In the original work of "Do You Know If It Should Be Green Fat Red Skinny", Mrs. Sheng moved to Dengzhou with her family, and after a serious illness, she felt lonely in her old age, and suddenly wanted to raise a girl around to understand the cold. So why didn't she think about boys?
In the original work of "Knowing or Not", it is also explained that Mrs. Sheng is only a concubine, not Sheng Hong's biological mother, and the girl is going to get married after all. So, is it bad to raise a boy and let his old age have a dependency?
Sheng family tree: three concubines + four concubines, but there are only 4 people available for Mrs. Sheng to choose
In the original work of "Knowing or Not", in addition to the son of the prematurely deceased Aunt Wei, Sheng Hong had a total of three sons and four daughters. When Mrs. Sheng wants to raise a child around, in addition to Sheng Hualan, the eldest daughter who is about to get married, Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng, who are about to take the meritorious name, there are also such as Lan, Mo Lan, Minglan and the fourth son Changdong who has not appeared in film and television dramas.
Mrs. Sheng has been eating and praying to the Buddha, and her life is simple. In the original book, it was described as follows:
Mrs. Sheng was born in the Yongyi Marquis Mansion, was arrogant by nature, and liked to toss the most in her early years, and it is said that she offended both her husband's family and her mother's family;
Old Lady Sheng passed away, she was widowed and turned sexual, and after Sheng Hong became an adult and married his wife, she did not leave all the property of Sheng Fu to Sheng Hong, but she did not have much silver left;
Mrs. Sheng read the Buddha and fasted, isolated from the world, the whole Shou'an Hall people also followed the family together, the usual meals were simple, the errands had no oil and water, and the days were light;
The people under them did not want to go to Shou'an Hall to suffer, so the people who summoned here were all the old people who had accompanied Mrs. Sheng to marry.
Shou'an Hall is an unpopular unit, so when Mrs. Sheng said that she wanted to raise a daughter and understand the loneliness of her old age, everyone in the Sheng family had different ideas!
For Mrs. Sheng to raise a child, Lady Wang and Aunt Lin have their own thoughts
In the Shou'an Hall of Old Lady Sheng, even the people under her were unwilling to suffer. However, Lady Wang and Aunt Lin had their own calculations:
Lady Wang, who knew Sheng Hong's calculations, was unwilling to let Rulan go to Old Lady Sheng's side
At this time, Minglan was raised by The side of Lady Wang, and as soon as the news that Mrs. Sheng wanted to raise a girl came out, Lady Wang only wanted to lead Minglan to ask Mrs. Sheng for peace. But Hua Lan wanted to take Ru Lan with her, and Lady Wang said helplessly:
I just know that Minglan is useless, but how can I be willing to go like Lan, her temperament has long been spoiled by me, and she has not been properly taught how to go to the old lady to suffer.
Moreover, Lady Wang knew that Old Lady Sheng had adopted a girl, and Mo Lan took the initiative to go to Old Lady Sheng's side to serve, which was Sheng Hong's order to lift Up Mo Lan and gild Mo Lan's daughter, after all, Old Lady Sheng was a concubine of the Yongyi Marquis and had lived in the palace for a while.
Although Lady Wang was reluctant to take Rulan with her, after Hua Lan's analysis, Lady Wang still brought Rulan with her:
The wife gave her own daughter to the old lady to raise, and she could get a good name in front of her father and a virtuous filial piety;
If Lan is arrogant and indulgent, he can also receive sex in front of the old lady;
If the old lady raised Mo Lan, maybe a few years later she would kiss Aunt Lin, if she raised Ru Lan, how could she not kiss her wife.
In the end, Lady Wang took Rulan and Minglan to Shou'an Hall with her to choose for Mrs. Sheng.
In order to gild Mo Lan, Aunt Lin took the initiative to let her serve
For Mrs. Sheng to adopt a girl, Aunt Lin not only asked Mo Lan to go to Shou'an Hall to serve, but her first reaction was: Silly child, this is your father lifting you up!
Although Aunt Lin was favored in the Sheng family, it also made Old Lady Sheng unhappy, and Mo Lan was also worried that because of Aunt Lin, Old Lady Sheng would be angry with herself. However, Aunt Lin knew Mrs. Sheng very well:
Mrs. Sheng is high-minded, likes to pity the weak, and although arrogant, she is very good at serving;
Lin Clan herself is only an aunt, if Mo Lan can stay in front of the old lady to learn some rules and etiquette, and then stand out and respect it, in the future, when discussing relatives, she will be taller than the average lady;
Hua Lan is going to marry, such as Mrs. Lan is reluctant to do so, Minglan is a sick straw man who is angry, and several young masters have to study, so Mo Lan has the greatest chance of winning.
Therefore, when Wang Da Niangzi, Hua Lan, Ru Lan and Ming Lan rushed to Shou'an Hall, Mo Lan was already waiting in Shou'an Hall.
Mrs. Sheng asked the girl, and the three answers revealed the girl's thoughts
Mrs. Sheng was bright-eyed, so she asked Mo Lan, Ru Lan, and Ming Lan if they would like to stay by their side, and the answer of the three girls, only Mo Lan was full of points:
Meran's textbook answer
Mo Lan took the initiative to go to Shou'an Hall to serve after Mrs. Sheng released the news, and even Fang's mother praised Mo Lan, and even said: I have served the old lady for half a lifetime, and I have not been so careful and proper. And Mo Lan's answer is even more textbook perfect:
Of course, there are thousands of willing. Not to mention that the old lady is the old ancestor, the granddaughter should do filial piety, moreover, the old lady is knowledgeable and kind, and has great favors for Mo'er, and Mo'er is willing to receive some teachings in front of the old lady. Today, in addition to the eldest sister, I am the largest of the sisters, so beautiful that I can't help it, but let the sisters suffer.
Fortunately, in order to stir up the matter of yellowing, Lady Wang specially mentioned Aunt Lin: It is also said that in the end, Aunt Lin has been around the old lady for many years, and Mo'er has heard about it, and she knows the old lady's hobbies and habits, and naturally can serve the old lady well.
Letting the atmosphere in the room drop to the freezing point, Mo Lan lowered his head even more, and his eyes were red. However, Mo Lan's mind was very simple, that is, to stay in Shou'an Hall.
The ignorant Rulan replied confusedly
When Mrs. Sheng asked Rulan if she would like to stay by her side, Rulan was still dozing off, and after being named by Leng Buding, Rulan's answer was confused:
...... Why stay here? ...... Does the wife also live here? My house... Can you move it all over?
Because Ru Lan did not know what was happening, but Sheng Hong did not want Old Lady Sheng to look at Ru Lan, so he reprimanded Ru Lan for not being a system.
And what Ru Lan thought was, when Lady Wang came, I would come.
Minglan, the player who made up the number, answered truthfully and entered the heart of Mrs. Sheng
In the original work, Minglan traveled through the past, and the soul of his twenties hid in the body of the five- or six-year-old Dou Ding. Moreover, her acting skills are very good, so that Lady Wang feels that she, a stupid girl, and Mrs. Sheng have not said a few words and will not be looked at. However, Minglan replied very calmly - yes, and said the reason:
Father said that the old lady is sick because there is no one to accompany, there is someone to accompany, the old lady will not get sick, it is very uncomfortable to be sick, you have to take bitter medicine, the old lady should not be sick.
And Minglan's answer was neither Mo Lan's official style nor Ru Lan's confusion, but a real word that made Mrs. Sheng feel very embarrassed.
Minglan went to Shou'an Hall at this time, which was also her best choice.
The dwarf pulled out the general, and the old lady Sheng chose Minglan
After much deliberation, Mrs. Sheng chose Minglan, which made Lady Wang overjoyed, but made Sheng Hong a little frustrated. Even, the next day, Sheng Hong went to Mrs. Sheng to lobby her to adopt Mo Lan. However, Mrs. Sheng had other plans in mind:
Mo Lan: Astute and intelligent, after Mrs. Sheng adopted her, she was really afraid of raising another aunt Lin who was willing to be a concubine for the sake of wealth;
Ru Lan: Old Lady Sheng had raised Hua Lan, but after only three days of hugging, Lady Wang was so thin that she lost her face, so she gave up on Ru Lan.
Minglan: After losing her mother, she was raised by the side of Wang Da Niangzi, but Wang Da Niangzi had to prepare for Hua Lan, take care of Changbai and Rulan, and also take care of the housekeeper, and Mrs. Sheng chose Minglan, not only to share the worries of Wang Da Niangzi, but also minglan did not look so stupid.
Therefore, the short man pulled out the general, and Old Lady Sheng chose Sheng Minglan.
Girls will eventually get married, why doesn't Mrs. Sheng choose a boy?
In ancient times, girls eventually had to get married, and Mrs. Sheng was in shengfu, and there was no flesh and blood relative, so why not raise a boy to lean on for herself? If the boy had been by her side, there would have been no such thing as Aunt Kang poisoning her!
In fact, when Mrs. Sheng was choosing children, in addition to Hualan, Changbai, and Changfeng, she could choose between Molan, Rulan, Minglan and Changdong, and at this time, Changdong would not walk, and it would be more intimate to raise, but she could not:
The first unwilling Sheng Hong: he is not the son of Mrs. Sheng, if Mrs. Sheng cultivates another boy, then, after all, in the relationship between him and Mrs. Sheng, there will be more resentment;
The second unwilling Changbai: Changbai is the eldest son of the Sheng family, Mrs. Sheng once raised him for a while, Mrs. Sheng's vision and means can raise a second Changbai, and the status of the children raised around Mrs. Sheng is higher than that of the average Shuzi, so it is also a threat to Changbai;
The third unwilling Wang clan: If Mrs. Sheng raises a boy, then she will compete with her children for family property in the future;
The fourth unwilling Aunt Lin: If Mrs. Sheng chooses a boy, but it is not Changfeng, maybe she will find a way to get rid of Changdong.
Boys also have to study and get meritorious titles, and they can spend less time with old ladies than girls. And raising boys, in the ancient big family, it is easy to cause brothers to wall.
Postscript: Mrs. Sheng is walking soberly in the original book, and she will not raise boys for the sake of etiquette and rules. Even if she was old and did not rely on it, she could not make shengfu restless because of her own reasons.
Therefore, raising a girl around is the best choice for Mrs. Sheng, what do you think?