue followed suit and praised him, and when she returned home she also praised He Shanqiao to her daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Liao told her mother-in-law that Mrs. Xiaojie's mother-in-law had gone insane, and now all the He family members had moved out, leaving only the youngest son to take care of her.

Madam Xue cried out, "Could it be that she went crazy and hit someone? Otherwise, the eldest son of the He family wouldn't have moved out. No wonder Shanqiao's grandmother is also living with Madam Xiaojie. We can't tell anyone about this. How could she have gotten sick when she should have been enjoying her old age?"

Mrs. Liao said, "As the old saying goes, we should accumulate virtue, for ourselves and for our children and grandchildren."

Madam Xue said, "That's right. For Xiao Si..."

She stopped talking.

Mrs. Liao knew that her mother-in-law went to the temple for that matter, but she didn't ask and pretended to be stupid.

Madam Xue changed the subject and said, "Have you ever gone to see Madam Xiaojie? You can offend anyone, but you must never offend someone like Madam Xiaojie. You might end up having to ask for help from her in the future."

Mrs. Liao said, "I went there as soon as I heard about it. How could I do something that would offend someone? Mrs. Xiaojie is kind-hearted and even praised Shanqiao's grandmother to me, saying that she moved out and had no elders to guide her. It was all thanks to Shanqiao's grandmother that she helped. I feel so sorry for her. It would have been great if her mother-in-law was like Shanqiao's grandmother."

As they were talking, Xue Qingguo came in and asked, "What happened to Grandma Shanqiao? She's such a kind old lady. I've met her a few times, and she always cares about me. She also told me to come home and cook whatever I want."

Mrs. Xue said, "I stayed in the temple for a few days, listened to her talk, and saw her work, and I could tell that she had a kind heart."

Xue Qingguo had always wanted to tell his grandmother about his cousin, but his mother wouldn't let him. Now he heard his grandmother praising Shanqiao's grandmother, and they had even met.

He spoke directly, "Grandmother, how about letting my third cousin marry Shanqiao? Shanqiao caught a cold and had diarrhea last year and didn't take the exam. Otherwise, he would have been a young juren. If he takes the exam again in two years, he won't even be twenty yet. Who knows how many people will fight for him by then."

Mrs. Xue looked at her daughter-in-law and saw that she was not born yet. She then looked at her grandson and asked, "Would your uncle be willing? What kind of family is the He family?"

Xue Qingguo said, "If I didn't know Shanqiao, I would also be wondering, what kind of family status does the He family have? Is it worthy of our Xue family? If the He family is of high status, would it be our turn? Other families would have already set their sights on us. My father-in-law even praised Shanqiao for his good knowledge."

Mrs. Xue thought for a moment and thought that this was a reasonable approach. The most important thing was that Grandma Shanqiao and Madam Xiaojie looked like mother and daughter, and she could use this relationship to ask Madam Xiaojie for help in the future.