My uncle noticed that she had stopped massaging and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

The maid stammered, "No, it's nothing! ”

It seemed like a gust of wind was blowing just now. Look, the lights are still flickering. The lampholder is covered with glass. Don't be Mrs. Li coming, right? Today is the first seventh, the old lady's soul is coming back, will she be angry when she sees her uncle like this?

The maid's cold hair stood up and sped up the massage.

Mrs. Jiang seemed to know that she was afraid, and said leisurely: "What are you afraid of? If a person dies like a lamp goes out, even if the soul comes back, what can't he do to you? ”

The maid was even more scared by what she said.

After Jiang Yuzhen went out, he slowed down and silently thought about his sister-in-law's words.

She doesn't want to get married.

She doesn't want to be close to her mother's family, precisely because she knows everything about her mother's family - the Jiang family is much more complicated than the Li family!

The Jiang family attaches more importance to their heirs than the Li family. Her brother Jiang Yuxing has taken five concubines, one died, two were sold, and there are still two left by her side. The five concubines only gave birth to a concubine and a concubine. Her sister-in-law is not as virtuous and generous as she says, those concubines are treated obediently, one death and two sales, if it is not her sister-in-law's means, she will not believe it.

There is also the following: Li Zhuohang will not agree.

He married the daughter of the Jiang family, but he may not be willing to marry his daughter to the Jiang family, unless Jiang Rucheng can insist on not accepting concubines like him.

Jiang's material is good.

In the mourning hall, Li Zhuohang just rejected the proposal of his eldest brother Jiang Yuxing to kiss each other. The refusal was crisp. He said, "Please forgive me, brother." I only have this one daughter, and there are many aspects to consider when choosing a son-in-law, which is different from ordinary people marrying daughters. It's too early to talk about family affairs. Let's talk about it when Yao'er grows up. ”

Although Li Zhuohang did not explain what things to consider when marrying a daughter, the meaning is obvious: the Li family has only one daughter, and when she gets married, she must consider the inheritance of the family business, and it is not impossible to choose to recruit in the end. How can I get married now?

Although Jiang Yuxing was not happy, he had no choice but to give up.

At this time, Jiang Yuzhen came over.

She reverently knelt in front of the coffin.

On the first seven days of tonight, my mother-in-law wants to return to her soul!

She was not afraid at all, quietly kowtowed, and prayed silently in her heart: Please mother bless her daughter-in-law and must give birth to a son! The Li family can't be left behind. Without the backing of her mother's family, Yao'er married with a huge dowry, which is a curse rather than a blessing.

After Li Zhuohang waited for her three heads to kowtow and straightened up, he gently held one of her hands, and the husband and wife quietly stood in front of the spirit.

In this life, they will stay together.

Jiang Yuxing returned to the guest house and saw that his wife had already taken a bath, so he told her about Li Zhuohang's refusal, and asked his sister what he meant.

Mrs. Jiang didn't seem to care, and said, "My aunt is also worried. My sister said the same just now. Then wait a few years and see. ”

Let's see how long Li Zhuohang can drag it out!

When Li Hanyao grows up, there is no way to retreat.

Jiang Yuxing heard that his sister didn't want to discuss marriage early, and the unhappiness in his heart disappeared; Seeing that his wife who had just come out of the bath was as beautiful as a flower, his heart was hot, and he couldn't help but want to move, and then he thought that his sister's family was now holding a funeral, and it was not out of line, so he coughed and said to his wife: "You rest first, and I will accompany them in the mourning hall." ”

Mrs. Jiang seemed to understand his evasion, looked at him and smiled: "It's okay." You've always cared about your sister, and you've always been by her side. Those clansmen of the Li family are like wolves, and if our mother's family doesn't help them, it will be even more difficult for my sister. ”

Jiang Yuxing said solemnly: "That's right. ”

So I washed my face and went to the mourning hall again.

Li Hanyao didn't know any of these things.

Like Cousin Blue's company, her days of mourning for her grandmother become vivid. In just a few days, she figured out the rules of the funeral. When her father and mother cry, she is no longer afraid and frightened, and will cry to add to the funeral atmosphere; The guests came to worship in front of the spirit, and she kowtowed to people as a filial granddaughter.

When she was not in front of the spirit, she dragged Jiang Rulan around the ancestral house, of course, followed by many servants.

Their favorite place to visit is the small Buddha Hall.

Li Hanyao stared at the snake.

After the two sides got acquainted, she was no longer afraid of the snake biting her, and the snake was no longer vigilant when she saw her, and she swallowed it slowly, scolding it and kicking it and didn't bother to move.

Li Hanyao ran to tell Li Zhuohang: "Daddy, that lazy snake doesn't play with me." ”

Li Zhuohang's heart moved, and said, "Then you can think of a way to let it play with you." The people who serve you have monthly money every month and live on the Li family, so they are willing to accompany you; It's the same with snakes, think about it. ”

Li Hanyao thought, send monthly money to the snake?

Snakes don't ask for silver, but they love eggs.

Li Hanyao glanced at Jiang Rulan as if she had passed on the secret, and rushed to the small Buddha hall in a hurry, and found the gray-skinned black-spotted snake under the backyard wall. Recently, this snake has been harassed by the little witch, and has less time to perch under the table in the house, and generally shrinks under the backyard wall, still unable to escape the little witch's eye.

Li Hanyao and Jiang Rulan squatted down in front of the snake.

Li Hanyao said: "You listen to me, I will send you monthly money." ”

The snake was indifferent.

Li Hanyao added: "One egg a day, thirty eggs a month. ”

The serpent remained still.

Jiang Rulan added: "It will rise in the future!" ”

The snake coiled its body tighter, like a pan of incense, and the snake's head shrank in the middle, probably feeling that the two girls would not let it go, and they were a little afraid.

Li Hanyao pursed her lips and smiled at Jiang Rulan.

Jiang Rulan couldn't wait to say: "Sister, take it out!" ”

Li Hanyao played a trick, took out an egg from behind him, and sent it to the snake's mouth, and the snake's head immediately stared at it - I want to eat it!

Li Hanyao proudly put the egg on the ground next to the snake, and then waited quietly, sure that the snake would not be able to hold back its gluttony.

Soon, the snake moved, and the snake's head was close to the egg.

Li Hanyao - reached out and took the egg away.

The snake - silently retracted its head.

Li Hanyao put the egg down again.

The snake stuck its head out again.

Li Hanyao took the eggs away again!

The snake silently shrank its head back.

Li Hanyao put the egg down again.

The snake also has a temper, and this time it waited for a long time before slowly approaching. Li Hanyao hasn't moved yet. The snake felt that it was safe, and its body moved, and its tail poked out, fixed the egg, opened its mouth, and bit the egg.

The snake's mouth is much smaller than the egg, so it tries to open and open it again, and the skin on the side of the gills is very flexible, stretching and thinning as much as possible until it completely envelops the egg.

At this moment, Li Hanyao stretched out her white and tender little hand, roughly pinched the snake's neck, and pulled the egg away from the snake's mouth, mercilessly.

Everyone was amazed to find that the snake's head slowly drooped down, seemed to be embarrassed, poked twice on the ground, opened its mouth to bite a piece of grass like a vent, and then loosened its mouth, probably not to its taste, and then fell to the ground and did not move.

- I can't help it!

The maids laughed in unison.

"It's fun!"

"It's also uncomfortable."

"This serpent has spirituality."

Li Hanyao took a step back and put the egg farther away.

The snake waited quietly for a while, but finally swam over with no ambition.

Li Hanyao took a step back and moved the egg back for some distance.

The snake stared at the egg silently, and for a moment, resigned itself to swim forward.

Li Hanyao persevered and moved the egg back.

The snake swam after her faceless and skinless.

Jiang Rulan covered her mouth and bent down with a smile.

The maids stared nervously at the snake for fear that it would hurt the girl; Later, they all leaned back and laughed and said, "This snake is also hungry." ”

Li Hanyao didn't tease for too long, and after a few times, she didn't take the eggs again. Then, she watched as the snake's head and tail cooperated, swallowing the egg several times larger than her own head, and exclaimed, "Swallow it!" ”

Jiang Rulan's eyes widened, "Look, a big bag!" ”

I saw an egg-sized bag bulging from the snake's neck, and slowly slid down as the snake's body trembled. Suddenly, the bag collapsed. The snake's body continued to tremble, the snake's mouth opened, and it spit out a soft ball of egg shells!

Li Hanyao clapped her hands and laughed.

"Pockmarks are so smart!"

Pockmarked, the snake is finally famous!

Li Hanyao forgot the monthly promise of one egg a day, and took another egg to tease Jiang Rulan.

This time, pockmarked learned to be obedient and followed her.

Eventually, he ate the egg in his mouth.

A few days later, Ma Dian and Li Hanyao had a tacit understanding and got along well. When Li Hanyao and Jiang Rulan were hanging out, Madian would follow them, but Madian walked on a snake path, slipping through the flowers and under the wall.