It's late summer.
The summer lotus pond in front of the courtyard gradually lost its color, and the insects and birds became listless.
The sound of strings and bamboos in the front yard came through the wall, and the smoky warm breeze occasionally carried a few whispers of laughter, but these bustles had nothing to do with her.
After calculating the last account, Lin Yunnuan rubbed his eyes and waved to tell the ladies who were going on to leave.
The maid promptly handed over fragrant tea and two plates of fresh fruits.
Lin Yunnuan just took a sip of tea when she heard the report at the door saying that Fuying, who was in front of Fourth Master, was here.
The four-legged unicorn copper stove was lit with Rui Nao Xiang.
The rich aroma made Fu Ying sneeze as soon as he came in.
He was reluctant to come in.
The Fourth Grandma had not smiled all year round and spoke in a cold tone.
In the words of the Fourth Master , as if the whole world owes her money Fuying swore, bowed her head, stood up and said with a smile, "I just lost four hundred taels of silver playing dice, so I asked my little one and grandma to get two silver notes.
I'll ask grandma to lend me the right cards later."
My son has to use a car when he goes out.”
Lin Yunnuan squeezed the tea cup tightly and said, "Zhaoxia, go get it."
Even if she was displeased, nagging in front of Fu Ying, if it reached Tang Yi's ears, she might be embellished.
Over the years, she has been too lazy to talk or ask anymore.
The great talent of the Tang Dynasty just spent his days traveling around the lake, visiting friends, playing cards and drinking, so what if he asked?
Fuying took the banknotes and the cards and ran out quickly.
Zhaoxia followed her out and came back angrily, slamming the curtains and saying, "Grandma, don't worry about it.
If you continue to act like this, the one in the west courtyard will ride on you."
You've got it on your head" Wanxia, who was embroidering on the kang, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Grandma is inside.
Grandma is not in a hurry.
Why are you so anxious?"
Zhao Xia's eyes were red with anger, and she sat on the kang and blew her nose, "I'm not worthy of Fu Ying's advice for grandma.
The fourth master was having a banquet in front of me, and the woman also went there.
Now I'm planning to accompany the fourth master to go swimming in the lake.
I'm going out to do it."
I bumped into Xiaocui who was running beside the woman to give her a cloak.
Others didn’t know it, but they thought she was the main wife.”
Wanxia couldn't help but persuade her: "Keep your voice down, don't bother grandma.
Things in the shop are enough to bother grandma.
The silk and satin shop that was opened just at the beginning of the year is now unable to sustain itself, and grandma has to supplement it with dowry."
Zhaoxia was unconvinced and said: "If you don't make a living, just go out of business.
Grandma, too.
Why bother focusing on the shop?"
Wanxia didn't need to remind her of this, so she naturally lowered her voice.
Wanxia glared at her and urged her to set the dinner table later.
Lin Yunnuan was leaning on the couch and taking a nap, but she couldn't sleep at all.
Zhaoxia's words came clearly to her ears word for word.
She was not angry, but wanted to laugh.
Tang Yi, a talented man of his generation, whose paintings were astonishing to the world, married her, the daughter of a merchant, seven years ago, and how many people felt sorry for him.
She already had a bad reputation, so what else could she care about?
Before I could get over my fatigue, I heard greetings coming from outside, "Third Grandma is here."
Lin Yunnuan stood up quickly, and the visitor had walked into the inner room by himself.
The girl opened the curtain, and a beauty made of splendid gold and jade suddenly came into view.
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Her long nails were painted with bright red cinnamon.
She laughed, "Why did you fall asleep in broad daylight?"
Having four younger siblings is living a life of wonder.”
Lin Yunnuan raised her eyebrows and said, "Sister-in-law, you are laughing, why do you have time to come here now?"
He automatically ignored the teasing in the visitor's tone.
She had nothing to do before her knees, and she didn't have to wait around her elders, so she didn't have anything else to do.
The two chatted, ranging from the recent fashionable styles to the newly married Jiangnan wife of the Su family in the next courtyard.
Until they were about to leave, the third grandmother, Gao Shifang, seemed to remember something and waved her hands to the people around her to leave, whispering, " I have something to discuss with my siblings."
Lin Yunnuan knew that the main event was coming.
The Gao family was born in an official family and had always been aloof and arrogant.
She would not go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, let alone come to her courtyard just to gossip.
Mrs.
Gao held her hand and said, "I have always known that the fourth brother and sister are generous, the fourth brother is famous for his talents, every word and every painting is worth a thousand pieces of gold, the fourth brother and sister are good at taking care of themselves, and the fourth brother and sister are the most generous in our house, otherwise I don’t have the nerve to say this.
You know our old lady has high hopes for Mr.
San this autumn.
If I don't get the first place, I will inevitably make the old man sad again.
Now my brother from my mother's side has a way to introduce the adults who will give the exam questions.
He said that he needs three thousand taels of cash to clear the matter.
I dare not let the old lady know about it.
It is inconvenient to pay it from the father's side.
I will pay it from the dowry.
I gave the third master two thousand taels, and now I have one thousand taels left.
I hope the fourth house can help me with one or two."
Gao's beautiful eyes were as beautiful as water, her red lips were lightly parted, and she spoke these words earnestly.
Although she was aggrieved and embarrassed, she was neither humble nor arrogant.
Lin Yunnuan looked at the person opposite, feeling a little envious in his heart.
If she had this pride and confidence, I'm afraid she wouldn't have had to wrong herself for so many years in vain.
Maybe she was embarrassed by her look, Mrs.
Gao blushed angrily, and said bravely, "If the fourth brother and sister are in high school and the third master is elected to the Imperial Academy in the future, everyone in the Tang family will be proud.
The fourth brother will also be updated when he is walking outside."
Respected.
One thousand taels for the fourth brother is only the price of half a painting for the fourth brother.
Wouldn’t you be unwilling to do so, fourth brother?”
Lin Yunnuan quickly smiled and said: "Sister-in-law Three is right.
In recent years, Fourth Master's paintings have become increasingly hard to find.
However, from May of the year before last to now, Fourth Master has only painted half of a landscape painting except for a Mengmei painting.
So far, It has not yet been completed.
All the money obtained from the paintings in the past years has gone to the public account, and the shops in front of me are all owned by my sister-in-law.
I helped take care of it, and all the profits were transferred to the public house.
Except for the monthly payment for the two of us, the rest of the favors, gifts, banquets, and utensils were all paid for by the shop in my name, and it was not until the end of the year.
The interest has not yet been paid, and the business of several shops is not very good.
Now the dowry has been used up nine times out of ten.
If the third sister-in-law needs it urgently, I should go back to my parents' house to think of something."
Mr.
Gao jumped up immediately, his face turned white and red, and he felt uncomfortable all over.
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Asking Lin Yunnuan to borrow money was already demeaning, but if it spread to the Lin family, wouldn't everyone know that she and the third master still wanted to lose face?
"That's all.
Since the fourth brother and sister don't want to, how can I force others to do something difficult?
Don't take it to heart.
Just pretend that I have never been here.
Today, these words are coming from my mouth to your ears.
I hope the fourth brother and sister will not shout around.
Third bedroom The third room can handle the matter by itself and will not cause any trouble to the fourth room."
Lin Yunnuan stood up and explained: "Third sister-in-law, I don't want to, it's true."
"You don't have to say any more, Narcissus, let's go."
Mr.
Gao left without looking back and threw up the curtain.
Zhaoxia came in to collect the cups and plates, and couldn't help but feel aggrieved by her master, "A few days ago, the eldest grandma couldn't settle the debt with Gongzhong, so she already took a thousand taels from grandma to cover it.
Yueyue, the tailor in the west courtyard, used it to make clothes.
She is more valuable than grandma.
Grandma has a good temper.
Let her act like a monster.
Today, the third room is here to make plans.
Each of these grandma opens a charity hall and opens a bank account."
Lin Yunnuan paused with her hand on her forehead: "You just eavesdropped again and you are not allowed to gossip, do you hear me?"
She is indeed a good-natured person, and even the servants want to jump on her head.
Zhaoxia pursed her lips disapprovingly: "Grandma only knows how to be cruel to me.
Isn't it because of grandma that I'm unfair?
Is it because of myself?"
The young face was flushed, the bulging chest was rising and falling violently, and the bright gold pendants on the ears were swaying.
Lin Yunnuan looked at her and suddenly felt a little strange.
In the blink of an eye, even Zhaoxia had grown into a big girl.
When she got married, Zhaoxia was only nine years old.
She grabbed her sister Wanxia's clothes and wanted to come with her as a dowry.
At that time, she was very soft-hearted and couldn't bear to see anyone cry.
Now seven years have passed and she has transformed from a young and bright girl into a boring and boring woman.
She is no longer what she was then.
Lin Yunnuan's smile was slightly cold: "Of course it's for yourself.
The fourth house has no money, so what can the fourth master buy you earrings to wear?"
Zhaoxia's expression suddenly changed: "Grandma, you and me."
She was panicked.
The fourth grandma knew everything.
She actually knew everything.
Thinking of Mrs.
Lin's power, Zhaoxia had to kneel down and said, "Fourth master was very happy for a moment, so he rewarded me casually when he saw me.
I There is absolutely nothing wrong with me, Fourth Grandma, please don’t misunderstand me.”
In the early years, there was a girl named Lingxiu who served in the house together with Wanxia.
Thinking of the methods used by Mrs.
Lin to deal with Lingxiu at that time, Zhaoxia couldn't help but be afraid.
Lin Yunnuan knew what she was afraid of.
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There had been peace in her house all these years, but it was because of her mother's lingering influence.
Lin Yunnuan was not prepared to make the matter a big deal.
She waved her hand and said, "I didn't misunderstand anything.
Get up and after dinner later, you send someone to deliver a message to the fourth master and ask him to do it tonight."
Go back to the yard.”
Zhaoxia stiffened her face and begged: "Grandma, I promise to stay away from the Fourth Master next time I see him.
Please don't go to the Fourth Master for this matter.
I will return this gold pendant to Grandma.
Grandma believes it."
I, I really don’t have any wishful thinking.”
Fourth Master is the most sentimental person, but he also values love.
Even though he and the fourth grandma have gradually grown apart over the years, he has never wanted to embarrass his wife in front of others.
In order to save the fourth grandma’s face, he would probably be sold as a raft by the fourth master.
How could Zhaoxia not be afraid?
Lin Yunnuan was too lazy to explain and raised his voice to ask Wanxia to put food in the house.
Zhaoxia's face was ashen and she fell to the ground.
Wanxia looked at him outside and quickly pulled the person out to ask the reason carefully.
It was already midnight when Tang Yi returned.
He had received a letter from the boy early in the morning, so he hurriedly washed his face in the outer courtyard, drank a bowl of sobering soup, and went to Wanxiang Garden.
The breeze was slightly cool, and the courtyard at night looked like a lifeless ghost house from afar, because the male owner seldom set foot there, and the female owner was withdrawn and indifferent.
Lin Yunnuan had just taken a bath.
There was only one candle in the room and all the attendants had been sent away.
She sat in front of the mirror and gathered up her long hair into a bun.
Tang Yi came in quietly, lying behind her and smelling the fragrance of jasmine on her body, and chuckled, "Why don't you use the rose water I asked someone to buy for you last time?"
Lin Yunnuan smiled at the mirror and said, "I'm used to this.
There are a few IOUs on the table.
They were sent from Xiangyunfang in the evening.
The fourth master took a look at the amount and asked someone to pay the money tomorrow. " Tang Yi glanced casually, "You called me here just to say this."
Thinking that she might be jealous because he went to the Fengyue place, he couldn't help but feel a little happy, "If you didn't ask someone to call me, I would have wanted to come."
It’s up to you.”
He lifted up a strand of hair on her temples and said softly to the mirror, "Juanjuan has light makeup on her temples and her eyes are as charming as a pair of needles.
She is as charming as ever.
She is naturally charming and captivating.
I am so proud of you.
I trust someone to take care of you."
"My message, you can tell that while we were drinking tonight, all I was thinking about was the lady's face, eyes, figure, smile and whisper."
Lin Yunnuan held her hands on her shoulders and slowly stood up, "Fourth Master, I have something to discuss."
She looked down seriously, and under his doubtful gaze, she said word by word: "After seven years of marriage, I have not been able to give birth to a son and a daughter for my fourth master.
I am deeply uneasy about taking the position of the head wife.
Now I invite you to come down, hoping that my fourth master will make it happen."
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