Xiangqi comforted them: "In the future, these are all people in your yard, you use them first, if there is something that is not easy to use, or if you don't like it, you can return to the old lady at any time and change them." ”

Xiangqi herself is from Mumao Villa, and the people who serve the Mo family, the chief housekeeper in the mansion, and several important stewards are also from Mumao Villa, but the others are not all from Mumao Villa. For example, there are only three or five people from Mumao Villa in this courtyard.

The people in the courtyard kowtowed to An Chengkang and An Yuan, and Xiangqi beat them well according to Mo's meaning and let them all disperse, leaving only the housekeeper of the courtyard, Mama He, and said to An Yuan, "Madam, this is the steward of your courtyard, if you don't understand anything in the future, you can ask her." ”

After explaining, Xiangqi returned to the main courtyard and returned to Mo's order-

"Jotake, are your father and your grandfather here?" An Laosi stood outside the fence of An Lao's house and asked loudly at An Chengwu, the grandson of An Laosi.

"Only Grandpa is here, my father went to drink, and he will be back in a while. Grandpa, the fourth grandfather is here? An Chengwu called into the house, and then beckoned An Laosi to come in.

"Fourth grandpa, come in, just stay and have a drink with grandpa for a while."

"Okay." Hearing that there was wine to drink, An Laosi was even happier.

He walked into the courtyard with his feet up, and then into the inner room, An Lao Er sat on the kang, and on the kang table in front of him were a small half plate of peanuts and a plate of salted radishes that had not much left. There is also a very shallow base in the wine cup, and the wine looks cloudy and dull.

An Laosi directly took off his shoes, made it on the kang, pinched a peanut with his hand, threw it in his mouth, and chewed it.

"You're just in time." An Lao Er looked at him angrily. He drank ten times by himself, and he could not say that he could meet six times.

"Second brother, I have something to tell you this time." An Laosi smiled, "Who do you guess I saw at the entrance of the village today?" ”

"Who?" An Lao Er casually picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it dry, smacking his mouth, thinking about why his youngest son hadn't come back for so long.

"It's Jingyuan's daughter-in-law."

An Laosi pinched another peanut and threw it into his mouth and chewed it vigorously, it was so fragrant. To say that the second grandson of the second brother's family has the ability, working as a partner in a restaurant in the town, in addition to the monthly salary, the reward is not less, or how can he afford the second brother's drinking every now and then.

"Who is Jing Yuan's daughter-in-law?" An Lao Er thought about it for a long time and didn't think about it.

"Dad, I'm back, do you know, the third uncle's daughter-in-law Jingyuan is back, and the big mansion in the village turned out to be theirs."

Before An Laosi could elaborate, An Jingming, the eldest son of An Laosi, came in and said to An Laosi with a happy face.

"You're talking about the big new mansion in the village? The third one? An Lao Er finally remembered who this "Jingyuan daughter-in-law" was, and couldn't help but be surprised.

"Apart from the newly built big mansion, where else are there any big mansions in our village?" An Jingming was very excited. completely ignored his own fourth uncle, who was also sitting on the kang.

"Dad, I haven't seen it, but when I heard them say it, there are dozens of carriages pulling things alone, and they are carriages, not ox carts. Not even a mule cart. ”

"It's not, I almost didn't dare to recognize Jingyuan's daughter-in-law's outfit when I saw it, and then I had the courage to go over and say a few words." An Laosi looked at the wine bottle An Jingming was carrying in his hand and swallowed his saliva.

"You still talk when you see people? What did you say? An Lao Er was also excited, his body trembled, the newly built mansion in the village has not been seen by anyone in their village, covering an area of more than ten acres, according to those who have been helpers, I am afraid that the palace built in it is not worse than the emperor's palace. Could it be their home industry?

"Hey, hey." An Lao Siguang smirked and didn't speak.

"Fourth uncle, let's take a sip of wine to moisten your mouth first." An Jingming hurriedly took a wine glass to help him fill the wine.

An Lao Er looked at him dissatisfied, "You still served it." ”

"Second brother, I didn't serve it, don't you know that Jingyuan's daughter-in-law is not the same as in the past, don't you see that there are more than a dozen girls around her who are waiting for her, and her head is full of gold, jade, silver hairpins, bracelets and rings. Where have I ever seen that formation? I finally got in touch with her, and she said let's go to the door tomorrow, and someone will come to the door in a while. ”

An Laosi shook his head.

"When Jingyuan was gone, it was the people in the eldest brother's house who were greedy for their family's property, and they sold their mother and daughter together, at that time, Jingyuan's daughter-in-law's maiden family was left with her widowed sister-in-law and a sick nephew, and she once came to our village to seek justice, but was sent away by Jinghong of the old family with two taels of silver" Speaking of that year, An Laosi suddenly stopped and became silent.

Not only the three of them knew about this past, but even the people in the nearby villages had discussed it.

The big house of the An family did things too desperately, while receiving the favor of An Laosan, and on the other hand, he killed the only remaining granddaughter of his family, although his granddaughter was adopted, but after all, she was on the family tree.

At that time, everyone was talking behind their backs, although they didn't dare to mention it in person, but everyone had a shot in their hearts. Although there are precedents for this kind of thing everywhere, who will not be poked in the back by someone who really does that?

An Lao Er also fell silent all of a sudden.

Although they didn't participate in the second and fourth rooms in this matter, and they subconsciously distanced themselves from the people in the long room afterwards, they didn't say a word for their orphans and widows after all.

Who would have thought that the mother and daughter back then could be as rich as they are today? How did they make their fortunes? Could it be that Ruyi married a good man? But weren't they bought as slaves?

"You didn't ask them where they got such a big fortune?" An Lao Er was silent for a while, and finally held back a sentence.

"Where did you come up with the idea to ask this?" An Laosi whispered, he didn't even have the heart to drink wine, thinking of the past, he began to worry, "Second brother, you said that Jingyuan's daughter-in-law has not heard from her for so many years, will she come back suddenly to take revenge?" ”

"Nonsense." An Lao Er picked up the wine glass and poured it into his mouth, only to find that there was nothing, and the wine glass was empty. He held the cup and didn't put it down, the look on his face was a little flustered, as if he was comforting himself, "We didn't touch our hands back then. ”

"But we didn't help." An Jingming also woke up from the joy, remembering the events of the year, he couldn't help but feel cold, the original joy was long gone, he cried with a sad face, "The big house that did those things is long gone, could it be that they went down back then"

"Shut up." An Lao Er whispered to stop his son and continued. (To be continued.) )