mtl008 Chapter 161 Thinking of Hefengyuan
Chapter 161 Thinking of Hefengyuan
In the evening, the mother sat in front of the dressing table to remove her makeup. Qing'er came over and helped her mother take off the hairpins, mother-of-pearl and hair combs on her head one by one, and then placed them neatly on the dressing table.
While letting her hair down, she said:
"Miss, oh! Madam, I have been with you since I was a child, and I have never seen you lose your temper so much. You beat and punished me this time, which was too harsh on me!"
Qing'er combed the lady's hair and saw that her master was not angry, then continued:
"Miss is still too young, you punish her so severely..."
The mother took the comb, combed the hair, and asked:
"Qing'er, do we have a material craftsman or a carpenter among us?"
"There's none on Yongxing Lane. But it seems..."
"But what? Don't hesitate!"
The mother turned her head and looked at Qing'er who paused with the comb in her hand.
"Madam, do you remember that when you just paid the betrothal gift to the Wang family, the old lady said that she would add two first-class maids to our room?"
“Well, my mother was worried that I wouldn’t have anyone around me when I got to the Wang family, so she picked two people for me.
Speaking of which, they seem to be a few years younger than you. What were the names of the two maids? They seem to be two Chinese medicines. "
"Ma'am, I have the records. I'll go back and check."
"I remember that one of the two maids was good at pharmacology, and the other seemed to come from a family that was a famous material craftsman in Shangjing City."
"It seems that her family was conscripted to work in the imperial mausoleum. Her mother sent several girls and young boys out on purpose."
Both the master and the servant were silent. They could not continue the conversation because it brought up the resentment of the imperial power. The craftsmen who built the imperial mausoleum would work on it for their entire lives, usually for more than ten years or even decades. Then, when the mausoleum was closed, these people would disappear...
In order to save the lives of their family members, these families often gave away or even sold their women or underage children. If they had a good relationship with a family, they would send them to be maids in order to preserve their own bloodline.
The mother suddenly remembered,
"One of those two maids seems to be named Fuling and the other Baizhu. They are 6 years younger than you, right?!"
"Yes, I remember it too. I heard that it was made by craftsmen outside Shangjing City!
I remember these two girls were both numb when they first came.”
The mother nodded thoughtfully:
"Hmm~" He fell into deep thought.
"You didn't bring them along because you thought they weren't very smart. You were also afraid that your in-laws would think you brought too many people. So you left them to look after the yard!"
"Are they still watching the Japanese garden?"
"I heard that after we left, four people stayed in the 'Hefeng Garden'. There were two maids to clean the yard, and two to clean the house. They were the two of them. They were also responsible for managing the entire garden."
The mother stroked her long hair and sighed:
"It's been 7 years since I last went back. It's been so long!"
"Yes, it's been so long, young lady. You have a good relationship with your son-in-law. Except for visiting your parents, you have never been back to 'Hefeng Garden'."
The mother lowered her head and combed her hair, muttering as she recalled:
"It's been more than 7 years. Yes! Wendong is already 6 years old. He should forget the past."
Seeing that her wife was lost in thought, Qing'er stopped talking and went back to work.
The next morning, after everything was packed up, Wang Jinyi was led out of the west room by her mother.
As soon as I went out, I was surprised to find two unfamiliar faces in the yard early in the morning. They looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old and quite tall. I had to look up to see their faces clearly.
At this time, the two stood silently in the middle of the yard. The mother took her daughter's hand and introduced:
"Jin'er, this is Fuling and this is Baishu. They are maids from my mother's family. Fuling can help you work in Kushui Mountain. Her family used to be the royal material craftsmen, and Baishu's family was the royal herbalist."
Wang Jin, you couldn't hide your surprised expression and looked up at your mother.
"Mother."
These two people appeared overnight? My mother is really anxious. I just talked to her yesterday afternoon about the construction of Kushui Mountain, and today two people appeared out of nowhere. This is simply amazing!
The mother asked Qing'er to take the two of them to change clothes and have dinner.
The mother and daughter began their three-step daily routine: memorizing, eating, and studying.
I have finished learning the entire "Ancient Chess Manual" and have played each game repeatedly, both first and second, so I basically have a good idea of what to do.
Wang Jinyi didn't want to stand still just to wait for Wang Wendong's progress, so she asked her mother to start teaching her new content in classics and history.
Before this, I learned the "Four Books" with my mother. They mainly consisted of articles on how to establish moral character. Plus, I had memorized them in my previous life, so learning them was not difficult and went smoothly. However, I'm afraid it won't be so smooth in the future!
The mother said to herself as she searched for a book:
"Most families only require girls to be proficient in women's work. Girls from aristocratic families learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Girls from pure literary families, because their families have the conditions, also learn the Four Books and the Five Classics like you..."
Wang Jinyi followed her mother's words and thought: It is said that among the four arts of calligraphy, painting, and music, one needs to find a good teacher to teach one from a young age.
Chess, it's the chess manual that my mother asked me to memorize a while ago. In the past few days, the mother and daughter played against each other every day. Now I feel that my chess skills are just so-so.
Book, that is, the calligraphy that I practice every day with all my strength. I have no understanding in this area, so I can only rely on time to hone my skills.
Painting, I learned sketching for two years in my previous life. It is said that sketching is the foundation of painting. With the foundation, I am not in a hurry to learn painting later...
Wang Jinyi's thoughts drifted away, and her mother was still introducing:
"The so-called Five Classics refer to the Book of Songs, the Book of History, the Book of Rites, the Book of Changes, and the Spring and Autumn Annals..."
Wang Jinyi thought: After finishing these five books, wouldn’t I have learned about poetry, government affairs, sacrifices, astronomy, geography, and national leaders?
No wonder the students who were taking the imperial examinations had to be familiar with the Five Classics. It turned out that this was to enable the students to know astronomy, geography, etiquette, poetry and government affairs. If this guy really wanted to be like this, wouldn't he be a generalist? !
It looked like my real learning was about to begin. This time I couldn't play tricks anymore, as I didn't have any knowledge of this in my previous life, so I had to start from scratch!
I was secretly worried, wondering if he would be the same as my brother!
When her mother asked the question, Wang Jinyi was stunned.
"What? Mother, what are you talking about?"
The mother looked at her daughter with a sullen face.
"Why don't you listen carefully to what mother says? Do you think you are good enough and start to not take mother's words seriously?"
Wang Jinyi thought: Please don’t put too much blame on me, I was just slacking off for a while, and I didn’t think anything of it.
So he stood up obediently and took the initiative to admit his mistake:
"Mother, Jin'er is wondering if you remember the Four Books you learned?"