Han Xiufeng accompanied the neighbors to finish eating, and after distributing candy to the neighbors with Qin'er, he settled the eldest brother from his hometown, and took Qin'er and his sister back to their new home.

On the way back, Qin'er was sullen.

Han Xiufeng knew why she was upset, and it was difficult to explain in front of her sister, so she could only go to the kitchen to help them boil water first, and then go back to the east wing until her sister washed and slept in the west wing.

"Qin'er, Qin'er, I saw that you didn't eat a few bites at night, are you hungry, I'll make you some when you're hungry."

"Not hungry."

"If you don't eat, how can you not be hungry, and you are not a fairy." Han Xiufeng nudged her gently.

"Don't touch me!" Qin'er not only moved into the bed, but also covered her head with a quilt.

Han Xiufeng had no choice but to whisper: "Qin'er, I know that Zhu Ziniang didn't do a good job and made you angry, but it's really not what you think." ”

Qin'er held back all night, couldn't hold back any longer, lifted the quilt and sat up and asked: "Do you Han family think that I, Duan Qin'er, is a water-based Yanghua woman, and as soon as you leave, I will not abide by the woman's way and steal people at home?" ”

"Why do you think that?"

"It's not that I think so, it's your Han family who thinks so! What do you mean by saying that I am alone at home, isn't it just that I am worried that I will not abide by women's morals, and I am not worried that I will steal people behind your back! Otherwise, the pillar can say this, and let my sister move over to live with me? ”

Han Xiufeng said with a bitter face: "Listen to my explanation, she really doesn't think so. ”

The more Qin'er thought about it, the more aggrieved she became, and said with tears streaming down her face: "Okay, you explain, I want to hear what you can explain!" ”

"Actually, this matter has nothing to do with you, and it has nothing to do with me, it's all her own business." Han Xiufeng took Qin'er's hand and explained helplessly: "You know, I am in charge of giving my sister to her family's pillar." There's nothing wrong with this family business, the pillar likes the younger sister when he is young, and it can be seen that the younger sister is also willing. ”

"What's my business?" Qin'er Lihua asked with rain.

"Listen to me," Han Xiufeng said while helping her wipe her tears: "My uncle borrowed two thousand taels of silver from Pan's family before his death, and my aunt and sister can't pay back this debt by smashing pots and selling iron." I promised to help pay it back, but I don't know if I can pay it back in five years. If it is really not paid, Pan Er's father may really use his younger sister to pay off his debts, if his younger sister is sold into a green building, or sold to a big family as a maid, how will the pillar marry at that time? ”

Qin'er reacted and subconsciously asked: "So Zhuzi Niang used our marriage as an excuse to bring my sister from the countryside to the city?" ”

Han Xiufeng smiled bitterly: "Almost." ”

"She will bring it, and let her sister live in her house. If you still don't feel at ease, just cook raw rice and cook mature rice, and let my sister help the pillar give birth to a few babies! Why are you involved with me, and why do you say that I am home alone! ”

"You think she doesn't want to?" Han Xiufeng touched his face and sighed lightly: "Pity the hearts of parents in the world, Zhuzi Niang not only wants to cook raw rice, but also wants to take care of the name of her younger sister." Their family has been working for several generations, and it is not easy for the pillar to marry a mother-in-law, and if the younger sister marries the pillar, it is just as aggrieved as you marry me, and even more aggrieved than you marry me, so the pillar mother doesn't want her sister to be unable to raise her head in the future, and she doesn't want her sister to be pointed at wherever she goes in the future. ”

Qin'er asked puzzledly: "Won't you let my sister live with us?" ”

"It's better to let my sister live with us first than to live in her house as soon as she comes. After all, my sister-in-law is not her child's daughter-in-law, and my sister-in-law is keeping filial piety for my uncle, so she lives in her house. ”

"But it's okay to go on like this!"

"I asked my eldest brother, and my eldest brother said that it was the meaning of the pillar mother and my aunt to let the younger sister come. This decision is not easy to make, before coming to the pillar mother and my aunt discussed all night, they thought that your father was on an errand in the mansion, let my sister come to us, let my sister come to you as a companion, it is equivalent to letting my sister hide in your house. Even if I can't pay off the debt owed by my uncle in the future, with your father here, Pan Er's father won't dare to chase after the city to embarrass my sister. ”

Only then did Qin'er know the good intentions of Zhu Ziniang and her sister, and leaned on Han Xiufeng's arms and murmured: "Fourth brother, it turns out that my sister's life is so bitter. It's not easy for her mother, your uncle's bones are not cold, she has to let her sister leave her hometown, and she has to live alone in her hometown, lonely, it's pitiful to think about. ”

"If I let my sister stay in the horse, my aunt's life will be even more difficult, and she will definitely be worried all day long."

"That's right."

"My uncle was so good to me when he was alive, and my sister said that she was my cousin, but in fact, she was almost the same as her own sister, so this is both the matter of the pillar family and my business." The more Han Xiufeng spoke, the more apologetic he became, and the tightly hugged Qin'er burst into tears.

How could Qin'er not know what he was thinking, and hurriedly said: "Fourth brother, my sister is your sister and my sister, why can't I, as a sister-in-law, watch her being sold." I was angry just now and I didn't know the inside story, but now I know it, and it's fine. Let my sister live here, I won't go back to my parents' house after you leave, and our sister-in-law will live together. ”

"I'm sorry to have caused you to suffer such a big grievance." Han Xiufeng said in a choked voice.

"Don't be wronged," Qin'er said with tears in her eyes while helping him wipe her tears: "Marry a chicken with a chicken, marry a dog with a dog, I am now a member of the Han family, how can I ignore something in the Han family." As long as you don't forget me outside, no matter what happens to you, I still have a home here, I'm still waiting for you at home......"

Speaking of this, Qin'er couldn't speak anymore, and threw herself into his arms and cried.

Han Xiufeng's heart was like a knife, he really didn't want to go to the capital, but he couldn't help but go, so he could only comfort him with tears.

………

Fairy Fang, Ren's study.

Ren He, who had just finished drinking flower wine with a few friends in Yihong Courtyard and was drunk and was helped back, looked at the silver ticket on the desk and yawned and asked, "Second brother, where did this silver ticket come from?" ”

Ren Yan gently put the freshly brewed strong tea in front of him, and said in a low voice: "Big brother, this silver ticket was sent by Han Si, and he asked the person who sent the silver ticket to give you a few words." ”

"What are you talking about?"

"He said that he and you were not even a general acquaintance, and he did not dare to accept such a generous gift. He said that everyone is from Ba County, and you have the honor to raise him in the middle of the year, I wish you smooth sailing in Beijing this time, I wish you success, and the title of the gold list. ”

Hearing Han Si, Ren He's wine was half awake, and he picked up the tea and asked suspiciously, "Did he really say that?" ”

"That's what the person who sent the silver ticket said, there shouldn't be a fake." Ren Ren hesitated for a moment, plucked up the courage and said: "Big brother, our family depends on you now, and we will have to rely on you even more in the future!" Isn't it just a woman, when you get into the Jinshi and pull up the Hanlin, what kind of woman do you want? ”

"Grow up, teach me a lesson!"

"Big brother, I don't dare to teach you a lesson if I borrow ten guts, I'm giving you a reminder, a good man has ambitions in all directions, and your dignified filial piety can't be because a woman loses her soul, and she will be laughed at if she spreads out!"

The younger brother's words were like a slap in the face, Ren He stared at the silver ticket on the table for a long time, raised his head and said, "Second brother, you are right, the eldest brother has been ...... for the past two days." These two days have been a bit of a gaffe. I let He read the books of the sages to the fullest, how can I mess up because of a woman! ”

"Big brother, I didn't mean to, I'm ......"

"I know, I know you're doing it for my good." Ren He picked up the silver ticket and said coldly: "If the sky descends on the people, they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, and starve their bodies and skin." I think I've worked my muscles and bones, and my body and skin have been hungry, but my mind has never suffered, and the events of the past two days have not been a tempering for me. ”

Ren Yan has also studied for a few years, how can he not listen to Ren He's words, and can't help laughing: "Big brother, it's right that you can think so." ”

Ren He nodded, and said in a deep voice: "This Han Si is really interesting, second brother, do the eldest brother a favor." ”

"What's the hurry?"

"Help me send this silver ticket back early tomorrow morning, and tell him that I will not take back anything I send out!"

Ren He was depressed because of a woman before, not only ran to the Han family to humiliate Han Si in front of him, but also went to the Qinglou to buy drunk after coming back, Ren complained that he was anxious in his eyes for the past two days, and when he saw that the high-spirited eldest brother was back again, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said: "Yes, it should be sent back, twenty taels of silver is nothing to our Ren family, but this face our Ren family can't lose, let alone his Jiupin sesame official who donated silver!" ”