Zhu'er was puzzled: "I don't understand, the girl is not an outsider, even if she comes back from the Lu family, she just goes back to her own home." Who's in the way, why do you have to move out? ”

Xia Chunchao said: "You don't understand, the world is like this, this married daughter is different from the girl who has not been out of the cabinet." My sister-in-law's words, although they are a little rougher, are the truth. When my father was there, or maybe it was okay. If one day my father is gone, and I have a sister-in-law and a younger sibling, and I take a child in the middle, what if I don't eat meat or vegetarian? Don't be angry! What is the taste of these days of looking up to people's snorts and looking at people's faces? It's better to plan ahead. ”

When Zhu'er heard this, she stopped talking and went to count her belongings with Bao'er.

At this moment, Xia Gongxing suddenly came in from outside, walked to the kang, and made a gesture to Xia Chunchao, saying, "Sister, have you forgotten what I said to you earlier?" Whoever wants to drive you away in this family, I will be the first to refuse! If my sister-in-law has something to say, I will go and talk to my father, I am not afraid that she will dare to say something! ”

Xia Chunchao smiled lightly, didn't answer this, and only said: "You came home from school, did the master leave his homework today?" The court added Enko in June, and you should pay more attention to this coursework. Our Xia family has been in business for several generations, and it is easy to become a scholar, so don't let it down. Xia Gongyan said with a straight face: "Sister, don't go wrong!" ”

Xia Chunchao smiled and said lightly: "If I am suitable, you must have listened to it outside the door." That's it, why do you bother asking? You are not married yet, so naturally you don't feel anything. When I have a lady in the future, I will understand. I heard that last night, my brother had a fierce quarrel with his sister-in-law over my business, and he even made a move. Family relatives, why should I be this wicked person. You can rest assured, I am not the delicate and useless woman, I can support myself as much as I can. Even if you leave the Xia family, you won't starve to death. ”

Xia Gongyan said: "My sister is capable, it's my sister's business. But I didn't let my sister go, my mother left early, and my sister always took care of me. I was hell-bent on giving it back, but I didn't get a chance. Now that my sister has come back easily, she hasn't stayed for a few days, so she has to leave again? I don't have to worry about my sister. If I come to kiss in the future, who dares to dislike my sister, I don't want her yet! He is a person with an anxious personality, and the more he talks, the more annoyed he becomes, and in a hurry, he actually said: "I won't tell my sister, I'll tell my father to go, and only say that my sister is leaving." Before the words fell, he went out in a hurry.

Zhu'er came over and said, "The third young master still has this temper, listening to the wind is rain." Xia Chunchao shook his head and said: "He is also such a big person, this temper will never change, how can people rest assured." ”

Xia Gongyan walked quickly to the hall, regardless of the people in the hall who were deliberating, he looked at Xia Dongxing and said, "Father, my sister is leaving, do you know?" ”

When Xia Dongxing heard this, he was also taken aback, and only hindered the whole hall and said, "I know, you go to accompany your sister first, and I'll go over later." Xia Gongyan refused to go, which made Xia Dongxing impatient.

The shopkeepers in the hall have also heard the story of the girl of the Xia family in the past two days, and they all persuaded: "The master's family affairs are important, so let's deal with them first." When we come back tomorrow, it's the same. With that, they got up and took their leave.

Xia Dongxing had no choice but to send someone to send them out, so he walked with his son to his daughter's room, and when he entered, he saw that the boxes brought by his daughter were open, and all kinds of objects were scattered all over the place.

Because his son disturbed the business, Xia Dongxing was extremely displeased, but it was not good to have a seizure in front of his daughter, and seeing such a scene, he only thought that what his son said was true, and hurriedly asked: "Chunchao, your brother said that you want to leave, but is it true?" Where are you going? ”

Xia Chunchao saw that his younger brother really invited his father to come, and he invited him to sit down under the kang and came over with tea in his own hand, so he smiled and said, "Father doesn't have to be anxious, and listen to what I have to say." After that, he repeated the truth that Shicai and Zhu'er said, and said: "Father is from here, think about it, but this is the truth? Everyone in the world says that the family and everything is prosperous, but if there is a daily quarrel and right and wrong, it is not the root cause of the ruined family. My father doesn't have to embarrass my sister-in-law, I'm a former daughter-in-law, and I know the pain inside. Sister-in-law also has the difficulties of sister-in-law, and it is also difficult to do it. ”

Xia Dongxing listened to these words, and was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "I have raised three of you brothers and sisters in this life, and you are the most thoughtful." looks supple on the face, but is extremely stubborn in his bones. I know you've made up your mind, and you won't change it even if others say it. Father doesn't stop you now, but you don't have a place to stay, where are you going to go when you leave home? ”

Xia Chunchao saw that his father was relieved and smiled: "Father doesn't have to be anxious, and I don't have to leave immediately." I thought about living at home for the time being, and using the money in my hand to go to the countryside to buy some land and homes. The price of land in the capital was expensive, so I simply moved to the countryside to live. The countryside is spacious and clean, and it is just right for me to have children. I have a field by my side, and the mother and son are not afraid of running out of food and clothing. The countryside is not a few steps from the city, I want to see my father, and it is easy to come by car. Father said okay? ”

Xia Dongxing smiled and sighed: "Your idea is all decided, what else do I have to do?" Since you want to live in the countryside, our family also has a grange in the countryside. You don't have to buy it anymore, tomorrow, I will call Li Zhenglai and give you ten acres of land. You live in a house in the country, and you keep your money, and in the future, when your children are older, you will have a lot of money. Xia Chunchao hurriedly smiled and said, "If my father is like this, he just didn't listen to my words." Our family has a total of 50 acres of good land, and my father is going to divide me with 10 acres. Xia Dongxing reprimanded: "I'm not dead yet, how to divide the money and land in this house, I still do the master!" As he spoke, he sighed and said, "Your mother has a spirit in the sky, and if she knows this situation, she must blame me." ”

When Xia Chunchao heard this, it was not easy to interface. The father and daughter are relatively speechless.

Xia Gongyan was listening, he moved his father here, just to dissuade his sister, but he didn't want his father to obey his sister's wishes, he changed his mind and said: "My sister is going to live in the countryside, and a lone woman is afraid that it will be safe, so I might as well follow me, and I will also take care of it on weekdays." What's more, the countryside is quiet, and I went to Wen Shu just to do it, and I didn't delay. Xia Chunchao frowned and said, "You followed me to live in the countryside, how do you go to school on weekdays?" The private school in the countryside is not as good as the city, won't it miss your homework? Xia Gongyan said: "Because the big exam is approaching, the master will not take new books, and only leave homework every day for us to come back to do." I followed my sister to the countryside, and if I had any questions about my homework, I would come to the city to ask my master. As he spoke, he stepped forward and twisted Xia Chunchao's arm, and said coquettishly: "If my sister doesn't follow, I won't let my sister go!" ”

Xia Chunchao listened to what he said reasonably, but he couldn't resist him, so he had to agree, and said: "Such a big person, seeing that someone is about to come to see him, and he is still coquettish, what does it look like!" ”

Xia Dongxing also said: "It's okay like this, let you live in the countryside, I don't worry, with your brother here, it can be regarded as a care." Xia Chunchao saw that his father had spoken, so he no longer insisted, and only said: "It's inconvenient for you to go back and forth to the city like this, the big exam is approaching, and you can't be sloppy." It is better to invite a master and teach in the countryside, and it will avoid trouble. Xia Gongyan said: "This is not necessary, Cousin Tan has outstanding knowledge, I will study with him, I will definitely be beneficial, and there is no need to invite another one." ”

Xia Chunchao was slightly stunned, and immediately remembered that the person mentioned by Xia Gongyan was the cousin who came to Beijing in the past year and inscribed a plaque with her.

This person's name is Tan Yongchu, and he is the son of Xia Dongxing's cousin. Xia Dongxing's cousin married away from home in his early years, and had two sons and a daughter under his knees, and Tan Yongchu was the eldest son. In order to enter Beijing to take the exam, he went to his cousin's house. The Xia family is called by the young master.

Xia Chunchao remembered this and asked again: "It's always been chaotic, I forgot to ask, I haven't seen my cousin since I came back, doesn't he live in our house?" Xia Dongxing said: "In March, Yongchu said that the city was noisy, and it was not as quiet as the countryside, so he found an apartment in the countryside and moved over. I could not keep him, and now I have some silver rice sent to him every month. ”

Xia Chunchao nodded and said nothing more.

At this moment, Zhu'er came over and said, "Girl, it's all checked clearly, not counting the girl's jewelry, the current silver is only 1,000 taels of silver." The things we brought from the Lu family don't know how much they are worth. ”

Xia Dongxing heard this and said: "I remember that when you married the Lu family, you were accompanied by two thousand taels of silver for only cash, as well as jewelry and makeup for you. Now that you're back, why do you bring these back? Without saying a word, he had already guessed the internal situation, and sighed: "The Lu family is really blind, such a good daughter-in-law, there is nowhere to find it with a lantern!" It's a pity that this money is only a meat bun beating a dog. Thou hast opened a dry shop for them, and thou hast given them money. ”

Xia Chunchao smiled slightly and said, "Father doesn't have to worry about this, although I don't like to fight with others, I can't suffer dumb losses in vain." The shopkeepers in the dry goods store are all people from our family. ”

Xia Dongxing heard the meaning of her words, nodded and said: "You should be cautious, the Lu family is not as good as it was at the beginning, so it's better not to get into a lawsuit." Xia Chunchao said: "Father doesn't have to worry, I know my own proportions." ”

The father and son talked back in the room, and seeing that it was about to be dinner, Xia Dongxing went out to eat, and Xia Gongyan accompanied his sister to eat.

That day, there was no word all night.

When he got up the next day, Xia Chunchao instructed Bao'er to open the box, and gave her the IOU that Lu Jia wrote that day, and said, "I'm pregnant, and it's not good to go out and bump. You take the IOU to the shop and tell your Uncle Xia that the girl is here to collect debts, and he naturally understands. As he spoke, he paused slightly, and then said: "Before we go, Shopkeeper Xia came to check the account once, and there were only some scattered silver taels in the shop, and there were two thousand taels of silver stored in the silver shop. You sue him, only say my words, and ask them to be fetched, and all the decent dry goods that are stored in the library now will be loaded up, so that they can pay off the debts of the Lu family. Zhu'er agreed one by one, and Xia Chunchao called two capable and sturdy family members at home to follow the car and sent Zhu'er out.

In the upper room, Wang Di'er got up and combed her hair, and didn't know the story of last night, so she hurriedly called a confidant servant to come up and ordered: "Dress neatly, go to Lu's house for a trip, and tell them that the girl is two months pregnant." The woman said, "Grandma is also looking for a reason, this is not because of no reason, how can I go." The girl had a fight with their family, and I went over, but I didn't have to call anyone out! Wang Di'er said: "Go to the kitchen to make two plates of newly made snacks, and only say that I will worship his old lady and wife." When he had finished speaking, he touched a dime of silver from his sleeve and came out.

And when the woman had the money, she went.

Jin Suo brought breakfast in and said, "I heard that the old man was talking to several housekeepers and uncles in the shop in the hall yesterday, and the third young master suddenly broke in and called the master to the girl's room. Leaving a full house full of guests, staring at each other, I don't know why. Wang Diu'er pouted and said, "That monkey cub has always had this temper, and he must have been upset for his sister." As he spoke, he smacked again: "I'm at home, and I'm fine." This goblin has only been back for a few days, and he instigated a discord in the house, and the size of the family looks at me unpleasantly, and the old man also scolds the young master. It's strange that she can't live in her husband's house, it turns out that she is a troublemaker! I'll have to find a way to get her away." Otherwise, after a long time, there is still room for me to survive in this house! ”

While he was talking, the man on the door suddenly came in and reported: "The Shen family sent Huixiang to say hello to grandma!" ”

As soon as Wang Di'er heard this, he hurriedly said as if it had fallen from the sky: "Come in quickly!" ”

Suddenly, the flowers and branches dressed by Huixiang were spreading, swaying and swaying from outside, walking to the kang and looking at the top and kowtowing a few times, and said in his mouth: "The young master of the Shen family sent the little one to greet grandma, and when he sent the box, he ate new snacks with grandma." ”

Wang Di'er smiled from ear to ear, and said, "Your young master is so polite, I didn't send anything over, he sent me snacks to eat." As he spoke, he hurriedly asked the golden lock to help her up, and placed a pestle in the ground, so that she could sit and talk.

This Huixiang was originally Wang Diu'er's companion, since Wang Diu'er married to the Xia family, this woman hooked up with the Shen family's little servant. After the incident, for the sake of face, the two families married the woman to Lai Shun as his wife. Now that they meet, the master and servant recount the old friendship, and naturally have some intimacy.

Wang Di'er glanced at Hui Xiang a few times, and saw that she was not dressed as good as before, so she smiled and said, "I heard that you only do errands in the Shen family, why did I send you over to talk today?" It must be out of the ordinary. Hui Xiang replied with a smile: "It's just that there is a shortage of people in the young master's study, and they all say that I stew good tea, so he called me over to serve, but there is no side." As he spoke, he asked again: "I heard that our girl is back, is grandma okay?" ”

It turned out that this woman was very scheming, and she didn't know what Wang Di'er was thinking, so she didn't mention what Shen Changyu ordered for the time being, and only used words to test.

Wang Di'er sighed and said: "I added a sister-in-law for no reason, what else is good?" Before he finished speaking, he said fiercely: "It's not a sister-in-law, but an aunt and grandmother." Since she came back, the whole family has been like black-eyed chickens, and their actions are not pleasing to my eyes. I just said two reasonable words, and I will be angry. Your young master was good with me in the past, and now he has made a few troubles with me for this goblin. The family only seems that I am a bitter and vicious person. I was full of grievances, and I had nowhere to reason. It's a shame that my mother-in-law is gone, and she won't put me in the redundant number! ”

Huixiang listened to her complaints, and even said to Hong Kong, so she smiled and said: "Grandma is also worried, the girl just came home, and she was wronged at her husband's house, and the old man and young master are distressed, which is also common in the world." The girl can't grow up at home, and it will be good if she marries again in the future. ”

Wang Di'er sneered and said, "Where is it so easy, others are suspended, and they all come back alone." She was bizarre, she was pregnant and didn't know about it, so she came back with her belly. If you want to marry again, who will marry? I've been so anxious for the past two days, and it's not okay to give birth to the old man and the young master. also said that when he was born, he would be raised as a child of the Xia family. I don't want to see if it's your species, so I recognize it, phew! ”

The two talked for a while, and Hui Xiang saw that there was no one in the house, so she approached and whispered to Wang Di'er: "I told my grandmother a happy event, I don't know if my grandmother has the guts?" Wang Di'er asked, "What is the happy event?" Hui Xiang said: "The young master of the Shen family likes our girl very much, and is willing to ask the girl to go over to do the continuation." It's just that the girl is now pregnant with someone else's flesh and blood, and she can't tell the truth. As long as the girl is gone, Young Master Shen will come to post immediately, and give it as much as our family wants. Grandma here, the young master also has another thank you gift. In addition to being a thorn in the eye of the grandmother, the grandmother can add a small fortune and find a lifelong support for the girl, which is the best of all three worlds. What does Grandma think? ”

When Wang Di'er heard this, he did not speak.

In the Shen family's family affairs, she had another abacus, but she didn't expect Shen Changyu to take a fancy to her sister-in-law, and she had no idea for a while.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Huixiang only said that she was scared in her heart, and said: "Grandma, let your courage be relaxed, women slip tires, there are often in the world, who is full of food, nothing to check this?" It's just that someone asked afterwards, stuff a few taels of silver into the doctor and it's over, what are you afraid of? When the girl marries, I am afraid that I will have to thank my grandmother in the future. Wang Di'er reluctantly said: "I have written this down, but I can think about it." You go back to your young master, only to say that the girl will come back, the master will not let go, or wait a few days. ”

When Huixiang heard this, Zhiqu didn't mention it anymore, and said something to her again, and said goodbye.

After sending Huixiang away, Wang Di'er sat on the kang and scolded the bed fiercely: "This fox spirit, all the good things in the world, let her take it up!" Let the general's wife be inappropriate, and come back to hook up with wild men. It's only been a few days since I've been back, and I'm eye-to-eye. Otherwise, how can people rush to marry her?! I said that I mentioned this family matter to the old pious woman of the Shen family a few times, why didn't I see a reply, it turned out to be like this! Phew, what's good, a sassy hoof, worth thinking about like this! ”

Jin Suo said, "Grandma, I thought this was a good thing. The girl and the young master of the Shen family have grown up together since childhood, so their affection is naturally not as good as others. The girl refused to go back to the Lu family, and it was better to marry the Shen family, so as not to stay here and hinder her grandmother's eyes. Since Young Master Shen likes girls, he naturally doesn't look down on the second girl in our family, so why should grandma force it? No shame. ”