Chapter 39: Children Are Debts
The eldest princess of Qingyang, who was completely surrendered by General Huang, was not as happy as she thought, and suddenly felt that there was no point in torturing the mother and son, because she clearly sensed that General Huang only had one shell left, and she could be at her mercy.
On this day, the road was long and Xiuyuan and An'er cleaned up, and then the newly bought coachman took them to An'er's rented home, a six-grade idle Dou family in Taichang Temple.
In order to make up for An'er's time to do a small coolie, Lu Long used an excellent medicinal diet for An'er every day during this time, raised An'er for nothing, and also inquired about the situation of An'er's maternal grandfather's family, An'er's maternal grandfather Dou Changfeng was very ambitious, and had no ability, and he felt that he was unlucky, so he especially liked to drill camp, so he married several concubines, including An'er's mother, to a mismatched family, and got a lot of dowry, An'er's maternal grandmother Aunt Yun is still alive, But doing the work of those mothers-in-law, life is very bad.
Dou Tianen, the sister-in-law of the Dou family, is also useless, but the only thing to be thankful for is that Dou Tianen's qualifications are not high, but he has a generous temperament, although he is blindly stupid and filial, and often uses his own money to slap others, but there is no result, but he is still a kind person, and he is not harsh on people, so he can rest assured that An'er will be sent over, after all, An'er's maternal grandfather is not in tune, if his uncle is a mallet again, An'er will go to the Dou family, I am afraid that he will enter the fire pit.
Doujia --- in Beicheng, ---
Aunt Yun has been having nightmares during this time, dreaming that her daughter is crying and shouting for help in her dreams, every time Aunt Yun wakes up, she is silently crying alone, she has no way to help her only daughter, Aunt Yun is the maid of Mrs. Dou Chang's family, although she is already a grandmother, but she still gets up early and waits for Mrs. Dou every day like those ordinary mothers-in-law.
Today, Aunt Yun doesn't know what's wrong with her, she just feels very panicked, she has been very obedient all these years, Mrs. Dou asked her to serve Master Dou, she served Master Dou, and let her daughter marry into a squire's house to be a concubine, she didn't dare to resist, she was obedient every day, and she couldn't sleep at night these days, and when she was serving Mrs. Dou and Master Dou with breakfast, she fell straight down.
Master Dou, who had never cared about the things in the inner house, noticed that this mother-in-law who had always lowered his eyebrows and was pleasing to the eyes turned out to be an old aunt who served him and gave birth to a daughter for him, so it was rare for his face to look ugly, after all, Mrs. Dou was not without a maid and mother-in-law, and she actually made an old aunt tired and sick, which made Master Dou embarrassed, although their Dou family was defeated, but it was not enough to treat an aunt well.
For this reason, for the first time, Master Dou lost his temper with this noble wife who his parents married him when the family was not defeated: "You are also dozens of years old, and you still treat an old aunt harshly, and you are not afraid of being embarrassed in front of your children and grandchildren." After saying that, he left in a huff.
The old lady Dou was so angry that she said directly to the grandmother next to her: "What does he mean by this?" Could it be that I mistreated Aunt Yun? Is she missing to eat or wear? Which family's aunt doesn't want to serve the housewife, this Dou family really has no rules at all, I really don't know what kind of life I have, you look at my old sisters, which is not the old feudal monarch of the scenery, only me, I don't even have a fate, I don't dare to go back to my parents' house all these years, he is still reasonable. ”
Mrs. Dou is Mrs. Dou's sister-in-law, and she is married to Sun Erniu, who is in charge of Mrs. Dou's dowry, so she is very trusted by Mrs. Dou, and only she can speak in front of Mrs. Dou.
"Miss, don't think like this, although your sisters are beautiful on the surface, how can you live their lives comfortably, there are a few concubines under your name, and all of them are low-married, although our house has lost a lot, but the foundation is still there, Miss, your dowry is also rich, now the little masters in the house are all the children and grandchildren of your relatives, and you have the final say in the whole house, and the uncle is still so filial, the grandmother is also respectful to you, and Aunt Yun is also an honest person, this time I am afraid that I don't know that I am sick, so I will lose my sense of proportion to serve in front of you, she is stupid, she has always been loyal to you, and my uncle also feels that she has no face, how can she really be dissatisfied with you. ”
Mrs. Sun directly called Mrs. Dou with Miss to show her closeness, and sure enough, after Mrs. Sun's persuasion, Mrs. Dou really felt better, and patted Mrs. Sun's hand: "It's good that you are by my side, so let's find a doctor to take a good look at Aunt Yun, don't fall into the root of the disease, lest I treat her harshly." ”
After serving Mrs. Dou, Mrs. Sun went to Aunt Yun's yard in person, and happened to see the doctor come out: "Doctor, how is my Aunt Yun." ”
"It's not a big deal, it's just that I was worried and too tired, so I didn't pass out because my qi and blood were not smooth," and then the doctor showed a hint of struggle, but still said in the heart of a doctor: "This aunt is already old, and her body is not as good as that of a young person, if she can't take care of it well, I'm afraid there won't be many days." ”
Grandma Sun is also a shrewd person, and understands that the doctor is asking the Dou family to treat this old aunt well, otherwise this old aunt will soon run out of oil.
When she walked into the house, Grandma Sun deeply realized for the first time that the little girl who was serving the young lady with her was really old, as if she was about to break her breath as soon as she stretched out her hand.
When Mrs. Dou left Dou Tianen, she injured her body, and the pillar of the Dou family was still alive at that time, in order to sit firmly in the position of the lady in charge, Mrs. Dou mentioned several girls around her as aunts, and Aunt Yun was one of them, she was a very shy and cute little girl, but she had been suffering in the inner house for so many years, and her only daughter was also a concubine.
For the first time, the grandmother raised the idea that she was glad to be Mrs. Dou's sister-in-law, otherwise she would be one of these aunts, where is the opportunity to marry the big steward, and also gave birth to three sons and two daughters, her husband respects herself, only herself, the grandchildren of the in-laws are also well-behaved, and the daughter is also well-married, and she is deeply loved by her in-laws, although they are still slaves, but compared to those aunts in the back house, it is really much better.
In addition to Aunt Yun, several other maids around Mrs. Dou who have been promoted to aunts have been dead for a long time, only Aunt Yun is still struggling and has been conscientious, which has made Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Dou ignore the bitterness in Aunt Yun's heart.
When Aunt Yun woke up and saw Mrs. Sun, she quickly got up and said, "Sister Sun, I'm really damned, I actually lost my rules in front of the old lady." ”
I don't know why, Grandma Sun felt like crying, Aunt Yun was five years younger than her, but she looked ten years older than her, obviously she was the aunt of the master, but she was a real slave and maid with sincere flattery, so that Grandma Sun rose in the future No matter what, her granddaughters can't be concubines.
Mrs. Sun hurriedly stopped Aunt Yun: "Don't say anything about you when you're sick, we are from a mansion anyway, if you have something, can I still help you take leave with the old lady?" ”
Seeing Mrs. Sun so kind, Aunt Yun seemed to have caught some hope, her eyes lit up, and she was grateful: "Thank you sister for your kindness, I have something to ask my sister, I don't know if you can do me a favor, I know that Steward Sun is outside to help the old lady take care of the dowry, there are many people under him, can you ask my sister to help me inquire about how my daughter is, I have been dreaming of her calling for help for more than ten days, I feel like something hurts in my heart." ”
Seeing Aunt Yun's worried appearance, Grandma Sun's heart softened, thinking that she would just let herself be in charge of the house and inquire, it was not a big deal, so she agreed, after all, she was also a mother, how could she not know the feelings of mother and son, so she asked Aunt Yun to lie down quickly: "Don't worry, take care of your illness, if the third aunt and grandmother know that you are worried that she is sick like this, and you don't know how uncomfortable, I will tell the master about it when I go back, don't worry." ”
"Thank you, sister." Aunt Yun was grateful with tears, for so many years, she had never fought for herself, let alone begged for anything, if it wasn't for her daughter's dream of asking for help too real, she wouldn't be so bold to ask for help.
After that, Aunt Yun took out a box that she had been putting at the head of the bed, opened it, took out a jade pendant with a very average color inside, and handed it to Grandma Sun: "Sister, I am a useless person, for so many years, I have not saved any body, this is given to me by the third lady when she first came out of the cabinet, you take it as a pawn, exchange it for some silver, I am embarrassed to trouble Steward Sun, I can't let you break the bank again." ”
Grandma Sun didn't want it, but Aunt Yun insisted unusually, as if this could reflect her heart for her daughter, Grandma Sun had no choice but to catch it, and after instructing a little girl who was serving Aunt Yun, she returned to Mrs. Dou.
As a very competent maid, Mrs. Sun told Mrs. Dou the original Aunt Yun's request to her, but after a little embellishment, the object of Aunt Yun's plea became Mrs. Dou: "Miss, that Aunt Yun has been very honest for so many years, and she really thinks about the third miss, and the old slave thinks that Miss You have never been harsh on your own people, so I promised her to come back and tell Miss, everything is up to Miss." ”