The 14th year of Hongzhi in Daqing

The summer is hot, and a scorching sun lies across the sky, looking down on everything, and a posture that will never stop if you don’t kill anyone.

After lunch, the little girl Luoying moved a stool to the door and sat down there to embroider the flowers. She originally wanted to use the wind in the hall at the door to get some coolness, but she knew that the weather was too hot and the back room they lived in was low and awkward. Sitting there was no trace of wind, it only made people feel bored.

Luo Ying lowered her head, the thin shirt behind her was wet, sweat oozing out from her forehead and the tip of her nose, crystal clear, and slid along her cheeks to her pointed chin.

Seeing the sweat falling off, wetting a thorny lotus in his hand, and immediately leaving a watermark, Luo Ying sighed, putting down the embroidery tension in her hand with some annoyance, trying to pull the sweat towel under her armpit to wipe the sweat, but when it shook it open, a smell of sweat stinking straight into her forehead.

She couldn't help but shook her wrists aside with disgust, stuffed the veil back into her armpits, then picked up the fan and got up, fanned all the way, first looking at the fifth lady sleeping on the bed in the east. Han Man was sleeping soundly, sweating heavily, and her white jade-like little face was red.

Luo Ying didn't dare to use her strength to be afraid that the cool breeze would shock people, so she just sat by the bed and gently shook the fan. She just shook her hands sore. The wetness on the fifth lady's face retreated a little. Luo Ying reached out to brush her hair off the messy hair on her cheeks, and watched her turn over comfortably, then put down the fan and walked to the desk in front of the window with a slight step.

The house was not big, and there were two embroidered beds in each east and west, and a cabinet next to the bed, which made the room look a bit crowded. But the third lady insisted on adding a Yangmu desk in front of the window, with a lot of books piled up on it, with both pens and ink, so she couldn't get rid of her skills.

Luo Ying took the teapot on the table, poured a cup of herbal tea and sent it to the third lady Han Qi who was sitting at the desk.

"Miss Three, I've written for an hour, so let's take a break first!"

Although the thin pen is not heavy, if you pinch it for a long time, your hands will hurt. I don’t know what happened to the third lady. She was seriously ill before, and she woke up and loved to read books more than before. She likes to look at these books every day. She practices calligraphy and painting all day long and doesn’t worry about being hurt!

Han Qi at the table smiled. Her facial features were not as delicate as her sister Han Man, but her eyes were still beautiful. However, perhaps because she had read too much books, she couldn't help but narrow her eyes when she looked at people, and her brows were more mature and would frown slightly, pressing them down low, which was a bit like a master looking at people, and she made her look a little old-fashioned!

Fortunately, she gave birth to a good tooth, her upper and lower lips were just right, and she was gentle and polite. She had to smile first when talking to others, and showed her neat white teeth, which added a lot of color to her, which was also considered a 60-70-seven-six-seven-sex look.

Miss Han San Han Qi is the third daughter of Han Shifeng, the head of the Ministry of Personnel. Director Han is a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Justice. He married Wang, had a concubine Miao, and had four daughters and one son.

Although Han Shifeng, a sixth-grade official, is a good official outside, but in this capital, he is an official who is not much bigger than mung beans, which is really not enough to watch!

Where is the capital? A place where officials gather!

You should know that on the street of the capital, a bamboo pole with a lamp on the front of the wine shop fell, and three people screamed. Two were the fifth-rank and sixth-rank officials in the various yamen in the capital, and one of them rolled up his sleeves and cursed, asking His Majesty to go to the palace to ask His Majesty to rectify the defense of the capital. The Censor who ran around the streets all day long!

As the saying goes, it is not easy to live in the capital. Shuntian Prefecture in the capital is a place where powerful people gather and wealthy businessmen gather. A large group of wealthy and powerful people are crowded in this acre of three-point land. Naturally, housing prices will not be cheap. Especially in this dynasty, it is much higher than the previous dynasties. Not to mention ordinary people, even the fourth and fifth rank officials have no houses to live in the capital.

Han Shifeng's small chief was not enough in the capital, but fortunately, he was born into a large clan and had support from the clan behind him. Although he was just a child of a branch, he was outstanding in literary talent since he was a child and entered the imperial examination. He sent 3,000 taels of silver from the clan. With this 3,000 taels of silver, Han Shifeng bought a small house in Wanping, and the family fell into the capital.

Han Shifeng is now thirty-three years old, with four daughters and one son.

The eldest daughter, Han Xiu, is born in the legitimate family, and is already fifteen years old. She had decided to marry Xu Zhimao, the eldest son of the Dali Temple judge, Xu Xing, the eldest son of the Dali Temple judge. Han Shifeng is the sixth rank, and Xu Xing, the Dali Temple judge, is a seventh rank. In terms of this in-laws' official position, the Xu family and the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion are somewhat distant relatives, and their background is higher than that of Han Shifeng's Tongzhou gentry. It seems that the two families are a perfect match. Therefore, both Han and Xu families are very satisfied with this marriage. Now the two families are secretly preparing and can handle the marriage only when they are waiting for the beginning of next spring!

The second daughter Han Yun is also born in the legitimate family, thirteen years old this year, the third daughter Han Qi is born in the aunt Miao family, twelve years old this year, and the fifth daughter Han Man is born in the illegitimate family, just four years old this year, and only one son is named Han Jinyue, ten years old this year, and he is born in the true wife Wang family.

The family of eight and four girls, two old servants and two gatekeepers, a total of fifteen people live in this yard, which is really crowded.

However, no matter how crowded it is, he dared not move. Han Shifeng had no money, and secondly, he had the rules set by Taizu, so a sixth-rank official like Han Shifeng had to live in such a yard with three rooms in front and back halls.

There are three front yards, a study room with the main hall and the hall, and a clean room next to it, but there is not much left.

The main hall in the back was occupied by Han Shifeng and his wife. One room on the left and right wings was given to Miao and one for his son Han Jinyue. The four daughters could only squeeze into the two rooms behind the main hall.

The eldest daughter and the second daughter were together, and the third daughter lived with her younger sister. Two little girls bought to serve the fourth sister respectively. Therefore, the ladies' boudoirs were a little crowded, but this was impossible.

Taizu's achievements cannot be violated. Although the emperor who is in power is not as strict as Taizu's time, the spies of the Jinyiwei are not as omnipresent as before and are reported to them without any trouble.

But if Director Han wants to buy a big house for a rich mansion, he is afraid that he will go to the yamen to establish a business document, and then the Jinyiwei will come to the door to get someone and investigate Director Han for being corrupt and abuse of power!

Han Shifeng's family had to squeeze in, but fortunately, the eldest daughter will get married next year, and the second daughter will also say kinship. In the future, the daughters will get married, so they will not be afraid of the crowded place.

Therefore, in addition to the crowded housing, the Han family lived a good life in this capital.

Han Shifeng is a square man, a bit old-fashioned and stubborn, and his official voice is considered clear and clear. He has a harmonious relationship with his wife and concubine. Wang is the mistress of the family. When dealing with his concubine, his concubine is considered kind. Miao is also a honest and destined to cause trouble. Therefore, Han is calm in the house after the family is in charge, and there are no dirty things that are messy.

However, although she doesn't have any trouble at home, people always have headaches and fever when eating grains and grains. During the Chinese New Year this year, the third brother Han Qi was playing with snow and suffered a cold. This disease was a bit dangerous and almost killed her. She lie on the bed for a whole month, drinking the dark medicine juice as water every day can barely survive.

Han Qi recovered from illness and lost weight. It was not until June that the weather gradually became hot that she recovered her spirits. She just got a little bit better. She picked up the book and read it. The girl Luoying, who was serving her, saw it, was worried, and she advised her,

"Miss Three, please take a break!"

These three ladies don’t take the top scorer in one, and the second ladies don’t look like the eldest ladies. They want to marry into a high school like a ladies. What do you do when you read so many books?

This dynasty has been highly valued by rules since Taizu. Taizu was really a wise king of a generation comparable to Yao and Shun. At the beginning of the country, countless rules were established, from how officials handled the yamen every day, how to read official documents and written documents, to what houses the officials live in, what clothes they wear, how many concubines they hold, how many servants they take, and how to distinguish legitimate and illegitimate in the back house, there are all rules.

Therefore, since the founding of the country, the distinction between superiors and inferiors has been very strict.

The official's legitimate daughter and son can enter school and study, and they all know the words, but this illegitimate daughter can only be locked up at home and wander around every day, just not causing trouble.

Some people like Han Qi are short of their bad background and are not sent to the academy, so they have to study by themselves at home. Sometimes when the adults go back to the government office, they will give guidance to the third lady if they have time. Sometimes they are the eldest lady, and the second lady comes home from school and teaches the third lady.

But even so, Han Qi's book is well read, and her handwriting is more dignified and beautiful than the second sister Han Yun's writing!

Han Qi listened to her advice, put down the pen in her hand, took a sip of herbal tea, and her forehead was also sweaty, and the gauze on her back was wet with sweat and pressed against her skin tightly. Han Qi took the round fan beside her and fanned herself, and asked with a smile.

"Has the big sister's Xipa embroidered?"

Luo Ying shook her head,

"I just hooked the border, I'm afraid it will take ten days to embroider it!"

Han Qi smiled,

"It's okay, the elder sister will get married next year, you have time!"

Han Shifeng's sixth-rank official has little salary throughout the year, and he can only maintain the cost of one family. Although there are some ancestral land in Tongzhou, his hometown is Tongzhou, his annual output is not much. Wang still has to keep it for his son's future plans, so his daughters can save as much as they get married. Important items such as wedding dresses are bought in the shop, but the gadgets such as veils, pillows, cushions, and table towels are handled by the women at home.

Luo Ying's girl is good, so she naturally has more work. She serves two illegitimate ladies, but fortunately, the third lady is a lenient and quiet person, and the fifth lady is also well-behaved and obedient. She is always carried by her aunt herself, so she can calm down and do some embroidery work.

Luo Ying saw her sitting upright and drinking tea, then turned around and sat back in front of the door, saying gossip,

"Miss Three is also very patient. She can calm down and practice calligraphy in such hot weather!"

Han Qi smiled slightly, pulled the yarn on her back, slapped her back with her back, feeling the coolness brushing her skin.

"The heart is calm and naturally cool! It's time for the afternoon, so it's boring not to look for something to do, and there's even more... Isn't it hot if I don't practice calligraphy?"

Luo Ying just sighed when she heard this.

"I just said one thing, and the third lady has a few words waiting for me, but I can't tell you!"

As he said that, he rubbed the embroidery needle on his scalp and was about to apply another needle, but he heard a loud shout at the gate of the courtyard.

"Han Laosan, you...get out for me!"
Chapter completed!