The grass is swaying slightly, and there are paper kites that take advantage of the east wind to fly over the courtyard. In the spring breeze in April, Mrs. Cousin's face was cold.

"Why is the eldest sister-in-law here, it's okay, since she is here, let's have lunch together."

Mrs. Fang approached Mrs. Cousin and beckoned her to sit, but Mrs. Cousin did not buy her face today. Mrs. Fang turned her head to look at Mother Tian, and Mother Tian looked at her mouth carefully, as if to say...... Wang Xiaoniang?

Tian's mother was not sure, she was afraid that she would do something wrong, so she learned to lip sync again, and when she saw Mrs. Fang nodding, she ran out while people were not paying attention.

"I'm not here today, it's not for your Lin family's food, our two children, thinking that now you are still their aunt, come to add some joy to your family, it's good, but you were beaten by your little mother, it's really a joke."

Mrs. Cousin is not good at speaking, and she does not look at Mrs. Fang with her eyes, although this Mrs. Fang is her sister-in-law, but she has always disliked her style, the lady in the main room does not have the appearance of a proper lady, and is pressed on the head by a little lady all day long.

It's no wonder, Mrs. Fang's eldest sister-in-law, her mother's family is a wealthy family surnamed Chen in Nanshuizhuang, when she married into the Fang family, she brought enough dowry and gave birth to a pair of children, and she was confident. And Mrs. Fang's brother is a little ridiculous, so that the eldest son was born in front of the son-in-law, plus he is romantic, there are many little ladies in the house, so he is also extraordinarily generous to the Chen family.

Mrs. Fang saw that she didn't see the eldest sister-in-law's good face when she looked at her face, so she also sat back, anyway, now that the officials are gone, there is an empty shelf in the Lin family, and Wang Xiaoniang provoked something, let her come out and admit it herself.

Here Wang Xiaoniang was about to have lunch in the yard, when she heard that Tian's mother from Linxiyuan was coming.

Tian's mother walked into Wang Xiaoniang's yard and saw a simple wooden table under the snow-white pear blossom tree, a plate of fried green beans, two bowls of rice, and three or two butterflies flying in it.

Lin Yu'an was just about to sit down, and when she saw Tian's mother coming, she stood aside, Wang Xiaoniang was angry today, and she hadn't been dissipated at this time, Tian's mother came, and it was obvious that she was looking for her from the main courtyard, but today's matter, isn't it all the daughter of Mrs. Fang? !

Wang Xiaoniang was not angry, she sat down and was about to eat, Tian's mother said: "Xiaoniang, over there in Linxiyuan, please come over."

"Sister An, sit down and eat."

Wang Xiaoniang lowered her head, ignored Tian's mother, and only called Lin Yu'an in a low voice.

Lin Yu'an was a little at a loss, he glanced at Tian's mother who was standing at the gate of the courtyard with her head held high, and then at the little lady who was holding the bowl and eating by herself, Lin Yu'an knew that this would only let the eldest lady find fault with the little lady, and she was in a dilemma for a while.

Wang Xiaoniang took two bites of rice, and suddenly felt that it was not a taste in her heart, so she simply put the bowl back on the table, the bowl rested heavier, and it made a noise when it touched the tabletop, and Tian's mother took a breath.

"Sister An, don't be afraid, just go." As she spoke, Wang Xiaoniang pulled Lin Yu'an and walked out of the yard from Tian's mother's side.

Xian Pu asked Huo's mother to wait in the yard, and she trotted to follow.

Lin Yu'an found that today's little lady is very different, in the past, when her father was there, the little lady never said a word to the eldest lady, and in ordinary times, she didn't even go out of this yard, and the little lady at that time was always quiet as if she didn't eat the fireworks in the world.

The Lin Mansion is so big, and after passing through two small gates, you will arrive at the main courtyard.

Xianpu followed, but Tian's mother's legs and feet were not sharp enough, so she fell behind.

There were several maids at the gate of Linxi Garden, Chi Mengyunxiang next to Lin Yuzhu, Ninghua Shanyu next to Lin Yuqing, and Yimei, who was originally the main courtyard, and two servant women on the side who were not dressed as people from the Lin Mansion.

Wang Xiaoniang glanced at it, and said in her heart that everyone had come today. Mrs. Fang heard the movement, and saw Wang Xiaoniang with a look.

"Now that you're here, come in quickly." Mrs. Fang didn't wait for Yimei to pass the gift, and shouted loudly.

Mrs. Cousin had already sat down on the high hall and took a sip of tea quietly, Wang Xiaoniang pulled Lin Yu'an into the hall, and the atmosphere was a little stagnant.

"Poof!" A mouthful of hot tea sprayed directly at Wang Xiaoniang's face, and Mrs. Cousin hurriedly took a few sips, glanced at the teacup with disgust, and suddenly threw the teacup on Wang Xiaoniang.

Tea splashed on the plain skirt, and the solemn water stains spread along the cloth skirt, like a splashed ink painting, and a few tea leaves as a boat.

Wang Xiaoniang closed her eyes, reached out and took out a handkerchief to wipe her eyes, Lin Yu'an had just experienced a similar experience, seeing that Xiao Niang was embarrassed, she immediately shouted distressedly: "Little Niang!"

She turned her head to look at Mrs. Cousin, and moved her feet forward slightly, wanting to use her thin body to cover Wang Xiaoniang.

Madame Cousin burst out laughing out loud, her eyes were a little small, and her smile became a triangle, and she looked a little mean.

"I said why did my sister Xian come back and cry, saying that she was bullied by a little lady in the Lin Mansion, and this little lady also sang and danced like a high beat her, what kind of goods do I say, this housewife is still in the high hall, so she is eager to maintain the little lady!"

Lin Yu'an's eyes were red uncompromisingly, the little lady was already thin, and now she was tossed like this, and she felt really uncomfortable looking at it. This is her biological mother in the end, although she is always honest, at this time she is also angry and glaring at Mrs. Cousin.

"Don't let you talk about my little lady like that!"

Wang Xiaoniang immediately grabbed her, her sister An was not the opponent of this kind of woman who was vicious and calculating in the deep house.

Mrs. Cousin snorted twice in her throat, "A little young lady dares to be embarrassed in the hall." ”

Mrs. Fang was afraid that things would get bigger and bigger, so she pulled Mrs. Labiao: "Sister-in-law, don't be like this, Wang Xiaoniang is the top of my family's officials, my family's officials have just gone, I'm afraid he won't be at ease under the soil."

There was a wind pouring into the hall, wrapped in the unique aroma of the spring sun-dried earth, and when I arrived in the house, the warmth was gone, blowing on Wang Xiaoniang's face, although the face wet by the tea had been wiped clean, it was still cold. The grass and trees outside the house are swaying, and it is the grass that grows and the warbler flies. The corners of Wang Xiaoniang's mouth hooked and smiled.

This smile made Mrs. Cousin scratch like a cat, and suddenly became anxious. "What are you laughing at! Don't think I don't know what ghosts and ghosts you have in your belly, don't you just want your light-boned daughter to be a concubine for my brother Yu'er? ”

Mrs. Cousin spat on the ground fiercely, gritting her teeth: "If you dare to think, I dare to say, it's best not to take the trouble in your heart, otherwise I have to let you know what duty is!"

As she spoke, Mrs. Cousin walked to Lin Yu'an beside Wang Xiaoniang, pointed at Lin Yu'an and said, "And you, don't you count how many taels you have in the center, and I'm not afraid that I won't be able to hold down the coffin board!" Little lady's ......"

"Smack!"

Madame Cousin's words came to an abrupt end with a crisp sound.

Everyone present looked at Wang Xiaoniang in disbelief, especially Lin Yuzhu, her eyes widened, is Wang Xiaoniang crazy today, from her Qingtian Courtyard to her mother's Linxi Garden, is she addicted to beating?

Mrs. Cousin covered her face, she couldn't believe it like a dream, she was beaten by a little lady today!?

"Wang Xiaoniang, are you crazy! Don't apologize to my cousin yet! ”

Mrs. Fang found that things were out of her control, and she never thought that this Wang Xiaoniang had borrowed the courage of a bear-hearted leopard and dared to beat people in public.

"Apologize?" The corners of Wang Xiaoniang's mouth raised a gentle arc, "Don't worry, big lady, although the officials have gone, and the Lin Mansion has no support, but it is not so much that any cat or dog can be bullied, my sister An, it was said by the official himself, and no one will be allowed to be a little lady in the future." ”

In the dumbfounded eyes of several people, Wang Xiaoniang took Lin Yu'an's hand: "I'll leave the words here today, no matter who wants to marry my sister An, you must hire three media and six people, Na Cai asks Ji, and eight sedan chairs welcome you in from the gate!"

After Wang Xiaoniang finished speaking, she took a step closer to Mrs. Cousin, and said softly: "Don't say that my sister An will be a little lady for your brother Yu, that is, to be a lady, and my sister An can't look down on it, you don't have to worry."

Madame Cousin was stunned on the spot, her face turned pale, her lips trembled, and she was so angry that she couldn't say a word.

Seeing this, Mrs. Fang threw herself on the table, wiped away her tears sadly, grabbed Mrs. Cousin's hand and comforted: "Sister-in-law, don't be angry, this little lady in my family is crazy, and she doesn't speak seriously."

She was afraid that her cousin would say something angry and shake her out.

She had mentioned it vaguely before, saying that there was no one in Brother Yu'er's room who knew cold and hot, and she intended to send Sister An to be a concubine for Brother Yu, but at that time, she only vaguely mentioned a few words, Mrs. Cousin was arrogant and looked down on Sister An, so the matter was put on hold

Wang Xiaoniang stood in the middle of the hall, her back was straight, Lin Yu'an was very flustered, seeing that Wang Xiaoniang was so calm, she found the backbone of the heart, and her heart stabilized.

Mrs. Cousin stood up and threw all the things on the table on the ground with one sleeve, and Lin Yuzhu and Lin Yuqing were so frightened that they hid aside.

Mrs. Fang glanced at the broken porcelain slag on the ground with some distress, Lin Fu was depressed, such a full set of tea sets was almost out of place, and it was broken at will like this, she couldn't help but look at it twice.

Mrs. Cousin and Wang Xiaoniang were only a fist away from each other, their eyes were facing each other, between lightning and thunder, Mrs. Cousin waved her hand and was about to hit someone, Lin Yu'an immediately pounced, and a heavy slap missed, falling on Lin Yu'an's back.

When Wang Xiaoniang saw that her sister An was beaten, she also became angry, and she stood up straight and was about to fight back.

"Presumptuous!"

A voice that was not angry but mighty sounded, Wang Xiaoniang's movements paused, and several people looked at the door, and four twilight old men came with a cane.

These old people, there are not a few people in Nanshuizhuang who don't know, there are several big surnames in Nanshuizhuang, and the Lin family is one of them, and these are the respected elders of the Lin family.

The deceased Master Lin's name is Lin Shigui, and his lineage, for some reason, is getting thinner and thinner, and now it has broken its roots and has no extension. Now there are only these Lin elders who can call the shots in the Lin family.

Mrs. Fang took the lead and walked in front, saluting the old man at the head, this old man was none other than the patriarch of the Lin clan, "Patriarch Jian'an, all the elderly are healthy!" ”

The rest of the people in the hall also drew scoops according to the gourd and learned to make rituals.

The patriarch and another old man sat on the high hall, and the rest sat on the lower head, as for the lady Fang and the others, they could only stand in the hall and were not qualified to sit.

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Trivia: Elderly, sixty years old, seventy years old, originally refers to sixty or seventy years old.

Nowadays, the elderly who are virtuous and respected are called "elderly", and also refer to "elderly" in general.