Mrs. An had already listened to all the conversations between the mother and daughter in the house, and when she saw them entering, she gently patted the hair in her arms with her eyelids drooping, and said lightly: "I heard everything." ”

Seeing that she just said that she heard it, Xue Shi did not say anything, and was slightly anxious: "Old lady......"

Mrs. An glanced at An Yi and said sarcastically: "I actually know how to use my brain, and I know that this person is not easy to ask." I said first, no matter how good Wu Jing is, it is not our family, and there is no reason why people are not tired of borrowing money every day and not paying it back. What children understand, you, the official lady from the scholarly family, don't understand? ”

The previous sentence was sarcastic about An Yi but agreed with An Yi's statement, but the latter sentence was said against Xue's family, and it was said very seriously, revealing all the dissatisfaction and unaccustomed to Xue's usually. Xue was speechless, so he had to cry in shame.

Ignoring Mrs. An's poisonous tongue, she thought that she couldn't be cheeky enough to force Wu Jing, which made An Yi think a little more highly of her, and felt that the old lady was not useless except for being tricky and rude. But since An Yi came to this house, the Xue family has always protected her unconditionally, so she can't ignore the Xue family and let the Xue family be bullied by the old lady, An Yi cleared her throat and said, "Mother is also in a hurry." ”

Mrs. An sneered, didn't bother to speak again, and turned her head to look at the courtyard gate absentmindedly, hoping that Bao Liang would find a way and return quickly.

The contempt contained in Mrs. An's laughter was too harsh, and Xue Shi became more and more pale and silent, looking at the gradually darkening window in a daze, with a bit of death in his eyes. Before the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quarreled, Mrs. An blamed her for not raising a good fetus, so she was called premature, and Maomao had this disease. If Maomao really had three long and two short, she had to give him this life......

An Yi watched from the sidelines, and saw the heavy resentment between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law seven or eight points clearly. Presumably, Mrs. An did everything possible to marry such a daughter-in-law as the Xue family, and she had great hopes, hoping that the daughter-in-law with a good background could prosper the family and take the whole family to another height, so as to raise her eyebrows in front of the clansmen. But she chose Xue's background, but she didn't expect Xue's temperament.

Xue Shi, who is good at sitting at home reading and writing, watching flowers and reciting poems, and being a female celebrity, and the young widow, fought their way out of the encirclement with their own strength, relying on a few acres of thin fields and two half-rotten houses to send their mother-in-law to the end, and then raised her son to become an adult, and Mrs. An, who became an official in Jinshi, was too cowardly and incompetent compared to her. Not only can the Xue family not manage family affairs well, they can't control their concubines, and even the daughter-in-law who has children can't do it well, and finally gave birth to a son, but he was born prematurely and was sick.

Looking at this situation, if Mao Mao really has something, he is only afraid that something big will happen in this family, and he must be reminded of the security of Liang, otherwise the family will be ruined. An Yi got up silently and quietly walked out.

Geely hid alone in the kitchen, and because he wanted to save oil and didn't turn on the lamp, he sat by the stove in the dark. Seeing An Yi go in to look for the lantern, he didn't remind him even if he knew where the lantern was, so he let An Yi touch the ashes on his hand. An Yi couldn't find it, so she had to ask, "Auntie, where is the lantern?" ”

Geely has never been angry with her, and said coldly: "How do I know? Isn't the girl very capable? How can such a trivial matter be asked to the slave? ”

At such a moment, she had the intention to provoke herself, but it was really none of her business. An Yi sneered and showed a row of snow-white teeth: "I don't know? I really don't know? The family is in urgent need of money, and presumably my aunt is young and beautiful and worth a few taels of silver, so I don't know if my grandmother will find a good place for my aunt. "The real situation is that a concubine is a concubine, if she really goes to that point, Mrs. An will definitely only ask for the high price of silver and do not care about the life or death of auspiciousness, whoever is willing to give silver will give it, and the price given by prostitution is the highest.

With that little bit of twilight, Geely seemed to see An Yi's white teeth flashing with cold light, and couldn't help but shudder lightly, and sneered: "The eldest girl didn't come to scare the slave, the slave didn't make a mistake, there was no merit and hard work all these years, how could the old lady and the old man sell the slave inexplicably?" Although she has a hard mouth, she is full of weakness inside and out, she understands very well that Mrs. An bought her because the An family needs her son to inherit the lineage, so it is entirely possible that she sold her in order to treat her grandson.

"Really?" An Yi smiled, turned around and continued to touch the lantern, touched the lantern and left on his own, leaving Jili alone in the dark.

Geely clenched his fists and let his nails sink deep into his palms. An Yi's words are naturally true, but what if Mao Mao died before she was sold? With Xue's body, he will definitely not be able to regenerate, and Bao Anliang is so poor, it is impossible to take any more concubines, so both mother and son can only hope that their stomachs will bulge, and they will be able to maintain their current status, or even higher! Geely inhaled excitedly, but then thought that there was another possibility, Mrs. An might sell her and exchange the silver for another younger and stronger one! After all, he has been in the door for five years but has not come out.

An Yi, you wait for me! If you want to make me feel bad, I will make you feel bad. Geely got up, pulled away the ashes in the dark, and took out a small clay pot that was tightly sealed from the bottom of the ashes.

The light emitted by the two paper lanterns hanging at the entrance of the county government penetrated the mist and stretched the thin and lonely figure of Bao Liang, adding a bit of bleakness to the rainy night.

"Daddy." Maybe it was because he had been completely defeated, An Yi, who was standing at the base of the wall, watched this scene and couldn't help but feel a little more sympathy for this middle-aged man who failed and struggled desperately.

Bao Liang wiped a handful of water flowing down his cheeks, I don't know if it was rain or tears, and reluctantly smiled at An Yi: "Why did you come out?" ”

An Yi stood on tiptoe and put the umbrella on his head, and said softly: "Seeing that it is dark, Daddy has not come back yet, don't worry, come out and pick it up." ”

After running around for a long time, he borrowed more than one or two pieces of silver, and Bao Liang, who was chilling in his heart, suddenly felt a little warmer, and tears burst out of his eyes. For fear of seeing An Yi, he quickly wiped his sleeves with a side face and hissed: "It's dark and raining, what are you doing when a girl comes out?" Have you eaten? ”

An Yi pretended not to see his tears, shook her head and said: "I didn't eat, my grandmother and mother are angry, and my aunt has no heart to cook. After my father went back, I remembered to comfort my mother, and persuaded my grandmother not to push too hard, as long as people are good, they can always think of a way, otherwise this family will be scattered. ”

"Hmm." Bao An Liang couldn't help but look at An Yi twice, and felt that his daughter, who was ignorant and ignorant in the past, suddenly became much smarter and more transparent, and it seemed that she had completely changed people.

An Yi saw that he couldn't help but look at himself, knowing that he was suspicious, but at this time, he couldn't hide it, and asked Bao Liang instead: "Dad can borrow money?" ”

Bao Liang was silent and gently pushed open the courtyard door.

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