20.让贤(捉虫)(1 / 2)

月待圆时 怀愫 0 字 2022-01-11

    郑婆子原来混得好,能进太太的小厨房,这些年荒废下来,差事早叫人挤了去,腰杆不硬,同人相争也争不出个结果来。

    郑婆子是宋家家生子,一大家子枝枝叶叶俱在宋家当差,这回来的倒没她嫡亲姊妹,却有个表姐在,嫁了小厮一年年熬成了小管事,见着郑婆子说上两三句话,又吃了酒菜,这才道:“来的时候船上住不得许多人,各房都是减了人头的,你既认下两个干女儿,倒能调一个进来。”

    宋家一大家子过来,是来做法事的,一住就要三四个月,便是太太那里不缺人手,几个姨娘便不似在家时身边那许多人侍候着,一面吃了酒一面道:“我看往豆蔻那儿使使劲,她肚里这个,太太看重着呢。”

    宋老爷一人祧起两房来,两房都生下嫡子,甘氏那里除了生下儿子宋敬堂,还有一个女儿宋之湄,叶氏这头除了儿子宋荫堂,还有两个庶女,宋余容宋泽芝。

    叶氏比着甘氏早进门,到叶氏怀了身子,生下儿子来,这才迎甘氏进门,甘家自然不肯,可摆在眼前也就两条路,要么等着叶氏先进门,生下头胎来,要么就是退亲。

    若是肯应下,宋家替了甘氏办嫁妆,金银首饰四季衣裳,还有田庄房产,甘家也不是小户了,世代行商的人家,银子是有的,差的是出身,金银不要,却通了门路把家里的子孙补了监,连着亲爹娘都来劝她,叶家是点了巡盐的,门楣哪里是甘家能比?

    连宋望海的亲生爹娘都来劝,两家原是一处,甘氏跟他是青梅竹马,打小一道长大的情份,往后就算讨了两房,还能把她忘了不成?

    还没进门,公婆的心就都偏了,财帛动人心,何况是这天上掉下来的好事,依着自家儿子能娶到叶家的女儿,便是舍下甘家,又有何不可?

    甘氏的娘搂了女儿劝她:“你可得想明白了,这会儿咬牙不应,那头讨了进门,生下两个儿子来,过一个到二房,他们也只有高兴的。”叶氏生的儿子,二房可不当成宝贝龙蛋似的。

    甘氏伏在床上哭了一夜,不应也得应下,宋家还时不时传了消息来,让甘家安心。叶氏进门的那一天,吹吹打打十里红妆,甘氏也不知绞烂了多少条帕子,一夜坐在床沿瞪了眼儿到天明,等着一对儿蜡烛烧到头,帕子湿了又干。

    甘氏若不是舍不下宋望海,怎么也不肯应下这门婚,她要嫁的丈夫,平白又多了妻子出来,家族比她有名望,嫁妆比她丰厚,还更得公婆喜欢,肚肠里九曲十八回,咬牙想放,到底狠不下心来。

    叶氏怀胎的消息传到甘家,甘氏一夜未睡,心里又怕她有孕,又盼着她有孕,第二日就请了观音像回家,晨昏一祷告,早晚三柱香,求了送子娘娘,求叶氏这一胎是儿子,若不是儿子,她还不知多少年才能过得门去。

    叶氏一胎就得了个儿子,这头才生,洗三办完了就等满月,叶氏没出月子,甘家就来催婚期,叶氏只作不闻,连着宋老太爷也没出面,这一房媳妇是他们讨的,那一房该是他弟弟弟媳妇作主。

    叶氏月子还没出,甘氏就进了门,同宋望海两个既是久别又是新婚,好的如胶似漆,既生了个儿子了,叶氏那头也不催他过去,哪知道宋望海一颗心劈成了两半,倒是叶氏这头还分得多些,不住往她那头跑。

    这份仇,纵不想结,也早早结下了,这个丈夫已然分了别个一半,西府院墙里由甘氏管的地方再不能分给别人里,甘氏生得一儿一女,房里不说妾,连个通房都无。

    老太太眼里只有宋荫堂一个,那头于她不过是侄子,侄媳妇房里更不愿意搭腔了,宋老爷既不是她的亲生子,她也不愿意伸手,只看着叶氏安排了两个通房,便也不再问。

    宋老太太自亲儿子没了,就糊涂起来,过继也都是宋老太爷一个人办的,讨叶氏进门,她更是半点不知,关了耳朵眼睛,既看不见也听不见,可等到叶氏生下儿子来,抱到她跟前才哭了一声,老太太就跟又活过来似的。

    看着宋荫堂的脸叫着儿子的小名,就在她跟前养着,越是大越是清醒,倒把丧子之痛平复了去,虽知道那头也生了,却分得清清楚楚,只是伯娘,守了亲戚的本份。

    宋家两个媳妇住在一道,确是宋老太爷答应的,过继来的侄子一人挑起两房来,两边都是正头夫妻,总不能一个常在身边,一个扔在外头去。

    一年二年分得明白,七年八年早就糊涂,十五来年下来,倒似是一家里住着的两房人家,说亲戚又比亲戚处得密些,说是一家子,可到底生了两颗心。

    甘氏除开正经公婆之外,还有宋老太爷宋老太太这一对假公婆,平日住在一处,却还隔着一层,那头的真公婆,越发离得远,无人管束了她,后院里除开叶氏,便是一人独大的。

    宋家只有两个儿子,宋老爷倒是想着开枝散叶的,叶氏把豆蔻给了他,隔了许多年又再怀上了,他心里怎么不喜,将这一胎看得重,叶氏才听说屋子窄排在一处,便说要给豆蔻再多添两个人侍候。

    葡萄只当是她说的那些甜话叫人记在心里了,太太院里插不进脚去,在钱姨娘这儿也是好的,她横了眼石桂,就怕她来争抢,立时把今儿的事告诉了郑婆子:“姨娘赏我一串香珠儿,干娘看看。”

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