The sun shines on the ground, and the roasted ground is dry to scorch, and the trees are wilted listless, and the leaves of the willows are full of dust, and they feel more and more gray when they look at it.

There is not much water in the pond in the back garden of the Yan family's old house, look carefully, you can almost see the silt at the bottom of the pond, the carp that live by the water have been salvaged and eaten, the white lotus in the pond in previous years is dilapidated against the water surface, a gust of wind blows, turning up a few dry yellow lotus leaves.

There are several ice basins in the pavilion near the water, where Shi Lan and Yan Wanxiu handle family affairs.

Yan Wanxiu pushed open the window to look at the pond that was getting more and more shallow, and was also a little worried: "It hasn't rained since the beginning of spring, when is this day a head." ”

Shi Lan said while facing the account book: "Our family is pretty good, my sister didn't go outside to take a look, there are many children and daughters outside|excellent|excellent|small|say|more|new|most|fast|WWW.UUXS.CC|yes." ”

Yan Wanxiu turned around: "It's still the eldest brother who is thoughtful, and he dug two deep wells for the family early, otherwise, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to even drink water." ”

"Not really." Although Shi Lan didn't have a good impression of Yan Chengyue and Li Luan'er, she had to admit that the couple was well-informed: "I heard that there is less water in Yuquan Mountain, and only the officials, the queen mother, the queen and a few favored concubines in the palace can drink the spring water, and the rest have begun to drink well water." ”

As he spoke, Shi Lan also looked up at the sky: "I don't know which one did the evil and caused such a catastrophe to come down from the sky." ”

"Who knows." Yan Wanxiu sighed: "Sister Ping'an's mother in the wife's house went because she couldn't stand the heat, and my sister-in-law checked the accounts to see how much mourning money she was rewarded." ”

Shi Lan listened and found an account book and looked at it twice: "The year before last, Sister Zhong'er's father in the second wife's house rewarded three taels of silver when he went, let's follow this." ”

Speaking of this, Shi Lan got up and dragged Yan Wanxiu to sit her down: "Sister, drink saliva." I have something to discuss with my sister. ”

"Sister-in-law just say." Yan Wanxiu took a sip of tea and listened carefully to Shi Lan's words.

Shi Lan thought for a while and said: "Although the eldest brother has sent a lot of food, but the family still has a family to raise, I am afraid that it can only be sent this time, and no more is gone, I calculated that this food is enough for us to eat up and down for more than a year." But. My sister also saw that in this year's weather, I am afraid that there will be no grains, and the ground will dry like that. It's impossible to say whether there will be a harvest next year, but we have to make this grain last for two years, I thought, our family should be more frugal. ”

Shi Lan said this very well. Also for long-term planning, Yan Wanxiu nodded when she heard this: "What my sister-in-law said is true." I'm also thinking about this matter, the old lady is old, and besides, no matter how frugal we are, we can't save the old lady. Whatever you have to do, the wife and the lord eat separately, and the lord is more frugal. My wife is a little too extravagant, so I'll discuss it with my wife. Let's see if we can reduce one or two dishes, as for us, there are a lot of dishes at each meal, so let's reduce some, there are two or three dishes in a meal, and the halo is matched together. ”

"My sister is very right." Shi Lan smiled: "But this matter still has to be discussed by my sister and my wife, if I go to see my wife, I can't say that I will be scolded by my wife." ”

Yan Wanxiu also knew that since Shi Lan revealed the matter of Lin's grain sales, Lin said goodbye to her, and often gave her face, Shi Lan could hide from Lin on weekdays, but he couldn't hide before he was hard-headed, if Shi Lan was asked to talk to Lin about reducing Lin's share, he couldn't really be scolded by Lin.

Speaking of which, Shi Lan was afraid that he didn't have any good intentions at that time, so the old lady gave the right of the Lin family's housekeeper, and he was not called Shi Languan, only Yan Wanxiu's housekeeper, but Shi Lan was also a capable person, coaxing the old lady every day, always saying that he was wrong, and he had a very good attitude of admitting his mistakes, plus Yan Wanxiu was indeed a little busy alone, so the old lady asked Shi Lan to help the housekeeper.

If anything else, Shi Lan used Yan Wanxiu as a gun like this, Yan Wanxiu ignored it, but now the Yan family is indeed very inedible in food, and Shi Lan's idea is also good, and Yan Wanxiu has to go back for the first time.

Yan Wanxiu pursed her lips and smiled: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I'll discuss this matter with my wife." ”

The two were talking and laughing, when they saw Lin Fu's family in the Lin family's house walking in quickly, and as soon as she entered the pavilion, she gave Yan Wanxiu and Shi Lan a salute: "I've seen the eldest lady, and I've seen the second young grandmother." ”

Yan Wanxiu smiled: "Why is Sister Lin here today?" ”

Lin Fujia smiled: "The slave came on the order of his wife, and his wife asked the eldest lady to take some grain from the warehouse and send it to my uncle's family." ”

It was this sentence that Yan Wanxiu and Shi Lan's faces changed at the same time.

Shi Lan even said in a loud voice: "Did Mrs. tell the old lady?" ”

Lin Fujia looked at Shi Lan with a smile: "The second young grandmother asked this, this family is still in the wife's hands, you have to ask the old lady for everything, besides, it's just some food, the uncle's house can't open the pot now, shouldn't you help and help, the wife said, if our family's food is not enough, just talk to the eldest young master, the eldest young master has a simple population and a lot of food, so he can't watch his mother and son starve." ”

Yan Wanxiu lowered her face when she heard this, her heart was full of anger, but the Lin family was her own mother, she couldn't be angry with the Lin family sent by the Lin family, so she had to suppress her anger and make a smile: "How can this be done?" The eldest brother only split up last year, how much food can be squeezed out, he can squeeze out some to help us is already very good, where is there such a large family to the eldest brother to raise the li'er, moreover, the sister-in-law is pregnant with Liujia, it is the time to recuperate, if, if because of this matter, the sister-in-law has a fetal gas, how can it be born. ”

Yan Wanxiu meant to shirk this, and Lin Fujia sneered even more when she heard it: "Don't forget, eldest lady, you crawled out of your wife's belly, and your uncle is your own maternal uncle, don't you feel distressed?" ”

Seeing Yan Wanxiu's face flushed, Lin Fujia continued: "It is inevitable for relatives to help each other, now we will help my uncle's family, and when this difficulty is over, my uncle's family will return the food, I can't say when I will need my uncle's help, if the eldest lady is unwilling to give out the food, I can't say that my uncle will run to the eldest young master to ask for some, and at that time, the eldest lady's face is not good." ”

Lin Fu's family was so proud that they stepped on Yan Wanxiu.

Yan Wanxiu, who was straightforward about this, turned even redder, her hands trembled, and Lin Fujia didn't feel it at all, and took a step forward: "Good lady, you better listen to your wife's orders." ”

She just got closer, and she didn't want Yan Wanxiu to grit her teeth and round her arm is a slap, and the straight hit Lin Fujia turned around half a circle, her face was hot and painful, and the corners of her mouth were bleeding.

"What are you?" Yan Wanxiu pointed at Lin Fujia and scolded: "I am a coquettish guest in the house, a serious eldest daughter, not to mention you, even my wife has to give me some face, you dare to step on my head, which one gives you the courage." ”

Shi Lan glanced at Lin Fujia's family with a smile, and saw that she was still a little slow to be scolded, so she stepped forward and pushed Lin Fujia's: "I said yes, are you talking to your sister like this, don't say it's you, it's just that I can't hold my sister, you are a subordinate, you dare to be so mean to your sister, you really ate the heart of a bear and a leopard gall." ”

Lin Fu's family was beaten, and Shi Lan laughed so sarcastically before she woke up, she covered her face, her face was redder than blood, and she lowered her head and walked out: "It's really a shame on the old face, it's okay, it's okay, the slave can't say it, so I have to call my wife to ......."

"Which one allowed you to go?" Yan Wanxiu snorted, stretched out her hand and pointed to the outside of the pavilion: "If you commit the taboo of the master's family, you want to leave, how can there be such a good thing, go outside and kneel, when I will dissipate my anger and call you up." ”

"This ......" Lin Fujia looked at the big sun outside, and his old face was wrinkled: "Big lady, big lady spare the slave, the slave can't speak, the slave doesn't dare anymore." ”

"Get out." Yan Wanxiu shouted again, Lin Fu's family was still standing on the ground, and tears fell from the eyes of the upright Yan Wanxiu, and she shouted outward: "You are all deaf and dumb, don't pull out this thing that no one is looking at." ”

In a moment, two rough mothers-in-law came in and pulled Lin Fu's family out, scolding with a smile as they walked: "I told you that the eldest lady is very successful, and she is very tight, you don't believe it, but now you can suffer a loss." ”

Lin Fujia covered his face: "I'm ashamed, I've lost my old face for several lifetimes." ”

As soon as Lin Fu's family left, Yan Wan sat on the chair and gasped for a while, tears crackled and fell straight down, Shi Lan hurriedly went over to coax.

Yan Wanxiu took the handkerchief and cried while wiping her tears: "Sister-in-law, look, how can there be such a thing, let's try our best to manage the housework here, save some places here where to pick up a nose, I'm afraid that the food at home is not enough to eat, my wife is good, I want to send food out in a word, it's easy to send food out, but it's difficult to come back, I really have to send it away, when the time comes, our family can't drink the northwest wind, if I'm really accurate, I can't carry all this black cauldron...... When the time comes, the old man must not beat me to death. ”

She couldn't help crying here, Shi Lan also sighed secretly, the straight Lin family was too much, Yan Wanxiu was still her own daughter, where was there such a trick to harm her own daughter.

"Mrs. is now more and more left-handed, I persuaded I don't know how many times she just didn't change, I said heavy, but I don't show my filial piety, said light Mrs. and ignore it, sister-in-law into the door Mrs. dislikes her low-born background, thinking of the way of harsh treatment, make the eldest brother and sister-in-law now light yì do not go home, I thought that Mrs. loves the second brother, the second sister-in-law is afraid that she can get along with the wife very well after entering the door, how to know...... I'm not a human being inside or outside now, and I'm not good anywhere. ”

Yan Wanxiu was angry with the Lin family, and she had been suppressed for a long time, crying and pouring out her grievances, Shi Lan felt even more bitter when she heard it, but she also had to fight hard to appease Yan Wanxiu. (To be continued) R466