Quick Wear: Men Farming and Women Weaving

Chapter 187: Red Mansion Lady Xing 7

Xing Yuling decided to start with the monthly payment. She carefully checked the account book and found some obvious errors.

At a greeting party, Xing Yuling pointed out these problems in front of everyone and proposed her own solutions.

Mrs. Wang wanted to refute it, but Xing Yuling's evidence was so conclusive that she could not deny it.

In the end, Grandmother Jia unanimously agreed to Xing Yuling's plan, and the servants' monthly wages were distributed fairly.

This incident greatly increased Xing Yuling's prestige in the Jia family and also helped her gain a firm foothold in the Rongguo Mansion.

Time flies, spring has passed, and winter is coming quietly.

In the east courtyard at night.

Inside the house, Xing Yuling sat quietly at the table, concentrating on checking the account book of the shop she brought as a dowry. Her eyes kept wandering between the numbers in the account book, her brows slightly furrowed, as if she was thinking about something. Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, followed by a voice.

It was Jia She who returned to his new wife's residence.

"Master, Lian'er is back, and it's time to ask a teacher to teach her how to read and write." Xing Yuling raised her head, gently closed the account book, stood up and walked towards him.

She knew that the Jia family school was in a mess. The teacher there was Jia Dairu from the sixth room, who did not manage the school well. She let Jia Lian go to study in order to leave a good impression on Jia She.

"I want Lian'er to study at the clan school, but the teacher there is too bad." "That's true." Jia She nodded, "But the choice of the teacher still needs to be carefully considered."

Xing Yuling smiled and said, "I do have a candidate. His name is Li Hongru, and he is a famous talent in the capital. He has profound knowledge and rich teaching experience. If we can invite him to teach Jia Lian, he will definitely benefit a lot."

Jia She was moved when he heard this. "That's great. But I have to send someone to find out whether Li Hongru is willing to come to the Jia Mansion to teach."

"Don't worry, sir. I will send someone to visit Li Hongru tomorrow. I believe he will be interested." Xing Yuling said confidently. She knew Li Hongru. As long as she could solve his problem, there would be a chance.

The two chatted for a while and then fell asleep in each other's arms.

The next day, Xing Yuling sent someone to visit Li Hongru. Li Hongru was very disdainful of the Jia family's invitation and said he had no interest in military generals.

After the visitor conveyed Li Hongru's words to Xing Yuling, she was not angry but smiled gently.

"Looks like I have to go meet this Master Li in person." Xing Yuling thought.

The next day, Xing Yuling came to Li Hongru's house with generous gifts.

Li Hongru was a little surprised to see Xing Yuling coming in person, but he still politely invited her in.

"Master Li, I came here today to ask you some questions." Xing Yuling said straight to the point.

Li Hongru frowned slightly, "I wonder if Madam has any advice for me?"

Xing Yuling smiled and said, "I heard that Master Li has some complaints about the military commanders. I wonder why?"

Li Hongru said bluntly: "Most military commanders are rude and illiterate, and difficult to teach."

Xing Yuling nodded, "Master Li is right. But what I want to say is that my stepson is the daughter of Grand Tutor Zhang, Zhang."

Li Hongru was silent for a moment, and finally said, "Since Madam is so sincere, I can't refuse. But I need some quiet time, away from the Jia Mansion."

He couldn't ignore his mentor's grandson, as his mentor had done him a great favor.

Xing Yuling readily agreed, "This is easy. I have a courtyard outside the city with a quiet environment, which is just right for Master Li to live in."

Li Hongru was quite satisfied with this arrangement and agreed to it immediately.

Xing Yuling returned to the Jia Mansion and told Jia She about this.

Jia She was overjoyed and admired Xing Yuling even more. He took out a lot of valuable things from his private room and gave her three thousand taels of silver.

A few days later, Li Hongru officially moved into the villa and began to teach Jia Lian to read and write.

Jia She cared very much about his only son and arranged for servants and carriages to pick him up and drop him off every day.

Although Jia Lian was a naughty boy, he gradually became well-educated under Li Hongru's careful teaching.

And because Xing Yuling found a good teacher for Jia Lian, Mrs. Wang was furious and threw a lot of porcelain tea sets in the room.

Old Lady Jia was sitting in the hall, frowning slightly, feeling somewhat dissatisfied. She was originally quite satisfied with the clan school because her grandson Zhuer was studying there. However, since Jia Lian invited a teacher to teach, she was afraid that Jia Lian would surpass Zhuer. Old Lady Jia was somewhat dissatisfied with Xing Yuling and wanted Zhuer to study with Jia Lian's teacher.

Mrs. Jia found Xing Yuling and wanted to convey her wishes through her. Xing Yuling knew what Mrs. Jia was thinking, but she cleverly refused on the grounds that Master Jia Lian's teaching style was not suitable for Zhu'er. Mrs. Jia was displeased and looked at Xing Yuling with a bad face.

"If that's the case, I'll ask my second son to ask his retainers to teach Zhu'er. They are all talented scholars with real talent and knowledge."

After that, Xing Yuling stood in the hall for a long time without seeing Grandmother Jia speak, and she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. She secretly looked up and saw Grandmother Jia leaning on the pillow with her eyes squinting, as if she didn't care about anything around her. The maids and nannies on both sides didn't even dare to breathe, and all stood there with their breath held, eyebrows lowered, for fear of angering the old ancestor.

Time passed slowly like the sand in an hourglass, and every minute and every second seemed so long and heavy. The whole hall seemed to be shrouded by an invisible pressure, so quiet that even the sound of a needle falling to the ground could be heard clearly. In such a depressing atmosphere, people didn't even dare to breathe deeply, and could only carefully maintain this dead silence.

Xing Yuling's heartbeat was getting faster and faster, as if it was about to jump out of her throat. She tightly grasped the handkerchief in her hand, and her palms were already soaked with sweat. She knew very well that the silence in front of her was not accidental, but was deliberately done by Jia's mother, with the purpose of teaching her a profound lesson. This silent punishment was more deterrent than any words, making Xing Yuling feel stressed and uneasy.

Practice the exercises silently in your mind to calm yourself down.

"Madam, the eldest lady is being bullied by the old lady and is standing in the corner as punishment," Zhou Duanjia told Madam Wang the news in a flattering manner.

"Really? That's great!" Mrs. Wang muttered to herself with a happy face. She was originally leaning lazily on the bench, but now she seemed to be injected with new energy and immediately sat up and prepared to get up and go. The uncontrollable excitement in her heart made her eager to witness this excitement with her own eyes, as if some magic attracted her. So she quickly stood up and walked towards the door with brisk and hurried steps, as if she was afraid of missing any wonderful moment. Along the way, her face was always filled with joy, which was in sharp contrast to her usual dignified and quiet image.

When she arrived and saw the scene, her eyes immediately lit up and she quickly paid her respects to Lady Jia.

"What did the sister-in-law do to anger the old lady?"

Xing Yuling, who was accused, lowered her head and stood there quietly, saying nothing, as if she was silently enduring it all. The atmosphere of the whole scene was extremely tense, and people couldn't help but sweat for Xing Yuling.

"Because I asked a teacher to teach Lian'er, and my mother wants Zhu'er to study with her," Xing Yuling said the reason helplessly.