Chapter 43: Extinguishing the Fire
Mrs. Chen drank Coptis juice for three days in a row, and she was about to vomit out the bitter gall. She wanted to scold people, and when she scolded the Li family, Chen Xuejiao shook her mouth with words; Scold Zhao, Mrs. Zhao hasn't left yet, and she crosses her waist to support her daughter; I couldn't find a reason to scold the three rooms and four rooms, and Mrs. Chen, who was holding back, felt like a mess in her heart.
When Chen Xuejiao brought a bowl of coptis juice to Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Chen finally couldn't hold it back, she drank it in one go, and dropped the bowl, not scolding Xuejiao, but pointing at Old Man Chen and scolding.
"What kind of evil have you done, I was forced to drink medicine at such an old age, you have no ability, if you have the ability to make me eat and drink spicy, can I be sick with sickness." Old Lady Chen's face was twisted by Huang Lian's bitterness.
Old Man Chen knew that his wife was holding his breath in his heart, so he didn't keep silent, and let her scold.
Chen Xuejiao stood in the broken porcelain, her face panicked, looking at Mrs. Chen for a while, and Old Man Chen for a while.
Mrs. Chen picked up the feather duster beside her, and originally wanted to go towards Xue Jiaolun, but when she thought that this girl would be a fool, she was the one who was angry in the end. In an instant, the feather duster smashed into Old Man Chen.
Old Man Chen was startled, the cigarette pouch he had just lit in his hand fell onto the quilt, the fire spread, and Chen Zichang, who had been silent, howled like a pig regardless of the wound.
Mrs. Chen was stunned, and Old Man Chen jumped off the kang and scolded in his mouth: "The old woman who is dead", while snatching the feather duster to extinguish the fire.
Chen Xuejiao didn't think much about it, picked up the washbasin behind the door and poured it on the kang. The fire was extinguished, and the entire kang was covered with water, and Chen Zichang's wound was soaked in water and screamed.
“…… After a thousand cuts, the water is so cold, you are ruthless to pour it on your second uncle? Mrs. Chen rubbed Chen Zichang's face in distress, Chen Zichang gasped in pain, and said something indistinctly.
"Go and call your mother." Old Mrs. Chen glared at Xue Jiao fiercely, "I see what a good girl she raises." ”
Chen Xuejiao looked at Chen Zichang with tears in her eyes and said, "If I don't water, the fire will burn to the second uncle." ”
Li Shi heard the movement of the upper room and rushed in, and Mrs. Chen scolded with her head and face: "Ruthless mother-in-law, my Chen family raised you, and I asked you to teach your daughter to kill." ”
Li Shi looked at Xue Jiao, then at the charred and smoking quilt and the water stains on the kang, and roughly understood what was going on.
If it had been left in the past, the Li family would have swallowed their anger and stepped forward to help Mrs. Chen clean up and apologize. But this time, when I saw Chen Xuejiao's misty tears, I was afraid that my apology would hurt my daughter's heart, so I forced a smile and said: "Mother, Xuejiao is also well-intentioned, how can she kill someone if she extinguishes the fire, if you want me to say that it is to save people, not only saved the second uncle but also saved a large family." If it weren't for her, our house would be on fire at this time. ”
Li stood upright, and his words were neither humble nor arrogant, and Mrs. Chen was stunned.
Chen Xuejiao was happy in her heart, and the Li family finally bowed to Mrs. Chen regardless of the indiscriminate.
Mrs. Chen opened her mouth, and Old Man Chen saw that Mrs. Chen was really unspeakable and hurried forward and scolded: "Okay, it's always not enough, why is the fire on fire, it's not that you hit the cigarette pouch with that feather duster, and the sparks came out and lit it." If it weren't for Xue Jiao pouring water, I'm afraid our family would have cried tonight. ”
Old Man Chen reprimanded himself in front of his daughter-in-law, Old Mrs. Chen felt cold and retorted with a cold face: "If it weren't for your smoking bag, where would the sparks come from, you would talk about me, why don't you talk about yourself." ”
"Alright, I won't mess with you anymore." Old Man Chen angrily slammed the door and went out, picked up the hoe and went to the ground.
It was the first time that Old Man Chen slammed the door in public, and Mrs. Chen's face was purple with anger, and she couldn't wait to faint once, and when she thought of the bitter and life-threatening Coptis juice, she had to hold on.
"What kind of iniquity have they created? Second child, tell me what sins have been created. Old Mrs. Chen rubbed Chen Zichang's face and cried.
Li pulled Chen Xuejiao out of the upper room.
"Xuejiao, are you okay?" When he arrived in the courtyard, Lee's face was full of worry.
"I'm fine." Xue Jiao said.
"In the future, your milk is losing her temper, don't make a sound, she will be angry when she is angry." Li admonished.
Chen Xuejiao agreed.
Chen Xuejiao has always wanted to match the seasoning, she made her own chicken essence in her previous life, and remembered the recipe of chicken essence with the memory of her previous life, but she never had time to make zuò, so she wanted to give it a try when she didn't have to go to the ground. Last time in the town, the materials that Chen Qi'an bought for her were still there, and she walked into the north wing to take them out.
At this time, someone knocked on the door, and the Chen family closed the door day and night because of Chen Zichang's affairs these days, because they were afraid that the neighbors would come to the house and chew the root of their tongues. Da Dan is a sincere baby, according to Mrs. Chen's order, from morning to night, he sat behind the door and guarded it.
Hearing the shouting, Big Dan looked through the crack in the door to see a woman standing outside the door, and she didn't dare to open the door because she didn't know her.
"Is Xue Jiao at home? Open the door. "The woman outside the door called the door.
Chen Xuejiao heard that the voice was from Sister-in-law Jia, so she asked Da Dan to open the door.
Sister-in-law Jia held a basket and a ceramic bottle.
Xue Jiao hurriedly welcomed Sister-in-law Jia in, and Li also came out and invited Sister-in-law Jia to the house with a smile.
"No, I need to go back. This basket of eggs was asked by Master Qin to make zuò tea eggs, and he said that he hadn't eaten them for a few days, and he was panicking. Sister-in-law Jia put down the basket, the pink eggs were exposed in the basket, and handed Li a ceramic jar, "This is osmanthus candy, I made it myself, last time Xue Jiao said that I didn't make osmanthus candy, I got some according to the recipe of our hometown, and gave the children to taste, I don't know if it's delicious." ”
Xue Jiao listened to Sister-in-law Jia's words, and was very embarrassed, she forgot about making osmanthus candy.
"This time, you must make the most delicious tea eggs to honor Master Qin, and you and Uncle Jia will also taste them." Xue Jiao said with a smile.
Jing Hao heard the voice and came out to give Sister-in-law Jia a pair of insoles.
"Originally, I said that I would go to Master Qin to grind ink for you, but you can take it back today, I don't know if you like it or not." Jing smiled shyly.
"Like, like." Sister-in-law Jia said with a smile.
Li Shi thanked him. Sister-in-law Jia was about to rush back without drinking a sip of water, and Li cut a basket of vegetables for her as a return gift.
Li helped Xue Jiaosheng make tea eggs on the stove, and Xue Ru and Jinghao also helped.
In the upper room, Zhao was muttering to Mrs. Zhao, and Xue Yao Xue Miao was sitting next to her. Chen Qilin has been wanting to go back to the White Horse Academy in advance because of his hatred for Chen Zichang these days, but he was persuaded by the Zhao family to stay at home for two more days, and he was afraid that he would fall behind in his homework and hide in the room to read these days.
“…… Mother, it's good that you and your brother are angry with me, but my brother is too ruthless and makes the old lady unhappy, what good will it do me in the future. Zhao's face was full of sorrow.
"Why is it no good, if something like this happens, your brother will not come forward for you, who can show you up, and your children are not good for you." Mrs. Zhao said disapprovingly, and scolded Chen Zichang again, "My wife and children are hot on the kang, and they actually ran out to find Sister Yao." If your brother doesn't come forward, how will Qi Lin be raised when he is mentioned in that academy in the future. ”
Xue Yao and Xue Miao were silent, and their faces turned red when they heard the words "Sister Yao".
"I also thought about it, he didn't make a fuss once or twice, he used to hide it, who would have thought that this time he made a fuss, I hate that I have no face in front of my concubine." Zhao cried.
"What are you crying for, your good days are yet to come. Don't be afraid of your mother-in-law, Qi Lin will be an official in the future, you are the wife of an official, Xueyao I think I will marry a rich family, who will not look at your face in the future. Mrs. Zhao comforted.
Zhao bowed his head and was silent.
Mrs. Chen stopped crying in the upper room for a while, and Chen Zichang said weakly: "Mother, my arm is in the water, it hurts, you can change the gauze for me." ”
As soon as Mrs. Chen heard that Chen Zichang's arm hurt, her heart was like ripping off a piece of meat, and she learned that she went down to the kang to find gauze.
"Second daughter-in-law, second daughter-in-law." Mrs. Chen shouted into the ear room, "You come to serve the chief, what are you doing in the house." ”
What's going on with Mrs. Zhao, it's not right for a woman to serve a man.
Zhao Shi was terrified when she heard Mrs. Chen's voice, now it is not as good as before, since her brother came to make trouble, she was afraid that she would lose her status in Mrs. Chen's heart, and she was afraid that Mrs. Chen would call her to be the same as other concubines, and she would not show any mercy.
Zhao came to Mrs. Chen's house accompanied by her two daughters and Mrs. Zhao.
Xue Yao and Xue Miao saw their father's arm, and tears fell.
"You come and change the gauze." Mrs. Chen threw the gauze towards Zhao.
Zhao took the gauze and walked to Chen Zichang's side, and when he remembered that Chen Zichang was looking for the kiln sister, the action of changing the gauze in his hand became heavier, and Chen Zichang screamed.
"You have become big over the years, I will offer you like a Buddha, and I won't even know this little thing." Mrs. Chen stared at Zhao's hair.
Mrs. Zhao saw that her mother-in-law said that her daughter, she was not at ease, and said with a cold face: "Mother-in-law, I heard in the room just now that your room was on fire, what's the matter, look at the arm of the chief and toss again." ”
When Mrs. Chen heard this, she couldn't wait to tear Mrs. Zhao apart. wasted the title of the usual old sister, since she beat her son in an accident, she didn't leave any affection, and she was strong everywhere.
Mrs. Chen was just about to speak, but she saw Li enter the house with a pork fan in her hand.
"Mother, this is the five-pound pork sent by the uncle of the Zhao family, Xianglian's father, saying that it is to make up for the second uncle."
Mrs. Chen's face twisted to the wall, he knew that he had given five catties of pork today, and he slapped him and gave him a sweet date, it was too late, and she didn't accept it.
Li retreated in mockery.
At this time, Mrs. Zhao spoke: "It's still your eldest brother who loves you." This was said to the Zhao family.
Xue Yao didn't want the two old ladies to get up, it didn't do her mother any good, she was going back to Xuzhou Mansion in two days, she was afraid that she would clean up the Zhao family as soon as she left, so she smiled and said to Mrs. Chen: "Uncle is the same as milk, he is a warm-hearted person." The family doesn't speak two words, this meat must be given to milk, but in the name of the father. ”
Old Mrs. Chen snorted.
Xue Yao stepped forward and helped Zhao bandage Chen Zichang's gauze.