Chapter 19: Rumors

Aunt Guan was in a dilemma and agreed, afraid that the sister-in-law would show her stuffing, and the gossip that the Guan family locked up the little daughter and didn't let her see people was nothing, in case Guan Yunniang didn't mention the so-called "adultery" between Wu Shaoying and Guan Rongniang lightly, it would be difficult to clean up!

But if they don't agree, the daughter of the chief bookkeeper will be blamed, how will the Guan family deal with it? Don't look at it as just the daughter of the chief bookkeeper, she can't be offended. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info The Guan family only has the deceased old man Guan who has a reputation for showing off his talents, and Uncle Guan is still a white body, although the school has taught many scholars, but the children who are really promising are all sent to Mr. Qin before they are taught. The Guan family relied on the Qin family, the in-laws, and in front of the county officials, there was still a little bit of thin noodles. But the Guan family never dared to take a big deal, and they would not really think that they could be on an equal footing with others because others gave the Guan family face.

Mama Tiger remained silent. In fact, she thinks that as long as Aunt Guan finds an excuse, such as waking up Guan Yunniang and asking her to comb her hair and change her clothes, so as not to be rude in front of the guests, etc., she will explain to Guan Yunniang in advance, no matter how stupid Guan Yunniang is, she will not dare to talk nonsense in front of outsiders. After passing this hurdle, the daughter of the main bookkeeper always has to leave with her parents and family, are you afraid that she will be entangled? Aunt Guan can't even think of such a thing, and she can't open her mouth. After all, she is just a servant of the Guan family's in-laws, not the Guan family, how can she meddle in the affairs of the Guan family?

The daughter of the master bookkeeper is very favored at home, and the lady of the master book is already a little displeased when she sees Uncle Guan's hesitation, but she still has to take into account the etiquette on her face: "What? Is there anything inconvenient about Grandma Guan?"

When it came to this, what else could Aunt Guan say? The wife and the young lady of the main bookkeeper were forced to each other, how could the little Guan family dare to refuse? She could only agree.

As soon as Aunt Guan agreed, the daughter of the master bookkeeper immediately ordered the girl next to her to see Guan Yunniang, and specially gave her a look. The girl nodded knowingly.

The things on the adjacent road don't have to be done by the aunt, the servant woman Wu Shaoying found was smart, and immediately greeted the girl, and the two went to the west wing one after the other. At the same time, another servant woman went to the south house to report the news, and by the way gave the lock hanging on the door, so that the people of the main bookkeeper would see it and be suspicious.

Mrs. Guan was still crying with the ladies of her relatives and friends in the north house about Mr. Guan's condition, and when she saw someone going to the south house, she was startled: "Who is that? Why do you want to enter the south house?"

Wu Shaoying's servant happened to lead the girl over to report: "The young lady of the main bookkeeper sent the girl to see the second girl, worried about the second girl's condition, and said that if she couldn't see each other, she couldn't let go of her mind no matter what. ”

Mrs. Guan gritted her teeth secretly, and said weakly: "Miss is kind, I thank Mrs. and Miss for Yun Niang's kindness." It's just that the girl invited to be careful, Yun Niang is sick, but don't get too close, too sick. Then she raised her voice again, "Alas, what is wrong with our family, is it really a bad year? First the eldest son-in-law is gone, the eldest daughter is martyred, our old man is grief-stricken, and he can't afford to be sick, and now the younger daughter is like this." She's still so young, and she's not married yet. If there's a good one, what can I do in the future-"

The voice reached the south house, and Guan Yunniang, who had just received the letter, sat up on the kang, moved her ears, and flattened her mouth aggrievedly.

The servant woman led the girl who was the daughter of the main book into the house, and when the girl saw Guan Yunniang sitting, she hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and quietly looked at her expression.

Guan Yunniang said weakly "I'm sick, I really can't get out of bed, and I hope to forgive me if there is a faux pas", intimidated by the threats of her mother and brother and sister-in-law, she didn't dare to say more than half a word, but her demeanor still showed dissatisfaction.

Zao'er and the two servants were staring in the south room from beginning to end, and the girl didn't get the opportunity to talk to Guan Yunniang alone, so she was a little unwilling, so she asked tentatively: "Second girl Guan, what kind of disease do you have? Do you want to invite a doctor to come and see?"

Guan Yunniang's eyes were red, and she choked up: "I'm not seriously ill, I'll be fine in a few days, thank you girl for remembering." She'll come back to see me in a few days when she's free. I used to think she was cold, but after a long time, I saw people's hearts, and now she is the only one in the county town who treats me sincerely. ”

The girl paused: "Our girl has already decided on a family affair, and she has been doing needlework at home these days, so it is not convenient to go out." But our girl has always been thinking about her, otherwise she wouldn't have sent me to visit her. ”

Guan Yunniang sniffed: "Oh, I almost forgot, your girl just decided to be married, right? It's good, I heard that she is a big family in Linxian County, and she will be blessed in the future." Thinking that she has to keep filial piety for three years, she can't discuss marriage, but her cousin Wu Shaoying may not be able to wait for her for another three years, and she can't say how uncomfortable she is.

The girl smiled dryly and agreed, said a few more words, and then retired. When she returned to the lady in the main book, she naturally couldn't say anything.

Aunt Guan got the letter and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the sister-in-law is not so irrational that she will talk nonsense to outsiders regardless of it. She hurriedly sent away the main bookkeeper's family with kind words. Looking back, Mama Hu, who had been paying attention to the development of the situation, also officially said goodbye, so she had to rest assured, and suddenly heard that Mr. Qin was still at home, and immediately continued to worry.

She didn't know that the main bookkeeper's family went out of the Guan family and returned to the county Yahouya's house, and the master bookkeeper immediately called her daughter and her girl to her room to ask carefully, and after listening to the girl's detailed experience of seeing Guan Yunniang, she fell into deep thought.

The daughter of the bookkeeper sent the girl away and asked in a low voice: "Mother, what should I do?" Sister Yun can't ask anything, how do we know if the rumors are true or false?"

The lady in charge snorted lightly: "If it's really fine, why did the Guan family ask her to pretend to be sick? and lock her up? Guan Lao Fuzi is newly mourned, and his own daughter is not wearing linen and filial piety in front of his spirit, with the Guan family's love for Guan Yunniang in the past, he will act like this, saying that he is not tired, who believes it?"

The daughter of the chief bookkeeper said: "Even if there is really any inside story, it may not be as the rumors say." Mother, let's pretend not to know. ”

The lady in charge of the bookkeeper was silent, and only after a while did she say: "I have always been most unaccustomed to these unsightly things. In the past, I didn't know it, but now that I know, I naturally have to find out. If the two families of Qinguan really have something unspeakable, our family will no longer be able to interact with them. No matter what your father says about Mr. Qin's high morality, I can't agree. Your brother can't be sent to the Qin family to study!"

The daughter of the chief bookkeeper hurriedly persuaded her mother: "Mother, don't say that, even if the rumors are true, it is also the eldest daughter of the Guan family and the Wu prisoner, and the Qin family must be kept in the dark." As long as Mr. Qin is good at learning, his younger brother is fine. Otherwise, where else can I find a better teacher in Mizhi County? My younger brother is at the age of studying, and if he delays his studies, he will definitely regret it in the future!"

The lady of the main book frowned and hesitated.

At this time, the master bookkeeper came over, and when he heard his daughter's words, he entered the house in some surprise and asked, "Who has delayed their studies? What do you want to regret? What are you mother and daughter talking about?"

His wife and daughter looked at each other and decided to confess to him and let him take the idea.

It turns out that the lady of the main book lives in the back office on weekdays, and when she is bored, she will occasionally call a mother-in-law who sells flowers to relieve her boredom, not only can she buy some fat powder purse, needles and threads, but also inquire about the gossip on the streets. If he encounters injustice, he will also tell his husband and ask him to bring tolerance to punish the bad people and help the poor and widows.

This is a harmless little hobby, and the mother-in-law who sells flowers enters the county government, and she will be cautious in her words and deeds, and she will never talk too much if she shouldn't say it. Recently, a new flower seller came to the nearby street, and she had a clever mouth, and she was very likable to speak. When the lady in charge heard someone mention it, she called her to relieve her boredom, but unexpectedly learned of a big scandal from her!

The eldest daughter of the Guan family, who married into the Qin family as the eldest daughter-in-law and was recently widowed and martyred, is said to have had an adulterous affair with her two aunts and cousin Wu Shaoying. Guan was so ashamed that he hanged himself, and he never committed suicide for the sake of martyrdom. Her adulterer Wu Shaoying was still cheeky, pretending to be nothing in and out of the Guan family, and he was about to make the old master Guan angry.

This scandal has spread to the present, and it has become that Old Man Guan is completely angry to death. The lady in the main book didn't know whether it was true or not, so she could only take the opportunity of condolences and let her daughter go to investigate.

There is no other reason, long before Guan's suicide, Guan Lao Master was still alive, at that time, because their daughter and Guan Yunniang were friendly, they invited Guan Yunniang to the house as a guest, and at that time I heard Guan Yunniang complain, saying that her cousin Wu Shaoying was unwilling to agree to the marriage, I don't know if there is another sweetheart, there are many objects of suspicion, the little sisters of the neighbor's family, the young ladies of the relatives' family, the women Wu Shaoying met in Suidezhou, and the girl Zao'er at home, and even mentioned her eldest sister Grandma Qin.

At that time, the lady and daughter of the bookkeeper only felt that Guan Yunniang's upbringing was a problem, and they didn't say anything, and then they became estranged. Now that I think about it, I find that the rhetoric on both sides is right, maybe what the flower seller said is true!

The lady in charge said to her husband: "As the saying goes, catch the traitor and catch the double, and catch the thief and take the stolen goods." Now that Grandma Qin is dead, there is no proof of death, no matter whether this rumor is true or not, as long as Wu Jiansheng refuses to admit it, we can't say anything. It's just that the door is not closed, so I can't let the children in the house go to the door again. The daughter-in-law of the Qin family is unruly, and she doesn't know if the access control is strict. The old man always said that he wanted his son to worship Mr. Qin as a teacher, but I didn't think it was necessarily a good idea. ”

The chief bookkeeper pondered for a moment, and then said: "This matter is not proper, the rumors have no beginning and no end, how did it come out? Wu Jiansheng has been away from Mizhi for eight years, and the daughter of the Guan family got married eight years ago, and he and the eldest man of the Qin family have heard that they are also husband and wife, and there have never been any bad rumors. After the death of the eldest man of the Qin family, Wu Jiansheng came back, even if he had seen his cousin, it was in full view of everyone, what kind of adultery could there be? If there was really adultery, why didn't the Qin family know about it, but the mother-in-law who sold flowers outside knew about it first? I am afraid that someone with a heart arranged it. ”

His wife hurriedly said: "If someone has a heart to arrange it, what is the plan? Besides, the mother-in-law is unreliable, Guan's sister-in-law will never lie, right? For no reason, why should she suspect that her own sister is having an affair with her cousin?"

The master sneered: "Although I am an outsider, I don't know what is going on inside the Guan family, but I have also heard people talk about it, the youngest daughter of the Guan family wants to marry Wu Jiansheng, Wu Jiansheng is not happy, so she forced her family to agree, and quarreled with her parents, brothers and sisters-in-law for this, and the neighbors are secretly laughing." Wu Jiansheng refused to marry her, but he was afraid that she had a bad temperament, and he might not have other internal affairs. But she didn't know that she had to blame others for the so-called private feelings everywhere. Don't listen to the wind and rain, since the youngest daughter of the Guan family is not well educated, how can you believe what comes out of her mouth?"

The lady in charge couldn't help but waver, and hesitated for a while before saying, "What the master said is also reasonable, so ...... Will we still ask our son to go to the Qin family to apprentice next year?"

The master bookkeeper paused, his eyes flashed, and he smiled slightly: "Of course I want him to go." Not only can we not alienate the Qin family, but we also have to sell the Qin family and Wu Jiansheng a great favor!"