Here, Li's mother and daughter are arguing, Yiqingxuan, and Aunt Zhang are also beating Zhilian with chicken feather marbles, scolding while beating: "You are not angry, your mother and sister have been bullied and don't know how to speak, but they also accuse me of not coming, you eat inside and out, I will just beat you to death, so as not to make me angry." "Saying that, the chicken feather bullet hit it headless and faceless,

"Do you dare to hide from me? Stand still. Zhilian's face, arms, and back were already in hot pain, but he could only dodge gently, but he didn't dare to really dodge, because he knew that once he resisted, it would be his little girl and girl who were bad.

Rushan watched coldly, looking at Zhilian's embarrassed appearance, and did not say anything to help, but turned his head away and looked at the moon flowers outside the window.

It wasn't until Aunt Zhang was tired of playing that she stopped panting, smoothed the hair that fell from her cheeks, sat on the pier, pointed at Zhilian and said hatefully: "You are not angry, your mother and I are already embarrassed to be low and small to the old pious woman of the Li family on weekdays, I wanted to hope that one day the children will be angry, so that the old pious woman will not dare to look down on me anymore, and let me live a comfortable life for a few days, but you are not so angry, let alone useless, you actually bend your arms outward, and help outsiders, you, you are really angry with me." ”

Zhilian endured the pain in his whole body, and couldn't help but stomp his feet and reply: "Mother, isn't your life good?" What else do you want to wear gold and silver, brocade clothes and food? Still thinking about parting ways with your wife? What's the point of you doing it all the time? Ignoring Aunt Zhang's angry face, she said: "Look at Aunt Zhu, she is also a concubine, but she has always been in peace, never make trouble, her father spoils her, loves her, and his wife also treats her, and even Sister Ruqing is also loved, but you, all day long, think about how to block your wife, calculate this and that, the more you are like this, the more you make the house restless, the so-called disaster and the wall, if the mother is safe, no longer always toss-----"

"Shut up for me." Zhang roared, slapped him hard, pointed at his nose with blood-red eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "Okay, you are a wicked obstacle, you dare to say that your mother is like this, you are an unfilial thing, you keep telling me to be safe, but how do you want to be safe?" If I'm at ease, the old pious woman will let me go? I don't toss--- if I don't toss, you brothers and sisters will be raised by my side? If I hadn't calculated everywhere, would you two brothers and sisters drink the northwest wind? "The more Aunt Zhang talks, the more angry she becomes, the more aggrieved she becomes, she puts so much effort into herself, doesn't she just want their brothers and sisters to live a good life?

"Thou ungrateful thing, what thou wear, what thou hast eaten, which one did not I calculated? If I don't calculate, just those monthly silver, can you live the life of a real young master? Think about those concubines and concubines of the Zhu family, how do you see how they live? It's because I don't fight and don't calculate, so I'm worse than my subordinates. Do you want to live like that? ”

Zhilian shook his head, and his tone was sad, "The master of the Zhu family started from his wife's mother's family, and he was originally a club, then Mrs. Zhu's family background is good, and she is a fierce woman, but Daddy is different from them, Daddy has never treated us equally, and he didn't ignore us just because my sister and I were concubines." ”

Aunt Zhang sneered, "You are wrong, that's because of your mother's hard work." She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Now that I am old, your father has entered my house with his fingers, and the life of your brothers and sisters has become more and more difficult." What did your brother and sister want before, and the daughter-in-law who bought it immediately went to buy it, but now? Eight times out of ten, it has been rejected, your sister is a conscious person, why are you still so big? Let's not talk about anything else, you always say that your father is good to you, but I can't see what's good, you look at the Zhili brothers, Zhiyi has been to the border for several years, and the number of people in his house has never decreased. On the contrary, you laid off two of them before, and you haven't made up for them yet. Tell your father, every time you say that some of the expenses in the house are getting bigger and bigger, and you can save it, I bah, isn't there a bunch of idlers in the courtyard of Zhiyi for many years? ”

Zhilian was depressed and weak, "The second brother lived in the mansion before, and there were only four or five people in the courtyard for servants, half less than mine---"

"It's really the other way around, are you born to me? How can I have such a useless thing as you, saying good things for others. Zhang was panting with anger.

Zhilian stomped his feet, "Forget it, don't speculate for more than half a sentence, I'm too lazy to say more." However, there are some things I still have to say, today because my sister is crying and making trouble, I have caused my grandmother to lose her temper, sister, you can do it yourself, although tears can be temporary, but they are not always effective. ”

Rushan sneered, looked contemptuous, and said slowly: "Thank you brother for your teachings, my sister has written it down." ”

Zhilian's heart became more and more cold, and he wanted to say something, but finally sighed gloomily and walked away.

Zhishan said to Zhang: "Mother, look at it, look at it, this is your good son, the only good son you regard as dependent." ”

It was the distraught Zhang I who heard this, and I couldn't help but get angry, and glared at her fiercely, "Don't gloat, you did too much today." Your brother is right, your father eats your set, and no one else buys it. Don't do it again in front of the old woman. ”

Rushan Tie blushed with a face and said disdainfully: "That old woman is not Daddy's mother after all." What if you annoy me? Still don't dare to do anything to me? ”

Zhang sat down again, pondered for a long time, and said hatefully: "Even that old woman is a little self-aware. After a while, she sighed again, "Zhili Zhiyi brother is getting more and more provocative, but Zhilian is ---- alas----" Although the Zhang family hates Zhilian, but it is always the meat that fell from his body, how not to worry, Zhilian was the most loved by Fang Jinglan among the three brothers before, but now, it is more and more inferior, but she is often scolded, and she is not a godmother, so she is not less scolded. I was aggrieved and impatient in my heart, this son is older and has his own opinions, and it will be useless for her to beat and scold her. If you go too far, it will be counterproductive, just like the last time ---- thought of what happened last time, and Zhang couldn't help but regret it.

"It's all my fault, knowing that Qinxiang is not a good product, but I am angry with the old pious woman and take her out, I didn't expect that cheap girl to be so vindictive, actually, actually retaliate against me like that." knew that it would affect her son, she would definitely endure that breath, wait for Zhilian to lift someone, and then clean up the slut together.

Rushan disagreed, "This can't be all blamed on the mother, that Qinxiang was originally a distant niece of Mrs. Liu, and Mrs. Liu originally wanted to put it in the house of the eldest brother or second brother, once she was favored, raised to be an aunt, and gave birth to a son and a half daughter, wouldn't Mrs. Liu change from a slave to half a master?" If that's the case, then our days will be even harder. ”

Having said that, Zhang thought that Zhilian had been listless since he lost his brother, which made her anxious. While scolding Qin Xiang for being a harmful spirit, and secretly hating Mrs. Liu is not a good thing, and hating Fang Jinglan even more, that Qin Xiang did such a vicious thing, she was actually just sent into Zhuangzi, she was really angry.

"Now our mother's life is getting more and more difficult, you are a sensible person, you know how to share your mother's worries, but you hate your brother but the lard is blinded, and you can't tell the good from the bad, just stammering at the end, I'm really angry."

"No, my brother disappointed me so much." Rushan thought about Fang Jinglan's attitude towards him today, and couldn't help but be disheartened for a while, and whispered, "And Daddy, it really doesn't hurt me as much as before." ”

Zhang's heart sank, and he was busy comforting her, "No, you are his daughter after all, although it is just annoying you, but it is only temporary, from now on you have to study hard and strive to make achievements, I believe that your father will love you as much as before." ”

Rushan shook his head, "I'm afraid it's difficult." Mother, you are not favored, my brother is more and more useless, and he is not motivated, and my father has always been kind and pleasant to Ruqing, but for me, I have been impatient---- Ruqing, this inconspicuous mountain dew, in the old woman, the more and more moisturized. Thinking of Ruqing's performance today, Zhiyi was gentle and fond of her, the old lady maintained her, and even her father loved her, so she couldn't help but be jealous, and secretly swore that she must work hard to regain the country that belongs to her.

*

Zhiyi stayed for three days, then said goodbye to his family and rushed to the border. For the love of his stepmother, Li Tuan Tuan sent nearly a cart of gifts, including white tea from Yunnan, cured meat from Sichuan, sauce duck from Hunan, and clothes and bedding.

Fang Jinglan had always known his son's temper, and he no longer gave silver tickets or anything like last time, but only gave some broken silver, and gave two polished short knives and daggers for self-defense.

Zhiyi padd the weight and accepted it. Rushan sent a full set of "The Art of War", but Zhiyi said that he had already memorized it well. There's no need to take it with you anymore. Zhilian was empty-handed, standing there more and more out of place, Rushan glared at him secretly, "Brother is really, what about the gift you prepared for the second brother?" Didn't I see you on the table last night? Why don't you take it out? ”

Everyone's eyes subconsciously shot at Zhilian, but Zhilian lowered his head, without squeaking, as if he was so angry that he stared at him, Zhiyi said: "I understand the kindness of the third brother." It's just that the load on the horse is too heavy for walking. Forget it. ”

Zhilian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I think so too." ”

Zhiyi talked to Fang Jinglan for a while, and then he got on the horse, and when he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something, and reined in the reins, and the other party Jinglan said: "I don't know what year and month it will take to come back, and it is a waste to leave the yard empty, so let's just vacate it for the third brother, first, you can save some manpower to take care of it, and second, although the yard is small, it is quite clean, and you don't have to be disturbed by the side." He paused and glanced at Zhilian, "Besides, the third brother is about to get married, and it is really not convenient to be in the same room with his aunt and sister." ”

Fang Jinglan was slightly stunned, thinking that Zhiyi had the consciousness of a brother like this, he felt very relieved, so he readily agreed. After Zhiyi left, Fang Jinglan said to Zhilian: "What your second brother said is also reasonable, your brothers and sisters are getting older, and it is really not convenient to live in the same courtyard again." Let's move to Zhiyi's yard on a certain day. ”

Zhilian was stunned, looking at Zhiyi's distant figure, his eyes were complicated.

Lee, on the other hand, had a black face and didn't say a word. Rushan was overjoyed, and glanced at Li provocatively, the old pious woman refused to split another courtyard for her brother before, and only blindly said that there was no extra room. Now Zhiyi took the initiative to give up his yard to Zhilian to see if she had anything else to say.

Rushan happily returned to Yiqingxuan to report the good news to Zhang, and at the same moment, Ruqing also learned about it, put down the embroidered shoes at hand, was stunned, and said to the old lady: "The second brother let the third brother live in his yard, there should be other purposes, right?" ”

The old lady looked at her with interest while drinking afternoon tea, "You know again?" ”

Ruqing pondered for a while, and found the word safe, "Although the third brother has an unconscious mother-in-law, he is not a fool after all, and he can argue between good and evil, so the second brother wants to help him." ”