The morning mist had just lifted, and the biting chill drilled through the slightest cool air into the cracks of the bones. A gust of wind blew from the river, and the people who changed into thick cotton clothes hurriedly tightened their clothes, but Song Guansheng, who was only wearing a thin middle coat, seemed to be unaware.

Carrying the wattle on his back, he knelt on his knees, and crawled forward with his hands on the ground, and he followed Song step by step.

"Sister, I know that I am a white-eyed wolf, but you are not in good health and should not be angry, you listen to me, and I will leave immediately after speaking."

The Song family, who has come back to their senses, now they don't want to see their mother's family, if she forgives them lightly, then what is the grievance that A-Yao has suffered? That's her biological daughter, the meat that fell from her body, she had owed her so much in the previous thirteen years, and now she can't make up for it, how can she let the Song family quibble here.

Obviously, she had tried her best to dodge, but Song Guansheng could still catch up. Looking at the younger brother who was chasing after her like a lost dog, Song reluctantly stopped.

"Yang and Ah Rong's mother and daughter made a fuss in front of the mansion a few days ago, which embarrassed Ah Yao a lot. Those gossips, don't say that she is a thirteen-year-old girl, and a woman in her thirties may not be able to bear it. ”

But A-Yao was not fine in the end. Yesterday's tryst in Sanglin was passed on by Song Qinrong, and she knew about the imperial examination of Ah Ci's brother. Originally, she sympathized with Ah Ci's plight, but now she was forced by Daddy's majesty, kneeling in front of Hufu and being pointed at, and she was even more resentful of Ah Yao under empathy.

"Why don't you give up?"

Seeing Daddy chasing after her aunt like a dog, she felt very uncomfortable. The hand propped up on the ground clenched into a fist and muttered softly.

Her voice was inaudible to others, but the Song family, who was close, could hear it clearly.

"Unforgiving?" Angry, she stood in front of Song Qinrong, "Song Qinrong, you and Song Qinwen are really brothers and sisters of the same mother, and a pair of good sons and daughters taught by the Yang family." What did Song Qinwen say at the apprenticeship ceremony the day before yesterday? Anyway, the truth is revealed, and my family A-Yao has not been hurt in any way, so why be so unforgiving. ”

"Bastard!"

followed behind the eldest sister step by step, and happened to come to Song Qinrong. Also hearing her resentful words, Song Guansheng straightened up and slapped him directly.

Song Guansheng is not a pampered master like Shen Jinshan, he is responsible for taking care of the Hu family's thousands of acres of mulberry forest, he usually works in the field, and the strength on his arms has long been trained. Now that he used ten percent of his strength, he slapped down with two slaps, and directly slapped Song Qinrong to the ground, sliding out two feet out. After Kankan stopped, a mouthful of blood spit out directly, and his cheeks were even more red as if they had been buried in a rouge basin.

There was a gasping sound in front of the Hu Mansion, and after the surprise, no one sympathized with Song Qinrong at this moment.

"How good the Hu family is to their Song family, the Song family has eaten and drunk spicy food over the years, and all the silver has not been obtained from the Hu family."

"But there is a Wenqu star in someone's family, and the brothers and sisters are high-spirited, and they feel that the Hu family is humiliating them with silver for those delicacies and jewelry."

"If you give money and stewardship, and secretly help in trouble, it will be considered humiliation...... Mrs. Hu was right in what she said, I don't know how many people are looking forward to being humiliated. I don't think anyone here will refuse. ”

"It's obvious that the Jishan family has met a bunch of white-eyed wolf relatives."

Finally, there was a person who said a word, and everyone who nodded to indicate that they wanted to be humiliated all showed their expressions of approval. When they looked at Song Qinrong again, there was no fixed-point sympathy on their faces, and they were all disdainful.

Being in the midst of blessings does not know blessings.

Being looked at with disdain by so many people, Song Qinrong only felt that her whole body was being burned by the flames. She really hoped that she could faint now, but probably because there were too many supplements sent by the Hu family, her body and bones have always been very good, and even if she received two heavy slaps, there was no sign of dizziness.

Finally couldn't bear it anymore, she looked around resentfully: "I've already come to apologize, what else are you doing?" ”

"A-Niang, she seems to be a little unbearable."

Noticing that Song's body was shaking a little, Ah Yao hurriedly walked down the steps, raised her arms to support her, and at the same time looked at Song Qinrong on the ground with wide eyes.

In her previous life, Song Qinrong nominally pretended to be her good sister, but in fact, she followed behind Shen Moci with all her heart. The two brothers and sisters of the Song family, one of whom joined the Hu family, took advantage of the failure of the business to send the family business to Shen Moci's arms; The other was by her side, using every opportunity to say good things about Shen Moci, so that she who was guilty of not being able to support the family business at that time admired Shen Moci, who was strong-handed, and was defenseless.

The brother and sister cooperated seamlessly, did everything they could, and joined forces to send the Hu family's wealth to Shen Moci.

Now that Song Qinrong is so miserable, she has to open her eyes to understand.

Ah Yao originally meant this, but her expression was different in the eyes of the onlookers. Looking at the Hu family's girl's round apricot eyes, she couldn't hide her surprise, listening to her soft voice, thinking of the scene when she rescued the Shen family girl from the hands of Lord Zhizhou at the apprenticeship ceremony the day before yesterday.

Even the Song family misunderstood, how kind her family Ayao was, and when she saw that she was unwell, she hurriedly ran over to help her. She must have been frightened by Song Qinrong's miserable appearance.

"She is doing it herself, A-Yao, don't be afraid. Auntie is fine, you go up and stay with your father first. ”

Sure enough, he was frightened, and some Song clans confirmed that everyone's deviated thinking was completely conclusive.

"But A-Niang is angry, you are not in good health, and your daughter is with you."

Song's heart was moved, not only by her, but also by the audience. was obviously frightened, and insisted on taking care of A-Niang, the girl of the Hu family was really filial. It is worthy of being the apprentices of Master Kukai and Mo Daru for his deceased wife, and the junior sister recognized by Lord Zhizhou is much better than girls of the same age just by being in the world.

The only two people at the scene who knew A-Yao's intentions were Hu Jiuling on the high platform and Song Qinrong who was lying on the ground. The former was happy to see this, and looked down with a smile, and it was even more impossible for him to tear down his own girl's platform. As for the latter, will she speak to be believed? Even she herself understands that no one will believe it, and she can only listen to the praise of A-Yao around her, and she is so angry that she is angry.

Seeing that no one exposed it, Ah Yao even widened her eyes, admiring Song Qinrong's painful appearance of suffering.

Look at how scared A-Yao is! was so distressed that he couldn't do it, and the Song family hated Song Qinrong even more: "It's not good to be pointed at by so many people, right?" I have experienced it personally, and now you brothers and sisters are embarrassed to say that everything is in the past, and it has not caused any harm to my family A-Yao? ”

Song Qinrong was speechless.

"A-Yao, uncle is sorry for you."

Song Guansheng followed again, and Song turned around and neatly protected Ah Yao behind him, "Ah Yao is soft-hearted, don't scare him." Guansheng, our sister and brother are ten years apart, I watched you grow up, we are more like mother and son like sisters and brothers. I have only one daughter in my life, you are her own uncle, I don't expect you to be good to her, but can you stop helping outsiders hurt her again and again? Count me in begging you! ”

"Auntie died early, and when I was a child, my sister did my laundry and cooking, and I haven't forgotten all of this. They did such a bastard thing, I really don't have the shame to see my sister. ”

"Then what are you doing here?" Covering his heart, Song's eyes were full of tears.

"Sister, don't be angry, listen to me first. Originally, I could have quietly come to the door to make amends, but their mother-in-law was too bastard, and almost ruined the reputation of the Hu family, how could I just do that. When I was a child, my sister told me the story of the guilt of Jing petition, and I wanted to explain it in front of everyone in Qingcheng. ”

"Sir!"

Although Song Guansheng had already made his words clear before coming, there was still a trace of luck in Yang's heart. Maybe he wanted to apologize in front of so many people, so that the Song family had to forgive, so as to keep the Song family's existing qiē?

After the apprenticeship ceremony, he was forcibly taken to the countryside, where he lived in a low earthen house, without a maid to serve him, and he had to cook his own water for washing his feet, and he had to cook his own food. When she slept at night, there was no fragrant and soft bed, and the person with the soil kang and populates her whole body, and the rough quilt made her delicate skin unbearable. It's only been two days, and she has already deeply realized how difficult the poor days are, and she can't stand the poverty anymore because she is used to living a pampered life.

She didn't want to lose her current one!

But the old man is iron-hearted, there is no possibility of repentance in front of so many people, if he says those words, reputation, silver, and land, the Song family will have nothing!

"You shut up for me, the two things I regret most in my life are that I married you a short-sighted woman; There is also the indulgence of you to raise your children, and teach their brothers and sisters to be the same virtues! ”

Scolding the Yang family, Song Guansheng knelt in front of the Song family, "Today in front of everyone, I want to say two things. The first is to apologize to the Hu family, the previous incident is indeed the greed of the Song family; The second is that I plan to return all the things that the Hu family has given to the Song family over the years, we have no face and no qualifications to ask for these things. ”

After speaking, he threw himself to the ground and knelt down towards the Song family, "Sister, that's all Guansheng can do now." Guansheng doesn't ask for your forgiveness, he just hopes that you can think about your own body and don't make them angry. ”

The Song family finally had someone who understood, and the onlookers nodded one after another. Song Guansheng is a rare honest man, hard-working, kind, but married to a family stirper like Yang.

"The Yang family is indeed hateful, but Song Guansheng is his own brother after all. If you've done this, forgive him. ”

Such a voice gradually sounded in the crowd, and of course some people said that the husband and wife were one, forgive Song Guansheng, and the Yang family would not continue to enjoy happiness.

This is her brother-in-law who was brought up single-handedly, and they have the same blood in their bodies, how can they not suffer when they think of this Song family.

"Auntie."

Ah Yao's worried voice woke up the Song family, listening to the disputes around him, looking at Song Guansheng who was kneeling at his feet, and the Song family spoke weakly, "Guansheng, you are my brother-in-law." If it was just that little thing in the past, and now that you have apologized, I will forgive you even for the sake of your dead father. But do you know that Qinwen wants to destroy the entire Hu family. ”

"What?!"

At this time, not only the people around, but even Song Guansheng, who was crying bitterly, was stunned. Subconsciously looked at Song Qinwen, and noticed his son's dodging gaze, he chuckled in his heart.

In fact, Yang guessed correctly, he really wanted to retreat as advance. It's just that what he wants to fight for is not the Song family's property, as he said just now: he really has no face to ask for those things. What he actually asked for was his sister's forgiveness for him. He has affection for his sister, but he is not ruthless to his own children. Bringing Qinwen and Ah Rong back to the countryside is to hope that they can experience things they have never experienced before in their poor days, and they can really turn their temperament around. After a few years, the two of them will improve, and when he will go to the door of Hu's house again, Sister A's temperament will definitely not ignore them.

He knew that he was selfish to think so, but he really wanted his relatives to be affectionate and harmonious.

But now, he felt that his idea was about to fail.

"Sister, what's going on?"

"Yesterday ......"

And there's more! This matter is enough to threaten the Hu family! The contempt for the Song family continued unabated, and at the same time, everyone's burning eyes looked at the Song family.

His gaze was too enthusiastic, and Song's voice paused. At this time, Hu Jiuling, who had been standing on the steps and watching coldly, spoke.

"Let's talk about it when we enter the house."

After saying that, he nodded to Ah Yao, who helped Song up and walked towards the steps. Since he knew that the matter was important, Song Guansheng quickly stood up and followed the two of them to Hu's house. And the three of Yang's mother and son breathed a sigh of relief, and it was better to enter the Hu family's door than to stay here and be pointed at, and several people were too busy to keep up.

But when they stepped up the steps and were about to cross the threshold, a big butler with a poker face came out from inside - Hu Gui.

"The master has made it clear that a few people are not welcome to enter the house."

Following behind Hu Gui, a row of strong nursing homes lined up one after another blocked the gate airtightly, staring at the mother and the family. The strict expression is very similar to the posture of erecting you on all four feet and throwing you out and down the steps if you break through.

Even if intellectually felt that in front of so many people, the Hu family would not dare to do such a desperate thing; But in their hearts, the mother and son still believe that the Hu family can definitely do such a thing.

The Hu family's back house, which is protected by a high wall, can't enter, and outside the wall are the people of Qingcheng who are eyeing and spitting stars that can drown them. Seeing that they couldn't get in with their own skills, they had the ambition to focus on Song Guansheng in front of them.

"Daddy."

"Guansheng."

The shouts of the mother and daughter made the four people who were about to enter the second gate stop when they walked to the white wall.

Song Guansheng turned around and saw that his wife and children were stopped at the door by the nursing home in the cold wind, after all, they were family members who had been with him for many years, even if he was angry, he had some pity in his heart.

"Brother-in-law, sister, I know it's their mother who is confused, but ......" He couldn't say anything when the words came to his mouth.

"Uncle wants them in?" Ah Yao wondered, just as a cold wind was blowing, even if she was wrapped in a fur coat, there was still a little wind blowing into her neck, and she couldn't help but shiver.

This appearance fell into Song's eyes, and his daughter was scared again.

The loose mind was cold again, and she lowered her face: "Want to come in?" Aren't you afraid that the copper smell of my Hu family will stain the scholar's high shoes? ”

Song's words came clearly to the door, and Yang's face changed slightly with anticipation. Indeed, she looked down on the Hu family. What's the use of a merchant's extra money, and the slightest stumbling block of the official can't be sent out in a big way. And her family Qinwen will definitely become an official in the future.

Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, although the Song family is not as good as the Hu family now, but what about the future? The Hu family is so good to them, doesn't they just think that Qinwen is good at reading and will have a future career, so they should have a good relationship as soon as possible.

Don't because she can't see the little Jiujiu in the Hu family's heart.

Because of this, every time the Hu family sent something, although she had a warm smile on her face, she was quite disdainful in her heart. And this disdain can make her feel better in the face of the Hu family's "charity".

But the Song family continued to expose the Qinwen scientific examination, and then mocked it like this, which shook a firm belief in her heart that she relied on for a living.

"My family Qinwen is a scholar."

"Auntie." Song Qinwen frowned, and looked at his cousin in the courtyard. Her apricot eyes are round and her little face is backlit with a different kind of softness, and her appearance alone is not inferior to Ah Ci.

He is not a completely stupid person, and he is also faintly aware of Ah Ci's behavior. Although he refuted the little marquis fiercely in his anger yesterday, after calming down, he also knew that this matter was not impossible. There is another point that he doesn't want to admit himself, and the reason why he subconsciously refutes it is because he doesn't want to be looked down upon by his cousin.

Since he was a child, he has always been the closest man of the same age to his cousin, and his cousin trusts and adores him. But out of thin air, a little marquis, who lives in the Hu family and is a senior brother, yesterday the two of them also rode side by side to swagger through the city, and they were even more intimate in the mulberry forest, this kind of intimacy that he had never had, made him feel a faint threat. It felt like a childhood New Year's glue tooth cake being snatched by a tall and strong child next door.

Previously, he was kind to Ah Ci, and he was sure that his cousin would not leave him. But now that the two are estranged, he began to panic and be anxious. At this moment, he was stopped in front of the Hu family, and was pointed at by so many people, and he was embarrassed, and he didn't want to be looked down upon by his cousin anymore.

With a long sigh, he lifted Song's arm, "Since Daddy has something to discuss, let's go first." ”

Glancing at Ah Yao deeply, he arched his hand inside through the door frame: "The previous thing was indeed done inappropriately by Qinwen, and he will definitely compensate for it in the future." Since the Hu family doesn't want to see Qinwen now, then we will retire first. ”

After speaking, he semi-forcibly supported Yang, gave Song Qinrong another look, straightened his spine and walked down the steps. Ah Ci has already helped him arrange the township test, and when he is named on the daily gold list, he will definitely make compensation. At that time, my cousin will definitely smile at him again.

Thinking like this, Song Qinwen's expression became more and more stern. The scholar has an awe-inspiring aura, and at this moment his aura is full of it, and for a while, instead of daring to speak, everyone consciously made a way for him.

It is better to go openly and honestly like this than to enter the Hu family and be practiced by those subordinates who step on the low and praise the high, Yang and Song Qinrong breathed a sigh of relief. Yang, in particular, has once again strengthened his already wavering faith. Her son is a Wenqu star, look, everyone respects it. Not only them, but even Song Qinwen gradually relaxed.

But they were relieved too soon.

Standing on the steps, Hu Gui looked at the mother and son who swaggered away. Seeing them holding their heads high, he couldn't help but sneer: if you give three colors, you dare to open a dye shop.

Not to mention the fact that they have helped outsiders hurt their girls several times, and now they are still beating the abacus on the Hu family, really treating them as if they were made of dough and letting others knead them flat and knead round. The master needs a reputation for kindness, and the girl is soft-hearted, so he, as a subordinate, has to share the worries of the master and be a "slave".

"Fellow villagers, it's okay here, everyone hurry back to warm up on a cold day, and disperse."

He arched his hand and said to the people on the inner and outer three floors below, and at the same time he glanced at the people who were mixed in with the crowd, and then ordered the door to be closed.

There was a creaking sound, and the heavy door slammed shut. Although the onlookers were curious, they also knew that there could be no news, and they went back in groups in the direction they came, not noticing that there were so many people in the crowd walking extremely fast.

After walking for a while, we arrived at the intersection of the east and west of the city, and it was the morning market opening, and there were many people selling vegetables with flat poles. The relaxed Yang family thought about the rough food and clothing in the countryside in the past few days, so he stopped to buy some fresh vegetables, buy a chicken, cut some meat, and go back to have a good meal.

Bending down to pick and choose in front of the stall, a voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"Shameless white-eyed wolf."

Who! Looking up in surprise, an egg flew in front of her, and the eggshell exploded and directly painted her head and face.

"Harm the girl of the Hu family, die without repentance, shameless."

All kinds of humiliating words came from all directions, and rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves were thrown at the mother and son. At first, there were fewer people, and they could still support it when they resisted left and right, but as it didn't take long for many people to join the team, and all kinds of dirt were thrown like a torrential rain, and the three of the Song family, mother and son, were no longer able to support it, so they could only hold their heads and run west.

However, many people also came from the west of the city, and this will be just the way back. When they left the market and there were no leaves, they began to spit on them, and some naughty children even picked up stones from the ground and threw them at them.

By the time the three of them fled to the house in the west of the city, they were already in a mess, and the doorkeeper almost didn't recognize them.

In the messy vegetable market, the few people who provoked the incident just now apologized and apologized, and the silver was dug out, and the matter was smoothed out in a few clicks. The vegetable farmers were happy to see the silver, saving them from squatting for most of the day and selling it in the cold wind, with a smile on their faces, and they didn't say anything straight, and told them repeatedly: Next time there is such a good thing, you must pick his family's Caiyunyun again.

At the same time that the mother and son of the Song family were hugging their heads and running around, in the hall of the Hu family, Hu Jiuling explained the tryst between Song Qinwen and Shen Moci in a few words.

"This ...... I thought about saying hello to Qin Wenwen, and the Song family would also be handed over to him in the future, and I had asked him to help manage the accounts all these years. Fortunately, Ah Yao was smart and found out in time, otherwise if he really helped the girl of the Shen family to do such a thing, it would harm the Hu family...... Then it's not a pity that I really die 10,000 times. ”

Thinking of this possibility, Song Guansheng was even more angry: "I'll hand over the mulberry forest account book, and then go home and kill that bastard." ”

"No need," Hu Jiuling shook his head, his eyes full of obscurity: "Promise Shen Jinshan." ”