Chapter 30: Reckoning
"Auntie, what's wrong with you?" A man passing by, looking at Xu's mother crying heartbroken, stepped forward to ask a little unbearable.
"Ah...... It's okay, something bad happened at home. Mother Xu quickly collected her emotions and wiped two handfuls of tears on her face, if it weren't for her red and swollen eyes, no one would have seen that she had just cried.
"You're doing this for your children! Children have their own children's blessings, don't think too much. The man saw that Xu's mother was numb in rough clothes, but there were no patches on her clothes, and at first glance, he knew that her family was not too bad, so she must be so sad about her children's affairs.
"Yes! Why is there a girl on this dock? Mother Xu pretended to be indifferent and glanced at Tang Shiyu.
"You said that Tang girl, isn't this all made by the family without money." The man was not surprised, because many people would ask the same question these days.
is the owner of those shops, and because Tang Shiyu felt strange when she appeared here, she named her own goods and asked the other party to unload them, which is also the reason why she makes more and more money. Now Tang Shiyu has become the mascot of the dock, and anyone who passes by and sees it will ask.
"What a good boy!" Mother Xu couldn't hold back the tears that came out of her eyes, in fact, what she wanted to say was that Tang Shiyu's family was rich, but there were too many cuts.
"That's not it, that Tang girl is a well-known man here for us. Do you see that? She carries two sacks on her back, which only the best of us here would dare to do. The man smashed his mouth and said proudly, as if he was the one who did the work.
The fierce Tang Shiyu made others ignore her gender.
Mother Xu: "......"
Mother Xu's face was distorted, she really wanted to take off the soles of her shoes and pump them on the other party's face, her family was obviously a female doll, how could she become a man? But she can't do that, she can't smear her eldest lady, she can only endure it desperately.
"Hey, how did you go? I'm not done yet! The man's face was still unfinished, it was like he was pretending to be cold, but he was ignored by the other party.
It's a pity that he saw that the other party not only did not stop, but sped up a lot. He could only look for the next target with a regretful face, and before he finished speaking, it was really uncomfortable to hold it in his heart!
The depressed Mother Xu didn't know how she returned to the small courtyard, she hated everyone at the same time, she also hated herself, if she wasn't useless, how could her eldest lady end up in this step!
Suddenly, she went to fetch a basin of water, freshened her hair, combed her hair meticulously, and found her best clothes to wear on her body, ready to go.
She can't cry anymore, she has to fight for her eldest lady. She slammed the door of the courtyard that had been locked for a long time with a resolute gesture of going to the execution ground.
"Yo... It's the sun hitting the west and coming out! "The person who spoke was an old woman who did the sweeping work, and she was the only person who guarded the courtyard.
As for why she is the only one guarding here, it is because Mother Xu has been honest for so many years, and she has never trespassed in the days when the eldest lady was grounded.
"You go and report to Master Hou, I agree with what he said." Today's mother Xu has a very tough attitude, and she is no longer the groveling she used to be.
"Wait!" Although the old woman is very confused in her heart, there are some things that she should not know, and the way to survive for little people is to know less and live longer.
And two days ago, Hou Ye also summoned Xu's mother to question, she thought that the eldest lady was going to be released again, who knew that this small courtyard was still locked as always.
"I've seen Master Hou" Mother Xu bowed to Tang Baixuan without respect or humility, and stood aside with low eyebrows.
"Agreed?" Tang Baixuan looked at Mother Xu, who was different from before, and was slightly surprised, he seemed to see the former Su family through Mother Xu. That woman has always been proud, and the people around her should also be proud.
If it weren't for the fear that Xu's mother would be endlessly messing around and letting outsiders see the jokes of the Hou Mansion, he wouldn't care whether a slave or maid was willing or not.
"Yes, the eldest lady is the person that the lady cherishes on the tip of her heart, and the Hou Ye is the biological father of the eldest lady, and the slave knows that you are thinking about her." Mother Xu's eyes were soft, and her letter also made Tang Baixuan believe it.
"If she really loves this rebel girl, she shouldn't ......" Before Tang Baixuan finished speaking, the anger in her heart came out.
"The reason why Madame is so decisive is because she cares about Master Hou, but Madame is also a proud person." When Mother Xu said this, her lowered eyes flashed slightly.
"Does she really care about me?" Tang Baixuan's voice came out slowly, as if he was asking Xu's mother and himself.
"Madame is the pillow person of the Hou Ye, don't you know her better!" Mother Xu said it nicely on her face, but she snorted coldly in her heart. Sure enough, men are all cheap bones, and what they can't get is always in turmoil.
"Go back with my post! Go back to Dengfeng and find her a home. Tang Baixuan took out a post from the wooden box on the bookshelf, put it on the table, and then waved his hand at Xu's mother.
"Yes" Xu's mother stepped forward to take the post, saluted and turned to leave, the expression on her face on the way back was neither happy nor sad. This also made many people who inquired about the news uncertain about Hou Ye's decision.
"Madam, the slave and maid can't compensate you." After returning to the small courtyard, Xu's mother took out Su's tablet and burned incense to worship. As for why Su's tablet is in this dilapidated courtyard, this is made by Xu's mother herself, in order to leave a thought for herself and Tang Shiyu, Su's real tablet is in the Su family.
Today, for the sake of the eldest lady's future, she pretended to pass on the lady's mind with her conscience to please the Hou Ye. She knew that she disdained to please anyone with her proud temperament, but she had no choice, for the sake of the living eldest lady, she could only wronged her wife.
If she hadn't said that, Hou Ye would never have given her his post. The eldest lady who has nothing to rely on, and when she returns to Dengfeng, she doesn't know what it is like to be bullied.
Well, now that there is this post, the clansmen over there in Dengfeng will also look at the face of this post and take care of the eldest lady. If something happens, there is a way out.
If she hadn't seen the eldest lady carrying her bag on the dock today, she would definitely have to stay in this small courtyard desperately. Because she knew that if she left here, the eldest lady would no longer be the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion.
I have to say that Mother Xu is a very loyal servant, and in order for Tang Shiyu to get a little benefit, she will rack her brains to calculate. Even if she used to show her face and shamelessly spill under the public, it was just to protect Tang Shiyu from being hurt.
She knew that every time she did that, everyone was laughing at her, laughing at the dead lady, but she didn't care. In order to protect Tang Shiyu, her life can be abandoned, what is her reputation?