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Chapter 21 A good wife at home

 Time flies away, and in a blink of an eye, the rice flowers have been in Linyi County for more than a month.

In the past month, she also roughly understood the situation in the backyard of the county government and had some understanding of the situation of the Yan family.

The elders were quite tolerant of her, and as for the younger generations, there was nothing else to do except say a few words of sourness occasionally.

Overall, she was having a pretty happy life here.

One afternoon, Yan Yihuan, Yan Yishuang and Yan Yile finished the course of the day and walked towards Old Lady Yan's Songhe Courtyard. Before she could enter the courtyard, laughter and striking sounds came from the courtyard.

Yan Yile curled her lips and said with envy: "Big sister is out for fun with the third brother and the fourth brother again."

Yan Yihuan smiled and said, "The eldest sister just came to the county town and is not familiar with it yet. It would be nice to go out and have a look."

Yan Yile retorted: "It's been more than a month, and the county town is so big, so I should have been familiar with it. Look, my aunt is just trying to spoil her sister. Whatever she wants to do, my aunt is spoiled."

Yan Yile first glanced at Yan Yishuang next to her, then glared at Yan Yihuan: "Shut up, how can we younger generations argue about the matters of elders?"

Yan Yile was a little dissatisfied, but she didn't continue. Instead, she smiled and looked at Yan Yishuang: "Sister Three, do you want to go out and play like the eldest sister?"

Yan Yishuang pursed her lips and didn't say anything.

Do you want to?

Of course I thought about it.

However, my mother took her very seriously and rarely let her go out.

Yan Yile immediately came over and said, "Third sister, uncle loves you so much, go and talk to him, let's go out for a walk with the elder sister."

Yan Yishuang was a little moved, but she still shook her head: "My aunt won't agree."

Yan Yile's face collapsed: "Aunt Lin is too strict with you."

Yan Yishuang refused to let others say that Aunt Lin is not, and immediately said, "I'm for my own good."

My mother said that only when she is better than her elder sister will her father like her more.

Yan Yihuan hurriedly stopped the two people who were about to quarrel again: "Okay, let's go in and pay tribute to grandma."

Please take this rule and it was only established after Old Mrs. Yan came.

Once in the morning and once in the evening.

Old Mrs. Yan did not object, and she was also happy when she looked at her son and grandson Chenghuan's knees.

Yan Yihuan and the other two entered the house of Mrs. Yan, and saw Daohua dressed in a boy's outfit, holding something, explaining to Mrs. Yan with a smile on her face. Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai stood on both sides, and occasionally interjected a sentence.

Seeing this, the three of them were a little envious.

First, it is for the rice flowers to go out, and second, it is for the old lady Yan's preference for rice flowers.

Although the old lady was kind to them, she was not as good as the rice flower.

After asking the old lady for the care of her, Yan Yile looked at Daohua with smile: "Big sister, when will you go to class with us?"

Mrs. Li hired a female teacher for several girls in the Yan family to teach the girls to read and read, and embroider the female red.

Upon hearing this, Daohua paused.

Old Mrs. Yan thought about it seriously and then said, "It's time to go to class."

The others in the room thought Daohua would not want it, but she didn't say anything.

Daohua glanced at Yan Yile, who was a little disappointed, and felt amused.

In their hearts, she is just a ignorant person?

"Grandma, don't worry, I will teach you well."

She knew very well that in order to live a good life in this ancient times, she had to adapt to the rules here.

In ancient times, there were many requirements for women, and it would be no harm to learn more skills.

The next morning, Daohua had breakfast in the courtyard of Mrs. Yan, and when she returned to the courtyard, she was called by Mrs. Li.

"I heard from the old lady that you want to go to school?" Mrs. Li smiled and pulled Daohua to her side and sat down.

Daohua nodded: "My sisters are all in class, so I, as a sister, can't leave me."

Mrs. Li smiled gently: "Even if the old lady doesn't mention it, I will arrange it for you. It's better for this woman to read more books. Whether it's a housekeeper or a husband or a child, it can be used."

"By the way, the girl is also going to learn it. If you look at someone in the future, if the girl is outstanding, you will give the other person a good impression."

Upon hearing this, Daohua was in a dark head: "Mom, my daughter is only 9 years old, is it too early to say this?"

Mrs. Li nodded Daohua's forehead: "What's the early one? Some families have decided on their own as soon as they are born."

Daohua shuddered: "Fortunately I didn't."

Mrs. Li smiled helplessly.

At this time, Ping Xiao, the eldest maid next to Mrs. Li, walked in with a few books of account books: "Madam, the account for this month has been completed, please check it out."

Mrs. Li looked at Daohua: "Mom is going to be busy, you go and play somewhere else."

Daohua didn't mean to leave, but looked at the books: "Mom, can I take a look?"

Mrs. Li smiled: "We Daohua want to learn from the manager now?"

Daohua smiled embarrassedly: "Let's take a look first."

Mrs. Li didn't make up for it either, just said, "Don't break it."

Daohua: "Mom, I know." As she said that, she picked up an account book and started to look around.

Mrs. Li smiled and shook her head, and began to calculate the family's income and expenditure this month.

A quarter of an hour later...

Two quarters of an hour later...

Half an hour later, Mrs. Li looked at Daohua in a little surprised.

She thought that her daughter was just a childish mind and would definitely not be able to sit still at the dense accounts, but unexpectedly, her daughter immediately followed her reading another one after reading the account book, and she looked very carefully.

The old lady mentioned in her previous family letters that Daohua helped her check and keep accounts in her hometown, and she did a good job. She thought the old lady was exaggerating, but now she looked at it and she really knew it.

Ping Xiao, who was serving the side, was also secretly surprised.

During this period, I saw the eldest girl following the third master and the fourth master ran away everywhere. I thought she was a lively and active person who couldn't stand it, but I didn't expect that she would have such a calm and quiet side.

Here, Daohua, who was looking at the accounts, naturally didn't know what the two of them were thinking. The reason why she had to look through the accounts was to understand the income and expenditure of the Yan family.

After coming here, she found that the family was not very well-off.

First of all, there were not many servants in the family, like her, like the new third room, who had not arranged errands for them.

Secondly, the food and clothing are not very good. Whether it is Yan Zhigao or Mrs. Li's clothes are half-new, they are just not old. Yan Wenxiu, the eldest brother who is studying in the county, dresses slightly better.

Judging from these things, her father is quite honest.

After reading the account book, Daohua thought to herself, no wonder grandmother always said that Yan's family had a weak foundation.

This is really thin.

Yan Zhigao, the whole family, has a salary, but he has to support a family. The others have no income, but the expenses are quite large.

"Mom, it's thanks to marry you."

Rice Flower sighed.

If Mrs. Li hadn’t had a generous dowry and had a farm and shop in the dowry, she would have some input every day, otherwise the family would not have been able to operate.

Mrs. Li glared at Daohua: "What are you saying? It's my mother's blessing to be able to marry your father."

Seeing that Mrs. Li was smiling with her eyebrows and eyes, Daohua covered her mouth and laughed secretly. She could tell that her mother really liked her father.

Daohua smiled and said, "Dad is also lucky. If it weren't for her mother helping her father manage her family, she wouldn't be able to do things outside with peace of mind."

Mrs. Li smiled, not saying Daohua this time: "Your father worked hard as an official, so I naturally have to share more of his burden."

Daohua: "Mom, you are so nice."

Her mother is really good. She is a typical good wife and mother. In addition to taking care of her family in every detail, she has never been embarrassed by her favored concubines. She has implemented the family harmony to the extreme.
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