Chapter 13: Eavesdropping
Guan Yunniang lives in the west wing of the backyard of the Guan family, which is similar to the house layout of Uncle Guan's family in the east wing, and it is also a three-room house. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info a small flower hall in the middle, the south house is Guan Yunniang's bedroom, and the north house was originally the residence of Guan when he was not married. After she got married, the house was empty, and only some miscellaneous items were placed.
Later, the Guan family set up a large kang along the north wall in this house, which collapsed east and west, occupying almost one-third of the room's space. In winter, the women and children of the family warm up here, do needlework, and if a female guest comes, it is also a place to meet or stay overnight. The living room in the front yard is a little cold, and Mrs. Guan lives in the main house on weekdays, because Mr. Guan loves to be quiet, and it is not easy to see relatives and friends there. Now that Mr. Guan is seriously ill and the smell in the house is unpleasant, Mrs. Guan directly uses this big kang as her bed.
Here, the head and tail of the kang are next to the window. The window on the side of the kang faces the courtyard, and the window at the end of the kang faces the wall, but there is still a distance of three or four feet from the root of the wall. Someone stood there talking, just by the paper pasted on the window, there was not much sound at all, Qin Hanzhen could hear it clearly by the kang.
After Guan Yunniang's earth-shattering questioning, what responded to her was a male voice that was a little unfamiliar to Qin Hanzhen, with eagerness and anger in his tone: "Cousin, don't talk nonsense. Today, people from the Qin family are coming, if you say these words, if they hear them, won't it be a misunderstanding?!"
Guan Yunniang sounded very disapproving, and sneered: "I'm afraid of misunderstanding, what is the eldest sister who can do it, I can say it! She doesn't treat me as a sister anymore, do I still have to think about her reputation?!"
The man seemed even more angry: "I really don't know why you have so much resentment towards your cousin, and you won't let her go even if she dies." I told you a long time ago that I am innocent with my cousin, if you don't believe it, forget it, don't talk nonsense in front of people!"
"Do you think I'll believe you if you say that?" Guan Yunniang said angrily, "As soon as she got married, you left Mizhi, and you haven't come back for eight years, and you won't marry a wife." She just died a man, and you ran back, and even went to Qin's house to find her, saying that you are innocent between you? You treat me as a fool! My father saw that you were beating a bachelor and planned to marry me to you, but you refused to agree. What's wrong with me? In terms of family background, you are just an orphan raised by our family, and even if you are a prisoner now, you should not dislike our family. In terms of appearance, there are not no girls in the county who can compare to me, but with your family background, you still dare to think that they can't succeed? I'm standing out for everything, why don't you want to marry me? If you don't still think about your eldest sister in your heart, what else can it be?!"
Qin Hanzhen smacked his tongue when he heard it, although he didn't know if this man, who should be his cousin Wu Shaoying, really had a personal relationship with his mother Guan, but he was angry at his aunt Guan Yunniang's temper, but if Cousin Wu was a little smarter, he wouldn't dare to marry her.
Even if Cousin Wu was once down-and-out and was raised by the Guan family, now that he is a prisoner, he is a person with knowledge and some ability. He has been gone for eight years, and he has only recently returned. Guan Yunniang was still a little girl eight years ago, and looking at this temper, it doesn't seem like she has any deep affection with her cousin. I haven't seen you for so many years, how can she have the confidence to say to her cousin: You have no home or job, our family is kind to you, I am willing to marry you, even if you take a big advantage, you have no reason to refuse. If you don't agree, you must have an affair with another woman......
Qin Hanzhen shook his head when he heard this, thinking that his aunt's temper, even if he really forcibly married Cousin Wu, there would be inevitably gaps between husband and wife in the future. Having said that, the reason why Guan Yunniang was yin and yang in front of her niece was because she resented the eldest sister Guan for "snatching" her favorite husband, so she was angry with Guan's daughter?
Qin Hanzhen walked away for a moment, and then heard Wu Shaoying refute Guan Yunniang again: "I told you a long time ago not to think nonsense, but you want to drill the horns." At that time, I had been studying with Mr. Qin for two years, and Mr. said that I was almost hot, and asked me to try the children's test, and I won the first case, and went to the house to study, which is also the proper meaning. Xi'an City is thousands of miles away from Mizhi County, since you say that I have no home and no bottom, and I am shy in my pocket, I should naturally understand that I have no money to return to my hometown to visit relatives, and the same is true for not marrying a wife for a long time. Later, he was lifted and re-entered the capital Guozijian, and the road was farther, so there is no need to say it. I have been studying in Guozijian for many years, and the teachers and teachers all say that my knowledge is not enough, but I have too little experience, and the articles lack taste, so I can travel abroad to study and increase my knowledge. I set out from the capital, planning to slowly return to my hometown all the way, visiting celebrities along the way, until I went to Suidezhou to see my former classmates, and heard that my cousin-in-law had an accident, so I rushed back to worship. Even if it is not for my cousin's in-law relationship, Brother Qin is also the eldest son of my mentor, Mr. Qin, and if I come back to give him a stick of incense, what's wrong? You accuse me of having an affair with my cousin, it's really far-fetched!"
Guan Yunniang was skeptical: "Really? but...... How could it be such a coincidence?"
Wu Shaoying said lightly: "I set off from the capital in the late spring of last year, and I walked slowly all the way, and I arrived in Suide after the year." If you have to say that this is too much of a coincidence, could it be that I knew that something was going to happen to my cousin-in-law last year?"
Guan Yunniang was silent for a while before she asked indignantly: "Then why don't you want to marry me?!"
Wu Shaoying's voice was a little stiff: "I grew up in the Guan family since I was a child, and you are like a sister to me." How can I marry my own sister? Besides, my uncle has never said that he is married, but my aunt has asked me in private, and outsiders don't know about it. If my cousin hadn't talked about it in front of my uncle, my uncle wouldn't have been furious. Why does my cousin have to make a fuss about this? Of course, I will cause criticism, but how good can it be to my cousin?!"
Guan Yunniang looked like she was going to be willful to the end: "I don't care! Since you don't like the eldest sister, why can't you marry me?" Unless, ...... You're lying to me!"
Wu Shaoying's tone sounded more and more stiff, as if she was holding back something: "I didn't lie to you, this is the truth." Cousin don't talk about it anymore. Now that my uncle is seriously ill in bed, everyone in the family is worried, and my cousin should also go to my uncle's side to do more filial piety. When it comes to marriage, you have your own aunts and uncles to make decisions for you. ”
Guan Yunniang was full of grievances: "I'm not going! I know in my heart that you all blame me for hurting my eldest sister, Daddy, Auntie, and brother and sister-in-law, all angry with me." How can I be blamed for this? I just told Daddy that my eldest sister wants to rob me of my marriage and marry you instead. Even if I was mistaken, when Daddy scolded the eldest sister, she would just make it clear. She herself only cries and cries, and doesn't say anything to justify, how do we know that she was wronged? No one knows that she will hang herself......
Speaking of this, Guan Yunniang felt more and more aggrieved: "It's all the eldest sister's fault, it's okay to make it clear, why do you have to hang yourself? Now if Daddy has a good one, I want to keep filial piety, and I will become an old girl in three years, can I still get married?!"
When Qin Hanzhen heard this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes. Her father is sick and dying, and all Guan Yunniang thinks about is whether she can marry or not? Is this ...... A little too affectionate?
Wu Shaoying seemed to have the same idea, gritted her teeth and said, "My cousin is too worried." With an aunt and cousin and sister-in-law, I won't let my cousin worry about marriage by herself no matter what. You should go and see your uncle more now! Even Medical Officer Zhang said that my uncle was afraid that it would not be good. My cousin has leisure, so it's better to be filial in front of my uncle. Something else...... It's really not the right time to mention it!"
It stands to reason that when he talks about this, Guan Yunniang should shut up. But who knew that this girl was used to being willful, and when she heard Wu Shaoying's words, she became angry again: "Cousin said this, am I a person who only thinks about my own marriage and doesn't care about my father's life or death? What did I do wrong, you want to slander me like this? I like you wholeheartedly, if you don't appreciate it, forget it, and teach me a lesson in turn, what's it?!"
Wu Shaoying said dryly: "My cousin misunderstood, I didn't mean to teach you a lesson, I just reminded you not to talk nonsense in front of people." You're a girl who hasn't been out of the cabinet, and it's not like you're supposed to talk about it all day long. And my cousin has gone, and if you are your own sister, you shouldn't ruin the reputation behind her, even if it's for the sake of your reputation. ”
Guan Yunniang choked up and said, "To put it bluntly, you just don't want to marry me, and you still have to protect the eldest sister." She's all dead, what are you doing protecting her? You still say that you have no personal relationship with her? If you don't have a personal relationship, you will protect her like this?!"
Wu Shaoying was silent, Qin Hanzhen was listening in the window, and he was tired for him.
Guan Yunniang covered her face and whined twice, and when she saw that Wu Shaoying didn't move, she seemed to be even more angry, and stomped her feet and said, "I know, you said it for a long time, but you just coaxed me." If you don't give me an explanation, I'm not done with you!"
Wu Shaoying stood in place and didn't say anything for a long time.
Qin Han really thought about it, reached out and gently pushed the window. The window page made a slight "squeak" sound, and it was easy to open a slit. But she couldn't push the window any higher, because it was open upwards, and she didn't have the strength.
Wu Shaoying, who was standing outside the window, turned pale, he slowly stretched out his hand and lifted the window page, and saw Qin Hanzhen's pale little face appear behind the window. He stood on the ground, staring at her, silent for a long time.
It was the first time Qin Hanzhen had seen this cousin Wu. I saw that he was in his twenties, with a handsome appearance, a fair complexion, a somewhat thin chin, a long mustache, a long and jade body, and a straight waist. It's just that the handsome guy's complexion doesn't look very good, with a little haggard on his face, and bloodshot eyes, I think I've been working hard lately.
Qin Han really thought about it, and asked him, "Is what you just said true?"
Wu Shaoying seemed to understand what she wanted to ask: "It's true." ”
Qin Hanzhen looked at the south: "I'm alone in this room, grandma took Mama Tiger to talk in the next room, I don't know if I heard it." ”
Wu Shaoying's face suddenly became even paler.