Xiu Tao opened her small mouth, forgetting to cry, looking at the mountain daughter-in-law who was on the ground, and then at the flat basket containing soybeans that was knocked over by Shu Yao in front of her, what's wrong, didn't the eldest aunt want to beat her? How did you fall?

"Ahh Dashan's daughter-in-law stood up and tried to get up, but her tiptoes stepped on the soybeans again, and she slammed on the ground again, and her jaw was almost broken. "Dead ghost mountain, why don't you pull me up? Quick, beat me up these two stinky girls, you dare to harm me. ”

At this time, Jiujin's sister-in-law and Xu Carpenter came with a few neighbors. Shuwen and Dongsheng also slammed back, pointing at Zhang Dashan and the others: "Who are you, what are you doing at my house?" ”

Mrs. Zhang snorted: "Our Zhang family supports you three brothers, and you have this attitude towards your benefactor?" It's really a white-eyed wolf that can't be raised. ”

Jiujin's sister-in-law exclaimed: "Raising their brothers? Who are you? Where did all this madman come from? Nothing wrong with it, right? Dongsheng, I just saw Wang Zhutou and them on the street in front, you go and find him, and say that a madman has come to Xia Zhutou's house to make trouble. ”

The common people, especially those from the countryside like Zhang Dashan, are most afraid of hearing words like official government and arresting fast, and it is a big deal for them to provoke officials.

"No, no," Zhang Dashan hurriedly jumped out and wanted to hold Dong Sheng, but unfortunately Dong Sheng, a six or seven-year-old leather boy, was the most slippery, and ran out of the yard early, "We are Xiutao's grandmother and uncle, and we are all a family." ”

Mrs. Zhang also exclaimed proudly: "Now my second daughter-in-law is raising the three children of their Xia family, what are we not benefactors?" We'll live here in the future, everyone neighbors, don't talk so politely, who's crazy? You're the one who has the problem. ”

Dashan's daughter-in-law finally got up, propped up a chair and stood, and then followed her mother-in-law's words and shouted, "Isn't it? If you mess with us, put that broom...... Uh, bring that red plum back, you raise those children? ”

Carpenter Xu was stunned for a moment: "Isn't Aunt Mei Xia Niangzi's maid?" The neighbors really didn't think about the deed, and after Hongmei and Xiutao arrived in the courtyard of the Xia family, they always called Shujie and Shuwen "eldest young master, second young master", and called Shuyao "girl", and lived in the servant room where Cuizhu lived before, so in their consciousness, this mother and daughter are still the maids of the Xia family.

Mrs. Zhang "snorted" again: "What maid?" Six years ago, Hongmei was freed from slavery and was no longer a maid. If it weren't for her to put down our Zhang family's affairs and come here to make tofu to make money to feed the children of the Xia family, a few rabbit cubs wouldn't even be able to eat, I'm afraid this yard would have long ago known who Lu Dao sold to, and still wanted to live here so comfortably? Hongmei has raised them for a few months, this yard should also belong to our Zhang family, right? ”

"Who? Who's going to make trouble? How dare you trespass on a private house in broad daylight? "Wang Zhutou arrived really fast, but the Zhang family was unlucky, Dongsheng just ran out of the yard, and saw Wang Zhutou at the end of the street, and hurriedly called loudly.

Zhang Dashan still owes people a debt of dozens of taels of silver, and when he saw the catcher in the yamen, his feet became weak: "Mistake...... Misunderstanding, a ...... Family, we're here, no ...... There was no trespassing. ”

"You're from this family? I've worked with Xia Zhutou for so many years, and I haven't seen your relative, where did you come from? Wang Zhutou looked at Zhang Dashan with a mocking expression.

"We are Hongmei's family." Mrs. Zhang still wanted to "sound" to strengthen people's courage, but in the face of the tolerance of the official office, she couldn't raise her confidence, and her voice trembled.

"Red plum? Who? Oh, Aunt May? Ha Luha, when will a slave or maid's relative be able to enter the house and start a family with the master's family? "Last time, Aunt Mei was in the county government office, and Wang Zhutou happened to be next to her.

"What, what slave? Hongmei has long been freed from slavery, and now we are the benefactors of the Xia family. Mrs. Zhang was sure in her heart. Back then, it was Zhang Dahai who told her that the master's family had released the identity deed between him and Hongmei, and she had also seen their household registration papers, and they were not slaves.

"I'm a slave, you robbed me of all my savings and belongings, and drove me and Xiutao out, don't sell yourself as slaves, how can our mother and daughter survive?" Hongmei at the door said lightly, beside her was Ajuan's sister-in-law, and the big stone on the Zhuangzi. In the afternoon, there were few people in the store, and generally only one person was left to watch the store, but today it was Sun's daughter-in-law who stayed there.

Xiu Tao cried and pounced: "Mother, woo, the bad guys are here again, they are going to beat Tao'er again, woo woo, and beat the girl." ”

Hongmei looked at Zhang Dashan coldly: "Now Xiutao is the little maid of the Xia family, and the master has given her the surname Xia, but it's not something you can fight if you want to." As for our girl, if you dare to touch her finger, the eldest young master can tear down your bones. The Xia family is in the capital, and they have many friends in Yulin County, and they just got the letter that the people from the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion will arrive in the next two days. ”

The big stone also raised the flat pole in his hand: "Where did you come from, dare to beat our girl?" ”

When Wang Zhutou heard that the people from the Marquis of Weiyuan's Mansion were coming to Xia's house, he was even more proud: "Trespassing on the house, and daring to beat Miss Xia, all of them will be tied up for me." ”

Zhang Dashan was so frightened that he sat on the ground with a "poof": "Don't, don't, we didn't hit the Xia family girl, no, no."

How so? How so? Aren't there only three orphans left in the Xia family? How did these nosy neighbors pop up? And who is that tall man with a flat pole? What else is there...... Hou Mansion?

"What trespassing? My daughter-in-law ran away from home with my granddaughter without permission, and we came to arrest them. "Mrs. Zhang has always been spicy, she decided that Hongmei's mother and daughter are not slaves, she remembers that her son Zhang Dahai said that the wife of the Xia family is like a sister to Hongmei, how can she be a slave again? And after they arrived in Yulin County, they all inquired, and the wife of the Xia family died before Hongmei arrived.

Even if she can't live in the Xia family, she has to bring Hongmei back to make tofu for their family to earn money, and now they have no land, what will the family eat?

The crooked mouth of their village can be said, the tofu made by Hongmei is famous in Yulin County, and the business is so good that even the official family makes reservations all month long. The crooked-mouthed sister and brother-in-law worked in a wealthy merchant in Yulin County, and the women and children in the rich merchant's mansion had to eat tofu brains made of red plums every day.

Shu Yao ran back to the house, and quickly ran out, holding the identity deed of Hongmei's mother and daughter in her hand: "Uncle Wang Zhutou, this is the deed of Aunt Mei and Xiutao, let's go to the yamen together." ”

When Mrs. Zhang saw that she really had a deed, she was stunned, how could it be? How can it be? In this era, the slaves and maids who have sold themselves are the private property of the master's family, and even their own parents have no right to take them away, let alone take them away, and they can't be seen at will.

Dashan's daughter-in-law was also frightened, glanced at Wang Zhutou and several officials behind him, her eyes were rolling for a while, and she suddenly sat on the ground and cried: "Poor, my little niece was sold as a slave by her mother when she was so old, the sky thundered, my poor little brother-in-law, I can't feel at ease when I die." ”