Chapter 220: Hugh + Visit (Two Watches in One)
Zhiruo was speechless: "This Lu clan is really ruthless! Or rather, it is better for her mother's brother than her husband and children!"
Uncle Qiang snorted coldly: "She is the eldest girl, you see, for the sake of the second girl and Aunt Lan, she will not be ruthless to Changsheng and ignore it." β
Zhihui blushed in shame, that rampant and shameless Lu family was her aunt's maiden relative, her aunt, and the eldest sister would take care of her uncle's family because she loved her, so she would give her uncle the secret recipe for spicy cabbage, and it would make her aunt think about it again.
Zhiruo pursed his lips and said with a smile: "We won't ignore Uncle Changsheng, because he is Hui'er's uncle, and he is a worthy helper." She Lu An'an is divided, and she can still follow the light, but unfortunately she is stubborn, greedy and shameless, not to mention us, even the last bit of conjugal affection that Changsheng has for her has been lost by herself. Don't forget, find a way to let Uncle Changsheng know about the Lu family's siblings' dealings with the Ye family and the Wu family, pay attention, and use the most natural way. β
Don't forget to nod: "I know, don't worry, girl." Needless to say, he now always keeps in mind the principle of "low-key", and only the more "peaceful" and "ordinary" Meizhuang is, the safer it is.
After Mo Forget and Qiang Bo left, Zhiruo looked at Zhihui Zhengse and said: "Hui'er, our five brothers and sisters are relatives, brothers and sisters, and we should face any problems together, instead of feeling sorry for ourselves and attributing the meaningless responsibility to ourselves, which will only make the siblings and relatives more and more divided." It's not a commitment, it's a distrust of brothers and sisters, and the hearts are not gathered together. β
"No, it's not. Zhihui hurriedly said, "Eldest sister, it's not that I don't trust you, I'm just ...... It's just that...... , My uncle's family came to me, and my eldest sister took care of them because of me, and my aunt was a confused person, if they caused any trouble or even danger to Meizhuang, I ...... I ......"
Ming Ze felt strange when he heard Zhiruo's words at first, but after hearing Zhihui's defense, he suddenly became enlightened: "Second sister." It's really your fault. Our brothers and sisters are a whole, not to mention that Uncle Changsheng will no longer indulge the Lu family, even if Uncle Changsheng really did something to harm our Meizhuang, it will not be your turn to feel guilty. Your surname is Yin. It's the girl of our Yin family. It's our sister. We are the closest people. Unless, you know that Uncle Changsheng is unreliable, and even wants to harm us. and hid it for him. β
"How is it possible?" Zhihui was so anxious that her voice choked up, "I ......" If she found out that her uncle was also unreliable, she would definitely cut off contact directly.
"Isn't that enough?" Zhiruo said with a smile, "Remember, we are brothers and sisters, and we should face everything together, whether it is measured in advance or undertaken afterwards." β
Ming Ze nodded in unison, and Zhihui said softly: "I understand." "Her surname is Yin, so there is no need to feel guilty about the actions of the Liu family, especially the aunt Lu. Instead of feeling guilty about problems, why don't you be more cautious and vigilant before?
Zhiruo looked at Zhihui's relieved and firm eyes in his eyes, and nodded with satisfaction, people are most afraid of drilling the tip of the horns, there is no problem, getting into the tip of the horns, it is like bringing colored glasses, seeing people with their own qualitative colors, to inferiority complex, conceit two extremes of development, distorted character.
Within two days, news came that Changsheng had taken a leave of absence from the Lu family.
It is said that Mu Song kindly gave a sick little flower named Hanako a steamed bun, and the brother named Hanako was grateful, and told him a conversation that he had inadvertently overheard, and the parties to the dialogue were the owner lady of the Liu family snack restaurant and three men, one surnamed Lu, which sounded like the younger brother of the owner lady, and the two surnamed Wu, who seemed to be the creditors of the man surnamed Lu.
Mu Song couldn't believe it when he heard the content of that paragraph, it turned out that his mother was not only going to use the secret recipe of spicy cabbage given to them by the eldest girl to pay off the debts of their uncle who had caused them to lose their grandmother and family business, but also to calculate the yard and shop where they live now into his uncle's name. Fortunately, his father listened to Qi Bo's reminder and sued the official with a resolute attitude, which scared the Wu family away, so he was not fooled.
The more he thought about it, the more scared he became, if his father really handed over the formula and sold Hui'er's cousin's real estate in order to save his sister, even if the eldest girl and Hui'er's cousin didn't sue the official and didn't want them to compensate, they wouldn't trust them and take care of them anymore, wouldn't their family be displaced again, and they wouldn't have enough food and clothing? In the mother's heart, the husband and children combined are not as good as a maiden brother?
Mu Song was still hesitant to sue his father to guard against his mother and uncle, but he didn't expect that Mulan who was hiding behind the door had already cried and ran out to find Changsheng.
As Mu Song was worried, Changsheng was really furious, wrote a letter of resignation and ran to the house rented by Lu Mancai. The room was not far away, on the next street, was a small courtyard room, and the Lu family went to deliver food to Lu Mancai early in the morning, and he didn't come back for a long time.
When the three of Changsheng's father and son arrived, everyone else in the courtyard went to beg for a living, and the Lu sisters and brothers had no scruples, and were scolding Qi Bo for his bad deeds, the Yin family's injustice, and Changsheng's ruthlessness and unrighteousness.
When Changsheng, who had a blue face and red eyes, kicked open the door and dropped the letter of resignation, the Lu sisters and brothers instantly turned white and desperately explained the "misunderstanding".
In front of the neighbors who came to watch, Changsheng only coldly dropped a few words: "You have nothing to do with my Liu family now, if there is any difference between the Mu Song brothers and sisters, I don't care about anything else, I will definitely kill you first, it's a big deal to accompany my life." I was blind for eternity, married a wicked woman like you who lost my conscience, and was angry with my mother, and I have long been ashamed of my mother and sister, and I went to them to make amends after killing you. β
The Lu sisters and brothers were so stunned that they even forgot about Sapo, and then they remembered the scene when the immortal madman waved a kitchen knife and scare away a group of debt collectors on the day of his mother's death.
In the face of a pair of children, Changsheng finally gave Lu thirty taels of silver, and asked her to take away two hairpins, a silver bracelet, and clothes and fabrics given by Zhihui.
Hearing this news, Zhiruo sighed lightly: "Uncle Changsheng is also benevolent and righteous!" Thirty taels of silver is probably all the savings of the Liu family's father and son who have worked hard day and night since they arrived in Los Angeles. But they were all taken away by the Lu family at once. However, this can also see the character of immortality and affection.
Zhiruo thought about taking Mulan to Meizhuang to twist her temperament, so as not to be used in the future, cause trouble for the immortal father and son, and even implicate them Meizhuang. Second, if you give birth to a man for a long time, and you are busy every day, how can you have the time and energy to teach your daughter? For Changsheng. I'm afraid the biggest help is to settle Mulan.
Zhihui hesitated: "Eldest sister, of course I want to help my uncle, but ...... However, Mulan's cousin has a temperament with the Lu family. I'm worried about ....... As. I sent some money to my uncle. Let him talk about a good family again, marry a virtuous aunt, and then be able to help his uncle take care of the house. He can teach Mulan again. β
That day, Qi Bo said that his uncle was loyal and capable, and he should have divorced the ruined and immoral woman of the Lu family a long time ago, and married a good daughter-in-law, who was virtuous and safe, and it was also good for a pair of children. Mulan was lazy and delicate at a young age, and in Aunt Qiang's words, "Miss has a heart for her life, and she doesn't know what to do", if she really comes to Meizhuang to be a "cousin girl" as she wishes, who knows what kind of moth will happen?
Zhiruo smiled: "Hui'er has grown up and knows how to think about problems independently, which is very good." Your worries are not unreasonable, but, Uncle Changsheng's character, do you think he would consider remarrying so soon after he divorced the Lu family? Although Mulan has a lot of problems, fortunately, she is still young and has a chance to twist it. Don't worry, I didn't invite her to be a cousin, but let her earn her own money to save her dowry, and also improve her reputation. You must know that having a mother who is immoral and abandoned will inevitably bring her reputation. β
Zhihui's eyes lit up, yes, the eldest sister has always been cautious and thoughtful, what she can think of, the eldest sister must have thought of it a long time ago, and she already has a countermeasure, so she will propose to bring Mulan over. The reason why I asked her opinion was just to exercise her ability to analyze and deal with things.
"But," after a short period of excitement, Zhihui hesitated again, "What will Mulan do?" Uncle said that she was not good at needlework, she had never learned how to cook, and she only knew how to eat and dress up all her days. "I don't know how to dress up, and the red and green are all piled up on my body.
Zhiruo said with a smile: "No, you can't learn, our Meizhuang has enough manpower, and we don't expect her to do much." After she came, in addition to taking classes with Xuan'er, she followed Sister-in-law Ajuan, and Sister-in-law Ajuan's female popularity and cooking skills were enough for her to learn. "Mulan doesn't even know a few big characters, so naturally she can't keep up with Zhihui's Cheng dΓΉ, and I'm afraid it's very difficult to follow Zhixuan. However, it would be very good to be able to learn some basics, literacy and arithmetic, and understanding reason and etiquette, and I hope she will not be as greedy and shallow as Lu in the future.
"Sister-in-law Ajuan?" Zhihui was happy again, "That's excellent, Sister-in-law Ajuan is diligent and capable, and she is also gentle and careful, if even Sister-in-law Ajuan is impatient with Cousin Mulan, she really can't find anyone who is willing to accept her and teach her." β
Sister-in-law Ajuan is in charge of the small kitchen of the Twisted Plum Courtyard, not only the cooking skills are deeply loved and appreciated by Zhihui and Zhixuan, but also often make clothes and purses for the Zhihui sisters. Even Changsheng, who had only happened to meet twice, was full of praise when he mentioned her.
When Changsheng first sent rent to Meizhuang, it was Ajuan's sister-in-law who led the way, and they had a good impression of each other. Later, Zhihui asked Ajuan's sister-in-law, who went out of the village to buy on a business trip, sent something to Liu's snack restaurant once, and it happened that the snack restaurant was too busy, Ajuan's sister-in-law didn't say a word, so she put on an apron to help neatly, her cooking skills are not inferior to Changsheng, but let the customers of that day never forget.
Zhihui thought that the eldest sister arranged for Mulan to follow Sister-in-law Ajuan, and the uncle would be very happy and satisfied. The uncle, who was busy earning money all day long and came and went in a hurry, listened to her patiently when she came last time, and she patiently told her about the origin of Ajuan's mother and son, and sighed that Ajuan's sister-in-law was not easy, she was a virtuous and capable woman and an admirable mother.
The two sisters were talking happily, and Ruchun came in to report: "Girl, Pan Shizi is here, and he also brought a friend with him, Uncle Qiang said that it was the eldest young master of the Xiang family who was ordered by the emperor to inspect the butterfly seven fragrances last time, and Uncle Qiang has accompanied the two young masters to entertain." Uncle Johnson said that the girl could just go over to the front and say hello. β
When I received the post yesterday, Zhiruo knew that this side could not be seen, if it was in the former Zhenbei General's Mansion, Pan Shizi and a foreign man came to visit, neither a decree, nor an elder, Zhiruo naturally did not need to meet. But now this Yin family is a female household, she is the head of the family, and out of politeness, she also wants to meet her. This is different from the time Qiu Yiran came, Qiu Yiran is the "ex-husband" who knows Ruo and divorced, and it is normal that he is reluctant to see each other in order to avoid suspicion. And Pan Shizi was entrusted by Tie Muyuan to take care of their sisters and brothers, and Tie Muyuan also explained this matter in his letter.
After a series of overt and covert contacts and investigations, Zhiruo did not believe the rumors about Pan Jiaming from the outside world, but hoped that the Mingze brothers, especially the older Mingze, could have more contacts with Pan Jiaming. On the one hand, learn the ability of others to hide their clumsiness, and on the other hand, Pan Jiaming has a special identity, and there is no harm in making friends with him.
Zhiruo nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll go over later, is there any movement on Qiu Niangzi's side?" If Qiu Ling's master and servant came to their Meizhuang, they would definitely be very interested in a distinguished guest like Pan Jiaming.
Ruchun replied: "Qiu Niangzi didn't have any special moves, but her maid Yueji seemed to be very excited, and she talked very warmly with other maids. "However, this doesn't mean anything, it's not just the maid who is excited, after all, the two male guests who visited, one is the first gentleman with a noble status, and the other is the famous young master of the Xiang family who is more beautiful and fragrant than a woman, by the way, there is also a Bangyanlang who is willing to be a gentleman's follower, which can't help but make people curious, especially the young girl in Huaichun. Even if their status is low enough or not, it doesn't affect their gossip, does it?
Zhiruo smiled and did not comment. Although it was only a little excited, it was a little bit of movement, wasn't it? It's been a few days, and the master and servant are very quiet, even if they don't come for their Meizhuang, it's too quiet, right?
Zhihui blinked: "That Qiu Niangzi doesn't seem to like us very much, and she doesn't like to live in Meizhuang, but A-Xing is cute and cute, and she has a good time with Xuan'er." She really thought it was strange, didn't she say that Mrs. Qiu was very pitiful, and she didn't live well before she met Grandpa Banshan? (To be continued......)