Dizi Policy

Chapter 8: 4 Uncles, Poor Meal

On the second day back home, the rain became heavier and heavier. Standing under the eaves, the hem of his clothes was wet by the splashing rain. When Li Jingchen stretched his muscles and was about to enter the house to change clothes, he Seeing Mrs. Li walking over with a frown and a sullen face, seeing Li Jingchen standing in the corridor, the expression on his face stretched out, and he stepped forward to salute, "Master, it rained heavily at night. It's such a big thunder, did the young master and miss sleep well? I was worried all night, and Chun Xing was afraid of thunder since she was a child, so she didn't disturb the seventh young master, right?"

Li Jingchen had a gentle smile on his face, and his voice was very gentle, and the Qing Lingling was very pleasant, "If you change places, there are always people who can't sleep well. After the thunder, the two little ones came to sleep with me. It's gone, but it's not frightening, Chunxing and the others are sleeping on the bench in the main room, and she comforts both Zhi Leng and Zhi Nuan."

Hearing Li Jingchen talk about his daughter, the forced smile on Li's face became a little more sincere, "That is, at the young master's and miss's place, if you encounter thunder when you are not on duty, you must go into his father's arms , not even me."

"Mother." Chun Xing came out with a washbasin, just in time to hear Li Shi say this to the young master, the little girl has a thin skin, without saying anything, her little face turned red instantly, and she hurriedly gave it to Li Jingchen with the copper basin After paying a salute, he ran away.

"This child." Li clapped his hands and said reproachfully.

Li Jingchen also smiled, and then asked: "Nurse, how is the house? If there is any shortage, just tell me, so that you can buy it with money."

The Wen family is an old servant of the Yangling Marquis Mansion for many generations. Their family background is no worse than that of ordinary merchants. The Wenshu Wenhai brothers are also good friends. Before the Wenshu family came back, they have already packed the house. It can be said that they live better than Li Jingchen. The three brothers and sisters should feel at ease.As for the Liu family, Sun Dabao is the son of the Yangling Marquis Mansion, and they also have a yard in the mansion, and they asked someone to clean it up before they came back. Wu Xingde also had a temporary residence under Wen Hai's arrangement.Thinking back when the three of them took refuge in the small town next to Yanshan Pass, it was Wu Xingde who stayed at Yanshan Pass to collect the bodies of Li Wenyu and his wife, and secretly transported them out of Yanshan Pass. Li Jingchen will never forget. "Uncle Xingde is here alone, and Uncle Wen and Nanny are usually there to take care of him."

"Young master, what are you talking about? Xingde is like our own brother. Although the words are a bit rough, but I still have to say, what's in our bowl, naturally I will not forget brother Xingde." Refreshing, and what he said was true, "The house at home is okay, and there is no shortage, but the roof of Sun Dabao's house is leaking, and it will be repaired after the rainy day. The slaves have silver taels around them, so you don't have to worry about it. us."

"Seeing that the rain is going to fall in a few days, what should I do if Uncle Sun's house is leaking?" Li Jingchen looked at the rain outside and said with some concern.

"Master, don't worry, the rain leak is not serious." Mrs. Liu lifted the curtain from the inside, and after saluting, she said: "Brother Shen and Sister Mo have already dressed, and Sister Mo has lost her temper. , is clamoring for the young master!"

"I'll come later." Li Jingchen said hastily: "Nurse, let's go home first. There are only Uncle Sun and Xiuwu at home. There must be a lot of inconvenience."

"I'll wait until Miss Young Master finishes her breakfast before I go, and I won't delay it for a while." Mrs. Liu is also concerned about the family situation, but Miss Young Master also has a lot of people here. The three brothers and sisters Li Jingchen were brought up by Mrs. Liu. At this time, the balance in my heart naturally tilted towards Li Jingchen and the three of them.

Li Weizi didn't sleep well at night, and she lost her temper. She nestled in Li Jingchen's arms and played with her fingers. Her little mouth was pouted, and she ignored what others said.The younger sister's coquettish and temper tantrum is much better than the dull and stupid appearance in her previous life, so Li Jingchen just let him go.

When Nanny Gui left yesterday, she didn't take away all the maids and women she brought, leaving behind two second-class maids, six third-class maids, and four poor women. Mrs. Li's Madam Liang seemed to be genuinely helpful last night, and took away all the maids and mothers-in-law who brought her, and did not stay.

Mrs. Li asked Li Jingchen how to arrange the remaining maids and women, and Li Jingchen asked Mrs. Li to look at the arrangement, and just don't let these people idle, "It's too much trouble for the upper room and the east wing to be cleaned by the nuns themselves. , don’t let these people in.”

"Yes. I asked others. As a rule, there are four young servants beside the young master in the mansion, one first-class maid, two second-class maids, and four third-class maids. The young lady is accompanied by a foster mother and two first-class maids. [-], two of the second class, six of the third class, the mother-in-law of the rough envoy has no rules." Li Shi had already asked his sister-in-law about the rules in the mansion last night, and when it comes to the people in the courtyard, Li Shi also Speaking of the arrangements for the servants around the young master and miss.

In Yangling Houli's family, a noble family, the most important thing is the rules, especially the old lady Wu, who pays attention to etiquette and rules, and does not miss the slightest bit.

"The lack of manpower will be replenished after the ancestors come back and ask. I don't know when the ancestors will come back. It seems that the rain will fall for a few days."

Li Jingchen's father, Li Wenyu, was taken up by Mrs. Wu's side after he was born, so the relationship with Wu's mother and child is not close, let alone the three grandchildren who have hardly met each other after a generation. I don't know what the attitude of the old lady Wu, who is dedicated to Buddhism, is towards the three children who lost their father and mother!

The time passed quickly while talking, Li Jingchen didn't notice anything after drinking a glass of water, but the two younger ones couldn't take it anymore, Li Weizi tugged at Li Jingchen's sleeve, "Brother, I'm hungry."

Li Jingshen leaned against Li Jingchen and kept nodding, his stomach growled in response to Jinger's, and he was so hungry that he clutched his stomach.

Li Jingchen frowned, but he forgot the time when he was speaking, and looked at Genglou. They started at the third quarter of the hour, and now it is the first quarter of the hour. Breakfast should have been delivered long ago, but until now, he didn't even see the pair of bowls and chopsticks.Li Jingchen asked people to take out cakes from the carved lacquerware fruit plate, and first put Li Jingshen and Li Weizi on their stomachs.

"Mommy, go to the kitchen to remind me, why hasn't breakfast been delivered yet?"

Mrs. Li agreed, went out with an umbrella, and came back nearly two quarters of an hour later, carrying a food box, entered the room a little bit embarrassed, her face was worse than at the beginning of the morning, but she entered There was no emotion in the house.

There are only a few refreshing side dishes in the food box, such as simple white porridge, vegetarian steamed buns, and assorted vegetables. The white porridge is already cold, and the vegetarian steamed stuffed buns are even harder. The few small dishes look good, but they just look good. It tastes so salty that you can't kill a salt dealer.

After seeing the appearance of the food in the food box, Li Jingchen understood why Li Shi looked so ugly.

There are five brothers in Li Wenyu's generation. The brothers did not separate from each other, and now they all live in the Marquis Mansion. Because the head of Li Wenyu's family lives in Yanshan Pass in the northwest, the other brothers handle all the affairs in the mansion.Li Wenyu and the fifth master Li Ruiming are the sons of the first son, the eldest master Li Renyuan, the third master Li Lihong, and the late fourth master are the sons of the first son, and there are several sisters of the first son.Under the instruction of the old lady Wu, the eldest lady Ma, the third wife Wan, the fourth wife Li and the fifth wife Wu are in charge of the Hou Mansion. The kitchen is under the management of the eldest lady Ma. Once it came out, the three Li Jingchen brothers and sisters vowed not to give up without making a fuss.

Li Jingchen didn't know the details of the older generation's affairs, but he still knew something about it. The old lady Wu was not the wife candidate that the old Hou Ye preferred. He preferred his cousin Ruan who lived at home. The concubine is gentle, quiet, and considerate, and can satisfy a man's greatest vanity, but Ruan is just an orphan girl who lives in Yanglinghou's mansion under the fence. It is absolutely impossible.

At first, the old Hou Ye was stubborn and insisted on marrying Ruan Shi as his wife. Later, for unknown reasons, Ruan Shi became a concubine and gave birth to the eldest son Li Renyuan before the old lady Wu came in. When Wu gave birth to Li Wenyu, Li Renyuan was about to die. two years old.Because of the concubine Ruan Shi, Wu Shi was not less angry, and it was not until Ruan Shi's death that he was completely relieved.

Although Li Renyuan is a concubine, he has been favored by his ancestors since he was a child, and he was brought up with the treatment of a concubine. When he grows up, he becomes more ambitious. Luocai was reduced to a concubine. He should have been a wife, and he should have been a son of the concubine, but the eldest son Li Wenyu Zhuyu was in front of him, so he could only be a son of the concubine forever.

This time Li Wenyu committed suicide in fear of crime because of delaying the war, and his second son Li Ruiming was paralyzed. It is not yet known who will get the title of Marquis of Yangling.Li Renyuan is currently the General of Anyi in Lingnan. According to Li Jingchen's memory, there will be a small-scale war launched by the Nanyi in the near future. Li Ren made great achievements in the expedition and killed the leader of the largest tribe in the Nanyi. The small-scale war became a deadly battle. With one blow, all the Nanyi tribes lost their commanders and hid in the deep mountains and old forests without a trace. The Lingnan area was peaceful for a while.

Li Renyuan was rewarded and transferred to the capital for his meritorious service, and obtained the title and status he dreamed of, but Li Wenyu was always a thorn in his heart, and even Li Wenyu's three children became the wounds left when the thorn was pulled out. It's not big, but it reminds me all the time that Li Renyuan will spare no effort to get rid of the three brothers and sisters, Li Jingchen. The reason why the eldest aunt Ma Shi keeps acting up is because she got her husband's orders.

Li Jingchen understood this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and the coldness disappeared quickly, replaced by calmness and gentleness. "Mommy, didn't we bring a few small red clay stoves, let's use those to build a temporary kitchen in the outermost room of the west wing. Today's breakfast is just the beginning."

"Yes, I'm going to get it now. I saw that although the porridge and vegetarian steamed buns are cold, they are both good and can be eaten. As for the side dishes, they are too salty to eat. They are pickled spring leeks we brought on the road. Sour ginger and pickled radish are much better than this."

Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Li have their own division of labor. Because Mrs. Liu is simple and honest, she is less talkative and careful, and she does all the things in the house, while Mrs. Li is sharp, sharp and sociable, and she handles all the external affairs of the yard.

There were mud spots on the hem of Li's skirt, and the lower end of the plain trousers on the upper body was splashed with oily smell. Presumably, there were many arguments in the kitchen, and maybe even touched hands.

"Don't be annoyed, Mommy, you won't be able to go well in the house in the future. If you are annoyed at everything, it will be hard for yourself." When Li Jingchen was talking, he did not forget to take care of his two younger siblings. He ate too much of the sweet ones, so he pushed the plate containing the sweet cakes away, and pushed the plates containing the salty duck fat pancakes and shredded radish pancakes in front of him.

The author has something to say: corrected the error

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