Chapter 171
"The girl is making more and more progress."
Aunt Fan looked at the dragonfly embroidered by Lin Yunwan and her eyes widened.
Lin Yunwan looked flattered.
Aunt Fan brought it to Mrs. Lin and said, "Take a look!"
Mrs. Lin's eyes couldn't see things that were too small. She put on her tortoise-shell patterned glasses, looked at them carefully, nodded and said, "It's so lifelike, it's about to fly. It's so well embroidered!"
Suzhou embroidery is popular in Jiang Qian, and many women learn Beijing embroidery. There are many types of embroidery. Although the styles are different, the quality can be seen at a glance.
The female relatives in high-ranking families are all masters of various kinds.
Mrs. Lin also said: "Sure enough, there have been great improvements. Yun Wan, have you been working harder and harder in private recently?"
Lin Yunwan said calmly: "I feel anxious when I see my sisters doing so well as female celebrities. I have to work harder every night and learn more."
Mrs. Lin and Aunt Fan both looked at her eyes. They were both red and bloodshot, and it didn't look like she was telling lies.
Mrs. Lin said: "Don't be too anxious. Aunt Fan is right here with me. If you don't understand anything, just come over and ask her at any time."
Lin Yunwan nodded, but her face still looked anxious.
Mrs. Lin and Aunt Fan understood her mood very well.
At such an old age, I started to learn how to draw female celebrities. These are still the most basic. I have never been involved in housekeeping or cooking, and I don’t know anything about music, chess, calligraphy or painting.
When it comes to marriage, the elders in the man's family will not want to look at her if they are a little bit picky.
Aunt Fan said: "Girl is so hard-working and not afraid of hardship or tiredness. I will simply make her more tired and teach her more."
Lin Yunwan was very grateful: "Thank you, mama."
Aunt Fan thought for a while and told her what courses to add to her in the future.
She can teach women any technical matters.
but……
Aunt Fan said sincerely: "In order for a girl to live a happy life, she still needs to learn the skills of housekeeping, accounting, and serving her servants."
"These things... the girl will learn from the second wife."
It was impossible for Lin Yunwan to practice the general duties of Dafang. If she wanted to learn, she could only learn from Zheng.
Everyone knows what kind of person Zheng is.
Grandma Fan felt powerless and said, "Girl, please learn from the second wife more!" She was influenced by what she heard and saw, and it was better to use her brain more than to know nothing at all.
"Thank you, mama, for reminding me. I understand."
Lin Yunwan bowed her knees and left. When she left, she had already walked around the screen in the hall. When she heard Mrs. Lin praising her beauty, the old lady said with some surprise: "...she learns really fast."
She walked quickly.
It wasn't that she wanted to deliberately arouse suspicion, it was just that she couldn't wait any longer.
I didn't expect to pick the person I like so quickly. If I can't pass the test of Yan's elders, all my efforts will be in vain.
Just like what Aunt Fan said, she must show off the ability of a woman to settle down and make a living.
"Go and say hello to my wife."
Lin Yunwan took Xiruo to Zheng's place.
Xiruo held up an umbrella and said, "My wife should be up now."
There are not many housekeeping affairs in the second room, and Zheng is in charge of the whole family alone, so there is almost no dissatisfaction. She had the habit of taking a nap and taking a leisurely bath when she woke up. When Lin Yunwan came back from Aunt Fan, she happened to be energetic.
When they arrived at Mrs. Zheng's place, Lin Yunwan went to greet her and heard Mrs. Zheng say: "From now on, you don't have to come in the morning. Come here at this time every day."
"good."
Lin Yunwan went over to say hello to Madam Zheng at the same time the next day. Before she even walked in, she heard people talking and laughing inside.
"Mrs."
Lin Yunwan took a quick look and saw a plainly dressed woman sitting next to Zheng. She was about the same age as Zheng, but she looked much older than Zheng.
"Yun Wan, come here, this is your cousin. You have not even seen her since you have lived in our house for many days."
Mrs. Zheng had a smile on her face.
Finally we saw her. Lin Yunwan went over to say hello: "Happy concubine."
Wen Hai's mother looked at Lin Yunwan curiously and asked Zheng in surprise: "Is this the eldest lady?"
Mrs. Zheng smiled and said, "No! I just said that she is good-looking. You see, she is also well-educated and well-educated. She is even more obedient than my Jiaoer."
Mother Wen looked at Lin Yunwan and nodded.
Just looking at the appearance and behavior, it's really good...even the appearance is too outstanding! Her son finally passed the examination as a scholar. If he married such a wife and returned home, could he still study with peace of mind?
I heard that the eldest lady is not too young. I wonder if it will affect her fertility.
She couldn't help but become anxious, but she couldn't bear to part with the wealth of the Lin family. Her brother-in-law, Lin Huabin, was an official.
Mother Wen smiled and praised Lin Yunwan: "I have long heard that the eldest lady is very good. Today I saw it and it was indeed very good."
"Cousin, you are really good at training girls. My girl is still young and will start talking to others in a few years. I have to ask you for advice on how to teach my daughter to be so outstanding."
She still has a daughter in the country, but she has to keep her son in school and marry a wife first, so she doesn't have to bring her daughter out to cause trouble.
Mrs. Zheng smiled lightly.
She knew that her cousin was deliberately flattering her, but she was impatient to hear words related to her stepdaughter, so she dropped the topic.
Mother Wen seemed to like Lin Yunwan very much, and even gave her a very plain gold bracelet as a meeting gift.
Lin Yunwan didn't want to accept it.
But Wen's mother said: "Good boy, this is a gift given to you by your aunt. Your elders gave it to you, so why are you ashamed?"
Lin Yunwan asked Xiruo to accept it.
Xiruo was very strong, so when she took it over, she accidentally pinched it. The bracelet was hollow and deflated before her eyes.
Mother Wen obviously saw it, her face changed, and she pretended not to see it.
She felt very uncomfortable.
How did the maid get this thing? Although this bracelet is very light, she had to cut her flesh to get it out.
"Thank you, aunt."
Lin Yunwan lowered her head and smiled, pretending not to see Mother Wen's pain.
Mrs. Zheng secretly cursed that her cousin was too petty!
I had already told my cousin that her stepdaughter had seen good things, so she wanted to be more generous when meeting her for the first time, and even gave her a thin leather bracelet to coax her stepdaughter. I'm afraid even the maids around Yun Wan will look down upon her!
Mrs. Zheng smiled and said, "Yun Wan, sit down and talk to your aunt!"
Just as Lin Yunwan sat down, a person walked in.
She was startled.
Who is this? Lin Yunjiao's scholar cousin Wen Hai?
"Mother, aunt."
Judging from the man's title, it turned out to be him.
Lin Yunwan sat calmly, not looking at Wen Hai.
Wen Hai didn't look at Lin Yunwan either.
In fact, he didn't barge in. He came here before Lin Yunwan. He just went back to change his clothes and continued to sit with her.
Wen Hai knew that he would meet Lin Yunwan today. This was how his mother and Aunt Zheng had arranged it.
But he was actually quite scared.
When the second cousin appeared for the first time, she held scissors and wanted to kill him and his mother. I wonder if the eldest cousin is as crazy...
"Wen Hai, why don't you meet your cousin soon?"
Wen Hai bowed his head and bowed to Lin Yunwan.
Lin Yunwan stood up and waited until Wen Hai sat down, then she said, "Madam, I'm not feeling well, so I'm going back first."
Zheng didn't stop her either.
As soon as Lin Yunwan left, Mother Wen became anxious and said to Mrs. Zheng, "I think the eldest lady is great! I like her from the bottom of my heart."
Zheng murmured secretly.
She is a petty cousin who has been greedy for money since she was a child. She doesn't like Yun Wan, but Yun Wan's dowry!
But that’s fine. If you don’t want anything, wouldn’t it be too advantageous for your stepdaughter?
She would rather take advantage of her cousin who is not close to her than to live a good life after her stepdaughter gets married!
Mother Wen hurriedly approached Mrs. Zheng and asked with a smile: "The eldest lady is not engaged yet? Cousin, what do you think? I wonder if my cousin and brother-in-law like my Wenhai?"
Mrs. Zheng also wanted to facilitate this marriage, but the master would not let go, and she did not dare to make up her mind.
He smiled and said, "I am very satisfied with this child Wen Hai. But I really love the eldest lady, so I still need the eldest lady's own consent before I am willing to nod."
It has been clearly hinted that Wen Hai will have to do something good if he wants to marry her stepdaughter!
Mother Wen smiled and said, "I know, I know. We are all afraid that the girl will be wronged. But our family will not wrong our daughter-in-law."
Wen Hai lowered his head, not daring to speak. His mind was filled with thoughts of the second young lady going crazy.
He is really powerless and can't beat him again and again.
"Girl, my wife did it on purpose!"
Xi Ruo was not angry.
Lin Yunwan said: "It doesn't matter. Let's go see the second lady...'s yard."
After leaving Zheng's courtyard, she turned around and went to the entrance of Lin Yunjiao's courtyard.
Lin Huabin agreed not to visit Lin Yunjiao, but if Lin Yunjiao wanted to interfere with her affairs, she wouldn't be able to do anything about it.
When the master and servant passed by, the maid who was guarding Lin Yunjiao's yard immediately went over to pay her respects.
"Second young lady, the eldest lady is coming from my wife's yard, wearing a gold bracelet on her hand!"
Lin Yunjiao is drawing her eyebrows.
She was just interested in dressing up when she heard that Lin Yunwan was wearing a gold bracelet. She said nonchalantly: "What's so big about a bracelet?"
The maid said: "That's true...but I think the bracelet is very strange, as if the young lady is showing off."
"Show off?"
Lin Yunjiao hummed: "What's there to show off with a broken bracelet?"
Soon she knew where Lin Yunwan's gold bracelet came from, and lost her temper in the yard: "She has me but doesn't?"
"What cousin! It seems that my scissors were not powerful enough last time! I should have cut off their clothes and hair!"
"No, I want to go take a look!"
When Lin Yunwan went to pay her respects again, Lin Yunjiao also followed. When Wenhai saw her, his face turned purple with fright. He lowered his head and told himself: A good man will not fight with a woman. I recited it silently three times.
