Hearing her sister-in-law's desire to speak and stop, Yanran couldn't help blinking: "What does sister-in-law want to say?" This person is just ......" Yanran couldn't say anything good, but in front of her sister-in-law, she was a little difficult to say, just smiled lightly.

"Just a word. Yanran, if I'm not mistaken, you're almost sixteen, aren't you? "Sister-in-law Zheng is just talking to Yanran on this issue, and when she saw Yanran talking to herself at this moment, she changed her words, Yanran saw that she called herself so affectionate, and she knew what she would say later, but she was afraid that it was related to her own family, and her eyebrows couldn't help frowning, but in this matter, even her father and mother were very uncontrollable, let alone a sister-in-law?

So Yanran just smiled faintly: "There are still a few months to go before the New Year, my birthday in March, it's not good to call fifteen after the New Year, it's going to be sixteen!" Sister-in-law Zheng stretched out her hand and calculated before saying: "Fifteen can still be considered small, but sixteen is really the time." Yanran, don't blame me for being a sister-in-law, although your marriage always has to be decided by the masters, but if you fancy it outside, ask the masters, and the masters will allow it! ”

Sure enough, the smile on Yanran's face did not change: "What my sister-in-law said is all good words, but sister-in-law, let's not talk about the masters, even if the masters promise, there is still my father!" ”

"Uncle and aunt love you so much, naturally they will be willing!" Sister-in-law Zheng almost shouted, which made Yanran's brows furrow even tighter: "What does sister-in-law mean by this, I don't really understand!" ”

Sister-in-law Zheng sat closer and took Yanran's hand and said, "Although your brother has passed in the past, we are kisses." Speaking of which, when you went back to the countryside for the summer a few years ago, the family took a fancy to you, and now Baba asked someone to ask. My father-in-law and mother-in-law are full of promise, so when you let your brother come, ask again! ”

In the countryside Zhuangzi, it is not only his uncle who lives, but also his grandfather, Yanran doesn't believe that if this family is really good, his grandfather will not nod. Thinking about it, Yan Ran felt angry in her heart, but she still asked without moving: "Who is this family?" ”

Sister-in-law Zheng was already a little tempted, and said busily: "His family is a showman, this son is sixteen this year, and he is a talented person, and he is also studying in school." It doesn't matter if you wait for a few years! ”

"What kind of relatives is his family and us?" Yan Ran was impatient to listen to that, and asked directly, and Sister-in-law Zheng blurted out: "This relative is still close, it is my sister's cousin!" ”

This sister is not a real sister, she was brought by the widow that day, but she is older in the preface, and the Zheng family will not lack such a dowry, and the family calls her sister. As soon as these words came out, coupled with the fact that Yan Ran had just entered the house, and when she mentioned her brother and sister-in-law, Aunt Zheng San's face when she mentioned her brother and sister-in-law, how could Yan Ran not understand anything?

Old man Zheng is retiring to enjoy happiness, of course, it is impossible to take care of the house, and his uncle is lame, so this family is naturally the eldest aunt. It is also common to be partial to one's own daughter, but her brother and sister-in-law want to use their marriage to please the eldest aunt, and Yanran can't accept it.

Before Sister-in-law Zheng could say anything, Yanran had already said: "Sister-in-law, I know that you and your brother are over there, and the eldest aunt has a bad temperament, so I'm afraid it's difficult to do, but when the eldest aunt talks about it, it's just a little mean in her words, and she won't deduct anything else and dare not deduct it." Grandfather is still alive, does she dare to deduct food and clothing for you and your brother and nephew? Do you think that when her grandfather is gone, she will dare to give all the Zheng family's wealth to that sister? If she really dared to do this, I would admire it, but she didn't dare. ”

Yanran said about Sister-in-law Zheng's heart, for this family, Brother Zheng only has a dispensable mentality, but Sister-in-law Zheng wants to come, if the sister-in-law can really marry and be a concubine with that sister, the sister has to look up at that family, and she has become a hero who facilitated the marriage, and her mother-in-law will always treat her better, otherwise, will she have to survive until her mother-in-law is old, so that she can take charge of the family? “

At this moment, Yanran said in one mouth, and Sister-in-law Zheng's face turned red: "Sister, I'm not, it's just that family, it's still good!" ”

"I naturally know that if that family is useless, his family will not dare to propose marriage to us, and sister-in-law you dare not open your mouth to tell your father and mother. But it's still the same sentence, my marriage is not allowed to be intervened by outsiders! After speaking, Yanran felt that her tone was a little heavier, and said slowly: "Sister-in-law, I know that being a daughter-in-law is always difficult, not to mention that when you talk about it carefully, you are not a mother-in-law." But you must stand up in everything, not what your aunt says. This family must wait for you and your eldest brother to support themselves, otherwise, the hardships and tiredness that the Zheng family has endured in the Hou Mansion for several lifetimes will become a joke! ”

Saying that, Yanran couldn't help but think of herself, her voice was sour, and she couldn't help but say: "Sister-in-law, no matter how bitter you are, everyone there calls you and your brother, uncle and grandmother, wearing gold and silver at home, and making slaves call maids, but my second brother, who is also the younger brother of the eldest brother and his mother, is still being called!" ”

Sister-in-law Zheng's face turned red, and Yanran wanted to say a few more words, but sadly from the heart, she couldn't say it, just looked out the window, and then ignored Sister-in-law Zheng, Sister-in-law Zheng still wanted to say a few words back and forth, but she had never been able to speak, so she was stunned.

"Yanran, didn't you say that you can only come out for an hour? It's almost, it's time to go! Leng Buding's voice sounded, Sister-in-law Zheng hurriedly got up and called Auntie, Aunt Zheng didn't look at her and only said to Yanran: "There are people sitting outside, I'll take you from the other side!" ”

Sister-in-law Zheng still wanted to go out with her, but Aunt Zheng tried to keep her voice calm: "Grandma, don't bother you!" Sister-in-law Zheng couldn't hear the sarcasm in these words, and wanted to defend but couldn't distinguish it, only to see Aunt Zheng push open the door leading to the wing room behind the bed and pull Yanran out. At this time, not only did she not please her mother-in-law, but she also offended her mother-in-law, Sister-in-law Zheng looked at her son who was sleeping in the cradle, and couldn't help but sit down, how could she be so stupid, a good thing, and become like this.

As soon as Yan Ran and Aunt Zheng walked into the room, Aunt Zheng closed the door with her backhand, hugged Yan Ran and didn't say anything, Yan Ran thought that her mother was only hugging herself, but then she felt that her neck was wet, and when she raised her eyes again, she saw her mother and shed tears. Yan Ran hurriedly straightened up: "Mother, I'm fine, really, I said that those are just angry sisters-in-law, the Zheng family is decent in the house, and they didn't scold each other!" ”

"Of course I know that there is decency, but a subordinate is a subordinate, a servant. Yanran, I knew this earlier, I should have begged the old lady desperately not to send you in! Aunt Zheng covered her eyes with her hands and said with some difficulty.

"Mother, what did you say? The dignity of the Zheng family is given by the Hou Mansion, if you want to give it, you can take it back, if you want to take it back, otherwise how can you call it a master and servant? Yanran's comfort still didn't make Aunt Zheng come back to her senses, and Yanran simply took her mother's hand: "Mother, you originally wanted to comfort me, right?" At this time, it is me who comforts you, are you ashamed? ”

"My good Yanran, you are so good, no, my mother must ......" Yanran's comfort made Aunt Zheng feel more and more uncomfortable, and after listening to her mother's words, Yanran smiled again: "Mother, really, I'm fine, don't worry." As for my marriage, the old lady has already told the eldest lady that she must choose a good one for me! ”

"The old lady promised your grandmother not to let you enter the house, what did you say later?" This is a pimple that Aunt Zheng has never forgotten in her heart, and Yanran couldn't help but sigh again: "Mother, these are all over." Don't be angry. I'm going back! ”

Aunt Zheng knew that this would only make her daughter feel uncomfortable, so she couldn't help but pat her daughter's hand: "I know you have an opinion, go ahead, don't worry about it!" Yanran sighed, opened the door of the wing room, walked out, opened the door through the courtyard and left.

Cheng Ruiru saw Aunt Zheng walking into the back room, and couldn't help but want to see Yanran come out, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't see Yanran come out, and then felt that there seemed to be an extra figure in the yard.

Cheng Ruiru couldn't help but feel a little depressed in her heart, she knew that this was the case, she should have stayed at the gate of the Zheng family, and she could still look at Yanran a few more times and talk to her more. Suddenly, Cheng Ruiru heard Uncle Zheng ask himself, and hurriedly cheered up and answered, but he was no longer here.

Yanran left home in a hurry, returned to her house as usual, and when she entered the house, she remembered what her mother said, and the sourness in her heart couldn't help but come up, and she couldn't help crying, but she couldn't cry, she just hugged the pillow and gagged her mouth with a handkerchief and cried.

I cried and felt better, and was about to redress and change my clothes, when the voice of the little maid came from outside the door: "Sister Yanran, are you back?" The eldest lady wants me to come and see you! Yan Ran hurriedly brushed her hair with her hand, looked at herself in the glasses, her eyes were still red and swollen, she hurriedly patted her face with cold water, and touched her face with rouge, feeling that it was slightly red and swollen and no one could see it, so she opened the door: "I'm back, what is the eldest lady looking for me?" ”

"The eldest lady has never been able to leave your sister, sister, you don't know it?" The little maid felt that she had said something playful, and smiled a little proudly, and Yan Ran smiled reluctantly, and went to Zeng Zhixian's room.

"Looking for you, not for anything else, I thought that the filial piety period over there would be half a year to be full, and I wanted you to send something over there!" Zeng Zhixian saw Yanran coming in, and began to order, Yanran looked up, Zeng Zhixian had already seen that Yanran's eyes were red and swollen, and he couldn't help frowning and asked, "What's the matter, who bullied you?" ”

Yan Ran hurriedly touched her eyes with her hands: "When I came in just now, I passed by the garden, and those fruit trees were bearing fruit, and there were many small flying insects. ”