At the beginning of the new century, a young lady Lu Ying, who was born in a wealthy family, stepped into the door of the Zhang family. Born into a wealthy family of salt merchants, she received a good education and etiquette from an early age.
As the second lady in the family, she is not only beautiful and intelligent, but also extremely talented, and is the coveted daughter-in-law candidate of many big families. At the age of 17, Lu Ying, full of expectations and worries, embarked on an unknown life journey and went to Hefei to become the daughter-in-law of the Zhang family.
The Zhang family is a family of eunuchs and has been prominent for generations. However, the vicissitudes of time, the second generation of the Zhang family passed away one after another, and Lu Ying and her husband Zhang Wuling shouldered the burden of inheriting the family business.
Not only do they have to take care of their three widowed mothers-in-law, but they also have to take care of the many female relatives left behind by their fathers and grandparents, such as their mothers, aunts, and mothers-in-law who are in the family branches. With her excellent interpersonal skills and meticulous care, Lu Ying made the huge Zhang family harmonious and orderly.
Lu Ying and Zhang Wuling's married life is full of expectations. They married and welcomed four daughters, born between 1907 and 1913. Although the Zhang family attaches great importance to the continuation of incense, they do not despise the value of girls at all. Soon after the birth of the eldest daughter, she was deeply loved and cared for by the elders of the family.
Lu Ying handled the internal affairs of the Zhang family in an orderly manner, arranged the diet and daily life of nearly 40 people every day, and all kinds of family chores were handled by her without a bad score, and she was surprisingly thoughtful and appropriate.
In addition, she has to take care of the affairs of the huge family and beyond, including housekeepers, bookkeepers, helpers, etc., all of which reflect her wisdom and talent.
Under Lu Ying's control, the Zhang family is harmonious and lives in an orderly manner. However, behind the glamorous life in the eyes of outsiders, Lu Ying also has helpless pressure.
At that time, the concept of patriarchy was still deep-rooted in society, and she gave birth to four daughters in a row after marriage, which was inevitably questioned by the outside world. Despite the heavy pressure, Lu Ying still insisted on her beliefs and responsibilities, and continued to work tirelessly to add the next generation to the Zhang family.
In the sixteen years of continuous childbirth, Lu Ying gave birth to a total of 14 children, several of which unfortunately died early. Despite this, Lu Ying still raised and educated the rest of her children with all her heart, providing them with a strict and systematic family education, and cultivating the four famous Hefei sisters in the future.
Unfortunately, when Lu Ying was 36 years old, due to continuous childbirth and physical exertion, she finally passed away due to postpartum complications, leaving a spiritual world full of love and tenacity for her dear children.
In general, despite her short life, Lu Ying still wrote her extraordinary stroke in history with her strength and wisdom. She not only did her best to maintain the prosperity of the family during her lifetime, but also left an indelible mark in the hearts of future generations - her teachings and character undoubtedly deeply influenced the growth of her daughters, and also added a good story to the modern history of Hefei and even China.