Knowing that there was a cry, in the green courtyard, a bamboo couch was placed under the tree, and a girl was sleeping on it, and next to her sat an eight- or nine-year-old girl with a penny in her hand.

The girl seemed to have some kind of sweet dream, a sweet smile appeared on her lips, looking at the smile on her lips, the girl couldn't help but sigh slightly, how can other people's lives be so good, and their own lives are so bad?

There was a sound of brisk footsteps at the gate of the courtyard, and a middle-aged woman had already walked into the courtyard, and the girl hurriedly greeted her aunt. The woman took the fan from the girl's hand and lovingly reached out to touch the girl's face: "Ran'er, wake up quickly, when are you still sleeping, when will your grandfather see it, and I will talk about you again." ”

The girl opened her eyes dimly, smiled when she saw the woman, and leaned on her arms: "Mother, I just dreamed, I dreamed of a big red ......" The girl covered her mouth when she said that, and the wrinkles at the corners of the woman's eyes were stretched: "Okay, you are your mother's baby, mother, I will definitely find you a good family." ”

The girl's face was blushing, and she reached out to wrap her arms around the woman's neck, the woman hugged the girl tighter, her eyebrows and eyes were full of laughter, and there was a sound of footsteps at the gate of the courtyard, this time it was a middle-aged man who came in, seeing the mother and daughter intimacy, he smiled: "The big girl is awake, hey, she is still so greedy for sleep every day, if your grandma is still there, she will definitely talk about you." ”

The woman took a sip of the man: "Bah, what a big girl, our daughter's name is Yanran, Zheng Yanran." The man sat on the stool next to him, took the tea handed by the girl and took a sip: "What Zheng Yanran, our family, but we are from a subordinate background, how can we give such a young lady's name, besides, my father was left by the master today, and I don't know if the eldest girl wants to go in." ”

The Zheng family is the servant of the Marquis of Anyuan, and the old man Zheng is the scholar of the old Marquis of Anyuan, and later married Mrs. Marquis of Anyuan, and became the housekeeper of the Marquis of Anyuan, and the family is a very decent family in this Marquis Mansion, Aunt Zheng was hired from outside, and when she heard this, she looked at her husband: "Are you kidding, the old lady originally promised her mother-in-law in person, saying that Ran'er was not on the roster." ”

Third Uncle Zheng smiled bitterly: "The promise is the promise, but my mother has passed away for so long, besides, this is what Mrs. said herself." said that the eldest girl was born well, and the mother taught her to be a stable child, which means that the eldest girl will serve the son. ”

Yes? Aunt Zheng exclaimed, and hurriedly hugged her daughter tighter: "At the beginning, the old lady agreed, saying that we would hire our family outside, and now we are going to serve the prince, and then the prince will take the house, and in the future, she will be just an aunt, let alone ......"

Uncle Zheng was already irritable in his heart, and when he saw his daughter-in-law's nagging, he stomped his feet: "What if you are unhappy, our Zheng family has received such a great favor, but it is just to let our daughter serve the son, what kind of dignity is this in other people's families." ”

Decent? Aunt Zheng snorted in her nose: "What kind of decency, it's just eccentricity, eldest brother, he fell from a tree when he was a child, injured his leg, and couldn't go into the house to serve, what about the second brother, he is fine, but his father and mother still went to ask the old lady for grace and let him return to his hometown." said that he was returning to his hometown, and he was in that house, and he was also hugged from front to back, so that slaves and maids were called, and everyone had to call him master. You are the youngest, it doesn't matter if you have been serving in the house for so many years, the second boy also entered the house the year before last, and now, even my heart and daughter have to go in, I shouldn't. ”

Saying that, Aunt Zheng started crying, Yanran saw this, reached out to wipe her mother's tears, Aunt Zheng suddenly felt that her daughter was particularly distressed by herself, held her hand, sobbed and was about to speak, there was a heavy coughing sound outside the courtyard gate, and then Old Man Zheng walked in: "Third daughter-in-law, I know that you are dissatisfied with this, but when you married in, you knew that our Zheng family was the descendant of the Marquis of Anyuan." ”

In front of her father-in-law, Aunt Zheng San's husband was not good enough to count her husband, so she just stood up and said: "Father-in-law, please sit down, it's not that I don't understand things, it's just that I have given birth to three children in total, the eldest son has been passed on to the eldest brother, and the second son has entered the mansion to serve. ”

Uncle Zheng broke his leg because he fell when he was young, and although he was able to walk, he was also limping, although the Zheng family was rich, he was just a descendant of the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion, and the eldest girl of the family was willing to marry a lame man, until he was almost thirty years old, he married a widow, and the widow brought a daughter, and it has been more than ten years since she passed the door, and nothing has been born. Old Man Zheng is in charge, and he will pass on Uncle Zheng's eldest son to the past and set up a household for Uncle Zheng.

Aunt Zheng is naturally dissatisfied with being a mother, but no matter how dissatisfied she is, she can only listen, after all, she still has her second son by her side, and she is going to enter the house again at this time, Aunt Zheng is a mother, how can she not feel that a piece of heart has been dug up?

Old Man Zheng sighed: "I also know that you are distressed, but this is the life of people like us." Besides, the wife is a kind-hearted person, and the son is also born well, and if the eldest girl can really be taken care of, maybe it will also be her blessing. ”

Good luck? Aunt Zheng's lips tugged, but she didn't say anything ugly. As an aunt, no matter how blessed she is, she will have to let the main house above. The second master of the Marquis of Anyuan's Mansion, the two Jinshi and the fourth-grade officials, can't be an official outside and connect with the biological mother to go out to support, just like this, Aunt Wu is also praised by everyone for being blessed, giving birth to such a capable son, and in a few years, I don't have to worry about not having a court order to take it.

But the order is nothing to Mrs. Marquis An Yuan, but it is just a few scrolls of silk that she put in the box to feed the silverfish.

With such a blessing, Aunt Zheng feels that other people's families want it, but their own daughter can't ask for it.

Seeing tears in the corners of her daughter-in-law's eyes, Mrs. Zheng sighed again, snuggled up in her mother's arms, and looked at her embarrassed grandfather who still didn't speak, an eleven-year-old child, it's not that he is ignorant.

Aunt Zheng didn't resist her father-in-law after all, and finally let her daughter into the house with tears in her eyes. Yan Ran also changed out of her usual clothes, put on the clothes worn by the maids of the Hou Mansion, and followed Old Man Zheng into the house.

Along the way, Old Man Zheng told his granddaughter about the rules of the house, and Yanran listened carefully, but there was a trace of melancholy in his heart. Seeing that the Hou Mansion was about to arrive, Old Man Zheng couldn't help but sigh when he looked at his granddaughter: "Yanran, our Zheng family can get enough food and clothing, and we all rely on our master." When you enter the house, you must serve your master carefully. As for being an aunt in the house, if you don't want to, your grandfather won't force you to go. ”

"I know, Ah Gong, you can rest assured." Old man Zheng looked at his well-behaved granddaughter, and sighed deeper in his heart, originally thinking of finding a good family for his granddaughter outside, regardless of those who do business, and when his great-grandson comes out, he can provide a good study for his great-grandson, and he can also wash away this slave word on his body, but how can he forget it, the master can agree, and of course he can take it back.

At the second gate, Old Man Zheng handed Yanran to a mother-in-law who was waiting there early: "Niece and daughter-in-law, my granddaughter has never served anyone, and I want you to teach more!" ”

There is no one in this mansion who doesn't know that the granddaughter of the Zheng family is particularly cherished, and when he heard Old Man Zheng say this, everyone laughed: "Uncle Zheng, don't worry, we have also been friends for several lifetimes, and I will definitely help those who should help." ”

Old Man Zheng told Yan Ran a few more words, and then he watched Yan Ran and Sun go in, looking at his granddaughter's back, and Old Man Zheng paced away after a long time. Life is like this, it depends on her creation.

During the New Year's holidays, Yanran also went into the house to kowtow to several masters, but this time it was not the same as before, Yanran lowered her head all the way and followed Sun and everyone inside.

Seeing Yan Ran like this, everyone laughed instead: "The Zheng family is in this mansion, and they are also old people, you are now serving in the mansion, and it is different in front of the master, if you are too restrained, won't you be laughed at, and the one in this family is not as good as the one bought outside?" ”

"I understand what my aunt said, but when I first come in, I should be respectful and not embarrass the elders!" Yanran's answer made everyone Sun take a closer look at her, and then smiled: "It's really different from others." ”

When they spoke, the two of them had already come to the upper room of Mrs. An Yuanhou, and the Sun family asked Yanran to wait at the bottom of the steps, and then walked up to ask the maid who was waiting by the door: "Has Madame woken up at noon?" ”

Sun's voice was not loud, but someone in the room had already asked, "Who!" ”

The maid who was waiting by the door hurriedly returned, and the Sun family dared to lift the curtain and walk in, Yan Ran could feel that the people who came and went looked at him, and he was going to be the same as them from now on, Yan Ran's heart was a little empty, but he still stood there respectfully.

"It's the Zheng family's sister, right? Madame let you in! A fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl walked up to Yanran with a smile, and Yanran knew that this was the big girl who had to be used by Madame's side, named Hongliu, and hurriedly saluted her: "Thank you, sister!" ”

Hongliu returned the salute with a smile, and her eyes quickly glanced at Yanran's face, and the smile deepened. Yanran took a deep breath and lowered her head and walked into the house, and before she could take a closer look, she stepped forward to salute Mrs. An Yuanhou.

Marquis Anyuan's wife Zhao is Chinese New Year's Eve two or three today, and when she saw Yanran saluting her, she let the Sun family next to her support her, and then carefully looked at Yan Ran's face, and then said to Sun everyone: "Sure enough, Uncle Zheng's granddaughter can't be wrong." ”

"That's what Madame said." The Sun family was busy, and after a few more words of flattery, the Zhao family was just about to speak when a maid came in: "Madam, the old lady is here." ”

Hearing this, Zhao hurriedly took people out to greet him, and sure enough, he saw Mrs. An Yuan Hou helping a little maid to come over, and Zhao hurriedly stepped forward to support her mother-in-law: "It's hot, if your mother-in-law has something, let people tell her daughter-in-law to do it, so come all the way over, and the daughter-in-law is uneasy." ”

"Didn't the imperial doctor I invited say that I should move around more and scatter, I just woke up and thought about what to eat for dinner, so I simply came over and told you in person." Mrs. Marquis Anyuan said slowly, and when she was about to enter the house, she saw Yanran next to her, and asked Zhao with some surprise: "This is not Hongyu's granddaughter, why is she here, not a young man, you are looking for her to talk?" ”