Early the next morning, He Jiaxian went to invite Chen Shi'an, and seeing that she was in a good mood, he said: "A few days ago, my father ordered the second master to write a few articles, please take a look at the teacher." Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info but you see that the second master has disappeared all day long, even if he is reluctant to write, it is in a hurry, and he really has no intentions. But in the end, I didn't want to disappoint my father, so I thought about taking these articles back and asking my father for advice, so I could come back and urge my second master to go to school......"

Since Fang Qirui told her bluntly a long time ago that the Chen family didn't like him, He Jiaxian also learned to be obedient, as long as he asked for Chen, he would definitely say that Fang Qirui was bad.

Sure enough, when Chen heard that Fang Qirui was not studying well, a meaningful smile flashed on his face: "The second child has your good wife, which is really his blessing." Since it was requested by the master, then you can go yourself. ”

He Jiaxian hurriedly thanked him.

I listened to Chen's serious words: "You too, how can you be so used to him." He should be forced to study seriously. ”

He Jiaxian smiled bitterly in embarrassment: "What kind of temper is the second master, and my mother doesn't know it?"

Chen sighed and seemed to agree: "Also, even the master can't do anything about him, he beats and scolds, it's useless, but it's even more stubborn." If it goes on like this, what should I do? Hey, the possibility is innate, you look at karma, young, but very sensible. A few days ago, the old man praised him very much, saying that he had a good eye, and the goods he selected were sold in demand, and the accounts were clear......"

Boasting about his son, the Chen family talked endlessly, as if he had won the jackpot, He Jiaxian listened patiently, and heard the next person come to report, saying that the Zhou family came over with the new aunt.

He Jiaxian hurriedly took the opportunity to retire, but when he passed by, he glanced at his new aunt, looking haggard and sluggish, as if he was sick.

Zhou did not shy away from it, and said with a smile: "She is a foreigner, Yanzhou City is dry, and she is not accustomed to water and soil, so she is sick." My mother and I came to ask for instructions and wanted to send her to recuperate in her Zhuangzi in the south of the Yangtze River. It was also my dowry there, so I can rest assured that I put it there. ”

He Jiaxian nodded: "Sister-in-law is really a bodhisattva. ”

Regarding this new aunt, He Jiaxian didn't listen to Sydney chewing the root of her tongue when she was free, saying that her mouth was very sweet, and she was good friends with many people in the Fang Mansion. I just don't know why I got sick all of a sudden.

It's not her business, so she didn't care, and began to clean up after a few pleasantries.

Jixiang came over to help pack the silver and the gifts he brought back one by one, and said after a long time: "The slave maid heard that the new aunt served the uncle on the first day, and she was not allowed to rest when it was late, so she went to the grandmother's room to stand in the room for a night and set up rules!"

He Jiaxian was stunned: "You mean, grandma deliberately embarrassed her?"

"That's not what I said, it's that they're all preaching. When the grandmother eats, she often tastes hot soup and porridge with tea, water, and dishes. Sleeping at night also made her watch at night, and when she fell asleep, she would scream and wake her up...... As time goes by, the most watery people will wither, which is really pitiful. ”

"How can everyone have a legend about such a secret thing?" He Jiaxian wondered.

"It's not from Qinxinyuan, it's the new aunt herself. She looked at the person who was not willing to be wronged. Ji Xiang has some pain connected with fate: "Uncle is sick again, he can't take care of her, it's very pitiful." ”

It was only in the afternoon that public opinion turned. It is said that some maids have begun to talk about it, saying that the new aunt stole the grandmother's precious jewelry, and the grandmother kept her dignity before saying that.

He Jiaxian became more and more foggy, and when Fang Qirui heard about it in the evening, he sneered and said, "Sister-in-law is only afraid that she has spent a lot of money on this matter." ”

He Jiaxian always felt that although Zhou was sleek, it was not so bad, and he thought that Fang Qirui could write articles, but he hid his own business, and he was angry, and he deliberately couldn't help but defend her.

Fang Qirui smiled and touched her head, and He Jiaxian shrank. Fang Qirui's hand was empty, so he could only retract it: "Why do you think she hasn't come out for a few years, but the eldest brother doesn't have a concubine?"

Oh, yes. He Jiaxian thought about it, although Fang Qizong was not in good health, the Fang family had silver. There are many good girls from poor families who are willing to be concubines.

"There are two wedding maids brought by my sister-in-law, and now there is only one person left, where else do you guess?" Seeing that He Jiaxian had a bad attitude towards himself, Fang Qirui, who had never gossiped much, also sold Guan Zi and deliberately made her curious.

Sure enough, He Jiaxian was fooled and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

Fang Qirui quietly pulled her closer, hugged her tightly and said slowly: "Originally, the two were given to the eldest brother as a room, in order to have a son and a half daughter as soon as possible and pass on the ancestry." Who knows, the previous one, seeing that the sister-in-law swallowed her anger and was quite liked by the eldest brother, she scolded Si Chen, and didn't know what to say. The sister-in-law also indulged her. If someone asked, the sister-in-law said that this is her mother's family, and it is the same relationship as her sisters, so let it pass. ”

"Sister-in-law is a good person. He Jiaxian didn't realize that the distance between the two people was close, and said with emotion, Zhou helped her a lot before, and she still remembered this kindness.

"One day, the maid actually wore a red dress and quarreled with her sister-in-law in Qinxin Courtyard, and the sister-in-law couldn't bear it anymore, so she was stripped naked and humiliated in public. ”

He Jiaxian was stunned: This is much worse than the pain of flesh and skin.

"That girl hanged herself at night. Fang Qirui was stunned, "After she died, my sister-in-law still tried her best to arrange her funeral, which is quite beautiful." It's just that after that, the rest of Hejing began to be a man with his tail between his legs, and the rest of the people in Qinxin Yuan didn't dare to make a mistake again. Mrs. mentioned a few times about taking a concubine for her eldest brother, and the sister-in-law cried and cried about the previous maid bullying her, and said that the slave bullied the master, and the lady knew that she was pitiful and didn't care, and now she was carrying a human life on her back, and it was difficult to sleep and eat, and she was afraid that she would not be able to live if she entered a new person. ”

"Mrs. knows that she is wrong, when she made a fuss, her sister-in-law mentioned it to her a few times, and Mrs. let her sister-in-law solve it herself. Later, when the person died, the sister-in-law went to the master to confess her guilt and told everything she had done. The old man was very angry, angrily reprimanded his wife's inaction, and also scolded his sister-in-law, saying that such a thing would not happen in Qinxinyuan in the future. ”

Fang Qirui saw that He Jiaxian just wanted to hear the story, and didn't want to be close to her, so he was stupid: "Later, no one dared." Some people also said that when the maid died, she was dressed in red, and she wanted to turn into a ghost and ask for her sister-in-law's life. Look outside the window......" Fang Qirui said, He Jiaxian was so frightened that he shrank into his arms, and he succeeded in the end.

The next day, out of the desire to stay with the Xu family more, He Jiaxian set off after lunch, and arrived at the gate of the courtyard after a while, only to see that the door was empty.

Jixiang was about to speak, He Jiaxian waved his hand, opened the door gently, and tiptoed in.

In the yard, the corals were carrying water and preparing for the fire, and they were so tired from the cold solar terms of late autumn that there were some beads of sweat on their foreheads. At the door of the wing, Chunjiao was holding her son and teasing her softly, talking to Coral from time to time: "Let's eat glutinous rice balls at noon." ”

"That's too complicated, I'll just make two small dishes and eat them. Coral didn't raise his head: "If you don't help, don't pick and choose." ”

"You ......" Chun was squeamish, but he couldn't say anything, raised his eyes and saw He Jiaxian cross the small corridor and enter the courtyard, so he deliberately smiled and said: "I don't help, it's because I eat too much idle food, why do I want to condescend to serve these irrelevant people next to me!"

Seeing He Jiaxian coming, Coral hurriedly wiped his hands on his body and came over to salute, He Jiaxian held him up: "This is not the Fang family, there is no need to count the etiquette of the Fang family." ”

Seeing that the coral seemed to be much darker and thinner, he asked with concern, "Are you okay?"

"Good. Coral smiled and showed two rows of silver teeth: "The slave and maid are free, except for washing the clothes of these four or five people every day, they are cooking three meals, and the work is a little tired." But the lady is kind, and the aunt is also ......" she thought about it, smiled and said nothing: "The master is not picky, and life is much better." Although it is physically hard, it is easy to ...... mentally."

Seeing that she was speaking quickly and energetically, He Jiaxian had no doubt that she would tell lies.

Xu's person has nothing to say to his subordinates. Coral is also a smart person, clever and capable, Xu must be more satisfied, and it will be better for her.

As she spoke, she let He Jiaxian into the house: "Second grandmother, don't listen to what Chunjiao said, it's ugly and disgusting. What an irrelevant person, it's the aunt and grandmother who are back. ”

Eldest sister, He Jiaxian hasn't seen her for a long time. The last time I saw her, I quietly asked myself to borrow money in private. So quicken your pace and walk into the house.

Xu was overjoyed when he saw He Jiaxian, and hurriedly asked why she came back suddenly.

He Jiaxian's future will be clear, Xu Shi smiled and said: "There is still a long time before your father goes to school, you sit down first, can you eat?"

"I've eaten, why haven't you eaten yet?" He Jiaxian sat down, looked at He Jiashu sitting inside, and didn't come out to talk to her, and hurriedly shouted: "Eldest sister?"

He Jiashu glanced at her in a trance, but He Jiaxian was startled. I saw that her face was bruised, and after applying the potion to reduce the swelling, I could see how seriously injured she was at the beginning. One arm hung from his chest, as if it had been broken and connected......

"It just so happened that you came, and you persuaded your sister to go back when she was almost gone, ah. Always staying at her mother's house, the mother-in-law's family is afraid that she will become more and more unhappy......" Xu was very helpless: "I'll go help Coral and eat early." ”

He Jiaxian grabbed the Xu family who was leaving: "Sister, what's wrong?"

"What's the matter? It's not a good thing that I did that day!" Xu couldn't bear to say any more, and said to He Jiashu Nunu: "Your sister has read a lot of books, you can't figure out the problem at the tip of the horns, let your sister solve it...... I've been talking so much these days, and you won't listen to me anyway......"

He Jiaxian took a step forward and took He Jiashu's hand: "It was my brother-in-law who beat you, why did he beat you?"

He Jiashu glanced at Ji Xiang, and Ji Xiang smiled: "I will also go out to help the Coral Gang." ”

When there were only two sisters left in the room, He Jiashu's tears that had just dried up couldn't stop falling, and they were like rain: "Second sister...... Second sister...... I...... I ......"

She thought for a while before asking: "Your Fang family has a big business, but there is still a lack of people to do chores?" The eldest sister can do anything, cooking on the fire, chopping wood, carrying water, washing clothes, and doing everything...... That's right," she looked excited: "I still owe you money, you pull me to pay off the debt!"

He Jiaxian saw that her tone was too excited, and soothed the guess: "Sister doesn't want to live with her brother-in-law?"

"It's not...... It's not ......" He Jiashu cried without stopping: "No...... I want to ......" she thumped her belly, "It's a pity that my stomach is not angry...... Your brother-in-law...... He was also depressed and troubled......"

"But I really don't want to take it anymore, I'm so scared, so scared, I'm afraid he's going to kill me. He really does...... I want to go back...... But I don't dare, I don't dare...... He hit me, grabbed me by the hair, slapped me, pinned me in the mud and stomped on me...... I'm scared ......," He Jiashu said and became sad again, unwilling to say more.

He Jiaxian couldn't figure out what was going on, so he had to get up and go to the kitchen to ask Xu.

Xu sighed: "Your eldest sister is also miserable, and she has never been pregnant in the past few years since she got married. The doctor doesn't know how much he invited or how many Chinese medicines he drank, but who knows how much he is in a hurry, the less he ...... At first, your brother-in-law was fine, but then your mother-in-law pointed out that Sang scolded Huai, and he didn't have a good face in the day. Gradually, your brother-in-law began to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble, and when he lost and had no money, he would be angry with your sister. Earlier, your sister was still holding back, thinking that she would get better if she was pregnant, but who knows that there is still no news......"

"Is it that my brother-in-law can't give birth?" He Jiaxian immediately thought of this possibility. How many women can't get pregnant, or can't give birth to sons, in fact, men are the initiators, but they put the black pot on the woman's back.

"Who knows. This time I beat it hard, and your sister really couldn't do it, so she ran back to her parents' house while the whole family was asleep. Xu was very heartbroken: "Who knew that it had been three days since I came back, but your brother-in-law would not come to pick it up." I can only persuade your sister to go back. Otherwise, how can it be better to be at such a stalemate?"

"What are you going to do when you go back? Do you send it to the door to call someone else?" He Jiaxian saw that Xu Shi was worried, and thought that he was distressed that his daughter was guilty, but he didn't expect that his anxious son-in-law would not come to pick him up.

"It's not good if you don't go back, after a long time, if their family says that Shu'er doesn't abide by the women's way and runs away by herself, then Shu'er's reputation will ......" Xu's brows tightened: "I thought, if you don't come today, tomorrow morning, I will ask your father to take a leave and send her back in person, and say that our He family's goddaughter is not strict ......."

"That's enough! Is the eldest sister's reputation important?or is her life important?" He Jiaxian was furious: "Mother, that's your biological daughter, if you don't help, you still have to send her back to the fire pit!"

"If you do this, aren't you worried that one day, the eldest sister won't even have the strength to run back, and people will only inform us to collect the body of the eldest sister!" He Jiaxian became more and more excited the more he said: "Not to mention that the eldest sister was brought up by you with hard work, who is willing to beat and scold at home? Why should we hold the girl who is like a treasure, and if she marries, she is not a person?

Xu was silent.

After half a ring, he raised his head: "Xian'er, I don't understand what you said, but in the end, it is the handle of people...... If she doesn't go back, if your brother-in-law sends her a letter of resignation, it will be no different from forcing her to die. If she is divorced because she can't have children, then our family won't be able to raise their heads......"