The people of the Sheng family ate a big melon, went back to learn from the pain, and decided to come back early to make a big fuss in the Qinglou, probably thinking of the wealth close to their mouths, they were so excited that they couldn't close their eyes all night.

"Little Hoof doesn't know what to do, if it weren't for your eldest sister getting married early, I wouldn't have gone with her in this world. Speaking of your eldest sister, she is also a conscienceless, Lao Tzu Niang gave birth to her, she is now blessed, and she doesn't know how to come back to help, one by one, young, and her bones are light! It's all cheap hooves......"

Mrs. Sheng took a large basin of water and splashed it hard at the door, chattering and chattering, and hearing the impatience of her son and daughter-in-law on the kang in the house.

"This morning, what door did your old man open, the cold wind drilled people's backbones, and he said these words for the neighbors to hear, then he really appeared." The daughter-in-law of the Sheng family listened to the heart, and turned around and squeezed back: "Your own daughter is not filial, don't pull the women in the world to look the same." ”

"Okay, okay, what's the noise, hurry up and go cooking, and wait to eat and go out." The man next to him shifted and impatiently cut off the impending quarrel. Mrs. Sheng didn't make a sound, just rolled her eyes, and the copper basin in her hand clanged.

The daughter-in-law of the Sheng family was indignant, and slapped her sleeping son next to her two slaps in succession, and scolded: "Dead pigs!" If you don't get up yet, help your mother make a fire and chop wood. After cooking the cooked food, I took it to school and closed the door! Don't let the thief into your house. ”

The two children slept soundly, and they were still stunned when they were woken up. The older one is in his early tens, his appearance is slightly upright, and he goes to school in a neighboring village, and he was not taken to Lengxiang Pavilion the day before. In his sleep, he didn't dare to talk back to his mother, silently dressed up, yawned and went to the yard to chop wood.

The younger one has been stubborn since childhood, the most disgusted with reading, long past the age of enlightenment, still a big word illiterate and blind, fighting and playing in the village all day long, is a famous mixed world in ten miles and eight towns. Unlike his brother, this kid opened his throat and cried, and his mother didn't care about persuasion, his father scolded, and a palm wind hit the back of his head, and it stopped.

Because in the suburbs of Beijing, the rooster only crowed twice, so the family put on a mule cart with fast feet, rushed into the city and went to the Governor of Bapin's Mansion first, and tried his best to tell the story of his family as a kind people who were struggling to miss and reluctant to kiss their relatives.

"Master Mingjian, my mother is sixty years old and has given birth to five children, only the villain and two sisters survived, which is really difficult. Thanks to the lord's kindness, I found an errand for the villain, and I was willing to take care of my hard-working second sister. She should have been sent early, but after staying in the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion, it was inevitable that she would not be able to get on the stage, so she rushed into the mansion, just for fear that she would not be docile and make the master unhappy. ”

The man who spoke in front of him was the man from the previous day, the eldest son of the Sheng family, named Sheng Mingxuan. The deceased father of the Sheng family was a serious scholar, and he also bought a few acres of thin fields and a little industry before his death, but unfortunately he died early, the family background was not rich, and the widow could not preside over the family affairs, and he was not very willing to contribute, so he only relied on selling to make a living, so he was reduced to selling his two daughters.

The governor's surname is Li, he is in his fifties, he doesn't know what the problem is, he is still among the sesame officials, he has a handful of goatee in a decent manner, one hand behind his back, the other hand is half-mixed with gray beard, squinting and listening to the Sheng family's statement.

Sheng Mingxuan has read some sage books in the end, and he is very demanding, and his attitude is respectful and respectful, very much like a reasonable look: "In addition, the old mother also misses her daughter too much, so she just asks the old man to forgive me and let my sister live at home for a day or two, just to do her filial piety, and to learn the rules, so as not to make jokes." ”

After saying a word, Sheng Mingxuan lowered his head, hung his hands and bowed his waist, his palms were close to his side, and he already felt sweaty. Mrs. Sheng and the women and children waited for the next with a smile, and they didn't dare to make any movement. Hearing the man say this, Mrs. Sheng's face stiffened, and she couldn't bear to come up.

"Hey......"

"Mother-in-law!"

The daughter-in-law of the Sheng family immediately made a decision, grabbed Mrs. Sheng's sleeve, forcibly stopped her mother-in-law's footsteps, and then approached half a step, firmly wrapped her arms with both hands, looked up and sneered: "Let the master be surprised, my mother-in-law has worked hard for most of her life, and she doesn't know the rules of a wealthy family. ”

"Yes, yes, the old mother sent her sister away for the sake of the villain's future, and now seeing her daughter fall into the dust, the old mother is really heartbroken."

Sheng Mingxuan saw that the situation was not good, and immediately rushed down to his wife's words, while secretly giving a look behind him. The daughter-in-law of the Sheng family smiled on her face, secretly tightened her hands, and kept pulling her mother-in-law backwards. Mrs. Sheng was not stupid, she understood what it meant, and nodded "yes" and moved straight to the door.

Governor Li's eyes narrowed, he didn't say a word, his official position did not match his age, but his eyes were full of shrewdness and calculation. He took in the small movements of the Sheng family, and only let out a noncommittal "um".

It wasn't until Sheng Mingxuan couldn't hold it back, raised his head tremblingly, and cast a tentative gaze, that Governor Li nodded slowly: "Hmm...... It's okay like this, your sister is also ill-fated, and it is easy to return to her mother's house, and she should enjoy the joy of family. It's just an errand for this yamen, you know, it's very sought-after, so it's better to let Ling Mei enter the door earlier. ”

"Yes, yes...... The old man is very kind and kind, and he dare not forget it. We will have a grace of two or three days, and we will prepare some dowry, and we will surely send them. ”

The Sheng family was relieved, the daughter-in-law of the Sheng family held her mother-in-law, Sheng Mingxuan hurriedly pulled her son, and the family went out with a thousand thanks.

Back on the donkey cart, Sheng Mingxuan was already in a cold sweat, sat on the board of the cart, grinned and inhaled, raised his face to look at the door of the governor's house, and directly pulled the cuffs to wipe the sweat.

Mrs. Sheng was helped into the car by her daughter-in-law, sat cross-legged in front, stretched out a hand from the sleeve of her padded jacket, poked her son's back, stretched her neck and pointed: "I said that you were guarding the eldest master just now, why did you say that the girl was at home?" In case the stuffing is exposed, he is angry and blames it, how can we afford it! ”

"Oops! You ......" Sheng Mingxuan turned his head, slapped his thigh like a village woman, and just opened his mouth to defend himself, but he was cut off before he could say a few words.

"That's it, what kind of dowry do you need!" The daughter-in-law of the Sheng family was wrapped in a thick headscarf, her face was red from the cold, and she also held her sleeves and spat on the ground, interrupting the man's words: "You have spare money, but don't touch my dowry!" ”