Volume 1, Chapter 43: Uncle's Family Affair (I)
Back in Mafu, it was already time to hold the lamp.
Yueyao and Ma Chengteng had dinner together, and there were a few times during the meal, Yueyao wanted to talk to Ma Chengteng about the cost. But there is still reason, and these words are not declared in the end. As an outsider and a child, if you say these words, you will definitely provoke your uncle's disgust.
Yueyao returned to Begonia Garden. Before she could reach the courtyard, a figure rushed towards her. Yueyao hugged her brother who was crying in her arms, and couldn't help but chuckle. This kid won't come back a little late, as for being like this!
Yue Yao squatted down and wiped her tears for Brother Zheng'er, and coaxed Brother Zheng to laugh for a long time. Only then did he take Tingzheng's hand and return to the courtyard. After asking Twilight to bring water and cleaning Brother Zheng'er's face in person, he said with a smile: "My sister is late to come back because I picked up a book for Brother Zheng'er." Brother Zheng should believe his sister, and my sister said that she would not leave Brother Zheng anymore, so she must not talk about it. β
Brother Zheng is also the first time in such a long time to be separated from Yueyao for such a long time, and he is uneasy in his heart. This will be embarrassed to hear: "Sister, I'm afraid." "I'm really scared, I'm afraid I'll never see my sister again. So I waited at the door at night and waited until now.
Yueyao's mind was also sour: "Okay, my sister will come back early if she has something in the future." Did you practice calligraphy today? β
Brother Zheng was busy asking people to take out the words he practiced. Yue Yao looked at the words practiced by Brother Zheng'er, and took out the calligraphy with a smile: "When you go back, you will practice calligraphy according to this calligraphy." β
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Yue Yao has already read this copybook, although it is not as good as the original, but it is an expert. In front of the notebook is written the key to practicing European style, so that Yue Yao agrees with this person: every pen must be in the circle, the strength is vertical and horizontal, and the contemplation is quiet. When the word is reviewed, it is evenly stopped on all sides, and all eight sides are ready; Length and shortness, thickness and compromise; Careful and slow, natural preparation, this is the most important thing.
Brother Zheng couldn't finish recognizing these words, so Yueyao read them to him one by one. After learning the surnames of the hundred families, it is time for Brother Zheng to learn the words on the calligraphy.
Yueyao coaxed Brother Zheng to sleep. Looking at Brother Zheng'er's jade-like face with a sweet smile, she also showed a faint smile.
Mother Deng felt a little bitter in her heart. If the lady is here, where does the girl need such exhaustion. Not only must you guard against the wolf ambitions of the Mo Clan, but you also have to take care of Young Master Zheng. The girl was so tired. It's a pity that there is so little she can do for the girl.
When Yueyao went to ask Cheng for peace the next day, not only Ma Linlin was there, but also Cheng Lizi and Lu Ying. Everyone looked at her with unkind faces.
Cheng's face was quite ugly. The day before yesterday, Yueyao picked out a few thousand taels of jewelry, and yesterday it cost more than two thousand taels (Qian Zhuang four thousand taels Cheng didn't know yet), and after only a few days, it cost nearly ten thousand taels of silver. If their Ma family has gold and silver mountains, even if the Ma family has gold and silver mountains, she can't help but be defeated.
Ma Linlin knew that his father had accompanied Yueyao to go out for a day and didn't come back until late. She grew so big that her father didn't even take her out once. It's better to have a niece than to her own daughter, how can this not make Ma Linlin resentful.
Cheng Lizi thought that Ma Chengteng had always regarded her as nothing, but to Yueyao was like a baby pimple, and she was inevitably a little uncomfortable. Although there is a difference in intimacy, this surprise is too great.
Lu Ying's eyes became more and more unkind when she looked at Yueyao. Uncle didn't say that he took her out for a day, but he was cold and indifferent when he saw her in the past. He wouldn't say a word to her, as if she didn't exist at all. are also nieces, but the treatment is very different.
Yue Yao didn't seem to see these unkind eyes. In her previous life, because she was the first talented woman in the capital, and her beauty was not bad, she was both talented and beautiful, and she had a very promising fiancΓ© who was known as the first son of the capital, and I don't know how many people hated her. The scene of cynicism and isolation is already immune to Yueyao.
Yue Yao immediately saluted the Cheng family, and then greeted several cousins.
Cheng didn't like Yueyao because of Yueyao's mother. Now that they have spent nearly 10,000 taels of silver in these two days, the Cheng family is disgusted with Yueyao. But because of her husband, she didn't dare to be presumptuous. Out of sight is clear, let Yueyao go back immediately: "Begonia Garden is not close to here, so you don't have to come over tomorrow to say goodbye." Cheng didn't dare to scold Yueyao, and he also had a warning in his eyes against Ma Linlin. The husband loves this ghost girl so much, and her daughter can't get any benefit from conflict with her.
The so-called etiquette cannot be abolished, Yueyao will definitely come over tomorrow to say goodbye. She didn't want to be called an ignorant of etiquette and an elder. You can have a small temperament, but on such a problem, you must not be caught.
Before Yueyao left, Ma Linlin said with a smile: "My cousin hasn't visited my cousin for so many days. I went with my cousin. β
Yueyao knew in her heart that Ma Linlin's visit was fake, and she wanted to see if it was true that her uncle bought her something. Otherwise, there is no need to wait until the fourth day of the Ma family to say that he will visit her. Originally, Yueyao should have bought gifts for a few cousins when she went out. But this time I went out with my uncle, and my uncle paid for things to give to my cousins, what was that like? So Yueyao pretended to be deaf and dumb and didn't bring anything.
The facts are indeed as Yueyao thought, Ma Linlin wants to go with her to see what her father bought for Lian Yueyao yesterday. Lu Ying also had such an idea.
Cheng Li Capital doesn't want to go. She went to this Ma Peng, the age difference between Ma Peng and Yueyao is too big, and there is a marriage contract, so there will be no conflict with her. But Cheng gave her a look, and she couldn't help it, so she went over to join in the fun. Speaking of which, Cheng Lizi is also uncomfortable in her heart. She has been in Mafu for almost half a year, and this marriage has not been implemented. If she delays any longer, she will miss the flower letter.
Back at Begonia Garden, Yueyao took three people directly to the bedroom. Ma Linlin looked and looked, but she didn't see anything that made her rare. Everything is ordinary, and it doesn't catch her eye.
Lu Ying was the first to speak: "Uncle took my cousin out yesterday, and he came back so late." What did you buy? β
After Yue Yao invited the three of them to sit down, she said, "I owe two days, so I begged my uncle to take me out to buy a calligraphy note for Brother Zheng'er." Yesterday, my uncle took me to Qingfeng Bookstore, where I bought a lot of books, flower buds, and brought all the books. Bud and Twilight brought a thick stack of books.
The top ones are all books on the scientific expedition. Of course, the copybook and two books on painting have been taken. Other books are available everywhere, and they can pick whatever Ma Linlin wants.
Ma Linlin looked at his stack of books and didn't believe it at all: "That's all? "Ma Linlin and Ma Yue are like Cheng, and they are most impatient to read and learn characters. With this kung fu, it is better to eat and drink and have fun. Lu Ying prefers jewelry, and the Cheng family is not a scholarly family, so it is enough to know two words. Cheng Lizi came to the Ma family's wealth, and when she came to the Ma family, she put a lot of effort into dressing up and winning over people. Where will you put your mind on this.
Yue Yao nodded: "I went to a few bookstores, but I didn't buy the calligraphy I liked, so my uncle took me to Qingfeng Bookstore." Because it was far away, I came back late. If your cousin doesn't believe me, you can ask the people who follow. "I went to the money bank and moved so many broken silver, thinking that I was going to exchange for silver. I didn't suspect Yueyao anything.
When Mother Deng heard Yueyao's explanation, she looked at Ma Linlin and the others, and her face turned purple with anger. The uncle only took his own girl out for a trip, but now these people are interrogating their girls like prisoners. How to make her not angry. But she also knows that people have to bow their heads under the eaves.
Ma Linlin glanced at Yue Yao suspiciously, and finally stood up and said, "I naturally believe you." If my cousin is fine, come with me to play in the garden. β
Yue Yao shook her head: "Cousin go first, I'll go later." I'm going to sort out these books first. "If nothing goes wrong, she should go home tomorrow. It's been four days since I came to Lianfu, and I must go back tomorrow. Otherwise, grandmother would have to send someone to pick her up.
When Yueyao was sorting out the books, Deng's mother came in to ask for instructions, saying that an old sister was looking for her to catch up. Yueyao was right now.
Mother Deng came back after she went out, looking at Yueyao and hesitating. I don't know if I should tell the girl about these things. But what Mrs. Liu said later made Mother Deng hesitate again.
Yue Yao smiled and said, "Mom, I am in charge of the second room now. Whether it's good or bad, I'm going to take it. Mom, maybe I can't solve it now, but I can learn. No, I don't understand, my mother is next to me and I am instructed. β
Mother Deng drank a cup of tea and said, "Girl, it was Mrs. Liu who looked for me just now." Girl, Mrs. Liu is the young master's housekeeper mother, and she was the old lady's confidant and grandmother before. β
Yue Yao now knows, the so-called nothing to go to the Three Treasures Palace, Liu Pozi found Mother Deng, I am afraid that something will come to the door: "What did Liu Pozi ask for her mother?" β
Mother Deng is already immune to Yueyao's acumen. The girl has been smart since she was a child, and it is normal to be able to guess: "Mrs. Liu told me worriedly that the Cheng family took the girl Cheng because she wanted the eldest brother to marry Miss Cheng." If it happens, the inner courtyard of the Ma family will really be the world of the Cheng family in the future. Mrs. Liu begged her bitterly. said that the girl was smart, if only the girl could think of a way. Of course, she didn't take the request to heart, but there was one sentence that made her hesitate.
Yueyao's face was expressionless: "What did Mrs. Liu say that made her mother tempted?" "If it is something that does not make Deng's mother happy, Deng's mother will never hesitate, but directly refuse. I won't tell her.
I have to say that Mrs. Liu is really not bad. She had only been in the mansion for four days before she hit her mind. I'm afraid I saw that my uncle loved and trusted her.
Mother Deng sighed slightly: "Girl, Mrs. Liu said that even the big house is unreliable. The girl is still so old, and the brother is too child to support things. If the young master is good, the girl will also have more help in the future. Girl, the big house is unreliable, we should find another way. "If it weren't for Mo's calculation of Yueyao's money, Mother Deng would definitely ignore Mrs. Liu. But now, the big house is not only unreliable, but also has to be guarded against, and the Ma family is the only one to rely on.
Cheng's obviously doesn't like girls, but the eldest young master is fine. In any case, Madame has a life-saving grace for the eldest young master, and if you help him again this time, the young master will remember this kindness. But Mother Deng didn't want Yueyao to be contaminated with such a filthy thing. It's a dilemma.
Yue Yao was a little surprised: "The eldest cousin himself has a crush on the Cheng girl?" If you don't like it, where will it be arranged by the Cheng family, and what about the uncle? "Uncle marries Cheng as a stepfamily, and he can get by as a family, otherwise he is not qualified to be a stepfamily. Although the Ma family is a little worse now, the uncle is still an official in the court, the Ma family has a thick foundation, and the eldest cousin is the eldest son, and he is married to a long suck, where can he be casual. Uncle should know that if the eldest cousin marries the daughter of the Cheng family, the eldest cousin will not have the help of his wife in the future.
When Yue Yao thought of this, she suddenly had doubts. Such a simple truth, my uncle will not know. But why did the eldest cousin marry Cheng Lizi in his last life!