Xianglan walked to the back door, saw that the carriage was ready, opened the curtain and took a look, only to see that the carriage was loaded with a red lacquered camphor box. The mother-in-law who was guarding the door in a panic said, "What are you doing here, girl?" ”

Xianglan said: "Sensei stopped me, this is the uncle's order, I have my own reasons." "I opened the lid of the box, only to see that the upper layer was just some coarse cloth clothes, so I turned down layer by layer, and saw that there were precious toys such as jade gall bottles hidden in it, and shook off a cotton jacket, and a cloth bag fell out of it, and opened it to see, it was full of gold, silver and jade jewelry, phoenix and sunrise hairpins, and red gold and jade circles, which were obviously things that the masters could afford.

Xianglan sneered slightly, called Mung Bean over and said, "Go and call the eldest lady, say that something terrible has happened behind her." "Mung Bean is clever, and he will go.

Soon after, Song Tanchai really came with Junxi's hand, and the little maids hurriedly avoided it, Xianglan pointed to the things that were turned out of Guo's mother's box and said, "Girl, take a look, this is what she hid and prepared to take out." ”

Junxi stuck out his tongue and said, "My good girl, there are so many!" ”

Song Tanchai was so angry that he trembled, gritted his teeth and said: "How can this be true, such a slave deserves to be beaten to death and then thrown out!" Where is she now? ”

Xianglan said: "Kowtow in the wife's house." ”

Song Tanchai turned around and was about to go. Junxi said: "Girl, don't worry, let people move the things back first." ”

Song Tanchai thought for a while and said, "If there are some things that her mother rewarded her, if we take them all......"

Xianglan sneered: "Don't worry, girl, the most unsightly thing is just that she is afraid that she will carry it with her, just now I saw her kowtow to his wife, her chest and waist bulging, how can her summer clothes be so bloated?" ”

When Song Tanchai heard this, her willow eyebrows rose again. Xianglan whispered to her, and Song Tanchai nodded again and again.

Let's say that in the main house, Guo's mother burst into tears and said: "The old slave was expecting to be able to accompany his wife in the future, who came up with this matter, my unconscious little beast blocked my wife, and the old slave really died and it was difficult to see his wife......" said and kowtowed again and again.

Aunt Song hurriedly got up and helped Guo's mother by the arm and said, "Get up, get up, it's cold on the ground, get up and talk again." ”

Juan Hua also went up to help, Guo's mother stood up, Aunt Song asked her to sit, she refused to live or die, and finally sat sideways on the small pestle at Aunt Song's feet. Aunt Song couldn't help but feel sad when she looked at Guo's mother's rickety body and gray hair, and said secretly: "I used to be so strong and laughing, but now that I have come to this step of the field, I don't say anything about my dead daughter, but I have also been separated from ......" and said: "You can also look at it, the eldest brother said, the Song family will definitely give you a pension and send you to the end, catch up with Ming'er, you see which girl is good, let them recognize you as a godmother, and be filial to you for a lifetime like a daughter." ”

Mother Guo shook her head, tears flowed down, and Aunt Song also shed two tears. Mother Guo wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and said to Aunt Song: "The old slave has always been hiding something in his heart, hesitating to talk about it, but now that he is leaving, he has to go out and say it. ”

Aunt Song said, "What's the matter?" ”

Guo's mother gave her a look, and Aunt Song understood, and said to Juan Hua: "You go first, tell sù kitchen to add soup to the eldest sister at noon." ”

After Juan Hua went, Guo's mother said: "The old slave has always felt that Xianglan does not look like a peaceful person, since he came to our house, the family has given silver to treat the disease, not to mention, but also hooked the soul of the eldest brother." I listened to a few old sisters in the cover room talking, saying that the uncle gave Xianglan's father and mother a license, originally her family was just a small door, but these days it is like making a fortune, and she has made a generous move, not to mention the meat for a meal, and also added new furniture, I heard that she also went around to inquire about buying a house! The mother-in-law guarding the door said that Xianglan returned home from the back door, and I felt that she was trying her best to move money from Song's house to her home! Madame, think about it, if it weren't for that, how could her family have become rich so quickly? ”

Aunt Song had three points of faith in her heart, but she still hesitated: "The eldest brother lives a simple life, how much money can there be in the room?" The big money is in the account, although I don't care, but I also know that every penny must be remembered. She is a girl, can she still move money into the account? If it is said that there is plenty of food and clothing on weekdays, maybe the girl stole some silver, but it may not be enough to buy a house and copy such a big hand. ”

Guo's mother hurriedly said: "Mrs. is too benevolent!" I don't want to think about it, although there is no silver in the eldest brother's room, there are still a few valuable things, such as Bai Yuzun and Lion Ding, all of which were left by the master, if I let that girl sell them secretly......"

Aunt Song's expression was stern, and she patted the kang table and said, "I can save it, Ming'er will let Sister Tan secretly check to see if there is anything lost in the eldest brother's room." ”

Guo's mother said: "Not only that, but I don't look at Xianglan's face well, not a rich and noble person with many blessings, many longevity and many children." ”

Aunt Song knew that Mother Guo had some tricks to get along with people, so she hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" I still looked at her with a kind face, clear eyebrows, a thin waist and a round buttocks, and she was a suitable man. ”

Guo's mother pretended to be false and said: "Mrs. doesn't know, this kind of color is too outstanding for a woman, but it is not easy to marry in, you see her face is like a peach blossom, "Mai Physiognomy" can be said 'The face is like a peach blossom, will be a demon.' That is to say, such a delicate look like a peach blossom must be an evil person, I am afraid that it will not be early to have children, but it is not a blessed appearance, it will make people lose their wealth, the poor family will be ruined, and people will have to save their lives! ”

Aunt Song was taken aback when she heard the words "human life", and hurriedly said: "How is this good, can she restrain our eldest brother?" He took Guo's mother's hand again and said, "Thanks to you, I didn't know there was such a thing, alas, if it weren't for the eldest brother who said that you remembered how Fang Si died here all day long, I was afraid that you would be sad, otherwise I would really be reluctant to let you go like this......"

Guo's mother was overjoyed, and just wanted to say, "It's okay, I'm willing to accompany my wife here." Hearing the sound of the door, Song Tanchai walked in with Xianglan's hand pushing the door, and when she saw Guo's mother, she smiled and said, "Mom is still here and my wife is inseparable?" The carriage at the door had been prepared for a long time, and Fang Ba sent mung beans to ask when Guo's mother would leave. ”

Guo's mother was nervous, and hurriedly said: "Mrs. can't bear me, I ......"

Xianglan took a small step forward and said: "Mom, hurry up and take a look, the box you packed just now fell from the carriage and fell to the ground, scattering bits and pieces of things on the ground, the little ones are going to clean up, I am afraid that many people will steal my mother's ** things, so I ordered them to scatter and did not let them move again." ”

Guo's mother changed color, but Song Tanchai seemed to smile and said: "Mom kowtowed to my wife, so hurry up and take a look." ”

Aunt Song hurriedly walked out, and when she went to the back door, she saw that the box was wide open, except for the hairpin rings and things that the master appreciated that she and Fang Si were used to, the rest of the toys and jewelry were gone, but the silver ticket at the bottom of the box did not move, and her hands and feet were cold, and she howled: "Ouch! Brutes with a thousand cuts! ”

But I heard someone behind me say coldly: "Mom, who is this scolding?" I saw Song Tanchai coming, and ordered the mother-in-law on the left and right to say, "Go and press her arm." Then he said to Yue Xixi: "Go and search for me." The two stepped forward and took it out of Aunt Song's clothes, and when they touched it, it was really hard, and they found more than a dozen kinds of valuable jewelry all over their bodies.

Song Tanchai's face was gloomy, and he pointed to a gemstone ring and said, "This is obviously my wife's dowry, so I'll ask her if she has rewarded you." ”

Guo's mother's legs were weak, and she cried bitterly and said, "Girl, spare your life, so give me dignity!" ”

Song Tanchai glanced at her in disgust, and ordered: "Tie her up and throw her in the carriage." ”

Guo's mother couldn't stop crying: "The girl spared me!" ”

Song Tanchai said loudly: "Don't hurry up and plug your mouth!" ”

Someone stuffed a rag into Guo's mother's mouth and tied it up with all hands and feet.

Xianglan asked, "The girl still plans to send her to the capital?" ”

Song Tanchai frowned slightly: "It's not safe for such a person to be sent to the old house, I want to sell her, but I'm afraid that my mother won't agree." ”

Xianglan sighed silently, even though this Guo's mother is hateful, but now that her daughter is dead, she is alone, but she is really pitiful, since she has sent people away, as long as she will never see each other again in the future, why bother. Then he said: "I heard that when the master died, Guo's mother has always served his wife, and there has been some hard work over the years, if it is sold like this, it will be spread out and the Song family will not be merciful, I heard the uncle say that he still has a nephew in Yangzhou, it is better to send her there." ”

Song Tanchai nodded, and said to the person who was driving the car: "Don't send it to the capital, send it directly to the house of Guo's mother and nephew in Yangzhou, tell her nephew, take care of it, and don't let her come to the Song family again!" If you can afford it, the Song family will give five taels of silver every year; If he can't stand it, he has to weigh it himself. ”

The two of them were standing in front of the carriage, and Guo's mother heard Song Tanchai say "I want to sell her" and other words, and her eyes were about to pop out, and she couldn't help but "woo" in her mouth, but then she heard Xianglan say that she would send her to a relative's house in Yangzhou, and she was stunned, she never thought that it had reached this point, and Xianglan also said a word for her. I felt that my whole body instantly lost my strength, and I collapsed on the carriage as if I was dead.

In fact, she also vaguely understood in her own heart that Fangsi couldn't complain about Xianglan for committing suicide, but she could only be more comfortable if she found someone to hate. If it weren't for Xianglan coming to the Song family, their mother and daughter would still be fine, being second-layer masters, eating, drinking, and dressing decently, although the uncle doesn't look down on Fangsi, but he is always kind, and if he grinds for another year or two, ask his wife to be the master, and the uncle will be able to take her in sooner or later. But now?

Fangsi was buried in a coffin and buried under the ground, and the Song family even changed the beams of the house where she hanged, and everyone surrounded Xianglan, just like when they surrounded Fangsi......

Guo's mother closed her eyes and tears welled up in her eyes. RS