Chapter 110 Concubine
Dow looked at the old lady's expression and knew that she was unhappy.
I didn't dare to say anything more. After asking, I lowered my head slightly to look at the carvings on the window coffin.
Old Mrs. Qin drank two cups of tea before calming down.
"He, who is a son, doesn't come in person, but insists that you, the wife of the house, come to my old woman and ask about taking a concubine."
Dow just a few words for his weak and incompetent husband:
"He has always just asked me for money and doesn't care about anything else."
"Whoever he has included is not me who is in charge of food, clothing, housing and transportation."
"But I only accepted Aunt Qiao two years ago, and now I am still from a prostitute."
"The wife was unsure of her idea, so she came to ask the old lady."
Old Mrs. Qin tweaked the rosary in her hand and said:
"It turns out that you are embarrassed to refute his face, so you came to find my old lady."
Tao didn't dare to say anything more, but Old Mrs. Qin already understood what she meant.
Then he made a final decision: "I don't care about how he was messing around before, nor do I care about him."
"Now I am a person who is so indecent."
"Brother Xun and the Lu family have decided that there is a father who is not enough to visit a prostitute and wants to marry him. It is his stain on him."
"In the next few years, he will not be allowed to bring in another person."
Then the old lady then made a more ruthless trick:
"He is not allowed to withdraw money from public funds at will in the future, and his monthly payment will be cut in half."
"Since you don't want to be this evil person, I will do it by the old woman."
When Mrs. Dow knew about this, she made her mother-in-law a little unhappy, but she still achieved her goal.
After carefully agreeing for a few words, he took the initiative to stay and have dinner with him.
Seeing that it was late and the old lady was not interested, she returned to Jinyiyuan.
The day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, two concubines from the Qin Mansion, Qin Minxin and Qin Minxiu, came back to support the show with their children and wives.
It is rare for Mrs. Qin to hold a family dinner, so their two illegitimate sons must be filial.
Qin Minxin's two twin daughters, Qin Ermin and Qin Erjiao, always like his cousin Qin Ersi.
He was clamoring to live in Xunyao Courtyard of Qin Ersi, but Qin Ersi had no choice but to agree.
These days, Qin Ersi followed Dow to handle family affairs and hold Mid-Autumn Festival banquets, and was so busy that he was not touching the ground.
On the Mid-Autumn Festival, you can get rid of troublesome mundane affairs and have a good rest.
Early in the Mid-Autumn Festival, the sound of singing sounds sounded.
The opera troupe invited by the mansion was divided into two stages, the opera troupe specially sang for men in the outer courtyard, and the female opera troupe in the inner courtyard.
It is said that there were only male opera troupes in the first place. Only when the status of women in the Daqian Dynasty was slightly higher was there.
After all, the actors in the same troupe eat and live together, and if there is a mixture of men and women, it is impossible to avoid scandal.
However, after having a female opera troupe, the ladies and ladies in the deep courtyard had fun, and from time to time they could let the actors come into the house to sing opera.
Ordinary male actors cannot enter the strict inner courtyard, so the one who performs on the stage dresses as a white-faced young actor is actually a woman.
In addition, Ding Jingzhu also met female actors who sang the old singers, sang the literary and military chou.
In contrast, the female actors who play the role of the actresses are beautiful, but they are less meaningful.
A group of maids rarely watch big shows, gathered in front of the actors who were preparing, pointed and laughed.
Watching them comb their wigs finely, then put them on their cheeks, making various shapes, which looked sixty-six like the lady of the big guy.
Tileshaving water is a liquid obtained by soaking elm chips in hot water. It can help long hairs, comb hair, and also play a role in shaping.
But this thing is moist and sticky. Old Mrs. Qin doesn't like to use it, she just likes to use some oil.
Ding Jingzhu also kept a distance from this thing.
Among the five girls who have not yet married in the Qin family, Qin Ershu is the only one who uses this thing to comb high buns, and among his wife, the second wife, Tao, likes to use this one the most.
The Dow also used turmeric nuts, walnut kernels, and orchid leaves to mash them together, soak them in snow water and mix them with shaved water.
At the time of Si, when the four men came to invite An Hou to have breakfast, Mrs. Qin took a group of female relatives to the yard to watch the show.
At this time, the sun was just right, and the old lady could see every movement and expression on the stage clearly.
The headmaster of the Langui class respectfully handed over the opera and asked:
"Old lady, what kind of play do you want?"
After watching it for a long time, Old Mrs. Qin ordered a discount on "Mother-in-law's Tattoo" and a discount on "Agarwood Saves Mother" according to her preferences.
Seeing that there were only two twists, the master advised:
"Old lady, it's still early, do you think you want to have more?"
Old Mrs. Qin had just watched the show, and felt that the two were in line with her wishes, so she asked the wives and girls to order more.
Of course, the ladies don’t look good. They are in charge of the family on weekdays. Nothing that happens every day is more interesting than a playbook, but they just accompany the old lady.
So the play book was passed to Qin Ersi.
Qin Ersi used to read some miscellaneous books. He didn't know how many times he read the scripts and plays, so he immediately ordered three according to his preferences.
They are "Peony Pavilion", "Brief Zhu" and "Eternal Life Palace".
Qin Eryan, who was fourteen years old and was still one year away from being in the hairpin, was already familiar with the matters between men and women. After watching Qin Ersidian's play, she laughed.
"Sijie, how did you know about these many dramas of love between men and women?"
"The first two are fine, but I haven't even watched "The Palace of Eternal Life" before?"
Qin Ersi blushed and said, "But I just read some scripts on weekdays, and I have never heard of the actors singing."
Qin Eryan became interested and continued to tease this sister, laughing:
"Then I'll sing later, I'll be happy even if I'm a hundred years old."
"You have to listen carefully."
Seeing that Qin Ersi was so funny that he covered his face with his sleeves, Qin Eryan's mother, Yang, quickly smoothed out:
"Si Jie'er, don't be ashamed of being aware of me, Yan Jie'er, also read miscellaneous books privately."
"If she hadn't read it, she wouldn't know the sentences inside."
"They are all girls who have been married, so it's always okay to say some private words in the boudoir."
"We are all female relatives, so it's okay."
Then Yang quickly gave Qin Eryan a color and told her not to joke with her sister.
Qin Eryan stopped Qin Ersi's shoulder and said, "Don't be shy, you see, you've already sung."
At this time, the Three Holy Mothers, who were dressed like fairies, were dressed up on the stage and were full of accent.
Qin Ersi looked angry and fought with Qin Eryan for a while before the two of them stopped watching the show.
Ding Jingzhu is already second-class, and the masters can follow him when they travel to support the scene.
I stood behind the old lady and watched the show for a long time, and couldn't help but sigh.
The plays of "Mother-in-law Tattoo" and "Agarwood Saves Mother" are very consistent with the old lady's taste and mood.
Chapter completed!