Chapter 25 The sandpiper and the clam fight
The old lady's eyes flashed, but her face was sad.
"It is for the sake of the second master and the third lady that her feet are banned, and everything is the same as in the past, but a small courtyard has been changed. Xiuyue's private house, the dowry is now received by me, and it will be distributed to the two children in the future, and the Jiang Mansion will not ask her for a penny. ”
The old lady sighed deeply, and said: "Now that the second master is angry, if I don't take the initiative to take a step back first, I'm afraid that the second master will divorce her in anger." How can a woman who has given up on her life have a good life? It's better to endure the past few years, put away your temperament, restrain your temper, and make plans when you avoid the limelight. ”
Seeing that the old lady had said everything like this, Xu had to stop and beg the old lady to let her see her daughter and comfort her.
The old lady said in her heart that this was not a big deal, so she asked Mama Qian to accompany her.
Mama Qian ordered the mother-in-law guarding the door to unlock the door, gave a few words, and went back to the old lady.
Xu Shi entered the house and saw a mess on the ground, and her daughter curled up on the bed and rushed forward. Zhou Xiuyue opened her eyes and saw that it was her mother Xu, she was surprised and delighted, and the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.
Xu finally stopped his tears, seeing that his daughter who had been holding in the palm of his hand since he was a child had fallen to such a point, and there was not even a person waiting in the room, he couldn't help but scold Jiang Fu, and complained that his daughter was reckless.
Zhou Xiuyue wept and said: "It's not that my daughter is reckless, it's that slut is cunning and deceived everyone in the house, and even the second master was deceived by her." ”
Xu Shi exclaimed: "You mean ......? ”
Zhou Xiuyue nodded tearfully: "Mother, you believe me, I have carefully recalled the situation of that day in the past two days." The slut knows it's me, why don't you pretend you don't know? When the money shopkeeper came out, it was clearly delaying time. What bullshit shop rules, it's all fake. The slut and her daughter must be doing something shady. Mother, you believe me, the reason why I scolded her was because she provoked me. It's all her. If it weren't for her, how could I end up like this, but unfortunately the lord didn't believe me, and they didn't believe me. ”
"Xiuyue. This is your unwarranted ......"
"Mother!" Zhou Xiuyue's volume rose sharply.
"What do you think, which mother-in-law would be so kind and help her concubine buy expensive jade ornaments, it's all an excuse. As long as I find out the evidence of Gu's adultery, when the master is angry, he will divorce her, and I will have the day to turn over, mother, you help me, you must help me. If you don't help me, I won't be able to live my daughter......"
Xu hesitated and said: "Xiuyue, it's not that your mother doesn't help you, you said that in broad daylight, you took your daughter to steal men." Who believes? ”
"Mother, even if they are not stealing men, they must have something to hide from the master and the house. Mother, you must believe me, what I say is true, you have to help me. ”
Xu Shi was embarrassed: "How can I help." I'm a woman's family, where can I check, what do I check? ”
When Zhou Xiuyue heard this, she shook her face and said coldly: "The Jiang family has abandoned me, will my mother also abandon me, okay." Okay, okay, if my mother feels embarrassed, just leave, tomorrow at this time. You're here to collect my body. ”
Xu Shi was so frightened that he hugged his daughter and responded. After that, he seemed to feel wronged, and scolded a few more words: "You have no conscience, you will be cruel to me, what kind of sin did I do in my last life, I gave birth to such a heartless thing as you in this life, and I was bullied for life." Look at your wife and me, who has lived for more than 50 years, who dares to cross in front of me, why can't you learn, it's really a useless thing! ”
The mother and daughter discussed carefully, and Xu helped sort out the room, combed her daughter's hair, and went out of the hospital. When I arrived at Guiyun Hall, my heart was horizontal, and I cried at Mrs. Zhou. I don't talk about it, I just say that I can't even see a ghost in the yard, and I can't even drink hot water, so it's no different from the past.
Mama Qian said a few words in the old lady's ear, and in order to calm the matter, the old lady had to pick four honest girls from her own courtyard and send them to Zhou Xiuyue. Xu stopped crying, said a few good words, and left.
The old lady made such a fuss for Xu's today, only to feel that her chest was faintly stuffy and she couldn't breathe.
Mama Qian hurriedly helped the old lady unbutton her buttons, and said comfortingly: "Old lady, it's no wonder that the second master is doing this." Aunt Zhou made too much trouble, scolded for two days and two nights, everything in the house was smashed, and the girl who sent it was either beaten or scolded. The second master was angry, so he removed the person. ”
The old lady stroked her heart and sighed: "The second master has not been happy in the yamen for the past two days, although he didn't say it, how could I not see it when I was a mother and son with him for more than 30 years." is still the smart, who has suffered such a big grievance, does not cry or make trouble, and is quiet like a nobody, which is why a man is hurt. Look at the foolish woman again, this commotion is not disgusting. ”
"That's not the reason, you, you are worthy of the Zhou family. Old lady, you were so angry that day that day, there was a mess in Guiyun Hall, guess who stood up? ”
"Who?"
"The old lady would never have thought that it was the fourth lady. That day, the second master and the third lady were frightened and hid to the side. It was she who gave an order that shocked everyone, arranged this, commanded that, and I was dozens of years old, and somehow did I do what Miss Fourth said. Even the doctor said that fortunately, it was saved quickly! ”
The old lady said slightly sour in her heart: "With her mother's temperament, she looks muffled and silent, and she is shrewd inside, where is Shan'er her opponent." ”
Mama Qian smiled: "Just rush to that momentum of being in danger, Mama will accept it." ”
"You old thing, what benefits did those four girls give you, let you go on the pole and say good things for her."
"Mama, I'm an old man, how many years can I live? What's in it that I haven't seen? I'm just trying to have a good time and talk about it. The four young ladies in our house, originally looked at it, the eldest lady was stronger, but now, it's hard to say! ”
The old lady's face tensed, and she said unhappily: "No matter how good it is, it is not the same heart as me." I'd rather Shan'er be stronger, so that her foolish aunt can have something to rely on. ”
Mama Qian said curiously: "Then why did the old lady say that she was sick and didn't see the third lady in the past two days?" ”
"The three girls' temperament is somewhat like her mother, and it's good to grind. Now Xiuyue's reputation has deteriorated, if the mother and daughter get closer again, it will be difficult for the three girls to have a relationship. Those who pay attention to people and marry a daughter-in-law, not to mention the biological mother, have to look at the three generations of grandchildren. When I inquired, I couldn't hide anything. You see, since Aunt Zhou made such a disaster, the Lin Mansion has not even made a sound. Alas, a good family affair can be regarded as a mess! ”
Mama Qian sighed: "In the end, the old lady thinks deeply and sees far. The third lady is still young, and it's too late to look at each other slowly! ”
The old lady couldn't help but recall the past: "Now it seems that the Shen family, which the three girls took a fancy to, was a good family, and I heard that Brother Li joined the army." This kid looks like a promising person, and with Old Lady Shen on the side, it's not a thing in the pool, it's a pity! ”
"The third lady has no fate with him, but it's just a mistake to miss it, otherwise, the old lady has to worry less about it."
The master and servant sighed for a long time, and after not eating a few bites of lunch, they left it.
……
Jiang Xinyao, who was silent, completely ignored the gloom of everyone in the house for the past two days, and was trying to adapt to the days when there was no return.
Mother Li watched Meizi for two months, and felt that although this girl was small, she had a steady temperament, so she asked her to follow Ying to learn cooking. One person teaches with heart, the other learns hard, although the time is not long, the dishes made are a little decent. Before leaving, Yingying explained to Meizi what the young lady likes to eat, what she doesn't like to eat, and how to condition her body throughout the year.
It's just that on weekdays, Xin Yao shouted that Yinggui shouted smoothly, and when she arrived, she would remember the fact that Yinggui left the house, just like the situation after Dongmei got married!
Weiyun and Danyue both quipped: "In Miss's eyes, in her heart, there is only one sister Yinggui, and there are a few of us, all of them are beautiful bottles, just for decoration." ”
Xin Yao said with a smile: "One day, when you leave the house, I won't call all your names." ”
Danyue said angrily: "The two of us, wait for Miss for a lifetime!" ”
Xin Yao said deliberately: "I only like young water spirits." I don't want those old wrinkled mothers-in-law. ”
The two girls were so angry that they just wanted to speak, but Li's mother entered the door and said, "Miss, my mother is an old pearl, Miss still sent me away earlier, so as not to dislike people." ”
Jiang Xinyao put down the book, stepped forward to hug Li's mother, and said coquettishly: "Ten miles away, I can smell my mother's sourness, and tell Meizi that if you eat dumplings tonight, you can save a lot of vinegar." ”
The master and servant burst into laughter. As soon as Jiang Yuanchen walked to the courtyard gate, he heard bursts of laughter, hesitated for a moment and walked in.
Seeing that her brother's face was not in danger, Xin Yao motioned to Li's mother to go down first, personally took a handkerchief and wiped her brother's sweat, and asked, "What's wrong?" Whoever robbed you of your delicious food, angry like this! ”
Jiang Yuanchen's face tensed for a long time, he burst out laughing, and in a blink of an eye, he tensed up and hated: "Sister, brother is in your eyes, is it possible that he is such a person?" ”
"It doesn't matter what kind of person you are, what matters is who you off?"
"Sister, do you know who your grandmother is?"
"Checked?"
"Naturally, if you check it, you won't believe it if you say it."
"Isn't it Aunt Liu's, what do you believe or not?"
Jiang Yuanchen was stunned and said angrily: "Since my sister knows, why do you want me to investigate?" You know how much effort it took me. ”
"You know what, it's all written on your face!"
Jiang Yuanchen unconsciously touched his face, coughed lightly, and sneered: "I can't hide anything from my sister." The grandmother-in-law looked like Aunt Zhou's person, but in fact, secretly, she had already been bought by Aunt Liu. The person who bought her grandmother's house was arranged by Aunt Liu. ”
Jiang Xinyao said coldly: "I underestimated her, she has only been in Beijing for a few months, and she stays at home all day, but she can't imagine that she has such a good ability, who is she looking for?" ”(..)
( Miss Jiang Si )