Chapter Ninety-Nine: Everyone's Troubles
Mother Zhang took a cold thirst-quenching sour plum soup, and there were only a few people left in the pavilion, she nodded and smiled at Lan Jiayin gratefully, and then said to Hu Qinghui, "Miss, our grandmother has just come back with someone, but their situation looks a little bad." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"The eldest grandmother doesn't look like a cloak, and the brothers and sisters are also crying, which is all about for the time being, and as soon as she comes back, she will rush to our yard regardless of it, crying and crying, and let the slave open your cage."
"The slave maid saw that something was wrong, so she hurriedly asked Mrs. Lan to come to the rescue, and now although the eldest grandmother has been taken to Yunying Hall to talk to Mrs. Lan, I wish my mother is still staring at our yard."
"I'm afraid that the little maids won't be able to explain it to you clearly, so I just come over in person, look at this situation, this matter will not be small today, you have to have a plan in your heart."
"Why did my sister-in-law open my cage?" Hu Qinghui asked strangely.
You must know that Grandma Hu is also a young lady of the Qingliu family, and her father's four-grade rite department is in the Langzhong, although the family is not rich, but the discipline of the children has always been strict, and Lord Hu can choose her as the eldest son and daughter-in-law, and it is precisely because of her good upbringing and gentle temperament.
However, it is precisely because Grandma Hu is so gentle that Mrs. Hu, a later person, can so smoothly control the backyard of Hu's mansion in the palm of her hand.
Such a soft and even a little cowardly person would actually do such an unreasonable thing, Hu Qinghui was really curious, "How much stimulation did the sister-in-law have to behave in such a fierce manner?" ”
"Hey, isn't it our uncle yet?" Zhang's mother came after inquiring about all the news that should be inquired about.
Speaking of the reason for Grandma Hu's gaffe, Zhang's mother also frowned, "Originally, he built a road for that Shirong County, and he could wait for the fourth son of Lan to operate well and start work when the money arrived." ”
"Unexpectedly, uncle, when he arrived in Shirong County, he even said that the people's lives were too hard, and he wanted to repair the road quickly.
"Uncle has been running around for several days to let the rich households, not to mention the landlord's donations, and even his few private houses have been taken out, and even ......"
"Even the eldest grandmother's body has been moved, no, the eldest grandmother has lost her wealth, she is angry, anxious and distressed, and in a fit of anger, she took her brother and sister back to the city."
"She's afraid she's lost a lot, and she doesn't know how to feel distressed, the slave thought, she wants to make up for it here with you, so that she can live a good life, right?"
No wonder Zhang's mother went out in person today, and there was such a big thing, no matter how outrageous Grandma Hu was, but she was also the serious grandmother of the Hu family's three media and six hires, and the big red sedan chair carried back was the rightful master of the Hu family's slaves.
With this relationship in front, Mother Zhang really has no other good way except to think of a way to temporarily get the grandmother Hu away, fortunately, where Hu Qinghui lives, not far from Yunying Hall, otherwise their aunt and sister-in-law are afraid that they will make a big joke today.
"This has become a miracle, Brother Hu took away the money of the eldest sister-in-law, and the eldest sister-in-law did not go to her husband to make it clear, but went home to find the bad luck of the sister-in-law, and asked the sister-in-law to open the cage to make up for it." The more Lan Jiayin spoke, the more funny she felt, and she couldn't help but laugh 'haha', spread her hands, and wondered: "What kind of truth is this?" ”
Now it seems that it's good that she sent everyone out just now, otherwise, how embarrassed would Hu Qinghui be?
Lan Jiayin also thought of this, and was a little embarrassed, so she quickly put away her smile, took her friend's hand and asked, "Sister-in-law didn't seem to be an unreasonable person in the past, why did she do such an unbelievable thing?" ”
Hu Qinghui frowned, shook his head and said, "Alas, since we left the capital, I don't know more and more what she is thinking, haven't you noticed?" ”
"My sister-in-law has become different from when she was at home, and after passing the Ohara, it looks more and more obvious."
"Last time, she wanted to take me to Shirong County with her, but I tried to avoid it, and then the people in her room also asked Qin'er and them about my family in private, and I don't know what it means?"
When Zhang's mother heard this, no matter how good Rao is kung fu is, she couldn't help but say angrily: "Hmph, what do you mean? Isn't the big grandma still in the eyes of money? It's really rare for a sister-in-law to covet her sister-in-law's body. ”
Hu Qinghui has a good heart in the end, and she was a little ruthless when she heard what Zhang's mother said, so she couldn't help but help her sister-in-law to justify, "Hey, that's not enough, not to mention that when he left Beijing, the public middle school gave 5,000 taels of silver, and his father also privately subsidized 10,000 taels of ...... for the eldest brother."
Speaking of this, Hu Qinghui stood up suddenly, I'm afraid this is the reason why Grandma Hu is crazy, right?!
She patted her forehead and exclaimed, "Oh my God! Big brother shouldn't have taken all this money away, right? ”
That's a lot of silver, it's no joke!
Hu Qinghui hurriedly turned in a circle, rubbing the handkerchief in a hurry, "I'll just say, it's no wonder that the sister-in-law is dizzy and does such a thing, but the eldest brother is too much, take away so much silver in one go, how can the sister-in-law be a woman's family?" ”
"Qinqing, let's talk about our affairs in the evening, you go to the aunt's house with me now, and ask my sister-in-law, has my eldest brother said that these silver are borrowed by Shirong County, or are they donated by himself?"
Fifteen thousand taels of silver, even if you use a thousand taels on the way all the way, there are still 14,000 taels left, whether it is in the capital, Jiangnan or Pingjing, it is a huge amount of money!
You must know that the family business of Chongbei Hou Mansion is so big, and the concubine only pays 5,000 taels when she marries the princess, and the concubine only has 2,000 taels, which is still the price of all things added together, but it is not directly giving you so much cash.
Hu Zhixing can be good, he is arrogant!
It's so good to get it out at once, and Grandma Hu didn't vomit blood on the spot, which is already a blessing.
When Lan Jiayin heard this price, she couldn't help but open her mouth wide, and sighed secretly, "Sure enough, the Hu family has a strong background, and Uncle Hu gives his son private money, and it is tens of thousands of taels as soon as he makes a move, which is really generous." ”
She knew that this matter was not trivial, and the reason why Hu Shangshu gave his son so much silver was because he didn't want his children and grandson to suffer in the West.
Moreover, if you have money in your pocket, your waist will undoubtedly become stiffer, so you will naturally not accept bribes with shallow eyes.
To put it bluntly, these fifteen thousand taels are more than 30 people of the Hu family, large and small, and the expenses of the past three years, ushering in and sending to, weddings, funerals, and back and forth entanglements, all have to come out of this.
If Hu Zhixing's brain is really pumped and all of them are donated, will the Hu family have dozens of people from now on, will they drink the northwest wind?
The two didn't dare to delay any longer, and sent Zhang's mother back to the courtyard to sit down, and said very clearly, "No one can move without our young lady speaking in person." ’
Just kidding, because of Mrs. Hu's unworrying existence, Hu Qinghui saved all the things that were not easy to bring to her father's study, and the rest of the gold and silver were soft and soft, so she could carry them all with her.
She has an eccentric and rich grandmother, and this one's private house is surprisingly rich.
How could it be possible to let someone else open the cage in front of people and expose it?
After a while, Lan Jiayin and the two of them hurried from the back garden to the main courtyard, and just walked to the verandah, without wiping the sweat on their foreheads, they heard the crying of Grandma Hu, echoing in the Yunying Hall.
This one cried and scolded, and occasionally vented as if he had to slap the table and chair, which shows how annoyed he must be.
When Hu Qinghui heard the movement, he couldn't help but be a little nervous, and took Lan Jiayin's hand, which became a little tighter.
Lan Jiayin smiled at her soothingly, and whispered in her friend's ear, "Don't be afraid, my mother is here, the red maple next to her is very skilled, I will call her to stand by your side as soon as I go in." ”
This is also a real courage.
Hu Qinghui nodded gratefully, and the two entered the main house of Yunying Hall together.
Passing the large carved screen of nanmu inlaid with mother-of-pearl at the door, I saw Mrs. Lan frowning and sitting on the three-screen Arhat couch in the hall.
Grandma Hu sat on the first official hat chair on the left-hand side, the makeup on her face was crying, her hair was scattered, and even the hairpin's steps were crooked, looking not a little embarrassed, where did she still look like a grandmother in Shangshufu? It's just a crazy woman.
In addition to the two of them in the hall, they are the servants who are waiting, and there is no trace of Brother Bao and Sister Qing, Lan Jiayin thought, I am afraid that my mother is worried that Grandma Hu will scare the child like this, so let the nurse take people to the blue yarn cupboard to play, right?
She was thinking about it, and she saw that behind the door of the blue yarn cupboard, half of her little head was exposed, and she secretly observed the situation in the hall, and took a closer look, it should be Sister Qing, this child is a little older, and she knows how to care about her mother.
As soon as she saw Hu Qinghui and Lan Jiayin coming, she rushed out like a savior, hugged her aunt who was saluting, and complained: "Father is bad, father is bad, aunt helps my mother take revenge and beat him!" Hit him! ”
This uneven shout came out, and Grandma Hu suddenly cried even more, and the heart-rending cry made the listeners panic.
Mrs. Lan's brows furrowed even tighter, and she waved her hand and said to Lan Jiayin, "Qinqing, quickly persuade your sister-in-law Hu, don't cry, it hurts your body and scares your sister and brother, so hurry up and stop talking." ”
Lan Jiayin agreed, and hurriedly walked to Grandma Hu's side, whispered to convince her, and helped people wipe their tears and snot with a handkerchief.
Hu Qinghui felt sorry for her niece and daughter, and when she saw the dirty appearance of the little person in her arms, she exclaimed again and again, "Oh, my little aunt and grandmother, why did you become like this?" ”
When helping the child wipe his face and smooth his hair, Hu Qinghui couldn't help but glance at Grandma Hu, and said angrily: "Sister-in-law, no matter how big the matter is, it can always be solved, why is it like this?" ”
"You said that you are just out of shape like this, why did even your sister become a beggar with a cloak?"
Originally, the six-year-old Sister Qing looked white and tender, and her nurse was also a child who could dress up, always combing cute double sideburns, with various styles of beautiful beaded flowers, and then wearing a soft satin half-arm of pink color, no matter which one of the cuffs and hems, it would be embroidered with exquisite flowers of pink blue and green, and the fruit would be used as an embellishment, how cute it was to be.
But what about this, half of the child's hair was tied crookedly, and the other half was scattered indiscriminately, and the body was wearing a white middle coat and pants, because of the long distance, the food was still spilled on it, leaving an ugly mark, except for a face that was not too dirty, it was really sloppy to the extreme.
Grandma Hu was first persuaded by Lan Jiayin's gentle words, and then complained by her sister-in-law's bad tone, and she couldn't help crying.
Her eyes swept over her daughter, her mouth was deflated, tears fell out again, and she sobbed: "My good sister, your eldest brother was like crazy yesterday, and your sister-in-law and your nephews and nieces are no different from running for your life, so don't ask these questions." ”
"This rammer who has been hit by a thousand knives took away all the money in the family, not to mention, and beat me! You say, how will I live in the future! ”
As she spoke, Grandma Hu lay on the desk again, crying to death.
Hu Qinghui smiled apologetically at Mrs. Lan's mother and daughter, first let the nurse take her brother and sister to the left wing, and Lan Jiarou took Brother Hao and Sister Lin to play there, but she could help the two children clean up quickly.
Then, she didn't ask the sad and indignant Grandma Hu, looked at the red-eyed Mother Zhu, and asked in a deep voice: "Mother Zhu, tell me, what was the situation between your uncle and grandmother yesterday?" ”
"It's not allowed to hide it, it's not allowed to add fuel and vinegar, just tell the truth."
Zhu Mom didn't close her eyes this night, her mind was groggy, and she was suddenly named by her own lady, and she immediately shivered first.
When the master inquired, she didn't dare to push, but thought about it seriously, and tried her best to choose something useful from a mess of thoughts to say.
It turned out that it was already September weather, and the melons and fruits in the mountains were ripe, and then a stubble was ripe, but because of the bad road, they could only watch it rot on the mountain. ”
Hu Zhixing was entrusted by his father before leaving, and on the way, he was inspired by his Uncle Lan, who was very passionate in his heart and determined to do something great.
He is not stupid, on the contrary, he is also very smart, when he arrived in Shirong County, he looked at it from all over the world, and immediately saw the business opportunities from these fruits that were particularly sweet and refreshing because of the geographical environment.
However, when Hu Zhixing left Pingjing, although he had already submitted a list to the yamen to apply for a road repair subsidy, the public work has always been slow and not fast, even if Lan Hongsen is staring, it will take at least a month from the approval to the ready.
I really have to wait until then to build the road, but the daylilies are really cold! (To be continued.) )