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

Logically speaking, there are three daughters-in-law in the family. The eldest daughter-in-law is sick and the youngest daughter-in-law is pregnant. Although the second daughter-in-law is a concubine's daughter, she can be used to take over for a period of time.

What's more, the He family currently has no extra money in the treasury, so there is nothing to be greedy for.

He Wenpu's wife, Bao, also known as the second wife, was so frightened when she heard that Fan was pregnant that her legs were shaking. She was afraid that the old lady would ask her to be the housekeeper.

If the eldest sister-in-law was the housekeeper before, she thought it was not a big deal, as it was just the cost of food and drink every day. But after the third brother's wife became the housekeeper, Bao realized that being a housekeeper was not that easy, not to mention the current situation of the He family.

Bao was born a concubine's daughter. Her stepmother did not teach her how to manage the inner house. Her family was not a wealthy family. Her grandparents died early and the family was divided long ago. It was a blessing that her stepmother did not starve her.

She only had two maids around her, so there was no management.

Bao was afraid that the old lady would ask her to manage the household, and that old Madam Jiang would never use a concubine's son's wife, so she slammed the table and did it herself.

What's the big deal about managing a household?

But she forgot that the He family had reached this point through the gradual promotion of the eldest son, He Wenyan. When Mo married into the family, there were only a few people in the family, and she was served by only two maids and two old women.

The unyielding Madam Jiang personally took the field, and Mo Chenxi waited to see the joke.

Old Madam Jiang wanted to show off her femininity, so Mo Chenxi took her son and daughter back home. She had mentioned this before, but the old lady said that she was still sick and had no energy to take care of the children.

The youngest son is twelve years old and the youngest daughter is nine years old. In ancient times, children of twelve had to discuss marriage. Mo Chenxi would not let Madam Jiang monopolize her position. She wanted to be Lady Jia, not Madam Wang.

This is also one of the reasons why Mo Chenxi does not take action now. The old lady, the housekeeper, cannot take care of the young one, so she can only let her take the child back.

The second son, He Shankun, was studying in a private school outside, and the He family could not afford to hire a teacher.

After learning about the hardships of the ancient imperial examinations, Mo Chenxi admired He Wenyan for this. He couldn't afford a good teacher and couldn't enter the Imperial College, but he relied on his own hard work to pass the imperial examination, which was also a skill.

She had been misled by modern online literature before, which was full of stories about top scorers and second place winners, making the imperial examination seem easy. In fact, it was not easy to pass the examination and become a scholar.

Generally, there are thirty places for the scholar examination in large counties, and less than ten in small counties. Scholars enjoy certain benefits and can receive a welfare allowance of one or two taels of silver every month, and sometimes they will also receive additional daily necessities such as rice, salt and oil.

If the streets were full of scholars, the court would not be able to provide these benefits.

It is impossible for a scholar to become an official, but he can open a private school to support his family. If he teaches students who can pass the imperial examination, he will become famous and can live a well-off life by teaching.

The private school that He Wenyan attended as a child is still recruiting students under his reputation.

Mo Chenxi understood all this because she originally had two sons who were studying. She was not lying down to treat herself like a pig. Her husband had already become fixed and could not be corrected, but her children could be taught.

The eldest son, He Shanluo, looks like his father. He had returned home once before and when he came to see her, his brows were furrowed, his forehead had wrinkles, and his eyes seemed to be nearsighted, and he liked to squint.

The second son, He Shankun, was like his third uncle. The old lady didn't let him come, so he secretly brought his sister to see his mother and brought some snacks he had hidden.

The youngest daughter, He Yinhua, cried when she saw her, saying she missed her mother and wanted to come back and live with her.

In modern times, Mo Chenxi is still unmarried at the age of 30, not because she is tired of marriage, but because she has not yet married. When she sees He Yinhua sticking to her, her heart softens.

She had to drink Chinese medicine every day. There was a small stove in the yard, so she asked Liao's mother to go out secretly to buy some meat and rice, and also buy a clay pot. Since she couldn't cook a small stove, she could still make some meat porridge or fish porridge. Anyway, the smell of medicine in her yard could cover up the smell of meat porridge.

Mo Chenxi no longer cared about family matters and focused on nourishing her children and herself.

One time, He Wenyan came back and watched the mother and her two children drinking porridge with a frown. He turned around and left without saying anything.

He Shankun said cautiously, "Do you want to bring a bowl over to Dad?"

Mo Chenxi said: "Your father is not hungry, he has eaten outside."

He Yinhua whispered, "Dad bought meat patties for grandma."

Mo Chenxi got angry. He Wenyan felt sorry for his mother, but did he know what his wife ate at home?

Seeing He Yinhua covering her mouth again after she finished speaking, she sighed and knew that nothing could be said in front of the child.

She smiled and said, "When mother is well again, I will make meat patties and all kinds of delicious food for you."

He Yinhua nodded and said, "I want to eat sweet-scented osmanthus cake and peanut crisps."

Mo Chenxi agreed to all of them.

Who would have thought that a fifth-rank official could live like this at home?

She had eaten enough of the He family's food. If she wanted to eat freely, she had to be the housekeeper. Not only was she the housekeeper, she also had to manage her dowry shop. Only when she had money and free time could she rest and relax.

The first thing is to have money.

Less than half a month later, someone came to the Mo family. It was Mo's mother who brought He Jingyi back. She first went to see Mrs. Jiang and then came to see her daughter.

The first thing he did when he saw Mo Chenxi was crying.

"How did you get so sick? If I had known, your father and I wouldn't have gone on such a long journey. When we got back yesterday, your father sent your brother to the city. He was shocked when he found out. Jingyi didn't sleep all night and was anxious to get back."

He Jingyi's tears kept flowing. Her mother was terribly thin, her arms were not even as thick as hers. It had only been a few months since she left, and her mother had become like this.

Mo Chenxi touched her head and said, "Don't cry, Mom is much better now."

Old Mrs. Mo touched her daughter's arm and felt distressed.

"It makes me so sad. What medicine do you take? What do you eat every day?"

She asked a lot of questions, and Mo Chenxi picked up the good ones and said.

The white-haired old man cannot cause her any worries.

Old Mrs. Mo asked her granddaughter to leave. She wanted to ask carefully. When she heard that the patient was just sick and there was nothing else, she felt relieved.

She was afraid that her son-in-law would have some ulterior motives and favor a concubine over his wife, which would make her angry. Her daughter was very proud of this and said that she was not afraid of having a concubine, but she was afraid that her husband would give his heart to the concubine, and then all her hard work for the family would be in vain.

Listening to Mrs. Mo's advice, Mo Chenxi understood why her original body worked so hard for the He family.

He Wenyan really did not favor his concubine over his wife. From her observation, she found that if He Wenyan neglected his wife, he neglected his concubines even more. He would only visit them when needed, and he almost ignored the others and did not favor any of the concubines.

In the courtyard, He Yinhua whispered to her eldest sister, "I was terrified. I thought Mom was going to die. That night, Mom fainted, and Dad was terrified. He stayed by her side all night. Then Mom fainted again, but Grandma didn't tell me. I overheard it."

She cried and asked, "Big sister, is it because Dad wants to take a concubine and Mom doesn't allow it? Lingjie'er's father wanted to take a concubine and her mother was furious to death. Now that she has a stepmother, she beats her every day. Big sister, I'm so scared."

The Ling Jie'er she was talking about was a neighbor on the same street who later married the stupid nephew of her stepmother's family.

He Jingyi said: "No, mother won't die, I have my grandmother."

She felt guilty and scared. She shouldn't have left home. The other people in the family were unreliable. If she had stayed at home, her mother would not have been sick for more than two months and would have collapsed at the slightest gust of wind.