Chapter 56: Acquaintances
Wan Ning was very curious about this voice, obviously it was not deep in her memory, and she couldn't even outline it, but it made her sound very comfortable.
As for Yao Chengzhang, she didn't care about it at all, and she didn't have to fight with him.
Yao Chengzhang was furious, thinking that a straight face would make Wanning afraid, but who knew that she just looked at him lightly, with a contemptuous look in her eyes.
This Wanning.
Yao Chengzhang picked up the teapot next to him.
"It was given to me by the second grandmother, and if it was smashed, the second brother went to the second grandmother to ask for one for me."
Okay, given by the elders, it can't be smashed, let alone the second old lady, the tigress.
Yao Chengzhang swept towards the dendrobium next to him.
"Smash it, it's from the sixth aunt's library, smash it and let the sixth aunt take another one for me."
He forgot, Wan Ning borrowed to live here, and everything in the house was his own, to smash it or not?
Yao Chengzhang reached out to pull the curtain.
The crisp voice came again.
", it's autumn, I want to change the light-colored tent, and I'm tired of the second brother's help."
Pull...... He's here for her trouble, not for her help.
"The second brother didn't like the embroidery building and burned the building...... I just changed the yard ......"
Who did she think she was, and thought about changing yards.
Yao Chengzhang looked over, Wan Ning sat on the chair with her chin propped up, with an indifferent look, as if she was looking at something unrelated to herself, Yao Chengzhang was angry and kicked on the table of the Eight Immortals.
The Eight Immortals Table moved slightly, but his toes hurt, and Yao Chengzhang forced himself to pretend that nothing happened.
Wan Ning instructed Tong's mother, "Write down all the things that the second master has damaged." I'm going to ask my grandfather, grandmother, second grandmother, and uncle to be the masters, and my second brother has read so many books. Don't you even understand the number of etiquette? ”
Yao Chengxian stood aside as if he was stupid, and forgot to pull Yao Chengzhang's arm with his hand. He has seen the temper of the fifth sister, she loves to be coquettish and loves to play with a small temperament, and the fourth sister has reached the age of saying that she wants to say goodbye, and she rarely comes out in the embroidery building, and she also looks like a gentle lady.
This seventh sister, he didn't care about it before, he said that the seventh sister was not in good health, she was recuperating in the embroidery building, and she fell into the water a few days ago. almost lost his life, anyway, it was the daughter of the third uncle's family, it was none of their business, they just listened to it.
I didn't expect the seventh sister to suddenly become powerful......
As she spoke, Wan Ning looked at the door, where there was a person standing, looking at Yao Chengzhang, Yao Chengxian's brother and her, she was wearing a blue gown, combing her round bun, and her eyes were still bright despite her age. The clouds and fog are sideburns, and the style is graceful.
Just now she was talking to Yao Chengzhang, and this person had already gone up the stairs, but he was listening there in surprise.
Wan Ning looked carefully before she could make out it. This is my grandfather's concubine, the biological mother of my fifth uncle, and Aunt Jiang's grandmother.
Aunt Jiang and Grandma Jiang don't live at home. Her grandfather placed her in the Zhuangzi, not because she was too old to be treated by her grandfather. It was precisely because her grandfather doted on her that she built her building. Not to be disturbed by outsiders.
So she doesn't know much about the affairs of the family, but she just lives by guarding her own grange, and she can be regarded as not violating the river water with her grandmother's well water.
Wanning has seen Aunt Jiang and Grandma a few times, when she was a child, her parents took her to the ancestral house, her mother selected the four treasures of the study to give to her grandfather, and by the way she bought a set of good pens for her father, she was interested in those pens and inks and crawled over to grab and play, her mother thought she wanted to write, and specially took a pen to her, to see what she could write, just by Aunt Jiang Grandma saw it, Aunt Jiang smiled and said, "Where can I write now, even if I start to practice words in the future, I can't use wolf hair, I want to start with sheep hair." ”
These are all things that her mother told her, and she was too young to remember them.
Mother always said that Aunt Jiang and Grandma Jiang, "She is a well-informed lady, and she was wronged to be a concubine when her family was in trouble and was saved by your grandfather." ”
Aunt Jiang looked at Yao Chengzhang, "Second Master, Fourth Master, Sixth Lady is looking for you." ”
Wan Ning looked at Yao Chengzhang, and to her surprise, Yao Chengzhang did not have a look of disgust on his face, but turned around and walked towards the staircase very obediently.
Yao Chengxian was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly caught up with Yao Chengzhang and went downstairs together.
The room suddenly fell silent, except for the Eight Immortals Table that had moved its place, and everything was the same as before.
Wan Ning turned her head to meet Aunt Jiang's gaze, those eyes were very clear, and the feelings revealed were very gentle, without the slightest temptation and scrutiny of her, her demeanor was natural, and even a little like going with the flow.
"Miss Seven's illness is cured," Aunt Jiang came over, "When I came last time, Miss Seven was still sick, and this time I also took a few packets of self-grown medicine from Zhuangzi." ”
The maid next to Aunt Jiang's grandmother was carrying two medicine bags in her hands.
Wan Ning stepped forward to salute, and Aunt Jiang hurriedly stepped out of the way, "Miss Seven's face is very good." ”
The eyebrows and eyes smiled, and they were really happy for her.
Wan Ning now seems that Aunt Jiang and Grandma Jiang are not like insincere people.
"Auntie......" the maid saluted, "the old lady let you go." ”
Aunt Jiang's face suddenly showed a disappointed look, and she looked at Wanning with a smile, "Every time I come, I put down my things and have to leave, I thought I could sit a little more today," said after a pause, "It's still so good, you are still young and your fourth sister is different, you don't have to hide in the embroidery building and don't see anyone, it's your grandfather who is not good, and set these rules...... I said it, but I can't help it, your grandfather is stubborn, he won't hit the south wall and won't ......look back," he said with a deep sigh.
Aunt Jiang and Grandma defeated her grandfather in front of so many people, and an aunt was so bold, it can be seen that her grandfather really doted on her.
"Alright, let's go, I'll see what's going on with the old lady." Aunt Jiang stood up as she spoke, and ordered her subordinates to leave the medicine.
"They are all medicines that nourish qi and nourish blood, I grew them myself, they are better than those bought outside, and Miss Seven is good for her body to eat some."
Wan Ning nodded, and stood up with Aunt Jiang, "After I fell into the water, my aunt came to see me?" ”
Aunt Jiang said: "I won't do anything else, it's just that the mother-in-law on Zhuangzi knows the way to save people who fall into the water," said and paused, "It doesn't work very well, in the end, it is still your fortune and destiny, you can survive, you have to be careful in the future." It's a little farther away from those places. ”
No wonder she felt that Aunt Jiang's voice was familiar, probably because she had heard Aunt Jiang speak in a drowsy state.
"Grandma." The girl next to her urged again, "Go and have a look." It seems that the old lady's side is not very good. ”
Aunt Jiang was anxious this time, "Then let's go." Aunt Jiang and Grandma Jiang left the embroidery building with people as she spoke.
The embroidery building was quiet again.
Wan Ning looked at the falling rain, "What's going on?" ”
Luo Yu hurriedly said: "The slave maid also wanted to stop the second master, but she didn't stop it." ”
"Did it hurt?" Wan Ning heard the rain scream.
Luoyu shook his head, "No, no, fortunately, Luoying pulled me, I was just startled." ”
Luoyu and Luoying were defenseless, and Yao Chengzhang grew up under the habit of the Shou family. In addition to using some shady means, he will also bully his subordinates.
Shou's family was bent on making small profits and raised his children crookedly.
However, this Aunt Jiang and Grandma are different from the people in the third room, Wan Ning remembered what her mother said when she was divorced from the Yao family, "If your father treats you badly, go to your fifth uncle, your fifth uncle...... I'm sure I'll be there for you. ”
Is it because of this that my mother thinks that only the fifth uncle of the Yao family can be relied on?
……
"What else is there to say," said the second old lady in a furious manner. "When the sixth child was about to take over the grain chief, I had a word first, and I violated the law of the court king, so I naturally handed it over to the government for punishment. Neither does our people hide filth. We wrote the paperwork in the second room first, and the clansmen acted accordingly and impartially. ”
The second old lady looked at Old Lady Yao with sharp eyes. "I don't know if the sixth uncle has done anything wrong, but the third uncle knows it. If it is really implicated, it will affect the careers of the descendants of the Yao family. How does this work? ”
Old Lady Yao's face was pale, and she couldn't speak.
The second old lady smiled slightly, but the smile came from her nostrils, and she heard "hum" in everyone's ears, just like the wind blowing in the cold winter moon, blowing and making people feel cold all over the body.
"In those years, I still remember the days when many clansmen were hungry and full, and the old lady told me that on the way to Taixing, many clansmen died, because some people in the previous dynasty were convicted of officials, and our whole clan was implicated."
The second old lady's voice was very loud, "Being an official is to earn face for the clan, and don't think that the glory of the ancestors can cover the sky with one hand, you must know that it is you who enjoy happiness on weekdays, and when you are offended, no matter whether the big or small clansmen can escape." ”
Old lady Yao only felt that the anger was suffocating her face, and the second old lady was talking about the previous dynasty, but she was beating them in the third room.
"Whoever makes the clansmen starve again, I can't get along with whomever I want, and I don't want to fight for my old life, and I have to be worthy of the clansmen."
These words were sonorous and powerful, and Old Lady Yao stood up, "Second sister-in-law, don't worry, the sixth child can't have an accident, and the matter of our third room is my old life." ”
The second old lady nodded, "I am relieved to have the words of the third uncle, and I also believe that the third uncle can be impartial." ”
Shou, who was eavesdropping outside the window, almost fainted, if something happened to the master, the second room would definitely expel them from the clan, so as not to implicate the clansmen.
How could the old lady obey the second old lady's wishes, if they were expelled from the house, how would they live?
Shou's whole body trembled, what should I do? What now?
"Mrs. Six," Duan's mother said in a low voice, "Your mother's family is here......"
Shou took a breath, "Is it my third brother?" ”
Duan's mother nodded, "It's the third master." ”
Shou said in a panic: "Don't make a noise, wait for the second old lady to leave, quietly bring my brother in, and we will go to the West Courtyard to talk." ”
As soon as Shou's words fell, the second old lady in the house said, "I have already said that I will release the female dependents of the family nunnery," looking at the old lady, "The third brother and sister asked Wan Ning to come out, to do such a big thing, I can't do without the seven girls." ”
Without waiting for Mrs. Yao to speak, the second old lady continued: "Now in the whole clan, no one is more clever than the seventh girl, to say that the seventh girl was born in the third room is your blessing, after the Shen family was suspended, the third child did not protect Wanning by his side, you still locked her in the embroidery building for so many years, people's hearts are flesh and blood, how can you be willing to ......"
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Thank you to Yunyou Tianya, CSSWSG, and Sunflower Wind Chimes for their pink tickets, and thank Ajanel, Chlorine, and Little Eyes for their peace charms. (To be continued......)