At dawn, Yuan Qing returned to the northwest gate of Yang Mansion. The West Outer Courtyard was a place where the Yang clan members lived. It was divided into two parts: north and south. A piece of land on the south was about five acres of land. There were more than 200 children of the Yang clan and relatives.

When studying here, Yuan Qing stayed for three days when he was five years old and was dropped out of school.

On the north side, dozens of Yang family members live, all of whom are small families. The Yang family provides subsidies according to the monthly price of ten hangs, but the price of ten hangs is obviously not enough to be paid for, so they each find a way to make a living.

Some drive carriages, some do business, but at most they still participate in the management of the farmlands. The Yang Mansion has several farmlands near the capital, covering an area of ​​130 hectares, and are all managed by the Yang family’s children.

Yuanqing's family is the poorest in the West Outer Courtyard. Not only is the wife of Zheng, who intends to deduct his monthly money, but there is also no man in their family. A widow with two children makes life really difficult.

Walking through an alley, the yard he lives in front of him. Yuan Qing met someone who was smiling and ran towards him. It was the manager Ma who had just been promoted to the director of the accounting office. Yuan Qing didn't like him, and he didn't like his wife, his wife

It was the owl housekeeper who had a very smelly body.

This horse manager is very good. Since most of the servants in the Yang family are very stunning, every time they see a beautiful woman, the horse manager will look confused. The people in the house are very disgusted with him, and Yuan Qing is also

He hated him very much, especially recently Niu Niu told him that Manager Ma had a little wrong view of his aunt, which made Yuan Qing feel alert.

"Ma in charge, what's the matter?" Yuan Qing stopped him.

Manager Ma was thin and small. He was a little afraid of Yuan Qing, so he quickly smiled and said, "I'll give you monthly money."

"Give it to me!" Yuan Qing stretched out his hand.

Manager Ma had no choice but to hand over the five-drunk money to Yuan Qing. He wanted to take a sneak peek at the yard, but he was short and could not see the situation in the yard. A hint of anger flashed in his eyes and turned around and left in disappointment.

Yuan Qing looked at him and snorted coldly, "The toad wants to eat swan meat, dream!"

He turned back to the yard. As soon as he walked to the gate, he heard a "swoosh!" sound, and a black shadow came quickly towards him. Then Niu Niu's scream came, "Do away!"

Yuan Qing raised his hand and gently grabbed the thing she was facing him. It was a dart made of broken scissors.

Niu Niu practiced Shen Qiuniang's martial arts, which was indeed not suitable for Yuan Qing. They were all small martial arts, such as light skills, hidden weapons and swordsmanship, while Yuan Qing learned martial arts on the battlefield.

"Brother Yuanqing, I'm sorry, I don't know it's you."

Niu Niu ran over to apologize to him. Niu Niu is like him. She is eight years old. Her skin is as white as jade, her eyebrows are picturesque. Her bright eyes are as dark as grapes. Her nose and small mouth are abnormal. Little beauty

The appearance has come out.

Yuan Qing smiled, "I know that the skinny dog ​​has been sent away by me."

"Hmph! He's cheap."

Niu Niu said angrily: "If he dares to have bad intentions, let me see how I deal with him."

"Even if he gives him a hundred courages, he will not dare!"

"Yuanqing, go for breakfast."

Shen Qiuniang hurried out from the room with a cloth bag. The cloth bag contained thirty copies of Diamond Sutras she copied. She wanted to rush to the bookstore to exchange for money. When Yuan Qing came back, she urged him, "The taro porridge has been cooked, you

I went to the kitchen with Niu Niu to serve. I am going to go out of the city to collect herbs today. I may come back later. If I don’t come back at noon, you can warm up the food yourself, and there are ready-made ones in the cupboards. Niu Niu, have you heard it?"

"Mom, I heard it."

When Niu Niu heard that her mother would not come back at noon, she was so happy that she blinked secretly at Yuanqing. Yuan Qing quickly handed the five-drunk money to Chen Qiuniang, "Aunt, this is the monthly money for this month."

"Well! I'm in a hurry if you put it in the cabinet."

Chen Qiuniang was anxious to hand over the letter, so she told them a few more words and left in a hurry.

Seeing that his mother left, Niu Niu immediately smiled and said, "Brother Yuanqing, didn't you say that you would teach me how to arrows if you have time? Today we have time, so we go out to practice arrows."

Yuan Qing scratched his head and said, "I'm afraid I don't have time today. I heard there is a clan sacrifice?"

"Don't you hate sacrificial things the most? Anyway, they don't pay attention to you, so it doesn't matter if they don't participate."

As soon as Niu Niu finished speaking, Uncle Liu smiled and appeared at the gate of the yard, "Yuan Qing, help me hang lanterns! I'm a little tired of it alone."

Uncle Liu Er is the old housekeeper when Yuan Qing first entered the Yang Mansion. In fact, he was an old minister. He was only over forty years and he was the fourth housekeeper of the Yang Mansion. Over the years, he and his wife Aunt Liu have always taken good care of Yuan Qing. .

"good!"

Yuan Qing agreed and left with Uncle Liu Er.

Seeing that Yuan Qing refused to accompany her to go to the shear, Niu Niu pouted and looked unhappy. After a while, she stomped her feet, "If you don't accompany me, I'll go by myself."

.........

At the main entrance, Liu Ershu and Yuan Qing are installing lanterns. During the New Year, four big red lanterns have been installed at the gate. However, there is a clan festival today. According to the rules of the Yang Mansion, eighteen red lanterns must be installed. The lanterns are quite large, and each The lantern is like a millstone.

Uncle Liu Er held the wooden ladder, Yuan Qing stood on the top of the ladder, and hung lanterns on iron hooks.

"Note! The hook on the right is a little loose, so be careful." Uncle Liu Er reminded below.

‘Ahem!’

Someone coughed twice in the gate and walked out of two young men. They looked a little similar, both of them looked like jade and were full of spirits. They were Yang Xuangan's two legitimate sons, Yang Jun, the eldest son, who was thirteen years old this year, was in the capital. The Imperial College was studying in the Imperial College. His second son, Yang Rong, was eleven years old. He followed his parents to study in Songzhou and was preparing to enter the Imperial College after he turned twelve next year.

Today is the third day of the first lunar month. The two brothers each received a reward of ten yuan and planned to go out to buy books.

Both brothers were wearing brocade robes and golden crowns. They were handsome and handsome, and they were very handsome. Especially Yang Jun was the eldest grandson and was deeply loved by his grandfather Yang Su.

Although Yuan Qing is also valued by Yang Su, this kind of respect is different from Yang Su's love for Yang Jun. His respect for Yuan Qing is an occasional phenomenon. Without a systematic xing, it is mainly dominated by Yang Su's emotions. Yang Su When you are in a good mood, you will pay great attention to Wu Jin. When you are in a bad mood, you will leave him behind.

Yang Jun is different. He is the eldest grandson and the third legal heir of Yang Su. Yang Su has been paying attention to him from beginning to end and gave him the best education. From the age of five, he has hired famous teachers to train him. Now he studied under the great scholar Wang Long of the Imperial College, and was well-educated and deeply loved by Yang Su.

Perhaps influenced by his mother Zheng, the two brothers didn't like Yuan Qing, a half-brother. Yang Jun was well-educated and did not show his face, but Yang Rong's contempt for Yuan Qing could not be concealed at all. .

Yang Rong glanced at Yuan Qing on the ladder, curled his lips and said to his brother: "Brother, I find that some people are born to be inferior and willing to do things for their servants. No wonder others look down on him."

Yang Jun snorted, "Second brother, there is a clan sacrifice in the afternoon, we have to go and go back quickly."

Yuan Qing put a lamp on their heads, and he pretended that he had not heard of Yang Rong's ridicule. He had no good impression of these two brothers and did not interact or pay attention to them. If Yang Rong had ridiculed him in the past, he would definitely retort.

Who are you scolding for farting?

But since practicing martial arts, his ability to restrain himself has been greatly enhanced, and his ridicule of such tribesmen is shocked and unrestless. As long as he does not violate his bottom line, he will be indifferent and smile.

Butler Liu Si next to him secretly praised Yuan Qing for his cultivation. He watched Yuan Qing grow up and knew that he was a person he could not mess with when he was a child. He was tough and fierce. Who dared to insult him like this in the past? He had already beaten him with a stick, but now

But he could just laugh it off. He knew that this child was not weak, but had a promising future when he grew up.

In contrast, although the Yang brothers read a lot of books, they do not have the mind of Yuan Qing.

Butler Liu Si smiled and said hello to the two brothers, "Big Young Master, Second Young Master, you guys go out!"

Yang Rong looked up arrogantly and ignored him. Yang Jun was a little better, nodded to him and responded.

At this moment, a carriage with silver wires rushed over, and more than a dozen Yang Mansion cavalrymen were galloping around. The carriage sounded and stopped in front of the steps of the mansion gate.

Yang Rong's face changed and he said in horror: "It's grandmother who is here!"

Yuan Qing stood high on the ladder, and he had long recognized the carriage. It was the carriage of the mother of Yang's mansion, He Yunniang, and Yang Su's wife.

He Yunniang is the sister of He Ruobi, Shangzhu Kingdom. In the fifth year of Kaihuang, Yang Su's ex-wife Zheng died of illness. He Yunniang was only 29 years old and was widowed at home. Empress Dugu, He Yunniang remarried Yang Su as a successor and entered Yang.

The mansion has been around for twelve years.

The status of women in the Sui Dynasty has always been very high, which continued the influence of the Northern Dynasties. In the Northern Dynasties, because there were many generals and ministers, and princes and princes marrying their descendants, they had no concubines or wives, and they were used to it.' From the Northern Wei Dynasty, they formed a high level in the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Chao, so much so that "there is no concubine in the court, there is almost a wife in the world."

Of course, there are many people with wives and concubines, but marrying only one wife is a common social trend. The reason for tracing the roots is that this is the legacy of the Heng Dynasty and is influenced by the social customs of the Xianbei Tuoba people.

On the contrary, the Southern Dynasties were completely opposite. Women were at the bottom of society and had never known each other for decades, but they only got married by trustworthy orders.

Women in the Northern Dynasties sought officials for their children and complained to their husbands. They handed over the upper and lower reaches, and the husband followed them, and they all depended on the "strong woman". In this way, how dare the husband challenged his wife? Therefore, he was afraid that the internal wind would rise. Therefore, Yang Jian

It is extremely normal for having a jealous wife at home and a shrewd wife at Yang Su's family.

Although the establishment of the Sui Dynasty marked the emergence of a unified dynasty, the essence of the Sui Dynasty was still the continuation of the Xianbei Dynasty. The legacy of this powerful Hu women was far from dying, and it even continued until after Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty, following Wu Zetian

The strong status of women began to gradually weaken when the Guanlong aristocrats became severely suppressed. It was not until the Song Dynasty's Neo-Confucianism became popular that women's status was completely suppressed back to the bottom.

He Yunniang has the blood of Hu people, she is tall and fat, giving people the feeling of a meat tower. It is said that she was very beautiful when she was young, but Yuan Qing didn't believe it, she had a broom eyebrows and triangular eyes.

Even if a woman is young, she is not so beautiful?

However, if He Yunniang is irritable, he believes that He Yunniang's arrogance and temper are famous throughout the Yang family and do not know how to be a low-key person. This is always the tradition of the He family.

The carriage stopped, and He Yunniang got out of the carriage with the support of two maids.
Chapter completed!