Mama Lin and Mrs. Chen chatted about homely things, still with a proud look on their faces.

“…… The old lady is so blessed, so many grandchildren, it is really happy and enviable to watch. Mama Lin took a sip of tea and swept to Xue Jiao's school, although it was flattering, there was no envy in her eyes.

"It's just a wild child in the countryside, where can it be compared to the children in the house, even if there are thousands of people like us, they can't compare to the children in the house." Mrs. Chen listened to Mama Lin's words, connived and disliked the grandchildren in front of her, and her heart was like eating hot soup all night in winter, and she was full of comfort.

That's right, how can a country child compare with a house child. Speaking of children, Mama Lin sighed inaudibly, everything in Dingfu is good, but the uncle's heirs are difficult, and the eldest grandmother has not come out since she got married, and the relationship with the uncle has been even more like water and fire recently.

Xue Yao, Mama Lin settled down, this girl has a sweet mouth and a pretty heart, no wonder the old lady likes it, I'm afraid that there will be a decent waiting for her when she goes back this time.

Xue Jiao looked at Mama Lin with a pair of big eyes.

Mama Lin raised her head and touched Xue Jiao's gaze, Xue Jiao did not dodge like other children.

Look at that look, clear and bright, neither humble nor arrogant. When Xue Yao entered the mansion, she was a little older than this girl, and Mama Lin was sent to teach the rules, and Xue Yao also looked at her like this, but her eyes were a little delicate and charming. Mama Lin had a plan in her heart.

"Here you go." Mama Lin beckoned to Xue Jiao.

Xue Jiao was suspicious in her heart, and still walked over with steady steps.

"This is the eldest daughter of my family, not the same, wild girl." Mrs. Chen said in a rough voice.

Mama Lin didn't answer Mrs. Chen's words, but looked at Xue Jiao carefully and asked her, "How old are you this year?" ”

Xue Jiao replied calmly: "Ten years old." ”

Mama Lin grabbed the fruit and handed it to Xue Jiao, seeing that although she was young, she was not stage frightened, and her appearance was good-looking, so she liked it in her heart, and continued to ask: "What do you do at home every day, can you do needlework?" ”

Mama Lin looked her up and down with a look on her face, which made Xue Jiao's heart suddenly, and asked her if she would be in the front, at this moment she was alarmed, so she had to answer coquettishly: "Help my mother do some work at home, feed pigs and chickens, and collect grass and firewood." As for needlework," Xue Jiao pretended to blush, her voice like a mosquito, "I don't like needlework, and I still don't know much." ”

is a well-spoken and generous girl, but unfortunately she doesn't know how to needlework, and she enters Ding's Mansion as a maid, and female workers are the first priority.

Mama Lin was a little disappointed.

Xue Jiao observed her words and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Listening to Mama Lin's tone just now, it is very likely that she is choosing a maid for Ding's mansion.

Mrs. Chen looked at Mama Lin and finished asking, looked at Xue Jiao and said, "How can she be as obedient as Xue Yao." ”

Mama Lin followed Mrs. Chen's words and said, "It's a good one, just as clever as Xueyao." ”

This is an indirect Zanxue Jiao.

Xue Miao sat next to Mrs. Chen, wearing a big turquoise gown brought by Xue Yao, covered with a lilac bicarapace, and looked at Xue Jiao jealously.

Yesterday, she told Zhao that she also wanted to go to Dingfu as a maid like her sister Xueyao, and that her food and clothes were better than those of some landlords in the township.

Zhao sighed and said How can it be as you imagined, how much hardship did Xue Yao endure to climb to the position of a first-class big girl, you only see the scenery outside, and you don't know how many sins you have suffered inside.

Having said that, Xue Miao's desire to go to Dingfu to be a maid has not diminished. Seeing that my sister also has two little girls waiting for her today, Mama Lin still wears gold and silver at such an age, which strengthens her mind to go to a big family to be a maid.

Why didn't Mama Lin ask her, but asked Xue Jiao a car. If you compare your appearance, let alone Xue Jiao, even Xue Yao can't compare to herself, why can't she go to Ding's Mansion to be a big girl.

Xue Jiao looked at Xue Miao's face and didn't understand why this cousin always liked to get along with herself.

Thinking of Mama Lin's intention just now, Xue Jiao didn't want to stay in the upper room anymore, so she pulled Qi Ping and walked out.

When she arrived at her house, Xue Jiao said to Li: "Sister Xue Yao is so big, Ding Mansion sent the most powerful grandmother around the old lady to pick her up at home, so to speak, Sister Xue Yao is living well in Na Ding Mansion." ”

Li Shi listened to his daughter's words, put down the insoles in his hand, looked at Xue Jiao, and said: "You haven't seen her suffering, can it be so easy to be a maid in a big family?" Once you go to this road, your whole body belongs to the master's family, and the master will do whatever you want, and there is no room for maneuver at all. ”

It was the first time for the always gentle Li to speak to Xue Jiao like this, and Xue Ru and Jing stood up in fright.

Xue Jiao knew that the Li family was afraid that she would have a different mind, so she said with a smile: "I know, I understand what my mother said, I don't envy Sister Xueyao's wealth, I'm happy for her." ”

"What do you know?" Li sighed, picked up the work, threaded a needle, and said with a gloomy expression: "At the beginning, your father and I stopped Xue Yao from entering the Ding Mansion, and your second uncle also said that we were going to cut off their way to make a fortune. Life is rich, and it is no better than being reunited with parents and relatives at home. ”

Xue Ru and Jing Hao glanced at each other, sat down, Li shot a few children, and said sternly: "Our family is poor, your father and I just want food, and I won't beat you guys." Listen, don't envy the riches of other people's families. ”

Xue Jiao nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Xue Ru and Jing Hao also nodded, although Qi Ping didn't understand what he was saying, he saw a few sisters nodding and nodding and said: "I will grow up and earn a lot of money in the future, so that my father, brothers and sisters can live a good life, what do I eat every day" Qi Ping tilted his head and thought about it, "Eat tea eggs every day." ”

As soon as he spoke, Li and several children laughed.

Xue Jiao calmed down and said to Xue Ru and Jinghao: "Mama Lin will go back with Sister Xue Yao in a while, let's not go out to see." Just now, Mama Lin asked me about needlework, and I said no, I think she wanted to pick a maid for Dingfu. ”

Li was anxious, and carefully asked Xue Jiao what she had said to Mama Lin, and felt that there was nothing wrong with her words, so she put her heart down.

Xue Ru and Jing Hao don't like to move or be lively. Originally, I was worried about the sisters, and Xue Yao didn't go back to send it for fear of being blamed by Mrs. Chen, but now when I heard Xue Jiao say this, I would rather be blamed by Mrs. Chen than send Xue Yao.

Outside the house, there were a few footsteps, and Xue Jiao looked through the curtain to see that it was Qi Lin back. He wants to go back to Xuzhou Mansion with Xueyao.

Xue Yao and Zhao were in the room of the house, packed their clothes, and were sitting on the kang talking.

Zhao's eyes were full of tears, and he held Xue Yao's hand and didn't let go.

"Mother, don't cry. Don't be angry with your father at home, I see that my grandmother is not as affectionate to you as before now, I am afraid that this time I go back, she will use you as a raft, but you must not be hard with her, even grandma and uncle don't complain. Xue Yao pulled Zhao and admonished.

Zhao nodded, held back tears and said: "You are the most promising girl in our Chen family, I only hope that you will go back this time, and tell the old lady of Ding Mansion to redeem you and marry a serious and good family." ”

Zhao was also puzzled in his heart, Xue Yao came to the house, and the people from Ding Mansion came twice, the first time was when Uncle Ding Fu came to visit in person, and the second time was when the most powerful grandmother around the old lady of Ding Mansion came to pick up. A big girl, in a big decent, does not carry such grandeur.

Zhao had a plan in his heart, gritted his teeth, and took out the words buried in his heart: "Xueyao, you tell your mother the truth, what is the matter with Uncle Dingfu to you?" As an uncle, why did Balala come to our house to see you last time. And this time you have to go back, and the old lady has sent the most powerful grandmother to pick you up. Don't think that I'm blind if I don't go out of the door, you don't tell the truth, my heart is fried all day long, your father and I can't count on it, only rely on you and Qi Lin, if you go to the pool, do I still want to live? ”

Xue Yao knew that she couldn't avoid the Zhao family, her face was red like blood, she gritted her teeth and whispered, "...... Mother, the old lady saw that I was born well, needlework was good, and my work was good, so she wanted me to serve my uncle. In the end, he was as low as a gnat.

"What, you...... You...... Old lady, you actually asked you to make Ding Mansion small? Zhao stood up with a snort, his face turned pale, and his voice was like tearing.

Her most proud daughter wants to be small, where to put her face.

Xue Yao held down Zhao and said to her carefully: "Mother, I know you feel sorry for me. But I am accustomed to wearing gold and silver in Nafu, and you can see that I also have two maids, and I usually need their clothes, and now I am at most talking to the old lady at the front of the tea and water. If I go out of the house and marry an ordinary family, I am unwilling, and I can't look down on the life of coarse tea and light food. ”

"With the Ding family, wouldn't it be good to marry a wealthy family?" Zhao shed tears, "Rich and noble families like to take concubines, Uncle Ding is only afraid that there are a few concubines, and women will compete for favor with each other, it is better for you to marry an ordinary family, husband and wife respect and love each other, and there are no messy dirty things." ”

"Mother, you're too worried. Uncle Dingfu has three concubines, one is a drama, and the old lady doesn't like it; One is a small servant, not good-looking, Uncle Ding has not set foot in his yard for all these years; One is the girl next to the grandmother, who was pregnant and was carried to her aunt, but she had a miscarriage two months ago, and she couldn't give birth after she damaged her body. How can these people compare with me? Xue Yao raised her eyebrows, disappreroving, hearing Zhao say that ordinary couples respect and love each other, a touch of sarcasm rose at the corner of her mouth, "Mother marries father, it is an ordinary couple, and father doesn't go to the fireworks field anyway." ”

Zhao was poked in the heart, and his tears fell more intensively.

"I heard that if you do a small thing for a big family, you have to set rules for the big wife, and it is common for a bad person to be beaten and scolded." Zhao settled down and said, "Besides, you went to be small, and your brother came out in the future, and it was not good to say that there was a girl who was a child." ”

There are almost no concubines in the countryside, and all that the Zhao family knows is seen from the drama, and they know that the concubine has to set rules for the main mother.

If she didn't explain it clearly to the Zhao family, I was afraid that she would not be at ease, Xue Yao simply picked it out and said: "I am different from others, Uncle Ding Fu told me last time that I will be a good concubine when I go in, and the old lady also showed this meaning in it." The eldest grandmother was just a girl, and she had a stiff relationship with the uncle, the uncle didn't enter her house for a whole month, the old lady didn't like her, and the other seven concubines had no children. When I went in and gave birth to a boy and half a girl, and the old lady and uncle supported me, I was not afraid of even the eldest grandmother. There was a concubine in Xuzhou Mansion who gave birth to a son, and the main mother fell ill and died, and was corrected. Our grandmother is not in good health, so my mother is worried about me and will wait and see. Xue Yao thought that Zhao was worried about her at first, and when she heard her say that she was afraid that it would affect Qi Lin's future, her heart became cold, her eyes were full of tears, and she choked up and said: "Now it's time to say that I affect my brother's future, if I don't ask in front of Uncle Dingfu, he can go to the White Horse Academy to study." I became the uncle's concubine, and the old lady said that our family should be taken as serious relatives. My brother is going to take the imperial examination, and he will go to Beijing to study for the examination in the future. Don't talk about it far away, just talk about the eldest uncle, it is said that he was also a famous talent back then, how did he become a poor talent sitting in the countryside, and he didn't have money to cultivate. People like us, if you want to cultivate a champion Tanhua, it's a fool's dream, I married into the Ding Mansion, at least I can help my brother in silver. In the future, my brother will be successful in the exam, and Ding Fu will dare to treat me harshly. ”

Xue Yao's words made Zhao stunned, and Zhao carefully tasted Xue Yao's words and felt that it made sense.

"I thought too shallowly." Zhao stopped his tears, "Go back and enter the door this time?" Zhao's heart hung again.

"Good concubines, you also have to ask for a name, except that you can't wear a red wedding dress, everything else is the same as a serious marriage. I told the old lady to set a good day and get married at home. Xue Yao raised her face, and the corners of her eyebrows and eyes were full of joy in the sun, "Let these shallow-eyed people around us see how beautiful I am, especially the eldest uncle's family, when I went to Dingfu, I said what to give people as slaves and maids, I want them to see that I am better than Xue Ruxuejiao." and Qi An, he has no money, I think he will compare him to his brother, but he will be a poor rural talent in the future like his uncle. ”

In the main room, Mrs. Chen chatted with Mama Lin.

talked about the last time Uncle Ding came to see Xueyao.

“…… There is nothing more decent than this, Uncle Ding can come to our countryside to see Xue Yao in person, it is a blessing for Xue Yao. ”

Mama Lin's eyelids jumped, this Xue Yao was afraid that it was not simple, and she actually attracted Uncle Ding Mansion to come to see her in person. If this is carried into the door, I am afraid that it will be a one-man monopoly.

At this time, Qi Lin opened the curtain and walked in, Mama Lin changed the topic, looked at Qi Lin and said with a smile: "This is Xue Yao's brother, I heard that he is a good reader, and now he is studying in the White Horse Academy." ”

Old Mrs. Chen became proud, beckoned Qi Lin to her side, took Qi Lin's hand and said with a smile: "Thanks to the Ding Mansion, Qi Lin can go to the White Horse Academy to study." But my grandson is really competitive, he learns things quickly, his uncle is a showman, and now he can't teach him. ”

Qi Lin lowered his eyebrows and gave Mama Lin a salute, Mama Lin looked at him carefully, and muttered in her heart, this kid looks too gloomy, but he praised Mrs. Chen for being blessed and having such a good grandson.

Mrs. Chen became more and more proud, the old lady of Dingfu was rich, and she heard Xue Yao say that she didn't have a grandson now.

Qi Lin withdrew his hand from Old Lady Chen's hand without touching his hand, excused himself to go to the house to pack his things, and walked into the inner room.

Zhao still wanted to say something, but when he heard Qi Lin's footsteps, he had to suppress his words.