"He helped you, and you deserve it. But between neighbors, this is needless to say. Mrs. Zhu suddenly said at this time: "I also heard that this He Mingheng moved away from Zeng's house, but I didn't know that he lived so close to you. She looked at Hongzhu meaningfully and frowned, "Although he has some ability, his temper is also too big." ”

Hongzhu was surprised to hear Mrs. Zhu talk about this.

Li also didn't know the details, only she was grateful to He Mingheng for her kindness, but she couldn't help but refute her mother-in-law's words, "Mother, I see that he is gentle, at first glance he looks like a scholar and kind, not like a bad temper." ”

Old Mrs. Zhu snorted lightly, glanced at her, and said: "You are not good at all, you have no success at all, and when you see people talking, you will treat others as a good person." If you don't peel it off these days, who knows what is red and what is black? If you don't get in his way, he naturally doesn't bother with you. ”

Li was a little unconvinced when she heard this, but although Mrs. Zhu's words were not good, she still defended her more in the words, so she didn't speak.

This little daughter-in-law has been married for more than ten years, and Mrs. Zhu still doesn't know about Li, and when she looks at her face, she knows that she didn't listen to her words. If it had changed to the past, Mrs. Zhu was afraid that she would not have scolded immediately, but now because she is far away, she still remembers some of the benefits of the Li family, and she can say a few words.

Mrs. Zhu was patient and said, "He moved next to you, but you didn't even inquire carefully? He used to live well in Zeng's house, if there is nothing to do, where will he move out." You orphans and widows live, and you have to be careful of some evil neighbors, you don't even know this, and you are in a hurry to move in the first place, which really makes me speechless. ”

The Li family is naturally concerned about what kind of people are in the neighborhood, but she is not the one who seeks the root of the matter, thinking that she will live without trouble behind closed doors, and she can't care about what others do. But she wasn't curious, and she had also talked to Zhong twice privately about He Mingheng's move. At this time, as soon as Mrs. Zhu said it, Li replied: "I have also heard about him, and I think he is older, not only preparing for the exam, but also busy with errands, and going out alone to be cleaner, so it is easy to work hard." ”

Mrs. Zhu reprimanded: "Where did the nonsense come from?" If you really want to study and run errands, and someone at his uncle's house will take care of him doing laundry and cooking, isn't it better than him fooling around by himself?"

Li hesitated: "Did he move out and put a room to prepare for marriage?"

Mrs. Zhu sneered, "This is also used to coax people." There's no need to guess, he fell out with the Zeng family and moved out by himself. ”

Li Shi said "um", in fact, she didn't hear some rumors, but she didn't want to say anything else.

Hongzhu also suddenly realized in his heart, this He Mingheng moved out a few years ago, just like their Cheng family, if there is no major event, who will move in a hurry after being closed in recent years, isn't this a toss.

Mrs. Zhu said again: "Then Zeng Ya, you also know, this Tong'an is a well-known person, he has raised He Mingheng for more than ten years, what is good and expensive is not given to his own son, but to him, even the affairs of the yamen are also handed over to him to do, lead him into the door, treat him as a first-class person, and there is nothing to say when he hears it outside." But he didn't know how to be grateful, so he was disobedient when he was older, and after a quarrel with his uncle, he ran out by himself. Her tone was a little heavier, "This person is good on the face, and who knows what is going on the inside." ”

The Li family only felt that there was no reason for it, they were outsiders who didn't know the details, and they didn't say much.

Speaking of He Mingheng, Hongzhu was also a little curious. He is very capable of methods, and he is also a little enthusiastic, not to mention that he helped the Li family yesterday, but he was not their neighbor before, and he also helped Second Uncle Li several times, speaking of which Hongzhu is both admired and grateful. With this thought, Hongzhu also felt that Mrs. Zhu's words were really not very popular.

Nowadays, who dares to boast that their lives are easy and uneventful. It was Hongzhu who lived in the Zhu family before, and it was said that the grandmother and the aunt were in charge, and there were still noisy things in their lives. He Mingheng lives in his uncle's house, he is really an outsider, he is a man, he is more relaxed, and he is afraid that there will be times when he can't bear it. Now that he has grown up, he also has the ability, if he really had a suspicion before, it is a good thing that he doesn't have to send people to be idle under the fence when he moves out. Even if he lived in harmony and harmony in Zeng's house before, he was still more comfortable moving out at this time than living there.

Hongzhu somewhat had some sympathy with He Mingheng, so when he heard Mrs. Zhu's words, his face showed a little disapproval.

After Mrs. Zhu finished speaking, she didn't hear Li say a few words to echo her for a while, and glanced at her dissatisfiedly, and couldn't help but be annoyed that this daughter-in-law was stupid and blind, and it was in vain to talk to her. That's it, but when Mrs. Zhu turned her head, she happened to see Hongzhu's distracted appearance, and she was stunned for a moment, and remembered something inexplicably.

Mrs. Zhu frowned, thought for a while and then said thoroughly, and only said, "I don't think you know what he quarreled with his own uncle." If you knew, it wouldn't be like that. I don't know what others think of this man, but I see that although it is not bad, it is not very good. ”

She sneered twice, "Zeng Ya saw that his parents were dead, and he was young and lonely, so he kindly took his family over, and he thought that raising one more person was just one more pair of chopsticks, and their Zeng family was not short of those few dollars and food. When he was five or six years old, Zeng Ya asked him to study with the sons of the Zeng family, but he didn't want to study together, so He Mingheng showed his ability, and Zeng Ya's own sons didn't succeed. That's it, it's hard to talk about talent, and Zeng Ya is not an intolerable person. He was a little sorry that his son didn't open his mind, but he was also happy to see He Mingheng come out, and he didn't obstruct it at all, and he invited him more and more famous teachers.

After three or four years, Zeng Ya saw that his sons were older, so he began to take his sons in and out of the yamen, thinking that if he couldn't read, the errands in the yamen could still be done. Isn't that how the work in the yamen has been passed down from generation to generation. Who knows, the serious person who was led by Zeng Ya didn't learn any skills, so he followed with fun, and only heard and saw three or four points on the side, but he was extremely transparent and had means. Within two years, the scribe in the yamen actually called He Mingheng a brother and a brother, but threw the son of the Zeng family behind. I won't say how he behaves, but you should understand what kind of scheming he is, what kind of abilities he has, can he be a good and simple man?"

The Li family has always been thinking about these people, in the past, he only knew that He Mingheng was capable, but he didn't speculate much, and when he heard this, he was a little frightened. She opened her mouth, and only said a sentence after half a sound, "If it weren't for my mother, I really didn't expect him, he is a powerful person." ”

Hongzhu on the side faintly felt that Mrs. Zhu was biased, but in the end, Hongzhu has lived for two lives and is an ordinary person, and the secret Hongzhu in the yamen is hearsay, and it is important to understand the details. Speaking of which, He Mingheng is just a neighbor, Hongzhu probably still has a little less good neighborly and friendly thoughts, people can't offend her, why should she keep an eye on people all the time.

Mrs. Zhu said again: "He can do his job, if he keeps his duty, it doesn't matter, who doesn't like a smart person? Zeng Ya is now old, and seeing that his son can't take over the affairs in the yamen, he also wants to let He Mingheng go. I thought about kissing and marrying my daughter to him. Who knew that He Ming had a big heart, and he couldn't look down on either. I didn't agree with a word a few years ago, so I moved out. She snorted, "I'm old, and I don't think these words are just a pastime, and I say a few words behind my back, this man is restless and doesn't know how to lift." This is still light, if you change to a spicy and powerful one, I am afraid that if you open your mouth, you will scold him for being ungrateful!"

After hearing this, Li Shi believed seventy or eighty percent, then shook his head and said, "If this is the case, he is not right." After saying that, he sighed and looked at the red beads inexplicably.

Hongzhu didn't pay attention to Li's move. She only felt funny when she thought about Mrs. Zhu's words, and Mrs. Zhu was indispensable for scolding people and being ungrateful and rebellious, and she dared to say that she was kind-hearted. Hongzhu was afraid that Mrs. Zhu would see the clues, so she hung her head and said nothing.

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhu only felt that the two mothers and daughters believed it, so she stopped talking.

After saying a few more words, Hongzhu diverted the topic and asked about Zhu Sanbao. In fact, seeing that Mrs. Zhu and the Li family had this mind to gossip in the house, Sanbao was mostly fine.

Sure enough, Mrs. Zhu's expression was quite calm, and she replied: "The fever subsided in the morning, but I was restless, crying for a while and resting for a while, and it didn't stop." I can't stay in that room, if I don't let him kill me there. I have been sick for a few days, but now that it is stable, I am also relieved, and I just ask Pan'er to watch it. ”

Hongzhu was also relieved when she heard this, and asked about Zhu Boxiu again. learned that Zhu Guida sent him to the inn early in the morning, and even brought his books and luggage, and he would not come back if he didn't finish the exam. Yesterday, Jiang and Pan'er guarded Sanbao all night, and now Jiang can't stay up and sleep, Zhu Guida was going to guard people, but when he saw that Sanbao had subsided from fever, he still asked Pan'er and Zhu Zilan to watch, and went forward to open a shop.

Hongzhu went to see Sanbao, and when she saw that the fruit was fine, she went to help Zhu Zilan boil medicine. After the soup was boiled, he came back to help Pan'er feed the medicine. Seeing that the hour was almost up, Hongzhu said that she would go to the restaurant, and before leaving, Li also said that she had brought her clothes with her, and Hongzhu could come directly to Zhu's house after finishing her work in the evening.

Hongzhu thought that if she didn't come, Li was afraid that she wouldn't go back, so she agreed to come back earlier.