The Soldier of the Red Mansion

Chapter 142 Eager
Jia Sheyuan.

An old woman came to Mrs. Xing in a mysterious manner.

The title of Rongguo Mansion was inherited by Jia She, the eldest son of the family. The servants called Mrs. Xing the eldest Madam, while Mrs. Wang was called Madam by the servants. Mrs. Xing was not happy about this, as the servants obviously called her that to take care of Mrs. Wang.

Madam sounds better than Second Madam.

But why should I be called the eldest wife?
I should be the wife, the mistress of Rongguo Mansion.

Now she has to give up her title to Mrs. Wang, and even the power to manage the household has to be handed over to Wang Xifeng. It is said that the daughter-in-law is in charge, so who is the daughter-in-law on the side of? Mrs. Xing snorted coldly.

The old woman who came in gossiped, "The Wang family is here again."

"Come if you want to. You can't stop others from coming." Mrs. Xing knew that her family could not compare with the Wang family, so she had to endure many things.

The old woman taunted, "Whenever someone from the Wang family comes, everyone with the surname Wang in our house will leave."

"You old butcher!" Madam Xing scolded. "You're so careless with your words! Be careful if someone hears you and peels off your skin. I can't protect you."

The maid's surname was Fei, and she was Madam Xing's companion.

When she first came to the Jia Mansion with Lady Xing, she was once popular for a while, but was suppressed by the subsequent wives. Later, when Wang Xifeng married into the mansion, she completely took over the management power, and there was nothing left in the main house.

Not to mention the others in the first wife's house, even the old lady Fei who came with the dowry had lost her power and dared not to meddle in other people's business.

She appears to be honest, but in fact she is full of resentment. She often drinks in private and vents her anger by cursing and complaining. Others dare not guess what the lady is thinking. Mrs. Fei has been with the girl since she was a child. How could she not know after so many years?

"Ugh."

Mrs. Fei sighed and said, "We are helpless. No matter what we do, it's wrong. That Feng girl only uses us as a warning to others. She never scolds the people from the second house. She only coaxes the old lady, taking advantage of the fact that she doesn't like the mistress."

Hearing this, Mrs. Xing became even more dissatisfied.

But Mrs. Fei said confidently, "The old lady doesn't like the mistress. It's all the second mistress and Mrs. Lian's instigation."

Mrs. Fei always called Mrs. Xing "Madam" and Mrs. Wang from the second house "Second Madam."

If it were in the past, Mrs. Xing would have warned Mrs. Fei, but after hearing what her husband said yesterday and thinking that the Wang family was about to lose power, Mrs. Xing did not stop Mrs. Fei.

The people around me are all depressed, and so am I.

Mrs. Xing narrowed her eyes and suppressed her dissatisfaction for many years. She was determined to take revenge. She hated Wang Xifeng more than anyone else.

Just waiting for the master to give the order and determine the day when the Wang family will fall.

I believe that the Second Madam would not dare to confront me head-on. As long as the Second Madam does not dare to step forward, Wang Xifeng is still a puppet in my hands. I can do whatever I want to her. I want to see how she can still be so domineering.

After Wang Ren finished telling Wang Ziteng what he had instructed, he went out with Xue Pan.

Leaving three women outside.

Mrs. Wang was spinning her Buddhist beads, and Aunt Xue was trying to please her sister.

Wang Xifeng's face was ashen, and her hands in her sleeves were trembling slightly. Her aunt didn't say a word. Given her aunt's temperament, how could she not see her predicament, but remain silent?

It was the same before. When I was first asked to be the housekeeper, the elderly people around my mother-in-law would definitely not accept it. I would use my ruthless actions to destroy their prestige, and my aunt didn't say a word at that time.

But at that time, the woman's family was strong, and the masters of the Jia family had to rely on their uncle.

Thinking of this, Wang Xifeng couldn't sit still anymore. She pretended to be calm and forced a smile, saying, "Look at my memory. I forgot about the old lady's affairs. Madam and aunt, please sit here for a while."

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Go ahead, Feng girl."

Mrs. Wang didn't say anything.

Wang Xifeng left feeling aggrieved.

After Wang Xifeng left the room, Aunt Xue couldn't help but sigh, "Poor little Feng."

Mrs. Wang then stopped twirling her Buddhist beads and said calmly, "As a young lady from a wealthy family, I enjoy blessings that ordinary people cannot. In no way can I say that I am wronged."

Aunt Xue heard her elder sister's words and thought she was too cruel. She said dissatisfiedly, "That being said, she is still my niece."

Mrs. Wang said nothing more.

Everyone has his or her own destiny, which is destined. What you have to do is never put yourself in the worst position.

For the first time, the two sisters had nothing to say to each other and the room became quiet.

Wang Xifeng left the house and did not go to the old lady. Instead, she walked back to her own room in a daze, and she even forgot how she got back.

"Grandma, what's wrong?"

Ping'er saw the distraught Wang Xifeng in the yard, and asked the maids to pour tea. She went forward to support her, helped Wang Xifeng all the way into the house, sat down on the kang by the south window, and stroked Wang Xifeng's back.

After drinking some tea, Wang Xifeng felt a little clearer and sent the maids away.

"When will Master Xin return home?"

Wang Xifeng suddenly asked.

Although Ping'er was curious, she quickly told Wang Xifeng what she had learned from Qingwen, including which ten days of each month she would be in the mansion. She was not sure whether she would be there during the day, but she would definitely be there at night.

Wang Xifeng was surprised and asked, "Master Xin, don't you go out to hang out at night?"

Ping'er laughed and said, "Madam, you don't know, but there are still men in the world who don't go out to hang out. Mr. Xin is one of them."

There is no man who is not unfaithful.

Unless you have no money.

Wang Xifeng had always believed this, and she was even more incredulous: "Is there a cat in the world that doesn't steal fish?"

"It's true. Why would Qingwen lie to us?" Ping'er swore.

Wang Xifeng didn't believe it, but was thinking about it carefully.

Why is this so?

"Ping'er, when we had dinner together with Mr. Xin last time, did Mr. Xin let us have dinner together because it was the first time he met us?" Wang Xifeng asked.

"Master Xin is not particular about trivial matters." "Hehe."

Wang Xifeng sneered twice.

Ping Er touched Wang Xifeng's forehead and said speechlessly, "What's wrong with you, Grandma?"

Wang Xifeng took Ping'er's hand and looked at her.

Ping'er felt strange being looked at and her smile became awkward. She didn't know what her grandmother was thinking that made her come to see her like that.

"Please do me a favor and treat Mr. Xin to a meal. I will pay for it and let the kitchen in our yard prepare it." Wang Xifeng said.

Different from anywhere else.

The kitchens of the young masters and young ladies in the mansion are all shared, and only Lady Jia has her own separate kitchen.

Because Wang Xifeng had to take care of things, sometimes she would be so busy that she would miss the time to eat with others, so there was also a separate kitchen in Wang Xifeng's yard.

"Why would you invite him to dinner for no reason?"

"He invited us last time, so shouldn't we invite him back?"

"That's even more strange. If you want to invite guests, why don't you go yourself? Why send me to do it?" Ping'er said with a smile, her pupils shrinking slightly, and explained: "I am just a maid, what qualifications do I have to invite masters to dinner?"

"Just go when I tell you to. Why are you talking so much?" Wang Xifeng became anxious.

Ping'er stopped talking and her shoulders trembled slightly with sobs.

Wang Xifeng knelt on the kang, then stood up and hugged Ping'er under the kang. The two pretty women comforted each other. Wang Xifeng said helplessly, "You have to help me, you have to help me."

It was exactly the same attitude as when the young lady begged him at the beginning.

At that time, the young lady had just married into the mansion.

There are many things that require the young lady to take the lead. The young lady is obviously a new daughter-in-law, and she has no prestige in the mansion. She can only force herself to take the lead and appease her own man.
Ping'er understood that she and the young lady were one and the same. Others could refuse, but she could not.

The general rules for the rewards and incentives for the triumphant army were finally worked out.

The Eastern Army took the lead.

Headquarters, left wing, right wing.

The most eye-catching is the right side.

However, the general on the right overturned the table in the hall.

Wang Xin didn't care about what others did. He calmly accepted the weapons and armor sent by the Ministry of War. These were his rewards. He couldn't let himself go to war with bare chests.

Local militiamen do not have armor and are often given a set of cloth clothes so that people can tell they are soldiers.

Then there's paper armor.

Paper armor was mainly popular in the south or used by the navy because it was light and cheap. It was made of multiple layers of thick paper with iron sheets sandwiched between them. A set used about ten pounds of iron and cost about three or two ounces.

The more expensive one is cloth armor, which uses up to 18 pounds of iron and costs 6 taels of silver. Not many ordinary soldiers in the local area wear armor.

Then there are the cotton armors. Armor made of pure cotton is just a bluff. Real cotton armor usually uses about thirty pounds of iron and is more expensive, costing nine or more than ten taels of silver per set. Only elite soldiers use it.

The Beijing troops are different from those in other places. The rate of armor wearing in the Beijing troops is higher. However, not everyone has cotton armor.

There is also iron armor, even double layers of iron armor.

A set of armor weighing 40 kilograms is too tiring for most people to wear, not to mention the weapons, let alone going to the battlefield. Therefore, they are the elite among the elite. The entire Beijing camp has 120,000 soldiers, but there are only a few thousand sets of armor.

The small camp in Hexi has more cloth armor and less cotton armor.

Wang Xin asked for a lot of cotton armor.

It’s not that we don’t want armor. Soldiers who can fight in armor need to be carefully selected. At least they need to be stronger than ordinary people. There are not many of them in the entire Hexi Camp, and a suitable battlefield needs to be created.

Not only are there too many restrictions, but you can't get them even if you want them. It's better to ask for a few more sets of cotton armor.

At first, no one paid much attention to the training of new tactics and the reorganization of various departments. However, when the supplies from the Ministry of War were delivered to the camp one after another, many people smelled a different smell.

Wang Xin gathered his subordinates together and revealed it to everyone with full confidence.

as predicted.

All the military officers became excited.

The top salesperson loves to run sales.

same.

Since following the general, we have been invincible in every battle and every attack, and everyone has benefited. Now we are striving for perfection and practicing new tactics, and each exercise costs a lot of money.

They are all full of energy and are yelling while practicing.

Why would I be afraid of going to the border area?

On the contrary, he was very excited and couldn't wait to go to the border area, where he could see who the enemy was without any restrictions and fire a few cannons at him.

Four words.

Eager to fight.

Wang Xin asked everyone to be prepared, and those with families should settle their household affairs and be ready to set off at any time.

This kind of moment.

Wang Xin spent less time in the camp and relaxed his requirements for military discipline.

Only by alternating between loosening and tightening can it last.

It was already afternoon when we returned to Tuobi Villa.

Qingwen went to take out the dirty clothes, and Ping'er came at that moment, carrying a lunch box. She thought Wang Xin might not be there, but when she entered the room, she only saw Wang Xin, and no sign of Qingwen.

(End of this chapter)