Aunt Liu should go out, but no one came out in the second room, and when I asked, I found out that the second grandmother took Ping'er to find someone to learn rules and etiquette, and the second master was not at home for two and a half days in three days, and he couldn't find anyone.

"What is the little lady looking for my second master?" Aunt Liu exercised her hands, slowly paced over, and asked hesitantly.

Aunt Liu didn't want to care about the old man's affairs, but seeing the water spirit born by this little lady, she had a sad face, and she inevitably felt compassion, so she took the conversation.

The little lady hurriedly blessed Aunt Liu, took out a voucher from her sleeve, and wanted to hand it to Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu was stunned for a moment, took two steps back, and waved her hand: "I'm just a servant, illiterate, the second master is not at home, why don't you come back another day?" ”

"Mama helps, beg Mama to go in and tell the second master, if he doesn't see me, I will die." The little lady had tears in her eyes, and knelt down in front of Aunt Liu with a poof.

Seeing this, Aunt Liu ran away, panting and running into her aunt's house, patting her chest and panting.

Gu Xiaofeng was finishing the embroidery work in her hand, and when she saw her like this, she pursed her lips and smiled, scolding her: "You old goods, dare you be chased by a mountain tiger?" How's this happening? ”

"It's not that I'm being chased by the mountain tiger, there's a little lady outside who kneels for me, I haven't seen this battle in my life, I'm not afraid." Aunt Liu still looked frightened.

"Old man, catch Ming'er and your daughter get married, and your new son-in-law kneels to you, you can't get on the stage like a panicked chicken." Gu Xiaofeng rested her work and laughed at her, but she couldn't help but poke her head out curiously, only to see that the little lady was still kneeling in the yard, holding the voucher in her hand, crying.

"Go out and see, the old lady is taking a nap at this time, if she is woken up, everyone will have no good fruit to eat." Gu Xiaofeng patted his clothes and walked out.

Ruan Jiao also walked out.

The little lady had a look, raised her eyes and saw Gu Xiaofeng, knelt and moved over, hugged her legs, held the credentials in her hand, and shouted for help.

Gu Xiaofeng saw that she was crying pitifully, and her heart softened for a while, so she took the voucher in her hand and handed it to Ruan Jiao behind her, asking her to see what was written.

Ruan Jiao took it and looked at it twice, took a cool breath, and forced the little lady's hands open, pulled Gu Xiaofeng aside, and whispered: "Grandma, it's a big deal!" This is the proof of the second master's concubine, which says that on a certain day in a certain year, a certain month, he bought this little lady as a concubine at the price of a stone of grain, and this is used as evidence. ”

When Gu Xiaofeng heard this, he didn't take a breath, held it for a long time, and coughed loudly.

"Auntie, you know the temperament of the second grandmother. If this is kept, won't there be trouble? Hurry up and find a way, or tell the old lady. Ruan Jiao patted her on the back and asked her.

Gu Xiaofeng turned to look at the little lady, sighed, and looked sad.

Ruan Jiao understood her thoughts, and she must have moved the bodhisattva's heart again, feeling sorry for this little lady.

"Hurry up, since you have a certificate, presumably the second brother will not deny it." Gu Xiaofeng helped the little lady up.

The little lady thanked her again and again, and rushed Gu Xiaofeng to call her aunt and grandmother.

Gu Xiaofeng asked her hometown where she was from, and the little lady told her, saying that her nickname was Wen Wenxiu, and her home was in Sanli Village in the next county.

I never thought that Gu Erye left after only half a month with her, but I saw that three months had passed, and I never went back, and there was no reply to the letter from the trustee, so I had no choice but to walk hundreds of miles and find it.

Gu Xiaofeng was talking to her, only to see Chrysanthemum come over with a displeased face, and asked coldly what was the matter, why was she crying in the yard at noon, disturbing the old lady's rest.

Wen Xiu was very smart, seeing the position of these people, she took off Gu Xiaofeng's hand, threw herself directly under the chrysanthemum's skirt, and told her what happened to her in tears.

When Chrysanthemum heard this, she was stunned for a while, and raised her eyes to look at Gu Xiaofeng.

Gu Xiaofeng dragged Ruan Jiao away, and said in her mouth: "Chrysanthemum, since you are here, this matter will be handed over to you, you look at it, Ming'er is going to the county to listen to the drama and eat the banquet, and the second brother will come back tonight." ”

"Grandma, don't go, let's discuss......" Chrysanthemum hurriedly said, wanting to chase after Gu Xiaofeng, but Wen Xiu hugged her legs and couldn't walk.

Gu Xiaofeng pulled Ruan Jiao into the house, lowered the curtain, sat on the chair and patted her chest, with a distressed expression: "Miss Ruan, I'm not afraid of your jokes, in my opinion, our Gu family's ordinary life is over." ”

Ruan Jiao was puzzled and smiled: "It's just a concubine, it's not so serious, right?" ”

"The second sister-in-law only raised a daughter from Ping'er after marrying, if the second brother said that it was for the sake of the heir, it would be okay to take a concubine, she would not be able to say anything, but I just looked at this Wenxiu, I am afraid that she is not a good woman, and she is good at observing words and feelings, and she is good at currying favor and selling well, and she is afraid that she will not be worried in the future." Gu Xiaofeng sighed.

Ruan Jiao poked her neck and looked past the window lattice into the courtyard.

Chrysanthemum helped Wenxiu up and was heading to the main house, Wenxiu hung her head and followed Chrysanthemum's footsteps obediently, not seeing anything wrong.

She glanced at Gu Xiaofeng suspiciously, surprised how she could see that Wenxiu was not a woman from a good family.

"Miss Ruan, you grew up in the courtyard of the deep house since you were a child, that is, your father and mother are gone, and when you come to the Gu family, you don't go out of the gate, only wandering around in this acre and three points of land, where do you know the situation outside, I just smelled the smell of balsam on Wenxiu's body, not what a woman from a good family should have, this kind of balsam costs a tael of silver for a small box, according to what she said, where can I buy it?" Gu Xiaofeng explained to her.

Ruan Jiao was stunned, wondering in her heart, but she was inexplicably excited, it turned out that rouge gouache could be sold for such a market! That's great news for her!

"Auntie, did the second master give it to her?" Ruan Jiao said with a smile.

Gu Xiaofeng shook his head: "He only spent a stone of millet to buy her, but it was seven hundred and eight yuan, and he was willing to spend one or two silver to buy a box of balsam for her, he couldn't do it!" ”

"Grandma, Sister Chrysanthemum has led her to the old lady's house." Ruan Jiao stretched her neck and said as she looked.

Gu Xiaofeng tugged at the linen clothes on Ruan Jiao's body, sighed, and shook his head: "Forget it, no matter what other people do, you come with me, I will measure my figure with you, and change my satin robe to you to wear, Ming'er will go to the county to go to the banquet of the county lady, and you can't just dress like this." ”

"This one is your new one made for me, I haven't been wearing it for less than a month, I like this color, I don't need to change it, I'll wear it like this tomorrow." Ruan Jiao said with a grin.

Gu Xiaofeng refused, she insisted on pulling her, measured her figure, took out her gold-rimmed satin gown, and was about to cut it with scissors, when she saw the chrysanthemum operator walk in and say that the old lady called them over.

"But for Wenxiu's business?" Gu Xiaofeng asked her.

Chrysanthemum shook her head and smiled: "That little lady will come to something, and when she saw the old lady, she first kowtowed, and then offered a meeting (a kind of banknote) to go up." The old lady couldn't close her mouth happily, and immediately recognized her, and heard that she was three months pregnant, and she was even more embarrassed, and was discussing to ask the tooth to buy a girl to serve her. ”

"Huizi?! How much is that? Gu Xiaofeng asked curiously.

Chrysanthemum mysteriously stretched out two fingers.

"Two runs!" Gu Xiaofeng exclaimed in surprise and covered his mouth.

"It's not two!" Chrysanthemum lowered her voice and smiled: "The old lady is worried that there is nowhere to get money for the gifts to be sent to the county by Ming'er, which is exactly what it is to be unhappy when you encounter a cotton pillow when you are sleepy." ”

Gu Xiaofeng sighed and sighed: "She said that she followed her second brother because of her family's poverty, but where did she come from?" ”

"Hengzhu is just the family's money, don't you know the second master? The subordinates are the most scattered, and they can live by following his ass just by picking up the spills he throws. "Chrysanthemum Road.

Ruan Jiao stuck out her tongue: "The two grain shops that the second master is running now are the capital of the second grandmother's mother's family, and now this Wenxiu has come to the door, it is really good to see." ”

Chrysanthemum glanced at her, and was about to speak, Gu Xiaofeng got up and pushed her out: "Let's go, don't let the old lady wait." ”

The three of them came to the old lady's house, and saw Wen Xiu helping the old lady find clothes in the cabinets.

When the old lady saw them coming in, she pointed at Ruan Jiao and said with a smile: "Ming'er goes to the banquet of the county lady, and she always has to prepare a bright dress, are you ready?" ”

Ruan Jiao grinned and pointed to the linen coarse shirt on her body: "My aunt just made it for me, I think it's good to wear it." ”

"This is not good, if you wear this, can't Mrs. Xianzun say that our Gu family is mean and unkind, and abuses the son of the deceased? Come here, and I'll give you a garment, but I don't even have a plain garment. The old lady beckoned to her.

Ruan Jiao walked past her, only to see the old lady take out a delicate pink silk dress from the top of the cabinet.

"Oops! Old lady, this is a good lake silk, I know, the second master went to the capital a year ago to buy a shirt like this. Gu Xiaofeng shouted with a smile.

"It's not a good lake silk, the people in this village are afraid that they won't see such good clothes in their lifetime, even the county lady may not have a few, I have seen it these two times, she is only wearing ordinary silk, not as good as my light Luo yarn." The old lady said proudly.

"Blessed are you, the old lady has given you all the good things at the bottom of the box." Gu Xiaofeng pushed Ruan Jiao.

Ruan Jiao's smile on her face was a little stiff, she remembered that when she was at home, she wore this kind of light Luo yarn in the old lady's hand in the summer, and her mother liked her to wear a light Luo shirt, saying that when she was blown by the wind, she looked like a fairy daughter.

"Fool, put it on and try it on!" Gu Xiaofeng was holding a satin narrow-sleeved short coat in her hand and came over to unbutton her.

Ruan Jiao changed her clothes, Gu Xiaofeng couldn't stop praising her good looks, even the old lady seemed to be stupid, and it took a while to wake up, and said with a smile: "A good horse needs to be equipped with a good saddle, and a beautiful woman also needs a dress, sure enough." ”

"Old lady, a little uncomfortable." Ruan Jiao lifted her long skirt and said with a smile.

"What's uncomfortable, just wear it, I've been short of energy in the past few years, I thought that there was a big grandmother and Xiaofeng to take care of you, so I didn't care much about you, Miss Ruan is a generous person, she won't blame me for being an old man, right?" The old lady took her hand and sat down on the edge of the kang with a kind smile on her face.