The fat servant woman was a little hesitant, she didn't know who Xu Wei was, and she didn't know why he was asking this. But touching the silver nugget in his arms, he smacked his mouth like a toothache, and finally opened his mouth.

Zhang Jiujiu is the niece of Mrs. He, whose father was a former officer of the forbidden army, and died on the battlefield during the expedition to Fangla six years ago, and his mother died subsequently. Before dying, I wanted to entrust her to my sister who married into Xujiazhuang, but somehow, entrusted her to my sister, that is, Mrs. He, and asked her to marry on her behalf. But Zhang Jiujiu has been to He Mansion for several years, and now he is twenty-two years old, and Mrs. He not only did not fulfill the last wish of the second sister, but also looked for a husband to marry for her. On the contrary, I don't like this niece. Zhang Jiujiu was born in a military family, his father has been fighting abroad for many years, and his mother is a medicine jar, so she is very diligent. Unexpectedly, when Mrs. He saw this, she really regarded her as a subordinate, washing clothes, carrying water, feeding horses, and doing all kinds of chores.

After spitting and speaking, seeing that the other party was silent, the servant woman cautiously moved two steps forward, approached Xu Wei, pointed her mouth, and whispered mysteriously: "I heard that after her father died in the war in September, the imperial court gave a large sum of money, I am afraid that there are tens of thousands of miles!" Her mother took out the money before she died, originally to give her a dowry, but she hasn't been out of the cabinet yet, the little official understands? ”

Can this still not be understood? As far as Mrs. He's virtue is concerned, she is not related to her, and she doesn't ask anyone to do anything, she wants to knock on a bamboo bar. If you come to He Mansion with a sum of money in September, it will definitely be handed over to her. is twenty-two years old and still not allowed to marry, isn't the intention obvious? Eighty percent want to swallow this dowry! You said that He Guan can also be regarded as a hero, and now he is the chief of the three yas and an important minister of the court, but his wife is really ......

"Little official, don't let me out of the slightest, otherwise I'll have to be skinned and cramped! Amitabha! Amitabha! The woman pleaded again and again.

Nodding in agreement, Xu Wei waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, I know it in my heart." The other party thanked him again and again, and then he twisted his waist like a barrel and left. Shaking his head slightly, he couldn't help but sigh secretly, what a hard-working girl. Both parents died, not to mention the fence, and there was such an aunt. I remember the last time we met, I asked her what she was happy about, and I was laughing all the time. She said, "What if you don't laugh", and she didn't take it to heart at the time. Now that I think about it, I know how much bitterness and helplessness there is in this sentence.

Chatting with Zhang Jiujiu and gossiping, he was in a good mood for a while. At this time, it was like something was blocked in my heart, and I was bored and panicked.

The words were divided into two ends, and Zhang Jiujiu hurriedly returned to the small courtyard where the hay was stacked with baskets, and wanted to chop firewood. Since September last year, I have not only had to do dry laundry and carry water, but even fed the horses and chopped firewood, so I don't seem to have done anything wrong, right? Thinking wildly, he just turned around and walked to the door, when he suddenly smelled the fragrance, and a figure appeared in front of him, it was his cousin He Shuying. He took two steps back and exclaimed with a smile, "Cousin." ”

He Shuying raised her steps lightly, stepped into the threshold, looked at her cousin for a long time, and didn't say a word. Seeing this, Zhang Jiujiu felt up and down in his heart, and said with a forced smile: "Cousin, you are looking for me, is there something?" I'll wash my clothes when I'm done chopping wood......"

A flawless, as if finely crafted face showed a warm smile like a spring breeze, He Shuying smiled and said softly: "Cousin, I have suffered you." ”

Zhang Jiujiu was stunned, why did my cousin suddenly talk about this? smiled and shook his head: "It's not hard, it's all what I should do." ”

He Shuying sighed when she heard this, stretched out her hand to pull her cousin's hands and stroked them gently, with a pity expression on her face: "Actually, I have also mentioned it to my mother many times, you are my cousin and her niece, you should not ......"

Hearing this, Zhang Jiujiu seemed to be a little panicked, and shook his head again and again: "No, no, I'm not a lady either." Besides, going to my uncle and aunt's house has already caused trouble, how can I ......?"

He Shuying interrupted her, let go of her hands and suddenly asked, "Cousin is twenty-two this year, right?" I remember you were three years older than me. ”

Zhang Jiujiu nodded slightly. He Shuying looked at her, as if she had just met today. I saw that she was wearing a cloth skirt, without powder, and there were no ornaments on her body except for the hairpin on her head. chuckled: "You are born so standard, I should tell my mother that I have to find a good mother-in-law for my cousin." ”

Seemingly unaccustomed to this atmosphere, Zhang Jiujiu stretched out his finger and pointed outside, and said with a smile: "Cousin, I still have to work......"

He Shuying turned sideways to let her out, and suddenly said, "Let others do this kind of work." ”

"No, no, no." As Zhang Jiujiu spoke, he left as if he had run away. He Shuying watched quietly behind her, thoughtful. After a while, he shook his head in annoyance and stepped over the threshold. I just saw Xu Wei coming this way. After a little hesitation, he still greeted him.

Xu Wei was also surprised when he saw her suddenly appear, so he stopped. The two stood facing each other, neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere was a little awkward. After a long time, Xu Wei opened his mouth to break the silence: "I heard that your brother has returned to Tokyo?" ”

He Shuying hummed softly, which was an answer. Then there was another suffocating silence.

"You ......"

"That ......"

Xu Wei smiled bitterly and said, "You say it first." ”

Looking up at him, He Shuying said apologetically: "My mother is straightforward, sometimes the words don't reach the meaning, don't go to your heart, she has no malice." After finishing speaking, without waiting for Xu Wei to answer, he added, "Actually, she is also very grateful to you, she was in Xiajin that day, if it weren't for ......"

"It's okay." A few words, Xu Wei didn't want to dwell on this matter. What does Mrs. He think of me, that's her business, what does it have to do with me?

He Shuying seemed to want to say something, her lips moved, but she didn't say it after all. Seeing this, Xu Wei didn't want to stay for a long time, so he excused himself and said goodbye, and didn't take two steps, but He Shuying suddenly sighed behind him. People sighed so obviously, Xu Wei was embarrassed to turn a blind eye, so he looked back and asked, "What, Miss He, is this ......?"

"Oh, it's a gaffe, it's just that my cousin is really a hard-working person, and I feel emotional when I think that she is finally about to have her own home." He Shuying said with a smile.

When Xu Wei heard this, he was puzzled, didn't the fat woman just say that Zhang Jiujiu was twenty-two, and Mrs. He still dragged on and didn't give her a marriage, why did she suddenly have a home? It's just that I'm a guest in the end, and it's not good to ask people about housework. When she was thinking about it, He Shuying had already explained: "I have found a suitable person, but it has not been peaceful recently, so I delayed it." In a few days, I think we will have to deal with this. ”